Dual Sword God

Chapter 31 - Insights into the Extremity Path, Dawnwing!

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The courtyard was lively, as the disciples and members of the Feng Clan were going about their daily routines. Some individuals started to lift gravity enhanced weighted stones that were augmented with simple runes, while others gathered at the martial platform to begin their regular matches.

Carefully examining the courtyard, a youth could now be noticed seated in the cross-legged posture within a field of bamboo poles; he sat with his eyes closed and his palms firmly holding the sheathed sword Black-lighting that rested in a horizontal position on top of his legs. Feng Yu currently felt as if he was in a different world, as his concentration was pushed to the utmost extreme, trying to comprehend the meaning of the sword from the floating sword manual within his sea of consciousness.

Soon, an ancient and profound stream of words reverberated within his mind, following which a collection of individual memories appeared showing the details of how to practice and further grasp swordsmanship's true essence:

"To grasping the initial success of the sword, one must first master the foundations of stances of basic swordsmanship: Attack Stance, Défense Stance, and Control Stance. It is only through mastering these basic stances could one truly have been said to have become a beginner practitioner who walks the path of the sword. To go further, one must think beyond the lines of thoughts of the basic swordsman."

"The Sword should be as Swift as the Wind, as Flexible as the Clouds, as Fierce as the Waves at Sea and a Firm as a Mountain the shoulders the Weight of the World."

"Only through mastering all four paths, could one truly be said to have attained the initial success of true swordsmanship. The way of the sword does not lean solely on one path; for its essence can only be found at the core of attaining everlasting balance, eruption, and speed. 'Balance' can control any situation regardless of attack or defense, as 'Eruption' is capable of inspiring overwhelming prestige, demonstrating domineering and oppressive power while 'Speed' challenges the limits of time itself, seeking to be free from its fetters. This principle is known as the Extremity Path and is the path that is walked by only the most powerful of swordsmen."

Swoooosh! Rustle! Rustle!

With the gust of the morning wind, the calmness of the region filled with bamboo poles instantly faded, as the poles swiftly began to rustle about due to the wind threatening to sweep them about the area. However, before they could wreak havoc, time seemed to have stopped, as a flash of white lightning fluidly swiped across the region. With precise sword movements that sliced apart the entirety of each bamboo poles and exquisite body control that demonstrated the zenith level of flexibility.

All of this took time to describe, but in fact, it occurred in but a fleeting moment, as time once again sped up with the winds urging the bamboo poles that had been cut to small pieces to scatter about the courtyard like dust.

Clank! As Feng Yu sheathed Black-Lightning once more, he looked towards the crumbling bamboo poles with slight disappointment, "Sigh, I'm still not capable of doing it. Trying to comprehend the principles of 'One with Sword' is not as simple as I'd thought it would be, it seems that I'll need to find a turning point. "

After placing the sheathed Black-Lightning on his back, Feng Yu soon quickly recovered from his disappointment state of mind. As now his expression showed one of confidence, he smiled while muttering to himself, "However, where there are losses, there are gains. My insights into the sword have allowed me to truly fuse my <Lightning Flash Steps> movement technique into my sword arts, creating an entirely new sword skill, the <Thunder Flash Sword>."