I rely on myself

Chapter 47: One Blade Rakshasa

Such a strong determination was naturally received by Dongtang Daohua.

Even if she didn't use her sword-cutting skill, the Swift Eye, which could see through other people's minds, she could still understand what the opponent in front of her meant.

After all, the opponent's momentum had clearly told him that he was going to challenge his unique skills head-on.

"The other party's words, 'I will challenge your undefeated (strongest) with my own weakest (strongest),' are not just words."

Then the next step will be easy. Just make a fake move to use "Raikiri", then step back to avoid the attack temporarily, and then keep your distance and win the game easily through long-range combat.

"What a joke!!"

Dongtang Daohua showed an excited smile on his face and rejected this approach.

The crossover range is the area controlled by myself, <Raikiri>. No one has ever stepped into this place and escaped unscathed, so it is also a source of pride for me.

Now that this place has been invaded by the enemy, how can I possibly give up on my own initiative?

Not to mention that the knight in front of him was dragging his exhausted body and trying his best to challenge his pride, so as a knight himself, how could he possibly run away?

So the next step is very simple. He only needs to use his proud heirloom sword against the challenging knight in front of him. This is the etiquette that he must follow as a knight.

"I will accept your challenge with the undefeated (strongest) Raikiri——————————!!"

Dongtang Daohua spread her feet apart, she sheathed the blade in her hand and placed it at her left waist, ready to draw the sword and chop. At the same time, strong lightning wrapped around her body and kept flowing.

This does not indicate what she will use next.

<Raikiri> is the unique skill that Toudou Touka is proud of. Once it is performed, all enemies that invade his territory will be killed without a single survivor. This is not an exaggeration, but a fact that the other party has achieved over the years.

At this moment, Toudou Touka maintained the posture of drawing his sword, waiting for Ikki's challenge.

Both of them bet the outcome of the duel on the first and last blow of the match.

The two noble knights put aside all worldly matters at this moment and fought each other openly.

Ikki used the fastest of his seven sword techniques, the Seventh Secret Sword: Lightning.

This was a strike as fast as thunder from the sky, impossible to be caught by the naked eye.

The one facing him was Raikiri, whose swift slashing attack was able to cut off even the lightning in the sky.

Both parties had their honor on the line at this moment, and both were carrying a burden other than their own.

“HAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA——!!”

“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa——!!”

At this moment, the steel turned into surging lightning, and both of them used their best strength to strike with their swords.

Both sides used their sword skills at the same time, but the result was that Raikiri was faster.

Ikki's mind's eye blossomed at full strength at this moment, clearly capturing the opponent's slash.

So I understand that this won’t work.

"No, if I do that, the opponent's sword will hit me first, so I won't do that!"

The opponent's slash wrapped in plasma was very dazzling.

Both power and speed are superior to his own.

Seeing his own defeat imminent, Ikki saw very clearly how beautiful the slash called "Raikiri" was.

This blow was so pure that the opponent threw away even the hesitation that might have killed him.

It is because of this that Ikki realized how powerful the opponent in front of him is.

But this is not a reason to give up. It is precisely because the opponent is so strong that I have to try my best. So I have to concentrate more.

As early as when I just met Lin Yuan, Lin Yuan once mentioned to himself after using "One Sword Shura", "Since you can't give up, then improve this sword-cutting skill and reduce its side effects."

Although I took this sentence to heart, I did not reduce its side effects, but instead increased its power.

So now is the time to push the limits.

One minute is too long. I don’t need such a long time now. I only need one second, and in this second I will burn all my possibilities.

Come, examine your own soul.

Vision, taste, hearing, touch, smell—all these are no longer needed.

In this instant, even breathing is unnecessary.

Give it all up and gather all your remaining strength.

All the muscles, all the bone marrow, all the blood, all the cells, from all this,

Your own strength, physical strength, magic power, potential, extract all that you have,

All of them were used in the moment of crossing the limit!!
At this moment, there was only one thought left in Ikki's mind, which was 'I want to defeat the knight in front of me'.

The lightning of steel and steel came into close contact, and the atmosphere was shaken.

The clash of swords was like a thunderclap that shook thousands of miles away, causing a huge roar and blinding light, taking away all the colors and sounds on the field.

With a snap.

In this silence, the crisp sound of steel breaking and scattering resounded throughout the venue.

Then... a figure fell to the ground at this moment.

The bright light earlier had caused the audience to close their eyes, but now they timidly opened their eyes and looked towards the ring.

The one that was shattered was Narukami, and the knight that fell was none other than Raikiri Toudou Touka.

There was only one figure left standing on the field, and that was Ikki.

At this moment, the match was officially decided, and the winner was none other than the F-class knight Kurogane Ikki.

In the audience, Stella rushed down impatiently the moment the game ended.

Lin Yuan also smiled as he watched this scene.

"Ah, really, it seems that our failed knight has completely captured the heart of the Red Lotus Princess. He rushed over so anxiously as soon as the game was over."

Qian Yin, who was standing by, said in dissatisfaction: "Lin Yuan, it's already this hour, and you are still talking about this."

"Relax, Chiyin. Although Ikki's current situation does look very bad, he is actually not in too much danger. At the last moment, Ikki evolved again, compressing the One Sword Asura that could originally last for one minute into a world of one second. Because of this, he increased his ability that could originally be increased by dozens of times to hundreds of times, greatly increasing the speed and power of swinging the sword."

"It is precisely because of this that I was able to shatter the president's spiritual suit first and thus win."

On the other side, "Fighting God"'s Torajiro Nango, who also made an evaluation, also gave a summary at the end.

This is beyond the reach of human beings.

"The Way of Asura" is merely a category into which humans have fallen.

Beyond the limit of the limit, beyond the human... ghost. If I were to name it——

"One Sword Rakshasa".

(End of this chapter)