I formed the strongest swordsman group

"Huh...! Huh...! Huh...! Huh...! Huh...! Huh...!"

Breathing heavily.

Every time the head and shoulders of the male Tansei Ichiro rise, a drop or a few drops of sweat will drip down along the tip of the nose, cheeks, neck, etc., moistening the loess. In just a moment, the soil he is facing is already wet. A big clack.

Almost at the same time that the male Tan Seiichiro fell to the ground, Qingden's body shook a few times and then slid towards the ground.

"Huh...! Huh...! Huh...! Huh...! Huh...! Huh...!"

Aoto's breathing intensity was even worse than that of the male Tan Seiichiro.

He felt as if every muscle in his body was filled with water and felt extremely heavy.

The lower back, shoulders, fingers, elbows, wrists and other body parts were even sore and numb that they lost consciousness.

My mind and muscles were so tense that I didn't even dare to breathe out or even blink my eyelids... This state lasted for more than 2 hours.

Incredible numbers.

For an ordinary person, just standing for more than two hours would be exhausting, let alone standing without stopping while maintaining high mental and physical concentration for a long time?

It's like a person who has been hungry for a long time and suddenly eats a lot of delicious food with plenty of oil and water. When Qingdeng fell to the ground, at the moment when his nerves and body that had been tense for more than two hours suddenly relaxed, an overwhelming sense of fatigue suddenly came over him.

Tide…no! The tsunami-like fatigue directly destroyed Qingdeng's will.

Exhausted in the true sense, he could no longer squeeze any more strength out of his body.

Not to mention standing up, he couldn't even move a finger now, and he could barely breathe for oxygen.

This is the first time Qingdeng has encountered such a situation of "too tired to move after a battle".

At this moment, even an 8-year-old child who can't even speak clearly can easily kill Qingdeng.

Seeing Aoto and Seiichiro Tanani fall down, everyone in the "auditorium" quickly shouted and rushed towards the two.

"Otani-sama!"

"Master!"

"His Majesty Niou!"

Most of the people gathered around Seiichiro Tanani, and a small number of people came to Aoto's side.

With the support of countless hands, Qingden stood up swaying like a puppet in a Joruri Bunraku puppet show... or "upright".

Because his legs were still sore and numb, and his muscle strength had not yet recovered, Qingdeng relied entirely on the support of others to barely maintain his standing posture.

As soon as the blue sky returned to Qingden's head, he saw another "doll" on the opposite side looking at him with a smile.

"Tangerine-kun...you won..."

Facing the congratulations of the male Tan Seiichiro, Aomori smiled bitterly.

"I can't win without force... I'm so ashamed..."

The confrontation between the two just happened in a matter of milliseconds.

The moves of Aoto and Seiichiro Tanani seemed to be in no particular order, but in the end... it was Aoto who had the upper hand and gained the upper hand.

His bamboo sword was half a second ahead...it hit Seiichiro Tanani on the shoulder with only half a second!

The latter's shoulder was injured, and the original path of the sword was skewed, and the tip of the sword brushed Qingdeng's body.

Although Otani Seiichiro regretted losing, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Aonto's words, "I can't win without force... I'm ashamed..." are not self-effacing, but the truth.

He relied entirely on the "age bonus" to win.

Otani Seiichiro fought at the age of 65, but he was still able to force Aitobo to be unable to attack. He could only drag the battle into a long war of attrition. In the end, relying on the more abundant physical strength and energy brought by his young body, he fought hard. Dramatically brought down the male Tan Seiichiro.

Even so, Qingdeng won with great difficulty, and it was a real narrow victory.

When the confrontation comes to an end, both Aoto and Tan Seiichiro have reached their physical limits. They are no longer competing for physical strength and energy, but for perseverance.

Even though he is more than three times the age of Qingdeng, he can still compete with Qingdeng as a "mutant" in the "physical battle" and "perseverance battle" - this alone is enough. It is enough to prove that Otani Seiichiro's title of "Sword Master" is truly well-deserved!

Rather, Qingdeng was helpless with his momentum alone and could only passively adopt a strategy of attrition, which already proved his strength.

What a pity, no matter how powerful the warrior is, he cannot resist the erosion of time.

After all, his willpower was still slightly inferior to Qingdeng's.

His body was unable to hold on, causing his posture to become unstable, which gave Qingdeng an opportunity.

If Otani Seiichiro could hold on for another 5 minutes, 3 minutes... the first person who couldn't hold on would probably become Aonto.

By then, the outcome of this duel will be completely different.

At this time, Qingdeng's physical strength had recovered somewhat.

"Mr. Otani."

He raised his head hard and said solemnly and sincerely every word:

"I really want to fight you when I was young!"

Hearing this, Otani Seiichiro laughed loudly as if he had heard a funny joke:

"Hahaha, fighting with me when I was young? You will be severely suppressed by me, right?"

