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Chapter 1045 Ogata's Eternal Talent: [The Chosen One]! [4400]

The smile on Ogata's face grew wider.

"Yes, my advice is worth it. You really understand what I just said."

After saying that, he moved half a step to the left, adjusted to a posture that made it easier to exert force, and then swung the knife again.

This attack is faster and more powerful!
If it was Qing Deng just now, facing Ogata's attack, he could successfully dodge it, but it would be very difficult.

And at this moment... before the slash arrived, he had already disappeared from the spot.

This was beyond the realm of "countering a move with a countermove"! Before Ogata even made a move, he was already preparing to dodge!
In this way, he turned the fierce blow that would have cut his body into pieces into a useless move that only cut a corner of his clothes.

Ogata continued to attack, swinging his sword several times in a row, as if he was considering Qing Deng. Each of his swords was different, slashing diagonally, slashing horizontally, slashing upwards, stabbing forward...

No matter how Ogata attacked, he couldn't hurt Qing Deng at all.

After escaping the continuous onslaught unscathed, Qing Deng re-positioned himself for attack, with the tip of the middle blade pointed diagonally at Ogata.

"..."

"..."

The brief confrontation was a time for both sides to accumulate strength.

Both sides started from the middle stage. From each other's perspective, the opponent's body seemed to be split in half by a sharp cold blade.

In a flash - the two of them seemed to be pulled by the knife in their hands, their center of gravity moved forward, and they leaned forward at the same time, raising dust with their heels, and pounced on each other, fighting again!
There was no bamboo around for them to cut, so the view was very good.

The bright sunshine unique to spring poured down, illuminating the place where the two were dueling.

In the sunlight, the swords shone brightly, and three swords, two long and one short, sparkled between heaven and earth.

There are no fancy sword skills, only simple slashing, stabbing and stabbing.

There is no fierce murderous aura, only an indescribable tranquility.

Wielding a blade that is deadly enough to kill someone, yet one cannot feel the heavy aura of killing... These two extremely contradictory things actually coexist in this battle.

It is no exaggeration to say that even a loving mother disciplining her own child is more impressive than the duel between these two top swordsmen.

——How strange…

Feeling the changes in himself—especially the changes in his state of mind—Qing Deng blinked.

He has nothing in his mind now.

After hearing what Ogata said, his fighting spirit and murderous intent all disappeared.

Swinging the sword without any fighting spirit or murderous intent... If it were him yesterday, he would definitely think that such a slash was weak and powerless.

However, at this moment, the sword swung by Ogata, and the sword swung by himself, overturned the ideas he had always believed in.

It turns out that even when there is "nothing", it is possible to deliver such a swift and heavy blow.

No...that's not right!
not like this!
It should be said that this is swordsmanship.

"Nothing" is the true meaning of swordsmanship!

"Only a sword filled with murderous intent has destructive power", "A sword that has lost its fighting spirit is not worth mentioning"... These are the concepts we humans impose on swordsmanship.

After all, who are we humans? Who are we to define swordsmanship?
Speed, weight, fighting spirit, murderous intent... these are all concepts that we humans impose based on our own preferences.

Swordsmanship is swordsmanship. It has existed since its birth and does not require us humans to define it.

Adding all kinds of definitions and concepts to swordsmanship is like asking someone to carry more luggage; it will only make the sword heavier!

An epiphany... At this moment, Qing Deng experienced the pleasure of an epiphany for the first time!
He now felt extremely relaxed! He had never felt so refreshed before! All the pores on his body seemed to be dilated, and his limbs seemed to be transformed into a cool breeze!
Then, he suddenly realized something:
——Damn it, why am I still thinking about all these things?

It’s so rare for me to enter a wonderful state of “returning to nature”, but there are still so many distracting thoughts in my mind.

Now he just wanted to clear his mind and stop thinking so that he could devote his whole body and soul to the duel in front of him!

Stop thinking with words, think with your body, think with your heart.

However, the more he tried to give up thinking, the more strange thoughts popped up in his mind.

Fortunately, the long and short swords that kept attacking him forced Qing Deng to unconsciously put aside all distracting thoughts.

call out!
Da Shitian flew through the air and slashed at Qingdeng's neck.

Qing Deng ducked to avoid the attack, and slashed back with his sword -

laugh!
Vairocana, which was lifted up from the side, scratched Ogata's right cheek.

The wound burst open, blood appeared, and a few drops of blood slid down the cheek.

Ogata did not activate his "immortal power" and just let the small wound remain on his face.

call out!
Another diagonal slash... His slashing speed can still continue to increase!

laugh!
The tip of Dashitian's knife left a new wound on Qingdeng's chest.

