825. A Blue Longsword / 826. A Wrapped Pill

"Bear, what last words do you have?" Izayoi asked, looking at Bear.

"Last words? What last words are you talking about? Haha, you’re really ridiculous. You actually dare talk to me about last words? Haha, do you know how many people like you I’ve killed?"

"But none of them ever spoke to me as arrogantly as you. You’re the first person who dared to shout in my face. I’m so delighted!" Bear said mockingly as he looked at Izayoi.

"Oh, I see. Looks like you won’t give up until you’re dead. In that case, I’ll send you to your death first," Izayoi said coldly.

"Hmph, I’d like to see what you can do to me."

As he spoke, Bear opened his mouth and spat out a cloud of black mist that surrounded Izayoi. Izayoi narrowed his eyes at the black mist Bear had expelled.

"Bear, you actually used such despicable and shameless tactics!" Izayoi roared. He charged toward Bear, clenched his right hand into a fist, and punched straight at Bear’s chest.

"Haha, what’s the use of being fast? You can’t hit me at all! Let me tell you, this is my strongest defense. No attack can break through it!" Bear said with a smug laugh as Izayoi attacked.

Although Izayoi was fast, he had not reached his limit. Bear’s defense was incredibly tough, and even for someone as strong as him…

It was not easy to break through it, so Izayoi’s attack did not succeed.

However, when Bear saw Izayoi gradually slowing down, a trace of confusion appeared on his face. Still, he did not lower his guard.

Just as Izayoi was about to reach Bear, he suddenly stopped. The energy sphere in Izayoi’s hand was already poised to launch.

"Bear, I already know your weakness. Take this energy sphere!"

After saying that, Izayoi hurled it at Bear.

Bear hurriedly tried to dodge when he saw the energy sphere, but it flew far too fast for him to evade.

Bang!

A loud explosion erupted at Bear’s left shoulder.

Awooo!

Bear 2.2 cried out in pain, clutching his left shoulder as he staggered back several steps.

"You… you!" Bear pointed at Izayoi and said resentfully, "You actually ambushed me?! I’ll get revenge! I’ll kill you!"

At that moment, Izayoi’s speed suddenly increased. He launched attack after attack at the bear. Its defense was astonishing, but after a long battle, Izayoi finally killed it.

The Blue Longsword

Distant points of light shimmered on the water’s surface. Izayoi was overjoyed when he saw them and hurried toward them, sensing that there might be something to gain there. When he arrived, a fishman leaped out of the water. Its expression was ferocious, as though it wanted to devour Izayoi whole.

The fishman attacked at incredible speed. Izayoi was greatly startled and hurriedly raised his sword to block.

Izayoi said in shock, "Damn it, how are you so strong?"

The fishman laughed. "Hehe, it’s simple. Because I’m a fishman!"

14 Upon hearing that, Izayoi’s face filled with anger. "Then go die!"

Roar! The fishman suddenly let out a howl. Its fishtail spread open and instantly lengthened.

It transformed into an enormous tail that whipped viciously toward Izayoi, carrying an incomparably terrifying pulling force.

It seemed as though it wanted to suck Izayoi in. Izayoi shouted and hurriedly retreated, but the tail was incredibly fast.

It caught up with Izayoi in an instant. He could only raise his sword to block. With a bang, Izayoi was sent flying and crashed through several trees before finally stopping.

Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, and his eyes were filled with disbelief. The tail’s power was simply too terrifying. This was definitely not strength an ordinary fish could possess. Fishmen actually existed in this world!

"Hehehe, I told you long ago that you were no match for me. I can defeat you without any weapons at all. Do you understand now? Haha!"

The fishman laughed wildly, looking at Izayoi with contempt and mockery. Its words deeply stung Izayoi. With an angry roar, Izayoi picked up his sword and charged forward.

The fishman snorted and slapped Izayoi across the face, sending him flying and crashing heavily onto the ground.

Izayoi spat out blood, rose from the ground, wiped the blood from his lips, and charged forward with his sword again. As he fought, Izayoi cursed at the fishman.

The fishman snorted when it heard Izayoi’s words. "Hehe, you’re angry already? I’m not even finished yet. I have even more powerful moves waiting for you. You’d better surrender obediently."

Izayoi ignored the fishman and continued fighting. However, at that moment, he suddenly felt a wave of weakness wash over his body. He felt as though he had run out of strength, which greatly startled him.

The fishman snorted. "You have no way to defeat me now."

