This battle ended even more quickly.
Mapel's reflexes and combat awareness far surpassed those of Jerry, a novice swordsman, but for Wu Yu, she was still no match.
Maper's sword angle was steady; when the two swords clashed, the two were still half a meter apart, allowing him to attack or defend as needed, thus ensuring his invincibility.
When one is at a disadvantage in both speed and strength, it is impossible to defeat an enemy in one strike without taking some risks. Wu Yu's swordsmanship, which surpasses that of humankind, is the source of his confidence as he dances on the edge of a blade.
Wu Yu retreated immediately after his attack, and his body began to spin rapidly along the path of Maper's force.
After the force was neutralized, Mapel's sword-wielding speed decreased significantly, and Wu Yu's stride was enough to keep up with it.
At the same time, Wu Yu concealed his sword on his body and, out of Maper's sight, switched from a forehand to a backhand, exerted force from his waist, and turned around to thrust back.
Without turning around, Wu Yu already foresaw everything that was about to happen.
Wu Yu aimed precisely at Mapel's throat, while Mapel, on the verge of death, slashed at Wu Yu's back, trading her life for the injury. This was the limit that Mapel could achieve with her first-tier strength.
But Mapel was not a weakling of the first rank after all, so none of Wu Yu's predictions came true.
When Wu Yu's sword touched Maper, it felt like it had struck a steel plate rather than skin. The enormous recoil force sent Wu Yu's sword flying, and Wu Yu's back was not injured as expected.
When Wu Yu turned around with a smile to look at Maper, she was completely stunned. If she hadn't activated her battle qi in time, she would have died at Wu Yu's hands just now, killed instantly by a sword. How could such a thing happen to her? Although she was unharmed now, she had already lost the match.
Wu Yu didn't forget to make a sarcastic remark at the right time: "Your swordsmanship is just like his, a complete mess."
“You!” When had Maper ever been so humiliated? Yet she was unable to utter a word in response.
Sure enough, his skills had reached the pinnacle of human ability. Through his battles with a sixth-tier expert, Wu Yu truly realized his current level.
This is actually quite natural. Through the system's continuous enhancement of Wu Yu's swordsmanship, Wu Yu finally understood the true essence of swordsmanship. There is no such thing as "skill is close to the Tao" or "mysterious and profound" in this case. The simplest way to defeat an opponent is to move the sword to the best position at the best time. In simple terms, it is one word: prediction.
From a three-dimensional perspective, the actions that humans can perform are limited. As long as the computing power is sufficient, it is even possible to use exhaustive methods to calculate all of the enemy's reactions.
Swordsmanship is like an optimization algorithm, helping people eliminate useless options.
Wu Yu's current skill level is enough to see through all the counterattacks that others will make at a glance, and then directly lock in the final victory. The only difference is the mental exertion. Dealing with Jerry is like doing elementary school addition and subtraction, while dealing with Maper is equivalent to solving junior high school equations. If he encounters a stronger opponent, Wu Yu may also fall into the predicament of insufficient calculation.
But that's a problem to consider when facing a Saint-level opponent. However, when facing a true powerhouse, Wu Yu can't even break through their defenses. At that point, no matter how high his swordsmanship is, it's useless. He has to rely on cheat codes to solve the problem.
“A first-tier transcendent could never possess such superb swordsmanship. You have definitely been hiding your strength. Wait, could it be that you are the mysterious person who defeated the Demon King?” Maper suddenly questioned Wu Yu as if she had thought of something.
Wu Yu looked at Mapel in surprise. Was he exposed so easily? But it was normal. After all, he had no intention of pretending. Wu Yu always believed that strength was the only thing he was not afraid of being coveted.
So what if his identity was exposed? Wu Yu never forbade Phillis from spreading the word in the first place. It was actually quite strange to Wu Yu in prison that Mapel didn't know his identity.
That's good, because with the nickname "Dragon Slayer," countless eyes are watching him. By having Maper spread his glorious deeds, he can deter those petty villains.
“No, that doesn’t make sense. If that person were you, Her Highness the Princess wouldn’t have hidden your identity from the King. The mysterious person who defeated the Demon King must be someone else.” Maper quickly dismissed her own guess.
Wu Yu glanced at Jerry and, seeing that he remained silent, knew that Phillis must have already spoken to him. Phillis was probably respecting his initial choice. How kind of her! In that case, he couldn't let her good intentions go to waste.
"Nonsense, I just advanced to the first rank this year. How could I possibly defeat the Demon King? The only reason I can defeat you in swordsmanship is because I am a genius."
Maper looked at Wu Yu suspiciously for a moment, but eventually accepted the statement. Compared to Wu Yu being a genius, Wu Yu's ability to defeat the Demon King was clearly more convincing.
"If there's nothing else, I'll be going now," Wu Yu said wearily; he was genuinely tired.
"Take care, and don't bother seeing me off." Having lost face in front of Wu Yu today, how could Maper possibly be in a good mood?
Wu Yu then looked at Jerry and asked, "Would you like to come to my house for a meal?"
"No need. Now that I know my own insignificance, how can I continue to slack off? I need to go back to cultivate immediately." Jerry shook his head, the confusion in his eyes had disappeared, and he had regained his initial determination.
"You're not planning to give up yet?" Wu Yu felt he had underestimated his determination.
“Absolutely not,” Jerry said firmly.
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