Free Web NovelChapter 128: Chapter 113: Two Advancements, Toppling the Sea Lv.1, Drifting Snow Lv.1
A system notification chimed,
suddenly sounding in Su Xing’s ear.
At that moment, he was teaching a Sword Dao class to his last group of students for the day.
Su Xing suppressed the anticipation in his heart and finished the class with a straight face. After he announced, "Class dismissed," the large group of students scattered instantly, like an anthill hit by a bowling ball.
Only Xiao Yu remained after class, taking his sword to another area to continue his practice.
This scene had been repeating itself every day for the past few days. At first, the students who knew Xiao Yu just thought something was off with him. He had always been hardworking, but never to this extent.
Most importantly, he had stopped being a smart-ass to Coach Su, which deprived the class of a lot of its fun.
But gradually, many realized it wasn’t that something was wrong with Xiao Yu; he was just genuinely that diligent—so diligent it was starting to make them anxious!
It also made some people suspicious. Had something happened to him? Or was he just trying to show off for Coach Su?
Others mocked Xiao Yu behind his back, saying his sudden diligence must be because he was deluding himself into thinking he could become a Martial Artist. With so many of them around and not a single one having succeeded, his ambition was just a pipe dream.
Many of these comments reached Xiao Yu’s ears, but he seemed to pay them no mind, just swinging his sword again and again.
Su Xing first glanced at the departing crowd, then his gaze rested on Xiao Yu for a moment before he spoke:
"Yu, don’t train too hard. Your body won’t be able to take it."
"I know. I’ll go home after I finish this last set."
Xiao Yu wiped away his sweat and nodded at Su Xing before resuming his practice on his own.
Su Xing knew Xiao Yu would likely keep practicing long after this set was done, not going home until it was dark. His painstaking effort suddenly made Su Xing understand why the system had judged him a genius who met its criteria.
Unwavering effort.
Sometimes, that in itself is a form of talent.
Su Xing gave Xiao Yu one last look, then turned and went back to his room.
With a CLICK of a switch, a bright light illuminated the small, dim, north-facing room.
Su Xing walked the few steps to his bed, braced his right hand on the edge, rested the back of his neck against the bedside, and slowly sat down on the floor. At the same time, a pale blue panel suddenly appeared in his vision.
[Sword Saint Profession System]
[Name: Su Xing]
[Age: 22]
[Profession: Swordsman, Sword Hall Coach]
[Sword Disciples: Lu Anning, Xiao Yu]
[Profession Skills: Myriad Swords Return to One lv1 (976/30000), Mountain Breaker lv1 (632/30000), Qi Sword Stance lv1 (3421/100000), Spirit Sword lv1 (631/100000), Flying Catkin lv1 (421/30000), Sword Shatter lv1 (298/30000), Star Point lv1 (378/30000)]
[Sword Dao Points: 149]
Sword Dao Points?!
When Su Xing saw that number, he felt his heart skip a beat—or two.
Although the progress bar had taken a full three and a half days to fill up this time, longer than ever before, he had never expected to get so many Sword Dao Points!
Sword Dao Points.
That was enough to break through two Tier Three Sword Skills at once!
He had originally planned to just break through "Mountain Breaker," but now it seemed he would have to choose another sword skill to upgrade as well.
Su Xing looked over his options again and again before finally deciding to upgrade "Flying Catkin." The reason was simple: it was a Body Technique skill, which was very versatile for him.
Besides, "Myriad Swords Return to One" was becoming less useful than "Mountain Breaker," while "Sword Shatter" and "Star Point" weren’t worth prioritizing. For now, "Flying Catkin" was the only skill that was both useful and direct.
Having figured this out, Su Xing slowly exhaled, his gaze gradually focusing on his "Sword Dao Points."
He slowly uttered a few syllables, his voice too quiet to be heard clearly, but the system reacted instantly, and a pop-up window swiftly appeared before him.
[Sword Saint Profession System]
[Sword Dao Points: 149]
[Do you wish to add seventy-two Sword Dao Points to the Profession Skill "Mountain Breaker"? Yes/No?]
"Yes."
Su Xing nodded lightly, the word escaping his lips as faintly as the buzz of a mosquito.
At the same time, the system reacted at top speed. The 149 points in the Sword Dao Points column instantly dropped to 77. The proficiency value behind "Mountain Breaker" began to skyrocket as if inflating, the numbers jumping so fast they were impossible to follow with the naked eye.
