Chapter 273: Natsuba Genryū’s Disbelief
Seeing this, Natsuba Hanae’s red, glass-like beautiful eyes suddenly constricted.
Without much hesitation, the dark black armor formed from the power of the Old God filled her entire body.
And Natsuba Genryū’s attack followed closely behind.
The countless blood-red thin blades that grew from his body, like a spinning top, like a torrential storm, one after another of slashes were endless.
And each blow exerted the power of that one sword qi from before.
Natsuba Hanae clenched her fists and prepared to take it head-on.
Then, an endless sound of blows echoed in her ears, and it did not stop.
“Clang—!” “Clang—!” “Clang—!” “Clang—!” “Clang—!”
“………”
“……”
Why did Natsuba Genryū call this move “Thousand Echoes”? Natsuba Hanae finally understood.
Because once it was used…
The slashes that appeared from Natsuba Genryū in an instant were a hundred times a second.
And this set of combos was a thousand hits at its base, as endless as a torrential rain, and it was a full-coverage attack.
A hint of a verdant color flashed in Natsuba Hanae’s pupils, and her attack speed suddenly accelerated.
And Natsuba Hanae also, with a continuous attack like a torrential rain, returned the favor.
But even so…
Two fists are no match for four hands, not to mention that Natsuba Hanae was using her two hands to deal with so many blades.
With her strength suppressed to the peak of A-rank, and at the same level as Natsuba Genryū, Natsuba Hanae indeed couldn’t take so many attacks.
And now, Natsuba Genryū was fully focused and his nerves were tense. Natsuba Hanae couldn’t yet reveal her full strength.
If Natsuba Genryū were to react and use his consciousness to communicate with the divine artifact in his body, and thus awaken Susanoo prematurely, that would be bad.
“Boom—! Boom—! Boom—!”
For every ten of Natsuba Genryū’s sword strikes, Natsuba Hanae returned eight punches.
And each of Natsuba Genryū’s attacks that hit Natsuba Hanae formed a deep mark on the armor condensed from her power of the Old God.
In fact, the attacks Natsuba Genryū had condensed with his two hands, which had an even more powerful killing intent, had caused some of Natsuba Hanae’s parts to show a little bit of a reddish blood.
Not only that, but there were also some slashes that had grazed Natsuba Hanae’s cheek.
And had left a few bloody scars on her delicate and fair face.
Naturally, the attacks that had hit Natsuba Hanae’s face were the ones Natsuba Hanae had paid close attention to.
So it was just a bloody scar, and Natsuba Hanae had immediately struck it, and the wound had not deepened.
Of course, it was rude not to return a favor.
Although Natsuba Hanae’s attack speed was not as good as Natsuba Genryū’s, even with her A-rank peak power of the Old God, the physical strength she was given was extraordinary.
As long as Natsuba Hanae’s fist hit Natsuba Genryū’s sword blade, it would be shattered with a single punch.
The two fought on.
In this brief, protracted battle, Natsuba Genryū had also observed that the god of Summer Harvest Mountain was now in the distance, slaughtering.
The hired supernatural users were dying in droves.
And the god of Summer Harvest Mountain was getting closer and closer to the Natsuba main residence.
Seeing this, Natsuba Genryū frowned slightly. This could not go on.
Even if at that time, Susanoo’s unconsciousness was in the range of the main residence and was fighting the god of Summer Harvest Mountain, at that time, the stewards of the main residence would also die in large numbers.
Natsuba Genryū had to use a countermeasure.
He could only slightly activate the power of his divine artifact, the ten-fist sword, and communicate and control Susanoo’s unconscious divinity.
Thinking of this, Natsuba Genryū willed it.
And the ten-fist sword, which was hidden in his body, suddenly hummed softly. The layers of old injuries immediately worsened.
Blood could not help but overflow from Natsuba Genryū’s mouth, but he forcibly swallowed it back.
At the same time, the unconscious divinity of Susanoo in the main residence was frantically gathering. The thick dark clouds in the sky above the main residence immediately spread, and in an instant, lightning flashed and thunder roared.
Not long after, the unconscious divinity condensed into a tangible form, and transformed into a massive giant that held up the heavens and the earth.
Its figure was not much different from Xiao Bai’s. The arcs of lightning crackled all over its body, and a faint golden color was in the clouds.
A boundless pressure enveloped this place.
Susanoo’s divinity had been forcibly condensed into an unconscious, pale golden cloud giant.
But its strength was only just at the edge of the divine realm.
This was not the limit of Susanoo’s unconscious divinity, but it was Natsuba Genryū’s limit now. If Susanoo’s divinity were to reach a higher god rank…
In a battle with the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain, Natsuba Genryū would be the first to lose.
Then, under Natsuba Genryū’s control, the pale golden giant strode towards Xiao Bai. The two fiercely clashed, and with each move, an endless power erupted.
