There is nothing wrong with the training method of the Justice Messenger

Isayama's vision was blocked by him, and he subconsciously wanted to scold him -

The next moment, the sword was drawn out at a lightning speed and cut through the air, like a thick line of ink splashed across the space.

The ice blade in Li Nian's hand shattered, and the whole person flew backwards from Jianshan, crashing into a big hole on the embankment.

Chapter 55: Fighting again despite injuries

Jianshan's pupils shrank slightly, and her heart instantly turned cold. She didn't even notice that Li Nian had taken down the slashing sword at such a fast speed that she flew backwards with her weapon broken. This finally alerted her and she suddenly stopped her charge.

At this moment, she heard another crisp sound in the air - the sound of the old man sheathing his knife, which made her heart skip a beat.

I need to do that again with the swift sword drawing I just did!

"Retreat!" Jianshan shouted angrily at the monster and jumped back immediately.

But her order was ultimately a step too slow to be conveyed. The monster was not as quick-witted as a human and did not sense the danger. As soon as it got close, it pounced forward with reckless momentum - but the next moment, a second flash of knife light appeared and cut its belly diagonally open in one go.

The monster felt pain and lost its direction, falling on the old man's back. It rolled twice and couldn't get up, letting out bursts of mournful whimpers.

With just one strike, this living fighting force was destroyed.

Jianshan had quickly retreated to the edge of the big pit created by Li Nian. When he looked up and saw this scene, the corners of his eyes twitched twice. He quickly drew out his long sword and shouted, "Come back."

In response, the monster turned into light spots all over the sky and quickly flowed back to the blade of the long sword.

After the old man swung his sword and chopped down Isayama's mount, he was in no hurry to attack again. Instead, he looked at the light passing by with interest and muttered, "That's a pretty good shikigami."

Isayama didn't dare to look away, staring at the old man's movements, wary of his every move, and felt an unprecedented huge pressure from him.

She had never seen a knife so fast in her life.

Thinking of that knife, she still feels a chill down her spine. If Li Nian hadn't helped her block the first attack, she would probably have been beheaded.

She now knew that what Li Nian said was right. This guy was not at the same level as those small fish and rat monsters. He was a very dangerous existence. She began to regret not listening to Li Nian and launching a hasty attack. Now the chaos red lotus had lost its combat effectiveness, and Li Nian's life or death was unknown.

"Um……"

There was a hoarse and low breathing sound coming from the side.

Li Nian was still alive. Jian Shan was delighted. He did not dare to look away. He maintained a defensive posture and asked without turning his head, "Are you okay?"

Without answering, Li Nian silently supported himself with the broken ground behind him and slowly stood up.

Jianshan heard the noise, glanced at him, and was immediately startled. Li Nian was covered in dirt and rocks, his clothes were torn and tattered, and his body was covered with many small wounds - these were all small things. The scary thing was that there was a huge hole in his clothes on his chest, and underneath was a bloody wide scratch that stretched from his left waist to his right shoulder, with skin torn and flesh exposed, and deep bone visible. Obviously, the old man's knife not only shattered the weapon and knocked him away, but also left a lot of residual power that fell heavily on him. To say that there was no problem, that was impossible, this was a serious injury.

The old man was surprised to see him stand up in this state, and then he laughed happily.

"You're pretty good for being able to stand up after taking my blow."

Li Nianbing's state of mind was not broken, and his heart was still as calm as still water. Even though he could clearly feel the intense and burning pain in his chest, his state of mind was still undisturbed, and his expression was calm, as if he didn't feel the heavy injury on his chest. He just waved his hand and condensed an ice knife and held it firmly in his hand. He ignored the enemy's words and asked Jian Shan beside him in a low voice: "Are you running fast?"

He felt that he and Isayama together were no match for the opponent, so he rationally judged that he should run away as soon as possible.

