Chapter 429 A new realm that surpasses selflessness! [7000 words]
After the sixth knife was struck, the strange vision disappeared again.
After successfully injuring Shuntaro with Cicada Rain's sixth sword, Ogata held up Daishiten and prepared to strike Cicada Rain's final sword.
The blow he received just now had a great impact on Shuntaro.
Looking at the high-raised Daishiten in Ogata's hand, Shuntaro could see that because of the previous blow, he had no time to take Ogata's seventh blow.
So Shuntaro gritted his teeth and simply gave up his defense.
Instead of defending Ogata's seventh sword, he pointed the tip of the ninja sword in his hand at Ogata and stabbed him straight.
The two men's swords both hit each other.
Shuntaro's sword penetrated Ogata's right chest.
Ogata's sword slashed from Shuntaro's left shoulder to his right abdomen.
Blood splashed out from their bodies almost at the same time.
After withdrawing their swords from each other's bodies, Ogata and Shuntaro each took a few steps back.
"Cough...cough cough cough..."
Warm blood poured up Ogata's throat and dripped down the corners of Ogata's mouth.
A feeling of dizziness began to emerge from my mind.
Ogata's chest had begun to rise and fall at a very high frequency like a blower.
Even if he breathed heavily, the efficiency of oxygen supply began to fail to keep up with Ogata's consumption.
The body's various reactions when it reaches its limit all tell Ogata this fact.
After entering the "state of no-self", your physical strength will be lost at a rapid rate like the water in a bathtub with the outlet open.
Ogata estimated that his "selfless state" could only last a few more minutes.
Shuntaro's current state is even worse than Ogata's.
The severity of the panting was even worse than Ogata's.
The steam-like white mist emanating from the skin became lighter compared to the previous one.
But overall, Shuntaro's condition is still worse now because his injuries are more serious than Ogata's.
The sixth and seventh cuts of Ogata's "Cicada Rain" just now left Shutaro with deep wounds.
After being stabbed so hard twice, a person with less willpower might have fainted.
After seeing that Shuntaro hadn't fallen down yet, Ogata didn't feel annoyed or helpless.
I just felt great admiration for Shuntaro, and this admiration turned into a smile on Ogata's face.
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Not far away, Eitaro, who was holding Fuzu Taifu hostage and using Fuzu Taifu as a threat to "supervise" Shuntaro, had a look of shock on his face since the battle between Ogata and Shuntaro began, and even his own mouth stopped talking in shock.
I opened it consciously without even realizing it.
This was the first time he saw a duel of this level.
Eitaro couldn't even see clearly some of the moves Ogata and Shuntaro had just made.
This was also the first time that he truly realized the weight of the title "Head of the Four Heavenly Kings".
Before this, he had never seen Shuntaro doing his best.
He only knew that Shuntaro was very strong, but he had no idea how strong he was.
Up to this moment, after seeing Shuntaro with full power, Eitaro was extremely grateful that Fuushing Taifu was in their hands, and they could rely on this to coerce Shuntaro into not messing around.
If he were to challenge Shutaro in a duel, Eitaro felt that he would not be able to even take the five moves of Shutaro who had entered the "Yaksha Realm".
What shocked Eitaro even more was that these two people hadn't fallen down yet.
Both of them are now covered in bruises and dripping with blood. Blood is constantly slipping and dripping, dyeing the originally brown soil black.
Both of them were obviously bloody, but neither Ogata nor Shuntaro fell down, still staring at each other closely.
Taifu, who was being held hostage by Eitaro, also had a look of astonishment on his face.
But she was not just surprised by the strength of Ogata and Shuntaro, but also by the fact that the two of them had not yet fallen.
She was also surprised that she finally remembered where she heard Ogata's voice.
Eitaro had just said to Shuntaro "Kill the executioner Ittousai", so Taifu knew that the person who was now rivaling Shutaro was the now famous and living legendary Ogata Ittousai.
Before the battle started, Taifu heard the conversation between Ogata and Shuntaro.
When he first heard Ogata's voice, Taifu felt that it was very familiar.
But for a moment I couldn't remember where I had heard this sound.
