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So fast!

Aoto, who had just managed to regain his footing, had barely finished his thoughts when he saw Chiba Eijiro's lower bamboo sword strike towards Aoto's shoulder from a completely different direction than before.

Both the speed of his footsteps and the speed of his knife were incredibly fast.

It’s too late to express any more emotions about Chiba Eijiro’s speed.

Qingdeng stepped back about half a foot with his right foot, holding the knife in both hands, with the tip of the knife pointing diagonally at the right front of his body, and holding the bamboo knife diagonally in front of him.

The bamboo knives collided in mid-air again.

The moment the bamboo swords struck each other, Aoto groaned, and the hands holding the sword shook. Chiba Eijiro's bamboo sword seemed to be sliding away on a slide, sliding aside along the blade of Aoto's bamboo sword.

Aoto's body and hands tilted to the right. After parrying Chiba Eijiro's blow, the bamboo sword blade turned back and swung towards Chiba Eijiro's visor with a "swish" sound.

This was Qingdeng's first counterattack in this match.

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

Chiba Eijiro seemed to have expected Aoto's counterattack, and he easily dodged Aoto's sword by leaning his body back.

Taking advantage of the momentum of his body leaning back, Chiba Eijiro quickly retreated. While retreating, he pointed the tip of the knife at Aoto——

Woo!

The tip of the knife stabbed Qingdeng in the air.

Aoto was always on guard against Chiba Eijiro's counterattack.

He did not choose to meet Chiba Eijiro's straight thrust. He stepped to the right and behind him, letting Chiba Eijiro's knife tip penetrate the air in vain.

Although Chiba Eijiro's counterattack did not hit Aoto, it had another effect - forcing Aoto to be unable to pursue him. Chiba Eijiro, who was retreating, calmly pulled away.

The distance from Qingdeng.

Chiba Eijiro stood five steps away from Aoto, his sword-wielding posture changed to the middle position, and the tip of the sword swayed slightly in the style of Hokatsu's Itto-ryu, making it difficult for the opponent to see through the sword-wielding intention.

"Huh...huh...huh...huh..." Qingden looked at Chiba Eijiro opposite with a solemn face.

Although he had only exchanged blows with Chiba Eijiro a few times, Qingto could already feel his breathing becoming heavier.

Chiba Eijiro's sword speed was so fast that Aomori had to hold his breath and concentrate his whole body to barely dodge or defend against Chiba Eijiro's attack.

This huge psychological pressure and mental consumption caused Qingdeng's physical strength to be consumed at a rate several times faster than normal.

Aoto didn't dare to blink and carefully observed Chiba Eijiro who suddenly stopped attacking again, trying to find Chiba Eijiro's flaw.

However, the more carefully Qingden looked, the more frightened he became.

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

Anyone with a certain level of swordsmanship can practice sword-holding posture to an extremely standard level.

Qingteng, for example, has already practiced all the basic sword-holding postures to the point where he can't find any faults.

But Chiba Eijiro is different.

Chiba Eijiro's posture is not just standard.

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

This "aura" makes Chiba Eijiro look like an indestructible rock that cannot be shaken or destroyed!

Suddenly, this "rock" moved.

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

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

Soon after, Chiba Eijiro was already in front of Aoto. He quickly swung his bamboo sword horizontally and slashed towards Aoto's neck with the momentum of wanting to behead Aoto.

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

Before Eijiro Chiba's bamboo sword had already struck in front of Aoto, the wind brought up by his sprint hit Aoto's face.

Their bamboo knives and knives were placed together, neither letting go of the other.

"Your reaction speed is very fast..." A faint voice of praise came from behind Chiba Eijiro's mask.

Qingdeng grinned through his mask and the knife held by the two of them: "Thank you for the compliment..."

This compliment from Eijiro Chiba is actually not very accurate.

It's not that Qingden's reaction speed is very fast. He hasn't copied the talents related to reaction speed yet. He just has great eyes.

The "Eagle Eye" copied from Shusuke allowed Aomori to rely on his powerful dynamic vision to see through Chiba Eijiro's sword path, so as to achieve the goal of arriving last.

