Anime: Infinite Swordsman! (Danmachi + Asterisk War)

Chapter 6 - Two Years!

Time elapsed, and two years had transpired since Luke's clash with Fan Xinglu.

The main god space doesn't restrict the time for task completion, but the duration taken affects the evaluation upon task settlement.

Hence, Luke didn't hasten to complete the task but instead settled down to study under Fan Xinglu for two years.

Upon becoming an agent of the main god space, two fixed buffs awaited.

One ensured the body always stayed in peak condition without aging. The agent could use redemption points to adjust the age and condition of the body.

The other guaranteed uninterrupted progress in strength growth until reaching A level. As long as Luke trained, he would continue to strengthen his attributes.

Regarding the result of the battle two years ago:

Apart from the initial "Kuzuryūsen," exploiting Fan Xinglu's carelessness to sever her school badge, the rest of the time saw Luke being unilaterally ravaged by Fan Xinglu.

Throughout the entire process, Luke couldn't cause even the slightest harm to Fan Xinglu.

However, such a result was expected in a formal battle.

Therefore, with Fan Xinglu's approval, Luke successfully became the number one Genestellar in Jielong Seventh Institute, earning the moniker 'Extreme Swordsman.'

This nickname was given by Fan Xinglu after inquiring about Luke's sword skills.

Thanks to this achievement, Luke became a prominent figure in Asterisk City.

This is one of the main reasons why Luke studied under Fan Xinglu without venturing outside for two years.

In the past two years, the City has also undergone tremendous changes, and there is only more than a year left before the 'plot' that Luke is familiar with begins.

But Luke had no intention of staying until then.

He looked at the main mission that had made no progress in the past two years and contemplated his own thoughts about it.

Main mission: Participate in a Festa and obtain a ranking of top 8 or above.

Festa is a large-scale battle tournament hosted by the Integrated Enterprise Foundation in Asterisk City where powerful students from six schools compete against each other. The participating age is 13 to 22 years old, and each student has the right to participate three times during these 10 years.

Festa follows a three-year cycle, with a competition held every year.

They are the 'Phoenix' in the summer of the first year, the 'Gryps' in the autumn of the second year, and the 'Lindwurm' in the winter of the third year.

Contestants who obtain a good ranking in Festa will receive points for their respective schools, and the comprehensive points of each academy will be calculated after the end of each season's 'Lindwurm.'

In principle, students are free to participate. For example, some people leave the academy after participating continuously for three years, and some people only participate in the 'Lindwurm' for 9 years.

The three Festa are conducted in different ways.

Contestants enter as pairs in Phoenix Festa. The rules are to directly defeat all the opponents' players or destroy the school emblems of the two opponents.

Contestants enter as teams of five in Gryps Festa. The rules are to directly defeat all the opponent players or destroy the enemy leader's academy emblem.

Contestants enter as individuals in Lindwurm Festa. The rules are to directly defeat the opponent or destroy the opponent's school emblem.

The winner or winners of a Festa gain the right to have their wish granted by the Integrated Enterprise Foundation.

And this year, it is the third year of the 24th Festa, the 'Lindwurm' for individual battles.

According to Luke's understanding of the original work, this year's 'Lindwurm' will have the first place in the sequence of the other two schools, but this can also be used to test the result of his learning in the past two years.

Fan Xinglu has recruited more than 40 direct disciples in the past two years, and every disciple is ranked. Among the "Page One" of Jielong Seventh Institute, eleven are Fan Xinglu's direct disciples.

Many of the disciples had already made their mark in the previous Festa, and Zhao Hufeng and Cecily formed a team to participate in the previous 'Phoenix Festa' and won the runner-up position, losing to the team from Arlequint Academy with only a narrow gap.

All of this has caused the reputation of the name Banyuu Tenra to rise sharply in the Asterisk city.

Similarly, even if he has not appeared in front of others, Wu Xiaohui, the first disciple of 'Banyuu Tenra,' and Luke, the first in ranking of Jielong Seventh who surpassed 'Hagun Seikun,' also aroused everyone's curiosity and attention.

