Ling Zhenfei's gaze was as sharp as a torch in the black of night, seeing as clearly as if it were daytime. He knew Watanabe Kazushi had come to fight to the death this time and figured he too had obtained the Heaven-Devouring Divine Cloth.

The Heaven-Devouring Divine Cloth was simply too miraculous. Coupled with Ling Zhenfei's rapid progress in power over the past few days, it was inevitably thought to be the result of the cloth, further provoking Watanabe Kazushi.

A master like Watanabe Kazushi, who seems obsessed with improving his strength, finds every bit of progress extremely difficult, so he must think of a way.

"Watanabe Kazushi, do you still think that I am the Ling Zhenfei you could slaughter at will?"

Watanabe Kazushi laughed, "Of course, you are not your former self. Your current strength is enough to make me take you seriously, but you can't deny there's still a very large gap between us."

Ling Zhenfei said, "Of course, there is a gap, but certain things, certain techniques, can compensate for the gap in strength."

This was truly Ling Zhenfei's thinking; his Heaven-Splitting Ten Fists exponentially increased in power with each punch, perhaps using them could make up for the strength difference.

"Ling Zhenfei, you really boast without shame. I reckon you haven't even properly enjoyed the legend of the Dawen Realm, and now you're about to die so soon, what a pity."

Ling Zhenfei said, "Then I truly envy you. You've already enjoyed the legend of the Dawen Realm, so dying afterwards is not a pity at all."

Watanabe Kazushi was a bit angry. He looked at Ling Zhenfei and said, "Kid, it seems you are destined to die. To have such strength at your young age, you've done alright."

Ling Zhenfei said, "Then let's go, I'm already getting impatient."

Ling Zhenfei had made up his mind to fight with all he had tonight because he realized Watanabe Kazushi wouldn't let him go. So why not put everything on the line now?

Ling Zhenfei's idea was simple: to meet Watanabe Kazushi head-on with Heaven-Splitting Ten Fists.

Watanabe Kazushi was only about five small realms above him; he wondered if Heaven-Splitting Ten Fists could balance this power gap.

Ling Zhenfei believed it was possible because Heaven-Splitting Ten Fists was truly miraculous, proven many times over.

Since escape was not an option, the only choice was to defeat the opponent.

Finally, Ling Zhenfei calmed himself; he was no longer thinking about escape, but how to slay Watanabe Kazushi.

Watanabe Kazushi stood on the wall, his clothes fluttered without wind—that was the fluctuation of the spiritual energy circulating within his body.

Ling Zhenfei was also diligently gathering the spiritual energy in his body, directing it to his hands as he maneuvered internally.

A great battle was about to unfold; a confrontation between Dawen masters was already very rare in this world.

As spiritual energy became scarce, the speed of cultivation also slowed; even if one could continuously cultivate, age, the quality of cultivation talent, and luck would all become crucial barriers to gaining strength.

To become a master, one first needed to have excellent talent from a young age, a good mentor, and an effective cultivation technique.

Moreover, one needed to be in an area with relatively abundant spiritual energy and have smooth breakthroughs at each level to become a master.

But this was too difficult; lacking any of these would prevent one from becoming a master. Not everyone could be like Ling Zhenfei, with a portable cultivation site full of ample spiritual energy.

He could also refine Breakthrough Pills and learn profound cultivation techniques from the Heaven-Devouring Divine Cloth.

This world had too few individuals at the Dawen Realm, making life-and-death struggles between two such individuals even less likely.

At this moment, Watanabe Kazushi was the first to act; he jumped down from the wall and, in mid-air like a hawk, drew the long sword from his waist and slashed at Ling Zhenfei.

During their last fight, Watanabe Kazushi hadn't even used a weapon, but the fact that he was using one now showed he was taking Ling Zhenfei more seriously.

The energy in that attack was immense, materializing into a sword dozens of meters long, aiming straight for Ling Zhenfei.

The massive spiritual energy seemed like it would crush Ling Zhenfei into pieces.

Of course, Ling Zhenfei was not afraid. He dodged to the side while his Dragon Tooth Dagger appeared in his hand.

Using his Blooming Step Technique, Ling Zhenfei charged straight towards Watanabe Kazushi.

Their dagger and long sword clashed fiercely.

Ling Zhenfei's Dragon Tooth Dagger was undeniably a Divine Artifact, always imbued with infinite spiritual energy and an indescribable powerful aura.

Ling Zhenfei was very clear that his spiritual energy could not match Watanabe Kazushi's, so he couldn't engage in a direct energy clash; he needed to rely on techniques.

But Ling Zhenfei wasn't a match for Watanabe Kazushi in terms of techniques either. Watanabe Kazushi's Phantom Blade was overwhelmingly strong, with its spiritual energy fluctuating between strong and weak, the long blade materializing into countless long blades, even making it hard for Ling Zhenfei to distinguish real from illusion.

Ling Zhenfei could only dodge like the Mountain God; he had fought against the Iga-ryu's long blades more than once. The Phantom Blade was phenomenal, capable of transforming a single long blade into countless others.

But sometimes, the transformations were mere afterimages, easily altered, but Watanabe Kazushi's Phantom Blade was different; every blade seemed to be a physical entity.

That's the terrifying part of the Dawen Realm: spiritual energy could solidify.

What does solidifying spiritual energy mean? Ling Zhenfei could use spiritual energy to form a chair upon which a person could sit and not fall through.

When one's power was low, they could also materialize some objects, but these objects were not physical, merely fantastical. This is the difference between the Dawen Realm and Zhiyi Boundary.

Therefore, in the Dawen Realm, every manifested blade of the Phantom Blade was real, each carrying lethal power, which caught Ling Zhenfei by surprise.

Moreover, the number of Phantom Blades was truly overwhelming, seemingly infinite.

Looking ahead, countless long blades were advancing through the air towards Ling Zhenfei.

Ling Zhenfei was deeply shocked; fortunately, the long blades were only attacking from one direction. If they came from all sides, Ling Zhenfei wouldn't be able to dodge at all.

The more Ling Zhenfei fought, the more shocked he became, feeling this would not work, that he would definitely suffer. Thinking of this, Ling Zhenfei suddenly thought of something, and suddenly the leaves on the ground began to rise.

Plucking Leaves and Flying Flowers—he was now in the Dawen Realm, and using this would undoubtedly be supremely powerful.

Unlike Phantom Blade, Plucking Leaves and Flying Flowers could attack Watanabe Kazushi from all directions, making it powerful enough to surpass Phantom Blade in this aspect.

The swirling leaves gathered above their heads, then circled Ling Zhenfei and Watanabe Kazushi, ultimately controlled by Ling Zhenfei to fly towards Watanabe Kazushi.

Watanabe Kazushi wasn't afraid at all. The long sword in his hand swung, seeming to wrap himself in a layer of metallic long blades.

In ancient China, masters with a sword trained until, no matter how much water was poured over them, the water wouldn't penetrate; even in the rain, their clothes wouldn't get wet.

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