Chapter 155: Illusion Sword Dance!

Early the next morning, Si Kongxu returned to school. Because his physical injuries had not fully recovered, he did not make any major moves for the coming week. Aside from attending his daily elective classes, he spent most of his time recuperating.

The school medic was startled when he examined the injuries Si Kongxu had sustained this time. Severe collapses had occurred in multiple parts of his body; his muscles, blood vessels, bones, and even internal organs were pushed far beyond their limits. If not for the "Giant's Resilience" gradually taking effect bit by bit, he likely would have ended up completely paralyzed.

Fortunately, the medical facilities within Morning Glow Academy were exceptionally superior. The school infirmary possessed not only high-tech modern medical treatments but also extraordinary powers, such as healing magic and miraculous elixirs.

Therefore, despite such severe injuries, Si Kongxu completely recovered in just a few days.

As for the matter concerning the Ghouls, it was just as Li Yang had said: the school was no longer pursuing it. And as for Si Kongxu’s glorious record in this incident—fighting Machiu Xing, who was at the half-step Verdant tier, to a standstill, and mercilessly beating up the second-year top expert Bai Hao—of course, it was not made public!

Aside from a handful of people who knew the truth, Si Kongxu remained the most notorious "good-for-nothing" across the entire grade level. For this, he specifically went to argue with Li Yang for half a day, only for the other party to completely ignore him.

Furthermore, Si Kongxu's close-combat weapon, the "Elucidator," and the "Dark Repulser," which he had exchanged for later, were almost completely destroyed in the previous battle. The originally sharp longswords had now turned into two pieces of scrap metal. More importantly, Si Kongxu no longer had any surplus academic credits to purchase weapons!

This gave him a massive headache, as he was required to go on a field trial the following week. (According to academy regulations, students must undergo a field trial every two weeks.)

Fortunately, however, through this battle, Si Kongxu's tier had advanced from the initial stage of the Luminous Yellow tier to the middle stage, and he was not far from the high stage of the Luminous Yellow tier either. This could be considered the greatest stroke of fortune amidst his misfortunes.

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"So... what exactly is your reason for coming to find me?" Xiao Yuqi crossed her arms in front of her chest, crossed her slender, beautiful legs, and adopted a posture that made Si Kongxu's eyes struggle to stay under control.

"Hehe, we haven't seen each other in so long, so I just came to check on you," Si Kongxu said with a silly grin.

The place where the two of them were was Xiao Yuqi's room in the faculty apartment building. Given the relationship between Si Kongxu and Xiao Yuqi, it was hardly surprising that he knew her residence.

"Is that so?" Xiao Yuqi curved her soft, red lips into a smile. "In my impression, you aren't that kindhearted. Just spit it out, what do you want with me?"

Seeing that his little scheme had been seen through by Xiao Yuqi, Si Kongxu felt no awkwardness and instead smiled. "Uh, you already know about the Ghoul incident from a few days ago, right?"

"Mhm, I heard someone's combat record was quite impressive?" Xiao Yuqi looked at Si Kongxu with a smile that was not quite a smile.

"Hehe, isn't it all thanks to your teaching? Half of my achievements in swordsmanship are due to your credit!"

"Oh? And then?"

"Well... uh, because the battle was too intense, my weapon was ruined, so..." Si Kongxu scratched his head.

"If your weapon is ruined, go buy a new one yourself. Why are you coming to my place?"

"My credits are all gone, so I came to ask if you have any unused weapons lying around here," Si Kongxu stammered.

Strange to say, he was unafraid of authoritative figures like the vice principal and grade director Li Yang, yet he was inexplicably afraid of Xiao Yuqi, who taught him swordsmanship. A large part of the reason was probably because Xiao Yuqi frequently beat him up, which truly verified what Li Yang had said earlier: "This brat won't listen obediently unless you apply some physical pressure!"

"You should have said so earlier. I have weapons aplenty here; whichever one catches your eye in the training room, just take it."

Xiao Yuqi's words instantly choked Si Kongxu. He then made a bitter face and said, "Elder Sister Xiao, what I want aren't those standard-issue weapons! Those blank weapons are basically junk; they snap after just two or three clashes in a fight. By then, I won't even be able to defeat a small fry!"

Seeing Si Kongxu's mournful face while suppressing a smile in her heart, Xiao Yuqi said, "Those weapons are very useful. How about I give you a divine artifact, and you test it out against the junk you mentioned?"

