You promised to practice martial arts, but you have mastered the golden body and Dharma?

Chapter 61 You said you wouldn’t swipe my shadow!

The actual combat simulation warehouse has silver-white walls, and the dome is dotted with spiral ventilation holes.

Li Jiu stepped into it, looked around, and raised his eyebrows slightly.

Is this what the interior of the actual combat simulation warehouse looks like? It looks like an idle warehouse made of pure metal, quite spacious.
  "I have set it up for you. Your opponent, Shen Jie, will exist as a phantom and will not cause actual damage to you. But if you want to quit midway, just let go of the sword."

"Where is the sword?"

Li Jiu was stunned for a moment. The door behind him had closed, and the invisible sound of large-scale equipment started to tremble.

Click!

A groove line on a metal wall sunk in, and a silver-white metal sword drilled out of the protruding wall. It had mysterious patterns and a delicate mechanical structure, hanging in the center.

Li Jiu curled his lips and stepped forward to hold the hilt of the sword.

Nourishes—

An electric shock suddenly appeared on his fingertips, and Li Jiu blinked subconsciously.

"The challenge is about to begin, the opponent is Shen Jie."

"Throw the sword as the challenge begins!"

Sonorous mechanical sounds echoed in the warehouse, and a humanoid shadow of a data structure was projected ten steps away, holding a sword, expressionless and silent.

He was a young man with an imposing appearance, his eyebrows were flying, and he stood there holding a sword, with an aura of invincibility.

"The teacher asked me to get more familiar with my next opponents, and Shen Jie is one of them."

“It may be difficult, but you should give it a try.”

Li Jiu held the cold metal mechanical sword and focused his eyes on Shen Jie.

Although I am visiting No. 1 Middle School, I am actually here to get familiar with the corresponding environment. I will spend the next few days in No. 1 Middle School, and I will probably go here sooner or later to experience it.

To get the blood essence of the one-eyed blue bird, one must be able to defeat Shen Jie and Xie Mengshi!
  They are all opponents!

First try to challenge the simulated phantom, Shen Jie, the number one kendo genius in No. 1 Middle School!

Swah——

Li Jiu swung his sword casually, and the sharp sound of the sword was like a stone crossing the lake, causing ripples in the space!
  call--

In an instant, a breeze blows in the face, and a shadow not far away rushes towards the front, with a cold light on the simple sword edge, cutting across!

Suddenly a chill rushed up Li Jiu's back, his pupils trembled slightly, and he blocked with his sword!

clang!
  A dull electronic sound burst out, and a tsunami-like thrust surged from the hilt of the sword, forcefully forcing Li Jiu back half a step!
  "This level of simulation is so high?!"

In shock, Shen Jie's shadow struck with another sword, which was far more sharp than Zhao Li's. Facing his sword edge was like a watermelon hitting a knife!

Strong enemy!

Li Jiu frowned and held his sword to attack!

boom! Snapped! despair!
  Every sword strike of Shen Jie Xuying was filled with killing intent, and the arrogant slashes locked onto his own head. The extremely realistic simulation made the hair stand on end with the cold!

It's obviously just a shadow projected by the data, but the sword edge can still stir up a cool breeze when it cuts across the neck, as if every moment is a fight to the death!

The blood in Li Jiu's limbs suddenly surged to his heart, burning fiercely, and his arm muscles straightened up!
  It’s all fake anyway, only by killing your opponent will you be considered a winner!

The fighting spirit in his heart was released, and the shackles gradually collapsed!

Swish!Swish!Swish!
  At the door of the actual combat simulation warehouse, Xie Mengshi stared at the real-time monitoring display with wide eyes, the luster in her eyes getting brighter:
  "Li Jiu adapted so quickly. After only three or two rounds, he was able to withstand Shen Jie's attack."

As she murmured, she couldn't help but think of the tempering ceremony a week later.

