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Chapter 1043: The Swordsman Who Does Not Need to Hold a Sword [4500]

Although two-sword swordsmen are rare, Qing Deng was fortunate enough to have seen a few.

Among them, Chiba Michisaburo is the most powerful.

With the blessing of his talent of "left and right fighting", his left and right hands can make completely different movements at the same time, and one person can launch the attack of two people.

At the red and white competition between Shiweikan and Genbukan that year, Qing Deng and Souji teamed up and used their own secrets one after another to barely defeat Chiba Michisaburo.

And now, the throne of "the strongest dual-sword swordsman" in Qing Deng's mind is about to change.

In terms of the sense of oppression alone, Ogata and Chiba Michisaburo are completely from two different dimensions.

The moment Ogata got ready, Qing Deng felt that Ogata in front of him seemed like a different person.

Becoming more powerful! Becoming more terrifying!
Qing Deng unconsciously clenched the Vairocana in his palm and held it steadily in front of him - only in this way could he slightly resist the terrifying feeling of oppression.

Qing Deng dared to bet that he definitely didn't blink.

His eyes were fixed on Ogata, never moving away for even a second.

However... however... without him diverting his attention, Ogata still disappeared before his eyes!

But Ogata rushed forward in an instant, raised the two swords in his hands high, and then swung them down with force!
Because the speed was too fast, the time from "leaving the original place" to "approaching Qingdeng" seemed to be cut off out of thin air.

The previous frame was still "Ogata taking a stance", and the next frame was "Ogata approaching and swinging the sword" - this is what Qing Deng saw.

Instantly, Qing Deng's pupils shrank into needle-like shapes, and he subconsciously raised his knife to defend himself.

clang! !

With a single sword against two swords, Vairocana accurately intercepted Mahavairocana and Mahavairocana in mid-air, and the three swords formed a "cross" - of course, this "cross" had to have an extra vertical line.

The huge force transmitted along the blade caused Qing Deng's face to change color suddenly.

Ogata's attack almost caused Vairocana to escape!

Qing Deng squeezed out all his strength like a conditioned reflex, and after his feet plowed two deep marks on the ground, he was able to barely resist Ogata's strange power.

Through the three knives held tightly together, Qing Deng suddenly discovered that there was a strange light flashing in Ogata's eyes.

Seeing this, Qing Deng frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, emphasizing each word:
"'The state of no self'...!"

After Boss Kiryu, Prajna (Katsumi Yamada Asaemon), and Shuten Douji, this is the fourth strong man he has met who can enter the "state of no self".

It is said that the "selflessness state" is the highest state of a warrior? Why do I often see people entering the "selflessness state" in front of me recently?
Although Qing Deng really wanted to complain, now was not a good time to speak.

Ogata curled up the corners of his mouth, as if to say, "Yes, you are right, this is exactly the 'state of no self', so I said you have to show your true ability."

With a sound of "click", Ogata exerted a little force and sent Qing Deng flying, forcing Qing Deng to hold the knife that was blocked and retreat several steps backward.

The reason for bouncing Qing Deng away was to enable a better attack.

The distance that had just been widened was narrowed again by Ogata.

He slid forward, and the two swords in his hands slashed at Qing Deng at different angles.

clang! !

clang! !

There were two more deafening sounds of metal clashing.

But this time, Qingdeng's feet did not plow the soil again.

He swung his sword twice at lightning speed, and with the strength of his upper limbs alone, he deflected the blades of Dashitian and Dazizai one after another.

Ogata raised his eyebrows, leaped back quickly, jumped several meters away, and then looked at Qing Deng with half surprise and half admiration.

Qing Deng slowly raised his eyes and their eyes met - at this moment, there was also a strange light flashing in his eyes!
"'State of No Self'... I can do it too!"

In the talent list, the eternal talent “The Careless Demon Child” bursts out with brilliant light!

Looking at Qing Deng who had also entered the "state of no self", the surprise on Ogata's face became even more intense?

"You can actually enter the 'selfless state' at will?"

"Why do you have that expression? Can't you enter the 'selfless state' at will?"

Ogata smiled and shrugged, making an expression that said, "That's true."

Because he had personally experienced the power of the "selfless state", Qing Deng knew very well that it was not just a name!
Compared with ordinary warriors, warriors in the "selfless state" have an overwhelming advantage, which can almost be said to be a dimensionality reduction attack.

Qing Deng was sure that if he didn't quickly activate the "Heartless Demon Child" and reveal this trump card, within three moves... no, two moves! He would fall under the opponent's sword!

After a brief communication, the two refocused their attention on the battle at hand.

Qingdeng: "..."

Ogata: “…”

Both of them had sharp eyes, kept silent, and had a solemn expression on their cheeks.

The bamboo forest under the scorching sun was suddenly filled with sharp sword energy.

If there were any bystanders here, they would definitely be intimidated by the aura and dare not approach.

