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When he heard Oizaki Heiyuki's name, Qingto couldn't help but show a strange expression.

He discovered that his opponents today were not unknown people.

The opponent in the first round is Adachi, whose strength and reputation are second only to the "Three Heroes".

The second round, and now the third round, are against Morishita Totaro and Oizaki Heiyuki from the "Three Heroes".

Continuously fighting against these young leaders in the Edo swordsmanship world... This is exactly what Aoshinobu wants!

The more he fights with these people who are known as "geniuses" and "masters", the greater the chance that he will copy his talent.

Oizaki is one of the "Three Heroes" just like Morishita... If he doesn't have talent related to swordsmanship, Qingto will never believe it.

Qingdeng is still in a state of excitement and excitement after discovering the powerful hidden function of the system's "talent fusion".

This hidden function is really powerful.

If there is no limit to the fusion of talents... then Qingdeng will frequently fight against those swordsmen who are known as "swordsmanship geniuses" and "swordsmanship talents" in the future, and continue to copy the "increased swordsmanship talents" from their bodies.

If talent accumulates little by little, then it is not impossible that Qingdeng's "sword talent" will evolve into "swordsmanship talent that increases hundreds or thousands of times that of ordinary people."

Just the fact that the swordsmanship talent increased 50 times that of ordinary people is already so terrifying. If this number becomes hundreds or thousands... Qingden can't even imagine what this would be like.

Of course - if you want to gradually melt this number into hundreds or thousands... then you really don't know how to wait until the year of the monkey and the month of the horse.

"Tachibana-kun, it's your turn." Okita, who was sitting to the left of Aoto, reminded him softly.

Qingdeng nodded slightly, then picked up his bamboo sword and stepped onto the playing field with his head held high.

He couldn't wait to see if he could copy the "increased swordsmanship talent" talent from Oizaki, so that his "sword talent" could be further upgraded.

Although before the first round of elimination in the morning ended, Qingteng had already realized that he had been told a "white lie" by Zhou Zuke and others, but after the start of the second round of knockout this afternoon, Qingteng still continued to be serious.

Watch each player's game carefully, observe and study their strength and tricks.

Qingden is the kind of person who always tries to be more prepared and better when doing anything.

Therefore, even though he already knew that the other players in this competition were far inferior to him, Qingdeng still decided to finish every competition in this competition with the momentum of "lion versus rabbit".

As one of the "Three Heroes", Qingteng has carefully watched all of today's games played by Chai Qi.

According to Qingteng's own assessment... if he wants to defeat this chasing Qi, it shouldn't take too much effort.

Although Chui Qi came from the Xuanbu Hall who was friends with their trial defense hall, Qingto had no intention of letting Chui Qi go and let Chui Qi and the Xuanbu Hall he represented lose more honorably.

In the values ​​​​of this era, it is quite humiliating to be let down in such a martial arts competition. Only by going all out can you truly respect your opponent.

Qingto and Oizaki walked into the arena one after another.

If it had been this morning, and I heard that Qing Teng was going to fight Oizaki, one of the "Three Heroes", the gallery would definitely be in a state of excitement, looking forward to seeing the fierce battle between the two favorites to win the championship.

But in the second round of the knockout match just now, after seeing how Aoto defeated Morishita in an instant, almost no spectators still insisted that Aoto and Oizaki would have a fight.

Most of the spectators now have a purely entertaining mentality - they want to see if this Oizaki will follow in the footsteps of Adachi, Morishita and the others, and be instantly killed by Aoden with a sword.

Qingto and Oizaki put on protective gear and stood on both sides of the center of the arena. Then, under the instructions of the referee, they fastened their bamboo swords to their left waists, squatted on the ground, and bowed to each other.

Chai Qi is a person whose family background must be very poor just by looking at his appearance.

The clothes were covered with patches, patches upon patches.

Life like Oizaki's is extremely difficult, and the quality of life may not be as good as that of a peasant samurai, so he doesn't need much.

Because classes are extremely solidified and there is basically no class mobility, it is difficult for samurai to be promoted, family income and salary have remained almost unchanged for hundreds of years, coupled with various reasons such as the continued weakness of the small-scale peasant economy, a large number of people throughout the country have

The middle and lower-level samurai all lived in poverty and had to rely on gruel to survive.

After both of them saluted and the referees loudly announced "Start", Chai Qi held the bamboo sword in front of him in a mid-section stance.

"Junior Jun." Zhui Qi shouted angrily, "Please don't hold back and fight me with all your strength!"

Chai Qi was probably worried that Qingteng would not go all out against him because of concerns about the relationship between the Trial Guard Hall and the Xuanwu Hall, so he reminded Qingteng in this way and asked Qingteng to use all his strength to fight with him.

Fight.

Chai Qi’s eyes were very bright.

Even though he was wearing a protective helmet, Qingdeng could still clearly see Chuisaki's bright eyes through the facial slit in the helmet designed for eyesight.

Against the background of the shadow inside the helmet, Oizaki's eyes are like stars in the dark night.

His eyes, which were filled with light, formed a strong contrast with the patched clothes on his body.

Although he has a humble body, he has the courage to work hard and high-spirited.

Seeing the light in Chui Qi's eyes and hearing Chui Qi's request just now to "don't hold back", Qingdeng felt a chill in his heart and nodded solemnly towards Chui Qi.

