"Haa..." After letting out a light shout, Asuna rushed in front of me again. Then, just as she got close to me, she suddenly turned around and swept her folding fan at me.

"Clang!" A soft clatter rang out as I easily deflected Asuna's folding fan with my right hand. However, Asuna's attack wasn't over. After her attack was blocked, she immediately took a few steps forward, dodging my follow-up right palm strike. This was the footwork I had taught them before; I hadn't expected her to use it against me, which made me show an expression of approval.

Asuna moved behind me, an excited expression appeared on her face. However, she still followed the instructions given to her by Gunnar through magic from the sidelines and gripped her folding fan to attack my lower body.

Realizing Asuna's intention, I immediately jumped about four or five meters into the air to dodge the attack. Asuna followed closely behind, leaping off the ring and rushing towards me, swinging her folding fan in a quick attack. A soft clatter rang out again, and after the attack, Asuna landed back on the ring due to gravity, while I, with a few quick steps in mid-air, slowly landed on the ring.

Looking at Asuna and me landing on the ring, Asakura exclaimed into the microphone in surprise, "That was amazing! I never expected Asuna to do something like that, launching a brilliant and powerful attack against the absolutely strong Kuchiki Ten!"

Upon seeing Asuna's series of fluid movements, Negi, sitting in the player's seat, exclaimed, "Akina... Asuna-san! That's amazing!"

Upon seeing this, Evan immediately exclaimed in surprise, "Why? Why is Asuna's physical ability so strong? She's clearly just a muscle-bound idiot... This is simply unbelievable!"

Just then, Gunnar suddenly appeared beside Evan and said with a smile, "Hehehe... that's a power that Asuna-san originally possessed."

Evangeline was startled by Gunnar's sudden appearance and immediately said angrily, "Ah! You... appearing and disappearing like that..." As she spoke, she recalled the scene of Gunnar stroking Asuna's head earlier and said with a look of sudden realization, "I know! What did you do to her?"

Upon hearing Yiwen's words, Gunnar immediately smiled and said, "How could that be? I was just giving her a hint." With that, he turned his gaze to the arena and stopped talking.

At that moment, Asuna, who was standing opposite me, slowly opened her arms, gathering 'magic power' in her left hand and 'ki' in her right hand. Then she slowly raised her hands to her chest—combining them. A faint stream of air emanated from Asuna's body, and a white light that could be seen with the naked eye covered her.

"I did it..." Hina exclaimed in surprise as she looked at the bright light covering her body.

Seeing Asuna's surprised expression, I couldn't help but laugh and say, "Ryudo's technique? Asuna, I'm quite impressed with you now!"

Upon hearing what I said, Asuna immediately smiled, scratched the back of her head, and said with a laugh, "Ah... thank you... Mr. Kuchiki, I'm going!" With that, she rushed forward again.

Seeing Asuna rushing towards me, I immediately smiled and said, "Okay!" With that, I used Shunpo to get behind Asuna and swung my right hand toward her neck, hoping to end the match without hurting her.

Just as I was about to hit Asuna, Asuna seemed to have eyes in the back of her head. Without turning her head, she protected her back with her folding fan, blocking my attack. In the instant she blocked me, she slid her foot lightly, forcibly twisted her body, and struck my abdomen with a palm, knocking me backward.

After Asuna knocked me away, I couldn't help but say, "This palm technique is... Bagua Palm!" As I spoke, I looked at Asuna, who was in a palm-throwing stance. However, Asuna's expression was not the surprise I expected, but rather a look of confusion, as if she was wondering why she had thrown that palm strike.

After Asuna knocked me away, Asakura in the audience shouted excitedly, "Wow, what a brilliant counterattack! I didn't expect Asuna to be able to block such a fast attack!"

Gunnar looked at Asuna on the ring and said with a smile, "Hehe... I didn't expect Miss Asuna's talent to exceed my expectations. She was able to launch a counterattack even under those circumstances!"

