I assembled the strongest swordsman group.

The impact of the sword clashing with the gun traveled along the gun shaft to his palms, causing a look of surprise to appear on Shirasaki's face.

Then, that initial surprise turned into a deep sense of solemnity.

"Haa!"

Shirasaki shouted again.

As if trying to rouse himself, he shook his head vigorously, then took a half step back with his left foot to increase the distance between himself and Qingdeng, and then changed his fighting style.

Instead of stabbing, they began to slash.

The spear transformed into a whip, sweeping heavily towards Qingdeng.

Qing Deng took two steps back to dodge it, but Shirasaki relentlessly delivered a series of attacks.

He stepped forward, closing the distance that had widened due to Qing Deng's retreat, and then swept his spear forward again, aiming straight for Qing Deng's waist.

The sturdy gun barrel swept and swept again!

Whether it was the initial feint or the subsequent charge towards Shirasaki, Aoto was testing Shirasaki.

After a brief test, Qing Deng had gained a basic understanding of Shirasaki's skills.

Compared to thrusting, Shirasaki's slashes are clearly more powerful, faster, and more skillful.

Skilled in slashing and possessing astonishing destructive power—this phrase perfectly describes Shirasaki's spear technique.

Shirasaki's "mowing down" fighting style is perfectly suited to the battlefield; he can easily sweep away several grunts with just a sweep of his gun.

After parrying Shirasaki's sweeping spear once again, Qing Deng couldn't help but smile bitterly to himself:

—It's true that a sword has a hard time gaining the upper hand against a spear...

"An inch longer, an inch stronger"—this proverb, summarized by the ancients after experiencing various lessons, is not just a random saying.

If it were someone with average skills, they probably wouldn't know how to make a move in a battle with such a huge difference in attack distance.

Fortunately, both Kondo Shusuke and Kiryu had taught Aoto how to deal with opponents who used long weapons.

The two old men taught the exact same method.

This method is called "Half-Body Invasion"!

Qingdeng took a deep breath, adjusted his breathing, and focused his mind.

Ahead, Shirasaki once again swung his spear, the spear drawing a beautiful arc from the lower right to the upper left.

Qingdeng gripped his bamboo sword tightly, shifting his stance to the upper stance—

Bang!

A deafening explosion occurred.

Qingdeng's bamboo sword precisely struck the tip of Shirasaki's spear from the side!

The two touched for only a moment, and Shirasaki's spear was bounced away as if it had hit a huge spring.

The force of the rebound was so great that the spear looked as if it might fly out of Shirasaki's hand at any moment!

The instant after pushing aside Shirasaki's spear, Qing Deng stomped his back foot, unleashing his full speed, and charged straight toward Shirasaki, who was now wide open, at the highest speed he could currently achieve!

In the blink of an eye, Qing Deng closed the distance between himself and Bai Qi in one breath.

When the spear in his hand was deflected, a look of deep astonishment and shock appeared on Shirasaki's face.

As Qing Deng charged toward Shirasaki like an arrow released from a bow, Shirasaki quickly retreated, trying to increase the distance between himself and Qing Deng.

While widening the distance, they attempted to adjust their stance and launch a counterattack against Qingdeng.

Unfortunately—it was too late.

Aoto's speed was too fast, so fast that Shirasaki had no time to regroup.

Qingdeng quickly rushed into range where he could strike Shirasaki, then swung his bamboo sword fiercely, knocking Shirasaki to the ground with a single blow.

[Ding! Talent detected]

[Successfully Replicating the Talent: "Still Vigorous in Old Age"]

[Talent Introduction: Physical strength and energy are not easily lost with age]

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Chapter 290 The World Becomes [Transparent]! [6700]

Half-body entry: At the start, hold your sword slightly diagonally forward of the enemy, avoiding a direct confrontation. Once the enemy attacks with their spear, swing your sword back in a semi-circle in the air to strike the spear. As the enemy retracts their spear and adjusts their stance, seize the opportunity to rush in and finish them off with your sword.

The sword's attack range is far inferior to that of the spear. Without using some ingenious tactics, unless the swordsman's strength far surpasses that of the spearman, the sword has virtually no chance of defeating the spear.

