Chapter 329 Shuanglong fighting for the front! [Today is still 30,000 words
[It is strongly recommended that you play the song "Two Dragons" composed by "Shouji Eide" while watching this chapter]
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As if they had made an agreement, they stepped forward with their hind legs at the same time and rushed towards each other like arrows from a string.
clang!
The two swords collided fiercely in mid-air, creating a series of sparks.
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"Hey, you, yes, I'm talking about you, I've never seen you before...are you new here?"
"I'm a newcomer, I guess. All my family members died due to the epidemic, and I was homeless and just wandered."
"That's it...then you don't have any other family members?"
"Um."
"Then it's the same as me...my name is Shunliu, what's yours?"
"Mihachi."
"Mihachi...this name is a bit difficult to pronounce. Can I call you 'Ahba'?"
"random."
"So - Ah Ba, what are you eating?"
"It's nothing, just a pastry given to me by a kind shopkeeper."
"It looks delicious. Can you share some with me?"
"Here, take it."
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Neither of them studied under any sect, and both used self-taught Wo-ryu sword techniques.
Makimura's sword skills are greatly improved.
Shunliu's sword skills are swift and powerful.
The two men's knives wiped out a series of sparks in mid-air.
Makimura waved the knife in his hand and slashed at Junroku, who was only half a step away from him.
Shunliu also thrust the knife in his hand forward almost at the same time.
The two men's swords both hit each other.
Makimura's knife hit Shunliu's left shoulder.
Junliu's knife stabbed Makimura in the right chest.
Strings of blood beads splashed to the ground.
Both Makimura and Junroku seemed to feel no pain at this time. There was such a big wound on their bodies, but they didn't even frown. They quickly adjusted the swords and postures in their hands, and faced each other again.
Rush away.
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"Hey, Junroku. Do you think we have a chance of becoming samurai?"
"There should be a chance. Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the Warring States Period could become a commoner and become a member of the world. Why can't the two of us become samurai from commoners?"
"Hehe, the story about the samurai that the storyteller told just now is really cool. I wonder if we will have the chance to become such samurai in the future who take it upon ourselves to hoe the strong and help the weak..."
"Haha, don't worry! Ah Ba, you will definitely become such a big shot in the future!"
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Shunliu has been carefully observing Mucun's sword path, looking for Mucun's flaws.
At this moment, Shunliu's eyes suddenly widened.
He caught one of Makimura's flaws - the path of the sword that Makimura was using was a little skewed.
This gave Junroku the opportunity to attack the side of Makimura's sword.
Junroku, who made a decisive decision, immediately turned his body to one side and while avoiding Makimura's slash, he swung his sword towards the most vulnerable part of the Odachi in Makimura's hand - the side of the sword.
Junroku's blade hit the side of Makimura's Odachi blade accurately, and Makimura's Odachi was broken immediately.
After successfully cutting off nearly half of the blade of Makimura's Odachi, Shunliu turned the blade without any hesitation and slashed towards Makimura's head.
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"Shunroku...are we two...really going to do Yakuza...?"
"There is no other way... We have no skills at all. If we want to make a living, we can only become Yakuza and join a certain Yakuza family..."
"Then...that's all we can do..."
"Don't worry! Hachi! We brothers won't be dependent on others forever! I have already planned it! Let's join the Sakata family first! After we get used to the world of Yakuza! and have the ability to work alone, we will leave.
That family! Go it alone! We brothers will never stay under the influence of any Yakuza family!"
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Facing Shunliu's knife, Makimura was not afraid at all. After snorting coldly, Makimura threw the broken knife aside, then raised his hands, caught the blade with his bare hands, and firmly grabbed Shunliu's knife with both hands.
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“Drink ah ah ah—!”
Makimura yelled violently while holding onto Junliu's sword tightly, then tilted his head back, and after gathering enough strength, he aimed a headbutt at Junliu's head.
Makimura's forehead hit Shunliu's forehead hard.
The loud sound made made people wonder if it was a stone hitting a stone.
After their foreheads were separated, blood began to flow out from both Makimura's and Junroku's foreheads.
