But the question is, what is the weakness of this Imperial Palace map?

At this moment, Shinobu Kocho was maintaining the Flower Breathing Technique to fight with Xu Fu, while searching around for the weakness of the Imperial Palace. But the problem was that the Imperial Palace covered a huge area, much larger than the Imperial Palace of Shenzhou. It would take an ordinary person half a day to walk around it. How could Shinobu Kocho find the weakness of the Imperial Palace in such a hurry?

While Shinobu Kocho was worried, Fushigawa Saneya, Gyoumei Hiei and Rengoku Kyojuro also joined the battle to help Shinobu Kocho share the pressure. At this moment, Shinobu Kocho finally had some free time and began to recall the map of the Imperial Palace she had just seen, thinking about where the most likely weakness was. Then she thought:

Since ancient times, there has been a thought in China called "the unity of man and nature". Influenced by this thought, the architecture of China often connects itself with the heaven and earth in various aspects. For example, the nine-layer palace represents the nine-layer ladder to heaven, the sun and moon altars represent the moon and the sun, and the four-sided city walls represent the roundness of the sky and the four directions.

This architectural style of harmony between man and nature can be seen everywhere in China, especially in the emperor's palace. In ancient times, emperors often paid special attention to the construction of their palaces, either to pursue immortality or to pray for the blessing of heaven on their dynasties, making sure that their palaces were in line with the great principles of heaven and earth.

Although the Imperial Palace is not in Shenzhou, it has been influenced by Shenzhou for a long time. Therefore, the architectural layout and style of the Imperial Palace also reflect the concept of "harmony between man and nature". Xu Fu himself was born in Shenzhou and was a direct disciple of the Louguan Dao of the Taiqing School. The Heavenly Breathing Method he created based on the inheritance of the Taiqing School is directly based on the concept of "harmony between man and nature".

For such a Xu Fu, the palace where he lived naturally embodied the ideological essence of "harmony between man and nature" everywhere.

In Shinobu Kocho's memory, the entire imperial palace was surrounded by rivers, like an island in a busy city, isolating the locust's residence from the world.

In the center of the island are the palaces of the Imperial Palace. Unlike the palaces of Shenzhou, which are usually located north and south, the Imperial Palace of Xiaori is located west and east. The official explanation for this is that the Tianhuang of Xiaori is the descendant of the sun god Amaterasu, so facing east is a sign of respect for the sun.

But Shinobu Kocho knew that was not the case. In fact, the main reason why the Shenzhou Palace faced south was for the convenience of lighting. The Imperial Palace was built in the new era. In the era of electrification and new building materials, it can still ensure lighting even if it faces east.

In fact, in the traditional Chinese concept, among the four directions of heaven and earth, east, west, south and north, the most honorable one is neither the south nor the north, but the east!

This can be seen from the ancient gods of China.

In the mythology of the Chu land of Shenzhou, the highest god is called Donghuang Taiyi. As the god symbolizing the Ziwei Emperor Star, his title is Donghuang, which is enough to show how sacred the East is in the ancient concept of Shenzhou.

The palace inside the Imperial Palace faces west and east, which also shows that the layout of the Imperial Palace respects the East.

Therefore, Shinobu Kocho guessed that the most important direction of the Imperial Palace should be the east.

But then she was in trouble again! The Imperial Palace of Xiaori covers an area of 115 million square meters, which is really too large. You know, the Forbidden City in China only covers an area of 75 square meters. With such a large area, even if Shinobu Kocho has determined that the east is the most important direction, she still can't determine where the most important place is!

Just when Butterfly Shinobu was frowning, the battle between everyone and Xu Fu was gradually entering a white-hot stage.

The fire dragon was getting weaker and weaker under the siege of several people. Xu Fu frowned and swung his right hand, and the fire dragon disappeared in front of him. Seeing this, Kocho Shinobu immediately stretched out the Sun Blade in her hand, and the rain in the sky condensed into countless lotus flowers, wanting to tear Xu Fu into pieces.

But how could Xu Fu be so easy to deal with?

He waved his hand, and the rain around him began to condense under his will. Soon, it had condensed into a black tortoise shadow around him, protecting him firmly in the center. No matter how brilliant the lotus outside was, it could not break through the black tortoise's defense. This was exactly the breath of heaven, the fourth form, the water of heaven!

“I have to admit, you, the Demon Slayer Corps, are indeed formidable. But from now on, I will let you, the Demon Slayer Corps, and everyone in the world see the true power of the Heavenly Breathing Technique!”

