In the battle circle of the training grounds, Todo Touka maintained her iaijutsu stance as lightning burst from every part of her body. It seemed to be absorbed, transforming into streams of electricity that poured into the sheathed sword in her hand.
"Take this, Kurogane!"
Todo Touka made this declaration, her eyes radiating an indomitable resolve.
At this sight, Ikki knew that Todo Touka was prepared to decide the victor with her next strike.
And so...
"Phew..."
Ikki maintained his stance, ready to counter, and slowly exhaled.
There were only two reasons Todo Touka's family sword had never been defeated in battle.
First, its power was peerless. Once it landed, a half-hearted defense could not withstand it and would be effortlessly cut apart.
Second, it was as fast as lightning and impossible to capture. More often than not, by the time an opponent stepped into the crossing range of "Raikiri," she had already drawn and struck them, leaving them no time to react.
Its ultimate power and ultimate speed were what made this Blade-Breaker Technique so formidable.
Therefore, if one wanted to break through "Raikiri" head-on, they had to exploit one of these two points.
In other words, they either needed astonishing defensive power capable of completely withstanding even the mighty attacks of "Raikiri," or speed and eyesight that surpassed it, allowing them to see through the attack and catch or block it.
Otherwise, they could only do as those who had faced "Raikiri" in the past had done: find a way to put distance between themselves and Todo Touka, avoid entering her crossing range, and prevent "Raikiri" from being unleashed or from hitting. This was the only known strategy against "Raikiri."
The current "Seven Star Sword King," Morohoshi Yudai, had used this strategy to defeat Todo Touka.
Ikki, however,