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So fast!

Qingdeng, who had just managed to stand firm, saw Chiba Eijiro's lower bamboo knife attacking Qingdeng's shoulder from a completely different direction from just now.

Whether it's the speed of footsteps or the speed of the knife, they are all incredibly fast.

It's too late to express more emotion for Chiba Eijiro's speed,

Qingdeng stepped back about half a foot with his right foot, held the saber with both hands, pointed the tip of the saber obliquely to the right front of his body, and placed the bamboo saber obliquely in front of his body.

The bamboo knives collided again in mid-air.

At the next moment when the bamboo swords collided, Qingdeng let out a muffled snort, and shook his hands holding the sword, and Chiba Eijiro's bamboo sword slid away along the blade of Qingdeng's bamboo sword as if sliding away on a slide.

Qingdeng's body and hands leaned to the right. After parrying Chiba Eijiro's blow, the blade of the folded bamboo knife swung towards Chiba Eijiro's visor with a "shua".

This was Qingdeng's first counterattack in this competition.

Such a meaningful blow seemed to have been seen through by Chiba Eijiro in advance.

Chiba Eijiro seemed to have expected Qingtou's counterattack long ago, he leaned back lightly and dodged Qingtou's knife.

Taking advantage of the momentum of his body leaning back, Chiba Eijiro took a quick step backwards. While retreating, he pointed the tip of his knife at Qingdeng——

Woo!

The tip of the knife pierced Qingdeng in the air.

Qingdeng has been wary of Chiba Eijiro's counterattack.

He didn't choose to meet Chiba Eijiro's straight stab, he stepped behind his right, allowing Chiba Eijiro's knife point to penetrate the air in vain.

Although Chiba Eijiro's counterattack didn't hit Qingdeng, it had another effect - forcing Qingdeng to be unable to come and chase him, and Chiba Eijiro who was retreating calmly pulled away. The distance from Qingdeng.

Chiba Eijiro stood still five paces away from Qingdeng, his sword-wielding stance changed to the middle, and the tip of the sword swayed slightly in the style of Hokatsu Ichidou-style, making it difficult for the opponent to see through the intention of the sword-wielder.

"Huh...huh...huh...huh..." Qingdeng looked at Chiba Eijiro opposite him with a solemn expression.

Even though he had only fought Chiba Eijiro a few times, Qingdeng felt that his breathing had started to become rough.

Chiba Eijiro's sword speed was so fast that Qingdeng had to hold his breath and focus his whole body to barely avoid or prevent Chiba Eijiro's attack.

This huge psychological pressure and mental exhaustion made Qingdeng's physical strength exhausted at a rate several times faster than usual.

Qingdeng did not dare to blink his eyes to carefully observe Chiba Eijiro who suddenly stopped and did not attack again, trying to find Chiba Eijiro's flaws.

However, the more Qingdeng observes carefully, the more frightened he feels.

Chiba Eijiro's posture of holding a knife is very standard - this is actually not a big deal.

As long as someone has a certain level of swordsmanship, he can practice the sword-holding posture to an extremely standard.

For example, Qingdeng has already practiced all the basic knife-holding postures, and he can't find any faults.

But Eijiro Chiba was different.

Chiba Eijiro's posture is not just standard.

His posture is not only standard... but also has a different kind of "breath".

This "breath" makes Chiba Eijiro look like an indestructible rock, which cannot be shaken or destroyed!

Suddenly, this "rock" moved.

While Aoto was observing Chiba Eijiro, Chiba Eijiro was also observing Aoto.

He lowered his brows, glanced at Qingdeng's eyes hidden behind the mask, then galloped forward like a raging wave, and took the initiative to attack Qingdeng again.

Before long, Chiba Eijiro had already arrived in front of Qingdeng, he quickly swung the bamboo knife horizontally, and chopped towards Qingdeng's neck with the momentum of wanting to decapitate Qingdeng.

Chiba Eijiro's bamboo sword stopped when it was only two finger widths away from Qingtou's neck - Qingto's bamboo sword moved to a defensive position in time, holding Chiba Eijiro's bamboo sword.