Isayama was surprised that he remained calm as if nothing had happened, but after hearing what he said, he immediately understood what he meant. He smiled bitterly, shook his head, and answered in a low voice.

"Ran Honglian is injured. I don't know if I can outrun this monster."

Luan Honglian was the name of her mount. Now it was severely injured and had to return to the spirit sword to recuperate. It was obvious that it could no longer fight. Without the mount, Jianshan's speed would be much slower. The strength displayed by the old man was far superior to that of the rat monster. Jianshan couldn't judge whether he could escape from the pursuit of this monster.

"Then you run first, and I'll hold him back." Li Nian said decisively.

Isayama was stunned and frowned. He was very opposed to this proposal in his heart: "But..."

"Only I can hold him back, not you."

Isayama recalled that he had just blocked a fatal blow that he hadn't noticed, and was speechless for a moment. He didn't have the confidence to deny it, and hurriedly said, "But in your current state..."

"If you run, I can run."

"..."

Jianshan was skeptical, suspecting that he was just showing off, but Li Nian came to the conclusion without saying more.

"Prepare for action."

The old man saw their whispering and guessed their intention, and snorted with disdain.

"You little brats, you think you can still run away? I won't give you that chance."

Before the old man finished speaking, he had already stepped on the ground and cracked it, and he was ejected. His speed was indeed extremely fast, and he had covered a distance of nearly 50 meters in an instant. He landed on the ground in one step, unsheathed his long sword, and slashed diagonally.

It was still that word "fast", a flash of lightning speed, almost at the same time as the sound, a line encompassed both of them.

But this time, Jianshan and Li Nian were both alert. Jianshan, without thinking, stepped forward with the knife in both hands and blocked it in time. She felt a huge force coming from the knife and she almost couldn't catch it. The magic knife in her hand was about to fly out of her hand.

Li Nian saw the old man's knife-holding method and had already determined the trajectory of the knife, but he did not use the fragile ice blade to help him block it. Instead, he took a step back and stood behind, allowing Jianshan to block the knife. At the same time, he raised his knife and stabbed it straight, and the ice blade passed by Jianshan's face by an inch and hit the old man's chest in front of him.

At this moment, they were attacking and defending at the same time. Li Nian's attack was even more vicious and cruel, and it hit a blind spot, but the old man still didn't react. He turned his head suddenly and narrowly avoided it, but a cut was still left on his face. His center of gravity was slightly unstable, and Jianshan seized the opportunity to swing his knife, finally forcing him to withdraw without giving up the idea of ​​​​attacking again.

Li Nian threw the ice knife over again and shouted to remind Jianshan.

"go!"

He threw out the ice knife, shouted, clasped his hands together, and began to make hand seals while chanting mantras.

The ritual is activated—Acala’s Fire Realm Mantra!

The old man dodged the ice knife thrown at him and heard someone muttering over there. He suddenly became alert and looked up to see a wave of fire coming towards him!

Jianshan glanced at Huolang and finally gave up his hesitation.

"I'll bring someone to find you right away!"

She shouted, and knowing that Li Nian had no suitable weapon, she threw the magic sword in her hand over without hesitation, then turned and ran.

Li Nian caught the magic knife and held it in his hand. He felt an electric current coming from the knife and going straight into his mind, turning into a lot of specific information related to the knife.

Talent and weapon mastery have enabled Li Nian to fully grasp the "essence" of this long sword.

Li Nian murmured his name.

"The Lion King..."

He swung it twice, feeling the texture and weight carefully, and felt that it was almost familiar, and then poured strong spiritual power into it, and it flowed smoothly. The spiritual sword absorbed the spiritual power and shone brightly, and a raging flame burned all over it, and it was fully strengthened.

Over there, a black light flashed, and the old man swung his sword to split the fire wave in the middle, and found that the girl was no longer there, and only Li Nian holding the magic sword was seen.

"you……"

Before he could finish his words, Li Nian flashed behind him and swung a knife down.