It wasn't until he noticed the Daishiten and Daijizao in Ogata's hand that Taifu suddenly remembered that this seemed to be Majima Goro's sword.
As Yoshiwara's oiran, due to the demands of his work, Taifu has already been able to easily memorize some of the clothing characteristics, behavioral habits, and language habits of the people he meets.
Although he didn’t have much communication with Majima Goro, Taifu remembered Majima’s two sabers.
Knives with blue and gold handles and scabbards are very rare, so the husband has a deep memory of these two very beautiful knives.
And the two knives that Ogata is holding in his hands now are exactly those two beautiful knives.
It was after he noticed that the sword Ogata used was Goro Majima's sword that Taifu suddenly remembered why he felt that he had heard Ogata's voice somewhere.
Because Ogata's voice is none other than Majima Goro's voice...
Regardless of height or body shape, Ogata also completely matches Majima...
No way……?
A surprising conjecture emerged in Taifu's mind involuntarily.
In addition to surprise, there are also some more complex emotions floating on Taifu's face.
She hoped that Shutaro, who was now covered in bruises, would stop beating him.
You can either run for your life or surrender directly. As long as you can stop fighting.
But Tafu, who has been friends with Shuntaro since childhood, knew that her idea was absolutely impossible to realize.
Although Shuntaro's current expression could not be clearly seen because his back was turned to her, Taifu dared to conclude that Shuntaro's current expression must be one of joy.
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"...Can you still stand?" Ogata asked, "Can I fight again?"
"Of course!" Shuntaro grinned, "What about you? Can you still fight? Ittousai!"
Ogata smiled.
No answer.
He only raised the Daishakuten in his right hand and pointed the tip of the sword at Shuntaro.
Looking at Ogata who responded to him with actions, the smile on Shuntaro's face became even stronger.
"...Shuntaro!"
At this moment, Shuntaro heard a call to him from behind.
It was Eitaro's voice.
Eitaro, who had been pressing his lips tightly since just now and didn't know what he was thinking, suddenly called Shuntaro's name and then shouted.
"Follow this!"
Eitaro took off a small gourd from his waist and threw it towards Shuntaro with all his strength.
When Shuntaro turned to look at him, he happened to see the gourd falling towards him in a beautiful parabola.
Although he didn't know what Eitaro was going to do, Shuntaro still raised his hand and firmly caught the palm-sized gourd that was not yet an adult.
"Drink the potion in the gourd!"
Eitaro said urgently to Shuntaro.
"The potion contained in the gourd can temporarily relieve pain and restore some physical strength!"
The potion inside the gourd is brewed using a magical recipe passed down from generation to generation in Eitaro's family.
The effect of this potion is to temporarily relieve the pain of the user and restore some physical strength.
Of course, this medicine still has side effects.
It has two side effects. The first side effect is that after the effect of the drug wears off, you will lose your appetite and be unable to eat for a few hours.
The second side effect is that you cannot drink too much in a short period of time.
If you drink too much in a short period of time, it will cause diarrhea, vomiting, and bleeding until the bile comes out.
Now both Ogata and Shuntaro have reached their limit.
Now it just depends on who can't hold on first.
So in order to quickly get rid of the big threat of the executioner Ittosai, Eitaro decided to lend Shutaro the precious potion he carried with him to drink.
As long as you drink this potion, the pain in your body will be slightly relieved and your physical strength will be somewhat restored.
Shuntaro, drink quickly!
A somewhat proud and excited smile appeared on Eitaro's face.
As long as you drink it, you will definitely win!
At this juncture where it depends on who can hold on first, if Shuntaro's physical strength can be restored, he will undoubtedly have the absolute upper hand in this battle in an instant.
However... the next scene that appeared in front of Etaro's eyes caused the smile on Etaro's face to freeze.
Shuntaro glanced at the gourd in his hand.
Then he just let go of his hand and let the gourd fall to his feet. Then he raised his foot and trampled the gourd to pieces.
The potion contained in the gourd splashed out, staining the brown soil underneath.
