"So strong... Master, you're constantly strengthening yourself through your battles with Jingara..."

Compared to others, her attainments in swordsmanship are definitely second only to Miyamoto Musashi.

Even now that Youmu has found her goal, she will definitely not be defeated if she fights Miyamoto Musashi again.

Even Musashi is like this, let alone Asuna.

Asuna's sword can only be called swordsmanship, but Youmu's sword is a sword art that has forged its own path.

Therefore, her understanding of the sword is deeper than that of Asuna.

Her sword can be a sword for admiration, a sword for protection, or a sword for killing!

What's more, it is a sword for liberating the souls of the dead!

Watching the confrontation in front of her, she was also mesmerized!

"Talent... No, this should be the accumulation of basic skills. I heard that Master received a lot of help from people when he was in the imperial capital. The foundation he built during that period is now fully utilized...

Just as Youmu said, while fighting Kinkade, Koizumi integrated all the knowledge about kendo in his mind, supplementing the missing parts of himself and thus forging his own path.

Nothing can push one to the limit more than a life-and-death battle.

And Koizumi is best suited for this kind of battle.

HP is on the verge of the red line, and as the heartbeat continues to accelerate, all of one's potential is pushed to the limit.

This is the kind of battle that Koizumi wants.

Asuna was also stunned for a moment.

She rarely saw Koizumi fight, and her understanding of him was superficial. She believed that Koizumi might be more suitable for tactical planning like Nobunaga than in combat. Even after Koizumi said that he must have figured out the whole secret of the singularity, she didn't believe it at first, but after hearing Youmu and others' defense, she believed it.

This shows that in Asuna's mind, Koizumi is a person with high IQ.

But I didn't expect that while maintaining a high IQ, he also had such terrifying fighting skills.

Koizumi's physical speed and attack speed have surpassed his own.

Yuuki, Kirito... I'm afraid neither of them is a match for me...

To think they would fight each other so desperately...

"Tsk tsk... Your strength increase is truly incredible... Koizumi..."

Musashi also said this with a smile, but there was a serious look in his eyes.

Her divine eyes were gradually unable to detect the possibility of winning.

What does this mean? It means that Koizumi is constantly improving himself during the near-death battle.

Where did this monster come from...

"Very strong... I don't doubt the fact that Suika and the others recognized you at all!"

Jingara's chuckle gradually reached Koizumi's ears.

Koizumi remained silent, only continuing to fight with Jingara.

As his HP decreased, Koizumi's body began to weaken.

His current state was one in which he had pushed his body to its limit. If he were to become distracted or respond to a question from the other party, Koizumi might break out of his current state.

Although he has regained his peak state, it is only the peak state of his physical fitness, not the peak state of all his abilities. Otherwise, Gu Quan could completely rely on the power of the Penglai people to wear down the opponent.

But don't forget, at this moment he is still using a human body.

Compared with the bodies of Penglai people, the human body is too much of a burden in terms of combat power.

Now, Gu Quan can only push himself to the limit, otherwise he will be the one to lose!

As if sensing Koizumi's current state, Jin Jie Luo's sword stance suddenly changed.

"We've both reached the point where it wouldn't be surprising if the next move was the final one!"

"Then let's use this as our end!"

The Star Ghost Step was instantly unleashed, and ghostly figures kept flashing around the ancient spring.

Then--

Three sword lights, carrying endless sword intent, completely enveloped the ancient spring.

It is——

"The sword of mercy, subduing demons and monsters—the secret of the Four Heavenly Kings: Release Evil in Three Steps!"

In an instant, Koizumi's eyes opened.

Immediately afterwards, a sword was slashed down in the air!

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"So weak..."

"Can such a fragile body be called a ghost?"

"Hey... this guy falls down with just one push, totally different from Suika and the others!"

Despite the constant sound of disdainful laughter, Koizumi remained silent, swinging his sword.

At this moment, he seemed to see Jingjie Luo's life through the sword intent.

Jingara is not a strong one among the demons. That's right, he is completely different from Yugi who has supernatural powers and Suika who can conduct the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons by herself. The two of them have had extremely powerful talents since childhood and can be said to be the chosen ones among the demons.

Hoshiguma Yugi and Ibuki Suika simply brought their talents to the fullest.

Among the Four Heavenly Kings of the Ghost Clan, Huashan and Jingjieluo are considered two outliers.

Because Hua Shan's own strength was not strong enough, he later relied on his own wisdom to become one of the Four Heavenly Kings.

And Jingara, with his own obsession, embarked on the path of becoming a strong man.

The legend of the Starry World has always been circulating, but because the requirements to become a Starry World Swordsman are too harsh, this is ultimately just a legend, and no one has ever seen a real Starry World Swordsman.

Jing Jie Luo is not strong, but this obsession is the driving force for her to become stronger.

She can accept any harsh conditions.

Arriving at the Star Realm, it is a world filled with demons and monsters.

As mentioned before, the Starry World is the final resting place of the soul, a place located in hell. However, the Starry World and hell are two different systems, so the two sides do not interfere with each other.

