"Did you hear, the Sakurai family's guard samurai, tomorrow morning will have a public showdown with that Sakurai Rika and compete in kendo!"

"Of course I know about this nonsense, I was at the scene of the appointment yesterday, okay?"

"Tsk, I don't know where a mere guard samurai got the courage to challenge the seeded players of the kendo tournament. But that's fine, because of this kendo tournament, the atmosphere in our sword hall was very solemn, and everyone seemed to be going to fight......"

"Now there is such a strange guy jumping out to challenge Rika Sakurai, the key is that the eight elders have all agreed, and it can be regarded as an entertainment program before the conference, so let's relax and relax, isn't it?"

"Hahaha, that's what I'm talking about, that'...... Let's have a drink?"

Several young men dressed as swordsmen, laughing with each other, walked into a tavern.

In less than a day, the news of Li Xiaosen and Rika Sakurai's appointment has spread throughout the entire Sword Pavilion.

Sakurai Rika, because of the qualification to participate in the kendo tournament, is quite famous in this snow-capped mountain. Although many people don't understand why this person's strength suddenly became very strong, it is right to be strong anyway.

As for this Sakurai Hondo...... In fact, among the eight major families, it can be regarded as "famous".

Before Li Xiaosen pretended to be Sakurai Hondo, he was too lazy to do too much homework, so he didn't know that Sakurai Hondo was sent out to find Sakurai Shizuka two years ago, but in fact, it was because he had violated the family rules and wanted to wear a crime and make meritorious contributions.

This Sakurai Hondo himself, who committed the "crime of adultery" at the beginning, slept with several of his apprentices, and his childhood wet nurse, so he was sent to find Shizuka Sakurai, which also meant that he was temporarily banished from the family.

Sakurai Rika also grasped this and promised Sakurai Hondo that as long as he killed Sakurai Shizuka, he would say good things for him in the clan.

"So I'm inexplicable, and I've become a pervert/pervert/pervert/demon?" After Li Xiaosen learned the news, he was speechless and couldn't help but be annoyed, "Although my own style is indeed not Buddhist, I'm also a picky eater, I'm very horny, but I don't change my pervert! Why is it that the entire Snow Mountain is now saying, 'That perverted pervert wants to fight against Rika Sakurai?!"

Not everyone understands how great it is that Li Xiaosen was able to hold back when he faced Rika Sakurai yesterday.

So in the eyes of many people, he is completely a clown who jumps off the beam, and his indiscretion is not enough to describe his stupidity!

For a while, gossip such as "Sakurai Hondo was annoyed and challenged because he was so angry because he couldn't pursue Sakurai Rika couldn't" spread far and wide.

It turns out that no matter where people are, the psychology of gossip is similar.

What makes Li Xiaosen most depressed is that he hasn't touched a woman for three years, and after recovering his human form, in order to focus on his cultivation, he just endured the need for that aspect, and as a result, he became a pervert.

At the beginning, he pretended to be Vice President Amu, and on the way to Huaxia Mountain Gate, the waves flew up, but at that time, no one arranged himself, so it seems that the next time he picks someone to pretend, he still has to do some homework! Li Xiaosen was secretly ruthless in his heart.

“...... I'm sorry, just returned to the family, and it caused you such a big deal. Shizuka Sakurai was a little worried, in her opinion, Li Xiaosen confronted Rika Sakurai who was making things difficult for her in order to make her return to the family more confidently.

Li Xiaosen waved his hand, signaling that she didn't have to mind, because in fact, Li Xiaosen didn't have this duel with Sakurai Rika because of Sakurai Shizuka.

These two girls seemed to have been friends at one time, and Li Xiaosen didn't bother to care, yesterday in front of the heads of the eight major families, after setting the time and place of the battle, Li Xiaosen spent a little time and investigated the person Rika Sakurai.

After all, that strong sense of disgust made Li Xiaosen himself a little strange.

The result of the investigation was that there was definitely something wrong with this person.

Her original cultivation talent is neither high nor low, just because she has a pure bloodline and becomes an honorary heir, and it has nothing to do with the inheritance of the elders who can hold real power, because it requires excellent strength.

But about two years ago, Rika Sakurai suddenly showed an amazing talent, and the level realm advanced by leaps and bounds.

"Alas, I haven't seen you for two years, and a lot of things have really changed. Shizuka Sakurai was a little sullen, "I had a good relationship with Rika at the beginning......"

