Traveling through the heavens from swallowing

Chapter 64 Phantom Butterfly!

Madam Wudie is "Die", one of the generals who fought in the bloody battle to steal the country more than 20 years ago. She is a master of illusion and can move flexibly on a silk thread as thin as a blade.

Her weapon is very unique, a hidden weapon with sharp needle-like stings. Her way of blocking is not to deflect the knife with the weapon, but to kick the blade away with the toes.

Her name is unknown. All we know is that when she was young, she practiced ninjutsu in the remote Usui Forest in the north of Ashina, and thus became acquainted with the owl, Usui Ukonzaemon. Afterwards, the two of them joined Ashina Isshin's army and participated in the war to steal the country. Their relationship became closer as they spent more time together.

After Owl adopted Wolf, he entrusted Butterfly to be his ninjutsu master, and Butterfly taught Wolf carefully and treated him as his own son.

Once upon a time, she was also a lively girl who would use magic to snatch wine at banquets. She could always make the drunken Owl drunk, and then they would fall asleep together at the banquet.

But time is ultimately the guillotine of destiny that cannot be defied. Both Die and Xiao are no longer young under the ravages of time. Strength is the primary guarantee for them to survive in the world. Aging makes them weak, and therefore it also scares them!
Perhaps for a sense of security, or perhaps for some unfulfilled wishes, a desire for immortality arose in their hearts, and became stronger as time passed.

In pursuit of immortality, Die stole the Sakura Dew left by Zhang and Tomoe from their graves for research, while Xiao sent his adopted son Lang to the son of Long Yin in order to seize the Dragon Yin.

And today, in the year of Longquan worship, Owl teamed up with Butterfly, who failed in his research on Sakura Dew, and took advantage of Genichirō's coveting of Longyin to launch an attack on the Hirata family, hoping to take Kuro into their hands.

In the original plot, the two's plan was successful, and Anaconda Shigezo led his men to capture the main house of Hirata, forcing Kuro to have nowhere to escape.

But after the success, a conflict broke out between the two.

Under the illusion of the butterfly, Jiulang had no power to resist and revealed the secret of the power of Dragon's Heritage, which is that Dragon's Heritage can only be bestowed on only one person!

There is only one immortal power, and both of them need this power. Under the temptation of immortality, even the best relationship will be reduced to dung, so the fight begins.

Xiao failed to defeat Die, and also in order to win Jiulang's sympathy, he was seriously injured by Die and fell at the main entrance of the mansion. However, even in the fierce fight, Die's illusion was still maintained well, and Xiao was ultimately unable to win Jiulang's mercy.

But Die also lost the ability to take Jiulang away. Anaconda Chongzang brought his men to kill them and set the main house on fire. Faced with the raging fire and powerful enemies, Die could only take Jiulang and hide in the hidden Buddhist temple under the main house.

As for the owl, he took advantage of the situation and lay there waiting for the wolf to come back to rescue his master, the wolf. Under his guidance, the wolf entered the Buddhist temple and had a shocking battle with the butterfly. In the end, the wolf defeated the butterfly and killed it, while the owl who was pretending to be dead attacked the wolf from behind and stabbed him in the chest, killing him.

But Xiao could not have expected that Jiulang, who had regained consciousness, would give the only portion of Dragon's Heritage power to the wolf to revive him. The cause and effect closed here. The resurrected wolf failed to activate the Dragon's Heritage power and slept for three years. He was then awakened by Yongzhen and started the journey to save his master. The wolf, who had traveled through time, returned to his own time and space to continue his journey.

In the current time and space, due to the arrival of Liu Mang, the two have lost the opportunity to control Yu Zi, but she secretly saw Xiao's actions and knew Xiao's plan. Even if she cannot deceive the power of Long Yin, as long as she is with Yu Zi and unites with Die in the dark, they can still defeat this powerful Yu Zi and force him to hand over Long Yin!

But the wolves that are no longer under their control are a hidden danger. For the sake of their immortality, it is better to get rid of the wolves!