Chiba Eijiro's bamboo knife had already struck Qingdeng's face, and the wind brought by his sprint hit Qingdeng's face.

The bamboo swords and knives of the two are placed together, and no one will let the other.

"Your reaction speed is very fast..." Chiba Eijiro heard a faint praise from behind his mask.

Through the mask, Qingdeng grinned at the knife between the two of them: "Thank you for the compliment..."

Chiba Eijiro's compliment was actually not very accurate.

It's not that Qingdeng's reaction speed is fast, he hasn't copied the talent related to reaction speed yet, he just has a sharp eye.

The "Eagle Eye" copied from Zhou Zhu allowed Qingdeng to rely on his powerful dynamic vision to see through Chiba Eijiro's swordsmanship, so as to achieve the first come first.

After simply complimenting Qingdeng, Chiba Eijiro smiled slightly, and then he voluntarily withdrew from the confrontation with Qingdeng.

I saw him jumping obliquely to the right as light as a swallow, dodging a certain distance, posing in the upper right posture, the knife slashed Qingdeng's left shoulder like a shooting star.

His sword was powerful and heavy. If he hadn't worn armor and had to bear Chiba Eijiro's sword, even if the shoulder bone hadn't been broken, his entire shoulder would have been bruised.

Chiba Eijiro's attack was much faster than his previous attacks.

Qingdeng's eyes could still keep up with the speed of the sword...but his body couldn't keep up with the reaction!

With no time to dodge, Qingdeng could only grit his teeth and raise the saber, ready to hit Chiba Eijiro's strike hard.

Although Qingdeng had tried his best to raise the bamboo knife in his hand at the highest speed, the speed was still half a beat slower.

Snapped!

The muffled sound of the bamboo knife and protective gear colliding echoed in the spacious dojo.

Chiba Eijiro's bamboo sword hit Qingdeng for the first time.

If Chiba Eijiro was holding a real sword...then Qingdeng's entire right arm might have been chopped off by Qi Gen.

Looking at Qingdeng who had been stabbed, and the group of Okita who were standing on the edge of the dojo watching the battle, their expressions changed slightly.

If it were an ordinary competition, Qingdeng, who had been stabbed in the shoulder, had already lost, and the competition between the two of them could have come to an end.

But the fierce battle between Qingdeng and Chiba Eijiro is not an ordinary competition.

This is a contest with the ultimate goal of "forcing Qingdeng to release his 'power' again".

Therefore, there are only two ending conditions for their competition.

Or Qingdeng subconsciously releases "shi" once again.

Or fight until one of the two of them has no more energy.

Even though he was wearing protective gear, Qingdeng still felt a pain in his right shoulder that made his entire right arm feel a little numb after being hit hard by Chiba Eijiro's powerful downward chop.

Aoto, who was so stimulated by the pain from his right shoulder that the corners of his mouth twitched, jumped back, and at the same time distanced himself from Chiba Eijiro, he changed the posture of holding the knife, and changed it to aiming the knife point straight The posture of Kasumi Dan on Chiba Eijiro's chest.

He was going to use Chiba Eijiro's best move - the ignorance sword of the natural heart flow.

Xia Duan is Qingdeng's best posture.

The Wuming sword of the natural Lixin flow is originally a stabbing technique launched from the middle posture, but Qingdeng is more accustomed to using his best Xia section to launch the Wuming sword.

Holding his breath, Qingtou sent out the ignorance sword at Chiba Eijiro.

This is Qingdeng's best move using his best posture - this move is basically the most powerful trick that Qingdeng has mastered so far.

However, Eijiro Chiba just raised the knife in his hand in front of him, and easily parried Qingdeng's unique move.

This didn't hit him either... Qingdeng gritted his teeth, and spun the bamboo knife that was skewed by Chiba Eijiro's defense half a circle in mid-air, drawing an arc and fiercely towards it from a very tricky angle. Chiba Eijiro swept over his chest.

Qingdeng also used all his strength in this attack.

The strength of the blade is intertwined, like cirrus clouds and wind, stirring up air currents to whine.

If Qingdeng's Wuming sword just now was "good at speed", then Qingdeng's current oblique chop is "good at strength".

