635. The Two Who Hid Their Strength / 636. Dozens of Burly Men

Thinking this, Izayoi slowly reached for the hilt of his sword.

He was about to draw his blade, but the moment his hand touched the hilt, he stopped.

He was still putting on an act. If he drew his sword, he would definitely expose his true strength, and his next plan would become difficult to carry out.

Seeing Izayoi reach for his sword, the two wild-looking men immediately became alert.

Izayoi thought to himself that they had noticed it. He could only make his move quickly, or he would lose his chance.

"Big Brother, look!" One of the wild men suddenly pointed at Izayoi’s hand, his face filled with shock.

At that moment, Izayoi leaped out of the pit and swung the sword in his hand at them. He had wanted to launch a surprise attack, but he had not expected them to see through his intentions.

They hurriedly raised their weapons and blocked Izayoi’s attack.

The Two Hiding Their Strength

Izayoi’s attacks were extremely swift, and his sword techniques were tricky. Even under the two men’s combined assault, he appeared completely at ease. His offensive grew fiercer and faster, making it difficult to defend against. Yet even in such circumstances, Izayoi had not suffered a single injury, leaving the two men utterly horrified.

Izayoi’s strength exceeded their expectations. They kept dodging his attacks, but they could not stop him from continuing his assault.

Seeing this, Izayoi attacked the two of them with even greater force.

Streams of sword qi shot from his blade. These sword qi were condensed from the true essence within his body. Though their power was far weaker than ordinary sword qi, they made up for it in sheer numbers.

Izayoi’s attacks left the two wild men in a frantic mess.

Izayoi continued attacking and, without their noticing, had already reached the two men’s backs.

A cold glint flashed in Izayoi’s eyes. With a flick of his longsword, he sent a sharp streak of sword light slashing toward one of them.

Bang!

The sword light collided with the long saber in the man’s hand, and his weapon instantly shattered.

Seeing their saber cut apart, they pulled out an axe.

The axe was covered in black patterns and looked like the claws of a demon, making it terrifying to behold.

The moment the axe was raised, it cleaved toward Izayoi. Its power was terrifying; even a sturdy man might not be able to withstand it. It was an exceptionally domineering weapon.

But how could Izayoi fear such an attack? With a lift of his longsword, he knocked the axe off course.

Then Izayoi swung his sword again, sending a fierce streak of sword light toward one of the men.

The man immediately raised his axe to block it.

Clang! Another metallic ring sounded out as half the axe was sliced away by the sword qi.

The man’s heart tightened. If I hadn’t blocked it with my axe just now, I’d probably already be dead!

The two men began to think of retreating, so they turned and ran.

"Where do you think you’re going?" How could Izayoi let those two get away? He immediately chased after them.

The two wild men kept running while Izayoi pursued them from behind. Both of them were terrified and desperately fled outward.

"Run! Go on, keep running!" Izayoi sneered from behind them.

Hearing Izayoi’s cold snort, their legs turned weak.

One of them looked back at Izayoi and saw that he was closing in on them.

He said to the other man beside him, "Big Brother, this kid is too strange. We should leave this place first! If we stay any longer, I’m afraid something unexpected will happen!"

The elder brother nodded as well.

The two turned around, preparing to flee farther away.

Seeing that they wanted to escape, Izayoi immediately used Lightness Skill. He leaped into the air and charged toward them.

He drew his sword and slashed at them. The two hurriedly raised their weapons to block. At this point, they were fighting with their lives on the line, and for a time, even Izayoi could do nothing to them.

But at that moment, one of the wild men suddenly launched a sneak attack while Izayoi was not paying attention.

The sneak attack enraged Izayoi.

This bastard actually dared to ambush me. He must be tired of living. Tonight, I’ll make sure to teach them a proper lesson!

Without hesitation, Izayoi immediately swung his longsword and blocked the sneak attack.

His longsword gave off a clear ring as it struck the opponent’s axe.

The wild man’s heart trembled. He knew that this kid before him was definitely an expert. Otherwise, his weapon would never have been severed by a single strike.

Thus, he did not dare continue with the sneak attack. He could only force himself to take Izayoi’s strike before swiftly retreating from the battle.

A powerful pressure erupted from Izayoi’s body, suppressing the two men until their bodies could not move at all.

Only then did they realize they had provoked someone they should never have offended. They fell to their knees and begged for mercy.