Seeing Shutaro's move, the smile on Eitaro's face froze, and then his eyes widened in shock at a speed that was visible to the naked eye, and his mouth opened wide.
Ogata also had a bit of surprise on his face.
Only the husband's expression remained unchanged.
The husband seemed to have expected such a scene to happen.
After being stunned for a while due to excessive shock, Eitaro finally came to his senses.
"What are you doing?!"
After coming back to his senses, Eitaro immediately yelled at Shuntaro angrily.
"Are you a fool?! Or do you think I'm lying to you?!"
"Just drink the potion in the gourd and restore your physical strength! You can defeat Ittosai in no time!"
After stepping on the gourd containing the potion that could restore some of his physical strength, Shuntaro didn't show the slightest regret on his face.
After Eitaro finished scolding him, he said in a calm tone without looking back:
"In my duel with Ogata Ittousai, I don't need such boring assistance from you."
"Right now... I just want to know who is stronger between me and the person with the title of 'Shura'!"
"Don't bother me!"
After saying that, Shuntaro turned his head and glared at Eitaro who was behind him.
This look is not sharp.
But after Shutaro's eyes fell on Etaro, Etaro instantly felt as if he was being stared at by a fierce tiger. His neck involuntarily shrank, and a little cold sweat appeared on his forehead.
But Eitaro still suppressed the fear in his heart, and argued with reason to Shuntaro:
"Is there something wrong with your head?! As a ninja, you still practice the pedantic etiquette of a samurai?!"
"...I remembered what you just said."
"Remember why I became a ninja in the first place."
Shuntaro spoke calmly.
"I... entered the world of ninjas so that I could more easily meet strong people and challenge them."
"Don't confuse me with you guys."
Shuntaro looked away from Eitaro.
When he turned his attention back to Ogata in front of him, Shuntaro suddenly caught a glimpse of a magnificent building.
"...I just realized now that I saw Edo Castle here."
Ogata followed Shuntaro's gaze.
In the distance, a towering castle stands. It stands in the very center of Edo.
The majestic and majestic castle is mainly bright blue and white, solemn and solemn.
This castle is the center of power in Japan, the residence of the shogun, and the place where the officials of the shogunate gather to discuss matters.
"...Now that I think about it carefully, the 'Gozen Trial Match' being held on the outskirts of Edo is basically just playing house."
"The participants are all guys with no real skills."
"The trial fitting method is also boring until you click it."
Shuntaro took his eyes away from Edo Castle and looked at Ogata, grinning happily.
"Ogata Ittousai, the battle between you and me is the real 'Edo Castle Imperial Trial Combination'!"
Ogata smiled and looked away from Edo Castle in the distance, "Don't you think it's a pity? If you had drank the contents of that gourd just now, you might have been able to defeat me right away."
"After all, my physical strength is almost exhausted now. If you recover your physical strength, I may not be your match."
"What I long for is to challenge powerful people, not to defeat powerful people." Shuntaro answered without any hesitation.
Even though his body was covered with wounds and his whole body was turned into a bloody man, Shuntaro's eyes were still so bright and bright, as if there were flames burning in the depths of his pupils.
"The only thing I use to defeat you is my knife."
Ogata smiled.
I don't know why, but I feel a smile constantly appearing on my cheeks.
"Someone will always defeat me." Ogata's eyes were shining with dazzling light at this time, "But that won't be today, and that person won't be you."
Shuntaro also smiled even more happily.
He raised the ninja sword in both hands and readied it: "We don't have much time, let's decide the winner!"
Ogata: "Bring your horses over here!"
Snapped!
The sound of kicking on the ground was heard.
Shuntaro rushed straight towards Ogata.
Ogata established the relationship between Daishiten and Daizusu.
Snapped!
Ogata kicked off his back foot.
He also rushed straight towards Shuntaro.
The two of them rushed towards each other almost at the same time.
Both of them were obviously bruised and bruised now, but both their posture and fighting spirit were higher than before.
That strange vision appeared again.
Ogata could see clearly how the muscles in Shuntaro's legs worked and how the muscles in his arms accumulated strength as he was running towards him.
