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The Rouran are simply cheating!

What do you mean by "each sword spirit is equivalent to me striking you with one sword"? Go ahead and strike with your own sword if you dare! Isn't this still a summoning technique that uses shikigami in battle?

If this were truly a martial arts competition in a sword dojo, Keqing would definitely protest to the referee.

But there are no referees here.

Moreover, Keqing knew very well that the Rouran were there to kill. Killing enemies doesn't involve any fair and square competition. Let alone summoning three shikigami, even if they summoned three hundred, that was their skill, and there was no one to complain about.

Whether it's a one-on-one fight or a group brawl, it makes no difference to Keqing. In fact, it's just one against three, which is much better than the worst-case scenario she had anticipated—she was mentally prepared to take on an entire platoon of Fools single-handedly, just like she did at the Jade Pavilion.

Ke Qing's expression hardened, and she became alert and vigilant.

The three sword demons didn't care about martial ethics, and there was nothing shameful about three against one.

The three sword demons simultaneously sheathed their swords and lowered their center of gravity.

That stance—it really was the Iwazo-ryu's "Iaijutsu." Ever since the Rouran said that these three sword demons knew the Iwazo-ryu's "Tengu Shou," Keqing had already begun to simulate their attack methods in her mind.

According to the martial arts theory of "three firsts," Keqing has not yet reached the highest level of "first of the first," but she already has the strength of "first of the first." When a martial artist reaches this level, he can see through the opponent's movements to anticipate the opponent's next move, and at the same time, see the flaws in the attack to counterattack, achieving the effect of "striking first after being attacked later."

For Keqing, who is only in her early twenties, reaching this level is already a result of her exceptional talent and practical experience. After all, she is the Jade Balance Star of Liyue, not a martial arts fanatic like Tartaglia, who can't devote herself entirely to martial arts—but it's enough to deal with these three sword demons.

Ke Qing raised an eyebrow, and the dragon's roar in the box in her hand was already covered with lightning.

The characteristic of Iaijutsu is its speed, so fast that it can even cut down a flying swallow.

Even with Keqing engulfed in lightning, her speed is no less than that of Feiyan.

In the next instant, the three sword demons unleashed their combined attacks, their three blades merging together and hurtling towards Keqing.

The wind expands the water, and the water freezes into ice. The mere three sword lights combine to form a terrifying area attack, freezing any creature that falls within the sword energy's range into an ice sculpture.

However, Keqing's sword is faster than theirs!

At the point where the three Iai Slashes intersected, a flash of lightning suddenly appeared. It was as if Keqing's sword had been waiting for that moment from the very beginning.

It's like trying to twist three ropes together; you need a knot. Keqing saw through the knot from the very beginning and cut it off with a single sword strike.

The water and ice elements didn't have time to freeze before being separated by the lightning element, and the arrival of the wind slash only dispersed the lightning, causing the four elements to mix together and annihilate.

The Sword Demon wouldn't applaud Keqing's swordsmanship; the Iai Slash is merely the starting move of the Iwazo style, followed by a series of combos.

Ke Qing knew that her biggest weakness was the seriously injured Han Fulai behind her, and that the enemy's target was also Han Fulai.

Simple defense is not enough; she doesn't have the Jade Shield and can't block all attacks from every angle.

Offense is the best form of defense.

Both sides made their next move almost simultaneously.

The Frostblade Demon, who manipulates ice elements, sheathed his sword once more, a cold light gleaming from the joint between the sword and scabbard. At the same moment, Keqing tossed her hairpin into the air.

The Frostblade Demon lunged forward, its Iaijutsu transforming from a slash to a thrust, shrinking from a slashing "area" to a thrusting "point." Its longsword gleamed with a sharp, cold light as it charged straight at its target with unstoppable momentum, its speed so great that it even left an afterimage behind it—Iwazo-ryu: Frostblade Thrust.

With a "ding," Keqing's Dragon's Roar from the Box blocked the path of Frostfire Sword Demon's thrust almost at the same time the sword was drawn. The two swords collided and deflected each other.

The Frostfire Sword Demon's impact momentum was greater, leaving it no time to adjust its stance, but Keqing could. Using the momentum of the two swords clashing and the longswords swaying apart, she loosened her grip on the hilt, then switched hands and changed the sword's direction. As she passed the sword demon, the Dragon's Roar from the Sheath instantly transformed from a thrust into a sweeping attack, swiftly slicing across the Frostfire Sword Demon's neck.

Breaking through the encirclement of Keqing's swords was a headless corpse.

At the same time, from another direction, the Lone Wind Sword Demon also charged forward, its speed even surpassing that of Frostfire's sword thrust. While Frostfire was fighting Keqing, its sword had already penetrated Keqing's sword circle, aiming to cut Han Fulai in two—Iwazo-ryu: Wind Thrust.

Wind Thrust is the fastest sword technique under the secret sword "Tengu Shou". It not only enhances the power of the sword with wind element, but also increases the speed of the charge. Even the path of the charge is filled with sword energy formed by wind element.

This is truly a force as swift as the wind, unstoppable.