"Sir, we truly didn’t know you were so powerful. That’s why we wanted to rob you. Please, be merciful and forgive us."

Seeing their sincere expressions, Izayoi nodded. "Fine. Since you are sincerely begging, I’ll forgive you. But if you dare do evil again in the future, I’ll kill you myself."

The two wild men were overjoyed when they heard this and hurriedly nodded. "Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!"

"Get lost now. Don’t appear here again in the future!" Izayoi said coldly, his tone leaving no room for doubt.

"Yes! We’ll get lost right away." The two hurriedly got up. However, instead of leaving immediately, they took out their weapons while Izayoi was not paying attention and struck at his back.

Caught off guard, Izayoi was struck in the back, and blood poured from the wound. He could hardly believe that the two men were so despicable that they had ambushed him while his guard was down.

Dozens of Strong Men

Seeing Izayoi injured, the two wild men burst into laughter. "You idiot! You actually let your guard down so easily! Hahaha, I think you’re as good as dead!"

"You’re courting death!" Izayoi’s rage surged as he struck one of the men with his palm. The wild man did not dodge. Instead, he took the palm strike head-on, and for a moment, he was evenly matched with Izayoi.

Izayoi could not help but be stunned. When he had fought these two before, they had clearly been very weak. It seemed they had deliberately hidden their strength earlier.

The two wild men looked at Izayoi with mocking expressions.

"Kid, we were only testing you just now. Now that we know your strength, we’ll let you understand what true despair is."

"Is that so?" Izayoi looked at the two with icy eyes.

"Yes," the two replied in unison.

After speaking, they infused their power into their weapons. In an instant, a powerful pressure emerged from their bodies.

The moment that pressure appeared, they charged at Izayoi. Their attacks landed on him with dull thuds, as though they were striking iron, causing him unbearable pain.

Yet he still endured the pressure, continuously circulating the primal energy within his body and refining it into his own power. He used his energy to resist the pressure.

Seeing that Izayoi could withstand attacks of this level, the two were astonished. They immediately increased their attack speed, wanting to defeat Izayoi in the shortest possible time.

Powerful energy erupted from their bodies,

forming a gale that sent leaves and bits of grass flying everywhere.

The two attacked again and again, continuously unleashing powerful strikes and releasing their energy, pushing their strength to its limit.

Although Izayoi endured those attacks without pause, he persisted because he knew he had to hold on this time. If he failed even now,

he would lose completely and die at the hands of these two men. He had to endure.

The two continued their attacks, each faster than the last. Eventually, the aura around their bodies reached its peak.

A cyan Dragon formed behind them and roared as it pounced toward Izayoi. At the same time, the other wild man unleashed a powerful attack as well.

That attack was a red Dragon. It was an attack technique he had comprehended, one into which he had fused all the techniques he had mastered. That was why it possessed such power.

The two attacked Izayoi from both sides.

Seeing this, Izayoi hurriedly dodged and jumped to the side, trying to escape their attacks.

But the two seemed to have anticipated his movements. The moment he retreated, they followed after him, continuing to pursue and attack him without pause.

"Kid, where do you think you can run?"

"You two bastards! You’re nothing but bullies who prey on the weak and fear the strong. You’re trash, worse than trash!"

Izayoi was furious. He unleashed his own sword technique, summoning a red Dragon.

The red Dragon collided with the cyan Dragon. For a moment, Izayoi felt that his red Dragon was no match for the cyan Dragon.

Not only was the red Dragon unable to defeat the cyan Dragon, even Izayoi’s own attack could not withstand the opponent’s assault and was ultimately scattered.

"Kid, how about it? I told you, before absolute power, all techniques are nothing but clouds." The wild man snorted and looked at Izayoi with an arrogant expression.

"Heh, do you think this is enough to defeat me?" Izayoi sneered and unleashed another sword technique.

This time, his sword technique was even more powerful. As he gripped his longsword and swung it, sharp blades appeared out of thin air in the sky. The blades gathered into sword dragons and howled toward the cyan Dragon.

The wild man was startled. He had not expected his opponent to possess such a method. He hurriedly adjusted his emotions and forced himself to calm down.

Once he had steadied himself, his power suddenly surged. Blade after blade was shattered, but some still pierced his flesh.

