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As the sun continues to rise, the sky becomes a little brighter.
Before we knew it, the clock hand pointed to "8" - the time is almost done.
Qingdeng swept his eyes and looked around the scene.
As early as a few days ago, the news that "Niwang will hold the 'Ouwu Trial'" spread throughout Wakamatsu Tiancho.
In recent days, from the suburbs to the town center, no matter where you go to Wakamatsu, you can hear the town people enthusiastically discussing the upcoming grand competition.
As we all know, "sex" and "violence" are two eternal and unchanging hobbies of human beings.
Therefore, unless the human gene mutation is mutated, it is impossible for the "Martial Competition" to lack audiences.
Influenced by samurai culture, "martial competitions" were very common in the Edo period.
However, most of the warriors are held privately and rarely shown in front of others.
Today, there is a grand competition with such a large scale and no need to pay for tickets to watch, which naturally ignited the enthusiasm of the people.
In this way, the enthusiasm of the people far exceeded Qingdeng's expectations.
At this moment, there were exaggerated crowds of people gathering around the competition venue, and the so-called "shoulder one after another" was nothing more than that.
Such a grand scene seemed to be like half of Wakamatsu Town people came to join in the fun.
Even the farmers in neighboring villages were attracted by this rare occasion.
In fact, the vassal lords beside Qingdeng were also very interested.
The forty vassal states of Ou Yu participated in the competition... This is truly unprecedented event.
Even the vassal lords who were used to fighting were full of expectations for this unprecedented "Ao Yu Trial".
Qingdeng took out his pocket watch and glanced at the time.
Seeing that the time was almost over, he slowly stood up and moved to the edge of the platform.
In an instant, a bunch of eyes flashed straight into his body.
Everyone at the scene realized that the competition was about to begin, so they held their breath and the noise gradually faded.
"Everyone! I won't say much more of the extra nonsense!"
With the blessing of the talent "Pengyun and Split Stone + 3", Qingdeng's voice spread far away, covering most of the competition venue.
"As everyone can see, this is a unique competition."
"The game is very simple - if someone can defeat my captain, you will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold!"
"Every time you defeat a captain, you will be rewarded with one thousand taels of gold! There is no cap on the top!"
A thousand liang of gold - As soon as this statement came out, accompanied by the sound of cold air, a terrifying exclamation broke out on the scene.
"Thousands of taels?"
"One thousand taels of gold! Such a large sum of money is enough for me to be tired of playing the courtesan!"
"Even if I work for ten lifetimes, I can't earn a thousand taels of gold..."
"Lord Niang is so generous! He just took out a thousand taels of gold as a bonus!"
Everyone's emotions at the scene have not settled down yet... At this time, Qingdeng has a new move-
But seeing him waved his hand, two servants carried a large lacquer box and walked up to the platform.
They moved to Qingdeng's side, opened the lid, and turned over - shaking la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la, and gold coins slid out, and in a blink of an eye it piled up into a small hill!
One thousand taels of gold... It is better to actually look at it if you say it hundreds of times or thousands of times.
The golden mountain made of one thousand taels of gold, the bright yellow luster instantly took away the attention of countless audiences!
The sound of swallowing saliva came out immediately.
If we hadn't been worried that this was an extremely difficult competition to "challenge the new selection group", there would probably be countless people who temporarily participated in the competition to get the prize!
It is said that "there must be a brave man under heavy rewards."
The reason why Qingdeng promised such a generous prize was to show off this huge sum of money to stimulate the contestants and attract more people to participate.
He is not afraid of too many contestants or too strong, but he is afraid that the new selection group is too famous, which shocks everyone to come to participate.
If there are too few contestants, his plan to "use the competition to demonstrate the absolute force of the new group" will be impossible to talk about.
He had just confiscated the home of Mito monarch and ministers, and he was very generous.
Even if it was a huge sum of 1,000 taels of gold, he could take it out without blinking.
Qingdeng turned his body slightly so that everyone could see more clearly this golden mountain that was enough to make countless people crazy.
"The opportunity is rare. I hope you can give your all and don't leave any regrets."
"That's all I want to say."
"Now, let us appreciate the heroic posture of the warriors together!"
After concisely delivering the "opening speech", Qingdeng sat back to his original position.
The Auyu Trial and Exercise officially begins!
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The captains of the newly selected group took turns to fight against the samurai of Oubari. This is the competition system, which is simple and easy to understand.
The person who chose the new group to take the lead was Saito Ichi.
Kondo Yuki and others had a fierce dispute over who took the lead.
They all want to be the first to go into battle, so no one lets anyone go.
In the end, they used the traditional "draw lots" to determine the order of appearance.
In this way, Saito was very lucky to take down the honor of "leading".
