Chapter 35 I Got SmarterWhat the…
He"s really something.
Ding Sans.h.i.+ felt as if he were going to pa.s.s out.
Who would care about that?
Ding Sans.h.i.+ asked, “You"ve been a piece of s.h.i.+t a few days ago. But you managed to impress everyone in the compet.i.tion and your performance was almost amazing. How did you do that?”
“Ah, that. Here"s the thing. When I heard about what happened to my father that day, I got so shaken that I couldn"t think straight on my mind. I couldn"t feel anything as if I"d had lost my soul. Then, I don"t know how, but I got a lot of headaches and then something strange happened. Mr. Ding, guess what that is.”
Lin Beichen"s eyes started to roll around. He was thinking about how to cover up his lie.
Ding Sans.h.i.+ said, “Did you get smarter after the headaches?”
“Ah, that"s exactly it. Mr. Ding, you"re just amazing. The wors.h.i.+p I have for you is like flowing water that won"t stop and also running river that can"t be stopped…”
“Cut the c.r.a.p. The point.”
“Okeydokey. Just as you guessed, after hearing the news, I got prompted. I somehow got smarter and actually can remember things once I see them…”
Lin Beichen took the chance to start to make up his lie.
Ding Sans.h.i.+ felt startled. “Is there really such a thing? So, you"ve got such a high grade in the knowledge exam because you can remember things after you see them?”
“That"s right.”
Lin Beichen nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
This was all in the mind of the teacher himself.
Ding Sans.h.i.+ said, “Go on.”
Huh?
With what?
He hadn"t made it up yet.
Lin Beichen started to feel a little nervous.
Therefore, he had to fully use his imagination. Suddenly, he thought of the scene where So-chhyee Chan practiced the Sleeping Arhat"s Fist in Stephen Chow"s cla.s.sic “King of Beggars”. His eyes brightened.
“Aha. I not only got smarter but also found something incredible. Once I fall asleep, I can practice sword in my dreams. Sometimes, I can comprehend the swordsmans.h.i.+p I can"t see clearly or understand when I"m awake. Then, when I wake up from my dreams, I will naturally be able to play it.”
Ding Sans.h.i.+ gaped.
Practicing sword in dreams?
If others had said something like this, Ding Sans.h.i.+ would definitely teach him how to be an honest person with the Triple Sword Strikes.
But it if was Lin Beichen…
Ding Sans.h.i.+ thought of his surveillance during the last nights. He indeed heard Lin Beichen snoring loudly in his sleep as soon as he reached the tent. During cla.s.ses, Lin Beichen also lay his head on the desk to sleep from time to time…
Did the brat really practice sword in his dreams?
The world had given rise to many warriors and superiors, and immortals also existed.
Therefore, even if the thing he heard sounded bizarre, it wasn"t impossible.
Ding Sans.h.i.+ asked, “So, after I taught the ‘Basic Close Triple Sword Strikes" in the cla.s.s, you only used three days to practice the strikes to reach what you can do today?”
Lin Beichen said, “Not only that. I also practiced Intermediate Mystery Energy Condensing Skill in my dreams.”
Ding Sans.h.i.+ gasped.
Not only sword?
But also Mystery Energy?
Then could he kill people in sleep?
“It sounds a little, incredible. You reached what you can do today after three days" practice in sleep…” Ding Sans.h.i.+ hesitated for a few seconds and said, “How confident are you about the compet.i.tion tomorrow?”
Lin Beichen grinned and said, “I suppose there"s no problem.”
Ding Sans.h.i.+ frowned.
Lin Beichen said confidently, “Well, Mu Xinyue, the high-grade b.i.t.c.h, has visited me and said she wished I could cut her some slack in tomorrow"s compet.i.tion. You can see that she"s not so sure herself.”
Ding Sans.h.i.+ said, “If you think like that, you"ll be in danger.”
Lin Beichen uttered. “Huh? What do you mean?”
Ding Sans.h.i.+ said, “She did that just to make your less alert. Today, when Mu Xinyue beat Yue Hongxiang, did you see the swordsmans.h.i.+p she performed?”
Some nice pictures immediately popped into Lin Beichen"s head. He nodded. “Yes, I see it clearly. They"re big, tight, and round…”
“Huh?”
Ding Sans.h.i.+ became stunned and then realized. He got into a rage and seriously beat Lin Beichen.
The old teacher said with anger, “That girl performed a kind of one-star swordsmans.h.i.+p, Star-picking Strikes. And she had reached a higher level. She has a capability. Though your ‘Triple Sword Strikes" have almost reached the peak of consummation, your chances of winning still won"t be good in time.”
“Reached a higher level? The peak of consummation?”
Lin Beichen scrambled up from the ground black and blue. He scratched the back of his head. “Are you really talking about cultivation levels?”
Ding Sans.h.i.+ sighed.
The black sheep really didn"t have any foundations.
Ding Sans.h.i.+ explained. “For any martial skills cultivation, from the first beginning to the final comprehension, there are five stages in total. They respectively are crossing the threshold, reaching a higher level, having mastered, being skillful, and reaching the consummation. Your ‘Triple Sword Strikes" have reached the peak of consummation and aren"t likely to advance further anymore, because you have reached the power limit of the strikes.”
Lin Beichen was starting to get the hang of it.
He asked, “Then what should I do to make sure I defeat Mu Xinyue?”
Lin Beichen didn"t doubt the experienced fencing teacher"s judging on tomorrow"s battle.
Hence, he suddenly became sincere and modest, eagerly consulting the teacher.
“Actually, after the peak of consummation, there"s a hidden move called ‘Big Dipper Falling". Watch carefully. I only do it three times.”
Ding Sans.h.i.+"s face grew serious.
He lifted his hand.
Clang!
The long sword at Lin Beichen"s waist flew out of the sheath onto his hand as if it had met a magnet.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoos.h.!.+
The first three moves were none other than the Basic Close Triple Sword Strikes.
The moment the Triple Sword Strikes ended, the long sword in Ding Sans.h.i.+"s hand gave off seven swords lights like a peac.o.c.k spreading its tail. At the same time, seven swooshes of the sword piercing through the air rang.
Thump, thump, thump!
On a tree beside them, the sword left seven holes.
Lin Beichen"s hair that had stood on end gradually lay down.
When the sword lights broke out, a terrifying chill and feeling of terror shrouded him and instantly made his hair stand on end.
The move of “Big Dipper Falling” was kind of powerful.
Ding Sans.h.i.+ retracted the sword and asked, “Did you see it clearly?”
Lin Beichen nodded again and again. “I did.”
In fact, he had recorded it very carefully.
He had secretly recorded the entire process on his phone.
The move of swordsmans.h.i.+p was very smart and also terrifying.
Though the Chilling Python Seven Phantom Strikes Wu Xiaofang performed today also gave out many lights in one stroke, they were merely phantom lights. There was only one real blade among them, while the rest of the lights were completely harmless.
Nevertheless, Ding Sans.h.i.+"s “Big Dipper Falling” was different.
All the seven sword lights were solid blades.
No matter which light hurt you, you"d be severely injured.
It was awesome with a capital A!
Lin Beichen secretly gave him a thumbs-up in the heart.
Ding Sans.h.i.+ said, “Alright. Then open your eyes wide, and I"ll now do it for the second time…”
Lin Beichen immediately waved his hand and said, “No, no, no. Mr. Ding, that"s enough. I"ve seen it clearly. There"s no need. What you did just now is enough.”