Chapter 613: No Sword is Better than a Sword

Although Zhan Zhao grew up in a temple, he was a Han Chinese from the Song Dynasty after all, so he naturally attached great importance to the distinction between family and country.

Especially in the current situation, it is obvious that a few Japanese warriors have run into the territory of the Song Dynasty and are causing trouble. Most of the martial artists in the Song Dynasty are clear about their positions.

Besides, Zhan Zhao had a very good impression of Chai Xin and came here to lend a hand. Given his personality, he naturally wouldn't have any unnecessary hesitation.

"It is true that even though the tiger is old, its might still remains... I never thought that even though the Song Dynasty had fallen to this point, there were still such brilliant young men in the martial arts world!"

The masked middle-aged man stood in front of Liu Sheng Piao Xu, holding a samurai sword, and spoke Chinese fluently without any accent.

Although his face was covered with a black veil, one could see his inner shock and admiration from his eyes.

This was not surprising. He had not set foot on Song soil for many years, and now he had just returned here and had unexpectedly encountered two young martial arts masters, so skilled that even he did not dare to guarantee victory - how could he not be amazed?

"If I'm not mistaken, you should be Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami, right?"

Chai Xin took a step forward, walked to Zhan Zhao's side, looked at the masked middle-aged warrior, and spoke lightly.

"Young man, you are not only incredibly powerful, but also have a keen eye. Yes, I am Yagyu Tajima no Kami."

The masked middle-aged warrior was stunned for a moment, then took off his mask, revealing a thin and weather-beaten face.

"It seems that I sent Duan Tianya back too early. Otherwise, if I had captured you and your daughter, Zhao Wusi's ambition would have been immediately exposed to the world."

Chai Xin sighed lightly and shook his head with some regret.

However, the casual look in his eyes when he spoke clearly exposed his true thoughts - he didn't care that much whether Zhao Wusi's ambition could be revealed to the world.

However, as soon as he said this, the faces of everyone in the room suddenly changed.

"Two young men, I have introduced myself, but you did not reply with your name. Isn't that a bit impolite? The Song Dynasty is a great country, and I don't think people would go to such lengths, right?"

After all, Yagyu Tajima-no-kami was an old and cunning man. A flash of strong shock flashed across his eyes, but he did not respond to Chai Xin's words, but avoided the question and changed the subject.

Zhan Zhao was an honest man. After hearing what he said, he put aside his shock at what Chai Xin said about "Zhao Wushi's intention" and planned to give his name.

Chai Xin, however, spoke before him with a faint smile, "I guessed your identity myself, so why would you reveal your identity? Besides, the Song court is weak now, paying tribute to the Jin and Qing dynasties every year. How can it still be considered a superior state!"

His words did not conceal his contempt for the Song Dynasty court at all.

Upon hearing this, Zhan Zhao swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue. He just glanced at Chai Xin with a look of surprise on his face.

In fact, most of the martial artists in the Song Dynasty were dissatisfied with the historical weakness of the imperial court, but those who were as outspoken as Chai Xin were indeed a minority.

Including Zhan Zhao himself, everyone felt that the Song court had become increasingly unbearable in recent years and was unwilling to take refuge in the Hulong Villa.

If Shangguan Haitang had not helped him a lot and seemed to be a very upright person, Zhan Zhao would not have agreed to temporarily join the No. 1 Manor in the World and do three things for it.

"Little brother, you are really quick to speak. Well, I have something important to do. Today's battle ends here. We will meet again if we are lucky."

After saying that, Yagyu Tajima-no-kami held Yagyu Piaoxu with one hand, and with the other hand, he held the sword and slashed out a sharp sword energy, and was about to leave this place.

He had already seen Chai Xin's strength, and the power of Zhan Zhao's sword from a distance just now was enough to show his skill.

In addition, Liu Sheng Piaoxu was already seriously injured at this time. It was obviously unrealistic for him to protect his daughter alone and fight against two young masters who were as powerful as himself.

Therefore, from the moment he saw Zhan Zhao appear, he had already made up his mind to escape.

"Yagyu, you are really treating me like a soft persimmon. If you want to kill me, then come and kill me. If you want to leave, then leave me... You are too arrogant."

Chai Xin chuckled, his tone revealing a murderous intent, and as he spoke, he raised his body high up like a roc and slapped out with his right palm.

In an instant, the image of a golden Buddha emerged from his palm, and instantly expanded to a diameter of about ten feet, facing head-on the sword energy coming from Yagyu Tajima no Kami.

“Great Compassion Palm? No, although it has some of the Great Compassion Palm’s artistic conception, it is not the Great Compassion Palm! Whether in terms of power or artistic conception, it is still implicitly superior to the Great Compassion Palm…”

The moment the two men fought, Zhan Zhao retreated a few feet. Feeling the meaning of Chai Xin's palm, his eyes widened.

