850. A Glimmer in the Darkness / 851. A Strange Gourd

At that moment, the young man climbed up from the ground, blood hanging from the corner of his mouth. His gaze toward Izayoi was filled with hatred. "You brat, how dare you hurt me? I’ll kill you."

Izayoi ignored him, because he knew the man was worthless and did not deserve an answer…

The young man approached Izayoi, raised his right foot, and was about to kick him. Izayoi suddenly felt his body grow lighter. The man had lifted him up.

Izayoi threw a punch into the young man’s stomach. His body jolted, and he was sent staggering back five steps. Pain surged through him, and he could not help spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Izayoi looked at him coldly. "My fists may not be stronger than yours, but you still can’t hit me."

The young man felt humiliated. He glared furiously at Izayoi. "You brat, I won’t let you off!"

Izayoi did not answer. He turned and prepared to leave, because he had realized that he was no match for him right now.

Moreover, his body was far too weak. If the other party kept chasing him, the only outcome would be death.

Izayoi intended to leave first to prevent the other party from pursuing him again, but how could the young man allow that? He leaped up, blocked Izayoi’s path, then launched a side kick at him.

A Light in the Darkness

Izayoi had not expected him to be so shameless as to resort to a sneak attack. He hurriedly dodged, but the man’s right foot still smashed hard into his shoulder. A piercing pain instantly swept through his entire body. Izayoi staggered and fell to the ground, clutching his shoulder in agony.

"Hehe, brat, so you have a day like this too. I told you long ago that provoking me would bring you no good outcome."

"I advise you to be sensible and hand over your things obediently. Maybe then you’ll live. Otherwise, you’ll die a miserable death."

The young man drew a longsword. Waves of sword energy coiled around its blade, making it look terrifying.

He stared coldly at Izayoi. "Brat, since you refuse to obey, I’ll let this sword cut you down!"

Izayoi frowned upon hearing that. He could tell that the other party was indeed stronger than him, but even so, he had no intention of giving up.

The young man suddenly accelerated and arrived before Izayoi. His sword stabbed directly into Izayoi’s shoulder. Blood immediately flowed from the wound, and pain spread through his entire body.

At that moment, the young man charged at Izayoi again. His sword sliced through the air with a sharp whistling sound as it stabbed toward Izayoi’s chest. His sword strike was three times fiercer than before.

But Izayoi did not dodge. He still met it with both fists.

Bang!

The two collided. The young man felt his sword tremble as an enormous force traveled along the blade, numbing his wrist and sending the sword flying from his hand.

The young man was shocked that he had failed, but he did not retreat. He knew that retreating would mean his mental fortitude was lacking.

His right leg shot out, kicking straight at Izayoi’s face with incredible speed.

Faced with such a powerful attack, Izayoi did not evade. Instead, he answered with a side kick that sent him flying.

The kick struck the young man and slammed him heavily onto the ground. He spat out blood from the corner of his mouth, but he did not fall unconscious. Instead, he forced himself up, preparing to counterattack.

The young man was too fast. He stabbed Izayoi’s right leg with his sword again, and Izayoi only felt a slight pain in his leg.

Ah!

The young man shouted again, his longsword stabbing toward Izayoi’s left leg.

This time, the young man’s sword did not pierce through Izayoi’s flesh. It only entered his skin, cutting it open and leaving a deep bloody gash.

"Ah!" Izayoi cried out in pain. The young man’s eyes widened, and his expression became extremely ugly. He had not expected his sword to be unable to pierce the other party’s skin.

The young man gritted his teeth as he stared at Izayoi, wishing he could stab him to death with a single strike.

"Brat, you’re no match for me!" the young man roared. "I’m telling you, I’ll be your greatest enemy for the rest of your life!"

"Oh? You want revenge on me? Fine, I’ll be waiting." Izayoi smiled at him, as though mocking his childishness.

