Chapter 272: Natsuba Genryū’s Resolve
Natsuba Genryū was stunned on the spot.
Even with his calculations, Natsuba Genryū had never expected such a variable to appear.
Natsuba Rinrei, who had been at mid-A-rank, had, before his eyes, become a peak A-rank.
This was completely against common sense.
But Natsuba Genryū’s combat instinct had made him make the most accurate judgment in an instant.
His figure immediately moved back several dozen steps, and he pulled away.
When he sensed that the situation was unclear, he could not act rashly, but should calm down as much as possible, and observe the cause of the matter before making a plan.
And the current situation was undoubtedly extremely unclear.
Natsuba Genryū’s pale golden pupils, rendered with killing intent, suspiciously scanned Natsuba Hanae’s entire body.
However, for Natsuba Genryū’s current attitude, Natsuba Hanae felt a little ridiculous.
Natsuba Hanae lowered her head slightly, and her lips gently blew on her nails. With a mocking tone, Natsuba Hanae said,
“Oh?”
“To show this level of strength, Father dares not attack, but only retreats?”
“What a timid coward.”
The moment Natsuba Genryū heard Natsuba Hanae speak…
That “Father” suddenly touched his nerves. Natsuba Genryū only felt that this word was extremely familiar.
However, Natsuba Genryū didn’t think much of it.
Because even with Natsuba Rinrei’s identity, to call him “Father” was completely explainable. Of course, Natsuba Genryū still had some doubts in his heart.
And for Natsuba Hanae reaching the peak of A-rank, he had some respect.
Natsuba Genryū did not dare to be careless at all. The killing intent around his body did not dissipate, but grew more and more intense.
Not just Natsuba Genryū’s right hand, but his left hand also silently transformed into a blade wrapped in blood-red killing intent, and he did his best to unleash all the power of his Second Stage.
And the ten-fist sword cane, which Natsuba Genryū had absorbed into his body with his killing intent…
When Natsuba Genryū had sensed a crisis, it was also gradually peeling off its false outer shell, and revealing its deep, dark, inky sword body. Divinity was slowly appearing.
Although Natsuba Genryū hadn’t activated it, a few faint arcs of lightning were leaping on his body, and had slightly enhanced his physical strength.
And Natsuba Genryū had used this to make the lightning numb the pain from his old injuries, to make his body as strong as possible, to avoid his attacks being slightly affected by the pain of his old injuries during battle.
This was a little trick Natsuba Genryū had figured out after holding the ten-fist sword for many years.
Not only that, but with a moment of calmness…
Natsuba Genryū had also gradually sensed a hint of an incongruity in the “Natsuba Rinrei” before him.
Whether it was Natsuba Hanae’s tone of voice or her combat skills, they were completely different from the original Natsuba Rinrei.
In the last battle, Natsuba Genryū had never heard Natsuba Rinrei say such infuriating words. If not for the fact that in his early years of battle, he had almost become immune to such verbal attacks…
If it had been Natsuba Genryū when he was young, he would have probably lost a part of his reason and would have wished he could tear that sharp mouth.
And Natsuba Hanae’s combat skills were also quite different.
Natsuba Rinrei’s combat skills—though she later picked up a few underhanded tricks—remained straightforward, crude, and fiercely direct.
Unlike the person before him. Although at the beginning she had also given Natsuba Genryū a straightforward feeling, now it seemed it was just a disguise, and it was not at all crude.
Besides that, there was also the “Red Dragon” ability.
The one Natsuba Rinrei was best at using, and used the most, was undoubtedly the “Red Dragon” ability. But the person before him, from beginning to end, had not used the “Red Dragon” ability, let alone the crimson flame.
All there was was that same blue-green flame as Natsuba Rinrei’s.
Before, Natsuba Genryū had thought it was Natsuba Rinrei’s carelessness, but now it seemed it was not the case at all.
And the biggest sense of incongruity was of course Natsuba Hanae’s current rank.
Even if Natsuba Rinrei was a once-in-a-thousand-years genius, in less than a month, to advance from mid-A-rank to the peak of A-rank, this was simply impossible.
Then there was only one truth.
The person before Natsuba Genryū was not Natsuba Rinrei at all!
Thinking of this, Natsuba Genryū narrowed his eyes slightly. His old voice said in a deep voice,
“Who are you?”
Hearing this, a faint smile appeared on Natsuba Hanae’s lips. Natsuba Hanae said,
“Old geezer, about this, you should have already had an answer in your heart. Why do you have to ask me?”
This one sentence made Natsuba Genryū completely confirm the identity of the person before him.
Thinking of Natsuba Hanae’s various evil deeds, and the current decline of the Natsuba main residence, it was all her doing.
Natsuba Genryū gritted his teeth and said,
“Master of Summer Harvest Mountain!!!”
Hearing this, a look of pleasure appeared in Natsuba Hanae’s red, glass-like beautiful eyes. Natsuba Hanae clapped her hands once.