The moment he saw the muscles of Shuntaro's arms, Ogata understood what Shuntaro was planning to do. He planned to defeat Ogata with the next move.
Shuntaro's injuries were much more serious than Ogata's, so he was no longer able to continue the long struggle like before.
Therefore, he planned to pour all his strength into the next blow and decide the outcome with one blow.
After seeing Shuntaro's intention, Ogata had no thoughts of evasion or defense.
Since Shuntaro planned to use a life-saving blow to end this battle, Ogata decided to respond with a life-saving blow.
Who wins and who loses depends on the next blow!
Ogata raised the Daishiten in his hand high.
Shuntaro lowered the ninja sword in his right hand, with the blade facing Ogata, and the tip of the sword was so low that it almost touched the ground.
At the moment when the two of them were about to separate from each other,
Ogata chopped Daishukten from top to bottom.
Shuntaro slashed with his ninja sword from bottom to top.
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The two passed by each other.
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After passing each other, the two slowly slowed down their speed until they stopped.
Ogata stood where Shuntaro was standing just now.
Shuntaro stood where Ogata had just stood.
The two of them were facing each other with their backs facing each other, and neither of them immediately looked back to see if the attack they had just made was effective.
Because of the outcome, the two of them already knew the moment they were about to pass each other and slash at each other with their swords.
A burst of blood mist rose from Shuntaro's body.
"Cough... cough cough..."
Shuntaro staggered as he spat out mouthfuls of blood, trying to maintain his balance.
But in the end, the body fell forward heavily.
He fell to the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust.
It wasn't until Shutaro fell to the ground that Ogata slowly turned around and looked at Shutaro who had fallen to the ground but was still breathing.
Shuntaro is not dead yet.
The moment Ogata's sword was about to hit him, he subconsciously blocked it with the ninja sword in his other hand.
Although he did not block Ogata's sword, he succeeded in causing Ogata's sword to deviate slightly from its original path without any critical injuries.
Just now, when the two of them launched life-threatening blows at the same time, Ogata relied on his strange vision to see through Shuntaro's sword path.
Ogata could clearly see the path of the knife and the force it would exert.
After seeing through the direction and strength of Shutaro's attack, Ogata dodged Shutaro's attack while leaving a large gash in Shutaro's chest.
Seeing through Shuntaro's sword path, dodging Shuntaro's attack and injuring Shuntaro with a single blow were all accomplished simultaneously at the moment when he passed by Shutaro.
Originally, even if he entered the "realm of no self", Ogata did not have the ability to complete these things at the same time in an instant.
But the strange state that Ogata has entered now allows Ogata to easily do things that are impossible in the "selfless state".
This strange state not only allows Ogata to see the muscles under Shuntaro's skin, but also allows Ogata to easily mobilize every muscle in his body, allowing him to exert force and transport his power more easily.
At this moment, this strange state has not disappeared.
Ogata can still see the muscles under Shuntaro's skin.
You can still freely mobilize every muscle in your body.
Just now, all my energy was focused on the duel with Shuntaro, and I never had time to understand and appreciate this strange state.
Now that Shuntaro has fallen, Ogata finally has the opportunity and energy to fully appreciate this new state that is completely different from the "selfless state".
After looking at Shuntaro who had fallen to the ground, and then looking at the flowers, plants and trees not far away, Ogata realized that he could not only see how Shuntaro's muscles moved.
Ogata could see Shuntaro's internal organs, bones, meridians... these things.
And the reason why he was able to see these things was not because he suddenly had clairvoyance.
To be precise, these things are not what Ogata "sees".
It's something that's sensed.
He could clearly feel how the muscles, bones, and internal organs under Shuntaro's skin were working.
The clarity of this feeling gave Ogata the illusion that his sight could see through Shuntaro's skin.
The reason why Ogata can easily mobilize every muscle in his body and make his body explode with stronger strength is because of this powerful induction. Even his own body, Ogata can also clearly sense its state.
Which of his muscles is more tired now, which muscle is injured... Ogata knows all of these clearly.
Can clearly sense oneself and can easily mobilize the power of every corner of the body.
Not only that, there are far more things Ogata can sense.
