Hyper-fusion, I have infinite forms.

Chapter 20 Before departure, breakthrough!
[Next walk in the world of disaster: 0 days, 0 hours, 16 minutes]

The third day after the return, 8:15 pm.

Zhou Yan stood silently in the martial arts hall, facing the Li Liu cube in front of him.

During these three days, during the day, except for lunch and dinner time, I helped the neighborhood boss deliver meals.

At other times, Zhou Yan practiced sword skills with other students in the sword hall.

At night, when the other students retreated home, he and the two sisters would quietly return to the martial arts hall to practice more after dinner.

Owl standing, crane dancing, eagle striking, falcon attacking, sparrow stepping.
After a round of routine practice, there will be a round of air-slash practice of the Li Liu block.

Not only him, Luo Xuan also mainly practices sword at night.

She had to be the owner of the hall during the day and also work as the only instructor part-time, which inevitably delayed her own practice.

I can only make up for it through extra training in the evening.

Zhou Yan observed Luo Xuan's practice and could only say that she was totally not on the same level as normal people.

The most basic thing is that Luo Xuan will wear special weight-bearing clothing when he is practicing.

As for the special weight-bearing suit, out of curiosity, he once asked Luo Xuan how much it weighed.

The answer is - one hundred and seventy kilograms.

That's almost three times her own weight.
When Zhou Yan heard this number, his brows jumped.

But on second thought, even soldiers on Earth are trained to cross the river while carrying thirty to forty kilograms of weight.

In this world where every well-known expert is a member of the American team, there is nothing surprising about Luo Xuan's training method.
Zhou Yan did not pay much attention to Luo Xuan's specific training. There was no need to pay much attention to something that could not be imitated.

He is now more concerned about his own strength progress.

Through practicing the air slash of the Li Liu Cube, he is now able to accurately complete the slashes in four random directions within a few seconds.

In addition to speed and proficiency, accuracy has also made great progress. Basically, a mistake will only occur after more than ten moves.

Once a mistake is made, it will be captured by the detection device of the flow block and will be judged as a mistake in that round, and no points will be awarded.

The Riyu Cube has a simple scoring and assessment mode - when this mode is turned on, it will continuously refresh one hundred rounds while timing, and then record the time it takes the practitioner to complete the one hundred rounds, as well as the accuracy.

Zhou Yan’s current best result is a score of “914/74” in “100” seconds.

This result has basically reached the upper level among the students.

Among the nine students, the seven younger ones achieved the best results.

For someone who has only learned sword for a week, and even practiced Nanming sword for only three days.

Zhou Yan was already considered to be "extremely talented" to have achieved this result.

Of course, above his level are Yan Yong and Luo Zhiming. Both of them are adults and are the "elites" that Luo Ke mentioned to Zhou Yan before.

These two people have solid basic skills, and can consistently score above 95 points in the assessment mode of the logical flow block. They also take much less time than Zhou Yan, completing it in less than 700 seconds.

But they are all veteran students who have been confirmed to have a talent for martial arts and have been practicing for several years.

I heard that they had never been to the Nanming Sword Hall owned by the Luo sisters before.

However, in their original Nanming Sword Hall, the levels of the two were only average, and it was difficult for them to compete with other students for elite places, so they transferred to Luo Xuan's study in the past two months.

The purpose is very clear, which is to "stand out from the crowd" in order to learn the "Secret Sword of Nanming" from Luo Xuan, or even go a step further and learn the legendary "Crane's Cry Breathing Method".

Zhou Yan was not interested in comparing himself with others.

He only cares about his own progress.

Others practice swordplay just to get a good job, become famous, or make a lot of money.

But he is different. The strength of his swordsmanship is directly related to his fighting ability when he walks in the world of disaster.

Today, Zhou Yan has tried the assessment mode of the Li Liu Cube three times during the day, and the results he got are not much better than his best results. The rapid progress period for beginners seems to have passed.

The time is too short, and his current level seems to be the limit of his progress in practicing Nanming Sword in the short term.

However, before the next trip to the disaster world comes, Zhou Yan wants to make one last effort.

His personal aptitude may be only above average, but - he still has more than 200 spiritual powers that are not used.
Zhou Yan stepped forward and pressed the assessment mode of the Li Liu block, then returned to his original position, looked at the countdown flashing in the center of the panel, and silently assumed a standing position.

On the other side of the martial arts hall, Luo Xuan, who was practicing sword skills on his own, paused slightly and glanced at Zhou Yan.

'He tests a little too often.'

She has been paying attention to Zhou Yan's progress these past two days. Whenever Zhou Yan was taking the Li Liu Block test, she would come over to check on his results as long as she had nothing to do.

As a result, we also witnessed Zhou Yan’s progress - it was very fast, but it was more of a result of the novice bonus period.

After this period, if you still want to break through, you can only climb up steadily.

'Unless. He can be like he was that night.'

Luo Xuan thought silently, his eyes flickering.

On Zhou Yan's side, the countdown on the Li Liu block was nearing the end.

He took a deep breath and his eyes became firm.

Turn on - spiritual burning!
boom!
It was as if a huge bell was ringing in my mind.

All insignificant things, sounds, thoughts and ideas were far away from him.

The light in Zhou Yan's left eye disappeared, and in his sight, there was only the logic block with numbers lighting up in all directions.

He had no expression on his face, and swung the first sword like a machine.
"Shh!"

Accurate and fast.

This was followed by three more equally precise and swift sword strikes.

As a professional piece of equipment, the Li Liu Cube has an extremely fast judgment speed. Every time Zhou Yan accurately completes four cuts, it seamlessly connects to four new numbers in the next second.

Just like that, as the numbers on the device flashed at high speed.

Zhou Yan launched a continuous attack that was as smooth as flowing water!

Swish Swish Swish
All the moves of the Nanming Sword quickly flowed through his mind.

Strength, angle, connection, transition, body shape, and footwork.
He was in an efficient learning state as calm as a mirror.

While making the move, he quickly corrected his own shortcomings and adjusted the bad habits that had developed from the past two days of practice.

He quickly found the answer to the awkwardness and difficulty in the moves.

The essence of swordsmanship, which is difficult for ordinary people to comprehend, was discovered and understood by him in an instant.

At this moment, he is a sword genius worthy of being called "Heavenly Sword".

After a long time, he put away his sword.

Zhou Yan let out a long sigh, sweat pouring out of his whole body.

Next to him stood Luo Xuan, who looked surprised. She glanced at the score displayed on the Li Liu cube and said in a calm tone with a hint of uncontrollable amazement: "Seven hundred and thirty seconds, full marks?"

"Your performance has already caught up with Yan Yong and Luo Zhiming."

Zhou Yan turned his head tiredly and looked at Luo Xuan, with a faint smile on his face: "I said before, maybe I am gifted."

[Nanming Sword (Entry Level → Standard)]

Swordsmanship, one step closer to success!
Next, he walked through the world of disaster for the second time.

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(End of this chapter)