"Master, I'll start!" He roared as he infused all of his sword energy in his sword: "KILLLLL!"

His master wishes to fight him with his full strength, and the first thing that he wishes to do is kill the Mo Xie as painless as he could!

"Point of the sword!" His ultimate skill that he had practiced day in and day out, unleas.h.i.+ng terrifying piercing energy as it headed towards Mo Xie.

But the latter merely smile: "A good skill, worthy of being a grade just above trash."

Mo Xie moved slightly to the left, his waved his stick up and then.

Pak!

Hitting right above the swordl But that wasn't the end of it, like a ball, it bounced to Xuan Yuan's face!

PAK! This time, the sound rung crispier than when he struck the sword!

When Mo Xie moved to his left, Xuan Yuan followed him, but as the stick struck the sword, the point of Xuan Yuan's attack suddenly aimed downward, and with his momentum, the attack from the stick slammed his face!

Infused with complete weapon mastery, Mo Xie's stick is as hard as a metal rod!

"Mugu!" Xuan Yuan still holding his sword as his left hand covered his face from the pain/

Mo Xie then spoke: "That's your strongest skill?"

"To carry so many problems... and you think it's great?" Mo Xie asked in a disgusted manner.

Xuan Yuan felt dismayed: "But master... That's the greatest attack I have!"

Mo Xie couldn't help but sigh: "Greatest your head!"

"I only moved a single step to my left, yet, when you followed my move, the attack already lost its initial momentum and its powers decreased by half!"

"You t.i.tled yourself with the Sword Emperor, but that's the best you got?!"

"The only praise I can give you is that you didn't let go of your sword when I struck your face!"

"Haven't I said it when I was playing with those kids earlier? The greatest attack of a sword is slas.h.!.+ And you're my student! The least you could do is pretend that your best attack is a slas.h.!.+"

"Are you even my student?!"

"I've even used a slas.h.i.+ng attack when dealing with.."

Mo Xie continuously rained down insults upon insults as he struck Xuan Yuan every single time! 

"Greatest attack your head!?! You wasted all of your time comprehending that?" Mo Xie didn't even spare Xuan Yuan's pride as barrages of insults flooded the latter without a stop.

Xuan Yuan felt a much more graver pain inside his chest rather than his face, he held his chest with his left hand not knowing what to reply.

His only good point was not letting go of his sword? Since that's the case, I won't let go of it again!

Mo Xie looked at him and spoke: "What are you keeling over there for? Stand up, we only had just started!"

Hearing this, Xuan Yuan stood up immediately, but he had to ask one thing; 'Was it merely a few seconds? I thought it was dozens of years!'

As Mo Xie criticized him, memories of the times he had spent with his training and bearing improvement for his sword art resurfaced, all being destroyed by Mo Xie's words one after another!

Xuan Yuan stood up; 'Slash it is!'

As he thought of it, he stood to his attacking form: "Swallowing Crane Sweep!"

Another powerful gust of wind started to gather around Xuan Yuan as it formed into a vortex: "Master, please receive it!"

"I don't want to."

Before Xuan Yuan could even launch his attack, he fell and looked at his master speechlessly: "Master..."

"Why the heck would I even receive your attack? You want me to die?" Mo Xie asked disdainfully as he shook his head like saying; 'You're stupid!'

Xuan Yuan fell completely before standing up again: "Then master..."

Mo Xie rolled his eyes up: "Just attack!"

"Yes!"

Xuan Yuan did as before: "Swallowing Crane Sweep!"

The air surrounding him resembled that of a top, as sharp as hundreds of blade as he jumped towards Mo Xie and as he reached the latter, he made a full swing!

But then, Mo Xie seeing the slash coming from the right, he walked to the right too!

Seeing this, Xuan Yuan felt that his head will burst now!

If Mi Xie was to stand there, he will only wave his sword by no more than a quarter of its full swing!

And immediately, he noticed it, the strength of his attack will only produce not even a tenth of its original might! A ma.s.sive and fatal flaw!

Just by a single step made by his opponent, his attack was decreased dramatically?!

He was blinded by shame at first from the act of killing his own teacher, but being pummeled by words, he woke up, he can see everything clearly now.

