I'm a demon in Tokyo!

Chapter 152: M attribute explosion, the second trial of the real sword! (6k)

There were no footsteps, no breathing, not even the sound of an entity breaking through the air at high speed.

quietly.

In just a moment, the slender silver light that burst out from Xiao Yuelan's hand had reached the side of Uesugi Che.

But if you look from outside, you can still see Xiao Yuelan standing in the center of the sand field of the arena, not moving at all.

This strange phenomenon made many viewers with little practical experience stunned in their seats, not knowing where to look for a moment.

But even though Uesugi Tetsu had not turned back, the "mirror" in his heart had already clearly reflected the trajectory of the stab, which was as calm as water but full of murderous intent.

Uesugi Tetsu didn't waste time looking back.

He held his breath and concentrated, allowing the scorching corona energy to burst out from the ends of his hands. Then he turned his wrist and placed the tip of his spear across the path of the sudden and rapid stab.

Stab it!

Iron and bone collided at one point, and after a moment of silence, the violent sound turned into visible sound waves that spread out in all directions.

Feeling the heavy pressure transmitted from the gun to his arm, Uesugi Tetsu's heartstrings were moved without changing his expression.

The two-foot-tall man behind him immediately raised his hands and made a gun shape.

Along with the sound of popopo, a series of gray-white projectiles passed by Uesugi Tetsu and rushed towards him.

clang! clang!
And just before these gray-white bullets arrived, the true body of the silver-white flowing light - the short pure white bone dagger turned and flew at an almost zero distance, and stabbed the same point on the head of the spear again and again.

boom!
As Uesugi Tetsu perceived with a little surprise, the upper right corner of the head of the Special Affairs Department's standard-issue spear in his hand suddenly shattered and turned into sharp fragments that flew in all directions.

He tilted his head slightly to avoid the debris, letting it embed deeply into the stone wall of the arena, and stared at Xiao Yuelan's figure which gradually solidified under the light.

Why, Xiao Yuelan would rather risk being hit by the bullets fired by Erchisama than stay where she is for a moment longer.

But Xiao Yuelan used her actual actions to tell Uesugi Tetsu——

And there’s much more!

Amidst the flying black and white hair, Xiao Yuelan grinned exaggeratedly and pointed the short dagger, which was only two inches long, at Uesugi Che's neck.

Under Uesugi Tetsu's gaze, the dagger, which was at least one meter away from his body, extended without warning!

There was neither the slightest fluctuation of spiritual energy nor any sign of breathing energy flowing.

The cold touch brushed past Uesugi Che's skin by a hair's breadth, cutting off some of his hair at the temples.

The next moment, the bullets coming from all directions exploded and turned into a huge sticky white net that fell down, covering every possible direction of Xiao Yuelan's escape without a single blind spot.

The half-broken spears spun around at the same time, crashing down from above.

boom!
Yellow sand splashed up with the sound of the explosion, raising a misty and turbid smoke and dust.

But there was no feeling of hitting any real object in Uesugi Che's hand.

Ran away?
when?
Uesugi Che waved his hand to disperse the smoke and dust in front of him, and saw a slowly dissipating shadow in front of him.

He thought for a moment and looked towards the center of the arena.

"That was a close call. It was almost smashed to pieces."

There, Xiao Yuelan's face was flushed, and she was patting her chest lightly with joy, revealing a completely different look from before the battle began.

She was enjoying the pleasure brought by the moment of life and death.

"An illusion that swapped places..."

Uesugi Che let go, letting the broken spear fall to the ground.

Then spiritual power surged in his palm, and he used it as a disguise to pull out a new spear from his storage backpack and pointed it at Xiao Yuelan from a distance.

At this time, Kujo Oboroya, who was sitting at the highest point, began to slowly read out the rules.
"This time, the real sword test will pit our Longyue Hall against the Special Affairs Department. We will send three people, namely..."

In the notary's seat, Kujo Shingo frowned and said, "Before the organizer and the notary read out the rules, you've already violated the rules."

