Under One Person: The River Map and Luoshu

Chapter 156: Tang Sect gets involved? (Please subscribe and vote)
"The energy is not as condensed as before, and has become much more chaotic. However, this disorder is not a loss of control. It is more like a sense of separation caused by the emergence of two different energies. So, is the demon in front of me Harada Yusuke? Or is he the victorious sword spirit?"

Du Heng stood upright in the deep pit, his clothes and hair fluttering in the strong wind. Against the backdrop of the corpses everywhere and the messy grass, he looked like a living god of death.

His eyes were like an eagle's and sharp like a sword. He stared at the demon without moving, trying to find out what state the other party was in.

He did not move, but Ishikawa Nobuyuki was different. The Higashi ninjas were almost wiped out by the combined efforts of both sides. Their leader Chou, the three demon samurai, the fraudster Yohei and other masters were all defeated, and the remaining ninjas could only put up a fearless resistance.

The most important person for their Yulong Society on this trip is Hirimamaru. Seeing some strange changes happening between Harada Yusuke and Hirimamaru, they can no longer hold back.

"Kane, Aiko, Ringo, when the family will and the Fish Dragon Society test you, work together to cut off Hirumaru."

"Understood!" The three of them responded in unison, turned their heads to look at Du Heng in the distance, then retracted their gazes and rushed towards the demon with their swords raised.

Ai Zi and his friends really wanted him to help, but seeing that he was indifferent, they did not dare to ask for help. After all, this was their family affair, and it would be a favor for others to help, but it would be their duty not to help.

The three men were as slow as a forest and ran at high speed with agile postures. Their long swords cut through the grass leaving traces.

"Aiko, you and I will clear the way and feint to attack the demon to create opportunities for Ringo." Ishikawa Ken made the decision very calmly. After the competition with Du Heng the day before yesterday, he realized that Ringo's strength far exceeded theirs and that he was the best candidate to be the main attacker.

"Don't worry, Jian, Miss Aiko, I...I will never let you down." Ringo was a little shy for a moment, but her tone became firm in an instant. No matter whether it was for Jian or to repay the kindness of her adoptive father Ishikawa Nobuyuki, she would go all out so that the Ishikawa family would no longer have to live with the burden of their ancestors' will.

Hearing this, Aiko and Ishikawa Ken nodded and looked at each other, understanding what he meant. Then they moved quickly and attacked the demon from the left and right, blocking his retreat route and creating an opportunity for Ringo to attack head-on.

At this time.

The demon reacted strangely when faced with the three people who came to attack him. A sinister and evil smile appeared on his face in a very strange way, and overlapping hoarse sounds came out of his mouth.

"They are all swordsmen. Judging from their fighting styles, they are from the Ishikawa-ryu and the Shinkage-ryu. It is really interesting that they brought such a valuable gift right after waking up."

Du Heng, who had been watching the demon's every move, changed his expression when he heard the strange evil voice, and immediately shouted to the three people: "Back off!"

Aiko heard a familiar voice coming from behind her. Out of trust in Du Heng and obedience to his actions, she planned to withdraw, but she saw that Ishikawa Ken had already made his move and she could not withdraw.

"Jian!"

The demon's blood-red eyes gleamed, and he paused while holding Hirudo with both hands. The aura around him became so icy that even the breeze and tender grass seemed to be in a state of stagnation.

Just as he was about to make a move, Du Heng was faster and had already made his move the moment he gave the reminder.

"Di Kun, the earth splits into an abyss!"

He raised his leg and stomped hard, as if listening to the sound of his leg falling. For a moment, the ground shook and cracked, and the cracks under his feet spread around like a spider web.

"Sizzle. Rumble!"

The earth was torn apart by a great force, soil, sand and rocks flew everywhere, and it sank straight down, forming deep gullies.

The position where the demon was standing loosened at the same time. Having lost his fulcrum, his body could not stop shaking for a moment, and then he jumped high up, giving up his attack on several people.

