Character Quote
Tenka Kyōichi
"It's not about destroying or creating a new sword style, but about returning to that original intuition. The sword is not a rule; it's a choice."
[Act 1: Triple Honkai]
Kyoichi Tendo's right arm was still healing, and his shoulder was wrapped in bandages. Yet, he stood in the nameless dojo of the swordsmanship department.
This was the place where he and his master, Tiandao Xiao, used to practice swordsmanship.
The dojo was empty except for worn wooden stakes and mottled sword marks.
"You're still using triplets," he said. "
A familiar voice sounded. It was Deputy Minister Himuro Wanri. He stood against the wall, holding his sword, and looked at the Heavenly Dao coldly.
"That set of things can't deal with Karn's kind of 'dimensional dislocation' monster."
Tiandao Jingyi stabbed out with a sword — fast and steady, but lacking a trace of "accidentality."
He replied in a deep voice:
"I'm not sticking to a three-in-a-row. I wonder what will happen if 'broken' is integrated into the triple." "
For the first time, Ice Chamber's expression changed.
Act Two: Resonance of the Sword Spirit
Jingyi sat cross-legged with the sword resting horizontally on his knees. He recalled his conversation with the Black God Blade: "Swordsmanship does not grow from rules. It emerges from instinct through trial and error." "What you fear is not defeat, but straying from your father's 'orthodox sword path.'" As night deepened, a gentle breeze stirred the ashes in the censer at the center of the dojo. Jingyi's consciousness seemed to enter another realm. Before him appeared the thousands of times he had practiced the three-strike combo. Now, it began to unravel automatically. First move: Continuous Break · Entering Line, snapped. Second move: Sliding Leap · Turning Outside collapsed. Third move: Counter Slash · Breaking Cycle shattered. "I have never truly understood the 'sword moves.' I have merely memorized them." Suddenly, a shadow appeared in his consciousness. It was the phantom of the "Heavenly Tao Hero." But this time, he no longer felt fear nor attempted to imitate it. He drew his sword and pointed it at the illusion. "Father, I will no longer walk your path. "What I want to pursue is beyond my three strikes." A blazing white light instantly shattered the phantom. Tian Dao Jingyi slowly opened his eyes, his gaze radiating sharpness. The sword in his hand began to emit a faint golden light, as if the sword spirit had awakened!
Act Three: The Birth of the Extreme Style
The next day, a "simulated combat" quietly took place at the Swordsmanship Department training ground. The opponent was Takamori Hidenori, ranked third in the department and known for his rapid slashing technique. Everyone knew this would be the first battle of Tendo Kyoichi's new "Extreme Style" experiment.Takamori unleashed three consecutive slash attacks, blocking Kyoichi's movements. But Kyoichi did not evade, nor did he use the old counterattack techniques. Instead, he disrupted the rhythm of his own attacks in an almost "unpredictable" manner. The first move misaligned, the second blade was poised but not launched, and the third form astonished everyone because he did not strike; only his aura shattered Takamori's focus. "This... is not swordsmanship?"No, it is Tendo-ryu: Extreme Style No Sequence."
A single strike pierced through!
Takamori stumbled back five steps. His wooden sword shattered in his hand.
Kyoichi stood grounded with his sword.
No one could explain the logic behind this sword technique, but everyone understood. He had broken the limits of Tendo-ryu.
[The Birth of the Extreme Style]
That evening, the Black God Blade sat alone on the rooftop of the school building.He gazed at the distant sword energy fluctuations coming from the Swordsmanship Department and whispered softly, "Tendo is finally no longer the shadow of Kyo." In his eyes, there was both reassurance and concern because he knew that the Extreme Style No Sequence was not just an evolution, but also the key to attracting true "external attention."