Demon Capital Slayer

Chapter 95 Divine Footsteps on Clouds
One sword pierces through armor!
He didn't unleash his power to cut through iron, didn't use both hands to hold it, and didn't even employ any sophisticated techniques.

With a casual vertical slash, the sword cleaved the heavily armored Oni warrior in front of him in two, splitting his helmet and chainmail in two.

At this moment, the dragon scales on his right arm reflected faint light, and his right eye briefly transformed into a prismatic vertical pupil like that of a wild beast. He relied solely on his strength to suppress the larger Oni warrior from the front and kill him.

No, it was so brutal, so ruthless, it was pure, unadulterated destruction! Like a natural disaster crushing the weak creatures bound to the ground!
Compared to the victory, Yu Jian did not feel happy. Instead, he frowned and looked at the weapon in his hand.

Tonight, he still held the tooth-shaped object he had snatched from the Oni Samurai.

Although this knife has no special features, it is sturdy and durable, and is at least qualified as a weapon.

The Demon Warrior's remains began to spontaneously combust without fire, and Mitsuki frowned as he watched the mist surge into his body.

Then, his spiritual power was replenished.

This is a murderous reply! Am I called DoOm Slayer? ...

As expected, the dream of Asura is also a common world. Yu Jian felt that his spiritual power recovery speed had obviously increased.

But it's not all good news. If he continues to fight in this careless manner, his sword... will become dull.

It's not that the weapon's edge becomes dull, but rather that swordsmanship and the swordsman's mind become sluggish, and their will softens...

This won't do," Yu Jian immediately made a judgment.

It wasn't out of any swordsman's pride, and pride is not a virtue.

A skilled swordsman must always carry a measuring stick, constantly assessing both his opponent and himself. If he loses a clear understanding of both sides, he will face an inevitable defeat.

Yu Jian certainly doesn't hate becoming stronger, but if one becomes obsessed with bullying the weak, one will be distorted and gradually lose sight of oneself.

Leaving aside moral arguments...

Most importantly, it will become weaker.

Playing chess with bad players too much will make you weaker.

Therefore, both numerical values ​​and skills need to be accumulated to be considered complete!
There are two options: one is to restrain yourself and fight with only the physical abilities of an ordinary person, and the other is to completely let go, fully get used to the new power, and then find a stronger enemy!
Yu Jian chose the latter. He did not restrain his own power, but instead repeatedly activated the power of the dragon and kept Eagle Eye active throughout.

In every battle, he was completely focused, like a lion hunting a rabbit, with no thought of relaxation or playfulness. He was wholeheartedly thinking about how to perfectly combine swordsmanship with his new abilities, how to defeat his opponents faster and more efficiently, and how to better utilize his new abilities.

This is a continuous sword swing without any distractions. The battle is no longer the key. Instead, it is about constantly tempering oneself on the battlefield itself, and blowing away all the impurities in the body and mind!
Gradually, the superfluous thoughts that arose from the sudden increase in power disappeared quietly, like the oxide layer peeling off iron ore when it is heated red-hot and hammered.

As Yu Jian focused his attention more and more, the moves he used gradually became indistinguishable from those of different schools, leaving only the nine most basic moves: "Tang Bamboo", "Kesa Slash", "Reverse Kesa", "Left Thrust", "Right Thrust", "Left Cut Up", "Right Cut Up", "Reverse Wind", and "Thrust Sword".

The price was that all the Oni warriors on the outskirts of the ruined capital suffered.

One, two, three, four, even two or three teams rushed forward, but they were still destroyed from the front by the human swordsman whose body was covered in flowing light!
There aren't enough Oni Samurai...

Yu Jian pondered to himself, not that there weren't enough monsters to kill, but rather their strength.

Forget about pressure, these guys couldn't even provide enough interference to his swordplay, so much so that he no longer needed to use his swordsmanship.

Therefore, it's time to challenge our former formidable rivals.

Yu Jian reappeared at the entrance of the Examination Hall. This time, he remembered to put his hands together in greeting and then shout.

"excuse me."

Whoosh!
A whooshing sound rang out, and a white figure instantly appeared before Yu Jian's eyes.

The swordswoman, dressed in a white kimono and with her face veiled, reappeared. She did not attack immediately, but stood quietly at a distance, casting a scrutinizing glance.

Yu Jian was also carefully observing this formidable enemy who had defeated him.

With his extensive experience in anatomical dissection, he frowned and realized that he had lost to a woman last time.

What?! I'm actually going to sit at the same table as Brother 9? No way!

