Valissa held the name Chen Jing had given her for the event, frowning.

"World Martial Arts Conference?"

"What's wrong?" Chen Jing asked.

Valisa asked, "What if the devil attacks us while we're holding the event?"

The devil has arrived, and he is right in front of you.

Chen Jing coughed twice and said, "He has left his army. Isn't that the best opportunity?" Why are you so obsessed with the decisive battle on the top of the Forbidden City?

Valisa nodded and turned to make arrangements. Chen Jing suddenly became idle. In Valisa and Joel's eyes, he was now unfathomable. In a sparring match, his companion creature easily defeated Valisa, while Chen Jing stood there reading, unfazed.

Who cares about the actual situation? The result is that Chen Jing behaves like a hermit. However, the reason he doesn't take action is similar to that of a hermit: the power is too strong and he is afraid of not being able to pay the price.

"They are so slow." Fenrir said while lying on the ground.

Chen Jing patted her head: "There's no other way. I heard from Valissa that it would be a miracle if they could all arrive in ten days. I guess the army will be assembled almost immediately after the martial arts tournament, and then they can set out to attack us." The Demon King got hemorrhoids from waiting so long.

Fortunately, as a demon king, I, Chen Jing, have a restless heart. Chen Jing took out the thing that Bubble gave him and flipped through it a few times, then immediately lost interest. What he wanted now was not this kind of power beyond his control.

"Fenrir, please teach me swordsmanship."

Fenrir Wolf at his feet tilted his face and said, "You lied to me last time. You can't stand hardship."

"Just teach me the techniques. I have other ways to gain strength," Chen Jing said, looking at the bandage on his arm.

"A longsword can be roughly divided into two parts: the hilt and the blade. The hilt consists of three parts: the grip, the guard and the pommel. The blade is the main attacking part, but in some cases, such as when the opponent is too close to use the blade effectively, the pommel and guard can also be used as striking weapons." Fenrir began to explain, but the scene of a wolf speaking out of its mouth was also extremely terrifying.

"The sword body can be divided into two halves: the 'strong sword body', which is the part from the hilt to the middle of the sword body; the 'weak sword body', which is the sword body from the middle to the tip. The 'strong' and 'weak' here do not refer to structural strength and fragility, but to the fact that the strong sword body is relatively less likely to be pushed away due to the principle of leverage during blocking. The weak sword body moves faster, and you will use this advantage of the weak sword body when you launch an attack." Fenrir said.

Chen Jing made the mistake of asking the first question: "How do you know the principle of leverage?"

"Idiot, who do you think my mother is? The wisdom of the gods is not that simple." Fenrir said as he walked around the table and Chen Jing.

She coughed twice, then said, "Next is the sword-holding posture and footwork. Don't think this is a simple matter. Gods are different from humans. We don't specialize in any one thing, but we can complete the instant switch during battle. After all, we have almost endless time to study." Fenrir instructed Chen Jing to stand in the open space.

Fenrir transformed into a human form and took out her toothpick sword. She nodded at Chen Jing and said, "I'll teach you the sword stance first. This is the very first step in combat, but it's only for beginners. Once you reach the master level, everything will be instinctive. There's no need to practice it deliberately."

Next she explained the four sword starting positions: plow position, ox position, top position and deception position.

Just when Chen Jing thought it was over, Fenrir began to explain: "Chopping is a way of striking that mainly relies on the impact force of the weapon's kinetic energy to kill the opponent, which is different from dragging and cutting. Chopping is sometimes called "cutting". Chopping is not simply swinging your arm. A chop should be controlled just right, both precise and powerful, because every time you attack your opponent, you always leave your opponent with a flaw to attack you. Therefore, you should always avoid rough and hasty chopping, and immediately return to the starting position after the attack." Fenrir demonstrated a few times.

Regardless of whether Chen Jing understood or not, she began to explain the next move: "The thrust is primarily used when starting in Plow Position or Ox Position, as the tip of the sword is already pointing forward in these two defenses. During the thrust, the tip of the sword should pierce the target straight along the longitudinal axis of the blade. If you want to reach further, step forward with your leading foot. Just like with the chop, the sword should initiate the movement, ensuring it is in front, and the body and feet should follow one by one. Doing this during the thrust not only prevents the opponent from reacting in time, but also makes aiming easier. Finally, remember to return to the defensive stance after the thrust."

Chen Jingrao was dazzled, then watched as Fenrir demonstrated it to him, explaining as he went along: "If your sword is in a position where a thrust would reach your opponent faster, you should thrust decisively instead of slashing. Sometimes, even if your slash misses your opponent but is close to him, you should still thrust. For example, if your opponent steps back to avoid the slash, simply convert the slash into a thrust immediately."

She returned to her original position, and Chen Jing was already sweating coldly.

"The last one is dragging and cutting. Its power is smaller than the first two. When the blade touches the opponent's unprotected part, such as the hand, pulling or pushing your sword and adding cutting force is a dragging and cutting attack. Drag cutting is mainly used when there is no space for full-speed slashing. For example, when you start with a deceptive defense and your opponent quickly rushes in to attack, you can step aside and raise the blade between his unprotected hands to drag and cut. This is enough to cause damage to him that he can no longer hold the weapon, thus ending the battle." After Fenrir finished speaking, he was about to speak again. At this time, a figure came from a distance. In less than three seconds, the well-behaved wolf lay at Chen Jing's feet.

Chen Jing was still confused.

"I didn't expect it to be so complicated."

"This is just teaching the basic offense, there is still a lot more to come."

Fenrir closed his eyes.

Valisa came over with a bunch of things in her arms: "Mr. Chen Jing, can I ask you for a favor?"

Chen Jing nodded. To be honest, he now regretted learning this sword technique. But in order to avoid being laughed at as a weakling in the future, he still had to make the effort.

"Here are the profiles of the participating heroes. I hope you can help me eliminate those who you feel lack true talent." Valisa paused. "They are all established heroes, but some seem to be seriously boasting. You can arrange meetings with them later to select the truly capable."

Chen Jing's mouth twitched. It was okay for the Demon King to choose the hero.