Ghost Blade noticed that his attacks were becoming increasingly difficult. Although they were still being blocked as before, the difference was that previously the opponent defended relying on speed and strength, whereas now he was defending using experience and skill.
In other words, he had completely become the opponent's whetstone, and more importantly, his combat experience and skills, honed through countless battles across the universe, were almost entirely absorbed by this person in just a few minutes!
Terrifying! Ghost Blade constantly felt that this time he had encountered some great, terrifying phenomenon. He could guarantee that in his life he had never met such a strange guy. This talent was terrifyingly strong.
It should be known that he had killed so many races and fought people from so many different species, yet he had never encountered such a strange individual. Wasn't this learning talent a bit too excessive?
Because he was thinking about these trivial matters, he lost focus, and Shiro had no intention of holding back. He seized the opportunity and resolutely launched a counterattack.
At that moment, Ghost Blade felt a deep threat of death. Instinctively, he raised his sword, and with a loud bang, Shiro's sword stopped at a distance of one sword-width from his neck.
And Shiro wasn't fighting in turns. Seeing that his attack was blocked, he immediately executed a kick, pushing his knee forward.
At that moment, Ghost Blade also pushed his knee forward, and with a strong impact, their knees collided.
The only luck was that Shiro had decided to hide his strength, adjusting his physical power to a level similar to earlier battles. Otherwise, with his true power, that strike would have directly shattered the opponent's knee, and his body would have surely collapsed like tofu.
As they say, when the opponent retreats, it's time to advance. Because of Shiro's attack, Ghost Blade's body even slightly tilted backward during the knee clash.
Thus, he immediately faced Shiro's frenzied attacks.
At first, he could still defend relying on his rich experience, but later Shiro got used to his style and began to become increasingly ruthless.
Every time an attack nearly hit the opponent, he slightly changed the move based on the opponent's movement pattern, making his longsword only graze the opponent's body.
As a result, small, thin cuts began to appear on the opponent's body.
"No way? No way? Don't tell me you're already done."
"Weren't you just so arrogant and full of confidence a moment ago? How come I'm beating you like a dog now?"
Shiro not only chose to directly harm the opponent, but his words were also merciless.
Ghost Blade, as a top assassin, was not affected by Shiro's words, so all of that was in vain.
And Shiro was considerably irritated when he realized that.
Although nervous, it didn't stop him from continuing to fiercely beat this guy.
Ghost Blade deliberately revealed a weakness, and after receiving the kick, he took the opportunity to push off backward.
Then, staggering, he stood on his feet, and a surge of energy erupted from his body, as green energy began to spread around him.
Shiro was a little surprised when he felt that energy.
"Oh ho, you've got something in you, huh? This is an energy fluctuation on a star-destruction level."
Ghost Blade didn't waste words; he continuously swung the sword in his hand, firing one green energy blade after another, each filled with deadly aura.
Shiro easily dodged them all, but the consequence was that the surrounding buildings were continuously being destroyed.
Honestly, for Shiro, this was something he could handle at any moment, so he simply let the opponent continue.
Seeing that Shiro was avoiding the attacks, Ghost Blade's energy blades behind him condensed into a massive phantom figure, resembling an evil spirit.
And that enormous evil spirit held two blades. This time, it wasn't Ghost Blade swinging the energy blades, but the spirit behind him. Its two blades formed the shape of an "X," firing crossed energy blades.
Shiro could feel that this attack was significantly stronger than before, and the energy in the opponent's body was also diminishing.
Shiro thought, "What's the point of this overkill? I can easily avoid it." However, then a strange scene occurred.
This X-shaped energy blade, just as it was about to hit Shiro, suddenly scattered, breaking into many smaller, deadly energy blades.
Shiro was a little surprised; he hadn't expected that to be possible. After the massive energy blade shattered, the tiny blades spurted like a downpour, covering the sky and ground.
Shiro immediately created a protective shield, enveloping the two observers.
Then he swung his sword, destroying all the incoming energy blades, while the rest fell behind him like rain.
However, in that direction, at a certain distance, there was a small grove of trees, and all those energy blades rushed straight toward it.
But right then, Shiro felt that something was wrong. He immediately moved and, surprisingly, appeared in front of those energy blades, taking the full impact.
At the same time, Shiro's clothing was torn, but when the blades hit his body, they had no effect, as if they struck something incredibly hard and immediately exploded.
And the two observers, whom Shiro was protecting, also saw the explosions in front of them. For a moment, the sound of the explosions echoed everywhere.
When the dust settled, Lala and Zastin were completely unharmed. Then they noticed that Shiro was no longer in his original position. Following Ghost Blade's gaze, they saw a figure bent forward, as if protecting something.
His clothing had already been completely torn, revealing muscular back. There were no wounds, at most some dust from the explosion.
"Zastin, what's over there?" Lala asked, confused.
"My Lady Lala, it must be a person or something like that. Shiro went to protect them."
Zastin decisively changed the way he addressed her. After all, he acknowledged Shiro's strength, and the other party hadn't forgotten the people around him during the fight, which in at least some aspects made him very capable, not to mention his combat power and talent.
Zastin concluded that this son-in-law must be retained; at the very least, he was infinitely better than the blind match his own king had chosen.
Ghost Blade hadn't expected Shiro to choose to protect someone; how interesting. Therefore, he no longer restrained himself and sent the energy blades directly at Shiro one by one.
Moreover, the energy, will, and aura contained in those blades clearly showed the intent to kill, as if they wanted to slice Shiro into countless pieces.
And at that moment, a wall or rather, a protective shield, mysteriously appeared, blocking all those attacks. Then countless chains strangely appeared around Ghost Blade, even binding his enormous phantom behind him, preventing him from moving.
Shiro thought it was fine for someone to be a sparring partner, but a one-sided attack on him was out of the question. He had never suffered such a great loss. At that moment, he looked at the short-haired, light-blue-haired girl in a JK uniform standing in front of him.
Shiro had never expected to meet her here; it was truly strange.
"I'm telling you, Sora, why are you wandering outside late at night instead of being at home?"
"If I remember correctly, you've already lost several matches in a row, haven't you?"
"At this moment, you should be practicing shogi at home."
Shiro spoke in a tone full of helplessness.
Of course, there was also a little teasing in his tone, because the person in front of him was Sora Ginko, and in this anime world, she was also a high school student, in the same grade as him, just in a different class.
Due to various titles like "shogi idol," she was quite well-known.
Recently, news of her three consecutive defeats had spread. Shiro knew at that time that this was a certain plot point, a period when she was completely suppressed. Unfortunately, he hadn't planned to do anything; after all, what could he do for someone he didn't even know? He couldn't be a simp, so he simply left it aside. But he had never expected to meet her here tonight; it was truly incredible.
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