novelraw Chapter 221: Teacher Blade! Please Teach Me Blade Release!
Chapter 221: Teacher Blade! Please Teach Me Blade Release!
So fast—
The blade reflected in Chen Qi’s pupils, growing larger and closer—
The cold and pain spread again from his neck, quickly radiating throughout his body, then gradually fading away—
Bang!
Chen Qi collapsed to the ground with a thud, struggling to move his eyeballs to look at the ‘enemy’ towering above.
This time, the enemy had a face.
Crimson long hair fluttered lightly in the wind, the Blade Witch slowly withdrew the long knife from Chen Qi’s neck—
Chen Qi looked into her eyes.
Contempt, disdain—
No, the enemy in front of him didn’t even have such an expression—Chen Qi’s lips moved with difficulty.In this rift, he was just a small soldier.
Like a player who had killed all enemies and, in the excitement, then finished off a small soldier, a fragile little soldier.
This feeling of being treated like trash, like an ant, was really unpleasant—Chen Qi’s vision was again covered by thick blood mist.
[You have died, crushed like an ant.]
Accompanied by the whistling wind, he returned once more to the starting point.
“Huff, huff, huff—”
Chen Qi kept gasping for air.
Although in this rift he had the ability to resurrect, the pain and frustration from each death were unbearably intense.
This pain instinctively made him want to flee, to give up struggling.
If it weren’t for the fight, he really would want to lie in bed now, listen to the waves, fill himself with the Flower Witch’s healing potion, and enjoy the water spirits’ massage.
No wonder Fen reminded me not to have a mental breakdown—
The only relief now was that this ‘Blade Witch’ probably had no intention of torturing him.
Chen Qi turned his head decisively to look at the monsters on the corpse pile.
Just now, he rolled five twenties!
The legendary one hundred points! This was a huge lucky event in the game forums!
But this random trait clearly meant that the higher the points, the higher the difficulty!
What kind of luck is this...
Am I a lucky emperor or a non-champion?
Chen Qi couldn’t help but complain to ease the pain, then immediately looked at
the last trait he rolled, which scored a full 500 points, higher than all the traits he had chosen combined!
With the sound of whistling wind, the blade’s impact, and footsteps came again.
I wasn’t prepared the last few times—
This time, I won’t let you succeed!
Ember’s Touch! Plus Ember’s Bloom!
His clothes fluttered with the wind, Chen Qi immediately adjusted his qi throughout his body, infusing all his strength.
The moment he rolled the one hundred points, he had to face the Blade Witch.
Tap! Tap! Tap!
The Blade Witch held the knife casually at her waist, then took step after step toward Chen Qi.
Seeing Chen Qi form a resisting stance, her expression didn’t change at all, only softly humming:
“Hmph hmph hmph~”
Bang!
Then, in the next instant, the Blade Witch stepped forward casually, holding the knife in one hand, slashing!
Ember’s Bloom! Followed by an explosion!
Bang!
Blades clashed, producing a crisp sound.
Chen Qi’s hand trembled uncontrollably.
The power gap was huge!
Pure stat crushing! Was this thing really created based on his second-tier level?
Is this a monster for second-tier supernaturals?
But even using his full strength, he wasn’t instantly killed in one hit...
With each death, the Blade Witch’s combat power weakened, reaching its limit at the hundredth time.
Spiritual energy, muscles, spiritual energy, muscles—Chen Qi exerted all his strength, mobilizing every ounce of power.
Shadow Blade Slash!
Chen Qi roared, black qi swirling around the blade!
The Blade Witch’s knife was wrapped in even more terrifying crimson blade qi!
Bang!
The blade stabbed into his body again!
“Third time, fifteen seconds—”
Chen Qi spat out a mouthful of blood, estimating the time.
From his resurrection to death, only fifteen seconds had passed.
No rest in between!
[You were crushed like trash by the Blade Witch.]
With the prompt appearing, the whistling wind returned again.
Chen Qi looked once more at the Blade Witch on the corpse pile, instinctively clutching his neck.
So strong—
But—
[Your skill ‘Bonfire Heart’ has become more proficient—]
Chen Qi glanced at the prompt before him, while feeling his body again.
Although the pain hadn’t gone away, there was no doubt his physical condition was fully restored.
A powerful force once again filled his body, making him brimming with vitality.
The Blade Witch’s trial rift... Chen Qi took a deep breath.
Three consecutive crushing defeats, three times mercilessly beaten and crushed like an ant—
This feeling—
Was actually satisfying!
Unlike normal death, every death in the trial brought him abundant combat experience.
This experience made Chen Qi’s body uncontrollably excited, sweat soaking him through. Blades cutting flesh cost no price—this was extremely rare.
And although Chen Qi practiced every day, many of his recent skills had been stuck in a stagnant state.
