Tumor Sword Immortal

Chapter 92 Sheathing the Sword and Hiding the Knife
Wang Su was able to move freely among the dozen or so tentacles, relying on the almost Dao-like inherited dance steps of the Lingxiao Sword Sect's techniques.

Although Pei Xia has the help of the Calamity Pig, it is unrealistic for her to learn this skill in a short period of time.

He was going to teach Xie Huan what he hadn't finished teaching at Jiangchao Academy.

This refers to what is known as "martial arts".

The Blood-Mouthed Beast roared, and dozens of larval tentacles shot towards Xie Huan once again.

Pei Xia gave him a light push, then turned and retreated, raising her long sword.

He asked Xie Huan to learn, and Xie Huan really did learn; he observed very carefully.

Pei Xia did not grip the sword with his hands; he hooked the hilt with his little finger.

This method, which defied his combat instincts, made Xie frown, but the elaborate sword and saber techniques he had learned at Beijing Normal University overcame his doubts.
Can you grip a sword with your little finger?
Maybe, but it's not necessary.

The hilt was not secure at all, hanging precariously in the crook of his fingers, and the blade itself seemed to be swaying as well.

The swaying sword was heading straight for the two tentacles in front of it, but it retreated immediately upon contact.

Xie Huan's heart tightened. Look at that! How can someone fight like that? It's child's play!

Then, in the next second, he saw the sword blade reflecting the spiritual light behind it, gracefully tracing a half-circle.

Using the recoil from the two tentacles, the hilt slid from the little finger's bend into the ring finger.

And during its spin, it once again used the force to deflect the two incoming larval tentacles.

In Pei Xia's hands, a standard-issue longsword of the Ling Kingdom's military seemed to transform into a soft white ribbon.

Compared to using his wrist to adjust the sword's edge, using leverage to maneuver is obviously more agile. Many blind spots that were previously unattended are now perfectly blocked, and all the tentacles are temporarily blocked by him.

"But... how do you exert force with an upward hook sword?" Xie still felt that this was not right.

As expected, compared to Xie Huan's previous response, the two tentacles that Pei Xia had initially repelled did not truly retreat. After only a slight hesitation, they pounced on Pei Xia again.

Moreover, Pei Xia had already retreated to the edge of the cave wall, and the cramped environment did not allow him to retreat further to create more space.

If there is no way to retreat, then these dozens of tentacles will attack him at the same time. No matter how fast he changes swords with his fingertips, he will not be able to defend against all the larvae at the same time.

Indeed, it doesn't work.

Pei Xia silently resumed her full grip on the sword.

Xie was still a little confused. Why was he suddenly switching his grip on the sword when there was no way to retreat?
Two larval tentacles twisted their poisonous spines as they reached out towards Pei Xia.

This time, Pei Xia's sword was full of force, and the blade cut it in two.

That's not difficult; Xie Huan just severed quite a few roots. The problem is that there are too many tentacles to handle them all.

Soon, two more tentacles twisted and shot towards them, which Pei Xia once again slashed off with his sword.

Gradually, Xie also noticed that something was wrong.

How come Pei Xia had nowhere to retreat, yet these tentacles seemed to have made a pact, attacking in waves of two or three at a time?
The image of Pei Xia switching swords with her fingertips flashed through my mind...

Wait... The force of the swords on the fingers varied, so some tentacles were knocked back closer, while others were knocked back further.
Therefore, a burst of fire can be neutralized by a continuous offensive!
The battle lasted for several breaths, and Pei Xia cut off nearly half of the larval tentacles that emerged from the pool.

The giant insect seemed to realize something was wrong. Instead of letting the larvae attack one after another, it roared and tried to regroup.

The moment those tentacles hesitated and paused, Pei Xia took a step forward.

A foul, fishy wind lifted the hem of his cloth robe, and his longsword cut through the foul air. He took several steps forward to face the giant insect and swung his sword straight into its mouth! This monster had already learned its lesson once, and immediately bared its sharp teeth. Taking advantage of Pei Xia's lack of protective energy, it bit off the iron sword in his hand.

