I assembled the strongest swordsman group.

While Aoto and Kinoshita Mai were still trying to figure out what the mysterious man was planning to do, he had already arrived at the base of the big tree, leaped up slightly, and broke off a branch about 1 meter long.

At this moment, Qing Deng noticed that the mysterious man was wearing black gloves that covered his entire palms.

In the blink of an eye, Qing Deng and Kinoshita Mai arrived together around the mysterious man.

Facing the two, Aoto and Kinoshita, who had already reached him, the mysterious man slightly raised his head, glanced at Kinoshita Mai, then fixed his gaze on Aoto, and then—

Waaah—!

The mysterious man suddenly swung the branch in his hand, and the branch, which left a thin afterimage, slashed towards Qingdeng at an extremely fast speed with an ear-piercing whistling sound!

As the tree branch rapidly enlarged before his eyes, Qing Deng's pupils contracted sharply, and he reflexively leaned his body back forcefully.

The branch that slashed down swept past Qingdeng, who managed to dodge in time, but the tip of the branch still grazed the tip of his nose, and Qingdeng immediately felt a burning pain in his nose.

The instant the mysterious man attacked Qing Deng, Kinoshita Mai bumped into him—she was trying to grab him and subdue him to the ground.

However, the mysterious man calmly took two steps back, causing Kinoshita Mai to pass by him in vain.

Qing Deng's expression at this moment was extremely solemn!

Based solely on the mysterious man's attack just now, Qing Deng could tell that this person was a master swordsman! And his swordsmanship was extremely high!

With a whoosh, Qing Deng, already on high alert and filled with vigilance towards this mysterious person, drew the Orange Juice from his waist.

Kinoshita Mai also realized that the mysterious person was extremely skilled and not an ordinary person, so she also spread her legs with a serious expression and got into a fighting stance with her right fist in front and her left palm behind.

"Who exactly are you?" Qing Deng, sword in hand, asked in a hoarse voice, his tone quite different from his natural voice, "Why were you secretly lurking beside us just now?"

Qingdeng knew very well that this mysterious person who had run away without a word and then attacked them without a word was unlikely to answer any of their questions. But after thinking it over, Qingdeng decided to try to communicate with this mysterious person anyway.

And the result was quite obvious—the communication failed.

The mysterious man seemed not to have heard Qing Deng's question and completely ignored him.

He turned his head, glanced at Aoto and Kinoshita Mai standing on his left and right sides in a horn-like formation, and then swung the branch in his hand at Aoto again!

It was still a terrifyingly fast and tricky strike... If the mysterious man had been holding a knife instead of a tree branch, his attack would have been enough to kill over 99% of ordinary people who had never learned any martial arts.

Having already experienced the mysterious man's prowess and daring not to underestimate him, Qing Deng opened his eyes wide, taking in the sword path of the tree branch... or rather, the "path of the branch," while turning the blade of the Orange Water sword in his hand halfway around, with the back of the blade facing the mysterious man.

Because it was still necessary to find out who this mysterious person was, Qing Deng decided to use the back of the blade, which was not lethal, to fight the enemy.

Qingdeng moved nimbly, shaking off the tree branch chopped down by the mysterious man.

In the instant after dodging the mysterious man's attack, Qing Dengcai lowered his stance and splashed orange juice from the lower right to the upper left towards the mysterious man's chest.

Flash, then flash again.

It's a pity there are no spectators here now, otherwise they would have seen Qing Deng's knife flash twice quickly.

The first strike was aimed at the mysterious man's chest from the lower right to the upper left, but the mysterious man easily dodged it.

The second time was after Qing Deng saw that his first upward slash missed, he swiftly turned the sword that had been slashing towards the top right of the mysterious man's head, so that the back of the blade was facing up and then back down. He then delivered a kasaya slash from the upper left to the lower right, but the mysterious man dodged it again.

At this moment, Kinoshita Mai launched an attack.

It must be said that Kinoshita Mai's choice of attack timing was excellent.

Standing to the side and slightly behind the mysterious man, she chose to launch her attack at the very moment he moved backward to dodge Qing Deng's series of slashes.

Kinoshita Mai shifted her weight and lashed out with her right leg like a whip, aiming for the mysterious man's lower body.

However... it was as if the mysterious man had eyes in the back of his head. Even though he hadn't turned his head to look at Kinoshita Mai once, he was able to accurately grasp Kinoshita Mai's attack methods and directions.

The mysterious figure leaped lightly upwards, causing Kinoshita Mai's sweeping leg attack to miss its mark.

After dodging the attacks from both Qing Deng and Kinoshita Mai... the mysterious man began his counterattack!

His left hand and right hand, which was gripping the branch, hung naturally at his sides as he moved toward Qingdeng with steps that seemed to float.

To force the mysterious man back, Qing Deng swung his sword diagonally, but the mysterious man dodged it and continued to move straight toward Qing Deng.

As they passed each other, the mysterious man swiftly raised the branch in his hand and struck Qingdeng twice hard on the side of his stomach.

The burning, stinging sensation coming from his side made Qingdeng gasp.

The branch in the mysterious man's hand was thin and tough; being whipped by it felt like being lashed with a whip. Although it wouldn't be fatal, it was excruciatingly painful, and two bloody welts must have already appeared where the person had been struck...

The mysterious man is very strong... Whether it's his footwork in dodging Qingdeng and the others' attacks, or the sharp gusts of wind he creates when wielding branches as swords, he is far stronger than Qingdeng is now!

"Lone Wolf" had already automatically entered the triggered state just now.

