A person in Japan, a sword that soars to immortality.

Chapter 195 It's time to meet the senior.

On the Shinsengumi's side, Kondo Isami, standing at the very front, was facing immense pressure.

The other party stood there brazenly in front of me, with the door wide open, completely unprepared.

But it was precisely this posture that made him feel at a loss.

He simulated several scenarios in his mind, but the result was always the same: he was beheaded with a single blow.

Tick.

Unbeknownst to me, sweat dripped down my face and onto the ground.

The hands holding the knife became increasingly slippery due to excessive sweating in their palms.

what do I do......

"Brother Kondo, please let me go first."

Snapped.

A broad, thick hand patted his shoulder, and then Ito Kashitaro, with hawk-like eyes and wearing a purple haori, stepped out from behind him.

"Are you kidding me? That guy defeated Okita Souji in one hit!"

"We estimate we only have one chance to make a move against him!"

Kondo Isami frowned as he looked at Ito Kashitaro, who had a calm expression on his face, and wondered if the other man was going insane due to too much pressure.

"I know."

A calm reply, a slow draw of the sword.

After Ito Kashitaro turned his back to the Shinsengumi, he looked at the tall, muscular man wielding a large katana almost as long as himself, radiating an eerie red light, and his reply was unusually calm.

He then continued:

"When I was in Edo, I once encountered a legendary man-eating demon. Fortunately, a mysterious samurai defeated it and taught me the method of cultivating martial arts true qi."

"As you all know, I am the master of the Hokushin Itto-ryu school."

"My true killing move is just one strike."

"I am prepared to die. If I fail, please make sure you all save your own lives."

Upon hearing this, the Shinsengumi members were all stunned and wanted to step forward to stop him, but their outstretched hands and open mouths were stopped by Ito Kashitaro's raised palm.

We're all companions, no need for further explanation.

clap clap.

Upon hearing these remarks, Taiichi, who was standing opposite, casually flipped his sword over and stuck it into the ground, then clapped his hands.

Ito Kashitaro? Yes, a famous swordsman.

However, the ending seems to be somewhat tragic.

Historically, he chose to start his own faction due to his differing ideals from those of the Shinsengumi.

However, the Shinsengumi had its own rules, and Ito Kashitaro's ideology was to overthrow the shogunate, which made them enemies of the Shinsengumi.

Therefore, his final fate was to be assassinated by the Shinsengumi.

There is no right or wrong, it's just a clash of ideas.

Whoever survives to the end is the winner.

Thinking of this, Taiichi looked past the crowd in front of him and at Yukimura Chizuru, who was hiding at the very back, and a slight smile slowly appeared on his lips.

"So, the only difference between us is that we are on different paths."

"Who wins and who loses depends on their methods."

He drew his sword, turned sideways, raised his arm, and pointed it at Ito Kashitaro.

As Taiichi flicked his wrist, the tip of the blade, parallel to the ground, seemed to nod in agreement.

Despite his outward calm, Ito Kashitaro was filled with anger upon seeing the other party's provocation.

"If you underestimate the Hokushin Ittō-ryū style, you may suffer a great loss."

While Ito Kashitaro was speaking, he sheathed his sword, then bent over, lunged, and pulled his legs into an iaido-slashing stance.

Taiyi, however, seemed not to have heard his warning. He simply tilted his head and continued to tap the blade with the tip.

hateful!

"This is a move I created myself, combining the Hokushin Itto-ryu style with True Qi martial arts!"

"My swordsmanship, Sun-Chasing Thrust!"

boom!

Just as Ito Kashitaro was about to charge forward and unleash his special technique, Taiichi saw through his moves the moment he began to make a move.

If this had happened when he first transmigrated, this strike would indeed have been lethal to him.

But now...

Nothing new, so you should take a break too.

He didn't kill him, because Taiyi could feel a hot aura emanating from his breath.

Combining what he had just said, I immediately thought of someone.

"Interesting, did you encounter the Flame Pillar before?"

It seems that the Demon Slayer Corps' philosophy is also changing.

At least Ito Kashitaro didn't join them, but he was still taught the true qi martial arts.

Before going to Paradise Island, in order to collect universal points, he also planted the True Qi Seed into the bodies of the Demon Slayer Corps samurai.

Over the years, although his soul was sealed, he did indeed feel his true energy seed dissipate many times.

If it is not absorbed by the host, then the true qi seed will naturally disappear when the host dies.

In the past, he would have felt heartbroken about losing so much true energy, but now that his body has reached the Five Qi Convergence and Sun Refinement stage, he no longer intends to take back the true energy seeds he had scattered before.

The difference between 0.01x speed and 100x speed made Ito Kashitaro feel like his opponent was teleporting.

Before he could react, Taiyi struck him in the face with the same blade and sent him flying.

The Shinsengumi swordsmen behind Ito Kashitaro witnessed yet another comrade being defeated in the same way.

Amidst the grief and tension, anger was also rising.

For those who practice martial arts, the most important thing is an indomitable spirit.

With a shout from Kondo Isami, everyone drew their swords and charged at Taiichi.

Meanwhile, the Choshu Domain soldiers around Inari Pass became tense, and Taiichi was worried.

Although this person is mysterious, he knocked down the True Qi Warriors from the Shogunate's side right away, so he must be one of their own!

Those adults upstairs are really stingy; they didn't say there was such a master earlier, causing them to be locked in a standoff for so long.

Faced with the crowd's attack, Taiyi suddenly burst into laughter.

He then swung the Mortal Blade in his hand continuously, leaving trails of afterimages, and sent all the Shinsengumi swordsmen who came in front of him flying.

After a series of cracking sounds, the entire Shinsengumi responsible for guarding Inari Pass was knocked to the ground.

And almost everyone had a long red mark on their face.

"Well, it's not exactly weak."

Looking at the people who had fainted on the ground, Taiichi made an objective assessment.

The strength of the Shinsengumi, coupled with their cultivation of True Qi Martial Arts, is equivalent to their combat power when their health is around 300 points.

Among ordinary people, this level of skill is already considered unparalleled.

Kenshin is similar, but his overall strength is somewhat greater than that of many of the Shinsengumi's swordsmen.

Taiichi stepped over the crowd and walked step by step to Yukimura Chizuru in front of him.

Looking at the girl holding knives in both hands, pointing them at him, but trembling all over, Taiichi curled his lips.

He then extended a finger and deflected the other man's knife to the side.

"Huh? What are you going to do?!"

Yukimura Chizuru was already so frightened that her whole body stiffened and she was unable to resist.

But when she saw that she hadn't been knocked unconscious, but instead was being grabbed by the collar and lifted up, some inappropriate images for children immediately came to her mind.

Oh no, he's lusting after my good looks!

Brothers, help me!

"Are you dreaming? Huh?"

Seeing that the other person was actually blushing, Taiyi immediately understood that his body, which was full of yang energy, had a fatal attraction to women.

It's fair to say that an ordinary woman would clamp her legs together at the mere sight of her own body, and if you were to touch it, she would immediately squirm.

He planted the knife in the ground, then bent his middle finger, hooked it with his thumb, and slowly brought it to Yukimura Chizuru's forehead:

"Senior, I'm already in front of you, are you still going to pretend to be stupid?"

"If she doesn't come out soon, I'll flick her head and her head will really break."