Qingden only needs to take another half step forward to be within the effective attack range where his sword can hit Makimura.

But at this moment, Qingdeng suddenly felt the light above his head dim.

As the light dimmed, a sharp whistling sound that resembled the sound of flying artillery shells got closer and closer, getting louder and louder into Qingdeng's ears.

Qingdeng immediately raised his head and looked up - white light flashed in the sky!

Makimura takes action!

He raised the Odachi sword that was held high above his head and slammed it down!

It was like a sword slashing down from a hundred-foot tall building, ruffling Qingdeng's hair and disturbing the atmosphere!

Before the blades could meet, Qingdeng leaned to the side and avoided Makimura's blade.

The Odachi sword is much longer and heavier than ordinary swords. Under the influence of the leverage theorem, the Odachi sword is not generally difficult to control.

Just how to accurately control the strength of drawing out and retracting the sword is enough to stump most martial arts masters in the world today.

Makimura's slashing attack contained extremely powerful power... Such a powerful and heavy attack would be difficult to stop, and it was not surprising that the entire blade of the sword smashed into the snow.

An incredible scene, or rather a terrifying scene, unfolded suddenly!

Just a second before Makimura's knife, which had been maintaining the momentum of a meteor falling to the ground, was about to hit the snow... As if the magic of "time pause" had been cast, Makimura's knife instantly stopped at a height of only half an inch above the ground.

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The air waves are like ripples, surging outward in circles.

With the tip of Makimura's knife as the center and a radius of 40cm, all the dust and light snow in the entire area were blown away.

No martial arts knowledge is needed. Even ordinary people who know nothing can understand what it means to reduce the speed of an Odachi weighing at least twenty kilograms from max to 0 in an instant.

Qingdeng saw this and secretly praised him in his heart.

Such terrifying power, such exquisite power control...

If possible, Qingto would really not mind applauding while praising Makimura's superb swordsmanship.

But now... let's focus on the battle in front of us!

"Haaah!"

Qingteng let out a short shout, concentrated his strength on his toes, and launched a surprise attack. He rushed forward with sword and man, and crashed into Makimura's chest.

Aoden's sword hid a power that should not be underestimated. In response, Makimura gave him a grand "reception" - he raised the Odachi from bottom to top, and the unstoppable sword hit Aoden's Dingguishen.

At the same moment when the Odachi accurately intercepted the Dingikijin in mid-air - bang!

The sound of the collision was so loud that people couldn't help but wonder if their eardrums were still intact.

Makimura's blow shattered Qingdou's sword, as if it was bounced away, and the two quickly stepped back and separated.

Qingdeng appeared calm and composed, but in fact he was secretly relaxing his sore hands and fingers.

Although when he saw Makimura's huge size and his ability to dance such a heavy Odachi up and down with ease, Qingto had already expected that this old man must not be the kind of person who lacked strength, but after

After actually fighting with the opponent, he belatedly realized that his power over Makimura... was still too conservative!

Ever since he acquired the "Elephant's Core +1", "Bear's Waist +1" and other talents that enhance body strength, Qingden has basically never been at a disadvantage when competing with others for strength.

But now... Makimura lets Aonto relive the feeling of "the other party's strength is equal to his own" after a long absence.

Qingden's slash just now used nearly 70% of his force, but even so, Makimura was able to block it effortlessly - judging from his expression and movements, he still had some strength left.

——Is this really an old man in his 90s?!

At this age, ordinary people may not even be able to walk steadily. As a result, Makimura... and his master, Boss Kiryu, are like cultivators. They are obviously very old, but they still have such responsibilities.

Terrible strength.

——To be so strong at such an old age... How powerful were Mr. Makimura and Mr. Kiryu when they were young...?

The thoughts here have not stopped, and a new round of actions has begun over there.

Pah... pah... pah... pah... pah...

Makimura used his feet to stick to the ground and slowly approached Aomori.

While shortening the distance between them, Makimura changed his posture and lowered the sword that was originally raised above his head to the middle.

Makimura's body is so huge, compared to his huge body, the Odachi in his palm looks like a thin noodle that can be easily broken.

But the moment he switched the knife-holding stance to the middle position, his body seemed to shrink in an instant, as if his entire body was hidden in the shadow of the knife.

