Whew!
A biting wind howled through the mountains, and a massive ice sculpture arm slammed down from above like a streak of cold light.
In an instant, accompanied by a deafening roar, the ground trembled violently, as if it could not bear the weight and let out a painful groan.
Not far from the ice sculpture arm, Tengen Uzui leaped backward, his eyes fixed on the ice sculpture arm, watching its every move.
After attacking him so many times, he had a general understanding of Doma's technique.
A vertically falling hand strike is the fastest and most powerful.
Even if he did have Nichirin Blade, let alone not having Nichirin Blade now, Tengen Uzui wouldn't dare to accept the challenge.
The horizontal sweeping hand strike is relatively slower and less powerful, but it has the advantage of a wide attack range.
Every time Doma tries to dodge, they have to outwit Doma to see if his chop is aimed at someone who jumps to dodge, or if it's just a straight sweep.
Having relied on his intuition from fighting so many people, Tengen Uzui had managed to dodge the attacks unscathed on several previous occasions.
But if you fail even once in this kind of thing, you can basically say goodbye to your three wives.
Therefore, Tengen Uzui didn't plan to continue guessing.
Glancing at the ice sculpture arm that seemed poised to sweep across again, Tengen Uzui didn't dare rest and quickly retreated.
Whoosh--!
The icy arm swept across several meters in front of Tengen Uzui.
Tengen Uzui retreated slightly, stopping when he was about ten meters away from where the ice sculpture's arm had swept across.
He didn't dare retreat too far.
After all, he remembered that it was he who was trying to hold off Doma, not Doma who was trying to kill him.
If he were alone, in this situation, he would have turned around and run away instead of fighting with Doma.
But he needs to buy time. If he retreats too far, Doma might stop chasing and go down the mountain path instead.
Moreover, the fact that we've fought this far is largely thanks to Doma attacking us.
Otherwise, if Doma were to go down the mountain path, that would be a real problem.
At that point, it's not good to chase after them, and it's not good not to chase them either.
If you chase after him, the mountain path is only so wide, Doma's attacks can be said to cover almost the entire mountain path, leaving you nowhere to hide.
If you're not going to chase them, then why stay behind and be the last one standing?
A strong wind howled past, making a "whooshing" sound.
The enormous arm, sculpted from ice, resembled a raging beast, exuding a chilling aura as it swiftly pursued its target.
During the chase, the ice sculpture's arms rose and fell and swept across the air, each swing carrying immense power, seemingly intent on tearing everything in its path apart.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!...
The ice sculpture's arm was repeatedly slammed onto the ground, creating a deafening roar.
Each loud bang was accompanied by a violent tremor of the ground, sending dust and rocks flying everywhere. The surrounding trees were also shaken by the powerful impact, their branches and leaves flying everywhere.
However, after a fierce attack, the ice sculpture arm crashed to the ground again.
This time, however, it seemed to have exhausted all its strength. Its arm stopped on the ground, and it fell into a deathly silence, no longer possessing the agility and ferocity it had before.
He frowned slightly, a troubled look on his face. He slowly closed the folding fan in his hand, then gently rubbed his head a few times, muttering to himself:
"It seems this technique might be more suitable when you have Nichirin Blade!"
Having said that, Doma relinquished control of the ice sculpture's arm, slowly raised his hands holding the folding fan, and softly murmured:
" Blood Demon Art: Frozen Lotus!"
Swish! Swish!
With a wave of the folding fan, one after another, crystal-clear icicles grew and took shape rapidly, like bamboo shoots after a spring rain. Each icicle exuded a bone-chilling coldness and shimmered with a cold light under the moonlight.
Immediately afterwards, these ice pillars shot towards Tengen Uzui in the distance like arrows released from a bow.
He didn't dare to resist, and even the current Tengen Uzui couldn't resist.
He could only observe the direction from which the icicles were coming while quickly dodging them.
"Damn it! Of all times, they had to pick the moment when I just came back from the hot springs! Not only did they not have my Nichirin Blade, but they also didn't have any kunai or gunpowder on them!"
"Uzui Tengen said angrily, and his figure flipped forward again, dodging the attack," Yuzui Tengen said indignantly.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!...
The whooshing sound of icicles shooting out came again, this time louder and more frequent than before.
Tengen Uzui turned his head slightly and saw hundreds of ice pillars shooting towards him like a silver rain of arrows.
His expression instantly turned serious, his brain racing as he roughly estimated that it would be impossible to completely dodge the ice pillar's attack range this time.
He quickly turned his head, searching for something he could use as a weapon.
Wood? It's easier to handle, but...
There's no way a piece of wood from any random tree by the roadside could possibly stop an attack from Doma, the Upper Rank!
The icicles were rapidly approaching; there was no time to think further.
Tengen Uzui quickly bent down and picked up a fairly large pebble.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!...
The pebbles collided with the icicles repeatedly, producing a crisp and loud clanging sound.
Using the pebbles in his hand, Tengen Uzui broke or deflected the ice pillars. In an instant, ice shards flew everywhere, shimmering with cold light under the moonlight.
After a shower of icicles, Tengen Uzui stood there, his brows furrowed.
It wasn't just because of the ice pillars that had condensed above Doma, but also because of the pain coming from his own palm.
The stone wasn't as hard as the Nichirin Blade, but it was barely enough to withstand this kind of attack.
Although the stone will wear down with each collision with the icicle, these stones are so easy to find that there's no need to worry about them being scarce.
Can...
A stone picked up randomly is never easy to handle; it's full of sharp edges and corners.
I just used a stone to block a wave of ice pillars, and now my palms are throbbing with pain!
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!...
The ice pillars shot towards Tengen Uzui once again.
Tengen Uzui took a deep breath, raised the stone with both hands, and charged forward again.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!...
The clanging sounds continued.
Staring at the ice pillars that showed no sign of stopping, Tengen Uzui frowned deeply and muttered angrily:
"Damn it! Is this what Upper Rank is like? It never stops attacking?"
Clang! Clang!
After knocking down two more ice pillars, Tengen Uzui took a moment to look towards Doma's location.
Doma stood quietly in the distance, gently waving a folding fan in one hand, looking at him with a contented expression.
Above him, one icicle after another continuously condensed, and then shot towards him at high speed after taking shape.