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Chapter 165 - Chapter 152: Simplifying Complexity x Gravity Blade: Rising Dragon

Buddha said: All living beings reincarnate in the "Six Realms", also known as [Six Paths][Six States], divided into....

[Hell]...[Hungry Ghosts]...[Animals]...[Human Realm]..[Heaven]and...[Asura]!

[Asura], without heaven, without earth, unconstrained, unbound, yet lacking heavenly virtue. They have blue-faced fangs as their appearance and are often angry and fond of fighting. They reside on Mount Sumeru, scattered along the coast, or hidden at the sea bottom. They practice the ten virtues in the past, but are born with a dominance in anger, pride, and doubt. The most notable characteristic is——

Multiple Arms!

"You don't know this either?"

In the long corridor, beside the windowsill.

Maha looked dangerously at Zeno... Multi-armed Asura, Hundred Forms of Guanyin, Buddha's heart source... At the moment Roy displayed four arms, Maha immediately thought of Netero. Just as the kid returned from the Hunter Exam, and to say... that dog didn't contact the kid, or even said something... Maha wouldn't believe it!

Zeno with a bean-sized "innocent" label on his forehead, opened his mouth wanting to say he really didn't know beforehand. But, upon meeting the old man's gaze, he simply shut his mouth, knowing fully... no matter what he says next, the old man wouldn't believe him anymore. In his heart, he pondered... did Netero truly tell Roy something he shouldn't have?

With a sway of his white hair, Zeno suddenly remembered Netero's phrase jokingly repeated a few times... "Why not adopt Roy to me."

Couldn't help but shiver in his heart!

Blurted out: "Grandpa, it must be Netero playing tricks!"

Sure enough..."I knew it!" Maha snorted nonchalantly and said: "Just wait, we'll settle the score later!"

"Hoo~" Three swords in hand!

[Scorching Intent]combined with[Ken]to wrap around the blade... "Yubashiri", "Staff Blade" turned red, ignited, and surged with flames, the edge slowly transforming into a terrifying "white", while "Short Strike" was leisurely held in Roy's third hand, overflowing with shimmering water light, calm and serene, starkly contrasting the dominance of "fire"...

Indescribably strange, yet oddly harmonious... giving a feeling hard to describe...

"Is this your trump card?"

"Pah~" Silva lashed with a whip, blocked temporarily by Roy's empty hand, which controlled the magnetic field, condensing[Magnetic Shield]. Then... the battle seemed to hit the "accelerate button", instantly entered the "fast lane"!

"Sun Breathing·First Form·Dance...Eighth Form·Wheel of Flames..."Water Breathing"·Third Form·Flowing Dance...Seventh Form·Drop Ripple Thrust...."

Roy wielded three swords, no longer confined to one breathing technique, directly activating both "water" and "sun" breathing, madly slashing at Silva!

Firelight... Water shimmer... merging into one, sweeping over like an overwhelming tide... Apparently incompatible "water" and "fire" surprisingly opposed yet unified, reflected in Illumi's hollow eyes, foolish Mamen Beans watched "Whip Shadow" and "Blade Light" intertwine wildly...

A person subconsciously swallowed saliva, momentarily unable to catch up using[Gyo]with Silva and Roy's speed!

Fast!

Even faster!

Roy utilized three arms to wield swords, freeing the fourth arm, manipulating the magnetic field, sometimes attracting, sometimes repelling, disrupting Silva's attack rhythm, multitasking... people gradually went berserk!

'Impressive swordsmanship, imaginative thinking, supported by four arms...'

Silva calmly responded to the youth's attacks, filled with admiration in his eyes, yet his mouth cold as a stone, indifferent in words but not heart: "If this is your trump card, then today, it ends here!"

All out on "Telekinesis"!

With a "boom", something seemed to explode inside Roy's heart!

Youth sensed a warning, paused his blade, allowing Silva to seize the opportunity, sent flying with a whip, locked onto Silva below in mid-air... the man's silver hair hung to the waist suspended flying, filled with fierce and violent Nen, momentum at this instant——

Suddenly soared, erupted fiercely!

"Enhancement""Emission" unlike "Conjuration""Transformation""Operation" enjoyed bunching up frivolous things... Silva's whip sent Roy flying, primarily showcasing the "beauty of numerical value"!

"My strength surpasses yours,"

"My stamina surpasses yours,"

"My comprehension of Nen surpasses yours,"

"So, son, tell your father, how can I lose?"

Unless...[Mechanism Kill]!

"Hehehe... Zeno, what if I whip him three times?" Maha glanced at Silva, then swept over to Roy who crash-landed and smashed into the ground, hands behind his back, some inexplicable itch creeping up...

Zeno: "...."

Lowering his head, mimicking Silva's words: "Grandpa, your strength exceeds his, your stamina too, so... if you truly want to face Silva, I wouldn't know how you could lose..."

"Tch~" The old man smacked his lips, seeming satisfied... gathered sound into a line, as if talking to Silva, or Zeno, or even... to the battered Roy climbing from the ground, faintly said: "The great path of simplicity isn't without reason... strategies resemble life, avoid addition, opt for subtraction..."

Remove anxiety, remove internal consumption, remove unnecessary relations, focus on matters at hand, people around, pursue ultimate "expertise"... 'Is great-grandfather telling me to 'simplify' things?'

The tiger's mouth split due to Silva's recent whip, blood trickling down the skin "drip.. drip....." fell to the ground... Roy, leaning on the staff blade panting heavily, furrowed brows deep, chewing over Maha's words, an epiphany... suddenly remembered once he...

When teaching "how to integrate into nature", he said "Learn, imitate, then create, forge your own path..."

Gradually realized his problem!

'I... possess nothing of my own!'

"Breathing Technique" borrowed from Demon Slayer,[Magnetic Force]borrowed from Muriel Antonio's Nenryoku "Dyed Iron Bipolarity", "four arms" from "Hand Demon", "swamp space" from "Split Demon", "deception" from "Face Ape"....

'I have too many techniques, more will come in the future... then, which one should I employ? Or perhaps... I will fall into "choice dilemma", unsure which to utilize, seized by the enemy, forced into a dead end?'

"Subtraction... I need to do "subtraction"...."

The tightly furrowed brow relaxed, the heavy breath gradually stabilized, Roy took a deep breath, gazed skyward... eyes bright with answers——

Fusion!

Must integrate various complex "techniques" together!

Simplify complexity!

How about...

'Start with the most familiar[Magnetic Force]and[Sword]!'

The heart has a fierce tiger sniffing roses, sightless perception is also fortunate... Roy transformed back to his original state, underarm double arms retracted accordingly, decisively discarded the staff blade and short strike, leaving them planted before him, clutching only "Yubashiri", adopting the simplest "Iaido" posture... feet spread in bow stance, blade tucked at the waist, at a moment, he gently closed his eyes...

Converted all his "Telekinesis" into "Magnetic Force", forming[Ken], attached to the blade, fiercely slashing toward the sky!

Then rapidly sheathed the blade again....

Softly said: "[Gravity Blade·Ascending Dragon]."

In the bright blue sky, a purple magnetic force turned into a fierce dragon clawing towards the heavens, breaking through the atmosphere, grasping a meteorite, diving back down with a headlong rush....

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