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Chapter 162 Sword vs. Sword
My name is Liao Lin, I'm 31 years old, a mediocre person, and a "villain" who rapes women and eats babies. I'm the kind of "supporting role" who can be easily crushed to death by the "protagonist".

However, I believe that in a few minutes, a 'supporting character' like me will obtain the gift of the swordsman in front of me, [Supernormal Gravity], which he is proud of.

This is very suitable for me. It has several powerful effects that can complement my talent of [Favored by the Evil] and will change my destiny in my next journey.

The swordsman carrying it appeared before me at this moment. As if it was fate, or as if like attracts like, we finally met here.

My next plan is simple and crude.

I was going to use the sword in my hand to kill the swordsman in front of me who looked like the protagonist, and at the same time use the [Bloody Duel] that came with the one-time relic [Dueler's List] that I had obtained by chance to change my luck, to hunt for the opponent's talent and change the fact that I was a mediocrity.

The requirements for activating this relic are somewhat demanding, and the price the winner pays for obtaining the talent is also somewhat harsh, but in the end, in this cage called Infinite City, I successfully activated it.

The enemy's swordsmanship has changed again from his battle with Muzan Kibutsuji, and I can't help but sigh, "He is truly a one-of-a-kind genius."

Although I don't know all of his opponent's boxing skills, from the power of his fists, I know that his boxing skills have reached perfection, and it is obvious that he has practiced hard for many years.

He mobilized the resources of the Demon Slayer Corps to ambush and successfully weakened Muzan Kibutsuji's tactics, even though I was aware of the [Human Transformation Potion] and various poisons he had.

But the trap he set for Muzan Kibutsuji to fall into was something I hadn't imagined possible, even with the answers that could have predicted the process. It could be said that the enemy did the best he could with the limited cards he had.

Therefore, I am willing to express some respect for the enemy and respect his strength by adjusting the estimated time to kill this enemy from one sword to several minutes.

Because killing this swordsman whose strength exceeds my expectations will take more effort and may take up more of my time.

But with Mingnu, a temporary follower with the added ability of space teleportation, I can say that I have been invincible from the very beginning of this battle.

In other words, from the very beginning of this battle, I, Liao Lin, would lose, and this option would never exist.

The opponent's temporary followers are nothing more than the mediocre man named Nakamori Yuto, or the underage child.

The combined strength of the two of them is not as strong as that of Jifutaro, whom I controlled by threatening Daki.

They made rapid progress, but it was obvious that the swordsman in front of me was not the original Yuan Zhongli, and he did not give these people magic skills that could be quickly mastered like the [Unkindness Sutra].

The strength of these temporary followers is not even as good as that of me when I was a temporary follower.

Yes, I, Liao Lin, am not from this world. I am a person who was transformed from a temporary follower in the mission world and then became a reincarnation.
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Using the people here to describe my origin, I should be considered a supporting character with a tragic fate that appears in a small side quest in "The Legend of the Hero". My role is just a tool to show my sect and depict the dark side of my biological father.

According to Yuan Zhongli's description and my subsequent great efforts in this world, I collected all the books on the market that they called "martial arts novels."

It took me a long time to finally find my 'source' in a tattered and unpopular book that was only printed once and could only be found in pirated bookstores.

In Chapter 78 of "The Story of the Great Hero's Aspirations," page 171 of Volume 8, "Although Liao Lin has grown up, he is still tied up."

Just one short line of words describes my entire life.

The real humiliation I have suffered for many years was just because of a line of words in this book and the fact that someone who had become a reincarnation read this book, which led to the birth of this world with my mission.

However, I think that now that I have left this book and received help from others, I should be considered the "protagonist" of this world. But in this world, I am the "protagonist" of what the forums call the "cannibalism" or "darkness".

I must have no choice but to commit these evil deeds in the eyes of ordinary people.

After all, I have a talent for associating with evil people. If I don't make full use of my talent and put it aside, wouldn't that be tying my own hands?
And the swordsman in front of me is the first step for me to take off.

After I obtained the information from Naruto that Kokushibo had held back several "Pillars" led by the Rock Pillar, I knew that the swordsman had no help, so I prepared to fight him to the death in a battlefield where he had no chance of escape and kill him.

I looked at him, summoning my strength and swinging my sword.

The death countdown I set for the other party also began to appear in my eyes.

[Countdown: 4:59, 4:58]
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Fang Yi watched Liao Lin appear before him, and as he angrily tore open the blood-stained list that seemed to be full of names, he was still wondering whether this item was the legendary [Death Note] or [xx Diary], a strange item that forcibly controlled the user's behavior.