He felt like his brain was about to explode. Chai Xin's palm was too familiar, but it was also very different. Its power and meaning were much stronger than the Great Compassion Palm...

If we say that there has already been such a palm technique in the world and Chai Xin happened to learn it, it would be too much of a coincidence.

But if we say that Chai Xin created this palm technique after seeing him perform the Great Compassion Palm... then it would be too shocking!

No mental formula is needed, just a glance will allow you to learn the essence of martial arts, and then create more powerful martial arts moves of the same kind...

Zhan Zhao had never even heard of such a thing, let alone seen it before!

If he didn't see it with his own eyes, but someone told him about it, he would never take it to heart and would just laugh it off.

"boom!"

The power of this palm not only dispersed the sword energy slashed by Yagyu Tajima-no-kami, but also made his body unstable, pulling Yagyu Piaoxu back several steps.

"Young man, you should know how to forgive others when you can! If you push me to the edge, I may have the means to destroy myself and myself!"

Yagyu Tajima-no-kami felt the blood surging in his body and his face suddenly turned ugly.

In order to protect his seriously injured daughter, he did not dare to dodge Chai Xin's palm power and could only stand up and resist it.

Otherwise, given Liu Sheng Piaoxu's current state, if he was even touched by Chai Xin's palm power a little bit, he might die on the spot.

"Yagyu, how come you, as a father, are not as good as your daughter? Since you have the intention to kill, you should be prepared to be killed. Isn't this the spirit that you Japanese warriors have always pursued?"

Chai Xin showed contempt on his face and felt that Yagyu Tajima no Kami was somewhat unreasonable.

"Remember, those who kill...will be killed!"

After saying that, he suddenly turned his head to look at Zhan Zhao who was not far away, and said with a smile: "Chai has an unwelcome request, I wonder if Brother Zhan can fulfill it?"

Zhan Zhao was shocked by the palm strike that Chai Xin had just used. Hearing this, he came to his senses and said in astonishment, "Brother Chai, it's okay to speak frankly."

"I want to kill this father and daughter, and I want to borrow my brother's sword."

Chai Xin's smile became even wider, and the words of murder came out of his mouth as casually as talking about drinking water and eating.

Zhan Zhao was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I came here just to worry about Brother Chai getting into danger, but I'm not here to help Brother Chai kill anyone."

Although he did not like the Japanese people running wild in the Song Dynasty, he would not go to the extent of calling for their killing.

Most importantly, he originally thought that Chai Xin might be in trouble, but the situation on the field was obviously not what he expected.

Chai Xin might have been assassinated, but it was not a problem for him at all.

"Oh, that's such a pity. Miss Piaoxu's teachings just now gave me a flash of inspiration and enabled me to comprehend a sword move... I wanted to use this sword move to send her father and daughter off to their final resting place, which would have been a good story. Unfortunately, I don't have a sword in my hand, what a pity!"

Chai Xin sighed, his tone full of regret.

However, after these words were spoken, the three people present were speechless for a moment.

This is really too arrogant. Facing an enemy like Yagyu Tajima-no-kami, he actually wanted to use him to test out his newly learned sword moves... Is he too arrogant or too courageous?
Zhan Zhao found these words even more incredible, and further confirmed his previous guess.

Shiba Xin does seem to have the ability to learn and improve his enemy's martial arts moves on the fly!

"Well, according to legend, the highest realm of swordsmanship is to have no sword in the hand and no sword in the heart... I can't reach the realm of having no sword in the heart yet, so I might as well try having no sword in my hand first!" Chai Xin ignored other people's thoughts and used his palm as a sword while speaking, slashing at the Yagyu father and daughter from a distance.

In an instant, the wind stopped, the dust settled, and time seemed to freeze for a moment.

Yagyu Tajima looked at Shiba Nobu's palm and felt that it was a sword unparalleled in the world, shining like the sun, releasing unparalleled sharpness and fierceness!

His hair stood on end instinctively, an unprecedented sense of crisis enveloped his whole body, and cold sweat quickly poured out from his back.

"go!"

At the critical moment of life and death, he suddenly swung his daughter's arm, sending her flying several feet away.

But he himself seemed to have been locked in by the mysterious sword intent and could no longer escape.

"Wow!"

The next moment, the wind picked up again and the dust flew again.

Thousands of sword energies were like ice, bursting out from Chai Xin's right palm and covering the space several feet in front of him.

"Kill the God of Death with one strike!"

At the critical moment, Yagyu Tajima no Kami felt that all his life's strength was stimulated at this moment. He grasped the hilt of the sword with both hands and chopped down towards Chai Xinli.

For a moment, the sword light was like snow, covering his entire body.

