Chapter 740 Enter the realm of no-self and the realm of Yaksha! [Explosion 2.5W!]
Updated! Those readers who think that I will definitely be a pigeon or a leopard and cry, please give me a monthly ticket or reward as soon as possible to express my apology!
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(From now on, you are my closed disciple. Although you are my closed disciple, you must not expect that you will have any special status in Iga no Sato.)
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(Lord Yoshijiu, I heard that you recently adopted Chu Guang as your god-granddaughter. Is this true?)
(Nonsense! Who spread these rumors? Chu Guang is just a girl with great potential. I took a fancy to her potential and accepted her as a closed disciple. My relationship with her is nothing more than that.)
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(Don't call me 'Master Ji', it's both unpleasant and disgusting. If you want to rely on this kind of affectionate name to build a relationship with me, then I advise you to stop thinking about these evil things! Have you been affected by some recent gossip?
Misled? Humph! Don’t think that just because I’m gentler to you, you really think that I regard you as my granddaughter!)
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(Your water skills are really bad! As a ninja, how can you not know how to swim? Stay in this lake and practice! When will you be able to swim from here to the other side of the lake, and when will you come back up again!)
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(Lord Yoshihisa! Oh no! Hatsumi drowned while practicing snorkeling!)
(What?! Did you rescue Chuguang?!)
(People have been sent to jump into the lake to fish for people! But they can’t find Chu Guang’s location... Ah! Lord Yoshihisa! What are you doing? The lake is very cold now! Please come up quickly!)
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(Ahem! Ahem! Hey! First light! Wake up! Wake up!)
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What do people think about after they die?
Maybe everyone will think of something different.
For Yoshihisa... when Hatsuko's wakizashi was slashed, all that flashed through his mind were fragments of memories that he didn't know how to face...
"...I have worked hard to take care of her over the years."
Listening to Chu Guang's words, the corners of Jijiu's mouth slowly lowered.
There was an expression... I don't know whether it was crying or laughing.
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Jijiu's head, which was cut off by the first light, rolled forward for several steps before slowly stopping.
Punchfuls of still steaming blood flowed out from Yoshihisa's head and severed head, staining the feet of Omachi and the others with pink liquid mixed with rainwater.
Jijiu, who had been beheaded, did not move again, nor did he grow any strands of flesh to repair his severed head.
Looking at Yoshihisa who was finally dead, Amachi, Asai and others all showed expressions of relief - at this time, Hatsumi was the only one with a complicated expression.
She lowered her eyes and quietly looked at Jijiu, whose body was missing, for a moment. Then she silently took off her coat and covered Jijiu's body.
"Ms. Hatsumi." Amachi, who had been beaten all over by Yoshihisa, now only felt pain and tiredness, but she still managed to cheer up and wanted to follow Ogata and the others to pursue the second ship, but for some unknown reason she was unable to do so.
After returning to the shore, Chu Guang asked the question she wanted to know most now:
"Ayi... How are Ogata and the others doing over there? How is the battle going?"
"What's the status of the battle..." Hearing the question raised by Atachi, Hatsumi frowned slightly, "How should I put it... Before I passed out, Ogata..."
She just said these words——
Rumble, rumble——!!
On the sea in the distance, a strong explosion suddenly erupted, abruptly interrupting Chu Guang's words.
This sudden explosion caused everyone on the shore to change their expressions.
They quickly turned their heads following the sound - a blazing fireball suddenly appeared on the sea near the skyline.
Amachi, who had the most outstanding eyesight among everyone present, immediately saw that the "fire ball" was not something else, but the burning Nikki Maru.
The fire on Nikki Maru was extremely intense.
Even though they were separated by an extremely long distance, the slightly pale faces of Atachi and the others were reflected in red.
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Back in time not long ago, Toyotomi had just learned that Lin had escaped from the room and was about to go to arrest her——
Nikki Maru, on the open deck——
"...Master, are you feeling better now?" Toyotomi asked Master Sengen, who was half leaning on the railing of the ship and had been vomiting due to seasickness just now.
"Well... I'm somewhat used to the shaking of the deck now." Master Xianyuan, whose face had recovered a lot compared to before, nodded, "so I feel much more comfortable now."
"That's it... that's good." Toyotomi nodded, and after a moment of pause, he continued to say to Master Xianyuan in a low voice, "Master, now... I have a possibility that only you can do.
The task will be entrusted to you."
"Lord Toyotomi, please speak." Listening to Toyotomi's serious tone, Master Sengen quickly straightened his expression.
"Neither Ogata Ittosai nor my uncle is a waste of energy." Toyotomi said in a leisurely tone, "Even if we have a chance to defeat them separately, there is no guarantee that we will win.
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"So - I decided... to buy insurance."
Toyotomi's tone and intonation gradually became weird.
"Most of our Nikki Maru's firearms and ammunition are stored in the No. A ammunition depot located in the center of the ship's cabin."
"If all the gunpowder stored in the No. A ammunition depot is detonated... it will be no problem to blow up most of the Nikki Pills into the sky."
