Sword Piercing

"Then, what level are you in, second grandpa?"

"Me?" Baili Changkong raised his head and looked at the sky, with an indescribable melancholy in his time-worn eyes. "I once fought side by side with General Melbourne and slew quite a few war-level experts…"

"War-level experts? Quite a few?" Baili Qingfeng, Baili Ruoxue, and Baili Ruoshui were all shocked.

Every war-level man was a national expert that everyone in the country admired, but their second-grandpa had killed multiple war-level experts years ago?

"…until somebody stabbed his sword into my chest…" Baili Changkong's eyes became dim as if he were unwilling to talk about it any longer. "I'm too old now. The other people are much stronger than me today…"

Baili Qingfeng, Baili Ruoxue, and Baili Ruoshui immediately understood it.

Their second-grandpa must've been a war-level expert, if not a top war-level expert, before.

A top war-level expert!?

A level-six martial fighter!?

That's truly something!

Baili Qingfeng quickly concealed his derision towards the Baili family.

Although the training techniques of the Baili family were all available on the Internet, to think his second-grandpa had reached such a high level with those techniques…

He must've been a big shot.

"I didn't know that you had such a glorious past, grandpa. It's awesome that our family has such a top expert like grandpa. I'll certainly train hard and restore the glory of the Baili family!" Baili Ruoxue blushed and declared with a sense of obligation.

"I'm happy to hear that." Looking at Baili Ruoxue who was ambitious, Baili Changkong nodded in comfort.

"Grandpa, since you have slain many war-level experts, how much allowance do you get every month?" Baili Ruoxue rolled her eyes and asked again.

"Cough… About that, I am too old, and I do not have many fancy titles with me… Also, I am unwilling to compete with young people now. Since I'm already half-dead, it's pointless to apply for the certification of a war-level expert…"

"What about the allowance of two thousand bucks per month…" Baili Ruoxue mumbled.

"Hehe. Do you think your grandpa is someone who would impose a burden on the taxpayers of the country when he cannot serve the country anymore? Are you done? Go take a walk for digestion and continue your training in the afternoon!" Baili Changkong sniffed in dissatisfaction.

"Alright." Baili Ruoxue nodded in reverence.

Baili Qingfeng vaguely felt that the confidence he just got…

…was collapsing.

"Apply for the certification of a war-level expert…"

In other words…

His second-grandpa did not have a war-level certification?

As for his claim that he slew quite a few war-level experts with General Melbourne…

Hehe…

He and Bill Gates together had over ten billion dollars. Had he ever bragged about that in front of anyone?

…

The martial arts training went on in the afternoon.

Baili Changkong, continuing to pretend to be an expert, spoke, "The Rumbling Thunder Thirty-Six Moves of the Baili family are the best body-refining tricks. The first twelve moves build the foundation, the twelve in the middle improve the soul, and the last twelve are for combat. If you can finish them in ten minutes, your body will be as good as a level-one martial fighter. If you can do them twice, you will be a level-two martial fighter; four times, a level-three martial fighter. It's one thing that your body qualities are good enough, and it's the other thing that you are really a level-one martial fighter. The key to level one is to gather your strength and exert it as a whole… Ruoxue, give Qingfeng an example."

"Alright." To show off in front of Baili Qingfeng, Baili Ruoxue immediately made one of the Rumbling Thunder Thirty-Six Moves and said, "Watch close, Brother Qingfeng."

Then, she exerted strength on her feet, allowing the force to rise to her back, corresponding with her spine. Condensed, the force poured into her arm, before it surged out as she pierced her sword.

"Hiu!"

The edge of the sword whistled as if the air had been perforated.

The attack was standard and fierce.

If it had hit a tree, the sword would've pierced through the three however thick it was.

"Not bad. Your piercing has improved. By the time you can finish the Rumbling Thunder Thirty-Six Moves in ten minutes, you will have gotten started with martial arts." Baili Changkong complimented her and turned to Baili Qingfeng. "Did you observe clearly?"

"Yes, I did."

Baili Qingfeng could remember almost everything that he saw.

"Is that so? Ruoshui, give him a sword," Baili Changkong said.

Immediately, Baili Ruoshui brought out an unsharpened sword from the room and handed it over to Baili Qingfeng.

Although the sword hadn't been sharpened, it was made of pure steel. It was 129 centimeters long and weighed 2.4 kilograms. Baili Qingfeng could barely hold it steady when he raised it.

"You can pierce, whip, lift, block, knock, point, crush, press, slash, and cut with a sword. It is not as powerful as a saber in head-on clashes, but it is much more agile and sharp than other weapons. Even the most solid armor cannot resist the piercing of a sword. So, to practice sword arts, practice piercing first. Just pierce the sword and show me!" Baili Changkong said.

Immediately, Baili Qingfeng pierced the sword according to his understanding.

"Raise it… Higher… Hold it steadily… Where are you aiming at? Make sure your eyes are parallel to the edge…"

Baili Qingfeng pierced the sword while Baili Qingfeng yelled and corrected him.

Baili Ruoxue was rather delighted watching it. It was exactly what she went through when she learned it.

It was not an easy thing to pierce a sword that weighed 2.4 kilograms nonstop. Baili Ruoxue watched Baili Qingfeng pierce again and again, enjoying the show.

Time went by quickly.

Five minutes, ten minutes, twenty minutes, half an hour…

Soon, Baili Ruoxue couldn't laugh anymore.

Another half an hour…

Baili Qingfeng pierced for a whole hour with a speed of one movement every five seconds.

After half an hour, he had pierced six hundred times in total.

For a beginner…

No, even for her, it was rather unbelievable.

Her highest record of piercing was 292 times with no rest, and she was much faster than Baili Qingfeng back then, but right now…

Baili Qingfeng had simply doubled her record?!

Not only was Baili Ruoxue stunned, but Baili Changkong also felt that he had found a treasure.

Although he felt that Baili Qingfeng was approaching his limits as a beginner after piercing for half an hour with such a heavy sword, he intended to find out the guy's upper bound. So, he did not call stop…

Baili Qingfeng did not know how long a beginner should pierce during the first training session. He felt that he could do it for another two hours although it was slightly exhausting.

While he pierced, he recalled Baili Changkong's guidance and Baili Ruoxue's smooth movement. His gesture was more and more standard as he corrected himself.

More than that, when he recalled Baili Ruoxue's movement in piercing, Baili Qingfeng also sensed himself.

He had reached the second level of the Thunderous Juggernaut Method easily, which allowed him to examine himself and perceive the subtle changes. Based on such senses, he adjusted the way he exerted his strength so it was easier and smoother for him to carry on.

Gradually…

When Baili Qingfeng had forgotten how many times he had pierced the sword himself, he suddenly turned around, and a force emerged from the bottom of his feet gathering through his spine into his arm. Then, it condensed into one string with his piercing, making the movement twice as fast.

"Hiu!"

The noise of the air being pierced through suddenly echoed.