Therefore, Die followed Wolf all the way to the triple tower, intending to kill him here and then go back and join forces with Xiao to subdue Liu Mang, so that she could obtain the immortal power!
However, she didn't know that Xiao had already been beheaded by Liu Mang. Even if she killed the wolf, she would not be able to defeat Liu Mang alone.

Seeing the wolf on guard but not actively attacking, Die said in a low voice: "Being confused will cost you your life, boy!" Then she dropped from the sky and gave a roundhouse kick, sending the wolf flying backwards and crashing into the tower gate.

Die's heart was not as calm as it appeared on the surface when she was about to kill the child she had carefully raised for more than ten years. Although she was determined to kill, she subconsciously reminded Wolf to be careful. In a trance, it seemed as if she had returned to the time when she was guiding Wolf.

Although I am a teacher, it is impossible to teach ninja moves step by step. They can only be practiced in battle, so guidance is fighting!
The wolf seemed to have returned to the time when he was constantly beaten, but his love for Liu Mang made him not as restrained as he was in the past. Instead, each of his moves was deadly, and each one was faster than the last.

Die launched a fierce attack with both hands of the blade, forcing Lang to put away his sword for defense, and then kicked out with great force, forcing Lang back. She wiped her hand at her waist, and several kunai tied with steel wire shot into the tower, rock wall, and bamboo. She jumped up, using the steel wire to move continuously in the air, and at the same time shot out overwhelming shurikens!
Wolf had an indifferent look on his face, and the Ninja Gyi phone turned on and changed. A shuriken car appeared in an instant, and dozens of shurikens were ejected, knocking down the incoming attacks one by one.

Several shurikens passed through the area where the two were shooting at each other, cutting off several of the steel wires connected to the kunai. The butterfly flying in the air suddenly felt empty and fell down!
Without saying a word, Wolf switched to the style of the spinning slash, turning his body twice and swinging the sword twice. The fierce sword light foreshadowed the danger of this attack, which turned out to be two full-strength slashes with five times the power!

Just as the butterfly in the air was about to be cut into three pieces by the two swords, Wolf was interrupted by a sudden sharp pain. A pair of hands appeared behind him, and the sharp blades pierced through his chest, picked him up and threw him in front of the tower!
Puff! The wolf spat out a mouthful of blood and looked towards where Die fell. He saw that the figure that was originally falling had disappeared, and in its place was Die, who came to him with blood dripping from her hands.

It's an illusion! When?
Wolf carefully recalled the battle just now and finally found the problem. Die actually used illusion to come to his side while throwing shurikens in the air. He was busy blocking the shuriken attack and cutting the steel wire at the time and did not notice it!

"Wolf, when you fight me, anger is a taboo. Only by being calm can you find the difference between light and shadow, and only by being sharp can you see the truth from the chaos. You have forgotten all that." Die approached with the thorn blade spinning. The constantly flying thorn blade reflected the messy moonlight and complex sounds, making Wolf distracted and unable to tell her position. Illusion is the ninja skill that Wolf is least proficient in. He is always used to piercing the enemy with a sword, ignoring the many restrictions of illusion.

At this point, he failed because of the skill he had abandoned.

Illusions are believed to be able to be broken by illusion techniques, and if the illusion technique skills are not good enough, a tool called "Ming Zhong" can be used to break the illusion.

Ming seeds are the seeds of the corydalis. When crushed with fingers, they will make a loud noise. This sound can invigorate people's spirits and make illusions ineffective. The effect can last for a short time.

But at this time, Wolf did not have the Mingzhong in his body, so he could only rely on the ninjutsu and martial arts he had practiced for many years to fight back. As time passed, three or four butterflies even appeared in front of Wolf's eyes!
Swish! The sound of the blade entering the flesh was heard, and severe pain appeared on the neck, but a gleam of light flashed in the eyes of the wolf whose head was almost chopped off, and he grabbed the hand holding the thorn blade that pierced his neck!
He grasped the wedge pill in his right hand and lifted it up suddenly. After a muffled groan, the world returned to normal, and in the wolf's hand, there was an arm wrapped with a purple cloth.

Die covered her broken arm to stop the bleeding. Although she was badly injured, her tone was still calm. "You are really a loyal wolf. For the sake of your master, you would rather die than cut off the enemy's claws. You have grown up, boy."

