Chapter 197 Qingden vs. Genzaburo Inoue, copying talent [Strong Essence]
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Perhaps because of his darker skin tone and rougher skin texture, Inoue looks a little older.
Obviously he is only 31 years old this year, just past his thirties, but he looks like an old man who is in his late 40s.
From the interactions between Inoue and Shusuke, Kondo, Okita and others, it is not difficult to see that the Kondo family really treats Inoue as a family member.
Zhousuke talked to Inoue with a warm attitude as if he were treating his beloved relatives and friends.
A Bi, who usually had a stinking face, rarely lost the coldness on his face.
Kondo and Okita looked at Inoue with eyes full of respect and trust.
As a person with a foreign surname, Inoue could actually hold such a lofty status in the Imperial Guard Hall and the Kondo family... Qingto understood this quite well.
After all, Qingto also admired Inoue's story when he heard it.
Before formally meeting Inoue tonight, even before he knew what Inoue looked like, Qingto was already full of respect for the old man from the Imperial Guard Hall.
In a previous chat, Okita once said to Ayoto: After Inoue moved into the trial hall, he spontaneously took care of almost all the housework such as laundry, cleaning, and cooking. He scrubbed the dojo floor, cleaned the bamboo sword, etc.
Inoue often rushes to do all kinds of hard and tiring work that is necessary to run a sword hall.
Whenever someone asks Inoue why he has to do these dirty words, hard work, and hard work so hard and without complaint, the old man always replies cheerfully:
"Because these things are very interesting. Don't you think it is very interesting to build and take care of your favorite sword hall with your own hands? I enjoy it anyway."
In short - Inoue Genzaburo is a diligent old scalper in the trial defense hall.
To Shusuke, Kondo and others, Inoue is the old butler who takes care of their food, clothing, housing and transportation in an orderly manner, and is also a trustworthy and close disciple and reliable senior.
Since entering the living room... no, to be precise, since Qingneng and others appeared, Inoue's eyes have basically never left Qingneng and others.
The eyes he looked at Qingdeng and others were full of curiosity.
Inoue looks at Qingto and others with such eyes... which is quite natural.
After all, before he returned to his hometown to help his old friends clear up wasteland, the residents of the Trial Guard Hall were just him, Shusuke, Abi, Kondo, and Okita, a total of five people.
It's just that I haven't been back to Edo for more than half a year, so there are so many new faces in the trial guard hall...
Inoue must be aware of the fact that "the trial house has received many new residents, including Aoshinobu, in recent months."
After Inoue returned to his hometown, Shusuke, Kondo and others had been exchanging letters with Inoue. Shusuke and the others must have mentioned the current situation of the Imperial Guard Hall in their letters.
Inoue just didn't know who these new faces were.
Zhousuke noticed Inoue's curious glances that he frequently cast towards Aomori and others.
"Oh, I'm just here to chat."
Zhou Assistant smiled, raised his hand and patted his forehead.
"Inoue, come here, let me introduce you to him!"
Zhousuke turned his body slightly to one side, so that Inoue could better see the faces of Qingto and others sitting behind him.
"These are Tachibana Aoden, Saito Ichi, Nagakura Shinpachi, Harada Sanosuke and Kyubei whom Isamu and I have mentioned frequently in our letters to you before!"
Inoue followed Shusuke's words and approached Aoshi, Saito and the others with kind smiles.
"Hahaha, our trial defense hall is really prosperous now!"
Inoue sat up straighter.
"Hello you guys."
"Although you should all know who I am, I would like to formally introduce myself again."
Inoue bowed his waist without any pretense, placed three fingers of his hands on the ground, and bowed to Qingdeng and others.
"My name is Inoue Genzaburo. This is the first time we meet. Please take care of me."
Facing Inoue, who has a very high seniority and status in the imperial examination hall, Aomori and others should not be rude due to both emotion and reason.
Nagakura bowed in a very samurai-like manner.
"This is Nagakura Shinpachi, it's our first time meeting you. Please give me some advice."
Harada carelessly raised his right thumb and gestured to himself.
"I am Sanosuke Harada!"
Saito bowed slightly, and his tone was as emotionless as his expression.
"Saitoichi, nice to meet you."
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The last person to announce his name and return the gift was Qingdeng.
"I am Ju Qingdeng. I have heard of your name for a long time, and I am finally lucky enough to meet you today. I am overjoyed."
"Oh?" Inoue's eyebrows twitched hard and his eyes lit up. "You are Tachibana Aoden."