However, the biggest change is not Luke and his influence in the city.

The biggest change occurred when Wu Xiaohui, Zhao Hufeng, and Cecily witnessed Luke's extremely brilliant sword skills. Among them, Wu Xiaohui's change was the most drastic.

For the three of them, the biggest change was actually the impact on their beliefs.

Fan Xinglu has always put too much pressure on them. Without knowing it, Zhao Hufeng and Cecily are in awe of Fan Xinglu.

But being crushed by a girl who was less than ten years old with an invincible attitude was actually full of pressure and frustration for the two of them.

Although Wu Xiaohui knew about Fan Xinglu's situation, it was precisely because of his knowledge that the thought of Fan Xinglu being invincible was more serious than that of Zhao Hufeng and Cecily Wang.

From the bottom of their hearts, the three of them did not think that anyone could defeat Fan Xinglu.

Not to mention victory, how many people can attack Fan Xinglu under such abyss-like momentum?

In the entire Jielong Seventh Institute, during the two years, the number of students who could touch Fan Xinglu's clothes was only a little over 40. It was only after Fan Xinglu heavily restricted her strength.

But what did they see before? They saw that Fan Xinglu, who was considered invincible and omnipotent, was 'defeated'.

Even if Fan Xinglu was not injured, even if Luke was being constantly ravaged afterward, the fact that he 'defeated' Fan Xinglu was somewhat true.

As Fan Xinglu's personal disciple, while knowing that Fan Xinglu was powerful, they witnessed Luke's victory with their own eyes.

The impact of this incident is unimaginable to outsiders.

Wu Xiaohui, as Fan Xinglu's disciple who practiced with her before she was reincarnated in this life, knew that Fan Xinglu's long-standing wish was to find an opponent with whom she could fight to her heart's content.

At the same time, Wu Xiaohui also regarded being able to fulfill Fan Xinglu's wish as his lifelong pursuit and continued to work tirelessly toward this goal.

He continued to learn all the knowledge and techniques Fan Xinglu gave him and continued to imitate Fan Xinglu's fighting style.

Because in his heart, Fan Xinglu is the strongest, invincible, and unsurpassable.

So if he wants to become stronger, learning everything from Fan Xinglu is of course the fastest way. He wants to become stronger quickly so that he can satisfy his master's wishes.

In fact, he has recently discovered that Fan Xinglu is becoming more and more dissatisfied with him, and the praises and compliments he once received have become less and less.

But he didn't know why. He just felt that he was not strong enough, or that he was not getting stronger at a speed that satisfied his master.

From the perspective of 'becoming stronger,' Wu Xiaohui actually did not do anything wrong, and precisely because Wu Xiaohui did not do anything wrong, Fan Xinglu would not correct him.

Wu Xiaohui is indeed getting stronger, and the speed of getting stronger is scary. He has not even encountered a bottleneck. Because someone has already walked the road he is taking, and it has even been proven that this road can lead to the strongest.

In Asterisk City, except for Fan Xinglu and Luke, even if they are ranked first among the six schools, Wu Xiaohui must have a greater chance of winning.

Wu Xiaohui did nothing wrong when it came to becoming stronger.

What he was wrong about was that his path to becoming stronger ran counter to his deepest desires.

If his wish is to become the strongest in the world or to become someone like Fan Xinglu, then there is nothing wrong with his way. He will even become stronger and make faster progress because of the unity of his heart and spirit.

However, his wish is to satisfy Fan Xinglu's desire to fight to her heart's content.

The path he took was already taken by Fan Xinglu, and in order to pursue perfection, he did not even make any modifications to it.

Not to mention whether Wu Xiaohui can catch up with Fan Xinglu's thousands of years of progress in his entire life.

Even if one day he really grows to the same level as Fan Xinglu, he will not be able to satisfy Fan Xinglu's desire to fight.

Because, for Fan Xinglu, fighting against herself is the most boring thing.

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