I assembled the strongest swordsman group.

However, an unbelievable scene unfolded.

Just as the blade was about to crash heavily into the ground, Qingdeng gritted his teeth and desperately mustered all the muscles in his body.

Because of the clothing covering it, it was not clear.

If you were to remove his clothes, you would clearly see that all of Qing Deng's muscles were tense and bulging! Every muscle from his toes to his forehead was exerting force!

The power of every muscle flows in the same direction—to his hands holding the knife—like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea.

This ability to mobilize muscles, this ability to concentrate the power of the whole body... it's truly miraculous!

With the coordinated effort of all his muscles, he abruptly stopped Vairocana! The tip of the knife remained firmly planted half an inch above the ground!

This is not the end.

His offensive is not over yet!

In that instant, Ogata began his counterattack, his two swords, one long and one short, drawing two clean arcs in mid-air as they approached Aoto.

In that instant, Qing Deng's waist, which was slightly bent from swinging his sword downwards, accumulated power like a spring and then suddenly exploded!

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

As he closed in, he used a scooping motion, skillfully flipping the blade so that the edge faced the sky, and then soared into the air like a swallow, slashing towards Ogata!

The sudden double attack was completely unexpected by Ogata.

In that instant, the smile on Ogata's face vanished, replaced by a look of indifference.

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

He could no longer afford to attack Qingdeng. He quickly changed his move, pulling the two swords in his hand back to his side, crossing them in front of his chest, and taking the blow head-on.

The three swords clashed—clang!

An incredibly loud collision echoed through the air.

The sound was so loud that it wouldn't be surprising if someone's knife broke.

The powerful wind pressure generated by the collision swept in all directions a beat later, blowing all the surrounding weeds flat on the ground.

Ogata defended diligently and managed to block the fatal blow.

Using the reaction force, he leaped backward several meters before finally stopping his retreat... This shows how fierce Qing Deng's attack was.

Qingdeng did not pursue—because he wanted to savor the "double attack" he had just received.

—What just happened...

He blinked hard, involuntarily looking down at the knife in his hand.

The move he just used was something he himself couldn't even imagine.

He was able to unleash such a heavy blow, stop the sword in an instant, and then immediately follow up with a lightning-fast strike like a swallow taking flight!

No! Compared to this move, what surprised him even more was how Ogata saw through his intentions and chose the best countermeasure in an instant!

At that moment, Ogata's shout brought him back to reality.

"Ju Qingdeng, tell me, what does the world look like to you right now?"

Upon hearing this, Qing Deng slowly raised his head.

Ogata dismounted from his fighting stance and stood upright in front of him.

Even now, Ogata remains transparent to him.

No… now it’s not just Ogata who’s become transparent!

The weeds at my feet.

The surrounding bamboo forest.

The white clouds in the sky.

Distant mountains.

At this moment, everything within his sight, the entire world, was "transparent" to him!

Qingdeng carefully considered his words, hesitated at first, and then answered firmly:

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

Ogata smiled:

"anything else?"

Qingdeng blinked and continued to observe the world around him.

Upon closer inspection, he made a completely new discovery.

Ogata, the grass and trees, the stones and sand, the mountains and rivers... everything he saw exuded a strange "aura".

These air currents vary in shape and concentration, but one thing is certain—all things in the universe possess "air currents"! This applies to both inanimate and living things!

Qingdeng is extremely familiar with these "air currents".

When he first arrived in this world and was ambushed by the Exiles Group, he saw this "airflow" for the first time. It was thanks to this "airflow" that he and Saito Hajime were able to defeat more than two hundred Exiles Group members.

From then on, he would occasionally see this unknown "airflow".

In that instant, the various "flows of air" in my eyes seemed to gently unfold as if they were breathing.

Although they come from different individuals, they present a scene of "interconnection"!

Ogata's "airflow" connects with the "airflow" of plants; the "airflow" of plants connects with the "airflow" of mountains and rivers; the "airflow" of mountains and rivers connects with the "airflow" of the earth; the "airflow" of the earth connects with the "airflow" of the sky...

After a moment's thought, he answered firmly and loudly:

"All things in heaven and earth are one!"

Ogata smiled.

He was laughing very happily.

"Very good, you are even more outstanding than I imagined."

"Now that you have seen the unity of heaven and earth, there is no need for this duel to continue."

"Let's end this duel with this one strike."

Having said that, he sheathed the Great Freedom and gripped the Great Heaven again with both hands, assuming an ordinary mid-level stance.

"Tachibana-kun, open your eyes wide, don't get distracted, and watch my next attack carefully."

Upon hearing this, Qing Deng instinctively prepared for battle.

However, he froze on the spot as soon as he had the knife ready.

Ordinary people might not be able to see the reason, but Qingdeng could see it clearly.

He was shocked to see that all the "air currents" in the world were converging on Ogata's sword!

These "air currents" swirled around Ogata's sword like a gale.

Before the blade even arrived, Qingdeng already felt an unprecedented pressure that he was "unable to resist"!

He remembered. Years ago, when Ogata transformed into the "mysterious man" and beat him up, he had used this same attack—an attack that seemed to merge with the heavens and earth!

This is no longer a question of whether it can be blocked or not; it's simply impossible to defend against!

How can tiny humans possibly withstand the combined attack of heaven and earth?

In a split second, Ogata made his move.

He strode forward, rushing towards Qingdeng, seemingly unleashing the might of heaven and earth to attack!

No, correction, it was heaven and earth helping him wield the sword!

Qing Deng was stunned by this attack, which seemed like a god descending to earth. He was powerless to raise his sword and could only watch helplessly as Ogata swung his blade down.

In the end, the Great Heaven stopped at the tip of his nose, without splitting Qingdeng's head open.

"Mr. Tachibana, you flatter me."

With a smile, Ogata announced the end of the duel.

The instant Ogata finished speaking, a cold system voice rang in Aoto's mind:

[Ding! Talent detected]

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

[Talent Description: Greatly increases maximum stamina and removes the talent level cap.]

To endure what ordinary people cannot endure, to suffer what ordinary people cannot suffer, and to transcend the realm of the mortal—this is what makes one a "chosen one."

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Chapter 1046 You also have a cheat code, don't you? [4400]

The system notification arrived as scheduled.

A brand new talent, and an incredibly rare, eternal talent.

Aoto was not at all surprised that Ogata possessed the talent of eternal life.

It is not surprising that a person of his extraordinary talent possesses any gifts.

While it was certainly gratifying to have successfully replicated Ogata's talent, Aoto had no time to savor this joy for the time being.

His eyes were fixed blankly on the blade so close to him.

A strike imbued with the power of heaven and earth... exactly the same as years ago.

However, last time he couldn't react at all.

This time, however, he saw it very clearly.

How the "flow" of heaven and earth and all things appeared, and how it concentrated on Ogata's blade... All these images were deeply imprinted in Aoto's mind, and he could not forget them even if he wanted to.