Chapter 411

This was an extremely wondrous sensation.

Before this, although Zhou Yi could also use a longsword as a weapon,

he was not truly proficient in it, limited only to ordinary usage.

But after obtaining this Sacred Sword Heart talent, Zhou Yi felt as if he had become a grandmaster of the Sword Dao.

One complex sword technique after another came to hand with effortless ease!

"Not only that, but the Sacred Sword Heart seems to have granted me other abilities as well."

As Zhou Yi brandished it, a layer of golden light actually appeared on the longsword's sharp blade!!

This radiance was extremely condensed, somewhat similar to the glow produced by a Weapon Blessing.

Yet it was far sharper than the light of a Weapon Blessing!

"Could this be... sword Qi?" Zhou Yi reacted almost immediately.

Among the contestants he had faced during the previous Exchange tournament phase, some sword-class players could unleash sword Qi.

Jiang Churan could likewise unleash dark-attribute sword Qi on her Dark Moon Ancient Sword.

Once one possessed sword Qi, the damage of sword skills could be increased significantly.

Swish—

Swish—

Inside the room, Zhou Yi continuously slashed with his longsword.

Sometimes wide and sweeping, sometimes bizarre and unfathomable...

No matter what style of sword technique, every move gave one the feeling of a Sword Dao grandmaster.

And the golden sword Qi naturally condensing along the edge of the longsword's blade added a great deal of killing intent to each swing out of thin air.

Hum—

The longsword suddenly halted; its slender blade trembled violently up and down over a short distance, emitting a ringing clash of golden swords.

"Worthy of an S+ talent — it directly turned me into a Sword Dao grandmaster!" Zhou Yi was overjoyed.

He immediately sheathed his longsword, walked to the window, and yanked the curtain aside with force.

Bright, beautiful sunlight immediately poured in.

In summer, the three o'clock afternoon sun is at its most scorching.

But now it was mid-November autumn; this radiant sunlight would not make one feel hot at all, but rather warm and refreshing — just like Zhou Yi's mood at this moment.

Now that he possessed the S+ talent Sacred Sword Heart, even without using any skills, this exquisite swordsmanship alone was enough to defeat the majority of contestants from the major universities today.

Of course......

Once he learned sword skills, paired with this talent, he could be even stronger!

"Those swings just now were like ordinary basic attacks in a game — no matter how exquisite or bizarre the swordsmanship, the damage that ultimately lands on the enemy doesn't differ by much.

Only sword techniques unleashed through skills can attach high damage."

If Zhou Yi's ordinary slash damage at this moment were counted as 1,

then the attack unleashed by the S-rank divine skill Sword Flash would probably reach 17 or even 18!

And that was merely the LV1 bonus.

As the later enhancement level of Sword Flash, this S-rank divine skill, rose, this damage multiplier would grow even higher!

This was why every professional wanted to learn high-level skills......

"But this is still just armchair strategy. If I could have another Sword Dao expert spar with me, then I could better estimate the boost the Sacred Sword Heart has given me."

Zhou Yi murmured inwardly.

After possessing the S+ Sacred Sword Heart talent, he could feel that sense of effortless mastery.

But with no one to spar against him, he also didn't know exactly what level his swordsmanship had reached.

Just then, Jiang Churan's gentle and melodious voice suddenly came from outside the door:

"Brother Zhou Yi, want some fruit?"

"How timely."

Zhou Yi, leaning by the window, couldn't help but smile and shake his head as he walked toward the door......

Fourth floor, training room.

Although this villa was only provided for the use of Suhang University's contestants during the Exchange tournament phase,

The villa's facilities were extremely complete — every floor was equipped with a training room of at least one hundred square meters.

The fourth floor was no exception; its training room was a full hundred and twenty-plus square meters!

The entire training room was constructed from high-strength alloy, so there was no need to worry about damaging it.

At this moment, inside the training room, Zhou Yi and Jiang Chu stood five meters apart, facing each other.

"Brother Zhou Yi, are you sure you want to fight me using only swordsmanship?"

Jiang Chu blinked her clear, large eyes.

As a direct-lineage heir of the Jiang family, she had begun practicing swordsmanship under the guidance of sword masters from the age of five.

Ten years, day after day, without pause.

It was precisely through this that she earned the title of Sword Dao Prodigy Girl in Sichuan Province and class-changed into the hidden class Spirit-Wielding Swordsman.

And throughout all of Suhang University, Jiang Chu likewise possessed absolute confidence in her own swordsmanship!

Yet just now, Zhou Yi had proposed sparring using only swordsmanship — how could this not make her feel puzzled?

"I'm sure. Just go all out, don't worry."

Zhou Yi's right hand gave a flick, and the black longsword in his hand immediately let out a crisp sword chime.

"Alright then, Brother Zhou Yi, be careful!"

Seeing this, Jiang Churan no longer held back, and taking the lead with the Dark Moon Ancient Sword, she launched the first attack!

Whoosh!

Like an ancient sword immortal, her sword-drawing posture was extremely pleasing to the eye, her figure graceful and moving.

But the Dark Moon Ancient Sword in her hand was moving so fast that it trailed streaks of black afterimages!!

And in her pair of pretty big eyes, there was still a hint of excitement.

In terms of overall strength, of course Zhou Yi was stronger.

But when it came purely to swordsmanship, Jiang Churan had absolute confidence!

Clang!!

Accompanied by a low collision sound, her Dark Moon Ancient Sword was firmly blocked by Zhou Yi's black longsword!

"Hmm?"

Jiang Churan was somewhat astonished, and immediately changed her sword move; the Dark Moon Ancient Sword transformed into a phantom, slashing diagonally at Zhou Yi from the side!

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However, this sword strike was likewise steadily blocked!

And at this moment, Jiang Churan only then discovered that on the blade of Zhou Yi's black longsword, there was actually a layer of extremely condensed golden sword qi covering it!!

"How could this be?!" Jiang Churan's pupils shrank.

Sword qi is a kind of attack special effect that naturally appears only after one's swordsmanship has been mastered to a certain degree.

Even some professionals who have class-changed into the Swordsman class may very well be unable to manifest sword qi.

Yet now, she was actually seeing sword qi surging on a Holy Knight!!

"Brother Zhou Yi, so your sword dao talent is also this exaggerated......"

Taking a deep breath, Jiang Churan suppressed her own trace of pride.

Immediately, black sword qi was likewise unleashed from the Dark Moon Ancient Sword.

"Again!"

This time, Jiang Churan used out her full strength in sword dao, and tangled together with Zhou Yi.

Neither side used any skills at all.