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"What? 'Shi'? Who? Me?" Qingden, with a look of astonishment on his eyebrows, subconsciously tilted his head to bring his ears closer to Zhou Zhu.

"Tachibana-kun, you showed off your 'power' just now when you were fighting that new Tsuma Kan." Okita, who was standing next to Aoto, repeated what Shusuke had just said.

Immediately afterwards, Okita briefly and concisely summarized the scene that had just happened on the field, but that Ainoto himself was not aware of.

Just now, most of the spectators only saw Qingdeng's sword strike that hit his new wife's broad head.

But for swordsmen like Shusuke and Okita who had achieved certain achievements in martial arts, they saw something that shocked them even more than Aoto's blow.

Because it was very weak, and because it only appeared for a moment, most of the spectators on the martial arts stand were ordinary people who did not understand the various aspects of martial arts and swordsmen who had not reached a certain level of swordsmanship.

None of them realized what an incredible thing Qingdeng had just done unconsciously.

Just when Qingteng rushed towards Shinzuma Kuan, and just before Qingteng drew his sword, an invisible aura escaped from Qingteng's body.

For this invisible aura, people in martial arts have a special term: Shi!

The "aura" released by Qingdeng is exactly the "power"!

Although it is very weak, it is indeed a high-level field in martial arts that only a very small number of lucky people can touch: "Position"!

Most people were only amazed at Qingdeng's feat of picking up the "Three Heroes" in a row and winning the championship in an unstoppable manner.

Only knowledgeable people like Shusuke and Okita know that compared with releasing "power", the small achievement of defeating the "Three Heroes" in a row is not worth mentioning at all!

Even if the "momentum" released by Qingdeng is very weak, even if it only lasts for a moment and then disappears, it is enough to shock the world!

Because it has only been less than 4 months since Qingdeng officially started to learn swordsmanship... even if it is full!

In less than 4 months, he went from a novice in swordsmanship to a swordsman capable of unleashing "power"... Such an achievement, no matter what adjectives are used to describe it, pales in comparison.

At this moment, Zhou Zhouzhu's expression was the most complicated.

I just taught you the concept of "potential" the night before yesterday, and you can reveal "potential" today?!

While listening to Okita's summary of what he had just done, the more Qingto listened, the more he could not stop the look of astonishment that continued to appear on his cheeks.

——I just... released my "power"?

Qingdeng tried hard to recall the scenes of the decisive battle with his new wife Kuan Yijian.

At the time, he was completely unaware of the "power" he had unleashed.

But Qingdeng remembers it very clearly - he saw the same "air currents" he saw on Xin Zuma Kuan's body in the "Snowy Night Battle"!

What exactly are these invisible and colorless "air currents"? Qingden has no clue until now.

But one thing Qingdeng knows very well: these "air currents"... have a function similar to "guidance"!

In the "snowy night battle" three months ago, after seeing the "air flow" between the enemy groups, Qingden suddenly became able to clearly identify who was weaker and stronger between the enemy and his own side.

Who is the leader and central figure of the enemy?

Thanks to this, Aoto was able to smoothly fight with Saito in the enemy group - because he could see where the enemy group was weakest.

In the previous battle with Nitsuma Kuan, the next moment after he saw the "air flow" from Nitsuma Kuan's body, an idea suddenly flashed through Qingdeng's mind: he should raise the sword a little higher!

After these thoughts came to his mind, Qingdeng's body followed his will and subconsciously moved, fine-tuning the angle of his sword swing.

The facts that followed proved that this temporary decision to slightly raise the sword was extremely correct.

After adjusting the sword by an imperceptible amount, the tip of the sword rubbed against Hiroshi Niizuma's sword in mid-air at a perfect angle, causing the path of his sword to skew and deflecting Hiroshi Nitsuma's attack.

If Seito hadn't fine-tuned the angle of the sword at that time, he wouldn't have been able to block Arizuma Kan's sword so perfectly.

Thinking about it carefully now, Qingdeng felt that the reason why he suddenly thought of adjusting the angle of the sword at that time was probably because of the role of these "air flows" that he suddenly saw from Kuan Niizuma's body - this "air flow" guided

How should he swing his sword to better deflect and hit Niizumahiro's attack!

Aoto matched the time Okita told him about sensing the "power" from his body with the time he saw the "air flow" from Hiroshi Arizuma's body - he was surprised to find that the two times matched quite well...

——At the same moment when I saw the "air flow" from Hiroshi Arizuma's body, did I release the "momentum"...

——Is there any connection between the two?

Qingdeng pursed his lips and thought carefully - and then he came up with a reason no matter how hard he thought about it.

Qingteng didn't even understand why he suddenly saw the "air flow" from Xin Tsuma Kuan's body.

He felt that the appearance of this "air flow" seemed to have no rules to follow. The previous "snowy night chaos" also appeared suddenly.

"How strange..." At this time, Kondo on the side put his hands on his hips and frowned, "Tachibana-kun is probably far from the level of strength that can release the 'power'..."