Although the beloved sons and children who were rescued could not predict how the demon would attack, they were relieved that they were able to nip the unknown danger in the bud.

Seeing the familiar figure slowly approaching, Aizi said gratefully: "Mr. Du Heng, thank you!"

Du Heng nodded, then looked at the figure standing several feet away and asked in a deep voice: "Are you Harada Yusuke or the sword spirit?"

The demon did not answer. Instead, he pointed the knife at him, licked the corner of his mouth, and his sinister and creepy smile reappeared.

"Hehe, you are very strong. I like you very much, but unfortunately you are not a swordsman. You are not as attractive to me as the man behind you who has a bit of a feminine demeanor."

Aiko and the others initially agreed, thinking that the demon had some vision, but when they heard the latter part of the sentence, their expressions became a little strange. They all knew that it was referring to Ringo, and the latter lowered his head slightly.

Seeing this, Ishikawa Ken waved his hand and shouted, "What a joke, Ringo is a girl!"

Suddenly, the demon's expression froze, and he almost yelled in anger, saying that there is such a manly woman? It is easy to destroy other people's personality.

"Whether you are a woman or a man, I would like to call you the strongest swordsman from the island country that I have fought before. In short, I recognize your strength, so... become a part of me, Jiejie."

This statement came out.

Aiko immediately realized something and asked, "Are you the talented swordsman from back then?"

Everyone understood what she meant. If the demon in front of them was truly a genius swordsman, it would mean that the sword spirit had won the contest with Harada Yusuke, and as the winner's prize, the latter's body would naturally be at their disposal.

The devil's bloodshot eyes flashed with cunning, "Hehehe, you guessed right, I really..."

But before he could admit it, Du Heng interrupted with a sneer, "No need to pretend, you are neither the genius swordsman of the past, nor Harada Yusuke."

Regarding the questions raised before, no matter which answer it is, I am a little bit skeptical. It is really that the aura of the demon is too chaotic. It seems to be separated and yet integrated.

So he tried to lie, but the demon didn't listen and changed the subject directly. However, he still found something fishy from the way he answered his son's question just now.

"Mr. Du Heng, what did you say? He...he is not a sword spirit, nor is he Harada Yusuke?" Aiko asked in horror.

Ishikawa Ken and the others were also secretly frightened. They would never dare to think about it. If it wasn't the sword spirit, and it wasn't Harada Yusuke, then who could it be? Could there be a third party involved?
When the demon heard this, his energy became a little confused, but he sneered on the surface, "Your idea is really wild."

Du Heng said bluntly and sarcastically, "How long do you plan to keep pretending? Why don't you dare to show your true face? Don't you even have the courage?"

"Youngster, you..." The demon's bloodshot eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he stared at him in panic and anger.

Du Heng was too lazy to listen to his nonsense and interrupted him again, "Hirumaru's ability to absorb the target's secrets is to kill the target and then attach its soul to Hirumaru, so it can use the target's abilities when he was alive, but..."

Then he changed his tone, stared at the changes in the demon's expression, and continued: "But I think this ability does not come from Hirumaru, but from the sword spirit attached to Hirumaru."

"Junior, you are right. Hirumaru's ability to absorb other people's secrets does come from me." The demon followed his words.

"Haha, you're still being stubborn."

Du Heng shook his head and sneered, then asked a few questions, "You can absorb other people's souls, so you do have a chance to overpower Harada Yusuke and control his body, but it is questionable why you have his unique aura? The key is that his aura is not weak, and it seems to be competing with you. This does not seem like a sign of your victory.

Also, when Yusuke Harada pulled out the Hirugan, it was obvious that his vitality and soul were too strong, so he was not willing to be a killing machine, but wanted to suppress the sword spirit and completely seize the power of the sword spirit for himself. Then how could you absorb Yusuke Harada's soul? All these doubts show that you are not a sword spirit at all."

