Type-Moon, joins the Lion King at the beginning.

Chapter 396: Gorgeous Tianyuan Flower - Its sword can reach the height of the void
It was the morning of the second day. Musashi, who had annihilated two heroic swordsmen, was playing with Tanosuke, who was babbling, outside the thatched hut.

"Well~~Good boy, good boy, come~lift me up~~"

Musashi, with a smile on his face, hugged Tansuke. Because Afeng had other things to do, and Li Ye and Senkomura were forging iron, only Musashi could take care of Tansuke at this time.

Or maybe it's their alone time.

Facing the young Tianzhu, Musashi's face was full of smiles: "Tianzhu, please listen to me for a few more words. I will hold you up high while speaking, okay?"

"Yeah ah!"

Although Tansuke, who was holding up his little meaty hand, did not understand what Musashi said, he still showed joy.

"Haha, thank you."

Musashi, holding Tansuke, seemed to be dancing, and her light words drifted away with the wind. This was a little secret between her and Tansuke alone.

"I saw a very powerful person. Although it was a ghost, it was surprising that she could say with certainty that she was "broken". To be honest, it's a good thing she said it after the duel."

When talking about someone, Musashi couldn't hide his dejection: "Although I have seen many calm ghosts, but like that, what kind of mentality does it take to say that there is something wrong with oneself?

What are you talking about? It’s broken—”

The mountain breeze blew across his face, taking away Musashi's distress.

"But if you think that they are lacking something, then I have no right to criticize them."

Musashi smiled helplessly: "Although I was born a woman, I have no intention of marrying another man; although I hold a sword, I have no intention of inheriting the family business.

Regardless of Li Ye’s era, this kind of behavior is not worthy of praise in these chaotic times.

Even if people criticize me for my shortcomings as a human being, I can only admit it honestly—"

Musashi said with a relieved look, "Even though many swordsmen I met lived down to earth, I can't. It seems that I was born not to stay in one place for a long time.

—It seems that I am the only one on the road I am walking, and no one seems to be with me. "

No, no.

this is not right.

It is not alone, but there are others.

Musashi's heart is calling for someone. It is a miracle beyond his cognition, a miracle that Musashi has never encountered in all these long years.

"Moving forward, traveling, and not looking back, this is probably the reason why we travel to other worlds.

No matter what you do anywhere, you will not leave any footprints - your presence or absence will not have any impact on that world.

That's why you keep going back and forth between different worlds, [Ah, you are an insignificant existence anyway, so you can come in] [Have you finished your work? Then get out, after all, the world has no interest in you].

In other words, from the perspective of the dead, I have already been a dead person."

Musashi, who was holding Tansuke, looked into those clear eyes and chuckled, “I learned a lot of things I never knew, met or missed people, and was driven to the next world.

If you ask me what I want to achieve by doing this, it’s probably to surpass my father~~"

That seems like a memory from long ago.

But for Musashi, it is still an unforgettable time in his life.

"Ah, my tolerance is really small~
Although he loves money and fame the most, he is as stubborn as a child when faced with things that he really cannot compromise on.

Forget it, there is nothing we can do about it!"

After all, I'm basically a stupid instant gratification person! "

Musashi smiled and said, "As long as I am still pursuing a vacancy, I will stay like this and be a ronin swordswoman. As for my future plans, I will think about it.

When this sword has the God of Heaven, reaches the God of Heaven, and even the Heavenly Principle of Isha—

By then, I will be able to accept my own ending.

Emptiness has good but no evil. The wise have it, the rational have it, the Taoist have it, and the heart is empty.

[One] is the realm beyond [non-duality] and exists in the extreme area ahead of the limit.

I said so, but I thought I would never be able to reach this level in my lifetime—"

Before arriving in this world in the future, before meeting Li Ye, Musashi could not have imagined that his sword skills could be improved to this level.

Unprecedented enemies and pressures pushed her to the end.

"Oh, this is such a headache! All the martial arts I have learned so far are worth it!

Although I still couldn't believe it, I immediately got the hang of it during the confrontation with Lord Raikou!"

His tone was full of pride, but it could not hide Musashi's loneliness: "Yes, so the next step is the crux of the problem. Niten Ichiryu will be completed soon -

In this way, I will finally lose my reason, unable to find my way home, and have no one to be connected with.

Really~ Even if I get the invincible sword, what can I do? "

After several battles, Musashi's practice of Niten Ichiryu will be completed and he will reach the realm of the gods.

By then, perhaps just as she said, all reasons will no longer exist.