"Therefore, I hope that you can be responsible for lurking in No. A ammunition depot, and after receiving the signal, ignite the gunpowder in No. A ammunition depot."
As soon as Toyotomi finished speaking, Master Xianyuan's expression changed slightly.
Toyotomi noticed the change in Master Sengen's expression, but he turned a blind eye and continued:
"The insurance I ordered is quite simple."
"When the battle between Ogata Ittosai, Kinoshita Genichi and I was at a disadvantage and we were about to be defeated, I tried to lure them to the open deck of Nikki Maru."
"At that time, I will definitely be in a fierce battle with Ogata Ittosai, Kinoshita Genichi and the others, and I may not be able to free a hand to slowly send you a signal."
"So I plan to find another person to help me signal."
"The signal is the sound of our Toyotomi's special 'cylinder fireworks'. The sound emitted by our 'cylinder fireworks' is very special, you can't hear it wrong."
"After receiving the signal, you will detonate the No. A ammunition depot."
"If you're lucky... you can turn defeat into victory in one breath and blow Ogata Ittousai, Kinoshita Genichi and the others straight into the sky."
Toyotomi's voice was very calm, and he used a very calm tone to describe the plan to Master Sengen that made him break out in a cold sweat.
"...Toyotomi-sama." Master Xianyuan glanced around with vigilant eyes, "If your plan is implemented... I am afraid that most of the people on the ship... will die without a burial place...
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"Furthermore, what you said about blowing up Ogata Ittousai and Kinoshita Genichi... can only happen if you are lucky."
"Maybe... Ogata Ittosai and Kinoshita Genichi were not killed by the explosion, but you were blown away..."
"Master." Toyotomi smiled at Master Sengen, "My plan will naturally only be implemented when I have been completely suppressed by Ogata Ittosai and the others and am about to lose."
"Since we are going to lose anyway, why not make a bet to see who can survive the explosion?"
"As for most of the people on the ship you mentioned..."
The smile on Toyotomi's face... slowly showed a hint of madness.
"If I die by the swords of Ogata Ittosai and the others...then what else will the people on this ship do?"
Having said this, Toyotomi changed the topic and raised his hand to pat Master Xianyuan on the shoulder.
"Master, I don't need to explain this mission in detail. You also know what you will become after igniting the ammunition depot, right?"
"To be honest - I don't really want to give this task to you."
"But I can only give this task to the people I trust most."
"Can... please?"
Toyotomi didn't tell Master Sengen too much about the truth or the stakes.
Because he knew that there was no need to talk too much to this old subordinate who had been following him for many years.
Just "please?" is enough.
"...I understand." Master Xianyuan was silent for a moment, then showed a faint smile, "Please leave it to me."
Master Sengen did not make any impassioned declaration to Toyotomi.
He just said lightly, "Please leave it to me."
"Toyotomi-sama, according to what you just said - you plan to find someone to help you signal. Who do you plan to find?"
"Ah, that's right. I've already decided on a candidate." Toyotomi smiled slightly, "I found someone... who I trust very much, and who also has great enthusiasm for killing Ogata Ittosai."
Toyotomi just finished speaking——
"Toyotomi-sama!"
A young male voice sounded from behind Toyotomi - it was the same Hannya who had just received a precious sword from Toyotomi for his merit in "finding Ogata in Osaka" today.
Hannya held Lin's Enma and Zhenkijin in his hands, and quickly ran to Toyotomi's side.
"Lord Toyotomi, I have brought these two swords that were placed in the warehouse according to your order!"
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Time returns to the present——
Hannya, who was sitting on the observation deck of the main mast of Nikki Maru, was staring at all the actions of Toyotomi on the open deck.
After seeing Toyotomi take the initiative to raise his left hand to receive Ogata's thrust, he raised his left palm high with a big hole in it.
(Prajna, listen carefully, the signal is the "pierced left palm", after seeing me raising the pierced left palm high, you set off the "tube-shaped fireworks")
"Lord Toyotomi..."
Prajna took a deep breath.
"I wish you... good luck in martial arts!"
laugh--!!
Prajna raised the wooden tube that he had been playing with high in his hand, pointed it at the sky and pulled the lead.
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laugh--!!
In the No. A ammunition depot, Master Xianyuan pursed his lips as he listened to the sharp sound of fireworks breaking through the air.
"Still...do you want to use this plan..."
After listening to Master Xianyuan muttering in a low voice, he pushed open the lid of a huge powder barrel next to him, and picked up... an oil lamp next to him.
Just as he was about to put the oil lamp into the gunpowder barrel... Master Xianyuan glanced sideways at Kikutaro, who was lying on his side at his feet, his body still a little warm.
"...As long as there is even a chance of realizing the lofty ideal of 'the widespread spread of Buddhism,' I am willing to die for this ideal."
He recited the words he had just said to Kikutaro in a low voice.
Then he let go of the oil lamp in his hand...
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"Well……"
Ogata felt like he was having a long and difficult nightmare.
His consciousness was chaotic, there seemed to be a strange sound of cracking silk in his mind, and even his own existence was blurred.
