I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

"Gamiya..." Asai, who was simply bandaged by Lin just now, pressed his own wound, and walked towards Mamiya with a look of surprise on his face, "Is that...'Selfless Realm'? You are also like Gen-sama Is it possible to enter the 'state of no-self' at any time?"

"How is that possible..." Mamiya said angrily, "Master Yuan spent 30 years to reach that level."

"It's only been 4 years since I learned to breathe from the source."

"How could it be possible to reach that level?"

"From being unable to freely enter the 'Non-Self Realm' to being able to freely enter the 'Non-Self Realm', there is a transitional stage."

"During this transitional stage, after maintaining the state of the breath of the source for less than a quarter of an hour, you can automatically enter the 'state of selflessness'."

"I just... barely reached this stage."

"The me now is not able to successfully enter the 'Non-Self Realm' every time."

"Sometimes you succeed, and sometimes you fail."

"Probably 1 out of 3 times will fail."

"So I was very lucky just now."

Mamiya smiled.

"If you failed to enter the 'Non-Self Realm' just now, then you will be in trouble. Apart from Miss A-Machi's short gun, there should be no other way to defeat Shintaro... Cough cough! Cough cough!"

Before Gamiya finished speaking, he started to cough violently by himself.

"Hey, are you okay?" Asai knelt down and patted Mamiya's back lightly, "You look very uncomfortable."

"'No-Self Realm' will consume physical strength rapidly..." Mamiya smiled wryly, "Unfortunately, physical strength is my weakness."

"So I can't maintain the 'Non-Self State' for too long, and I will be very tired after the 'Non-Self State' is lifted..."

"Okay, stop chatting." Lin, who was helping Ah Ding to treat the wound, said, "Shichibei, please help Kuro treat the wound."

"Yes." Asai nodded.

"Shintaro has been killed..." Mucun's wound was simply bandaged by Lin just now,

Mucun stood up while covering his wound, and continued, "I don't know if Brother Ogata has successfully defeated Shuntaro..."

"When Shuntaro loses, this battle will be our complete victory..."

...

...

Rewind the time back to the time when Ogata and A-Machi found the key that can remove the shackles of "Kuu"—

"Ming, you go and rescue the 'Girls', and then go to support Miss Lin and the others."

While Ogata said so suddenly, he handed the big box in his hand to Machi.

"Then tell Ms. Lin and the others by the way—Shuntaro was held back by me, and let them concentrate on dealing with Shintaro."

Hearing Ogata's words, A-Machi was stunned for a moment.

"...Yeah." A-Machi looked at Ogata for a while with mixed emotions, and then nodded, "I see. I wish you good luck."

A-Machi hugged the big box tightly in his arms, and ran towards the depths of "Girl Village".

After A-Machi left, Ogata turned his head and looked at Shuntaro who was not far away.

"Change to another place." Ogata said to Shuntaro, "It seems a bit narrow here."

"...Come with me." Shuntaro said, "I know a good place."

Shuntaro, who was leading the way, led Ogata in a direction away from the "Girl Village".

Shuntaro stopped when he came to a place where he couldn't even see the shadow of "Kuu Village".

Ogata looked around—it was extremely spacious, with nothing around it, no trees or grass, and only thick soil under his feet.

——It is indeed a good place.

Ogata thought to himself.

- Great place to chat with people and... fight.

Shuntaro was standing about 10 steps away from Ogata.

Once again, he looked Ogata up and down with eyes full of complicated emotions, and then——

"Should I call you Mashima Goro... or should I call you Ogata Itsuki?"

No matter how many times Shuntaro looked at him, the sword on Ogata's waist was Mashima Goro's.

And he also heard the voices of Ogata and A-cho just now - no matter how they sounded, it was Mashima Goro's voice.

"It doesn't matter what you call me." Ogata said, "But for me, I prefer others to call me Ogata Issei. After all, Mashima Goro is just my pseudonym."

Speaking of this, Ogata paused.

Then he asked Shuntaro back.