Qingden grinned.

“Because of this, the challenge is even more valuable and necessary!”

After the male Tan Seiichiro chuckled a few more times, he slowly said:

"Tachibana-kun, there is no need to express such emotion."

At this point, he paused.

Then, in a long tone, he recited a famous saying through the ages:

"Talented people have emerged from generation to generation, and each has led the way for hundreds of years."

"In the Genpei era, there was Minamoto Kuro Yoshitsune."

"During the Warring States Period, there were Kamiizumi Nobutsuna, Tsukahara Buden, and Yagyu Muneigan."

"In the early years of this dynasty, there were Miyamoto Musashi, Togo Shigeki, and Itami Shisui Xuanmei."

"In my previous generation, there were Ogata Issei and Kinoshita Genichi."

"In my generation, there are me, Kiyone Soda, Shusaku Chiba, and Yakuro Saito."

"In your generation, there are you, Eijiro Chiba, Shintaro Saito, and many talented people who have been cherished."

"'There are people outside the world, and there is heaven outside the sky' is an eternal truth in the world."

"No matter what era we are in, there will never be a shortage of talented people."

“Therefore, there is no need to regret that ‘we were not able to compete with our ancestors’.”

As he spoke, Otani Seiichiro changed into a half-joking tone.

"Mr. Ju, maybe somewhere at some time, there is a genius who is better than you, waiting for you to challenge."

Qingdeng listened quietly, then nodded with deep understanding.

In a world of low martial arts, it is not surprising that there are any kind of freaks - this is Qingdeng's most intuitive feeling about the level of martial arts in this world.

Looking back on the past, he has met too many fierce people.

Rakshasa, who can fight against him by activating the "Dragon of Reversal" and "Hachiman of the Immortal" at the same time, can freely enter the state of selflessness. Boss Kiryu, who is still very vigorous even though he is over 60 years old, relies on a branch to kill him. The mysterious man in black who was unable to fight back...

Thinking of this, Qingdeng couldn't help but think to himself:

——I don’t know if I can win if I face that man in black again...

At this moment, Qingdeng suddenly felt a big slap on his shoulder.

"Ju-kun, congratulations."

Yitian Qingyin said with a smile.

"Even Otani has become a defeated enemy of yours. So far, after the 'Three Great Halls', the Military Training Center has also been breached by you. Your 'Edo Conquest' has been a complete success."

Qingdeng was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then couldn't help but smile:

"'A complete success'... That's right."

In terms of results, Qingdeng undoubtedly returned home with a full load!

In this "Edo Conquest", he challenged the martial arts school and all the martial arts halls in Edo, including the swordsmanship hall, jujutsu hall, and karatou hall.

Over the past few days, he had fought against no fewer than two hundred people.

Because those who can open a martial arts gym in Edo basically have several skills, so the chance of copying the talent is extremely high!

Especially when challenging martial arts schools and top martial arts schools including the "Three Great Halls", Qingden would hear the system sound in his mind almost every time he challenged someone.

According to Aonto's statistics, until the moment he defeated Otani Seiichiro, a total of 38 of his old talents had been upgraded!

they are, respectively--

[Sword Saint]: 132 times that of ordinary people → 279 times that of ordinary people

[The master of bow] 45 times that of ordinary people → [The master of bow] 83 times that of ordinary people

[Gun Master] 28 times that of ordinary people → [Gun Master] 62 times that of ordinary people

[Baida Master] 35 times that of ordinary people → [Baida Yicai] 77 times that of ordinary people

[Expert of Forbearance] 35 times that of ordinary people → [Excellent Talent of Forbearance] 50 times that of ordinary people

[Riding Master] 4 times that of ordinary people → [Riding Master] 36 times that of ordinary people

[Music master] 6 times that of ordinary people → [Music expert] 25 times that of ordinary people

[Mathematics master] 5 times as much as ordinary people → [Mathematics master] 20 times as much as ordinary people

【Painting master】4 times that of ordinary people→【Drawing expert】11 times that of ordinary people

【Eagle Eye +3】→【Eagle Eye +5】

【Iron waist +2】→【Iron waist +3】

【Steel Skeleton+2】→【Steel Skeleton+3】

【Strengthen muscles +3】→【Strengthen muscles +5】

[Cat turns around +1] → [Cat turns around +3]

【Ghost's Heart】→【Ghost's Heart +5】

【Lead the lead +2】→【Lead the lead +4】

【See through +2】→【See through +4】

【Hair+1】→【Hair+2】

【Bear's waist +3】→【Bear's waist+5】

【Strong Essence +3】→【Strong Essence +4】

【Strengthen the stomach +2】→【Strengthen the stomach +3】

【improve eyesight】→【improve eyesight +1】

【Iron Lung+3】→【Iron Lung+4】

[Body of water +2] → [Body of water +3]