“Congratulations, you’re right.”
“The prize will be personally given by me.”
“I’ll give you a……”
“—A lifetime ticket to hell.”
As soon as Natsuba Hanae finished speaking, the blue-green flame that was swaying around her instantly transformed into a deathly still, black Sanctuary Flame, and it radiated a powerful and oppressive force.
Even from a dozen or so meters away, Natsuba Genryū could actually feel his old injuries ache because of this.
And Natsuba Genryū immediately increased the dosage of the electric shock, and the pain immediately became nothing.
And the Sanctuary Flame before him undoubtedly showed that Natsuba Hanae was indeed the real identity of the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain.
Natsuba Genryū stared at Natsuba Hanae and said,
“What a good plan!”
“To disguise yourself as Natsuba Rinrei, and to know that I can’t kill Natsuba Rinrei in the main residence, so you will surely chase me outside the main residence.”
“And this also lets you not have to fight Susanoo’s unconscious divinity.”
“But do you think you’ve won?”
“Don’t look down on me.”
“Even a peak A-rank, so what?!”
“You, who are young, probably don’t understand why the world has given me the name ‘Human Butcher’. Then let you see my fame, which has come from countless slaughters.”
“A person who hides their head and shows their tail, and dares to fight me?”
Looking at the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain, who was still using Natsuba Rinrei’s face, Natsuba Genryū said with contempt.
Then, a violent killing intent emanated from Natsuba Genryū’s body, and a tangible, same-sized blood-red demon phantom condensed behind him, and then it shot at Natsuba Hanae!
Facing the charging Natsuba Genryū, Natsuba Hanae was not flustered, but instead sneered at his words.
“Hiding my head and showing my tail?”
In the next moment, the two had already collided.
A part of Natsuba Hanae’s Old God power instantly rose and covered her hands and half her body. And the Sanctuary Flame was an auxiliary, and Natsuba Hanae fought Natsuba Genryū head-on.
Natsuba Hanae didn’t intend to go all out from the beginning.
Because now, although Natsuba Hanae was a certain distance from the Natsuba main residence, Natsuba Genryū surely still had some means.
Natsuba Genryū had a divine artifact of Susanoo with him. This point needed to be very vigilant.
When Natsuba Genryū thought that this was all Natsuba Hanae’s strength, and he was relaxed, she would then strike with lightning, and let him not have time to use his means and be instantly killed by her.
And it could reduce the loss and the degree of threat to a minimum.
Not only that, but the divine artifact Natsuba Genryū held, after the divinity had revived, could actively awaken Susanoo. If Natsuba Genryū were to actively awaken Susanoo later, that would increase the degree of trouble.
After all, if Natsuba Hanae were to invade the Natsuba main residence, and prepare many traps, and turn it into her home field, and then recklessly use her own divinity, and thus make Susanoo wake up, it would undoubtedly greatly increase her chances of winning.
So, now Natsuba Hanae was keeping her strength at the peak of A-rank.
And giving Natsuba Genryū a wisp of hope, a hope that he could defeat her.
When the time came, Natsuba Hanae would completely shatter it.
“Clang————!”
With an unstoppable killing intent sword qi, Natsuba Genryū’s two swords swung at Natsuba Hanae.
Seeing this, Natsuba Hanae, from the armor formed by the power of the Old God, crossed her hands and blocked with this.
“Rip——————!”
Like a metal being cut, a piercing sound echoed here, and it tortured the eardrums of the supernatural users in the distance, and blood flowed.
But Natsuba Genryū’s attack was not yet over.
Behind Natsuba Genryū, that demon of the same size, holding a double-bladed weapon condensed from killing intent, also fiercely slashed at Natsuba Hanae.
Seeing this, Natsuba Hanae’s brow furrowed slightly.
The ability before Natsuba Hanae was undoubtedly something Natsuba Genryū had newly shown. It was indeed something.
But if Natsuba Genryū wanted to injure Natsuba Hanae just like this, it was a fool’s dream.
The Sanctuary Flame that filled Natsuba Hanae’s body instantly transformed into a constantly rotating blood-black lotus, and it stopped between Natsuba Hanae and Natsuba Genryū.
In the next moment, it bloomed with a dazzling light of death.
“Boom————————!!”
A boundless wave of Sanctuary Flame, in the shape of a mushroom cloud, rose high under the bird’s-eye view.
Under the influence of the impact, Natsuba Hanae and Natsuba Genryū were immediately separated by a large margin.
Natsuba Genryū looked down slightly at the wound on his abdomen. Even though he had already used his supernatural power to block the damage, he was still injured.
A basketball-sized explosion mark appeared on Natsuba Genryū’s abdomen, and blood flowed out. And a wisp of a deathly stillness was eroding his reason.
But Natsuba Genryū’s eyes showed no fear or terror.
A wisp of killing intent rose in Natsuba Genryū’s mind.
