Ke Xue: He mastered the steel-cutting divine skill at the start.

"Sizzle——————"

The moment the Crimson Moon Slash was unleashed, Miyazaki Yu parried with his sword. In an instant, an endless, sharp sensation spread throughout Miyazaki Yu's entire body.

Inside the famous sword, Hengyun Duan, countless tiny cracks appeared. Because of Miyazaki Yu's constant nurturing and the enhancement of the sword energy attached to it, this sword was no longer ordinary iron.

Even minor damage can be repaired and healed through gentle care.

This sword was even a part of Miyazaki Yu, and at this moment, the blade actually felt a 'severe pain'!

The blade felt pain; that was how Miyazaki Yu felt at that moment!

"Such pure sword intent! This is sword intent that has been tempered a thousand times. If the sword intent I condense is a thick wooden board, then his sword intent is a sharp dagger!"

However, while the dagger is far more powerful than the wooden planks, this is based on the premise that both the dagger and the planks are finite. If the planks were infinite, then everything would be different!

Miyazaki Yu circulated his blood and qi throughout his body, his muscles rapidly changed shape, and the internal energy ions in his body surged like a turbulent river. The halo on the sword blade rippled, and the light blade condensed from the sword qi then extended beyond the sword's edge, growing several feet longer!

From a distance, it looked as if his sword blade had been twice as long!

"Hmm? This young man's internal strength is actually quite profound. It seems that this old man will have to show some of his true abilities!"

The old man's face was now devoid of any smile, only showing seriousness and earnestness.

He secretly groaned inwardly, "What a little monster! The old man is ninety years old this year and doesn't know how to respect his elders. He actually competes with an old man, and he's going all out. This kid's blood and muscles are too perfectly trained. Although the sword intent and sword energy he condenses are quite different from mine, there are just too many of them. I hope I don't mess up."

Chapter 291 Sword Qi Condensed

Thinking of this, the red longsword in the old man's hand suddenly unleashed a magnificent aura of sharpness, and the sword light radiated out from the old man like a spinning kaleidoscope.

These sword energies detached directly from the sword, transforming into arc-shaped slashes. These slashes were incredibly sharp, disappearing in an instant upon striking anything, but immediately cleaving the object in two.

The square is surrounded by thick paving stones and some decorations, such as stone lanterns arranged around the perimeter of the square. These are stone platforms with only a few holes and about half a person's height, used to hold candles.

Each of these lamps weighs hundreds of kilograms, something that even a truck couldn't easily destroy. But now, after being swept by these arc-shaped slashes, they were neatly cut apart, or even shattered into pieces!

Some of them were completely buried in the ground. If that area were dug up afterward, you would see that the ground in that area had been cut apart several feet below the surface.

In other words, even the armor of an armored vehicle or tank would be easily sliced ​​apart by such a strike, much like fruit facing a fruit knife!

At this moment, Miyazaki Yu was also instantly at a disadvantage. The old man's control over the sword energy was so exquisite that it surged out from all directions.

He wielded his sword with such precision that it was completely impenetrable. If a torrential rain were to fall at this moment, one would find that the density of his blade had returned to an astonishing level.

Even in the pouring rain, not a single drop of water would splash onto your clothes; only such a continuous and dense sword technique could withstand the opponent's continuous and dense attacks.

Sword energy crisscrossed the blade, extending from the edge, creating an absolute domain within a few meters, shattering all the arc-shaped slashes.

However, these sword energies were far too heavy. Each strike felt like the heavy force of a giant sword falling, making Miyazaki feel as if he were wielding his sword in an incredibly viscous liquid.

This will increase the physical exertion required by dozens of times!

"It seems I still need to use the Spirit-Slaying Sword!"

Suddenly, everything around him fell silent. All his focus was concentrated, and an invisible, formless sharpness was gathering on the blade of his sword.

The sword saint Kawakami Gensai, who was fully unleashing his sword energy, suddenly felt extremely shocked.

"This is an invisible blade formed by mixing sword energy and spiritual power. This blade can directly attack a person's spirit. Once hit by such a blade, a person may not have any physical wounds, but their spirit may die directly, becoming a vegetable."

The old man couldn't help but smirk. Are all young people these days so tough?

I think I am also exceptionally talented. I was hailed as a genius from a young age and received instruction from famous teachers from childhood. I can be said to have been blessed with extraordinary talent.

He became a sword master at the age of twenty-five, which can be described as smooth sailing. At that time, he was full of vigor and ambition.

Later, after decades of diligent cultivation without the slightest slackening, he finally broke through to the level of Sword Saint at the age of sixty.

This is already enough to be on par with those renowned sword saints in history, and even surpass them. After all, those old guys were born in chaotic times and emerged from mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Although their killing intent was great, their bodies could not have received the best training, the best food, and various nourishing medicines from childhood like I have.

Those guys, even though they reached the level of sword saint in their lifetime thanks to their extraordinary talent, were already past their prime. There were even one or two who had just broken through to this level when they were already exhausted.

Therefore, with the abundant resources of modern society, as well as sufficient talent and hard work, achieving the status of a sword saint at the age of sixty and rejuvenating his physical body is already a great achievement worthy of being recorded in history.

Moreover, due to his physical condition, he has maintained extremely high combat power even now, far surpassing those ancient sword saints.

If it were an ancient sword saint, and if they were to unleash their sword energy and launch a wide-ranging attack like him, they would already be expending a great deal of energy.

But at this moment, he was finally shocked to the extreme.

Miyazaki Yu's Spirit-Slaying Sword was incredibly powerful, so he no longer had any intention of holding back. His bulging muscles became even more taut, and these muscles were extremely beautiful, even faintly forming special patterns.

