Stepping on the demon door, the witch becomes the strongest

Chapter 98 Sword Training
By the end of July, the daily maximum temperature in Jinling has approached 40 degrees Celsius.

There were hardly any students staying in the open-air training ground for practicing the three arts.

In the back mountain, an indoor sword-controlling training ground has been excavated. However, since the second edition of the teaching materials has not yet been released, only the Yanyu team is currently training there.

Everyone got their flying swords last weekend, and they came with some of the latest research results, such as the five elements of the sword, whether it was suitable for slashing or stabbing, its advantage in strength or speed, etc.

After getting the swords, everyone began to decide on the names of their respective swords - after all, when these swords were found in the secret realm, there were no name tags on the swords, so now the sword owners had to name them themselves.

Su Yunjin named her sword "Coral Tears," and it was well-received by the girls. After all, the icy blue of the sword reminded people of the beautiful coral reef, and if Yan Yu were to describe it, it would indeed sound better than "cold."

Lin Ning also wanted to use her talent for naming, but Yan Yu had already called her sword "Green Bamboo Sword", which made her feel a little confused and speechless - Green Bamboo, Lin Ning, actually, when you think about it, they are quite a match.

Zhao Yuanzhen thought for a long time and decided to name her sword "Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Immortal-Slaying God-Destroying Yin Feng Xie Lei Sword".

"Are you serious?" Yan Yu looked at her with disdain in silence.

"Not domineering enough, right?" Zhao Yuanzhen fell into deep thought.

"This name is too long," Yan Yu said. "If you need to borrow it for scientific research and are asked to fill out forms and go through the formalities, just imagine how many more words you'll have to write for the 'Sword Name' column than for everyone else."

Zhao Yuan really thought so and asked:

"Is there a short and domineering name?"

"Yes." Chen Lingyun said with a smile, "Why not call it 'Pink Bunny'?"

"Why?" Zhao Yuanzhen was puzzled.

"Because those who die by your sword will be said to be 'killed by the pink bunny'." Chen Lingyun said with a smile.

Zhao Yuanzhen hesitated for a moment, then shook her head. This name was indeed a good way to humiliate the enemy, but she didn't want to become the master of the "Pink Bunny" sword.

"Let's just call it 'Yin Feng Sword'." Yan Yu suggested.

Dying by the Yinfeng Sword...seems not bad?

So the Ten Thousand Ghosts Evil Sword was renamed the "Yin Feng Sword", and now only Chen Lingyun and Yan Yu have not named their flying swords.

"Let's save some time." Yan Yu pointed at the Ziji Hanyuan Sword and said, "Ziji."

Then he patted his heavy sword:
"Huang Ting."

"Alright, naming is done! Let's start practicing swordsmanship."

"So casual!" Lin Ning couldn't help but complain, "Just as casual as my Green Bamboo Sword!"

"The name of the sword is not important." Yan Yu used the sword-controlling technique, and the Huang Ting Kunwu sword suddenly flew up and then lay across his body.

He slightly bent the middle finger of his right hand and flicked the sword lightly, making a dull and heavy clanging sound. He said calmly:

"Whether or not you can kill people is what matters."

The girls were speechless.

"You'd better be serious," Yan Yu warned, observing everyone's expressions. "Because the sword-controlling technique we're going to learn next is the most efficient and convenient killing technique in the world..."

The sword gesture in his hand changed, and the Huangting Sword suddenly shot out like lightning, and suddenly it arrived in front of Lin Ning, stopping three inches away from her nose. Lin Ning was so scared that her eyes widened and the hairs on her body stood up.

But Yan Yu did not stop there. He saw the Huangting sword change direction again and quickly chopped towards Chen Lingyun's neck next to him, stopping just before touching her skin.

Chen Lingyun put away her smile, stretched out her finger and gently pushed the Huangting Sword away, saying coldly:
“This is not fun.”

"That's right, this isn't fun." Yan Yu said seriously, "When you're on the battlefield and your opponent's attacks are coming, can you use this sentence to convince them?"

"You've all learned the basic concepts of the four major professions—Mage, Sword, Assistant, and Envoy—from your textbooks. To avoid misunderstandings, I must emphasize one point: Sword Immortals aren't the only profession that requires studying sword control."

