I formed the strongest swordsman group

At the beginning, Sanako and others were able to keep up with Qingteng.

But in the blink of an eye, the distance between them and Qingdeng grew wider and wider! Qingdeng is almost invisible!

There are two main reasons for this.

First, the terrain here is very rugged and extremely difficult to walk on.

This hilltop has maintained its most original features and is a pure "undeveloped area".

Looking around, there are trees, stones, and sand everywhere.

If you're not careful, you'll trip over protruding tree roots, or step into disgusting mud or swamps, slowing down your attack.

Secondly... Qingdeng's attack speed is really too fast!

The momentum is as strong as breaking bamboo, and it is extremely suitable to apply these idioms to the engraved Qingdeng.

No one can block his blade at all.

A storm-like onslaught.

The purple sword light covers up the sunlight.

One figure after another fell.

The dripping blood flew out in all directions, dyeing every tree and piece of land bright red.

Qingden moved nimbly among the shades of trees and bushes, changing his position flexibly to attack the enemy from all favorable directions.

The branches above his head, the stones at his feet, his clenched fists, his bent knees...everything is a weapon for him to kill the enemy and break the formation!

Rather than saying that Sanako and the others left the team, it would be better to say that Aoden left the team.

No matter what, it is always extremely dangerous to break away from the team and break into the enemy's camp alone.

Since just now, Sanako has been using the loudest volume she can reach, repeatedly reminding Aoto not to rush too fast, slow down slightly, and wait for the follow-up troops...that is, she and the Aizu cavalry. their follow-up.

However... faced with Sanako's reminder, Qingden didn't react at all, as if he didn't hear Sanako's voice.

In fact, it is.

Sanako and others don't know it-Qingto is now in an extremely excited state!

The long-lost bloody battle, the violently beating heart, the high-speed flowing blood, the gradually reviving muscle memory of wielding the blade... Qingdeng felt extremely happy!

Unknowingly, the talent "Born for Fighting +9" has been activated!

With the blessing of this talent, Qingdeng didn't feel tired at all. On the contrary, he became more and more excited the more he played, and the more he played, the more excited he became! The condition is getting better and better!

At this moment, in his eyes, there is no difference between humans, vegetation, sand and gravel.

All he knows is that these things in front of him can all be cut!

As long as it can be cut, that’s fine!

As long as he can cut, he can keep fighting!

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"..."

Renjuro Shibasaki stood with his sword in his hand, silently staring at Aoto who was getting closer and closer to him, his face expressionless, neither sad nor happy.

"...Tachibana Aoden is coming soon."

He suddenly turned sideways, looked at the four apprentices standing beside him, and said:

"If you still want to survive, you have to hurry up."

"When Ju Qingden comes, you won't be able to escape even if you want."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard someone say in a sonorous and powerful tone:

"Master! We all decided to go up the mountain of swords and the sea of ​​fire with you because we hate the shogunate and don't want to be under the dark rule of the Tokugawa family anymore!"

After this person's introduction, echoes sounded one after another:

"That's right!"

"When we decided to close down the curtain, we were already putting our lives at risk!"

"At this point, there's no reason to back down from the battle!"

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Buzz!

In an instant, with the sound of a sharp breaking wind, a purple sword light penetrated the sky and the earth, illuminating the top of the mountain.

The apprentices' echoes stopped abruptly.

Shibazaki Renjuro's expression darkened, and he slowly turned his head to look——

Aoto, whose whole body looked like he had been showered with blood, walked slowly towards Shibasaki Renjuro and stopped about 10 meters away.

The thunderous offensive, which neither gave the enemy a chance to breathe nor gave his own people a chance to breathe, was very powerful, but while quickly breaking through the enemy's defense line, it also left Sanako and others behind him far away.

Looking behind Qingden, Sanako and the others were no longer visible.

In other words, Qingdeng is the only person who has been killed here.

The rest of the people, including Sanako, are still struggling to climb the mountain.