"This is a true sword test, Lord Kujo."

Jiujo Oboro was not angry when she was interrupted. She still closed her eyes and spoke in a nonchalant tone.

"Since both sides knew before entering the arena that this was a life-or-death test, the competition had already begun the moment both participants stood in the arena."

"——To do otherwise would be irresponsible for one's own life."

Kujo Shingo said coldly, "This is sophistry. Rules are rules. They have been set long ago, so how can they be broken at will?"

"I don't mind."

In the middle of the notary seat, Tokugawa Xing's eyes repeatedly looked at Uesugi Tetsu in the field.

She turned her head away and snorted softly, "Since it's said to be a real sword test, then you can't be so naive as to trust your life to others outside the arena after entering the arena."

Kujo Shingo narrowed his eyes and looked at Huijue on the other side.

Huijue, who was holding three smooth and round relics in his hands, smiled cheerfully.

Seeing that Uesugi Tetsu was already prepared, he nodded: "Since the real sword test has already begun, it shouldn't be interrupted by outsiders like us."

"Two against one, Lord Kujo."

Kujo Oboroya said calmly, and after saying this she simply closed her mouth, swallowing back the opening remarks she was about to say.

——On the court, this time it was Uesugi Tetsu who took the initiative.

——Coronal Breathing Method·Form 5!
As a substantial amount of pure white energy gushed out, Uesugi Che's figure crossed a distance of more than ten meters and arrived at the center of the arena in the blink of an eye.

The more than two-meter-long spear suddenly shot forward like a dragon and stabbed towards Xiao Yuelan's heart.

The scorching air wave burned Xiao Yuelan's skin first.

Her pupils shrank slightly, and her whole body suddenly bent to the other side at an extremely abnormal angle like rubber, leaving a hole for the spear to pass through.

Uesugi Che let go of the spear without hesitation, stepped forward, gathered the surging internal energy on the surface of his fist, and hit Xiao Yuelan's abdomen with a hook punch.

This time, a solid touch came from the tip of the fist.

The sound of breaking ribs was heard, and blood immediately dyed Uesugi Tetsu's arm red.

"cough……"

Xiao Yuelan couldn't help but cough up a mouthful of blood, but the joy on her face increased instead of decreasing. The rich blush spread from her cheeks to her ears, and the color became brighter and brighter.

"I caught you~"

Two powerful thighs wrapped in a leather jumpsuit wrapped around Uesugi Che's arms like a thick python. Xiao Yuelan smiled at him and then exerted force in mid-air to break the arm.

Uesugi Tetsu also grinned.

In half a breath, his whole body was bursting with purple lightning, allowing these winding lightning snakes to drill into Xiao Yuelan's body in an instant, paralyzing all her muscles.

Five Thunder Method·Qi He!
The difference in physical fitness between Uesugi Tetsu and hers did not reach a qualitative difference, so without affecting his own actions, the sudden lightning could only paralyze Xiao Yuelan for a moment.

But just one moment was enough!

He threw the stiff and trembling Xiao Yuelan to the sand, causing her to cough up a large mouthful of hot blood again.

Uesugi Che raised his hand and a spear appeared, but the moment it fell, Xiao Yuelan's figure turned into a shadow and disappeared again.

But this time the situation is different.

The two-foot-sama, who had been waiting in mid-air, waved his fingertips, causing dozens of gray-white bullets to fall like iron rain.

Even though Xiao Yuelan reacted immediately and dodged, she was still pierced by several gray-white bullets.

Uesugi Che turned around, took a deep breath, twisted his waist and hips in one go, and threw the spear out like a javelin.

The spear carried a pure white air wave forward, and in a blink of an eye it had pierced Xiao Yuelan's abdomen from behind, nailing her firmly into the sand.

Blood mixed with pale bone fragments gushed out of Xiao Yuelan's mouth like crazy.

She lay on the ground as if she had lost her strength, her eyes were white and her toes were twitching.

The surrounding audience seats fell silent upon seeing this scene.

