Tanuki Rise of the Yokai Clan
Chapter 50: It seems I can become stronger than I can imagine

Shenhua formed a symbol with her hand, and her body seemed to vanish into thin air.

"Oh-ho?"

He quickly became interested in Shenhua's ability.

'Is it Seisenjutsu?'

He had heard about the unique art which could only be learned in Jie Long, Seisenjutsu.

It was said that this unique art was able to recreate an ability that was created by either Strega or Dante.

It was his first time seeing it, and he thought that seemed to be the case.

Unlike Strega or Dante, who was born with a special ability, Seisenjutsu was a systematic technique. In other words, it could be learned.

However, if Seisenjutsu could be learned, and recreate the ability of Strega and Dante, then shouldn't the ability of Strega and Dante be learned?

He hadn't seen either Strega or Dante, but he could confirm that he could learn Seisenjutsu by observing Shenhua.

Now, the question was, was there something that he couldn't learn?

Unexpectedly, yet.

His learning ability was almost instant, and he could learn anything just with a glance. It was hard to explain, but it was like an instinct for him.

If he had to explain, it was like breathing.

When we were born, did someone teach us how to breathe? No, right?

His learning ability was similar to that.

It was as natural as breathing.

The moment he saw something, he could learn it almost instantly.

However, similar to breathing, when we were inside the water, it was impossible for us to breathe since we didn't have an organ that supported us to breathe inside the water like a fish.

It was the case with Nurarihyon's ability and other youkai's abilities since if he could learn their abilities; then he would learn them immediately, especially Nurarihyon's ability since it would make his survival rate higher.

It was fortunate that the world in which he was gone this time was relatively tame.

The danger wasn't that great, but what about the next world?

Which was why he needed to become even stronger from now on.

As Shenhua disappeared, he didn't lose his calm since fighting an invisible opponent was easier than being blind. His training with Yosuzume made him calm, facing an opponent that couldn't be seen by eyes, but he had to say Shenhua's technique was stronger than his father's.

If his father only made himself invisible to the eyes, Shenhua's technique was more than that. She didn't just become invisible to the eyes but hid everything about her presence, even sound and Prana.

Yet, instead of being troubled, he was excited since he kept absorbing knowledge, which was shown by Shenhua.

But suddenly...

A loud explosion happened right in front of him.

Everyone was startled since it happened so suddenly. Frankly, the audience thought that this match was a little boring since Shenhua didn't show herself and made herself invisible, which made them unable to enjoy the fight, especially when every one of his fights was interesting and exciting to watch.

Yet the sudden explosion changed everything.

Defeating an opponent with something they were best with was his trademark, but then again, could he steal Shenhua's Seisenjutsu?

Especially when this special art was rather difficult to learn.

Even if this art had existed for a thousand years, the number of teachers was only 20, including Xinglou, showing how hard it was to master this art. Moreover, those who wanted to learn had to have a certain talent and also some adjustments to their bodies.

The answer was impossible!

"Hehehe... can you copy my technique?" Shenhua's laugh echoed through the space.

Then, suddenly, explosion after explosion happened, and all of them aimed at Tamazuki. Sᴇaʀch* Thᴇ ɴøvᴇlFɪre.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of nøvels early and in the highest quality.

Tamazuki seemed a little flustered as he kept dodging in hairbreadth.

Watching him be troubled seemed to be a kind of enjoyment itself, so many people started to cheer toward Shenhua!

Shenhua also became excited because of the cheers.

On Jie Long, along with her brother, her popularity wasn't high. Instead, most of the students hated them, so it was her first time being cheered up like this, and if she had to be honest, it felt good.

It felt like her body was full of energy, and her world was cleared up as if she could do anything.

At that moment, she vowed to defeat him!

Meanwhile, he observed the source of the explosion and noticed a piece of paper, which kept being thrown, appeared in midair in an invisible state before appearing the moment before it was about to explode.

He wasn't sure of the name of this piece of paper, but it was like a piece of paper that was put on the Chinese zombie he had watched in the movie. With that said, he had fully studied it.

As of now, every technique owned by Shenhua has been learned by him.

Not only had he learned of invisibility and explosions, but lightning charges had also been learned from him.

'Now, that's enough.'

"Geez, you are so strong."

He stood at the corner of the arena as if he couldn't run away, cornered, and could only be helplessly beaten.

"Hmph! It's too late to give up now! I will beat you up until your parents don't recognize you!"

"You are wrong. It is you who is going to be defeated here." He smiled.

"Ha? Is your head damaged because of my explosion?"

"How about we make a bet?"

"Bet?"

Maybe because she thought that she would be able to win, she didn't mind hearing his last words.

"If you win, you can make one request to me. It's not bad, right? After all, I am strong enough to face you."

"Hmm... that's not bad." Shenhua nodded and thought to shame him even more since she knew she could get more popular that way.

"Then, if I win, I can also ask you any request. Is that okay?'

"Sure." Shenhua laughed. "After all, it is impossible for you to win! Now, goodbye!" She threw several Spell Charms, a support item infused with the power of Seisenjutsu, ready to explode it in front of Tamazuki.

Yet, suddenly...

The moment the Spell Charms were thrown, Tamazuki dashed forward in the direction of Shenhua.

"Eh?!"

She was dumbfounded.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

His actions were simple, and the moment he felt something, he threw her into the direction where the Spell Charms were about to explode.

While many might not understand how he was able to pinpoint Shenhua's location, few of them noticed how he was able to locate Shenhua's location by the expose Prana, which was released when she threw the Spell Charms.

Moreover, he also stood at the edge of the arena, not because he was cornered. Instead, he wanted to limit Shenhua's location, so he could find her immediately.

Knowing all of this, the expression of everyone became complex since while he was loud and arrogant, without a doubt, he had a skill.

Yet, what they didn't know, he was the one who wanted them to think so. Frankly, from the beginning to the end, even if she became invisible, he knew her location by using her scent. The reason why he didn't end the match was that he wanted to learn all of Shenhua's techniques.

However, those deductions had nothing to do with Shenhua at the moment. She was scared since she was about to be hit by the explosion. Her Prana was rather limited, and moreover, she couldn't even react when she was thrown. She thought the painful impact and intense heat would ravage her body, yet what she felt was a warm and gentle embrace.

"Idiot, there is no way that I can hurt a cute girl like you, right?"

She opened her eyes timidly as she was welcomed by his slightly helpless yet warm expression, which made her head unable to process, and she was overloaded by sudden gentleness, yet the pain on her forehead quickly woke her up.

"It hurts!"

He flicked her forehead and dropped her rudely. "But you should fix your attitude, or else you won't get a boyfriend in the future."

"Shenhua Li—crest broken!"

"End of the battle! Winner—Inugamigyoubu Tamazuki!"

"Bastard! Don't run away!"

Ignoring the announcement, at this moment, Shenhua only wanted to beat him up!

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