Type-Moon, joins the Lion King at the beginning

Chapter 388: The Sixth of the Seventh Battle of the Heroic Swordsman
Tomoe Gozen only felt the strong wind blowing on his face, and then he saw the fist wrapped in the aurora continuously enlarged in his eyes until it covered his entire field of vision!
Boom!

The astonishing roar resounded throughout the rustic city, tearing through the darkness.

Tomoe Gozen was knocked away in an instant, like an arrow shot from a bow. Under Musashi's gaze, he was knocked out of the range of Tuqi Castle and headed straight for the mountains!

After succeeding in his attack, Li Ye turned around and grabbed Musashi's slender waist before he could react. He then caught up with Tomoe Gozen who was knocked away by him!

Even though the locals called the Tuqi City vast and magnificent, it was nothing more than that in front of Li Ye, and it was out of the scope of the city-state in an instant.

Tomoe Gozen, who had no time to react, flew through the long street like a cannonball, and did not stop even after smashing the fragile wall of Tuqi Castle. He only stopped after flying hundreds of meters out of Tuqi Castle.

But at this time, it also caused astonishing straight-line damage, with countless pieces of rubble flying and destroying the buildings and the ground on both sides.

Tread.

He let go of Musashi in his arms, and the two of them quickly separated and looked at the evil spirit that was climbing up not far away.

Although Musashi was surprised at the amazing physical fitness displayed by Li Ye, could it be that he had held back so much in the previous competition?

The thoughts that arose in Musashi's mind gave him a deeper understanding of Li Ye's strength, and the tactics he had simulated in his mind to defeat Li Ye were forced to be discarded and started over again.

She needs to know more about Li Ye in order to find the only chance of winning.

And fighting is the best opportunity to understand.

Li Ye's sword skills are so varied that even Musashi seems to be very skilled. He can kill with every strike of his sword, as if an assassin requires a sure hit and kill.

He even possesses an ability similar to that of telepathy to foresee the enemy's advance, and his body movements are incredibly precise.

When Musashi and Li Ye had previously sparred, it would often take more than twenty moves for them to find an opportunity to attack, but before that, they might have been beheaded.

Li Ye's murderous intent towards the human body and life is astonishing. His familiarity with the human body enables Li Ye to accurately judge the movements and fatal points of his opponents, which forces Musashi, as a living person, to defend with all his strength.

If you let your guard down, you might be beheaded.

Even though it was just a competition, the threat of death never diminished.

In the twenty encounters, Musashi felt at least four fatal attacks that were enough to be beheaded!
This is undoubtedly the skill of a killer. It is not a sword technique developed in pursuit of a certain extreme like Musashi, but a sword technique that is continuously studied purely for the purpose of killing the target.

But Li Ye was also able to attack with grand and majestic sword skills, showing his style in both opening and closing.

His absolute self-confidence and absolute tyranny come from within, like an overlord on the battlefield, with such power that his reach is limitless.

This is another directional sword skill.

It can be said that the sword skills that Li Ye practiced were broad and sophisticated, but they had not reached the end.

Despite this, with Li Ye's own strength, he has reached the limit of what humans can reach, and one step further is the realm of gods.

At that time, it will not be the realm of a single sword skill, but the realm of [Sword Dao].

If all the sword skills that Li Ye has practiced were sublimated to the divine level, it would be something that would make Musashi tremble with excitement just thinking about it.

Only such an opponent is worth fighting!
But before that, Musashi had to grow himself to the limit.

With such thoughts in mind, the flames rose.

Tomoe Gozen stood up again from the ground, his whole body burning with flames, blood and tears flowing from his scarlet eyes, and a low roar sounded: "Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh, Guaah, Aaaaaah!!!"

The alien magic power bloomed in the flames, that was——

"Aren't those horns just decorations?!"

Sensing the abnormal magic power, Musashi's expression suddenly changed and he immediately said, "Is it a real [ghost]?!"

An unknown magical power emanated from Tomoe Gozen's body. It was undoubtedly the power of the "Demon".

"Yes, this is the power of the ghost species."

Li Ye looked calmly at Tomoe Gozen who had activated the power of the ghost species, and said calmly: "Musashi, be careful next time."

"Ahhh, I hate it, I hate it so much that I can't help myself—"

The power of the demon species was aroused, causing Tomoe Gozen's already frantic mind to completely collapse. He screamed and tightly grasped the only light in his heart: "Lord Yoshinaka——"

That was the person she would never forget until the end of the world.

"Yoshinaka-sama?!"

