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Chapter 1008: The King of Kings goes out! Qing Deng dominates the arena! Kills 15 people in a row! [4500]

To give a fitting summary…even the air has changed.

Just by showing up, the atmosphere on the scene changed dramatically!
No one expected that the great King Ren would actually take part in the competition himself.

To describe it simply - it's like a giant whale breaking into a pond, any slight movement will cause terrifying waves!

On the east side of the arena - this is the rest area for the Shinsengumi - Harada Sanosuke looked at Qing Deng on the field with a look of regret. She looked like a resentful widow.

"Ahh... This round should have been my turn..."

Kondo Isami and others beside him all looked at him with sympathy.

In fact, they only just learned that Qing Deng was about to take the stage.

Smelling the unique fiery atmosphere of the martial arts competition, watching Kondo Isami and others showing off their skills... under all kinds of stimulation, Qing Deng has already been itching to try his luck.

It's been a long time since I last watched the martial arts competition, and it's really not satisfying to just watch.

What's more, he had been sitting in the office since the expulsion of the "Ichibashi faction", his body was very rusty and he was eager to exercise.

So, he could no longer hold back - and thus, this scene happened.

Although his body had not yet recovered, his muscles were extremely stiff, his joints were no longer as flexible as before, and he had only recovered about 50% of his strength, but it was more than enough for him to cope with a competition of this level.

He thought to himself: I will use this trial as an opportunity to get my body in shape and regain the feeling of fighting!

Several minutes had passed since Qing Deng stepped onto the arena.

Everyone focused their attention on the opposite side of him, looking forward to the first brave man who would challenge Nioh.

However, the opponent of Qing Deng was always empty, and no one came to play against him...

On the west side of the arena - this is the challengers' "resting area" - the challengers from the Oshu clans looked at each other and had a heated conversation:

"Hey, are you coming up?"

"No way! How can I possibly be a match for Niou!"

"From what I know, Niou's injuries have not healed yet. He is not in his prime right now."

"Where do you get your confidence from? Do you think that Niou, who has not yet recovered, is easy to bully? Isn't the lesson of the Mito army who relied on their superior military strength to barge into Edo profound enough?"

"Fighting with Nioh would only bring humiliation upon oneself. There is no need to get involved in a battle that is bound to be lost."

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You look at me, I look at you; you ask me, I urge you...but no one moves.

No wonder they are so negative.

After all, they had just witnessed with their own eyes how powerful the captains of the Shinsengumi were.

How powerful are even the captains of the Shinsengumi, let alone Nioh who commands this group of monsters?
Seeing this, Qing Deng smiled slightly, looking as if he was used to it - this situation was already within his expectations.

Therefore, in order to encourage the challengers, he used the means he had prepared long ago.

But he took a breath and shouted loudly:
"I am the captain of the Shinsengumi!"

"It would be unfair to equate the reward for 'defeating the captain' with the reward for 'defeating the captain'."

"Therefore, I hereby declare: Anyone who can defeat me, Ju Qingdeng, will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold!"

He turned up the volume and listened to it as loud as possible so that everyone present could hear the number clearly.

In an instant, the arena was shrouded in a brief silence.

The duration of this dead silence was really short.

Only half a second passed, and screams several times louder than before came like a tsunami!

Even the feudal lords in the "VIP seats" had expressions that said "Isn't that possible?"

Ten thousand taels of gold... not to mention ordinary people, even the feudal lord would be tempted.

After all, there are only a very small number of powerful fiefdoms that own hundreds of thousands of stones of land.

The vast majority of feudal lords had fiefs of only a few tens of thousands of koku - quite a few had 1 or 2 koku - and lived a tight life that was not too starving but not too lavish either.

In other words, even if you are a powerful feudal lord who controls a certain area, few people can easily come up with 12,000 taels of gold in cash!

As expected, after Qing Deng shouted "Ten Thousand Pieces of Gold", the "Challenger Rest Area" which had been dead silent suddenly began to ripple violently!

The breath called "fighting spirit" began to dissipate and spread.

Such a huge amount of money is enough to make people feel lucky, thinking "What if?" or "What if?"

“When there is a big reward, there will always be brave men” is an eternal truth.

Finally, a stern-looking strong man - with traces of "ideological struggle" still on his face - strode into the arena and stood opposite Qing Deng.

"Lord Niou, please give me your guidance!"

Qingdeng smiled slightly:
"Relax, let's have a fun fight."

Finally, a challenger appeared, and the atmosphere on the scene was like a fire with gasoline added - it suddenly exploded!

Qing Deng and his opponent moved to the center of the arena, faced each other, and performed the squatting ceremony step by step.

"Fukushima Domain, Shinto Munen-ryu, Goto Ikki!"

"Captain of the Shinsengumi, Tennen Rishin-ryu, Tachibana Aoto."

The referee yelled:

"start!"

Following the referee's command, the two men stood up at the same time and entered combat mode.

"..."

"..."

