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"You are wrong. In the eyes of the Ming people, we will always be barbarians, ants, tools that can be used and discarded at will, and that is how we should be."

"The Divine Marquis needs you now, so he promises you wealth and honor, but once he actually sits on the throne... the first people he will purge are the foreigners who know too many of our secrets and do dirty work for him."

Yagyu Tajima-no-kami roared, "Stop talking nonsense! The Divine Lord's promise is as good as gold, how could he—"

"A promise is a promise?" Liu Sheng Piaoxu interrupted him, her tone suddenly turning sharp. "Then why has he been delaying in helping my Liu Sheng family retrieve the divine scroll?"

"Father, wake up! We are just pawns, never partners. This is our fate, accept it!"

Before she finished speaking, her blade flashed!

It's not the Yagyu family's God of Slaughter One-Slash Slash, nor is it Snowfall in the Mortal World—but rather a brand-new sword move based on Snowfall in the Mortal World, incorporating the True Qi of Bright Jade and the demonic intent of the Three Swords of Avici Hell, showcasing the feel of three parts of the original Three Swords of Avici Hell!

The blade flashed coldly like the moon, yet its trajectory was unpredictable and bizarre, accompanied by ghostly wails and howls.

Although it was clearly slashing from the front, the sword energy seemed to surge from all directions at the same time, sealing off all of Yagyu Tajima-no-kami's room to dodge!

"What kind of swordsmanship is this?!" Yagyu Tajima-no-kami was horrified and hastily swung his sword to block.

clang--!!!

As the two swords clashed, Yagyu Tajima-no-kami felt a chilling, bone-piercing aura travel along the blades, instantly freezing half of his arm!

Even more terrifying was that the true energy contained a crazy demonic intent that rushed straight into his mind, almost causing him to lose his composure!

"Piaoxu, you—" He retreated more than ten steps, using his internal energy to dispel the chill, his anger and shock mingling, "What kind of evil skill have you practiced?!"

"It's a divine skill bestowed by my master!" Liu Sheng Piaoxu pressed forward, her sword flashing like a tide. "It's ten times stronger than the Liu Sheng family's ancestral swordsmanship!"

"Damn it!" Yagyu Tajima-no-kami was furious. You can say his martial arts are bad, but you absolutely cannot accept that his ancestral methods are bad!

He no longer held back, unleashing the full power of his God of Slaughter's One-Slash Slash!

The blade flashed like a blood-red rainbow piercing the sun, its killing intent solidified into a tangible form, staining the air within a three-zhang radius with a pale red hue.

This strike was devoid of any fancy moves, containing only the purest and most extreme killing intent—to sever everything and annihilate all things!

Liu Sheng's pupils contracted slightly as he watched the willow catkins drift in and out.

She knew she couldn't withstand that blow.

Even with Mingyu's true qi protecting her, even having learned the technique of shifting flowers and jade to deflect force, and even with the demonic influence making her swordsmanship strange—the difference in skill level was still too great.

Yagyu Tajima-no-kami has been immersed in the art of slaying the god of death with a single strike for over forty years, and his skill has reached a state of perfection.

She was only eighteen years old this year. Even though she had the cruel secret techniques and medicines of the Yagyu family to exchange her potential for power, and was later transformed by "Yunluo" into the Mingyu Divine Skill, her power was still far inferior to that of Yagyu Tajima-no-kami.

The crimson blade light tore through the dark blue blade energy, closing in in an instant.

Liu Sheng Piaoxu closed her eyes.

It's not about giving up resistance, but about concentrating all your spirit, all your inner energy, and all your intentions into the next move, integrating everything into your swordsmanship.

Extreme cold inferno, snow falls on earth!

This is an ultimate move that incorporates the seventh level of Mingyu Gong, "Frosty Intent," and is driven by the demonic intent of the Three Blades of Avici Hell. Previously, it was only in her conception.

But at this moment, driven by her desire to be loyal to her master, she turned this tactic into reality.

She opened her eyes, and her pupils turned into an icy blue.

The knife rises.

Thousands of snowflakes appear out of thin air, but they are not pure white snow—at the center of each snowflake is a core of dark, demonic intent!

Snowflakes collide with the blood rainbow.

There was no loud noise, only a teeth-grinding, fine sound, like glass shattering.

The red blade flashed into the snow curtain, unstoppable, shattering countless black-core snowflakes.

But with each piece shattered, the blood color faded a little, and the blade's movement slowed a little.

The distance was three zhang, but the blood rainbow advanced two zhang and seven chi.

In the last three feet, it stopped and disintegrated.

Liu Sheng Piaoxu knelt on one knee, propped himself up with a knife, and vomited blood.

Her white clothes were mostly stained red with blood, and a deep, bone-revealing knife wound ran from her left shoulder to her right rib, almost splitting her in two!

Even though the blade didn't actually cut her in two, the sharp energy was still incredibly potent and caused her serious injuries.

But she didn't die.