Li Xiaosen said in his heart, so not only has the cultivation talent changed, but also the mental nature? Or rather, some ambitions and natures that were not exposed when they were weak were exposed with the improvement of their cultivation were exposed.

After the investigation found that the change appeared at a certain point in time two years ago, Li Xiaosen was not in a hurry.

What kind of cat is this Sakurai Rika hiding, what is the problem, and when the battle is fought, I am not afraid that she will not show her feet.

"Cultivation talent is a thing, and it usually doesn't change too much. Li Xiaosen said, "The biggest possibility is that someone is pointing her behind her back, the question is, who will it be? If it is someone inside the Sword Pavilion, it is easy to say." But is it possible that it was the people from the new club that came out two years ago?

Li Xiaosen shook his head, these things are not the focus now, let's see it when we fight.

Now there are only three main points: practice, practice, and practice!

After coming to the Sword Pavilion and seeing the sword intent contained in the Great Snow Mountain, as well as the sword path cultivation of Rika Sakurai, Li Xiaosen said in his heart that there was no pressure, it was fake.

In terms of kendo, or rather, in slashing, Li Xiaosen realized that he was still far behind.

The power of the Orange Flame Ghost Slash that he currently uses will not be much worse than the exclusive abilities of Aggressive Style, Xiao Xiaoqian, and Thousand Illusion Scholars, but this is mainly because the ability of the Orange Flame Ghost Slash itself is very perverted, and it has little to do with Li Xiaosen's own understanding and mastery.

In other words, Li Xiaosen's understanding of the Orange Flame Ghost Slash is actually very rough!

If you can completely eat up this ability that was not treated by you, and even go further, add your own unique understanding, and truly become an exclusive ability, then you may have the capital to defeat Liu Changsheng and even the ancestor of the night walker head-on!

"Alas, so why is there a guy like Liu Changsheng on this earth. Li Xiaosen couldn't help but mutter, "If it weren't for this guy and the existence of the Nocturnal Ancestor, my current ability and attainment, if I continue to improve my level, I would be completely invincible, how can I use it like now, after recovering my human form, I can't even take care of a girl, I practice hard every day, and I will be scolded for being perverted......!

According to Li Xiaosen's "QER standardization" suggestion to Huaxia Mountain Gate, Li Xiaosen currently has the passive skills "Penetration" and "Recovery", and the three exclusive abilities of Q, , and E are relatively perfect.

Three years ago, Li Xiaosen took "challenge" as his R skill, that is, his ultimate.

But on the one hand, the "challenge" can't deal with Liu Changsheng or the Nocturnal Ancestor, and it can't challenge the same class repeatedly.

On the other hand, in fact, Li Xiaosen himself gradually felt that this "challenge" was indeed powerful, once it was launched, pulling the opponent into the ring, he had a huge "home advantage" in the ring, relying on this advantage Li Xiaosen could even subvert the "three-level boundary" to kill more senior characters than himself.

But...... After all, this is not really your own ability.

Not even an ability like the Orange Flame Demon Slash.

"Challenge" is essentially the ability that you can only have after eating the ancient ability fruit in that ancient passage and letting the black thorn integrate into yourself.

Li Xiaosen didn't understand the principle of this ability at all.

Li Xiaosen vaguely felt that all this may have something to do with Long Wu and Li Xingni, three years ago when he was in North America, the real identity of the "black-clothed Li Xiaosen" in his body was actually a soul clone of Long Wu, and Li Xiaosen felt that the doppelganger may have entered his body with the fruit of ancient ability.

But what kind of truth is hidden behind this, Li Xiaosen didn't have time to figure it out three years ago, but now he wants to find out, but Long Wu and Li Xingni, one is closed to death, the other is seriously injured and sleeping, who does Li Xiaosen ask?

Shaking his head, Li Xiaosen put all these things out of his mind first.

Strength, everything is still a matter of strength.

If your current strength is sufficient, the level has a half-saint level, and even a holy realm, and the R skill with sufficient strength in your ability can deal with Liu Changsheng and the night ancestor who may return from recovery, stand up directly and recognize your sister, and then do it without cowardice, who will come and who will die, where is there any need to temporarily conceal your identity and pretend to be a perverted pervert like now?

Li Xiaosen calmed down, got rid of distracting thoughts, and continued to study the slashing technique and the orange flame ghost slash.

As for what kind of R skills should really belong to him, what kind of ability should he have, Li Xiaosen has not thought clearly.

