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The wind could block the power of the thunder in front of him, but it couldn't stop the electric current coming from all directions, which made his whole body numb.

However, he has the demonic power imprints given to him by Fei Yue and the others. He can use the demonic power within these imprints to protect himself and create a demonic power barrier similar to theirs.

Although he had never tried to condense a barrier before, he felt that condensing a barrier of demonic power should be similar to condensing a barrier of wind. So he tried to condense a barrier in the same way as condensing a wind wall, but changed the area protected by the barrier to his whole body.

Finally, he successfully released his demonic energy barrier, blocking all the lightning and arcs of electricity around him.

Although the strength and aesthetics of his barrier may not be as good as those of the rabbit girl and Hanamiyuki, who are used to using barriers of demonic and divine power, it is enough for him to deal with the electric current generated by the thunderous force on Kashima.

Once he becomes proficient in using the demonic energy barrier, its strength will definitely increase, making it more capable of withstanding even stronger attacks.

Kashima didn't seem to care that Morikawa Yu had used her demonic energy barrier to block his lightning.

In its view, this was simply a combat technique that every top-tier expert should possess.

Chapter 616 The Sword Saint is a Girl

Even some powerful demons who are not as strong as them use this simple and practical method to deal with attacks from others.

On the contrary, Morikawa Yu, having become accustomed to using wind walls, had forgotten the power techniques that someone of his level should have mastered, and only this time did he finally grasp these techniques.

It said to Morikawa Yu in a deep voice, "It's not that I don't believe you are a sword saint, it's just that I have been looking forward to it for too long and have been disappointed too many times, so I have some doubts about you."

"You should know that I once followed Kashima Shrine's swordsmanship master, Urabe Asataka, to hone my swordsmanship, right?"

“I followed her and trained in the way of the sword, but even when she was old and frail and passed away, I was still unable to master the sword techniques she taught me, nor was I able to use the ‘First Sword’ she taught me.”

"That was the strike that directly defeated me. She was so beautiful when she used that strike, and I will never forget it in my life. Naturally, I also hope to use that peerless strike like her."

"Her?" Morikawa Yu was taken aback.

The pronunciations of "he" and "she" are different in Japanese, and Kashima was using a respectful form of address; he keenly sensed something was amiss.

"Is the Kashima Shrine Sword Saint, Urabe Asataka, whom you mentioned, a woman?"

Morikawa Yu stared at Kashima suspiciously.

Kashima nodded: "Of course, everyone knows that the only sword saint in the world, Kashima Shrine Master Urabe Asataka, was a woman of unparalleled beauty. Even in her old age, one can still see a trace of that charm in her swordsmanship, which was capable of cutting through everything."

"It's a pity that time flies by like a white horse passing through a crack. Before I could learn her 'One-Sword Technique,' she had already passed away."

"I feel sorry for her, but I will never have the chance to fight against a swordsman of her caliber again."

"..." Morikawa Yu remained silent for a moment.

The former Sword Saint, Urabe Asataka, was actually a woman...

The amount of information in this matter was too much for him to process.

He had always thought that the sword saint of this world, Urabe Asataka, was a man, because he had heard that the other party was a man in his previous life. But it turned out that the sword saint of this world, Urabe Asataka, was actually a woman.

When he asked about Urabe Asataka, why didn't Asaka tell him whether Urabe Asataka was male or female?

Wait, did Asaka say that?

No, there are some I can't remember.

At the time, I was so focused on the opponent's ultimate swordsmanship technique, "Ichi no Tachi," that I completely forgot whether Asaka had mentioned the opponent's gender.

Moreover, it seems that Asaka, that idiot, has never met the other person, only heard their name.

Asaka might have misremembered the other person's gender.

Just like before, she thought the little maid was a girl.

After all, the little maid looks like a girl, feels like a girl, and is especially good at being cute and clingy. When serving him, she is no different from a girl, and is even cuter than a girl. She can't get pregnant, but in fact, the little maid has no gender.

Forget it, I'll stop thinking about it. I'll ask Asaka later.

Anyway, the other party has been dead for over four hundred years, so even if she really is a beautiful sword saint girl, it has nothing to do with him.

Not to mention that the other party is human.

Even if you were a beautiful girl when you were young, you will become an old woman when you are old.

Human youth is far too short to compare with the long lifespans and eternal youth of immortal beings.

Unless you stop being human.

Seeing that Morikawa Yu had come to her senses, Kashima continued, "After her death, I once asked someone whether there would ever be another Sword Saint in the world."

"That man said that if we look forward a thousand years and then look back a thousand years, there will only be one more Sword Saint in the world."