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Chapter 56: A Thought of Life and Death

The old man didn't even turn his head, as if he had eyes on his back. The moment Li Nian disappeared, he drew his sword and slashed behind him. Another heavy line of ink was drawn in the air, as if it was a repeat of the first time he drew his sword, as fast as lightning and as heavy as thunder.

"boom!"

The blades collided, causing a loud bang.

The clash of weapons is not only a collision of force, but also the mutual crushing of two completely different energies.

Invisible waves spread in all directions, disturbing the layers of air waves, blowing away the sand, gravel and dust to prop up a round curtain. A crackling sound was heard, and the heavy pressure crushed the ground beneath their feet.

Both of them were ejected at the same time.

The old man took two steps back, a look of surprise flashing across his face.

Li Nian was knocked away again, flying backwards more than ten meters. He turned over and landed on the ground, bent back and leaned forward, and stabilized his body by lowering his center of gravity. He swung the magic knife and glanced down at the sharp blade.

Under such an impact, not to mention the ice knife he casually condensed, even steel would be shattered, but this knife seemed to be unaffected, without any cracks on it.

The information in his mind told Li Nian that this sword was an ancient sword passed down from generation to generation in the Isayama family. Its actual hardness might not be stronger than modern synthetic metals, but it was a spiritual sword and its uses were not just limited to slashing... In short, at the moment, Li Nian knew that it could absorb his spiritual power very well and carry enhanced techniques, which was enough to support his battle and not be shattered in one encounter. This was enough.

Isayama's handing over of the knife relieved his urgent need. He had originally just wanted to delay for a while, buy Isayama some time to escape, and then run away at night himself, but now he felt that with this knife, he could try to kill this guy...

Thinking of this, Li Nian did not rush to launch another attack. Instead, he looked straight at the old man, observing his flaws carefully. At the same time, he sorted out what he knew and learned in his mind, thinking about how to kill him.

The old man didn't realize the meaning of his silence, he just thought he was on guard, and spoke lightly without caring.

"It's really great that you are so young and have such strength and character. If you are given another ten years, I'm afraid there will be another monster among the exorcists. So, it's great that you stay behind instead of that little girl to cover us."

His implication was very clear; he wanted to cut off Li Nian's future and let this genius die here.

Li Nian's heart was not disturbed at all. He had an idea in an instant and started to execute it immediately.

He suddenly raised his hand and slapped the ground heavily. The spiritual power rushed into the ground and attacked the old man.

The old man's face turned grim and he immediately raised his long sword.

But when that spiritual power was about to rush to him, it suddenly split into two without any warning. Before the old man realized what this change meant, in the blink of an eye the two spiritual powers had circled around him in two wide arcs and intersected with each other at the same point - forming a circle that enveloped the old man.

The next moment, countless sharp earth spikes rose from the ground at the same time and stabbed at the old man from all directions, covering the sky and the earth, blocking his vision, including all blind spots, leaving no gaps.

"little tricks!"

The old man shouted angrily and drew his sword. A flash of black light drew an arc and with one sweep of the sword he cut off all the earth spikes. Amidst the flying dust, a huge heat pressed in front of him. Looking up, the old man found a blazing pillar of fire rushing towards him, and the timing was just right for him to use his sword to kill all the power.

When my vision was blocked——!

It was too late to swing the knife again, and the old man subconsciously wanted to dodge, but suddenly he caught a glimpse of Li Nian who had disappeared without a trace.

A breath quietly appeared behind him.

The hairs on the old man's back stood on end.

It was Li Nian who appeared behind him and stabbed him in the back with a knife.

This is the situation described as a wolf in front and a tiger behind. The knife wound on the chest seemed to have no effect on Li Nian. He performed three spells, one after another, just to seize this opportunity. The old man could not look around, and was bound to be attacked from one direction!

If the old man had hesitated at that moment, he would have died on the spot.

