Lü Bu sized Susanoo up and down. After a moment, disappointment showed in his eyes. "You want to compete with me using that thing?"
Susanoo understood what Lü Bu meant. "As they say, an inch longer means an inch stronger; an inch shorter means an inch more dangerous. How can the hundred weapons be ranked as superior or inferior? I am the Sword God, so naturally I shall defeat you with a sword."
Seeing this, Lü Bu said no more. He directly swung his Fangtian Halberd in a sweeping strike.
Boom—
Amid the thunderous roar, Susanoo barely withstood the blow. Astonishment filled his eyes; he clearly could not imagine that a human possessed such tremendous strength.
He had already tried his best to overestimate and take his opponent seriously, yet he had never expected that, as a god, he would be utterly crushed by a human in terms of strength.
The instant Susanoo was knocked back and exposed an opening, Lü Bu charged forward with his halberd. A forward thrust nearly pierced straight through Susanoo.
That brief exchange made Susanoo realize that he could not hold back. He went all out, unleashing every sword technique he had learned in his life.
The Japanese swordsmen in the stands were all shocked, because they saw traces of their own sword styles within Susanoo's techniques.
Okita Souji saw his own Tennen Rishin-ryu as well, but Susanoo knew far too many styles. His own school had appeared only in a fleeting flash.
Susanoo moved through the arena like a roaming dragon, graceful and unrestrained, his footwork light and elegant.
Yet it was difficult for his attacks to get close. Every time he had just begun to build momentum, Lü Bu's long weapon knocked them aside.
Moreover, Lü Bu was stronger than him. Whenever their