Negi exclaimed with delight, "Asuina-kun, that's amazing! You can even use 'Bagua Palm'!"

With her left hand bandaged, Gu Fei watched Asuna fight me on the stage using a combination of Baguazhang and swordsmanship and exclaimed in surprise, "I didn't expect Asuna to have such talent. She can learn Baguazhang just by watching me and my apprentice train. But should I be angry? Stealing martial arts from other schools is taboo!" As she spoke, she put her finger to her lips, showing a troubled expression.

As I watched Asuna gradually incorporate Baguazhang and Bajiquan techniques into the fight, I couldn't help but frown. Knowing Asuna as I did, it was impossible for her to use complex martial arts techniques and attacks with such proficiency; something was definitely wrong. After blocking Asuna's folding fan again, I didn't distance myself from her. Instead, I moved closer and softly asked, "You are... Asuna?"

Upon hearing my question, Asuna immediately flashed a bright smile and said, "What are you talking about? Of course!" As she spoke, she slipped under my arm and nudged my waist with her elbow.

Upon hearing her answer, I vanished from her sight in an instant, standing behind her and saying, "Is that so? Then... let's end it!" As I spoke, I flicked my finger towards her pressure point on her back.

The instant I pressed Asuna's pressure point, a shield of light formed from 'qi' appeared behind her, blocking my attack. After blocking my attack, Asuna used 'Instant Movement' to move to the edge of the arena, slowly turned around, looked at me with a slight smile, and said, "Long time no see, Kuchiki... teacher!" As she spoke, she slowly opened her hands, gathering 'magic power' in her left hand and 'qi' in her right hand—combining! It was the 'Salt Trigram Technique'. A bright light immediately flashed from Asuna's hands, and a stream of energy even stronger than when Ryudo used the 'Salt Trigram Technique' instantly swept outwards.

Evan, sitting in the audience, immediately exclaimed in surprise, "Impossible... This is impossible! How could Asuna possibly use such a perfect and powerful 'Salty Divination Method'?" As she spoke, she looked at Gunnar beside her and said, "Quickly, tell me, what tricks did you play?"

Gunnar immediately put on an innocent smile and said, "Old friend, what do you think I could do under these circumstances? I'm also very surprised! Didn't you notice that Asuna-san's magical energy fluctuations are different from usual?"

Hearing Gunnar's words, Evangeline was stunned. After several seconds, she looked surprised again and said, "What... the magic fluctuations are the same as before! So..." Then she shouted at me on the arena, "You bastard, listen to me! No matter how strong Asuna is, if you lose, I will definitely kill you!"

After Yiwen finished shouting, a few beads of sweat appeared on my face. I thought to myself, "Yiwen, at this moment, you shouldn't create any more ambiguity!"

As expected, many people started discussing: "Was that a declaration of love?"

"Was that... meant to encourage her boyfriend?"

"That being said... the age gap seems a bit too big!"

"Idiot...you've never heard of 'Hikaru Genji'!"

"A blonde loli...she's gorgeous!"

Sitting next to Kaori and Yuei, Konoka covered her face and laughed, saying, "Ten-nii and Evian have such a good relationship! I should encourage Ten-nii like that too!"

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Looking at Asuna, who had successfully used the "Salt Hexagram Method," and the "Demon-Slaying Sword" in her hand that looked like a "folding fan" to outsiders but a large sword to me, I couldn't help but laugh and say, "Using weapons is against the rules!"

Hearing my words, Asuna's expression froze for a moment, then turned angry as she said, "At a time like this, you still care about this? Take this!" With that, she gripped the 'Demon-Slaying Sword' tightly and leaped into the air, swinging it down at me. In an instant, countless white, crescent-shaped blades of energy rushed towards my location.

Seeing the move performed by Asuna, I immediately exclaimed in surprise, "This is too exaggerated!" As I spoke, I drew circles with both hands, smiled, and softly uttered, "Like sealing and closing!"