It was not until an invisible scale emerged in his consciousness and the information about the relic poured into his mind that Fang Yi felt relieved and realized that this was just a world of Tier 1 and there were relatively few things that defied the heavens.

As this relic was activated, Fang Yi realized that a pair of invisible hands selected his talent [Supernatural Gravity] and placed it on his side of the scale, and the same hands placed Liao Lin's [Favour of the Evil] on the other side of the scale.

However, it is obvious that Fang Yi's [Supernatural Gravity] is much more valuable as a bargaining chip than the opponent's [Favor of Evil]. Therefore, the opponent added another trait [Extraordinary Talent], and only then did they barely achieve the unity of the chips under the principle of benefiting the initiator.

Because both sides of the death match can view the talents that the other side has bet on and blocked as bargaining chips, Fang Yi glanced at the effect of the other side's [Favor of the Evil] and couldn't help but sigh.

Just like that boring selection game, after choosing 100 million US dollars, there will always be a snail behind you chasing you. This talent called [Favored by the Evil], which helps to gain the favor of the evil, will return to Fang Yi after decades of twists and turns.

The innate evil that he had long ago discarded and hidden away, as if under the manipulation of fate, was wrapped in a gorgeous gift box and came before him.

But this time, Fang Yi didn't plan to throw it away like garbage like he did in his previous life.

Because this talent is a power, and now he is participating in this death game and he needs this power.

Having experienced a lot, he is now confident that he can follow his own principles and use them well, so he decided to take back the talent that should belong to him.

He looked at the sword energy released by Liao Lin's sword swing and also swung out his own knife.

The sharp blade energy burst out from the [California Clear Light] held tightly in Fang Yi's hand, and disappeared as if blending seamlessly with the sword energy swung by the opponent.

Fang Yi looked at Liao Lin, knowing that this fight to the death with a countdown had begun.

He needs to survive the attacks of the enemy who can run around in space and whose every sword strike is fatal before his teammates can control Upper Moon Four, Naruto.

It is best not to expose the [Resurrection] ability of your [Five Emperors' Coins], so as not to scare the other party away in advance and turn to kill the "Pillars" of the Demon Slayer Corps, or even divert Muzan Kibutsuji, the boss who explodes gold coins, to disgust yourself.

Fang Yi decided to temporarily forget the [resurrection] of the [Five Emperors' Coins] and accept this challenge as the swordsman Fang Yi.

As the opponent moved and swung out a second, more powerful sword energy, a countdown appeared in front of Fang Yi's eyes that only he could see.

[Countdown: 2:59, 2:58]
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Seeing the other party mobilize all the muscles in his body and use breathing techniques to narrowly avoid the second sword energy that he used with greater force, a malicious smile broke out on Liao Lin's ugly face.

He had roughly guessed the opponent's panel attributes through these two tentative attacks. The three attributes of strength, agility and constitution should all be over 15 points, but still a little short of the maximum value of 20 points.

After exceeding 15 points, the value in the range up to 20 points is a greater difference than the previous one point in the attribute.

The three attributes on his current panel can be said to completely suppress the opponent. The opponent has no advantage in any of the only three attributes of rank 1. The only advantage the opponent has is the strange swordsmanship and solid boxing.

But with the aid of spatial teleportation, these were all useless. No matter how powerful the attack or skill was, if it couldn't hit the enemy, it was equivalent to zero.

As for the sword energy in the opponent's hand, the very scarce mana after unlocking this level cannot support the opponent's repeated use of sword energy to offset the sword energy transformed by his own strength.

Of course, the other party may also have some unknown cards in his hand. Although there is space transfer as a fault tolerance, you still have to act with caution.

While Liao Lin was thinking about how to kill the enemy, he subconsciously swung the sword in his hand quickly.

Two majestic and destructive sword energies roared out like a rainbow piercing the sun, pointing directly at Fang Yi, as if to completely annihilate him in this violent attack.

He used 70% of his strength in this attack, intending to force the opponent's trump card. He had a hunch that the enemy would not be killed so easily by him.

Sure enough, Liao Lin seemed to see a cold light flash in Fang Yi's eyes. Obviously, as he expected, the enemy still had a trump card that he had not used in the face of the fierce sword energy, so the other party did not panic.

Fang Yi's body flashed and turned into an unclear afterimage. He instantly burst out with a speed even faster than before and easily avoided Liao Lin's first sword energy.

At the same time, Fang Yi swung his hands suddenly, and a crescent-shaped sword energy was released from the [California Clear Light] in his hand. This sword energy carried the momentum of isolating mountains and seas, and collided with the second sword energy swung by Liao Lin with the sound of air exploding.