However, no matter whether it is "better than speed" or "better than strength", Chiba Eijiro has not been touched at all.

Chiba Eijiro leaned his body so that Qingdeng's bamboo knife only brushed the air beside him.

Immediately afterwards, in the next moment, a scene that Qingdeng could not have expected happened.

Chiba Eijiro moved forward with his left shoulder, using his shoulder as a weapon, and struck Qingdeng's body.

Qingdeng, who was not expecting Chiba Eijiro's "meat bomb impact", did not have time to defend or dodge, and there was an extremely intimate contact between Chiba Eijiro's chest and Chiba Eijiro's shoulder.

Knocked back by Chiba Eijiro's "eye shock", he staggered two steps back, and his body's center of gravity became unstable.

Oops——as soon as this idea popped into Qingdeng's mind, the scene that confirmed his exclamation immediately appeared before his eyes.

Taking advantage of Qingdeng's posture showing flaws due to the unstable center of gravity of his body, Chiba Eijiro made a move.

He resorted to Beichen's classic tactic of one sword style: cutting hands.

Attacking the enemy's knife-holding hand... This is the most classic method of Beichen Yidao Style.

When the opponent wants to kill you effectively, he must aim at your head, chest, belly and other vital points. In this way, as long as you aim at the enemy's hand to slash, the path your sword needs to traverse is bound to be shorter than that of the enemy. The enemy who aims at your vitals and slashes will be much shorter-this is the principle of Beichen Yidao Style's "Hand Slashing Tactic".

Chiba Eijiro attacked Qingdeng's right wrist with the sword in the middle, and Qingdeng retreated dangerously, turning the sword aside.

Chiba Eijiro's attack did not stop, he raised his saber, holding the upper section, Qingdeng's figure was completely exposed within the circle of his saber.

Because of Chiba Eijiro's onslaught, Qingdeng has been unable to adjust his disordered body center of gravity for a long time.

Moving and dodging in this situation where the center of gravity of the body has not been adjusted well...it is too strenuous, so Qingdeng had no choice but to raise his knife to block it.

When Chiba Eijiro showed the posture of wanting to chop the bamboo sword down, Qingdeng took a deep breath, lowered the tip of the sword suddenly, and changed to the next sword posture.

Woo!

Woo!

Two sounds of swinging the knife came out almost simultaneously.

Qingdeng and Chiba Eijiro slashed out their knives at almost the same moment.

Chiba Eijiro's sword is from top to bottom.

Qingdeng's knife is from bottom to top.

The knives of the two collided in mid-air, and then passed by.

Aoto's upward thrust successfully deflected Chiba Eijiro's downward chop and missed Aoto's body.

But in the next instant, Chiba Eijiro delivered a new blow.

He strode forward, and Qingdeng passed by. At the moment they intersected, their bodies seemed to be tightly attached, and Chiba Eijiro drew a white light that swept heavily across Qingdeng's flanks with the bamboo knife in his hand.

Chiba Eijiro's offensive is still endless!

In the moment when the two passed by each other, Chiba Yojiro turned around suddenly with the toe of his left foot as the axis, spun half a circle, and then swung his sword swiftly with the momentum of turning around.

The first sword swung the sword upwards from the lower right, and swung the knife heavily on Qingdeng's back, and then swung the second sword. The second sword cut the raised knife along the original path. When he came back, he slashed Qingdeng's back again from top left to bottom right.

In just a few seconds, Qingdeng was stabbed three times... once in the side and twice in the back.

Qingdeng hastily turned around, facing Chiba Eijiro, while guarding against Chiba Eijiro's possible unstoppable offensive, he took back steps continuously, opening the distance between Chiba Eijiro and Chiba Eijiro in one breath.

Chiba Eijiro did not attack again, he stayed where he was, watched Qingdeng retreat quietly, and said softly:

"You have been focusing on my sword just now."

"That's not okay."

"In a deathmatch, fists, feet, knees, shoulders... even teeth, every part of the body can be used as a weapon."

"Don't just observe the sword in the enemy's hand, but observe the enemy's whole body."

"Focus on the sword in the enemy's hand while ignoring the other body parts of the enemy. It's easy to be like you just now—being hit by my shoulder, causing the center of gravity of the body to be destroyed."