"Now...you are the only ones left."

Qingdeng vibrated the knife vigorously and shook off the blood and fat attached to the blade.

In the next moment, "power" as sharp as a sharp knife and as surging as the ocean erupted from his body!

It was obviously an invisible "power", but it had achieved tangible power - the flowers, plants and leaves around Qingden actually swayed faintly!

"If you have any tricks, just use them!"

The moment Aoto released his "momentum", Shibasaki Renjuro and others' expressions immediately changed, their cheeks turned white, and their expressions were full of horror.

A certain guy who lacked courage even couldn't help but take a few steps back, his legs and feet becoming weak.

However, Shibazaki Renjuro did not admit defeat.

He raised his eyebrows suddenly with a ferocious expression.

"Come on! The lackeys of the shogunate! The eagle dogs of Tokugawa! Even if we die, we will show you our backbone!"

After saying that, he pulled out the knife that was leaning on the ground.

"Ono Itto-ryu"

"Shibazaki Renjuro Shouyi!"

At the same time, Qingdeng raised the blade of the sword, prepared the sword, and started to move eight pairs of swords.

"Naturally Rishin flow"

"The orange is green and the sun is shining brightly."

After reporting out of the house, Aoto stepped hard on his back foot, and his tall body was like a flying swallow, attacking directly towards Shibasaki Renjuro and others!

One step, two steps - Qingden only took two steps, and in one breath he evened out the 10-meter gap between the two sides.

He used the momentum of his forward thrust to execute a simple cassock slash, a sharp slash.

This blow directly hit someone's forehead, and the person died without even having time to scream.

One kill!

Before Qingdeng could put away his sword, he saw someone lowering his waist, soles of his feet sticking to the ground, and flashed in front of Qingdeng with smooth gliding movements.

Commendable attack timing and remarkable knife swings.

What a pity... As soon as he got close, Qingden had already pulled Vairocana back to his hand.

Just listen to the swords striking each other, making a clanging sound and sparks flying.

Vairochana, raised diagonally in the air, held the opponent's sword steadily.

In the next breath, Qingdeng flexibly twisted his right wrist, lifted the tip of the knife upward, and blocked the opponent's blade.

The opponent felt an irresistible force suddenly attack his palms, almost taking away the knife in his hands.

He used all his strength to hold on to the handle of the knife, and finally managed not to let go of the sword.

However, although he kept the knife, the blade rose up uncontrollably, like a bird trying to spread its wings and fly high.

In this way, the opponent's center line was exposed in front of Qingdeng - he slashed down without hesitation.

Two kills!

"Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"

There is an enemy ahead.

"Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"

There is an enemy behind.

The two enemies, one behind the other, formed two buns sandwiching cheese. While roaring angrily, they raised their swords to attack Qingdeng one after another.

Qingden glanced at the enemies in front of him without looking at the enemies behind him.

His ears... or his talent "Wind Perception +1" have already locked the distance and direction of the enemy behind him.

In an instant, Qingdeng suddenly lowered his body, almost kneeling on the ground, holding a knife behind his back, with the tip of the knife sticking out from his armpit.

While retreating quickly, he thrust the knife back.

The dull feeling of the blade penetrating into the flesh, accompanied by the "clang" sound of the blade falling to the ground, the enemy behind Qingdeng was stabbed in the heart and fell softly on Qingdeng's back.

Immediately afterwards, Qingdeng reached out his left hand, grabbed the collar of the corpse on his back, arched his back, and using his own spine as the fulcrum, he exerted force on his left hand and waist at the same time, like throwing garbage, and threw it forward heavily. Get rid of this dead body.

The dead body somersaulted on Qingdeng's back, and then hit the enemy in front of him impartially.

The sudden "hidden weapon sneak attack" blocked the man's progress uncontrollably. At the same time, he subconsciously reached out and hugged the body.

Qingdeng took advantage of this opportunity to rush forward, thrust out his knife, and strung together the man and the corpse he was holding.

