Swordsmanship Coach: Kill with One Slash

Chapter 126: Chapter 112: Surpassing Endeavor, Xiao Yu’s Second Trait

Not far away, Lu Anning also lowered the practice sword in her hand, a somewhat helpless smile on her face. ’How could Coach Su Xing have accepted such a little rascal?’ she wondered.

"Coach Su, good morning."

Su Xing first nodded to Lu Anning, then his gaze shifted back to Xiao Yu. Beside the boy, a light blue system panel suddenly popped up.

[Sword Disciple Panel]

[Sword Disciple: Xiao Yu]

[Age: 14]

[Gender: Male]

[Occupation: Junior High Student]

[Talent: Hero’s Wish (Inactive)]

[High-Proficiency Skills: Determined Heart, Copying Homework, Gossip, Thick-skinned...]

(A true master always maintains the heart of an apprentice. As a Sword Saint, you can spend Sword Dao Points of a corresponding level to learn a skill from a Sword Disciple.)

[Sword Disciple Trait: Little Junior Brother]

(Xiao Yu is the youngest. For every lesson you or another Sword Disciple teaches him, it will be converted into one Sword Dao Point (limit one per day).)

[Sword Disciple Trait 2: Striving to Surpass]

(His desire for strength has forged an unyielding spirit within Xiao Yu. Please set a target for him to surpass!)

(While he is pursuing this target, every time he breaks through a realm, he will gain additional physical strength. Half the value of this strength will also be applied to you. P.S. The target cannot be too strong, at most two tiers higher than Xiao Yu’s current strength.)

To be honest, when Su Xing first saw this Sword Disciple panel, for a moment he almost thought the system had made a mistake.

Because... Xiao Yu had been studying with Su Xing for some time now, yet he hadn’t learned a single sword technique! His high-proficiency skills were just a big pile of random, useless abilities!

He recalled when Lu Anning’s Sword Disciple panel had awakened. Her list of sword techniques was so dense it was almost overwhelming. Now that was what you called a Sword Dao genius.

However,

Su Xing’s disappointment didn’t last long.

Because when he saw Xiao Yu’s traits, he felt his heart unconsciously start to race.

The first trait: Little Junior Brother.

’This trait isn’t that useful. At most, it just means Lu Anning will be working for me, letting me teach one less class a day and earn one extra Sword Dao Point.’

The main thing was the second trait: Striving to Surpass!

’I set a target for Xiao Yu, and before he surpasses that target, every breakthrough he has will grant him extra power, and I even get half of it back!’

’Damn it,’

’This is practically an all-you-can-eat buffet!’

’All I need to do is have Lu Anning teach him, then set Lu Anning as his target. I’ll be able to rake in both power and Sword Dao Points without lifting a finger!’

At this thought, Su Xing said,

"Of course you can."

"However, I see your fundamentals are too weak. You’re not quite ready to learn from me directly."

After looking at Xiao Yu for a moment, Su Xing waved to Lu Anning and called out,

"Lu, come here for a second."

"Okay."

Hearing Coach Su’s voice, Lu Anning immediately put down her sword, picked up a nearby towel to wipe the sweat from her face, and then trotted over to Su Xing.

"Coach Su, what is it?"

Lu Anning asked as she ran up to Su Xing.

Su Xing glanced at Lu Anning’s system panel, then nodded and said,

"His name is Xiao Yu. You can consider him your little junior brother. From now on, you’ll be in charge of his Sword Dao lessons."

"You’re going back to school next week, but you’ll still be coming back to the Sword Hall every day, right?"

Lu Anning just let out a soft "Mm,"

but Xiao Yu was the first to protest. He quickly spoke up,

"Coach Su, then when will you teach me?"

"When you’ve surpassed Senior Sister Lu, I’ll start teaching you personally. Before that, just learn patiently from Senior Sister Lu."

"Ah..."

Xiao Yu let out a disappointed "Ah," but he also knew his fundamentals were indeed weak, so he couldn’t really say much.

But while the speaker may have been careless, the listener took it to heart.

Xiao Yu’s reaction made Lu Anning a little unhappy. After all, no one likes the feeling of being looked down on, even if the person they’re being compared to is their own master.

