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Chapter 306 Tengu Shikigami
"Did you forget? My body isn't even afraid of bullets." With a tremble, Qin Chao's body made Chiyo's hand go numb, causing her to drop her katana. The blade stuck into the deck beside them.
Chiyo herself fell onto the ground, lying there and staring at Qin Chao in shock. Why couldn't she hurt him even after becoming a mid-level ninja?
"I told you, I'd give you one chance to kill me." Qin Chao slowly approached Chiyo, each step he took on the deck seeming to strike a gong in her heart. "But you've disappointed me. You're still so... weak."
"Protect Miss Chiyo!"
No matter what, Chiyo was still the daughter of the Gozen family. Kiryu immediately roared and released a burst of flames from his mouth.
Without looking back, Qin Chao swung his Evil King Sword, slicing the flames in half.
At that moment, several water pillars burst from the ocean, and water shadows rushed towards Qin Chao.
"Fine, come and die together!"
Qin Chao threw the Evil King Sword into the air.
"Shadow Split Sword! Fall!"
This time, he covered himself with the shadow of the sword.
The Evil King Sword and he were connected by flesh and blood, so the sword shadows couldn't hurt him. However, the water ninjas suffered greatly, pinned down by the sword shadows on the deck, unable to move. They quickly bled to death.
Seeing the Mid-level ninja die so swiftly, Kiryu's eyes turned red.
Training a Mid-level ninja took so much time. He didn't expect that the Black Dragon Society would send so many Low-level ninja and Mid-level ninja, only to be killed one by one by Qin Chao. Even the Upper-level ninja, Kuro, was now missing in action.
The Black Dragon Society suffered huge losses this time. Kuro was responsible for this operation, and even if he survived, he would have to commit seppuku when he returned.
If anything happened to Chiyo, Kiryu would have to commit seppuku as well.
With that thought, he turned into a white shadow and swiftly approached Chiyo like the wind.
"Where do you think you're going!" Noticing Kiryu's sneaky approach, Qin Chao quickly turned around, grabbed the Evil King Sword from the air, and slashed towards Kiryu.
"Ninja Demon Body: Devouring Demon!"
Kiryu didn't hold back and unleashed his Ninja Demon Body.
A giant, hairy monster emerged from his body, its huge mouth wide open, trying to swallow Qin Chao in one bite.
"Trash!" Disdainfully, Qin Chao swung his Evil King Sword.
"Evil King Crescent Moon Kill!" A black crescent moon shot directly into the gaping mouth of the monster, splitting it in half from the mouth down.
"Ugh!" The Kiryu coughed up blood, but in the instant the Devouring Demon appeared, he managed to snatch Chiyo back and return to Shiratori Kamiku's side.
"This man, he's too terrifying..."
Shiratori Kamiku, who had high hopes, now seemed like a fool, drooling and muttering nonsense.
"Master Shiratori, we can't handle this anymore; we need you!"
Kiryu, enduring the pain, spoke to the foolish-looking Shiratori Kamiku. Since he wasn't entirely vaporized as a sacrifice, the Devouring Demon still had a hint of life left even after being cut in half.
So, Kiryu was just severely injured, not as miserable as Kuro. However, the injury was severe enough that he would need at least ten days to a month to recover once he returned to Japan.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid!" The old man suddenly laughed, clapping his hands and saying, "I almost forgot, we still have a powerful helper!"
"Oh?" Standing on the deck, Qin Chao heard this and raised an eyebrow. "You still have a backup plan even at this point?"
"The wisdom of the Black Dragon Society is beyond your comprehension!"
Shiratori laughed wildly. He suddenly stood up, bit his tongue, and spat a mouthful of fresh blood onto a paper figure in his hand.
"Go, my most powerful Shikigami!"
The paper figure, soaked with blood, was thrown into the air and began to twist violently.
It quickly expanded, growing flesh and blood. Soon, a five-meter-tall humanoid giant with three yellow eyes appeared in front of Qin Chao.
The giant had six arms, each gripping a machete.
In terms of aura, this Shikigami was distinctly different from the previous one. It seemed that this was indeed Shiratori's ultimate technique.
"Is this the trump card of your Black Dragon Society?" Qin Chao couldn't help but mock. "It's just a bit bigger."
"Hehehe..." The old man didn't get angry; instead, he slowly asked, "Do you know, there's a genius in our Black Dragon Society? He's been blessed by the Tengu deity since childhood and possesses a Tengu Shikigami. At just 20 years old, he's already our top expert."
