Chapter 419: Chapter 15 Please, I’m Begging You
“White Rainbow Across the Sky is a long-range thrust, do you even know what ‘long-range’ means?”
“The key to Cang Song Ying Ke lies in the bending strike, which can start with a downward slash followed by an upward swipe, or vice versa. Are you saying it’s no longer Cang Song Ying Ke if done in reverse?”
“You got the direction of the tail swing in Bai Niao Chao Feng all wrong! It’s like drifting a car, you’ve seen drifting, right? Never watched ‘Initial D’? You must have at least played Mario Kart!”
“Night Battle in All Directions… Forget it, with your swordsmanship talent, you wouldn’t understand even if I explained it to you. Just practice the other three techniques for now.”
Tang Xiaolian was so angry that she clenched her teeth and fumed, her hands fiercely performing the sword technique as she recklessly attacked the Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu.
This Gu insect flew at high speeds and was even more agile than flying swords. Therefore, she was able to hit it only about three or four times out of ten attempts… what was more infuriating was that every time she missed, Yan Yu would either sharply point out her mistake or say nothing but let out a long sigh, making her feel like a complete idiot.
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Back in school, I was called a genius, for goodness’ sake!
Yan Yu, responsible for teaching, was also speechless, thinking it’s no wonder you chose to be an Envoy, with these skills you couldn’t become a Sword Immortal even if you were reborn and went back to the past! Her reflexes and vision were mediocre at best, and her understanding of swordsmanship even more so. The Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu is not a target one can handle carelessly, so rather than expecting her to pass the test alone, it might be more realistic to consider having her perform a live sword swallowing act.
Perhaps cheating is the way to go?
“Listen to me,” Yan Yu sent a telepathic message to Tang Xiaolian, “You’re not a professional Sword Immortal anyway, you can take it slow with the swordsmanship lessons, let me teach you how to speed through this level.”
“I refuse!” Tang Xiaolian firmly rejected, “I want to pass this level fair and square, without resorting to any underhanded methods!”
Yan Yu was simply at his wit’s end. Do I not wish for you to pass this level fair and square? The problem is, do you have the ability to?
“Be sensible, passing the level is currently the top priority.” He tried to reason with her patiently, “You can’t become fat with just one bite.”
“No! I want to pass it with my own strength!” Tang Xiaolian stubbornly declared.
Yan Yu had no choice but to use his trump card, he said with a cold smile:
“Fine, then you stay here to deal with the Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu, I’ll continue moving forward.”
“Captain Yan, spare my life!” Seeing him about to leave her behind, Tang Xiaolian quickly grabbed his arm, and with a cry in her voice said, “If you’re not here to protect me, I’ll be killed by that insect!”
“Didn’t you want to pass with your own strength?” Yan Yu pretended not to understand her meaning, encouraging her, “Go on, defeat it with your upright swordsmanship!”
“Without Captain Yan’s guidance, my swordsmanship is crap.” Tang Xiaolian quickly chose to back down, bowing her noble head, she pleaded, “Captain Yan, I was wrong, please stay and keep an eye on me~”
“Heh.” Yan Yu turned to look toward the Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu which kept buzzing not far away and instructed, “To make you improve your swordsmanship in a short period of time is difficult; but to have you defeat this insect is not hard.”
Tang Xiaolian posed ready to listen attentively, nodding continuously.
“Watch closely.” Yan Yu performed several sword techniques in succession, blocking all of the Golden Silkworm Gu’s lunges, then turned and asked, “Did you get it?”
“I didn’t.” Tang Xiaolian cautiously asked, “Could you tell me specifically what I should observe?”
“Observe its flight patterns!” Yan Yu said.
After watching for a moment, Tang Xiaolian suddenly had an epiphany and said:
“This little insect has no spiritual wisdom, so it can only attack in a straight line, either targeting me or the flying sword!”
“Correct.” Yan Yu showed a look of approval and satisfactorily asked, “Anything else?”
“Its sprinting burst is very powerful, it can speed up from a standstill in an instant.” Tang Xiaolian continued, “But before it sprints, it will first turn its body in the direction it plans to dash.”
“So,” Yan Yu induced gently, “as long as you pay attention to its orientation and the target of its charge…”
“I can avoid being pounced on by it!” Tang Xiaolian clapped her hands and said.
