Sparring, Sword Cultivation

After listening to stories all afternoon, then enduring Gai Yue's cold joke, Zhao Wuji decided to liven things up and dragged Oscar off to work off his meal.

In truth, he was just beating him up, but Old Zhao grandly called it a test.

So the group gathered in the courtyard before the Cafeteria to watch Oscar wield his sword. But Oscar was far too weak right now; he could not even break through Zhao Wuji's bear fur. In the end, he had no choice but to ask his teacher to step in.

Oscar had been toyed with until he was panting for breath. Then, with a quick step, he rushed to his teacher's side, hugged his thigh, and complained, "Teacher, you saw it! Before you came, look at how that old man Zhao bullied me! You have to stand up for your student..."

Oscar immediately launched into a performance so tragic that listeners would grieve and hearers would weep. Even Flender, standing nearby, was rendered speechless. Why did Oscar seem even more shameless than he had been in his youth?

Zhao Wuji was even more displeased upon hearing that. Teacher Zhao when he needed something, Old Man Zhao when he did not? What Zhao Wuji had not expected was that Gai Yue, whom he had thought to be incomparably cold and likely to tell Oscar to handle it himself, actually stood up.

Gai Yue rubbed Oscar's head and said calmly, "Your master will vent your anger for you."

Seeing this, Flender, who had just been thinking Oscar was shameless, suddenly sprayed out a mouthful of wine. He thought he had misheard. Since when had Brother Gai taken the initiative to roughhouse with children?

Had they not only become master and disciple at noon? Were they already bound by an unbreakable bond? No, that idiom was not appropriate here.

It should be: they had known each other for less than half a day, yet they already had the affection of master and disciple? Gai Yue then slowly rose, gently patted Oscar's head, and said to Zhao Wuji, "Brother Zhao, we have not sparred in two years. Let's have a round. After all, it would not do for you to keep bullying my student."

Zhao Wuji gave a huff. "Brother Gai, don't let that brat fool you. I haven't even used any strength!"

To be honest, Zhao Wuji truly would not have been afraid in the past. But Gai Yue was now level eighty-two and had gained a Torso Soul Bone. Zhao Wuji really was no longer Gai Yue's match.

Flender, however, was delighted by this and could not even hear what Zhao Wuji was saying. He immediately egged them on. "Brother Gai, I'm with you!"

Ma Hongjun was also frequently beaten by Zhao Wuji. Seeing even his teacher joining in, he shouted at the top of his lungs, "Teacher Gai, beat the hell out of him! I'm with you too!"

Zhao Wuji looked at the master and disciple who were cheering them on and silently added the debt to Ma Hongjun's account.

Of course, it was not that he could not beat Flender. It was because Flender was the dean while he was only the Vice Dean; he could not defy his superior...

Watching Flender and Ma Hongjun cheer them on, Gai Yue chuckled softly. He settled Oscar back into his seat, lightly tapped the ground with his toes, and arrived five meters before Zhao Wuji.

One thing about Shrek Academy that deserved praise was its size. Though the Cafeteria courtyard was not enormous, it was still over eighty meters wide, more than enough for Two People to spar.

Seeing that he could not avoid it, Zhao Wuji said, "Fine. It has been a long time since we last sparred, so today I'll have a little fun with you, little brother."

"Frost Moon!"

Gai Yue did not waste words with Zhao Wuji. With a soft murmur, a longsword appeared in his right hand.

The sword was four feet six inches long and three inches wide, snow-white from end to end. Its blade was adorned with Ice Blue splendor like ice crystals, As if it had been forged from ten-thousand-year-old ice.

Simply looking at the sword, Oscar could feel its sharpness and icy chill. Clearly, Gai Yue's Sword Martial Soul did not merely excel at killing—it also possessed the Ice Attribute. Perhaps that was why The Whole Person seemed so cold.