Qingdeng was stunned for a moment, then he sank his mind and thought about it carefully... It is true that just as Chiba Eijiro said, in order to block or dodge Chiba Eijiro's "Super Speed ​​Sword", he just had to focus on it all the time. On Chiba Eijiro's bamboo knife, he subconsciously ignored the rest of Chiba Eijiro's body.

If not, he wouldn't have been hit by Chiba Eijiro's "meat bomb impact" so easily just now.

Qingdeng took a deep breath: "Thank you for your advice...!"

Looking at Qingdeng who had repositioned his sword, Eijiro Chiba raised his mouth slightly: "Very good, then let's continue."

Fight again.

But the battle situation has not changed significantly.

Don't just observe the opponent's sword, but observe the opponent's whole body... Applying this principle to Chiba Eijiro is really too reluctant for Qingdeng now.

Chiba Eijiro's speed is really too fast, he is a complete "speed swordsman".

Relying on the unusually fast speed, Chiba Eijiro's feet completely grasped the space around him and Qingdeng, frantically compressing the range of Qingdeng's activities.

Qingdeng had to concentrate and concentrate on staring at Chiba Eijiro's right hand and the bamboo knife in his right palm, only in this way could he barely keep up with Chiba Eijiro's sword speed.

But if you do this, you won't be able to concentrate on paying attention to Chiba Eijiro's other body parts...

In short, this is a dead end.

Due to the good relationship between the Test Guard Hall, the Xuanwu Hall, and the Xiaoqianye Sword Hall, Beichen Yidao Liu is the school Qingdeng has been in contact with the most besides the natural Lixin Liu he has practiced so far.

Because of this, Qingdeng at this time can clearly feel it - Chiba Eijiro and other swordsmen he knows who use the Hokuto Ichidou style, whether Chiba Shigetaro, Sanako, or Shannan Keisuke, What a striking difference!

Facing both personal strength and sense of oppression, Qingtou's "lonely courage" talent has already been fully utilized.

But even so, Qingdeng was still firmly suppressed by Chiba Eijiro.

Qingdeng couldn't remember how many times he had been beaten by Chiba Eijiro.

If it was a duel with real knives... he would have died long ago.

But—even though Chiba Eijiro beat him badly, Qingdeng's face didn't show the slightest bit of hostility or regret.

--sharp!

Qingdeng not only couldn't remember how many times he had been stabbed by Chiba Eijiro, but he also couldn't remember how many times he had shouted "great" in his heart since the beginning of the battle.

Chiba Eijiro's bamboo sword hit Qingtou again—the first blade of the bamboo sword hit Qingtou's chest from an incredible angle.

In addition to his fast speed, Chiba Eijiro has another scary thing, that is, his sword has no fixed trajectory.

His knife can complete ultra-high-speed attack and defense from any direction and any angle.

Qingdeng fought back vigorously, his knife blew a gust of wind, but only once again in vain struck Chiba Eijiro's afterimage.

——and didn’t keep up with his speed…

Compared to Chiba Eijiro, who moves swiftly and fiercely, Qingdeng is like a novice who has just learned how to hold a sword. He can only chop and swing the sword dullly and randomly... It is clear that Qingdeng was in the Marquis of Aizu not long ago In the swordsmanship competition, he overwhelmed a group of young people in the Edo fencing world headed by the "Three Heroes" and won the championship.

——Is this the strength of the strongest swordsman in Edo...

Eijiro Chiba sent a quick step forward, and once again used the classic "hand chopping" tactic of Beichen Yidao style. This knife hit Qingdeng's right wrist that he couldn't retract in time.

The bursts of pain from his right wrist stimulated Qing Deng's nerves...but Qing Deng was smiling.

He raised his eyes and stared straight at Chiba Eijiro.

The fiery light that emerged from the pupils seemed to burn the mask on his face.

--sharp!

——My strength is really far behind!

Chiba Eijiro wanted to hand out a new sword to Qingdeng, but his footsteps stopped suddenly.

Through the gap in the mask, Chiba Eijiro saw the smile on Qingdeng's face, and the light in his pupils not only did not fade, but became more and more fiery.