"I'm not interested in your Black Dragon Society's boring history." The Shikigami's arm swung the huge blade down. Qin Chao caught the descending blade with one hand and held his Evil King Sword in the other, slashing off the giant's arm with a single stroke.
"But you'll find out soon enough." As Shiratori finished speaking, Qin Chao suddenly felt a strange force surging behind him. The power was like an exploding atomic bomb, spreading rapidly and leaving him no time to dodge.
"Bang!" The immense force struck his back directly. An unprecedented pain caused Qin Chao's vision to black out momentarily, but it quickly cleared. The Diamond Sutra dispersed the power into the air. If Qin Chao hadn't learned the Diamond Sutra and reached the second level of Vajra Heaven, he would have become a wandering spirit from this attack.
Who could it be? Qin Chao was knocked into the air, and as he turned around, he froze. He saw An Qing standing there with a cold expression. In her eyes, there seemed to be a hint of sadness and apology. Behind her stood a giant man wearing wooden clogs.
The giant was dressed in a black Japanese robe and wore a red angry-face mask. His nose was incredibly long, extending half a meter from his face. The giant had disheveled hair and emanated immense power from his body. In his right hand, he held a dark, octagonal bronze rod. This was Tengu, An Qing's guardian spirit.
"Well done..." Qin Chao's mouth was smeared with a trace of blood, "An Qing, you deceived me..." As he finished speaking, his body fell into the icy cold seawater.
"An Qing Beixue! Go after him and kill him!" Shiratori, seeing Qin Chao knocked into the water with a single strike, shouted excitedly. But before it could enjoy the moment, a column of water suddenly erupted from the sea. A man's figure stepped on a black sword, swiftly soaring into the air, and disappeared into the clouds.
"An Qing Beixue! Why didn't you chase him?" Shiratori Kamiku, although not very powerful, seemed to hold a high position and scolded An Qing Beixue.
"Sorry, but I'm not completely confident that I can capture him," An Qing said, her demeanor completely different from when she was with Qin Chao. Now she was like an iceberg, her voice as cold as falling snow.
"As an Onmyoji of the Black Dragon Society, you should do everything to catch him!" Shiratori gritted its teeth.
"You all underestimated his strength," An Qing Beixue said indifferently, "And if I leave, you'll all die." With that, she waved her hand.
The Tengu giant leaped into the ocean, stretched out both arms, and held up the massive cruise ship to prevent it from sinking.
If An Qing Beixue were to leave, the cruise ship would sink to the ocean floor. Concerned for his own life, Shiratori stopped talking. He sulkily stared at An Qing Beixue. Humph, what is this little girl acting like? One day, I'll make her moan in my hands!
"Kiryu, report back to headquarters," An Qing Beixue instructed as she controlled Tengu, steering the ship towards Japan. "If we want to capture Qin Chao, we need more manpower. We can't accurately estimate his true strength yet, so we need to observe. I suggest we don't attack him for now."
"Understood!" Kiryu swallowed a mouthful of blood, nodded, and disappeared from the deck.
"Good," An Qing Beixue said, sitting cross-legged on the deck, calmly controlling her Tengu shikigami.
Meanwhile, Qin Chao was in the clouds, watching the ship below. He had the power to sink the ship directly. One Evil King Half-Moon Strike could turn even a giant oil tanker into fragments. However, he hesitated to make a move. First, he was wary of Tengu's power, and secondly, Chiyo and An Qing were on board, which made it hard for him to act.
Qin Chao laughed at himself, thinking if he were ever to die, it would be at the hands of a woman. Shaking his head, he retracted his power. The poison in his body was not yet neutralized, and he had sustained some internal injuries. He needed to find a place to recuperate.
Qin Chao controlled the Wind-riding Sword, turning into a gust of wind, disappearing into the sky and flying towards the coastline he remembered.
Above the vast sea, it was impossible to find the true direction. Qin Chao flew blindly for half a day, unable to find his way back. When he tried to locate the ship again, he couldn't find it.
Heaven! Qin Chao lamented; he was lost! In the boundless ocean, he couldn't find a single ship. He looked at the sun, made a rough judgment, and decided to fly with his back to the sun.
Qin Chao took a deep breath, accelerated to full speed, and flew in the direction he desired. Thankfully, the Wind-riding Sword was exceptionally fast. In the blink of an eye, Qin Chao had traveled far. Though he didn't see land, he faintly spotted a large cruise ship.
He wondered if the ship's radar would detect him flying above. Qin Chao pondered for a moment, put away his Demonic King Sword, and plunged into the ocean. He was like an agile merman... cough, a strong man-fish, approaching the cruise ship.
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