As the shouting ended, there were sudden flashes of lightning and thunder in the sky, and strong winds blew violently. The dark clouds that had originally covered the sky also rolled up. The severe weather made people think that the world was about to end.

Gyoumei felt the changes in the surrounding environment, the power of heaven and earth kept surging, and he couldn't help but secretly think that it was not good, and kept chanting "Amitabha". Seeing this, Fushigawa Shimiya and Rengoku Kyojuro quickly stood back to back, fearing the possible attack from Xu Fu. Even Kocho Shinobu put away her sword and turned around, fearing Xu Fu's attack.

At this time, around Xu Fu, lightning, strong wind, flames, and water, the four powers of nature were like satellites surrounding him and continued to grow stronger. Feeling the four increasingly powerful forces, Butterfly Shinobu opened her mouth slightly, her eyes full of disbelief. Obviously, she couldn't believe that the other party could control these four completely different and even mutually restraining forces at the same time.

"See? Thunder, lightning, strong winds, flames, water, the most powerful forces in the world, are now all under my control! I am the Son of Heaven, this is the power of the unity of heaven and man! All the great forces between heaven and earth are under my control!"

Xu Fu shouted triumphantly at this time. The surrounding thunder and lightning gradually condensed into a ferocious white tiger, the strong wind gradually evolved into a majestic blue dragon, the flames gradually gathered into a dazzling red bird, and the water gradually flowed into a deep black tortoise.

The four spirits of heaven, like the four star regions in the sky, surrounded Xu Fu. The white tiger roared, the blue dragon roared, the red bird cried, and the black tortoise shouted.

Each of these four beasts is not easy to deal with, not to mention that the four beasts are full of murderous intent at this time, and they are staring at the opposite side of the Demon Slayer Corps swordsman. Among them, Qinglong is aimed at Kocho Shinobu, Baihu is aimed at Beimingyu Gyomei, Suzaku is aimed at Fushigawa Minoru, and Xuanwu is aimed at Rengoku Kyojuro. One by one, everyone in the Demon Slayer Corps is facing unprecedented huge pressure.

Seeing this, Kocho Shinobu held the Sun Blade horizontally in front of her, and countless lotuses formed by rainwater surrounded everyone, forming barriers. Seeing this, Xu Fu simply asked the Four Symbols of Heaven to abandon the other Demon Slayers and prepare to deal with the most difficult Kocho Shinobu first.

Among the four animals, Azure Dragon attacked first. A strong wind swept past, destroying most of the water lotuses in the blink of an eye. Then the Vermillion Bird flapped its wings, and along with the mist in the sky, the water lotuses were swept away by the flames of the Vermillion Bird. After that, Black Tortoise moved forward. Its body made of rainwater was also heavy, and every step it took made a huge sound on the ground.

Shinobu Kocho saw that her sword skills had been broken, and now she was facing the attack of Xuanwu, so she kept retreating. But at this moment, White Tiger launched a fierce attack. The speed of lightning was far beyond people's imagination. In a blink of an eye, the figure of White Tiger broke through the heavy rain and fog and came in front of Shinobu Kocho.

Shinobu Kocho was shocked by this and tried to resist in panic. But how could her Sun Blade, which was full of water, block the attack of the Thunder White Tiger?

The figure of the white tiger suddenly spread in front of Kocho Shinobu, and a dazzling light bloomed at this moment, making it impossible for everyone left here to open their eyes for a while. In the light, Kocho Shinobu let out a shrill cry after being hit. The sharp and piercing sound constantly stimulated the eardrums of everyone present, and Kocho Shinobu couldn't help but worry whether Kocho Shinobu would die.

Xu Fu, however, was looking at Shinobu Kocho with great interest. When he heard Shinobu Kocho's miserable cry, he actually smiled with joy and said happily:

"Yes, yes, yes, that's it. Anyone who dares to disobey me, anyone who refuses to obey my orders, should die miserably like this."

Gradually, the thunder and shouting disappeared from everyone's ears. After the light disappeared, everyone saw that there was only a naked figure left in the place that was struck by lightning. Her clothes had disappeared in the lightning strike just now, and her breath became very weak. Although she struggled to stand up, her face looked as if she would die in the next second.

Seeing the miserable appearance of Shinobu Kocho, Xu Fu couldn't help but burst into laughter:

"Shinobu Kocho, see, your strength is no match for my Heavenly Breathing Technique."