"I have a similar question to ask you."

"Should I call you Shuntaro, or should I call you Wuliu?"

As soon as Ogata finished speaking, a wry smile appeared on Shuntaro's face.

"...When did you know that 'Five Six' is 'Shuntaro'?"

"Last night, when I tore through the cloth you used to cover your face and saw half of your face."

In just over two hours last night, Ogata and Shuntaro played two games in a row.

The first scene was when Uncle Qing was rescued.

The second scene is when Ogata tried to save Taifu.

In the first duel, Ogata was lucky enough to cut through the black cloth that Shuntaro used to cover his face with a knife, and saw half of his face.

Although he only saw half of the face, Ogata recognized the person immediately.

It was Wuliu who met him on the banks of the Rashomon River in Yoshiwara and watched the "Gozen Trial" together for two days...

At that time, when Genichi was leaving with Uncle Qing on his back, Uncle Qing told Ogata that Shuntaro, the head of the "Four Heavenly Kings" in Shiranui, was nearby, so he asked Ogata to be careful.

During the competition with Wuliu, the powerful strength shown by Wuliu made Ogata begin to doubt Wuliu's true identity.

Until just now in "Gu Village", after O-Machi called out the name "Shuntaro" to Wuliu, all guesses about Wuliu's identity were finally settled.

"...Call me 'Five Six'." Shuntaro said, "'Shuntaro' is just a code-like name I got after I joined Shiranui."

"And 'Wu Liu' is the real name I used until I joined Unknowing Vitality."

"I really didn't expect it... Mashima Goro, who I met by chance on the bank of the Rashomon River, and watched the "Gozen Trial" martial arts test together for two days, turned out to be the famous "Executioner Yidaosai"..."

"To each other." Ogata said softly, "I didn't expect that the friend I met by chance turned out to be the head of the 'Four Heavenly Kings' in Shiranui."

"What's wrong with your face?" Shuntaro poked his own face, "What did you do to make your face Mashima Goro's face?"

Ogata: "It's just wearing something called a human skin mask."

"Human skin mask? It turns out that this kind of mask that can change a person's appearance really exists..."

Shuntaro smiled and put his hands on his hips.

After letting out a soft sigh, he continued:

"Mashima...ah, no, Ogata Ittosai. I've always felt that we are very destined."

"Accidentally, Yu Yoshihara saw the confrontation between you and the man who used Baozangyuan's spear technique."

"Your name, which sounds very similar to my real name 'Wu Liu', and your superb skill of 'breaking a gun with a knife' impressed me deeply."

The pronunciation of "Goro" in Mashima Goro is very similar to the pronunciation of "Five Six".

"Afterwards, also by chance, I went to the Rashomon River Bank where I was born to see my hometown, and then ran into and got to know you who happened to be patrolling the Rashomon River Bank at that time."

"If possible, I don't want to confront you who is very close to me."

"But ah..."

Speaking of this, Shuntaro did not continue to speak.

After being silent for a while, he stretched his right hand behind him, and slowly pulled out one of the two sabers on his back.

Looking at Shuntaro who drew his sword, Ogata's expression didn't change at all, he only asked softly:

"So you are the kind of person who is loyal to Shiranui?"

"No." Shuntaro said without thinking, "Honestly—I don't have any feelings for Shiranui."

"I don't know if I live or die in the fire, I don't care."

"I don't even have the desire to understand why you suddenly attacked Shiranui."

"It's just... I've been caught, and I can't help myself now..."

As soon as Shuntaro finished speaking, Ogata suddenly heard the rustling of the bushes in the distance behind Shuntaro.

Ogata and Shuntaro followed the prestige.

I saw a young man holding a beautiful woman out of the bushes.

When Ogata saw this young man for the first time, he felt familiar.

After examining it carefully, Ogata finally recognized that this young man was the ninja who always followed Kyutaro's ass and went in and out of Yoshihara with him.

It took Ogata to look at this young man for a while before he could recognize his identity.

As for the woman held hostage by him, Ogata immediately recognized her with just one glance.

