Uchiha Style Swordsmanship vs. Yun Ying Spearmanship

Yun Ying charged through every day like a whirlwind. Everyone at the King's Escort Agency knew about her fiery temper, but it didn't matter.

No matter how reckless or impulsive she got, Uncle Kai would always have her back.

And Uncle Kai? He was absurdly overpowered. They usually called him Kai Dad.

After all, Kai was the strongest among them when he unleashed his full power in this world. Once he used his ultimate move, he spared no one—even gods would fall to him. His damage was simply off the charts.

Zhao Huaizhen, Li Bai, and the others had once sparred with him. All eight of them together couldn't beat Kai when he went all out.

Granted, none of them had used their full strength, and each had focused on different things, but the result said plenty.

Besides, it wasn't as though Yun Ying was weak.

Beyond seven feet... What was that line she was always saying?

Right. Within seven feet, she was invincible.

Yun Ying stamped her foot. The ground cracked beneath her, sending gravel flying.

She shot toward Madara Uchiha like a streak of light. She didn't care how enormous his Susanoo was. The bigger the target, the better—every thrust would land a critical hit.

Her spear shot out like a dragon, a fire phoenix setting the prairie ablaze. Golden flames sprang up at its tip, and the shaft shuddered violently with a hum like a dragon's cry.

Though she was a thousand times smaller, Yun Ying's presence was no less formidable.

A wild grin spread across Madara Uchiha's face.

He leaped from the top of his Susanoo, thousands of meters above the ground.

Boom!

His feet struck the earth, blasting out a huge crater.

Madara paid it no mind. With a casual gesture, a black Truth-Seeking Orb appeared in his palm and swiftly formed into a pitch-black katana. A strange sheen twisted along its blade, as though it could devour anything.

It had been a long time since he'd used Uchiha Style Swordsmanship. His hands were itching for it.

"Come on. Let me see how much fire that spear of yours has."

With a low shout, Madara stamped his foot and charged to meet her.

Clang!

Spearpoint and blade collided fiercely in midair. Red spear light and black sword energy tore at each other, bursting into a blinding glare.

The terrifying shockwave spread outward, flattening everything around them.

Yun Ying felt her arm go numb as tremendous force surged through the spear. She didn't care. Instead of retreating, she pressed forward, turned her wrist, and swept the shaft across.

Moon Severing!

Her spear slashed upward. A wave of flame tore through the ground and launched Madara Uchiha into the sky.

Madara twisted in midair and slashed backhanded with his Truth-Seeking Orb blade. Black sword energy cut across the sky, split the spear flame in two, then hurtled toward Yun Ying.

Yun Ying's eyes sharpened.

Cloud Chasing!

She became a blur and flashed several meters away, dodging the slash.

Yun Ying dodged it. The people behind her couldn't.

There were too many of them, and Zhang Lexuan and the others had no chance of evading that strike.

Zhao Huaizhen immediately released his Martial Soul. A green shield appeared before everyone and easily blocked Madara's slash.

Madara frowned slightly at the sight.

"Another expert?

Now this is interesting."

Yun Ying, meanwhile, had plenty on her mind. What a fast blade. What a heavy blade.

But though she was startled, her hands never slowed. She dashed three times in succession, flashing back and forth. Each pass left a spear mark on Madara Uchiha.

One was unmatched with a spear; the other's swordsmanship defied reason. Both wielded overwhelming power.

As they fought at close quarters, their weapons clashed without pause. Sparks flew across the battlefield, and waves of force surged through the air.

Their exhilarating fight even drew cheers from Li Bai.

"Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!"

"Not bad at all. I'd like to test my swordsmanship against him too!" Kai said.

"What's so good about all this fighting and killing? Right, Sister Lexuan?" Cai Wenji had no taste for it.

What could Zhang Lexuan say? She had gone numb.

She had thought Li Bai was probably the strongest person in the King's Escort Agency. Who would have guessed there were more experts? Yun Ying's strength was outrageous.

This carefree, unconventional young woman possessed such heaven-defying power. Zhang Lexuan grew even warier of the King's Escort Agency.

Madara Uchiha, meanwhile, was thoroughly enjoying himself.

He laughed wildly, looking every bit a maniac. His strikes grew fiercer, and he brought his blade down like an axe splitting Mount Hua. A black slash dozens of meters long gathered along the Truth-Seeking Orb blade and descended straight toward Yun Ying.

Yun Ying raised her spear across her body to block.

Boom!

The ground collapsed instantly, and Yun Ying's feet sank into the earth.

Scorching Prairie Fire and black sword energy clashed furiously against her spear, hissing as they annihilated the air around them.

"Old man, you've got quite a bit of strength."

Yun Ying gritted her teeth and roared, knocking the katana aside. Then she flicked her spearpoint forward and unleashed Star Pursuit.

She began thrusting in rapid succession.

One thrust, two, three—seven spear shadows sealed off every route Madara Uchiha could take to dodge.

If she couldn't match his strength, she would beat him with speed. Within seven feet, she was invincible.

Faced with that dense barrage, Madara showed no panic. He calmly held his blade before him and wove an impenetrable curtain of black steel, blocking all seven thrusts.

But those attacks had only been a feint. On the final thrust, Yun Ying changed the course of her spear and yanked Madara Uchiha toward her. For the first time, Madara suffered the same trick that had caught Beast God Di Tian earlier.

He reacted at once, but it was already too late.

Spear flame erupted at point-blank range and struck Madara Uchiha in the chest.

Bang!

Flames engulfed Madara's body. A huge hole was blasted through his chest, heart and all.

That thrust had been meant to kill.

"That was a fine thrust."

A trace of admiration appeared on Madara Uchiha's face.

"You're still alive?

How is that possible?"

Yun Ying stared at the enormous hole in Madara's chest, then at his unchanging expression, stunned.

What shocked her even more was that Madara hadn't dodged. He should have fought with everything he had to stop a killing blow like that.

She hadn't wanted to kill Madara Uchiha; she had simply given the fight her all. But she truly hadn't expected him to survive that.

Just then, Madara's wound began to heal before her eyes. Undying regeneration—that was the power of Impure World Reincarnation.

"Your spearwork is good, but you're a little ruthless.

I have no right to say that, though. I'm the same way."

Madara Uchiha had enjoyed himself immensely. With an undying body, he had nothing to fear, so he hadn't blocked.

If he'd fought desperately to stop it, he could have. But why bother?

He had already sensed that Yun Ying wasn't the only one with heaven-defying strength. The others were formidable too. He could never defeat them all alone.

But he had an undying body and limitless Soul Power, and that gave him confidence. He intended to return Yun Ying's thrust in kind. Whether he could be brought back afterward was someone else's problem.