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

Roar! ! !

A deafening roar resounded, and the spreading sound waves startled countless birds into flight.

Lu Taro raised his head to meet Taiyi's thunderous slash and struck back with a palm.

boom!

The ring-shaped airflow exploded at the point where the sword and palm met, stirring up countless fragments of stone and dust.

Taiyi was pushed into the air in the opposite direction, and then with a thought, he used his qi to come to the ground.

Watching Rikutaro stumble back a few steps and finally land on his bottom on the ground, Taiichi was not happy about the other's fall.

"Such excellent combat instincts, truly a born warrior."

Taiyi sighed inwardly.

In the instant the two clashed, Lu Taro suddenly flipped his wrist, and with this change, he successfully avoided Futsu no Mitama's blade.

Such a change in a fraction of a second was something only cannibals could accomplish against opponents he had encountered before, yet Taiichi was seeing it in a human.

"No, perhaps he shouldn't be called human anymore."

Looking at the other party's data, Tai's eye twitched.

Name: Rikutaro

Age: 14

【Lifespan: 32】

[Essence: 271.3]

Qi and Blood: 528.0

【God Soul: 37】

"Logically speaking, if one's spiritual power exceeds 20, one can control the qi to leave the body, but Lu Taro has 37 points, yet he can only keep it wrapped around the surface of his body."

"It should be... that there is no corresponding cultivation method."

At the same time, Taiyi also noticed that the other party only had 32 years left to live, as well as that exaggerated amount of vital energy.

Lu Taro was born with an astonishing amount of vital energy, and his blood and qi were growing rapidly.

But unfortunately, I was born into a farming family, and in recent years the weather has been unfavorable, with crop failures year after year, so we rarely get to eat anything good.

In addition, he didn't know any techniques to harmonize his vital energy and spirit, so he could only let his body develop unchecked, which ultimately led to this data result.

"Fortunately, the other party was only 14 years old. Otherwise, when he was older and more mature, the method of burning trees to suffocate him, as described in the original work, would definitely not work."

"But for me, subduing him doesn't require that much trouble."

"Can brute force overcome all techniques? Let's see who has greater strength!"

Taiichi grinned maliciously, first sheathing his sword, then inserting the scabbard into the ground, and finally hanging the haori on the hilt of the sword.

He pulled his hands back and then stretched them forward, revealing his strong, muscular physique.

"Lu Taro, haven't you always wanted someone to play with you? How about I come and keep you company?"

As he walked forward, he tied his kimono around his waist. Then, Taiichi clapped his hands together, instantly bursting the air between his palms, and his muscles swelled up dramatically.

Behind him, Ikeda Yoshimasa and the others, looking across the rice paddies, all wore expressions of disbelief, even finding it somewhat absurd.

"What is he trying to do? Try to wrestle with Rikutaro? That's ridiculous! Quickly use your weapons to kill him!"

Yoshimasa Ikeda looked embarrassed and, while pointing at Taichi, turned to Aya and complained.

"My lord, Taiyi has his reasons for doing what he did, and I think it's quite good."

Ah Xia appeared arrogant, but inside she was actually panicking.

I'm going to die, I'm going to die, I'm going to die!

I actually dared to talk back to the daimyo! It seems I'm the most principled one among the Oniwabanshu!

Seeing that he had been turned away, Ikeda Yoshimasa's face darkened.

"These damned Asagi-ri (referring to the country samurai), they're really unreliable!" he cursed inwardly, then beckoned to the page beside him and asked in a low voice:

Is that thing on its way?

"We're already halfway there, sir."

The servant replied respectfully.

snort!

Yoshimasa Ikeda nodded, then looked in Taiichi's direction, a cold smile creeping onto his lips.

I wasn't even targeting you. Just wait, I'll blast you and that monster to smithereens in a minute! You dare to offend me!

......

Hmm~ play?

Lu Taro stood up, rubbed his buttocks, and then said in a muffled voice:

"Rikutaro wants to play!"

After hearing what the other person said, Taiyi suddenly stopped, then burst into laughter:

"No problem! Childhood is for having fun!"

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Qi and Blood: 3123.3 (123.3) (+)

After saying that, he pushed off with both feet and arrived in front of Rikutaro in the blink of an eye. Then he leaped high into the air and punched him in the stomach:

"Let's play rock-paper-scissors. I'll choose rock, and you'll say no!"

Feeling a stinging sensation on his skin, Rikutaro did not hesitate and immediately threw his own fist.

Bang!

Lu Taro's belly rippled like a stone thrown into a lake.

In the blink of an eye, Taiyi swiftly raised his other hand, clamped it onto the opponent's wrist, and held it firmly in place.