She used half her life to block her father's fatal blow.

Yagyu Tajima-no-kami stood with his sword in hand, his chest heaving violently.

He appeared unharmed, but the hand holding the knife was trembling slightly—the demonic energy and chilling aura from the previous clash had invaded his meridians and were now rampaging wildly within his body!

"What...what a master...to have turned my daughter into this..."

The last trace of warmth in his eyes vanished completely, replaced by a resolute killing intent.

"Piaoxu, today, your father... must cleanse the house!"

The knife rises again.

This time, the blade's gleam was dim, yet it was even more deadly.

All killing intent is contained within the blade, and all power is concentrated at a single point—this is the ultimate secret of the God of Slaughter's One-Slash Slash. Its power is no stronger than the Blood Rainbow Slash from before, but it is even more difficult to block!

Liu Sheng Piaoxu looked at the slowly approaching blade of light and suddenly smiled.

She loosened her grip on the sword, letting it clatter to the ground.

Then, she opened her arms in the direction from which the blade had come, as if to embrace death.

"Master... Piaoxu did her best..."

She murmured softly, "I risked my life for my master. He will surely feel a little regret for me, even just a little, and that will be enough for him."

Yagyu Tajima-no-kami paused slightly, but then slashed down even more fiercely!

Just as the blade was about to touch Yagyu Hyōse's neck—

A golden shadow flashed between the two like lightning!

fast!

Incredibly fast!

Yagyu Tajima-no-kami didn't even see the figure of the person clearly. He only felt a blur before his eyes, and the golden shadow had already collided head-on with his blade!

There was no direct confrontation.

Just before Jin Ying touched the blade, his hands moved with an incredibly subtle trajectory—a masterful and exquisite move!

The God of Slaughter's slash, which had been condensed to its extreme, was actually deflected by three inches by this slight deflection. If it weren't for Yagyu Tajima-no-kami's amazing control over his moves, the blade might have reversed directly!

However, a three-inch offset is perfectly sufficient.

It was just a matter of three inches; the blade grazed past Liu Sheng Piaoxu's ear, severing a few strands of her hair, but failing to harm her in the slightest.

Meanwhile, the golden shadow—the "Cloud Luo" in the yellow and white dress—had used this momentum to swirl like a ghost to the left of Yagyu Tajima-no-kami.

She extended her right index finger, a point of light gathering at its tip. This was true energy condensed to its limit, emitting light, and possessed immense power. It struck Yagyu Tajima no Mori's temple with lightning speed.

Yagyu Tajima-no-kami was, after all, a top-notch fighter. At the critical moment of life and death, he forcibly twisted his body and snapped his sword hilt back, trying to parry the finger.

But at that moment, a vast and chilling demonic aura erupted from Yunluo's fingertips, freezing his movements for a moment.

That demonic nature, which combines the intent of madness, the intent of ice, and the demonic intent of the three swords of Avici Hell, is both captivating and chilling, even affecting masters like Yagyu Tajima-no-kami.

Demonic intent surged into his mind, and chills froze his body!

Yagyu Tajima-no-kami froze for a moment.

In that very instant—

puff.

A slight sound, like a ripe watermelon being pierced by a bamboo skewer.

Yunluo's index finger touched Yagyu Tajima-no-kami's left temple.

The true energy at his fingertips flowed into his skull without hindrance, and exploded in his brain.

Yagyu Tajima-no-kami's body trembled, and his pupils dilated instantly.

He opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end only spat out a few bloody bubbles.

Clang.

The samurai sword fell to the ground.

Then, his tall body slowly fell to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The "Yunluo" fingertips are smooth and clean, like new, without a speck of dirt.

Without even glancing at Yagyu Tajima-no-kami's corpse, she turned and walked to Yagyu Hyouse, then knelt down.

“Master…” Liu Sheng Piaoxu struggled to bow.

Liu Sheng Piaoxu obediently closed her eyes, but tears slid down her cheeks: "Master...you've come to save me..."

“You are my dog.” Yunluo’s tone was calm, but carried an undeniable air of authority. “I can only let you die if I want you to, and you must live if I don’t want you to die.”

"Of course, if you insist on dying quietly, there's nothing I can do about it."

While healing Liu Sheng Piaoxu's injuries, she took out the Absorption Technique from her bosom.

I've got the Absorption Technique!

Not long after, in the underground chamber of another secluded mansion.

Liu Sheng Piaoxu sat cross-legged on the ground, his body shrouded in a thin layer of icy blue mist.

The horrific knife wound on her shoulder had stopped bleeding and scabbed over. Although her face was still pale, her breathing had become much more stable.

Yunluo sat on the only bed in the secret room, with the pale gold silk scroll spread out in her hand.

The candlelight flickered, illuminating her focused profile.

"Circulate Qi along the Ren and Du meridians, gather all rivers and return to the sea... Absorb the heavens and seize the sun, transform and enrich all things..."

She softly read the words on the silk, her fingertips moving slowly along the path of her practice.