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"Ugh!"

After committing seppuku, Genichiro grunted, and blood immediately splattered from his neck.

Shi Tou didn't understand Genichiro's actions and scratched his head, "What is he trying to do?"

Wolf also seemed to relax slightly, loosening his grip on the sword.

However, after Genichiro's self-inflicted wound, he didn't fall. He stood there with his head down, a mix of scarlet and black blood aura constantly emanating from the cut on his neck. The background music suddenly became eerie and bizarre.

Suddenly, Genichiro's head was manipulated as if by an invisible hand, twisted to the side with a crisp "crack" sound.

Then, an arm burst out from the blood-soaked wound, accompanied by a large amount of spurting blood, rising into the air like a hibernating snake awakening, wriggling and swaying, making tearing sounds like chewing flesh. The scene was extremely terrifying!

Shi Tou's eyes almost popped out, and he exclaimed in surprise, "Holy crap? What's going on?"

This thin arm, shrouded in blood mist, slowly descended and extended above the lotus handguard.

A somewhat familiar voice, filled with the weariness of old age, said with a mix of melancholy and emotion, "This is my pitiful grandson's... final wish."

Fingers, like bamboo joints, bent and grasped the black Mortal Blade.

After the withered hand gripped the hilt, Genichiro seemed to have fulfilled some wish. The hand holding the sword finally loosened and fell weakly.

Shi Tou shouted, "Holy moly, Isshin Ashina? What's happening?"

The chat went wild instantly with confusion, shock, and terror!

"Holy crap! Holy crap!"

"What is this, Isshin Ashina?"

"Isn't Isshin Ashina already dead?"

Previously, after Wolf returned to the castle, he discovered that the old Sword Saint had died in the Divine Heir's chambers, with only Doctor Emma accompanying him to the end of his life.

And the Sword Saint's hand was still tightly clutching a drawn samurai sword, even at the very end of his life, he longed for blood and battle.

"I remember, the Black Mortal Blade's purpose is to sacrifice someone with the Dragon's Heritage to revive another person in their prime! Oh my god, could it be that Genichiro sacrificed his own life to summon the deceased Sword Saint back to life!?"

"I knew there was something up with Genichiro only having one health bar, it turns out we're going to fight Isshin Ashina next! Finally, we can witness the Sword Saint's prowess!"

"Genichiro Ashina, born a commoner, was adopted by the famous Sword Saint during the low point of his life after his parents died, changed his surname to Ashina, and was taught martial arts by great generals and immortals, a debt greater than his own life. When he grew up, his grandfather aged, and his uncles all died. During this period of decline, he could only rely on himself to support Ashina. The honor of a samurai? For a man who, at the end of his life, kept muttering 'The long night of Ashina is about to break,' he probably didn't have that luxury, right?"

"Sacrificing himself to summon the Sword Saint, sacrificing himself to this extent to revive Ashina, is truly shocking. Genichiro, I'll never call you Samurai Scum again..."

Crack, splutter.

Genichiro's body trembled. In the dense blood mist, the upper half of a person had already squeezed out from his wound. You could see a samurai helmet on his head, constantly making tearing sounds, like a cicada shedding its old shell.

"I must bring Ashina back from the underworld..."

A pair of dark bare feet stepped onto this field. Behind the Sword Saint, Genichiro's body fell to the ground like a straw sack.

Isshin Ashina turned his head, and Shi Tou's whole body broke out in goosebumps!

Beneath that magnificent samurai helmet was not the aged Sword Saint with white hair and a wizened face, but the face of the man who fought the tall warrior in the opening cutscene of the coup d'état.

Isshin Ashina, resurrected from the underworld, returned in his prime!

Isshin Ashina's left eye was closed, with a scar above it, as if it had been stabbed out in battle. He wore a loose robe like a home sleeping gown, not even buttoned, exposing his chest, yet still exuded the aura of a lion, majestic and awe-inspiring.

"So, Sekiro..."

Isshin Ashina raised his sword and suddenly swung it diagonally downward. The sound of the blade cutting through the air was clearly audible. His tone was solemn and deep as he declared, "I will kill you."

Not only to fulfill his grandson Genichiro's wish but also to have a real battle with Wolf, whom he was proud of, who had defeated countless powerful enemies and was invincible!

Isshin Ashina, who had pursued battle all his life and even clutched his sword in death, now had the strength of his peak. After being resurrected from the underworld, he could still see an opponent who could make him unleash his full potential. Although he shouted "Kill, kill, kill," he must have been very happy in his heart.

The battle begins!

Isshin Ashina, holding his sword diagonally, walked through the pampas grass field as if taking a stroll, ten meters away, and commanded in a low voice, "Come on, Sekiro!"

Shi Tou: "Okay, I'm coming!"

Because of the different story branches, the final boss you face is also different. Isshin Ashina is divided into the elderly Sword Saint on the top floor of Ashina Castle and the prime Sword Saint in the pampas grass. There are significant differences in their fighting styles.

The elderly Sword Saint, due to his age and declining physical strength, doesn't have such a strong desire to attack. He will spend more time observing the enemy's movements, looking for fatal openings, and will increase the time to adjust his stance when retreating.

He does not run during battle, but uses nimble footwork to parry and dodge in a small area, using the Shunshin Slash to approach the enemy.

He no longer uses powerful and fierce moves such as the charged sweep and Dragon Flash but instead uses more balanced moves, such as Ascending Carp: "Ashina Style is inextricably linked to the flow of the Fountainhead Waters. Beautifully deflect the incoming blade, like a carp ascending a waterfall."

The prime Sword Saint's moves are more domineering and fierce, with an extremely strong desire to attack, running around without getting tired at all.

The variations also increase. The most significant manifestation is that after perfectly deflecting the thrusting "Perilous" attack, many variations will be derived. Many small moves are no longer rigid releases but are combined.

Moreover, Isshin Ashina in his prime was a man who pursued strength with unwavering focus, only caring about relentlessly slashing and constantly fighting to the death. Day after day, he repeated the deathmatch and greedily absorbed all kinds of deadly techniques. He would absorb everything that could make him stronger into his Ashina Style martial arts, so he was not bound by the samurai sword.

With each passing phase, the Sword Saint will show a more powerful side of himself.

As soon as Shi Tou approached, Isshin Ashina trotted up, holding the sword in one hand, vertically slashing upward, vertically slashing, "clang, clang, clang" three times.

Seeing that they were all blocked, he continued to trot around Wolf, reversed his hand and made a stab that was actually an upward sweep. After being blocked, he immediately spun around and made a large horizontal sweep.

This slash was unexpected by Shi Tou and hit him, directly taking away a third of his health.

In the game, there are prayer beads that can increase the health limit. Shi Tou's current health is several times higher than at the beginning, but the attack power of the later bosses also increases accordingly.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch!"

Shi Tou screamed and immediately rolled backward to escape.