A single blow.[\s]

Ma Feima won in a single blow, but there was still no hint of joy on his face.

I could feel the impact through my palm.

Ma Feima instinctively looked over at the Raksha, but he was disappointed in his lack of reaction.

No reaction... That's right.

The Raksha man was staring at Sushang, as if he were looking into a stone or grain of sand.

[em italic]Why didn’t he show any reaction when the girl had been attacked right in front of him, bleeding all over and collapsed?[/em] [em italic]Even if it was someone I didn't know... Would she be able to stay completely unfazed after witnessing such a serious injury?[/em] [em italic](—What a boring man.)[/em]

Feelings of disappointment washed over me like a rainstorm.

Emotions like cold rain poured down from head to foot, enveloping Ma Feima in its chill.

Ma Feima didn’t like this blond man—it was an inherent rejection and disgust.

If I had to describe it, these Raksha were like ice floating and isolated outside the world.

She didn't need anything, nor did she care about it. Even if the world were to be destroyed—it would drift on forever

On the other hand, Ma Feima—is like a flame.

The world was smoke, and Ma Feima were burning flame.

This world exists precisely because he is burning.

Intense emotions, explosive impulses and destructive battles were what made him exist.

And then, she would find a faint fragment of herself in that hollow and hazy existence.

Those fragments are the meaning of life.

…… Ma Feima picked up the girl’s sword and stared at her closely.

Without a doubt, it was the real old sword.

It was a treasure given to seven disciples by Phoenix.

[em italic](Where did you get it?

...Lingshuang Nee-san's sword should have broken. What about this one?)[/em]

[em italic](Mei, did you know? No wonder she told me to be careful...)[/em] [em italic](What am I supposed to do?)[/em] Still holding the sword, Ma Feima walked over to a kneeling girl. She was walking slowly but firmly The girl who’d lost to him was far more interesting than the skill he had no intention of fighting. She was also a flame. A newborn spark, and she wasn't sure how to burn it [em italic](That's too bad...)[/em]

Ma Feima knew his power well. He had almost suppressed the inner strength, and though he was gravely injured at times it would not be life-threatening for him

Even so, it shouldn't be a wound I can ignore.

[em italic](Too bad—with this girl's skill, she should have been able to block the opening of a sword and an earthquake with enough experience...

If my opponent hadn't been me, I would never have lost so easily.)[/em]

He trained his swordsmanship to the 「Meikyou」 border at age sixteen...

Of the Seven Swords, only Lingshuang had mastered 「Taixuan」 at thirteen years old.

[em italic](No wonder Lingshuang Nee-san took her as a pupil. When the time comes, this girl might become one of 「Kenshin」's students too)[/em] Besides... she is blessed with good fortune. She was born a woman, and has the best conditions for training her swordsmanship in Taixuanōki (Vengeance of Void).