Chapter 576: One Knife!
As the official leader of the Tenshogunate, he is known as the unparalleled person under Amaterasu, and the best swordsman in the history of Yingzhou, Sakata Zang.
His appearances are rare, but every time he appears, it is enough to cause a shock throughout the four islands of Kyushu.
Just now, the moment he appeared, the invisible pressure had already made Hideki Furukawa feel unprecedented pressure.
Furukawa Hideki raised his eyes and looked carefully, and saw that Sakata Zang looked like an ordinary middle-aged man with no hair or beard.
But his eyes revealed a depth that was different from ordinary people. He was wearing a traditional kimono, simple yet dignified, with a tachi hanging from his waist.
His expression was as indifferent as water, as if the troubles in the world had nothing to do with him, as if nothing could tempt him, and no one could really take his heart to heart.
When Sakatazo's eyes met Furukawa Hideki, he nodded slightly and said in a deep and steady voice:
"Young swordsman, I have recognized your strength."
"The fact that you were able to defeat Akainu is enough to prove that you are considered the top among the great Onmyoji..."
However, when he said this, Ban Tianzang's expression suddenly changed, and his eyes became sharp:
"No...your aura is just Dayun?!"
There was a hint of surprise and confusion in his tone.
Although Hideki Furukawa practiced Bodhicitta, he did not use it to break through the Seven Realms. Instead, he chose to seek a breakthrough in martial arts.
Therefore, when he heard Bantian Zang pointed out his realm, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
After all, before this, none of the great onmyojis he had met in the divine realm were aware of his true realm.
Due to the uniqueness and rare nature of Bodhicitta attainment, the practitioner's breath becomes extremely peaceful.
For those who are not sensitive enough to breath, they are naturally unable to discern the peculiarities of Hideki Furukawa.
However, Sakata Zang is different. His strength has reached an astonishing level, and he can almost be said to be standing on the pinnacle of the divine realm.
He is only one step away from truly entering the realm of creation.
His perception is keen, and his ability to capture breath is far beyond ordinary people, so he can discern subtleties that many people cannot detect.
And if God Nichiren hadn't used the power of the river of time to isolate the outside world, he might have felt the baptism of the power of time and successfully broke through to the realm of creation.
However, he did not know all this. He only knew that he had been a loyal servant of Master Amaterasu since his childhood. He was one of the few people in the world who could get close to the gods and communicate with them.
At this critical moment, Akainu, who was seriously injured and covered in bruises, couldn't help but roar in shock:
"How is this possible! How could he not be the Great Onmyoji?! Sakata! Did you see it wrong?!"
Akainu's voice was full of disbelief and confusion. He couldn't accept this unexpected fact.
Ban Tianzang was a little stunned, and a trace of doubt flashed in his heart, but he quickly adjusted his thoughts and regained his composure.
He said calmly: "Maybe I saw it wrong. After all, everything is possible..."
His voice sounded like he was admitting his mistake, but his tone said otherwise.
After a short pause, Akainu added: "This kid must have practiced some kind of method that can hide the aura."
"Probably." Sakatazo looked up at Furukawa Hideki again, and he slowly said:
"Your strength is indeed very good. Being able to win against Akainu is enough to prove your ability."
He changed the subject and continued:
"But just because you defeated Akainu doesn't mean you can do whatever you want."
"If you want to truly do whatever you want, you are still far away..."
After hearing these words, Furukawa Hideki couldn't help but sneer and asked:
"What about you? Can you do whatever you want?"
Bantian Zang was startled by the question, but he soon regained his composure and said slowly:
"What I represent is not just an individual, but also the will of His Majesty Amaterasu."
Furukawa Hideki heard this and immediately laughed loudly:
"Your Majesty Amaterasu? Can he do whatever he wants?"
"Sigh... Looking at you, you must be an ancient monk who has only awakened in recent years, right?" Sakata Zang did not show any anger after hearing Furukawa Hideki's words.
Instead, there was a faint hint of pity in the depths of his eyes.
This pity is like sympathy for an uncivilized child, or for the ignorance of a person who has been isolated from the world for a long time.