And Natsuba Genryū forcibly sealed a part of his reason and pain, and left a large part of his killing instinct.
And to prevent bleeding, a small arc of lightning from the ten-fist sword crackled at the wound. After a short while, a hint of a meaty smell appeared.
Natsuba Genryū used the lightning arc to scorch his flesh and blood, and it flowed like a burn mark, but it did indeed stop the bleeding.
And the lightning power of Susanoo also greatly alleviated Natsuba Hanae’s deathly stillness.
In the next second, Natsuba Genryū quickly locked onto Natsuba Hanae’s position.
And found that Natsuba Hanae was now standing on the ground, completely unharmed. Natsuba Genryū’s heart sank slightly.
The Master of Summer Harvest Mountain was simply a monster.
The “Human Weapon” ability, its attack was undoubtedly at its peak, and its speed was slightly inferior. Although its defense was not good, it was also at the top among the extremely dangerous abilities.
And the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain, not just that black flame, which could erode a person’s body, her defense, against that flame, was almost nothing.
And the armor that appeared was even able to withstand Natsuba Genryū’s full-powered slash.
Natsuba Hanae’s defense was also quite terrifying.
If this continued, and they were in a stalemate…
The supernatural users outside the main residence would undoubtedly be completely annihilated. And although Natsuba Genryū had only activated his Second Stage, his old injuries were also slightly increasing.
Rather than letting it increase a little, and not being able to solve Natsuba Hanae…
If this continued, it was not a solution at all.
It was better to be quick and fight to the death!
Even if Natsuba Genryū’s old injuries seriously injured him, and his lifespan was sharply reduced, as long as he could live for another ten years, he could let the Natsuba conglomerate remain a top-tier conglomerate, and continue it.
Although Natsuba Genryū was old and cunning, this did not mean he was afraid of death. For the Natsuba conglomerate, he could pay any price.
A look of violence and ruthlessness appeared in Natsuba Genryū’s eyes. He let out a low cry.
“Third Annihilation!!”
In the next instant…
Natsuba Genryū’s entire body’s muscles were mobilized, and veins bulged like coiling pythons, and his height once again soared to five meters, and he looked inhuman.
And a killing intent, like steam, rose from Natsuba Genryū’s body.
And his body, its originally normal color, was now completely filled with killing intent. The countless intricate old scars on his entire body instantly burst.
But then, with Natsuba Genryū’s peak A-rank physical strength, they healed.
Bursting… healing… bursting… healing.
And it constantly repeated.
The red killing intent and the flowing blood from the bursting wounds transformed Natsuba Genryū’s entire person into a blood man.
But only Natsuba Genryū’s pale golden pupils were unshakable. His gaze was fixed on Natsuba Hanae.
After the Third Annihilation, Natsuba Genryū’s strength completely returned to its peak. And because of the small enhancement from the divine artifact, the ten-fist sword, his physical strength was even greater than before.
Natsuba Genryū took a deep breath, and a dense killing intent, like a cloud of Qi, was casually exhaled by him, and it went on for a thousand miles.
Natsuba Genryū’s two hands transformed into swords, and now they were as bright red as blood, but also as crystal clear as jade, as thin as a cicada’s wing, and incredibly sharp.
Facing the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain, Natsuba Genryū casually swung his sword.
“Rip——————!”
A spatial crack even appeared, and it was wrapped in a mixed spatial power. A blood-red sword qi shot out.
Seeing this…
Natsuba Hanae’s expression was slightly grave, and not as casual as before.
To have Natsuba Genryū see some flaws, Natsuba Hanae’s current body and realm were at the peak of A-rank. And from the perspective of a peak A-rank, Natsuba Genryū was now indeed incredibly powerful.
Natsuba Genryū was probably at the very top among the peak A-ranks.
Natsuba Hanae needed to be a little more cautious.
In the next moment…
A black and red lotus condensed from Natsuba Hanae, and it fiercely collided with the blood-red sword qi.
“Boom——————!”
A loud explosion, and then an explosion of a cloud of blood and black intertwined.
And Natsuba Genryū’s figure, in the instant of the explosion, had disappeared without a trace. The blood-red sword qi was clearly a means Natsuba Genryū used to cover his tracks.
At the same time, when Natsuba Hanae saw Natsuba Genryū disappear, a strange light appeared in her red, glass-like beautiful eyes. Her perception spread.
And Natsuba Hanae suddenly turned around.
And she heard a hoarse old murmur before her.
“Human weapon style…”
“—Thousand echoes.”
Pfft————————!
Instantly, Natsuba Hanae only saw that from all over Natsuba Genryū’s body, sharp bones had pierced through his skin and were dripping with blood.
And Natsuba Genryū was like a blood-red hedgehog.
In the next second, all the bones transformed into blood-red sword blades as thin as a cicada’s wing.
And Natsuba Genryū fiercely charged!
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