Facing Sato Takaki, five one-star War Gods, and twelve nine-star martial artists, Jiang Wuming ignored the encirclement and proactively attacked, instantly killing two one-star War Gods.
This scene shocked everyone, including Sato Takaki.
Yes.
Even though they all knew Jiang Wuming was ranked first on the Two-star War God List and knew of his astonishing achievements, and that one-star War Gods couldn't stop him, the sight of Jiang Wuming, surrounded and facing an onslaught, killing two one-star War Gods with two slaps, was too terrifying!
However—
Shocked as they were, they were all well-trained and battle-hardened ninjas. They did not falter or cease their attack due to the death of their comrades.
On the contrary, they seized the opportunity of Jiang Wuming killing those two one-star War Gods to attack him simultaneously!
Shua!
Shua!
Two nine-star martial artists closest to Jiang Wuming, one on each side, sandwiched him. Their katanas turned into two streaks of white light, stabbing towards Jiang Wuming.
At this moment, the two displayed the essence of assassination within ninjutsu, their timing and angles of attack were perfect. For an ordinary one-star War God, it would have been difficult to counter their combined assault.
But they had encountered Jiang Wuming!
Under the cover of night, Jiang Wuming sprang up, evading the stabs from the two nine-star martial artists.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Two sharp katanas pierced the afterimages left by Jiang Wuming, passing by the ears of the two nine-star martial artists respectively.
The two nine-star martial artists missed their targets, and their bodies, propelled by inertia, collided with each other. Their expressions changed instantly, and they instinctively tried to regain their balance.
Just then…
Jiang Wuming, having leaped into the air, stomped his feet on the heads of the two nine-star martial artists. His palms were filled with true energy, and the force was terrifying.
The protective inner energy of the two nine-star martial artists was like paper; it was directly broken through, their heads instantly shattered, and they died on the spot.
At the same time, Jiang Wuming used the rebound force from this stomp to leap violently in the air, pouncing towards the five ninjas in another direction.
The five martial artists were rushing towards Jiang Wuming in an arrowhead formation. Facing Jiang Wuming's sudden counter-attack, they were caught off guard.
Bang!
In almost an instant, Jiang Wuming swooped above the heads of those five ninjas. He stomped his foot on the head of the leading ninja, crushing the opponent's head.
Then, Jiang Wuming followed suit, stomping his feet consecutively, like a soaring swallow, killing three more.
But unlike before, when he stepped on the fourth person, he did not stomp on their head. Instead, he kicked them in the back and then, like a falcon preying on its prey, lunged at the last ninja of this group.
That was a one-star War God. Seeing Jiang Wuming in mid-air, continuously stomping to death his accompanying nine-star martial artists, he was smart enough to stop his advance, preparing to throw shurikens to shoot Jiang Wuming down in mid-air.
However—
The ideal was beautiful, but reality was harsh.
Before the one-star War God could throw his shuriken, Jiang Wuming arrived ferociously. He bent his knees and lunged swiftly towards the opponent.
Bang!
Crack!
Two sounds rang out almost simultaneously. The one-star War God was hit in the chest by Jiang Wuming's knees. His ribs shattered instantly, his entire chest caved in, and it was a bloody mess.
Under the night sky, he was sent flying backward like a cannonball, spewing blood from his mouth, clearly not going to survive!
In an instant, Jiang Wuming had killed the third one-star War God!
In addition, he had stomped to death six nine-star martial artists in mid-air. Only Sato Takaki and eight other ninjas remained on the scene.
Shua shua shua…
Just then, sounds of tearing through the air erupted one after another.
Hidden weapons!
At this moment, the remaining two one-star War Gods and six nine-star martial artists, without exception, used hidden weapons.
Numerous shurikens, stained with potent poison, turned into streaks of white light, slicing through the air resistance, whistling from two different directions, and hurtling rapidly towards Jiang Wuming.
The shurikens were dense, like a large net enveloping Jiang Wuming, leaving him nowhere to hide!
Shua!
After landing, Jiang Wuming didn't hesitate. He sprang from the ground, pushing his speed to the limit to evade the whistling shurikens.
