This voice directly stopped the distant mountains.
Yuan Shan frowned slightly, then turned his head following the sound.
Looking at the owner of this voice—Ogata, who was leaning on the ground with his wooden sword, slowly getting up.
"Aren't you still willing to admit defeat?"
Yuan Shan said in an impatient tone.
"You are also a warrior. You should have noticed it in the duel just now, right?"
"There is a huge difference in strength between you and me."
"I can tell from your actions just now - you couldn't even see my sword clearly just now, right?"
"You can't even keep up with my sword-drawing speed, how do you get the chance to defeat me?"
"No matter how many times you and I compete, there will only be one outcome for you - defeat!"
"Defeat...?" Ogata repeated in a low voice what Toyama said just now.
At this time, Ogata had completely stood up from the ground.
Ogata clenched the wooden sword in his right hand, and after a few sword dances, he looked towards the distant mountains and showed an intriguing smile.
"In that case - why not compete with me again? Let's see if what you just said is correct."
Toyama wanted to refute Ogata directly.
But looking at the intriguing smile on Ogata's face, Toyama couldn't help but feel his heart sinking.
I couldn't help but secretly thought:
——Is it possible that... this guy didn't use all his strength just now?
——No... When he faced my attack just now, the way he was so busy didn't look like he was acting at all...
——But he doesn’t look like he’s acting now.
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While Toyama was hesitating, Afu anxiously looked at Ogata who stood up again.
"Lord Ogata! Do you still want to fight?"
"Yes." Ogata said without hesitation, "I really won't be willing to lose to that person like this."
As soon as Ogata finished speaking, Asaki on the side immediately followed up:
"But, you are no match for that person!"
Asaki didn't know much about swordsmanship, but she could see that Ogata had just been beaten by Toyama and had no power to fight back.
Asaki didn't believe that Ogata had the strength to turn defeat into victory instantly after being stabbed by Toyama's sword.
After the two of them persuaded Ogata to stop fighting, Ogata turned his head and looked at the two of them with a look of helplessness.
"Don't worry, Miss Asaki, Miss Afu."
"This time, I won't lose again."
After saying that, Ogata turned back.
He looked directly at Yuanshan who took the wooden sword from his junior brother again.
Toyama figured it out—he had plenty of time now anyway, so he would just play with Ogata again.
"You'd better really hide your strength." Yuan Shan said in an indifferent tone, "otherwise - after I realize that you are actually bluffing, I may be so angry that I will kill you with a sword."
"As for this, I won't bother you." Ogata smiled, "You'd better keep your nerves tight, otherwise - I might accidentally maim you."
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Asaki didn't believe that Ogata, who had been suppressed and beaten just now, could have the strength to counterattack Toyama in an instant.
But in fact - Asaki's idea was wrong.
And it's dead wrong.
Ogata really has the ability to become stronger instantly...
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——I was really careless just now...
——No, I was really stupid just now!
——It seems... I still have too many immature aspects...
——When I discovered that Yuan Shan was not an easy person to deal with just now, I should have used my skill points in time...
——If we had used real swords in the battle just now, the consequences would have been disastrous...
——When the distant mountains pierce my chest, I don’t even have the chance to add points...
——You have to...learn a lesson from now on...
Ogata took a deep breath.
Then——
——The system...
Ogata softly called the system in his heart.
——"Reflex nerve" increased by 2 points! "Agility increased by 1 point!"
——The 3 exclusive experience points of Sakakibara's Itto-style are all used to increase the level of the bird's spine!
As soon as Ogata finished speaking, a familiar system sound sounded in Ogata's mind:
[Ding! Agility +1]
[Current agility value: 7 points]
[Ding! Reflex nerve +2]
[Current reflex nerve: 7 points]
[Currently remaining skill points: 2 points]
[Ding! Spend 1 exclusive skill point, and Sakakibara Itto Style Bird Thorn will be upgraded to an "intermediate" skill]
[Ding! Consume 2 exclusive skill points to upgrade Sakakibara's Itto Style·Bird Thorn·to an "advanced" skill"]
[Currently, the remaining Sakakibara Ittōryu exclusive skill points: 0 points]
——To deal with Yuanshan, you shouldn’t need to spend all your current skill points...
——6 skill points...should be enough to defeat Yuanshan...
Ogata used up 6 of his 8 skill points in one breath.
These 6 skill points include 3 exclusive skill points of Sakakibara Ittōryu.
Now, Xuefeng only has 2 general skill points left.
There are no more exclusive skill points or anything.
However - although it is a bit painful to use so many skill points in one go, the improvement in Ogata's strength is obvious.
After the system sound in his mind fell, Ogata clearly felt that his body had become much lighter.
Perception abilities such as vision and hearing have also become sharper.
Even the feel of holding the sword has become different.
Ogata now has a feeling in his mind - if he uses "Bird Sting" again now, he will definitely be faster, more accurate and more ruthless than before!
The reason why he chose to spend all 3 exclusive skill points on upgrading Bird Thorn is because Ogata believed that if he wanted to defeat Toyama, the best skill to use was definitely Bird Thorn.
From the previous competition, Ogata could see that Toyama was very fast.
The pace of movement is very fast, the speed of defense is very fast, and the speed of attack is very fast.
The best way to defeat this enemy who is known for his speed is to be faster than him!
And "Bird Stab" happens to be the fastest attack move in Sakakibara's Itto style.
Although there are only 4 sword skills in Sakakihara's Itto-ryu, these 4 moves are extremely practical, and each move has its own strengths and weaknesses.
Between two points, a straight line is the shortest - this is common sense, and almost everyone knows it.
Therefore, among all the sword skills of each school, the sword skills that can attack the enemy first are basically thrusting skills - without any exception.
Compared with slashing and slashing attacks that require an arc, stabbing attacks that can directly attack the enemy in a straight line are obviously faster.
Therefore - in order to defeat Toyama, who was known for his speed, Ogata decided to add all of his Sakakibara Itto-style exclusive skill points to Toriyama.
Let the level of Bird Thorn jump directly from "Basic" to "Advanced".
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Ogata and Toyama grasped their wooden swords again and got into stance.
Seeing that there was still good show to watch, the onlookers who were about to disperse gathered back one after another.
A tight "human circle" centered on the "battlefield" of Ogata and Toyama was reunited.
Ogata and Toyama slowly moved their steps and leaned towards each other.
After Ogata entered Toyama's attack range, Toyama immediately shouted, then thrust his sword towards Ogata.
What Toyama used was the thrust he used when he defeated Ogata just now, which was so fast that Ogata couldn't even see the afterimage.
In the competition just now, even though Ogata opened his eyes wide and tensed every nerve in his body, he still couldn't see clearly the sword in the distance.
And now - after raising the "Reflex Nerve" by 2 points, making the "Reflex Nerve" 7 points, Ogata can see - quite clearly!
Ogata could clearly see the trajectory of the wooden sword!
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PS: Starting from this chapter, the Japanese History Lesson will be updated from time to time, because I can’t think of anything else to popularize with you (laughs)