Chapter 2424 Emotional Turmoil

Chapter 2424 Emotional Turmoil

He couldn't.

Each attack was accelerated by a myriad of assimilated Martial Art.

Each attack was strengthened by a myriad of assimilated techniques.

Impossible to avoid and impossible to defend against under normal circumstances.

And yet, that was the day that Ieyasu learned the power of employing the right move at the right time. WHOOSH!

His eyes widened as his attack crashed into an empty image.

BOOOM!!

A thundering Yin-Yang Spear blasted his diaphragm, permeating devastating impacts to the muscle, completely paralyzing it shut.

It was a sensation that every Martial Artist had experienced at least once.

The inability to breathe when one's solar plexus was struck with a heavy impact.

For a moment, he was paralyzed.

An opportunity Rui was not kind enough to miss. He surged forward with a full-powered blow. A blow powered with the full power of Yin-Yang Spear, Fire Breathing, and Outer Convergence, guided by his extraordinary mind.

A blow to end the battle once and for all. It flew forward with extraordinary power and blinding speeds even as their dark eyes met for the briefest of moments.

A mistake.

WHOOSH

Rui's eyes widened with shock as the entire world around him shifted.

It was gone.

One moment, he stood before Ieyasu in an apocalyptic battlefield.

The very next moment, he was surrounded by darkness.

The only thing he could see was his own broken reflection in the cracked black mirror in front of him.

He saw himself.

He saw himself as he gazed into the dark abysses that were his eyes.

They were disturbing.

Yet, it was what he saw behind it that crushed his heart.

It was what he saw behind his image in the reflection that truly evoked despair.

He saw John Falken.

He saw John Falken gazing at the monster before him.

Gazing at him with an expression of horror.

BAM BAM BAM!!!

Ieyasu calmly evaded the wild attacks, cleanly landing three painful blows on his ribs.

"Who knows, perhaps you wouldn't be here." Ieyasu's tone was stoic and calm as he read Rui's mind. "And then there's your biological mother. The one who broke you in the first place."

Rui froze where he stood as he felt his heart beating unstably.

BOOOM!!!

A powerful kick almost cracked his sternum as he barely managed to disperse it in time. "It must be horrifying."

BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM!!!!!

Kick after kick almost crippled Rui's legs.

"It must be horrifying living every day of your life knowing that your biological mother turned you into a monster."

BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!

A barrage of devastating knee kicks crashed into his guard, cracking his arms even more. "It must give you nightmares."

BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM!!!!!

A flurry of swift jabs peppered his entire body, coming ever so close to knocking him out. "It must churn your stomach knowing that your biological mother was a witch who gave birth to a disgusting monster with a delusional identity."

BOOOM!!!

A thundering flying knee kick blasted past his dispersion, knocking him a great distance away.

"A mother who made a monster out of you and a father who uses that monster for political power."

BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM!!!!!

His physical attacks were as relentless as his emotional attacks.

"With a family like that, I am glad mine's dead."

BOOOM!!!!!

A thundering attack blasted Rui. Yet it could never hurt as much as the words that crushed him.

Rage.

Despair.

Misery.

Bloodlust.

Malevolence.

They churned at his mind, depriving him of his greatest weapon and power.

"A broken man following a broken path." Ieyasu's voice grew chilling. "Allow me to put you out of your misery."

RUMBLE!!!

A devastatingly powerful piercing throat surged for Rui's throat, threatening to kill him then and there. -