At the same time, Natsuba Genryū shouted loudly,
“Shishi!! Lady Hime!!”
“You two help the condensed golden giant first. Use all your means to stall the god of Summer Harvest Mountain!!”
“When I’ve killed the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain, we can join forces and kill the god of Summer Harvest Mountain!”
“And all the stewards in the main residence, all of you, charge out and fight!”
“The victory is at hand!”
A loud voice, through his supernatural power, entered the ears of Kyōkotsu Shishi, Kamishiro Hime, and all the others.
Instantly, a large number of slaughtering sounds were heard again.
And Kyōkotsu Shishi left the pursuit of Kujō Mien and shot towards Xiao Bai. Kamishiro Hime also came out from within. A look of indecision appeared in her pure white beautiful eyes. Kamishiro Hime looked at Kyōkotsu Shishi’s back, and a smile appeared on her pink lips.
As for Kuchiki Mei, she did not walk out of the Natsuba main residence, but took out several black and white feathers from her bosom. As everyone was rushing out, Kuchiki Mei quietly concealed herself and slipped into the shadows, shooting straight toward the center of the main residence.
Not only that, but Chikari Makoto stood in place, but between her brows, three golden feather markings were faint and indistinct. Chikari Makoto lightly opened her lips.
At the same time, Natsuba Hanae saw Natsuba Genryū’s slight distraction.
And found an opportunity. Natsuba Hanae’s right leg, the power of the Old God, surged powerfully, and with a deathly stillness, it fiercely kicked at Natsuba Genryū’s head!
But with the constant fighting…
Natsuba Genryū’s fighting spirit, which had been dormant in recent years, also completely returned, and it burned fiercely. A violent and wild look filled his pale golden pupils.
Natsuba Genryū’s reaction speed was astonishing. Even with a slight distraction, he did not let Natsuba Hanae’s attack succeed.
However, Natsuba Genryū did not dodge.
Instead, he chose to fight head-on.
Now, Natsuba Genryū was at the peak of A-rank, and at the same level as Natsuba Hanae. From the moment he had become a supernatural user, he had never been afraid of anyone in a battle of the same rank.
In a battle of the same rank, each time it had ended with the other dying and Natsuba Genryū being injured.
Such a battle, how could it be just a thousand times, ten thousand times!
And Natsuba Genryū’s these old injuries were accumulated step by step like this.
So now…
Natsuba Genryū had not a single bit of fear.
It was just adding another old injury!
And in his already tens of thousands of battles, just adding one more!
Natsuba Genryū’s right hand, which had transformed into a blood-red sword, was injected with an extreme killing intent again. It was extremely compressed and condensed, and it fiercely swung forward!
The collision of sword and fist.
“Boom——————————!”
In an instant, sand and stones flew.
A world-shaking explosion suddenly echoed through the sky.
The explosion of a power close to the divine realm came in an instant. A terrifying shockwave swept outwards, layer after layer.
The surrounding buildings were shattered like a storm, and dust and gravel were scattered to a great distance.
“Crack—!”
A soft sound was heard.
Natsuba Genryū’s sword and the right hand armor condensed by Natsuba Hanae both cracked. In the next second, they shattered into pieces and turned into star dust and disappeared into the heavens and the earth.
The two of them suddenly retreated several dozen steps at the same time.
Natsuba Genryū looked at the broken blade in his hand, and his gaze narrowed slightly. The remaining half of the blade fell to the ground. With his killing intent coiling and surging, a complete blood-red sword blade grew again.
And the sword blade condensed from Natsuba Genryū’s bones also peeled off and fell to the ground.
Feeling his old injuries worsen further, Natsuba Genryū frowned slightly.
But when Natsuba Genryū condensed his gaze and looked at the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain, and saw that Natsuba Hanae now also had many wounds on her body, and the hand that had just clashed with him…
Was now completely without its black armor, and was cracked with wounds…
A thought immediately appeared in Natsuba Genryū’s heart.
It seemed that the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain was not as invincible as the legends said. In a battle of the same rank as him, Natsuba Hanae would also be injured and bleed.
As long as Natsuba Hanae would bleed, then there was a possibility of killing her.
And Natsuba Genryū also had a divine artifact, the ten-fist sword.
However, he hadn’t drawn it in the main residence. The price for himself was too great. He might use it, and his lifespan would probably be very little.
Natsuba Genryū couldn’t use it unless absolutely necessary.
Moreover, with his pure combat power, it was not impossible to kill the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain.
Natsuba Genryū was fully focused on looking at Natsuba Hanae.
But then, Natsuba Genryū found another point that puzzled him.
After all, before this, Natsuba Genryū had heard that the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain had a mask covering her face. He had never heard that she had the ability to disguise herself.