Musashi, who understood the truth instantly, looked at Tomoe Gozen who was wrapped in flames not far away, and revealed a trace of sadness: "You actually mentioned Lord Yoshinaka, so this is what happened, you said you hated everything about Japan.

If it was the Tokugawa regime, it would go without saying. After all, Tokugawa was the last descendant of the Minamoto clan. Kiso Yoshinaka, together with Minamoto no Yoritomo, overthrew the rule of the Taira clan. He was once granted the position of Shogun, but was forced into a desperate situation by Yoritomo. He was a tragic general.

I know this name. Moreover, it is said that Yoshinaka has a concubine who lives with him all his life. She is known for her bravery and is praised as a courageous woman who can defeat a thousand men with one man. She is a valiant woman who wears armor and fights, and is as brave as any man.

The daughter of Nakahara Kaneto and the younger sister of Higuchi Kanemitsu and Imai Kanepei, who are known as the Four Heavenly Kings of Kiso.

The person who fought alongside Yoshinaka but was unable to witness his death - that was you, Tomoe Gozen, the woman who was burning with hatred.

This is what is called karma. Like Lord Yinshun, his soul died long ago. This is just a corpse, a remnant of the Servant named Tomoe Gozen. At least that’s how I understand it.”

Zheng.

Holding the Myojin-kiri Muramasa tightly in his hand again, Musashi said word by word: "No matter how miserable and tragic your story is, no matter how reasonable your anger and hatred are, I don't care."

Without showing any mercy, can I defeat the opponent?
Musashi could not give an answer. Even though he held the Karma Myojin-kiri Muramasa, his skills were still not mature enough. What he had to cut off was not the soul but the karma, and he had to cut off the resentment.

She hasn't reached that level yet.

"No problem at all!"

Musashi, who was beginning to get excited, stared at Tomoe Gozen and said, "The opponent is Tomoe Gozen, you should be happy before you get upset!
This is a rare and heroic opponent who can enhance my reputation as a martial artist. If I am afraid of fighting, it will damage my reputation as the best!
Come on, let the competition begin, Inferno!"

There will be no fear of fighting, and only fighting to the death can improve the sword skills.

"Oooo!!!"

The magic power was rising, and someone who had transformed into hell roared and shouted, "Appear, our extreme place where bloody words are blooming, the stage of death battle where the mountains of corpses and rivers of blood absorb and devour the souls of the defeated!
The unlucky name of my blade is Archer Inferno!

The true name of this corpse of mine is Naba Gozen!

Come, come, come, wake up, Shinmen Musashi, come! Come! Honestly! "

“————Let’s see who wins!!”

In response to the invitation of the dead, Musashi joined the death battle arena and said, "Yes, we will fight to the death, but the loser's soul cannot be taken away!"

Boom! The aurora bloomed, and the barrier called the Death Battle Stage of the Mountain of Corpses and River of Blood swallowed up Musashi, Tomoe Gozen, and even Li Ye himself.

The power of a higher position, the power of man poured out by countless primates, changed the existence of the world.

Reality Marble is a magic that materializes the scenery in one's mind.

The stage for the deadly battle with mountains of corpses and rivers of blood waged by Tomoe Gozen and other heroic swordsmen is an example of this kind of magic, but it is not the result of their mental landscapes, but has a source.

But no matter who the source is, the inherent barrier properties of [Mountain of Corpses and River of Blood Death Battle Stage] cannot be changed.

Then, if we encounter similar magic, we will be drawn into a battle in the [world], right?
If the [Inherent Barrier] is used against another, and the opponent's [magic foundation, mana] is greater than one's own, then it cannot be deployed. However, if the strengths are equal, it will become a situation of [two worlds fighting each other], because the Inherent Barrier cannot be moved from the deployment position [it will not move with the movement of the caster]. One may stay in one's own world and fight a defensive battle, or step into the enemy's world to defeat the enemy, or both sides may return to their original state when the time is up.

The current situation is -

The aurora that started with Li Ye instantly overshadowed the [Mountain of Corpses and River of Blood Death Battle Stage] unfolding by Tomoe Gozen.

There was not even a moment of pulling or stalemate. The hellish scene was covered by a pure white sea of ​​flowers. The aurora took in everything, turned it into its own drive, and forcibly distorted the world.

Make the star dream bloom at this moment.

That was not the great magic [Inherent Barrier] that made one's own mental images materialize, but a more primitive prototype called - [Fantasy Materialization].