Still, she said nothing. To her, Su Xing was her savior and the master who had guided her into the world of the Extraordinary. She would never refuse anything he arranged.

’However,’

’This little junior brother,’

’now that he’s fallen into my hands, his days might not be so easy anymore.’

Su Xing noticed the expression on Lu Anning’s face and coughed lightly. He knew very well that Lu Anning was already a Tier Two Martial Artist. If she went too hard on Xiao Yu, the boy’s body might not be able to take it. So, he added a reminder,

"Lu, I’m leaving Yu in your hands from now on. And I’ll be checking on your progress regularly."

"Don’t worry, Coach Su."

Lu Anning smoothed over the unhappy expression on her face, nodded, and agreed.

Su Xing glanced at the system and saw that it now displayed Lu Anning as Xiao Yu’s target to surpass. Only then did he nod in satisfaction.

Su Xing actually felt that it would be very difficult for Xiao Yu to surpass Lu Anning.

Because Su Xing could clearly sense that Lu Anning wasn’t far from Tier Three. Her talent for the Sword Dao was simply too high, completely beyond what Xiao Yu could compare to.

However,

Xiao Yu’s trait was what mattered.

He just needed a target ahead of him, and then he could frantically improve and grow stronger. So, setting a difficult opponent for him might actually promote his growth.

"Alright, get ready then. I’ll give you your lesson for today first," Su Xing said with a smile to Lu Anning.

"Okay!"

Hearing that Coach Su was going to teach her first, the last bit of unhappiness in Lu Anning’s heart dissipated. To her, nothing was more interesting than exploring the Sword Dao.

"Hey, can I listen in too?" Xiao Yu suddenly piped up from the side.

’Even though I know I have to learn with this big sister from now on, and she’s pretty good-looking, I just really want to train with Coach Su.’

’Because yesterday,’

’the image of Coach Su unleashing a white line of light with his slash, without even moving, was just too cool.’

At the end of the day, Xiao Yu had never been exposed to the Extraordinary.

That scene had instantly turned him into Su Xing’s number one fanboy.

"Of course you can," Su Xing nodded and said.

"But, in your current state, you probably won’t understand any of it. Just listen for fun."

"Yeah!"

Xiao Yu nodded eagerly.

At that moment, he couldn’t yet comprehend what "not understanding" really meant.

But he would soon find out.

Su Xing immediately began the day’s lesson. He followed his usual method, explaining the details and development paths of each sword technique to Lu Anning one by one, while demonstrating each move.

The various Sword Dao concepts and the special effects of white light left Xiao Yu utterly confused and completely dazzled.

His understanding of basic sword techniques was essentially zero, let alone Extraordinary ones. He was completely lost and didn’t understand a thing.

After listening for a while,

he silently shuffled away from the two of them

and went to a corner to practice his sword on his own.

「Time passed.」

Soon, the lesson was over.

Lu Anning had an expression of someone who had gained a great deal. She put down her sword, stood up, and bowed her head to thank Coach Su.

"Mm, no need to be so polite. For now, you should think about what you’re going to teach him later."

Su Xing pointed to Xiao Yu, who was practicing his sword off to the side.

Although Xiao Yu was practicing diligently, his movements were very improper due to his young age and still-developing body. His method of exerting force was also riddled with problems.

This made Lu Anning frown and sigh. "I do need to give it some thought," she said.

[Sword Dao Points +3]

Just then, the sound of footsteps came from outside the Sword Hall, followed by the SLIDE of the wooden door being pushed open. The figures of Su Yu and Shen Ruyun appeared in the doorway.

"Brother Su, morning."

"Old bro, you’re up so early today?"

Su Yu walked right up and gave Su Xing a friendly punch on the shoulder with his right fist, laughing as he spoke.

"When do I ever not get up early?"

Su Xing retorted, a little speechless. He was just about to ask Su Yu why he hadn’t come back all night and if something had happened with the organization.

But Su Yu’s voice was the first to appear in his mind, saying:

’Old bro, someone’s coming to the Sword Hall in a few days. Brace yourself.’