Almighty Genius

Chapter 1908 - 1478: Breaking Ties

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"Young master, we've arrived..."

Fortunately, this state didn't last too long. With Qin Zi's call, everything finally returned to normal.

At this moment, the group had already arrived at the place outside the Musashi School's mountain gate, at the spot with the iron chains... Under the shrouded white clouds, the Musashi School was within reach.

"Let's go..."

With Qin Fang's command, several people quickly climbed onto the iron chains under the white clouds and swiftly made their way to the Musashi School's station on the other side.

The fog here originally had some issues, but this fog was only a problem for those below the Grandmaster-level. Most of Qin Fang's group had already crossed into the Grandmaster-level, so this fog posed no threat to them.

As for Qin Fang himself, he was never afraid of the toxins in the fog, so naturally, he couldn't care less about it...

What surprised Qin Fang was that Sakura seemed to know there was something wrong with this fog, yet she didn't show any worry. She just took out some kind of special powder from her body, sniffed it a few times, and then climbed onto the iron chains with Qin Fang and the others...

Qin Fang observed briefly and found that after inhaling the powder, Sakura seemed to have a special kind of protection, so the fog couldn't harm her.

Thinking about this, Qin Fang didn't feel joy but rather slightly frowned because he suddenly remembered something.

Qin Fang had lifted the restrictions on Sakura's body, but he also made her consume an elixir... This elixir naturally also had certain toxicity, which Qin Fang concocted using several poisons.

This elixir's toxicity was quite intense, but under Qin Fang's special blending technique, it reached a balanced state, making the toxicity relatively stable.

Of course, this stability was relative, such as having only a few days of effect, or could be triggered prematurely under certain circumstances.

With this elixir, Qin Fang didn't have to worry about Sakura trying to escape; as long as she wanted to keep her life, she would have to comply obediently.

However, Qin Fang had Qin Zi search her body but didn't find any powder, yet now Sakura had taken it out, which was a bit of a problem.

Clearly, although Sakura's power was initially restrained by Qin Fang, she still had her little tricks and cunning...

Like this powder that was deliberately hidden, even Qin Zi's search didn't find it...

Since Sakura could hide this powder, naturally she could hide other things, like some detoxifying spiritual medicine secretly passed down in the Hokkaido Shrine.

Qin Fang was quite unhappy with the Japanese, but he never dared to underestimate the people in the Japanese martial world, as there were many hidden and powerful experts among them.

If not, in the great battle decades ago, how could martial arts experts from such a small place like Japan stand against the vast Dragon Country...

Of course, the Dragon Country Martial World won that great battle, but they also paid an extremely tragic price; overall, it was not much less than that of the Japanese martial world.

For such a small land to stand against the vast Dragon Country, Japan could not be underestimated... So seeing this powder Sakura took out, Qin Fang's face changed drastically.

"I'm sorry, young master..."

Qin Zi also seemed to notice Sakura's little action, and her face turned quite ugly, faintly pale.

Especially noticing Qin Fang's frowning, Qin Zi's face turned pale, and her eyes showed deep shame, biting her lower lip as she apologized to Qin Fang.

"It's not your fault..."

Qin Fang shook his head, softly comforting Qin Zi.

He could understand this; although Qin Zi was obedient to Qin Fang and had already reached the Grandmaster Mid-Stage, her martial world experience was still too little.

Sakura was the Holy Woman of the Hokkaido Shrine, but she was not a woman raised in deep chambers; she was a heroine of the martial world.

This kind of woman might not be very old, but her various experiences were much stronger than Qin Zi's. Especially in life-saving skills, she was very proficient.

This also had a lot to do with the special environment of the Japanese martial world; it was much harsher than the Dragon Country martial world, and a single misstep could cost their life, so everyone treated life-saving skills or items as the utmost skill.

Especially for an exceptionally beautiful woman like Sakura, in a country like Japan where women's status is lower, it was not surprising for her to be more focused on her safety and have some means of self-protection.

However, she probably didn't expect Qin Fang to directly restrain her power, change her appearance, and seal her mouth, turning her into an ordinary woman... her life-saving skills were also rendered useless.

"Young master, this woman is too... Should we?"