The crescent-shaped blade energy collided with the magnificent sword energy, and a strong cyclone suddenly rose up, intercepting the remaining sword energy that had not yet disappeared after the second collision swung by Liao Lin in mid-air.

Looking at the deafening roar caused by the clash between sword energy and knife energy, and the criss-crossing knife marks and sword prints that spread out and plowed the surrounding ground.

Liao Lin couldn't help but respect his enemy even more and began to evaluate his opponent's "trump card".

"The technique you just used to instantly increase your body's explosive power should be similar to the [Thunder Breathing] technique in this world.

"That crescent-shaped sword energy that I swung out should be the [Breath of the Moon] that Chen Cheng and I traded.

"You're really lucky to have drawn that skill scroll from among so many complicated items.

"But simply adding points to level 4 skills won't allow you to use these skills so skillfully."

Fang Yi steadied his body, staring closely at the enemy's hand movements, preparing to dodge Liao Lin's attack, and at the same time began to adjust his breathing which had become disordered due to the activation of [Thunder Breathing].

He only responded to the enemy's words of revealing his own cards with a sneer of mockery. Fang Yi spoke lightly, his tone tinged with disdain.

"Is this the extent of your attack's power?
"You killed several Pillars with this kind of boring attack?

"No wonder you hid in the cave like a rat afraid of the light, relying on sneak attacks to kill these swordsmen.

"Your strength doesn't seem like that of a senior reincarnationist on my level, but rather a lucky loser."

Hearing Fang Yi's words, Liao Lin was extremely annoyed, but he did not make any further movements with his hands.

He gave Fang Yi a pitying smile, as if he was watching a prisoner wolfing down his last meal the day before his execution.

"If I'm not mistaken, your severed hand must have been restored by using the bloodline of a low-level ghost to consume physical strength. There shouldn't be a second bloodline item like the one for a ghost that's not afraid of sunlight.

"You used the [Human Transformation Potion] to jump back and forth between ghost and human in a short period of time, utilizing the ghost's regenerative ability while avoiding the negative effects of ghost bloodline.

"But your explosive skills put a lot of strain on your body. How much physical strength do you have left?
"After giving up the attribute blessing of your bloodline, how many times can your frail human body support this technique?"

After Liao Lin's words that tried to undermine the enemy's fighting will, Fang Yi spoke casually.

“Who knows?
"But I think my strength won't run out before I kill you."

Liao Lin grinned ugly, smiled at Fang Yi, and made his own "judgment".

“However, even if you become a ghost, you can’t defeat me.

“Because I haven’t used my full strength yet.

"I'll just be a little more serious."
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Liao Lin's eyes narrowed slightly, he took a deep breath, and the sword in his hand once again shone brightly. This time, he no longer held back like he did in the previous two tentative attacks.

The skills in his body were instantly stimulated to the extreme. The power of the [Unkindness Sutra] quickly flowed through the eight extraordinary meridians, and in the blink of an eye, it poured into the long sword in his hand like a river bursting its banks.

So much so that the gorgeous long sword in his hand made a faint sound of being unable to bear the weight, like a bowstring that was stretched to its limit and was about to break.

Liao Lin's attack clearly contained unprecedented power.

But on this narrow suspended platform, facing this blow that seemed to end the battle, Fang Yi seemed unable to avoid it.

As Liao Lin let out a low shout, the sword in his hand trembled slightly, and sword light burst out from the blade, attacking Fang Yi.

This time the sword light was no longer magnificent, but like a scorching sun, it instantly enveloped the entire platform, and headed straight for Fang Yi with an unavoidable killing force.

This attack has incorporated 90% of his output power. In Liao Lin's opinion, it is enough to decide the outcome of this battle.

After the sword energy was swung out, Liao Lin felt a slight soreness in his meridians. It was obvious that the precise deployment of the excessive power in his body far exceeded his current ability.

The power of this world has increased too rapidly, just like an old reservoir's dam temporarily raised with loose soil. Faced with the sudden increase in power, the meridians are no longer able to bear the burden.

As a result, he could only use this crude method to inefficiently release his power, but it was already strong enough to deal with Rank 1 enemies.

Watching the scorching sword energy gradually engulfing Fang Yi, Liao Lin felt a hint of anticipation and nervousness in his heart.

He knew that the power of his attack was enough to destroy any ordinary opponent. Even deep down in his heart, he hoped that Fang Yi would not be able to withstand this attack.

However, the vague feeling that Fang Yi gave him made him understand that this person would not be defeated so easily by him. At least before he cooperated with Mingnu to use space transfer, it would be difficult for the other party to be defeated by him.

