A person in Japan, a sword that soars to immortality.

"Lord Zhongjun, the conditions are limited, please be sure to hold back!"

Ah-Hsia put a bamboo tube into Nijo Tadashi's mouth and made him bite it. Then she took out gunpowder powder from her bosom and sprinkled it on the wound on his severed arm.

Sizzle!

Ugh!!!

His eyes seemed to be about to burst, and Nijo Tadatsumi's head trembled violently. His other hand gripped the soil tightly, and the veins all over his body bulged. Because he had bitten through the bamboo tube, bright red blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

Pain, excruciating pain, pain that penetrates to the very marrow.

Even so, after A-Xia helped him stop the bleeding, he turned his head and looked towards the small hill behind the two of them.

Can Taiyi win...?

"Lord Zhongjun, are you still able to move? Please leave first!" At this moment, A-Xia was no longer as beautiful as before, her face covered in dirt, but she still came up behind him, trying to help him up:

"Kyoto is just north. As long as you live and deliver the message, His Majesty the Emperor will believe it and will definitely send troops."

"When the time comes... I must avenge Lord Taiyi and me!"

boom......

Hearing faint explosions coming from the hillside, A-Xia's eyes welled up with tears, and she spoke in a trembling voice.

"Ah Xia, where...are you going?"

Nijo Tadatoshi struggled to his feet, looking at Aya who had pulled a small dachi from her waist, a complex expression on his face.

"Please, my task is to accompany Lord Taiichi. Wherever he is, I will be there too."

After saying that, he ran towards the hill.

"Aya, wait!" Nijo Tadatoshi took a deep breath, walked to the spot where his arm was severed, picked up the Nichirin Blade from the ground, and held it in his hand again: "They won't pay attention to any news about demons... so I don't plan to run away."

"Even if we lose, it doesn't matter. It would be an honor to die alongside a man like Taiichi!"

The two nodded to each other and looked in the direction of the hill.

But just then, a figure suddenly shot out from the mountain and into the open space ahead.

boom!

Aya and Nijo Tadashi shielded their eyes with their hands, squinting as they peered into the smoke and dust.

"Human, you deserve to die for daring to attack a god."

As the smoke and dust cleared, the enormous body of the Weeping Bull Demon stood there, looking up with disdain at what lay ahead, though one of its claws on its back had been severed.

Sizzle... sizzle...

Occasionally, arcs of electricity would appear, jumping around the group.

Then a resolute and steady voice came from afar, and Nijo Tadatoshi and Aya's expressions brightened.

"What kind of gods are they?" Taiyi shook his neck and said dismissively.

He slowly walked down the stone steps and inserted the newly acquired double-edged sword, Futsu no Mitama, which was designed to resemble a Han sword, into his waistband, scabbard and all.

Then Taichi ripped off his haori, grabbed the collar of the kimono with his left hand and pulled it down, exposing his chest muscles and his entire right arm and shoulder. He then tied the right sleeve to the sash in a tight knot.

"While long-range sword attacks are cool, as a samurai, I always feel that it's only truly satisfying to use a divine sword to personally sever your head and watch the flesh tear apart!"

Boom!

The sound of bones grinding together rang out, and Taiyi's body instantly swelled up a size, with muscles bulging all over his body. His long hair, which was scattered behind his head, also danced wildly in the air with the help of the burst of airflow.

"Come, come, today either I kill you, or you kill me!"

Bang!Bang!Bang!

As soon as he finished speaking, Taiyi exerted force with his feet, and the stone steps he stepped on shattered. He rushed towards the Weeping Ox Demon at a speed that almost broke free of visual lock.

"Arrogant! I'll see how long you can hold out!"

The weeping ox demon was also enraged, as it was the first time he had ever seen a human dare to confront him head-on.

Not to mention humans, even other Upper Moon demons rarely do this.

A hundred years ago, Akaza had been defeated by him many times. As for Kokushibo, his swordsmanship was unparalleled, but he was only forced to retreat by him back then.

Ding!

boom!

As their weapons clashed, a large area of ​​spiderweb-like cracks instantly appeared on the ground where the two men stood, and then it collapsed downwards.

"It truly is a divine weapon! With the enhancement of Qi, it not only possesses inherent attributes but is also exceptionally hard!"

Taiichi's pupils dilated as he saw that his Futsu-no-Mitama sword blade had not shattered in the instant the two clashed.

Knowing that there was no problem with the weapon, Taiyi became even more unrestrained, switching between different breathing techniques, with red and blue energy constantly flowing from his body, and all the moves he used were wide and sweeping.

【Yanglong's Chant - Ascension】

【Yanglong's Chant - Crimson Moon】

【The Roar of the Yang Dragon - Burning Heaven Wheel】

【Roar of the Yin Tiger - Nine Heavens River】

......

The red and blue energies shone brightly, while golden lightning and purple poisonous mist clashed together.