"I don’t believe it! I don’t believe it!" Izayoi shouted. But before his voice had faded, he felt dizzy and disoriented.

He passed out completely. The fishman sneered and kicked Izayoi in the stomach, knocking him to the ground.

At this point, Izayoi could no longer continue fighting. The 170 battle just now had also consumed much of his stamina, so he had lost his fighting strength.

The fishman looked at Izayoi, who lay on the ground barely clinging to life, and sneered. "Hehehe, I thought you could last longer. So you can’t, after all. In that case, go die!"

With that, the fishman stretched out both arms, preparing to snap Izayoi’s neck.

Izayoi was in a half-conscious state, but he still forced his eyes open and tried to stop it. However, he no longer had even a trace of strength left.

"Damn it, how can there be such a powerful fishman in this world?" Izayoi sighed.

The Pills in the Bundle

The fishman was delighted to hear Izayoi praise his strength, but that did not mean it intended to spare him. Looking at Izayoi, the fishman mocked, "Kid, trash like you should obediently go die!" As it spoke, the fishman swung its claw down at Izayoi.

Izayoi knew this fishman was powerful, but he did not intend to give up like this. "I have my dignity too. It’s impossible for you to make me surrender without a fight!"

Izayoi also drew his sword. It was a blue longsword, roughly one meter in length, with strange patterns on the blade. They formed a magical array.

Using his mind to control the magical array, Izayoi poured his true qi into the longsword, coating it in a thin layer of frost.

By then, the fishman had already approached Izayoi and swung a claw at his chest.

Facing the massive claw, Izayoi remained calm. With a light twist of his wrist, his longsword slashed toward the fishman’s claw.

Clang! Sparks flew everywhere. The fishman’s claw failed to harm even a single hair on Izayoi’s body, but the sword still cut the fishman’s claw.

Aah!

Miserable cries rang out. Then the fishman’s face twisted hideously. "Kid, you actually managed to hurt me. You do have some skill, but that only strengthens my determination to kill you!"

The fishman spat a blue liquid from its mouth. It gave off a pungent odor, and Izayoi hurriedly retreated to avoid the stench.

Izayoi had only taken a few steps back when the blue liquid splashed onto him. A numb sensation spread throughout his body.

Damn it, this fishman is a mage! Izayoi was alarmed and hurriedly circulated his internal energy.

Black threads emerged from his body one after another, tightly wrapping around Izayoi.

The fishman sneered. "Now you can forget about escaping. Go die obediently!"

With that, the fishman charged at Izayoi again. Izayoi hurriedly used the sword in his hand to collide with the fishman’s claw.

Sizzle! The sound of sparks clashing rang out, and the longsword in Izayoi’s hand nearly snapped.

Izayoi sighed inwardly. It seemed he had still underestimated this fishman. This fellow was stronger than he had imagined.

Although it only had one arm, that arm was abnormally huge. His longsword definitely could not block ordinary attacks from it, and he was no match for the fishman either.

The fishman’s other claw struck at Izayoi, seemingly intending to tear him apart directly.

Izayoi hurriedly retreated, but then the fishman’s thick tail swept toward him.

Bang!

Izayoi was knocked flying into a distant stone wall.

Pfft!

A mouthful of blood sprayed out. Izayoi felt as if his internal organs had shifted out of place. The pain was unbearable, and his vision blurred.

The fishman swung its claw at Izayoi again. Izayoi dodged once more, and this time, he avoided it.

However, the attack still grazed his body. Bone-piercing cold swept through him, making Izayoi suck in a sharp breath. A layer of white frost had already covered his body.

After missing with one strike, the fishman immediately attacked again, this time with even greater power.

Boom!

Izayoi was smashed into the ground by the palm strike. "Cough, cough!" Izayoi coughed up a mouthful of black blood. He had not expected the fishman to be this troublesome.

At that moment, a bundle fell from the fishman’s body. Izayoi’s gaze was drawn to it, and he could not look away for a long time.

The Fishman’s Outburst

A great many pills slipped out of the bundle at once. They were no ordinary pills, but extremely high-grade ones. Izayoi’s eyes lit up when he saw them.

"I have to get these pills. With them, my strength will definitely increase greatly!" A smile appeared on his face. He knew he was truly lucky today.

Seeing Izayoi set his sights on its pills, the fishman snorted and quickly pulled the bundle back with one hand.

"Kid, you’re courting death." The fishman rushed over at high speed.

