Draw Sword Strike Ais (Seeking Recommendation Tickets~Seeking Monthly Tickets)

As Ais began her chant, a pale cyan light wrapped around her body, her golden hair dancing in the wind.

Ais then gripped the hilt of her sword with both hands, eyes tightly shut.

Visible to the naked eye, the pale cyan light surrounding Ais began to gather incessantly upon the blade. As the wind coiled around her, a sharp aura emanated from her form, and the blade began to hum.

Suddenly!

Ais opened her eyes and swung the sword in her hand with force toward the distance.

A cyan blade-light flew from the edge, whistling as it surged forward.

The air was torn asunder, the earth was split in two, and anything standing in the path of the blade-light was utterly destroyed, leaving a deep gouge in the wall hundreds of meters away.

"This is?"

Ais looked at the scene she had created in disbelief, unable to fathom that she had done this herself.

"Congratulations, Ais. See? I told you, this thing is easy—anyone with hands can do it."

Lu Qiming completely ignored the gazes of Finn, Tiona, and the others, especially the werewolf Bete. He raised his hand and swung it a few times, but nothing happened at all.

Could it be that my hands are fake?

"Thank you, Lu Qiming!"

Ais returned her sword to its scabbard, a rare look of excitement appearing on her stoic face as she looked at Lu Qiming. She had recently hit a bottleneck, and the slow progress of her strength had made her anxious, but now, with this technique, her strength had improved once again.

"It's nothing. I only taught you the principle of the move; being able to achieve this level is the result of your own hard work."

Lu Qiming said this, jumped down from the rock, and walked toward the forest in the distance.

"Ais, come with me. Since we both use swords, I'll teach you a few more techniques."

"Mm."

Ais nodded and followed Lu Qiming's figure.

Behind them, Finn and the others exchanged helpless glances and continued to study the move Lu Qiming had just mentioned. They hadn't even mastered this "anyone with hands can do it" technique yet, and going over there would only lead to being demoralized, so it was better to practice this one first.

Just as they were practicing, the second echelon arrived at the 18th floor.

Gareth the dwarf looked at Finn, Bete, and the others in confusion. He walked over to Riveria, who was sitting on a rock with a smile, and pointed at the group who were punching the air incessantly.

"Riveria, what are Finn and those brats doing?"

"They are practicing a little trick that anyone with hands can do."

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Gareth couldn't understand what Riveria was saying at all, so he shook his head and walked toward Finn and the others.

In the end, after Finn told him something and pointed to the sword mark Ais had left behind, he also began to punch the air repeatedly.

The small grove is a place of endless legends, the best place for "field battles" in every sense: secluded surroundings, dark woods, and few people. The ones who utilize the small grove most perfectly are the various protagonists in "**".

They will conquer one "enemy" after another here, making them "heart-convinced" in every sense of the word.

At this moment, in just such a small grove, a golden-haired girl was following behind a black-haired boy, looking at the figure in front of her without any defenses, completely unaware of what was about to happen.

Finally, the black-haired boy in front stopped deep in the grove, turned around, and looked at the golden-haired girl behind him with a kind expression.

"Ais, are you ready for what comes next?"

"Mm."

"It might hurt a little bit, but it will feel comfortable very soon."

"Mm, I will endure it!"

"Then here I come."

Lu Qiming walked to Ais's side and slowly reached out his hand toward her skirt. He grabbed the sword at the girl's waist and took it off, scabbard and all.

"Ais, watch closely."

After Lu Qiming said this to Ais, he recalled the skill posture of the Sword Soul. He placed the sword at his waist with his left hand, pressed the hilt with his right, crouched slightly, and began to gather power, aiming at the trees in front.

As Lu Qiming gathered his strength, invisible air currents began to converge toward the scabbard.

"Draw Sword Strike!"

Swish!

A flash of sword light ignited, and a terrifying blade-light flew directly from Lu Qiming's waist, slicing across the front.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Following a roar of trees falling to the ground, the view ahead opened up, and everything taller than a meter was split in two and collapsed.

"This is?"

Ais looked at the completely devastated trees in front of her and stared blankly at Lu Qiming. She could tell that this was an advanced skill of the move she had just performed, and its power was even greater.

"This is the Draw Sword Strike, a skill where you gather power before drawing the blade to kill the enemy the moment it leaves the scabbard."

After speaking, Lu Qiming returned the sword to its scabbard at his waist and had Ais stand beside him.

After a slight charge, an even more terrifying blade-light ignited. With Lu Qiming as the center, a circular wave of sword light flew out, and after the light vanished, the entire small grove had disappeared.

"This is the Void Draw Sword Strike, an advanced version of the Draw Sword Strike. Although it requires a charging period, its power is far greater."

"Is this what you are going to teach me, Lu Qiming?"

Ais stared blankly at her surroundings. The dense forest that had been there moments ago had completely vanished. Standing where she was, she could see Finn and the others in the distance, who seemed to have noticed the commotion and were punching even harder.

"Yes, and there is one more technique I will teach you as well."

As he spoke, Lu Qiming raised the sword in his hand, aimed it forward, and crouched down.

"Phantom Sword Dance!"

Following Lu Qiming's low shout, the sword in his hand transformed into phantoms. Endless sword qi erupted from the blade, slamming into the ground with such density that it blasted a crater hundreds of meters in diameter.

"Alright, I've taught you these three techniques. The principles are similar to what I just showed you. I believe that with your talent, Ais, you will master them very quickly."

After saying this, Lu Qiming handed the sword to Ais so she could practice on her own.

"Thank you!"

Ais took the Despair Sword and bowed to Lu Qiming.

"It's alright, no need to be so formal. Teaching you these was my own idea anyway."

Lu Qiming smiled and walked over to a tree stump to sit down. It was surprisingly comfortable, without a single splinter, as smooth as a mirror.

Seeing this, Ais mimicked the stance Lu Qiming had just used, placing the sword at her waist. A pale cyan light once again enveloped her body. She gripped the hilt tightly, and the wind swirling around her began to converge toward the scabbard.

After charging for ten seconds, the sword left its sheath, and a pale cyan blade aura shot out.

The tangible blade aura sliced through the air, traveling nearly five hundred meters before dissipating into the void.

"Success? No, not quite."

Ais murmured to herself. Thinking of how Lu Qiming could execute the Draw Sword Strike almost instantaneously, she sheathed her sword once more and began to practice.

However, while practicing, Ais couldn't stop wondering what Lu Qiming had meant when he said it would hurt a little at first, but would feel comfortable soon after.

Could he have been talking about muscle soreness after training?

Nearby, seeing that Ais had indeed mastered the Draw Sword Strike, Lu Qiming quietly left the tree stump and headed toward the campsite being set up.

He hadn't expected Ais to master the Draw Sword Strike on her very first attempt. She truly lived up to the reputation of a woman who had her own spin-off series; her talent was terrifying!

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