However, this move was still within Keqing's expectations.

If she were in that situation, three against one, she would naturally take advantage of her numbers. One person would hold off the opponent while feigning an attack, and the other two would take care of the target.

A flash of purple lightning, and Ke Qing's figure appeared in mid-air. She had already prepared for this moment when she threw up the hairpin.

Amidst the thunderous roar and the force of lightning, Keqing appeared above the Lone Wind Sword Demon, slashing down at him with the power of her descent.

"Thunderstorm Slash!"

This is the ultimate move of the Cloud Sword Technique. Keqing once used this move to kill several elite members of the Fool Clan on her own at the Jade Pavilion. Even Xiao admired this ultimate skill.

Lightning flashed everywhere, and the sounds of slashing attacks were incessant.

The sword energy of the Strike Wind Strike and Keqing's Thunderstorm clashed together. When the sound of weapons colliding suddenly stopped, the longsword in the hands of the Lone Wind Sword Demon, along with his armor, was shattered into pieces.

Ke Qing's figure had already disappeared.

A true swordsman never looks back at a corpse.

Several water swords silently slashed towards the back of Han Fulai's head.

The fierce-faced sword demon was clearly standing in front of Han Fulai, but his sword mysteriously appeared behind Han Fulai.

The fierce-looking sword demon standing in place was nothing more than an afterimage.

This is the Iwazo-ryu's Shadow Substitution Technique. The Fiendish Sword Demon had already moved behind Keqing and unleashed a deadly attack on Han Fulai from a blind spot.

Both Shuangchi and Gufeng's attacks were feints; Xiongmian was the real killer.

However, all the water swords unleashed by the fierce-looking man were blocked by the Dragon's Roar from the Box; not a single attack could penetrate Keqing's sword array. Keqing had already witnessed the Iwazo-ryu's Shadow Clone Technique during her swordsmanship training.

However, the fierce-faced sword demon's slashes were still feints.

Its true form reappeared behind Keqing, silently passing through Keqing's sword encirclement.

A slash of unparalleled speed, silent and invisible, even a tengu with supernatural powers that can fly cannot escape this sword—the Secret Sword of the Iwakura-ryu School: Tengu Shou.

"Tengu Copy", surpassing the Sword of Tengu.

In Inazuma, the term "Tengu" is not only used to refer to the long-standing Kagemaki Tengu family, but also as a respectful term for a swordsman whose swordsmanship is unparalleled, describing a level of swordsmanship that has surpassed that of humans.

The Iwazo-ryu school has many disciples, many of whom are outstanding, but only a handful can master the secret technique "Tengu Shou," and even fewer have experience fighting against "Tengu Shou."

Let alone experience fighting against "Tengu Shou", there are probably no more than twenty people in the world who have seen this secret sword technique demonstrated.

This sword strike from the fierce-looking man was meant to kill.

Something shot out of Ke Qing's hand like lightning.

At the same time, her left hand appeared above Han Fulai's head, grasping the blade of the fierce-looking sword.

She knew she wouldn't have time to return the sword to save him, so she used her own hand to shield him from the sword.

Blood flowed continuously.

Ke Qing's blood dripped silently onto Han Fulai's cheek.

Han Fulai remained expressionless; he had already closed his eyes and entered a meditative state, feeling nothing at all.

Ke Qing, however, was smiling.

Because the hairpin she had just released had pierced through the brow of the fierce-looking sword demon.

The sword with the fierce face shattered into pieces of paper, and the corpses of the three sword demons also shattered into pieces of paper.

Within half a minute, the three sword demons had been beheaded.

Keqing slashed her longsword in front of her, cutting off half of her sleeve to bandage her wound.

She didn't care about her injury at all; her eyes still burned with fierce fighting spirit.

"Your Iwazo-ryu is not up to par. Imitating other schools' sword techniques only tarnishes their reputation. You should stick to your 'Shinkyu'!"

Keqing is indeed qualified to comment on the Iwazo-ryu swordsmanship.

The instructors of the Thousand Rock Army, the instructors of the Iwazo-ryu School, the swordsmanship instructors of the West Wind Knights... all these masters of swordsmanship once held teaching positions at the Jade Balance Star Mansion.

People often say, "The poor study literature, the rich study martial arts." The combat experiences that ordinary martial artists crave but cannot obtain are readily available to those with the financial power of a seven-star level. Ke Qing's martial arts knowledge at such a young age is undoubtedly inseparable from the cultivation she received from her family.

Even Mifune Satoshi, the master of the Iwazo-ryu school, praised Keqing's intelligence when he was teaching her. How could the swordsmanship of a mere sword demon surpass the true teachings of the Iwazo-ryu school?

Keqing could deduce the next move of these three sword demons simply by looking at their initial stances, given their Iwakura-ryu swordsmanship.

In that half-minute exchange, not a single move was unexpected by Ke Qing.

For advanced martial artists, the outcome of a battle is already determined the moment they make a move.

The Rouran were also smiling.

Because Keqing was injured.

Furthermore, Ke Qing's injuries were caused by herself.

He had already drawn his sword.