"Ugh..." Shunliu couldn't help but let out a cry of pain. Unable to bear the dizziness in his head, Shunliu subconsciously loosened his grip on the knife.
Makimura was also able to snatch Shunliu's knife away, and then threw Shunliu's knife far away.
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"Hello! Are you Kyokussai? My name is Junroku Kunieda! This is my brother Makimura Yahachi! We heard that your tattoo skills are very good. Can you please give us two brothers a tattoo?"
"...Since you know the name of my Ji Le Zhai, you two should also know the tattoo rules of my Ji Le Zhai, right? It's not that I will tattoo whatever you want. I will tattoo different people.
You can’t make any demands for different tattoos. If you’re ready, you two can just lie there.”
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Both of them now had no weapons in their hands.
But the battle between dragons continues!
Even without the sword, the two still still have the most primitive weapon of mankind-the fist!
Makimura and Shunliu both clenched their fists and punched each other.
Makimura's right fist and Junliu's left fist collided heavily in mid-air.
Neither Makimura nor Junroku had any stopping power.
The moment their fists collided with each other, their flesh burst open and blood spurted out.
Makimura, who was the first to withdraw his fist, shouted loudly, leaned down, and gave Shunliu a bear hug on his waist and abdomen. He picked up Shunliu by the waist, and then slammed Shunliu's body toward the ground.
There was an extremely intimate contact between the back and the solid ground.
Shun Liu instantly felt sparks flashing before his eyes, and a shattering pain spread from his back throughout his body.
After smashing Shunliu to the ground, Makimura's attacks continued.
Makimura took advantage of the opportunity to ride on Junliu's body, swinging his right fist and hitting Junliu's head.
Shunliu's consciousness, which had been slightly scattered due to his back hitting the ground, regained focus very promptly at this moment.
Looking at the oncoming Makimura's fist, Shunliu gritted his teeth and tilted his head.
Bang!
As Junroku tilted his head, Makimura's fist hit the ground hard.
The gravel and gravel on the ground cut into thin cuts on the skin of Makimura's fist.
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"You two seem to have a good relationship. Ah, Kunieda-kun, don't move around. If you move around, I will easily get the wrong tattoo."
"Master Ji Lezhai, you are right! Although Ah Ba and I are not real brothers, we are better than real brothers!"
"...Then let me give you two a piece of advice. You two had better not get too close."
"Ah? Master Ji Lezhai, what do you mean? Do you want me to break off our relationship with Shun Liu?"
"...I am doing this for the sake of you two. Kyoto is too small to accommodate two dragons."
"Master Ji Lezhai, what are you talking about... Neither Ah Ba nor I understand what you are talking about..."
"You will understand what I mean later."
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Shunliu gritted his teeth, used jujitsu skills to get out from under Makimura, and then reversed their positions.
Originally, Makimura was riding on Shunroku, but now it's Shunroku riding on Makimura.
Junroku, who was riding on Makimura, did not attack his head, which was easy to avoid.
Instead, he chose to attack Makimura's chest.
Shunliu waved his fists and hit Makimura's chest again and again.
"Ahem!"
Makimura coughed and couldn't help spitting out a few mouthfuls of blood.
He clearly heard the sound of bone cracking just now - the bones in his chest were probably injured. The pain spread from his chest throughout his body, making Makimura couldn't help but cry out in pain.
But at this moment, Makimura had no time to savor the severe pain.
Jiu-Jitsu - Makimura knows how to do it.
Just when Shunliu was about to swing his left fist to hit Makimura's chest for the fifth time, Makimura suddenly raised his hand, grabbed Shunliu's left fist that had been swung into the air, and then used jujitsu to knock Shunliu off him.
Throw it down.
After Makimura used jujitsu to throw Junroku to the ground, Makimura changed his tactics and began to use jujitsu to deal with Junroku.
Makimura's two big hands were like two steel pliers, clamping Shunliu's waist and throwing Shunliu to the ground again before he had time to adjust his body...
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"Shunliu...I'm...a little tired..."
"Huh? Ah Ba? What's wrong with you?"