"Teacher...!" Ogata frowned slightly and murmured.

"Keitaro...!" Shuntaro gritted his teeth and squeezed out the name from between his teeth.

The ninja emerging from the bushes is none other than Keitaro.

And the woman held hostage by Keitaro is Taifu Fengling who has been missing since last night.

At this time, the Taifu's hands were tightly tied behind his back with hemp rope, and his mouth was also tied with a thick cloth, so he was unable to speak.

After being held hostage by Keitaro and walking out of the bushes and seeing Shuntaro, Taifu's face showed complex emotions mainly of apology.

Hui Taro, who was walking behind the Taifu, put a sword in front of the Taifu's neck.

After coming out of the bushes, Keitaro said to Shuntaro coldly:

"Master Shintaro, Master Shintaro asked me to supervise you, so that you don't work too hard."

"Please go all out and kill the executioner Yidao Zhai."

Keitaro didn't say a word of threat.

But whether it's the movements of his hands or the tone of his speech, they are full of threats.

Shuntaro didn't reply to Keitaro's words, but slowly clenched his naturally hanging hands, with a gloomy face, staring at Keitaro who was holding his husband hostage.

Ogata is not some idiot with a bad brain.

Just looking at the hijacked Taifu and listening to their conversation just now, Ogata vaguely guessed what happened.

"Five or six."

Ogata said to Shuntaro.

"Are you and Taifu friends?"

"...Well. I used to be... the child of a wandering girl on the bank of the Rashomon River in Yoshiwara, and Ah Chang... that is, Taifu and I were friends who used to play together on the bank of the Rashomon River."

"Is that the so-called childhood sweetheart..." Ogata said softly.

Taifu Fengling was born on the bank of the Rashomon River, the child of a wandering girl on the bank of the Rashomon River. After being photographed by the owner of Jianmeiya, he was adopted by Jianmeiya. After more than ten years of hard training, he finally became the oiran of Yoshiwara. ——The story of Taifu, Ogata had also heard from Guasheng before.

But Shuntaro is actually friends with Mrs. Fuzuki—this level, Ogata never thought about it.

Ogata glanced at the place where Keitaro and Taifu Fuling were standing.

Hui Taro is very chicken thief.

He was standing far away from Ogata and Shuntaro.

Regardless of whether Shuntaro intends to rush over to snatch people directly, or to throw a shuriken to shoot Keitaro down, this distance gives Keitaro plenty of time to kill Taifu.

In addition, Keitaro also hides the whole body behind Taifu.

Hui Taro was not a very strong person, and his height was about the same as the Taifu, so when he was hiding behind the Taifu, almost his entire body was blocked by the Taifu.

The body that is not covered by the Taifu is only a small half of the head.

Looking at Keitaro who hid almost his whole body behind Taifu, Ogata couldn't help frowning.

Just now, the idea of ​​"killing Keitaro with a single shot by Kasumi and rescuing Taifu" came to Ogata's mind.

But as soon as this idea emerged, Ogata dismissed it for himself.

At such a long distance, only half of the head was hit by Keitaro who was not blocked by the Taifu's body-let alone a layman like Ogata who has basically never practiced marksmanship, even A-Machi is not 100% perfect. Grasp the use of Su Ying to hit such a small target at such a long distance.

After going through all the methods he could think of in his mind, and finding that there was no way to save Taifu, Ogata let out a low sigh.

All the clues have been connected in series, and all doubts have been resolved.

"I understand why you drew your sword at me. It turns out that the Taifu was taken as a hostage."

"...Sorry. I can't help myself now. I can't just watch Ah Chang die in front of me."

"No need to apologize to me."

While talking, Ogata put his hands on the handles of Da Shitian and Da Zizai on his left waist, and then slowly pulled out the two swords.

Cang lang lang lang lang...

The blade that was slowly unsheathed made a crisp sound.

The time now is around 13:00.

Although it was just after noon, the sun is not too strong today.

It is autumn at this time.