Ogata felt as if gravity had disappeared.
He felt as if he was floating in a place without gravity, and the images and sounds of the world around him were all distorted.
The only things I can still clearly feel...are the sound of my heartbeat and breathing.
The only clear sounds of heartbeat and breathing were deafening in my mind.
He instinctively matched his heartbeat and breathing and tried his best to open his heavy eyelids.
As the eyelids gradually opened, light leaked into Ogata's eyes.
As his eyelids gradually opened, Ogata also felt that all his senses were returning to his body.
The first thing to return to the body is touch.
The cold raindrops hit Ogata's face and all the exposed skin. The cold touch made Ogata, whose consciousness was still blurred, feel a lot more comfortable.
As soon as I opened my eyes, the first thing I saw was the thick dark clouds that separated the sky from the earth, and the majestic rain...
——I am...lying...on the ground...?
The second sense returning to the body is hearing.
Click, click, click...
"Uhhhhhhhhhhh-!"
"Ah ah ah ah ah!"
"Quick! Jump into the sea!"
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The sound of wood exploding and people screaming... came and went.
With the question "What's going on?" Ogata raised his head and looked around.
As soon as his eyes glanced around him, the surrounding scenes... made Ogata freeze involuntarily, as if he heard a loud bell ringing in his ears in a drunken dream.
Fire, fire everywhere!
The blazing fire flickered on and off, and the flames reaching into the sky dyed the magnificent sea surface red like clouds.
The fire was so powerful that even the heavy rain could not extinguish it in a short time.
In the surging waves, pieces of flames flew, trembled, and exploded, turning into bright red flowers on the endless sea.
These red flowers lit up the rough sea and illuminated the hazy clouds. The fire was so bright that one could only feel that the sun was slightly inferior compared to it.
The mighty Nikki Maru... no longer exists.
This mighty battleship had been broken into two pieces from the middle part. Ogata was now on the open deck of the wreckage of the forward half.
Both the front and rear half of the wreckage have been eroded by the fire.
Gourd Pill, which collided with Nikki Pill, was also affected by the explosion, and the bow of the ship was wrapped in fire.
The crew members who accidentally let the flames touch their bodies rolled on the ground like crazy. The crew members who were lucky enough not to be burned by the flames kept howling in terror and jumped into the sea to escape.
Of course - there are also quite a few people who have no chance to extinguish the flames or jump into the sea to escape. These people have either turned into charred corpses, or have become unrecognizable fragments of human beings.
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Along with hearing, the sense of smell was also restored.
The smell of burning wood, the weird smell of roasted human flesh...all the smells mixed together are nauseating.
The last sense that returned to Ogata's body... was pain.
Because he was shocked by the scene in front of him, Ogata didn't realize until now that his body was in severe pain.
There was tearing pain in every part of my body.
The intestines seemed to be twisted into a ball, and the stomach was turned over.
His limbs...especially his left arm hurt so much that Ogata, who had long been accustomed to injuries and pain, couldn't help but feel a sudden change in his expression.
He lowered his head and looked at his body - as soon as his eyes glanced down, Ogon couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
His current body... can be described as "horrible"...
From his chest to his belly, there was a bloody mess... It was like a cannonball exploded against his belly.
Among the limbs, only the right arm was lightly injured, with only a few broken skin...
The other three limbs... there are almost no intact pieces of meat that are not stained by blood...
Ogata quickly raised his hand and touched his head - his head did not suffer too many injuries. There was only a large cut on the left corner of his forehead. A large amount of blood flowed along this cut, covering most of Ogata's head.
His face was covered in blood.
Every wound is now growing "shreds of flesh" to repair the wound.
Xuan Zheng also said: Their "immortal power" is not omnipotent.
Once you suffer too many or too serious injuries in a short period of time, the "power of immortality" will lose its effectiveness because it cannot be repaired.
Various injuries on Ogata's body are being repaired - but not at a fast pace.
The chaotic brain has now sobered up quite a bit.
The memory fragments before coma are coming to me like snowflakes at this moment.
When Toyotomi was completely suppressed and victory was only a matter of time, Toyotomi suddenly stretched out his left palm to receive Ogata's thrust...
The pierced left palm was raised high...
Sudden fireworks shot into the sky...
As soon as the fireworks went off, a violent explosion occurred on the ship...
The last memory fragment before losing consciousness... was that I was unprepared for the explosion and was severely blown away by the fire wave and shock wave...
And when he was blown away by the fire wave and shock wave, he saw - Toyotomi, who was standing directly opposite him at that time, was also blown away, and was blown away in the completely opposite direction to Ogata...
——Toyotomi!
With his consciousness and memory fully restored, Ogata's pupils shrank, and he quickly turned his gaze and looked around, looking for Toyotomi's figure and at the same time looking for his own sword.
The explosion was so violent and sudden, but even so, Ogata's hands were still holding his two sabers tightly.
Da Zi Zai and Da Shi Tian were still held tightly by Ogata in his left and right hands. Seeing that his sword was not blown away, Ogata couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
Before losing consciousness, he clearly saw that Toyotomi was blown away along with him.