"It's nothing... I just suddenly realized that... the two of us will never be able to become samurai in our lifetime..."
"Ah Ba! Don't lose heart!"
"I'm not discouraged...I just...feel a little tired..."
"...Haha, cheer up! You are the most powerful man I have ever seen! Your dream of becoming a warrior will definitely come true!"
"Thank you...Shun Liu..."
"Hey, hey, Ah Ba, don't cry."
"I am crying tears of joy. I am so lucky to have you as a brother who can encourage me when I am confused."
"Don't say such disgusting things!"
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As if he was deliberately trying to compete with Makimura, after seeing Makimura change his tactics and use jujitsu to deal with him, Junroku also started to use jujitsu to fight against Makimura.
When Makimura's hands pinched his waist again, Shunliu lowered his center of gravity, used the unloading technique to remove Makimura's hands from his waist, then grabbed Makimura's right arm tightly, and hit Makimura
Remember the extremely sharp over-the-shoulder throw.
Makimura's back hit the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust.
Makimura spat out a mouthful of blood again, clenched his teeth that were stained red with blood, lay carelessly on the ground, and then used the "sleeping technique" in Jiu-Jitsu on Junroku.
Sleeping Technique - A counterattack technique in Jiu-Jitsu in which one uses one's bare hands to lie flat on one's back to attack the enemy.
Makimura used a sleeping technique to throw Junroku, who was standing, to the ground.
Seeing Makimura starting to use the sleeping technique, Shunliu also started to use the sleeping technique.
The two people lying on the ground exchanged sleeping skills to counterattack each other.
Both Makimura and Junroku, their faces and bodies were covered in blood and dust.
But - even though their faces were covered with blood and soil, their eyes were still shining brightly, as if there were flames burning in their eyes.
The flames burning in their eyes seemed to not stop until they turned the other person in front of them into ashes.
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"Ah Hachi, let me introduce you! This is the woman I met when I went to Osaka on official duties a few months ago - A Dian. The two of us are going to get married in one month."
"What?! Shunliu, you're getting married?!"
"Well, I'm sorry, I only informed you of this now!"
"How dare you, Shunliu! How dare you betray me! You secretly found such a beautiful woman to be your wife without me!"
"Hahaha! Sorry, sorry!"
"I'm very angry now. You actually betrayed me. Did you agree not to get married before the age of 24 so as not to affect your father-in-law?"
"I'm sorry, Ah Ba. I have met a woman who is worthy of my whole life to protect. I promise you! This is the first time I have betrayed you! It will also be the last time I betray you!"
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"Cough, cough, cough, cough..." Makimura coughed up some blood droplets.
"Ha...ha...ha..." Shunliu gasped violently, and a pale red liquid mixed with saliva and blood dripped from his mouth.
Both of them put their hands on the ground, struggled to get up, and then ran straight towards each other.
The two of them no longer use any fighting skills.
They just swung their fists at each other without any order.
You punch me, I'll hit you back.
Every time he hits the opponent with a punch, blood will fly out and sprinkle on the nearby ground.
In just a moment, the surrounding dust and weeds with the two people as the center were covered with blood.
The fists of the two of them were already dyed bright red at this moment, and it was impossible to tell which was their own blood and which was the other's blood.
After just punching each other for more than ten times, the two of them raised their fists almost at the same time.
Makimura raised his right fist.
Shunliu raised his left fist.
The two fists were raised high and then collided heavily.
Then the two of them were shaken by the force of the counterattack and took a few steps back.
Coincidentally, after Makimura retreated a few steps, he happened to retreat to the place where his Odachi fell.
After Shunliu took a few steps back, he just reached the place where his sword fell.
The two picked up their respective knives.
"Come... let's end it! Ah Ba!!"
Shunliu waved his sword and went towards Mucun to kill.
"Drink, ah, ah, ah!" Makimura yelled in response to Junroku.
clang!
The blades collided and sparks flew everywhere.
Makimura first used the Odachi with only half of the blade left to deflect Shunliu's sword, then lowered his waist and gathered strength. Finally, he slashed hard from top to bottom. This was done in one go, and Makimura felt the blade cutting into the flesh.
