Tokyo Knights: The Odd Jobs X Files

Wu Ji was instantly enraged: "You bastard, it seems I have no choice but to give you a beating..."

Li Xin dared not let these two fight in "Hayabusa no Sato," or the newly renovated house would be ruined.

He quickly stepped forward to stop them: "Alright, alright, stop fooling around, you're all grown up!"

Both Wu Ji and Xiang Ying had to give Li Xin some face. After exchanging a few words of mutual dislike, they put the matter aside.

After finishing his work, Wuji asked Li Xin about the time and place of his duel with Shiki Kōnosuke, and then left.

After Wu Ji left, Li Xin said to Xiang Ying, "Let's go too. If we stay any longer, A Long will probably invite us to stay for dinner."

Xiang Ying gazed in the direction Wu Ji had left and suddenly asked, "A Xin, do you know about Wu Ji's 'Twenty-Seven Life Limit'?"

"'The 27-Year Deadline'? What's that?"

Li Xin couldn't help but say.

"Ha, you really didn't know..."

Xiang Ying shook his head helplessly, and then explained to Li Xin what the "27-day deadline" was.

Li Xin: "..."

Chapter 755 Let the storm rage on!

Three days later, on the remote, small active volcanic island of "Hellfire Island" in the far south of Japan, Li Xin set foot on the island chosen by Shiki Kōnosuke as the duel location, but he was not thinking about his opponent for the day.

"'The Twenty-Seventh Limit' is the destiny of those who cultivate the supreme martial art of the Great Rakshasa Sect, the Rakshasa Divine Skill. This martial art contains extreme yang energy. Although practitioners can gain continuously enhanced explosive power through this yang energy, when the yang energy in the body accumulates to the limit, it will cause the physical body to disintegrate. And this limit is the time when the practitioner is twenty-seven years old, so it is called the 'Twenty-Seventh Limit'."

"Fifteen days from now will be Wu Ji's twenty-seventh birthday, and it will also be his... death day!"

"But you must not underestimate him because of this. Before the 'Twenty-Seventh Deadline' arrives, his strength will increase infinitely. The closer he gets to death, the more terrifying his strength will become. He is already a peak extraordinary expert. Even I can't imagine how strong he will be when he fights you..."

"This is his last battle. Don't let him down. Let him...leave without regrets!"

Just as Li Xin was thinking about the "27-year limit" of Wuji, a reprimanding voice rang out.

Shiki Kōnosuke said to Ryōda, "You brat, you're so nonchalant about fighting me. Do you think you're going to die anyway, so it doesn't matter? Is this the attitude you should have when facing a duel? Are you even a martial artist?"

Li Xin turned to look at Shiki Kōnosuke, then suddenly frowned and said, "Your eyes..."

At this moment, all that could be seen was that the eyeballs of Shiki Kira no Suke were gone, leaving only two dark hollows with traces of blood, which looked extremely terrifying and chilling.

Shiki Kōnosuke calmly said, "I gouged out these eyes myself, so you don't need to worry about it."

"Why……"

Shiki Kōnosuke gripped his twin swords and said calmly, "It's nothing. This is just a technique I used to achieve 'heart and sword as one.' Since losing my physical eyes, my inner eye has become even brighter."

"You've gone mad from practicing your martial arts!"

Li Xin shouted loudly.

The human body is the most sophisticated machine, and martial arts are the technology to develop the functions of this machine. All martial arts are designed to strengthen the human body and enable it to exert greater power. There is absolutely no reason for martial arts to cause self-harm. Martial arts that cause self-harm are definitely evil and heretical!

"Interpret it however you like."

Shiki Kō no Suke was completely unconcerned about the authenticity of the story.

In order to perfect the "Heart Slash", he even abandoned his position as the leader of the "Dark" weapon group and gouged out his own eyes. So why would he care about Li Xin's few words?

"Kid, although I challenged you to a duel, I'm actually very grateful to you."

Shiki Kōnosuke said to Ryō, "If you hadn't woken me up, I might still be preoccupied with some meaningless things."

