Chapter 258 : A heart as clear as a mirror, a mind as free as flowing clouds.
In mid-air.
Tatsumaki, whose consciousness was somewhat blurry from overexerting her powers, was also startled awake by the fierce battle below.
"Demon Cyborg..."
Tatsumaki looked at the figure constantly breaking through its limits, a hint of surprise in her voice, "Though he's a bit of a novice, he's quite capable."
She suppressed the tearing pain in her brain, and emerald green psychokinesis once again condensed at her fingertips.
"I can't lose either."
Tatsumaki gritted her teeth, preparing to use her psychokinesis to restrain Golden Sperm's movements, creating a fatal opportunity for Genos.
However.
Just as Tatsumaki's attention was fully focused on Golden Sperm, an extremely dangerous aura suddenly erupted from beneath Genos's feet!
"What's that?!" Tatsumaki's pupils constricted sharply.
From the cracks in the battlefield's ground, countless clear streams of water gushed out.
"Danger! Genos!" Tatsumaki instantly realized something and shouted towards Genos.
The next second.
Boom!!!
The ground exploded, and countless high-pressure water cannons shot out from underground!
Their target was Genos, who was entangled with Golden Sperm and couldn't spare a moment!
That was — Evil Natural Water!
It wasn't dead!
Although most of its body had been incinerated and evaporated by Genos's high temperature earlier, its core had taken the opportunity to dive deep underground, frantically absorbing groundwater.
At this moment, its size had expanded dozens of times compared to before, exuding a suffocating sense of oppression.
"What?!"
Genos was fully engaged with Golden Sperm and couldn't possibly dodge such a sneak attack from his blind spot.
At the critical moment.
"Get lost! You pile of dirty water!!!"
A petite figure instantly appeared beside Genos.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Dense streams of water struck the emerald green psychokinetic barrier, splashing water everywhere.
The barrier trembled violently, groaning under the strain.
"Tatsumaki?!" Genos was startled.
"Focus on that golden guy! Leave this one to me!"
Tatsumaki huffed arrogantly, but a trace of blood instantly spilled from the corner of her mouth.
She was already at her limit, and forcibly overexerting her psychic power for defense just now further aggravated her already injured brain.
But she didn't back down.
"Disappear completely!!"
Tatsumaki seemed to burn her last bit of life force, erupting in a dazzling green light.
The psychokinetic wall barrier, which had only been defensive, transformed into a giant hand that covered the sky, grabbing Evil Natural Water.
"Scatter!!!"
Accompanied by Tatsumaki's roar, the psychokinetic giant hand tightened abruptly, squeezing frantically!
Whoosh—
Evil Natural Water let out a muffled sound under this force, then instantly disintegrated, turning into a sky-full of torrential rain, drizzling down upon this ruin.
Its core was exposed again, flung far away by the terrifying shockwave; though not dead, it temporarily lost the ability to reform.
But this burst also became the final straw that broke Tatsumaki's back.
"Ugh..."
Tatsumaki felt her vision go black, and it was as if a string snapped in her mind.
Her body went limp, the protective green light instantly dissipated, and she fell helplessly from mid-air.
"Tatsumaki!!!"
Genos, who was fighting Golden Sperm, saw this scene and roared.
The firepower in his hands became even more ferocious, desperately holding back Golden Sperm, who wanted to take advantage of the situation to land a finishing blow.
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In the ruins.
Atomic Samurai gripped the sword named "Nichirin" with both hands.
Despite the intense pain throughout his body, despite the hellish scene around him, his heart was more peaceful than ever before.
In a trance, he seemed to see the old man who always had his hands behind his back and a serene expression.
Silver Fang, Bang.
"A heart like still water..."
Atomic Samurai murmured softly.
"I used to think that a sword was just a tool to cut through everything. As long as it was fast and sharp enough, there was nothing it couldn't cut."
"But I was wrong."
"True swordsmanship isn't about how sharp the blade in your hand is, but about how still the heart of the wielder is."
Buzz—
The Nichirin blade in his hand seemed to sense this state of mind; the violent heat flow instantly subsided, transforming into a gentle yet vast power that merged with Atomic Samurai's soul.
"Heart like a water mirror, reflecting all things; intent like drifting clouds, cutting through all things."
Atomic Samurai suddenly opened his eyes.