The sky was blue and clear, and the sun was soft. Da Shitian and Da Zizai flashed a clear blue light under the light.

After Ogata drew his sword out of its sheath, a dazzling light appeared in Shuntaro's field of vision.

"Five or six, the order they gave you seems to be to kill me."

"I also don't want to see what happens to my husband."

"so--"

Ogata slowly assumed the posture of Wuwo Dual Swordsmanship.

"Let the horse come here."

Shuntaro cast a complicated look at Ogata.

There are surprises and surprises in the eyes.

In the end, Shuntaro transformed these complex emotions into a smile on the slightly upturned corner of his mouth.

"It would be too disrespectful to fight against Ogata Yidaosai if you don't go all out directly."

After all, Shuntaro quickly reached into his arms with his free left hand and took out a black pill, then stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it briefly, and swallowed it.

No matter when, it is the greatest respect for the opponent to fight with all your strength.

Just as Shuntaro swallowed the black pill, Okuma saw that Shuntaro's skin began to turn red, the veins under his skin began to burst, and a faint, steam-like heat emerged from under Shuntaro's skin.

Looking at Shuntaro who has entered the "Yasha Realm" so quickly, Ogata raised his eyebrows:

"It turns out that your 'Yasha Pill' can take effect so quickly? I thought you would have to digest it for a while before you can enter the 'Yasha Realm'."

Shuntaro was not surprised that Ogata knew about "Yasha Maru" and "Yasha Realm".

After all, Kotaro, who is also one of the "Four Heavenly Kings", was defeated by Ogata, so Shuntaro guessed that Ogata may have seen "Yasha Maru" and "Yasha State" with Kotaro.

"People with different physiques have different absorption speeds of the 'Yasha Pill'."

Shintaro said softly.

"The person who absorbs the slowest is Kotaro, he needs to spend a stick of incense time."

"And I'm the one who absorbs it the fastest."

"I see." Ogata smiled.

"Please go all out, Yidaosai." Shuntaro raised his left hand and pulled out the other knife on his back, "Let me see... how strong is Yidaosai, the executioner with the name 'Sura'? .”

Hearing Shuntaro's words, Ogata twitched the corners of his mouth and smiled.

"The same thing, I will give it back to you. Let me see... the man who has always been called the head of the 'Four Heavenly Kings' in Shiranui, how capable he really is."

After saying that, Ogata's chest began to rise and fall in a special rhythm.

After switching his breathing to the "breath of the source", Ogata began to feel that the vision in front of him began to change.

It feels like my field of vision is gradually expanding.

My heart, which still had many chaotic thoughts, gradually calmed down.

It's like the originally rough sea slowly turning into a calm lake.

【Ding! The host enters—the realm of selflessness! 】

Following the sound of this system sound, a series of beeps for the enhancement of body functions, as well as the beeps for the increase of sword skill level, passed through Ogata's mind one by one.

Shuntaro, who was standing opposite Ogata, clearly felt that Ogata's temperament had changed drastically as if there was a strange light shining in his pupils.

To give a vivid example... It's like a person suddenly turned into a thousand-year-old tree whose trunk is deeply embedded in the ground.

Although it is unclear what Ogata did to make his temperament change drastically, but the fighting instinct accumulated over the years of fighting told Shuntaro that Ogata is very dangerous now.

Shuntaro, who didn't dare to be careless in the slightest, set up the two jet-black ninja swords in his hands, and took a stance.

And Ogata will also lift Da Zizai up and go up the stage. Stretch Da Shitian forward, in the middle of the line--set up the posture of Wuwu Two Swords Style.

Neither Ogata nor Shuntaro moved.

The two just posed like this, standing opposite each other, motionless.

If a layman is present, one may wonder why neither of them is moving.

But anyone who is knowledgeable can see at a glance that the battle between the two has already begun.

Both Ogata and Shuntaro were staring at each other, looking for the best time to attack.

The wind - blowing casually.

A leaf was blown by the wind, slowly, slowly floated above Ogata's head, and then slowly fell towards Ogata's head.