Ogata was about to put away his sword, but Vairocana had already stuck close to the blade of Mahāśrīla and swept it towards his head - his cutting speed was also increasing!

No, it's not just about the speed of cutting.

Qing Deng's strength, agility, and reaction speed all continued to increase.

With every passing moment and every swing of the sword, his strength will increase!
However, every time his strength improved a little, Ogata's strength would increase accordingly! Overwhelm him again, making him feel tremendous pressure all the time!
For Qing Deng, this is perfect!
Only constant pressure can force him to keep improving and getting stronger!

Qing Deng changed his body shape as if dancing, and fearlessly wielded his sword.

At this moment, he seemed to have seen something incredible and his expression was stunned.

In fact, he did see an incredible scene at that moment.

--what happened?

He blinked hard, as if he was squeezing out eye mucus, and repeatedly checked his vision.

At this moment, the Ogata in his eyes...became "transparent"!

He saw Ogata's muscles, bones, internal organs, blood vessels... He could even see the blood flowing rapidly in the blood vessels!
His whole body, from inside to outside, was completely visible in his eyes! Nothing was left out!

This extremely astonishing scene made Qing Deng open his eyes wide involuntarily.

It's a pity that he doesn't have much time to indulge in his surprise.

He saw Ogata on the opposite side preparing to attack.

In this "transparent" vision, Qingdeng could see every inch of Ogata's muscle movement.

Although Ogata hadn't started to attack yet, Qing Deng immediately made a judgment after seeing his muscles change: he was going to take a low stance! Then he would attack his right abdomen with a diagonal thrust that rose from the ground!

Seeing this, Qing Deng subconsciously raised the Vairocana in his hand and raised the blade above his head, as if controlled by an external force.

Take a step, run, get close, and then chop down with force!

The blade of Vairocana blocked out the sunlight, and a long and narrow shadow covered Ogata.

Qing Deng used all his strength to strike this blow.

The samurai sword is already very heavy, and the acceleration added by the full-strength chop makes Qing Deng's slashing speed reach a terrifying level!
Ogata's eyelids drooped slightly... In his current posture, he would be at a disadvantage if he took on the upper part head-on.

So he stepped back, out of the range of Vairocana's attack.

His retreat contained a counterattack strategy.

Throughout the ages, the upper part has always been a posture with huge benefits and costs.

If you want to defeat your opponent, you must use large movements with caution. The larger the movement, the more opportunities your opponent will have to take advantage of you.

The moves in the upper section happen to be those involving large ranges of motion.

Once the above-mentioned moves - especially those that use all your strength - fail to attack, what you will face next is the opponent's unavoidable counterattack!

In a flash, Ogata had already raised the two swords in his hands, preparing a killing move - there was no doubt that in the next second, his long and short swords would fall towards Qingdeng!
Vairocana was still falling, falling straight to the earth... According to common sense, even Qingdeng couldn't stop a blade that fast. However, an incredible scene happened just like that.

Just as the tip of the knife was about to hit the ground heavily, Qing Deng clenched his teeth and tried his best to mobilize all the muscles in his body.

It's hard to see clearly because of the clothes.

If you take off his clothes, you can clearly see that Qing Deng's muscles are tense and swollen! Every muscle from the toes to the forehead is exerting force!
The strength of every muscle flowed in the same direction like a trickle of water - his palms holding the knife - just like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea.

The ability to mobilize muscles and the ability to gather the strength of the whole body... are truly miraculous!

With the coordination of all his muscles, he stopped Vairocana abruptly! The tip of the knife stopped steadily half an inch above the ground!

This is not over yet.

His attack isn't over yet!

At this second, Ogata began to counterattack, and the long and short swords drew two neat arcs in the air, forcing towards Qingdeng.

At this second, Qing Deng's waist, which was slightly bent due to the swing of the sword, accumulated strength like a spring, and then suddenly exploded!

But he slid forward half a step, closing the distance between them.

As he got close, he used a scooping motion and flipped the blade with superb technique, so that the blade was facing the sky, and then he soared into the sky like a flying swallow and slashed towards Ogata!
The sudden two consecutive attacks completely caught Ogata off guard.

At that moment, the smile on Ogata's face disappeared, no longer as calm as before.

This was the first time since the duel began that he showed such a solemn expression as if facing a formidable enemy.

He no longer had time to attack Qing Deng, so he quickly changed his tactics, pulled the two swords in his hands back to his side, crossed them in front of his chest, and took Qing Deng's attack head-on.

Three swords collided——clang!!!

An extremely violent collision sound spread out.

The noise was so loud that it would not be surprising even if someone's knife broke.

The strong wind pressure caused by the collision swept in all directions slowly, and all the surrounding weeds were blown flat to the ground.

