Chapter 1460 - 1458: Ichigyo-ryu
"Miura Shinichiro!" Imano Genso said in a deep voice, "The Sect Leader of the Ichikage School!"
Yang Chen nodded slightly, "You know him?"
Imano Genso immediately shook his head, "No, I don’t know him! But... I have seen him at the Martial Arts Convention, and I was fortunate enough to see Miura Shinichiro in action."
"You’ve seen him in action?" Yang Chen’s eyes lit up.
Imano Genso nodded slightly, "At that time, he competed with the Sect Leader of the Baihe School, and I had the privilege of witnessing that battle of the century!"
"The battle of the century!" Yang Chen sneered, "How did it go?"
"Miura Shinichiro was tough! He surpassed the Baihe School’s Sect Leader, and his sword, it was very strange! It could be called a demon sword! His swordsmanship was also very uncanny, hard to deal with!" Imano Genso commented metallically.
"Demon sword?" Yang Chen frowned, "Could it be Muramasa?"
"No, no, no!" Imano Genso quickly waved his hands, "Muramasa is a true demon sword, no one dares to use it, it has always been enshrined in the Shrine, and only with the power of the Shrine can it be suppressed!"
Upon hearing the word Shrine, Yang Chen couldn’t help frowning, and said coldly, "I must find a chance and burn that place to the ground!"
Imano Genso shuddered, looked at Yang Chen with fear, wanting to speak but hesitating, very uncertain. But in the end, he mustered up the courage and said to Yang Chen, "The Shrine can’t be burned, there are many things suppressed inside, if they are released, it would be dangerous!"
Yang Chen coldly laughed, "Those things, what could they suppress? If you ask me, it’s the people you revere who are the real culprits, the greatest villains, the source of sin!"
Imano Genso lowered his head in silence.
He couldn’t refute it.
Because he knew history, knew what had happened. He wasn’t like those politicians who could lie with open eyes. He couldn’t! Especially not in front of Yang Chen.
Yang Chen had no intention of arguing with Imano Genso about these things, so he continued to ask, "What is so demonic about the demon sword?"
Imano Genso thought for a moment and slowly said, "The so-called demon sword actually means that Miura Shinichiro’s swordsmanship is very strange! When you fight him, it’s like facing a mirror. You can’t defeat your reflection in the mirror, you have to shatter the mirror! But in reality, you are facing Miura Shinichiro, not a mirror! That’s the strange part! I’ve heard that the swordsmanship of the Ichikage School trains the eyes and body to be very perceptive, able to synchronize with the opponent’s moves! But when facing actual disciples of the Ichikage School, you don’t really feel this way. However, Miura Shinichiro is different, he is like a mirror, facing you, mimicking you, defeating you! You can’t find any flaws in him!"
Yang Chen frowned and began to ponder.
If it’s as Imano Genso described, it does seem a bit like the Sharingan in the anime from Beihai Country.
"Able to synchronize and mimic the opponent’s moves and techniques?" Yang Chen was a bit curious.
Since coming to Beihai Country, though he had felt that the swordsmanship was indeed quite good, there were few who could actually fight.
Otherwise, Yang Chen wouldn’t have openly challenged various schools like this.
Ichikage School? Yang Chen was very curious.
"Get ready!" Yang Chen said, "Tell Miura Shinichiro, see him at the entrance of Ichikage School tonight at nine!"
"Yes!" Imano Genso bowed deeply, turned, and left to prepare.
After Imano Genso left, Night Fire smirked disdainfully, "You think this Ichikage School thing is reliable? Mimicking the opponent’s moves and techniques, like facing your naked self in a mirror, sounds so mystical. If you want to mimic the opponent’s moves, that means the observation speed of the eyes, the speed of thought conversion, and the reflex speed of the nerves are more than double the opponent’s! If someone had such an ability, why mimic the opponent’s technique? Just take down the opponent in two moves!"
Yang Chen shook his head slightly, "It’s still too early to tell. The Ichikage School has been around longer than the Kurosue School, and the people of Beihai Country love to delve into things, there might be deeper meanings, not to be underestimated!"
"I think the people from Ichikage School are clowns trying to use this opportunity to become famous! Or trying to step over you to rise, it’s simply laughable!" Night Fire remained disdainful.
Yang Chen frowned, "Do not underestimate the enemy! Never underestimate any opponent!"
"I’m not underestimating! It’s just that you’re too strong! I’m not the one fighting him! If it were me, I would definitely be very cautious! But it’s you, I’m confident!" Night Fire grinned.
Yang Chen smiled helplessly and cursed, "You rascal!"
"By the way, how are Gao Hong and Iron Face preparing?" Yang Chen asked.
"They’ve already infiltrated." Night Fire said, "Once you deal with Ichikage School, I’ll go help them! Everything left, just follow the plan."
Yang Chen shook his head, "The plan might have to change, this time Ichikage School isn’t that simple! It’s a top-tier school, not like the smaller Kurosue Schools! This time a lot of cow demons and snake gods might show up, we must be careful!"
"Rest assured! I’m watching from the side for you!" Night Fire seemed very casual.
"After this, the Beihai Country might experience big turmoil! Powerful figures might emerge, we can’t continue challenging like this! We might even have to end it earlier!" Yang Chen said in a deep voice.
Night Fire frowned deeply, "Is it that serious?"
Yang Chen looked at Night Fire, speaking in a deep voice, "We’ve been causing trouble for a long time, haven’t we? Those people didn’t make a move at first because they thought it was unnecessary, thinking someone else would take care of us! But now things have gotten to this point, do you think they’ll just sit back and do nothing? Don’t forget, the last group of five is still hiding in the shadows!"
Night Fire recalled, and frowned deeply.
He was well aware of the situation with the group of five, and understood their strength, even within urban myths, there was recently a trend of fascination with the group of five, with some young people even beginning to idolize them.
This group of five was just a representative, more was their power hidden behind the scenes!
That was a giant beast!
Night Fire’s brow furrowed tightly, understanding the source of Yang Chen’s concerns.
"I understand!" Night Fire said in a deep voice, "I’ll step up supervision on Iron Face’s side!"
Yang Chen nodded slightly.
Imano Genso came down from upstairs, changed into that shabby outfit, looking sweaty, with plenty of dust on him as well.
Yang Chen nodded slightly upon seeing this.
This young guy has a future, knows how to disguise himself.
Night Fire stood up directly, said to Imano Genso, "Not bad, you!"
Imano Genso appeared very respectful, "It’s all thanks to your guidance!"
He had been frightened by Night Fire last time.
Night Fire laughed heartily, said to Imano Genso, "Let’s go! I’ll escort you! You’re an envoy after all, can’t go without a send-off!"
With that, Night Fire put his arm around Imano Genso’s shoulder.
Imano Genso was so frightened he shivered, wore a smiling face, and carefully followed Night Fire out.