But Su Xing only glanced at it for a second before looking away.
After all, he wasn’t just advancing one skill this time.
His gaze fell back on "Flying Catkin" in the Profession Skills list. His throat moved slightly, and a calm voice, as sharp and fine as a silver needle, dropped into the silence of the room.
"System, add more points."
[Sword Saint Profession System]
[Sword Dao Points: 77]
[Do you wish to add seventy-two Sword Dao Points to the Profession Skill "Flying Catkin"? Yes/No?]
It was as if the system hadn’t expected Su Xing to upgrade twice in a row; the panel took much longer than usual to pop up this time. But Su Xing didn’t mind. He just stared quietly at the system panel and slowly said:
"Yes."
As Su Xing’s voice fell, an unprecedented scene appeared on the system panel. Both the "Mountain Breaker" and "Flying Catkin" skills began to twitch and distort wildly. System panels popped up one after another, giving Su Xing a sense of some terrible, beautiful rupture.
[Your Profession Skill "Mountain Breaker lv1" has been upgraded to "Mountain Breaker lv2"]
[Your Profession Skill "Flying Catkin lv1" has been upgraded to "Flying Catkin lv2"]
[Your Profession Skill "Mountain Breaker lv2" has been upgraded to "Mountain Breaker lv3"]
[Your Profession Skill "Flying Catkin lv2" has been upgraded to "Flying Catkin lv3"]
...
[Your Profession Skill "Mountain Breaker lv6" has advanced to "Ocean Toppler lv1"]
[Your Profession Skill "Flying Catkin lv6" has advanced to "Snowdrift v1"]
Ocean Toppler, Snowdrift.
Su Xing caught those two names from the constantly popping-up system panels, then immediately held his breath and braced himself for the coming agony.
As expected, this time there wasn’t even a pause. An unprecedented, excruciating pain flooded directly into Su Xing’s mind.
This excruciating pain carried the detailed information of the two skills, and in an instant, it shattered the world before Su Xing’s eyes.
It made Su Xing feel as if he had plunged into an abyss, surrounded by absolute darkness.
An unknown amount of time passed.
Su Xing’s brain finally seemed to react.
He snapped his eyes open, like a drowning man struggling back to consciousness.
Su Xing suddenly found himself hovering above the island, watching the small figure below thrusting the Black Sword into the sea in front of it, over and over.
Realizing he had entered the system space, Su Xing’s mind gradually calmed. After a few minutes, he began to observe the small figure’s practice methods.
Judging by its practice methods, the small figure was likely practicing "Mountain Breaker." ’I wonder if this is the training space just for "Mountain Breaker," or if the figure will finish this and then immediately start on "Flying Catkin."’
The thought suddenly surfaced in Su Xing’s mind,
but he shook his head and cast the useless idea aside. It didn’t matter which it was; either way, it wouldn’t hinder his increase in strength today.
Therefore, Su Xing quickly refocused his attention on the small figure’s sword practice.
The small figure thrusted its sword again and again, the power at the blade’s edge growing a fraction stronger with each thrust. But the special effects for "Mountain Breaker" were inconspicuous, and without careful perception, it was difficult to feel the difference.
Time flowed by with each and every thrust.
After an unknown amount of time, one of the small figure’s thrusts seemed to break through some kind of barrier. The space in front of it suddenly cracked open, revealing a huge hole big enough to fit half a person.
At the same time, the sea before it was as if suddenly severed, and a long, straight "sea road" appeared in the middle.
"Is... is this Ocean Toppler? Such terrifying power!"
This ability to tear a hole half a person’s height directly into space truly stunned Su Xing.
Before, he could only ever make tiny cracks appear in space, and those cracks would vanish almost instantly.
It was nothing like "Ocean Toppler," which could open a hole in space directly. The power was magnified by some unknown factor.
Just as Su Xing was thinking this, his pupils suddenly constricted. The next second, he was back in his room.
Then, before Su Xing could react, his pupils suddenly dilated. The world before him once again dissolved into white planes and black lines. The simplest geometric shapes filled the black-and-white world, making him feel on the verge of fainting.
When Su Xing came to his senses again, he found himself in a world of ice and snow.
The practice for "Snowdrift" had begun.