Ogata defended seriously and finally blocked the fatal blow.

With the help of the reaction force, he leaped back several meters before finally stopping his retreat... This showed how fierce Qing Deng's attack just now was.

Qing Deng did not pursue - because he wanted to savor the "two-hit combo" just now.

——Just now this was…

He blinked hard and involuntarily looked down at the knife in his hand.

The moves he just used were so unimaginable even to him.

He was able to deliver such a heavy blow, and then stop the knife in an instant, and then launch a swift attack as fast as a flying swallow!
No! Compared to this move, what surprised him more was how he saw through Ogata's intention and chose the best countermeasure in an instant!
At this moment, Ogata's shout brought his consciousness back to reality.

"Tachibana Qingdeng, tell me, what does the world look like to you at this moment?"

Qing Deng heard this and slowly raised his head.

Ogata released his fighting stance and stood straight in front of him.

At this moment, Ogata in his eyes was still transparent.

No... now it's not just Ogata who has become transparent!
Weeds at feet.

Bamboo forest around.

White clouds in the sky.

Mountains in the distance.

At this moment, everything within his sight, everything, the whole world, is "transparent" in his eyes!

Qing Deng considered his words, hesitated at first, and then answered firmly:

"It's... it's 'transparent'!"

Ogata smiled:

"anything else?"

Qing Deng blinked and continued to observe the world in his eyes.

After taking a closer look, he made a new discovery.

Ogata, grass, rocks, sand, mountains and rivers... everything he saw exuded a strange "airflow".

The shapes and concentrations of these air currents vary, but one thing is certain: everything in the world has "air currents"! No matter whether it is a dead thing or a living thing!
Qing Deng was all too familiar with these "air currents".

When he had just crossed over to this world and encountered an ambush by the Anti-Foreign Squad, he saw this kind of "airflow" for the first time - yes, thanks to this "airflow", he and Saito Hajime were able to defeat more than 200 members of the Anti-Foreign Squad.

From then on, he would see this unnamed "air flow" from time to time.

At this moment, I saw the "air currents" in my eyes stretching gently like breathing.

They are obviously from different individuals, yet they appear to be "connected to each other"!

The "airflow" of Ogata is connected to the "airflow" of the grass and trees; the "airflow" of the grass and trees is connected to the "airflow" of the mountains and rivers; the "airflow" of the mountains and rivers is connected to the "airflow" of the earth; the "airflow" of the earth is connected to the "airflow" of the sky...

So, after a little thought, he answered loudly and firmly:

"Everything in the world is one!"

Ogata smiled.

Very happy smile.

"Very good, you are better than I thought."

"Now that you have seen 'Heaven and Earth Are One', there is no need to continue this duel."

"Next, let this blow end this duel."

After saying this, he sheathed the Great Freedom, and tightly grasped the Great Instinct with both hands again, assuming an ordinary mid-section stance.

"Jujun, open your eyes wide and don't be distracted. Watch my next attack carefully."

As soon as these words came out, Qing Deng subconsciously prepared himself for the battle.

However, just as he drew up his knife, he froze in place.

Ordinary people might not be able to see the reason, but Qing Deng can see it clearly at the moment.

He suddenly saw that all the "air currents" between heaven and earth were converging on Ogata's sword!
These "air currents" were like strong winds, entwining around Ogata's sword.

Before the blade arrived, Qing Deng already felt the unprecedented pressure of "being unable to resist"!
He remembered. A few years ago, when Ogata transformed into a "mysterious man" and beat him up, he had used this attack - an attack that seemed to be one with the heaven and earth!
This is no longer a question of whether it can be blocked or not, it is impossible to defend against it!
How can tiny human beings resist the combined attack of heaven, earth and all things in it?

In a flash, Ogata moved.

He took a step forward and ran towards Qingdeng, as if attacking with the power of heaven and earth!
No, to be more precise, it was the heaven and earth that helped him wield the sword!

Qing Deng was stunned by this attack that seemed like a divine being descending from the earth. He was unable to raise his sword and could only watch Ogata swing his sword down.

In the end, Da Shitian stopped at the tip of his nose and did not split Qingdeng's head.

"Tachibana-kun, I'm grateful for your kindness."

Ogata smiled and announced the end of the duel.

Just after Ogata finished speaking, a cold system voice rang in Qing Deng's mind:
【Ding! Scan to talent]

[Beep beep beep! Successfully copied 'Eternal Talent': "The Chosen One"]

[Talent Introduction: Greatly increase the upper limit of physical strength and remove the upper limit of talent level
To endure what ordinary people cannot endure, to suffer what ordinary people cannot suffer, to transcend the realm of ordinary people, is to be the "chosen one of heaven"]

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