Nine-layer armor-breaking

Chapter 280 Promotion
A hint of hesitation flashed across the boy's face, but he quickly regained his resolve and moved his hand half an inch from the hilt of the greatsword.

"Whoosh."

As the greatsword swung again, the slight hesitation on the boy's face disappeared.

At first, the greatsword seemed a bit awkward, but after a few moves and getting used to it, it seemed to quickly find its rhythm.

The warriors could clearly see that once the greatsword found its rhythm, its swings and strikes became even more lethal.

"As expected of Senior Brother Ling, he has unique insights into this weapon."

"How do you think Senior Brother Ling got his first place in the Five Provinces Martial Arts Competition?"

"That's right, Senior Brother Ling didn't get first place by luck, he got it through real strength!"

The people around Jiang Xuan were praising him so much that he felt a little embarrassed. Jiang Xuan continued to suppress his emotions and carefully watched the young man's greatsword moves.

Just a few breaths later, a look of worry appeared on Jiang Xuan's face again, and his brows furrowed slightly.

After observing the giant swordsman's moves for a few more moments, Jiang Xuan finally made up his mind, his mouth tightening as if he had something to say.

"Something's not right." Just then, the boy who was wielding the giant sword in the middle suddenly stopped, savoring the feeling of the moves he had just made, as if he was thinking about something.

Faced with the giant swordsman's actions, Jiang Xuan's brows relaxed slightly. He remained silent and quietly looked at the giant swordsman.

The young man looked at Jiang Xuan, as if seeking Jiang Xuan's opinion.

Jiang Xuan stood there with his arms crossed, smiling at the boy without saying a word or making any other move.

Seeing Jiang Xuan's expression, the young man seemed to understand something. He moved his hand half an inch further on the hilt of the giant sword, and then swung the giant sword again.

After a few awkward moves, the greatsword was once again wielded smoothly.

"This……"

Martial artists nearby began to exclaim in surprise.

"Judging from the visual impression alone, this sword technique, without changing any of the moves, is actually more than 10% stronger!"

Among the martial artists, some began to exclaim in surprise at this fact, which then drew exclamations from many other martial artists.

Even the two female warriors who had been standing beside Jiang Xuan without watching the young man wielding his sword looked at the giant sword-wielding youth with some disbelief when they heard that the young man could increase the power of his greatsword by more than 10% without changing any of his moves.

After just a few breaths of watching, the two female warriors had to admit that the boy's greatsword wielded with an extremely sharp aura.

"This kid's swordsmanship has already surpassed mine," the greatsword boy's father said with a look of deep emotion, seemingly very excited.

It turns out that the giant swordsman's father, although a high-level martial artist, was only at the seventh level of strength before entering the advanced stage.

His son, the boy with the giant sword, was a martial artist with the strength of the sixth level.

Through the boy's diligent training, his strength at the sixth level was already very close to that of his father. This time, with this one-tenth increase in strength, he subtly surpassed his father's swordsmanship.

Looking at the young man wielding the giant sword, there was no joy on his face; he was clearly immersed in experiencing the adjusted swordsmanship.

The giant sword in the boy's hands swung faster and faster, the sound of it cutting through the air echoing from its massive blade. To the astonishment of the assembled martial artists, the boy with the giant sword finally stopped.

As soon as Fang stopped wielding the greatsword, the young man regained his composure and sharp expression from wielding the sword, and looked at Jiang Xuan with a smile.

At this moment, he seemed to have a lot to say to Jiang Xuan, but he was too excited to say anything.

Finally, the boy with the giant sword looked at his father with embarrassment.

His father was also smiling broadly at that moment; his honest and simple smile was incredibly infectious.

Jiang Xuan was overjoyed to see this and said, "Congratulations, Junior Brother, your swordsmanship has improved by another level."

Not only that martial artist, but Jiang Xuan and almost all the martial artists present could see that the boy's greatsword skills had improved by at least 10%.

In reality, it should be more than 10%, but Jiang Xuan conservatively estimates that it is definitely more than 10%.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Ling. It is thanks to your guidance that he has made such progress." The middle-aged martial artist was filled with gratitude.

"Senior brother, there's no need to be so polite. These are just some wild guesses. If they can help me, that's good; if they can't, there's no loss at all."

Jiang Xuan still treated the middle-aged martial artist with courtesy.

Seeing that his father had already thanked Jiang Xuan on his behalf, the young man with the giant sword also bowed deeply to Jiang Xuan with a grateful expression.

Jiang Xuan smiled and returned the greeting slightly, saying, "Shall we go?"

The giant swordsman chuckled, adjusted the greatsword on his back slightly, and followed behind the middle-aged martial artist again.

"Senior Brother Ling, please wait."

Just as Jiang Xuan and his two companions were heading deeper into the forest, one of the martial artists who had just watched the young swordsman spoke in an embarrassed tone.

"Oh, senior brother, what's the matter?" Jiang Xuan was in a great mood at the moment, so he turned around to look in the direction from which the voice came.

The martial artist appeared to be rather thin, with a long sword at his waist, and was bowing to Jiang Xuan.

Jiang Xuan saw that the martial artist was quite strong, so he addressed him as senior brother.

The swordsman was overjoyed to see Jiang Xuan turn around and respectfully asked, "We all saw Senior Brother Ling's guidance to that young brother. We wonder if Senior Brother Ling could offer us some guidance?"

Jiang Xuan looked troubled when faced with this request. He had originally offered advice to the young man because he felt a connection with him, but he did not expect it to attract the same requests from other martial artists.

"This was a bit rash," Jiang Xuan couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

But since the martial artist had already said those words and there were so many other martial artists around, Jiang Xuan naturally couldn't refuse directly and had to think of another way.

"Gentlemen, it's not that I'm stingy, but I have some important matters to attend to."

"That's fine. Senior brother, could you demonstrate a few things for us first? I'll offer some suggestions. If any other senior brothers or sisters wish to ask for my advice, they can come to Yingzhou to find me after I return to the Yingzhou City Lord's Mansion. If there's time, I'll naturally discuss the understanding of these weapons with you all."

Since Jiang Xuan had said this, everyone naturally gave up on seeking advice. Only the martial artist who had called out to Jiang Xuan earlier showed a very pleasant smile on his face.

(End of this chapter)