In the valley, sword energy was everywhere.

The two fought from noon to dusk. Sister An lost every game at first, but as she gradually adapted to the rhythm of two swords against three swords, her winning rate began to slowly rise.

By dusk, the winning rate had returned to 50-50, which made Ling Yunpo marvel.

Is it that Tiansheng’s talent for swordsmanship is outrageous, or is it that Senior Sister An’s attainments in swordsmanship are outrageous?

However, through sparring with Senior Sister An, Ling Yunpo also discovered the weaknesses of his own fighting style.

Logically speaking, using three swords to defeat two swords should be a huge advantage.

For example, if I use two of my swords to entangle your two swords separately, and then use the third sword to kill you, what can you use to block it?

But in fact, it is possible to block two swords with one sword. The premise is that the range of one's own flying sword is very small, so after blocking this sword, one can immediately move to block the other sword.

The tactics adopted by Senior Sister An were not the Seven Kill Swordsmanship moves that emphasized attack, but a move from the Shushan Two-handed Swordmanship called "Advance and Retreat".

First, she protected her body with the Frost Sword, focusing on defense without leaving her surroundings;

Secondly, she attacked with all her might with the Feiyan Sword, not engaging in a fight with other flying swords, but simply chasing after Ling Yunpo.

The two swords are separated, one for attack and the other for defense, which means "you can advance and retreat at will."

Ling Yunpo had to leave the Qingping Sword behind to defend himself in order to deal with the Feiyan Sword's pursuit.

At the same time, in order to avoid being beaten without fighting back, he drove out the Thunder Sword to attack Senior Sister An.

So what about the Wanzhu Sword that is controlled by the incarnation?

If she flew over and cooperated with the Thunder Sword to attack An Zhisu from two directions, Senior Sister An would dance the Frost Sword tightly and use small-range movement to reduce the disadvantage of being attacked by two swords. At the same time, she would intensify the attack of the Feiyan Sword and add a lot of pressure to Lingyunpo's defense.

Ling Yunpo's attack was unsuccessful for a long time, and his own defense line was shaky, so he could only withdraw the Wanzhu Sword and use it together with the Qingping Sword to resist the Feiyan Sword. As a result, the originally violent offensive of the senior sister was quickly curbed.

The crisis around him was alleviated, so Ling Yunpo naturally withdrew the Wanzhu Sword and flew over to attack his senior sister again.

But as soon as Wanzhu Sword left, An Zhisu would repeat his old tricks and defend tightly with the Hanlie Sword again, while intensifying the offensive with the Feiyan Sword, forcing Ling Yunpo to continue retreating and Wanzhu Sword to come back to rescue him.

In short, if you hit me, I will resort to the gesture of exchanging injuries for injuries, forcing you to come back for rescue - Ling Yunpoyuan calls it the "home exchange tactic".

Since Senior Sister An adopted the strategy of switching positions, after more than a dozen games, the winning rate is now almost 50-50:

In the victorious matches, it was because Ling Yunpo finally used the advantage of the pincer attack of the Thunder Sword and the Ten Thousand Bamboo Sword to break through the defense of the Hanlie Sword and put the sword tip to the throat of the senior sister.

In the few battles where he lost, it was because Ling Yunpo had not yet penetrated his senior sister's defense, and his own defense line had a loophole, and the Feiyan Sword pierced through the sword path and hit his neck.

"Did you notice that?" Ling Yunpo just lost another game, and Qing Pingjian finally couldn't help but say, "The real strength of your senior sister is not her natural swordsmanship, but her ability to maximize her own advantages while offsetting her own disadvantages as much as possible."

"Her strengths are that she is more proficient in swordsmanship than you, and has more experience in swordsmanship than you; her weakness is that she cannot control as many flying swords as you do. So she deliberately separated the two swords, forcing you to also separate the two swords and control them separately, thus eliminating the possibility of a three-sword combined attack from the beginning."

"I see...ah, I mean, I saw it a long time ago." Ling Yunpo suddenly realized and immediately sneered, "In this case, I have to play to my strengths."

By the way, what are the advantages of being born with sword bones?

Well, it increases resistance to sword energy and sword intent, can resonate with flying swords, and makes the ability to control flying swords stronger.

In this case...