And as it is, he immediately changed his swing's trajectory to the opposite making his body turn like a top, although it decreased his slash's powers, it's at least 3/4 of what he was intending to do! Or even more!

Mo Xie seeing this nodded: "Great! But not so great!"

Xuan Yuan spinning is actually another huge flaw! Leaving his right side completely open!

PAK! Xuan Yuan was sent flying a few dozens meters away before he could even swing his sword!

"Since you've improved, I won't be as harsh as earlier!

Seeing that your attack will merely fail, you've decided to change your attack again, it can be considered as a feint, your flexibility is great in this aspect!"

"And as you flew away, you still held your sword, now, that is a good point too. Not letting go of one's sword even after being struck is a great way of the sword art! One of the few basics that others think lightly of!"

"But then..." After Mo Xie's compliment, next is... "Why did you have to jump?"

"I already said it when playing with those three earlier, flashy moves are for street performers! Are you a street performer?! You're my student! To dance like that and all!"

"Ah wait, maybe you're not a swordmaster but instead a terpsich.o.r.e[1] instead!"

"Pfft!" Xuan Yuan vomited blood, but that wasn't the end as Mo Xie continued a.s.saulting him with words.

After three hours that felt an eternity for Xuan Yuan, something had changed but his body completely covered with violet bruises, not even sparing his face! But there are no b.u.mps on his body, this is something quite mystifying for Kara.

But then, Kara nodded: "As expected of my master, even after pummeling an individual to look like a person from another race, there wouldn't be a trace! Just the color of his skin changed!"

Xuan Yuan after being pummelled repeatedly but instead of gasping for air, he is as calm as the ocean waves and flowing like the wind."

'Just three hours and I already suffered thousands of strikes from master, not even able to clash with his... his stick!'

If it's a real opponent, he would have already committed suicide! But it's his master! And for some reason, his movements felt more refined the longer they proceed!

"Master, I'll try again!"

"Un!" Mo Xie replied casually.

As Xuan Yuan charged, his movements are devoid of any useless move, almost completely refined without doing any wide attacks!

Mo Xie couldn't help but smile as he continued to s.h.i.+ft the power of Xuan Yuan's slash towards him elsewhere!

"Your feet are too much spread apart!

Pak!

"Your armpit is open!"

Ppak!

"Why are your knees positioned like that!"

Pak! Pak! Pak!

Xuan Yuan figured it, every strike Mo Xie had done, is to correct his posture!

"HAAA!" Xuan Yuan slashed at the last moment, his speed had increased by more than twenty times! His form devoid of any easy openings as he slashed down from his upper left to his lower right!

But as Mo Xie was about to hit the body of the sword again to s.h.i.+ft it away, Xuan Yuan rotated his body, his muscles bulging completely as veins started to pop out of his skin spurting blood as his left hand let go of the sword!

Using his ankles to gather his momentum bringing the force to his waist and then to his shoulder! All of his body being used completely, he felt it, Xuan Yuan felt it, his whole body is working as one exceeding his own physical limit!

Peng! This time, Xuan Yuan couldn't help but smile, for the first time, he had struck Mo Xie's stick!

His sword slashed Mo Xie's stick! Striking it completely!

Although it didn't get slashed in half, he could feel it, the stick is covered with Sword Intent!

Mo Xie smiled: "Good, you've now completed the basic training!"

Hearing this, Xuan Yuan couldn't help but look at Mo Xie: "Master... that's... that's only the basics?"

Xuan Yuan felt stronger than ever before, not only tenfold, he felt that his strength had increased by a hundred!

Mo Xie smirked: "Yes!"

"I won't heal your body, you will have to recuperate yourself and comprehend our training until you master it completely!"

Xuan Yuan couldn't help but excitedly nod his head, he knelt on the ground: "Master, thank you for your guidance! I will deeply treasure this chance and..."

He couldn't even finish his word as he slowly fell down completely and fell asleep.

Mo Xie couldn't help but smile: "Yes, you will inherit my t.i.tle as the sword emperor of that time, and I will pursue a higher path!"

[1] terpsich.o.r.e is the art of dancing! In this novel, it can be used as both defensive and offensive means, and also, a wide range of its pract.i.tioners used it as a seduction technique!