Faced with Xu Fu's arrogant appearance, even though her body was extremely weak, Shinobu Kocho still stared at him, her eyes full of unwillingness and disgust.

Seeing Kocho Shinobu's expression, Xu Fu did not feel disgusted at all, but said happily:

"That's the expression I like the most. What I like most is when others hate me extremely but can't do anything about it! Shinobu Kocho, to be honest, you are really my type! How about you consider submitting to me? I will possess you and make you my most powerful and terrifying chess piece!"

Hearing Xu Fu's twisted words, Kocho Shinobu's disgust for him reached its peak. She gritted her teeth and said:

"Don't be ridiculous! I would rather die than give my body to you!"

Seeing this, Xu Fu couldn't help but laugh:

"Really? What a pity. If that's the case, I'll just have to destroy it with my own hands!"

As he spoke, he stretched out his right hand, and the flames gathered around him, once again condensing into the image of Vermillion Bird.

"Since you won't obey me, let me send you off!"

After saying that, Suzaku flew directly towards Shinobu Kocho with the scorching flames.

Seeing this, Kocho Shinobu's mouth curled up slightly, and she sneered in a low voice:

"It's still unclear who will send whom off!"

Then Suzaku flew over, and Kocho Shinobu's entire body was immediately enveloped in flames. But surprisingly, Kocho Shinobu's body did not turn into charcoal, but disintegrated and disappeared in the flames like a broken mirror.

Breath of flowers·Picking up shapes·Orchid in the valley!

This is an illusion-type sword skill created by Kocho Ninja in combination with ninjutsu. The embarrassed Kocho Ninja just now was just an illusion. The real Kocho Ninja has already used this sword skill to get rid of the entanglement with Xu Fu and went to Xu Fu's weakness.

It turned out that the reason why Kocho Shinobu didn't use the Star Breathing Method just now was to preserve her physical strength, but more importantly, she used the deduction ability of the Star Breathing Method to calculate Xu Fu's weakness. Just in the process of fighting just now, Kocho Shinobu's calculation had already produced results. So now she was going to go to Xu Fu's weakness and kill him completely!

Chapter 181 Special Day

During the battle between Kocho and Xufu, the entire Imperial Palace was in chaos due to the change in weather. But with the help of the Star Breathing Technique, Kocho discovered that there was a spot in the Imperial Palace that was like the Purple Star in the North Pole. No matter how the heaven and earth changed, it remained motionless, as if everything in the Imperial Palace was moving around it.

Seeing this, Shinobu Kocho immediately concluded that this place as still as a mountain was the weakness of the Imperial Palace!

Through Konggu Youlan's illusion sword skills, Shinobu Kocho successfully broke free from the entanglement with Xu Fu and arrived at the specific location of the weakness at an extremely fast speed.

It was an ancient well that was so deep that you couldn’t see the bottom!

This ancient well is located in the east of the Imperial Palace, in the center of a courtyard. Surrounding it are corridors without guardrails, and the tiles above the corridors are all covered with pouring rain, making a clattering sound.

There is a half-high cherry tree growing next to the well. It is not the season for cherry blossoms to bloom, but the tree is in full bloom. With the strong wind and heavy rain, pink petals fall into the ancient well from time to time, making the space around the ancient well full of ethereal Zen and poignant beauty.

Looking at such a beautiful cherry tree that bloomed out of season, Shinobu Kocho immediately realized that there was a secret hidden in this well. This was the hub of the Imperial Palace's changes, and also the weak point after Xu Fu merged with the Imperial Palace.

Seeing this, Kocho Shinobu raised the Sun Blade in her hand. The blade of the Sun Blade guided the starlight, and the surrounding thunder and wind gathered on the Sun Blade under the guidance of the stars. Seeing Kocho Shinobu's Sun Blade about to cut down, lightning and thunder flashed, and the wind blew violently. The rain whistled with the wind and formed a vortex, directly gathering a small storm around Kocho Shinobu.

After the storm, the original courtyard, cherry blossoms, and ancient well all disappeared. In front of Shinobu Kocho was just a pool of water. Shinobu Kocho was actually thrown directly into a small pond inside the Imperial Palace by Xu Fu.

It seems that Xu Fu felt threatened by Shinobu Kocho's sword skills. In order to interrupt Shinobu Kocho's attack, he did not hesitate to reverse time and space and transfer her to this pool of water where there was no place to stand, in order to prevent the ancient well from being destroyed.

