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After nearly half an hour passed quietly, another eye-catching contest finally appeared on the field again after Qingdeng’s match.
The "Three Heroes" are finally here!
The first person whose name was sung, and the first "Three Heroes" to appear, was Totaro Morishita from Shigakukan.
Regarding this competition, many spectators regard Qingden and the "Three Heroes", who have become increasingly famous recently, as the favorites "most likely to win".
Qingden's stunning performance of instantly killing his opponent with one sword undoubtedly whetted the appetite of the spectators.
Many spectators now have very high expectations for the "Three Heroes" - they are looking forward to seeing the "Three Heroes" who are listed as the favorites to win the championship like Qingdeng to also perform brilliantly for them.
After hearing Morishita's name being sung, the spectators in the spectator seats focused their curious eyes on the arena.
Morishita's appearance... is well-deserved - he has a beast-like face that looks like "a pig transformed into a human", making people want to look away.
Many spectators who had never seen Morishita before gave him strange looks after Morishita came on the stage.
Morishita seemed to have been accustomed to being looked at with such strange eyes. He walked to the arena with his bamboo sword as normal, changed into protective gear, stood facing his opponent in a formal manner, and saluted.
, and then the competition begins.
Morishita was born in a scholar's school, and the swordsmanship he used was naturally Kashin Akechi-ryu, which emphasized the "position" of movements.
It's a bit weird for a person with such an appearance to use the Kagami Akechi-ryu, which is known as "the most elegant swordsmanship".
After Morishita switched his sword-holding action to the lower stage with a slow and slow movement, he took the lead and launched the first attack on the opponent in front of him.
Morishita is indeed a swordsman with the title of "Three Heroes".
In terms of his swordsmanship and superb movements, Morishita was far superior to the opponent in front of him.
As soon as the trial match began, Morishita launched a unilateral suppression.
It only took 3 swords to disrupt the opponent's rhythm, the 4th sword destroyed the opponent's center of gravity, and finally knocked down the opponent with the 5th sword.
According to common sense, being able to defeat an opponent with only 5 swords in a competition is considered a particularly powerful thing - however, after experiencing Qingteng's amazing performance just now, the appetites of the spectators have now been sucked.
Turn it up extremely high.
Things like "Knocking down the opponent with Morishita's five swords" could no longer ignite the passion of the spectators, so when Morishita knocked down his opponent, he did not receive much praise and applause.
Following Morishita, the other two seats of the "Three Heroes" - Heiyuki Oizaki from the Genbukan Hall and Hiroshi Shinzuma from the Training Hall were also sung one by one.
Together with Morishita, these two people are collectively known as the "Three Heroes". They indeed have excellent strength compared with their peers. However... neither Oizaki Heiyuki nor Niizuma Hiroshi have succeeded in replicating "Aonto"
The feat of killing an opponent instantly with one sword.
The new wife who was closest to Qingdeng's heroic feat also took three sword blows to knock down her opponent.
Although the pace of the game was fast, because there were many contestants in this competition, there were 112 contestants, so it took a long time. It was not until near noon that the first round was finally completed.
Knockout round.
After a fierce competition, half of the contestants were successfully eliminated, and the remaining half advanced to the second round of knockout rounds.
The second round of knockout matches will be held at 8:00 a.m. (2 p.m.). All spectators now have about an hour of lunch break.
After the old samurai who served as the emcee announced that he would take a break and the game would resume in an hour, many spectators in the spectator seats left their seats one after another, either because they had seen enough excitement and wanted to go home, or they wanted to have some lunch.
, and then come back and watch the game again.
Those businessmen who saw this rare opportunity to make money and set up food stalls in Asakusa immediately received a wave of customers that made them smile so hard that they could hardly close their mouths.
"Oh, this competition is much more exciting than I imagined."
"I feel a bit regretful. Except for Tachibana Aoden, who was the first to play, no other player impressed me."
“I don’t know who will have a chance to win?”
"The person who can win must be either Tachibana Aoden or one of the 'Three Heroes', right?"
"Hahaha, I think Tachibana Aoden has the best chance of winning! He is the only one who can knock down his opponent with just one sword strike."
"You can't say that. Maybe it's just that the opponents encountered by the 'Three Heroes' and others happened to be stronger, while the opponent Tachibana Aoto encountered happened to be weaker."
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After a temporary break, the spectators were all discussing the previous game enthusiastically.
As the saying goes, "laymen watch the excitement, experts watch the door."
The vast majority of spectators are ordinary civilians who know nothing about swordsmanship or unskilled swordsmen.
