“Go tell your nonsense to the tens of thousands of souls who have perished in China,” Du Fang said bitterly. “As a Chinese person, I will never forget the numerous crimes I committed back then.”
"Hehe, I hope you'll still have the same backbone later." Yagyu Yuuma chuckled. "Ye Xingchen, is she the one you like?"
"Yes." Du Fang made no attempt to hide her feelings.
"Then I'll twist his head off in front of you later," Yagyu Yuuma said through gritted teeth, "to appease my junior brother's spirit in heaven."
"Then you should look in the mirror and see if you have the ability," a voice said.
Before the person arrived, the voice preceded them, and then Ye Xingchen arrived in a flash.
"Ye Xingchen." Du Fang burst into tears.
Her earlier composure was all a facade; the moment she saw Ye Xingchen, she could no longer control her emotions.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here." Ye Xingchen quickly comforted her, "I'll go with you after I beat this bastard away, and you can do whatever you want tonight."
Despite the urgency of the situation, Du Fang couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Are you serious?"
"Of course it's true. Let me deal with this guy first," Ye Xingchen said with a smile.
"Okay, no take-backs." Du Fang nodded.
"Yagyuu Yuuma, don't make things difficult for women. Let's have a proper fight," Ye Xingchen said.
"Heh, with a hostage in hand, I can do whatever I want to you." Yagyu Yuuma pressed the scabbard of his sword against Du Fang's neck: "Ye Xingchen, I want to know, is your sword faster, or am I faster at killing people?"
“You’re not as good as your junior brother,” Ye Xingchen said coldly. “At least he won’t make things difficult for women and dares to fight me fair and square, while you can’t.”
“My junior brother… has been trying to surpass me all these years and become the number one swordsman in Japan.” Yagyu Yuuma murmured to himself, “He is actually already very powerful.”
"Alright, let's not waste any more time. I see that your strength is even greater than before, and you have already reached the half-step Celestial Phenomenon realm in China." Ye Xingchen said, "It seems that your junior brother's death has led to your breakthrough."
“I learned the Sorrowful Autumn Sword from Master Jian Tian, and I draw strength from sorrow.” Yagyu Yuuma raised his head: “Today, I want to see just how strong the so-called Heavenly Realm masters of China really are.”
"Don't worry, I definitely won't let you down." Ye Xingchen smiled slightly.
"Fine, I'll twist your head off today and offer it as a sacrifice to my junior brother's spirit in heaven," Yagyu Yuzuru said coldly.
"Let her leave before we start fighting," Ye Xingchen said, pointing at Du Fang. "Otherwise, if you hurt her, your plan will be ruined, especially since she still has the Cancer-Clearing Pill."
“Okay.” Yagyuu pointed, and the ropes binding Du Fang came off.
Du Fang rushed over and hugged Ye Xingchen tightly.
"Go home first, and wait for me, Baibai." Ye Xingchen put his arm around her and whispered in her ear, "I'm yours tonight."
"Mmm." Du Fang nodded shyly, then slowly backed away, reluctantly leaving.
"Hehe, what a beautiful day, and what a lovely lady," said Yagyu Yuzuru with a chuckle. "Unfortunately, she won't be able to wait for you."
"Don't worry, I can catch up with her and take her home after this is over," Ye Xingchen said with a smile. "Sato Matsuichi sent you here to stall me, right?"
“He sent me to kill you,” Yagyu Yuuma said.
"Hehe, it seems that those involved are still blinded by their own perspective," Ye Xingchen chuckled.
"What do you mean by 'the onlooker sees more of the game'?" Yagyu Yuuma stared at Ye Xingchen.
“Exactly, you haven’t even realized your own strength.” Ye Xingchen sneered, “You think you can kill me? But Sato Matsuichi doesn’t think so.”
"Haha, really? Then I'll have a good, good fight with you." Yagyu Yuuma laughed heartily.
He raised his right hand, and with a whoosh, the Congyun Sword was drawn from its sheath.
At the same time, he slowly walked forward, took a step, and slashed horizontally with his Murakumo sword.
It is the first move of the Sorrowful Autumn Sword, A Lifetime of Resentment.
The same sword technique, when wielded by Yuuma Yagyu, was even more powerful.
The first sword strike posed no threat to Ye Xingchen. He quickly stepped forward and unleashed all four swords of the Sorrowful Autumn Sword in an instant.
He continued to take his fifth step forward, and at the same time, the Cloud of Clouds flew out of his hand, transforming into hundreds of sword energies in mid-air.
"Autumn Sorrow Sword, Fifth Form: Moon Spirit..."
The duel between masters quickly reached a fever pitch; with this one sword strike, the two were locked in a life-or-death struggle.
Faced with the overwhelming sword force, Ye Xingchen was also somewhat surprised: "The Sorrowful Autumn Sword actually has a fifth move."
"Heh, didn't expect that, did you?" Yagyu Yuuma sneered. "If it were before, I might not have been so confident of defeating you."
"But things are different now. I have mastered the fifth move of the Sorrowful Autumn Sword. It is enough to kill you."
"That's not necessarily true." Ye Xingchen slowly took out the sword pellet. As soon as the sword pellet moved in his hand, a three-foot sword light was immediately released.
Ye Xingchen pointed his sword forward: "I also have many tricks up my sleeve that I haven't used yet."
His aura instantly flowed throughout his body, and with a whoosh, he stepped into the Heavenly Realm, his body radiating brilliance.
"Heavenly Realm? Heh, like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, how can it withstand enemies from all sides?" Yagyu Yuuma laughed heartily: "Moon Spirit Sword, go..."
Whoosh! Countless sword strikes hurtled towards Ye Xingchen in an instant.
Ye Xingchen pointed the Crimson Sky Sword upwards and said, "I offer the Thunderclap Sword to the heavens, its sword energy shattering the sky for thirty thousand miles."
With a thunderous strike, lightning crackled across the sword's blade in an instant, and a bolt of lightning snaked through the dark night sky, echoing the sword in Ye Xingchen's hand.
Du Fang, who hadn't gone far, tripped and fell to the ground.
She turned around and looked at the unfinished building where Ye Xingchen and Liu Shengyouzhen were.
Suddenly, a beam of light appeared, followed by a blue and white stream of air shooting straight into the sky. In that instant, the night sky flashed and became as bright as day.
Boom... A deafening roar erupted, sending dust flying everywhere.
A moment later, everything returned to calm.
The six-story unfinished building where Ye Xingchen and Liu Shengyouzhen were located has disappeared.
Instead, there was a huge pit. Ye Xingchen and Liu Shengyou were in the pit, their eyes meeting and staring directly at each other.
Yagyu Yuma stared intently at Ye Xingchen, his face filled with resentment: "You are clearly... only at the Heavenly Realm, while on the day my junior brother died, my strength had already stabilized at the Half-Step Heavenly Phenomenon Realm."
"Why?"
"Because my true strength is not just at the Heavenly Realm." Ye Xingchen sneered, "Go to your reincarnation in peace."
Thump... Yagyu Yuuma fell heavily to his knees, and several puffs of blood mist exploded from his body.
"Tell me, where exactly did Shinichi Sato go?" Ye Xingchen asked.
"You won't get any information out of me," Yagyu Yuuma grinned maliciously.
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