"In my team, everyone must master the art of sword control. This is to give you the ability to at least protect yourself when you step onto a real battlefield. Lingyun, why do you think that is?" Chen Lingyun looked at the flying sword hovering in front of her and raised an eyebrow.

"Because the sword control technique is different from the three arts and five spells, it is a rare and convenient method of attack and defense."

"That's right." Yan Yu said in a deep voice, "Lin Ning, if I use my flying sword to kill you, just like I did just now, what will you do?"

"Use the Earth Elephant Spell?" Lin Ning asked tentatively.

"Okay." Yan Yu chuckled. "Then if my flying sword entangles you, I'll kill you as soon as you release the Elephant Curse. Do you have to keep the Elephant Curse activated for defense?"

Lin Ning nodded silently.

The Earth Elephant Spell is a very effective defensive spell. The only problem is that its effect is only passive defense, and the monk can only run one spell at a time.

In other words, if the opponent's attack continues, you will not be able to turn off the elephant spell, and the result will be that you can only take the beating without being able to fight back.

"Chen Lingyun." Yan Yu suddenly said, "Fly the sword and attack me."

Chen Lingyun didn't say anything. He pinched the sword gesture in his hand, and the Purple Sword immediately shot out and stabbed Yan Yu.

With a clang sound, the Huangting Sword had already intercepted the Ziji Sword horizontally. The swords of both sides collided violently, making a crisp sound like hammering iron.

The Purple Sword was repelled, and the Yellow Court Sword followed suit, charging towards Chen Lingyun. Before it could reach her, the Purple Sword swung back and intercepted it, and the two swords clashed once more, their metal clashing fiercely.

Now the girls basically understood: unlike the passive defense of the Earth Elephant Spell, the defense of the Sword Controlling Technique is of the nature of "active defense".

After using the sword to block the opponent's attack, it can immediately switch from defense to offense. There is no need to switch spells or change the flow of energy, just a thought in the mind... Even the consumption of true energy is very small.

Save time and effort, and most importantly, worry!

Of course, saving time and energy might not have a significant impact in low-level battles. But in high-level, life-or-death battles, even a half-second advantage, or a fraction of a second of energy, could mean the difference between defeat and a narrow victory.

Yan Yu didn't intend to tell everyone how dangerous "high-end games" were. He just stated his attitude:

Everyone, practice sword-wielding!
The sword-controlling technique in the textbook has three parts to learn:
1. Practice your accuracy. Use your flying sword to shoot at a stationary target, and try to increase the number of hits.

Second, practice your reaction. Use the flying sword to shoot at moving targets. The targets move at different speeds. Try to hit the faster moving target.

3. Practice strength. There is a force sensor behind each target that will display the specific force value, so make this number as large as possible.

Yan Yu said that this was all crap and our team couldn't handle this dogmatic garbage.

If you want to practice, practice with actual combat!

"As the saying goes." Yan Yu put his hands behind his back, acting like a hermit, and walked calmly in front of the girls, saying in a deep voice, "If you want to learn to attack, you must first learn to defend."

"I have a question." Lin Ning raised her hand and complained, "Where did this saying come from? I don't think it's in the textbook..."

"Don't worry about these details." Yan Yu waved his hand impatiently and lectured her, "Ningning, your shortcoming is that you often lose sight of the main points and always like to focus on trivial things. This habit is really bad and must be changed."

Lin Ning shut up and got angry silently. So there's something wrong with the details you gave, and you won't let me ask?
"Learning to defend is very simple." Yan Yu continued, "I will be responsible for the attack, and you will take turns defending. As long as you can use the sword-controlling technique to block three of my strikes in a row, you will be considered to have mastered the basics of the sword-controlling technique."

The girls looked at each other.

"Who's going first?" Yan Yu lifted the Huangting Sword into the air. "Hurry up, hurry up, don't waste time."

"How about, Sister Zhao go first?" Chen Lingyun asked tentatively.

"Then Sister Zhao will go first." Lin Ning and Su Yunjin quickly agreed.

Zhao Yuanzhen:?

(End of this chapter)