And from the abilities Natsuba Hanae had shown so far, it seemed it had nothing to do with disguise.
Not only that, but the few times Natsuba Genryū’s sword had grazed Natsuba Hanae’s face before, although it had been quickly blocked, it had also left a few bloody scars.
And now, those bloody scars were almost healed.
But Natsuba Genryū, through the feeling just now, had also sensed that Natsuba Hanae’s face did not seem to be a fake, and was not a disguise.
And with some other strangeness…
Natsuba Genryū only felt his head itch, as if something was about to come out.
But he was always missing a faint thin film.
Or rather…
Natsuba Genryū’s other consciousness was preventing him from understanding this truth, because once he knew, it would subvert everything in his mind.
However, at this moment, Natsuba Hanae pursed her lips slightly and spoke.
“Hiding your head and showing your tail?”
“Old geezer, is this your evaluation of me? It’s really unfair.”
“After all…”
At this, Natsuba Hanae’s tone slowly relaxed. Her expression became gentle and soft, and a faint smile appeared on her lips.
Natsuba Hanae straightened her body. After a long and fierce battle, the bandage on her chest finally let out a groan and could no longer support her massive breasts.
And it broke.
And Natsuba Hanae, with a flick of her head, her originally twintails transformed into long hair, and it fell like a waterfall, like a white snow-covered land, and it was extremely beautiful.
Natsuba Hanae’s red, glass-like beautiful eyes flashed with a strange light. Natsuba Hanae continued,
“From the beginning of the battle, I’ve never hidden my head and showed my tail, but have been facing you with my truest form.”
“Father.”
“To actually not recognize your own dear second daughter, this really disappoints me.”
“Although I’ve long since been completely disappointed with the main residence, and with you.”
And when Natsuba Hanae showed her original appearance…
Especially that which Natsuba Rinrei could never possess, it completely destroyed that thin film in Natsuba Genryū’s mind.
And Natsuba Genryū faced reality.
Natsuba Genryū was as if struck by lightning, and stood motionless. His pale golden pupils were filled with utter disbelief.
But the strong and powerful facts were right before his eyes.
Natsuba Genryū said with a hoarse voice,
“Natsuba… Hanae?!”
“You are the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain?!!!!”
“How is that possible?!!”
“You’re clearly an ordinary person. Even if you’re not, in my Natsuba main residence, under my own nose, how could you become the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain?!”
“How could you reach the peak of A-rank?!!!”
Until now, Natsuba Genryū had finally lost his composure. His decades of shrewdness had shattered.
After all, Natsuba Genryū had lived for decades, and he had never encountered such a ridiculous and strange thing.
For Natsuba Rinrei to go from mid-A-rank to the peak of A-rank, in Natsuba Genryū’s view, was an absurd thing. And Natsuba Hanae’s situation was even more than that simple.
That was from an ordinary person, to a peak A-rank in one leap, and even to become the leader of a force.
In terms of overall strength and influence…
The position of the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain and the position of the head of the Natsuba conglomerate were actually no different.
After all, Summer Harvest Mountain was confirmed to have more than two A-ranks from the beginning, and had long been designated as a top-tier force.
Most importantly, this had happened under Natsuba Genryū’s own nose, and had grown up.
And in these dozen or so years, to preserve his own strength and to reduce his battles as much as possible, to prevent his old injuries from bursting, Natsuba Genryū had barely left the main residence.
Natsuba Hanae’s peak A-rank, her identity as the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain, was it not a slap in Natsuba Genryū’s face?
It was entirely his dereliction of duty.
Seeing Natsuba Genryū’s slightly lost mind, a strange light appeared in Natsuba Hanae’s red, glass-like beautiful eyes.
Without any movement or aura, the Umbrella Sword appeared in Natsuba Hanae’s hand.
To use the divine realm, more or less, would cause the surrounding airflow to swirl. But a divine artifact was different. If a divine artifact was not activated, it was no different from an ordinary weapon.
But its sharpness and power were much stronger than Natsuba Hanae’s A-rank peak means.
Moreover, to keep one part of her divinity was to have one more part. Natsuba Hanae had to use all her strength for the battle with Susanoo.
And now Natsuba Hanae was like an assassin. In the instant Natsuba Genryū’s mind was lost, she would give a fatal blow.
Natsuba Hanae’s toes lightly tapped the ground, like a gentle breeze.
Natsuba Hanae held her breath, and in a flash, she was behind Natsuba Genryū.
Natsuba Hanae raised her Umbrella Sword and fiercely swung at the back of Natsuba Genryū’s neck.
Just as Natsuba Hanae was about to succeed…
Suddenly…
Squelch—!
A golden lightning arm extended from behind Natsuba Genryū and grabbed Natsuba Hanae’s Umbrella Sword!
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