The enemy you aim to kill will be much shorter - this is the principle of Beichen Itto-ryu's "slashing hand tactics".

Eijiro Chiba struck at Aoto's right wrist with his mid-level sword movement. Aoto stepped back dangerously and turned the sword to the side.

Chiba Eijiro's offensive didn't stop. He raised his sword and held the upper position. Aomori's figure was completely exposed within the circle of his sword.

Because of Eijiro Chiba's fierce attack, Aoto was unable to adjust his body's chaotic center of gravity.

It was too difficult to move and dodge without adjusting the body's center of gravity... so Qingden had no choice but to block with his sword.

When Eijiro Chiba appeared ready to slash the bamboo sword down, Aoto took a deep breath, lowered the tip of the sword suddenly, and adopted a lower sword stance.

Woo!

Woo!

The two sounds of sword swinging came out almost at the same time.

At almost the same moment, Aoto and Chiba Eijiro split the swords in their hands.

Chiba Eijiro's sword comes from top to bottom.

Qingdeng's sword moves from bottom to top.

The two men's knives collided in mid-air, and then passed each other.

Aoto's upward stroke successfully deflected Chiba Eijiro's downward slashing sword and missed Aoto's body.

But in the next moment, Chiba Eijiro delivered a new blow.

He strode forward and passed by Aoden. At the moment when they crossed paths, their bodies seemed to be tightly connected. The bamboo knife in Chiba Eijiro's hand drew a white light that swept across Aoto's side.

Chiba Eijiro’s offensive is still not over!

In the blink of an eye as the two of them passed by each other, Chiba Yoshiro used the tip of his left foot as the axis, turned around suddenly, spun half a circle, and then turned around and swung his sword swiftly.

The first sword was swung upwards from the lower right section, and the sword was lifted hard on Qingdeng's back. Then the second sword was swung, and the second sword was slashed along the original path.

He came back and slashed Qingdendi hard on the back from the upper left to the lower right.

In just a few seconds, Qingdeng was stabbed three more times...once in the side and twice in the back.

Aoto turned around hastily and faced Chiba Eijiro. While guarding against Chiba Eijiro's offensive that might not have stopped yet, he continuously retreated backwards, widening the distance between him and Chiba Eijiro in one breath.

Chiba Eijiro did not launch another attack. He stayed where he was, quietly watching Qingto retreat, and said softly:

"You have been focusing on my sword just now."

"That's not okay."

"In a life-and-death fight, every part of the body, including fists, soles of feet, knees, shoulders...even teeth, can be used as a weapon."

"Don't just observe the sword in the enemy's hand, you must observe the enemy's whole body."

"If you focus all your attention on the sword in the enemy's hand and ignore the other parts of the enemy's body, it's easy to be like you just now - being hit by my shoulder, causing the center of gravity of the body to be destroyed."

Qingto was stunned for a moment, then he thought carefully... It was indeed as Chiba Eijiro said, in order to block or dodge Chiba Eijiro's "Swiss Speed ​​Sword", he had to focus all the time just now. Focusing on Chiba Eijiro's bamboo sword, he subconsciously ignored the rest of Chiba Eijiro's body.

If not, he wouldn't have been so easily hit by Chiba Eijiro's "meat bomb impact" just now.

Qingdeng took a deep breath: "Thanks for the advice...!"

Looking at Aoto who had readjusted the sword, Chiba Eijiro's lips raised slightly: "Very good, let's continue."

The battle resumes.

But there was no significant change in the situation of the war.

Don't just observe the opponent's sword, but observe the opponent's whole body... Applying this principle to Chiba Eijiro is really too forced for Aomori now.

Chiba Eijiro's speed is really too fast. He is a complete "speed swordsman".

Relying on the extremely fast speed, Chiba Eijiro's feet completely controlled the space around him and Aoto, crazily compressing Aoto's range of movement.

Aoto must concentrate and stare at Chiba Eijiro's right hand and the bamboo sword in his right palm. Only in this way can he barely keep up with Chiba Eijiro's sword speed.

But if you do this, you won't be able to spare your mind to pay attention to Chiba Eijiro's other body parts...

In short, this is a dead end.

Due to the good relationship between the Shiwei Hall, Genbu Hall, and Little Chiba Sword Hall, Beichen Itto-ryu is the school that Aomori has had the most contact with so far, besides the Natural Rishin-ryu he has practiced.

Because of this, Aoto could clearly feel it at this time - Chiba Eijiro and the other swordsmen he knew who used the Hokatsu Ittōryu, Chiba Jutaro, Sanako, Shannan Keisuke, etc. What a striking difference there is!

Facing Chiba Eijiro of Kondo Shusuke, who was clearly far superior to the strongest player Aoto had fought against in terms of personal strength and pressure, Aoto's "lonely" talent had already been fully unleashed.