At this moment, there was no killing intent in his eyes, only a clear water surface reflecting all things in the world.
Clang—
A dazzling golden light, too bright to look at directly, shot up into the sky!
The famous sword, Nichirin, was fully drawn!
...At the front of the battlefield.
Homeless Emperor stood atop the towering ruins, looking down at Tenkei and Canmei, who were struggling to hold on.
"Pointless resistance."
Homeless Emperor said indifferently, gently pointing a finger, "Accept divine judgment."
Buzz buzz buzz!
Dozens of huge light orbs instantly condensed behind him.
Just as he was about to completely blast these two old swordsmen, an indescribable aura suddenly locked onto Homeless Emperor.
"Hmm?"
Homeless Emperor subconsciously turned his head.
A streak of light was flying close to the ground at an incredible speed.
Wherever it passed, whether it was hard rock or obstructing Black Sperm, everything was instantly split in two!
That was Atomic Samurai!
"Damn mortal!"
Homeless Emperor felt threatened, and with a wave of his large hand, the dozens of light orbs instantly changed direction, bombarding the streak of light.
Facing the sky-full of light projectiles, Atomic Samurai not only didn't slow down but accelerated his charge.
The Nichirin blade in his hand seemed to transform into a blazing sun, drawing a perfect arc in the air.
"Nichirin · Atomic Slash!!!"
Swish swish swish swish swish!!!
All the light projectiles were cut in half the instant they touched the blade's light!
"Wh-what?!"
Homeless Emperor's eyes widened, and a look of horror appeared on his face as he watched the man who had instantly rushed before him, "How is this possible!"
"In the face of true swordsmanship, nothing is impossible."
Atomic Samurai's figure had already appeared before Homeless Emperor.
He lightly swung the Nichirin blade in his hand.
"Atomic Concentration Slash!"
Pfft!
The golden blade light flashed by.
"Ugh ahhh!!!"
Homeless Emperor let out a bloodcurdling scream.
All his countless light orbs, which were about to be fired, extinguished at this instant.
And on his shoulders and knees, deep, bone-visible wounds appeared respectively.
Atomic Samurai precisely severed his nerves, effectively "nailing" him to the spot!
"H-how is this possible..."
Homeless Emperor knelt on the ground, convulsing all over, yet unable to move even a single finger.
His proud divine power was completely unusable at this moment.
"Hoo..."
After delivering that slash, the light on Atomic Samurai's body quickly faded.
The Nichirin blade in his hand let out a soft hum and smoothly returned to its sheath.
Then he swayed, dropped to one knee, and used the scabbard to support himself to keep from falling.
These few slashes had almost exhausted all his vital energy and spirit.
But he won.
"Damn it, I didn't expect the side effects to be so severe."
Atomic Samurai let out a bitter laugh, panting heavily.
"Homeless Emperor?!"
In the distance, Golden Sperm, who was fiercely battling Genos, noticed the change here, and his expression suddenly shifted.
"A bunch of useless trash!"
A flicker of irritation crossed his eyes, and with a sway of his body, he was about to break free from Genos to support Homeless Emperor and, incidentally, finish off the already exhausted Atomic Samurai.
"Where are you going?"
A cold voice exploded in his ear.
Boom!
A mechanical iron fist, burning with raging flames, struck fiercely towards Golden Sperm's face with an unstoppable momentum.
Genos had long reached his limit, but the light in his eyes was brighter than ever before.
"Your opponent is me!"
He transformed into a brilliant golden meteor, slamming directly into Golden Sperm, blocking its path to provide assistance.
And on the other side.
Although the remaining eleven trillion Black Sperms had not merged, they still possessed considerable destructive power.
Seeing Atomic Samurai exhausted, they immediately swarmed forward like a tide, hoping to pick up the spoils.
"Hehehe, old man, you look like you're done for!"
"Die! Die!"
Facing this dense crowd of Monsters, Atomic Samurai, though he didn't even have the strength to lift his hand, showed no fear.
Because behind him.
Nichirin, Tenkei, and Canmei, the three grandmasters of the Sword Saint Sect, had arrived.
"Although we're old bones, to clear out these small fries..."
Nichirin said in a deep voice, the sword intent emanating from him causing the Black Sperm clones to pause.
"It's still more than enough."
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