I assembled the strongest swordsman group.

[Ding! Talent fusion successful]

[Upgrade from "Muscle Strengthening +2" to "Muscle Strengthening +3"]

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Edo, Koshin-kan—

Tiger Heart Hall is a martial arts school that teaches jujitsu.

Although Qing Deng did not know jujitsu, he knew grappling.

The owner of the Tiger Heart Pavilion, Toranosuke Kayano, stretched out his large, baboon-like hairy hands and grabbed Aoto's clothes from both sides.

This move... Qing Deng is all too familiar with it!

He often used this method to help Souji and Kinoshita Mai undress.

To my shame, this is clearly a very proper Eastern aesthetic, but Qing Deng has always felt that this kind of cross-collar clothing is very erotic.

Grab the two sides of the garment, part them to the left and right, and you'll reveal your fair, rounded shoulders and something else... Could there be a more erotic garment? Compared to this, even a plain bikini is nothing special!

Kayano Toranosuke's familiar movements caused Aoto's thoughts to uncontrollably drift toward Souji and Kinoshita Mai, who were waiting outside the building.

However, it was wartime after all, so Qingdeng quickly returned his attention to the battle in front of him.

At the same time as grabbing Aoto's collar, Kayano Toranosuke stretched out his right foot, hooked Aoto's left ankle, and prepared to throw Aoto to the ground.

However... no matter how hard he tried, Qing Deng's body remained completely still.

Toranosuke Kayano's face was filled with horror.

He felt as if Qingdeng's center of gravity was underground! His body was just like a big tree rooted deep in the ground!

Seeing that this move was ineffective, he quickly changed his tactics.

He released Qingdeng's collar, then restrained his left arm and turned around, arching his back to press against Qingdeng's chest—a classic move: the over-the-shoulder throw.

The power of the over-the-shoulder throw lies in its ability to utilize the lever principle.

In this way, you don't need to use too much force to throw your opponent away.

At the same time as completing the preparatory movements, Toranosuke Kayano took a deep breath and focused his energy into his lower abdomen.

Qingdeng sensed a certain threat, so he lowered his lower body and gathered power in his waist and abdomen.

Talents "Elephant Core +3" and "Nine Bulls and Two Tigers" activated!

"Hey! Hey! Hey—!"

Toranosuke Kayano continued to exert his strength.

Qing Deng relaxed his arms, letting the other person pull on his arms.

This standoff... even a layman could see how vast the difference in their strength was.

Toranosuke Kayano's entire face was flushed red from the rush of blood to his head.

The veins on his temples, neck, and ankles all bulged out.

The floor beneath his feet creaked and groaned under his feet, as if it might crack at any moment.

As for Qing Deng... not only did he appear normal, but judging from the tension in his lower body muscles, he did not seem to have used his full strength.

In that instant, Toranosuke Kayano had a strange feeling: he was like the mantis in the idiom "a mantis trying to stop a chariot with its two small forelegs"...

As the saying goes, "One should strike while the iron is hot, but the second will be weaker and the third will be exhausted," Kayano Toranosuke, who had no way to defeat Aoto, gradually lost his strength.

Having witnessed all of Kayano Toranosuke's abilities, Aoto had no interest in continuing the fight.

Aoto suddenly launched this "Edo Conquest" for one reason besides "exploiting his talent" and "testing his current limits"—to steal powerful techniques from other schools.

Qingdeng's current swordsmanship talent is 100 times that of ordinary people, his archery talent is 45 times, his spear talent is 28 times, and his hand-to-hand combat talent is 35 times.

With such terrifying martial arts talent, coupled with the blessing of the talent "Heart of the Ghost"... even without the instruction of others, he can learn by observing with his own eyes!

While Kayano Toranosuke was indeed formidable, his techniques did not offer anything particularly impressive to Aoto.

His strength is waning—take advantage of this moment to defeat him.

Aoto stretched out his left hand, pressed down on Kayano Toranosuke's lower back, and arched forward.

"Well!"

A muffled groan escaped from Toranosuke Kayano's mouth.

His body became like a recurved bow, his belly arching high as if trying to escape from his body.

In the next instant, Qing Deng countered by restraining his arm, then turned his back and braced his back against Kayano Toranosuke's chest—the roles of "thrower" and "thrown" were reversed!

call!

With a whooshing sound, Toranosuke Kayano's body, using Aoto's shoulder as a reference, spun around a hundred degrees, and his feet flew up to his head.

Toranosuke Kayano saw the world spinning before him, the ceiling at his feet and the floor above his head.

He truly lived up to his reputation as a master of jujitsu, having mastered it all without permission. Just as his body was about to hit the ground, he completed his recovery.

Although no one was injured, the outcome was already decided.

"I appreciate your concession."

[Ding! Talent detected]

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Chapter 524 Unleashing Talent! Facing the Great Swordsman! Niou vs. Momoi! [5000]

Edo, Takeshikan —

"Drink up!"

The master of the Martial Arts Hall, Taniguchi Shun, attacked Qing Deng's body with lightning speed.

Qingdeng took a step back, precisely moving out of his opponent's attack range.

Taniguchi Shun strode forward, caught up with Qing Deng, and launched a new attack on his body, this time a three-hit combo.

Qingdeng dodged the first attack.

Deflect the second strike with the tip of your sword.

He blocked the third blow with the blade of his sword—at the same instant, the bamboo sword slid down and slashed toward Taniguchi Shun's chest.

The high-speed friction between the two bamboo swords pressed together stirred up a lot of dust and bamboo shavings.

Unable to dodge or defend, Taniguchi Shun was struck head-on by the sword and fell to the ground, unable to get up.

"I appreciate your concession."

[Ding! Talent detected]

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Edo, All Martial Arts School —

"Waaaaaaah!"

Suddenly, a loud shout rang out, and the headmaster of the martial arts school, Okuzawa Shigezo, charged forward like an arrow released from a bow.

In the blink of an eye, he and Qingdeng were locked in combat.

The sword techniques of "Ono Itto-ryu" were unleashed one after another.

Qingdeng displayed superb defense, countering each move and neutralizing all of his opponent's attacks.

At the beginning, Okuzawa Shigezo kept attacking, while Aoto adopted a purely defensive stance.

However, in the blink of an eye—really just a blink of an eye—the offense and defense shifted dramatically.

Qing Deng suddenly unleashed a fierce attack, as dense as a torrential rain and as violent as thunder.

Osawa Shigezo fought desperately, but was powerless to retaliate.

The two exchanged blows, their shifting positions dazzling the eye.

However, even the most meticulous plans can have flaws.

Osawa Shigenori, whose stamina was far inferior to Qingdeng's, soon couldn't keep up with the opponent's attack speed.

"Ugh!"

Suddenly, Okusawa Shigezo let out a loud cry—he had been struck heavily on the shoulder.

"I appreciate your concession."

[Ding! Talent detected]

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Edo, Changbukan —

Qing Deng lowered the tip of his sword, adopted a lower stance, and relaxed his body's center line.

The owner of Changwu Hall, Jōno Taijō, who thought he had an opportunity, took the bait.

He drew his sword and slashed at Qingdeng's chest.

At the very moment that Tōno Taisō swung his palm sword, Aōdō's bamboo sword leaped high into the air like a spring.

Snapped!