I assembled the strongest swordsman group.

However, the immense force transmitted back along the blade really gave him a hard time.

He used all the strength in his arms, until his ten fingers turned white, before he finally managed to keep the sword from slipping from his hands.

Originally, Qing Deng could have taken this opportunity to chase and attack his opponent.

But he didn't do that.

As if burned, Qing Deng quickly retreated, maintaining the Zanshin stance after creating enough distance.

Seeing that Qingdeng had retreated on his own initiative, Kawakami Gensai did not waste this precious opportunity. He followed suit and retreated, readjusting his stance and waiting for the right moment to strike.

This time, Qing Deng went first.

He lowered his sword, dragged Vairocana behind his right side, adopting a stance that made it difficult for the enemy to measure the attack range, and then moved forward with extremely small, shuffling steps, as if measuring the distance between himself and his opponent.

When the distance between the two narrowed to 7 or 8 steps, Qing Deng suddenly accelerated! He pounced on Kawakami Hikosai like a whirlwind.

Kawakami Gensai gave a low shout and raised his sword to meet the attack.

This round of fierce fighting lasted for many rounds.

Qingdeng nimbly shifted his position, his feet moving with the speed of the wind, dodging and weaving, feinting and striking with deadly precision.

He would sometimes appear to the left of Kawakami Gensai, making a feint.

He would sometimes appear to the right of Kawakami Gensai, thrusting his sword straight at him.

He would sometimes advance to the front of Kawakami Gensai, using a series of continuous, forceful slashes to pressure his opponent.

Kawakami Gensai countered each move with ease, dodging and weaving to neutralize Aoto's attacks.

However, he soon realized that something was wrong.

He astutely observed that Qing Deng was not so much attacking as he was observing how Qing Deng would respond to various attacks!

After exchanging blows for more than ten rounds, Qingdeng once again took the initiative to retreat, widening the distance once more.

—Hmm…that’s about it.

Qingdeng twisted his neck, loosened his wrists that were gripping the knife, and took a deep breath.

To outsiders, Qingdeng might not have changed much; he had simply stretched his body.

However, Kawakami Gensai, who was facing off against Aoto, immediately sensed that Aoto's aura had suddenly changed!

If the Qingdeng we just saw was just a soft, fluffy white cloud.

So now Qingdeng is like a thick, dark cloud that blocks out the sun, just like the best interpretation of the phrase "dark clouds pressing down on the city, threatening to destroy it"!

At the strategic level, Qingdeng is exceptionally bold.

He single-handedly confronted the anti-foreign group, stormed the Shimizu Mansion alone, and attacked a city by himself... He was always accompanied by danger and madness.

However, he is very cautious when it comes to tactics.

When faced with unfamiliar and formidable opponents, he habitually adopts a strategy of "conservative first, then aggressive".

First, observe your opponent's fighting style and familiarize yourself with their moves as much as possible.

Once we've observed enough, we'll launch a full-scale attack! Our movements will be as swift as those from the highest heavens!

He had wanted to witness firsthand Kawakami Gensai's world-renowned sword-drawing technique.

Unfortunately, the opponent seemed unwilling to unleash his ultimate technique unless absolutely necessary.

Qingdeng took another deep breath.

The next breath—

hum!

An invisible "energy" emanated from him and swept outwards!

The release of "momentum"!

Although Qingdeng's "momentum" could not have a significant impact on a master of Kawakami Gensai's caliber, it was enough to make him tremble.

Kawakami Gensai's face fell, and his expression turned ugly.

He knew in his heart: the real battle was just beginning!

In the blink of an eye, Qing Deng moved swiftly and arrived in front of He Shang Yanzhai in the blink of an eye.

He demonstrated swordsmanship skills honed through years of training and systematic assistance.

Despite appearing to be on the defensive, the tip of the knife unexpectedly rose from below.

It looks like a kesa slash, but it turns out to be a reverse kesa slash.

Despite appearing to be retreating, the gleaming blade suddenly lunged forward.

Qingdeng's ever-changing and profound swordsmanship immediately put Kawakami Gensai at a disadvantage.

He became flustered and disorganized as he struggled to keep up, losing his earlier elegance and composure.

In an attempt to break the deadlock, Kawakami Gensai suddenly changed tactics—he quickly retreated, moving away from Aoto, and then began running around Aoto as an axis.

His choice of positioning was very clever.

Since it's neither too much nor too little, it's positioned exactly on the outermost edge of Qingdeng's attack range.

Judging from his appearance, he probably wanted to make good use of his speed advantage to confuse Qingdeng by running fast.

Seeing this, Qing Deng silently held the knife to his chest, assuming the stance of a jack-of-all-trades.

He was much shorter than Qingdeng, so Qingdeng had to lower his chin by at least 15 degrees to see him clearly, and he would easily lose track of him if he wasn't careful.

It must be said that Kawakami Gensai's speed was indeed extremely fast.

He managed to run out of afterimages using only his two short legs!

These afterimages all look like real, living people.

At first glance, it looked as if Kawakami Gensai had used a clone technique, creating more than a dozen clones around Aoto.

Of course, such magical power does not exist in this world.

There is only one true entity.

Qing Deng lowered his eyelids, his eyes fixed on the only entity, namely Kawakami Gensai himself.

Qing Deng was certain that once he lost sight of his opponent, a fierce blade would be slashing at him in the next instant!

The opponent should be the strongest "speed-type" swordsman Qingdeng has ever seen.

Even looking at the entire Shinsengumi, there are very few people who can rival Kawakami Gensai.

In terms of pure speed alone, even Souji is slightly inferior to him.

Of course, this does not mean that Souji is inferior to Kawakami Gensai.

If it were a life-or-death struggle with no holds barred, the one with the greatest chance of winning would still be the commander-in-chief.

Combat is an extremely complex human activity.

Speed ​​is a key to victory, but it is not the only factor.

—So you want to find my weakness... then...

Qingdeng exhaled a semi-transparent turbid breath, then raised the Vairocana in his palm and adopted the upper posture.

While the upper stance is very convenient for chopping, its disadvantage is that it puts the body in a "thin" state.

Raising the knife above your head is equivalent to completely emptying your ribs!

Clearly, Qing Deng suddenly changed his stance to lure Kawakami Gensai into attacking!

His behavior was as if he were saying to Kawakami Gensai, "I've deliberately positioned myself in a way that's most advantageous to you, so what? Aren't you going to attack?"

Qingdeng's provocation had an effect.

The veins on Kawakami Gensai's forehead throbbed a few times.

Suddenly, he swiftly sheathed his sword.

Left hand gripping the sheath, right hand pressing the sword... it was clearly the stance for drawing the sword!

"Gensai-ryu...the profound secrets..."

Bang!

A tremendous noise.

He stopped running and stood still.

At the very moment he stopped, he stepped out with his left foot and stomped hard on the floor, so hard it seemed he would shatter it.

And so, using the momentum of his steps, he charged toward Qingdeng like a cannonball!

Just as he was about to collide with Qingdeng, he stepped forward with his right foot, bent his left leg into a squatting position, and almost supported himself with his left knee. His already short figure became even shorter, as if he had shrunk into a ball.

The "shrinking" happens in an instant.

Clang—!

He suddenly bent his upper body and drew his sword in one swift motion from such a low position!

A gleaming, dazzling silver snake sprang from Kawakami Gensai's waist!

A sharp, silvery-white blade flashed, heading straight for Qing Deng's face!

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Kawakami Gensai's strike seemed poised to pulverize Aoto!

Before the blade even arrived, Qing Deng already felt a stinging pain in his face.