"You!" The young man trembled with rage at Izayoi’s attitude. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Since you refuse to admit defeat, don’t blame me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the young man thrust his sword again, aiming for Izayoi’s throat. It was an extremely vicious move. Izayoi blocked it with his arm, but his arm was pierced and began to bleed.

The young man thrust his sword again. If Izayoi was struck, he would surely die. Even if he did not die, he would be severely injured.

A Strange Gourd

The jade pendant suddenly emitted a brilliant light. Like a single light in the darkness, it illuminated the entire area. Under its radiance, Izayoi’s body suddenly changed, and his strength increased greatly.

Izayoi looked at the young man before him and sneered. "Now, I’ll let you see my true strength!"

As he spoke, power gathered around his fist, and a startling aura began spreading from his body.

Wave Fist! Izayoi’s fist tore through the sky and attacked the man before him.

The man’s expression changed drastically when he saw this, and he inwardly cursed.

He slightly raised his arm and blocked in front of his chest.

Bang!

Izayoi’s enormous fist crashed into the man’s chest, producing a thunderous boom. The surrounding trees were uprooted and sent flying through the air.

The man was sent flying back three meters before crashing into a large tree and snapping it in half.

Izayoi withdrew his fist, looked at the unconscious young man lying on the ground, and snorted. "I told you, you never had any chance of winning against me."

Looking at the man on the ground, Izayoi walked over to him and said indifferently, "You should understand the situation here now, right? If you don’t want to die, leave immediately."

Hearing Izayoi’s words, the young man slowly opened his eyes. As he looked at the boy standing before him, a hint of apprehension appeared in his gaze.

The young man’s expression turned cold. Pointing at Izayoi, he said, "Don’t think you’re the only one who’s strong. I’ll show you what I can do!"

As he spoke, a ball of white light gathered in his palm.

He hurled it at Izayoi.

Izayoi frowned slightly. Seeing the white light fly toward him, a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes. He reached out and grabbed the ball of light, then squeezed hard, crushing it instantly.

Izayoi looked at the young man. "I told you, you have no chance of winning against me. More importantly, you have no advantage here."

After saying that, Izayoi turned around and headed into the distance.

Izayoi walked beside a large tree and viciously kicked the young man several times.

Izayoi punched the young man in the face, making his nose bleed and knocking several teeth out of his mouth.

Only then did the young man regain consciousness. Looking at the scene around him, his expression became extremely ugly.

He saw that the surrounding trees had all been broken, with bright red blood still flowing over them. He was horrified.

He knew that this time, he had probably kicked an iron plate.

Izayoi then took out his sword and used his ultimate move against the young man.

Heavenly Light Ten Thousand Slashes! Countless sword lights struck the young man. He screamed and collapsed onto the ground, vomiting blood.

Seeing this, Izayoi satisfactorily sheathed his sword. "Now you know how strong I am, right?"

Hearing Izayoi’s words, the young man struggled to his feet and ran backward.

Izayoi watched the fleeing young man and smiled before chasing after him. Today, he was determined to kill this young man here.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

As the two figures rapidly darted through the mountain forest, repeated sounds of collisions rang out from time to time.

Both men were experts and incredibly fast, though they were still struggling.

After catching up to the young man, Izayoi killed him directly. The young man’s corpse was discarded in the mountain forest. Seeing this, a smile curled across Izayoi’s lips.

I finally killed him. That felt great! He felt completely relieved.

The Strange Gourd

As Izayoi walked, he suddenly discovered a strange gourd near his feet. Its appearance was peculiar, with many twisted, crooked corners. More surprisingly, it emitted an earth-shaking fluctuation of power. Izayoi was greatly astonished. He picked up the gourd and put it away.

At that moment, a man in black appeared before him. Pointing at Izayoi, he angrily rebuked him, "Brat, I’ve taken a liking to that gourd. Hand it over now."

Izayoi snorted coldly. "Anything I put away is mine. You actually want to steal my things? You’re courting death!"

Izayoi rushed at the man in black at high speed, his fist carrying tremendous power as it struck toward him.