"Careless Demon Child", "Lonely Courage +3", "Born for War +9"... Except for "Dragon of Reversal" and "Berserker +5", all talents that temporarily increase combat power have been activated to fight.

Qing Deng raised the tip of his knife and used his best Xia Duan stance.

Seeing this, Ogata, as if intending to confront Qing Deng, slowly raised his arms, with both swords in his hands in the upper position, as if saying to Qing Deng "I am willing to cooperate with you, don't waste time, attack quickly."

At this time, a breeze blew by.

Some bamboo leaves were blown down, swirling down one by one, landing on top of their heads and between them.

The sudden appearance of fallen leaves added a touch of lively movement to the stillness of the confrontation between the two, adding a touch of Zen.

In an instant—the two knives blocked the sunlight!

They rushed towards each other at the same time, and the two tall figures became blurred afterimages.

The strong wind caused by the sprint blew away the fallen leaves in the air.

The Great Shiten in Ogata's right hand slashed towards Qingdeng's crown. Qingdeng swung his sword to deflect it, then after a little gathering of strength, he counterattacked towards Ogata's chest, but was blocked by the Great Zizai in the opponent's left hand.

In a flash, Da Shitian roared and slashed again, forcing Qing Deng to dodge backwards.

Dashitian continued to draw silver lines in the air. At the same time, Dazizai switched from defense to offense and joined in the pursuit of Qingdeng.

Normally, a dual-blade swordsman would use one hand for attack and the other for defense.

But it's not the case with Ogata - the two swords in his hands can be flexibly switched between attack and defense!
At one moment, Great Shitian came slashing down at an angle, and the next moment, Great Freedom stabbed out from mid-air...it was impossible to defend against.

The two swords in his hands could move independently without any hindrance, as if he had two brains controlling the two swords respectively, which made Qing Deng almost doubt whether he also possessed the talent of "fighting with both hands".

If anyone was lucky enough to witness this duel, they would be so shocked that they would forget to breathe.

After both of them entered the "selfless state", the movements and moves of both sides all rose to a higher level!
The words "dazzling" and "bright" are not enough to accurately describe their attack and defense speed. People with poor eyesight will definitely not be able to catch even their afterimages!

The overwhelming knife light chopped the sunlight into countless small pieces - and the bamboos were also chopped into pieces.

Before anyone fell, the surrounding bamboos were the first to suffer. Qing Deng swung his sword, but he didn't hit Ogata, but he cut through the bamboo behind him. The fan-shaped blade flashed, and several bamboos broke with a sound.

Ogata struck back, but Qing Deng twisted and dodged - the next moment, several more chopped bamboos appeared on the ground.

In an instant, the beautiful bamboo forest became scattered.

There was kicked-up mud here, and cut bamboo there... It was as if a terrifying giant beast was passing through it, trampling everything beneath it into a mess.

Just at this moment, there was a bamboo blocking the two of them.

The battle situation was urgent and the two had no time to change venues, so they could only launch a fierce attack across the bamboo.

In an instant, streaks of knife light filled the space between the two of them, as well as the poor bamboo.

When the two men kicked the soil and moved to another place, they saw the bamboo first stop slightly, and then split into countless pieces with "crack", "crack", and "crack".

Compared to just now, the force of Ogata's slashing attack became much weaker - this was natural - weapons were much more powerful when wielded with both hands than with one hand, this was an eternal truth of physics.

Even someone as strong as Ogata cannot ignore the limitations of physics.

Although discussing physics with the "immortal" is indeed a little funny, it is an indisputable fact that after switching to the "two-sword style", Ogata's slashing power has weakened a lot.

Of course, the so-called "weakened" is only relative to Ogata himself. Even if he holds the sword with one hand, his slash is still terrifying! It is definitely not something that ordinary swordsmen can achieve!
If Qing Deng was really hit, he would definitely end up with flesh and bones cut off and die on the spot!

Under the premise that "Ogata's slashing power is still terrifying", because there is an extra knife, the attack density has greatly increased, causing Qing Deng to fall into an even more embarrassing situation.

The attack of Dashitian was deflected, and Dazhizai chopped over. Dazhizai was blocked, and Dashitian appeared in front of him... There was almost no chance to breathe.

Ogata's attack speed became faster and faster, and the two swords in his hands kept slashing towards Qingdeng.

Qing Deng, who had the strength to fight back just now, now could only defend himself and could only defend himself.

From the perspective of an outsider, Qing Deng has been suppressed by Ogata, and it will probably not take long to decide the winner.

But what is the truth?
The fact is, the fighting spirit in Qing Deng's eyes has not diminished at all, and he is still trying to win!

clang! !

After deflecting Ogata's two swords in one breath, Qing Deng seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and used the reaction force to leap backwards.

While increasing the distance between them, he quickly sheathed Vairocana.

When his feet landed back on the ground, he had already spread his legs, lowered his waist, held the sheath with his left hand, grasped the handle with his right hand, and stared at Ogata with sharp eyes.