Even with the activation of "Lone Warrior" and the assistance of Kinoshita Mai, Qing Deng's sword still couldn't touch the mysterious man at all!

No matter how hard he slashed, the mysterious man could easily dodge his sword.

As for the tree branch that the mysterious man swung at him, he had to concentrate his entire mind and spirit to barely dodge it... and the success rate of dodging was not 100%. Qing Deng had already taken many attacks from the mysterious man.

What's even more terrifying is that... Qing Deng, who has already achieved a certain level of skill in swordsmanship, had already realized that this mysterious person had no "swordsmanship" or "sword technique" whatsoever when he was waving the tree branch.

It was just a simple horizontal and vertical slash...

In other words, the mysterious man hadn't even used his swordsmanship or skills yet; he had already completely suppressed Qing Deng and Kinoshita Mai with just simple "normal attacks."

Perhaps because he was holding a knife, and the mysterious man considered him the greatest threat, Qing Deng noticed that the mysterious man seemed to have always targeted him as his primary attack target…

The branches were mostly aimed at him, and Qingdeng already had many blood bars drawn out by the branches.

On the other hand, the mysterious man paid little attention to Kinoshita Mai, barely attacking her and only dodging her punches and kicks.

The mysterious man calmly fought against Aoto and Kinoshita Mai, completely overwhelming them.

Suddenly, the mysterious man stopped swinging the branch in his hand—and instead suddenly kicked out, striking Qingdeng's right leg, who hadn't had time to dodge.

The mysterious man's kick was remarkably precise.

He kicked Qing Deng right in the right leg, hitting the nerve in the leg.

The pain and numbness that quickly spread throughout his right leg caused Qing Deng to lose his balance and fall heavily to the ground.

Seeing Qing Deng fall to the ground, Kinoshita Mai looked anxious and launched a fierce attack on the mysterious man with punches and kicks, trying to entangle him and buy time for Qing Deng to get up again.

But the mysterious man did not give Kinoshita Mai that opportunity.

The mysterious man ducked, dodging a high kick from Kinoshita Mai, and then used the same move he had just used against Aoto—he kicked Kinoshita Mai's right leg.

Kinoshita Mai, who was also accurately kicked in the numbness, fell to the ground after Aoto.

Having successfully taken down both Aoto and Kinoshita Mai, the mysterious man did not pursue them further.

He glanced at Aoto and Kinoshita Mai on the ground, then casually tossed the branch in his hand to the ground and ran towards the distant intersection.

Seeing the mysterious figure almost disappear from his sight, Qing Deng gritted his teeth, endured the lingering numbness in his right leg, and struggled to stand up straight.

But, at this very moment...

In Qingdeng's mind... the system notification sounded for the second time tonight.

A series of system sounds that Qing Deng had never heard before, sounding extremely unfamiliar.

[Ding! Talent detected]

[Beep beep beep! Successfully copied [Eternal Talent]: "Boundless Hachiman"!]

Talent Introduction:

When the mind and spirit are in perfect harmony and there is no confusion, one can unleash an extremely powerful attack as if possessed by the Great God Hachiman!

With a clear mind, the sword will not falter!

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Can you guess what this "eternal talent" means?

Chapter 158 The Power of "Eternal Talent" [4800]

When the system voice in his mind read out, "Beep beep beep! Successfully copied [Eternal Talent]: 'Hachiman of No Regrets'", a look of astonishment welled up in Qing Deng's eyes and cheeks.

This type of system sound... is the first time Qing Deng has ever heard it.

Previously, when Qingdeng copied the new talent, the system sound effect was a crisp "ding".

The sound effect just now was a rather dull "dudududu".

In addition, the tone of the system voice also changed.

Looking back at every system voice Qingdeng had heard before, their tone was always quite cold, devoid of joy or sorrow.

But Qingdeng had just heard the system use a rather impassioned tone.

Of course, the changes in wording and tone of the system voice were far less shocking than the extremely unfamiliar term "eternal talent" that he heard.

—Eternal talent…what is that…?

Being given the name "Eternal"... Just hearing the name, one can sense that this talent is significantly different from any other talent that Qing Deng has copied in the past.

At this moment, Kinoshita Mai, who had fallen next to Aoto, supported herself with both hands on the ground, putting all her weight on her left leg to prevent her numb right foot from touching the ground, and managed to stand up.

The mysterious person had already crossed a street corner and disappeared from Aoto and Kinoshita Mai's sight.

Kinoshita Mai gritted her teeth, seemingly wanting to chase after the mysterious person, but Qing Deng stopped her in time: "Don't chase after him."

While pressing his still numb right leg, Qingdeng looked with a complicated expression in the direction where the mysterious figure disappeared.

"Given our current state... it's impossible for us to catch up with him again."

Both of their right legs were numb and painful, a result of the mysterious man's heavy blows.

Whether it's him or Kinoshita Mai, they're struggling to even stand up... Catching up with the mysterious man is undoubtedly a pipe dream.

Besides the fact that their current physical condition is simply not enough to support them in continuing the pursuit, Qing Deng had another reason he didn't mention... that even if they caught up with the mysterious man again, it would be useless.

They were completely helpless against that mysterious person...

Qing Deng didn't hold back at all just now, and used all his strength when "Lone Wolf" was activated.

Judging from Kinoshita Mai's expression and actions during her fight with the mysterious man, she, like Aoto, did not hold back at all.

The two of them joined forces and gave it their all, but they couldn't even touch the mysterious man's clothes... They were completely suppressed by the mysterious man throughout.