"Boom... Crash!" The floor, struck by the blade energy, immediately emitted a loud crashing sound and a groan of being unable to bear the weight, accompanied by a powerful gust of air that sent up large amounts of wood chips.

With the exception of a few people, everyone watching instinctively shielded their eyes with their arms. When they opened their eyes, all they saw was the wrecked arena and me still standing there.

Holding the microphone, Asakura muttered after seeing the completely destroyed arena, "Was this made by Asuna?"

Negi's mouth gaped open, and he had to use all his strength to say, "Ah...Ah...Asuina-san, you're amazing!"

The moment she woke up, she silently appeared beside Negi, looking at the dozens of huge sword marks on the arena, and said softly, her strength slightly depleted, "I've never seen Asuna like this before. When did she learn such a move?"

Upon seeing Setsuna, Negi immediately smiled and said, "Setsuna-kun, you're awake. Are you alright now?"

At that moment, she nodded immediately, raised her hand to touch her forehead, and said, "Hmm! Although I'm still a little tired, it's nothing serious. As for my competition with Young Master Tian...!"

Upon hearing Setsuna mention what had happened before, Negi hurriedly said, "Don't think about it so much, Setsuna-kun. Just focus on watching the match! By the way, Asuna has become so amazing! Not only did she use the same powerful 'Ham Gua Technique' as Ryudo, but she also used swordsmanship as powerful as Setsuna-kun's. Oh, and Asuna even used the fist technique I learned from Master Kofi. She's really incredible!"

Hearing Negi say this, Setsuna couldn't help but think of the strange things that had happened to her in the ring before, and asked with a puzzled expression, "Really?" As she spoke, she turned her gaze to the ring.

Looking at the arena, which was practically impossible to stand on, I couldn't help but sigh. Looking at Asuna standing in front of me, one hand on her hip and holding a greatsword, I said, "Whew...that was dangerous!"

Hearing this, Asuna smiled smugly and said, "That was just a simple greeting. What follows... is the attack filled with my rage!" With that, she plunged her greatsword into the tattered floor and charged forward unarmed. Watching Asuna charge, I felt a surge of curiosity, eager to see what her next attack would be like.

When Asuna was less than two meters away from me, she swayed her body quickly a few times and attacked my face and throat with both fists. It was the opening move of the Vajra Eight Forms of Bajiquan. In the instant I blocked the attack on my face and throat, Asuna took a lunge forward, turned to the side and raised her elbow to strike my chest. The speed was unimaginable.

"Bang!" A slight collision sound rang out. Asuna's attack was blocked by my right hand, which I pulled back in time, while my left hand smoothly supported her under her elbow. Seeing my actions, Asuna gave me a 'you've fallen for it' look, and her left hand, poised to strike, was already on my abdomen.

"Drink..." Asuna whispered, and a burst of white light erupted from her hand, instantly enveloping me. The audience closed their eyes again, for the light from this move was truly blinding. When the light dissipated, the arena was already surrounded by dust and smoke formed from tiny wood chips.

Asakura couldn't continue the broadcast; she simply didn't know what to say anymore. The shock brought by Asuna was just too great. Her move that shattered the ring beyond recognition was one thing, but this move, which resembled the explosion of a miniature universe, was another. Negi and Setsuna were just as surprised as she was. Asuna had exceeded their expectations, and Evangeline, who had made the bet, was extremely nervous.

Gunnar, laughing as he looked at the smoke-shrouded arena, said, "Miss Asuna, you're surprisingly capable! Looks like I'm going to win... Evangeline!"

Upon hearing his words, Evangeline immediately retorted loudly, "Enough talk! How could that guy possibly lose to Asuna, that monkey with only brute force? That kind of attack couldn't possibly defeat him!" As she said the last few words, Evangeline's voice lowered involuntarily, because she could sense how strong Asuna's attack had been. If she hadn't fought back like she did with Setsuna before, that would have been a different story. Thinking of this, an image of Asuna standing on the ring, dressed in a swimsuit, sailor uniform, glasses, cat ears, and a cat tail bell, involuntarily appeared in her mind.