Despite having an absolute advantage in strength, Shiki Kō no Suke always lost in his two encounters with Li Xin. It was this painful experience of defeat that completely awakened Shiki Kō no Suke, leading to who he is today.

"You are my foolish past. Only by severing ties with you can I completely say goodbye to the past and focus on pursuing the ultimate in martial arts."

Shiki Huangwozhizhu faced Li Xindao.

The pinnacle of martial arts...

A wave of emotion surged within Li Xin. He asked Shiki Kō no Suke, "Is the ultimate level of martial arts really that important?"

"Of course, there is nothing more important in this world!"

Shiki Huangwo said righteously and sternly: "If we martial arts practitioners do not place martial arts in the highest position and do not pursue the ultimate in martial arts, are we going to spend our days indulging in fame, fortune, money and beauty?"

Li Xin blushed slightly: "Is this...is this not okay?"

"Hmph, I wasted too much time on this before, which is why my cultivation level declined."

Shiki Kōnosuke snorted.

"You're also obsessed with money and women?"

Li Xin couldn't help but say.

"I mean I wasted time building up the organization!"

Shiki Huangwo said angrily, "Even if I formed an organization, it wasn't for money or women. I just wanted to collect those lost martial arts techniques... But now I've figured it out. You only need one martial art that suits you best. Having more would only be a burden. Cutting ties with 'Darkness' was the right thing to do. This organization has long been useless to me. Instead, it will only waste my time and energy!"

As he spoke, Shiki Huangwo said to Li Xin, "I have investigated you. In a short period of time, you have grown from a nobody with little strength to an extraordinary powerhouse who can rival me. Such talent is rare in the world. However, you have spent too much time on things other than martial arts. In terms of dedication to martial arts, you are far inferior to your friend surnamed Xiang!"

Tsujizane Kaoru told Shishigaki Wakanosuke about the relationship between Xiang Ying and Li Xin after he handed over the challenge letter to Li Xin on behalf of Shishigaki Wakanosuke. However, it was meaningless to Shishigaki Wakanosuke at that time. He was ready to leave "Darkness", so why would he care whether "Darkness" had "entrusted the wrong person"?

"If it were me, I couldn't dedicate all my time, energy, and even my life to martial arts..."

Li Xin sighed, “For me, martial arts is an interest, a power to protect those I cherish, not a goal to pursue.”

"With your mindset, you'll never reach the pinnacle of martial arts. It's a real waste of your talent."

"I regretfully say this," said Shiki Kō no Suke.

"It is good to reach the pinnacle of martial arts, but if you have to exchange everything for it, or even blind yourself, then such a pinnacle is just the pinnacle of crooked and evil ways, which I do not need."

Li Xin shook his head.

"Ha, really, why bother talking to you so much... We martial artists should settle our disputes with strength, not words."

Shiki Kōnosuke pointed his twin swords at Li Xin: "Come on!"

With a thought, Li Xin summoned "Greedy Wolf" and "Heavenly Blade" from behind him, which flew into his hand.

"Controlling a sword with internal energy? That's interesting!"

The world's entertainment and its splendor cannot be helped by the Way.

Although he was blind, as he said, he had reached the state of "mind and sword in harmony." Though his eyes were blind, his mind was not. His mind's eye could "see" more things that the naked eye could not see, such as the flow of true energy when Li Xin circulated his qi.

Li Xin was not surprised by Shiki Kōnosuke's keen perception. He also possessed "Mind's Eye" and naturally knew its capabilities. However, even so, he did not believe that "Mind's Eye" could completely replace the physical eye.

"Let's fight!"

Li Xin responded to the world's playful and undisturbed help.

Outside the battlefield, several spectators were watching the battle, including the owner of this place, Gouki, whose "Hellfire Island" was his place of seclusion.

"A battle between 'Second Heavenly Yama King' and that kid? That's something to look forward to..."

Gouki's eyes were piercing.

Zhen Yuanzhai, who was standing to the side, did not speak or even drink. He simply watched calmly, ready to make a move at any moment.