Tread.

The sound of footsteps follows the girl's thoughts, the breeze blows over the hills, and what arrives in front of her is not accepted by the world.

The same person who arrived at the cut-off point has no return.

"There is only one answer, Musashi."

The young man's black hair fluttered in the wind, and his eyes were extremely firm, yet at the same time, there was a gentleness that Musashi had never seen before.

The existence of the young man was something Musashi had always subconsciously ignored.

She didn't dare to think about meeting him again. What would happen if they didn't meet again?
Moreover, the world is limited to her. If the whole world no longer accepts her, then what is waiting for her is only [Sora]——

For Musashi, the best attitude towards the future is to take one step at a time.

It’s better to put this uncertain thing behind you for the time being.

But the young man didn't seem to give her this choice. Amid Musashi's stunned expression, those words with a smile rang out at this moment.

"We will meet again. You will no longer be alone in your future."

Without stopping, the young man strode up to the girl and chuckled, “You are a swordsman who can cut off karma, and I am the one who grasps cause and effect.

Since you appear in front of me, there will definitely be a moment when we will see each other again. "

This seemed like an impossible promise, but the girl knew it.

He didn't lie.

Although this was just a plan to meet again, in Musashi's opinion, it was more important than any promise.

"Don't lie to me!"

Musashi, who was holding Tansuke, said with a smile: "If I don't see you again, I will definitely find a way to find you and let you taste the full state of Niten Ichiryu!"

"Then it's settled."

Li Ye raised his hand and clenched his fist, then said with a smile: "After we resolve this matter, we must talk more next time we meet."

"we have a deal!"

Musashi, who also clenched his fist, raised his hand and touched it with Li Ye.

Her radiant smile is like a blooming flower, pure and flawless.

-

That is a story that happened at a certain time and no one knows about it.

"——The time has come."

The sorcerer in luxurious clothes looked at the rustic city in the night and laughed: "The disgusting dirty city of my sad wish is finally about to appear!
The secret of the magic of Ban Tianlian given by Satan is about to be achieved again.

The only obstacle that stands in our way is someone from the Chaldean Master's family. Shinmen Musashi has already left the Doki Castle, and Unova Hell and Black Rope Hell have completed their own missions. This is a good opportunity.

Now is the right time for the city of disgust to appear. Caster Limbo, let the night fall. This world no longer needs the real sun. "

As the order came down, Ashiya Doman, who was waiting on the side, smiled and said, "As you command."

Ashiya Doman is not a sorcerer. If we describe him in terms of status, he is a heroic spirit summoned by a sorcerer.

"Sun, sun, sun.

The great being that blesses all life with light, sink."

As the spell was chanted, the divine power deeply embedded in Ashiya Doman's body, the power of the black sun bloomed at this moment, and in an instant the sky dimmed and eternal night fell.

"Sink, sink, sink, close your eyelids, fall asleep, sleep in the death that is like the night -"

Ashiya Michiman raised his hands with a fanatical look, and his devilish face was full of an evil smile: "Sun, fall into death, and the next step is the time for us devilish creatures to awaken.

——Darkness, come and kill all living things. "

The power of the three gods was fully exerted at this moment.

The curse that bloomed was nothing else but—

"The five heroic swordsmen who died in regret have souls of power! And the souls of the people they slaughtered before they were defeated!

The sticky accumulation of resentment, pain and regret has become the sacrifice designated by Star Satan and is already overflowing!
Reveal yourself, my Holy Grail! My filthy land of disgust! "

The man who was called a sorcerer by Ashiya Doman opened his arms, and his ferocious face was full of hatred for the world!

Rumble, rumble!

As the declaration was made, Ban Tenren's magic was revealed at this moment.

What the sorcerer called out to was not something else, but a filthy place hidden deep under the earthy city, which was observed by Li Ye.

The moment the blood moon descended, Tuqi City quietly changed.

The ultimate of the anomaly that occurred in Shimosa Province finally revealed its true form;

A strange shape stands at the foot of the rustic castle known as the second Edo.

The demon city covered with blood-red thorns appeared at a speed as fast as the legendary city that turned upside down overnight in troubled times. No one witnessed the city turning upside down. When everyone came to their senses, the rustic city had disappeared, replaced by the ominous demon city.

The Heian Army Chronicle states that the rebel generals built a stronghold in Shimotsuma. Is this the royal city that cursed Japan?

No, no, this is not the [real] Shimossa. If this place is called Shimossa but is actually the stage for Kamossa, then this city is the great demon city of filth that is about to invade the whole world!
Its name is - Yanli Filthy Land City!