How difficult is it to practice "shi"?

Let's put it this way - Kondo, Okita and others have not yet developed "momentum".

In the entire examination hall, only Shusuke has the "power". Kondo, Hijikata, Okita and others are still struggling in this field.

Not to mention the Trial Guard Hall, even the famous Genbu Hall and Little Chiba Sword Hall, currently only Chiba Sadayoshi, Chiba Eijiro and Chiba Doisaburo have successfully cultivated "Shi".

The two brothers Chiba Tamonshiro, Chiba Jutaro, and Sanako, who also grew up in the Chiba family with such advanced swordsmanship genes, are far from being able to touch this field.

The main reason why practicing "shi" is so difficult is that it does not have a systematic training method like sword skills.

Whether you can develop "power" depends purely on your strength, talent and opportunities.

Without even moving his body, just by glaring, he releases a "power" that can frighten the opponent... How many swordsmen dream of this realm?

However, countless swordsmen have never reached this level in their entire lives - they have only trained their eyes to become more ferocious.

"Well..." Zhou Assistant raised his hand and touched his bare chin, his brows were frowning like Kondo's, "This may be because Mr. Tachibana has outstanding talent in practicing 'shi'..."

Hijikata, who was standing behind Kondo, raised his eyes and looked at Shusuke, who was now frowning. Kondo and his son pursed their lips thoughtfully, and then cleared their throats vigorously:

"Okay, let's leave these martial arts matters to be discussed later."

"Now, let's celebrate our champion properly!"

With a faint smile on Hijikata's handsome face, he walked slowly to Aoto's side, stretched out his right arm and hugged Aoto's shoulders firmly: "Tachibana, congratulations! After today, you will be in Edo

Your reputation will become even louder!"

Kondo was stunned for a moment, looked at Aoto in front of him, and then looked at Hijikata, who was now saying "congratulations" to Aoto. His frown slowly relaxed, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Well... that's right! Now is really not the time to think about these issues! Tachibana-kun, congratulations on winning this competition!"

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Looking at Aoto who was not far away and was currently surrounded by Okita and the others, surrounded by the congratulations of Okita and the others, Chiba Jutaro twitched the right corner of his mouth, then turned his head to face his sister Sanako, who was standing shoulder to shoulder with him.

Let out a few self-deprecating chuckles:

"Sanako, our brother and sister's evaluation of Mr. Tachibana in the past two days has not been accurate..."

"I didn't expect...Ji Jun actually surpassed Brother Rong's record of cultivating 'Shi' in one year."

Hearing his brother's emotion, Sanako's face suddenly showed a hint of embarrassment.

(From the time he started practicing swordsmanship to the first time he showed off his "power", it only took my second cousin just over a year - regardless of anything else, I think this alone is enough to put Tachibana Jun in a league of his own.)

Recalling what she had solemnly said to her family last night... Sanako felt that her cheeks were uncontrollably slightly hot and red due to embarrassment and embarrassment.

This high-altitude flower with a cold temperament, who always has a cold and charming appearance that repels people thousands of miles away, unexpectedly has a day when her cheeks turn red due to embarrassment and embarrassment... It's a pity that only Zuo Zheng is standing at this moment.

Chiba Jutaro, who was beside Nako, noticed this rare and contrasting scenery.

Chiba Jutaro, who immediately noticed the change in his sister's expression, grinned and teased Sanako:

"Sanako, fortunately, the only people who heard your words last night were me and my father. Otherwise, you would be very embarrassed."

Chiba Jutaro's teasing words made the embarrassment on Sanako's face become more intense, and the blush that flew onto her cheeks became more vivid.

After taking two deep breaths to regain her composure, Sanako tilted her beautiful eyes, gave Chiba Jutaro a sharp look, and then coldly glared at her brother in an unhappy tone.

He let out a cold "hum".

Chiba Jutaro knew that Sanako had always been very thin-skinned, so he had to stop teasing her. If he went too far, he would really make Sanako angry.

Ever since, Chiba Jutaro shrank his neck in time and closed his mouth.

After successfully warning her brother with her eyes and a cold "hum", Sanako looked away from Chiba Jutaro.

And in the process of retracting her gaze... her gaze inevitably swept across Qingden in front of her, who was still surrounded by everyone, and the look of embarrassment she had just suppressed immediately appeared on Sanako's cheeks.

rise.

It was said yesterday that Tachibana-kun's talent could not surpass Chiba Eijiro, but today Tachibana-kun achieved an astonishing achievement that shocked Sanako until now: after only 4 months of practicing swordsmanship, he was released

Your own "power"!

This is nearly 8 months faster than Eijiro Chiba’s record!

He and his brother have been practicing swordsmanship to this day, but they still don't even see the shadow of "Shi"...

Sanako now feels a very strange... resentment towards Qingto.

This man actually made her lose face for two days in a row because he misjudged his strength and talent!

This made Sanako, who had a high self-esteem and was very thin-skinned, really feel a strange sense of shame.
To be continued...