Yoshida Morikazu was sent flying, crashing into the wall with a dull “clang,” then slammed onto the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Pfft—
Ignoring his injuries, Yoshida Morikazu looked up at Akiyama Nange, his face full of shock.
“How can you use your inner strength?”
Yoshida Morikazu was utterly baffled. Akiyama Nange had taken his secret pill, which should have prevented her from using inner strength for three days. That’s why he had focused solely on Ye Qiu, neglecting the possibility of Akiyama Nange launching a surprise attack.
It was Ye Qiu who answered.
Ye Qiu smiled, “You want to kill me, yet you didn’t bother to investigate my identity? I’m a doctor.”
“So it was you,” Yoshida Morikazu’s eyes blazed with fury as he staggered to his feet.
Ye Qiu said, “This is a nice place. Killing you here won’t alert anyone outside. Perfect.”
Akiyama Nange added, “Yoshida Morikazu, your time is up.”
The two advanced on Yoshida Morikazu side by side.
“Hmph, killing me won’t be that easy,” Yoshida Morikazu swiftly pulled a dagger from his sleeve.
The dagger’s blade glinted with a cold blue light, clearly laced with poison.
Without a word, Ye Qiu threw a punch.
“Courting death,” Yoshida Morikazu stabbed at Ye Qiu’s fist with the dagger.
Clang!
Ye Qiu’s fist collided with the dagger, producing a metallic clash, followed by a “crack” as the dagger snapped in two.
This…
Yoshida Morikazu’s pupils shrank.
His dagger was forged from special materials, incredibly durable, yet it couldn’t withstand a single punch from Ye Qiu.
Is this kid a freak?
As a martial arts grandmaster, Yoshida Morikazu, though shocked, reacted instantly. He sidestepped and whipped a leg towards Ye Qiu’s head.
Ye Qiu countered with a kick of his own.
Their legs met in mid-air, colliding.
“Bang!”
Yoshida Morikazu felt as if his leg had struck an iron plate, grimacing in pain.
The shock in his heart grew.
Could this kid have cultivated the Invincible Diamond Body, or how is his body so tough?
While Yoshida Morikazu was reeling, Ye Qiu rushed forward, unleashing a storm of attacks.
At the same time, Akiyama Nange seized the chance to strike again.
Under their combined assault, Yoshida Morikazu could only take the blows. Soon, he was spitting blood again.
Yoshida Morikazu suddenly regretted building this secret chamber. It was too secluded; their fight wouldn’t be heard outside.
“No, I have to find a way to escape.”
“I underestimated Ye Qiu’s strength. He’s even stronger than Akiyama Nange.”
“If this continues, I might die at their hands.”
With this thought, Yoshida Morikazu switched from defence to offence.
This time, he avoided clashing with Ye Qiu directly, instead targeting Akiyama Nange.
His skills surpassed Akiyama Nange’s, so attacking her gave him a chance to escape.
Unexpectedly, Akiyama Nange used a secret technique.
Having nearly been humiliated earlier, she was seething with rage. Seeing Yoshida Morikazu come for her, she unleashed her ultimate move, her hands rapidly forming seals in front of her.
“Immovable Wisdom King Seal!”
“Invincible Lion Seal!”
“Ninth Lotus Seal!”
Boom!
The three seals blasted towards Yoshida Morikazu with immense power.
Yoshida Morikazu didn’t dare meet them head-on and dodged. At that moment, Ye Qiu’s fist came smashing in.
Yoshida Morikazu quickly evaded, retreating two steps, and roared at them, “Two against one, what kind of heroes are you? If you’ve got the guts, fight me one-on-one!”
Ye Qiu laughed, “Only an idiot would fight you alone. Nange, let’s finish him together.”
With that, the two attacked in unison.
Yoshida Morikazu, furious, threw a punch at Ye Qiu.
A smirk curled Ye Qiu’s lips, “Daring to compete with me in strength? You’re asking for death.”
Boom!
Ye Qiu unleashed a punch.
This time, Ye Qiu channelled the power of the Nine Revolutions Dragon Art, intending to kill Yoshida Morikazu outright.
Bang!
As their fists met, Yoshida Morikazu was sent flying.
Just as his body was about to hit the ground, it suddenly turned into a wisp of green smoke, vanishing on the spot.
“Not good, he’s using ninjutsu to escape.”
Ye Qiu’s heart sank, and he quickly activated his Heavenly Eye.
Instantly, he spotted Yoshida Morikazu’s figure, already at the secret chamber’s door.
Ye Qiu flicked his hand, sending a sword qi.
Whoosh!
Yoshida Morikazu, focused on fleeing, ignored the sword qi. In a blink, it pierced his shoulder.
Pfft!
Blood sprayed.
Yoshida Morikazu bolted out the door.
“Chase him,” Akiyama Nange started to rush forward, but Ye Qiu grabbed her wrist.
“No rush, he won’t get far,” Ye Qiu asked, “Do you know where Yuki is?”
Akiyama Nange shook her head, “I don’t know exactly where Yuki is, but that bastard said she’s here, so she’s likely here.”
“Where’s Miyamoto Musashi?” Ye Qiu asked about the Great East Martial God’s whereabouts.
Akiyama Nange said, “The Martial God has been in seclusion at the Amaterasu Shrine for years and hasn’t come out.”
Ye Qiu frowned, sensing something amiss.
He had killed so many people at the Amaterasu Shrine earlier. If Miyamoto Musashi was truly there, he should have been alerted by now.
As a Martial God, would he remain indifferent to his subordinates being slaughtered?
Or, in the eyes of the Great East Martial God, am I just an insignificant nobody, not worth his attention?
“What are you thinking?” Akiyama Nange asked.
Ye Qiu turned, blurting out, “Your skin is amazing.”
Akiyama Nange’s face flushed red at his words, a hint of shyness in her expression.
Her outer clothes had been torn by Yoshida Morikazu earlier, leaving her in just a red undergarment, exposing much of her skin.
As if not noticing her embarrassment, Ye Qiu continued, “Your skin is practically like that of a teenage girl.”
Akiyama Nange, half-annoyed, glared at Ye Qiu, “Have you seen the skin of teenage girls?”
Oops, slipped up.
Ye Qiu quickly recovered, “I’m a doctor, I’ve seen plenty of patients.”
Yeah, right.
Akiyama Nange rolled her eyes at Ye Qiu, saying, “Let’s get out of here. Yoshida Morikazu won’t give up. He’ll definitely have people waiting outside to kill us.”
Ye Qiu said, “No worries, Yoshida Morikazu is a dead man today. He dared to bully you, I won’t let him live.”
Hearing this, Akiyama Nange felt a warm glow in her heart.
Beep beep beep—
Suddenly, Ye Qiu’s phone rang.
It was Diao Chan.
Ye Qiu answered, asking, “How’s it going?”
Diao Chan replied, “Everything’s ready. The God-Slaying Plan has officially begun. Ye Qiu, it’s up to you now.”
