Edo, Kanda Tamama Pond, Genbukan——

Ever since his relationship with Sanako became unclear, Aoto's visits to the Genbukan became more frequent.

Over time, he became familiar with the disciples of Xuanbukan and Chiba's younger brothers...that is, Chiba Dosaburo and Chiba Tamonshiro.

Compared to the enigmatic Eijiro Chiba, the bold and uninhibited Jutaro Chiba, the proud Chiba Tamonshiro, and the dignified Sanako, Dosaburo Chiba is the one who is least like a swordsman in the Chiba family.

One person.

He has a delicate face, fair skin, gentle manners, and a gentle smile on his lips... With such a face, he looks more like a scholar studying ancient books in his study than a swordsman wielding a sword in a dojo.

Judging from the surface, it is completely unimaginable that this young man with a kind personality and no airs would actually be the leader of the Genbukan, the first of the "Three Great Halls" in Edo.

About half a year before Aoto launched this "Edo Conquest", he had already issued a challenge to Chiba Michizaburo.

Looking back at the red and white battle 2 years ago, Chiba Michizaburo fought one against five, fighting alone against the five strongest men in the trial defense hall.

At this time, the lineup of the Trial Guard Hall is Aomori, Souji, Kondo Isamu, Hijikata Toshizo, Inoue Genzaburo... It can be said that the strongest people in the Trial Guard Hall are here.

As a result, they were at a loss to do anything to deal with Michizaburo Chiba.

In front of the "Beichen Two-sword Style" created by Chiba Michizaburo, Qingto and others were beaten to the point of losing their armor.

At the end of the battle, only Qingteng and the general were left struggling to support them.

If it weren't for the extraordinary power of "Liu Guang" and "Ping Qingyan Three Steps".

If it weren't for the tacit understanding between Qingteng and the DG.

If it weren't for the two of them being lucky.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for them to defeat Michizaburo Chiba at that time.

Qingdeng took on the challenge half a year ago with the hope of "avoiding all previous shame".

Maybe the other party also wanted to know who he was now, compared to Aoto, who was stronger or weaker... In short, when Aoto issued the challenge, Chiba Michizaburo nodded and agreed without hesitation.

The venue for the battle between the two was a certain open space on the outskirts of Edo.

That day, the core members of the Trial Guard Hall, Xuanwu Hall, and Little Chiba Sword Hall came to watch the battle.

This was a bitter battle that makes Qingdeng feel numb all over when he thinks about it.

The fierce battle between the two lasted for nearly an hour!

When playing against Michizaburo Chiba, I didn't feel like I was "dueling with others" at all.

His self-created "Beichen Erdao Style", combined with his talent of "mutual exchange", is simply synonymous with "shameless".

His left and right swords can attack from different angles at the same time, and one person can do the output of two people.

Moreover, "these two people" are also perfect partners who complement each other, and their coordination with each other is extremely wonderful.

When attacking, they are like wind and fire. The wind helps the fire and fire takes advantage of the wind. When defending, they are like wood and earth. The wood borrows the strength of the earth and the earth strengthens the wood.

Just to defend against Chiba Michizaburo's ever-changing moves has taken up most of Qingto's energy, leaving him unable to launch an attack that could threaten the opponent.

It was also difficult for Chiba Dosaburo to break Ayoto's defense.

No one can do anything to the other... In this kind of evenly matched battle, the battle is "don't make mistakes".

Whoever makes fewer mistakes has a greater chance of winning.

Finally, when the battle was getting intense, Chiba Michizaburo was stunned for a moment - Qingden accurately grasped this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, boldly stepped forward, slashed with his sword, and knocked off his mask.

A narrow victory was achieved.

According to Qingnobo's rough estimate... Chiba Doisaburo and Rakshasa should be between equals.

In the duel with Rakshasa, Qingden barely managed to defeat the opponent with the support of his two eternal talents: "Dragon of Reversal" and "Hachiman of Immortality".

But now, he can defeat masters at the same level as Rakshasa just under normal conditions.

I have to say, this is really a huge improvement.

Half a year ago, Michizaburo Chiba was no longer Aoto's opponent, let alone half a year later.

In terms of growth rate, there is no way Chiba Michizaburo can match the cheating Aoto.

Although Qingdeng's swordsmanship level has never improved due to limited physical capabilities, he has acquired or upgraded many talents that are helpful in combat in the past six months.

Not to mention anything else, in this "Edo Conquest" alone, Aoto's natural ability has received another major upgrade.