But almost at the moment when the disgusting dirty-land city appeared, the aurora that bloomed at the same time was the backbone of the guardian primate.

That is not the tower of light called the end, but the star dream called fantasy.

Under the illumination of the red moon, the secret of Caster Limbo's Yin-Yang magic that was supposed to be activated, the unorthodox magic of forcibly transforming people's lives, was also silently eliminated.

The silently swaying aurora blooms quietly under the gaze of all the residents of the rustic city, like a solitary flower standing on a high mountain.

That may be the only thing that makes people feel at ease in this night.

Tread.

Arriving at the Tuqi City, or perhaps now called the Yanli Ucchu City, Liye, Musashi, and Senko Muramasa looked around. Musashi even exclaimed, "Liye, what is this? Is it something like a barrier?"

Although he had seen Li Ye materialize his fantasy several times, Musashi still didn't understand what this thing was used for.

"That's about right. I'm also slowly figuring out the functions of these things."

Li Ye shrugged and said with a smile: "I feel like I can add a lot of functions to it. I think I have some idea about Mr. Muramasa's forging."

Without dwelling too much on the concretization of the unfolding fantasy, Li Ye had to rely on his own magic power to maintain and fight against the Yanli Ulterior City. The huge consumption made Li Ye want to hold his waist.

With the idea of ​​ending the battle quickly, Li Ye, Musashi and Sengoku Muramasa quickly arrived at the Yanli Impure World Castle.

"It has really changed beyond all recognition." Although he had never been to this rustic city, Musashi had at least seen it from afar. But now it has become like this, and Musashi couldn't help but sigh: "This is not a city inhabited by humans at all. It has become a completely weird city. How much evil must have been accumulated to become like this!"

Not only Musashi, but even Sengo Muramasa couldn't help but complain about the scene before his eyes: "I really didn't expect that they would show up so brazenly. I was originally worried about not knowing the enemy's base camp."

As a servant summoned independently by the restraining force, Sengo Muramasa knew that there would be a battle ever since he learned about the creature, but he did not expect the other party to appear here so brazenly.

"It's time for this evening to come to an end. Are you two ready?"

Li Ye, who was walking in front, smiled and said, "It's going to be a big battle next—"

Woohoo.

Before he finished speaking, a large number of incarnations emerged from underground and shadows, rushing towards Li Ye and others!
Zheng.

Musashi drew his sword decisively and shot out violently. Several sword energies were like invisible deadly blades, instantly killing the living creatures!

The battle for Huasheng did not last long. In the face of the extraordinary martial arts of Li Ye, Musashi and Sengoku Muramasa, they were almost unable to defeat them.

Under Li Ye's leadership, the three of them entered the living-like Yanli Filthy City at a rapid speed.

Li Ye's unremitting perception instantly covered the entire Yanli Filthy City and found the final path.

But before that—

"Although I have stated the conditions of the agreement, you still don't seem to take me seriously!"

The tall figure that appeared in front of Li Ye and the others exuded a sinister aura, and a devilish laughter came with a howling evil spirit.

Extremely powerful creatures emerged from all directions.

When he saw the appearance of the person coming, Musashi was stunned.

How come he is a super handsome man?
Even though it's not to her taste.

"Musashi Musashi, is this the time now? Don't snort."

Li Ye noticed that Musashi was acting strange, and whispered, "Pay attention to your image."

"Huh?! Yeah, of course no problem!"

Musashi realized that he had lost control of himself and blushed. He smiled awkwardly and said, "That's annoying. That was just a reflex!"

"Do you have a young H plan as well?"

Li Ye looked amused, and soon gave up teasing Musashi, and turned to look at Ashiya Doman who was not far away, and said: "What do you mean, I will take action?"

"Oh my, I came out just to fight you!"

Ashiya Doman grinned: "I want to see what you have the right to do!"

There is no need for any extra explanations, and there is no need to care about the agreement reached previously. Now that the world is about to be destroyed, all we need to do is to present a show called a death battle!

"Appear, our extreme place where bloody words are raging, the stage of death battle where the mountains of corpses and rivers of blood absorb and devour the souls of the defeated!"

Ashiya Michimitsu laughed loudly: "The taboo name of my blade is Caster Limbo! The true name of my corpse needs no mention! Appear, appear, Shimotsuma Sōma Tairei who has been granted my magic power!"

As the words rang out, the magical fluctuations that emerged from the ground were extremely shocking, enough to rank among the top-notch heroic spirits.

