Honma Yo shouted.
He had apparently anticipated that Shui Daiyi would use the Substitution Technique to widen the distance, so he was not surprised. With one slash, he shattered the log, his feet never slowing—instead, he moved even faster.
In an instant, man and blade became one. His essence, energy, and spirit condensed into a single point. The blade was the man, and the man was the blade. He transformed into a pure streak of blade light and charged at Shui Daiyi with unstoppable momentum.
"Water Release: Water Shockwave!"
Having opened up the distance, Shui Daiyi finally had time to form hand seals. His hands flashed through them with the speed of a magician performing a trick.
Suddenly, a vortex of water gathered around him. Then it rose, water vapor billowing as it rapidly formed into a narrow wave that shot skyward.
Steam surged upward, then the water crashed down with immense force toward Honma Yo, who was charging in with his blade.
The torrent was vast and ferocious.
The entire banquet hall was filled with the fishy stench of water.
Fortunately, Grass Shadow slammed both hands onto the ground. Two rows of earthen walls rose from the floor, cutting off the water flowing toward the daimyo.
Otherwise, everyone would have been submerged in an instant!
The power of ninjutsu was plain to see!
"Iai Slash!"
There was no time for amazement. Facing the descending wave, Honma Yo seemed like Kawabata Nozomu sitting in meditation before a waterfall as he fiercely swung his blade!
A ribbon-like arc of blade light shot upward, splitting the wave apart from below.
It moved incredibly fast. The blade light continued onward, extending along the water wave!
The blade force surged without end and reached Shui Daiyi in the blink of an eye.
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