Chapter 374 - Returning A Favor (1/2)

Amid the devastation in the kendo gym, a storm was brewing. Xiao Luo’s fringe was tossing lightly as the two master swordsmen confronted each other, and the space that separated them was thick with a deathly chill.

“I do not wish to fight you, stop!”

Xiao Luo spoke to Asou Yanagi in Japanese. Although he did not have a reasonable opinion of the man, he respected his courage and did not want to cause more bloodshed for any better good reason.

“Why didn’t you think of stopping before you cut off my daughter’s arm?” Asou Yanagi bellowed.

Calmly, Xiao Luo replied, “She’s crossed the line.”

“Bakayarou, I don’t care about your limit! I will take your life for what you’ve done to my daughter, and this kendo gym shall be your graveyard!”

Asou Yanagi was still enraged, but he was panting heavily as he roared, “First Form: God Slayer!!!”

He raised his sword and chopped down ferociously, and the blade aura that he produced came down at Xiao Luo with a terrible force like it was a god-slaying attack.

Xiao Luo was stunned, and he hurriedly used the samurai sword to parry the vicious stroke. With his inner power surging through the katana, its blade formed an invisible barrier in the air. Asou Yanagi’s blade aura swished through the air, slicing into the barrier.

BANG!

As soon as it connected with Xiao Luo’s barrier, an overpowering force smashed through it, the floor gave way, and Xiao Luo’s legs sunk into it. He now realized that this swordmaster was indeed very powerful, and if Xiao Luo was to categorized him by NSA’s ranking of warriors, he would at least be at Grade-S+. Xiao Luo backed off a few steps as he felt the effects of the blow, like a storm ravaging within his body.

The aftershock from the God Slayer’s terrifying impact sent a raging wave of energy that swept through the kendo gym, blowing like a strong wind that made everyone’s hair flutter. The crowd looked stunned, and everything that had played out before them was beyond their understanding—it was almost like witnessing two martial arts masters dueling in a kungfu movie.

Blood welled up in Xiao Luo’s throat and flowed from the corner of his mouth.

“Ice Face!”

Su Canye called out in apprehension, and, for a brief moment, he feared that Xiao Luo had been killed on the spot.

“No, Daddy…!”

Su Xiaobei had been very obedient and kept her eyes shut throughout the fight, but she too felt something amiss. She called Xiao Luo’s name anxiously and held tightly to Su Canye’s shirt with her tiny hands.

“I am fine!” Xiao Luo shouted back as he raised his hand to them to ease their concerns.

“Fine? Haha…you’re already vomiting blood, and you telling me you’re fine?” Despite his grievous injuries and being covered in blood, Guo Qinghe was elated when he saw that Xiao Luo was injured. He laughed hysterically, and it made him look twisted and maniacal.

“There are ten forms to my God Slayer technique. That was merely the first form, and it will only get progressively stronger. Boy, break all of your limbs yourself, and I will promise to keep your corpse intact. If you do not, you will perish and be turned into dust by my God Slayer forms!” Asou Yanagi gloated.

“Haha, haha…”

Xiao Luo laughed mirthlessly, and it was the laugh of the devil, for it was cold and malicious.

He wiped the traces of bloodstain from his mouth and said, “I am afraid that your God Slayer technique is nothing to me, and since you’ve delivered your blow, I shall return the favor right now!”

A strong surge of inner power started to build up within his body, and Xiao Luo directed the energy flow into the katana before he raised the sword and slashed it down forcefully.

A raging storm suddenly swirled in the kendo gym, and a terrifying blade aura formed in front of Xiao Luo, resembling a lightsaber some 12 meters long. To the crowd of onlookers, they saw a long luminous arc of rainbow cutting through the void and striking down Asou Yanagi like divine retribution.

Xiao Luo’s attack almost tore the place apart, and all the training equipment in the kendo gym was blown away. Even the kendo students who were trapped within the storm were stumbling and rolling around desperately.

Asou Yanagi was totally surprised by it, but he held his nerve and parried with the fencing sword in his hand.

BOOM!