When the smoke cleared from the arena, Asuna and I reappeared in front of everyone. Asuna was still dressed the same as before, while I... the shirt I was wearing was finally destroyed after Setsuna and Asuna's attacks. Now, only the collar and two cuffs were still hanging on my body, and my upper body was almost exposed to others. At the same time, my hair, which had been tied up, broke free and slowly fluttered down behind me.

The girls in the audience screamed, "Wow...that's awesome..." when they saw my upper body and my long hair flowing in the wind.

"What beautiful long hair! How does he take care of it?"

"Wow, he has such fair skin! How does he take care of it?"

Hearing the screams from below the stage, I couldn't help but look at my own body. Apart from my smooth skin and muscles, I couldn't find anything strange about it, and I couldn't help but show a helpless expression. Actually, I had no idea that the reason people praised my figure was mainly because although my body appeared slender, I had evenly distributed muscles and alabaster skin and long hair that any woman would envy. Although, because of my usual attire, others couldn't see these features.

I slowly tore off the strips of cloth hanging on my body, wiped the blood from my mouth, and looked at Asuna, who was on guard, and said, "Although I really want to explain to you, this is not a good place, so..." As I spoke, my hair moved without wind and I instantly disappeared from the spot.

In just a split second, I placed my hand on Asuna's shoulder and said coldly, "...It's over!"

Asuna immediately pressed down on the hand I was holding on her shoulder and said, "Who said it was over..." As she spoke, she raised her other hand, ready to retaliate, but the moment she raised her hand, she suddenly lost consciousness and fell forward.

After pulling the unconscious Asuna into my arms, I couldn't help but say, "If I had known it would be this simple, I would have done it sooner. Getting beaten up for so long was just asking for trouble!"

After I finished speaking, Asakura realized what was happening and said, "Kagura has lost consciousness, Kuchiki wins!"

Meanwhile, in the ancient ruins 120 meters below the World Tree, Asuna tightly gripped Negi's neck and asked, "Tell me, did you do this on purpose? Why did you forcibly pull my consciousness back at this moment!"

Negi struggled and said, "Ah...cough cough...Asuna, let me explain...cough cough..."

Asuna immediately let go and looked at Negi, who was breathing a little rapidly, and said, "Speak quickly!"

After taking a few deep breaths, Negi said, "Hoo hoo... Actually, the moment my brother touched you, he used magic to track our location. In order to prevent him from finding out, I had to sever the magical connection... I'm sorry, Asuna!"

Upon hearing Negi's words, Setsuna couldn't help but ask, "So what should we do now?"

Hearing Setsuna's question, Negi thought for a moment and said to Evangeline, "I'm sorry, Master Evangeline, I'm afraid there's no way for you and your brother to fight in the ring!"

Upon hearing Negi's words, Ivan immediately smiled and said, "No need, that guy... is already here!"

Upon hearing Yiwen's words, the others immediately showed expressions of surprise and said, "What?"

At the same time, my voice reached their ears: "So you've been here all along! No wonder I couldn't sense your location. Were you using the magic of the World Tree?"

Chapter 284 The People 10 Years Later

Kaori looked at me standing at the entrance, then at my image on the monitoring magic screen and murmured, "When? You were clearly still at the competition venue!"

I smiled slightly and took out a card from my pocket, saying, "It's a contract item. Have you all forgotten? What remained at the martial arts tournament was merely my clone!" The card I held in my hand was the 'True Shadow', my contract card with Konoka. As soon as I finished speaking, Asuna and Setsuna used 'Instant Movement' to teleport to my side.

The moment the two appeared, I placed my hands on their heads and said with a big smile, "Are you going to beat me up again, Setsuna and Asuna!"

Setsuna and Asuna were startled when I pinned them down, because they had no way to dodge my move, and there was no room for resistance at all.