Hell is responsible for the souls judged by Yama who must go to reincarnation or be punished in hell.

The Starry World is responsible for those demons and monsters that disobey the rules and must be suppressed in the Starry World after their death.

After Jing Jie Luo came to the Star Realm, he continued to fight in the Star Realm while looking for a master who could teach him.

One day, two days, three days...

Jingara's battle never ends until that day!

"You are a ghost, a race born to be powerful. As long as you work hard, you will be able to find the path to power. With someone like you, you shouldn't come to me to become a Star Swordsman!"

"I'm a ghost despised by my tribe. All I can do is try my best to find opportunities to become stronger! But such opportunities cannot be achieved by myself!"

"Why are you doing this..."

The one who came to the Starry Realm was Acala, who was guarding the Starry Realm and was on patrol at that time.

Looking at Jing Jie Luo in front of him, he also revealed a bitter smile, but——

The perseverance of the ghosts in front of him, as well as their own potential, really impressed him!

"In that case, then you can accept my teachings, but... I have one condition."

"Please give me instructions, Acalanatha!"

"Since you want to become my disciple, you must be able to endure hardship. Moreover... after you die, I will bring your soul to the Starry Realm. From then on, you will cast aside everything in your life and become my disciple, guarding the Starry Realm on my behalf!"

Jing Jie Luo agreed immediately without any hesitation.

For the ghosts, it is not difficult to indulge themselves during their lifetime and then put everything aside to fulfill their promises after death.

Thus, Jingara began his life as a Star Swordsman.

In the Star World, there are countless powerful demons and monsters, some of which even disappeared during the Age of Gods.

Even the existence that Yakumo Yukari could not imagine was suppressed in the Star Realm.

And Jingji Luo's mission is to survive from the hands of these powerful men.

Sometimes, Acala would even let her experience firsthand the pain these powerful men had endured in their lifetime.

In the face of these things, death seems to have become a luxury.

It was a scene like hell.

Even Koizumi couldn't help but admire the other man's character.

Anyone who can become a Star Swordsman must have a good character and be able to withstand the hardships of hell.

And it just so happened that what she, who was despised by her tribe, lacked the most was the obsession to become stronger.

This obsession became the motivation for her to endure these hardships.

Until the election of the Four Heavenly Kings, Hoshiguma Yugi, Ibuki Suika and Ibaraki Kaoshi took three positions of the Four Heavenly Kings as expected, and the last position -

What shocked all the ghosts was that Jing Jie Luo had returned!

His swordsmanship once shocked Suixiang and others.

Even after that, he completed the Four Heavenly Kings' Secret Art through his own suffering in the Star World...

The appearance of the Four Heavenly Kings brought the ghost clan to its peak, but also brought its end.

With a sigh, he swung his sword in the air, cutting the sword intent in front of him in half.

His body relaxed, and Koizumi fell straight down like a puppet with its strings cut.

And Jingara's body had begun to disappear.

"Master!"

Youmu's expression suddenly changed, and she rushed forward and hugged Koizumi first.

Kaguya and Musashi followed closely behind, but when they passed by Kinkaru, they gave him a meaningful look.

Even Kaguya, who is not good at swordsmanship, just saw that Kinkaru seemed to have let up at the last moment.

However, after feeling the gazes of the two, Jing Jie Luo smiled faintly.

"I won't do anything disrespectful to my opponent. I've already used all my strength. If I had really struck that last blow, I would have died even more miserably..."

As he spoke, Jingara looked at Koizumi with deep meaning.

"The more seriously injured this man is, the more terrifying the danger he exudes... He seems to have become completely accustomed to this state, pushing his mind to the brink of despair. Even if he loses consciousness, he can ensure that he can drag the other person along with him in the moment of death!"

It was rare for Jingji Luo to speak so much.

But this also shows that she likes Koizumi very much.

only--

After Jing Jie Luo finished speaking, his expression changed slightly again.

He slowly came to Youmu's side, squatted down, and placed a hand on the unconscious Koizumi's forehead.

"I suggest you try to persuade this man after he wakes up."

"His mental state is very dangerous. If it weren't for the Dream Master helping him recover, sooner or later, this man would have pushed himself into a desperate situation..."

"He is the incarnation of the Dragon God, but before he reaches his complete state, he is only a human. His spirit has not yet reached the level of transcendence. As such, he absolutely cannot maintain this state all the time."

"Like now, without the Dream Master's spiritual care, he will probably be in a coma for a long time before waking up. In the past, he always had the Dream Master's assistance, but now, he is alone!"

"That's not the case—"

The voice was interrupted, and the words with a strong sense of determination reached Jingara's ears.

To Jingara's astonishment, Youmu was holding Koizumi, and a resolute face came into her sight.

"Master is not alone, she has me! And all the Servants of Chaldea are here! Even if we are not together now, our hearts are definitely connected! Master will not be driven into despair by something like this!"

Jing Jie Luo looked at the other person with a little surprise, but soon his expression recovered.

A hint of gentleness flashed across his face, and Jing Jie Luo nodded slightly.

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