This move of his seemed to be extremely powerful, but in fact it was a fatal sword that he had to use in order to protect himself in the face of danger.

I am invincible, it’s either life or death!
He staked his life on this sword.

If successful, Chai Xin will die; if unsuccessful, he will die.

In contrast, Chai Xin's condition is completely different from his.

Chai Xin's "sword" seemed extremely calm from beginning to end, and it seemed that he did not regard Yagyu Tajima no Kami in front of him as his opponent at all.

All he had to do was to swing the "sword" down and chop it into scraps like chopping melons and vegetables.

No matter how Yagyu Tajima-no-kami risked his life or exploded in the face of danger, he seemed so powerless in front of his calmness.

It was like a death row prisoner awaiting execution, screaming hysterically at the executioner.

"Goodbye, Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami."

At such a tense moment of confrontation, Chai Xin still had the leisure to speak slowly.

As soon as he uttered the last word, his palm also chopped down.

"boom!"

Thousands of sword lights between heaven and earth merged into one in an instant, leaving only a transparent shadow of a snowflake!
The phantom seemed to be real and easily defeated the endless sword light that Yagyu Tajima-no-kami had unleashed at the cost of his life.

The flying snow that was scattered all over the world was completely shattered by a transparent snowflake, and the sky and the earth became clear.

After a moment of roar, the world became silent.

A moment later, a strong wind suddenly arose, sweeping across an area of ​​dozens of feet, and all the grass and trees turned to ashes.

Ashes of grass and trees fell from the sky, and a deep cut appeared in the chest and abdomen of Yagyu Tajima-no-kami, and blood gushed out.

"Father!"

A shrill and sad call broke the silence in the wilderness.

Regardless of her serious injuries, Yagyu Piaoxu stumbled towards Yagyu Tajima-no-kami, tears falling like pearls from a broken string.

"It is better to have no sword in hand than to have one..."

Zhan Zhao stood not far away, watching this scene for a long time, unable to come back to his senses.

He had previously thought that if he fought Chai Xin to the death with a sword, the chances of either side winning would only be 40% to 60%, so there might be a chance.

But after seeing Chai Xin using his palm as a sword, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

Then, he smiled bitterly, glanced at the Juque Sword in his hand, and sighed, "The difference in skill may not be big, but the realm of the true meaning of martial arts is more than a thousand miles apart... There are always people who are better than you, and there are always things better than you. Master is not lying to me!"

After wandering around the martial arts world for several years, Zhan Zhao felt admiration for the first time in his heart.

Chai Xin's "sword" just now was enough to make him look up to him, and he even felt powerless as if he would never reach that level in his lifetime.

But he was a sincere and talented man after all, and he quickly adjusted his mindset, with infinite brilliance bursting out of his eyes.

"I should be thankful that I have seen a broader and more profound martial art today. Throughout my life, I should aim to surpass the realm of this sword!"

Chai Xin spoke again at this time: "Brother Zhan, I will take the father and daughter of the Liusheng family away first. I still need to question them about some things. Thank you for your help. Goodbye!"

After saying that, without waiting for Zhan Zhao's reaction, he went straight to Yagyu Tajima no Kami and Yagyu Piaoxu, and regardless of their struggles, he picked them up one in each hand, and disappeared in a leap.

"A feeling of helping each other?"

Looking at the direction where Chai Xin disappeared, Zhan Zhao couldn't help but smile bitterly.

With the strength that Shiba Xin just demonstrated, why would he need help from others when facing the father and daughter of the Yagyu family?

As for why Chai Xin wanted to capture the seriously injured and dying Liu Sheng father and daughter, although Zhan Zhao was curious, he did not chase after him.

He vaguely felt that there might be a very dangerous secret hidden in this, which might not be a good thing to know.

Besides, he had not completed what he had promised to Shangguan Haitang, and was about to go back to apologize.

Then, Zhan Zhao continued to head towards Lin'an, following the previously agreed route, to chase Zhang Jinjiu and Duan Tianya.

On the other side, Chai Xin didn't walk too far. When he felt Zhan Zhao leaving, he stopped immediately.

"We have to hurry, or this guy will die in an instant."

Chai Xin didn't care about the angry and confused look in Liu Sheng Piaoxu's eyes at all, and just threw him aside, putting his palm on the head of Liu Sheng Tajima no Kami, who was already in a deep coma and could die at any time.

The next moment, "Dao Xuan Gong" began to work.

A powerful internal force immediately surged out from Yagyu Tajima-no-kami's body and gathered from his head towards Shiba Nobu's palm.

"What are you doing?"

When Liu Sheng Piaoxu saw this scene, he shouted weakly.

"Don't worry, it will be your turn soon."

Chai Xin turned his head and looked at her, saying lightly.

(End of this chapter)