This is supposed to be an ability possessed by spirits who are able to sense nature and the world, to directly connect their consciousness with the world and change the world into an environment that matches their imagination.

The level of manifestation varies according to the size of the spirit, and the only thing that can be changed is nature. There is no way to change an individual that is independent of nature.

But here, it is held by Li Ye. What is the reason? Perhaps only Li Ye himself knows.

And at the moment the sea of ​​flowers bloomed, the flames went out, and the only thing left in the endless sea of ​​flowers was the stunned Tomoe Gozen.

Tread.

Although Musashi didn't understand why, she knew that this was an excellent battle field created for her by Li Ye!

The swordsman was running in the sea of ​​flowers with big strides, each step was several meters long, and the wind pressure caused by his advance made the flowers on both sides bow their heads.

Tomoe Gozen, who had reacted at the same time, held a longbow in his hand, and the raging fire burned again, but it was unable to burn the surrounding sea of ​​flowers at all, and could only release magic power to wrap around the arrows -

shhhhhh!
Tomoe Gozen, who already possessed superb archery skills, still maintained his superb skills even after falling into the status of a demon!
Ding-ding-ding-ding!

The incoming rain of arrows did not stop Musashi's progress. He swung the Myojin Kirimura across the sky, and the sharp sword light was a bright scenery in the sea of ​​flowers.

The snow-white blade reflects the pure white sea of ​​flowers. The nameless sea of ​​flowers flutters in the wind, celebrating the birth of the Tianyuan flower.

Fight, fight, fight.

The pressure brought by this once-in-a-lifetime hero is unprecedented.

Hozoin Inshun's spear skills that reached the realm of gods and Buddhas and Tomoe Gozen's amazing archery skills brought incredible pressure to Musashi.

And under this pressure, there will be great rewards.

The gradually emptying consciousness drove the body to swing the sword. The natural and accomplished sword skills seemed so simple and beautiful to Li Ye.

Compared with before, there is more obvious progress.

The martial arts talent of Fujiwara no Genshin, the Shinmen Musashi no Kami, was far beyond the reach of Li Ye.

The long distance passed in a flash. As Musashi approached, Tomoe Gozen was forced to draw the sword at his waist and engaged in close combat with Musashi!

Not only is his archery skill amazing, Tomoe Gozen's swordsmanship is also extremely high!

But compared to the ever-improving Musashi, it seems a little insufficient.

This is especially fatal after the flames that posed a great threat to Musashi were restricted by the sea of ​​flowers.

Pffffffffffffft.

A cloud of blood mist bloomed in the flames. In the ten battles, Musashi hit Tomoe Gozen several times, leaving streaks of blood on her delicate body.

Heroic spirits are but echoes of the past, and everything about them has been shaped in the past.

What remains here is only a fleeting dream.

But Musashi is different. She is a girl with infinite possibilities. Even though the past is gone, her heart has never changed.

The sword was knocked away, and the longbow that he wanted to take out was also cut in half.

Tread.

Musashi, holding onto the Myojinkiri Muramasa with both hands, stared at the hero with his middle gate wide open in front of him, and shouted, "Archer Inferno, let me cut him down right here!!"

She was not a swordsman who had reached the pinnacle. For her now, cutting off her past karma was still too difficult.

But with this kind of artifact - [Myojinkiri Muramasa] in hand, she - can do it!

The falling sword illuminated Tomoe Gozen's red eyes and brought back the scenery that she had long forgotten.

[I will tell you the truth, Tomoe. The reason I fought against the Heike clan was not for anything else, but for the sake of being able to live with you tomorrow. That's all.

I will fight, Tomoe, so that I can spend tomorrow with you, when the flames of war won't affect anything. 】

Why?

Why did she forget this scene?

It wasn't just resentment, anger or hatred. She had clearly received something more noble from him.

So she survived after that.

In the first year of Genryaku, Lord Yoshitsune, who was ordered by Lord Yoritomo, gradually approached. When Yoshinaka was cornered, she obeyed Yoshinaka's orders and fled the battlefield.

Escape and save your life.

She later gave birth to Yoshihide, shaved her head to become a nun, and spent her later years mourning the bodhi tree of Lord Yoshinaka.

She - Tomoe Gozen, yes, she should have been a woman who was supposed to peacefully welcome her death in prayer, so why, why did she forget that face in the sunset?
puff.

Blood flowers bloomed, and the severed karma came to an end with the falling of corpses.

"Very good--"

The last whisper turned into a faint spiritual light and dissipated in this pure white sea of ​​star flowers.

(End of this chapter)