Republic of China Era: Entering the Dao through Divine Strike.

Even a scholar like Zhang Wujie, who knew nothing about martial arts, could see that the two sides were drawn together by their energies and were about to clash.

The speed at which Yagyu Haruno moved forward, like an ant crawling, suddenly increased.

With small, quick steps, his aura grew stronger and stronger, and his killing intent intensified.

"Then take a look at this cut I made..."

Yagyu Haruno squeezed out a few words through gritted teeth.

With a flick of his hand, the palm struck out like thunder.

boom……

As he struck out with his palm, the three-zhang distance beneath his feet instantly shrank, and he was in front of Li Xin in a flash.

The blade flashed silently, slashing diagonally upwards from the soles of the feet, faster than anyone could see.

Seeing the other party make a move, Zhuang Hongxiu couldn't help but take a deep breath and help Cheng Feiyan back a little further away.

She discovered that the opponent's attacks were both cunning and swift, and she couldn't even see the movements of his hands.

If I go up there, I'm afraid I won't even be able to withstand a single blow.

No, it wasn't that they couldn't block it; they couldn't even entertain the thought of blocking it. They were killed on the spot.

It wasn't just Zhuang Hongxiu.

The expressions of the martial artists behind Zhang Wuying changed drastically at the same time.

This feeling arose in their minds simultaneously.

It was as if the blade of the Dongyi man before them had merged into the wind, then rose against the wind, silencing all sound.

It makes it seem like he actually used a knife.

By the time they realized it, it was too late to react.

"A fine knife."

Li Xin exclaimed in admiration. He had heard of this strike before; it was the [Reverse Wind Slash] of the Shin-Kage style.

To be able to use it to this extent, one can definitely be called a master of knife skills.

This Japanese soldier is an extremely skilled fighter.

But it's precisely these kinds of experts who make killing so exhilarating.

Thoughts were swirling in my mind.

His seemingly unsteady figure had somehow shifted backward.

A flash of light, and the illusory image was shattered.

Li Xin's mantis blade spun with its back, already pressed tightly against the opponent's blade.

As the slashing motion ended, the blade suddenly retreated and advanced, then plunged down in a downward chop.

chi...

As soon as the blade struck, a thin cut appeared between Yagyu Haruno's eyebrows and philtrum due to the wind pressure.

He retreated rapidly, his toes barely touching the ground, his knees straight and his shoulders still, as if he were being pulled by a rope, suddenly accelerating.

The long sword, swung high into the air, moved with a slight turn of the wrist.

The defense contains the offense, and the attack is already a horizontal slash in an arc.

【Moon Shadow】

This strike appears to be forward, but it's actually a backward movement.

It creates a sense of interplay between light and shadow, making it impossible to judge the distance of the attack.

If it were any other expert, they would be unable to stop or block the attack in the blink of an eye, and would likely suffer a great loss.

"too slow."

Li Xin chuckled, and his standing sword strike, as if losing momentum, snapped back like a spring, blocking the path of the opponent's blade.

Cutting-off style.

They struck later but arrived first, locking each other with a knife.

The next step is to leverage this momentum to launch a swift and decisive attack.

You've been tricked.

A sinister glint flashed in Yagyu Haruno's eyes.

The arm holding the knife suddenly became as soft as willow branches, the long knife as supple as a bird skimming across spring water.

Lightweight and agile, it can be withdrawn with a single touch.

Li Xin's mantis blade, despite his obvious attempt to seize control of the blade, was silently severed in two.

There may be differences in skill level among swordsmen.

Even knives have varying levels of quality.

Clearly, even if Li Xin gained the upper hand in one move, his weapon was far inferior.

With just a slight touch, the blade was severed as the opponent's sharp edge swept past.

"kill!"

With a single, decisive strike, Yagyu Haruno stepped forward and slashed.

The wind howled.

Amidst the swirling and fluttering, it seemed as if a blizzard was howling down.

This three-part sword technique is the Blizzard Mad Sword Style that Yagyu Haruno mastered by killing and practicing his sword over three years in the northern lands.

Once unleashed, no matter how skilled the opponent, they would be cleaved into pieces by his nimble yet ferocious blade light.

