Swords are lethal weapons, and swordsmanship is the art of killing.
No matter how many beautiful words are used to disguise it, this fact cannot be changed.
The Hiten Mitsurugi-ryū is a style of swordsmanship that pursues freedom.
It is also a killing art developed specifically for humans.
Logically, it shouldn't be very effective against this Beisht.
But the omnipotent system had long since modified these skills. Never mind that it was Beisht standing before Bai Luo; even if it were a pigeon, you would have to be frozen for a second before turning into poultry!
The sword light flashed. Beisht, who had been restrained for a full second, finally reacted.
"You are not Morax! You are not Morax!"
A strange liquid flowed from her mouth. It looked like blood, but it was filled with the characteristic fishy smell of a certain type of fish.
As if possessed, her four heads continuously repeated this sentence.
Bai Luo said nothing, but activated the active attribute of the true Sakabatō in his hand.
All abnormal statuses on his body were dispelled, and even the slightly unstable feeling from stepping on Beisht's body disappeared.
Bai Luo once again bent down, assuming the stance for a drawing slash.
Actually, logically speaking, using the Amakakeru Ryū no Hirameki would be the most effective way to deal skill damage.
[A/N: Amakakeru Ryū no Hirameki (Flash of the Soaring Dragon) is the ultimate, two-step Battōjutsu technique from the Rurouni Kenshin manga and anime series. Performed by the protagonist Himura Kenshin, it involves a unique footwork that creates a vacuum and accelerates a sword strike, allowing the user to strike with overwhelming speed and force after an initial blow. This powerful technique requires the user to achieve a state of mind where they are no longer afraid of death, allowing them to perfectly execute the move's physical and mental demands]
But in this situation, self-harm was obviously not very rational.
If two Amakakeru Ryū no Hirameki plus the Faerie's Radiance failed to send her on her way, then Hu Tao would be welcoming a big business deal.
And it would be from the Northland Bank.
"Kuzuryūsen!"
[A/N: If you want to know more about the techniques, see the end of the chapter]
This time, he had also added the effect of the Sōryūsen to the Kuzuryūsen. Although the attack of the Sōryūsen was blocked by Beisht's defense, the remaining nine instances of damage landed squarely on her.
Before he even landed, Bai Luo had already switched to the "Black" profession. With a direct use of Shadow Trace, he vanished without a trace right in front of Beisht.
At first, Beisht thought it was a common trick of the eye, but when she tried to discern his location carefully, she found that she couldn't perceive his figure at all.
Either he had already escaped using that ability to teleport above her head, or... his invisibility had reached a point where it could even deceive a demon god.
"Roar—"
Perhaps Beisht's combat experience was not on par with top-tier demon gods like Osial and Morax, but as Osial's wife, she knew how to handle many things.
For example, at this moment.
"Roar!"
All four heads roared at the sky simultaneously, and countless waterspouts appeared on the surface of the sea.
These waterspouts connected the dark clouds above to the raging sea below, seemingly linking the sky and the sea.
Although composed of wind and water, their destructive power was not to be underestimated. Even some of the reefs at the bottom of the sea were torn apart by the waterspouts and crushed into powder.
If a person were to be swept into one, they would probably be turned into a pool of blood in an instant.
It wasn't just the waterspouts. The seawater carried into the dark clouds by the waterspouts was also intentionally guided by Beisht, turning into countless water balls that fell into the water.
Each water ball that fell was like a meteor striking the water's surface, creating waves as high as small mountains.
She actually intended to use this carpet-bombing method to force the hidden Bai Luo out.
But no matter how high the tsunami she raised or how strong the waterspouts she whipped up, she could not find Bai Luo's figure.
Was he already dead?
No...
Beisht was very certain that her attacks had not harmed him.
Then... where could he be?
Among Beisht's four heads, all but the rightmost one were vigilantly watching the surroundings, not missing a single corner.
She didn't believe Bai Luo had already run away. This guy was definitely hiding somewhere, preparing to use that extremely strange swordsmanship again.
Among these four heads, the one on the right was the most miserable.