While Inoue looked at Qingden's face carefully, he showed a smile as simple as a farmer's to Qingden.
"Ji Jun, I've wanted to see you for a long time."
"You are often mentioned in the letters sent to me by the old master and the young master."
Qingto secretly thought: The old master and little master mentioned by Inoue should refer to Shusuke and Kondo.
"As early as the beginning of this year, when you first became a master and tried out the defense training, the young master wrote me a long and eloquent letter."
"Most of the content in the letter is about praising you."
"The young master told me directly in the letter: 'We have a new and powerful disciple in our imperial examination hall who is outstanding both in terms of talent and hard work, and who is sure to have great achievements in the future'."
"After reading this letter from the young master, I have always wanted to meet you and see with my own eyes what the person who can be praised so highly by the young master looks like."
"Tonight I finally got what I wanted."
Inoue turned his eyes and roughly looked at Qingden from head to toe, and then laughed "hahaha" a few times.
"Tachibana-kun, you are much more handsome than I thought."
Qingdeng smiled and said modestly:
"Mr. Inoue, you are flattered."
"There is no need to call me 'Mr. Inoue'." Inoue waved his hand vigorously, "Everyone is a member of the Imperial Guard Hall, so there is no need to call me by such an unfamiliar title."
"Just call me 'Uncle Yuan' like the young master and the chief executive do."
“It’s both nice to listen to and easy to read.”
When Inoue said this, his eyes passed over the faces of Aoto, Saito, Nagakura, and Harada one by one. This action naturally meant "You can all call me 'Uncle Gen'".
Qingto was a little surprised by how kind Inoue was.
Compared to the big swordsman in the swordsmanship hall, Inoue feels more like a kind-hearted old man who leads the family.
After Aomori and others introduced themselves to Inoue, Shusuke resumed chatting with Inoue about various trivial matters.
"Yuan, since you have been back home for so long, you probably haven't delayed your swordsmanship training, right?"
Inoue laughed and replied without thinking:
"Master, I am also a swordsman after all."
"In the past few months since I returned to my hometown, I have not only not slacked off in training, but I have also gained a new understanding of footwork."
Zhou Zhu was delighted when he heard this.
"Oh? A brand new perception? What kind of perception?"
At this time, most of the people in the hall were martial artists, and they naturally had a deeper interest in topics related to martial arts.
Inoue's words immediately attracted the attention of most people in the hall, including Qingto.
"Well..." Inoue raised his hand and touched his throat, "What kind of feeling... it's hard for me to describe it in words."
Having said this, Inoue put down the hand touching his throat and grinned.
"Old Master, it's hard to explain to you with just one word what kind of new improvements I have made to my footwork."
"Okay, master, I will show you my new footwork directly."
"After you see it with your own eyes, you should know the similarities and differences in my footwork compared to the past."
"Hoo ho ho!" Zhouzhu patted his thigh gently, "Okay! Come on, let's go to the dojo. Let me take a good look at what new insights you have gained in footwork!"
Although Shusuke always smiles and looks quite unreliable, in essence, he is still a swordsman, the third generation head of the natural Rishin-ryu clan and the current head of the Kaiwei Hall.
When it comes to matters related to "disciple training" and "swordsmanship", Shusuke has always had a high degree of passion and enthusiasm.
"Hey." Abi raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhousuke, then at Inoue, "It's already this time, do you still want to go to the dojo?"
Outside the window, the moon is already hanging high above the night sky... The time now is roughly just after 22 o'clock.
In this day and age, such a time is already properly late at night.
"Hoo ho ho, ma'am."
Zhou Zhu, who had a strict control over his wife, rarely showed strength at this time.
"The disciple's skills have improved... How can I, the master, not take a look at it immediately?"
"..." A Bi seemed to be speechless by Zhou Zhu's words.
She glanced at Zhouzhu angrily, then closed her mouth without saying a word and said no more.
"Ah, speaking of..." Inoue, recalling something, suddenly tilted his head and looked at Okita, "Soji, when you opened the door for me just now, I saw that you and Tachibana-kun were both wearing protective gear.
Are you practicing swordsmanship in the dojo just now?"
"Ah, yes." Okita nodded, "Tachibana-kun and I were planning to have a little discussion. But we had just put on protective gear, and you came, Uncle Gen."
"So that's it... Hahaha, then I have to say 'sorry'. I'm sorry for disturbing the practice of you two."
After saying that, Inoue pursed his lips thoughtfully and pondered.