——This taste is truly wonderful.
Makimura's broken knife slashed from Junliu's left shoulder to Junliu's left thigh.
Unfortunately, the wound was not deep and only cut through Shunliu's flesh.
As soon as Makimura's broken knife sliced through Shunliu's left thigh, Shunliu immediately launched a counterattack.
The blade turned into a stream of light and penetrated Makimura's right shoulder.
Neither Makimura nor Junroku screamed or cried out in pain after suffering such serious injuries.
The only world in their eyes is each other.
The two of them have only one thought now: to defeat the person in front of them!
clang!
The two swords collided again.
The knives and tangs are put together, and the corners of both sides are strong.
Both Makimura and Junroku were scarred and almost exhausted at this time, so the two of them were still weak in strength at this time.
"Drink, ah, ah, ah, ah!" Makimura and Junroku shouted at the same time, and then pushed forward at the same time, pushing each other away and creating distance.
Then, almost at the same time, the two of them turned the direction of the knives in their hands, pointing the tips of the knives towards each other.
Then--
laugh!
The two of them thrust forward with their swords at the same time.
Makimura's knife penetrated Shunliu's body.
Junliu's body also penetrated Makimura.
The two maintained this position of piercing each other's body for several breaths.
Then——
"Ha, hahahaha..."
Shunliu was the first to laugh.
Then he rested his head on Makimura's shoulder in front of him.
The two of them were almost touching each other at this time, so Shunliu only had to lower his head to put his forehead against Makimura's shoulder.
"It seems... the Red Dragon has won..."
The knives in both men's hands penetrated each other.
However - Shunliu's sword missed the mark and failed to penetrate Makimura's vital part.
And Makimura's sword accurately hit Shunliu's vital part.
laugh!
Makimura pulled the knife out of Junliu's body.
Shunliu lost his support, shook a few times, and fell heavily to the ground.
Blood gushes out from the wound in Shunliu's abdomen like a fountain.
Although the severe pain from various wounds on his body made Makimura almost faint, Makimura still resisted the severe pain from various parts of his body and bent over and knelt on one knee beside Junroku.
"You win...Aba..."
Although he was defeated at the hands of Makimura and died soon, Shunliu did not show any regret or pain, showed a light smile, and talked to Makimura in a relaxed tone as if he was chatting with an old friend.
Makimura, who was kneeling on one knee next to Shunliu, looked at Shunliu with complex eyes as his face turned pale and his breathing became weaker and weaker.
At this moment, Makimura suddenly noticed a bit of familiar powder on Shunliu's neck.
After rubbing the powder with his fingers and looking at it, Makimura's pupils shrank slightly:
"Obviously the scent is so strange...but she just likes to use this..."
"Every day... I rub it on my body a lot..."
"When she... was still alive... she was the only one in Kyoto... who often bought this powder..."
"She always bothers me to go all the way to buy something... I really can't stand her..."
"After she was gone...unknowingly...I also got into the habit of rubbing Wakasa incense on my body every day..."
"As soon as I put on Wakasa's fragrance... I can feel... like she is by my side..."
"So I rub it on my body every day...so much...that when I shake my body, a lot of Wakasa's powder...is shaken off..."
After chuckling a few times, Shunliu used the last remaining strength in his body to reach out to the hakama of his lower body.
The hakama of Junroku's lower body has been specially modified, and a bag is sewn on the side of the hakama.
After putting his hand into the bag sewn on the side of the hakama, he took out a small cloth bag.
"I... use the remaining little Wakasa incense... Ah Ha... to give it to you..."
Makimura didn't say much, he just silently held the Wakasa-ka that Junroku handed him in his hand.
"Junroku, what is this?" After putting away the Wakasa incense handed to him by Junroku, Makimura discovered that two unknown flesh-colored objects had fallen next to Junroku's hakama.
It was something Junroku accidentally took out of his pocket when he took Wakasa Kaori out of his hakama pocket just now.
"That... is a human skin mask..."
"I paid a lot of money for the painting...it was custom-made..."