For Ogata... the sight he is most happy to see now is naturally the body of Toyotomi who was killed by the bomb, and the last thing he wants to see... is Toyotomi still alive and kicking...
However... this may be the so-called "what you are afraid of will come to you".
Just when Ogata turned his eyes around, looking for Toyotomi——
"Ha...Ogata Ittosai, you are here...hahaha...neither of us is dead..."
A male voice, which made Ogata's expression change slightly uncontrollably, came from Ogata's side.
Ogata, whose face suddenly darkened, followed the voice and slowly turned his head to look——
Toyotomi, who was holding Yoshimitsu's bones in his right hand, walked slowly towards Ogata with a slightly staggering pace, like an evil ghost from hell.
The two corners of his mouth were raised in an exaggerated arc, revealing a toothy smile full of madness.
There were also many wounds on his body from head to toe.
Like Ogata, he had a large wound on his forehead, and a large amount of blood flowed down the wound and all over his face.
From the chest to the abdomen, there was a bloody mess. There were also more or less serious or minor injuries on the limbs.
But it is obvious - Toyotomi's injuries were lighter than Ogata's. He can still stand up and walk, while Ogata can only stand up now, which is the best proof.
At this moment, Ogata discovered that Toyotomi's left hand was still holding a beautiful brocade box containing unknown contents.
This brocade box always felt familiar to Ogata. After looking at it in detail, he remembered that before Lin was rescued by Mamiya and the others, and was still under strict guard under the main mast, this was placed next to her.
A brocade box containing unknown contents.
"Although I know... you are an abnormally minded person... I didn't expect you to be so abnormal...!" Ogata's eyes were so sharp that even using the word "glare" to describe it seemed too much.
Weak, "he actually blew up the entire ship! In your eyes, are the subordinates on this ship just a bunch of people who can be abandoned at will?"
Ogata struggled and slowly stood up with his two swords in hand.
After Ogata stood up, Toyotomi stopped and stopped approaching.
The two of them started a confrontation with less than 20 steps apart.
No matter how stupid Ogata was, he could guess that the sudden explosion of Nikki Maru was caused by Toyotomi!
He suddenly used his left palm to catch his thrust, which was just intentional on his part.
Ogata guessed: Toyotomi must have given his subordinates an order similar to "If you see him raising his pierced left hand, blow up the ship."
The purpose of this order is to kill Ogata and others together when the battle situation is unfavorable, so as to prevent Ogata and others from winning...
If you are lucky, you might be able to kill only Ogata and others. Toyotomi survived by relying on the strong vitality given by the "power of immortality", and directly relied on "detonating the ship" to turn defeat into victory.
Ogata couldn't help but feel lucky now - lucky that he had allowed Mamiya and the others to withdraw from here with Genichi and Lin who were unable to fight before the ship was detonated.
He estimated that when Toyotomi gave the order to detonate the Nikki Maru, Mamiya and the others should have run far away and were unlikely to be affected by the explosion.
Toyotomi is a madman - Ogata had already known this based on all the information he had previously known about Toyotomi.
He knew that Toyotomi was a madman...but he didn't expect that this person was so crazy...
Before the battle, he had planned a crazy move that would drag the entire ship to death...
If possible, Ogata really wanted to pounce on him immediately and kill this madman who didn't know if he had any crazy moves that he hadn't used yet.
But the legs that have not yet fully recovered... make it difficult for Ogata to walk, let alone fly...
While Ogata stared closely at Toyotomi in front of him, he inspected the injuries on various parts of his body, anxiously waiting for the injuries...especially the recovery of the injuries on his two legs.
"Abandon at will...?" Toyotomi repeated the words Ogata just said in a low voice, and then let out a low laugh, "Whatever you say."
"Anyway, I just issued the order I thought was most appropriate based on the battle situation."
"Judging from the results - the order I just gave was not very wise."
The smile on Toyotomi's face showed more and more madness.
"Although it didn't kill you directly, it still seriously injured you. Ogata Ittosai, can you still wield the sword now?"
"You can come over and try it yourself." Ogata said calmly.
——The lungs...are not injured...very good...
There was foul-smelling air floating around, but it wasn't so smelly that one couldn't even breathe.
Valley
Ogata took several deep breaths, and after confirming that his lungs were not damaged and could absorb the surrounding air smoothly, he felt a little calmer.
The lungs were not damaged and he could still breathe normally, which meant that Ogata could still use the "breath of the source" and enter the "state of selflessness".
As long as you can still enter the "realm of selflessness", you can continue to suppress Toyotomi just like before the ship exploded.
The previous battles had made it very clear - Toyotomi did not have the ability to resist him entering the "selfless realm".
"Ha, can you still wield a sword... I think so, after all, you also have the power of 'immortality'." Toyotomi laughed softly, his shoulders shaking with laughter, "Ogata Ittosai
, you should have noticed it - the wreckage of the ship beneath our feet has been sinking slowly."
Toyotomi lowered his eyes and glanced at the deck beneath his feet.