Three kills! Four kills!

In just a few seconds, the four apprentices around Shibasaki Renjuro were all dead.

At this moment, a dazzling silver light burst into Qingdeng's field of vision.

Shibazaki Renjuro's elbow suddenly popped open, like a bow string that was suddenly broken.

He waved the knife in his hand - "chi", there was a sound of cutting through the air, and something appeared in the air.

Qingdeng's current posture was not conducive to defending with his sword.

Therefore, he took half a step back, dodged the blade no more, no less, and retreated out of Shibazaki Renjuro's slashing range.

Unable to succeed... In this regard, Shibazaki Renjuro was not discouraged.

He pursued relentlessly and handed out the second knife, the third knife, the fourth knife...

One blow after another, one blow after another.

There were no defensive moves.

In other words, he didn't care about his own safety at all, he just attacked and kept attacking!

It was as if Qingdeng had to be hacked to death before he was willing to let it go.

This kind of fighting style...is completely in the style of a desperate Saburo!

Regardless of his own life, he seeks survival in death.

As we all know, on the battlefield, this kind of reckless and desperate person is the most difficult to deal with.

When a person regards death as his own and is determined to die, even a rookie who doesn't understand martial arts at all can still have the opportunity to injure or even kill a master!

In a battle with this kind of enemy that "burns itself", Qingdeng, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, does not dare to be careless.

Qingdeng narrowed his eyes and exhaled a breath.

He did not rush to counterattack, but instead defended and dodged slowly, silently observing the opponent's knife path, moves, and fighting style.

Although this person is just the owner of a rural sword hall, his strength cannot be underestimated.

Whether it's physical fitness, timing or proficiency, he can all be rated as "the best among the average".

If it were three years ago, this person would have been a powerful opponent that would give Qingdeng a headache.

As for now... a swordsman of this level is no longer Qingdeng's enemy!

After observing the opponent's moves, Aoto's upper body tilted instantly - he lowered his upper body slightly, lowered his center of gravity, and then pounced on Shibazaki Renjuro like a hurricane.

Purple sword light flew out from his armpit and went straight to the opponent's waist.

Seeing this, Renjuro Shibazaki's pupils shrank suddenly, he subconsciously changed his posture, cut his middle into eight pairs, aimed at the figure in front of him that was approaching rapidly, and slashed hard.

Two knives and two rays of sword light drew completely different and beautiful arcs in mid-air.

The next breath, the two of them passed each other.

After running five or six meters away, Qingdeng released his sword-wielding posture and turned around slowly.

Under the cool shade of the trees, Shibazaki Renjuro staggered.

His back was turned to Qingdeng, his head and hands hanging down feebly.

He staggered a few steps forward and - with a clang - the knife in his palm fell to the ground.

Then, he fell to the ground, motionless, as if his backbone had been ripped out.

Qingden felt that there was no need to go over to check. He still had the feeling of the blade firmly cutting into the human body in his hand.

His knife directly cut off the opponent's sternum and spine, and half of his body was severed... With such injuries, there was no need to check whether the opponent was still alive.

- Qingdeng vibrated the knife vigorously, shaking off the blood on the knife. The dripping blood turned into spots on the ground.

Immediately afterwards, he took out a piece of pocket paper from his arms, carefully wiped the blade of the knife, and then put the knife back into its sheath.

As the battle came to an end, his scorching body temperature, rushing blood, and soaring adrenaline all subsided one by one.

The talent "Born for Fighting +9" has also gradually been lifted.

He slowly turned around, turned his head, and looked at the body of Renjuro Shibasaki not far away.

In his deep eyes, there was a flash of... regret and disappointment.

It's like a child who buys a toy that he doesn't like.

Mouthing in his mouth:

"It's so boring..."

At this time, Sanako's voice sounded from behind him:

"Tachibana-kun, did you win?"

Panting heavily, Sanako walked to Qingden's side in three steps at a time.

