Ke Xue: He mastered the steel-cutting divine skill at the start.

"You're too impatient. A good opponent is like a delicious dish to me; it needs to be savored slowly. How can you swallow it whole? You can't appreciate the flavor of a dish without chewing it slowly."

"You actually thought I was a dish!"

Enraged, Okita Souji continued his charge, unleashing his most proficient attacks: slashing, cutting, lifting, and thrusting.

The bamboo knife in her hand blossomed like a butterfly flitting among flowers.

He was indeed very passionate about swordsmanship and had mastered it to a profound level.

He can use all sorts of moves with ease, and they are not only swift but also unpredictable and unpredictable.

Not only are there five thrusts, but also continuous slashes, and the sword hilt is pushed directly by the body to increase the attack power of the bamboo sword.

At that very moment, his bamboo sword split in two, creating two afterimages. Each afterimage then split again, creating four afterimages, which launched an attack from four directions.

This is certainly not real; rather, it's a trick used by the other party to achieve this state.

However, although it is a trick, the most impressive part is definitely the technique used.

"Is this an illusion created by using technology and rapid impact? Is it some kind of secret sword technique?"

The people on the referee's table all stood up in shock.

"It's a secret sword technique! This must be some kind of secret sword technique. I never expected that Okita would master a secret sword technique at such a young age!"

"Oh no, Miyazaki Yu!"

All of this happened in the blink of an eye, and by then it was too late to stop it.

They could only watch helplessly as Okita charged forward, but they all felt a pang of regret. Such a rapid impact would surely have seriously injured Miyazaki Yu if it had landed on him.

All the audience members were instantly stunned by this powerful secret technique.

Before they could even speak, the attack had already landed.

Four afterimages flashed by, and with a 'snap', Miyazaki Yu's figure vanished without a trace. Okita continued forward, propelled by the immense inertia, and all the shadows disappeared in an instant.

"They're behind!"

A scream came from the stadium.

Everyone was startled. Miyazaki Yu had somehow gotten behind Okita, and the bamboo sword was already pressed against the back of his head.

At that moment, the bamboo sword in Okita's hand shattered and fell to the ground.

The remaining hilt of the sword also fell to the ground at this moment, and Okita's palm was almost split open by the huge force of the impact.

From the start of the battle to its end, the opponent only used one sword strike, but the power of that strike was astonishing!

The impact just now made Okita's palm feel like it had been vibrating for hours.

The hard bamboo knife was instantly reduced to a pile of bamboo scraps.

Guan Zhong was stunned at first, trying to process what had just happened. After a moment, he realized that Miyazaki Yu had already won!

"The winner is Miyazaki Hare from Teitan High School!"

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Chapter Sixty-Two: The Sword Masters' Guild's Attention

"A terrifying sword strike!"

The young man named Zheming made a judgment!

The old man and the middle-aged man beside him both became serious.

Miyazaki Yu's attack just now was both swift and precise; it was a true killing blow.

"If he had wanted to, it wouldn't have been the bamboo sword that shattered, but both of his arms. That kid Okita probably can't even lift his arms now!"

The old man nodded, agreeing with the young man's assessment.

"Indeed, this young man, has he already cultivated sword energy?"

He muttered to himself, but to others, it sounded like he was swallowing hard in fear.

"Grandpa, if that's the case, does that mean Miyazaki Yu has already..." The middle-aged man didn't finish his sentence.

However, both the old man and Zheming understood what he meant.

"That's true, Zheming. It seems you want to join the Sword Masters' Guild, which means you'll have another rival!"

Zheming's eyes gleamed with excitement: "What a little monster! I really want to have a go at him. Once their competition is over, I'll go find him and have a match with him."

The middle-aged man standing nearby hurriedly said, "Zheming, don't be impulsive. He's still just a high school student."

Zheming shook his head: "He is indeed a high school student, but his true strength is probably already close to that of a swordsman. I really want to know how big the gap is between myself and a swordsman!"

The middle-aged man felt a jolt in his heart; these words proved one thing.

Nishikawa Tetsumei's judgment was that Miyazaki Yu's strength had surpassed his own, and had even reached the entry standard for the Sword Masters' Association!

He didn't press further; some things didn't need to be said, it was enough to just observe.

After winning this match, Teitan High School was riding high. In the second match, Ouran Morita easily defeated her opponent, and her heroic performance brought rounds of applause.

The middle-aged man quietly left the lobby and went to the monitoring room.

"Find all the video recordings of Miyazaki Yu's matches, then extract all the battle footage and send it to my phone."