But even so, Aomori was still suppressed by Chiba Eijiro.

Qingden could no longer remember how many times he had been stabbed by Eijiro Chiba.

If it was a duel with real swords...he would have died long ago.

However - even though he was beaten badly by Eijiro Chiba, Aoden didn't show the slightest trace of anger or annoyance on his face.

--sharp!

Not only could Aomori not remember how many times he had been stabbed by Eijiro Chiba, but he could also not remember how many times he had shouted "Awesome" in his heart since the battle began.

Eijiro Chiba's bamboo sword hit Aoden again - the first blow of the bamboo sword hit Aoden's chest from an incredible angle.

In addition to being fast, Chiba Eijiro has another scary thing, that is, his sword has no fixed trajectory.

His sword can complete ultra-high-speed attack and defense from any direction and angle.

Aoden fought back, his sword blew up the wind, but it only hit the afterimage of Eijiro Chiba again in vain.

——I couldn’t keep up with his speed...

Compared to the fast and sharp Chiba Eijiro, Aoto is like a novice who has just learned how to hold a sword. He can only chop and swing the sword slowly and without any method... It is clear that Aoto was at Aizu Marquis not long ago.

In the swordsmanship competition, he defeated a group of young people in the Edo swordsmanship community led by the "Three Heroes" and won the swordsmanship competition.

——Is this the strength of the strongest swordsman in Edo...

Chiba Eijiro quickly moved forward and once again used the classic "hand-cutting" strategy of Beichen Itto-ryu. This knife severely cut Aomori's right wrist that he could not retract in time.

The burst of pain from his right wrist stimulated Qingdeng's nerves...but Qingdeng's face was smiling.

He raised his gaze and stared directly at Chiba Eijiro.

The fiery light emerging from his pupils seemed to burn the mask on his face.

--sharp!

——My strength is indeed still far behind!

Chiba Eijiro was about to hand out a new sword to Qingnobo, but his steps suddenly stopped.

Through the gap in the mask, Chiba Eijiro saw the smile on Qingto's face, and the light in his pupils not only did not fade away, but became even more fiery.

Nearly 20 minutes have passed since the start of the competition.

While wearing a full set of armor, fighting with someone with a sword at high intensity for 20 minutes... This kind of exercise intensity is enough to put a huge burden on a person's body.

Qingdeng's breathing was already so rapid that he had to open his mouth wide to suck in air, just to barely meet his body's current demand for oxygen.

Chiba Eijiro was stunned as he looked at Aoto, whose shoulders and chest were heaving violently due to exhaustion of physical strength, but still staring at him with fiery eyes.

"You were obviously helpless after being beaten by me, but you don't seem to be depressed."

Chiba Eijiro was rarely curious about the motivation of a person who had been beaten so badly but still maintained such a high fighting spirit.

Frustration... When he heard this word from Eijiro Chiba, a faint smile appeared on Qingto's face.

"I have personally recognized how many shortcomings I currently have... Is this something worth being depressed about?"

When Aoto said this, Chiba Eijiro showed an expression that wanted to laugh heartily.

"well said."

Chiba Eijiro's eyes burst out with undisguised appreciation and praise.

He took a deep breath, then slowly spread his feet, adopting a mid-level posture, and pointed diagonally at Qing Deng's chest, where the tip of the knife trembled as lightly as a wagtail.

Next, a shocking scene happened to Chiba Eijiro. He lowered his eyelids slightly, and under the shadow of the eyelids and mask, Chiba Eijiro's eyes emitted a captivating light.

In the next moment, Chiba Eijiro's body surged from the front and pressed towards Aoto, like a surging momentum like a torrential flood!

Okita and his party, who were standing at the edge of the dojo to watch the battle, all felt the change in Chiba Eijiro's momentum, and their expressions became astonishing as a result.

Aoto, who was facing the momentum unleashed by Chiba Eijiro, held his breath and solemnly clenched the bamboo sword in his hand.

——"Potential"......

Eijiro Chiba unleashed his "power".

Regardless of "quantity" or "quality", Chiba Eijiro's "power" is infinitely stronger than the "power" Aomori felt before about Shusuke!

If Shusuke's "power" is like a tiger, then Chiba Eijiro's "power" is like a flying dragon in the sky, looking down at the creatures in the lower world.

When Chiba Eijiro's "power" came over, Aoto felt his heart skip a beat.

This powerful intimidation force... made Qingdeng feel like he was not competing against one person, but against thousands of troops.

Zhou Zhu had mentioned this to Qing Teng before - when fighting against a master who can freely release and retract "shi", if the opponent releases "shi", it only means one sentence.
To be continued...