Even though I didn't look, I could clearly feel how the surrounding flowers and plants were swaying in the wind...
The leaves of several trees are beginning to fall...
Where does the wind come from...
There are ants crawling somewhere...
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Ogata can sense everything around him.
So much information poured into Ogata's mind, but Ogata didn't feel that his brain was overloaded at all.
Sensing everything around him, Ogata had the illusion that he seemed to be integrating with the world.
And this powerful induction force made Ogata feel that there was a shuriken flying straight towards him.
Ogata didn't even look at the shuriken that was flying towards him. He just relied on his powerful induction to turn his body to one side and dodge the shuriken that was flying straight towards him.
"I didn't expect you to be able to dodge my shuriken..."
Ogata looked in the direction where the shuriken had just flown.
He saw Eitaro holding his short gun and walking towards him with a sullen face.
"...Shuntaro, that idiot, you have to trouble me to do it myself."
Ogata glanced at the place where Eitaro was standing just now, Taifu was already lying on the ground.
The wife struggled to get up, but because she was tied up and her mouth was tied with a strip of cloth, she could not stand up. She could only twist on the ground and make some "humming" sounds.
"Is it your turn to be my opponent?" Ogata's tone was calm.
"That's right! Take your life!" Eitaro sneered, "Although Shutaro can't kill you, he still managed to take away half of your life!"
"You are indeed very strong!"
"But no matter how strong you are, you have reached your limit now, right?"
Eitaro is very confident now.
He was confident that he would be able to kill the executioner Ittousai.
The executioner Ittosai had just fought with that monster Shuntaro. Now he was covered in blood and out of breath. He probably didn't have much physical strength left.
No matter how hard he tried, Eitaro couldn't think of a reason to lose.
Ittousai probably didn't even have the strength to dodge now, and Eitaro felt that he could win with just a stab.
Looking at Eitaro who ran out to pick up the head, Ogata's expression showed no trace of sadness, and his expression did not change at all.
Ogata swung the sword downwards hard to shake off the blood attached to the blade, and then sheathed the sword.
What Eitaro just said was not wrong.
Ogata is indeed reaching his limit now, and the "selfless state" can only be maintained for less than 1 minute.
Now he didn't even have the strength to use the two swords, so he put the Da Zi Zai back into its scabbard and continued to hold Da Shi Tian.
"Come on." Ogata said softly, "Since you think you have the ability to take my life now, then come on."
"But I'll say something ugly first."
"I feel like I'm in great shape right now."
After saying that, Ogata just stood there.
He didn't put on any posture, he just stood upright holding the Great Buddha in his hands so naturally.
what happened……?!
Eitaro looked at Ogata, who was just standing there, in shock.
He was obviously covered in bruises.
It was obvious that he was not putting on any kind of posture.
But Eitaro could feel that Ogata in front of him had no flaws at all.
It's like facing a high mountain and wanting to stab it down with a short spear, but you don't know where to start.
Cold sweat began to break out from Eitaro's forehead.
what happened?!
Eitaro shouted in fear in his heart.
He should have no strength now, why can he still feel such a strong sense of oppression?!
Eitaro hesitated... no, it should be said that he didn't dare to raise his gun and come forward to take Ogata's life.
Neither dare to advance nor retreat.
"Aren't you coming over?"
Ogata asked.
"If you don't come over, then I will go over."
As soon as Ogata finished speaking, Eitaro felt his eyes blur.
Ogata, who was still standing a few steps away, had already appeared in front of him.
laugh!
The sound of the blade cutting through flesh was heard.
Half of Eitaro's waist was cut open.
Ogata's knife path covered Eitaro's waist with extreme precision.
The direction is impartial.
Not too much, not too much strength.
Ogata felt it clearly.
Sensing the moment when Eitaro's spirit would relax.
After sensing the moment when Eitaro relaxed, Ogata caught Eitaro's flaw that only lasted for a moment, mobilized the power in every corner of his body, and burst out with the same power as in his prime state, and dodged towards Eitaro's body.
In front of him, and then cut off half of his waist with a knife. This is what Ogata did just now.