Yakumo Feng closed his eyes, his mind recalling weapons he could project now that wouldn't break.
Suddenly, Yakumo Feng opened his eyes, his hand forming a grip as if holding a blade.
A blade slowly appeared in Yakumo Feng's hand: a black blade body, a strange flame-like pattern on the edge, and a chilling aura.
Yakumo Feng looked at the blade with satisfaction.
This black blade was none other than Sandai Kitetsu, one of the three swords of the Three-Sword Style swordsman, Zoro.
As Zoro's weapon, Sandai Kitetsu's predecessors, Shodai Kitetsu and Nidai Kitetsu, were both Supreme Grade Swords (12 Great Swords) and Great Grade Swords (21 Great Swords), respectively. Therefore, as the third generation Kitetsu, its sharpness and hardness were quite good, to say the least.
Yakumo Feng held Sandai Kitetsu, pointing the tip of the blade at Hoshiguma Yuugi and saying, "Let's continue."
As soon as his voice fell, he rushed towards Yuugi.
Yuugi saw Yakumo Feng rushing over, and she also rushed forward.
Instantly, the two clashed again.
Yakumo Feng gripped Kitetsu with both hands and swung it at Yuugi. Yuugi blocked Kitetsu with her left hand, then kicked. Yakumo Feng jumped back to dodge, pressed his left hand on Yuugi's kicking foot, and also kicked at Yuugi. Yuugi tilted her head back to dodge. Then, with a forceful swing of her leg, she flung Yakumo Feng off her foot.
After Yuugi flung Yakumo Feng away, she directly pushed off the ground and flew towards Yakumo Feng, who had not yet landed.
Yakumo Feng saw Yuugi approaching, but unable to gain leverage in the air, he opened a gap beneath him.
By the time Yuugi struck at Yakumo Feng, he had already disappeared into the gap.
Yuugi looked around, not seeing Yakumo Feng, when she suddenly noticed a shadow on the ground. Next to her own shadow, a small black dot of a shadow was rapidly growing larger.
Yuugi jumped backward without thinking.
As soon as Yuugi left, Yakumo Feng fell from the sky, crashing into the spot where Yuugi had just been standing, creating a small pit.
After Yakumo Feng landed, he took a quick step and ran towards Yuugi.
"Unnamed Divine Wind Style - Azure Dragon" "Boundary of Slowness and Speed."
This time, Yakumo Feng applied the Boundary Power to himself, making his speed even faster. This, in turn, increased the power of the "Unnamed Divine Wind Style - Azure Dragon" move.
Yuugi looked at the Azure Dragon rushing towards her and directly blocked it with her left hand.
Although she blocked it, it still forced Yuugi to retreat more than ten steps.
"Not bad, Feng, you can actually apply the power of the Boundary to yourself."
Yuugi looked at Yakumo Feng, praising him with a hearty laugh.
Yakumo Feng smiled, said nothing, and rushed towards Yuugi again.
Yuugi saw this and smiled excitedly, then also rushed towards Yakumo Feng.
The two exchanged blows like this. No matter how many hits Yuugi landed on Yakumo Feng, he would recover in the next second. And although Yakumo Feng occasionally hit Yuugi, he couldn't injure her at all.
Simply put, Yakumo Feng couldn't break Yuugi's defense.
The two separated again after another clash.
Yakumo Feng looked at Yuugi and said, "Yuugi, this move is my strongest move right now. Just try to take it. I know it won't hurt you, but I still want to try."
Hoshiguma Yuugi heard Yakumo Feng's words and laughed, "Just use it if you're going to. Why so much nonsense?"
Yakumo Feng looked at Yuugi. Then he took a deep breath.
It should be known that Yakumo Feng had only thought about this move before. He had never used it.
Yakumo Feng tightly gripped the Kitetsu in his hand. "Boundary - Boundary of Extreme Cold and Extreme Heat" "Unnamed Divine Wind Style - Vermillion Bird."
Yakumo Feng felt himself suddenly become extremely hot, and then he used Vermillion Bird to transform into an immortal bird and charged towards Yuugi.
"Unnamed Divine Wind Style - Vermillion Bird" is a move that attacks by burning one's own life force and transforming oneself into a Vermillion Bird.
However, as a Penglai people, Yakumo Feng had no shortage of life force.
Yuugi looked at the suddenly heated Yakumo Feng, a little excited. Then she saw Yakumo Feng transform into an immortal bird and charge towards her.
Yuugi directly gathered Mystic Power in her left hand, then raised it, directly enduring Yakumo Feng's "Unnamed Divine Wind Style - Vermillion Bird."
After a period of confrontation, the immortal bird that Yakumo Feng had transformed into slowly shrank, and finally, Yakumo Feng's figure appeared.