No one could have imagined that the first round of the real sword test would end like this.

On one side is Xiao Yuelan, the second disciple of Longyuetang, who has countless actual combat records, and on the other side is a guy named Uesugi who was unknown before.

Originally, most people thought that the battle would undoubtedly turn to one side.

Now, the battle situation has indeed turned to one side.

But it was heading the other way.

This was an ending that no audience expected.

Uesugi Tetsu picked up the spear he had used before from the ground - he only had three spears of this length, so he couldn't throw it away casually.

Uesugi Che narrowed his eyes and did not relax his vigilance at all.

——He always felt that Xiao Yuelan was defeated too quickly and too easily.

——From the beginning of the battle until now, apart from revealing her ability to "switch places with shadows" and extend her bone dagger, she hasn't shown anything else that belongs to Longyuetang...

Just as Uesugi Che was thinking this, he suddenly heard Xiao Yuelan's voice coming from all directions.

"Catch you~"

A huge shadow rose from the bottom of the arena like the abyssal mouth of some giant beast, and in an instant swallowed up Uesugi Tetsu who walked into the center of the shadow.

On the sandy ground, Xiao Yuelan, whose abdomen was pierced by a spear, turned around with difficulty, pulled the spear out, and then gently pressed down the pale bone blade that popped out from her knuckles.

She chuckled and said, "boom~"

In the sticky shadow, hundreds of bone spurs that were almost identical except for their different colors popped out and swept towards Uesugi Che in the center like a wave.

In the audience seats not far away, Hattori Ayako, who was originally showing joy, froze on her face. She was a little panicked and wanted to run to the motionless Nanjo Aimi to ask for help.

Lilizi put her hand on her shoulder and said in a very calm voice,

"He hasn't drawn his sword yet."

As if to echo Ririkko's words.

The next moment, the straight paleness cut the squirming and sticky darkness in half from the center!

The sorrow of separation quickly devoured the endless darkness. With only a faint bloody hole on his neck, Uesugi Tetsu slowly walked out, staring directly at Akatsuki Lan, who sighed not far away, and slowly sheathed Kaga Kiyomitsu.

"I didn't expect that even this trick wouldn't work on you, Uesugi-kun." Xiao Yuelan stood up, clutching her abdomen, and nodded at him cheerfully, "Then it seems like I've lost."

Uesugi Tetsu remained unmoved and just walked towards her silently.

——A true sword fight is different from an ordinary duel. Even if one party fails to kill the other for various reasons, it must at least make the other party lose basic mobility.

So verbal surrender is not counted.

Unless Xiao Yuelan voluntarily withdraws from this circular arena - the range of the real sword test.

He saw that Uesugi Tetsu actually walked slowly in front of him, and was within his reach despite his limited mobility.

Xiao Yuelan exhaled lightly, stared at him and said, "Uesugi-kun, you are so confident."

Uesugi Tetsu clenched his fists and maximized the efficiency of the Coronal Breathing Technique, causing his body to emit a dull roar like a V8 engine.

He said calmly,

"I just wanted to save some energy and win beautifully."

"Isn't it beautiful?"

Xiao Yuelan smiled, and bone spurs mixed with shadows extended from the soles of her feet, drilled through the sand, and suddenly popped out from behind Uesugi Che towards his heart.

Crack!

The bone spur was shattered.

Descending from the sky, the two-foot-tall master holding a gray-white shield said solemnly, "Master Che, I will protect your back!"

But at the same time, Xiao Yuelan had once again transformed into a phantom and attacked Uesugi Che.

In an instant, thousands of real and illusory silver-white lights rose up.

Uesugi Che raised his eyes indifferently and stretched out his hand, which was wrapped in energy and lightning, straight forward!

He ignored the attacks that cut his flesh and grabbed Xiao Yuelan's throat.

Then, smash it down!
"Uh-huh——"

Xiao Yuelan felt that the whole world had dimmed for a moment.