The hull that was blown into two pieces naturally lost its ability to float on the sea.
Waves continued to crash against the remains of the Nikki Maru.
The ink-black seabed was like a monster's bloody mouth, bit by bit devouring the Nikki Maru hull that was broken into two pieces.
No need for Toyotomi to remind him, Ogata himself clearly felt it just now - the wreckage of the ship under his feet had been slowly sinking.
According to Ogata's guess - it will only take about 10 minutes... the wreckage they used to stand on will completely sink into the sea.
"It won't be long before there will be no place for us to stand on this sea." Toyotomi slowly raised his gaze from the deck at his feet and stabbed Ogata.
The cheeks were lifted up again, and there was a bit of ferocity in the toothy smile.
"Since there is not much time, and you still have the ability to wield a sword... let's quickly start our battle again!"
Snap!
Toyotomi grabbed the beautiful brocade box with five fingers of his left hand and flicked it open, then took out the contents.
Looking at the items contained in the brocade box, Ogata's eyes couldn't help but widen.
The thing contained in the brocade box... was actually the head of a beautiful woman.
His eyes were closed, his face was peaceful, and he looked like he was asleep.
After seeing this head, all the information about the "power of immortality" that Xuan Zheng had previously told him flashed through Yu Ogata's mind.
Although no one came to introduce or explain to Ogata, based on the information he knew, Ogata quickly understood - this head was the head of eight hundred bhikshunis!
"Hahaha...Ogata Ittosai, look at your expression...you seem to have guessed whose head the head in my hand belongs to."
Toyotomi is smiling but not smiling.
"Ogata Ittosai, I don't know if you have ever thought about it - what will happen if you continue to eat the skin and flesh of eight hundred bhikshunis after your body has successfully digested the 'power of immortality'?"
Toyotomi used an uncomfortable tone, chuckled a few times, and then said to himself:
"I was very curious about this issue."
"So, I once asked a certain test subject to successfully digest the 'power of immortality' with Dinghao pills, and then let him eat a piece of meat from eight hundred bhikkhunis."
"The final result is both unexpected and reasonable."
"Having already successfully digested the 'power of immortality', eating the skin and flesh of eight hundred bhikkhunis can further enhance the 'power of immortality' in the body."
"It's just that - this will bring a huge burden to the body. The burden brought to the body by swallowing the skin and flesh of eight hundred bhikshuni for the second time will be far greater than the burden that the flesh and skin of eight hundred bhikshuni is swallowed for the first time.
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"And the third time swallowing the skin and flesh of eight hundred bhikshuni brought more burden to the body than the second time."
Having said this, Toyotomi, whose smile had reached its peak of madness, slowly raised the head of the eight hundred nuns he was holding in his left hand to his lips.
"The reason why I just said that the order to 'explode the ship' was wise was not just because it successfully injured you."
"It's even more because - the detonation of the ship's hull gave me the time and opportunity to get the heads of eight hundred nuns."
As soon as Toyotomi finished speaking, he opened his mouth wide and bit the fair left skin of the eight hundred bhikshuni. With a pull, he pulled off the large piece of flesh on the left cheek of the eight hundred bhikshuni.
When I put it in my mouth, I moved my cheeks, chewed it casually, and then swallowed it.
Looking at Toyotomi who began to chew the flesh of the head of the eight hundred nuns, Ogata's breathing slowed down uncontrollably due to shock.
When he saw Toyotomi taking out the heads of eight hundred nuns from the brocade box, Ogata was already vaguely aware that Toyotomi seemed to be planning another trick and planned to rush forward.
life.
But his legs were severely injured and had not fully recovered, and could not even walk yet, so Ogata could only do this and watch Toyotomi devouring the skin and flesh of eight hundred bhikkhunis.
Under the heavy rain, on top of the burning wreckage of the ship, a young man with a maniacal smile crazily bit into a woman's head - it was truly a hellish scene.
Toyotomi tore off most of the face of the eight hundred bhikshuni and swallowed it before finally putting the head of the eight hundred bhikshuni down from his lips.
He threw the bitten pieces back into the brocade box at his feet like trash.
When Ogata saw Toyotomi at this time, his appearance began to change horribly.
Limbs, neck... in short, all the exposed skin of Toyotomi that Ogata could see had a lot of veins.
The whites of both eyes have a lot of red bloodshot eyes, and the black eye kernels...a faint purple light can be seen.
If we talk about the biggest change...it is undoubtedly Toyotomi's current recovery speed.
If Toyotomi's recovery speed just now was 10, then Toyotomi's current recovery speed is at least 30!
All the injuries on Toyotomi's body were restored to their original state in just an instant! His body returned to a state without any trauma!
"Okay..." Toyotomi slowly raised his purple eyes toward Ogata, laughing wildly, "Let's get started! Let's fight to the death!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Toyotomi was like a strong wind, rushing towards Ogata!
Seeing the speed shown by Toyotomi at this time, Ogata's pupils shrank, and then he immediately switched his breathing to "breath of the source" and entered the "state of selflessness".