But I smiled and continued, "You two have grown quite a bit, at least... the size of yourselves is truly beyond my expectations!" As I spoke, I looked at the two of them with a slightly 'lewd' smile.

"Don't look, Young Master Ten (perverted teacher!)!" Setsuna and Asuna's faces immediately turned red as they covered their impressive breasts with their hands and shouted.

Seeing the two of them blushing, I immediately burst out laughing and said, "Hahaha...isn't this great?" As I spoke, I removed my hands from their heads and slowly walked towards Konoka.

After I walked up to Konoka, I gently hugged her and whispered, "I'm sorry, Konoka, I didn't recognize you last time!"

Konaka, whom I was holding in my arms, immediately smiled and hugged me tightly, saying with a smile, "Konaka... I don't blame you, Brother Tian. It's so good to see you again..." As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes.

I gently wiped away Konoka's tears, and looked at her with a light laugh, saying, "Silly girl, I should be the one who's happy! I never thought I'd get to see the future Konoka!" Then I turned to Setsuna and Asuna and said, "You two too, seeing you so energetic... it's so great! But a little too energetic, giving me so much suffering as soon as you get back!"

Upon hearing my words, Asuna immediately crossed her arms and scoffed, "Hmph!" Little did she know that her actions only made her already alluring figure attract even more attention. Setsuna, however, bowed somewhat embarrassedly and said, "I'm so sorry, Young Master Ten!"

After greeting Negi, I pointed at Evan, who had been silent with her face hidden in her cloak, and asked with a look of sudden realization, "By the way, who is she?"

Seeing my 'confused' expression, Munaika immediately smiled and said, "Brother Tian, ​​she is Evangeline!"

Upon hearing Munaika's words, I immediately feigned surprise and exclaimed, "What did you say? She's Evangeline! Don't be ridiculous, how could she possibly be that Evangeline who has no figure, no body, and never grows up in hundreds of years!" As I spoke, I covered my mouth with a look of realization that something was amiss.

As soon as I finished speaking, Evangeline's right hand was immediately enveloped in lightning. She whispered, "Release - Fix 'Thousand Lightning'!" A powerful magical fluctuation appeared instantly, and a sphere of lightning materialized before everyone. Then, with a single clench of her hand, Evangeline absorbed the lightning sphere into her body: "Spell Weapon - Thunderous Armor!"

After using the 'Thunderous Armor', Yiwen looked like she wanted to kill me and said, "No figure, no... Rotten wood... Heaven, I'm going to kill you!" With that, she rushed in front of me at a terrifying speed and punched me.

The instant Evangelist unleashed his 'Art of Armament', Negi and the others simultaneously thought, "This is bad!"

"bump!"

Evangeline's fist landed firmly in my palm. Amidst the surprised gazes of the crowd, I smiled slightly and said, "Hehe... You actually have lightning speed, not bad, but it's still too slow! Long time no see, Evangeline! I was just joking!"

The girl in my arms, Muna, immediately laughed and said, "Brother Tian, ​​you're amazing! You were able to block that attack even under such circumstances!"

As Konoka spoke, Negi, Setsuna, and Asuna clenched their fists involuntarily. When I blocked Evangeline's fist, they didn't feel any fluctuations of 'magic power' or 'ki'. Instead, they felt a different kind of strange power. They all thought to themselves, "Is this the strength of Young Master Ten (my brother, Mr. Kuchiki)?"

Evangeline merely snorted coldly, then dispelled her magical armor and glared at me angrily, saying, "You bastard, I'm going to suck your blood dry!" With that, she rushed into my arms, grabbed my neck, and bit down hard.

Because of Evan's actions, Konoka was forced to leave my embrace, and Negi and the others stared wide-eyed at the somewhat ambiguous position between me and Evan. After about ten seconds, Setsuna and Asuna rushed in front of me at the same time, pulled Evan away from me, and loudly questioned, "Hey! Evan, what are you doing to Master Ten (Kuchiki-sensei)?"

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