Chapter 1 The End
　　
Whoosh—

Overwhelming blade energy crashed down on Chen Xiao.

The dazzling white light was blinding.

It completely enveloped Chen Xiao's body, as if swallowing him whole.

Kougenji exhaled heavily. After twirling his long sword in an elegant flourish, he prepared to return it to its scabbard.

Although he felt resentful at being looked down upon by Chen Xiao, and although this contest had the suspicion of being a victory achieved by unfair means…

But no matter what, the problem was finally resolved.

However, as the white light dissipated, Kougenji's hand, which was in the process of sheathing the sword, hung suspended in mid-air.

"What's going on? Why isn't he dead?"

Chen Xiao, who had been swallowed up by the blade energy, was actually standing there unharmed.

Kougenji was immediately horrified, his face filled with shock.

In his view, after being struck by his profound secret technique, even if one didn't die, they would definitely not be unscathed!

"Master Kougenji, what's going on? Did you show him mercy?"

Araki Kou trembled as he asked.

Kougenji was their last reliance. If Kougenji couldn't deal with this kid, then the Araki clan would be in dire straits today!

Kougenji had no time to pay attention to Araki Kou. His attention was entirely focused on Chen Xiao.

"Who exactly are you? Are you a disciple of an ancient martial arts sect, or do you come from the Xianyin (hidden immortal) world?"

Chen Xiao smiled slightly. He didn't expect this old codger to know so much, but he was too lazy to waste words with him. The level was too low!

"Why ask so many questions when you're about to die? Hurry up, I'll even let you have two moves. After those two moves, I'm going on a killing spree!"

Chen Xiao licked his lips, as if waiting for a gluttonous feast.

"Arrogant brat, even if you have the ability to show off, you shouldn't insult your opponent like this. Is this your martial arts spirit?"

Kougenji was furious, his eyes red.

"Martial arts spirit?"

Chen Xiao smiled contemptuously. "What qualifications do you have to discuss such things with me? Try to hurt me first!"

Chen Xiao hadn't even touched him, but Kougenji was so angry that he was about to vomit blood.

But he couldn't refute it, because what Chen Xiao said was true.

"Damn it!"

Kougenji never expected that he, who was revered as the god of swordsmanship in Japan, would be humiliated to this extent!

"Boy, you forced me to do this!"

Kougenji gritted his teeth, and his body suddenly began to swell.

Poof—

His swelling body burst through his clothes.

Only then did everyone realize that Kougenji's originally aging body had suddenly regained its vigorous vitality.

The muscles on his body swelled at a speed visible to the naked eye, with bulging lines and knots, comparable to a professional bodybuilder.

"The ultimate secret of the Duanshui (Water Severing) style, Duanshui—Ittoryu (Water Severing—One Sword—Cut)!"

Kougenji shouted, erupting with an earth-shattering aura, and swung the long sword above his head in a single, downward strike.

The dazzling sword energy, like a tangible substance, swirled into a hurricane, transforming into a long dragon that tore straight towards Chen Xiao!

Rumble—

The dragon's head crashed into Chen Xiao's chest, making a deafening sound.

'Hiss—Roar—'

The sound of explosions was accompanied by bursts of dragon's roars.

With Chen Xiao as the center, a huge shockwave spread out, instantly knocking Araki Shinzi, who was standing nearby, to the ground.

Fortunately, she herself had considerable strength, otherwise, the aftershock alone would have taken her life.

The aftershock was already so powerful, so what about the power at the center of the explosion?

Araki Shinzi couldn't even imagine it!

After unleashing this strike, Kougenji's muscle-swollen body rapidly withered, turning back into a frail old man.

To be precise, his condition was even worse than before.

He used his long sword to prop himself up, panting heavily.

That strike just now was the ultimate secret technique he had unleashed at the cost of his life essence.

And after unleashing that strike, no matter what the final result was, his lifespan would be reduced to less than a month.

So when the dust settled and he discovered that Chen Xiao was still standing there unscathed, the level of shock wasn't as intense as it had been with the first strike.

Kougenji gave a wry smile.

Not only because he realized the enormous gap between himself and Chen Xiao, but also because he discovered that the swordsmanship he had painstakingly practiced for his entire life was just a joke.

He stood there and let the other person cut him, but he couldn't even break the other person's skin. What was that if not a joke?

Clang—

The long sword slipped from his grasp and fell to the ground.

He very profoundly demonstrated a saying to everyone present: There is no greater sorrow than a death of heart!

"Master Kougenji, don't give up. He said he'd let you have three moves, and you still have one last move left!"

Araki Kou quickly came over to persuade him when he saw this.

After all, this matter was related to the life and death of the Araki clan. How could they give up so easily?

Even if there was only a glimmer of hope, they had to persevere!

That was the martial spirit of the Japanese samurai!

He even wanted to pick up the fallen samurai sword for Kougenji.

But Kougenji shook his head and said weakly, "Don't waste your energy, I've overdrawn my life essence, I can't even hold the sword anymore."

Hearing this, the Araki family's senior executives felt a simultaneous thud in their hearts, and they were completely despairing.

But Araki Kou was still unwilling to give up. He suddenly pulled out a gun from his pocket and shoved it towards Kougenji.

"Here, use this. Anyway, you still have one last move, don't waste it. Master Kougenji, hurry, shoot this kid dead. You are our Araki clan's last hope!"

Araki Kou frantically shoved the gun into Kougenji's hand.

"It's meaningless, Kou. Accept your fate."

Kougenji shook his head in despair.

His ultimate secret technique just now had the power of a bomb, which was much more powerful than this little pistol bullet, but it still hadn't been able to hurt the other person.

"Accept fate? No, I don't want to accept fate! Accepting fate means waiting for death. Master Kougenji, since you're unwilling, then I can only borrow your hand!"

Araki Kou ridiculously grabbed Kougenji's hand, pulled the trigger, and fired several shots at Chen Xiao!

The muzzle spat out flames, and bullets shot towards Chen Xiao.

Bang, bang, bang, bang—

The bullets hit Chen Xiao's body and then clattered to the ground.

Seeing this scene, Araki Kou's face was ashen, and he was also in despair.

He didn't know how powerful Kougenji's strike was, but he was very familiar with the killing power of these bullets!

These were specially made bullets that could easily penetrate the body of an adult rhinoceros, but when they were fired at Chen Xiao, they were directly bounced to the ground.

This kid, is he made of copper and iron? Is he even human?

"Okay, the three moves I let you have are over. Now, it's my turn!"

Chen Xiao smiled evilly and began a bloody slaughter!

Half a minute later, Chen Xiao looked at the corpses on the ground, his eyes filled with a bloodthirsty aura.

However, these were just appetizers. The real feast would only officially begin when he stormed the Beihai (North Sea) Shrine…