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The blood vessels and veins around Xia Yan's eyes suddenly bulged.
In an instant, Xia Yan's dynamic and static vision both experienced an extremely exaggerated improvement.
Even without moving his eyes and body, he can take in the entire 360-degree scene around him, and if he wants, he can even stand in the room and see the entire scene within a five-kilometer radius.
As the butterfly rose into the air, Kanae's body gradually became transparent, looking like a mannequin placed in a hospital.
Kanae Butterfly could clearly see the expansion and contraction of her lungs as she breathed, the speed at which blood flowed through her blood vessels, and the movements of her muscles and bones.
At the same time, Xia Yan's physical functions were greatly improved, and movements that were previously difficult became as easy as using his own limbs.
Under the influence of the transparent world, the movement of everything around him was slowed down infinitely, even giving Xia Yan the feeling that time had stopped.
This gives him ample time to think of a solution.
Even though Xia Yan's movements became incredibly slow in this state, it was still enough for him to easily dodge Konoha Kanae's attacks.
"It's no use! Because everything about you has already been seen through by these eyes!"
Before he could finish speaking, Xia Yan suddenly bent over backwards.
Kanae Butterfly's sword blade grazed Natsuhiko's nose by a hair's breadth.
Then, Xia Yan stretched out his arm and, to Kanae Kocho's astonishment, passed through all the gaps in the vortex of sword blades she swung, accurately grasping her arm and pulling her down from mid-air.
Due to inertia, Kanae Butterfly fell into Natsuhiko's arms.
The swirling of petals stopped.
The petals that enveloped the two of them slowly drifted down as Kanae Butterfly's sword-shaped form stopped, allowing Shinobu Kocho, Hotaru Haganezuka, and Kanao Tsuyuri, who were watching, to see the scene inside.
"It's so beautiful..."
Shinobu couldn't help but murmur aloud.
Hotaru Haganezuka and Kanao Tsuyuri also nodded in agreement.
In the middle of the field, the girl nestled in the boy's arms, her cheeks slightly flushed. She looked up at him blankly, somewhat at a loss, as flower petals drifted down from the sky like rain.
The scene was absolutely breathtaking, like a dreamlike painting.
Unfortunately, this scene lasted for less than a second.
Realizing what had happened, Kanae blushed and broke free from Natsuhiko's grasp.
She took a deep breath, adjusting her blood flow through her breathing, and forcefully suppressed the blush on her face, pretending that nothing had happened.
"Oh dear, what a complete defeat. As expected of Xia Yanjun. It seems I still need to train more..."
"but--"
As she spoke, Kanae Kocho sheathed the exquisite Nichirin Blade she was holding, and once again her face showed the same gentle smile as always, her eyes narrowed into crescent moons, making it impossible to see what she was thinking.
"—You really are cunning, Xia Yan-kun."
"You told me to use my breathing techniques and sword forms with all my might, but you haven't even used a single move yourself."
Seeing that Kanae Butterfly clearly wouldn't make another move, Natsuhiko shrugged, feeling somewhat unsatisfied.
It's not that he became a battle maniac.
It's only when you possess a talent that surpasses most others in a certain area, and you yourself are aware of it.
Even without praise from others, simply showing it off brings a sense of comfort from the inside out.
Chapter 45 For this plate of vinegar-wrapped dumplings
After hearing Kanae's complaint, Natsuhiko simply straightened his bangs, stretched, and loosened his muscles.
"There's no other way. After all, with your current strength, you're not strong enough to force me to use the sword form of Storm Breathing..."
Before he could finish speaking, a sudden chill ran down his spine, causing him to involuntarily shut his mouth and shiver.
Xia Yan turned around in surprise and saw a large cross appear on Kanae Butterfly's forehead.
"I want to see it now, please show it to me, please!"
She suddenly walked up to Xia Yan and said, word by word.
Although Kanae's smile was unusually gentle, her words were merely a request, and the distance between them seemed quite intimate, Natsuhiko's intuition told him that refusing now would lead to something very bad.
"Really, really. But since it's Kanae who wants to see it, I'll reluctantly show you one of her moves."
Kanae Kocho regretted those seemingly coquettish words as soon as they left her lips.
Although she and Xia Yan had been living under the same roof for half a month, their relationship was not actually that close.
However, Xia Yan's words and actions have always lacked a sense of boundaries, which caused her to be unconsciously influenced by him.
In addition, although it was due to uncontrollable factors, Xia Yan did take advantage of her, which led her to say something that sounded like coercion as if she were possessed.
She had originally intended to take back her words and apologize to Xia Yan, but before she could even speak, he actually agreed to her somewhat rude and unreasonable request.