"...Tachibana-kun."
Inoue only pondered for less than two breaths before raising his head and looking at Qingden with a smile.
"Ji Jun, I wonder if you can compete with me now?"
When Qingdeng heard this, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
Before the look of surprise on Qingden's face could completely condense, Inoue continued:
"I really want to experience for myself how strong you are, who is so highly praised by the master and the little master."
"My new footwork can only be fully demonstrated when fighting with others."
“So let’s kill two birds with one stone!”
"Have a direct spar with you. Not only can I demonstrate my new footwork to the masters, but it can also give me the opportunity to take a good look at your strength."
"I wonder...what do you think?"
As Inoue finished speaking, everyone present focused their attention on Qingto.
Qingden's eyes flickered, wandering between "reality" and "thinking".
Qingdeng didn’t keep everyone waiting too long.
In the blink of an eye, Qingdeng let out a long breath.
"Then, I would like to ask Inoue first...Uncle Yuan, please give me some advice!"
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Everyone moved from the hall to the dojo.
Qingden, who was standing on the left side of the dojo, was the first to put on his protective gear.
After carefully checking the bamboo sword in his hand to make sure there was no damage, Qingden raised his gaze and looked at Inoue, who was still wearing gauntlets, through the gap in his mask.
Qingden's eyes clearly reflected Inoue's figure... Dots of curiosity and high-spirited fighting spirit slowly emerged from the depths of the dark pupils!
Inoue took the initiative to invite him to have a fierce battle... Qingden couldn't ask for more!
Inoue wanted to test the depth of Aoto's strength for himself, and why didn't Aoto not want to experience for himself how strong Inoue, one of the top masters in the trial defense hall, was?
Inoue's appearance is quite deceiving.
People who are not familiar with Inoue may only subconsciously think that this uncle is an old farmer who can be seen everywhere when they first see Inoue's appearance.
They would never have imagined that... this uncle, who looked like a harmless old farmer, was the holder of the Immortal Pass!
When he first joined the Shiwei Hall, a very enthusiastic senior told Aintome: Excluding the owner Shusuke Kondo, their Shiwei Hall has the following four top players - Isamu Kondo and Mr. Okita.
Tsukasa, Toshizo Hijikata and Genzaburo Inoue.
In terms of swordsmanship, Gensaburo Inoue, who possesses the Natural Rishin-ryu and is one of the most powerful swordsmen in Japan, is undoubtedly one of the top masters in the Shoeikan.
"No permission is passed" is the highest level of permission certificate in the swordsmanship world of the Edo period.
Only by thoroughly mastering all the techniques of this style and gaining the approval of the master can you obtain the rating of "Teaching All Tricks".
Different sword halls have different standards for awarding free passes.
Some sword halls have very strict standards.
Some sword halls... As long as you give the hall owner a little money, the hall owner can issue you a certificate of their school that can be passed on without permission.
The Trial Guard Hall happens to be the former.
Zhou Zhu controls the criteria for awarding exemptions very strictly.
So far, excluding Shusuke himself, there are only three people in the entire imperial examination hall who have successfully been awarded the exemption: Kondo, Okita and Inoue.
Even Hijikata was not allowed to pass it on.
However, the reason why Hijikata was not granted the exemption from Shusuke was not because of his lack of strength.
When Hijikata was a boy, he was a medicine seller who made a living by selling their family's secret medicine "Ishida Powder".
While traveling around as a merchant and selling medicine, he also went to various sword halls to practice and compete.
Unknowingly, I secretly learned a lot of sword skills from various sword halls.
And Hijikata himself is a super troublemaker, with a bad personality and bad mouth, and he gets into fights with people outside every once in a while.
In these fights one after another, Hijikata unknowingly learned many street fighting skills and various strange moves from the people he was fighting with.
After entering the Kaiwei Hall and starting to practice the Natural Rishin-ryu, Hijikata incorporated all the sword skills of various schools and those messy street fighting skills that he had secretly learned into his Natural Rishin-ryu.
Therefore, Hijikata's Natural Rishin-ryu is an "alternative version of Natural Rishin-ryu" that has been modified by himself.
Shusuke believed that Hijikata was not a pure Natural Rishin-ryu swordsman, so he delayed granting Hijikata the Natural Rishin-ryu license.
In short - to be able to obtain a free pass under Shusuke who strictly controls the criteria for granting a free pass... Inoue's strength is evident.
Inoue, whose movements were slower than Aoto's, finally put on protective gear.