But her palm still tightly grasped the bone dagger, and she used it to pierce Uesugi Tetsu's arm.

The tiny pieces of bone on the bone dagger had not yet spread and multiplied in Uesugi Che's body as wildly as before, before they were all turned into ashes by the quietly flowing lightning.

Then, Uesugi Tetsu hit Xiao Yuelan's abdominal wound with another ruthless punch, tearing the wound that was about to be filled with gray bones, and tearing her liver together.

A sickly flush immediately surged from her neck to Xiao Yuelan's cheeks.

Her pink tongue hung out lightly, and the corners of her mouth were curled up, revealing a smile of extreme joy.

"Uesugi-kun..."

She vomited blood and murmured in confusion: "I think... I'm a little in love with you..."

Uesugi Che turned a blind eye and just punched and kicked Xiao Yuelan, who was holding her neck, until she completely lost the ability to stand up and resist.

After more than ten seconds passed like a storm, Uesugi Tetsu threw Xiao Yuelan, who had completely lost consciousness, like a puddle of mud, onto the sand.

Then he pulled out Kaga Kiyomitsu and used the blade to gently scratch the tiny, unnoticeable wound on his fingertips that had just appeared.

The Sorrow of Separation devoured part of his flesh and several deadly toxins that had not yet spread, and was then retracted back into the body of the very clever Kaga Kiyomitsu.

"Well done, Xiaojia."

After patting the hilt of Kaga Kiyomitsu's sword and sheathing it, Uesugi Tetsu silently looked at Xiaoyue Lan, who was lying on the ground and only the slight rise and fall of her chest proved that she was still alive.

——Perhaps, including her "death", everything was to send this poison into his body at the moment when he was most relaxed.

Staring at the messy face covered with blush and sweat, Uesugi Tetsu couldn't help but praise his opponent.

"He's an incredibly qualified assassin."

If it weren't for the sorrow of separation and the emergence of some intelligence in Kaga Kiyomitsu, Uesugi Tetsu might have really failed.

After all, poison is sometimes a very unreasonable thing.

However, Xiao Yuelan's move also reminded Uesugi Che that he still lacked complete resistance to "toxins".

——If I have enough soul ash later, I might be able to call Katsumi over to buy some items to replenish this area.

When Uesugi Tetsu finished his thoughts, he realized that the surroundings were still silent.

He looked up in confusion: "Isn't there anyone who can announce the victory of the first trial?"

In the notary seat, Tokugawa Hoshi, who had been staring at him intently, clicked her tongue and turned her head, only to see a scene that made her even more dissatisfied.

——As the master of the Longyuetang Dojo and Xiaoyuelan's master, Kujo Longye actually began to doze off while sitting in the main seat.

He also seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep, unaware of what was happening in the field.

Tokugawa Hoshi snapped his fingers and sent a sword of energy towards Kujo Oboroya, who then woke up as if from a dream and announced,

"First try, Uesugi Tetsu from the Special Affairs Department wins."

As soon as these words were spoken, Kujo Shingo, who was also sitting in the notary seat, took a step forward and jumped directly into the arena, taking the dying Xiaoyue Lan to the backfield for intensive treatment.

The audience around was still very quiet, with only some friends whispering to each other at most.

On the one hand, he was shocked by this very short but extremely intense real sword test with twists and turns.

On the other hand, it was because of Uesugi Tetsu who was covered in wounds but still had an expressionless face.

No one thought that Uesugi Che looked embarrassed. Instead, they felt an unusual... majesty and kingliness from these tiny scars.

It was a long time before the arena returned to its lively and noisy atmosphere until Uesugi Che sat down at the sidelines and began to pour the spiritual mist into his mouth.

"Could it be that... this newcomer from the Special Affairs Department, Uesugi Tetsu, is really going to win? His aura is too domineering!"

The local dojo master, who had been taught a lesson by Longyuetang, shook his head: "No, no, no, he's already out of breath just by defeating Xiaoyuelan, not to mention that he has the equally powerful Crowdfisher Shigure and that terrifying woman named Kuzuha behind him."

