When you do everything to the extreme

Chapter 124, Section 123: Ninja Assassination Techniques – The Perfection of Man and Blade! Wang Xiao is no longer human!
In the sight of others!

As Ito Makoto charged toward Wang Xiao, a figure followed behind him, whose movements were exactly the same as Ito Makoto's. The figure precisely seized Wang Xiao's blind spot and, relying on Ito Makoto's shield, perfectly avoided Wang Xiao's gaze.

but……

Apart from Wang Xiao, everyone else could see the figure behind Ito Makoto, because it was only targeting Wang Xiao.

Standing in the crowd, Zhang Zhenhua's mouth was slightly agape, as if he wanted to offer a reminder.

However, Ito Makoto and the figure behind him were too fast, and in the blink of an eye they had rushed in front of Wang Xiao.

Although Wang Xiao didn't see it, he sensed a threat from the intense vigilance of the White Tiger True Meaning within his heart.

Therefore, Wang Xiao took the initiative.

As Ito Makoto rushed towards him, Wang Xiao suddenly stepped forward, his internal energy and blood surging, his body's defenses maximizing to increase his margin for error. Then, ignoring Ito Makoto's sword flash, Wang Xiao leaped up and charged towards Ito Makoto's back.

The expressions of Ito Tsuyoshi and the others around him changed drastically. They had clearly not expected that Wang Xiao would rush to Ito Makoto's back immediately and see the real threat.

but……

Ito Makoto's expression instantly hardened, his blood and qi surged, his arm muscles bulged, and he slashed the blade directly at Wang Xiao's neck.

Since Wang Xiao ignored him, he took the opportunity to unleash his full power and severely injure Wang Xiao as much as possible, thus creating more opportunities for the real attackers behind him.

The person behind Makoto Ito was his father, Hiroshi Ito!

This is a surprise attack technique that Ito Hiroshi has practiced for many years, or what might be called a ninja surprise attack technique among Japanese martial artists.

By using visual effects such as light and shadow and blind spots, it creates an effect similar to invisibility, suddenly appearing in front of the target.

Hiroshi Ito has used this move to defeat many martial arts masters from the island nation over the years.

Today, Wang Xiao came to Ito Budokan to challenge them, and Ito Hiroya also used his full strength, immediately launching a ninja surprise attack, wanting to defeat Wang Xiao in one move!
Wang Xiao ignored Ito Makoto and lunged at Ito Hiroshi, who was behind Ito Makoto.

After Ito Makoto descended, Ito Hiroshi's figure was finally revealed to Wang Xiao!
And at this moment...

Hiroya Ito suddenly drew his sword.

bass……

The blade flashed instantly.

Wang Xiao felt a flash of white light pierce his eyes, causing his vision to blur and him to go blind for a moment!

This is also one of Hiroshi Itō's ninja assassination techniques, and it also utilizes light and shadow effects.

The blade in Hiroshi Ito's hand was forged by the most professional swordsmith according to his requirements, using special materials that make the blade surface like a mirror, reflecting extremely dazzling light.

Having practiced for many years, Hiroshi Ito was able to precisely control the angle of the blade's reflection. With each swing, he achieved the perfect angle, reflecting sunlight directly into Wang Xiao's eyes, blinding him and momentarily obscuring his vision.

then……

A murderous glint flashed in Ito Hiroshi's eyes, and he slashed at Wang Xiao's throat with his blade.

The father and son's blades simultaneously slashed towards Wang Xiao's throat.

Wang Xiao was also in the air at this moment, and his eyes were also dazzled.

If it were someone else...

Faced with such an encirclement and the assassination techniques of the island nation's ninjas, they were likely doomed.

but……

Wang Xiao's internal energy and blood surged, his fascia trembled, his internal strength exploded, his body trembled, and his feet suddenly stomped down in mid-air. The powerful internal strength exploded, making the air explode with a loud bang, and then his whole body moved half a meter to the side in mid-air!
Facing Ito Hiroshi, the Ito father and son meticulously planned an assassination plot.