In their eyes, Qing Deng, who ended the game with one sword, and the "Three Heroes" who used three or five swords to defeat their opponents should be about the same strength - one sword and three, five swords...these two are not the same.
Well! The difference in quantity is only a few swords.
The "Three Heroes" who used more swords than Qingdeng to defeat their opponents, their strength is probably only slightly worse than Qingdeng - this is what many people think.
As for those who have certain attainments in swordsmanship...their ideas are completely different from these laymen.
Anyone who has a certain understanding of swordsmanship will never be able to say that "the strength of the 'Three Heroes' should be similar to that of Aoto after watching the sword attack in which Aoto instantly killed Adachi."
The speed, angle and timing of Qingteng's sword strike were among the "Three Heroes"... no, they were beyond the reach of all the contestants in this competition!
On the seat of the training hall, Niizumakan, who was still on the seat, lowered his head and said hoarsely to Saito Yakuro, who was sitting in front of him and was still on the seat:
"Master...what do you think my chances of winning against that Tachibana Aoden are...? Please tell me truthfully."
When asking this question to his master Saito Yakuro, Hiroshi Niitsuma's expression was extremely gloomy, as if black water would drip out at any time, his lips were pressed tightly, the corners of his mouth were drooped, and his pupils and eyebrows were filled with
Strong anxiety, unwillingness, panic and other emotions...
After witnessing the sword attack that Aoto used to kill Adachi instantly, Hiroshi Niizuma suddenly realized that this Tachibana Aoto's strength... was much stronger than he imagined!
If it were him, he wouldn't be able to kill Adachi so neatly and beautifully in seconds.
Although he has realized that Qingden's strength is far superior to him, Xinzuma Kuan still has some luck in his heart.
Maybe... after facing off against Tachibana Aoden, I still have a certain chance of winning. With this conjecture in mind, after hesitating for a few times, Hiroshi Niizuma decided to go to his master Saito Yakuro for confirmation.
As the master of the training hall, "Saito of Power", he will definitely have a clearer and more comprehensive judgment on Aoto's strength than Shinzuma Kan.
He was looking forward to hearing an answer like "You are not without a chance of winning" from Saito Yakuro's mouth.
If so, he could still ignite his fighting spirit and fight Qingdeng.
"Well..." Upon hearing the question that Niizumahiro suddenly threw at him, Saito Yakuro stroked the short white beard on his chin and turned his head. With a helpless smile, he asked Niizumakan, "
Shinzuma-kun, my answer...may not be very pleasing to your ears. Even so, do you still want to listen?"
"..." After thinking for a while, the new wife Kuan gritted his teeth and said, "Master, please answer truthfully."
Seeing what Kandu said to his new wife, Yakuro Saito slowly stopped stroking his beard: "You have no chance of winning against that Tachibana Aoden now..."
After saying that, Yakuro Saito grinned with emotion.
"During the same period, that Ju Qingden's strength can be regarded as unparalleled."
"Looking around the whole of Edo...no, in the whole of Japan, there should be no one of the same generation as Tachibana Aoto who has the strength of Tachibana Aoto."
After saying that, Saito Yakuro turned his gaze to the direction of where the people in the trial guard hall were seated, and began to stroke the short beard on his chin again with his palm.
"If nothing unexpected happens...the winner of this competition should be Tachibana Aoden."
Tachibana Aoden should be unstoppable in this competition - Yakuro Saito is not the only one who has this idea.
As early as after seeing the sword that Aoto used to instantly kill Adachi, "Momoni of the Position" Momoi Haruzo already showed a wry smile.
The same is true for other swordsmen with certain swordsmanship skills. After watching Qingdeng's competition, they all realized that unless there was an accident, Qingdeng should be able to crush everyone he encountered along the way.
All opponents finally won the first victory of this competition effortlessly.
Many sword hall owners even sighed with regret. They originally expected their disciples to try to get a good ranking in this competition. Now that Qingdeng is here, they can only go
I look forward to their disciples trying to win second place.
After hearing Saito Yakuro's answer in a determined tone, Arata's expression froze at first, and then she suddenly tightened her hands on her legs.
The expressions of unwillingness, annoyance, and anxiety on his face were so intense that they seemed to have almost condensed into a concrete entity.
Nitsuma Kuan subconsciously turned his head and looked towards Qingto's seat in the distance.
As soon as his eyes turned over, Hiroshi Niizuma's expression froze again - he saw "The Strongest in Edo" and "Chiba of Techniques" Chiba Eijiro, talking very enthusiastically to Aonto...
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To be continued...