Just when this leaf was about to fall on Ogata's hair...

Snapped!

Snapped!

Two kicks sounded.

As if it was agreed in advance, the two shot out together and rushed towards each other.

The strong wind brought by Ogata's forward rush directly blew the fallen leaf that was about to fall on top of his head straight back to the blue sky.

After both sides came within attacking distance of each other, Shuntaro took the lead in attacking.

The ninja sword in Shuntaro's right hand turned into a black streamer, pouring towards Ogata's chest.

Ogata used Dragon Tail Dodge, and after dodging Shuntaro's straight stab, he swung Da Shitian and slashed at Shuntaro.

Even with only one arm, the dragon tail used by Ogata can easily break human bones.

clang!

Shuntaro blocked Ogata's Dragon Tail Dodge with the Ninja Sword in his left hand.

Ogata didn't expect his attack to be effective.

After his Dragon Tail Flash was caught, Ogata immediately launched a pursuit.

Sakakibara One Sword Flow·Water Falling!

The great freedom of Ogata's left hand fell towards Shuntaro's head like a waterfall pouring from top to bottom.

clang!

Shuntaro raised the ninja sword in his right hand, and forcibly received the water drop.

After Da Zizai was raised upwards due to the anti-shock force, Ogata's left arm and five fingers of his left hand borrowed and exerted force with special skills, turning this anti-shock force into his own strength.

Falling Water·Erlian!

Da Zizai slashed at Shuntaro's head again.

Although this time, Shuntaro successfully received the attack again, but the much stronger force transmitted along the blade to his arm than before made Shuntaro couldn't help but let out a dull cry of pain.

Withdrew 2 steps and opened the distance between himself and Ogata.

After quickly regrouping, he rushed towards Ogata again.

The swords of Ogata and Shuntaro collided, separated, collided again, and separated again.

Although he had fought some battles with the ninjas in charge of guarding "Gu Village", Ogata's physical strength was not consumed too much.

Although he experienced many things last night, he was fighting with Ji Taro, and he was looking for Taifu, but with his "vital force" as high as 23 points, after a good sleep, Ogata was fully recovered, both physically and mentally. recovered.

The improvement of "vitality" will not only make Ogata's body healthier and less likely to get sick, but also allow Ogata's wound recovery speed and physical strength recovery speed to far exceed ordinary people.

Ogata is now, without a doubt - in peak physical and mental condition.

The same is true for Shuntaro on the opposite side.

Although Shuntaro experienced a lot of things last night, after a good night's sleep, his physical and mental fatigue were all gone.

The duo, both in peak form, relentlessly take or parry every attack the other throws, and riposte fiercely at each other.

This is the third battle between Ogata and Shuntaro.

Although the previous two battles were not in full swing, they had to be stopped due to various external forces.

But these two battles made Ogata deeply realize that Shuntaro is very strong.

Now after starting a death fight with Shuntaro who has entered the "Yasha Realm" without being disturbed by anyone, this realization of Ogata has become even more profound.

In terms of strength, Shuntaro doesn't know how many streets he can beat Jitaro and Kotaro.

Whether it is strength, speed, or skill, Shuntaro is far above Ji Taro and Kotaro.

The best proof is that Ogata can easily suppress Ji Taro who has entered the "Yasha State" when he has entered the "Non-Self State", but against Shuntaro who has also entered the "Yasha State" Hard to distinguish.

After entering the "Selfless Realm", in addition to a sharp increase in strength, the state of mind will also change.

It will become extraordinarily calm, and it is difficult to have any mood swings.

But at this moment, at the moment when it is difficult to have emotional fluctuations due to entering the "Non-Self Realm", there is a little excitement in Ogata's heart.

Since coming to this Edo period, Ogata has played 4 heads-up matches where he almost died.

In the battle between Hirose and Toyama in the "God Contest".

When killing Matsudaira Gennai, the battle with Qiyuan.

The battle with the "Monk" on Butterfly Island.