Wang Xiao once again used the technique of levitation.

The sight left Ito Hiroshi, Ito Makoto, and Ito Tsuyoshi, along with the other disciples, utterly astonished, their eyes wide with disbelief.

The many onlookers around gasped in surprise.

but……

Wang Xiao was too fast; apart from Ito Hiroshi and Ito Makoto, no one else could see him clearly.

The two men's blades slashed at Wang Xiao's throat simultaneously, but because Wang Xiao moved half a meter, their movements were no longer perfectly synchronized.

After hovering half a meter in mid-air, before his vision had even returned, Wang Xiao instinctively reached out with both hands to grab at the air to the side, aiming for Ito Hiroshi's blade, letting Ito Makoto's blade attack him.

In an instant.

boom……

laugh……

A crisp sound and a muffled thud rang out simultaneously.

Ito Makoto's blade struck Wang Xiao's throat squarely, but the blood splattering he had imagined did not occur. The blow was blocked by the congested skin and muscles on Wang Xiao's neck, only causing a minor cut and a trickle of blood, without any further damage.

At the same time, Wang Xiao grabbed the blade of Ito Hiroshi's sword, which was slashing down from the other side.

boom!
The blades in Wang Xiao's hands suddenly trembled, startling him slightly.

At this moment, his vision had returned, and he saw the look of shock on Ito Hiroshi's aged face.

Clearly, Hiroshi Ito hadn't expected that Wang Xiao would grab the blade based solely on intuition, ignoring the light reflected from it.

Wang Xiao discovered that Ito Hiroshi's strike contained a tremendous chopping force!
This greatly increases the lethality of the blade.

Wang Xiao felt that this was not a samurai sword, but a powerful broadsword. The powerful chopping force burst forth, piercing the skin of his palms and injuring the muscles inside, causing blood to flow out immediately.

This was the most serious injury Wang Xiao sustained after mastering the Iron Shirt technique.

He immediately held the Japanese martial arts world in higher regard.

The old man, Hiroshi Ito, was more powerful than he had expected, far surpassing Makoto Ito by more than one level.

If Ito Hiroshi's blade were allowed to strike his vital points, he would likely be seriously injured.

Wang Xiao exerted force with both hands instantly, shattering Ito Hiroshi's blade on the spot.

boom……

A surge of powerful internal energy, combined with the force of a cannonball, erupted, sending Hiroya Ito flying backward.

puff!
Ito Hiroshi coughed up blood, his old face turned deathly pale, and his eyes were fixed on Wang Xiao, a hint of regret flashing across his face. He was afraid that he would never have such an opportunity again.

Wang Xiao landed at the same time.

Then, another blade of light slashed down.

Ito Makoto hadn't given up yet. He slashed at Wang Xiao's throat again, intending to strike the same spot a second time to deepen the wound, severely injure Wang Xiao, and even have a chance to kill him with one blow.

However, he was clearly overthinking it.

Even if he could strike the wound on Wang Xiao's throat again with a solid blow, he wouldn't be able to seriously injure Wang Xiao; at most, he could only deepen the wound a little.

As soon as Wang Xiao landed, he reached out with his left hand and grabbed Ito Makoto's blade with his tiger claw. With a cold snort, he unleashed his inner strength from the tiger claw, instantly shattering Ito Hiroshi's blade as well. The force of the inner strength sent Ito Makoto flying, crashing down next to Ito Hiroshi.

Wang Xiao looked at Ito Hiroshi with slight surprise, took a deep breath, circulated his internal energy to quickly repair the wound on his palm, and cleared away the residual force in the muscles of his hand. The wound was deep, penetrating into the muscle and almost reaching the bone. It would take a long time to fully recover; it wouldn't be able to heal in just a few days, but at least six or seven days.

This made Wang Xiao more vigilant, knowing that his perfected internal Iron Shirt technique was not invincible.