"So I returned to Izumo and, with Lady Kamori's permission, guarded the Izumo Mountains for her, awaiting the appearance of the second Sword Saint."

"Now that I have finally met you, I am naturally full of expectations for you, yet I am also afraid that my expectations will be disappointed."

Kashima suddenly gripped the longsword in his hand, held it horizontally in front of him, and pressed down on the hilt.

As it moved, dazzling lightning suddenly surged from the sword in its hand, surging outwards: "The longsword in my hand is the weapon that Urabe once used, a divine weapon, the Futsu-no-Mitama Sword."

"Have you ever heard of the name of this sword?"

Morikawa Yu was startled.

He nodded: "I've heard of it."

Of course he had heard of the sword's name.

After all, the Futsu-no-Mitama Sword is the legendary "Three Spirit Swords," and it is on par with the other two swords in the "Three Spirit Swords," the God's Sword "Ame-no-Habakiri" and the first of the Three Sacred Treasures, "Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi."

Legend has it that this Futsu-no-Mitama is the sword of Takemikazuchi, one of the gods of Takamagahara. It possesses the power to cut through all things and command divine thunder, and it even helped the Emperor, a descendant of Amaterasu-Omikazuchi, to slay the Aragami.

Although Morikawa Yu's two beloved swords are also very famous, one is the legendary sword Mikazuki Munechika, one of the Five Great Swords of Japan, and the other is Tsurumaru Kuninaga, known as the Demon Blade, their fame is still far less than that of Futsu-no-Mitama.

Kashima nodded, put the Futsu-no-Mitama sword down again, and looked at Morikawa Yu: "This sword was originally Urabe's sword. Later, when Urabe passed away, she gave this sword to me, hoping that I could reach the pinnacle of swordsmanship, become a swordsman like her, and then pass on her swordsmanship. But I have never succeeded."

"Later, I learned that another sword saint would appear in the world, so I waited patiently, hoping to find that sword saint and improve my swordsmanship to a higher level with his help."

"However, I later met a human swordsman and we became close friends."

Kashima sighed, "You may not have heard of my dear friend's name. His name is Sakurada Ichiro, the young man who was following you just now."

"Although he was also a master swordsman, the strongest swordsman in Izumo three or four hundred years ago, he was still far inferior to Urabe. Not only in terms of reputation, but also in terms of talent, he was far inferior to Urabe. He never became a sword saint in his lifetime."

"He never reached the pinnacle of swordsmanship before his death, and he died with regret right before my eyes."

"The swordsmanship he practiced was the 'Heartless Dream Style' taught to him by his master, but he surpassed his master and became a great swordsman even more powerful than his master."

"Speaking of which, he is Princess Hanamiyuki's ancestor. It is because of him that I came here to protect Princess Hanamiyuki this time, and that's how I met you."

Morikawa Yu nodded, her brows furrowing slightly.

He already knew about Sakurada Ichiro's situation, and the entire story of what happened was told to him by Hai Ruo, the God Lord who had imprisoned him in his Goshuincho space.

The Lord of Hai Ruo told them the truth, but he and Da Yu Wan, lacking any sense of martial ethics, continued to tie up the Lord of Hai Ruo.

The God of the Sea is still furious and wishes he could eat him and the Great Jade Pill together.

Chapter 617 Pilgrimage

Hearing Kashima mention Sakurada Ichiro again, and knowing that Sakurada Ichiro was watching him fight Kashima, Morikawa Yu felt a mix of emotions.

It felt like I had truly stepped back into history.

Kashima also searched for the direction where Sakurada Ichiro was at that moment, glanced at Sakurada Ichiro in the distance, and continued, "Back then, Taro and I were close friends who could talk about anything, and we practiced swordsmanship together."

"I originally thought that Taro was the sword saint that person was talking about, but Taro was not. Taro never reached the pinnacle of swordsmanship before his death."

"Although Taro was already very close to becoming a sword saint at that time, he was old and frail, just like Asakara in his prime, and his lifespan was coming to an end."

"So Taro wanted to fight me to learn swordsmanship, but I couldn't bear to see him, like Asataka, die a tragic death in his final days because of his pursuit of the way of the sword."

"You may not know this, but even though Urabe had reached the pinnacle of swordsmanship, she believed that her swordsmanship was still not perfect and wanted to comprehend an even more powerful swordsmanship. She did not succeed until the time of her death."

"She passed on her swordsmanship and her sword, the Futsu-no-Mitama, to me, hoping that I could fulfill her last wish."

"When I saw Taro's appearance at that time, I thought of her, which is why I hesitated for a long time and did not agree to him."

"As a result, Taro was disappointed in me and died."

