Chapter 174: Chapter 173: Half a Step Chapter 174: Chapter 173: Half a Step The Tributary River Mouth is vast, stretching from south to north requires a day’s sprint.
The Tributary River Mouth is also very small, within a month, Russell, following his cousin l, had visited every castle, town, and even manor in the Tributary River Mouth.
He experienced different landscapes, hunted fierce beasts, and also tasted wild fruits.
He attended dozens of banquets, large and small, embracing who knows how many noble maidens and dancing gracefully with them in the ballroom.
He even received the favor of so aristocratic won, whether it was a suggestive glance, a secret note, or a whisper in the ear, hoping he would stay the night at their manor.
But Russell refused them all.
It wasn’t that he feared a repeat of Mrs. Kelly’s incident, but that re carnal desires couldn’t shake his steadfast heart. Nor was he preserving his chastity for anyone in particular, he was simply looking for a girl who could make his heart skip a beat.
On this day.
In the morning knight’s early lessons, Russell, dragging his reluctant cousin l, once again began to battle on the training field.
As a Great Knight, l had already begun preparations for contracting a Fantasy Beast.
It can be said that his Battle Qi application skills had reached the pinnacle of what a Great Knight could achieve, making his combat power extrely formidable.
But there was one aspect in which he was weaker than Russell.
That is Swordsmanship.
Having connected all the main ridians and mastered the Battle Qi sword aura, Russell’s primary Swordsmanship skill shifted from “Radiant Swordsmanship Technique” to another technique, the widely circulated advanced Battle Qi martial skill “Shadowfla Asura Swordsmanship.”
Any Battle Qi martial skills that require external projection of Battle Qi belong to the category of advanced Battle Qi martial skills.
With the Swordsmanship talent endowed by the Sword Butterfly.
Russell’s mastery of “Shadowfla Asura Swordsmanship” was astonishingly fast, and in just one month, he had already excelled in it.
Yet, just like with the “Radiant Swordsmanship Technique,” he was stumped by the final hurdle, unable to comprehend the secret technique of the swordsmanship.
“Do we have to compare?” l yawned, showing a lack of interest.
“Put so effort in, l, a knight must not shy away from hard work,” Russell casually flicked a sword flower, with the fine steel longsword’s tip pointing at l.
“I really don’t get why you are so competitive!” l said helplessly, picking up his fine steel longsword and stepping into the training ground.
He then complained, “Fighting against you, your swordsmanship improves every mont, but fighting against you, I don’t make any progress!”
“You’re just not putting your heart into it, l. Even though you have beco a Great Knight, and all your ridians are fully excavated, forming the Grand Circulation which continually refines your Battle Qi, there is still room for improvent.”
Even after advancing to a Great Knight, with all the ridians fully excavated and forming the Grand Circulation to constantly refine Battle Qi,
But even a Great Knight still has aspects to cultivate.
Battle Qi techniques are endless.
“Moreover,” Russell said and suddenly made his move, attacking l with his swordsmanship, “you are far behind in swordsmanship!”
“Although I’m not as good as you in swordsmanship, my Battle Qi crushes you!” l swung his sword to block, the Battle Qi sword aura flickering along the blade of the fine steel longsword, “One force can subdue ten skills, Russell, even if your swordsmanship is stronger, you are no match for !”
With l exerting force, his offensive suddenly beca fierce, and his Battle Qi burst forth from all parts of his body as if forming an invisible Qi armor.
This was the application of Qi Shield Vigor.
The longsword moved with broad, sweeping strokes, with a sword aura flashing with each attack.
“Well done!”
Russell gradually adapted to l’s attacks. Over the month, he had sparred with l countless tis and knew that brute force alone would leave him without a chance of winning.
All he could rely on was his swordsmanship.
The “Shadowfla Asura Swordsmanship,” a high-order Battle Qi martial technique that had beco commonplace, was rejuvenated with a new brilliance as he executed it.
He did not possess l’s robust Battle Qi, nor could he release Battle Qi from other ridians, but rely by channeling it through the ridians in his hands and then extending it with his weapon to create a sword aura, he was already capable of endless variations and elusive phantoms.
As he dodged and weaved around l’s offensive maneuvers, an occasional sword strike from him was as hard to trace as an antelope hanging by its horns.
And then, with an ever so slight margin, he forced jie to fall back in defense.
In the past, when he dueled with his sister Rolin, who was rely an Ard Knight, he had to rely on the Tortoise Strategy to turn defeat into victory.
Yet now, in his duel with l, already a Great Knight, he could defend and attack, each assault bringing a cold sweat to l, showing a rise in combat strength that was incomparable to before.
“Just as I thought, slippery as an eel!” l angrily said, “Russell, stand still and then fight with !”
“One always utilizes their strengths against the opponent’s weaknesses, not their own weaknesses against the opponent’s strengths!” Russell responded solemnly.
The two figures moved rapidly, with sword auras flashing everywhere, having already fought for more than twenty rounds.
“In battle, it is necessary to leverage one’s strengths against the opponent’s weaknesses; but this is training, Russell. Training is about overcoming your shortcomings… Ah, you little rascal, you almost stabbed to death!” l hadn’t finished speaking when he was startled by a brilliant strike from Russell.
“Don’t get distracted, l!” Russell’s eyes were sharp as electricity, his attention highly focused, fully committed to the sparring match.
Boom!
What t him was a heavy blow from l, thrusting the sword aura two ters forward, plowing a crack directly into the training ground’s lawn.
Without further words, the two brothers began to fight at high speed.
Outside the training ground, Viscount jie stood with Earl rlin, quietly arriving without disturbing the battling brothers, the father and son watching intently.
“Russell has made great progress, able to hold his own against l now,” Viscount jie admired.
“Not good enough; l is clearly holding back. Otherwise, with Qi Round Vigor in play, Russell’s sophisticated swordsmanship would hardly break through his defense,” Earl rlin imdiately perceived the subtle dynamics of the fight.
After a pause, he continued, “However, Russell is a rare talent when it cos to swordsmanship.”
“Roman is truly lucky, having two sons so outstanding.”
“Is it not also your sister’s fortune?”
“Both, indeed.”
“l is not bad either; this child will surely surpass your achievents, and catching up with this old man is not out of the question.”
“It’s a pity that our house has a bit of a strained relationship with Grand Duke Kunstan, and l is unwilling to go to Red Castle to assist Grand Duke Kunstan,” Viscount jie said with regret, though in lanting l’s situation, he couldn’t help but feel regret for himself as well.
He too wished to go to Red Castle and make his mark on the political stage but was unwelco there due to Earl rlin.
Earl rlin glanced at his son and huffed, “If l can manage our lands well, he’ll do better than assisting Grand Duke Kunstan. The sa goes for you.”
“Father’s lesson is well taken.”
“Have Kuna also take it easy; she needn’t always worry about Grand Duke Kunstan now that she’s part of the Rainflower Family.”
“Yes.”
The conversation between father and son gradually fell silent.
anwhile, in the training ground, the victor had been decided; with l going all out, even Russell’s exquisite swordsmanship could not withstand the Great Knight’s overwhelming Battle Qi.
Left with no choice, he leaped outside the circle, panting, “I lost!”
“Even after a hundred tis, it would still be you, you losing…” l was likewise out of breath, “But to be able to push this far with the strength of an Ard Knight, you can take pride in yourself! Even a knight freshly advanced to Great Knight level might not be able to withstand your assault.”
At these words, Russell burst out laughing, “Does that an I can say I’ve reached… half-step Great Knight level?”
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