He took a deep breath and said slowly:
"You have never heard of His Majesty Amaterasu's great deeds with your own ears, and you cannot understand how much effort he has made for this world."
"These profound things are indeed difficult to understand for you, a monk who has been sleeping for many years..."
Bantian Zang paused for a moment:
"You have been sleeping for so many years and know nothing about the changes in the outside world. It is no wonder that you are so ignorant."
Having said this, Sakatazo gently but firmly placed his right hand on the handle of the knife at his waist.
"However," he continued, "even if I can understand your ignorance, some necessary punishment is inevitable."
Sakatazo stared closely into Furukawa Hideki's eyes, as if he wanted to see through his heart:
"If you can take my next blow, it means you are qualified to listen to His Majesty's teachings..."
Hearing this, Furukawa Hideki couldn't help but sneer and asked, "What if I can't take it?"
Sakata Zang shook his head gently, with a flash of disappointment in his eyes: "If you can't take my blow... then the result is naturally... death!"
As the word "death" came out of his mouth, he tightly grasped the hilt of the knife.
A tense and murderous atmosphere suddenly filled the air, as if even the surrounding air was solidified.
And Sakata Zang's knife was about to be unsheathed.
Five thousand years ago, Sakata Zang had already felt that he seemed to have reached the end of his sword practice, as if he could no longer make any progress.
He knew that he had achieved the ultimate in sword spirit, sword intention, and sword way, and even created a set of sword techniques that directly pointed to the divine realm with his own understanding.
However, even with such achievements, he still felt an unprecedented confusion.
After creating this set of swordsmanship, Sakata Zang suddenly had an illusion that he had reached the end of the sword path.
He decided to seek the guidance of Her Majesty Amaterasu, hoping to find a way to move forward.
He asked Her Majesty Amaterasu how to go further in the sword path,
However, Her Majesty Amaterasu's response was beyond his expectations.
Her Majesty Amaterasu did not answer his question directly, but sighed softly and said: "Your talent, why do you need to be like this..."
This sentence made Sakata Zang fall into deep thought.
He did not understand His Majesty's true intention, so he decided to sit in meditation in front of the Great Sun Palace in the hope of finding the answer.
In this way, Sakata Zang sat in front of the Great Sun Palace for a full three thousand years.
During these long years, he repeatedly practiced all the swordsmanship and swordsmanship he had learned in his mind thousands of times.
He immersed himself in the ocean of swordsmanship, constantly pondering and understanding, trying to find a new breakthrough.
However, as time went on, he gradually found that his understanding of these swordsmanship became deeper and deeper, but at the same time he also felt that they seemed to be less important.
In the end, Sakata Zang had forgotten all these sword techniques.
He knew that only by getting rid of the shackles of the past could he truly move towards a new realm.
So, he resolutely abandoned the sword and began to comprehend the profound meaning of what Amaterasu had said.
It seemed that seeing how diligent he was in his practice, or perhaps seeing that he was so persistent,
that day, Amaterasu sighed deeply to him again:
"Why are you so persistent?"
Along with this sigh, Amaterasu bestowed a ray of brilliant light.
This light was extraordinary, and it condensed the long hundreds of thousands of years of the sword used by Sakata Zang.
When this ray of light slowly descended, Sakata Zang felt an unprecedented power surging into his body, as if he and his beloved sword had completely merged into one.
At this moment, he felt as if he was the sword, and the sword seemed to be him.
This wonderful fusion made him feel that his sword had been refined and sublimated as never before.
He felt as if he could see through the essence of the sword and comprehend the deeper meaning of the sword.
If the God of Creation was present at this time, they would definitely recognize that this ray of light was actually a cosmic light.
Unfortunately, Sakata Zang could not yet comprehend the mystery of the long river of time. He could only passively absorb the power of time in this cosmic light to nourish his own sword meaning.
However, he did not know all this and only thought that it was a gift from Her Majesty Amaterasu.
At the same time, Sakata Zang also deeply understood a truth: although there are endless changes in thousands of sword techniques, they all remain the same.
For him, it is enough to master only one trick that can kill the enemy.