Saito came to the east of the competition venue with a bamboo sword in his hand.
At the same time, his opponent was on standby on the west side of the competition.
"Morioka Oshi, no outflow, Kashimoto is prosperous!"
The other party reported to the house with great momentum.
"The captain of the third team of the newly selected group will be no outflow, Saito Ichi."
Saito responded calmly.
From the beginning, there was a match between the fellow disciples without exile, which was particularly eye-catching and attracted cheers.
Because it is a formal competition, there must be etiquette and procedures.
Under the instructions of the referee, the swordsmen on both sides came to the center of the competition venue, squatted and touched each other's sword tips.
"start!"
With the referee's order, the two stood up at the same time and set off on their stance.
Wuyou is known for his "simplicity", his actions are simple and direct, and he pursues one-hit kills and avoids unnecessary actions.
Therefore, neither side took action at will.
It is not difficult to see that the challenger... that is, Everbright Kanemoto, has indeed had a few tricks.
His eyes were like lightning, his breathing was stable and powerful, his knife grasping technique was exquisite, and his tip was still motionless.
What is even more commendable is that his lower plate is extremely stable, his legs are as hard as rocks, but they are not without flexibility and elasticity.
With such posture and actions, you can tell that you are a master of martial arts at first glance.
Aoden could see at a glance that if it were Saito Ichi two years ago, he might not have been able to beat him.
However... it is a bit insufficient to compete with the current Saito Ichi.
After following Qing Deng to death, the new group of generals have long been transformed!
Compared with the warriors of Ouyuri, the new selection group has a significant advantage - they have extremely rich practical experience!
It is no exaggeration to say that the new selection group led by Qingdeng is the group with the richest practical experience in Japan today!
No matter how beautiful the "Daochang Sword" is, it cannot be compared with the "Baochang Sword".
Walking on the vein of death one after another, breaking through yourself in order to survive again and again... These are valuable experiences that the "Daochang Sword" cannot give.
Swordsman is a killing skill, and only a swordsman who fights in blood can reach a higher level!
Although the two sides have not yet started a formal confrontation, Saito Ichi has already suppressed the other party.
Not to mention anything else, the momentum on his body alone is too much better than the other party.
The longer the confrontation lasts, the more cold sweats on Katsumoto's face.
——What a terrible momentum…!
Saito obviously did nothing, and didn't even have an expression. Just holding the sword tightly and posing, he felt a lot of pressure!
In order to fight against Saito Ichi's terrifying aura, he had to hold the bamboo sword in his palm tightly to gain a sense of security.
Kashimoto Everbright stared at Saito Chi, trying to find flaws.
However, no matter how hard he tried and how wide his eyes were, he could not find any flaws!
He felt like he was fighting a "ball" - too round! too smooth! There was no opportunity to take advantage of!
The confrontation between the two lasted for about half a minute... Then, the outcome of the battle was decided in just a moment.
In an instant - the moment when Kashimoto blinked his eyes - the "ball" in front of him crashed straight towards him at an incredible speed!
He blinked involuntarily because of his dry eyes.
His vision darkened and lit up again - in just a moment, Saito Ichi, who was just a few meters away, had rushed to him at this time!
Saito wielded his knife horizontally with the potential energy of the forward pounce, and immediately produced a "bang" impact sound - his bamboo sword cut off Kashimoto's wide waist and abdomen without bias.
The next moment, Saito Ichi's body flashed like the wind and quickly reached a place five meters away opposite.
“Woo…”
Kashimoto Guangda felt the severe pain spread throughout his body, and he couldn't help but moan. His facial lines were twisted by the strong pain. He staggered forward for two steps, and then fell to the ground with a "bang".
Before he fell to the ground, he tried to support his body with a bamboo sword... However, this was just useless after all.
"Take it."
Saito turned around and said lightly, "Take aside", then turned around and left without looking back, retreating to the sidelines.
If you don’t take action, you will be killed directly as soon as you take action - Saito Ichi's amazing performance directly stirs up the atmosphere on the scene.
As for the result, Saito once lived up to the glory of "leading" and showed the strength of the new selection group in the first round!
After Saito Ichi, the second person to play was Nagakura Shinhata.
"Katada, the incense is the Shinto River, and Kitani is the best place to go!"
"The captain of the second team of the new selection group, Shinto Wumianliu, Nagakura Shinhara."
After performing the squatting ceremony, Shinba Nagakura raised his blade with no thoughts and adopted the structure.
As soon as this move was made countless insiders on the scene call themselves "bold".
Compared with the middle section of "Tianjin Oil", Qingyan, the upper section has the defect of "lack of defense".
Therefore, the swordsman who dares to use the previous section as soon as he goes on the field is either a half-baked person or a master of skills and courage.