Clang clang clang…
In an instant, shurikens pierced the afterimages left by Jiang Wuming, colliding with each other and emitting crisp sounds.
And Jiang Wuming's figure had already appeared ten meters away—he had dodged this round of hidden weapon attacks!
This was mainly because while he was stomping and killing those ninjas in mid-air, he had already predicted that the opponent would use hidden weapons to attack. While in the air, even with momentum, his evasion speed and maneuverability were limited, making it impossible to avoid all the hidden weapon attacks!
Because he had predicted this, his final stomp on the ninja's back was not only to use the rebound force to kill that one-star War God but also to allow him to land in the shortest possible time, gaining time to evade the hidden weapon attack!
"Ugh…"
Seeing their thrown hidden weapons miss, both the two one-star War Gods and the other six nine-star martial artists were somewhat stunned.
Because they had absolutely not expected Jiang Wuming to be able to dodge hidden weapons in such a situation!
One person had thought of it.
Sato Takaki!
Whoosh!
Just as Jiang Wuming dodged those shurikens, a sound of tearing through the air suddenly erupted behind Jiang Wuming.
Sato Takaki had made his move.
It had to be said that as the most brutal executioner of the Sanhe Association and the Sato family, Sato Takaki possessed extremely rich combat experience.
Having remained hidden in the darkness, he had judged that Jiang Wuming could evade those hidden weapon attacks and had also waited for the best opportunity to strike!
On one hand, Jiang Wuming had just dodged those shurikens, signifying the dissolution of danger, leading to a shift in his mindset from peril to safety, thereby lowering his vigilance to its lowest point.
This would affect Jiang Wuming's reaction speed.
On the other hand, when Jiang Wuming unleashed his maximum speed, the circulation of true energy within his body would experience a momentary pause in its continuity.
At this moment, Sato Takaki's aura ascended to its peak, unleashing a speed that almost surpassed the limit of his own strength!
With this strike, Sato Takaki utilized the most formidable assassination technique from the Sato family's ancestral martial arts. His spirit, energy, and mind were highly unified, his true energy circulating madly, infused into his katana. The katana hummed softly, as if it were about to pierce through everything in front of it!
With this blade, he and his katana became one.
Man is the sword, and the sword is the man.
This was the unity of man and sword that swordsmen yearned for!
This was a peerless thrust!
Sato Takaki gave Jiang Wuming no chance to dodge, determined to kill Jiang Wuming!
In this moment of crisis, Jiang Wuming indeed had no time to dodge, nor did he attempt to!
His feet landed just as Sato Takaki was about to pounce from behind him. Then, with his back to the charging Sato Takaki, he quickly flicked his right wrist.
He made a motion to throw a hidden weapon, extremely fast and very stealthy, but it was still detected by Sato Takaki.
Danger!
In an instant, Sato Takaki's heart was enveloped by a sense of danger!
Shua!
Sato Takaki made a decisive move. He immediately abandoned his attack and, just as Jiang Wuming had dodged the shurikens earlier, he sidestepped horizontally.
However—
What Sato Takaki never dreamed of was that the expected sound of tearing through the air did not appear, nor did any hidden weapon fly from Jiang Wuming's hand.
To be precise, there were no hidden weapons on Jiang Wuming at all!
A feint.
Jiang Wuming exploited Sato Takaki's cautious nature, feigning the act of throwing a hidden weapon, thereby breaking Sato Takaki's peerless thrust and resolving the crisis!
He fell for it?!
Sato Takaki immediately realized this, becoming enraged!
But despite his anger, he strictly adhered to the ninja code. Having missed his strike, he immediately withdrew and retreated explosively, attempting to continue hiding in the darkness and using the remaining eight ninjas as cannon fodder to find another opportunity to assassinate Jiang Wuming.
However—
Jiang Wuming did not give Sato Takaki another chance.
Shua!
Under the night sky, after scaring Sato Takaki away with his feigned attack, his figure flashed, lunging at Sato Takaki like a human lightning bolt.
After decimating three one-star War Gods and six nine-star martial artists, Jiang Wuming shifted his target, intending to powerfully crush Sato Takaki!