After ducking to Ogata, Toyotomi stabbed Ogata's forehead vertically, while Ogata slashed Daishiten horizontally in the direction where Yoshimitsu's bones were struck——
clang--!!
This sword fight between the two...can no longer be regarded as a "competition between swordsmen".
Compared to a swordsman... it's more like two monsters colliding and biting!
Click...
After the sound of the knife being struck was so harsh that it hurt the eardrums, the sound of something breaking quietly sounded.
The swords of Ogata and Toyotomi... were broken.
No matter how powerful the two swords are, they are still just ordinary weapons made of metal.
It can't stand the torment of monsters.
Where the two sharp blades met, a small gap appeared in both of them, and the cracking sound was their painful groans.
The huge force transmitted back along the blade turned into a strong soreness and numbness that spread throughout Ogata's entire right arm.
Toyotomi's power has increased by an unknown amount compared to before. Regarding this, Ogata's expression... did not change in any way - because before he had time to make a change, Toyotomi took back his sword, and then faced him again
Ogata struck out.
Not only the strength but also the speed has been greatly improved.
Its speed was so fast... that even Ogata, who had already entered the "selfless state", could not react.
Ogata's legs have not yet recovered, so now Ogata can only choose to use his sword to catch Toyotomi's blow.
clang--!!
The two swords touched again, and then the two swords collided again, creating a small gap...
He retracted the knife that cut into the air and slashed out again - Toyotomi just kept repeating this process.
Facing Toyotomi's slashing attack, which had both strange strength and superb speed, Ogata used reluctant and awkward movements to defend himself.
The positions of the two were reversed.
Before the ship was detonated, Ogata had the upper hand and suppressed Toyotomi.
But now...the two changed their offensive and defensive positions, and Toyotomi had the upper hand, while Ogata passively parried Toyotomi's attack.
If you defend for too long, you will lose - Ogata, who was constantly guarding Toyotomi's attacks, accidentally missed Toyotomi's move...
Tsk-!
This knife, which was missed, cut Ogata's left shoulder hard...
"Aha... I've cut you!" Toyotomi grinned ferociously, took the knife back, and then attacked Ogata.
——The state of selflessness...Can't you resist it...
Ogata, who didn't even have the energy to check the injury on his left shoulder, gritted his teeth, fought hard to fend off Toyotomi's slashing blow, and looked for the right opportunity to counterattack Toyotomi.
It's obvious - Toyotomi's senses and reaction speed have also been greatly improved...
Ogata slashed at Toyotomi four times in a row, but Toyotomi easily dodged it with a leisurely movement like playing with a pet, then resumed his offensive and slashed at Ogata's various vital points...
Dang——!!Dang——!!Dang——!!Dang——!!
The sound of gold and iron striking each other resounded one after another in this boundless sea, in this sea of fire.
Tsk--I failed to parry Toyotomi's slashing attack, and some flesh was cut off from Ogata's left leg...
Tsk--being deceived by Toyotomi's feint, Ogata's head was almost beheaded. Although he managed to escape in the end, his neck was chopped off. Fortunately, the aorta in his neck was not injured...
Tsk--I missed Toyotomi's move, and the tip of Ogata's left ear was cut off...
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One after another, Toyotomi continued to add new injuries to Ogata's body.
Ogata's original injuries, both large and small, caused by the explosion have not been fully recovered, and now new injuries are constantly being added...
The "immortal power" in Ogata's body... is probably "overloaded with work" in the true sense now.
Vaguely, Ogata felt that the recovery speed of his injuries seemed to be slowing down further.
Under Toyotomi's offensive, not only the injuries on Ogata's body continued to increase, but the "injuries" on his two sabers also continued to increase.
The two knives that he had finally repaired were returning to their previous tattered state at a very fast speed.
Ogata's left arm was not like his right arm and suffered less damage. While the injury to his left arm had not fully recovered, Ogata mainly used the Daisakuten in his right hand to compete with Toyotomi.
Looking around - the blade of Ogata's Daishiten has now been cut with more than ten gaps...
Of course, Toyotomi's Yoshimitsu bone food was not much better, and his sword also became pitted.
The two swords... almost every time they collided three times, they would both create a gap.
But even so - Toyotomi still didn't care, grinning and launched one wave of attacks at Ogata.
clang--!!
Ogata struggled to raise his left and right arms, crossed Daishiten and Daizizai, and raised them up, blocking Toyotomi's vertical slash.
He felt like Ogata was carrying a mountain on his shoulders. His knees bent uncontrollably and he was almost pushed to the ground by the "mountain".
This time, Toyotomi did not quickly retract his sword like he did before, and struck Ogata again.
Instead, he quickly pivoted with his left foot, turned his body, and launched a roundhouse kick towards Ogata's chest.
Toyotomi's "cut into a kick" came so quickly that Ogata instantly made the judgment that "it was too late to defend".
But the good news is that Ogata's legs have recovered a lot now.
Although he has not fully recovered, Ogata can now beat and walk normally.
Ogata was seen kicking his feet on the ground and jumping back, trying to avoid Toyotomi's kick.
