"Could it be that this Li Xuan is a good person who can distinguish between public and private interests?"
The lesson had already lasted for half an hour, but Li Xuan did not show any signs of targeting Guhan. In fact, when he was checking on Guhan's basic physical skills, he even loudly praised Guhan for having a solid foundation and superb physical skills. He was a role model that all students should learn from.
In short, Li Xuan did not seem to be targeting Guhan at all. This left Guhan scratching his head in confusion. He began to wonder if he was gauging the heart of a gentleman with his own mean measure.
However, Guhan soon realized that Li Xuan was a despicable person through and through.
"Students, no matter how good your grades are, no matter how much knowledge you have in your head, what really matters is your combat ability.
Therefore, it is my job as an indoor practical training instructor to nurture your basic combat experience. "
Li Xuan brought all the students of Class 22694 to the largest room on the second floor of the Building of Practical Training. The room was about 700 to 800 square meters.
In the center of the room, there was a circular sandy area of about 500 square meters surrounded by 24 crystal pillars carved with all sorts of strange runes. Outside the crystal pillars was a circle of floorboards.
"Students, what you are looking at now is the first beginner practical training arena on the second floor of Yuzhang University's Building of Practical Training. This will be the combat arena where you will undergo beginner indoor practical training for the next few months."
At this point, Li Xuan paused. His ugly face looked like a mosquito coil. "Students, may I ask if any of you have actual combat experience with Yuan Kou?
Of course, I'm talking about real-life experience, not in-game experience! "
Everyone looked at each other, but no one raised their hand. Before officially becoming a sword wielder, who would have the guts to fight a real-life Yuan Kou?
Only Liunian Ling raised her hand high. "Teacher, I've already killed hundreds of Yuan Kou!"
Liunian Ling was speaking the truth. Even before she had become a swordbearer, she had been protected by the Liu Nian clan. She had used her unawakened swordmistress and her own body to fight against the various Yuan Kou. This was an experience that every swordmaster had to go through.
However, it was obvious that Li Xuan did not believe what Liunian Ling had said. This female student must be joking.
He, Li Xuan, was a Treasure Sword Level sword wielder, yet he had killed less than 30 Yuan Kou. You, a female student who had just become a sword wielder, would be bragging if you killed one, let alone over a hundred …
"Student, bragging will not improve your strength. Please listen to me quietly."
Li Xuan mocked Liunian Ling and continued to ask, "It seems like everyone has no actual combat experience. In that case, let me ask everyone again. Do you know how to increase the Sword Element value in your body?"
"I know, Teacher Li Xuan!"
A student rushed to answer excitedly. "Consuming the Sword Element Pill in the game can increase our Sword Element value in real life!"
"This student is right. This is indeed a way to increase the Sword Element value in your body. However, students, Sword Lady Online is a game that has been running for 200 years. In that case, how did our predecessors increase their Sword Element value in the 800 years before that?
They did not have the Sword Element Pill and Sword Element Pill in the game to consume! "
Li Xuan's words made some students who did not have a solid foundation speechless. They really did not know how their predecessors had increased the Sword Element value in their bodies before the game had even existed.
However, Guhan, Liunian Ling, and a few others smiled without saying a word. This question was only meant for those who were ignorant and incompetent. Anyone who had studied would know the answer to this question.
"Students, I will now demonstrate to you how to increase your Sword Element value without consuming the Sword Element Pill in the game!"
With that, Li Xuan leaped handsomely and flew into the beginner combat arena in the middle of the room.
He had practiced this entrance move more than a hundred times. It was indeed very handsome.
"When a flower blooms, it must be plucked. Don't wait until the flower is gone and the branch is empty!"
"Come out, my most beloved flower, the Flower Shadow Sword!!"
Li Xuan performed a very obvious, choreographed routine. He drew his sword handsomely with practiced movements. Then, with his immature lines, the Flower Shadow Sword that he carried on his back appeared.
"Flowery Shadow Sword, an ancient sword rank Sword Maiden … Judging from her dull expression, it should be a man-made Sword Maiden!" Gu Han glanced at Li Xuan's Sword Maiden and determined that it was a man-made one.
This was because the Sword Lady's Flower Shadow Sword had a very dull expression. Her eyeballs rarely moved. Although her movements were very smooth, it was obvious that she lacked spirituality.
This was the biggest difference between natural Sword Ladies and man-made Sword Ladies. Although they could move, talk, and fight, man-made Sword Ladies always gave people the feeling that they had no soul.
After all, these Sword Ladies were man-made. Although it was said that there were already forbidden research organizations studying the nature of souls and attempting to create souls artificially, souls were still a forbidden zone for Gods.
But until now, the soul was still a forbidden zone for the gods. Humans could forge artificial swordmaidens that were similar to swordmaidens in all aspects, but they could never forge the souls of these swordmaidens.
"System, release a Human Warrior for me!" Li Xuan, who had gotten into position and released a Sword Lady, ordered the central system of the Building of Practical Training.
"Understood. A Human Warrior will be released in 30 seconds. Please prepare for battle," the mechanical system replied.
