jdhmnovel Chapter 436 It's normal for the sword test to have some problems.
Chapter 436 It's normal for the sword test to have some problems.
After three battles, Li Muyang had a more accurate assessment of the three men's abilities.
Erii directly invited Ringo to be her swordsmanship instructor for a few days, and also to be her sparring partner.
In layman's terms, it's like a punching bag.
Erii feels really comfortable fighting Ringo! It's so easy!
These are all skills that Utada Ringo honed by sparring with Ishikawa Ken and Yanagawa Aiko!
What does it mean to be a professional sparring partner?! (Hands on hips)
But Utada Ringo agreed. She was also very interested in Erii, this unpolished gem! If she could witness Erii's growth firsthand, she could contribute her own efforts! Ringo naturally had no objections!
As for Ishikawa Shin? He had no objections whatsoever! This was a great opportunity to build good relations with the Snake-Headed Eight Families!
Now that we have enough information, we'll rest for a while and then prepare for Ishikawa Ken and the other two to fight the Hirumaru evil spirit.
In order to kill him outright, Li Muyang even called over Butterfly and Yohei Aoyama, who were still nearby and hadn't had time to be sent to the special police station, to watch the show and witness Hirumaru's downfall.
The old hag was gritting her teeth! If her Qi hadn't been sealed, she hadn't been bound like a dumpling, and there weren't any employees of NaDuTong watching her, she really would have wanted to bite Li Muyang to death right now! Killing someone doesn't mean destroying their spirit! This is so insulting!
Aoyama Yohei didn't care much; he didn't have much interest in Hirumaru to begin with. However, he was genuinely disgusted that Li Muyang had specifically invited them to watch the show in order to kill them and demoralize them… Wasn't he afraid they'd suddenly unleash their full power?
It can only be said that this is all part of the plot in the anime. In reality, the old witch Zi Die just glared fiercely at Li Muyang, and did nothing else. She neither said anything nor did anything excessive.
As for what he was thinking, Li Muyang didn't care, and neither did anyone else.
Given what they did in the Central Plains, we should be grateful to modern society that they weren't sentenced to immediate execution!
There's no need to say more about the old witch, Zi Die. Even Aoyama Yohei, who looks like he's lying flat like a salted fish, killed Lü Ci's fourth brother and seriously injured his third brother back then.
Considering his record, it's already too merciful of Lü Ci not to kill him!
From now on, if anyone says that Master Lü is not kind, Li Muyang will be the first to disagree! He's put all that aside!
With Ishikawa Ken, Yanagawa Aiko, and Utada Ringo all well-prepared, they arrived at the pre-arranged sword-testing venue. The clay figure holding Hirumaru was also released from Li Muyang's control, and its actions were now autonomously controlled by the evil spirit of Hirumaru.
The first thing the evil spirit did upon opening its eyes was to prostrate itself before Li Muyang: "Please, Your Excellency, spar with me in a swordsmanship contest!"
Li Muyang's lips twitched: "How many times have I told you, don't call me Your Excellency! What's wrong with you? I've beaten you up so many times, and you're still so respectful? And another thing! If you want to fight me, beat these three young men first!"
Using the clay figure to hold the leech, Li Muyang had beaten this evil spirit countless times. In terms of soul power, how could the spirit of this demon sword possibly compare to Li Muyang? Even Feng Baobao could beat it up... cough cough, we don't mean to say that Baobao is weak, it's just that Old Li is indeed stronger.
If it weren't still useful, this stubborn evil spirit wouldn't have survived until now!
To be honest, the fact that he's so passionate about swordsmanship to this extent, even if all that's left is his obsessive love for swordsmanship, makes his spirit and will incredibly terrifying! No wonder he was able to create a being like the demon sword Hirumaru!
Hirumaru turned to look at Ishikawa Ken and the other two, a wicked smile on his face: "A warm-up match? Or rather, a qualification match? It looks pretty good. It'll be alright as a snack before the main course!"
Despite being looked down upon by the evil spirit, the three remained calm and composed, letting their strength speak for itself.
This attitude also attracted Hirumaru's attention, but he still didn't show any restraint on the surface.
Perhaps the three people in the past were quite interesting to Hirumaru, but now there is a delicious dish that he has never seen before placed in front of him, waiting for him to taste it. Why would he care about such a small snack?
Holding the Hiruzenmaru arrogantly, the evil spirit made a provocative gesture towards the three: "Don't waste time, I still want to have a proper swordsmanship spar with the Lord! Don't hold back! Come at me all at once!"
The three exchanged glances. Excellent! I love your penchant for one-to-many situations!
The righteous gang fight has begun!
However, after some probing, neither side was entirely satisfied.
Ishikawa Ken and his two companions realized that their opponent's swordsmanship was indeed superior to theirs! He was perfect as a whetstone.
The premise is that the other party is willing.
Hirumaru was quite annoyed. "Those three noobs! How dare they interrupt my sparring with a real strongman!"
There are two reasons for this situation. In the original story, the three young people were able to exchange a few blows with Hirumaru only because Hirumaru was using Feng Baobao's body.
