Curse Return: Swordsmith Start

Chapter 208 Teaching

The students were stunned for a second, and then the classroom erupted in chaos.

"A real-world demonstration?! Is Teacher Yue going to fight that Lu Ziyun?!"

"Oh my god, we're so lucky!"

"Quiet!"

With a single glance from Yue Ren, the noise immediately subsided, but every student's face was filled with barely suppressed excitement.

Several students had already closed their laptops as quickly as possible, stood up with their books in their arms, and were even more eager than when the bell rang to signal the end of get out of class.

What do you mean?

Lu Ziyun's expression was not good, and his eyes were sharp. He felt that Yue Ren's words were looking down on him.

"Consider this an exchange you intruded upon. I'll take the fight seriously, but you don't need to worry about anything else. Or do you think I'll go easy on you?"

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"You better pray I don't accidentally kill them."

Upon hearing this, the students' voices and enthusiasm collectively dropped several degrees.

"That's none of your concern."

He then turned to look at the students.

"Just like he said, although as your teacher I will ensure your safety, there is still a certain risk to your lives. Those who don't want to come can stay."

After saying that, Yue Ren left the classroom.

He didn't offer many guarantees.

After all, if you don't even have this much courage, then your future on the path of a sorcerer is pretty much set in stone.

He doesn't force those who don't want to move forward.

With his abilities, ensuring the students' safety is naturally not a problem, but he won't say anything; consider it a test of his character.

Ten minutes later, at the backup training ground.

It's called a backup training ground, but it's actually just an old field that's two sizes smaller than the official training ground.

The stone slabs on the ground are quite old, with moss growing in the cracks, and old training equipment from who-knows-when still hangs on the edge of the fence.

Its advantage lies in its sturdiness. This training ground was built before the war, and the materials used are the oldest kind of curse-reinforced stone, making it the most resistant to damage in the entire school.

The students were placed in a safe area at the edge of the training field. Yue Ren and Lu Ziyun's words had an effect, and only a few people came. They were usually lively, but now they were craning their necks.

The Yue people glanced at them and memorized their appearances; these would likely be the people they cared for later.

Lu Ziyun stood in the center of the field, her right hand gripping the hilt of the knife at her waist.

The Yue man stopped about ten meters away from him.

He didn't summon Yuan Hong, but simply flexed his wrist and nodded to Lu Ziyun.

"We can begin."

Lu Ziyun's lips slowly curved upwards, curving to an almost exaggerated angle.

"Kid, looking down on people comes at a price."

The Yue people, on the other hand, seemed completely indifferent.

"That requires the other person to be someone I respect. Obviously, you haven't done anything that would earn my respect."

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He never differentiated his attitude towards others based on the strength of their force, and when faced with this uninvited guest who directly kicked down the door, Yue Ren wouldn't have bothered to waste words with him unless there were no casualties.

"Ha, I hope your skills are as impressive as your boasting."

Before he finished speaking, the knife was already drawn.

Extremely fast.

It was so fast that none of the students present could see it clearly; they only saw a flash of light—a blue, arcing bolt of lightning.

Lu Ziyun's technique, "Thunder God".

A special technique that requires extremely delicate manipulation of magical power.

First, the positive and negative charges in the spell must be separated. The positive charge is transferred to the opponent while striking, and then the negative charge accumulated on oneself is induced to the enemy to cause an electric shock. This utilizes the principle of mutual attraction between positive and negative charges.

This makes Lu Ziyun's electric shocks have a guaranteed hit effect even without expanding the field.

Combined with his already considerable magical power and the inherent characteristics of lightning, weaker opponents wouldn't even have time to react before being defeated.

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Lightning clings to the blade, generating speed and destructive power beyond human reaction limits the moment it is drawn and slashed.

The sound of lightning cleaving through the air came late, sharp as a fingernail scraping against glass.

The aftershock of the strike cleaved a thin, long scorch mark into the training ground, and the moss in the cracks of the stone slabs was instantly evaporated into white vapor by the high temperature.

The commotion attracted the attention of people elsewhere in the college.

Lightning and slashes struck towards the location of the Yue people.

But the Yue people were no longer there.