The day after he "breached" the training hall, Qingdeng rushed straight to the Xuanwu Hall.

Both Aoto and Michizaburo Chiba are very aware of the current strength gap between them.

But the latter still accepted the former's challenge without hesitation and started a duel with him after half a year.

The battle that took nearly an hour to decide half a year ago took only 10 minutes to decide the outcome this time.

Although there were some thrills in the battle between the two, the result was not what everyone expected - after the Shi Academy and the Military Training Hall, even the Xuanwu Hall was also lost.

As soon as this news came out, the citizens of Edo were stunned.

At this point, all the "Three Main Streets" of Edo have fallen!

To the citizens of Edo... no, it should be said to those who admire martial arts all over Japan, Edo's "Three Great Halls" are the holy land of martial arts that cannot be reached.

Studying in Edo and furthering your education in the "Three Great Fields" - this is the dream of countless rural swordsmen.

Although the martial arts school has gathered a large number of monsters headed by Seiichiro Otani, its establishment history is too short, and only children of Hatamoto can enter the school, so it lacks a sense of depth and intimacy.

Not even the "Three Great Arenas" could stop Nioh's sword...

For a time, the topic of "Edo Conquest" reached a new high.

However... some attentive townspeople keenly discovered that there is still a dojo that has not yet been conquered by Qingto.

Although most of the disciples in this dojo have been Qingteng's opponents, there is still one person whom Qingteng has not yet competed with.

I must have a challenge with him - it was with this feeling in mind that Qingden sent a letter of challenge to the Little Chiba Sword Hall.

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Edo, Okemachi, Little Chiba Sword Hall——

A straight waist, hands placed on his legs, a standard sitting posture that cannot be faulted, Vairochana and Dingguishen placed on the floor on the right side of the body... Qingden looked straight at the person in front of him.

Chiba Nobuyoshi.

"...Ji Jun, do you really want to compete with me?"

Chiba Nobuyoshi smiled bitterly as he spoke.

Qingdeng smiled slightly and put on a humorous tone:

"As far as I know, anyone who pursues martial arts will not want to compete with you."

No matter which angle you look at it, Hokushin Itto-ryu, which was founded less than 30 years ago, is an undoubted rising star among the many swordsmanship schools in Japan.

However, it happens that this "newcomer" who is too young has quickly developed into the number one sect in Japan today by relying on his unparalleled overall quality and divine luck.

His status is so high that it is difficult to shake him.

Chiba Nobuyoshi was also a leading figure when he was young.

Talented, he assisted his brother in developing the Beichen One-Sword Style and made an indelible and outstanding contribution to the advancement of the Beichen One-Sword Style.

In other words, to a certain extent, Chiba Nobuyoshi is Beichen Ittoryu itself!

Such a hero...how could Qingden not want to compete with him?

In fact, he had invited the opponent to fight a long time ago.

On the one hand, it is for the utilitarian reason of "wanting to obtain his talent".

On the other hand, it’s also to broaden your horizons - why don’t you get to see the “humanoid incarnation” of Beichen Yida-ryu?

However, in the face of Aoto's invitations to fight, Chiba Sadayoshi always gave the same reply: "I am old and I am weak."

However, Qingdeng did not give up.

Today, he challenges him again.

The other party has clearly rejected it, and he is still stalking her... To be honest, this kind of behavior is quite rude.

But sometimes, people just have to be a little cheeky.

Qingden happens to be the kind of person who is very thick-skinned...or in other words, he regards face as nothing.

After all, he is a magical species who can declare "I want to marry three real wives" without blushing or heartbeat.

Shame is to Qingdeng what underwear is to men - it is a matter of course if you have it, but it doesn't matter if you don't have it.

"Mr. Chiba, no matter what, I want to see you in action!"

Qingdeng added word for word.

"If I can't achieve this wish before going to Luo, I will really feel unwilling to do so!"

When Qingden finished speaking, everyone present focused their attention on Chiba Nobuyoshi.

Except for Eijiro, all members of the Chiba family - Michizaburo, Tamon Shiro, Jutaro and Sanako - were all present and no one was absent.

Sanako raised her beautiful eyes and looked at Qingden who was not far away, and then looked at her father on the main seat with a complicated expression, as if she wanted to say something but was hesitant.

After hesitating like this for a while, she finally took a deep breath and said solemnly:

"Father, Mr. Tachibana will be leaving Edo soon. I think it would be a good farewell gift to take this opportunity to give him some advice."

"..."

Chiba Nobuyoshi turned his head and looked at Sanako silently.
To be continued...