"Because... Ogata Ittousai's figure is neither fat nor thin... His face is easier to make... So I bought a human skin mask of Ogata Ittousai... I wore this mask... and went around killing people.
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"The other face... is a face with ordinary features... When I am doing normal activities in Kyoto... I wear this face with ordinary features... to prevent some acquaintances in Kyoto... from recognizing me as Junroku Kunieda..."
"So you were wearing this thing last night, disguised as Brother Ogata, and went around killing people..."
Makimura said softly as he picked up the two flesh-colored things and unfolded them. The facial features of one of them could vaguely distinguish a bit of Ogata's charm, while the other one was just an ordinary face that can be seen everywhere.
"These two masks...are also given to you..."
At this moment, Shunliu's voice was very weak, as if he might be speechless at any time.
"Shunroku, your plan is indeed perfect." Makimura said softly, "But your perfect plan still exposed a lot of loopholes. An unknown explosion occurred in Luowai 2 months ago."
"The explosion was also caused by you, right?"
"Hahaha..." Shun Liu let out a few weak laughs, "That's... we are testing my modified explosives..."
"Some idiot... accidentally made a mistake... causing the bomb to explode..."
"In addition to this loophole, there are many mistakes in your plan. The most serious mistake is that you should not pretend to be Ogata Ittosai."
"You must have never imagined that the real Ogata Ittosai would happen to appear in Kyoto on the day you plan to implement your plan."
"Yeah...my luck is really...too bad..."
Shunliu's last sentence, "Too bad," was as weak as a mosquito's hum.
Shun Liu struggled to close his eyes and looked at Makimura, who was kneeling on one knee beside him.
"...Makimura...you look like you're about to cry...it's really rare...hahaha..."
"It's really strange... I was beaten so badly by you... but you ruined my plan..."
"But...I'm not angry at all..."
"Being defeated by you...but I feel surprisingly happy...hahahaha..."
"Compared to 2 years ago, I am a completely different person..."
"But you haven't changed at all...whether it's your face...or your original intention..."
"Konle gave you... the red dragon tattoo... and it turns out that the tattoo was not wrong..."
"You are truly...a dragon among men!"
After saying that, Shunliu's lips curved slightly.
Then... he slowly closed his eyes.
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"Have a good sleep, Shunliu."
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Makimura clutched his most injured chest and slowly stood up.
"Okay...Shunliu's gang...the subordinates who sneaked into the Six Great Sword Hall...how to deal with it..."
Makimura muttered like this while looking up and forward.
As soon as his eyes turned to the front, Makimura was stunned.
Just now, Makimura was only focused on a fight to the death with Junroku, so Makimura didn't realize it until now - Nijo Castle in the distance was now in flames!
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Kyoto, Nijo Castle.
"Lord Kotaro!"
Kotaro led the remaining subordinates to the Honmaru Palace in Nijo Castle while listening to a report from a subordinate beside him.
"The bandits just broke through the Ninomaru Palace, passed the covered bridge, and entered the Honmaru Palace!"
"Have you already invaded Honmaru Palace...!" Kotaro gritted his teeth, "Have all the people I sent to stop him been killed by that guy...!"
Just now, Kotaro has been leading the main force to escort the big shots in Nijo Castle out of the city.
If any of these big shots make any mistakes, Shiranui Ri will not be able to bear the responsibility.
After escorting these important figures to leave Nijo Castle along the secret passage, Kotaro led the main force back to meet the incoming enemy.
The two major building complexes of Nijo Castle - Honmaru Palace and Ninomaru Palace are separated by an "inner moat".
There is only a narrow covered bridge connecting Honmaru Palace and Ninomaru Palace.
After leading the main force to the covered bridge, Kotaro was shocked to find that a group of people were noisily rushing towards the Honmaru Palace along the covered bridge.
All the subordinates that Kotaro deployed at Higashi Otemon, Karamon, Ninomaru Palace, Covered Bridge, and Honmaru Palace have been defeated by the invading enemies, so now outsiders can break into Nijo Castle at will.
"What a gaffe!" Kotaro's face turned pale.
Serving as the guard of Nijo Castle tonight - this is the first big task they have received since Shiranui started cooperating with the shogunate.
