I assembled the strongest swordsman group.

His sword touched the "Eternal Sword Saint" for the first time.

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

Ogata's smile deepened.

"Indeed, my advice was worthwhile; you have indeed grasped what I just said."

Having said that, he moved half a step to the left, adjusting to a stance that made it easier to exert force, and then swung his sword again.

This strike is faster and more powerful!

If it were Aoto from earlier, he might have managed to dodge Ogata's attack, but it would have been extremely difficult.

At that very moment... before the strike even landed, he had already vanished from his spot.

This goes beyond the scope of "countering moves as they come"! Ogata hadn't even made a move yet, and he was already preparing to dodge!

In this way, he turned what would have been a ferocious strike that would have cleaved his body into a useless move that only managed to shave off a corner of his clothes.

Ogata's offensive continued unabated, unleashing a series of swift strikes, as if deliberately testing Aoto. Each of his strikes was different: a diagonal slash, a horizontal cut, an upward sweep, a forward thrust...

No matter how Ogata attacked, he couldn't harm Aoto in the slightest.

Having safely dodged the continuous onslaught, Qing Deng repositioned himself, the tip of his sword pointing diagonally at Xu Fang.

"..."

"..."

The brief standoff was a time for both sides to build up their strength.

Both sides started from the middle of the stance, and from each other's perspective, the other's body looked as if it had been split in two by a sharp, cold blade.

In the blink of an eye—as if drawn by a knife in their palms, the two shifted their center of gravity forward, leaning forward at the same time, kicking up light dust with their heels, and pounced on each other, engaging in battle once again!

There was no bamboo left for them to cut, so the view was excellent.

The bright spring sunshine poured down, bathing the place where the two were dueling.

Under the sunlight, the three swords, two long and one short, gleamed brightly between heaven and earth.

There were no fancy sword techniques, only simple slashes and thrusts.

There was no fierce killing intent, only an indescribable tranquility.

Wielding deadly blades, yet exuding no heavy aura of slaughter... two extremely contradictory things coexisting in this battle.

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

—That's strange...

Sensing the changes within himself—especially the changes in his state of mind—Qingdeng blinked.

He has nothing on his mind right now.

After hearing Ogata's words, his fighting spirit and murderous intent vanished completely.

To swing a knife without any fighting spirit or killing intent... If it were yesterday, he would have thought such a strike was weak and powerless.

However, at this moment, the sword that Ogata wielded, and the sword he himself wielded, overturned the beliefs he had always held firmly.

It turns out that even with "nothing" there, one can still unleash such a swift and powerful strike.

No...that's not right!

not like this!

This, then, is true swordsmanship.

The true essence of swordsmanship is "having nothing at all"!

"Only a sword imbued with murderous intent has destructive power," "A sword that has lost its fighting spirit is worthless"... These are all concepts that we humans have imposed on swordsmanship.

Ultimately, who do we humans belong to? What gives us the right to define swordsmanship?

Fast and slow, light and heavy, fighting spirit, murderous intent... these are all concepts that we humans impose on ourselves based on our own preferences.

Swordsmanship is swordsmanship. It has existed since its inception and does not need to be defined by us humans.

Adding various definitions and concepts to swordsmanship is like making someone carry more luggage; it only makes the sword heavier!

A sudden enlightenment... In that instant, Qingdeng experienced the thrill of a sudden enlightenment for the first time!

He felt incredibly relaxed and refreshed! He had never felt so invigorated before! Every pore on his body seemed to open up, and his limbs and bones felt like they were being transformed into a cool breeze!

Then, he suddenly realized something:

—Damn it, why am I still thinking about this and that?

It's rare for me to enter such a wonderful state of "returning to simplicity," yet my mind is still filled with so many distracting thoughts.

All he wanted to do now was clear his mind and stop thinking so that he could focus all his energy on the duel before 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 ideas began to emerge in his mind.

Fortunately, the constant barrage of long and short swords forced Qing Deng to unconsciously abandon all distracting thoughts.

call out!

Da Shitian leaped through the air and slashed at Qing Deng's neck.

Qingdeng ducked to dodge, then swung his sword in a backhand strike—

laugh!

The Vairocana sword, which had been raised diagonally, slashed across Ogata's right cheek.

The wound reopened, blood lines appeared, and a few drops of blood slid down her cheek.

Ogata did not activate his "immortality power" and simply left the small wound on his face.

call out!

Another diagonal slash... and his slashing speed can still increase!

laugh!

Da Shitian's blade added another wound to Qing Deng's chest.

Ogata was about to sheathe his sword when Vairochana swept it across the head, brushing against the blade of the Great Buddha—his slashing speed was also increasing!

No, it's not just about cutting speed.

Qingdeng's strength, agility, and reaction speed are all continuously increasing.

With each passing moment and with each swing of his sword, his strength increases!

However, every time his strength increased slightly, Ogata's strength would increase accordingly! He would once again overpower him, constantly putting him under immense pressure!

For Qingdeng, this is just right!

Only constant pressure can force him to keep improving and getting stronger!

Qing Deng moved with the grace of a dancer, fearlessly unleashing his swordplay.

Just then, he seemed to see something incredible and his expression froze.

In fact, he did see an incredible sight.

—What happened?

He blinked hard, as if squeezing out eye discharge, repeatedly checking his vision.

In that instant, 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 his blood vessels!

He could see every part of her, inside and out, without missing a single spot!

This incredibly astonishing scene caused Qingdeng to involuntarily widen his eyes.

Unfortunately, there wasn't much time for him to immerse himself in his surprise.

He saw Ogata on the other side preparing to attack.

In this "transparent" view, every movement of Ogata's muscles was clearly visible to Aoto.

Even though Ogata hadn't started his attack yet, after seeing the change in his muscles, Aoto immediately made a judgment: he was about to assume a low stance! Then he attacked Ogata's right abdomen with a diagonal slash that rose from the ground!

Upon seeing this, Qing Deng seemed to be controlled by an external force, and subconsciously raised the Vairocana sword in his hand, raising the blade above his head.

Step forward, dash forward, close the distance, and then strike down with force!

The blade of Vairocana blocked out the sunlight, casting a long, narrow shadow over Ogata.

Qing Deng used all his strength in this strike.

The katana was already heavy, and the acceleration added by the full-force slash made Qing Deng's slash reach a terrifying speed!

Ogata's eyelids drooped slightly... In his current posture, he would be at a disadvantage if he tried to take the upper blow head-on.

So he stepped back, retreating to outside the range of Vairocana's slash.

His retreating movement concealed a counterattack technique.

Throughout history, the previous section has always presented a situation where both the benefits and costs are enormous.

To defeat your opponent, you must be careful with large movements. The larger the movement, the more opportunities your opponent will have to exploit.

The moves in the upper section happen to be moves with large range of motion.

When you launch an attack from the top—especially one that requires all your strength—once the attack fails, you will face an unavoidable counterattack from your opponent!

In the blink of an eye, Ogata had already raised his two swords, preparing a killing move—without a doubt, in the next second, his two swords, one long and one short, would be slashing down at Aoto!

Vairocana was still falling, heading straight for the earth... Logically speaking, even Qingdeng couldn't bring a blade moving at such a high speed to a sudden stop.