The pitiable Boya pondered, the ambitious lord of Ise Jingu, thus met his end on his first foray onto Chinese soil with his subordinates, killed by a monster he himself had summoned.
His death was incredibly frustrating, his entire body drained of blood by Ibaraki-doji.
He had initially believed that sacrificing his disciple Boya Minamoto no San to summon this monster would suffice. Little did he know, the monster was not satisfied, ultimately claiming his life as well.
Ibaraki-doji, having absorbed the blood, was inwardly delighted. He had no idea how many years he had slept, but the blood of two individuals was not enough to satisfy him. Moreover, the severed hand only contained a portion of his soul and power.
Thus, Ibaraki-doji turned his gaze towards Ling Tian. However, upon seeing the young man before him, he found his hairstyle and attire to be extremely peculiar.
"Who are you, and where is this place?"
Suddenly, Ling Tian felt something appear in his mind. He immediately understood that this monster was communicating with him directly using mental power, bypassing the language barrier.
"Why should I tell you?"
Ling Tian retorted directly with his mental power. This surprised Ibaraki-doji, who hadn't expected the young man before him to possess such a method of communication.
"Young man, I'll give you a choice. Answer my questions obediently, and I can make you my servant.
If you refuse, these two will be your precedent!
I can assure you, you will not like the way they died, for to die in such a manner is to endure endless torment!"
"Ridiculous, are you threatening me? Do you know where this is? This is Huaxia!"
"Huaxia? Where is that?"
Ibaraki-doji was momentarily bewildered, searching his residual memories for this strange place called Huaxia.
At this moment, Ling Tian suddenly had an idea and said with a smile, "Or rather, this is the Great Tang!"
"Nani?"
Receiving Ling Tian's response, Ibaraki-doji's entire being was thrown into disarray. He certainly knew the significance of the words "Great Tang."
The era in which Ibaraki-doji appeared was the early Heian period of Wa (Japan), which corresponded to China's Tang Dynasty.
During the Tang Dynasty, China was arguably the strongest nation in the world. Similarly, a large number of Wa people traveled to the Tang Dynasty to learn culture and technology, and incidentally, to interbreed and improve their lineage.
Although Ibaraki-doji had never been to the Tang Dynasty, he knew that the fertile continent was full of dangers, harboring all sorts of extraordinary individuals, monks with profound magical arts, Taoists with mysterious methods, and powerful martial artists. Da Feng Novel Network.
In those days, many ambitious individuals from Wa went to China, and then… there was no then for them. That mysterious and fertile continent became a taboo for the cultivators of Wa.
Ibaraki-doji never expected that after sleeping for a thousand years and being revived by a secret ritual, he would inexplicably arrive in China. A voice in his soul was now incessantly screaming: I need to go home quickly!
However, before that, he had to eliminate the Chinese man before him. On one hand, he needed the vital blood from this person to restore his strength; on the other hand, he did not want anyone, especially Chinese people, to know of his existence.
With this thought, Ibaraki-doji forcefully pushed off the ground. The next moment, his figure seemed to teleport, instantly appearing before Ling Tian.
Ling Tian was shocked by his movement, as Ibaraki's speed was simply too fast. The opponents Ling Tian had encountered before seemed to possess no such speed!
The distance between them was originally over ten meters, but in the blink of an eye, Ibaraki-doji was in front of Ling Tian. He then extended his arm, tipped with sharp claws, and lunged directly at Ling Tian!
"Crack!"
Just as Ling Tian was about to be disemboweled, he suddenly vanished from Ibaraki-doji's sight. Ibaraki-doji's claw struck empty air and landed on a large tree behind Ling Tian, gouging a massive hole in the trunk, which was as thick as a bowl!
At that moment, Ibaraki-doji suddenly felt a malevolent gust of wind from behind him. He spun around sharply, only to see a long katana, entirely black, cleaving down.
Initially, Ibaraki-doji intended to block with his hand. For this鬼神 (oni-gami, demon-god), ordinary swords and blades posed no threat, making it difficult to even scratch his defenses, especially his limbs, which were as hard as steel.
However, the Tang dao in Ling Tian's hand gave him a feeling of extreme danger!
In a flash, Ibaraki-doji immediately concentrated the spiritual energy within his body into his right hand, where a purple orb of light rapidly formed.
This orb of light was the size of a volleyball, and Ling Tian's long saber struck the orb squarely!
"Boom!"
The immense recoil force sent Ling Tian staggering back several meters. Ibaraki-doji also retreated seven or eight steps before stabilizing himself!
Ibaraki-doji found it difficult to believe that the man before him possessed such profound power and strength.
Back in the Heian period of Wa, it was an era filled with heroes, and Wa produced many warriors who were recorded in history. Yet, among them, few possessed the strength of Ling Tian!
Had he slept for too long, and had the world changed?
Especially the black long saber in Ling Tian's hand made him wary!
Ling Tian seemed to sense Ibaraki-doji's constipated expression and then smiled.
"This long saber was forged by myself. Coincidentally, this saber is named Kiri-kiri!"
Upon hearing the name Kiri-kiri, Ibaraki-doji's body trembled once more!
Nearly a thousand years ago, Ibaraki-doji had his arm severed by Watanabe no Tsuna, a retainer of Minamoto no Yorimitsu. The famous sword Higiri used by Watanabe was subsequently renamed Kiri-kiri!
Such a coincidence was undoubtedly like salt being rubbed into Ibaraki-doji's wound!
"You, die!"
Ibaraki-doji roared, and his right hand once again condensed a volleyball-sized purple orb of light. This orb was a highly dense energy body, containing immense power.
Due to the compression of a large amount of energy, the surface of the orb even flickered with arcs of electricity!
Ibaraki raised his hand and threw the purple orb at Ling Tian as if he were throwing a baseball.
The orb flew at an incredibly high speed, several times faster than an arrow, reaching Ling Tian in the blink of an eye.
Ling Tian was greatly alarmed. He had never expected the orb's flight speed to be so astonishingly fast. He might not even have enough time to retreat into his spiritual realm space!