Qing Deng looked at Qing Yan, and the other party moved to the middle, and the two looked at each other in silence for a moment.

Goto Kazuwa originally wanted to find Qing Deng's flaws.

Then, he gave up decisively - he realized belatedly that it was a foolish thing to try to find flaws in Qing Deng's posture.

The longer time drags on, the more his spirit will uncontrollably relax, and Qing Deng will eventually find an opportunity to attack him.

So he made a prompt decision, ended the confrontation, and took the initiative to launch an attack!
But he took several steps in succession, shortening the distance between them in one breath, and swung his sword straight at Qingdeng's body.

The speed of the strike was as fast as thunder and the spacing was controlled very skillfully. It was obvious that he was really good enough to challenge Qing Deng.

Although the technique is superb, it may not be able to hit the opponent - especially when the opponent is Qing Deng.

As soon as he swung the bamboo sword in his hand, Qingdeng disappeared from his sight.

The next moment, Qing Deng's figure reappeared - he bent his body slightly, assumed a posture of drawing a sword, and stood behind Goto Kazukazu.

After another breath, Goto Ichiwa groaned and fell to the ground.

【Ding! Scan to talent]

[Successfully copied talent: "Eagle Eye"]

[Talent introduction: Dynamic vision is much stronger than that of ordinary people. 】

【Ding! It is detected that the host already has the same type of talent]

【Ding! Talent fusion successful]

[“Hawkeye +5” ability upgrade——“Hawkeye +6”]

——I actually got a talent.

Qing Deng raised his eyebrows, a smile appearing on his cheeks.

The talent was successfully copied in the first round, so it can be considered a good start.

——This opportunity is rare, so let’s take advantage of this opportunity to grab some talent!

As soon as he thought of this, he turned his right wrist habitually, danced with his sword, and turned to look towards the west side of the arena.

"Next!"

He didn't intend to quit just like that, but wanted to fight to his heart's content!
In response to his willful decision, Kondo Isami and others in the audience all smiled bitterly in helplessness - for the next period of time, they would not be able to think about playing.

This time, Qingdeng didn't have to wait long.

As soon as he finished speaking, a tall and thin young man carrying a wooden spear strode onto the field.

"Lord Niou, I am good with a spear. So, is that okay?"

As he spoke, he shook the spear in his hand.

"Of course. You can use whatever weapons you want without any restrictions."

"Well, please teach me! Yamagata Domain, Ishimiryu, Okumura Saho!"

"Ishin-ryu, it's a rare style. Good thing you came. The chief captain of the Shinsengumi, Tennen Rishin-ryu, Tachibana Aoto."

As soon as the competition began, Okumura Saho kicked his hind legs hard and launched an attack proactively and boldly.

"Hah! Ha! Heh! Ha! Heh! Ha!" With every shout, the spear in his hand would strike out, making a sharp and crisp sound of breaking through the wind.

With every stabbing and sweeping, it was as if he was risking his life, and it was full of terrifying momentum.

It seems that he, like Goto Ikawa who had just been defeated, knew that he would lose if he fought a protracted war, so he went all out as soon as the battle started.

In the blink of an eye, he attacked more than twenty times without stopping.

Despite such a fierce attack and such intensive shouting, his expression remained calm and his breathing was not disordered at all.

As might be expected, his lung capacity was quite remarkable.

The attack range of a spear far exceeds that of a sword. Under normal circumstances, a spearman has an overwhelming advantage over a swordsman.

At this moment, at first glance, Qing Deng seemed to have been suppressed, unable to get close, and constantly dodging the opponent's spear.

But in fact, insiders all see that Qingdeng is the one who holds the dominant position.

Only a moment later——

"drink!"

Okumura Saho launches a new attack.

As he let out a low growl, the spear in his hand broke through the air and whizzed towards Qingdeng's chest.

The moment the sound of breaking air was heard, Qing Deng suddenly lowered his body - the sound of breaking air passed over his head.

Then, when the opponent's old strength had been exhausted and his new strength had not yet arisen, and he had no time to retract his spear, Qing Deng slid forward along the spear shaft like a loach and instantly approached the opponent.

With a bang, he swung his knife from the lower right side and slashed the opponent's left abdomen diagonally.

Okumura Saho's facial lines were distorted, the spear in his hand fell to the ground with a clang, and he slowly fell forward, taking a deep breath, unable to speak.

【Ding! Scan to talent]

[Successfully copied talent: "Iron Lung"]

[Talent introduction: Cardiopulmonary function is stronger than that of ordinary people. ]

【Ding! It is detected that the host already has the same type of talent]

【Ding! Talent fusion successful]

["Iron Lung +5" ability upgrade - "Iron Lung +6"]

Another talent.

After only two rounds of fighting, he obtained two talents one after another. Such a result was really beyond Qingdeng's expectations.

Inspired by this, his fighting spirit grew stronger, and he turned around and shouted again:

"Next!"