After simply praising Aoto, Chiba Eijiro smiled slightly, and then he took the initiative to withdraw from the confrontation between Aoto and his sword.

He was as light as a swallow and jumped diagonally to the right, dodged a certain distance, assumed an upper right posture, and slashed Qingdeng's left shoulder like a meteor with his sword.

His sword was so powerful and heavy that if he was not wearing armor and was struck by Eijiro Chiba's sword, even if the shoulder bone was not broken, the entire shoulder would be 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 his reactions!

With no time to dodge, Aomori could only grit his teeth and raise the sword, preparing to receive Chiba Eijiro's blow.

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

Snapped!

The dull sound of bamboo swords and protective gear hitting each other echoed in the spacious dojo.

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

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

Looking at Aoto who was struck by the sword, Okita and his group who were standing at the edge of the dojo watching the battle couldn't help but change their expressions slightly.

In a normal competition, Qingden, who was stabbed in the shoulder, would have already lost, and the competition between the two would have ended.

But the fierce battle that Aoto and Chiba Eijiro are currently engaged in is no ordinary competition.

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

Therefore, their competition has only two ending conditions.

Or maybe Qingdeng once again released "shi" unconsciously.

Or beat them until one of them has no energy left.

Even though he was wearing protective gear, after enduring this powerful blow from Eijiro Chiba, Aoto's right shoulder still felt waves of pain that made his entire right arm feel numb.

Aoto, who was so stimulated by the pain coming from his right shoulder that his corners of his mouth twitched, jumped back. While widening the distance between him and Eijiro Chiba, he changed his posture with the knife, so that the tip of the knife was pointed straight.

Chiba Eijiro's Kasumi Dan stance on his chest.

He was about to use his best trick against Eijiro Chiba - the Sword of Ignorance of Natural Rishin-ryu.

Xia Dan is Qingdeng's best stance.

Natural Rishin-ryu's Mumyōken is originally a stabbing technique delivered from a mid-level stance, but Ayoto is more accustomed to using his best Kasumidan to execute the Mumyōken.

Qingden held his breath and fired the Sword of Ignorance towards Eijiro Chiba.

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

However, Chiba Eijiro simply held the sword in his palm straight in front of him and easily blocked Aoto's unique move.

Didn't this hit him... Qingto gritted his teeth and made a half-circle in mid-air with the bamboo sword that was deflected by Chiba Eijiro's defense, drawing an arc and striking it fiercely from an extremely tricky angle.

Chiba Eijiro's chest swept forward.

Qingdeng also used all his strength in this attack.

The sword blades are intertwined with strength, like cirrus clouds and strong winds, stirring up the air currents and making a whining sound.

If Qingdeng's Wuming Sword just now was "good at speed", then Qingdeng's current diagonal slash was "good at strength".

However, regardless of whether he is "good at speed" or "good at strength", he has not been able to meet Chiba Eijiro in the slightest.

Chiba Eijiro tilted his body so that Aoden's bamboo sword only passed through the air beside him.

Then, in the next moment, something unexpected happened to Qingdeng.

Chiba Eijiro moved his left shoulder forward and used his shoulder as a weapon to strike at Aomori's body.

Aoto was not prepared for Chiba Eijiro's "meat bomb impact". He had no time to defend or dodge, and his chest came into extremely close contact with Chiba Eijiro's shoulder.

Being hit by Chiba Eijiro's "visual impact", he staggered back two steps, and his body's center of gravity became unstable.

Oh no! As soon as this idea popped into Qingdeng's mind, the scene that confirmed his exclamation immediately appeared in front of him.

Taking advantage of the flaw in Aoto's posture due to his unstable center of gravity, Chiba Eijiro took action.

He used the classic fighting method of Beichen Yidao style: chopping hands.

Attacking the enemy's sword-holding hand... This is considered the most classic fighting method of Beichen's One-Sword style.

When your opponent wants to inflict effective damage on you, 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 cut, the path your sword needs to draw is bound to be longer than
To be continued...