"Uh, forget it. How could I compare to you? Surely you don't have any spare weapons here at all?" Si Kongxu asked, unwilling to give up.

"None. At my level, those low-tier weapons make no difference whether you use them or not. I do have quite a few high-end items here, but unfortunately, your strength is too low. Using them would actually be worse than using those standard-issue weapons."

"Are there really none left?"

"I already told you, there are only those standard-issue weapons. If you want them, go take whatever you like."

Hearing this, Si Kongxu couldn't help feeling somewhat discouraged. Having finally mustered up the courage to come see this witch, how could he leave without reaping any benefits!

"Then how about... Sister Yuqi, you teach me a few moves?"

Through the recent battle, Si Kongxu had deeply realized the shortcomings in his swordsmanship. Although the "Sovereign Sword Technique" was an extremely powerful set of swordsmanship, it was relatively focused on killing the enemy in a single blow, making its destructive power somewhat lacking.

After all, whether it was "Hundred-Step Flying Sword" or "Crossing the Eight Directions," it was a swordsmanship directed at people, with its primary target being human beings. If he encountered non-human enemies like the Ice Giant in future battles, the "Sovereign Sword Technique" would appear somewhat powerless.

A single blade cutting the throat was formidable, but if the opponent was exceptionally huge in size, the tiny slit carved by your "Hundred-Step Flying Sword" would be no different from a mosquito bite—completely useless!

Therefore, Si Kongxu shifted his thoughts toward Xiao Yuqi, hoping to learn one or two moves of swordsmanship from her that possessed explosive destructive power.

"Teach you a few moves?" Xiao Yuqi smiled, her peerless beauty blooming instantly. With her discernment, she could naturally see the flaws in Si Kongxu's current swordsmanship, so she said, "I do have a swordsmanship technique here with extremely strong destructive power, but it has quite high requirements for sword proficiency. If you are confident, and are willing to trade it for your 'Sovereign Sword Technique,' I wouldn't mind teaching you."

"Deal! It's a deal!" Si Kongxu agreed without the slightest hesitation.

"Then follow me to the training room," Xiao Yuqi said. She had been longing for Si Kongxu's "Sovereign Sword Technique" not for just a day or two; ever since that brat had obtained this swordsmanship, he had been boasting about it in her ear all day long. This time, she wanted to see what was so worth boasting about in that swordsmanship.

"Oh right, this swordsmanship is called 'Illusion Sword Dance,' and it used to be one of my ultimate moves back in the day. It's very difficult to learn, you know..."

"Illusion Sword Dance!" Upon hearing this familiar name, Si Kongxu felt a slight ripple of anticipation within himself.

Si Kongxu was no stranger to the famous name "Illusion Sword Dance." It was a renowned swordsmanship from a side-scrolling fighting game called Dungeon Fighter Online in the world before his transmigrated days, and its power was quite immense!

……

It had to be said that Si Kongxu, possessing the "Infinite Martial Arts Refinement," truly reached the ultimate peak in mastering his own skills. The degree to which he controlled his own techniques forced even Xiao Yuqi to concede defeat.

As a result, the "Illusion Sword Dance," which Xiao Yuqi claimed was exceptionally difficult to learn, was mastered by Si Kongxu in less than three days. However, compared to the maximum of 57 slashes of the "Illusion Sword Dance," Si Kongxu could only execute 11 slashes. (The 57 slashes of the Illusion Sword Dance in the game require various restrictions; some modifications have been made here.)

Even so, this did not hinder his recognition of the formidable nature of the "Illusion Sword Dance."

"Alright, you've learned the swordsmanship, now scram and go on your field trial!" These were the words tinged with a hint of jealousy uttered by Xiao Yuqi after discovering how quickly Si Kongxu had mastered the "Illusion Sword Dance."

Subsequently, Si Kongxu walked all the way back to the classroom with a smile. In fact, with his "Traveler" skill, as long as the skill's cooldown time was over, he could shuttle across dimensions anytime and anywhere. However, the LV1 "Traveler" required a certain amount of energy to perform a dimensional shift.

Previously, this energy was provided by Ye Fei, but now, lacking an energy supply and with insufficient origin power in his body, Si Kongxu had no choice but to use the classroom's dimensional shuttle machine to make the trip.

This time, Jiang Hong had not selected a destination world for him, so Si Kongxu underwent a completely random dimensional shuttle.

"Well then... let's begin..."