It looked like three slashes, but in reality, it was a trembling of the wrist, an explosion of power. In an instant, the blade flashed continuously, unleashing countless strikes.

It forms a fan shape, blocking all attack angles in front of it.

"Those little devils are quite cunning."

Amidst the flashing blades and sharp whistling sounds.

Li Xin's figure not only did not retreat, but instead moved like a sprite, dancing wildly with his sword close to his body.

With horizontal slashes, vertical cuts, diagonal flicks, and reverse drags, the blade light was as fast as silk threads, seemingly swift and urgent, yet it could only glide past his body.

Not a penny more, not a penny less.

In the blink of an eye, he had dodged eight sword strikes and twelve slashes.

It looked as if it had grown many arms and heads, which was dazzling to the eye.

He even had the leisure to grab the front half of the broken knife with his left hand and glide it close to his face.

When the broken sword in his right hand was about to slash at Yagyu Haruno's throat.

The left hand, holding half of the blade, had already slashed across from behind in a bizarre manner.

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Chapter Ninety-Eight: Flying Swallow Twin Blades, A Way to Die

"impossible."

After Yagyu Haruno finished his slash, his body froze on the spot.

He looked down at his right leg, his eyes filled with disbelief.

At this moment, his right leg was severed at the knee.

The cut was smooth, and blood first seeped out, then gushed out like a spring.

I clearly had the upper hand.

Sensing the danger, it tried its best to dodge.

However, as soon as the thought crossed my mind, my body couldn't keep up.

The opponent's body and sword became one, his movements were unpredictable and elusive, and the light of the sword was also faintly visible.

He could dodge the decapitating blade, but he couldn't dodge the spinning backhand slash from behind.

"Nothing is impossible. Your knife is just a knife, but my knife is me."

Li Xin swung both hands to his sides.

The two broken swords flew out with a whoosh.

Strangely, the blade did not fall to the ground, but instead transformed into a bizarre arc, slashing across the left and right sides of Yagyu Haruno's neck.

Yagyu Haruno only managed to slash the left side of the blade with his sword, but his footing became unsteady and he lost his balance slightly, so he failed to block the right side of the blade.

chi...

The right carotid artery has been severed with a single cut.

Blood mist like smoke.

"Swallow Return?"

Looking at the blood spurting from his neck, Yagyu Haruno hesitated, his vision blurred, and he forced out two words.

"What swallow return?"

It was just my senior sister's Flying Swallow Double Blade Technique.

Since she's been bullied here, let's use her swordsmanship to settle things once and for all.

Li Xin chuckled softly.

After the Heavenly War God [Erlang Zhenjun] is activated, his ability to change body shape, control distance, and adapt to different sword techniques is simply like that of a god descending to earth.

The most important thing is to integrate the body and the sword, avoiding the strong and attacking the weak.

They had already calculated every move and every strike of the opponent perfectly.

At this moment, it would be an easy victory.

If it weren't for wanting to see more of the ingenious techniques of the Shinkage-ryu sword style...

With his first strike, he could sever the opponent's throat.

"It seems that the best use of the Heavenly Court's God of War's divine will is in one-on-one battles."

As long as it's not a situation of overwhelming strength, if one can parry and counter attacks, and adapt to changing circumstances, one is practically unparalleled.

Li Xin reached out and took the gleaming longsword from the other man's hand. Looking at Liu Shengyuan's unseeing eyes, he coldly said, "This sword is indeed very good, but you are not worthy of it."

hum...

The blade trembled in his hand.

It emitted a metallic, chirping sound.

It sounded like cheers and jubilation.

It's truly a magical sword.

Li Xin looked closely at the inscription near the hilt of the blade and saw three seal characters engraved on the fish-scale-like steel pattern.

Marquis of Xinting

The blade is slightly narrow, while the tip is slightly wide.

The blade is over three feet long... The tip of the blade is cut into a sharp, slanted angle, making it look ferocious and menacing.

Holding it in my hand, I felt a strange sense of connection, as if we were blood relatives.

Seeing the mountains of corpses and seas of blood ahead, I couldn't help but feel a surge of murderous intent.

"It's the Xintinghou sword? I heard it's been missing for a long time, how did the Japanese get it?"

Zhuang Hongxiu craned her neck to look, her eyes filled with astonishment.

This is a historically famous sword.