The two men, who had already put on protective gear, carried bamboo swords in their hands and walked towards the center of the dojo from the left and right directions.
Zhou Zhu, who acted as the referee, stood between the two of them, raising his right hand high.
"salute!"
Aoto and Inoue attached their bamboo swords to their left waists, performed a squatting salute to each other, then imitated the action of drawing a sword, pulled out the bamboo swords attached to their left waists, and stood up slowly.
"start!"
With Zhousuke's order, the atmosphere of the dojo changed instantly!
A tense atmosphere spreads between Yu Qingdeng and Inoue!
An expert will know if it is there as soon as he takes action.
Inoue stood in a mid-section stance holding a sword...like a roly-poly, rising slightly and sinking.
There is a sense of agility in the arms and waist, the feet are firmly planted on the ground as if they were taking root, and the body seems to be integrated with the floor, stable yet flexible.
A perfect posture... not a single flaw can be found.
Qingden realized that the old man in front of him seemed to be much stronger than he had expected. His eyelids lowered slightly, he held his breath and focused his eyes closely on all Inoue's actions.
The talent "Gathering God" is activated!
The contest between Aonto and Inoue started in the silence that made the sound of a pin drop.
No one was in a hurry to attack.
They were each holding bamboo swords, motionless, staring at each other from a distance.
The first person to break up the tense confrontation was Inoue.
Inoue moved closer to Qingden little by little with steps that felt like the soles of his feet were sticking to the ground.
Qingden also moved at the same time, also using the soles of his feet to stick to the ground, closing the distance between him and Inoue at a crawling speed.
The two people "running in both directions" were getting closer to each other inch by inch.
Just when the two were separated by a room, it was like a slow-motion movie suddenly started to fast forward. Inoue, who had been moving at a snail's pace just now, suddenly rushed towards Qingteng at a sprint speed of 100 meters!
Taking advantage of the forward momentum, Inoue swung his sword down and struck Qingden's head hard.
Inoue's speed is very fast...but Aomori's movements are not slow at all!
At the moment when Inoue suddenly swooped over, Qingden quickly stopped his steps, spread his legs, and the sword in his hand suddenly bounced up from bottom to top like a flexible whip.
Snapped!
The crisp sound of bamboo swords clashing against each other... Aoden's bamboo sword and Inoue's bamboo sword were entangled in the air.
Qingden's sudden upward blow contained quite astonishing force, as if it was going to sweep away the bamboo sword in Inoue's hand.
Inoue, who was shocked by the force of Qingto's blow, opened his eyes slightly with a look of surprise on his face.
Not only Inoue was surprised, but Qingto himself was also surprised by the power of his attack.
——As expected... Once the explosive power of the waist becomes stronger, the explosive power of other parts such as the limbs will also become stronger.
Compared with the past, Qingdeng's upper body strength has increased a lot today.
The reason is that he copied a very useful new talent from Kama Itachi - the explosive power of the waist is different from ordinary people's "Bear Waist".
As the middle zone of the body, the waist serves as a link between the upper and lower parts and can provide strength to various parts of the body. It can be said to be the source of strength.
To put it simply, if the explosive power of the waist is strong, it can increase the strength of the limbs and other parts.
"Bear's Waist" and the "Iron Waist" that Aoto copied from Arima before have the natural effect of "the waist is less likely to be strained, injured, and fatigued", and they are a perfect match.
One is to enhance the explosive power of the waist, and the other is to enhance the durability of the waist... The effects of the two talents are superimposed on each other, so that Qingdeng's waist now provides powerful strength to his limbs for a long time.
Although the strength of Qingden's move really surprised Inoue, he quickly stabilized his mind and the sword in his hand, and did not let the bamboo sword in his hand fall away.
"Drink——!"
Inoue secretly shouted, sliding forward, trying to pass Qingden.
At the moment when the two figures intertwined, the two people, whose bodies seemed to be tightly connected, exchanged another move. This time, Qingto took the initiative to attack Inoue.
Qingden slashed his sword horizontally towards Inoue's chest, but Inoue easily defused it.
The floor made a thumping sound as the two people stepped on each other. The two people who passed each other quickly stood up, turned around, and faced each other again.
There was still no flaw in Inoue's body movements.
"Drink——!"
Inoue let out another sharp qi sound, and with a rainbow-like momentum, he swung his sword into his body.
Although his body is not very strong, he still exerts an aura as strong as Mount Tai.
Facing this 'mountain' that has rushed in front of him, Qingdeng responded calmly.