As long as Feng Baobao is unwilling, Hirumaru cannot use much of his true qi. Without the support of much qi in her body, even though Hirumaru's evil spirit swordsmanship is superb and Feng Baobao's body is special, her hard strength is not much.
Another point is that Feng Baobao could not be controlled by Hirumaru. Therefore, at that time, Hirumaru was just a swordsman, a pure swordsman! An ordinary person with superb swordsmanship, reaction speed, and strength that were extraordinary!
Because Feng Baobao only relaxed her body, it was impossible for Hirumaru to perfectly control his body and perform at the first move. In the original story, Hirumaru did not unleash his true peak strength at all.
But Hirumaru's current physical body is a clay figure sculpted by Li Muyang, essentially an earth elemental creature!
It naturally possesses sufficient energy within its body, which Hirumaru can freely mobilize. Even if Hirumaru doesn't actively use it, aside from swordsmanship, these abilities will subtly interfere with its strength. It can be said that Hirumaru is now even stronger than he was at his peak! Naturally, there is a gap in their levels.
Even the demon Eita Nikaido back then wouldn't be a match for Hirumaru now!
It can only be said that Li Muyang overestimated the three of them! He wanted to put some pressure on them to break through to a new level of swordsmanship, but not everyone can experience this kind of treatment. Even with Bai Yuxiu and the other two paving the way, it was still impossible for Shi Chuanjian and the other two to break through in battle.
So, after exchanging a few blows with the three, Hirumaru lost interest. After forcing them back with a single sword strike, he said disdainfully, "Heh! Normally, I might be interested in playing with you a little longer, but I'm sorry, there's a real powerhouse waiting for me right now!"
Then, he looked at Li Muyang and said in an arrogant yet respectful tone, "Perfect! The body bestowed upon me by His Excellency has given me some special insights, no, or rather, a certain power contained within this special body! You are fortunate to be the first prey to witness it!"
As soon as Hirumaru finished speaking, a layer of black energy, like ink, suddenly appeared in his hand holding the sword, and then rapidly expanded and covered the entire blade! In no time, the black energy enveloped the entire Hirumaru sword! It looked as if it had been sprayed with a layer of pitch-black ink, even appearing to flow…
Several young people who had read comics before all looked at Li Muyang, but to their surprise, even Li Muyang himself stared wide-eyed and stood there dumbfounded for a moment!
Holy crap! What exactly did that Hirumaru evil spirit learn from this earth elemental body?! All I did was stuff some life energy and soul energy into it!
"Brother Li?" Zhang Chulan asked casually. He really wanted to complain. Is this what you call training? It feels like you've assigned these three idiots a hellish challenge!
Given the power level of that world, everyone there is a superhuman! Not to mention they can use something like this! Is it even on the same level as our ordinary modern world?
Li Muyang's lips twitched, and he spread his hands: "I swear, this has nothing to do with me! I don't even know how to do this move!"
What kind of Armament Haki is this?!
He doesn't know how to do that!
Before Hirudo was used.
Well, after using it, Li Muyang saw through it. In the end, it was still a kind of utilization of life energy... The more he studied it, the clearer he understood the scope of life energy! It really can extend to everything.
It turns out he knew how to use it before, but he just hadn't noticed it. Or perhaps this move wasn't very useful for Li Muyang, so there was no need for him to practice it.
But it may not be the same for others. At least it has some reference value. I'll recommend it to Bai Yuxiu and the others when I have time!
Furthermore, to put it bluntly, it's weapon enchanting. Li Muyang already knew this ability, but he hadn't yet unlocked the skill branch of Armament Haki.
With Hiruma getting serious and even using Armament Haki, well, Ishikawa Ken and the other two couldn't hold on for long. Even the strongest, Ringo, was completely suppressed! They could only barely keep up and had no chance to retaliate!
We were outnumbered and overwhelmed in a three-on-one situation! Do you guys even know how to play?!
One after another, Yanagawa Aiko and Ishikawa Ken were expelled from the battlefield. To be precise, Li Muyang pulled them out of the battlefield just as they were about to be killed by Hirumaru. Hirumaru didn't care and continued to kill people.
Only Ringo Utada is left.
With two fewer burdens, and under the terrifying pressure of Hirumaru's evil spirit, Ringo actually displayed even greater strength. This allowed the members of the Fish Dragon Society to witness Ringo's true power more directly.
Ken Ishikawa and Aiko Yanagawa were both deeply shocked! They never imagined that Ringo, who had always been unremarkable and seemed like an invisible person, and who had voluntarily become Ken Ishikawa's follower, would have such strength. Not only in swordsmanship, but even in her resolve as a swordsman, they were far behind.
The people on the Great Xia side were also watching the sword competition with great interest. It has to be said that Ringo and Hirumaru's current level is already somewhat close to that of a sword saint. Well, Hirumaru originally had this opportunity; his talent and hard work were both there. The only flaw was that he died young.
This is equivalent to cutting off Hirumaru's path to becoming a sword saint. Even now that he has become a demon, no matter how much experience or ability he absorbs, he will never be able to break through to the level of a sword saint. To put it bluntly, his innate conditions have been interrupted.
A destined future sword saint was murdered by conspiracy and died prematurely; no wonder he harbored such resentment! He transformed himself and his sword into a demonic blade!