This stirred a slight ripple in the heart of Kanae Kocho, who was always gentle and proper and had never done such a thing before.
'Xia Yanjun agreed to my unreasonable request so easily. Could it be that he likes me? If he proposes to me, should I refuse or accept...?'
'Although he's two years younger than me, Xia Yanjun is indeed an outstanding man; he's handsome and very capable.'
'We've only known each other for half a month. Would it be too fast to say yes? Would he think I'm a frivolous woman? What should I do...?'
Thinking about this, Kanae Butterfly felt a little anxious and uncertain.
"Ah! That's it, let's use that move."
Xia Yan was naturally unaware of Kanae Butterfly's inner thoughts. His eyes darted around as if he had thought of something, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
"Instead of just seeing it, I'd rather you experience it for yourself. Just stand here and don't move."
"Huh? Experiencing it firsthand, isn't that dangerous?!" Kanae Kocho said, somewhat surprised.
"Don't worry, it won't hurt you, and it'll be a lot of fun."
As he spoke, Xia Yan walked towards the opposite side of Kanae Butterfly, moving about ten meters away.
"Get ready, I'm about to begin!"
After saying this, before Kanae could respond, Natsuhiko raised the long sword in his hand.
In that instant, Xia Yan's previously unreliable demeanor changed.
Let your heart vanish like darkness, let your techniques be as clear as light, and let your body blend into nature like a shadow.
Listen to all voices, and with the swift winds of God, cleave through everything in the world; its name is—
"Storm Breathing - Eighth Form - Mysterious Divine Wind - White Tiger!"
The sword blade slashed down.
boom--
The air was trembling.
Xia Yan exuded a terrifying killing intent that could freeze the air itself.
As the target of Xia Yan's attack, Kocho Kanae's mind seemed to be frozen, and she completely lost the ability to think.
In a daze, Xia Yan's figure disappeared, replaced by a terrifying divine beast that was pure white without a single blemish, shaped like a fierce tiger and covered in sharp teeth and claws.
The White Tiger is associated with killing and warfare, and is considered an inauspicious deity during the year.
This move was originally the secret technique of the Mumei Shinpu-ryu style, but now Xia Yan has incorporated it into his breathing technique, transforming it into a sword form that complements the breathing technique.
The Breath of Storms has nine sword forms, all of which are derived from the secret techniques of the Mysterious God Wind Style and the Flying Heaven Sword Style.
It could even be said that Xia Yan created the Breath of Storms entirely around these two sword techniques.
The Mysterious Art of the Unknown God's Flowing Style: White Tiger.
With an indomitable fighting spirit and an unyielding soul, he transforms into a white tiger determined to kill his prey. Any prey that is targeted by those beastly eyes will be captured by his claws and then reduced to fragments under his sharp talons.
"elder sister--!!!"
Seeing this, even though she knew that Natsuhiko was just demonstrating his sword skills and wouldn't actually hurt Kanae, Shinobu Kocho, who was watching from the side, still couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
The white tiger leaped up and pounced on Kanae, who was standing frozen in place. Its sharp claws, like hooks, caught her and then, as if pulling a rag doll, dragged Kanae back to where Natsuhiko was.
Chapter 46 Practical Application Techniques of the Suspension Bridge Effect
As the hallucination dissipated, Kanae Butterfly found herself helplessly dragged before Natsuhiko.
The other person had one hand on their shoulder and a bright smile on their face.
“——！！？”
Before Kanae could even react, she felt an irresistible force come down from her shoulder and forcefully push her to the ground.
Xia Yan was pressing down on him in a riding position.
The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat enchanting, and it seemed as if pink bubbles had appeared in the air.
However, this scene, which should have been quite beautiful, was completely ruined by Xia Yan in the next second.
Xia Yan grinned, gripped the long sword in his hand like a dagger, and plunged it straight down towards Kocho Kanae's head.
Fear forced Kanae Butterfly to close her eyes.
thump—
The expected pain did not come; instead, a dull thud sounded in Kanae's ears.
Kanae opened her eyes and turned to look, only to see that Xia Yan's longsword had narrowly missed her earlobe and was embedded in the ground.
The sound of collision I just heard was the sound of the lotus-shaped hilt of the sword hitting the ground.
"Hu-hu-"
Kanae Butterfly, who only came to her senses at this moment, was panting heavily, using breathing techniques to regulate her heartbeat.
Although I knew I wouldn't encounter any danger from the beginning, I still felt a sense of relief, as if I had survived a disaster.
A slight, almost itchy, stinging sensation came from my earlobe.
It seemed that a layer of oily skin on her earlobe had been scratched. Normally, this would not have attracted Kocho Kanae's attention at all, and she might not even have noticed it.