But the old man did not hesitate. He immediately turned around and forcibly pulled back the long knife to block Li Nian's fierce thrust.

He acted decisively and chose to ignore the incoming Fire Realm Curse and block Li Nian's fatal blow. As a result, he inevitably exposed his back to the raging flames. The pillar of fire hit his back hard, burning his clothes in an instant, roasting his flesh and blood, and also bringing a huge impact.

The old man groaned, endured the severe pain, and forced himself to steady himself from the impact, then swung his sword again without hesitation.

Because Li Nian's second knife had already swung over.

The old man blocked Li Nian's second blow, and then he continued to attack with the third and fourth blows... The martial arts dormant in Li Nian's body supported the movement of his blade.

The dense sounds of "dangdangdangdang" echoed in the air, and the two long swords collided repeatedly in the air.

Li Nian attacked forcefully, with the idea of ​​taking advantage of the old man's weakness to kill him. He wanted to attack the old man while he was eating, his body was unstable and in pain, break his defense and force out a flaw with a quick attack. Then he would be able to spot the flaw and stab him with a knife.

But as if unaffected by the burns, the old man's hand holding the knife was still steady, and he responded with ease. After three moves, he had recovered from his unstable posture, and had more room to fight back. After almost twenty moves, Li Nianbing integrated all his martial arts with his heart, and each strike and cut was steady and cool. However, he was still unable to force the old man to reveal a flaw. Instead, he was gradually brought into the opponent's rhythm, which caused him to gradually reveal flaws!

This old man was obviously good with a knife, but Li Nian had never imagined that this guy's martial arts skills were so strong.

In the blink of an eye, he reached the 27th sword. The old man suddenly increased his strength in the chopping. Li Nian miscalculated and the magic sword was deflected, instantly revealing a huge flaw. At this moment, the old man had used the force to retreat, taking a step back, and at the same time, he used the elastic force to put the sword at his side, making an Iai start... The next moment, the terrifying lightning-fast sword drawing reappeared, trying to cut Li Nian's lazy waist in half!

Li Nian's figure flashed and appeared in the distance, and he was not hit by the knife.

The two distanced themselves again.

The old man's back was covered with burnt flesh and blood, which gave off a meaty aroma. He looked extremely horrible. After enduring severe burning pain and experiencing a violent battle, the old man exhaled tiredly. He looked up at Li Nian again, his eyes gradually becoming colder and his expression becoming serious.

"I was just asking for this after being careless for a moment. I have made up my mind, young exorcist. I, Kidomaru, will put aside my contempt for you and use all my strength to kill you."

Li Nian listened to him calmly, just as if it was wind passing by his ears. He looked at the enemy with cold eyes indifferently, without saying a word. In the previous confrontation, it seemed that he had gained a little advantage, but the old man's last blow almost cut him in half. It was extremely dangerous... But Li Nian did not feel any fear in his heart. He was still thinking about making another attack to take this man away.

Suddenly he saw the old man sheath his sword, lean forward, put his hand on the hilt, and make an obvious Iai move. At the same time, black energy from his body began to crawl and roll, and began to rise like flames.

Li Nian's eyebrows twitched violently, and he felt a huge amount of energy accumulating in the old man. Alarm bells rang in his heart, and a sense of crisis screamed loudly.

Must run...

"Sword and Cherry Blossom"

There was a flash of light.

The old man was a monster who had spent his entire life working on his slashing speed, and this one strike condensed all of his life's practice.

If the previous slash had been fast, there would still be traces to be found, and Li Nian would have been able to predict and parry. But this time, he could only barely detect the moment the old man launched the attack.

Li Nian wanted to flash away from this position, anywhere would be fine, as long as he could escape from the lock of the Qi, and then he would run away immediately. Long-distance space jumps were also part of his knowledge. He stayed behind to cover their retreat, and also because he was sure that the old man could not hold him back.