Cultivation: But Not a Game-Chapter 108 - 52: Chu Xinyue’s Tribulation, Two Swords United

Chapter 108: Chapter 52: Chu Xinyue’s Tribulation, Two Swords United

Su Yu watched from outside for a while, and as the battle on the platform ended, he was about to step up but was bounced back by a light barrier.

He looked surprised, while a man pointed to the number 17 on a sign standing at the edge of the platform and said:

"Newcomers can only challenge platform masters with less than ten victories. To challenge those with more than ten consecutive victories, you must also have experienced at least one streak of over ten victories yourself."

"Why?"

"Of course, it’s to increase the value of the platform master. Otherwise, if anyone could casually pick thirty-six people to challenge them, wouldn’t the platform master easily achieve thirty-six wins?"

"Oh!"

Su Yu understood and looked towards the other platforms. Coincidentally, one of the 5-win platforms had just decided a winner, and he immediately jumped onto the platform.

As soon as he entered the formation, a layer of transparent light appeared on his body, and a Tier One Cyan Blade flew in front of him.

Without needing an explanation, he knew this was because the Sword Testing Platform judged solely on swordsmanship skills, disregarding cultivation. All non-swordsmanship magical treasures and techniques were prohibited, and everyone was equipped with an identical Tier One Flying Sword. The shield on each person had a uniform defense of ten thousand points, and whoever broke their opponent’s shield first would be declared the winner.

Su Yu grasped the flying sword, twirled it in his palm, and cupped his hands in greeting to his opponent:

"Please advise!"

The man grinned and returned the gesture.

When the countdown ended, the man raised his hand and struck with a sword, a white Sword Qi cutting through the air.

Su Yu’s Cyan Blade twirled, releasing a thin Sword Qi that rushed forward.

"Bang!"

The white Sword Qi shattered instantly as a flash of cyan light arrived.

The man showed a hint of surprise in his eyes and raised his sword to block repeatedly, producing a series of crisp clinks as the thin Sword Qi shattered.

But before he could catch his breath, a second Sword Qi came rushing towards him.

The thin Sword Qi swept across in an arc like a flash of lightning, forcing the man into a frenzied defense.

With everyone using a Tier One Flying Sword, the difference in swordsmanship skills became increasingly apparent. His opponent needed two or three strikes to block a single one of his; how could he possibly fight like this?

"Can’t fight at all!"

From the start, he was overwhelmed, never able to recover.

After being beaten down for a while, Su Yu’s opponent surrendered directly.

Very soon, the second opponent came, their level not much different from the last, and was similarly overwhelmed by Su Yu.

The third one.

The fourth one.

The seventh one.

In less than ten minutes, he scored an overwhelming series of nine victories until the tenth opponent, when Su Yu clearly felt a significant increase in their strength.

However, the increase was limited, and the outcome remained unchanged.

Although the result was the same, sparring with different Sword Cultivators still yielded some gains.

Everyone’s habits were different. Habits affected swordsmanship, and even if used by different people, the same move would have slight variations.

Su Yu treated these individuals as training partners, not in a hurry to defeat them, but instead purely competing with skills to hone his own swordsmanship and fix his shortcomings.

Actual combat quickly improved his swordsmanship, and after a few matches, Su Yu clearly noticed progress in his skills.

The Sword Qi Thunder Sound had unexpectedly advanced by one point.

One must know that this was the initial stage of the Sword Qi Thunder Sound at a proficient level, where advancement could only be achieved through slow and persistent effort. Gaining one point in ten battles was already rapid.

Moreover, the Condensing Sword into Silk technique, just recently mastered, had significantly advanced, roughly improving by one point in each match.

"This is excellent!"

Seeing the concrete improvements on the panel, Su Yu’s spirits soared, and he looked forward to the upcoming opponents even more.

"Clang!"

With the vibrating sound of metal, a Flying Sword was sent flying.

Su Yu glanced at his shield, now only one-third remaining, and cupped his hands with a salute:

"Well played!"

This was his nineteenth opponent—the highest level he had encountered. Their Sword Qi Thunder Sound was at least at an advanced level, and they had begun to comprehend Condensing Sword into Silk. His advantage was now quite small, barely managing to deplete two-thirds of their shield.

After defeating this opponent, the next would be his twentieth.

However, this time the battle did not end with the immediate arrangement of the next opponent. He stood alone on the platform, facing nothing but emptiness.

Outside the platform, a crowd of players gathered, all curiously waiting for the next opponent.

"Contestants with over twenty wins must challenge those with over twenty wins themselves; I wonder who it’ll be this time."

"Which sword dao expert from the Chixiao Sword Vein is this young fellow?"

"I don’t know; it’s my first time seeing him too."

"Is he from out of town? If so....."

"Oh, Li Mingsheng has arrived."

"Oh, this young fellow isn’t very lucky."

On the platform, a young man dressed in a black Magical Robe suddenly appeared, curiously observing Su Yu and said:

"I know all the famous young swordsmanship experts from the Chixiao Sword Vein, but I don’t recognize you. Where are you from?"

"I am not a disciple of the Chixiao Sword Vein."

"No wonder."

At this moment, the countdown had disappeared. The man gripped the long sword suspended before him and pointed it forward, unleashing a chopstick-wide white Sword Qi towards Su Yu.

Already prepared, Su Yu similarly slashed out a cyan Sword Qi.

"Bang!"

The cyan Sword Qi burst apart.

"The strength of this Sword Qi?"

He was slightly startled but his actions were swift, driving the Cyan Sword to tangle back and forth with the White Rainbow Sword, carefully feeling the changes in force and technique from his opponent’s Flying Sword.

"To be this formidable at only the twentieth rank, the platform masters at the Sword Testing Platform have extremely high standards!"

Su Yu could feel that this opponent surpassed him in both the Sword Dao realm and swordsmanship, albeit not by much.

Instead of being discouraged, he was delighted, for someone slightly stronger than himself made the best sparring partner.

He concentrated fully, immersing all his efforts in the contest.

The gap in realm and technique quickly left him with the capability only to defend, lacking offensive power. But his eyes shone even brighter as he eagerly absorbed the techniques his opponent exhibited in battle, gradually turning them into his own experience.