If Hiroki Ito could break through his defenses with a single strike, then naturally there are others who could as well.

However, Wang Xiao believed that there were definitely not many people like that.

The blade contains a powerful, hidden force.

This requires an extremely high level of weapon mastery to achieve.

This is the legendary unity of man and tool, a state of mind that is very difficult to comprehend.

Therefore, there are very few recorded masters in history who could achieve this, far fewer than the Grandmaster of Transformation.

During the Republic of China era, the only recorded examples of this were the sharpshooter Li Shuwen, who achieved perfect harmony between man and spear, and the swordsman Li Jinglin, who achieved perfect harmony between man and sword!

However, once the integration of man and machine is achieved, the strength will increase significantly.

because!

When one reaches the state of perfect harmony between man and weapon, one can treat the weapon as an extension of one's own body, and then transfer the internal energy condensed in one's body into the weapon.

Just like Hiroshi Ito, he only reached the state of man and sword as one ten years ago. He can integrate the condensed chopping force into the blade, greatly increasing the blade's lethality by at least several times. Combined with his ninja assassination techniques, he was once known as the king of assassins in the island nation.

Unfortunately, Hiroshi Ito specializes in swordsmanship, so his fist techniques are not very advanced, his internal martial arts skills are not strong enough, and his condensed chopping power is not very powerful. Moreover, after being integrated into the blade, it will be weakened to some extent. After all, the blade is not a real arm and cannot perfectly transmit the internal energy condensed within the body.

Of course, the higher the level of unity between man and tool, the less loss there is in transmitting internal energy. Perhaps, at the highest level of cultivation, one can achieve perfect transmission.

Wang Xiao had not seen any records of this in classical texts, and perhaps no one had ever been able to do this.

However, even so, Ito Hiroshi broke through Wang Xiao's perfected inner Iron Shirt defense with a single strike!

If Ito Hiroshi's chopping force were more refined and powerful, his internal martial arts skills were stronger, and his swordsmanship was more advanced, he might have been able to completely break through Wang Xiao's defenses.

This served as a reminder to Wang Xiao.

Only powerful firearms could break through his defenses.

Those skilled in cold weapons can do the same.

"Man and sword as one, I never expected to see such a master in your island nation."

Wang Xiao looked at Ito Hiroshi with a hint of respect in his tone.

Those who can comprehend the state of unity between man and weapon are all highly intelligent and dedicated martial arts masters, and therefore deserve respect.

Ito Hiroshi looked at Wang Xiao and said calmly, "That's no match for you either. I was only able to break through your Iron Shirt defense. If you were given more time to cultivate, the Iron Shirt defense would improve, and I wouldn't be able to break through your defense anymore."

Ito Hiroki could tell that Wang Xiao's internal Iron Shirt technique had only recently broken through to the perfect level, so his physical defense had not yet reached a perfect state and there was still a lot of room for improvement. In the future, Wang Xiao's defense would definitely improve significantly.

The surrounding audience members only then realized what was happening and were all astonished.

"Wow, this Chinese guy is amazing! Is he a holy warrior?"

"That's amazing! If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it was real."

"They are all too strong, even stronger than the ninjas in movies and TV shows."

“I admit I was narrow-minded before. I didn’t believe these martial arts schools had any masters, nor did I believe there were any masters in Chinese martial arts. Now, is it too late for me to become a disciple?”

……

While many viewers in island nations were shocked and amazed.

The hundreds of thousands of viewers in Zhang Zhenhua's live stream were also shocked, and the screen was flooded with dense barrage comments.

"That's amazing! I'm lighting a cigarette with my hands trembling. I don't know what to say. All I can say is, that's just incredible, incredible."

"Why is Master Wang so amazing? He can catch blades with his bare hands, those samurai swords are like they're made of tofu, he can easily break several of them with his bare hands!"

"The most terrifying thing is that the last two Japanese samurai had coordinated perfectly, and their swords were aimed at Master Wang's throat, but they only broke the skin. I felt hopeless for them."