The mechanical voice of the system replied. On the ground of the Beginner Combat Arena, a steel cage slowly rose.
In the cage, a Human Warrior wearing simple leather armor and with bloodshot eyes was crazily slashing at the cage with the sword in his hand.
On the surface, this was a living human. He was no different from the other Sword Bearers present.
"Oh my god, this is a human!" A few female Sword Bearers covered their mouths in surprise.
"No, this isn't a human. This is Yuan Kou!"
Li Xuan had the expression of a cold teacher. "He is the mortal enemy of humans, the Yuan Kou who should be hacked into pieces!"
"Hey, Sour Popsicle, you're so cultured. Is the one locked in this cage really not a human?"
Song Hama asked Guhan softly. In his opinion, there was indeed a human inside.
"How should I put it? You can call them human beings, but you can also call them Yuanwei. But in the end, they are Yuanwei."
Guhan rubbed the head of the sleeping Qingpin Sword under his chin and explained coldly, "In the 2D world, they should be genuine human soldiers.
However, after being sucked into our world through the dimensional rift, they became genuine Yuan Kou.
"But they are intelligent humans!
They are not demonic beasts with no intelligence. Why can't we reason with them and make them give up on being enemies with us and even join us?
To them, their identity as humans should make them feel closer. "Song Hama was puzzled.
"Do they look intelligent to you?"
Song Hama stared blankly. Indeed, looking at the expression and movements of this human warrior in the cage, he indeed looked more like a beast without intelligence.
"I don't know why, but the human Yuan Kou who enters our world from the 2D world will have a portion of their humanity whittled away. The lower their strength, the more of it will be whittled away.
This human warrior, for example, is probably only at the standard of a mouse.
After going through the dimensional teleportation, out of 100 points of Wisdom, only 5 points is left. Right now, he is no different from a bloodthirsty beast. "
Halfway through Guhan's explanation, the metal cage was opened by the system. The beast-like human warrior locked inside was like a ferocious tiger that had escaped its cage. He grabbed his large saber and ran out.
A pair of bloodshot eyes scanned the surroundings. He did not attack Li Xuan and Flowery Sword who were close at hand. Instead, he charged at the new sword-bearers who were watching from the sidelines.
"Ah!!!" A few timid female sword-bearers cried out in fear when they saw the human warrior suddenly charging at them.
Although they had killed many Yuan Kou in the game, in reality, when faced with a real battle scene, they still instinctively screamed in fear from the bottom of their hearts.
"Not good!
Cast Cloud Steel, go and stop that Yuan Kou! "
Seeing that the human warrior was about to rush through the isolation crystal pillar and attack the shivering sword-bearers, Song Hama subconsciously ordered Cast Cloud Steel to go and save them.
"There's no need!" Guhan pressed down on Song Hama's shoulder. "Watch carefully. This Yuan Kou can't hurt anyone!"
Sure enough, just as Guhan said, when the human warrior came into contact with the isolation barrier formed by the crystal pillar, the crystal pillar, which was originally no different from an ordinary pillar, suddenly shot out a glass-like barrier. It blocked the human warrior who wanted to rush through the isolation barrier like a hard wall.
"What is this thing?" Song Hama was stunned.
"These crystal pillars are made of dimensional crystals!"
Liunian Ling, who had been silent all this while, explained, "These dimensional crystals can be processed with special runes to form a barrier that can isolate Yuan Kou's power.
However, this is the lowest quality dimensional crystal, and it can only isolate the power of a mouse and a tiger. "
"Dimensional crystal?
The dimensional crystal used to make the base city's city wall! "Song Hama revealed a look of sudden realization.
"Yes, it's the dimensional crystal used to make the city wall. However, the city wall uses a higher quality crystal, and after going through special craftsmanship, it can even defend against attacks from Yuan Kou below the Universe Level, unlike the trash here."
…
Li Xuan's heart was filled with a perverted sense of accomplishment when he saw how the female swordsmen were frightened by the human warrior.
However, to his regret, the fellow named Guhan didn't seem to be frightened.
Alright, it's enough to scare these newbies a little. It's time to let them see the power of the powerful sword wielder, Master Li Xuan!
"Go, Flowery Shadow, finish this quickly!"
Li Xuan ordered the Flowery Shadow Sword in a voice that everyone in the room could hear. The Flowery Shadow, who was originally standing in a daze, seemed to have changed into a different person. It quickly rushed towards the human warrior who was still trying to break through the isolation barrier.
Just as the Flowery Shadow was about to attack the human warrior, Yuan Kou finally sensed danger. He gave up on breaking through the isolation barrier and swung the large sword in his hand at the Flowery Shadow's sword.
Clang! The human warrior's large sword was directly cut into two.
"Ah … Ah …" The Human Warrior let out a beast-like howl as he tried to attack the Flowery Shadow with his bare hands. The Flowery Shadow leapt off the ground and leapt into the air. The Flowery Shadow Sword in her hand danced in the air like falling petals.
In an instant, the human warrior's limbs were cut off. His bloodshot eyes lost their luster, and his entire body fell heavily to the ground. Yuan Kou was dead.
At the same time, a dimensional vortex began to slowly form beside the human warrior.