Flender explained, "This is Brother Gai's Martial Soul—the Frost Moon Sword. Though it cannot stand alongside the Seven Kill Sword, known as the greatest Sword Martial Soul in the world, it is absolutely a Top-grade Sword Martial Soul."

As Gai Yue's Martial Soul was Released, eight dazzling soul rings—Two Yellow Two Purple and four black—slowly rose around him before withdrawing into his body.

Clearly, Gai Yue did not intend to use soul skills. This was only a sparring match, after all.

Besides, if he and Zhao Wuji truly fought without holding back, they would probably overturn all of Shrek Academy.

Facing Gai Yue, who had already Released his Martial Soul, Zhao Wuji refused to be outdone. He fiercely slapped his chest with both hands, letting out an earthshaking bear's roar. Two Yellow Two Purple and three black soul rings slowly rose from his body. A layer of thick brownish-yellow fur covered him, while his large hands transformed into heavy, sturdy bear paws.

As his soul rings withdrew, Zhao Wuji charged straight at Gai Yue. Against Gai Yue, whose strength surpassed his own, Zhao Wuji naturally had to seize the initiative.

Yet Gai Yue remained utterly unmoved. He merely said, "Xiao Ao, this is your first lesson."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gai Yue raised the Frost Moon Sword and slashed through the air at Zhao Wuji as he charged over. A sharp, pure-white sword aura suddenly Flew Out, hurtling toward Zhao Wuji with fierce force.

Oscar stared fixedly at Gai Yue. This sword aura was completely different from Gai Yue's earlier Two-Finger Sword. The sword aura unleashed through his Martial Soul was already no weaker than an offensive soul skill.

Fortunately, Zhao Wuji was no pushover. Facing the sword aura, he brought his bear paws together in a fierce clap. Not only did he block the sword aura, he shattered it outright.

But before Zhao Wuji could feel pleased with himself, the Frost Moon Sword in Gai Yue's hand had already flashed several times, firing dozens of sharp sword aura strikes in an instant.

This time, Zhao Wuji did not dare lower his guard. His bristling fur shook as his body spun like a top, his heavy bear paws constantly slapping toward the incoming sword auras.

Although Zhao Wuji could shatter a sword aura with every attack, each collision sent a stabbing pain through his bear paws. There were too many sword auras for him to evade, and two even struck his body directly, shearing away more than half his thick fur.

Fortunately, Gai Yue had not struck ruthlessly. Otherwise, Zhao Wuji would have been injured.

As he continued launching sword aura attacks at Zhao Wuji, Gai Yue said to Oscar, "This is a swordsman's most basic ability, and also their most essential one. The next attack is a sword technique that can only be used by perfectly combining the sword with oneself. Watch carefully."

The moment Gai Yue finished speaking, he rushed toward Zhao Wuji with his longsword in hand. The blade spun, and his sharp aura surged in an instant, his boundless sword intent soaring like a rainbow.

"Third Form of the Frost Moon Sword Technique: Frost Spreading Across the Sky!"

In a mere instant, Gai Yue had already swung his sword dozens of times. Countless sword shadows danced through the sky. Looking at Zhao Wuji again, a layer of fur had been shaved from his body, and there were even traces of frost upon him.

Clearly, Gai Yue had not used his Martial Soul's Ice Attribute in the previous sword aura attacks, but he had used it in this sword technique.

Zhao Wuji had already done everything he could to defend himself. Though he was not injured, all his fur had been shaved away, leaving him somewhat embarrassed.

"Brother Gai, there's no need to go this far just to vent Xiao Ao's anger, right? How am I supposed to face anyone now?" Zhao Wuji sighed helplessly.

Gai Yue merely smiled faintly, recalled his Martial Soul, and turned to Oscar. "What do you think?"

Oscar grinned. "Teacher, you were amazing! But although I understood it, I still can't use it right now. I need time."

Hearing this, Gai Yue automatically ignored Oscar's praise and was merely surprised by the latter part of his words.

Oscar had understood after watching only once. Back then, Gai Yue himself had watched for a full two hours.

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