[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-bear-school-astartes":3,"chapter-bear-school-astartes-bear-school-astartes-chapter-237":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Bear School Astartes",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1620017,2087,"Chapter 237 237: 237. Iwami-style is invincible!","bear-school-astartes-chapter-237",237,"\u003Cp>Lann heard Iwami Yixin's request, so he no longer pursued the perfect timing and angle to block the incoming blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he simply held his sword horizontally to block the attack route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clash of blades lost their crispness due to the lack of technique, and sparks no longer exploded in a circle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Lann had just encountered the Iwami Style when he first arrived, he would have likely lost his entire posture after hard-blocking seven or eight blades by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, though his posture had undergone some discordant deformation, he still maintained it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Posture is the way warriors efficiently mobilize their muscles to work in conjunction. Whether defending or attacking, a stable posture is essential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iwami Style: Flowing Water—known by all Iwami people, flowing water is strong. Even when blocking attacks, one should not meet force with force but seek to overcome rigidity with softness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This move can significantly increase one's posture stability. Even when in a passive defensive state during battle, the technique deflects force without vulnerability but maintains stability in the midst of soft waves, preventing the posture from easily breaking apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iwami Yixin watched with twitching eye corners... Alright!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, even just talking about Iwami Style, Lann can rank in the top five at Hirata Manor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Comparing him to Yamai Diansan and Nojima Iizuka, it's hard to say whose Iwami Style is stronger, even though both have practiced for over a decade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Iwami Yixin was young, he toured through the war-torn East Japan, seeing legendary geniuses; he now stands alone as the best fighter in all East Japan. Hence, he doesn't think those people's talents are remarkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But witnessing a genius who picks up an entirely new martial arts system from scratch, then trains to such a level in a few days... that's unheard of!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clang clang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the last two slashes, Lann's posture, already on the brink of collapse, instantly scattered and fell apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The open door down the body's mid-line exposed, with his legs spreading apart and weight pressed down, yet the center of gravity still swaying, incapable of steadiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is what being forced to the limit by the Iwami Style looks like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if sand had been mixed into the overall operation of the muscles, leaving them stiff, sluggish, and slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the Iwami Style for the first time, most would probably think their bodies had developed some major ailment in the heat of battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this situation, anyone wielding a sword could cause terrifying damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the victim is completely defenseless, striking the neck with a blade wouldn't be difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Lann has experienced this powerless and bizarre feeling many times at Iwami Yixin's hand, so in the next moment, his breathing suddenly changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep and powerful breaths brought abundant oxygen, which, through the Second Heart, merged into the blood with great efficiency, delivering all over the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, all the muscles, bones, and ligaments were pulled and corrected by the breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The collapsed stance was shed under the breathing method in just over a second by Lann.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Torso Breathing, an effective stance-adjusting breathing technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In essence, it corrects undesirable bodily movements via breathing. During combat, it adjusts posture promptly, and before battle, it aids rapid warm-up, entering a combat state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Iwami Yixin, long-term practice of this breathing method might even slowly amend one's physique, enhancing posture and uprightness in walking, sitting, and lying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chronic damages like spinal curvature and lumbar muscle strain hold no significance for those who practice Torso Breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann thinks of the already fallen Nogami Genji, noting this truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as an elderly warrior, he remains upright and proper when standing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After observing Lann's progress, Iwami Yixin swiftly concluded today's lesson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann didn't understand why, but he sensed the old man seemed to be in a hurry to end the day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the techniques of Iwami Style, from the basic Dragon's Ascent to the ultimate Iwami Cross Slash, had already been taught to Lann.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theoretically, Lann had completely received it, only lacking proficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Contrasting the rapidly progressing Iwami Style, the separate swordsmanship move Drifting Boat Crossing somewhat stumped Lann.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He showed the sword move to Yixin, whose expression turned peculiar, seemingly familiar with the person adept in this swordsmanship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When discussing it, his expression held memories and carefree ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The source of this move... haha, what an extraordinary swordsman she is!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That woman can fight with a grace akin to dancing; meeting her gaze could create the illusion of being gently drawn underwater... hahaha! Last time we faced each other, I almost got cut down in sparring!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Iwami Yixin has lived this long, yet such an experience only happened once.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man's tone sounded less like discussing barely surviving an encounter with a beautiful lady swordsman but more like receiving the lady's favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a bold delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To him, perhaps the woman's swordsmanship was more important than her beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding whether Lann could master this move, Yixin felt amused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you could abandon armor, I might think you could recreate the look of Drifting Boat Crossing, but now... I hearsay your Light Body Skill isn't quite ideal, ha-ha.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...You lean slick old fellow, 'ha-ha' my foot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see you just don't understand the allure of heavy armor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Lann left, Iwami Yixin rested a hand on the sword hilt at his waist, emphasizing as the end-of-lesson ritual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The swaying candlelight in the Buddhist Hall flickered, and his single eye shone sharply like an eagle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lann, Iwami Style is a free technique; victory is paramount, and nothing else matters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sasai Shinsuke's Iwami Cross Slash has been altered beyond recognition, his Divine Speed Iaijutsu Slash rendering him incapable of controlling the slashing direction. Technically, it's undoubtedly an extreme blunder. Yet I still haven't asked him to abandon the move. After all, Iwami Style is inherently individual, a free technique.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope you, such a talent, don't turn into a mundane rule-following person, Lann. That would be too disappointing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Hunter walked away, waving a hand behind without turning back, indicating he heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This behavior greatly defies East Japan etiquette, yet Iwami Yixin chuckled as he watched the youth's departing figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew this guy never really cared about the world's rules and confinements. It was precisely because of this that the youth seemed particularly intriguing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as a warrior fights well, all eccentric habits and quirks simply embellish honor with beautiful accents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iwami Yixin's words were already a part of Lann's comprehension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Mentos joined the Iwami Style learning, both it and Lann felt it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The founder's concept of 'Victory Above All, No Taboos' made this swordsmanship resemble an integrated platform where 'users' develop different outcomes based on varying understandings and heights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mentos analyzed Iwami Yixin's hand muscles, uncovering the old guy at least proficient in spear techniques, and it seemed he'd practiced some rifle skills too!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could claim any move from Iwami Yixin isn't Iwami Style?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Concerning Iwami Yixin's worry about 'rule-following'? That's no issue for Lann.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not needing this old man to teach him in the future, when they first sparred, just watch whether Lann greeted him with Igni Magic Seal right on the face!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rule-following?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You see this Alchemy Bomb in my hand?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I call it 'Iwami Style: Explosive Tech.' Anyone with objections can step forward and say so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Lann returns to Airetusa, drains two dean-level female warlocks of Chaos Magic Power, and infuses it into the Alchemy Bomb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then when he declares 'Iwami Style is an invincible swordsmanship'!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is that a problem?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surely, apart from the legitimate mages and the legion equipped with anti-magic gold, no one dares utter a word.\u003C\u002Fp>",1278,"2026-06-06T10:40:07.942Z",1,"novelbin.me","9497db37eac24fdfb169fa34c87826873c0ff6c28903cace5ea4391fda5e675b","bear-school-astartes-chapter-238","bear-school-astartes-chapter-236",1043,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbear-school-astartes-cover.jpg"]