Clear World? No, This Is Called Spirit Sight!

As he watched the palm gradually fill his vision, Giyu Tomioka desperately wanted to resist, but in his current state, he was completely powerless.

So, in the next instant, Yoru Machi gripped his forehead with one hand and gave him a taste of weightless flight.

Violently hurled away, Giyu Tomioka endured tremendous wind pressure. After his back smashed through a large tree, he immediately vomited a mouthful of bitter fluid.

Yet even though he had broken through a tree and used it as a buffer, the impact on his body had only been weakened considerably; it had not vanished entirely.

As Giyu Tomioka's flying body was about to crash through a second tree, the suddenly reduced pressure allowed him to quickly adjust himself in midair. He kicked off the trunk with both feet and charged at Yoru Machi again.

Propelled by that kick, Giyu Tomioka was three parts faster than before.

The speed at which he was now rushing toward Yoru Machi was even considerably faster than the speed at which Yoru Machi had just thrown him.

He slashed at Yoru Machi, who was still standing before him, but the sensation transmitted through his blade made Giyu Tomioka frown again.

The reason was simple: his slash had passed straight through Yoru Machi's body once more.

The figure before him was not Yoru Machi's true body, but merely an afterimage left behind by his Breathing Techniques.

"Water Breathing: Third Form—Flowing Dance!"

The same move would not work on Giyu Tomioka twice!

Having just suffered under this move, Giyu Tomioka had learned his lesson. As his slash missed, he swiftly changed his sword form so that his body would not expose an opening for Yoru Machi to exploit.

The Third Form, Flowing Dance, was a move that balanced offense and defense. It