The words fell.

Everyone present looked at the demon in unison and noticed that his expression was very fluctuating. They realized that Du Heng had guessed correctly, and then turned to look at the latter, marveling at his wisdom and being as smart as a demon. They were also curious about why Du Heng was so smart.
Aizi slowly moved his feet, approached him, and asked, "Who is the demon in front of us?"

"He is neither the sword spirit nor Harada Yusuke, but a combination of the two. To be precise, he is both the sword spirit and Harada Yusuke. It is only because the sword spirit discovered that Harada Yusuke wanted to seize its power that it also wanted to absorb the latter's soul. Under such a coincidence, the two are in a miraculous state of coexistence."

This was Du Heng's guess based on the sword spirit's ability to absorb other people's secrets and Harada Yusuke's reaction when he picked up Hirumaru in the original plot, but it was obviously correct judging by the demon's reaction.

At this point, everyone finally understood what was going on with the demon, but then their hearts sank. The two were in a symbiotic state, which was not as simple as a single soul. It was possible that one plus one would be greater than two. They didn't know to what level the demon's strength would soar.

"Hehehe, hahaha!" Suddenly, the demon laughed wildly, as if he was mocking, and as if he didn't take everyone seriously. His aura rose and swept, and he looked like a weird monster.

"clank.!"

The Hirudowa trembled and made a sword sound, blood light spread everywhere, and suddenly released a murderous intent, which had already formed a material blood evil, rushing towards Du Heng and others.

"Boy, you are good at guessing. Do you think you don't have to die if you guess right?"

Before he finished speaking, the demon leaped high into the air, holding the sword in both hands above his head. Man and sword became one, and he moved the power of heaven and earth and looked down on all directions.

"Be careful!"

Du Heng had already been on high alert, but when he saw the speed displayed by the demon with his own eyes, he was still secretly shocked. This speed was no slower than his own.

"Shh!"

The next moment, a figure appeared right above Du Heng. Hirumaru had also accumulated his strength to the extreme. He swung his sword straight down, slashing out with a sword-like attack.

"Zheng!!!"

Du Heng did not choose to take it head-on. Just from the power revealed by the slash, it was much stronger than the slash that Ringo had used to save Ishikawa Ken before. At that time, the giant golden hand was directly torn apart, and the offensive did not decrease at all. Now facing this move from the demon, how could he be careless?

If you are not careful, you may end up getting fucked instead of showing off, which is really a big deal.

He turned his wrist and moved his Qi in his palm, imprinting it on the waist of his beloved son beside him, sending her sideways out of the demon's attack range. At the same time, he spun his toes and moved his body, passing closely behind the demon.

"Stab!"

The slash missed and went straight to the ground, leaving a deep gully.

However, the demon took a quick glance and locked his murderous intent on the woman who had just flown backwards. The moment he landed, he made a gesture of sinking like a bow, then suddenly bounced up and moved sideways, sweeping towards her with the Hirudowa in hand.

If this attack hit, not only would it cut his son in half, it would also cut open his abdomen, causing him to be seriously injured and die on the spot.

"Aiko!"

Ishikawa Ken's eyes were red with anger. Even though he was jealous of his beloved son and that annoying guy, she was his fiancée after all, so how could he not be worried? He immediately rushed over to rescue her.

Ringo followed closely behind, even faster than before, but due to the distance between them and the demon's unexpected change of target, it was difficult for the two to arrive in time.

Aizi just came back to her senses after being pushed away by Du Heng. Everything that happened just now happened too fast and she had no time to react.

Facing the attacking demon, a trace of fear emerged in her eyes. She knew that the opponent was much stronger than her. She could no longer dodge while flying backwards. Du Heng could rescue her once, but there would be no second time. She had to hold the hilt of the sword in front of her to block and be mentally prepared to be injured.

However, she guessed wrong.

Suddenly, a golden thread danced as if it came alive, instantly binding the demon and pulling him in the opposite direction.