He took his left foot half a step back and to the left, and at the same moment as he dodged the sword struck by Inoue, he struck with the Kasumi Dan stance that he was good at, and stabbed Inoue's chest with the tip of the sword.
Inoue said that during his return to his hometown, he gained a new understanding of footwork... His words seemed to be true.
Inoue's steps are extremely quick.
Although it's a bit weird to use this word to describe an uncle... Inoue's footwork really reminds Qingnobo of a "ballet dancer."
Inoue concentrated his strength on his toes, and jumped to the side and back as lightly as a falling feather, causing Aomori's sword to hit the air.
"Hoo ho ho..." Zhousuke, who was watching the battle on the sidelines, raised the corners of his mouth with a surprise smile after seeing Inoue's steps, "Not bad footwork..."
It's a coincidence. Zhou Zhu is laughing...and Qingdeng on the court is also laughing at this time.
At this moment, a calm smile appeared on Qingdeng's face.
Under this calm smile, there is a complex mixture of emotions.
Qingdeng was filled with emotion that he was no longer the Wu Xia Amen he was before.
If it were me eight months ago, I would have only been killed instantly against Genzaburo Inoue.
But now, he and Inoue Genzaburo were duel, and he didn't even activate "Lonely".
This shows that in the system's judgment, Inoue is not stronger than him!
This brought a different kind of encouragement to Qingdeng.
——My body is indeed very stiff...!
After complaining a little about his body that was no longer as energetic as before, Qingden let out a long breath, braced himself, and chased Inoue who jumped to the side and back.
I saw Aomori's slender body jumping high into the air without a run-up, and using gravity to knock down the knife in his hand, the blow directly hit Inoue's forehead.
Inoue's body jumped back again as if being bounced away. While jumping back, he sent a sword forward to attack Qingto who jumped into the air.
Although Inoue took advantage of Aoto's leap in mid-air and was unable to change his posture to attack fiercely, Aoto quickly changed his moves and accurately blocked Inoue's sword blade with the tip of his sword.
In an instant, Qingdeng landed smoothly on the ground and stood where Ingami was standing.
As if he didn't intend to give Inoue any chance to breathe, Qingto stepped on the floor with his feet again, launched a new offensive at lightning speed, and strode towards
Slash the opponent's shoulder forward.
This time, Inoue didn't dodge or defend, but went attack-for-attack with Aoden!
Inoue used his light steps like a ballet dancer, and his body leaned forward like a flying swallow and "flyed" towards Qingden, slashing towards Qingden's chest.
Snapped!
The two bamboo swords that were fighting failed to successfully hit their respective targets, and instead got twisted together in the middle.
The two wooden swords clashed in mid-air again, and the bamboo sword blades creaked.
The wind pressure caused by the collision of the bamboo swords blew away the hair at the temples of the two swordsmen, and also caused the candlelight not far away to waver.
The swaying candlelight caused the two figures on the floor to sway gently together, adding a touch of tension to the atmosphere of the dojo.
As agreed in advance, Aomori and Inoue slid forward at the same time, and the two swaying figures briefly overlapped, and then quickly separated.
When the two separated people face each other again, the fierce battle begins again!
Qingden slammed his feet into the ground, gathered enough strength in his waist, and relied on his greatly enhanced waist strength to use the "New Year's Sword Technique", and struck Inoue with a series of slashes like a shower of blows from the above stance.
Inoue also noticed that if he had to fight with strength, he would not be a match for Aotomo, who currently has an astonishing waist strength, so he no longer fought Aotobu with swords, but instead used his own footwork to fight Aotobu.
Inoue nimbly dodged the first two blows from Aoto. Just when Aoto was about to swing the third blow, Inoue slipped his feet and retreated instead of advancing! He quickly moved towards Aoto's footsteps with hidden murderous intent, which made people afraid to
No paralysis at all.
In the blink of an eye, Inoue's bamboo sword had already reached Qingto's eyes. The timing and angle of Inoue's blow were extremely tricky, but Qingto easily blocked it with his sword.
As soon as he moved Inoue's knife away, Inoue had already returned to the original position with his footwork, still maintaining a stable posture without any flaws.
Probably because he didn't want Aoto to take the initiative in this sparring match, Inoue rarely chose to passively withstand Aoto's fierce attack. He changed his stance from mid-section to flat Aoto, and slashed straight towards Aoto's eyes.
A horizontal slash, kicking off the counterattack.
Qingdeng's field of vision was instantly filled with the rapidly approaching bamboo sword.