The battle with Kotaro in Kyoto.

In these 4 death fights, "Monk" and Kotaro used naginata and lock sickle respectively.

Only Toyama and Qiyuan used swords.

But for Toyama and Qiyuan, Ogata fought them with hatred.

This is the first time Ogata is fighting someone who also uses a sword as a weapon and has no personal enmity with him.

And this person, like him, is a master of the two swords style.

Thinking of this, Ogata couldn't help but feel a little excitement.

want to win.

I want to beat Shuntaro.

I want to see who is stronger between myself and Shuntaro.

clang!

After shaking Shuntaro's sword away again with Da Zizai's sword counter, Ogata aimed the tip of Da Shitian's sword at Shuntaro.

Sakakibara One Sword Style Bird Thorn!

Under the blessing of the state of "Selfless Realm", the level of the bird thorn was temporarily raised to the "Grandmaster Level".

The "grandmaster level" bird thorns can only be described as terrifying in terms of speed and power.

Shuntaro's pupils narrowed slightly. He quickly turned his head to the side, barely dodging the streamer.

But this stream of light still brushed Shuntaro's left cheek, leaving a huge gash on Shuntaro's left cheek, and this half of Shuntaro's face was immediately covered with blood.

But almost at the same moment when his own face was injured, Shuntaro launched a counterattack.

He clenched the ninja sword in his right hand tightly, and then swung the ninja sword in his right hand towards Ogata from bottom to top.

The tip of the Ninja knife that was raised towards Ogata took away some flesh from Ogata's left thigh.

Ogata didn't even look at his left thigh, he only clenched his left hand tightly, and pointed at Shuntaro who was close at hand, and used the Dragon Tail.

This time, Shuntaro didn't take it hard, but retreated quickly, avoiding Ogata's dragon tail.

Ogata did not immediately rush to pursue Shuntaro.

Instead, he lowered his head first and glanced at Da Zi Zi in his hand.

--too slow……

If the speed of the dragon tail move just now was faster, maybe Shuntaro could be killed.

Ogata recalled the state of his body when he used the dragon tail move just now, thinking about how to cut just now to make the knife faster.

--Is that right?

Ogata used Da Shitian to use the dragon tail on the air in front of him.

call!

There was a sharp breaking wind.

Ogata vaguely felt that he seemed to have grasped a way to make the dragon's tail faster and more powerful.

After using the dragon tail on the air in front of him, Ogata realized that Shuntaro who was not far away was also swinging a knife at the air in front of him, as if he was thinking about something.

——Are you also thinking about how to improve your skills?

For some reason, Ogata felt a smile appeared on his face.

After keeping in mind the inspiration that he had just realized that seemed to make Ryuu's speed faster, Ogata rushed towards Shuntaro.

He wanted to experiment with the inspiration he had just suddenly realized.

The sound of gold and iron clashing alternately sounded again.

Dragon Tail Flash!

Ogata saw the right moment and used Dragon Tail Dodge.

While rotating his body to avoid Shuntaro's downward chop, he swung Da Shitian and slashed at Shuntaro horizontally.

This time, Ogata incorporated the inspiration he had just realized into this move.

clang!

Shuntaro raised the two swords in his hands and successfully blocked the attack.

Although the attack failed, Ogata didn't feel the slightest bit of frustration.

On the contrary—a slight joy appeared on his face.

Ogata quickly jumped back a few steps, opened the distance between himself and Shuntaro, and then murmured in a low voice:

"I see……"

After integrating the inspiration he suddenly realized into the dragon tail just now, Ogata obviously felt that his strength and speed had increased a little.

Ogata recalled the feeling of swinging the knife just now.

Remember how your muscles worked just now.

——to do this... this... and then... this!

Ogata waved Da Shitian, and slashed horizontally towards the air in front of him.

call--!

The sound of breaking wind was much sharper than before.

【Ding! Because Sakakibara's Issou-style martial arts Dragon's Tail has been used proficiently, Sakakibara's Issou-ryu's Dragon's Tail has been upgraded to an "advanced" skill! 】

This type of system sound sounded in my mind for a long time——a system sound that raised the level of martial arts due to the increase in proficiency.

