The Hokushin Itto-ryu was originally just one of hundreds of sword styles in Japan, but it was Tsukahara Isshin who popularized it and pushed it to its absolute zenith. Legend had it that the strongest move of the Hokushin Itto-ryu was its very first: the Draw-Blade Slash. This meant that Chen Xuan, who was currently operating at less than ten percent of his strength, was about to face the most powerful technique of a Japanese sword saint! To make matters worse, Tsukahara Isshin was wielding Ame-no-Murakumo, the premier blade of Japan.
Tang Qiuling, standing closest to Chen Xuan, felt his aura and life force nearly vanish the moment Tsukahara Isshin drew his sword. Her pretty face turned deathly pale in an instant, and she was overwhelmed by a surge of bottomless grief and despair. Although she did not want to believe that Chen Xuan could die, she was forced to acknowledge the reality: before the strike had even landed, Chen Xuan had already been decimated by the sheer intent of the blade.
Chen Xuan stood motionless, covered in blood, yet no one believed he was still a living man.
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