Tanuki Rise of the Yokai Clan

Chapter 138: You are going to become my whetstone

Warp? No.

It should be "Shukuchi," or known as "Reduced Earth."

Tamazuki knew that this was a mythical martial art in the legend, but for it to be mastered by Xinglou... he wasn't sure how to describe his feeling currently. By now, he realized that this woman might be stronger than he had imagined.

For him, this world was an easy place.

Everyone was weak, and he could do anything, yet this woman was different.

One shouldn't judge her because of her appearance, as it was extremely deceiving.

Xinglou might appear like a girl around Flora's age, but she was 1000 years or so old.

Yet, unlike Helga, he didn't mock her as it was simply useless, and Xinglou's personality was relatively mild as she only wanted a battle. Meanwhile, Helga was all-important, thinking about her position as the head of the City Guard, the strongest Strega, and many others as something to be proud of, so everyone would give her a face.

However, Tamazuki had always hated such a person since it reminded him of the old Nurarihyon.

When he saw such a person, he wanted to trample them, showing them that their status meant nothing in front of him. It was also because of this he didn't give this woman a face and had been ignoring her.

For such a woman... it was impossible to admit a man who was weaker than her.

It might also be the reason why she was still single until now.

Helga knew this and only snorted coldly and couldn't wait to see he was beaten badly.

When he saw Helga's expression from the corner of his eye, he thought it was only a time before she would crawl under his bed. Nevertheless, the one who had been glaring at him wasn't only Helga.

Shenhua Li was also glaring at him since it seemed like he had forgotten about her. He had never called her, and with her pride, it was impossible for her to call him first, so in the end, when her master told her that she was going to visit Tamazuki to have a match, she followed without hesitation.

"Do you know him?"

The one who asked this question was Cecily Wong. She was Hufeng's partner on the Festa, and she was beaten by a pair of Amagiri and Saya in the semi-final. Unlike Shenhua, she was curious about Tamazuki as Tamazuki had beaten Amagiri and Saya in a second. Even if this seemed absurd, the fact was presented in front of everyone. It was impossible to cheat, or rather with how strong he was, was there even a need for him to cheat?

If there was a reason why the final of the Festa ended so fast, it was that Amagiri and Saya were too weak. Those who were also defeated by them also felt humiliated since Amagiri and Saya lost so easily.

Meanwhile, those who were defeated by Tamazuki felt relief since this guy was a monster.

Against such a monster, could they, who was a mortal able to defeat him?

The answer was no.

In front of such an overbearing man, how could Cecily not be curious? Especially when she saw her friend and disciple of the same teacher seemed to have some omens with him.

When Shenua Li had trouble answering the question, Cecily Wong naturally entered his radar as she triggered his system. Her appearance was undoubtedly beautiful, but her eyes appeared lazy, seemingly like a rough woman, reminding him of Irine. However, unlike Irine, her hair was wavy brown, and more importantly, her chest was gargantuan.

Yet, as a gentleman, it was rude of him to stare, and was it even possible for him to stare in his current situation? No. Being stared at by his women in the distance, he decided to focus on his battle with Xinglou.

"By the way, where is this?"

At this moment, he could tell that they were no longer in the Asterisk. They had left, and he could tell that they were on a certain small no man's island. The island was relatively normal, with few animals that would only appear in the East and a lot of greenies as if showing that it was unaffected by modernization. If one asked about the most noticeable feature of the island, then without a doubt, it was the giant mountain in the middle.

"We are in the East China Sea near Taiwan."

"........"

No one was sure what to say at the time. A moment ago, they were at his house, yet now, they stood in the middle of the plains, which was on an island near Taiwan. There were at least 2,000 km between the two places, yet they arrived in just a moment.

Tamazuki was even more speechless when he could tell that Xinglou didn't seem to consume her Prana at all. It was like strolling in the middle of a park. It was as easy as that.

When Xinglou showed this ability, Tamazuki also learned this ability, but because he had learned this ability, he knew how enormous Prana consumed to warp all the people from Asterisk to this island.

Yet, she didn't even break a sweat, and the Prana she consumed was like a single drop of water.

In conclusion, this was nothing for her.

This raised a question for him.

How?

Xinglou was born a human. Even if she was reincarnated several times, how could she achieve a secret to have an unlimited Prana?

It was as if this world itself was her Prana.

"So, should we start our duel?" Xinglou asked as she gave off immense pressure.

Everyone except for Tamazuki felt their legs weakened, and those who weren't used to a battle, such as Camilla and Ernesta, fell to their knees. Even though the pressure wasn't aimed in their direction, they could tell what kind of monster Xinglou was.

Even Shenhua and Cecily, who faced their teachers every day, realized that their teachers had been holding back. By now, this pressure was enough to crush them.

Then, one by one, all of them collapsed like a domino.

Only Helga could stand up, but her face was full of sweat, and her expression was of horror.

Tamazuki might be strong, but compared to Xinglou...

Even Tamazuki could tell that he wasn't Xinglou's opponent, but how could he give up? Instead, he thought that it was his chance to grow stronger since he knew by facing a strong opponent, he could grow faster.

Fight, fight, fight.

This was the best way for him to become stronger, which was why he was going to fight Xinglou with his best talent. He took out a sword, but if one looked closely, this sword wasn't Ser-Veresta. It was a normal katana, yet if one looked closely, one would see its resemblance to Kirin's Senbakiri, the treasured sword of the Toudou Clan.

Yet, Tamazuki learned how to make Senbikiri by himself.

While he could lend one from Kirin, he was afraid to break it, so he made it himself. It was easy for him since there was an example.

Xinglou wanted to ask where his Ser-Veresta was, but when she saw his aura, she stopped and showed a maniacal grin.

If Xinglou's aura was like an enormous bloodthirsty beast that could swallow an island to satiate its hunger and thirst. Meanwhile, Tamazuki's aura was like a single sharp blade. There was no comparison between them, but as the enormous beast touched the blade, it would bleed and cut.

This feeling was unbearable... it had been thousands of years since she felt this feeling, and she was afraid... she was afraid if she wasn't careful, she might kill him.

Yet, what she didn't know was Tamazuki had decided to use Xinglou as a whetstone to sharpen his "Swordsmanship Talent," letting it bloom so that before he left this world, he could add more cards to his arsenal.

Neither of them moved or talked.

As they stared at each other, their fighting spirit collided, and Xinglou started the first attack!