"I have improved a technique..." Ogata said in a calm tone, with a bit of joy.

The reason why Shuntaro didn't take advantage of the time when Ogata was digesting his combat experience to attack Ogata was because he was also digesting his combat experience.

After Ogata cast his eyes on Shuntaro, he saw Shuntaro swinging his knife at the air in front of him just like before.

Both the strength and the speed of swinging the knife are a little faster than before.

"Has your technique improved..." Ogata looked at Shuntaro and murmured.

Ogata somehow didn't feel annoyed or frustrated after seeing Shuntaro evolve in battle like him, perfecting his techniques in battle.

I just feel that the will to defeat Shuntaro has become stronger.

After confirming his refined technique, Shuntaro smiled slightly at Ogata, and then raised his sword again to kill Ogata.

And Ogata fought back without fear.

This is a battle in which the weapons of both sides are equal, the combat power is equal, and there is no personal hatred involved.

In the past duels, either it involved personal hatred, or the weapons were not equal, and the opponent used not a knife but a strangely shaped weapon.

Without the interference of the emotion of "resentment", Ogata was able to feel the changes in his body in this battle of equal combat power and equal weapons, and feel the way to improve his skills.

Although only the Ryuo of Sakakibara Ichidou-style now has a system notification sound, indicating that the notification has been upgraded, Ogata can clearly feel that all his techniques are actually improving.

From all the sword skills of the Sakakibara Ichidou style, to all the sword skills of the Wuga Erjian style, and finally to the combat experience, they are all improving.

In the battle with Shuntaro, I kept discovering my shortcomings, constantly discovering some redundant movements on my body, and constantly discovering some of the best ways to exert force in certain situations.

The same is true for Shuntaro on the opposite side.

Shuntaro also continued to improve his skills in battle.

The progress made in the fierce and maybe deadly battles, swinging wooden swords in the air a thousand times in the dojo, and having a thousand friendly exchanges with friends until the end, is not enough. Definitely progress.

Now Ogata can't remember how many times he exchanged offense and defense with Shuntaro.

All he knew now was that his physical strength had declined badly.

"Non-self state" is a state that consumes energy rapidly.

At this moment, Ogata had already reached the point where he could no longer maintain the state of oxygen supply without opening his mouth to breathe heavily.

The same goes for Shintaro.

Although Ogata didn't know much about the "Yasha Realm", it is impossible for this kind of medicine that can greatly improve the body's functions in a short period of time without any side effects or defects.

Shuntaro on the opposite side was also out of breath, and the steam-like white smoke from under his skin became much thinner.

Because of his high concentration, Ogata didn't look at how his body was doing.

It can only be judged by the burning sensation coming from all parts of the body—there are not too many injuries on my body now.

But Ogata doesn't have the energy and spare energy to take care of these injuries on his body now.

Shuntaro is the strongest opponent Ogata has ever encountered since he came to the Edo period. His strength is comparable to that of Ogata, and a moment of carelessness may lead to defeat.

Every nerve in Ogata's body has already been tense to the extreme, his eyes are fixed on Shuntaro who is opposite him, looking for Shuntaro's flaws.

And Ogata's body... no.

It should be said that Ogata's body and mind were quietly changing in this evenly matched battle.

...

--Ok? How is this going……?

...

A look of astonishment flashed in Ogata's eyes.

At a certain moment just now, Ogata suddenly felt that his vision became very strange.

Just now, Ogata seemed to vaguely see... the muscles under Shuntaro's skin.

Although it was only for a short moment, Ogata could clearly see the shape of every muscle in Shuntaro's body and how it was moving now.

— Am I dazzled?

This question couldn't help popping up in Ogata's mind.

Before Ogata had time to think about what happened to the vision that seemed to be able to see through Shuntaro just now, Shuntaro, who seemed to have thought about how to deal with Ogata, rushed towards Ogata.

clang!

clang!

clang!

