Chapter 2115: The Advancing Intelligence Brain

The biggest problem among them is how to accurately judge the movement state of Beinuo's training sword and the method of neutralization under the condition of limited Perception.

If it were only one sword, then no matter how difficult it was, it would just be a one-off deal, but the reality is that Beinuo's attacks, swift as the wind, combined with continuous changes in moves, make the difficulty of Xia Duo's judgment and neutralization rise exponentially.

Even the slightest error in judgment or even hesitation, while not enough to lead to immediate defeat, would gradually accumulate a losing position until it becomes completely impossible to cope.

In this situation, his idea of using this to teach the other party an unforgettable lesson would likely fall through.

Consequently, Xia Duo used the Intelligence Brain (a Spirit Cluster based on his own Consciousness Copy) for auxiliary calculation without hesitation; although the current Intelligence Brain is still very imperfect, he does not need to calculate any overly abstract problems.

As long as the understanding of Sword Art is determined, the rest is purely a matter of computational volume and speed, and this is precisely the main advantage of the Intelligence Brain compared to Xia Duo himself at present.

And Xia Duo's understanding of Sword Art has long since broken through the boundaries of Sword Art itself, rising to the height of methodology; in his view, so-called "Sword Art" is nothing more than a method for a sword-user to fight using the specific tool of a sword.

A sword-user—generally referring to humanoid creatures here—has limits to their body structure, which is to say that a normal sword-user cannot break through these physiological limits, such as attack speed, strength, and even angles.

Thus, the problem of a Sword Art duel can be abstracted as a collision problem of moving objects within a specific interval, and a sword-user can rely on the intuitive instinct gained from long-term training to solve this problem.

But intuitive instinct is often limited by the sword-user themselves, often failing to reach the limits of Sword Art; in Xia Duo's view, the best method should be to use purely powerful computational ability to solve that problem in real-time and use body control ability to realize it.

When the understanding of Sword Art reaches this step, Sword Art itself becomes something dispensable; it all boils down to calculation and control in the end.

Before crossing over, Xia Duo once saw a robotic arm that used a sword at a technology exhibition, capable of making various responses according to an opponent's way of wielding a sword.

Unlike the limited physical body of a human, that robotic arm was extremely flexible; whether forward, backward, or various anti-human movements, there was no hindrance, not to mention its strength and speed.

If it weren't for the sake of the aesthetics of the duel and weakening the lethality, that robotic arm could completely kill its opponent in one blow from the angle where human output is weakest.

But even so, when seeing a human on stage having their moves perfectly neutralized no matter how they attacked, one can imagine how intense the shock in Xia Duo's heart was, to the point that his martial arts dream was shattered on the spot.

And now, what he is doing is nothing more than treating himself as a robot controlled by consciousness with the Intelligence Brain assisting in calculations; in fact, the avatar can indeed be treated as a robot, just that the control method is a bit special.

As long as Beinuo's computational ability cannot break through the limit of the Intelligence Brain's computing power, or the speed limit of consciousness information transmission, then no matter how he changes his moves, Xia Duo can perfectly respond according to his needs.

And his avatar at this moment, although lacking in strength compared to the main body, has a huge advantage that the main body never possessed, which is that there are no limits in terms of physiological structure.

This makes the condition interval for him to calculate the avatar's moves larger than the main body's, and the requirement for computing power lower; reflected in the level of Sword Art, it also makes his moves become more unrestrained and beyond the cognition of ordinary sword-users.

He can even calmly plan multiple subsequent countermeasures; if it were a battle in Reality, he could now guide the opponent's sword momentum into a trap step by step, while the opponent remains unaware.

But now, what he is considering is not this Sword Art duel itself, but the psychological battle outside the Sword Art duel; if he wants the lesson the other party receives to be sufficient, then he cannot simply win against the other party.

Instead, he must make the other party realize that no matter how hard they try, he is an insurmountable high mountain standing in front of them; that sense of despair is the best lesson Xia Duo wants to leave for the other party.

……

Right now Beinuo is still attacking, so Xia Duo lets him attack; all he needs to pay attention to is the working state of the Intelligence Brain and the stability of the avatar.

As long as the Intelligence Brain doesn't go on strike and the avatar doesn't collapse, he can accompany the other party until dawn!

But obviously, compared to this avatar of Xia Duo's that is comparable to a robot, Beinuo is using a normal flesh-and-blood body; even if his control was precise at the beginning, as the battle time lengthened, the Sword Art Master also couldn't take it anymore.

As an opponent, Xia Duo can clearly feel the other party's sword moves becoming sluggish and scattered step by step; now, as long as he is willing, he could easily knock the sword out of the other party's hand even without the assistance of the Intelligence Brain.

However, he did not do so, but instead further provoked the other party: "Is this all the skill you have? Is this all you are capable of? You want to challenge me with just this?"

He wants to wait until the other party is completely desperate before pulling the battle into the level of a Spell Duel, letting the other party know—

Whether it is Sword Art, Spell, or the fusion of the two, in front of him, you will always just be an Apprentice!

It's just that Xia Duo's wishful thinking was quite good, but Beinuo is not a loner after all; even if Elder Yinsuo, who commanded Beinuo to come forward and provoke, remained silent, Crown King Helien was unwilling to see an Elf Sword-Singing Master in the process of growing up end with such an incomparably stifling conclusion.

Of course, on the other hand, he might also have the idea of winning over a political opponent or dividing the internal forces of the other side, or even preserving an enemy for Xia Duo.

Thus, this battle, with both sides of the duel intending to continue, was interrupted without warning by the Crown King who was supposed to continue watching the show—

"What a well-matched duel; thank you both Sword Art Masters for bringing us a wonderful performance, but the most worthwhile thing to do tonight is to drink and make merry. Please take your seats, Masters!"

For his plan to be suddenly interrupted, it would be impossible for Xia Duo not to be annoyed; if it were that Elder Yinsuo, he would definitely have defeated Beinuo the moment the other party intervened, but the one intervening at this moment is Crown King Helien, and he needs to give this much face.

It's just that when he returned to his seat, he happened to see Beinuo opposite him staring at him fiercely; obviously, even though the previous battle had already put him at a disadvantage, the Crown King's intervention gave the other party a very good excuse, an excuse to convince himself.

He is feeling unconvinced right now!

While Xia Duo secretly thought it a pity, he once again felt dissatisfied with Crown King Helien's actions; he had thought that Elder Yinsuo might intervene in the duel, but he never expected that the one to finally come forward would be Helien.

Truly a mood-killer.

But fortunately, after the performance just now, no one else with no eyes came up to challenge him, which also allowed Xia Duo to enjoy some peace for the rest of the banquet.

Listening to songs and watching dances, it was dawn before he knew it; perhaps considering that Xia Duo is human, the banquet ended at this time.

If everyone present were Elves, dragging it out until noon would be completely standard operation.