Before the ceremony begins, the blood essence needs to be distributed among the five people. According to the usual practice, the election will take place in about three days.

This year's tempering ceremony includes the rare blood essence of the one-eyed blue bird. Shen Jie is talented in swordsmanship and has an arrogant personality. He is recognized as the second best among the best, so he will definitely not miss it. There is a high probability that Li Jiu will not settle for second best. He stepped forward with Zhao Li’s name in mind. All swordsman geniuses are proud.
  "However, although Li Jiu's talent is high, he started too late. He is still not as good as Shen Jie. At most, he can barely parry."

Xie Mengshi thought like this, then came back to her senses and continued to look at the screen. The fight with sword shadows jumped into her eyes. She raised her eyebrows and was stunned for a moment: "Is it possible to fight back and forth?"

"No, it seems that Shen Jie is at a disadvantage."

Suddenly, an inexplicable wind pushed up her forehead, and her mouth opened slightly: "Failed?"

[Experience value +10 (Transparent Sword Technique)]

With a slash of the sword, Shen Jie's shadow turned into data and disappeared.

Li Jiu breathed a sigh of relief, letting out the accumulated mist in his chest. He glanced at the mechanical sword in his hand, which was quite meaningful.

Although the battle just now was a simulation, it perfectly constructed the experience framework of a life-and-death duel, and the increase in experience value was unprecedented!

The improvement brought by killing a phantom is no less than a life and death battle, and one can even foresee the possibility of a "death" breakthrough!

"It would be great if I could come here every day. My sword practice here will definitely improve very quickly!"

Li Jiu's eyes were piercing, and he silently released his fingers. The mechanical sword slowly floated up, paused for three seconds, and then flew back to where it came from.

"The challenge is successful!"

"Your battle status just now has been reproduced. Do you want to enter it into the system for challenge by those who come after you?"

Electronic sounds echoed in the warehouse.

Li Jiu smiled and shook his head: "No."

I am not a student of No. 1 Middle School, so it is a bit strange to experience it and leave my own mark.

Moreover, the phantom's speed and strength are good, but it seems to be inflexible, like a rigid wooden mold, dull, and does not show the strength of a kendo genius.

This is probably the limitation of the actual simulation warehouse.

Even if he saves himself in combat status, he can't fully demonstrate his strength, so he doesn't want to save it.

"Classmate Li Jiu, how are you feeling? Are you feeling any pressure?" With a click of the door opening, Xie Mengshi couldn't wait to jump in. "No one has defeated this phantom except Shen Jie himself. You are the first!"

"Really?"

Li Jiu raised his eyebrows unconsciously and said calmly: "It's quite stressful. I feel like I was almost killed."

"I suspect you are deceiving me. I saw with my own eyes that you defeated Shen Jie Xuying in more than ten rounds."

"I didn't lie to you."

Li Jiu sighed lightly.

Fighting with that phantom does have a feeling of forgetting life and death, which is rarely seen in actual combat. I only experienced it when fighting Sun Desheng and Zhao Li, but most of it was fleeting.

Actual combat simulation is full of murderous intent from the beginning!
  Xie Mengshi stared at Li Jiu's plain and sincere face, her eyes bright, and she spread her hands and said, "Okay, then do you want to continue the experience?"

Li Jiu's heartstrings moved, and his dark jade-like eyes turned to Xie Mengshi, shining brightly: "Okay?"

"Well, yes, you can enter with my identity verification. My dad just asked me to take good care of you."

Xie Mengshi nodded and smiled, suddenly paused, took out the mobile phone in her pocket, and muttered: "Shen Jie called me."

"Di!"

As soon as the call was connected, a suspicious inquiry came from the other end of the phone: "Xie Mengshi, I just received the system information. Did you wipe the ghost image I entered in the simulation warehouse?"

"Didn't you say you wouldn't brush it!"

Xie Mengshi raised her brows and winked at Li Jiu, which meant a lot - should I say yes or no?
  (End of this chapter)