At this point in the battle, under normal circumstances, one of the two sides should have started considering retreat.
However, Yuzhen had not had the chance to retreat when the enemy was beating him like a dog. Now that the tide of battle was gradually turning in his favor, if he chose to retreat, wouldn't that mean he had taken that beating for nothing?
He had no reason to retreat.
Besides, Yuzhen had yet to accomplish his purpose in coming here. The Jiongu Lu before him certainly did not look like someone who would let him meet the daimyo of Kikyo Castle in a warm and friendly manner.
Jiongu Lu had no intention of withdrawing either. Although several of his masks had been destroyed, he did not believe he would lose... He still retained his full combat strength, while his opponent had long since been half-crippled.
There was another reason as well. In Jiongu Lu's eyes, Yuzhen's body was extremely rare and excellent material. He would not easily give up the opportunity before him... He wanted to seize Yuzhen's heart.
More importantly, Jiongu Lu's will to fight was being supported by a very personal reason...
It was tearjerking, really. He was a man who valued keeping his word, and he had always remembered his creed: "Be responsible for your own wages."
On the upper floor of Tenshukaku, the water Yuzhen had created was rapidly draining away, while the night wind poured fiercely through the massive opening in the wall.
The smoke and high-temperature steam filling the room were blown away almost completely in an instant.
Jiongu Lu's body was revealed once more. However, compared to the form he had maintained before, his body had now expanded dramatically, and he stood over three meters tall...
All the Jiongu Lu "tentacles" surged