Moreover, if his body were transparent at this moment, Miyazaki Yu would be able to see an even more shocking scene.

In the old man's chest cavity, above the lower dantian, there was a special organ. This was not one of the five internal organs, but a special entity resembling a tumor.

However, it was not a tumor. Instead, it began to tremble like a heart, and the entire organ was covered with strange patterns, just like the patterns of muscles.

At this moment, as the old man exerted all his sword energy, the trembling of this organ became more and more intense, and each trembling was accompanied by the condensation of sword energy.

In the blink of an eye, the sword energy frantically converged towards the blade, and soon disappeared from the sword as if ice and snow were melting away.

Immediately, a thin line shot out from the tip of the sword. In an instant, as the sword blade unleashed its power, this single thin line wove itself into a fishing net in the air, completely enveloping the old man.

Miyazaki Yu's extended sword blade then sliced ​​through the fishing net!

"This is sword energy condensed into threads!"

At the moment of the strike, Miyazaki Yu was filled with awe!

After he was able to separate the sword energy from the blade and strike, he immediately thought of two directions: one was the realm of sword energy so vast that it could cut through anything.

Just like the move the old man used when they clashed before, the sword blade was like a firework, blooming with a magnificent and dazzling sword aura, which even several sword masters working together could not withstand.

The second approach is to condense the sword energy, compressing it into a thin, thread-like state, thus increasing its power.

However, neither of these two paths is easy to take.

It requires not only countless hours of painstaking research and practice, but also supreme wisdom, absolute calmness, and powerful control to truly control the already extremely violent sword energy.

The saying "steel tempered a hundred times can be softened by wrapping it around your finger" describes this kind of thing.

Compared to the old man, his sword energy was actually far inferior. If the old man's sword energy was like tempered steel, his own sword energy was like a piece of iron blank that had not yet been forged.

The reason why I was able to block the opponent's sword energy is that my sword blade is condensed with powerful sword intent. The sword intent generated by the fusion of spiritual power and sword energy makes its power multiply!

Both sides unleashed powerful attacks, but there was no loud noise or dazzling roar.

Everything shattered instantly, and invisible shockwaves spread outwards. The onlookers were initially confused, but then a violent turbulence surged and churned in all directions.

Chapter 292 The Secrets of Swordplay (3rd Update!!)

"what!"

In the instant the torrent surged, Conan and even Ai, the lightest of the group, were unable to stand up and were swept away by the airflow.

Xiao Lan reacted quickly, reaching out with both hands to grab one of them, preventing them from being blown away by the strong wind.

Rena managed to stay in place thanks to her own strength, preventing herself from being blown away, but it was clearly a very difficult feat.

"not good!!"

The two swordsmen, who had been paying close attention to the subtle changes in the battle, were both shocked.

They had just watched with rapt attention as two peerless figures who had reached the pinnacle of swordsmanship actually engaged in a battle of the highest level right here.

Opportunities to witness such a battle are extremely rare.

Every move they made, every swing of their swords, dazzled them, like two people learning calligraphy watching a master calligrapher wielding his brush. The emotions they evoked at that moment were incredibly complex.

It evokes both a sense of awe and reverence, as if looking up at a towering mountain, and a feeling of envy that makes one wish they could take its place – a truly complex emotion.

But seeing the scene before them, they were both startled.

If anything were to happen to these two during their fight, they would be in grave danger, and they immediately became anxious.

When the smoke and dust cleared, everyone could finally see what the two combatants looked like, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Both men remained in their sword-wielding stances, both looking somewhat disheveled, but then they both burst into laughter.

"Alright, this should be considered a draw. The old man really went all out. Such explosive power is really impressive. If the old man didn't have some skill, he wouldn't have been able to hold on by now."

He then straightened up and vigorously patted the dust off his clothes.

Miyazaki Yu coughed heavily a few times, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"The guild leader's sword energy is pure and boundless; I was almost hit by it."

The two of them burst into laughter again.

Kawakami Gensai laughed because he saw hope in Miyazaki Yu. With this kid in charge, the Sword Masters Association would not only not decline, but would also be able to regain its vitality.

This made him feel very happy, so he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

The reason Miyazaki Yu laughed so hard was because he saw a new path in the old man!

This is what is most precious to him now.

The value of this lies not in what he specifically learned, but in seeing the direction of the path, which is already extremely important.

It's like something that, before anyone has actually made it, no one knows if it's even possible. With this uncertainty, the difficulty of making such a thing becomes extremely high.

However, once someone actually does it, even if it's just by glancing at it without obtaining any information, the difficulty becomes quite different.

Everyone knows that this thing can definitely be manufactured. The reason why it hasn't been done yet is simply because our current capabilities are insufficient or the materials are not up to standard.

The remaining task is to do everything possible to solve these practical difficulties; there is no question about whether this thing can even be made.

This is how Miyazaki Yu is now. This old man's swordsmanship is so strong that it has truly surpassed his. Of course, life and death are another matter.

He found a new path forward and was naturally very happy.

“Makino and Nishino, you two take these children and this young lady to a resting place. I have something to say to this boy.”

Both Makino Kensho and Nishino Kensho bowed respectfully and then went directly to the group.

"Miss Mori, let's go to the lounge first."

The group nodded, clearly indicating that the old man had something very important to say, which made Conan eager to speak.

"This old man is incredibly strong, almost on par with Miyazaki Yu, that freak. What he's about to say must be very important."

So he took the opportunity to insert a bugging device into a crack in a brick.

After everyone arrived at the lounge, the two swordsmen left immediately. Inside the lounge, various pastries and drinks had already been laid out.