Chapter 70

It seemed as if the entire space in front of him

Was completely filled with an overwhelming burst of azure sword energy.

"Breath of Water – Fourth Form: Striking Tide!"

Whoosh!

A monstrous torrent of water, conjured mid-air, surged like a tidal wave.

But under Tian Yu's sweeping horizontal slash—

It was cleanly and forcefully split in two!

The sky-high wave,

Under the edge of his blade, was cleaved in half abruptly,

Crashing down from mid-air—

Transforming into a torrential downpour!

Yet Tian Yu's figure remained steady,

Still locked in the stance of his blade technique,

Sword poised with divine precision.

The collapsing water scattered like shattered crystal in the wind,

Falling before him in defeat.

The scene was breathtaking—

Swordsmanship wielded with such power and elegance

That it silenced even nature itself.

After years of relentless training in kenjutsu,

Tian Yu had reached the pinnacle of sword technique.

He had internalized the rhythm and laws of the Breath of Water style—

Refining it far beyond its original limitations.

His realm in swordsmanship

Had already surpassed that of Tanjiro Kamado—

Not just in strength, but in mastery.

With chakra infused into each swing,

His technique evolved beyond the world of demons and slayers,

Stepping into a dimension of sheer destructive force.

It had become a power capable of shattering landscapes—

A style that could truly rival the gods of the Shinobi World!

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Chapter 73:

The next moment,

Tian Yu sheathed his Sun Wheel Blade with precision.

From behind the Anbu mask, his cold eyes swept across the remaining enemies.

Silently, he knelt on one knee,

Storing the weighted leg guards into his ninja ring.

Then, he surged chakra into the light boots on his feet.

Azure light flickered at the soles,

Pulsing with an otherworldly glow.

Full Speed—Engaged!

In the blink of an eye,

Tian Yu dashed forward across the battlefield—

His figure turning into a blur that danced across water and blood.

The enemies—seasoned special jōnin—

Stared in wide-eyed horror, unable to follow his movement!

And before they could even speak—

"Breath of Water – First Form: Water Surface Slash!"

Boom!

A sweeping blade arc of condensed sword energy,

Over three meters long, exploded outward—

Ripping through the line of elite shinobi!

Only two managed to activate Kawarimi no Jutsu in time.

The rest stood frozen,

Shock and disbelief etched on their faces—

Shrrkk—!

Cut clean through mid-air,

Their blood and flesh scattered like falling petals.

"W-What… no way!"

"Our combined Water Style jutsu—completely cut down?!"

"Is he... one of Konoha's black ops assassination captains?"

The remaining jōnin and special jōnin

Felt dread take root in their hearts.

They had come with over fifty men, confident in swift victory.

Now?

Less than ten still drew breath on the battlefield!

Tian Yu, ever silent, made no effort to waste words.

His figure flickered again,

Charging directly into the shaken survivors.

Another ruthless slash tore through the air—

Azure waterlight trailing behind,

Washing blood off his blade like sacred rain.

"Hold the line!"

"Earth Style – Earth-Style Wall!"

"Earth Style – Earth-Style Wall!"

Though overwhelmed, these were not average opponents.

Each was at least special jōnin level,

And most had mastered multiple elemental styles.

Boom!

The ground trembled—

Massive stone walls erupted upward,

Layered and reinforced—forming an Earth-Style Barrier

Comparable to the Earth-Style: Earth Rampart at A-rank power.

A massive earthen fortress stood between them and Tian Yu.

Clang—!

Tian Yu's sword struck the barrier,

Leaving a deep gouge but failing to shatter it.

His blade, built for speed and cutting force,

Was momentarily countered by the sheer bulk of earth-style defense.

"Did… we block it?"

"His technique's weakness is brute defense like this!"

"Quick—retreat and report! Konoha's Anbu are far stronger than intel suggested!"

Behind the earthen wall, the remaining enemies

Breathed sighs of relief and began to prepare for retreat.

"Escape?"

Tian Yu's lips curled into a cold grin beneath his mask.

"Did I say you could leave?"

A blinding white flash—

A massive black hammer appeared in Tian Yu's hand, summoned from his storage seal.

It was his personal forging hammer—

A chakra-enhanced ninja tool of terrifying force.

When chakra was injected into it,

Its striking power increased tenfold!

Tenfold!

To Tian Yu, whose physical strength

Could bear over a thousand pounds even at age twelve—

This meant a crushing force exceeding twenty thousand pounds!

Even the hardest ores shattered beneath it—

It was a weapon capable of breaking steel!

Now,

That same hammer was raised—

And came crashing down on the Earth Wall with terrifying speed!

"Eighty!"

Tian Yu shouted, grinning mischievously.

Crack—!

The wall shuddered from the first strike.

"Eighty!"

The second swing brought fractures—cracks zigzagging across the barrier.

"Eighty!!"

The third blow shattered it outright—

Stone and chakra exploding outward like shrapnel!

Boom—!

A shockwave surged across the battlefield,

Slamming into the retreating enemies.

Pfft—!

Blood spewed from their mouths as their bodies were hurled backward!

Before they could stabilize,

Tian Yu surged forward again, chakra boots igniting in a blur—

And brought down the hammer once more with monstrous force!

Boom!

Without the wall to protect them,

None could withstand the blow.

Even secret life-saving jutsu were crushed by the hammer's primal weight.

They were flung like ragdolls—bones shattered, chakra shields ruptured.

It was a massacre.

The very earth cracked beneath Tian Yu's assault,

Fissures spreading outward like a spider web.

Unstoppable. Unrelenting.

Konoha's youngest forger—

Had become the nightmare of the battlefield.