The blood splashed on her body was still steaming outward.

Qingdeng curled up his lips:

"Do you even need to ask?"

As he spoke, he pursed his lips towards Shibasaki Renjuro's corpse.

Sanako smiled:

"Sorry. It seems like I did ask a stupid question."

Qingdeng asked back:

"Forget about me, how are you doing over there?"

Sanako replied:

"The thieves and bandits died and fled. They were completely unable to fight back. They have been basically eliminated."

Qingdeng nodded slightly and said "hmm" softly.

But at this moment, a member of the Aizu cavalry rushed up in a hurry, shouting at the top of his voice:

"Lord Nioh! Oh no! A large group of troops is approaching from the east!"

This simple sentence instantly made Qingdeng and Sanazi frown, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Sanako said to himself:

"Reinforcements from the bandits..."

Qingdeng said immediately:

"Where is it? Take me there quickly."

Under the leadership of the Aizu cavalry, Aoto and Sanako ran down the mountain at lightning speed.

The surviving Aizu cavalrymen have gathered at the foot of the mountain - they tensed up their nerves, gripped their weapons tightly, and were ready to engage in a new battle at any time.

As soon as he returned to the foot of the mountain, Qingdeng heard the rapid sound of horse hooves.

Following the sound, a dozen or so cavalrymen were approaching them like they were chasing the wind and lightning.

After seeing the true appearance of this group of cavalry, Qingdeng's expression gradually relaxed.

I saw that all the members of this cavalry team were wearing helmets and armor, and everyone was wearing fine and complete armor.

The horses under their crotch are also excellent and strong war horses.

At first glance, they look like regular troops.

It is impossible for a mere bandit to have such sophisticated equipment.

Qingden said to Sanako and others beside him:

"Don't be nervous, it doesn't seem like a bandit."

Although he said this, he still raised his right arm slightly, ready to draw the sword at any time.

Soon, this group of cavalry stopped steadily 10 meters away in front of Qingdeng, and then cast a series of alert and doubtful glances.

After seeing the large amounts of blood on Qingdeng and others' bodies, horror filled their cheeks.

Before the other party could say anything, Qingdeng took the lead:

"Who are you?!"

The leader of the cavalry—a dark-skinned strong man—responded without hesitation:

"We are the samurai under the command of Lieutenant General Sakonoe Gon! I'm Shimohosoya Saemon!"

Qingden raised his eyebrows.

"Lieutenant General Sakonoe Quan...that is to say, you are the feudal lords of Owari Domain?"

The strong man at the head...that is, Hosotani Zaemon, held his head high with a proud look on his face.

"Exactly! Who are you? Why did you break into our domain?"

Owari Clan - one of the "Three Imperial Clan".

Its territory basically covers the entire Nobi Plain (one of Japan's three major plains), so it is extremely wealthy and sits at a height of 610,000 koku.

In terms of comprehensive strength, he is the strongest among the "three imperial families".

The current person in power of the Owari Domain is Tokugawa Yoshiki, the 16th generation lord who has just turned 6 years old this year. The official position awarded to him by the Kyoto court was from the three Sakon Guard Lieutenant Generals.

According to the political convention that "the official position in the imperial court is more important than the official position in the shogunate", the most formal honorific title for Tokugawa Yoshiki is Lieutenant General Sakonoe Quan.

This is the same reason why most people respect Matsudaira Yongho as "Higo-sama". (Matsudaira Yongho's imperial official position was ranked from the top five to the highest position)

As soon as Hosotani Zaemon finished speaking, the expressions of Ayoto and others experienced subtle and interesting changes.

Sanako blinked and murmured:

"The territory of the feudal clan...are we in the territory of the Owari clan now..."

From Iga to Owari... the straight-line distance alone is a full 80 kilometers!

Counting the extra steps taken due to the rugged terrain and impassable roads, the pursuit distance of Qingdeng and others was at least hundreds of kilometers!

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