The white-boned ghost rose up under Li Ye's gaze——

"This person is able to fight against several Heroic Spirits with ease. He is qualified to be my substitute and is fully qualified to stand on the stage of the Death Battle!"

hum.

At the same time as Ashiya Doman's proud words, the cold sound of a sword rang out.

Blood splattered all over the sky as two arms flew up.

Not only did he kill the evil spirit named Shimosa Soma Dairei, Li Ye even cut off Ashiya Doman's arms!

"You talk a lot, Limbo."

Li Ye, who was standing in front of Ashiya Doman, looked calm and said, "I told you I will take action. Goodbye then."

"How is it possible? How could my great spirit, my substitute, be killed—"

Ashiya Doman opened his eyes wide with a look of disbelief. Even though he knew that Da Ling could not defeat Li Ye and Musashi, he never expected that it would end so quickly!

Ignoring Ashiya Doman, Li Ye decisively moved away, and Musashi followed closely behind him and swung out Myojin-kiri Muramasa, beheading Ashiya Doman with one sword!
The sword that cuts off past karma is the nemesis of the Heroic Swordsman!
"quack!"

No one cared about the death of Ashiya Doman, which was like an episode. Li Ye and Musashi continued to move forward and soon entered the center of the Yanli Impure World Castle.

When we were about to reach the summit——

The sword ghost appeared in front of Li Ye again and blocked his way.

Different from the coldness when fighting against Li Ye, the sword ghost at this time actually took the initiative to speak: "It's really unsettling, but you still arrived here safely, Musashi, Shinmen Musashi."

When the sword demon faced Musashi, he could no longer conceal his desire and simply lifted his hood, revealing a face that Musashi was very familiar with.

"My name is Yagyu Tajima no Mori Munenori."

Yagyu Tajima-no-kami stared at Musashi and said, "He is the last heroic swordsman with the karma to bear the name of the Supreme Heaven."

He was not supposed to be the last Heroic Swordsman, but in order to be able to fight Musashi, he did not hesitate to take action himself and ended the life of another Heroic Swordsman, speeding up the emergence of this Yanli Impure World City.

"——I'm not worried. I think it's not impossible for Mr. Tajima to do the same."

Musashi looked calm and said, "If you must say what I find incredible, then how did you eliminate the Servant's aura?"

Yagyu Tajima-no-kami does not have the aura of a follower, which is also the evidence that Musashi separated him from the Heroic Swordsman.

"Of course, it's because I am a real human being."

Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami said calmly, "Even if I am called the heroic swordsman who commands all the evil spirits, I am still myself, Yagyu Tajima."

"Well, I thought he was a guy who slayed demons and monsters and was worthy of respect."

Sengo Muramasa, who had learned about Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami from various rumors, showed a look of disdain and said, "In the end, you are still birds of a feather. Although I don't know if it's a talisman or a spell that covers it up deeply, you still have a smell, a strong smell, all the stench of blood and internal organs."

"Well, of course that's what happens when you hang out with monsters."

Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami smiled and said, "Is there finally someone willing to blame me like this? You said that Lord Tajima came from Edo to protect the people of Shimonoseki. The facts are completely the opposite. Having said that, it still took me a lot of effort to play such a play.

After all, it was just a poor performance by a layman. When he led the samurai to Shimotsuma, huh, there was nothing better to do.

Why do we have to build a mountain of corpses and a river of blood here——"

A terrifying murderous intent was rising, and the man named Yagyu Tajima showed an extremely cold smile: "At that time, I was desperately suppressing my boiling heart, but you didn't realize that even this person was just hiding it, and finally chose to go this far."

Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami glanced at Li Ye. Although he didn't know why Li Ye chose to remain indifferent after recognizing him, Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami still said, "First of all, I want to thank you."

Musashi noticed the gaze of Yagyu Tajima no Kami, but did not speak, but just looked at him silently.

"It's okay. I don't mean that I have to perform embarrassing performances at my age. That's not the case."

Finally able to confide, Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami smiled and said, “Half a year ago, we met by chance and had a confrontation. Although it was only a brief moment, you completely tore off the outer layer of the man in me at that time.

The loyalty I showed to Lord Iemitsu and the life I dedicated to the Yagyu family and the Shinkage Ryu were all gone. Everything I had as a man was gone.

The situation after that couldn't be simpler. The only person left in the world was a sword ghost."

Those were words that did not require any extra understanding; they were the plain narration of a man who had his hypocritical face torn off and had gone completely crazy.