Especially the spiritual core skill ‘Bonfire Heart,’ which he had nearly mastered but still had a tiny gap to perfect!
But just now, the sensation of mobilizing spiritual energy throughout his body gave Chen Qi an unprecedented surge of spiritual impulse, an exhilarating surge, a sense of transcendence.
One day felt like ten days!
“Come on again! Useless witch!”
Chen Qi mocked casually.
Facing Chen Qi’s taunt, the Blade Witch closed her eyes, saying nothing, silently descending along the corpse pile.
“Come on! Kill me! Cut me down!”
Chen Qi said excitedly.
Bored lunatic... The Blade Witch silently moved forward.
Bang!
With the sound of the wind, the Blade Witch suddenly stepped forward like a bolt of lightning, charging in front of Chen Qi.
Agility was quick, but compared to other attributes, the Blade Witch’s agility was her weak point—
Chen Qi activated the skill Hound’s Pace, dodging this strike by sidestepping, then adjusting his position and explosively releasing spiritual energy.
Shadow Blade Slash!
Followed by Blade of Fury!
Chen Qi poured all his spiritual energy out.
Slash!
The black-qi-wrapped blade fiercely slashed at the Blade Witch’s poorly defended shoulder—
Blood broke the skin! Deep crimson blood sprayed!
Armor broken—Chen Qi smiled faintly.
At the same time, the Blade Witch’s expression slightly changed, her crimson eyes blinking, immediately rotating her body, slashing a crimson upward arc—
The crimson blood mist covered her body again—
Chen Qi returned to the starting point, clutching the knife handle tightly again.
[You were crushed like trash by the Blade Witch...]
[You were crushed like trash by the Blade Witch...]
[You were kicked to death like a stray dog by the Blade Witch...]
[You were kicked to death like a stray dog by the Blade Witch...]
[You were slashed to death like a feeble tiger by the Blade Witch...]
...
...
Blades stabbed into his body again and again! Blood mist descended repeatedly! The count kept piling up!
Ten times!
Fifty times!
One hundred times!
Two hundred times!
“Three hundred and six times, thirty-seven seconds...”
Chen Qi held his neck, gasping heavily.
In the long stream of deaths, his spirit had begun to show obvious fatigue.
More than three hours had passed since he entered the Blade Witch’s rift.
And his death count had long exceeded one hundred.
Each time he died, the Blade Witch weakened until the limit at one hundred times.
In other words, the Blade Witch’s strength had reached its lowest point.
But even so, in power and agility, she was still much stronger than him.
Chen Qi had never seen the Blade Witch’s health drop below half.
Is this Blade-affinity trial rift? Is this the top difficulty rated 900 points... Chen Qi gripped the long knife again.
At this moment, two obvious prompts appeared like dew in the rain.
[You have perfectly mastered the skill ‘Bonfire Heart.’ Spiritual Core significantly increased, all qi skills’ base damage increased, gained passive skill: greatly increased perception at low health.]
[You have perfectly mastered the skill ‘Hound’s Pace’ and its auxiliary skill ‘Blink Step.’ Agility permanently increased by 5 points.]
[You have comprehended the derived move of Shadow Blade Slash, Shadow Blade Spin...]
“Finally...”
Chen Qi wiped the blood at the corner of his mouth, showing a faint smile.
Unbelievable!
Hound’s Pace was just a high-level skill he exchanged with Gray Mouse yesterday.
Usually, even a highly talented third-tier Transcendent would need over ten days of practice and combat experience to master Hound’s Pace perfectly.
But now, in just over three hours, he had mastered it and applied it in battle!
Through death after death, my skill level has been growing at an incredible speed.
Chen Qi looked at the Blade Witch and couldn’t help but smile.
This isn’t a Blade Witch, this isn’t a BOSS, this is clearly Teacher Blade!
The only cost is getting hit!
If taking hits gains experience, Chen Qi would be willing to get beaten for a whole month.
Of course, if the Blade Witch could give me some rest time—
“Hey, Teacher Blade, can you give me a break?”
Chen Qi teased the ever-approaching Blade Witch.
After more than three hundred times, the Blade Witch’s expression finally showed a hint of disdain, contempt, and obvious killing intent.
Puchi!
With the wind’s howl, a scarlet lightning bolt came rushing again.
So unreasonable... Chen Qi smiled helplessly, gripping the long knife.
Hound’s Pace!
Bang!
Chen Qi’s spiritual energy suddenly danced like the wind, fiercely blocking the strike with the long knife, then lightly shifting his left toe.
Blink Step!
In an instant, Chen Qi’s body flowed like water, dodging the Blade Witch’s slash!
This was Hound’s Pace, greatly increasing agility and allowing a very short-distance quick displacement!