[Tiger Arm +3] → [Tiger Arm +4]

【Sharp Teeth +2】→【Sharp Teeth +4】

【Yuanyang+1】→【Yuanyang+4】

【Superior Speed ​​+5】→【Superior Speed ​​+6】

【Snake Body】→【Snake Body +1】

[Shen Jiao] → [Shen Jiao + 2]

【Body Softness】→【Body Softness +1】

[Bishop’s core +3] → [Bishop’s core +4]

[Winelord +2] → [Winelord +3]

【Dry Palm】→【Dry Palm +1】

【Nine Bulls and Two Tigers】→【Nine Bulls and Two Tigers +3】

【Mighty Muscles】→【Mighty Muscles +1】

【Powerful Skin】→【Powerful Skin +1】

【Be prepared】→【Be prepared +1】

In addition, 8 new talents were obtained——

[Canine's Nose]: The sense of smell is enhanced, and the brain's ability to process "smell" information is enhanced. The brain will not have difficulty processing excessive information due to the enhanced smell.

【Beef Liver】: Liver function is better than that of ordinary people

【Hippopotamus' jaw】: The bite force is better than that of ordinary people

[Heart of a Lion]: The heart is stronger than ordinary people

[He-haired childlike face +5]: Does not look old easily.

[Late Bloomer +7]: The older you get, the smarter your brain becomes. The aging rate of organs is slowed down.

[Highest quality stallion +7]: Excellent genes are easily passed on to children.

[Born for Fighting +9]: The more intense and intense the battle situation, the better the physical and mental condition will be.

These 8 new talents all have very high practicality, and Qingdeng is very satisfied with them.

An unprecedented harvest.

However, if we want to say that "the 'Edo Conquest' has come to a successful end"... Aoto doesn't think so.

"……No."

Qingdeng said loudly in a firm tone.

"Mr. Edo, my 'Edo Conquest' is not over yet!"

Suddenly, doubtful eyes fell on Qingdeng.

Otani Seiichiro and Eda Kiyone have both been defeated by you. Who else in Edo can you wait to challenge? ——They asked Qingdeng with their eyes.

Seiichiro Otani was the first to react:

"Oh...yeah, I almost forgot, there's him too."

As he spoke, he smiled.

"That's right. If we can't defeat the 'Strongest in Edo', this epic challenge against the entire Edo will not be called a success."

Qingdeng raised the corners of his mouth in high spirits:

"I can't go to Luo satisfactorily until I defeat him!"

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Outside the lecture hall——

When Qingdeng walked through the gate of the Military Academy, the sky was still glowing with the unique pale white glow of the morning.

But now, the dim afterglow of the sun has spread all over the earth.

The public's patience is always limited.

In a feudal society where productivity was not yet developed, the vast majority of the citizen class lived in a state of "stopping hands and stopping talking" - this was especially true for the Edo people.

Due to the development of citizens' culture and entertainment activities, and due to local customs and customs, Edo people generally have no savings. If you earn 10 copper coins today, you will spend 10 copper coins, and if you earn 1 tael today, you will spend 1 tael. Therefore, there is an idiom: “Edo people don’t spend overnight money”.

Who has the spare time to do nothing all day long and just wait outside the gate of the martial arts academy, waiting for the King to come out?

An hour after Qingdeng entered the military training center, half of the crowd gathered around the military training center dispersed.

By noon, only a quarter of the number remained.

But now, near the gate of the Military Academy, the crowd was sparse, the number was less than one-thirtieth of that in the morning.

Among the people who had not left until dusk approached, except for those idlers who neither needed to make money for themselves but also had plenty of time, there were only Qingdeng's relatives and friends.

"Back then, there was a bastard who looked down on me! Guess what he laughed at me? He said I was a fool who couldn't even commit seppuku! I wasn't happy to hear that! So, I pulled out the gun from my waist Wakizashi thrust the knife into his stomach with a bang! Show him seppuku on the spot! The guy was so frightened that he fell to the ground! He almost peed!"

Harada Sanosuke opened his upper body to expose the scar on his stomach, and boasted to the children in front of him about his story of "having seppuku but not dying" that he had told countless times.

Saito stood next to him. He was as immobile as a sloth. He had maintained this posture for a long time. It was so long that three pigeons thought he was a stone statue and landed on his head and shoulders respectively. Above, he sat down and folded his wings and feet into his feathers as if laying eggs. The appearance of one person and three birds was very unpleasant.

Not far away, Shannan Keisuke and Toudo Heisuke were chatting. Swordsmen of the Beichen Ittou style always valued being in the same sect. They were both born in the Beichen Ittou style, so they had a natural closeness to each other.

In the other direction, Souji and Kinoshita Mai sat face to face on a clean stone step, playing with the rope, while Sanako watched the battle.

As apprentices and diners, the Souji and others who live in the Trial Guard Hall are most indispensable for time every day.

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