Almighty Genius

Chapter 1915 - 1483: Hattori Hisanari's Extreme Confidence!

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"Sigh, the gains are getting smaller and smaller..."

Six Black Guards were slain by Qin Fang just like that, but after collecting the bodies, besides a decent amount of experience points, there weren't any noteworthy items that dropped.

Qin Fang had expected this, as his strength was considerably higher than these six Black Guards, so it was understandable that nothing dropped.

The disappointment mainly stemmed from his recent streak of bad luck; even after killing several Grandmaster-level experts, he didn't get any remarkable items...

Although Qin Fang didn't care much about most items anymore, as he could use experience points to exchange for them, experience points were very precious and important to him. He was unwilling to waste them unnecessarily.

Especially now that Qin Fang's strength had improved, he needed to kill experts stronger than himself, at the very least of the same level, to gain significant experience points.

If they were all as weak, or even much weaker than those before him, Qin Fang would find it quite disappointing...

"Fortunately, these are all Ninjas..."

However, there was still something Qin Fang was satisfied with: the Black Guards were the elite soldiers of Hattori Hisanari, carefully trained by the Hattori Clan, each one a formidable Upper Ninja on their own...

Only the Ninja Tokens dropped by such elite Upper Ninjas would have excellent effects, especially when Qin Fang held all six Ninja Tokens together and discovered that they formed a set, similar to a series...

"A total of twelve, six more to go!"

Looking at the numbers behind this series, it now showed 6/12, indicating that the total number should be twelve, but Qin Fang had only half of them in his possession.

"Looks like I can't let these go..."

Especially after noticing the additional effect attached to this series set, Qin Fang couldn't help but be tempted, and he couldn't help but express such admiration.

The amplification effect was simple, divided into four levels, with each level activated by three people, and so on, until all twelve people, activating all four levels completely...

The specific amplification effects were that the first level increased Attack Power and Defense by fifty percent... the second level to one hundred percent... the third level two hundred percent... and the fourth level four hundred percent!

Basically, with each level up, the effect simply doubled, especially the joint attack effect of a full team of twelve being equivalent to fourfold, which basically equated to directly improving by more than two levels.

This means, if the twelve Black Guards were considered Master Level Late Stage experts on average, their joint attack could absolutely annihilate two levels... that is, Grandmaster-level Initial Stage experts!

Plus, since all these Black Guards were skilled in assassination and Sneak Attacks, coupled with some particularly vile tactics, even Grandmaster Mid-Stage experts might end up meeting their end at their hands!

"No wonder Hattori Hisanari is so confident! This foundation is really not ordinary..."

Upon realizing this, Qin Fang couldn't help but make a small complaint.

Although Hattori Hisanari was a prodigy himself, his impressive status also relied on the support of two major forces behind him.

At the very least, this squad of Black Guards was a very powerful support force, something other candidates probably lacked as a foundation.

Not to mention others, but Saintess Sakura of Hokkaido Shrine clearly didn't have this, otherwise Qin Fang wouldn't have captured her so easily.

These six Black Guards were merely a brief interlude for Qin Fang, not even counting as a battle, as they had already gone to meet their Amaterasu.

Qin Fang wasn't in a hurry, casually tossed the six bodies into the Props Box, then put on one of their clothes, changed into their appearance, and headed back up the mountain.

Compared with the foot of the mountain, the environment up here was much more serene, as if the slaughter down below had nothing to do with this place.

However, this area that originally belonged to the Musashi School had now been occupied by people from the Iga School.

Even Kawada Musashi, who had just taken the position of Sect Master of Musashi School, was now servile to this group of people from the Iga School.

Initially, he could still stand tall, but after planning against Hattori Hisanari, he no longer had the guts...

Previously, the Musashi School at least had the Grandmaster-level Peak expert Miyamoto Musashi to uphold face, and although the Iga School wasn't afraid of Musashi, they wouldn't dare be too excessive either.

