Yasuo did not stand on ceremony. The wind pressure around him gathered ever more intensely, and emerald-green light began to coil around his blade.
"If you seek death, it will be as easy as turning your hand!"
Yasuo, having entered his second phase, suddenly gave Araki an overwhelming sense of pressure. However, after training for so long, Araki had not made no progress at all.
At the very least, compared to last time, the [Grace of the Wind] buff wrapped around him remained steady and had not been directly dispelled by Yasuo.
"Steel Tempest!"
Yasuo's figure appeared directly before Araki as though he had teleported. The longsword in his hand swirled with emerald-green gale force as it slashed toward him at astonishing speed.
"Amakakeru Ryu no Hirameki!"
Araki used Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu's battōjutsu. With an upward slash, he knocked aside Yasuo's longsword, then instantly followed with a second strike. A translucent wind blade shot from the edge of his sword, leaving Yasuo almost no time to react.
"Wind Wall!"
Unfortunately, a transparent wall of wind appeared in an instant, blocking Araki's Flying Slash.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Yasuo pulled back his sword and hurled out two tornadoes in succession, sealing off Araki's escape routes.
Yet Araki showed no panic. Instead, a strange smile appeared on his face.
Rather than retreating, he charged straight into Yasuo's arms. After being cut apart, he transformed into a fierce gale and perished together with the [Wind Armor] enveloping Yasuo.
"Hah!"
At that very moment, Araki's real body let out a shout and unleashed an ultra-high-speed thrusting sword technique from behind, combining [Wind Instant Body Technique] with [Flash Thrust].
His figure seemed to vanish from where he stood in an instant. The next moment, as though he had shifted through space, he appeared directly behind