And their first big mission has now turned out like this - they were invaded by a person of unknown origin and killed all the way to the Honmaru Palace.
Kotaro could no longer imagine how angry the shogunate in Edo would be if they knew that Shiranui had messed up this supposedly simple task...
Thinking of this, Kotaro felt cold sweat covering his back.
——We must kill this bastard who broke into Nijo Castle!
Kotaro yelled in his heart.
Only by killing this damn enemy can the punishment they Shiranui suffer in the future be minimized.
Because time was urgent, Kotaro didn't have time to ask what the people who rushed to the Honmaru Palace were doing. He used their Shiranui stealth skills and quickly rushed into the Honmaru Palace.
According to the information Kotaro knows so far - this invading enemy is currently at the castle tower located southwest of Honmaru Palace.
The castle tower of Nijo Castle is a five-story, six-story tower building with a total height of approximately 90 feet (27 meters).
Kotaro led his men and walked through every floor of the castle tower with these guys of unknown origin.
Finally - at the top of the castle tower, they met the damned man who had put Shiranui into this embarrassing situation.
He is a young warrior.
And he's a very familiar warrior.
After Kotaro and others climbed to the top of the castle tower, the young samurai whispered:
"It's finally here..."
"Are you..." Kotaro said in a deep voice, "Ogata Ittosai...!"
Kotaro had seen this face on a wanted poster.
Therefore, he recognized it at a glance - this person was the famous Ogata Ittosai!
"That's right." The young samurai responded without any hesitation, "Are you that Kotaro?"
"You know me..." Kotaro's face became more and more ugly, "Ogata Ittosai, why are you crazy? Do you know what it means to attack Nijo Castle, and Nijo Castle is guarded by our Shiranui?"
"Nijo Castle is the residence of the shogun in Kyoto!"
"It is a symbol of the power of the Edo shogunate!"
"By attacking here, you are declaring war on the Edo Shogunate!"
Ogata chuckled a few times at Kotaro's words.
Then--
"As early as when I killed Matsudaira Gennai last year, my all-out war with the Edo shogunate had already begun!"
"I attacked Nijo Castle this time for no other reason than to get back what was taken away!"
"Joke! What have we taken away from you?!"
"Atachi's smile."
"Atachi?"
Hearing this name, Kotaro was stunned for a moment.
"I see..." Kotaro realized something, and his face became even more ugly, "Are you betraying Ninja because of Amachi..."
Ogata moved his gaze away from Kotaro and focused on the samurai wearing various clothes.
"Hey! You! Are you all members of the 'Grave Diggers'?"
Hearing the word "gravedigger" from Ogata's mouth, the expressions of these warriors changed one after another.
Seeing the changes in the faces of these warriors, Ogata whispered softly:
"It seems so..."
Ogata brought up the system.
In the previous battle with the enemy wearing Nanman's body, Ogata's Shiranui-ryu ninjutsu was used twice in a row, and he gained 4 skill points.
His personal level is already about to be upgraded.
When he entered Nijo Castle, he killed many Shiranui ninjas, allowing Ogata to level up his personal level by another level and gain another skill point.
Ogata has already thought about how to use the five skill points he currently has.
Ogata added 1 point to his strength.
As a result, Ogata's strength and agility reached 12 points and 11 points respectively.
Just meet the physical fitness conditions to upgrade "Blade" to "Master Level".
After adding more points to his strength, Ogata will use the remaining 4 points to upgrade "Babanai".
[Ding! Spend 4 skill points to upgrade the Wuwo-style sword skill and blade counterattack to a "master level" skill]
After using up all the skill points on his body, Ogata slowly pulled out the Daishiten and Daizizao from his waist.
"Tonight, let all the dust fall to the ground on the castle tower of Nijo Castle!"
Ogata's aura reached its peak, soaring into the sky.
Ogata clenched the Daishiten and Daizuzai in his left and right hands, formed the two swords into an "X" shape, and then slashed them to the left and right.
Da Shi Tian and Da Zi Zai made loud and clear sword sounds, as if in response to their master's heroic declaration just now.