"Here I come! Shirakawa clan, Hokushin Ittoryu, Kitagawa Naoya."

Influenced by the Chiba family, Qing Deng could be considered a half-disciple of Beichen Ittoryu and was very familiar with the school.

Therefore, he could tell at a glance that the opponent was mediocre in strength, unskilled, and had no advantages except fighting spirit.

He didn't even do the basic posture of Beichen Ittoryu - repeatedly twitching the tip of the sword to prevent the sword from becoming rigid and to confuse the opponent.

He seemed to be twitching the tip of the sword, but in fact it was completely superficial and there was no agility at all.

Sure enough, his attack was a mess, just a crude and excessive use of brute force.

Qing Deng just changed his steps slightly and completely neutralized their attacks.

After estimating the time of 10 seconds in his mind, Qing Deng quickly launched a counterattack.

But he jumped up like pulling up onions in dry land, kicked away the opponent's right hand holding the knife with his left foot, kicked away the opponent's other hand with his right foot, forcing one of his hands to open, then raised the bamboo sword in his palm, stabbed straight into the opponent's chest, and knocked him to the ground.

He completed this series of actions in just a moment.

I didn't get any talent this round.

"Next!"

"Morioka Domain, Shinto Munen Ryu, Yamane Kuan!"

The fourth person to go into battle was a burly man.

Such a body shape is indeed very suitable for practicing Shinto Wunian Style.

“Drinkaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”

As expected of a Shinto Munen-ryu swordsman, he rushed forward like a madman the moment the fight started, swinging his sword with all his might.

Seeing the opponent adopting such a violent fighting style, Qing Deng's heart was suddenly filled with excitement - this "head-on" fighting style was most in line with his wishes.

So, he decided to fight with the other party! Attack against attack!
He immediately planted his feet firmly, put his strength into his waist, aimed at the opponent's sword, and the bamboo sword in his hand rolled up gusts of wind.

"Nine Oxen and Two Tigers +4", "Tiger's Arm +4", "Elephant's Core +9", activate!

In terms of appearance, Qing Deng is much smaller than the other person, a full circle smaller.

Although the two sides' bodies were extremely unequal in size, Qing Deng's strength was far superior to his opponent's.

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
Three clear sounds of bamboo swords striking each other were heard one after another.

When the fourth sound was heard, the opponent finally couldn't hold on any longer. He screamed and the bamboo sword in his hand flew out.

【Ding! Scan to talent]

[Successfully copied talent: "Strong Essence"]

[Talent introduction: Energy and physical strength recover quickly. ]

[“Strengthen Essence +5” ability upgrade——“Strengthen Essence +6”]

"Next!"

quiet……

The west side of the arena was silent…unlike just now, when someone immediately stood up to accept the challenge.

It was not until half a minute later that the fifth challenger finally appeared.

"Mori, Morioka Domain, Kaori Shinto-ryu, Ueda Jin."

There were surprisingly many warriors from the Morioka Domain.

So far, half of the warriors participating in the competition are from the Morioka domain.

This is not surprising. After all, Morioka Domain is one of the largest domains in Oshu, so it naturally has more and better warriors.

As soon as the warrior who called himself Ueda Jin got into position, Qing Deng was disappointed.

His eyes are dull, his lower body is unstable, the tip of the knife is shaking, and his muscles are stiff... It's obvious that he is someone who wants to try his luck by hoping "what if?"

If I get lucky and hit Nioh's wound, maybe I can accomplish the feat of "defeating Nioh" and earn a lot of gold in one fell swoop - these people who hold a "lucky mentality" probably think this way.

In order to grab the talent, Qing Deng had to wait for 10 seconds before he could send the opponent off the court.

After 10 seconds, Qing Deng did not use any sophisticated skills. He simply got close, swung his knife, and then easily chopped the opponent to the ground.

As he expected, this man had no talent at all.

……

……

The competition continues.

Stabbing forward, slashing horizontally, chopping diagonally, slashing vertically... Qing Deng fought against one opponent after another, using different moves to kill different people.

When he defeated the tenth person, he gained another talent——

【Ding! Scan to talent]

[Successfully copied talent: "Beef Liver"]

【Talent introduction: Excellent liver function.】

[“Beef Liver” ability upgrade——“Beef Liver +1”]

What a pity, that's all.

After copying this talent, Qing Deng was unable to obtain any new talents today.

After knocking down the 15th person, he subconsciously turned his head to look at the west side of the arena, waiting for the 16th person to come on stage.

However…this time, no matter how long he waited, no one dared to step forward.

When Qing Deng looked over, the challengers on the west side of the arena all lowered their heads, hunched their shoulders, and looked horrified.

Up to now, anyone with a brain and eyes can recognize Qing Deng’s terrifying strength!
So far, every challenger who came on the field could not even make Qing Deng sweat a drop, let alone survive a round under his sword!

He defeated 15 opponents in a row without breaking a sweat or losing his breath...

The temptation of "a ton of gold" has faded...!
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