At the exact moment Lu Ziyun drew her sword, he sidestepped, narrowly avoiding the lightning bolt.

Lu Ziyun's eyes widened suddenly.

He didn't hold back with this strike; it was a genuine, all-out attack.

In the past four hundred years, only a handful of people have been able to completely dodge this attack. Even if Wu Tiao were to do it, it wouldn't be considered dodging; rather, it would be neutralizing it by utilizing the "no limit" effect.

But this person in front of me didn't use any defensive techniques; he actually dodged it purely by dodging? His sure-hit attack failed?

How is that possible?

"impossible..

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Seeing his opponent already in shock, Yue Ren ignored him and turned to look at the surrounding audience. In a teacher's tone, he said, "When facing an enemy whose strength is not much greater than your own, the first rule is to use your own advantages to obtain information as early as possible. This is the premise for not being instantly killed by unknown means."

"For example, if you knew in advance that this guy's spell had the characteristic of being able to hit even without activating a domain, and that it had the attribute of lightning, what would you normally do if you encountered him? That's right, you would find a way to escape."

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Lu Ziyun's forehead veins bulged. This guy was really using him as teaching material.

"As for someone like me, I would choose to make good use of my own abilities to resolve this unfavorable condition. Special spell mechanisms, simple domains, domain expansion, these special or high-difficulty abilities can resolve this wave of attacks from the opponent."

As they were talking, Lu Ziyun had already come to his side and launched several more attacks that were difficult to see, but Yue Ren dodged them all as if he had foreseen the future.

The whole process was like toying with a child.

"What you're seeing now is a result of a huge disparity in strength. One side has given it their all, while the other is still playing with ease. If it's the former, then my advice is to calm down and think about a way to break the deadlock, seeking that glimmer of hope. If it's the latter, then be careful of a sudden counterattack from the other side, lest you get pecked in the eye by the 'eagle.'"

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Both their opponent, Lu Ziyun, and the students watching from the sidelines were stunned.

If you say Yue people are arrogant, then listening to him is just a fair analysis. But if you say they aren't arrogant, then even the students felt aggrieved for the girl with the bun hairstyle on the other side, as she was completely disregarded.

"However, don't underestimate the level of strength. Under normal circumstances, there's no time to react to attacks accelerated by lightning. For abilities that allow for successful defense, I recommend passively triggered ones, such as your teacher Gojo's 'No Limits'."

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Isn't this completely impossible to defend against?

The students couldn't help but think to themselves, "If everyone can be 'unscrupulous,' then Gojo Satoru wouldn't be the strongest."

"Or, like me, it could be something like 'future vision,' demonstrating the ability to predict the opponent's precise moves."

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So that's how it is!

The students suddenly realized why the teacher could dodge so easily. Indeed, that explained it.

But this is outrageous! Can Etsu-sensei really predict the future? Isn't this even more outrageous than Gojo-sensei's utter lack of restraint?

Lu Ziyun, who had widened the distance again, suddenly realized what was going on and chuckled to herself.

That's incredibly disrespectful, so openly revealing information. Well then, let this eagle give it a try and see if it can peck out your eyes.

With a casual wave of his hand, blue electricity reappeared, but this time it was no longer a single attack method. Instead, they were interconnected, enveloping the Yue people and forming a cage-like shape.

The man from Yue looked around and nodded slightly.

Even without the cheat codes of Gojo Satoru, to control the technique with such precision is truly remarkable; he's a real talent.

"As expected, your so-called precognition time is very short. Moreover, if it is just precognition, it is of little use when faced with a situation from which there is absolutely no escape."

The Yue man's lips curled slightly as he nodded and said, "You're right."

But then he turned and looked at the students again.

"This is one of the differences between you and capable people. When faced with seemingly unsolvable disadvantages, experienced and determined people think of solutions first, instead of wallowing in self-pity."

"Please, teacher, take care of your condition. You don't need to work so hard to teach us."

The students were moved.

Lu Ziyun's anger level was almost full.

Seeing that the desired effect had been achieved and the enemy's attack was imminent, Yue Ren continued, "Then the last point of this lesson is: do not easily trust the enemy's actions."

"What?! I've been scammed?!"