Yan Yu’s hand came down like a knife on her forehead as he bellowed,
“You can predict its flight path! That way, even if your swordsmanship is a pile of shit, you can easily intercept it!”
“Calling me trash is a bit too much,” said Tang Xiaolian, holding her head in distress before turning to attack the Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu again.
Indeed, once she could predict its lunging trajectory, her success rate in intercepting with the sword increased dramatically, from three hits out of ten strikes to seven, instantly boosting her confidence.
My swordsmanship isn’t that stinky after all!
Yan Yu watched with a cold eye, thinking to himself that her talent in swordsmanship was indeed trash. I had completely analyzed the opponent’s attacking path for you, yet you could only achieve a 70% interception rate… But compared to another piece of trash on my team, she seems barely acceptable.
If that beautiful piece of trash were here, with the speed of the Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu’s flight, she might have trouble making three hits out of ten.
“Does this mean I can pass the level?” Tang Xiaolian quietly transmitted to him.
“Of course not,” Yan Yu replied, “You have to be able to handle its attacks alone, without me, meaning the interception rate must reach 100%. After all, missing just one attack means death for you.”
“That’s too difficult,” Tang Xiaolian lamented, “I can predict its attack path, but oftentimes my eyes and reaction can’t keep up. Just as I clearly see its direction, before I can command the sword to intercept, it has already surged forward.”
“Hmm.” Yan Yu didn’t have a good solution either. After all, eye strength and reaction speed are innate. It’s not impossible to improve them later in life, but it definitely takes a lot of energy and time—it’s not something that can be done in a short time.
Seeing him lost in thought, Tang Xiaolian tentatively asked,
“Do you have any way to deal with this, Captain Yan?”
“How about we head back?” Yan Yu suggested, “I’ll come alone next time.”
“Don’t start beating a retreat at the last moment!” Tang Xiaolian couldn’t help but cry out, “You’ve already taught me so much, just give me a little more push to get through this hurdle!”
“While you’re not wrong, the one who needs to push harder is you, not me. What’s the use of shouting at me?” Yan Yu was silent for a moment, “Do you have any other offensive means that could delay or even slow its movements?”
“Oh!” This reminded Tang Xiaolian, who reached into the pouch at her waist and tossed a large cloud of red mist forward, buzzing towards the Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu.
Yan Yu’s Divine Sense scanned everything, and the red mist turned out to be many winged Flying Fire Ants, about the size of the tip of a toothpick, their bodies high-temperature red, swarming and colliding against the Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu in a frenzy of bites.
The Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu, claimed to be impervious to blades and resistant to fire and water, naturally wasn’t bothered by the bites and burns of these Gu Insects. However, it was extremely distressed by them, and because the tiny Flying Fire Ants were too small to bite effectively, its frenzy and rage increased even more, lunging and snapping wildly at the nearby Peach Blossom Tender Sword—the golden wing-cases glowed red in the heat, and its flight speed indeed slowed.
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Tang Xiaolian, upon seeing this, grew more confident. She manipulated the Peach Blossom Tender Sword to strike at the Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu, her demeanor becoming proud.
Yan Yu stood behind her with crossed arms, thinking that this was a passable way to cope, but she had taken a shortcut. He wondered if the Mysterious Realm would accept it.
“Are you a Gu Insect Cultivator?” A female voice from the Mysterious Realm suddenly asked.
“Yes,” Tang Xiaolian hastily pleaded, “Senior! I’m not a professional Sword Immortal, okay? Getting to this point is already my limit! Please, please let me pass, alright? Pretty please~”
“Fine, consider it as you passing,” the female voice seemed to be swayed by her soft entreaties, and the Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu suddenly let out a shriek, burrowing into the Golden Flower Field and disappearing in an instant.
The two continued towards the distant palace, Tang Xiaolian secretly transmitting to Yan Yu,
“How was that? My performance was pretty good, right?”
“Swordsmanship 20 points, quick wit 10 points, talking back deducts 8 points.” Yan Yu pondered for a moment, “Whining 60 points.”
“Whining is a skill too, okay!” Tang Xiaolian retorted, “Choosing the right tone, the right words, and the right moment to plead requires a lot of thought! Hmm? Why are there deducted points? Doesn’t that mean I only have 82 points in total?”
“Did you really expect a perfect score for that performance?” said Yan Yu, shaking his head in disbelief, “The remaining 18 points, I’ll reward you in the form of ‘666’.”