It was the one that had a slipper thrown at it during the beam struggle with Beidou, it was the one whose eye was stabbed by Bai Luo's dagger, it was the one sent flying by the Geocore Fire, and it was the one whose horn was tied up.
Later, when Bai Luo used the steel wire to deal damage back and forth between the four heads, it was also the one that received the most attention.
It had even taken two Kuzuryūsen strikes.
While the other three heads were energetically searching for Bai Luo's figure, it could only quietly retract its body, trying to use Hydro to heal its injuries.
But as soon as the Hydro element had just begun to gather, she felt something was wrong.
Because it seemed something had dripped in front of its eyes.
That thing seemed to be a liquid, like natural rainwater, not worthy of any attention at all.
The only difference was probably its color.
If Beisht wasn't naturally sensitive to liquids, she probably wouldn't have noticed it.
But even if she did notice it, she wouldn't have cared.
She, Beisht, was immune to all poisons and most Hydro-based damage.
Even if this thing was corrosive, it would have to dissolve the thin membrane in her eye first. Otherwise, it would certainly not affect her.
"Hmm?"
As the liquid entered her eye, Beisht suddenly felt a sense of discomfort.
It was like... how to put it? It was an experience she had never had before.
This discomfort also made her blink lightly.
Who knew that once she started blinking, she couldn't stop?
More and more of the strange liquid was being shot into her eyes, and this indescribable feeling gradually turned into a burning sensation.
"Aow—"
Suddenly, the rightmost head went berserk, frantically slamming against the sea and making strange noises.
The other three heads were baffled, looking at each other in confusion.
But soon, that feeling, under the effect of the main body, quickly spread to the other three heads.
"Ah—"
"Aow—"
"Wooo—"
In an instant, the sea was filled with wails and howls. Except for the leftmost head, which was perhaps furthest away and thus least affected, the other three wished they could gouge out their own eyeballs and wash them in the seawater.
Her tears poured down onto the sea like they were free.
What was this thing? Was there a Hydro-based attack in this world that she, Beisht, couldn't be immune to?
And at this moment, Bai Luo, who had been missing for a long time, finally revealed himself.
It turned out that after he had hidden himself, he had climbed onto her head via the dorsal fin on her back.
No matter how clever Beisht was, she would never have thought that Bai Luo would be bold enough to climb onto her head.
The main reason was the information gap. She didn't expect that even after Bai Luo had climbed onto her head, she still wouldn't be able to detect him.
As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest place.
Although Beisht's carpet-bombing attack was powerful, she had never thought to drop one on her own forehead.
After all, she wasn't stupid. How could she do something that only Arataki Itto would do?
After being thrown off by Beisht, he didn't linger for long, but went straight for Beisht's dorsal fin.
It wasn't that he wanted to repeat his old trick and climb onto her head again. After what had just happened, Beisht was already aware of where he was hiding.
Bai Luo went over purely because he had already fulfilled the system's conditions.
And the clothes he had gotten from Beidou were hidden on Beisht's dorsal fin.
[Third Profession: ??? (Affected by profession characteristics, the system cannot detect specific information) (Awaiting Activation)]
[Activation Requirement: Reduce Osial's wife Beisht's HP to below thirty percent OR make Beisht cry (in any way)]
[Third Profession [Black Swordsman], activation successful!]
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1. Kuzuryūsen (Nine-Headed Dragon Flash) is a powerful, multi-strike sword technique from the anime and manga series Rurouni Kenshin that involves a rapid succession of thrusts to nine vital points on the body simultaneously. While it appears to be nine separate strikes at godlike speed, it is actually one dashing attack with a single sword designed to be unavoidable and unblockable, effectively hitting all nine vital points. This technique is a prerequisite for the ultimate skill, the Amakakeru Ryū no Hirameki.
2. Sōryūsen (Twin Dragon Flash) is a two-step Battōjutsu (sword-drawing technique) from the Hiten Mitsurugi-ryū sword style featured in Rurouni Kenshin. The first strike is made with the drawn sword, followed immediately by a blunt strike with the empty scabbard to deliver a pulverizing blow. If the sword strike misses, the sheath strike acts as an insurance blow, still crushing bone or shattering wood, or preventing an opponent's attack.
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