As Yaoyashiki's voice fell, the "pillars" in the courtyard gave way to make room for Senjuro and Yoshito Tomioka in the field.

Slowly pulling out the Nichiren knife at his waist, Tomioka's expression remained cold throughout.

Challenging him at the Pillar Promotion Conference was not a decision he made on the spur of the moment.

When he heard that a young man named Senjuro had been promoted to "Pillar" on the day of the team selection with a terrifying record of killing the upper string ghosts, he had this plan.

He still vividly remembered the vine attack on the mountain two years ago, the werewolf in the shadows of the moonlight, and the crimson blade that pierced the air...... This caused him to fall into a long silence as he rushed all the way towards the eruption of ghost energy, and it was not until Purgatory Kyojurou arrived and picked up the unconscious boy that he silently turned to leave.

Even if the second string at that time fell into a weakened state due to ingesting a huge amount of wisteria flower breath, it was by no means something that a 12-year-old boy could fight, which made him full of curiosity about the boy.

In the time since, he has been silently observing the movements of the young man.

It's a pity that since then, there has been no news about the boy except that he knows that the boy's name is Purgatory Senjuro and is the younger brother of Purgatory Kyojuro.

Until I heard it again, it was the time for the boy to kill the winding ghost.

Winding ghosts......

What a distant, unfamiliar word.

Ever since he became the "Water Column", he had never heard of anyone successfully slaying the Upper Winding Ghost.

On the contrary, behind any news related to the winding ghost, there is a pile of bones.

So, he wanted to see what the boy relied on to defeat the legendary terrifying creatures.

"Qiang ......"

The sound of the blade unsheathed echoed throughout the courtyard.

The blade as blue as water shines with sparkling light under the reflection of the sun.

"Water column, Tomioka Yoshitoi!"

Faced with the young man's invitation to fight, Senjuro sighed in his heart.

There will be a mistake in the end.

Now that everything has been exposed, there is nothing to hide.

Thinking of this, the battle intent in his eyes condensed.

To be honest, it is a very uncomfortable thing to suppress myself all the time.

If you want to fight, then fight!

"Purgatory Chijuro, please advise!"

As the words fell, a red-red blade appeared.

In an instant, water and fire, two distinct and mutually exclusive breaths, filled the courtyard.

"Breath of Water, Three-Shape, Flowing Dance!"

In the courtyard, Tomioka Yoshiyoshi took the lead in attacking.

I saw that he stepped under his feet, and his body was like a stream of water, and he began to move at high speed, hurrying towards Senjuro.

The path of its movement is strange and unpredictable, and due to its rapid movement, there are several afterimages left in its path, making it difficult for people to get a glimpse of the main body.

In the face of Tomioka's offensive, Senjuro's expression remained unchanged and he quickly responded.

"Breath of Flame, Type Four, Vortex of Flame!"

The red red blade slashed down, and suddenly, the swirling flame sword qi swept towards the front with the place where Senjuro was located.

This knife was slashed out, and Senjuro suddenly felt a difference.

The ubiquitous fire element in the air, attracted by the Ghost Slayer "Pillar" level swordsman uniform, a part of it converged towards his body, and with the use of sword skills, poured out of his body.

This entry and exit did not have much impact on Qianjulang himself, but the flame sword qi that was separated from the body increased its power and range by a few points under the effect of this force.

Is this the effect of Gathering Fire Lv.1?

Chijuro's heart is dark.

Under the wide range of flame sword qi, it was no longer realistic to break through the close body, Tomioka Yoshiyoshi had to stop moving, and the "three-type" sword technique was forced to be interrupted, and his body appeared about four meters away from Senjuro.

Looking at the young man in front of him covered in flames, Tomioka's eyes narrowed slightly.

Since I can't get close by conventional means, then, I'll break through your sword qi defenses.

"Breath of Water, Type Ten, Circulation!"

The azure Nyonchakra began to spin in his hand, and water appeared out of thin air wherever he passed.

The flowing water gives the blade stronger kinetic energy.

The stronger kinetic energy brings the water flow stronger rotational force.

With each rotation, the power carried by the Nichiren sword is stronger, and the speed of the water flowing around it is a little faster.

At this moment, the sound of the air rubbing against the water covered the entire courtyard.

This is the ultimate form of the breath of water, and the superb sword skills created by the endless artistic conception of water.

The flame sword qi in mid-air, under the influence of the surging water, shattered one after another, and the spiral power brought by the "Type Four: Sheng Yan Vortex" could not withstand the twist of the water flow, and gradually subsided.

Suddenly, Chijurou was defenseless and exposed to the blade.

I don't know how many times it has flowed, and the blade that has accumulated a huge amount of power is slashed towards Chijuro's head.

Danger was imminent, and Chijuro, who changed the way he held the knife in an instant, grabbed the hilt of the knife with both hands and plunged it into the ground.

"Breath of Fire, Type Six, Red Lotus!"

The earth trembled, and spider-like cracks appeared at Chijuro's feet in an instant, and countless flame sword qi flew out of it, swirling around him, forming an oval-shaped red ball.

The next moment.

"Bell—"

The blade of flowing water slashed at the surface of the ball of flames, sending out an earth-shattering roar.

At the same time, a powerful force of the shock made Tomioka, who jumped into the air to slash, tremble violently, and could no longer maintain his body balance, and flipped several heels in the air, before he fell dangerously to the ground.

On the other side, after being slashed by the final form of the "Water Breath", a huge gap was directly cut open on the surface of the "Bath Red Lotus", and the fragments of the ball that would have exploded outward were also shattered under the water sword qi.

It can be clearly seen that in the "Red Lotus" with only half a ball left, Senjuro is half-kneeling on the ground.

Golden opportunity!

"Hoo ......"

Tomioka, who had adjusted, took a deep breath.

"Drip ......"

It was as if the sound of water droplets falling on the surface of the lake appeared in their hearts out of thin air, and at this moment, everyone felt that they were on the surface of the endless lake.

Under the influence of water droplets, the lake water, which was originally like a mirror, began to spread outward with layers of continuous ripples.

"Water Breath, Eleven Type, Nagi."

When the road of swordsmanship comes to an end, you either choose to sit back and wait for stability in order to survive, or you break through the limit and create your own path.

There is no doubt that from the moment the "Breath of Water Eleven" was created, it represented Yoshiyoshi Tomioka, a contemporary "water pillar" who had stepped out of the barriers of his predecessors and began to explore his own path.

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