Ignoring the pain, he bit the tip of his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood essence. After the blood essence fell to the ground, it turned into golden symbols that circled around him and wrapped him within them.

At that moment, Izayoi spotted his opening. In an instant, he unleashed his true strength and rushed to the wild man’s side at blinding speed, plunging his sword into the man’s chest.

Everything happened too quickly. Before the wild man could even react, Izayoi had killed him.

After killing the wild man, Izayoi pulled out his sword and charged toward the other one.

The Strong Men Wanted Revenge

Seeing that Izayoi wanted to kill him, the other wild man hurriedly fled into the distance. Izayoi would not let him go so easily and kept chasing him. The wild man ran for his life, so he was not slow. He soon covered a great distance, repeatedly looking back as he ran to see whether Izayoi had caught up.

However, Izayoi was even faster. By the time the wild man looked back, Izayoi was already not far behind him.

Izayoi quickly caught up to him. Knowing he could not escape, the wild man used his strongest power. He summoned another cyan Dragon and sent it attacking Izayoi.

The moment the cyan Dragon formed, it created a powerful current of air that swept all the surrounding trees into the sky, creating an astonishing sight.

However, although this cyan Dragon was strong, it was far weaker than the one the two had summoned together earlier. It seemed that without the other man, he could not fully unleash the cyan Dragon’s power.

Even so, the cyan Dragon remained extremely powerful. If Izayoi underestimated it, he would likely be easily killed by it.

Thinking this, Izayoi’s expression became grave. He knew that if he did not take the cyan Dragon seriously, he would definitely be defeated by it.

With that in mind, Izayoi hurriedly dodged while drawing his sword, using his sword qi to resist the wild man’s power. He hoped his sword could slay the cyan Dragon.

Izayoi’s sword collided with the cyan Dragon, and scorching air currents spread outward, raising the temperature throughout the entire area.

At that moment, powerful energy gathered upon Izayoi’s sword. The energy made his blade shine with golden light as it struck the cyan Dragon.

Though the cyan Dragon possessed immense power, it was far from being Izayoi’s match. Under Izayoi’s overwhelming strength, the cyan Dragon was forced back several steps.

Seeing that this move worked, Izayoi gathered even more power and pressed it toward the cyan Dragon. The strength of this attack was simply too great, and the cyan Dragon could not withstand it.

The cyan Dragon was blasted away. Izayoi immediately rushed forward and struck the wild man with his sword, sending him flying again. Blood flowed from the corner of the man’s mouth, and he appeared heavily injured, though he was not dead.

However, he now knew that Izayoi’s strength could not be underestimated. He decided not to confront him head-on for the moment and instead fled farther away.

With that thought, the wild man continued fleeing into the distance. Seeing this, Izayoi immediately attacked with an Arrow of Fire, shattering the cyan Dragon into pieces.

The wild man became even more terrified, but he did not stop fleeing. Instead, he ran farther and farther away.

Izayoi quickly followed. Seeing that Izayoi would not stop pursuing him, the man released streak after streak of sword qi to obstruct him.

Boom! The wild man was knocked back several meters by Izayoi’s sword. His face was covered in blood, but he still fled. He knew that if he did not run, he would truly lose his life.

Izayoi hurriedly chased after him, thrusting his sword at the wild man again and again. The wild man could only dodge desperately, but he was ultimately no match for Izayoi.

He was struck several times. Though the wounds were not fatal, they were still severe. Unable to endure any longer, the wild man spat out a mouthful of blood.

Thud! The wild man finally could not hold on and collapsed to the ground. Izayoi approached him and mocked, "Why aren’t you running anymore? What’s wrong, scared?"

"Hahaha…" The wild man suddenly laughed. "Hahaha… Do you really think I’m afraid? I’m only fleeing temporarily. Once I recover the power in my body, I’ll definitely get my revenge."

Izayoi looked at him calmly. "You have no chance. Today, you will die here." As he spoke, Izayoi prepared to stab the wild man to death with his sword.

The wild man looked at Izayoi coldly. "If you want to kill me, you’ll have to see whether you have the ability. Your speed may be faster than mine, but your sword is too slow. You can’t kill me in such a short time."

"Heh… You really talk too much."

Izayoi swung the sword in his hand, and a sharp streak of sword qi slashed across the wild man’s body. The wild man was instantly cut down, his body becoming a corpse.

Even as he died, the wild man’s eyes remained wide open.