But at least, starting with the orange flame ghost is the most reliable entry point for Li Xiaosen at present.

Ideally, after fully mastering the Orange Flame Demon Slash, the strength of his ability would be enough to deal with Liu Changsheng. And if that's not enough...... That's at least a good choice to use the Orange Flame Ghost Slash as an entry point and foundation!

While Li Xiaosen was pondering, Shizuka Sakurai sat on the side and looked at him steadily.

In fact, until now, the girl still can't believe that the person in front of her is the Li Xiaosen three years ago.

On the way back, Shizuka Sakurai also thought about the possibility of whether this Li Xiaosen had some ulterior motives, whether he wanted to use himself as a starting point to have any plans against the Sakurai family and even the Japanese sword hall.

But now that she is back in her family and back to a place she once was familiar with, Shizuka Sakurai has a worried heart and puts it down for the time being.

When she looked at Li Xiaosen seriously, the girl finally realized: The person in front of her should not be on Sakurai's house at all.

"Is it just for practice?" said Shizuka Sakurai silently in her heart.

After putting aside the worry of "not sure whether she will be accepted and recognized by the family", this nineteen-year-old girl still has her unique sensitivity.

"Komori-kun, why are you practicing so hard?" Shizuka Sakurai suddenly asked softly.

Li Xiaosen was in his own thoughts, and he was stunned when he heard this, but he didn't deny it, but just smiled and said, "Now I finally don't suspect that I have special intentions for your family?" Li Xiaosen is not stupid, the girl has always had reservations about herself along the way, which Li Xiaosen also felt.

Shizuka Sakurai also smiled, with a small dimple on one side: "Yes, I don't doubt it, I just suddenly figured it out, the duel between you and Rika actually has nothing to do with me, it's you who want to fight her, right?"

Looking at Li Xiaosen's eyes, the girl seriously repeated the previous question: "Why are you practicing so desperately?" After a pause, the girl's face turned slightly red, and she whispered, "I can see that Xiaomori-kun is actually very interested in girls, but along the way, you didn't even say a word to the girls, at most you peeked...... In addition to eating a lot of food every day, I spend most of the rest of my time practicing. ”

What does Li Xiaosen say in his heart to peek at girls? Don't talk to me so obscenely, okay?

But after all, the girl in front of her asked seriously, Li Xiaosen was silent for a moment, and then replied more seriously: "There is a person in this world, I want to make her safe and happy, so I must grow to the extent that I can block all the bad guys for her." Unfortunately, I can't do it now. ”

Li Xiaoqian?Sakurai Shizuka said in her heart.

Until this moment, she completely believed that the person in front of her was Li Xiaosen three years ago.

Although I don't understand why people who have died in battle can still be resurrected, and although my cultivation talent is quite weak and there seems to be nothing I can help, Sakurai Shizuka still smiled slightly and asked, "Tomorrow Komori-kun will have a showdown with Rika her, is there anything I can help?"

This is actually a polite remark.

Shizuka Sakurai herself doesn't feel like she has anything she can do to help, except for being full.

Unexpectedly, Li Xiaosen thought for a while and said, "Well, there really is!"

Considering that three days later will be the official start of the kendo tournament, tomorrow morning, when I face off against Rika Sakurai, the representative teams of the global professional circle and the major mountain gates should have arrived, even if they don't watch the battle, they will be in this business district, or on the snowy mountain.

In the case of so many people, Li Xiaosen will not easily shine the orange flame ghost slash, after all, he used the orange flame ghost slash so many times in front of people more or less three years ago, and such a characteristic ability can easily lead to the exposure of his identity.

So yes, Li Xiaosen doesn't plan to use ghost slashing in tomorrow's showdown.

"If you want to truly understand and master the Orange Flame Demon Slash, and even add my own unique insights and make it my exclusive ability, then ...... I'm going to have to take it apart, break it up, destroy it, and then reassemble it my way. ”

This is Li Xiaosen's next plan.

Although it was less than a day since he came to the Sword Pavilion, the sword intent of the Snow Mountain, the sword path of the Sakurai family, and the test of "no attack" all gave Li Xiaosen a new idea and idea in terms of slashing practice.

Break up the Orange Flame Demon Slash, that's the next thing to do.

And this matter, it is a bit troublesome to do it alone, and I just need a helper.

"Come on, come on, let's start now!" Li Xiaosen grinned, beckoning to Shizuka Sakurai, who looked stunned and a little at a loss.