However, Pei Xiaquan remained unmoved. He gripped the hilt of the broken sword and swung it down as before.

In an instant, a deep and resounding roar, like the sound of a morning bell and evening drum, reverberated within his body.

Hundreds of golden qi wisps flew out from his arm as if they were alive, and merged into a "sword qi" amidst the fine metallic sound!
The sword energy cleaved through the sharp teeth, penetrating straight into flesh and blood. Pei Xia continued to strike with unending force, cutting to the very end!
A mournful roar echoed throughout the deep cave, accompanied by gushing blood, as the giant beast began to thrash its thick, white body wildly.

After a few breaths, he finally collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Pei Xia, whose face was already covered in blood, wiped it and turned to throw the sword hilt back to Xie Huan: "You don't need to learn the last one. When you join the military school, your strength will surpass your strength."

If you don't need to learn the last one, then what do you need to learn?

Are you trying to learn his finger-sword technique?
Xie remained silent for a moment, recalling the simple and unadorned swordplay techniques taught at Jiangchao Academy.

No, no matter how skillful the swordplay is, it is still just a "move". A single move cannot be called martial arts.

He remembered that one move in the swordplay technique was to sheathe the sword and hide the knife. When the sword and knife are sheathed, they cannot kill people. But it is precisely because the sword and knife are sheathed that the subsequent attack method can be introduced.

The sword at your fingertips isn't the key; the key is how you guide the flow of the battle...

He looked up at Pei Xia and let out a long breath: "I've learned a lot!"

Pei Xia waved his hand at him: "Half of it is to thank your father for showing mercy, and the other half is to thank you for sacrificing yourself to cover the retreat... even though none of your brothers survived."

After passing Xie Huan, he approached Xu Shangxin and the others. Seeing the lingering fear in his elder brother's eyes, he dropped his serious demeanor and grinned, "Damn it, you splattered me with blood."

Ignoring the presence of others, he took off his shirt and began wiping his face.

Of the seven people in the group, Li Tan was poisoned, Wang Su was poisoned, and Jiao Liang and Xu Yue were all injured.

Pei Xia looked around, glanced at Xu Shangxin, and said, "Worms don't have brains, but this monster has some intelligence, so its cultivation level is not low. Go and dissect its corpse and see if you can find a demon core."

Demonic beasts also cultivate by communicating with the spiritual sea. Although their methods are unorthodox, they are no different from human cultivators in their origins.

The so-called inner core refers to the dantian of a human cultivator, which is similar to the inner cauldron after a demon beast has reached a level comparable to that of a cauldron refiner. Some of them are particularly solid and will turn into a demon core. They can be extracted after death and are very rare and precious spiritual materials.

Upon hearing the words "demon core," Jiao Liang and Xu Yue's faces lit up with a burning desire, but they quickly realized their injuries and sighed regretfully.

They had already witnessed Pei Xia's strength.

Previously, Wang Su thought that this might be a young master from some family who came out to travel, and that the real combat power was Li Tan, who was at the Tongxuan Realm.

Unexpectedly, this demonic beast, in combination with its larval tentacles and toxins, severely injured two Transcendent Realm cultivators and Xie Huan, a Refining Cauldron Realm cultivator, in succession, yet was ultimately killed by Pei Xia in the blink of an eye.

Although Wang Su's comprehension was not as good as Xie San Gongzi's, he could clearly see the subtle and intricate energy in the final sword strike.

Such dense and pure qi, which could also be controlled in mid-air, was something he had never seen before in his life.

When Wang Su looked at Pei Xia again, his gaze was completely different.

If this guy is really a junior from some family traveling around, his background must be incredibly deep.

If it were any other woman, the worm's corpse would be so foul-smelling that it would take some time and effort to dissect it and search for the demon core.

But her older brother didn't have this problem. She pleaded for mercy, and soon exclaimed with delight, "It really is!"

A pure white demon core, the size of a goose egg, was lifted out of the worm's corpse by Xu Shangxin.

(End of this chapter)