Toyotomi Nobuhide's body was like a piece of cloth that was torn apart bit by bit.
It started from the left shoulder and slowly tore towards the chest, and the gap continued to widen.
His body was being torn apart bit by bit - the pain made Toyotomi Nobuhide's facial features look extremely terrifying, his eyebrows, eyes, nose... all seemed to be twisted together.
Toyotomi Nobuhide's expression at the moment was terrifying - but in terms of terrifyingness, Genichi's expression at the moment was no less terrifying.
The severe pain coming from his chest made Genichi feel like he was about to faint.
The chest is connected to the arms, so wielding a sword with both arms will inevitably involve the muscles in the chest.
Just now, Genichi had been enduring the pain and relying on his perseverance to fight until now.
At this moment, he had already gone all out, putting all his strength, will... everything into this attack.
The muscles in both arms were tensed to the extreme - this naturally caused the already injured chest muscles to be constantly pulled... causing Yuan Yi's nerves to be almost paralyzed by the pain.
If this attack fails to successfully eliminate Toyotomi Nobuhide... then I am afraid I won't have the strength to launch the next attack...
Therefore - Genichirō and Toyotomi Nobuhide are in the same situation now.
Toyotomi Nobuhide knew that if he didn't block the attack from the old man in front of him who seemed to be assisted by God, he would be dead.
Genichi Kinoshita knew that his current physical condition could no longer support him to swing the sword again.
The two of them now realized at the same time that the outcome between them would be decided at this moment!
Perhaps it was the desire to survive that took effect - when Yang Shen was about to cut his chest, Toyotomi Nobuhide's Yoshimitsu Boneshoku finally stopped Yang Shen's blade.
“Ahhhhhhhhhh——!” Toyotomi Nobuhide also roared like Genichi, using his roar to generate strength. His feet were firmly rooted on the deck, and the muscles on his waist and arms all bulged, with blue veins popping out.
He held the Yang Shen tightly as if he was carrying a falling mountain, preventing him from further cutting into his body.
Looking at the blocked Yang Shen, Yuan Yi's eyes fixed and the muscles in his arms tensed even more.
——Fall down!
"Ah...!" Toyotomi Nobuhide, who had been clenching his teeth since just now, seemed to be biting his teeth to pieces.
The Yang Spirit embedded in his body became heavier again!
The blade, which he had finally stopped with all his strength, started moving again and continued to cut his body.
--Oh shit!
Toyotomi Nobuhide is now... in a state of madness.
The whites of both eyes were bloodshot.
Because of clenching his teeth, the jaws on both sides of his cheeks were bulging.
The blade of Yang Shen had cut through his chest, injuring his lungs. A large amount of blood oozed out from between his teeth and jaws, staining his chin and teeth red.
The Yang God moved again, slowly cutting and breaking the flesh and bones on his chest.
The Yang God was within the right side of his abdomen, close enough to cut him in half diagonally - only two fists' distance away!
Toyotomi Nobuhide was helpless in the face of the Yang God who could cut his body in half diagonally in a short time.
He had used up every bit of strength in his body, and put all of it into the Ji Guang Bone Food that was used to support Yang Shen. He was no longer able to squeeze out any new strength.
I tried my best in the true sense, but I could only slightly slow down the speed of Yang Shen's cutting...
Just when the situation seemed settled—
——There’s nothing I can do…!
A fierce light flashed in Toyotomi Nobuhide's eyes.
With lightning speed, he loosened his left hand, which had been tightly gripping the hilt of the knife, reached into his arms, grabbed something from his arms at lightning speed, and put it into his mouth.
After putting this thing into his mouth, Toyotomi Nobuhide's Adam's apple moved vigorously and he made a swallowing motion.
Because Toyotomi Nobuhide's movements were so fast, and Genichi was now fully focused on the knife in his hand, Genichi only vaguely noticed that Toyotomi Nobuhide seemed to have eaten something like dried meat...
After Toyotomi Nobuhide swallowed something that looked like dried meat with force, something strange happened.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh——!" Toyotomi Nobuhide let out a terrifying roar like a wild beast, and his left hand, which had just been used to take out an unknown object, once again grasped the hilt of Yoshimitsu Kusashi's knife.
Genichi suddenly felt that Toyotomi Nobuhide's power had become stronger!
Yang Shen's blade was blocked again, and there was a tendency for it to be pushed back.
—Was it the food he had just eaten that was causing the trouble?
Relying on eating to increase one's own strength - the first thing that Genichi recalled was the "Yakshamaru" developed by the Shiranui ninja he had once fought against.
However, Toyotomi Nobuhide's current situation looked very normal. It was not like when he took "Yashamaru", where his skin changed color and steam-like gas floated out of his body.
What on earth did Toyotomi Nobuhide just eat? Genichi had no time to think about it.
We are only one step away from victory, there is no reason to give up halfway!
“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh——!” Genichi also yelled as if he was competing with Toyotomi Nobuhide in terms of voice volume.