But now... without Miyamoto Musashi, the Musashi School, with only a handful of members, could hardly compete against the mighty Iga School.

Not to mention, simply the number of Grandmaster-level and above experts from the Iga School gathered here was already six strong, which was almost like mobilizing nearly half of the Iga School's experts!

With such a powerful lineup, it's not just a matter of temporarily occupying the territory of the Musashi School; eradicating this school entirely from the Japanese martial world is merely a matter of lifting a finger.

The three grandmaster-level experts, including Kawada Musashi, and even the old man sitting there who seems to have fallen asleep, could easily kill them all in an instant.

Not to mention the four or five grandmaster-level Iga School masters nearby, eyeing them with hostility... Kawada Musashi naturally stayed honest, not daring to move his little schemes.

Mountaintop.

After Hattori Hisanari instructed Black Guard to chase after Qin Fang and the others, he ordered everyone to disperse, leaving only him and the old man there.

"Hisanari, you're too impatient..."

Only at this moment did the old man slowly open his eyes and speak in a somewhat weathered voice.

"I know..."

Hattori Hisanari was a very proud man, even in front of this old man, he remained so. Even when criticized by this old man, he responded calmly.

"However, I can't tolerate such things happening to me... not even a bit!"

But then he expressed his attitude even more radically, his irrefutable and extraordinarily domineering stance was more than evident.

He was a proud man, a man pursuing perfection, which is why he chose Sakura as his future wife.

Not because of her beauty...

As one of the three great beauties of the Japanese martial world, at least two others could rival Sakura... Yet, Hattori Hisanari had no interest in the other two, only being most passionate about Sakura.

The reason is none other than this: Sakura was not only exceptionally beautiful, but also her power and talent were among the best in the martial world. He believed only such a woman was worthy of being with him, a powerful man poised to become the pinnacle...

"You..."

The old man sighed helplessly, not surprised at all that his persuasion was futile, as if he had expected it all along.

"Who's there?"

But just as he spoke, his expression changed slightly, and he exclaimed in shock before transforming into a black phantom and rushing out of the room.

Hattori Hisanari's expression changed too. He hadn't detected anything unusual, which made him uneasy... He quickly rushed out, directly chasing after the old man.

"What's going on?"

However, when he rushed out of the room, he unexpectedly found the old man quietly standing in the yard outside the door, his eyes searching in confusion, seemingly bewildered.

"Just now, I clearly felt someone approaching, but why did they disappear when I chased after them?"

The old man's face didn't look good, muttering to himself as his eyes darted around, failing to find any unusual figure.

"Could it be too much suspicion?"

Hattori Hisanari also observed suspiciously, finding nothing, and couldn't help but complain.

He even muttered inwardly, "Old man like you, living too long, having too many thoughts, no wonder you're so easily suspicious..."

Perhaps others might not know the old man's age, thinking he was in his fifties. In fact, he was simply well-preserved, his real age long surpassing eighty... practically half-buried like an old demon!

The older they get, the stronger their power, yet their courage diminishes, and they increasingly fear death, always hoping to live a few more years.

This way, these old fellows become more timid, prone to paranoia, thinking at every turn a powerful assassin might pop out and slit their throat...

"It's getting late, I'm heading back to rest..."

Hattori Hisanari didn't seem to have the appropriate respect for this old man, even showing obvious contempt in his eyes, unwilling to stay and play this boring game, so he nonchalantly greeted before heading back to his room.

As for Black Guard, he seemed more assured than anyone, not considering the possibility of Black Guard being entirely wiped out...

At least, in his view, without master-level late-stage cultivation, one shouldn't expect to annihilate Black Guard entirely; even if one manages to escape, they'll still report the news.

Unfortunately... Hattori Hisanari trusted Black Guard far too much, and he was overly confident in his own judgment, which led to his error!(More to come. If you enjoy this work, you're welcome to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com) with your recommendation votes and monthly tickets; your support is my greatest motivation.)