Xuan and Xuan

"Besides that, don't you have anything else to say?"

"There is none left."

"... That's good."

Xuan sighed, and a golden Dharma Wheel immediately appeared above his head, along with a golden handle in his hand.

Ten Shadows Technique. Those who awaken can obtain the specific appearance, Cursed Technique, and reference strength of ten Shikigami. The sorcerer can borrow power from the Shikigami that has been subdued.

Such behavior is extremely "luxurious".

Borrowing power involves partially summoning a portion of Shikigami. This does not reduce the amount of Cursed Energy consumed, and the strength of the Cursed Technique will also decrease.

Some summoned Shikigami cannot exert 100% of their effectiveness; generally, some summoned Shikigami only have 60% of their effect.

Just like the Mahoraga, the Eight-Handled Sword Divergent Sila Divine General Mahoraga Cursed Technique, "Adaptation" and "Learning," will grant 150% extra resistance after completing the cycle of the Dharma Wheel. Normally, by the third cycle, the Mahoraga would have already gained immunity to the effects of ordinary Cursed Technique.

But the fourth turn is different.

The fourth transition represents "adaptation" and "learning".

Once it spins four times, Mahoraga will adapt to the current situation and acquire a "movement".

"One."

The instant Kenjaku raised his hand, Xuan rode the lightning and instantly appeared in front of Kenjaku. In a flash, his Hand Axe slashed upwards, and as the blade sliced through Kenjaku's abdomen, Kenjaku's face contorted for a moment.

"Two."

Xuan kicked out, sending Kenjaku, who was under the control of pain, flying. A flash of lightning appeared, and the Hand Axe in his hand transformed into a short cone. The sharp shadow instantly pierced through Kenjaku's Cursed Energy protection, opening a large hole in Kenjaku's chest.

Kenjaku immediately activated "light" in an attempt to escape Xuan's attack direction, but the moment he landed, Xuan also landed in front of him.

"Wouldn't it be hard to control?"

As Kenjaku's body gradually recovered, Xuan raised an eyebrow and tossed the handle in his hand back and forth.

"My body's sensory abilities are more than ten times that of an average person."

"..."

Kenjaku had already felt it; those two blows had made him breathless with pain.

"It's hard to imagine, the Strongest. How did you become the Strongest with a physique like that...?"

"I'm really afraid of pain."

"Ah... you didn't say that when you tore half a leg off."

Xuan stared blankly at Kenjaku before him—the effects of Mahoraga's magic seal were working normally. The opponent must have adapted to Mahoraga Mahoraga. If that was the case, Kenjaku should have also adapted all of his skills to Lu Suo.

Given the same skill set, I currently do not possess any skills that can destroy Kenjaku in one hit.

No, perhaps.

However, that move is theoretically a trump card—if it's played now and Kenjaku defends against it, it's still not a good situation.

Xuan swung the handle in his hand, Hand-and-a-Half Sword appeared in his hand with a series of swings.

"Have you adapted to my fighting rhythm?"

"That's tough, considering it's a newly fitted body. I didn't expect you to get back on defense so quickly."

"After all, it's you we're dealing with, so taking extra precautions is unavoidable."

Pat, pat.

Two figures walked facing each other in the woods.

Xuan was somewhat surprised. With Kenjaku's abilities, how could he still not find out from his memories how to use the Ten Shadows without chanting?

Hmm, I don't quite understand.

"Dragon Scales, Recoil, Paired Shooting Stars"

As Xuan raised his hand and uttered the incantation, Kenjaku immediately raised his hand and recited his incantation as well.

"Buryūbu, Yura Yura."

With a whoosh, the designated strike hit the Sword of Extermination in Kenjaku's hand. The Cursed Energy instantly dissolved and disappeared, and the designated release was casually caught, which Xuan was not surprised at all.

"Your Cursed Tool, as far as I know... should still be in the hands of that Heavenly Restriction, right?"

"It's all thanks to those Ancient Sorcerers you found."

"Copy?"

"You could say that, but it's the original."

Whoosh--crunch!

Sizzle!

After speaking, Kenjaku's figure instantly appeared in front of Xuan. Xuan's raised Hand-and-a-Half Sword neutralized the attack of the Sword of Extermination. Kenjaku's nerves obviously couldn't keep up with Xuan's movements, and his shoulder was shattered by a sword in an instant.

Bang!

Then it was powerfully blasted away.

"Third, in the Unconscious Absorption."

Before Kenjaku's eyes, the Cursed Energy wrapped around Xuan's body suddenly changed, and the Caduceus in his hand was also wrapped with astonishing black Cursed Energy.

"What a terrifying Cursed Tool... If my body were even slightly weaker, would I be unable to defeat you even without using your Cursed Energy?"

"What do you think, Kenjaku?"

Xuan smiled, flicked the Hand-and-a-Half Sword in his hand, and some of the black Cursed Energy was thrown to the ground. The sword also became thinner and longer, turning into a rapier.

"You can't do anything about your own body... Round Deer."

Kenjaku formed hand seals, and Round Deer's Reverse Cursed Technique and his own Reverse Cursed Technique took effect simultaneously, causing Kenjaku's wounds to heal rapidly.

"If I were you, I would first learn how to use this body before causing trouble for its original owner."

"I already said it, because I never intended to fight you."

Kenjaku slowly got up from the ground, and Xuan raised his hand the instant he saw Lu Suo's gesture.

The two Cursed Energy strikes collided instantly and then dissipated.

Kenjaku's face was covered in sweat because his body was processing the surrounding information beyond its capacity. To maintain such a body for combat, the owner of the body needed to have been in this environment since childhood or have extraordinary endurance.

That's a monster.

Kenjaku knew that his plan to launch a frontal assault had failed, and he now focused his attention on another plan—at the same time, Kenjaku had also gradually adapted to this body.

While he certainly wouldn't be able to fight Xuan, he could at least dodge some attacks.

The two looked at each other.

Bass!

Two beams of light rose simultaneously, collided several times in mid-air, and then landed at the entrance of the Tombs of the Star Corridor.

Such a fast reaction time...

Among the Cursed Technique Kenjaku had stored up over the years, there were also Cursed Technique for calculating trajectories. He instantly calculated the trajectory of using the Cursed Technique Reversal: Light and return to the Tombs of the Star Corridor, but the moment he used the Cursed Technique, he was caught and followed by Xuan, who even struck him several times.

Kenjaku rolled awkwardly on the ground, but a smile appeared on his face.

"Xuan... I'm very curious, what would it be like if two people from the same field clashed?!"

"So that's what you were thinking about—ha, I'm curious about that too."

Xuan looked up at his disheveled self—then, the two of them simultaneously formed the Indra Hand Sign with both hands.

"Domain Expansion." / "Domain Expansion!!"

"The Undercurrent: Eight Fixed Waters."