Of course, Nagakura Shingata belongs to the latter.
The swordsman of Shinto Wuming Liu put out the upper part... Just this is enough to shock the opponent.
The swordsman who pursues attack power used the strongest attack posture - Nagakura Shinhara's opponent, namely Akito Kitani, obviously unwilling to fight hard.
Akigaki Kitani set out in the middle section where he can attack and defend, while staying highly vigilant and being wary of Nagakura Shingao coming to attack, while looking for opportunities to fight and trying to defeat the enemy.
However, at this moment, Nagakura Shinhata in his eyes was as difficult to infringe on like an iron wall!
He had clearly empty his chest and ribs, but he was still indestructible...
Akigaki Kitani dared to conclude that as long as you step into the attack range of Nagakura Shinhara, you will definitely be subject to a fierce counterattack!
As he had no choice but to change his posture and prepare to use Xia Duan to attack Nagakura Shinba's upper section.
And this allowed Nagakura Shinhata to find a fighter opportunity.
Then he saw Nagakura Shinhara open his eyes and stare at the moment when the other party raised his blade, roaring like a lion:
"Save it!"
The next breath, his bamboo sword drew a neat arc and accurately hit the opponent's right wrist.
In the pain of Kitani Minggao, he unconsciously let go of his palms and the bamboo sword flew out.
It’s another instant kill… in the second round, it’s another instant kill!
"Take it."
Nagakura Shinhata slowly retreated... The third person to play was Kondo Yuki.
In terms of fame, Kondo Yuki is slightly inferior to Nagakura Shinhara and Saito Ichi.
But in terms of strength, he is not inferior to these two!
"Morioka Domain, Ono's sword flow, Triangle Decision!"
"The new selection of the director of the group, natural mental flow, Kondo Yuki."
The confrontation in this round was particularly radical - as soon as the referee called "start", the two sides couldn't wait to start a confrontation!
Without a long confrontation, both sides shouted and waved their swords toward each other.
"Drink ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
I heard hoarse shouts burst out from Triangelo's throat.
He used all his strength to push the ground. With every step he took, the powerful force passed along his waist to his palms.
Accumulate strength, get close to him, swing his sword—his bamboo sword slashed at Kondo Yuki's body.
The countermeasures adopted by Kondo Yuki are very simple, just "fight against each other with a move".
He saw him nimblely, and the dodging movement contained a counterattack move.
While dodging, he suddenly lowered his sword body, went to the lower section, knocked open the dome light, and started the sword from a tricky angle, hitting the opponent's chest.
The other party was still screaming so hard, but after being cut, his eyes were instantly round and he couldn't say a word, and he fell to the ground quietly.
The third instant kill!
Kondo Yuki is followed by Harada Zuosuke.
After Harada Zuosuke, Genzaburo Inoue.
After Genzaburo Inoue is Serizawa duck.
Except for the captain of the 11th Team, Abe Juro, who was not good at fighting, the captains who followed Aoden to Ouyu all came on the court.
No matter which captain comes on the court, no matter who their opponent is, the final result is the same - instant kill, instant kill, and instant kill!
The power of the new selection group made the supposedly exciting competition boring.
The challengers who came on the court to challenge the new selection team were hard, but no matter how hard they worked, they could not achieve other results except for the "defeat defeat"!
Although the competition process was a bit boring and every round was a one-sided crush, Qingdeng, who was sitting in the "VIP seat", watched it with relish.
He watched the competition interestingly and smiled from time to time.
He has been used to seeing bloody battles by any means recently.
Seeing the serious and concise competition for a long time both made him feel novel and missed.
So—
"……good."
He murmured, then slowly stood up...
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Because every round is a flash kill, the game is extremely fast.
Including the time when the player appears and the salute is delivered, you can basically finish a round in a few minutes.
Before we knew it, more than a dozen rounds have passed today's competition, and the public's mood has become increasingly high.
Although there is no fierce scene of "fighting for 300 rounds", this kind of "one-sword kill" refreshing picture is also in line with the public's preferences.
The person who just came on stage was Yuko Kondo.
In order, the next person to play should be Harada Zuosuke.
Just as everyone was excitedly looking forward to the next competition, a scene that shocked them happened - suddenly someone walked up to the competition venue with a bamboo sword in his hand.
"The new team leader, natural mind flow, Orange Qingdeng."
Qingdeng, who should have been in the "VIP seat", stood on the east side of the competition venue, looking around.
"Who wants to challenge the legendary 'Niwang'?"
A very plain sentence...but it was this plain sentence that made the atmosphere on the scene change!
The shocked expression, the fanatical eyes, the excited corners of the mouth... all this change was just because of this figure that suddenly appeared in the competition field.
Nioh is on the field!
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