So, he decided to start practicing swordsmanship from scratch and focus on practicing the most powerful sword-drawing technique.
Sword-drawing technique, this is the move he learned when he first practiced swordsmanship, and it is also the one he thinks is the most powerful.
The action of this move seems simple, which is to draw the sword and attack at the fastest speed.
However, to truly master the essence of this move, it takes a long time of hard practice and comprehension.
In order to practice this sword-drawing technique, Sakata Zang insisted on practicing it three thousand times every day, regardless of wind or rain.
To this day, Sakata Zang has been practicing this sword-drawing technique for a full 50,000 years.
During these long years, he has never stopped honing his sword-drawing technique.
Although he was unable to directly contact the power of time, his sword-drawing technique was invisibly integrated into time and given the meaning of creation.
This made everything different!
At the moment when Sakata Zang drew his sword, the fierce attack originally formed by the sword light of Furukawa Hideki suddenly seemed to be frozen, completely solidified in the air, unable to move.
At the same time, the sky, which had become thunderous and lightless because of An Yujinyu, was now clear of clouds, the lightning disappeared, and the long-lost clearness and light were revealed.
On the surface, Sakata Zang's sword-drawing technique seemed plain and ordinary, and every movement and every detail was clearly visible.
Furukawa Hideki could even admire the elegance and beauty of this sword-drawing technique in his heart.
But this sword gave people a false impression.
This sword was actually incredibly fast, its speed even exceeded the limit of light, as if it was a sudden blow from the depths of distant time.
The sword left without a trace, everything was silent, and the world seemed to have frozen at this moment.
When the wind stopped and the rain stopped, Hideki Furukawa saw a young man in the reflection of the blade.
He practiced sword skills diligently, and later received a gift from the gods, so he had such a sword.
Not only that, the four islands of Kyushu in Yingzhou are also reflected on this blade.
This sword seems to condense the entire world into it!
The sword is the leader of all soldiers and the leader of killings.
For countless years, countless people have died under the knife.
The swordsman is ruthless, and all of you are just rotten dogs!
The sword is ruthless, and the world can be broken!
The sword is ruthless, but time can still cut it!
This is the ultimate sword that Sakatazo has learned, and it is also the only sword technique that he still masters.
It is also a sure-kill sword, and it is a sword technique that no one in the divine realm can survive from such a sword.
Furukawa Hideki's mind was also frightened by this sword, and he also wanted to fight against it.
But he also knew that his time to practice was too short.
Now that he defeated Akainu, he had to use a secret method that hurt both others and himself. This was already his limit.
It is almost impossible to defeat Sakata Zang in this short period of time.
In order to survive, Furukawa Hideki didn't care about his face.
Feeling that his neck seemed to be cold, Furukawa Hideki let out a shocking roar:
"teacher!"
With this cry for help, the original wind, rain, thunder and lightning also condensed again.
Countless onmyojis whose time had been stagnated on the ground were also able to become active again.
"Such sword skills..."
I don’t know where a chuckle came from, but its infinite echo began to circle around Sakata Zang:
"It seems that you are not far from creation!"
The voice seemed calm and indifferent, with a hint of appreciation hidden in it: "It's just a pity..."
"If it weren't for Monk Nichiren, I'm afraid it would have been many years since you broke through to creation."
Seeing that the sword he was most proud of was easily wiped out, a hint of horror flashed across Sakata Zang's eyebrows, but he still sneered: "How dare you blaspheme His Majesty Amaterasu like this?"
"You must be the person behind the Asuka Sword Master, right? Takeshi Kurokawa!"
An illusory body made of the five dark energies was reflected from the void: "Yes, it's me."
Under the cover of the Yin aura, Xie Que's face seemed to be looming, and the whole person seemed to have turned into a Yin judge from the underworld, or an impermanent person demanding life, which made people shudder.
Ban Tianzang sneered: "Hide your head and show your tail!"
Xie Que also smiled: "You've bullied my disciples, then it's my turn to bully you."
"The same goes for me."
"If you can take one of my moves, you can leave with peace of mind." (End of Chapter)