Qin Zi was initially very ashamed, but seeing Qin Fang's gentle demeanor, it seemed like he really didn't blame her, so her complexion improved a little.

However, thinking back to Sakura's actions, a fierce killing intent flashed in Qin Zi's eyes, and she couldn't help but suggest to Qin Fang.

She also made a gesture of her hand across her throat... the meaning was quite clear.

"Forget it, she still has her uses..."

Qin Fang shook his head, rejecting Qin Zi's suggestion with a simple response... Of course, Qin Fang did not mean to blame Qin Zi.

However, there's one thing for sure, after this incident, Qin Fang would not be so trusting of Sakura and would definitely be on guard against her.

Qin Zi was slightly upset about not being able to directly finish off Sakura... But since Qin Fang said she was useful, Qin Zi did not dare to act recklessly against Sakura.

If she were to kill Sakura and ruin Qin Fang's already established plan, she would truly be beyond redemption...

"We've arrived!"

There was no more time for Qin Zi to think it over, as Qin Fang and his group had already landed in front of the Musashi School's mountain gate.

What appeared before them was an utterly empty mountain gate, without even a single guard, which seemed particularly eerie.

"What is Kawada Musashi up to?"

Seeing this scene, Qin Fang couldn't help but murmur, feeling that something seemed off...

However, when he tried to pinpoint exactly what was off, he looked left and right but couldn't find any flaw.

"What is that old fellow trying to pull?"

Ji Xiang and the others felt the same way; the empty mountain gate was indeed unreasonable, and thinking back to what happened last night, Qin Fang and the others felt even more suspicious.

"No matter, let's just go in! We'll deal with whatever comes! Are we afraid of Kawada Musashi?"

But, since they had already reached the mountain gate, there was no reason to retreat because of this, so they simply stepped forward towards the depths of the mountain gate.

The several grandmasters behind them followed one after another, and the unfortunate Domoto Yoshio was carried by Hattori Sanzo, trailing at the end.

Compared to the last time when Qin Fang and his group snuck in and fought their way through, this time they boldly walked in the open.

"Hiss~~"

Soon, Qin Fang and his group understood why they felt something was off and couldn't help but gasp at Kawada Musashi's grand plan.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~~~

Just as they stepped through a passage and officially entered the Musashi School, they were welcomed not by flowers or applause, but by a storm of ninja darts!

As they walked out of the passage, they heard a strange noise, and then the sky was suddenly covered by a thick mass of ninja darts, ferociously attacking them...

"Damn it! That old bastard Kawada Musashi..."

Faced with such a welcome, even though Qin Fang had estimated that Kawada Musashi would cause trouble, he couldn't help but curse.

The scene made it clear that Kawada Musashi had no intention of letting Qin Fang and his group go.

Indeed, Kawada Musashi intended to kill them all there...

"Bastard!"

Though the ninja darts came quickly, Qin Fang and his group were all grandmaster-level experts, and they reacted quickly, each assuming a combat stance, ready to engage, cursing Kawada Musashi, the treacherous scoundrel.

Grandmaster-level experts are significant figures within the ranks of true masters, all with top-notch skills. If they were afraid of such people, it would be pointless to venture out.

However, even these grandmaster-level experts couldn't help but feel a chill facing the all-encompassing storm of ninja darts... Just as the saying goes, 'enough ants can bite an elephant to death'... This scene was perhaps the best interpretation of that!

"Everyone, fall back... I'll handle this!"

At this moment, Song Qingshan, usually low-key, stood out with a stern expression, waving his hand to signal his partners to retreat into the passage. Gold light shimmered from his body as he charged towards the ninja darts.

"Qing Mountain, catch..."

As Qin Fang and the others retreated, they suddenly threw something to Song Qingshan.

"Came just in time..."

Song Qingshan quickly recognized what it was, caught it with one hand, and fiercely wielded it with both hands.

Clang, clang, clang~~~

The metallic clashing sound echoed endlessly, as Song Qingshan wielded the 'weapon' in his hand, intercepting all the overwhelming ninja darts.

Even if a few slipped through, they could not threaten Song Qingshan, merely making a crisp sound as they struck his body. (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations or monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)