Theoretically speaking, "half-body entry" is the optimal tactic when "facing a spear with a sword".

However, even so, this method is still very risky and not everyone is capable of using it.

How to deflect incoming long spears?

How can you quickly close the distance when the enemy's spear is knocked away?

If the enemy reacts quickly and is very skilled, and before you can get within range of your sword, they will retract their spear back to you, how should you deal with it?

These seemingly simple questions are actually quite complex.

The ability to handle these seemingly simple problems beautifully is a major dividing line between "experts" and "newbies".

To be honest, Qing Deng's actions just now were quite dangerous.

Physical exhaustion caused Qing Deng to feel his muscles groaning in pain with every swing of his sword.

My limbs felt like they were filled with lead, swollen and heavy.

Given his current physical condition, is it possible for him to defeat Shirasaki, who is skilled in spear fighting, using the "half-body entry" technique?

Qingdeng was not absolutely certain.

Fortunately, Qingdeng's risky move ended in a "perfect victory".

Shirasaki, who had been stabbed in the shoulder, had his face contorted in pain.

Her face already had many and dense wrinkles, and when her features were twisted like that, her whole face looked even more like a dehydrated orange peel.

The pain in his shoulder told Shirasaki that he wasn't seriously injured and would recover in a few days. But for now, he shouldn't even think about fighting Aoto again.

He collapsed to the ground, gun and all, raising his hand to clutch the wound from the sword, while struggling to lift one eyelid to look up at Qing Deng in front of him.

Qingdeng is currently facing away from the sun.

From Shirasaki's current perspective, he can see Aoto and the sun behind him, which will reach its highest point in half an hour.

The warm sunlight shone from behind Qingdeng, outlining his figure.

Because the sunlight was so dazzling, Qingdeng's entire face and body were shrouded in a light, misty shadow.

With his back to the blue sky and sunlight, his face obscured by darkness—this scene added an air of unfathomable depth and unapproachable aura to Qingdeng.

"..." Shirasaki pursed his lips tightly, his expression unreadable.

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—Still going strong despite his age… Hmm… Not bad.

In terms of ability and effect alone, this newly acquired talent is quite useful—at least much more useful than "milk" and "many children, many blessings" which don't even work.

Unfortunately, Qingdeng is only 18 years old this year.

For at least the next 20 years, this talent will have no use.

Qing Deng calmed his breathing and emotions, then slowly turned around to face his last opponent—Akaba Koichiro.

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"Now is the perfect time..."

After muttering this in a volume only he could hear, Akabane casually slung the bamboo sword he had been carrying earlier over his shoulder and swaggered into the arena.

As the "vanguard against Aoto," Akabane immediately realized when he learned that Aoto actually planned to challenge the entire Third Division with "Lichi" that this was a great opportunity to teach Aoto a lesson and make him feel intimidated!

Making Aoto feel embarrassed—especially in front of everyone—has been Akabane's long-cherished wish lately.

The best way Akabane could think of to fulfill this long-cherished wish was to beat up Aoto, who was known for his "bravery," in front of everyone.

However, while Akabane may be narrow-minded, it doesn't mean he's narrow-minded; he is still self-aware.

After witnessing Qing Deng's "single-handedly annihilating the 'One-Armed Gang'" the night before... despite his reluctance to admit it, Akabane had to acknowledge that this young kid who had already taken over his life was quite capable.

If Akabane were to engage in a one-on-one duel with Aoto, he wouldn't be confident of victory...

To Akabane's utter surprise, a pillow appeared just when he was about to doze off!

That guy surnamed Tachibana, I don't know what got into him, actually planned to take on the entire Third Division by himself using the "Standing Cut" technique!

Akabane was naturally unwilling to miss this golden opportunity to "teach Aoto a lesson" that had come to him of its own accord.

So, as soon as the competition began, Akabane started running around looking for anyone he could team up with, and personally devised a series of rough strategies.

Akabane has far too many "potential allies"—there are so many people in the Third Division who are hostile to Aoto and unhappy about his rise to power that you can't count them on two hands.

Therefore, Akabane effortlessly set up this "anti-Aoto encirclement net".