Seeing Ling Yunpo silent, An Zhisu did not urge him. She just took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from her face and neck.

She was a cultivator from Mount Shu, and her body had been cleansed and her meridians had been strengthened. She was sweating not to dissipate heat, but because her mind was over-exerted and it was an instinctive reaction of her body in fatigue and exhaustion - similar to how some people sweat easily when they are nervous.

"I'm fine." Ling Yunpo suddenly raised his head and smiled, "Sister, do you want to take a rest and relax?"

"No need." An Zhisu said softly, "Brother, come on."

"Okay!" Ling Yunpo laughed loudly and shot out three swords at the same time.

The Qingping Sword went on the left, the Leizhi Sword went on the right, and the Wanzhu Sword drew an arc and chopped down from above. The three swords attacked An Zhisu from three directions, without blocking the Feiyan Sword shot by the senior sister.

An Zhisu quickly activated the Feiyan Sword, which drew a line of hot fire in the air and hit Ling Yunpo's chest directly.

Then, the two of them suddenly stopped their flying swords at the same time - looking closely, the three swords were flying faster and would hit An Zhisu first.

"I lost." An Zhisu put away his sword and frowned, "All attack, no defense, how did Junior Brother come up with this tactic?"

"Senior Sister, isn't our Seven Kill Sword Technique all about attacking instead of defending?" Ling Yunpo asked back.

"Indeed." An Zhisu nodded, "But the prerequisite is a real life-and-death fight."

"If you were to use this move to fight the opponent in the Baiyujing competition, it would not be worth it."

"Do you remember? The secret realm mechanism of Baiyujing is to prevent the trial-taker from being seriously injured or killed. In other words, you will be teleported out of the battlefield in advance at the moment before being killed."

"But the non-fatal damage you suffer in the fight will continue to accumulate."

"That is to say, you must not only prevent yourself from being defeated, but also try to remain unscathed to win. Otherwise, if your injuries accumulate too much, and you don't have time to recover before the next fight, it will inevitably affect your subsequent performance."

"Sister, I know that." Ling Yunpo said calmly, "But if I meet someone stronger than me, even if I focus on defense and counterattack, the other party may not give me a chance."

"On the other hand, if I choose to go all-out attack without defense, the opponent will either be forced to go all-out on defense or exchange damage with me."

"If he chooses the former, I can use the tactical advantages of the Seven Killing Sword Technique and the Three Swords of the Same Control; if he chooses the latter, with the strength of my natural sword bone and the evasion of the Dividing Cloud Eight Diagrams Step, he may not suffer serious damage..."

Ling Yunpo talked eloquently, but An Zhisu fell silent, hanging his head.

She suddenly remembered that she also understood the principles that her junior brother said.

After all, this is the tactical style that Master Su Jian is best at! Attack without defense, use offense instead of defense. When Ling Yunpo first became a disciple of Qingluo Peak, it was An Zhisu who personally demonstrated this violent and swift fighting style to him by words and deeds.

But at that time, An Zhisu could still teach him how to "seize the initiative" and "take a risk."

But now An Zhisu's mentality has changed at some point, and she is unwilling to let her junior brother get hurt.

Even if there is just a "possibility" of getting hurt.

"No." An Zhisu suddenly frowned and said seriously, "I'm not saying that you can't choose the all-out attack without defense tactic, I just... Senior Sister, I think that all-out attack without defense can only be used as a last resort, and it can't be used casually! What if you are unlucky and really get seriously injured?"

"How about this, I will help you design a set of 'Three Swords Combined Attack Technique' based on the theory of two-handed sword control technique, which is specifically designed to target those powerful enemies that you find difficult to deal with. But junior brother, you must also promise senior sister that you will never easily choose a full-attack and no-defense style of play, okay?"

Ling Yunpo was puzzled when he heard her say this.

Senior sister, when you taught me things in the past, you did it without any conditions or exchanges!

However, seeing a rare hint of pleading and compassion in Senior Sister An's eyes as gentle as autumn water, Ling Yunpo felt his heart suddenly skip a beat and he felt extremely uncomfortable.

"Okay, okay." He quickly agreed, and said firmly, "I promise, Senior Sister. From now on, unless there is really no other way out, I will never easily adopt an all-out attack without defense!"