In this flash of lightning, Qing Deng tilted his head, and heard the harsh sound of wind whizzing by Inoue's empty sword.
Inoue wanted to pursue Aoto...but Aoto's counterattack came!
At almost the same moment when Qingden tilted his head to avoid Inoue's slash, the bamboo sword in Qingden's hand suddenly swung upwards from bottom to top, slashing straight into Inoue's waist!
Because of the strong waist strength, the sword body is wrapped with an unstoppable force!
Inoue hurriedly put his sword in front of him, and with great reluctance, he opened Qingto's sword. As if being bounced away, the two of them quickly staggered away.
At this moment, Ining looked at Qingdeng with surprise in his eyes.
——His speed has become faster...and his strength has become stronger...!
As an opponent who was fighting against Aotobu, Inoue was more keenly aware than anyone on the field: as the battle gradually became more intense, Aotobu's strength and speed did not gradually weaken due to the exhaustion of physical strength, but they were still there.
Keep getting stronger!
In fact, Inoue misunderstood.
It's not that Qingdeng's strength has become stronger or his speed has become faster.
But Qingdeng's body, which had been dormant for two months, is gradually regaining its former vitality!
The muscles in Qingdeng's limbs are quickly recalling the feeling of fighting!
Inoue's face darkened slightly as he knew that he could not compare to Qingdou in terms of strength or speed.
Without any advantage in strength or speed, the longer the battle drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be to him.
So, Inoue clenched the bamboo sword in his palm and decided to fight quickly!
"Drink——!"
Inoue's shadow on the floor once again overlapped with Ayoto's shadow as he used his energy to carry his energy.
Inoue seemed to be tireless, as if he wanted to rely on the next offensive to determine the outcome of this contest, and launched a fierce attack on Aomori like a violent storm.
The tip and blade of the bamboo sword fell like raindrops on Qingdeng's body.
Qingdeng did not escape from this dangerous "rain curtain", but stood on the spot and raised his sword to fight without fear!
The dense clashing of bamboo swords covered the breathing of everyone in the venue, as well as the chirping of crickets and other insects outdoors.
Qingnog, who was desperately trying to defend himself against Inoue's attack, was slumped and looked like he might collapse to the ground at any moment because he could not withstand Inoue's fierce attack.
But if you look closely, you can see that from the moment he started to defend against Inoue's attack, Aomori's feet did not take a step back.
Charging, blocking, rebounding... Qingto, who withstood every attack from Inoue, gradually got used to the strength and rhythm of Inoue's attacks.
I saw that Qingdeng's waist began to exude a strong breath... With the cooperation of the two talents of "Iron Waist" and "Bear's Waist", a stream of strength accumulated in Qingdeng's back.
Inoue's attacks and Aomori's defense seemed endless.
But after all, humans are not robots, and it is impossible to make perfect and error-free actions every time.
The next scene... really happened in an instant.
When the slashed knife was bounced away by Aomori again, Inoue adjusted the direction and angle of the knife according to the force of the shock.
But maybe it was because his spirit was a little relaxed, or his muscles were starting to feel tired. In short, Inoue didn't adjust his sword-holding movements well.
Since the beginning of the battle, it has been as stable as a rock, but now there is a fleeting flaw!
The once-in-a-lifetime fighter opportunity that we have finally waited for... there is no reason to let it go!
With his eyes shining brightly, Aoden slashed at Inoue's chest. Inoue, who failed to maintain an ideal sword-holding movement, struggled to raise his sword to defend himself.
Although he successfully parried Qingdeng's attack... his flaws became even bigger!
Inoue, who was unable to perfectly parry Aoden's slash, leaned backwards as if he had slipped.
The next moment, the strength Qingdeng had been silently accumulating in his waist suddenly burst out!
I saw Qing Deng leaping up, holding the bamboo sword in his hand high above his head, and the sword body went straight to the top of Inoue's head like a river!
Unable to dodge due to his unstable posture, Inoue could only raise his bamboo sword and try to block Ayoto's attack.
However... without a stable posture, there is no way to perfectly receive Qingdeng's attack.
Inoue's bamboo sword was still half a beat too slow.
Snapped!
Ayoto's bamboo sword accurately hit Inoue's mask.
Inoue, who was hit by a sword in the head, took three steps back and then fell heavily to the ground.
[Ding! Talent scanned]
[Successfully copied talent: "Strong Essence"]
[Talent Introduction: Fast recovery of mental and physical strength]
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