Seeing Makimura's attack, Ayoto was neither alarmed nor afraid, and assumed the usual posture of natural Rishin-ryu: flat blue eyes, spreading his legs leisurely, lowering his waist, and standing still.

Just when Qingdeng blinked subconsciously due to dry eyes, and there was a flash of lightning before his eyelids sank before he could lift them up——

"Haaaaaah——1"

Makimura let out a low roar. At the same time, his body suddenly stood forward, and the knife in his hand rushed straight towards Qingto's right shoulder without warning.

This blow was truly an earth-shattering and terrifying blow.

Before the knife arrived, the hair on Qingdeng's body stood on end.

Fighting with strength... Qingdeng will not lose!

Qingdeng held Ding Guishen in front of his chest and blocked Makimura's slash. The two of them staggered, and the snow on the ground flew everywhere.

Qingdeng turned around as fast as he could with his sword, and the attacking figure of the "Giant" filled his field of vision.

The two men both yelled and struggled with each other again.

Makimura's Odachi slashed at Aoto's chest, and Aoto's Dingguishen slashed Makimura's waist sideways.

The two knives collided in mid-air, and the sound of metal and iron clashing was immediately heard.

Although both sides are using the back of the knife, the knife is still a knife. Being hit by such a large piece of iron will definitely not feel good in terms of feeling.

This feeling of equal strength between the two parties, and the feeling of numbness in the palms of the hands... is actually surprisingly satisfying!

Qingden himself enjoys the feeling of fierce collision with his opponents.

Affected by this state of mind, Qingden became more and more courageous as he fought.

After several rounds of evenly matched sword fights——

Check, check, check, check, check—!

The friction between metal and metal made a sharp noise that was close to tearing the eardrums apart.

The two of them passed each other with sword blades touching each other.

The moment the two figures overlapped... Qingden suddenly saw a meaningful smile on Makimura's face.

An ominous premonition came to Qingdeng's mind.

One second... no, half a second later, the ominous premonition turned into reality - Peng!

Makimura suddenly lowered his waist and lower body, like the two thick legs of an elephant, like two large plows, shoveling two large ravines in the snow under his feet.

At the same time, snowflakes were flying and snow and fog were rising.

A thin snow mist composed of countless tiny snow particles and flakes rises from the ground.

Although this man-made mist wouldn't make people unable to see clearly, it was so deadly that a snow particle splashed into Qingdeng's left eye.

"Hmm...!" The stinging sensation coming from his left eye made Qingden subconsciously squint his left eye.

At almost the same time that Qingto had to squint due to the pain in his eyes, Makimura quietly stepped back, his huge figure disappearing into the snow and mist.

Vision is suddenly blocked + eyes are attacked - it is normal for you to become flustered and anxious when you suddenly encounter such an accident.

Even Qingdeng couldn't help but panic for a moment - but only for a moment.

After a moment, Qingdeng calmed down.

For people who have been using binocular vision for a long time and are not used to seeing things with one eye, if one eye loses sight during a battle, it is no different than being blind - because it is difficult to control the sense of distance.

If you can't even tell whether your opponent's body or weapon is far or near from you, what's the difference between that and having your eyesight taken away?

Since your eyes are of no use for the time being...then use your ears!

After long-term hard training at Tsukinomiya Shrine, Ayoto has mastered the skills of listening to sounds and identifying locations.

Having made up his mind, Qingdeng narrowed his eyes slightly and rubbed his left eye in the hope of recovering his vision as soon as possible. He also listened intently to capture all the sounds and movements around him.

Quickly regain your composure and quickly formulate emergency strategies... This is an ability that you can't master even if you swing the bamboo sword a thousand times or ten thousand times in a comfortable dojo.

Only those who have accumulated profound combat experience after countless life-and-death cruel battles can reach this level.

Suddenly, Qingdeng heard the sound of something heavy falling from the sky behind him, several times falling towards him.

Like a conditioned reflex, Qingden took a step forward and put a certain distance between himself and the "heavy object" behind him.

While stepping forward, Qingdeng used the leg he stepped out as an axis to quickly turn back! Then using the centrifugal force brought by turning his body, Qingdeng slashed towards the space in front of him with his sword.

The next breath, Qingdeng felt a slight sting and numbness in his arms holding the knife.

At the same time, the sound of weapons clashing could be heard in my ears.

As long as Makimura's surprise attack is caught... then the next thing will be easy to handle!
To be continued...