He would not disrupt the duel; this was the rule of the martial world and the dignity of a warrior. However, if Li Xin had already lost and Shi Xi Huang Wo Zhi Zhu still wanted to press his advantage, then he would naturally not allow Shi Xi Huang Wo Zhi Zhu to continue his rampage.

Wu Ji and Xiang Ying were also there, their arms crossed. They had already decided who would win this battle, and now they just wanted to see just how strong Li Xin really was. They didn't think that what Li Xin had shown in the previous battles was the full extent of his strength.

On the "dark" side, besides Xiang Ying, the traitor, there was another person who also came.

Her hair was as long as clouds, her eyes as bright as stars, and although she was wearing a white top and red bottom shrine maiden outfit, she also had a string of prayer beads wrapped around her neck.

This woman, who looks extremely young, is Kushinada Miyun, the "Demon Fist Queen" of the "One Shadow Nine Fists" karate group "Darkness".

Although Shiki Kōnosuke has left "Darkness", he was once the leader of the Weapons Group. As an extraordinary powerhouse of "Darkness", Kushinada Miku naturally needs to come and witness his duel.

Kushina Miku looked at Li Xin, who was confronting Shiki Kou no Suke, and felt that he looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had met him before.

Well, I'm getting old, and my memory isn't so good anymore.

Kushinabe Mikumo was troubled.

Although she looks to be only in her early twenties, Kushina Mikumo is actually not much older than Seigaku Kou no Suke and Chin Gentsai, and is also a living fossil in the martial arts world.

The first to strike was Shiki Kōnosuke. He flicked his wrist and unleashed a seemingly ordinary slash. Li Xin countered with "Heavenly Blade," his move equally unremarkable. However, after the two strikes clashed, the swordplay immediately changed, revealing a wild and ruthless nature.

However, Shiki Kōnosuke was no pushover either. His blade flashed, and the blades clashed in a flash, creating a sharp, loud noise that completely blocked all the variations in Li Xin's swordsmanship, making him seem impenetrable.

"Heavenly Blade" has been activated, and "Greedy Wolf" naturally follows closely behind. The "Holy Spirit Sword Technique" sword energy intertwines, striking towards Shi Xihuang Wozhi's aid.

Shiki Kō no Suke wielded two swords simultaneously, blocking both "Heavenly Blade" and "Greedy Wolf." The two swords clashed with the sword and the blade, exchanging a hundred blows in a fierce and evenly matched battle. However, in the end, Shiki Kō no Suke's more experienced swordsmanship forced Li Xin to retreat after another hundred blows.

After forcing Li Xin to retreat, Shiki Kōnosuke did not press the matter further, but instead said, "I didn't expect that your swordsmanship and saber techniques would reach such a level in such a short time. It's truly remarkable!"

After returning to the "Clarity" realm, he originally thought he could kill Li Xin within a hundred moves. However, after fighting a hundred moves and a hundred moves, he only managed to find a tiny flaw in Li Xin's swordsmanship and repel him, failing to kill him. Li Xin's rate of improvement was so impressive that Shiki Kōnosuke was reluctant to kill him.

In life, it's hard to find a worthy opponent, especially a transcendent peak powerhouse like Shiki Kōnosuke. A near-god level powerhouse is elusive and hard to find; even if he did find one, he wouldn't bother with him.

Among the extraordinary, there are few who can be his opponent. Li Xin is still so young, and he will only become stronger in the future. If he kills him now, who will he be able to find as his opponent in the future?

After separating from Shishi Huangwo, Li Xin kept recalling the details of his battle with Shishi Huangwo, digesting and absorbing the insights he gained.

He didn't use his sword skills or the "Buddha's Palm" at the beginning of the battle, because he wanted to use the World-Honored One to hone his swordsmanship and knife skills.

Indeed, such an opponent is rare. Regardless of his character, Shiki Kōnosuke's obsession with martial arts has brought his swordsmanship to a certain peak. For Li Xin, this is definitely the best whetstone.