“Having come this far is already the limit.”

A three-star Onmyoji calmly commented: "It's just a matter of defeating Xiao Yuelan. I can do it too!"

"You're right, but the Shirokuu Shikigami is cute and handsome. After a battle, I gained a lot! I can already publish a photo book!"

"Remember to pay the copyright fee for the previous one, or be careful that Uesugi Tetsu will punch you into a boneless weakling."

"Then I'll give him a collector's edition first!"

When the discussion died down a bit, a young monk in a cassock raised a suggestion with a slightly nervous look on his face.

"—It's already a great achievement for this Uesugi-kun to have survived the first round. Even if he's defeated in a few moves, please be kind and continue watching with the attitude that 'it's not a loss'."

After hearing this, many audience members thought for a moment, and after recalling the interlocking fight just now, they all replied,
"That's how it should be."

——Take your eyes away from Junior Brother Huiming who was acting as a water army in the audience, Huijue asked casually to the person beside him,

"Donor Tokugawa, do you also know Donor Uesugi?"

"Humph."

Tokugawa Xing said unhappily: "This bastard, wait until the real sword test is over and I will beat him up."

When Huijue heard this, instead of saying anything to stop him, he came closer out of curiosity, not even turning his hand to the relic in his hand, and said, "Oh, why is this happening, Donor Tokugawa?"

Tokugawa Xing did not answer again - it was not convenient to make family matters public, not to mention that the person sitting next to him was a strange monk whom he had only met once.

Seeing her like this, Huijue rolled his eyes and asked,

"——Could it be because of the donor Tokugawa Ririko?"

Hearing Lilizi, Tokugawa Xing sat up straight and asked seriously, "Master Huijue, do you know my younger sister?"

"Of course I know them." Huijue said with a smile, "I have met both of them."

Tokugawa Xing: "Both of them!?"

Huijue nodded: "Yes, although I have only met you once, it is truly amazing that Donor Tokugawa Ririko can have such a state of mind and practice at such a young age."

After hearing this, Tokugawa Xing couldn't help but smile, his mouth almost reaching the sky.
"Of course! She's my little sister after all!"

When it comes to Ririkko, Tokugawa Hoshi can't stop talking.

She chattered incessantly about Lilizi to the bald man next to her, whom she had just met and with whom she had no intention of talking anymore.

Between the lines, her love for Lilizi was revealed.
"My little sister is only eighteen years old, but she has already mastered the sword. She will definitely surpass us in the future, defeat that damn sword saint, and become the best swordsman in the world!"

——She has always witnessed Ririkos sincerity, hard work, love, and purity for kendo since she was very young.

From then on, Tokugawa Xing firmly believed that all Ririko needed was a chance.

——Now, the opportunity has come when the younger sister is not in her sight, and the younger sister has grasped it perfectly.

and so.

Tokugawa Xing crossed his arms and said, "How can my little sister be worthy of a pretty boy like Uesugi Tetsu!"

She commented, "Although he's good-looking and his muscles are barely adequate, this guy is a smooth talker. God knows what strange methods he used to trick my devoted spiritual sister into his hands!"

Tokugawa Xing gritted his teeth viciously: "Not worthy, totally not worthy!"

Huijue on the side was trying to hold back his laughter. He felt that Tokugawa Xing was just one sentence away from saying, "Little sister, don't go!" and everything would be perfect.

……

Backstage of the underground arena.

"Waste Senior Sister."

Crow Tori Shigure stood on the back of a crow with a pair of huge purple eyes, looking down at Xiao Yuelan who was being treated by Kujo Shingo with an indifferent tone.

Having said that, he still looked Xiao Yuelan up and down several times with extreme care, and only after confirming that her life was not in danger did he silently breathe a sigh of relief.

Yatou Shigure turned around and left without saying a word.

A few seconds later, a swarm of crows swarmed out of the passage and rose up, completely blocking out the light in the underground arena.

(End of this chapter)