Izayoi looked at the fishman and snorted. "Take this!"

The sword in his hand slashed directly at the fishman. Seeing this, the fishman hurriedly fled. It was extremely fast.

Moreover, its 170 body was covered in armor that flashed with light, making its movements even more agile. Thus, Izayoi’s attack could not hurt it at all.

Izayoi’s expression darkened. He knew the fishman was powerful, but he had not expected it to be so fast.

The fishman’s earlier display had already exceeded his expectations and greatly shocked him. He had never thought its speed would be so incredible, nor that it could evade his attacks.

Izayoi thought to himself, Could fishmen truly be as formidable as the rumors say? Can this fishman really defeat me?

Izayoi frowned. It seemed he had to use his full strength. Otherwise, he would never be able to kill it.

He had no way to kill it if this continued. He had to deal with the fishman as quickly as possible, or the only thing awaiting him would likely be death.

He gathered power in his legs and stomped fiercely on the ground. In an instant, a tremendous shockwave surged forward. The fishman sensed the shockwave beneath its feet, but it did not give up resisting in the slightest.

It continued running forward. Its armor shone with a dazzling light, making its movements even swifter. Its speed increased severalfold from before, and it believed…

It should be able to evade this attack, and with the protection of its armor, its body would no longer hurt as much as before.

Unfortunately, it was wrong. Izayoi had already unleashed his power, and it had surpassed the limits an ordinary person could endure. Even with its armor protecting it, the fishman was still blasted away.

Pfft! A mouthful of blood burst from its mouth. The bloody stench filled the entire sky, making anyone who smelled it want to vomit.

Yet Izayoi did not stop attacking. As he attacked the fishman, he thought to himself, Looks like I can only use my final move!

After saying that, Izayoi fiercely swung the longsword with both arms and chopped forward. The blade cut through the air, leaving a white trail behind it.

The trail was several zhang long, and the blade cleaved straight toward the fishman. A tremendous crash rang out.

The fishman was sent flying. After landing, blood continuously seeped from the corner of its mouth. It clutched its chest, its eyes filled with confusion and shock.

Izayoi looked at his fist, a smile appearing on his face as he sighed. "Good thing I didn’t shatter its bones, though its scales have been damaged."

After speaking, Izayoi turned around and looked at the fishman lying on the ground. He mocked, "I’ve seriously wounded you now, and you’re no longer any threat. You can rest in peace. I can finally get some sleep too."

The fishman’s face turned even uglier upon hearing Izayoi’s words, because it could feel that its injuries were severe.

Cannot Fight on Land

At that moment, the fishman took out a black pill from its bundle and swallowed it. Heaven-shaking energy erupted from its body. "Human brat, let’s see what you do now!" Flames appeared on the fishman’s body one moment, and ice the next, making it look utterly terrifying.

"Human brat, let’s see what you do now!" Flames appeared on the fishman’s body one moment, and ice the next, making it look utterly terrifying.

The fishman charged at Izayoi. Izayoi hurriedly raised his sword to meet it, sensing that this fishman was far from simple. It was very possible that even he was no match for it.

"Damn it, this fishman is actually this strong?" Izayoi gritted his teeth, his gaze growing increasingly vicious as he stared at the fishman.

The fishman also knew that the fiercer its attacks became, the more danger Izayoi would face, so it did not dare use its full strength carelessly.

Izayoi and the fishman fought for several exchanges. Suddenly, the flames on the fishman’s body vanished and were replaced by chilling air. Its body also became translucent.

The fishman grew faster and faster, while Izayoi became slower and slower. Knowing that he would sooner or later lose if this continued, Izayoi immediately used the Wind Movement Technique and dodged the fishman’s attack.

Then the fishman attacked again. It moved incredibly fast, swinging its giant fist toward Izayoi’s body.

Izayoi hurriedly raised his longsword to block the fishman’s attack. With a clang, the longsword was knocked flying, and Izayoi was forced back several steps as well.

This did not stop the fishman’s assault. Izayoi raised his longsword again and blocked another attack.

However, the fishman’s attack this time was even stronger than before, leaving Izayoi stunned. How could the fishman’s attacks be so powerful? He failed to stop it several times in a row.

Izayoi was blasted away several times in succession. In the end, he could no longer hold on and collapsed to the ground, blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.

"Human brat, your attacks are so weak. They’re not worth a damn." The fishman laughed mockingly. "If you kneel before me and beg for mercy now, I can spare your life and not kill you. What do you say?"