The golden dragon advanced with immense speed toward the oing attack. It swooped in and


    obliterated the attacks, yet a few still managed to reach Jared. Despite the pain brought by the impact,


    he clenched his jaw and endured it.


    The next second, Jared appeared before the beast core and picked it up. Before him, the golden


    dragon vanished suddenly into thin air. Kazuo’s expression changed. “How do you know the Watanabe


    family’s Nine Shadows Godly Strike?”


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    “Pfft! The Watanabe family’s Nine Shadows Godly Strike is notplete, but mine is the original!”


    Jared dered smugly.


    He didn’t bother holding back now that he was in possession of the beast core. Jared moved quickly as


    his shadow clones multiplied rapidly.


    Kazuo was unable to tell the difference between the shadow clones and Jared, as each of them


    wielded Dragonyer Sword and emitted an identical aura.


    “Nine Shadows Godly Strike, ten thousand heart-piercing arrows!” Jared roared angrily. His shadow


    clones simultaneously waved their swords.


    Kazuo was met with a barrage of light from the swords of the shadow clones as they all came together


    to form a brilliant golden glow. The glow descended upon him and shed at his chest with a powerful


    force.


    Kazuo nced at his wound as fury zed across his eyes. “You’re the first person who has ever


    dared to hurt me!”


    He leaped into the air and muttered something under his breath as he threw his katana upward. In an


    instant, Jared and his shadow clones were surrounded by a sea of tens of thousands of identical


    katanas that hovered in the air.


    The katanas descended on Jared like a torrential downpour. Jared was rendered captive by the


    katanas that surrounded him.


    The blinding lights emitted by each of them caused the shadow clones made by the Nine Shadows


    Godly Strike to fade away instantly.


    The sight of the shadow clones disappearing caused Kazuo’s lips to curl. He knew no one would be


    able to survive his attack. The lights congregated and shone intensely.


    Boom! A dazzling light rose up as though thunder had erupted. Kazuo surveyed the messy scene


    before him, yet he couldn’t see anyone.


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    “Ha! Insolent fool,” Kazuo remarked, his face devoid of expression. He had mixed feelings about finally


    taking Jared down. He had thought it would be a swift victory, but it took more effort than he expected.


    Kazuo was ready to leave as he was under the impression that Jared had been annihted. Suddenly,


    he spotted a figure rushing ahead at full speed.


    The individual whose clothes were in rags was none other than Jared. “How is this possible?” Kazuo


    gasped in shock and hurriedly gathered his energy to give chase.


    Never in his wildest dreams did he expect Jared to escape! Kazuo was perplexed as to how Jared


    managed to escape the harrowing assault as it seemed impossible to do so.


    In no time, he had closed the distance to Jared and swung his katana in his direction.


    He wanted to chop Jared into half with this attack! Hearing the howling wind behind him, Jared didn’t


    turn around and thrust Dragonyer Sword backward.


    Under Jared’s control, the sword blocked Kazuo’s attack. ng! Sparks flew everywhere, and


    Dragonyer Sword was sent flying. Jared leaped into the sky to catch it.


    Katana felt the spot between his thumb and index finger going numb from the impact. He nearly lost his


    grip on his katana. Without looking, Jared caught Dragonyer Sword and continued sprinting ahead.


    Kazuo’s eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at Jared’s Dragonyer Sword. A deep frown creased


    his face as he muttered in amazement, “A sword spirit? This is actually a weapon with a sword spirit.”