"The most amazing thing was that Master Wang did a mid-air turn just now, wasn't that the most terrifying thing? Old Niu's coffin lid can't hold him up anymore, he jumped up."

"Old Niu said he has no say in China."

"Master Wang is becoming less and less human."

……

Far away in China.

Han Ruoyun watched Zhang Zhenhua's live stream and stood up excitedly. Her pretty face was flushed, and her eyes were fixed on her master Wang Xiao on the screen. She whispered, "My master is so strong. I can't fall behind, or I'll lose face!"

As she spoke, Han Ruoyun once again settled into the Tiger Form Fist stance and began to cultivate. Her Tiger Form Fist aura had already reached the Great Perfection realm.

…………

Honolulu.

Liu Jingyu, who was also watching Zhang Zhenhua's live stream, said seriously, "This guy's rate of progress is terrifying. He can now fly through the air! Plus, he has a powerful and terrifying internal Iron Shirt technique. As long as he's careful, basically no one in this world can kill him."

A young man nearby said, "He has mastered the Tiger Form Fist, and the true essence of the Tiger Form Fist is extremely concentrated, allowing him to sense danger. So, if he doesn't want to die, he won't die!"

A slight smile crept across Liu Jingyu's lips as he said, "Unfortunately, he has the common flaw of the strong: arrogance. So he'll give others opportunities, it just depends on whether they can seize them. Vincent and Ito Hiroshi both failed to seize their opportunities. They weren't strong enough."

The young man nodded: "Yes, they're not strong enough. Ito Hiroshi neglected his fist training because he was focused on swordsmanship, so his internal martial arts are only at the Great Perfection stage, and his internal strength is also only at the Great Perfection stage. He only achieved the unity of man and sword in his old age, and his blood and energy have already declined, causing his strength to drop. Right now, he can only barely break through Wang Xiao's defense! If Wang Xiao gave me such an opportunity, I could slice off his head with one sword!"

仓！
The young man reached out and grabbed the hilt of a sword beside him. A sharp blade, radiating an aura of power, was drawn from its sheath. With a flick of his wrist, he twirled the blade, and with a whoosh, he cleaved the iron plate beside him. The blade sliced ​​through the plate as easily as cutting tofu, splitting the several-millimeter-thick iron plate in two.

clap clap clap!
Liu Jingyu clapped his hands and laughed, "Congratulations, brother, on reaching the point where you and your sword are one!"

The young man smiled faintly, flicked his wrist, and the sword in his hand flew out, landing perfectly back in its scabbard. He said calmly, "The path of the sword is still long! Next time, I'll go and meet Wang Xiao."

Liu Jingyu: "Alright, with our leader taking the lead and the others cooperating, we'll definitely be able to get rid of Wang Xiao."

The young man's eyes flickered; he wanted to say that no one else was needed, but thinking of the strength Wang Xiao had demonstrated on the live stream, he refrained from saying it.

…………

An island nation, the capital of cherry blossoms.

At the entrance of Ito Budokan.

Ito Hiroshi stared at Wang Xiao and said in a deep voice, "Your Excellency is exceptionally talented and powerful, and you have even higher aspirations for martial arts in the future. Why make things difficult for our small Ito family?"

Wang Xiao smiled faintly, looked at Ito Hiroshi and Ito Makoto and said, "If I remember correctly, you were the ones who made things difficult for me first, weren't you?"

Ito Makoto's expression changed instantly, and he hurriedly said, "Sir, I am willing to apologize to you!"

With that, Ito Makoto struggled to his feet, knelt down before Wang Xiao, placed his hands on the ground, and humbly said, "Lord Wang Xiao, please spare my Ito Martial Arts Hall! I promise you, Lord Wang Xiao, that our Ito Martial Arts Hall will be closed for a hundred years and will never set foot in China again!"

The young disciples, including Ito Tsuyoshi, and the many onlookers from the island nation all looked extremely displeased upon hearing Ito Makoto's words.

(End of this chapter)