At this moment, Ogata took a step forward like a giant, and in the blink of an eye he approached Qingdeng again and slashed with both swords.

At the same moment, Qing Deng used the force brought by the blade's own weight when it was unsheathed - that is, centrifugal force - to make the cutting speed of the sword in his palm reach the maximum in an instant!
Sword drawing technique: Flowing light!
The sword flashed! Vairocana, who had suddenly drawn his sword from its sheath, collided with Mahāśravaṇa and Mahāśravaṇa, and the sword power of the latter suddenly dissipated.

After switching to dual-sword mode and entering the "selfless state", Ogata was repelled by Aoto for the first time - although it was only a small step.

However, for a swordsman of Qing Deng's level, one step is enough to make a difference.

Ka!

But Qing Deng suddenly cut off several bamboos beside him - the leaves of these green bamboos were very lush.

The next moment after it broke, countless bamboo leaves fluttered down, filling Ogata's vision and also obscuring Qing Deng's figure.

Ogata calmly swung the Daishakuten - with a whoosh, the wind pressure created by the swing of the sword blew away the bamboo leaves.

When the bamboo leaves had all dispersed, Qing Deng had disappeared from the spot—not disappeared, but appeared behind Ogata!
But Qing Deng lowered his waist, sheathed the sword, and gathered powerful strength between his arms.

Sword drawing technique: Flowing light!
The purple-black blade light shot out, splashing out a dignified murderous aura!
An attack launched from a blind spot... Logically speaking, it is impossible to block or dodge it.

However...Ogata demonstrated "going against common sense" right in front of Qing Deng.

It was as if he had eyes on his back. He spun quickly, using the centrifugal force of the rotation to wield the Great Shitian, and with just one hand he deflected the stream of light that Qing Deng had exerted with all his strength!

Seeing that this move failed, Qing Deng flew back and created some distance before Ogata could launch a counterattack.

Because he was still in the state of "selflessness", Qingdeng's emotional fluctuations were reduced to a minimum.

But even so, he couldn't help but ponder:

——Even the streamer doesn’t work…

In order to defeat Ogata, he has tried his best and used every possible means.

He even used his tried and tested sword-drawing technique, Flowing Light, but still couldn't do anything to the opponent.

The only trump card he has left now is the secret of the flow of light, "Moment".

With the blessing of the eternal talent "Eight Banners of Infinity", his ultimate power, Moment, will unleash unparalleled power, and even the hardest steel can be cut through with ease!
But... can we defeat the "Eternal Sword Master" in this way?

To this question, he quickly came up with an answer in his heart: Impossible!

Even if he activated "Hachiman of Infinite Power" and used his ultimate move, Setsuna, he would not be able to defeat Ogata!
——In that case, let’s try to break his sword.

With this thought in mind, Qing Deng looked at Ogata's sword without leaving a trace.

It is generally believed that Ogata's sword is valuable because of its owner, and it is ranked among the "famous swords in the world" purely because of his reputation as the "Eternal Sword Saint".

Now it seems that this statement is pure rumor!

In terms of quality alone, Ogata's two swords are in no way inferior to the Supreme Great Swords!
However, despite its high quality, it is still not as good as the Vairocana that has been re-refined into the "Black Sword".

At this point in the battle, some cracks appeared on the blades of Mahakala and Mahadeva's swords due to the high intensity of the fighting, but Qingdeng's Vairocana was still intact.

Trying to break the opponent's weapon - this is one of the classic fighting methods of swordsmen.

After making up his mind, Qing Deng silently adjusted his body posture. In the next battle, he planned to use "Broken Sword" as the focus of attack.

All of Qing Deng's actions were seen by Ogata.

He seemed to have seen through Qing Deng's intentions, and a strange expression of half-smile appeared on his face.

Then... he turned his wrists, held the two knives upside down, and with a "click" sound, he inserted both knives into the mud on both sides of his body.

The battle was still going on, but the weapons were discarded... The sudden abandonment of the knife made Qing Deng stunned.

"Mr. Ogata, what are you doing?"

The strange smile on Ogata's face remained unchanged.

"Tachibana-kun, don't get me wrong. I'm not looking down on you or feeling sorry for my sword. I just want to prove to you with my actions that even if you break my sword, it's meaningless."

After that, he spread his hands, revealing the midline of his body.

At the same time, his chest no longer rose and fell in a special rhythm, and the strange light in his eyes gradually dissipated - he exited the "state of no self".

"Come on, Tachibana-kun. As you can see, I have abandoned my sword and exited the 'selfless state'. Attack me as you wish."

"Honestly, I don't really need to hold the sword."

"Because my sword...has long been one with heaven and earth."

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PS: These two chapters were so painful to write! Because my fingers still retain the muscle memory of typing "Ogata"! So I always write Qing Deng as Ogata, and Ogata as Qing Deng!