I recall the only wooden nameplate that had been turned over in the entryway, and I remember that the name written on it was Fujiwara Mitsuko.

"Miss Fujiwara...?"

Upon hearing this title, a sword immediately thrust at his face.

Well, the other party doesn't like that title. He thought to himself as he parried with his sword. But I'm completely transformed!
Eagle Eyes Fully Open! Above his right eye, a cluster of long, slender feathers, not a physical entity but a semi-transparent, illusory spirit, clung to his sword-like eyebrows.

The world in Yujian's eyes slowed down instantly, but his movement speed did not decrease in the slightest.

Now, this body, amplified by the power of the dragon, can completely keep up with Hawkeye's exaggerated dynamic vision.

As long as I can react in time...

puff!

Yu Jian suddenly tilted his head, and a thrust that accelerated instantly almost pierced his throat again.

The dragon scales, activated by the impact, clamped tightly together, and the blade grazed the side of his neck, only managing to send up a trail of sparks.

He abandoned all distractions and began to concentrate fully on fighting his opponent.

Yes, this is real combat; what we just experienced was merely a warm-up!

Yu Jian became more and more excited as he fought, and various sword techniques appeared in his hands one after another, but he soon discovered that his opponent was more familiar with almost all the moves than he was.

So, he gradually switched to fighting him using the most basic nine-style sword techniques.

boom!
The sword missed its mark and landed on the ground, cracking the stone pavement and creating a narrow crevice.

The jagged, irregular edges of the crack looked nothing like marks made by a sword; one might even mistake them for marks cleaved by a two-handed battle axe.

Yujian's right eye transformed into a vertical pupil, revealing that he had activated the power of the dragon. In this state, he felt as if he had transformed into a war chariot, capable of causing immense destruction even if he recklessly charged around without any skill.

The opponent, with his rich combat experience, realized that he could not maintain this state for long, so he immediately changed his style, no longer launching a frontal attack, but instead using his speed advantage to roam and ambush.

Thanks to the all-around enhancement brought by bathing in dragon blood and devouring the image of the dragon-slaying hero, the opponent now only has the advantage in speed.

Hmph, so you've become an opportunist?

Yu Jian chuckled softly, his right hand gripping the sword and slashing horizontally to compress the opponent's movement space, while his left hand clenched into a fist and slammed down!
Do not limit yourself to the sword in your hand. Swordsmanship is not such an inconvenient thing. The swordsman himself is also a powerful sword!
Boom! The ground shook. Although the veiled swordsman was not hit, the large amount of dust raised instantly obscured the vision of both sides.

He charged forward, his body low to the ground, using this method to forcefully close the distance between them, so that they could enter a more dangerous close-quarters combat phase, where he could then use his strength advantage to gain the upper hand.

The blade tip sparked a lot of sparks as it scraped the ground. The friction transmitted to the palm caused a slight obstruction, which actually allowed the swordsman to unleash his full power more effectively.

He unleashed a brutal reverse kasaya slash from bottom to top!

The fire trailed behind, like a fiery sword being drawn!

We succeeded!!!
At the last moment, the veiled swordsman deftly slid half a step backward.

The veil on her face fluttered with inertia, and the red and hot tip of the sword barely tore and burned through the veil, revealing her face hidden beneath.

The nameless swordsman had a face that was the delicate beauty of a young girl on the upper half, but the lower half of his face was the ferocity of a fiery demon.

Dark red burn marks, devoid of skin, began on the lower lip, completely covering the chin and neck, and extending down to the inside of the collar.

"Oh, are you angry...?"

Yu Jian instinctively felt something was wrong, and then he saw the gods and Buddhas again.

As the evening drum and morning bell tolled, the phantom of Weituotian appeared behind the veiled swordsman.

As always, this guardian deity is clad in armor, wields a vajra, and is surrounded by faintly glowing Sanskrit inscriptions.

Immediately afterwards, the veiled swordsman touched the ground with one hand to form the 'Demon-Subduing Seal', and the fully armed guardian deity phantom began to shrink rapidly, transforming into a pair of metal boots that attached to the veiled swordsman's legs.

The surface of the Tang-style long boots, full of ancient oriental charm, is adorned with metal plates and gorgeous reliefs, with the characters "神" (divine) and "足" (foot) written in regular script on the left and right sides respectively.

Hmm, a kimono paired with long boots surprisingly creates a very fashionable look.

No, now is not the time to think about that!
A ring of white mist exploded in front of Yu Jian's eyes.

That's... a shock cloud!

(End of this chapter)