Chapter 5 Willingness
Mingyue of the Great Song Dynasty http://www./0_1/
Whether it is kind or malicious, it is possible to encounter a shipwreck after going to sea in the New World, but the possibility of encountering a swordsman of the Longma level is not very high in any case.
So Qiubai naturally would not give up some opportunities. His intentions were simple and direct, and what he had to do was quite simple: just show what he had learned in swordsmanship so far.
The rest depends on probabilistic choices, and the initiative in this choice is not in his own hands.
After the seven swords of "Chongying" (named from a sudden inspiration) he had another seven swords, but the only moves he had completed was "Lijia".
And judging from the results, this move obviously has the effect.
From the perspective of a third party who is not involved, Qiu Bai's sword drawing technique is mediocre, and even a bit slow and excessive, which is completely less dazzling than the attack just now.
Judging from the sheathing speed that "Slaying Knife·Blunt" relies on for its fame, Qiu Bai's moves seem to be far from being "zero flash", but in fact, it is not the case. His attack is not that simple. Compared with the simple pursuit of speed, he is much more complicated.
So compared to the calm response just now, Longma took a step back for the first time since the fight.
This is the case with the so-called soul, mind, eye, shape, and swordsmanship. For many swordsmen, the attack trajectory of the sword is determined at the moment when the sword is unsheathed, and even more so with the sword drawing technique that pursues instantaneous attack speed.
Because of the pursuit of attack speed, its attack trajectory has solidified the moment the knife is unsheathed. Most of the time, what the swordsmen pursue is nothing more than being faster and faster on this determined trajectory, so fast that the opponent cannot react at all.
But as long as this "trajectory" exists, it means that there are traces of attacks. For swordsmen like Longma, it is not difficult to make advance predictions based on the opponent's actions.
Especially under the premise that the strength is huge, the simple word "fast" has no meaning.
Through the test just now, Qiu Bai has already understood this point. All simple and direct attacks and insufficient changes are invalid attacks, so he took out the most varied move among all his sword techniques.
The biggest feature of this move is that the entire trajectory is changed only after the sword is unsheathed. Whether it is the choice of the attack landing point within the three-dimensional attack range or the order and speed of the sword moves, they are within a variable range.
On different trajectories, Qiubai's sword can continuously move from extreme to extreme static, and then from extreme static to extreme dynamism. This combination seems to be able to continue infinitely, and such an attack will become irresistible.
This is more difficult to deal with than simple "faster", and the moves are much more difficult to deal with than simple "faster".
It is not easy to use such a move. It not only has extreme requirements for the swordsman's control, but even this requirement is in the second place. The prerequisite for this is... wrist strength.
As a result, no matter how the power is used, the starting point must be on the power itself.
When the change is meticulous, it is difficult to mobilize the power of the whole body to control it, because things like that cannot be done in that time and movement range. Therefore, for "Lijia", the strength of the arm and even the forearm must bear all the changes.
Simply put, this is a move that relies heavily on the quality of wrist strength and even the skills of using wrist strength. Without such support, there would be no so-called lejia.
Even because of the need to restrain or even exploit inertia, the knife in Qiubai's hand was as heavy as a thousand pounds.
That's why this move made Longma take a step back... If a swordsman of the same level uses such a move in the process of fighting him, then his first reaction is this.
Compared with tough defense, the most correct decision is to choose to exit the opponent's attack range and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack.
However, this time, Longma did not need to fight back. After using this move, Qiubai no longer had the intention to attack again... and ability.
To put it bluntly, although this move is valuable to him, it is just for "performance" for Longma to show it.
Qiu Bai let go of the sword in his hand, and then began to clench his fists while slamming his wrist... Although the move was completed, it seemed that he was still one step away from being able to retract and release freely.
However, as Qiu Bai himself said, attacks like this can indeed be classified within the scope of sword skills.
Unfortunately... he still couldn't pose a substantial threat to a swordsman like Longma. Qiubai was a little dissatisfied. He had already used all his strength as a swordsman.
Well, he thought too much, so things shouldn't have turned out.
Even the current Longma is the top swordsman in this world, and wants to threaten the other party?
