Sekido reacted first, immediately raising the staff in his hand.
But the instant the lightning struck the ground, something unexpected happened!
Mist rose in the air again.
Hurried footsteps seemed to come from within it, drawing closer and closer.
Until finally, with one soft footfall-
Countless afterimages suddenly flashed into view all around them!
"Insect Breathing: Dance of the Centipede-Hundred-Legged Zigzag!"
"Dragon Breathing, Fourth Form: Dragon Tail-Sweep Dance!"
Whoosh!
A figure flashed through the night, severing Sekido's neck with one slash.
Under the moonlight, the boy's lungs rapidly expanded, his utterly dark gaze fixed on one direction from beginning to end!
"Wind Breathing, First Form: Dust Traveler Wind: Cutting Slash!"
"Blazing Breathing, Third Form: Three Thousand Blazing Flames!"
"Dragon Breathing, Third Form: A Flower Blooms in a Single Thought!"
His movements crisp and decisive, Su Chen used three Breathing Styles in a single instant!
The speed of wind, the scorching intensity of fire, and the roar of a dragon!
Time seemed to stand still.
A Nichirin Blade gleaming black seemed to slice the world apart. Flames burst to life as it swept through the air, their heat warping the air and suddenly lighting up the night sky.
Under the moonlight, the boy's dancing figure became a dragon.
Gale winds became his wings, and firelight was like his eyes.
The dragon's roar gave full expression to its fury at that moment!
Boom!
Wind and fire converged. For one instant, the demons could even feel the faint tremor of the Nichirin Blade and see every detail of Su Chen's expression, like that of an asura.
Then the blade's light sank into necks and hearts before piercing through, trailing graceful, neat lines of blood.
An impossibly swift figure swept past the three demons. This move, A Flower Blooms in a Single Thought, only