He wanted to see what other tricks the other party hadn't used yet in the face of his normal attack.
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The sword energy, like the scorching sun, grew stronger and stronger with the accompanying light, almost submerging the entire platform.

Liao Lin's sight was stung by the dazzling light. He endured the soreness in his body and stared straight ahead, waiting for the result to appear.

At this moment, a low, cold snort suddenly emanated from the center of the blazing sun-like sword energy. Immediately afterwards, in addition to the two crescent-shaped sword energies Liao Lin had anticipated, Fang Yi's hands suddenly produced several more sword energies. The dense sword energy formed a web, counteracting his own blazing sun-like sword energy.

The net drawn by the sword energy faced Liao Lin's all-pervasive sword energy. Although there were occasional missed sword energy, it still cut bloody marks on Fang Yi's body.

But Fang Yi relied on the knife in his hand and used skills that Liao Lin had not expected, and actually withstood Liao Lin's attack.

Liao Lin's heart suddenly shook, his eyes widened in disbelief, and he couldn't help but sigh.

“He’s truly a man whose talent is overflowing.

“I had never imagined this kind of control technique and usage of sword energy.

"In just a few days, your skill in using [Moon Breathing] has even surpassed the founder of this sword technique, one of the Upper Ranks.

"But unfortunately, your body seems to be unable to support you to continue fighting."

Fang Yi's figure gradually appeared. His clothes were torn by the penetrating sword energy, and his shoulders and chest were stained with blood.

But those eyes were still as sharp as knives, and he showed no fear at all. There was more sarcasm than agreement in his words towards Liao Lin.

"Liao Lin, your strength is good, but not enough to kill me.

"Great power requires even greater control, and you clearly don't have that ability.

"Your skill in wielding this power is as comical as a three-year-old swinging a heavy axe.

"I will swing my sword faster next time. I have adapted to your sword energy."

Listening to the other party's 'arrogant' speech, Liao Lin sensed that he still had plenty of power in his body, nodded honestly, and spoke to Fang Yi seriously.

“Yes, I admit that my control is insufficient, and my skill in using strength is ridiculous, far inferior to yours.

“But the power in me is as abundant as a surging river. I can use the attack you blocked with all your strength many times.

“Your skill in using power is strong, and every point of mana has far more effect than just one point.

"However, there is no doubt that you, who have just unlocked your mana at this level, cannot sustain such an attack."

Looking at Fang Yi, whose perception was gradually declining due to his physical injuries, Liao Lin shook his head with some regret.

The enemy's condition is declining and his mana is constantly being depleted. Next, I will use this mediocre and boring attack method to cheat and kill this genius.

[What a boring way to fight, what a boring victory, but I won this battle after all.]
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Fang Yi barely managed to steady his breathing, feeling the pain and fatigue coming from all over his body.

He knew that the force he had just used to resist Liao Lin's attack had exceeded his body's endurance. Now, his arm was like a machine about to be scrapped, and the joints and muscles were protesting, as if it would collapse at any moment.

With the skills he has displayed now, he can only withstand two more attacks from the opponent at most, and then his arm will be broken.

If the opponent swung the sword for the third time, he would be "dead".

Seeing that Tomioka Giyu and Kanroji Mitsuri were about to get close to Mingnu with Yushiro, Fang Yi decided to play another "trump card" in order to delay time and wait for his teammates to ban Mingnu's space teleport to avoid escaping the cooked duck.

He looked at Liao Lin, who felt he had seen the dawn of victory, bared his teeth and gave the enemy a standard smile. The wounds on his body that were beginning to heal made the expression on Liao Lin's face even more solemn.

The [Reversal Technique·Strengthening] that Fang Yi had been deliberately suppressing before finally began to operate automatically like breathing.

The positive energy from the [Reversal Spell: Strengthen] stored in the [Extra Mana Source] quickly flowed into his body. He was also lucky enough to trigger the high-multiplier critical hit of the [Black Flash] from the lv5 branch of [Reversal Spell: Strengthen], so even with only a small amount of positive energy drawn out, Fang Yi's injuries healed rapidly, as if time had flown backwards.

Fang Yi looked at Liao Lin and said something a bit 'arrogant'.

"Not bad, 'Brave Man', you managed to force out another 'trump card' from me.

"In that case, I will demonstrate my 'second stage' ability.

"Welcome to the second round of the final battle, Liao Lin."

Liao Lin clenched the sword in his hand, and the stone in his heart finally fell. He pretended to be nervous on the surface, but what he was thinking in his heart was...

[Finally, I forced you to reveal your final trump card.]

Liao Lin, who had discovered the enemy's "trump card", believed that he would win the battle in a few minutes.

(End of this chapter)