"Well!"

Lu Taro instantly bent over like a shrimp and flew backward, but Taiichi grabbed his wrist and pulled him back.

"Again! I'll play stone!"

Bang!

"You said no!"

Bang!

......

As the smoke and dust cleared, in the huge crater lay Lu Taro, nearly unconscious, muttering to himself.

"You play a stone... no..."

Taiyi was standing beside him, his left hand on his right shoulder, moving his shoulder, then shaking his neck, preparing to deliver the final blow.

"Stop! You despicable samurai!"

"Let go of Rikutaro! You damned dog of the Ikeda family!"

"Stop hurting Rikutaro!"

Several stones were thrown at him, but he blocked them all with his qi.

Taiyi frowned, looking at the angry, emaciated farmers at the edge of the pit, and asked in bewilderment:

"What's going on? Why are you attacking me? Didn't Rikutaro kill his parents and many villagers?"

"I am a stable boy for Lord Matsudaira Aoki, a young official under the shogunate, and also a burglar and thief... Hey, don't forget me, I'm here to arrest the murderer Rikutaro!"

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh...

Taiyi seemed to have spoken to a deaf man, but the villagers, even after hearing it, continued to angrily throw stones at him.

However, he did not become enraged by this attack and slaughter those villagers who were no different from weaklings.

It seems there's more to this than meets the eye...

He then used his feet to propel himself up from the pit, landing right next to one of the male villagers who had attacked him.

Taiyi grabbed the other's hand holding the stone, lowered his head, and asked with a displeased expression:

"What exactly happened? Why are you protecting a murderer?"

"Pah!" The farmer spat at Taiichi, but Taiichi dodged it by tilting his head. Then he said angrily, "Although Rikutaro killed someone, it was unintentional!"

"You samurai may not have killed anyone, but you collect 9% of our taxes every year! How is that any different from killing us?!"

"It is because of Rikutaro that you dare not collect our taxes! That's why we've been able to survive until now!"

"What's the difference between kidnapping Rikutaro and killing us! You think you're so tough? Come on, kill us!"

Bang!

Taiyi suddenly released the other person's hand, lowered his head, his breathing became heavy, his cheek muscles twitched constantly, and he let the stones hit him.

9% tax? 9% public employees and 1% private employees? How can there be such an outrageous tax!

Isn't this driving farmers to their deaths?

He then looked around at the sallow, emaciated faces, their eyes filled with hatred.

Gululu...

A piercing axle screech rang out, and Taiyi looked up in the direction of the sound, his pupils instantly contracting.

A cannon was set up on the opposite side of the rice paddy, and the muzzle was slowly lowering, with the projectile being fired directly at his location.

A-Xia tried to stop them, but was stopped in place by seven or eight cannons aimed at her, and could only look at herself anxiously.

Meanwhile, in the dense forest, Raizo Seikanji, carrying a large package to deliver goods to Taiichi, happened to arrive at this spot.

But he could only hide behind a big tree, clenching his fists tightly, frowning, and helplessly watching what happened.

The daimyo wanted to kill Taiichi, and he didn't dare to stop him at all. The only one who could punish the daimyo was the Tokugawa shogun.

"hey-hey."

Seeing the cannon about to be lit, Taiichi suddenly grinned, then leaped up and came to the side of Futsu-no-Mitama, threw the haori into the air, and gripped the hilt with one hand.

"A-Xia!" Taiyi shouted, his eyes seemingly burning with endless karmic fire. The air around his body began to distort and tremble under the intense heat. Then he continued to shout, "Do you remember what crime the lord of the Akagao Domain committed?"

"Taiyi, you, you wouldn't be going to..."

Ah Xia's face turned deathly pale, her lips moved slightly, and her eyes were filled with disbelief.

“That’s right. I represent the Shogunate. Wouldn’t this be considered an attack on the Imperial Envoy and disrespect to the Shogun?”

"That must be it. In that case, should I kill him? After all, the general's dignity cannot be trampled on!"

click!

Futsu-no-Mitama was unsheathed, a hissing sound rang out, and blue arcs of electricity coiled around Taiichi's arm.

"Blast him and Rikutaro to smithereens!"

"fire!"

boom!

Ikeda Yoshimasa, his eyes seemingly about to burst, drew his katana and pointed it in Taiichi's direction, shouting at the top of his lungs.

"You're the one who's wreaking havoc on the world, aren't you, Yoshimasa Ikeda!"

"Though he has a human body, his heart is that of a demon! He should be imprisoned and subdued with thunder and fire!"

"Please accept my next sword strike—Dragon Tiger Style: Soul Shattering Thunder Prison!"