The more the weeping demon fought, the more frightened he became, feeling as if the samurai before him had become a completely different person.

However, having been born in the Warring States period and served on the battlefield, his swordsmanship was also extremely proficient. Even though Taiyi was fierce, he was not afraid.

"Die!"

Seizing the opportunity when Taiichi parried the opponent's divine sword, the Weeping Ox Demon swung his naginata fiercely, instantly severing Taiichi's arm that was holding the sword.

"Haha, now you're out of weapons again... What!"

When the weeping bull demon saw the other party's arm fly up, he was about to mock him, but the next moment, Taiyi's actions almost made all eighteen of his eyes pop out.

With his right arm flying up, Taiyi instantly twisted his waist and kicked, pushing the weeping demon back a step while simultaneously grabbing his right arm with his left hand and pressing it against the severed area.

Then the flesh at the interface started to wriggle, and the severed right arm miraculously regenerated!

[Additional Effect: Rapid Regeneration]

"You bastard, are you even human?"

The weeping bull demon opened its mouth wide and roared, spitting saliva everywhere.

"I fucking can't be any more fucking like that!"

With a soft thud, Taiichi also used Futsu-no-Mitama to sever the opponent's arm, but the next second, the severed arm of the Crying Gyuki instantly grew back.

After severing each other's arms, their attacks became even more frenzied, resorting to a style of fighting where each wound was exchanged for another.

Various wounds appeared from time to time, limbs were severed and then grew back, blood splattered everywhere, and bits of flesh flew everywhere.

On the other side, Shuizhu and Axia, as if frozen in place, craned their necks, widened their eyes, and stared with their mouths agape at the battle between Taiyi and the Crying Gyuki.

"A-Xia, Tai-Yi... has he always had this fighting style?"

Nijo Tadatoshi was a little confused, wondering if he was dreaming or in reality.

"Don't ask me, I don't know either."

Ah Xia took a deep breath and said weakly.

Although Taiyi was acting crazy and seemed to have managed to maintain the situation, his expression grew increasingly serious.

Because I've already used 30 of my general points, I only have 10 left.

As the words "Roar of Yang Dragon" and "Howl of Yin Tiger" gradually blurred in the system, they failed to combine into a new breathing technique, and the duration of his attribute conversion was about to end.

Therefore, Taiyi gritted his teeth and his face contorted with rage.

Ignoring the fact that the weeping demon's scythe was already close to his neck, he aimed at the opponent's neck and swung his sword fiercely!

"Will I die? I've only been in this world for less than half a year... What a pity."

As if time had frozen, Taiyi murmured to himself.

To die without regret, without remorse, without hesitation.

Suddenly, the words that Rantaro had once said echoed in his ears.

"It's not a pity!"

"If I descend silently, then my death shall be magnificent!"

With this in mind, Taiyi cleared all his remaining essence and soul attributes, transforming them into qi and blood, and unleashed the last and strongest strike of his life.

boom!

The thick fog that had enveloped Shoyashiki Village suddenly dissipated.

As it was just evening, the sun had not yet set and the moon had just risen, creating a scene of the sun and moon shining brightly together overhead.

When Heaven harbors murderous intent, stars shift and constellations change; when man harbors murderous intent, Heaven and Earth are overturned!

Taiyi sensed that a mysterious space had suddenly appeared in the middle dantian area of ​​his body.

The Empress's Destiny Palace!

Having thoroughly studied the Daoist canon, he had long determined that to achieve the unity of dragon and tiger, one must find the central palace of destiny.

At this moment, finally, on the brink of life and death, when his essence, energy, and spirit were united as one, he successfully felt the key to a breakthrough.

"For the two energies of water and fire to interact and complement each other, the rise and fall of heaven and earth must be in sync. This is also the time when people unleash their murderous intent and heaven and earth are overturned."

"System, add more!"

The last 10 universal points vanished instantly, replaced by a sound as beautiful as heavenly music.

Ding!

【System Update】

[Essence +50]

[Qi and blood +50]

[Spiritual Energy +10]

[Acquired a new breathing technique: Dragon Tiger Harmony]

[Conversion Effect: Spirit, Energy, and Vitality values ​​are converted thirtyfold (60s)]

Become!

After sensing the fusion of the dragon and tiger energies within his central palace of life, a vermilion inner core the size of a grain of rice appeared, and Taiyi was overjoyed.

But he didn't have time to fully comprehend it. Instead, he converted all the attributes again, directly pushing his health and mana value to 7905 points!

Bang!

Just as the weeping ox demon's scythe was about to touch Taiichi's neck.

He instantly tilted his head and grabbed the sickle blade, ignoring the fact that half of his hand was cut into it, and firmly clamped the weeping demon's weapon to his neck.

Then Taiyi grinned, his eyes filled with madness, and, to the utter shock of the weeping demon, sneered:

"Die to me!"