But at this time, Kocho Shinobu didn't need to use the Star Breathing Technique to deduce, her strength could already be fully exerted. So when she saw the drastic change in the surrounding environment, Kocho Shinobu immediately used the Star Breathing Technique, and the surrounding time and space suddenly became distorted under the starlight.

Then, Shinobu Kocho stepped lightly on the water, like a butterfly playing in the water. With a slight ripple, her whole body immediately disappeared from the pond, and in the blink of an eye she was back to the ancient well.

Seeing that Kocho Shinobu was about to launch another attack, another figure appeared in front of her. It was none other than Xu Fu, who was controlling the body of Prince Arisugawa. At this moment, he looked panicked, after all, his weakness was exposed in front of a powerful enemy.

He rubbed his right hand into a sword shape, and blue water lines immediately appeared around his body. It was Xu Fu's clone who performed the Water Breathing Technique, trying to interrupt Kocho Shinobu's sword skills.

The biggest feature of this water breathing method among all the breathing methods is that it is easy to learn and has strong applicability, but its disadvantage is that it is not powerful enough. Therefore, among all the swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps, the most swordsmen have learned the water breathing method, but the number of masters of the water breathing method is the least. But in Xu Fu's hands, the power of this water breathing method is far beyond the imagination of Kocho Shinobu.

Xu Fu used his sword skills very quickly. In a moment, he swept the surrounding rainwater and condensed it into a sword. He condensed ordinary rainwater to the extreme, turning it into a peerless magic weapon that could cut gold and jade. Then the blade turned, and the surrounding water ripples rolled. The sharp energy directly cut through the wind and rain swirling around Kocho Shinobu and headed straight for Kocho Shinobu's neck.

Seeing this, Shinobu Kocho had to use the Divine Foot Technique to move away from her original position to avoid Xu Fu's attack. However, the Imperial Palace was already Xu Fu's world, and he could easily move his clone to any place in the Imperial Palace.

This is exactly the seventh form of Heavenly Breathing Method, the Ninth Heavenly Palace!

Just as Kocho Shinobu escaped Xufu's attack, Xufu's next sword came to slash at her. As she continued to move, the sharpness of the Nichirin Sword in Kocho Shinobu's hand became stronger and stronger. After a final dodge, Kocho Shinobu's strongest sword technique was finally completed!

With the help of the Divine Foot Technique, Shinobu Kocho once again appeared above the wellhead. The surrounding wind, water, thunder and lightning condensed together and turned into a dazzling, brilliant and glorious thunder dragon that was dozens of meters long. The dragon's body was made of rainwater as flesh and blood, strong winds as tendons and bones, and thunder as scales and claws. Its eyes were full of anger, and its roar shook the sky.

Breathing of the Stars·Form 11·Qinglong Mengzhang Gai·Thunder Dragon Breaks the Wind and Rain!

It combines the thunder in the sky, the strong winds all around, and the rain in the clouds, the three forces of heaven and earth into one. The power of this sword technique is comparable to the Sun Breathing method that was brought to its extreme by Yoriichi Tsugikuni.

After the huge Thunder Dragon appeared, Xu Fu also felt the huge threat this move posed to him. He immediately wanted to use his authority in the Imperial Palace to move Kocho Shinobu away from the ancient well. However, the power of this sword skill of Thunder Dragon Breaking Wind and Rain was too strong, and even Xu Fu could not move Kocho Shinobu who was performing this move.

The Thunder Dragon burst into dazzling light, and the strong wind brought huge raindrops, directly splitting the original ancient well in two. In the depths of the ancient well, the disgusting flesh and blood were mostly destroyed by Kocho Shinobu's sword, and the whole imperial palace was echoing with Xu Fu's monster-like roar.

Did you make it?

Seeing that her strongest blow split the ground of the Imperial Palace in two, Shinobu Kocho thought that Xu Fu would also die under this blow. However, when Shinobu Kocho fell from mid-air, Xu Fu's footsteps were heard in the distance.

Da da da……

There was a sound of footsteps. Shinobu Kocho looked in the direction of the sound and saw that the person was Xu Fu, who was occupying the body of Prince Arisugawa. He looked at the courtyard and ancient well destroyed by Shinobu Kocho and couldn't help but praise:

"Amazing. The power of this breathing technique is comparable to that of Tsugikoku Yoriichi!"