A brief assessment of Qiu Bai's overall strength... He couldn't even release his sword energy. He could only stare at the mid-range attack like "Hundreds of Troubles" of someone.
After Qiu Bai let go, the battle ended here.
After exiting from that state, Longma first put his knife in the sheath, then coughed lightly. Even Qiu Bai could understand that the other party's physical condition seemed to be a little problem.
After a while, Longma calmed down slightly. At this time, he did not comment on Qiu Bai's swordsmanship, but asked again, "Qiu Bai... what is your purpose in going to sea."
Qiu Bai lowered his head slightly and covered his eyes with his eyes - the other party asked a question he had already explained.
"The reason for a person to choose to go to sea is nothing more than that..."
He did not give an answer according to the other party's wishes, and he did not want to say such obvious things a second time.
"Indeed, maybe I'm a little old..." Longma shook his head and said. Those who dare to drive a boat at the age of fifteen will probably not lack the "determination" of things like "determination".
"What if, what if one day you encounter an unbeatable enemy?" he asked again.
This is not a case if, if the target is the vertex, this situation will happen sooner or later.
However, Qiubai said, "There will not be a day when the first time someone cannot win, and the second time he will win it. But if he cannot do this... When a swordsman stops moving forward, that is, the time when "death" comes.
What a person says is the truth or a lie. The more serious he is, the more different he is. In Qiubai's current appearance, although he seems very casual when he says this, it gives people the feeling that he is telling 100% facts.
He has no shortage of determination or determination, perhaps because of the rebound of his suppressed past life. In this world, what he has to do is absolutely extraordinary.
"In other words...even if it's me, will you win sooner or later?"
Qiubai did not answer.
It would be arrogant to say "yes", but if you say "no" it would go against his original intention... it would not be too confident or too humble. This is Qiubai's attitude. He would go step by step like this. Perhaps it would be many years later to win a swordsman of Longma's level, but he had never thought about the word "can't win".
The guy who can tease the "master" who manages everything in a completely unfamiliar world is his... either he has a big heart or he is mentally retarded.
"...Haha, this idea is very similar to when I was young." After saying this, Longma suddenly ended the topic and turned to the swordsmanship itself. "From the short battle, even if you include the last move you called 'Lijia', you use the sword in a simple and violent way. Compared with pursuing skills, you seem to pay more attention to the strength itself. Of course, there is nothing wrong with using softness to overcome hardness is certainly a kind of skill, but if you have different advantages, there is no problem with hard work all the way... It's just that compared to the former, this method seems to require talent, but in fact it requires a more famous teacher."
"So... Qiubai, before going to sea again, would you be willing to learn how to use the sword again?"
In Longma's opinion, Qiu Bai, who is "self-taught", can be regarded as a piece of uncensored jade, but this is not the main factor for him to make such a decision... Over the years, he has seen countless people who can be called swordsmanship geniuses, but before Qiu Bai, he had never had such an idea.
The more important reason is... In the last years of life, rather than obsessing with something else, it is better to complete the last work to make more meaningful.
"Of course, we just happened to have lost the ship to sea now."
What else can Qiubai say?
From the first moment he learned about the other party's identity, he had such an idea, so things went so smoothly that he had no reason to refuse.
"In the next month, I will teach you how to use swords again, but how much you can learn depends on your ability."
"One month?"
It is already worth having a month, but Qiubai still wonders why he set such an accurate deadline.
Ryuma glanced at Qiubai and told the fact that he didn't need to hide it. "I originally planned to return to my hometown Wano Country immediately, because there is a certain custom in our country... But now I have changed my mind. In the last time of my life, I am still inclined to complete the last sword..."
This is the reason for setting this time limit. Longma only needs one month to live.
Fundamentally speaking, all swords are from the hands of sword-casting masters, and the same is true for all swordsmen. Whether it is for simple inheritance or a little more utilitarian, they have to use "famous weapons" to avoid being forgotten. Many swordsmen on the end will eventually embark on the new path of sword-casting masters, which can even be called "rules".
Longma cannot be spared from this, and now he has gone on that path:
Chapter completed!