After a brief respite, Shiki Kōnosuke charged at Li Xin again, unleashing a flurry of rapid slashes with his twin swords. The swords clashed repeatedly with Li Xin's, creating a chaotic scene filled with the energy of blades and swords.

Li Xin and Shi Xihuang Wozhi were unharmed, but the surrounding environment suffered greatly. Boulder was shattered and the ground was scratched, a truly tragic sight.

However, Akuma, the owner of this place, showed no remorse for the destruction of his territory. He was completely absorbed in the battle between Li Xin and Shiki Kōnosuke.

After becoming an extraordinary powerhouse, Akuma's strength increased rapidly thanks to his previous accumulation and his extensive reading of the martial arts manuals in the "Darkness" collection. However, Akuma has now reached a bottleneck and doesn't know how to break through it.

Seeing the battle between Li Xin and Shiki Kōnosuke, Akuma felt as if he had seen a beacon in the foggy future, illuminating his path forward.

Compared to his future in martial arts, what is the mere "Hellfire Island"?

Li Xin used both sword and saber techniques, but deliberately suppressed the changes in "Wind and Cloud True Qi" so that he could compete with Shi Xi Huang Wo Zhi Zhu in pure swordsmanship. Shi Xi Huang Wo Zhi Zhu, upon encountering an opponent, could not hide his excitement and became more and more courageous in the battle.

The two exchanged more than a thousand blows in no time. Li Xin, who had initially struggled to defend himself, was now able to fight on equal terms with Shiki Kō no Suke, and his swordsmanship skills had been greatly honed.

Shiki Kōnosuke naturally noticed this as well, but instead of being anxious, he felt even more excited.

Just as Li Xin needed a whetstone to hone himself, Shiki Huangwo also needed an opponent to motivate him. Only a strong opponent could enable him, who had already reached the peak, to reach another peak.

Come on, become stronger, and make me stronger too!

Shiki Kōnosuke laughed excitedly, looking less like martial artists sparring and more like a child who had received his favorite toy.

Li Xin and Shi Xi Huang Wo Zhi Zhu fought fiercely for half a day, and their swordsmanship and knife skills had been elevated to another level. Shi Xi Huang Wo Zhi Zhu also broke through his original limits by taking advantage of Li Xin's breakthrough.

"Ha ha!"

Shiki Kōnosuke threw his head back and laughed loudly, saying to Ryōkai, "Come on, let me enjoy myself even more!"

Let the storm rage on!

Li Xin let out a long breath and said to Shi Xihuang Wozhi, "Alright!"

Feeling that his swordsmanship and knife skills had reached their peak in a short time, Li Xin decided not to continue. He released the suppression of the "Wind and Cloud True Qi" and unleashed his sword and knife skills simultaneously. Instantly, the world was transformed into a sea of ​​swords and blades, surging towards Shiki Huangwozhizhu.

The blade cuts through the wind, the sword slices through the clouds, "the chaos and turmoil are broken by the wind and clouds!"

Chapter 756 An opponent ten times more terrifying than Shiki Kōnosuke

The sword moves nimbly, while the knife is heavy and fierce.

Li Xin unleashed both sword and saber, combining the softness of the sword with the strength of the saber, creating a continuous and dense attack. The saber possessed the extreme speed of the sword, while the sword also possessed the ferocity of the saber.

At this moment, the knife no longer seemed to be a knife, but a sword; and the sword no longer seemed to be a sword, but a knife.

The line between knife and sword is blurred, and extreme speed and fierceness coexist in both, forming a divine skill in which speed and power reach a state of perfection!

As the divine skill descended, although Shiki Kōnosuke could not see the overwhelming sea of ​​swords and blades, he could feel the incomparably sharp sword and blade energy permeating the world.

The move "The chaos and turmoil break the wind and clouds" stimulated Shiki Kou no Suke, greatly increasing his fighting spirit and leading to another breakthrough in his swordsmanship.

"That was a powerful move, but my ultimate technique is no less impressive!"

Shiki Kō no Suke leaped high into the air, heading straight into the sea of ​​swords and blades.

Stand, block, parry, swing...