Swordsmanship VS Assassination Arts

"Burst (critical hit)..."

As such a serene voice echoed in the air, an extremely rich energy began to gather in a corner of the stage.

Behind Ayato Amagiri, who was retreating rapidly, Saya Sasamiya's entire body was shimmering with the radiance of Star Pulse Energy.

All that radiance converged into the barrel of the combined cannon that had appeared on its body at some unknown time, resonating with the Omni-element Ore within it.

As a result, dense energy began to gather at the muzzle, eventually forming two light cannons that, amidst the trembling sound of the air, pierced through the air and shot out explosively.

"Call----!"

Amidst the dense gusts of wind, two light cannons, carrying swirling air currents, grazed just the sides of Ayato Amagiri's body as they hurtled toward Fang Li.

They worked together extremely well.

Under these circumstances, the light cannon, friction with the air, shot fiercely towards Fang Li's direction.

Just as the light cannon was about to hit Fang Li, a clear shout rang out.

"Hurry, hurry, as the law commands! Imperial decree!"

With that sound, a talisman suddenly appeared in front of Fang Li, as if it had always been there, bursting with a lot of lightning.

The incoming light cannon landed on it, colliding heavily with the burst of electricity.

"Boom—!"

The powerful explosion blossomed like fireworks, carrying waves of fire that swept in all directions.

These waves of fire trembled slightly at one moment, and suddenly flowed towards the center like water.

Both Ayato Amagiri and Saya Sasamiya saw it.

Where the waves of fire converged, there was a pure white lightsaber.

There, Fang Li raised Bō Xié high in Fang Li hand, his whole body surging with rich Star Pulse Energy, which he slowly poured into the Omni-element Crystal.

Under these circumstances, Bō Xié's sword flashed with dazzling light, as if it had transformed into a vortex, absorbing all the surrounding fire waves and converging them onto the sword.

"Varied...!"

"...!"

Ayato Amagiri and Saya Sasamiya both stood up in surprise.

From Claudia, Ayato Amagiri and Saya Sasamiya learned about Bō Xié and that Fang Li had used Bō Xié to manipulate air currents, causing certain changes to the ground.

Therefore, the two of them remained vigilant about this.

However, unexpectedly, Bō Xié was also able to manipulate the aftershocks of the explosion.

This means that Saya Sasamiya can no longer attack at will.

After all, Saya Sasamiya's artillery fire almost always causes a powerful explosion, and she herself is proud of her firepower. If she is not careful, her attacks can be completely exploited by her opponents.

While Ayato Amagiri and Saya Sasamiya were still in shock, Fang Li had already controlled all the Explosive Flame, compressing them onto the sword. He raised his head, looked at Ayato Amagiri, and suddenly smiled.

"Well then, here it is back to you!"

After saying that, Fang Li suddenly swung down the Pure Star Imperial Armament that he had been holding high, which was now filled with compressed, dense flames.

"Bang—!"

The flames compressed on the sword suddenly exploded, turning into huge fireballs that swept across the retreating Ayato Amagiri.

"Ayato!"

Saya Sasamiya couldn't help but shout out.

"Don't worry!"

Ayato Amagiri immediately replied with this, then stopped in his tracks and closed his eyes.

At that moment, in Ayato Amagiri's mind, a sphere expanded outward from himself.

The sphere is not large, only about two meters in diameter.

However, within the area of this sphere lies Ayato Amagiri's absolute defensive perimeter.

The incoming fireball broke into this absolute defensive perimeter in the next second.

Ayato Amagiri suddenly opened her eyes.

"The Amagiri Shinmei Style swordsmanship—Yata Crow!"

The Black Furnace Demon Sword in Ayato Amagiri's hand suddenly shot up.

In that instant, Ayato Amagiri unleashed a continuous sword dance at an astonishing speed, causing the Black Furnace Demon Sword to draw streaks of light and slash in all directions.

Each sword beam neatly sliced the fireballs that had entered the absolute defense circle in half, causing them to explode one after another, turning into sparks that dissipated into the air.

From beginning to end, not a single sword strike missed its mark.

"Sharp!"

Cecily, who was behind Fang Li, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, but then she grinned and said something like this.

"Unfortunately, my junior brother is no pushover either."

Almost as soon as Cecily finished speaking, a faint whooshing sound suddenly rang out.

"Laugh----!"

A dark figure tore through the air and hurtled towards them, wielding a pure white lightsaber with a whistling sound as it slashed mercilessly toward Ayato Amagiri with a speed even more astonishing than that of Ayato Amagiri.

"————!"

Ayato Amagiri's expression changed slightly, and he quickly raised the Black Furnace Demon Sword in his hand to block in front of him.

"Clang----!"

The white and black swords clashed violently, producing a crisp, metallic clang.

Under that powerful reaction force, Fang Li and Ayato Amagiri both took a step back, their eyes meeting in mid-air.

Immediately, the two of them steadied themselves at the same time, took a big step forward, and suddenly raised the Pure Star Imperial Armament in their hands.

"The First Transmission of the Amagiri Shinmei Style Sword Technique—Second Dragon!"

Ayato Amagiri unleashed a lightning-fast cross slash, causing the two sword lights to overlap and hurtle towards Fang Li.

"Flash Sheath - Double Kill!"

Fang Li unleashed a lightning-fast double slash, with the upper and lower slashes appearing simultaneously to meet the attack head-on.

"Clang—!"

The sword light of the double slash and the cross slash collided, creating a loud, bell-like sound and a strong impact that, with its chaotic energy, shattered one after another.

Fang Li and Ayato Amagiri were simultaneously knocked back by the shockwave.

In that one split second, the winner was decided.

Ayato Amagiri's swordsmanship is indeed extremely superb, certainly no less than Kiririn Ditou's.

However, swordsmanship is ultimately just swordsmanship; it is a technique applied to swords, and naturally has no effect on aspects unrelated to swords.

But Fang Li is different.

The essence of the Seven Nights Assassination Technique lies in its unexpectedness and extraordinary nature; it emphasizes movement rather than attack.

So, as Ayato Amagiri lost control and staggered backward, Fang Li, the instant his feet touched the ground, suddenly stopped and instead of retreating, charged forward.

"Bang—!"

A muffled thud resounded.

That was the sound of Fang Li kicking Ayato Amagiri as he spun around.

"Gurgle!" Ayato Amagiri groaned as he was kicked away, rolling several meters on the ground before finally coming to a stop.

As Ayato Amagiri stopped, a pure white lightsaber appeared in his field of vision, pointed at his throat.