"You damned man in black, you actually dare set your sights on my things? Don’t even think about it!"

The man in black was startled when he witnessed Izayoi’s strength, but then he relaxed. A sinister smile appeared on his face.

"Fine, since you’re looking for death, don’t blame me!"

The man in black’s fist also carried a powerful aura. Soon, their fists collided.

A tremendous explosion erupted, and a visible gust of force swept out from between them, scattering fallen leaves and dust from the ground into a hazy cloud.

After flipping through the air several times, the two landed steadily on their feet again. They stared intently at one another, neither willing to yield!

Izayoi cursed inwardly. Damn it, how can this guy be so strong?

He knew he was no match for this man. With that thought, he hurriedly swallowed a pill, which could greatly increase his strength.

After swallowing the pill, Izayoi charged at the man. A Whiplash Kick struck the man in black.

Bang!

With a loud crash, the man in black was kicked away and smashed heavily into a wall.

Izayoi was overjoyed. This guy was sent flying!

With that thought, Izayoi charged forward again. His body moved like lightning as he rushed toward the man in black, hoping to press his advantage and kill him.

"Haha, you idiot! You think you can chase me down? You don’t know your own limits! I’ll send you to hell right now!"

The man in black shouted. A savage expression appeared on his face, and his clenched fists cracked loudly, as though he had already prepared himself to face death.

The man in black’s lips curled upward, as though he wanted to see Izayoi suffer.

Izayoi rushed before him, swinging his fist fiercely at the man in black. Unable to dodge in time, the man in black could only take the blow head-on. Even so, he was forced back three steps, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

Izayoi did not stop attacking. Several consecutive strikes hit the man in black, yet he was completely unharmed and even seemed to have strength left to counterattack.

Seeing this, Izayoi’s feelings became complicated. He knew he could do nothing to the man, so he did not continue fighting and turned to flee.

He did not want to remain entangled with such a powerful enemy for too long. After all, he might be able to protect himself, but if they truly fought, his defeat would be inevitable.

"Do you think you can escape?"

The man in black spoke gloomily, his gaze turning even colder.

The man in black chased after Izayoi, constantly launching attacks as he pursued him. His moves were extremely tricky, as though he intended to keep Izayoi here for good.

This time, he did not use any powerful martial skills, because that would expose his strength.

A Provocative Meaning

Seeing that he could not escape the man in black’s pursuit, Izayoi fought him again. This time, he had to go all out.

Izayoi changed his fists into palms and attacked the man in black, hoping to defeat him.

Anger surged within him, and his expression naturally became extremely grim as he looked at the man in black before him.

"You man in black, you’re truly hateful. I really wish I could kill you!"

Izayoi’s palm strikes were fierce, but the man in black still saw through his moves. He grabbed Izayoi’s arm and yanked it backward.

Izayoi was pulled forward, and the man in black followed up with a knee strike to his abdomen, sending Izayoi flying five meters away.

The man in black moved like a ghost, leaving afterimages in the air.

Pain appeared on Izayoi’s face. He spun through the air several times before steadying himself, blood already seeping from the corner of his mouth.

What tremendous strength! Izayoi secretly marveled.

This was a true expert, and one stronger than him!

The man in black seemed to have seen through Izayoi’s thoughts. A cold smile appeared on his lips. "Don’t waste your effort. You’re no match for me!"

As soon as the man in black finished speaking, a violent palm wind swept toward him.

Izayoi hurriedly raised his palm to block it, but he was still forced back several steps by the force.

The man in black charged at Izayoi again. Izayoi quickly raised his hand to resist his attacks. After this series of exchanges, neither side could do anything to the other, leaving Izayoi deeply frustrated.

Just as Izayoi was about to counterattack, the man in black stopped attacking. Izayoi was puzzled and asked, "What? Are you afraid of losing?"

At that moment, the man in black suddenly accelerated and arrived behind Izayoi in an instant.