This was the last resort that Genichi could resort to—relying on roaring to unleash all the remaining strength in his body.
Toyotomi Nobuhide's sudden increase in power caused the dispute between the two to once again become stalemate.
Just as Yang Shen was about to cut more flesh, he was pushed back some by Ji Guang Bone Food.
No one gives in to anyone else.
No one was willing to back down.
Whoever retreats will lose!
——Fall down!
The raindrops were blown up and down by the strong wind.
The wind and rain were the only spectators of this deadly fight on the deck.
They are all watching.
Watch this battle which is destined to be unprecedented no matter who wins or loses.
——Fall down!!
Whoosh whoosh——!!
Another gust of wind is blowing!
There came another sudden gust of strong wind, gathering towards Yuan Yi's body as if consciously, and towards the Yang Shen Sword in Yuan Yi's hand!
Toyotomi Nobuhide continued to pour strength into the sword in his hand without giving in, competing with Genichi and the strong wind!
The blade of Yang Shen barely stopped - but Toyotomi Nobuhide slowly felt that his body... to be more precise, his legs seemed to be unable to withstand the huge force transmitted from Yang Shen... his feet, which could no longer keep their feet firmly on the deck, seemed to be... about to leave the ground.
“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh——!” A shout far louder than any other before, completely drowning out Toyotomi Nobuhide’s roar, burst out from Genichi’s mouth!
Toyotomi Nobuhide's feet finally left the deck because he could not withstand the huge force of Yang Shen, and Toyotomi Nobuhide's whole body... just like a ball hit by a swinging racket when playing tennis, flew backwards sideways!
Toyotomi Nobuhide's body passed horizontally across Genichi's field of vision and hit heavily against the bulkhead of the mast cabin not far away, creating a big hole in the cabin. He fell directly into the mast cabin, stirring up a lot of dust.
“Cough, cough, cough, cough…! Cough, cough, cough!”
Genichi, who maintained his sword-drawing posture, coughed violently.
Every time he coughed, a handful of blood came out of his mouth.
After putting everything he could into that attack just now, Genichi now felt as if everything in his body—his energy and soul—had been drained out.
The arms holding the knife couldn't help but spasm and he could barely hold the knife steady.
Not only did his arms lose strength, but his legs also became weak and powerless, forcing him to kneel on one knee on the deck again.
The strong wind that had been gathering around Yuan Yi had now completely dissipated.
As the gusts of wind faded away, the world before Genichi's eyes...slowly returned to its original state.
I can no longer see the trajectory of the wind and rain.
I can no longer experience that feeling of being one with the "world".
Although the experience of entering the "transparent state" was very brief, this feeling of being one with the "world" still gave Yuanyi a great shock.
Suddenly exiting this strange state - Genichi inexplicably felt a sense of loss, as if he had suddenly turned from a normal person into a blind person.
——Is it because of lack of physical strength that I can no longer maintain the state of "transparency"...
——Is Nobuhide...dead...?
After half-jokingly teasing himself in his mind, Genichi raised his head with all his strength, intending to check on Toyotomi Nobuhide, whom he had just knocked away.
However... he had just raised his head when the sound he least wanted to hear... pierced his ears.
"Really... I almost got killed by you..."
In the large hole that was broken and stirred up a lot of dust, a figure slowly stood up and crawled out in the dust, grabbed the broken bulkhead, and slowly walked back to the open deck.
"...Ha." Looking at the figure that crawled out from behind the large hole in the broken bulkhead, Genichi chuckled calmly, "This... didn't kill you..."
Toyotomi Nobuhide's appearance at this time... simply describing it as "horrifying" is a little bit insufficient.
A crack caused by the blade ran from the left shoulder to the right ribs.
This huge crack was only a little more than a fist's distance away from splitting Toyotomi Nobuhide's body diagonally in half.
As long as Yuanyi can succeed in cutting down a little more...
As long as Genichi can successfully cut off the remaining flesh, which is a little more than a fist long, he can cut Toyotomi Nobuhide in half...
There was a huge crack on his body that almost split it in half - but this was not the most horrifying thing.
The most horrifying thing is the large amount of red flesh threads that are now emerging from the huge crack of Toyotomi Nobuhide.
These red flesh threads entangled and intertwined with each other, rapidly repairing Toyotomi Nobuhide's injured body at a speed visible to the naked eye - this scene made Toyotomi Nobuhide look like a demon crawling out of the underworld.
"Heh." Toyotomi Nobuhide, who looked extremely unhappy, sneered, "In order to survive your attack just now, I paid a high price...!"
After saying this, Toyotomi Nobuhide ignored the fact that his body had not yet fully recovered and still staggered due to the injuries, and ran impatiently towards Genichi, who could not even hold the sword.
The strength that Genichirō just displayed still left Toyotomi Nobuhide with lingering fears.