...

There were a few more strikes of gold and iron.

When Ogata's pupils shrank suddenly when he parried another attack from Shuntaro with Dazai.

Because——that strange field of vision appeared again.

I can see what the muscles under Shuntaro's skin look like.

You can see how the muscles under Shuntaro's skin move.

This time, the strange vision lasted a little longer than before.

Also because of the longer duration, Ogata could clearly see how Shuntaro's right arm muscles were moving and how they were preparing to move.

Ogata has never studied medicine. Normally, even if he saw how the muscles in the opponent's arm were moving, it would be impossible for Ogata to know what the opponent was planning to do.

But after seeing the muscle changes in Shuntaro's right arm, Ogata felt as if a voice sounded in his head.

And this voice was telling him: Shuntaro intends to use a straight stab, and the target is my right chest.

...

...

After his slash just now was stopped by Ogata, Shuntaro immediately turned the Ninja Sword in his right hand and pointed the tip of the knife at Ogata.

Then——the scene that made Shuntaro's eyes widen in shock appeared.

As soon as he stabbed out the ninja knife in his right hand, Ogata used a step at a very fast speed to dodge.

That action was as fast as if he had predicted in advance what he would do...

Ogata used stepping steps to get behind Shuntaro, and raised the two swords in his hands high——

...

...

As soon as he dodged Shuntaro's stab with a step, the strange vision disappeared again.

Thanks to the strange vision just now, Ogata predicted in advance what Shuntaro would do, and avoided Shuntaro's move at a very fast speed.

Ogata's dodging speed this time was so fast that Shuntaro couldn't even react.

So much so that after Ogata dodged to Shuntaro's side, Shuntaro hadn't had time to put up a defensive or dodge posture.

Ogata would naturally not let go of this great opportunity to attack.

Ogata raised Da Shitian and Da Zizai in his hands, and used his unique skill of Wuwu Dual Swordsmanship - Cicada Rain.

Since unlocking this 7-slash technique, Ogata has never used this move on anyone.

Da Shitian and Da Zizai turned into two rays of light that were so fast that there were only afterimages and swept towards Shuntaro.

Shuntaro managed to get ready to defend before Ogata's sword fell on him.

After connecting Cicada Rain's first 3 knives, Shuntaro found that the rhythm of Ogata's consecutive slashes was chaotic.

So Shuntaro didn't dare to be careless, and concentrated all his energy and attention on defense.

clang! clang!

Subsequently, Shuntaro took another 2 knives.

When Ogata was about to swing the sixth sword, the vision in front of him changed—the strange vision just now appeared again.

This time the strange vision lasted longer and was seen more clearly.

According to the changes in Shuntaro's muscles, Ogata clearly saw how every muscle in Shuntaro's body was changing.

Which knife he wants to use next for defense.

And how strong the knife he used for defense would be.

--How is this going?

Only then did Ogata realize that it wasn't just the vision that had changed this time.

Even the control over his own body has changed.

Ogata felt as if he could freely control every muscle in his body.

If you want to use 100 points of strength, you will never use 101 points of strength.

This feeling of being able to freely control every muscle in the body... this is the first time Ogata has encountered it.

This time, Shuntaro did not catch Ogata's sixth knife.

Ogata had predicted how Shuntaro would defend based on his muscles.

Then, relying on his miraculous state of being able to freely control every muscle in his body, he easily circled the knife that had been cut from midair, bypassed Shuntaro's defense, and hit Shuntaro.

The blade cut from Shuntaro's left shoulder to his right armpit.

Shuntaro's eyes were full of astonishment at this moment.

He instinctively felt that Ogata's temperament had changed suddenly, although it was only for a short moment.

If we say that after Ogata entered the "Non-Self Realm", the feeling he brought to Shintaro was that he changed from a human being to a thousand-year-old tree.

At that moment just now, Xufang seemed to have changed from a thousand-year-old tree into a boundless and vast universe!

So huge, so vast, so unfathomable!

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