The staff nodded with awe; those who could sit on the referee's bench were all high-ranking and powerful figures.

In particular, Mr. Masahiro Ishida is already the second-in-command of the Kendo Association. It is rumored that after the retirement of Mr. Masahiro Nakamura, the former president of the Kendo Association, he will succeed him as president.

He is also one of the few 7th Dan kendo practitioners in the country, so naturally no one would refuse his request.

Soon, a video appeared on his phone. He opened it and watched it carefully several times, his expression growing increasingly serious.

Without further hesitation, he made a few moves on his phone and sent the video.

Twenty minutes later, a mysterious number called in.

"Masahiro Ishida".

Upon hearing this voice, Masahiro Ishida involuntarily straightened his body, just like a soldier meeting his superior.

"Lord Takizaki!"

"I've read what you sent me, and it's truly remarkable. I never expected that such a prodigy would emerge besides those few kids!"

Ishida Masahiro was overjoyed. It seemed that he had done the right thing. Lord Takizaki rarely praised others, so for him to call someone a genius meant that he was impressed.

"As long as it meets your standards, that's good enough!"

A soft hum came from the other end.

"Sword masters are trained through cultivation. As long as those little guys don't die young, they'll all be members of the Sword Master Association in another 10 or 20 years. There's nothing strange about that."

Masahiro Ishida felt a pang of envy. That was the Sword Masters Guild, an organization that had existed in Japan for a thousand years.

Only those with exceptional swordsmanship, surpassing the realm of ordinary people, are qualified to join.

Aside from those at the highest levels, only those who have truly reached a certain level are aware of their existence.

They don't exist in the eyes of ordinary people, but they are very well known to the top billionaires or politicians.

However, the standards for joining the Sword Masters Guild are simply too strict.

Even the top figures from various schools of martial arts are not qualified to join, which makes the Sword Masters' Guild very small.

Now, the once-powerful Sword Masters Guild has dwindled to just over a dozen members! Therefore, the Sword Masters Guild urgently needs to recruit fresh blood.

However, the standards cannot be relaxed, so we can only strive to find suitable candidates.

"However, this little guy named Miyazaki Yu is really interesting. His strength may be... Hehe, you did a good job on this matter, but you don't need to worry about it anymore. I will handle it personally. If I'm not mistaken, it won't be long before the Sword Masters Association gains fresh blood."

Even after hanging up the phone, Masahiro Ishida's heart remained unsettled for a long time.

"It seems my previous guess was right. This little guy is already qualified to join? He's only sixteen or seventeen years old, right?"

My heart started pounding.

When I think of that boy again, I feel a sense of awe.

In his youth, he was also obsessed with swordsmanship and devoted countless efforts to practicing and constantly honing his sword skills.

He has also won victories in kendo competitions, receiving numerous flowers and applause.

A few years later, he successfully joined the Kendo Association and came into contact with the existence of the Sword Masters Association.

So he began to try every means to contact members of the Sword Masters Guild, hoping to join.

But reality dealt him a heavy blow.

He thought his strength was already sufficient, but the reality was that he was still far from meeting the standard of a sword master.

Over the course of twelve years, he participated in the Sword Master Trials four times, all of which ended in failure.

This also made him realize the huge gap between him and the swordsman!

Those people have already reached a level beyond that of ordinary people.

If this were ancient times, not modern times, each of these guys would be capable of single-handedly fighting against a feudal lord!

From then on, he knew that he would never be able to meet the trial standards of a swordsman in his lifetime, and he gave up the idea.

He began to wholeheartedly cultivate his position within the Kendo Association, eventually becoming second only to the president, which greatly pleased him.

Moreover, he cultivated the swordsman he met back then into a network of connections, which further solidified his position.

However, this also carries a responsibility: to help the Sword Masters Association search for promising talents who may become sword masters.

Over the past decade or so, he has recommended several candidates, but none of them have been successful, which has left him very frustrated.

In recent years, several promising young talents have emerged. Onimaru Takeshi, Okita Souji, Miyamoto Tatsujin, and Nishikawa Tetsuaki are the four most likely to join the Sword Masters Association before the age of thirty in the past twenty years.

People like Hattori Heiji are no longer on the list of those being considered.

His lifelong wish is to find someone who can become a swordsman and personally recommend him to the Swordsman Guild.

This will be his lifelong glory!

That's why he couldn't wait to report it after seeing Miyazaki Yu's match.

This can be considered as fulfilling one of his wishes.