Ogata had jumped back as fast as he could, but Toyotomi's feet arrived faster...
Bang!
The moment Toyotomi's back heel hit Ogata's chest, it immediately made a dull sound.
Immediately afterwards, Ooi was like a kicked ball, flying backwards, breaking through the layers of rain curtains, and hit the ship's railing not far away, causing some cracks in the ship's railing.
"Cough...cough...!" Ogata felt like there was a turbulent flow in his chest, and he couldn't help opening his mouth wide and coughing hard.
Although Ogata's retreat just now could not completely avoid Toyotomi's kick, it still had some effect - Toyotomi's heel was not kicked hard on his chest.
Although he was kicked directly away, the injuries he suffered were not too serious. Ogata felt that there were only some bone fractures in his chest at most.
"Cough...cough cough cough..." Ogata arched his waist and coughed violently for a while before he felt the "turbulence" in his chest slowly subsided.
And just when Ogata stopped coughing——
Snap...
The sound of something falling was heard.
It was a small black thing that fell out of Ogata's arms.
Ogata moved his eyes and looked - it was a small pill box...
Looking at this... pill box that seemed to have its own consciousness and fell out by itself, Ogata's eyes narrowed slightly.
Take a careful look - you can see that at this moment, a complex emotion flashes in Ogata's eyes.
Blah blah blah...!
The rain became heavier again.
Boom! Boom--!
The thunder roared louder and louder as if to match the increasing intensity of the rain.
Feeling the cold touch of raindrops hitting his skin, Ogata raised his head, opened his mouth slightly, let the rainwater flow into his mouth, and then swallowed it in one breath.
The cool rainwater fell down the esophagus into Ogata's belly. Under the stimulation of the rainwater, Ogata felt that his consciousness became slightly clearer.
The unhurried footsteps, followed by the sound of raindrops falling on the jade plate, approached Ogata little by little.
Whirring whirring--!
Not only the rain, the thunder became stronger, but the wind also became stronger.
Strong winds blew against the two people on the deck, making their rain-soaked feather-original garments embroidered with "Platycodon Flowers" and "Taiko Tung Leaves" respectively squeak.
"...Ha, the 'Platycodon flowers' on your feather fabric... the more I look at them, the more mixed emotions I feel." Looking at the platycodon flowers fluttering on Ogata's body, Toyotomi's crazy smile slowly faded, "Ogata
Fang Ittousai, you should know about the 'Battle of Tennoyama' between the Toyotomi clan and the Akechi clan, right?"
"Two hundred years ago, Mitsuhide Akechi, who killed his lord, and his former colleague Toyotomi Hideyoshi, fought under Mount Tenno to decide the fate of the world."
"And Mitsuhide Akechi's family crest is exactly the 'Platycodon flower'."
"This decisive battle between 'flower' and 'leaf' will end with the overall victory of 'leaf'."
"This unprecedented decisive battle... established the hegemony of 'Taiko Tongye'."
Toyotomi's shoulders shook and he let out a strange laugh.
"Two hundred years ago, 'Platycodon Flower' stood in the way of 'Taiko Tung Ye''s dominance."
"And now - when 'Taiko Tongye' is determined to start a new great cause, 'Platycodon Flower' appears again, once again blocking the way of 'Taiko Tongye'."
"Should we say it's God's will? Or should we say it's fate?"
"...Ogata Ittosai." Toyotomi, who was dragging his sword towards Ogata, his expression disappeared little by little, and finally - looking down at Ogata who was still sitting on the ground expressionlessly, "There is still a way to swing the sword.
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"...I don't need to worry about this." Ogata, who was sitting on the deck and leaning on the railing behind him, said calmly with his head hanging down.
"That's good!" The terrifying smile full of madness flew onto Toyotomi's cheeks again, "In order to try to defeat you, I even risked my life. If you can't swing the sword so quickly, then it's terrible
It’s so disappointing!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Toyotomi lowered his body weight and once again pounced towards Ogata like a flying swallow gliding close to the ground.
Ogata flicked his left hand - he grabbed a large piece of the ship's hull fragment on his side and threw it towards Toyotomi who was rushing towards him.
Currently, the most indispensable thing on the deck is hull fragments of various sizes.
This kind of playful "hidden weapon attack" is obviously impossible to have any important effect on Toyotomi, who is now like a ghost.
Toyotomi only slashed forward with his sword, and the fragment of the ship's hull thrown by Ogata was broken into countless pieces. Toyotomi could not even slow down Toyotomi's steps.
However - although it failed to slow down Toyotomi's footsteps, it did block Toyotomi's sight for a moment.
This way...that's enough!
After breaking through the "hidden weapon" thrown by Ogata, Toyotomi reached Ogata without any hindrance. Yoshimitsu Koshoku's blade broke through the rain curtain from the top and fell towards Ogata's head!
Ogata, who had been drooping his head, suddenly raised his head and raised the two swords in his hands——
clang--!!
"Huh?" Toyotomi's brows jumped and he looked at Ogata in front of him in surprise.
The power coming back from the blade...has become stronger - Toyotomi clearly felt this.