There was only one thought left in his mind now - this bastard who had caused him to pay a heavy price must be eliminated immediately!
Looking at Toyotomi Nobuhide who was walking towards him quickly, Genichi's expression was very calm.
"Ha...hahahaha..." Genichi chuckled a few times with a calm expression.
"…What are you laughing at again?" Toyotomi Nobuhide's brows suddenly frowned.
Seeing Genichirō suddenly laugh, Toyotomi Nobuhide couldn't help but become alert, and even his pace slowed down a little.
He felt that he might never forget what had just happened - Genichi suddenly laughed, and after standing up, he suddenly seemed to be assisted by God and beat him so badly that he was almost killed.
Now Genichi started laughing again - it was hard not to alert Toyotomi Nobuhide.
"Nothing... I just feel... a little nostalgic." Genichi's expression slowly showed some reminiscence, "I discovered it when I first met you."
"Your cold laugh...really sounds like your grandfather..."
"It was so similar that I couldn't help but doubt several times... I heard your grandfather's laughter."
The look of reminiscence on Genichi's face slowly turned into melancholy and a hint of...guilt.
"When I get to the underworld... I have to apologize to my brother..."
"If I had been more mature back then, I wouldn't have had such an unpleasant experience with my brother..."
"If I had been able to calm down and persuade my brother to give up the unrealistic so-called 'great cause' of 'revitalizing Toyotomi' before traveling abroad... maybe this 'curse' would not have been passed down to your generation and Xiaolin's generation."
"If that were the case... there wouldn't be a demon like you... who would throw your own sister into the river for such an absurd reason...!"
"...Ha." Toyotomi Nobuhide shook his shoulders in an exaggerated manner and sneered, "I am very grateful that you did not slowly persuade Grandpa to give up his 'great cause' back then."
"Otherwise - how would I know that there is such an interesting thing as 'overthrowing the Edo Shogunate and rebuilding the Toyotomi Empire' in this world?"
"From this perspective, I should thank you very much... Uncle!"
Toyotomi Nobuhide emphasized the title "Bogong" in a sarcastic tone.
"You're welcome. I can't be happy to be thanked by a monster like you."
After saying that, Yuan Yi covered the wound on his chest with his left hand, and slowly moved his right hand, which was still in spasm, to... the handle of the Yang Shen sword that fell beside him.
With a difficult but extremely determined movement, he clenched the Yang Shen again!
"Hey, hey, hey." Toyotomi Nobuhide frowned even more tightly. "I can see it at a glance - you don't even have the strength to stand up, right? Why don't you just wait for your death?"
"Hmph, boy, let me teach you." Genichi glanced at Toyotomi Nobuhide with a look as if he was looking at a young junior. "You let go of the sword before you completely died - this is a shame for a swordsman."
After saying this, Genichi slowly raised his Yangshen, which was trembling along with his arm, and pointed the tip of the knife directly at Toyotomi Nobuhide's eyebrows.
"...Oh, whatever you want."
When he said "It's up to you", he had just walked to the position where the Yoshimitsu Bone Food in his hand could hit Genichi.
Toyotomi Nobuhide held the knife in one hand and slowly raised Yoshimitsu's bone food above his head.
It took all of his strength just to hold the knife again.
No matter what, he would not be able to withstand Toyotomi Nobuhide's next attack - Genichi thought so in his heart.
However - even though he thought so in his heart, he had no intention of putting down the knife in his hand.
His hand still held the knife tightly.
His eyes were still fixed on the evil demon in front of him, without any retreat or tolerance.
"As you wish - I'll send you to the underworld and apologize to my grandfather."
call--!
The sound of the blade cutting through the air fell .
The blade of Yoshimitsu Gushikatsu was like falling thunder, striking towards Genichi's forehead.
Yuan Yi raised the Yang Shen in his hand and stood up to fight!
The two swords, once again carrying out the will of their respective masters, slashed towards the enemy—
…
clang!
…
The crisp sound of sharp blades colliding rang out.
Toyotomi Nobuhide and Genichirō's pupils shrank in shock at almost the same time.
Ji Guang Gu Shi was blocked - but not by Yang Shen.
Although both of them changed their expressions due to astonishment at the same time, their expressions changed completely afterwards.
The astonishment on Toyotomi Nobuhide's face slowly turned into annoyance.
And the astonishment on Yuan Yi's face...turned into a strange smile.
I saw a tall figure appearing between the two of them.
He held two swords in his hands and used the wakizashi in his left hand to block Yoshimitsu Boneshashi that Toyotomi Nobuhide was about to chop at Genichi.
The wet light green haori on her body fluttered gently in the sea breeze.
The "Baltha flowers" patterned on the haori "dance in the wind" as the haori flutters, echoing the "Taikoku Paulownia leaves" that are also dancing on Toyotomi Nobuhide's haori.
"You didn't come here on time, did you?" Yuan Yi asked.
"What a coincidence... A-Ming seems to have said something similar to me before."