If he could use this skill well in battle, he could defeat the bloody beast in front of him!
Shadow Blade Slash!
Dark blade qi slashed past the Blade Witch’s left side!
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
Only the clang of sword clashes resounded on the battlefield!
Every blade collision sent massive force crashing into Chen Qi’s viscera!
But the opponent’s body also suffered damage!
The Blade Witch was indeed strong!
But in continuous battles, I have seen through you clearly!
Your habit of moves! Your attack patterns!
I’ve seen everything clearly! I’ve remembered it all!
One slash, two slashes, three slashes—
Ten slashes!
Blood splattered!
Amid the crimson clangs, Chen Qi suddenly slashed downward, tearing the Blade Witch’s neck with bleeding arms as the price.
Hope!
Chen Qi adjusted his breathing again, preparing for the next attack.
At this moment, a special prompt popped up again.
[Blade Witch’s special stance, Frenzy triggered!]
[Frenzy: In this state, Blade Witch’s attack frequency doubles, immune to all negative effects!
In this mode, Blade Witch will remember your attacks! Remember your face!]
[Blade Witch’s low-health stance triggered early due to Frenzy!]
“???”
Chen Qi’s pupils suddenly contracted sharply.
Phase two!?
The Blade Witch instantly erupted a huge red spiritual energy field, whipping up a massive gale.
The massive spiritual field shook Chen Qi!
The Blade Witch changed stance, holding knives in both hands.
Spiritual energy mixed with killing intent surged fiercely!
Crimson blade spiritual energy spiraled like a sharp edge, forming a forty-meter-long blade qi, then swept forward like an overwhelming tide!
Absolute spiritual crushing!
Terrifying blade qi slashed the earth, kicking up dust and rocks, striking Chen Qi fiercely!
“Goodbye...”
At the end, the Blade Witch lifted her crimson eyes and spoke for the first time.
Crimson spiritual energy burned like flames, completely tearing Chen Qi apart!
[You have died. You, a feeble soldier on the battlefield, were ended by the Blade Witch...]
The wind’s sound slowly rose again.
“Three hundred and seven times, one minute thirty-five seconds...”
Chen Qi said coldly, his hand gripping the knife trembling slightly.
This time was his breakthrough limit, the longest battle time with the Blade Witch.
However, at this moment, a huge sense of powerlessness swept over him!
Too strong! The stance the Blade Witch just showed was too powerful!
There were three days total, but even if he died thousands of times in three days, could he really overcome that move?
No, no hope at all—
Even if my Hound’s Pace could endure that strike, then combined with Blade of Fury and three Shadow Ninja Slashes, I still couldn’t defeat the Blade Witch...
900 score! S rating!
Is this a rating a human can reach?
Chen Qi rubbed his forehead.
Unless, unless he had a move that could deal even greater damage!
“Wait—”
Chen Qi suddenly thought of something.
Although breakthroughs on the real battlefield were rare, this was not a battlefield but a trial ground.
In the battle with the Blade Witch, he would grow stronger and stronger.
Now, besides potions...
So far, Chen Qi had only used a small amount of potions.
Just like game dungeons, although his body recovered and his weapons and clothes were somewhat repaired, potions were consumables.
And most importantly—
Wait!
Chen Qi suddenly remembered something, opened his Backpack Card, then took out a book.
In his hands was a Blade Release manual!
Through his continuous deaths, Chen Qi opened the book.
Normally, a second-tier Transcendent could never learn second-tier Blade Release moves.
But this place happened to be a trial rift—
And a Blade-affinity trial rift at that!
Maybe, there was a chance—Chen Qi’s mind formed a bold idea, giving up attacking, and started flipping through the book in front of the Blade Witch.
“Reading?”
The scene caused the Blade Witch to spit a mouthful of blood, slashing out a savage strike.
Reading seemed to anger the Blade Witch... Chen Qi ignored it, enduring the pain, continuing to browse the book.
Once, twice, ten times, fifty times—
After fifty deaths, mentally exhausted Chen Qi’s mouth curled faintly:
“Cut off my flesh and blood, sever its muscles and bones. Like this? After spending fifty lives, I understand.”
At this moment, a crimson prompt appeared before him.
[You have preliminarily mastered Blade Release—‘Sever Its Muscles and Bones!’]
“Hey! Teacher Blade, don’t you like reading?”
Mentally somewhat broken, Chen Qi closed the book and gave the Blade Witch a tired smile:
“Teacher Blade, I’m practicing Blade Release moves. You should be the expert in this area. Can I practice with you? Teach me a little?”
“...”
You treat me as practice material? At this moment, the cold Blade Witch finally gripped her long knife tightly, slightly raised her head, revealing an extremely contemptuous gaze, and spoke for the first time:
“Alright...”