The sword technique he learned was called "Flow Fantasy Sword".

Rouran went to Inazuma nine years ago.

At that time, he lost to Ningguang in the power struggle, so he hid his halo and retreated behind the scenes to never show his face again.

At that time, the Rock King Emperor was still in power, and the change he hoped for was still far off. The only thing he possessed that could be considered as combat power was the Yin-Yang Technique Manual passed down from his ancestors. He wanted to find the true location of the "Secret Manual Yin-Yang Bureau" and secretly strengthen his power, so he set sail for Inazuma.

He did not find the "Secret Record Yin-Yang Bureau" that had disappeared for hundreds of years in Inazuma, but he met an old man named Shibukawa Goki.

The old man was seventy-five years old, thin and hunched over, and did not look like someone who practiced martial arts.

Rouran's "protective technique" made him see illusions of mountains of knives and seas of fire on the old man, and he realized that this old man was definitely not simple.

The old man claims to be the master of "Flow" and a contemporary "Martial Saint," and is searching for a suitable person to inherit the mantle of "Flow."

Rouran immediately became his disciple.

Unlike schools of swordsmanship that use weapons, such as Iwazo-ryu, Kita-in-ryu, Saifu Kenjutsu, and Unrai Kenjutsu, Shibukawa Goki's unique technical essence lies in honing "Shinkyuu" (flow of consciousness) and then using "Shinkyuu" to hone his combat skills.

In his early years, Shibukawa Goki wandered overseas, studying martial arts far and wide, his footprints covering the seven kingdoms of Teyvat. In his youth, Shibukawa Goki was no different from other martial artists, making friends through martial arts, challenging other martial arts schools, or provoking trouble and fighting to hone his skills.

Liyue, Mondstadt, Winterfall... none of these have allowed Shibukawa Goki to find the answer to martial arts.

Until he went to Nata, the Land of Fire.

The Nata people's unique martial art is called "Fist Fighting Technique".

What makes "fist fighting" special is that this martial arts style involves fighting an imaginary enemy during practice.

The so-called "imaginary enemy" is a rival that is imagined.

Imagine the enemy's actions, and then react to those imaginary actions. This training technique, known as "Shadow Fighting" in Nata, is seen by Shibukawa Goki as a supreme and aloof method of self-cultivation.

"Flow" is a style of unrestricted fighting that takes this kind of training to its extreme.

Not only swordsmanship, but also knives, spears, clubs, bows and arrows, and even talismans and spells, "flow" will be practiced—not to learn how to use these weapons, but to learn how to counter them.

Because in "flow," you can create any imaginary enemy.

From slimes to fallen warriors, and even giant magical beasts, as long as one is proficient in the flow of energy, one can easily recreate the battle scenario and thus hone one's combat skills.

The essence of "flow" actually coincides with Harunosuke Yuugami's idea of ​​creating the "Register of Yin and Yang" to train samurai through "mirror-returning demons".

—But Shibukawa's masculinity can overcome everything he creates with "flow".

Therefore, he became the "Martial Saint".

Not only opponents, but also wind direction, weather, mechanisms, and even "geological anomalies" can be simulated by Shechuan Gangqi through "flow".

The "flow" state is so realistic that disciples of the Shibukawa school actually get injured when fighting imaginary enemies. Even swords imagined through "flow" can cut hands and feet, and firearms imagined through "flow" can even fire bullets that penetrate a person's body.

This is the gentlest martial arts style in the world because "Shinkyu" is not a martial art for killing; the purpose of Shinkyu is simply to protect oneself and one's life.

This is also the most ruthless martial arts style in the world, because those killed by Shinryu are all suicides. No one can stop them, and there is no way to save them.

Because the power of flow simulation is so strong, the rules for testing disciples by Shibukawa Kōki are also very strict, and the essence of the truth is not easily revealed.

Over time, those who were not fully devoted to martial arts left "Shinkyuu" out of fear; while those who were obsessed with martial arts and should not have mastered "Shinkyuu" were expelled from the school by Shibukawa Takeki.

With his disciples dwindling in number, Shibukawa Takeki had no choice but to go out and find a suitable successor himself—even a foreigner would do.

He originally intended to travel overseas to find a successor, but he encountered the Rouran before setting sail from the island.

The Rouran's concept of "thinking about danger" has something in common with the martial arts philosophy of Shibukawa. He himself is not a martial arts fanatic, nor is he the kind of reckless person who randomly challenges others to fight. Moreover, he has the inheritance of the "Secret Book Yin-Yang Bureau", which allows him to effectively utilize the "flow" technique.

So Shibukawa Goki immediately passed on the "flow" technique to the Jurchens.

Although Rou Ran could not reach the "flow" state of She Chuan Gang Qi, where "the mind moves at will and words become law," he could still possess the most advanced flow simulation technology within the "Mirror Return Secret Realm."

The fantastical things he conjures can also kill!

Chapter 406 The Strongest Creature: Thunder Crystal Butterfly [4k]

The terrifying aspect of the "Flow Fantasy Sword" lies in its tangible yet intangible nature.