The wolf was unable to recover. With his neck almost completely severed, he could only look at Die with murderous eyes, and then slowly lost his breath.

Die was silent for a while, then turned and walked down the slope.

But before she could take two steps, the sudden rise of breath behind her made her face change drastically. She turned around and saw that the wolf, who was obviously dead, had recovered from his injuries and rushed towards her again with a knife!

She wielded the blade with one hand to block the incoming attack, and then used her toes to deflect the incoming knife. The ornaments on her body collided with shurikens, kunai, etc., making rhythmic sounds. In an instant, many phantom enemies appeared in front of Wolf's eyes, and Die had disappeared.

"It's actually Long Yin, you really have a good master. He actually gave you the thing that we have been longing for!" The voices coming from all directions could not be identified, but the originally calm voices already had a hint of jealousy.

The phantom enemies attacked Wolf with knives. He could not distinguish the real from the illusory and could only dodge or bounce them off. However, two fists were no match for four hands. The extremely swift phantoms were not ordinary soldiers that could be easily dealt with. When four or five phantoms attacked together, Wolf could hardly withstand all the attacks. Gradually, more than a dozen knife wounds appeared on his body, but fortunately they were all cuts. He was still able to hold on.

It was not until the life-and-death fight that Wolf finally understood what "Phantom Butterfly" meant. These so-called phantoms turned out to be entities with attack power. Could illusions really be so powerful?
In fact, it doesn't work. The reason why Wolf feels that these phantom enemies are real is only because his perception is guided by the illusion. He thinks that the injuries on his body are caused by illusions, but in fact they are cut by Die through dense steel wires. He can't break free from her illusion, so he can only be cut into pieces by the steel wires in the endless phantom offensive!

The wolf was defeated in the end.

He was powerless to break free from the illusion and could only endure being cut into pieces in the illusion. Then, when he bled out, he was pierced through the body by four kunai tied with steel wires and pulled up. Then, countless steel wires penetrated the restraints and fixed him firmly in mid-air.

This is a measure to prevent the wolf from being resurrected after death. Countless steel wires are left in the body, and the outside of the body is tightly strangled by sharp steel wires. Even if the injuries are fully recovered after resurrection, it will be severely injured again in an instant under the influence of these means.

The wolf who did not obtain the Mingzhong lacked the ability to resist illusions. After Die focused on using illusions against him, he couldn't even touch the corner of her clothes!
"It's over, Wolf." The phantom disappeared, and Die's figure reappeared in front of Wolf. She raised the dagger in front of her and observed the blood dripping from the blade. "Blood containing Dragon's Blood is no different from that of an ordinary person."

After she finished speaking, she turned her arm and the blade tore through the air towards the wolf's head.

Just as it was about to pierce through the head, a spinning and flying sword deflected the blade and then rushed towards the Phantom Butterfly without slowing down!

He took out a rapier and blocked the sword again. The rhythmic sound rang out again. Die's figure disappeared immediately, and more than a dozen phantoms filled the area under the tower.

A figure jumped down from the top of the tower, his white robe was even more dazzling under the moonlight. He caught the rebounding sword, raised it over his head, and chopped it down with the force of splitting the sky!

A pale streak of light stretched across the sky, completely cutting open the first floor of the triple-story pagoda. The fierce sword energy flew out at a speed that seemed to tear through space, instantly chopping down Butterfly, who had no time to dodge!
"Die, go to hell and repent with your longing!" Liu Mang put away the knife and said to Die with his back turned.

Die's eyes turned slightly, and a thin line of blood extended from the top of her head all the way down to the soles of her feet. Her life was gone.

"So fast." Before he finished speaking, the Phantom Butterfly fell to the ground and died!

There is a saying that Die is on Jiulang's side, but this cannot explain why she used illusion to deal with Ueno mother and son and control Jiulang, and she also had Sakura Dew on her body. I will assume that she is in the same group as Xiao, but later they had an internal conflict for the only opportunity granted by Dragon's Heritage, and ended up being taken advantage of by Wolf.

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