Aizi looked carefully and found that it was Du Heng who came to the rescue again. He was so happy and grateful that he couldn't express it in words. He murmured, "Mr. Du Heng!"

Du Heng couldn't hear any of this, nor did he know what she was thinking, and at the moment he had no time to pay attention to her.

The demon saw that his prey was about to be caught, but it was only ten feet away, but it suddenly became farther and farther away. A plate of delicious food was right in front of him, but when he was about to enjoy it, someone took away both the plate and the chair. He was immediately furious.

"You are courting death!"

With a flip of his wrist, Zhiwan cut the golden thread cleanly and neatly, then took a step forward, and a flash of cold light flashed, piercing Du Heng's throat.

"Humph!"

Du Heng was also not vague. The golden light transformed into Qi and condensed into a spear. The spear shot out like a dragon and also stabbed straight forward.

When it comes to playing with swords, I believe that I am not inferior to those pure swordsmen. But when it comes to playing with guns, I have to hold myself up high. The key is that my gun can be retracted and extended, and can be made bigger or smaller, just as I wish.

"Break!"

I used all my strength to activate the Golden Light Mantra, letting the golden light cover my body again. The golden light flowed, and the spear immediately extended out. The demon leaned back and swung his sword to block the attack, but Du Heng followed up with a sweeping move. The former supported himself with one hand and slapped the ground, spinning in the air to avoid it.

"despair!"

He stepped on the spear and continued to advance, trying to engage in close combat with Du Heng.

But Du Heng saw through his plan at a glance, so how could he let him do as he wished? He simply fought and retreated, putting some distance between them and using their advantage of every inch longer being an inch stronger. There were constant clanging sounds and flashing afterimages.

Ken Ishikawa and Ringo, who arrived at the scene, joined forces to attack the demon, and even after Aiko escaped from danger and took control of himself, they immediately rushed to assist Du Heng.

The demon was multitasking. On one hand, he was fighting with Du Heng, on the other hand, he was scanning with his bloodshot eyes, taking in all the actions of the three attackers, with a hint of disdain on the corner of his mouth.

Du Heng watched his every move and always felt that something was wrong with his current state. He was too calm and wise.

immediately.

Under everyone's gaze, the demon suddenly became dreamy, his steps floated like the wind, and a long tail was dragged behind him. He easily got rid of Du Heng's attack, and then narrowly and accurately avoided Ishikawa Ken and Ringo's killing moves.

Seeing this, Du Heng felt that this movement was exquisite and strange, and it was not something that an island country should have. After all, those who understand will understand.

Is there anyone in the alien world who is faster than me?

Of course there is, but it definitely can’t be a demon, otherwise he wouldn’t have been able to save his beloved son.

Suddenly thinking of Hirumaru's ability to absorb the target's secrets, his eyes narrowed suddenly and a shocking guess came to his mind.

"Is this the Tang Sect's unique skill - Xu Bu?"

Once this thought came into my mind, it was deeply engraved and could not be dispelled.

I remember that in the previous generation, the demon Eita killed several Tang Sect masters in the battle at the Touten Cave, during which he used a unique skill that only Tang Sect disciples knew - Xubu.

"So after all these years, this ability doesn't lie with the demon itself, but with the sword spirit?"

Before he could think about it, the demon used Xu Bu to appear in front of his son and swung his knife to cut off his neck, but the latter was no longer as frightened as before, and attacked with a special starting move, hitting the inside of the demon's wrist directly.

"Taking it without a sword? Haha, after so many years, the Shinkage Ryu is still obsessed with such boring and ridiculous sword skills." The demon recognized it at a glance and suddenly changed his tactics. He turned around to dodge and swung his sword diagonally.

Aiko wanted to stop it and her brain came up with a countermeasure, but her hands couldn't keep up. The demon was too fast for her and she had no time to react. She screamed in panic.

"Jun Du Heng!"

(End of this chapter)