Kocho Shinobu didn't answer, Xu Fu said to himself:

"Being able to display such sword skills, your current strength, Shinobu Kocho, is not much different from that of Yoriichi Tsugikoku back then! But unfortunately, you missed one point. Although you cut off my neck, just one strike is not enough to really kill me. If you want to kill me, you have to cut me at least three more times!"

Three, three knives?

At this time, Butterfly Shinobu was breathing heavily, and it was difficult for her to cut once more, let alone three times.

"What a shame, what a shame. After all, you are too inexperienced. If you practice for another two years, you should be able to really kill me. But now, you have no chance!"

As he spoke, Xu Fu raised his right hand. Thousands of starlights suddenly appeared in the sky, which was originally filled with dark clouds. The soft and strange starlight shone into the Imperial Palace, making it as bright as day.

"This is?"

Even though she was a butterfly, she was also shocked by the strange phenomenon in the sky. Then she heard Xu Fu say:

"Shinobu Kocho, you should feel honored. I was originally planning to use this move against Li Shimin and Judas, but the power of your sword skill just now really exceeded my expectations. In order to eliminate the root of the problem, I will use it against you!"

"Heaven's Breathing, Form Eight, Emperor Taichi!"

The Emperor of the East Sky, there is no one more supreme.

In the mythology of the Chu region in southern Shenzhou, the highest god is the legendary Donghuang Taiyi. Even in Shenzhou for thousands of years, Donghuang Taiyi has been regarded as the highest god.

As a ghost who lived more than 2,000 years ago, Li Shimin named his most powerful breathing method after the highest god of his time, which was enough to show his ambition to become the emperor on behalf of the heaven. It can also be seen that the power of this move is definitely not simple.

Seeing the starry sky piercing through the dark clouds and covering the entire Imperial Palace, Kocho Shinobu wanted to use the Divine Foot Technique to escape the attack. But what she didn't expect was that the starry sky around her was like a cage in a prison, tightly binding the surrounding time and space. She couldn't use her Divine Foot Technique at all, and even her body's movements were greatly restricted.

Looking at the strange and dazzling starlight in the sky, Kocho Shinobu felt like an ant under the sky. Even if she tried her best to escape, she could not escape the pressure of the Emperor of Heaven. She could only watch the starlight in the sky continue to gather, and the restraints on her body became heavier.

The starlight in the sky became more and more concentrated, and hundreds of starlights continued to gather, gradually gathering into a huge pillar of light. Standing in the center of the pillar of light, Kocho Shinobu's eyes were disturbed by the strong light and she could no longer see the things around her. Her body could not help but swell up due to the pressure of the starlight.

At this time, Shinobu Kocho could not see Xu Fu's figure with her clairvoyance of the Earth Breathing Technique, could not hear Xu Fu's voice with her clairaudience, could not feel Xu Fu's mind with her telepathy, could not see Xu Fu's fate with her destiny, could not kill Xu Fu with her divine feet, and could not defend against the attack of the Heaven Breathing Technique with her clairvoyance.

"Being under the starlight of Emperor Taichi, any breathing method or blood demon technique will be invalidated. Moreover, this starlight can also possess the flesh and blood of living people, turning you, Shinobu Kocho, into my new puppet. Wait, there is no need to say much, your body and strength will all be mine!"

Under the extreme attack of this Heavenly Breathing Technique, Shinobu Kocho felt that even the time and space around her had frozen. She was like being abandoned by the world, unable to feel up and down, left and right, or the past and the future. But even so, she still pulled out the Sun Blade on her back, wanting to give herself a final blow. She would rather die than become Xu Fu's puppet.

But just when Shinobu Kocho thought that all hope was gone and she would die, the slight shaking of the ground gave her new hope. Even under the cover of the Heavenly Emperor Taiyi, Shinobu Kocho actually smiled. This smile made Xu Fu, who was originally confident of victory, feel a little uneasy.

"why are you laughing?"

"I remembered something happy."

"What is it?"

"Do you know what day it is today?"

Xu Fu shook his head in confusion, and then heard Kocho Shinobu say:

"Today is September 1923, 9. Before this operation, I specifically asked Mr. Ubuyashiki Yoshiya to set the operation date at noon today. Do you know why?"

Xu Fu shook his head again.

"Because today, at 1:09 this afternoon, something big is going to happen in the peaceful Kanto region."

As she spoke, Shinobu Kocho stroked the ground with her right hand and chuckled:

"That incident was the Great Kanto Earthquake!"

After saying this, the ground of the Imperial Palace immediately began to shake!

Chapter 182 The Emperor's Dream

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