Nearly 20 minutes have passed since the start of the competition.

In the case of wearing a full set of armor, fighting with a sword for 20 minutes at high intensity... This kind of exercise intensity is enough to bring a great burden to the human body.

Qingdeng's breathing has long been so rapid that he needs to open his mouth wide to absorb air, so as to barely guarantee the body's current demand for oxygen.

Chiba Eijiro stared at Qingdeng, whose shoulders and chest were heaving violently due to physical exhaustion, but still staring at him with fiery eyes.

"Obviously I was beaten helpless, but you don't seem to be depressed."

It was rare for Eijiro Chiba to feel a little curious about the motivation of a person who was beaten so badly but still maintained such a high fighting spirit.

Frustrated... When hearing this word from Chiba Eijiro, a faint smile appeared on Qingdeng's face.

"I have personally recognized how many shortcomings I still have at present... Is this something to be depressed about?"

When Qingdeng said this, Chiba Eijiro showed an expression that wanted to laugh.

"well said."

Chiba Eijiro's eyes burst out with undisguised appreciation and praise.

He took a deep breath, then slowly spread his feet apart, adopting a mid-section posture, and pointed the tip of the knife obliquely at Qingdeng's chest, shaking lightly like a wagtail.

Next, a shocking scene happened to Chiba Eijiro. He lowered his eyelids slightly, and under the shadow of the eyelids and the mask, Chiba Eijiro's eyes shone with a captivating light.

In the next instant, Chiba Eijiro's body radiated a mighty aura that slammed towards Qingdeng from the front, like a torrential flood!

Okita and his party, who were standing on the edge of the dojo watching the battle, felt the change in Chiba Eijiro's aura, and their expressions became dignified as a result.

Aono, who was bearing the imposing manner released by Chiba Eijiro, held his breath, and tightly clenched the bamboo knife in his hand with a solemn expression.

——"Potential"...

Chiba Eijiro released his "potential".

Regardless of "quantity" or "quality", Chiba Eijiro's "momentum" is much stronger than the "momentum" of Zhou Zhu that Qingdeng felt before!

If Zhou Zhu's "force" is like a tiger, then Chiba Eijiro's "force" is like a flying dragon in the sky, looking down at the creatures in the lower world.

When Chiba Eijiro's "momentum" overwhelmed him, Qingdeng felt his heart skip a beat.

This powerful deterrent... made Qingdeng feel that he was not competing with a single person, but with thousands of troops.

Zhou Zhu had mentioned to Qing Deng before that - when fighting against a master who can freely retract and release "momentum", if the opponent releases "momentum", it only means one sentence.

He is going to show his true skills!

"I fucked." Chiba Eijiro's body and his voice rushed towards Qingdeng at the same moment.

Woo!

The air is shaken.

Qingdeng saw Chiba Eijiro's attack from the top of the road, but he could only watch helplessly as his knife approached his body rapidly.

Chiba Eijiro's move...whether it is speed or strength, it is far superior to every attack he has made before!

If Qingdeng's body could barely keep up with Chiba Eijiro's speed just now, the situation has completely changed now.

Snapped!

Chiba Eijiro's knife slashed Qingtou's chest heavily, adding another record of "death in battle" to Qingtou.

Qingdeng took half a step back and swung his knife to fight back, but Chiba Eijiro easily dodged it.

At this time, Qingdeng fell into a rather embarrassing situation.

He has strong dynamic vision because of "Eagle Eye", and his eyes can barely keep up with Chiba Eijiro's movements, but his body can't keep up with the reaction at all.

He can only watch Chiba Eijiro's bamboo knife slashing at himself, but he has nothing to do... This is the predicament Qingdeng is currently in.

After Chiba Eijiro released his "momentum" and made a real move, Qingdeng's body was hit more than ten times in an instant, and the number was still increasing.

——I have to think of a way to counter it...!

Qingdeng, who didn't want to just be passively beaten all the time, let out a sigh of relief, thinking about whether there is any way to fight against the current Chiba Eijiro.

At this time, a thought flashed through Qingdeng's mind like lightning.

This idea...is a very bold battle plan that Qingdeng had never attempted before.