Yuugi's hand was smoking.
When Yakumo Feng first appeared, his entire body was severely burned. However, he recovered in the next second.
Yakumo Feng looked at Yuugi and smiled helplessly, saying, "I didn't expect my strongest move wouldn't even scratch you."
"Who said that? I have a tiny burn, you know. You're not even a high-level yokai yet, and you can actually injure me, a Great Yokai."
Yuugi heard Yakumo Feng's words and brought her left hand to his front, opening it.
Yuugi's hand had a small burn mark.
At this moment, Suika and the others also walked over.
Suika looked at Yakumo Feng and said, "Little Feng, not bad. You can actually injure Yuugi, although the wound is too small. But as a mid-level yokai, you should be proud."
At this point, Kinkara continued, "Little Feng, just by looking at you, I can tell that this move definitely has very serious side effects. It's almost a move that people use only when their lives are in danger."
Yakumo Feng looked at Kinkara and said, "That's right, this move is at the cost of life force, transforming oneself into a Vermillion Bird to attack the enemy.
And before this, I used the Boundary of Extreme Cold and Extreme Heat to make my body temperature reach that of magma, and only then did I use this move.
This can make the power of this move even greater.
If I wasn't relying on the body of a Penglai person, I wouldn't dare to use this move. Leaving aside everything else, just the cost of life force would make me hesitant to use it carelessly. But as a Penglai person, the one thing I don't lack is life force."
Upon hearing Yakumo Feng's words, Kinkara couldn't help but gasp.
She couldn't help but say, "The body of a Penglai person is truly amazing. With a body like this, there are almost no limitations. No matter what move, you can use it whenever you want. After all, some terrifyingly powerful moves basically come at the cost of consuming life."
At this, Suika said, "Alright, that's enough training for today. Yun Feng, you should go back and reflect on today's battle. Make up for your shortcomings."
"Oh," Yun Feng said before following Suika back to the main hall.
A few years passed in a flash. Besides fighting, Yun Feng spent his time chatting and drinking with Suika and Yakumo Yukari. They had become close friends, and his strength had reached the level of a High-Level Yokai. Yakumo Yukari had arrived at the Oni tribe a few days after her initial visit.
When she saw Yun Feng, she looked surprised, wondering why he wasn't dead yet. Yakumo Yukari then speculated that Yuugi and Suika might want to get married, and seeing that Yun Feng looked good, they hadn't killed him. This made Yakumo Yukari's gaze towards them somewhat ambiguous.
After that, Yakumo Yukari only came to see Yun Feng during spring, summer, and autumn. In winter, she was nowhere to be seen. In the terminology of professionals, Yakumo Yukari was hibernating.
Just as Yun Feng was resting in his room after a sparring session with Suika that day, a sudden ominous feeling arose in Yun Feng's heart, refusing to dissipate. Yun Feng knew that Meihong had completed her training.
Then, Yun Feng sensed Meihong's direction using the bracelet he had given her. A Gap opened directly in front of Yun Feng. Yun Feng only saw a volcano and Meihong by its side. The scorching heat and Meihong's cries of pain came from within the Gap.
Yun Feng, however, seemed oblivious. Yun Feng watched Meihong, covered in fire, rolling on the ground, in unbearable pain. Her cries, unable to withstand the agony, struck Yun Feng's heart repeatedly.
Yun Feng's heart ached as he watched Meihong. But he knew this was a hurdle for Meihong. Once she overcame it, everything would be fine.
Yun Feng opened a Gap not far from Meihong, walked over, and looked at her. Yun Feng really wanted to help her, to end her suffering sooner, but he couldn't.
The only thing Yun Feng could do now was to prevent anyone or any Yokai from disturbing Meihong. Having thought that, he walked towards a place emitting Yokai energy.
Yun Feng spent the entire afternoon clearing the surroundings. Then, after setting up a barrier around Meihong, he returned to the Oni tribe.
The next day, Yun Feng directly asked Suika and the others for leave, saying he had something to do and wouldn't be training for a few days.
After asking for leave from Suika and the others, Yun Feng returned to his room to monitor Meihong. Over a month passed. Meihong finally devoured the Phoenix within her body. During this month, although a few Yokai had come, they were all killed by Yun Feng.
Yun Feng looked at the exhausted Meihong, her black hair now completely white. This pained Yun Feng immensely.
Then, Yun Feng got clothes from a nearby city and gave them to Meihong to wear before walking through a Gap back to the Oni tribe. After all, Yun Feng didn't want Meihong to participate in Yukari's plan.
Upon returning to the Oni tribe, Yun Feng immediately went to drink with Suika and the others.