It would be really rude not to give all your strength in a fight with such an excellent swordsman.

The last trace of worry in Qingto's heart that his all-out efforts would cause the Xuanbu Hall, which Oizaki represents, to lose face, disappeared immediately.

Chai Qi started in the middle, and the tip of the bamboo sword in his hand trembled as lightly as a wagtail in the style of Beichen Itōryu.

When confronting an opponent, the most prominent feature of Beichen Itto-ryu is the constant slight swinging of the sword tip. Doing so can prevent the sword tip from freezing. This way, you can respond to the opponent's various movements more quickly and it is less difficult for the opponent to see through them.

own intentions.

Oizaki's strength is obviously much stronger than Morishita's. His feet are firmly planted on the ground, and his whole body stands like a rock. His stance is a mid-section stance that can be used both offensively and defensively.

If we launch a direct frontal attack like we did against Adachi and Morishita in the last two games, we may not be able to defeat Oizaki.

So Qingdeng thought for a few moments, stood half a step to the side, pointed his left shoulder diagonally at Chai Qi, moved the bamboo sword in front of him to the right and rear, changed to holding the sword with the lower right part, and hid the bamboo sword in

behind his right side.

This posture of hiding the bamboo sword behind one's side makes it difficult for the opponent to predict the direction of the sword and the distance of the attack. It is especially suitable for surprising the opponent.

After seeing Qingdeng adopt this posture, Zhui Qi's expression suddenly became serious.

Chasaki is the type who is good at attacking.

He believed that if he took advantage of his ability to attack and took advantage of the fact that he was very strong and focused to seize the first attack and launch a fierce attack on Qingdeng, then his chances of winning should be greater.

With this thought in mind, Zhui Qi no longer hesitated.

He exerted all his strength, breathed out from his Dantian, and with a sudden drink, he stepped forward sharply, closing the distance between him and Qingdeng in one breath, and then swung his sword towards the place where Qingdeng was standing with a "whoosh" sound.

The power and speed of the slash are sufficient, and the landing point is quite accurate, but it may not hit the enemy.

Qingdeng, who had used his "Eagle Eye" to see through Chui Qi's movements, moved much faster and more accurately than Chui Qi's sword.

The bamboo sword hidden behind the right side was faster than Qingden's dodge!

While nimbly moving half a step back to avoid Zhuiqi's slashing attack, Qingden took advantage of the situation and drew a half-moon counterclockwise with the bamboo sword in his hand, quickly switching from the lower right section to the upper right section.

Immediately afterwards, he jumped up slightly, as if he was about to use a powerful and heavy "Force to Split Huashan" to knock Zhui Qi down with a sword.

Chai Qi's pupils shrank in shock at Qingdeng's rapid change of moves. He reflexively raised the sword in his hand as quickly as possible, preparing to take Qingdeng's upcoming attack.

Looking at Oizaki holding the bamboo sword high... the corners of Qingden's mouth raised slightly.

Zhui Qi saw the corners of Qingden's raised lips, his face changed slightly, and an unknown premonition emerged in his heart.

But by this time, it was too late.

Qingdeng put away the smile that had appeared on his face unconsciously, and used strength in his waist and abdomen. Hearing a "pop" sound, his feet that had just jumped up slightly stepped back onto the ground covered with white sandstone.

Qing Teng's "downward slash" just now was just a fake move used to deceive him into chasing the enemy.

Chuiqi, who was deceived by Qingteng's fake move just now, is still holding his sword high in the air, as if he is raising his sword in defense, and his body cannot react quickly from Qingteng's change of moves.

At this lightning-fast opportunity, Qingteng Yixiadan aimed the tip of his bamboo sword at the open chest of Kuizaki Kongmen, and directly used his best move - the thrusting technique: Wu Ming Sword.

Bang... The tip of the bamboo sword hit the protective gear on Oizaki's chest, making a dull sound.

"Well..." Oizaki, who was stabbed in the chest, took two steps back before he managed to regain his balance.

——Successful...

Seeing that his strategy of "relying on fake moves to deceive Zhuiqi and reveal his flaws" was a great success, a hint of joy appeared on Qingdeng's face.

The move he used just now was learned from the move he and Okita worked together to defeat Chiba Jutaro in the red-white battle at the "Plum Blossom Festival" two months ago.

At that time, when he and Okita worked together to deal with the brother and sister Chiba Jutaro and Sanako, Okita first made a move towards Chiba Jutaro preparing to "strike Huashan with force", and successfully tricked Chiba Jutaro into raising his sword in defense.

After Chiba Jutaro was deceived by Okita's feint, Aonto saw the right moment and swung his sword, successfully smashing the porcelain bowl on Chiba Jutaro's forehead, defeating Chiba Jutaro.

At this time, Qingto reproduced the move that he and Okita had used together with his own strength.

At the viewing table, the expressions of Okita and Chiba Jutaro changed at this moment.

Okita had a look of surprise on his face, surprised that Qingtou could so beautifully reproduce the moves the two of them had used together.

As for Chiba Jutaro, he looked weird.

He has a very deep memory of the trick that caused him to lose in the red and white battle.

After seeing Aoto use this trick that had brought him a tragic defeat, Chiba Jutaro couldn't help but feel dumbfounded.

"Winner——"

After Oizaki was hit in the chest by Aomori's Wuming Sword, the referees immediately stretched their arms towards Aomori.
To be continued...