Click...
At this time, Toyotomi heard the sound of something falling - it was a medicine box.
An empty pill box that had been opened fell from Ogata's body to the ground.
"...You said - 'You risked your life'?"
Ogata slowly raised his gaze, looking past the swords the two were holding together, and looked at Toyotomi.
At this time, Toyotomi saw Ogata's appearance slowly changing.
A blush slowly appeared on the skin, and the color of the blush continued to deepen, and finally turned into a dark red.
"You are not the only one who can put his life on the line..."
Ogata's arms suddenly exerted force!
Toyotomi felt as if a huge wave was crashing into him, and he was pushed back and staggered two steps.
The next moment he pushed Toyotomi away, Ogata took a deep breath——
Tsk!
The great freedom of the blade slashed towards Toyotomi's face from bottom to top!
When Toyotomi saw this, his expression changed slightly and he quickly leaned back.
Toyotomi, who leaned back in time, successfully avoided being slashed in the face. He only allowed the blade of Da Zizai to pass by his chest, cutting a deep and shallow wound.
The blood dripping from the wound on Toyotomi's chest splashed into the air along the blade of Dai Zizao due to inertia.
These flowers of blood... were only splashed for a moment.
Because as soon as Dai Zizai's blade passed by, the wound on Toyotomi's chest was quickly repaired.
It's like swinging a knife to cut through the water - the blade cuts through the water one second, and then closes the water again the next second.
Toyotomi did several backflips, widening the gap between him and Ogata in one breath.
I saw him looking at Ogata for a few times with surprised eyes...and then letting out a slow laugh.
"'Yaksha Realm'..."
Toyotomi, who had spent several years and painstaking efforts to slowly lay out Shiranui, recognized the "Yaksha Realm" that Enma had painstakingly researched to counter Genichi's "Selfless Realm".
"Ogata Ittosai, when you attacked Shiranui, did you conveniently take away one of the Enma's efforts?"
"Where does my Yashamaru come from? You don't need to know, and I don't want to waste time explaining it to you slowly." Ogata put his two swords on the ground and stood up slowly.
If Toyotomi's current appearance is "like a ghost", then Ogata at this time is no less impressive than him.
The skin of the body turned dark red due to entering the "Yaksha Realm", and the steam-like gas wafted out. Coupled with the figure standing slowly with a knife, it really looked like a Shura from hell.
"Well..." As soon as he stood up, a trace of pain appeared between Ogata's brows, and his eyes were closed involuntarily.
Looking at Ogata, who was still maintaining the breathing rhythm of "Breath of the Source" while entering the "Yaksha Realm", Toyotomi's face... did not show any negative emotions such as annoyance or disgust.
A strange joy slowly appeared on his face.
"Ogata Ittosai, I never expected that you still have such a killing move."
"But - is this good?"
"As far as I know, the 'Yaksha Realm' will put a huge burden on the user's body."
"And your breathing method that can be used to enhance your own strength...cannot come without any price."
"Using your breathing method and Yasha Pill at the same time... aren't you worried that even after successfully defeating me, you will leave irreversible damage to your body?"
Ogata's breathing at this time was quite heavy.
"Huh...huh...huh...huh...huh..."
Ogata, whose breathing was disordered, slowly opened his eyes that had been closed in pain just now.
"I don't care what happens next!"
Boom——!
Thunder flashes and lightning explodes.
The lightning that shattered above the two men's heads illuminated the mad smile on Toyotomi's face, as well as Ogata's eyes that seemed to have flames burning inside.
"Ha, hip-hop, haha...it seems like there is no need to say more."
"Very good! That's how it should be!"
"You and I have tried our best and used all the tricks we can... Only in this way can the second decisive battle between 'Flower' and 'Leaf' be more powerful!"
"Okay, then... let's go on to fight to the death!"
Toyotomi, who had a wild smile on his face that had barely faded away, raised his left hand and grabbed the fabric on Haori's right shoulder——
Hiss!
Toyotomi pulled off the haori embroidered with the "Taiko Kiriha" family crest on his body and threw it towards the heavy rain and the thunderous clouds!
"The 9th generation head of the Toyotomi clan."
"Toyotomi Nobuhide!"
Ogata saw this and raised his left hand. The thumb and index finger were still clenched tightly. The other three fingers hooked on his body were also in tatters, but the thing embroidered was "Platycodon flower".
Haori with family pattern.
Pull, tug, throw - "Platycodon flowers" are flying into the sky with the strong wind!
Blah blah blah!
The rain fell suddenly and violently, and the thunder in the clouds also began to rage!
The silver-white thunder light not only illuminated the faces of the two people, but also illuminated the "Platycodon Flowers" and "Taiko Tung Leaves" that were flying in the wind and fluttering in the distance!
"Ronin."
"Ogata Issei!"
The next moment, the sword roared for the men!
The two of them rushed towards each other, and the swords that tore through the rain curtain collided in the air and made a sharp clang!
The shining sword light seemed to cut through the sky filled with dark clouds!
There is raging fire on the surface of the sea, and surging water below the sea surface.