As a swordsman himself, and even a swordsman who had reached the divine realm, Musashi was extremely aware of the weight of these words.

"If I—if I hadn't let myself seduce you."

Musashi looked dejected and said, "If I hadn't asked you to draw your sword, this wouldn't have happened. I actually made you so crazy?"

Kendo is wonderful, but blindly pursuing it will only lead to madness.

“Not crazy.”

Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami said, "It's just a layer of skin that was torn off. I am really grateful. As a return gift, I will let you see my swordsmanship.

It was you who made me realize the joy in swordsmanship that I had never realized before.

Because I am such a person, my father let me inherit the ancient Shinkage-ryu, which was derived from Shinkage-ryu, the Yagyu Shinkage-ryu.

I think this is fine. No matter how high-sounding it is, kendo is ultimately a way of killing. I think it is impure to seek special meaning from it - to seek the value of life.

It was not until this age, after the battle with you, that I was taught by others.

The mystery of the sword's edge, the feeling of life and death merging in an instant, the state where one's heart and the opponent's heart become one - so this is the so-called way of the swordsman, it is really interesting. "

The sword demon Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami drew his sword from his waist and said: "Everything I did, Musashi, was to compete with you - you kept me waiting, you really kept me waiting, Shinmen Musashi.

Even if I am praised as the best swordsman in Edo, I am only the strongest in a peaceful world. Even if people point fingers at me like this, it is just a joke. The swordsmanship of Edo Yagyu has long been a part of the Goryū-ryū school. My swordsmanship can only be passed on to the people of the world."

"I never paid attention to my life—"

Speaking of the past, even Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami showed a different look: "But after fighting with you, I became very interested! Musashi!

Which one is the strongest, your sword or mine! So I was reborn as a ghost just to find out!"

"—"

Musashi could not blame Yagyu Tajima-no-kami. Perhaps she was the only person present who could not blame Yagyu Tajima-no-kami.

Although she felt disgusted and angry about the actions of Yagyu Tajima-no-kami and other heroic swordsmen, as a swordsman she also understood that it was Yagyu Tajima-no-kami's persistence.

Human beings are the ones who are endlessly exploring themselves.

"I want to fight with the strong, I want to spar with real swords and guns, just to one day climb to the peak that is difficult to reach with my own strength alone."

Musashi looked determined, looking directly at Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami, and said, "Let's not talk about the sword god for now - at least you want to die holding tightly to the thing you want to grab with your hand!"

"Everything is just as you said, so draw your sword, Musashi."

The sword energy in Yagyu Tajima-no-kami's body was boiling, and he said, "No matter how much I want to keep my mind free of thoughts, my body is screaming that I must fight here."

"Well, Master Muramasa, Li Ye, you guys go first. No matter what the situation is now, I have to prioritize this fight."

Musashi drew out his katana and said slowly, "This is the dignity of a martial artist who makes a living by wielding a killing knife."

"I'll watch and we'll talk about what happens later."

Li Ye, who had no intention of leaving, looked at Musashi and said with a smile, "Is Musashi so confident that he can defeat Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami?"

"Ahahaha, I didn't expect me to be so untrustworthy. No, that's right. He is very strong, an extremely powerful swordsman."

Musashi said, “Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami has already stood in the realm of the sword god, because he has seen things that I don’t know. As for whether I can defeat him alone, well, I can’t give an answer.

But if it’s you—”

If it were just Musashi himself, he might not have had much confidence facing Yagyu Tajima-no-kami who had reached the level of sword god.

But with Li Ye's help, they will be the only ones to win!

"Come on, Musashi, your companion's sword skills are also very exciting."

Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami glanced at Li Ye's figure and said, "Kendo is indeed the way to kill people that can show its beauty. Although assassination is inferior, it still has beauty."

"Of course! I'm coming right now. Yagyu Shinkage Ryu is nothing to me!"

Musashi, eyes wide open, shouted, "Let me kill you with the water moon shadow and the ten-character script!"

"It's good to have this momentum. Under the fate of the two people who will never meet again, they meet again-"

Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami said with a cold expression, "Appear, our polar region where blood flowers bloom, a stage for a death battle where mountains of corpses and rivers of blood absorb and devour the souls of the defeated!
The taboo name of my blade is Saber Empireo!

The true name of my soul is Yagyu Tajima no Kami Munenori!
Come, come, come, let me see your deadly sword, Shinmen Musashi!

Come on! Come on! Be fair and square! "

“————Let’s see who wins!!”

(End of this chapter)