"I can't get over what happened to Taro. I keep thinking that if I had agreed to his request back then, would he have been able to reach the pinnacle of swordsmanship in his final days and fulfill his wish?"

Kashima paused for a moment: "But I disappointed him."

"Later, I considered giving up swordsmanship altogether, but I felt that would be letting down Urabe and Taro, so I persisted. Over the past few hundred years, I have also encountered many exceptionally talented swordsmen."

"To be honest, although I am a follower of Lady Shenzhi, I have never done anything for her. I spend most of my time practicing swordsmanship on the mountain, and the rest of my time going out to find swordsmen who are worthy of my attention."

"I have been searching for so long without success. Now that I have finally found you, I naturally want to confirm your identity."

"Since you are indeed the Sword Saint of the present world, then I am relieved."

Kashima's expression turned serious: "Lord Morikawa, I have always had a wish, which is to use the swordsmanship she taught me and this divine sword she gave me, to wait for the new sword saint to appear, and to make the strike they wanted to make, thus fulfilling their last wish. Therefore, I ask that you fight me with all your might."

As Kashima spoke, he gripped the divine sword Futsu-no-Mitama tightly in his hand.

At the foot of Kashima, the ground and vegetation were scorched black, and violent, bluish-white electricity surged along the blade of Futsu-no-Mitama, causing the surrounding air to tremble and vibrate.

Above its head, a golden sign gradually appeared, along with a system status assessment: Level 18.

Morikawa Yu paused for a moment, then saw the words above Kashima's head.

There were two golden characters: "Pilgrimage".

Pilgrimage? What kind of pilgrimage?

Himself, the Sword Saint?

Morikawa Yu pondered for a moment, staring at Kashima.

He originally thought that Kashima was feeling guilty about his best friend Sakurada Ichiro and that he came to stop him and Hisui and the others in order to protect his best friend's descendant, Hanamiyuki, but he didn't expect that wasn't the case.

Or rather, it's not just that.

While it was indeed to protect Hanamiyuki, the descendant of Sakurada Ichiro, it was also to see him, the present-day sword saint, that it stayed by Hanamiyuki's side.

No wonder it stopped so easily after seeing that it had captured Hanamiyuki in the plaza of the shrine's main hall.

It probably feared that it might hurt Hanamiyuki, and also wanted to have a sword duel with it, just like its best friend Sakurada Ichiro had promised it before his death, to have a pure battle.

"So you came here specifically to find me?"

"Yes."

Kashima nodded.

He raised the Takemikazuchi sword in his hand and said in a deep voice.

"I am unworthy, but I once followed the swordsman of Kashima Shrine to train in swordsmanship and was known as the Demon God of Swords. I also made a promise to fight with my best friend, but I was unable to fulfill his wish. Today, I am very much looking forward to meeting you, and I hope you will not hesitate to teach me!"

......

On the other side, seeing that Morikawa Yu and Kashima had stopped fighting, Hanami Yuki, Inaba Tenshi, and Asaka also stopped.

Hanami Yuki frowned.

She was being overwhelmed by Inaba Tenshi just now, and it was only after she managed to regain her composure and stabilize the situation that she was able to avoid being caught directly by Inaba Tenshi and Asaka.

Hearing Kashima and Morikawa's conversation, she fell silent.

She had fought Morikawa Yu not long ago, and when she rushed back to the Mizuwakazu Shrine in the Oki Islands, she happened to run into Kashima.

At that time, Kashima asked her a lot of questions about Morikawa Yu, showing more concern for Morikawa Yu than for her, his junior.

I never expected that Kashima had such thoughts.

She thought for a moment and looked at Tenshi Inaba beside her.

She was about to tell him to stop and wait until Morikawa Yu and Kashima finished fighting before continuing when she noticed Inaba Tenko rushing towards her with a serious expression, seemingly unconcerned about Morikawa Yu's situation.

But she immediately realized that Inaba Tenko wasn't indifferent to Morikawa Yu's situation; rather, he wanted to capture her and help Morikawa Yu end the battle.

She stopped thinking about stopping, waved her hand to activate her powers, and once again faced Tenshi Inaba.

......

Kashima swung his longsword, its blade crackling with immense lightning, and slashed down at Morikawa Yu.

Its body is enormous, and the divine sword it uses, Futsu-no-Mitama, is also long and huge.

This divine sword was over two meters long before it was drawn. After being drawn, imbued with the power of thunder, its length exceeded three zhang (approximately 10 meters). With a single swing, it almost wiped out everything around it.

Morikawa Yu stared intently at Kashima's movements. Every time Kashima swung his sword at him, he would also raise his blade and deflect the divine sword that was slashing towards him.