Before Lu Ziyun could react, Yue Ren had already appeared in front of him, as if he had disappeared and reappeared out of thin air. Before the other party could react, a hand chop had already struck his abdomen.

The body was suddenly bent into an exaggerated arc by the force; the person who was originally straight looked as if they had been snapped in two.

"Peng"

Lu Ziyun, the man hailed as the strongest four hundred years ago, was sent flying like a ball, crashing into a sand dune a hundred meters away, kicking up dust more than ten meters high.

"Information gleaned from the enemy may not be true, or it could be a trap set for future actions. Therefore, one must always be vigilant in battle. Even if it's not about how to defeat the enemy, one must be mindful of protecting oneself, otherwise, like this, one might be caught off guard and killed."

Dispersing the fighting spirit in his hands, Yue Ren looked at the disappearing Thunder Prison behind him and spoke calmly.

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The students are all here.

No, who can usually seize such a fleeting opportunity?

Teacher, aren't you having too high expectations of them? You're actually considering teaching them these things now...

Before they could recover from their shock, a sound from the side caught their attention.

In just over ten seconds, Lu Ziyun had pulled her head out of the sand pile and looked at the Yue people strolling leisurely in the distance with a very displeased expression.

That bastard... ugh...

He was about to say something when a sharp pain in his abdomen made him stop instinctively, and he almost knelt down again.

To be honest, that last hit really hurt.

"Should we continue? I should have already gone easy on you."

If necessary, Yue Ren could have killed him just now, but ultimately it was in school, and killing someone indiscriminately would have a bad influence.

Now that a new judicial system has been established, let's leave it to them.

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Upon hearing this, Lu Ziyun's face turned ashen, as if he had just eaten shit. As someone with the pride of a strong person, he naturally realized that the other party had held back just now.

Although it was hard to believe, at that moment, the only expression he saw on the other person's face was calm and composed, showing no sign of being forced to reveal their true abilities.

Moreover, he still can't figure out what that incredible teleportation technique is.

This person might be even more troublesome than Gojo Satoru.

Original origin...

Lu Ziyun suddenly remembered the look of astonishment on Wujiao Wu's face when she showed her intention to challenge him. So he was astonished by her overestimation of his abilities... I see, this is a monster!

Thinking of this, he suddenly smiled.

"I'm really defeated by you. Fine, then, I'm sorry, I apologize for my previous rudeness. I shouldn't have chosen to suddenly barge in like that."

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The Yue people were somewhat surprised to find that the other person's eyes truly conveyed their sincerity.

Not bad. It seems that his arrogant attitude before was just a show of force to force him to submit.

Now that you're willing to apologize, you do show some responsibility.

"So, what are you planning to do by apologizing now?"

Yue Ren spoke normally: "I hope to strike again and see the real difference in skill."

Lu Ziyun smiled smugly.

Since being defeated by Gojo Satoru, he has found the motivation to keep going. He has never been a sore loser. He said this now just to see how deep the water is.

This will help him continue to get stronger.

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"...I see. If you grant me one request, I'll grant it."

After thinking for a few seconds, Yue Ren agreed.

"What?"

The Yue man said something that made Lu Ziyun pause for a moment, then her expression turned strange.

"Okay, no problem."

"Then, Lu Ziyun, prepare to be attacked."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Yue Ren's expression and aura suddenly changed. "Yuan Hong" appeared in his hand, and he made a gesture as if he was about to draw his sword.

Lu Ziyun stiffened instantly.

Hey, hey, feeding... This momentum, are you kidding me?

After two years in the jobless world, Yue Ren learned to conceal his sharpness. Normally, he was no different from ordinary people, but when he unleashed the aura that faced the Dragon God, even the air seemed to tremble.

Or rather, it wasn't a feeling. Although the students around them found it strange, they did see that the air within a certain range of the teacher's direction was somewhat blurry, as if they had suddenly all become nearsighted.

The immense pressure and murderous aura made the space itself seem to groan.

"Haha... This is the real you! Amazing! This overwhelming pressure..."

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Lu Ziyun's body was trembling, but her face showed more excitement than fear.

He found himself a monster as an opponent, but he didn't regret it.