—Would you like to try...?

Qingdeng asked himself in his heart.

Snapped!

At this time, Chiba Eijiro's blade slashed at his body again.

Looking at the part of himself that was hit by Chiba Eijiro just now, Qingdeng pursed his lips vigorously, and then seemed to have made up his mind, his eyes froze, and then slowly closed his eyes.

Everyone present, including Eijiro Chiba, and Okita and the others who were standing on the edge of the dojo and watching the battle, all immediately discovered Qingdeng's extraordinary move.

What is he going to do - the same question popped up in the hearts of everyone.

Chiba Eijiro stared thoughtfully at Aoto, who had suddenly closed his eyes, and launched a fierce attack on Aoto with the same movements of his hands and feet.

Every time Chiba Eijiro's bamboo knife slashed, Qingtou tried to dodge or raise the knife to defend, but his movements were a few beats slower, and Chiba Eijiro's bamboo knife fell on him. Can move your feet or lift the bamboo knife.

It's no wonder, after all, Qingdeng has his eyes closed, without his vision, how can he keep up with Chiba Eijiro's sword?

But Qingdeng was neither in a hurry nor impatient.

With a calm face, he continued to close his eyes tightly.

Chiba Eijiro, Okita and the others gradually realized what Qingdeng was trying to do.

"Oh..." Chiba Eijiro's eyebrows showed interest, "Interesting..."

After softly uttering this murmur, which was suspected to be a compliment, Chiba Eijiro's body and sword once again turned into afterimages clinging to Qingdeng.

The sound of the bamboo sword and the protective gear colliding continued to resound throughout the dojo.

——slow again...

——Need to hurry up...

- Hurry up...!

Qingdeng took several deep breaths, trying his best to keep his mind calm.

He fantasized that he was on a lake with a mirror-like surface.

Try to feel the ripples around the lake with your ears.

Suddenly! Qingdeng suddenly felt "ripples" stirring in his upper left!

Before the brain had time to think... the body moved one step ahead of his brain!

Qingdeng swung his saber quickly and slashed at the "Ripple" on the upper left, and followed the direction where "Ripple" appeared, and then handed out a second saber.

Okita and the others who were watching saw a scene that surprised them all at this time——

Qingdeng, who had been passively beaten just now, suddenly struck out a very sharp blow, and hit Chiba Eijiro's slashing knife in the middle of the air, directly parrying Chiba Eijiro's slashing blow. After that, Qingdeng took advantage of the momentum and moved forward, pointing the bamboo knife in Chiba Eijiro's chest!

Qingdeng's defensive counterattack, whether it is the timing or the angle of the knife, is perfect... Chiba Eijiro's pupils can't help shrinking slightly!

Chiba Eijiro suddenly stopped and leaned back.

Snapped……

There was a slight muffled sound.

It was the sound of the bamboo knife hitting the protective gear.

Chiba Eijiro retreated quickly, and only the tip of the bamboo knife that Qingdeng came over touched the armor on Chiba Eijiro's chest.

Although it was just a touch...but Qingdeng's bamboo knife did indeed hit Chiba Eijiro for the first time!

On the edge of the dojo, Okita and the others showed surprised expressions.

Chiba Eijiro also glanced at the part of himself that was rubbed just now with surprised eyes.

"Hoo...! Hoo...! Hoo...! Hoo...!" Qing Deng slowly opened his eyes.

It's ridiculous to say it, Qingdeng's pupils also flashed with astonishment at this moment - he also didn't expect that his blow just now could hit Chiba Eijiro.

After looking at the bamboo knife in his hand with astonished eyes for a few times, Qingdeng quickly gathered his mind and put the bamboo knife in front of him again.

Chiba Eijiro raised his gaze, and shifted his gaze from his chest, which was hit just now, to Qingdeng on the opposite side.

Then...he slowly put down the bamboo knife in his hand.

"...Let's stop here for today." Eijiro Chiba smiled, "You don't have the strength to swing your sword anymore, do you? It's meaningless to continue hitting."

Following Chiba Eijiro's words——

【Ding! Scan to talent]

[Successfully copied talent: "Focus God\