Volume 3: The World's Strongest Chapter 32 True Sword
This boy is arrogant!
Ono Tadayoshi roared in his heart, but his expression remained calm like a top ninth-level master. He smiled slightly and stood up from his kneeling position.
As soon as he raised his hand, several people came forward to put on protective gear for him. Then someone walked out from the back hall, holding a sheathed Sakura katana in both hands and placed it in front of him.
Ono Tadayoshi held the scabbard in his left hand and picked up the knife, smiling at Qi Ji and said, "Sir Qi Ji, this knife is called 'Pingqiri', it is a precious sword passed down by the great swordsman Ito Ittosai. In ancient times, it was a precious sword that could cut iron like mud. However, today, in the face of high-tech materials and smelting technology, it is just a good knife that is slightly sharper."
Qi Ji looked at him puzzledly, not understanding what he wanted to say.
Ono Tadayoshi quickly stated his purpose: "Do you mind if both parties use real swords to fight?"
Real sword duel?
The Shangquan siblings and the audience behind Qi Ji were all stunned. A real sword refers to a weapon with a sharp edge?
Qi Ji smiled slightly: "Give me a reason ."
Ono Tadayoshi caressed the katana in his hand with deep affection in his eyes and said with a smile: "According to the old law of Sakura Country, when facing a challenger, the dojo can ask for a real sword duel to show the determination of both parties to fight to the death. Nowadays, as society becomes more civilized, challenges are rarely seen, and this rule has not been enforced for many years."
As he was speaking, he suddenly raised his head and glared at Qi Ji: "Since Mr. Qi Ji has broken the unspoken rules and has the courage to challenge me, do you dare to test me with a real sword?"
Qi Ji looked at the old man's determination to fight to the death and instantly understood his opponent's intention - to test the two of them with real swords, and after signing the agreement, it would be his own decision to live or die!
OK!
Qi Ji showed a wild and wolf-like smile, and then nodded vigorously: "That's exactly what I want!"
There was an uproar among the people present.
In the Land of Sakura, influenced by the ancient Bushido spirit, the cabinet has promulgated many magical laws on the national sport of Kendo that would amaze other countries.
One of them is that in Sakura, the kendo circle allows "real sword duels".
As long as both parties are confirmed to be masters of the seventh dan or above who have achieved success in kendo and meet the prescribed reasons for the duel, and sign an agreement in public witnesses, a real sword duel can take place.
Among them, being kicked out of the dojo, a life-and-death feud involving the dignity of a school, is one of the most standard reasons for a duel.
However, bloody and barbaric acts like real sword duels have rarely occurred in public since Sakura itself entered the rapidly developing modern society.
Now, because of Qi Ji's challenge, he appeared in front of the public again!
All the Sakura Country media present were excited, and various flash lights lit up continuously, recording the confrontation between Qi Ji and Ono Tadayoshi.
The Daxia fellows behind Qi Ji were even more stunned, and the comments in the live broadcast room that had been open were in chaos.
[Fuck! A real sword fight! Is Sakura going to play that wild?]
[Qishen, don't accept it. That Ono Tadayoshi is a top-level ninth-level master. He wants to fight with real swords to destroy you! ]
[Fuck, don't scare me in front of you! I think Sakura might really do this! ]
[Bah! A 9th dan player is beating an 8th dan player. How shameless! Qi Bao, we don’t want to play anymore. Let’s go home!]
[Yes! Qi Bao, we don’t want to play anymore! I don’t blame you!]
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Ono Tadayoshi looked serious and said coldly: "Sir Qi Ji, I guess you didn't bring your real sword. We have other good swords in our dojo. If you don't mind, you can borrow them."
Qi Ji shook his head: "I'm not used to your sword fighting style. Wait for me for half an hour and I'll have someone bring a sword over."
Ono Tadayoshi sneered: "Then I'll wait for you for half an hour. If that's not enough, I have plenty of time and can wait for you for a whole day."
Obviously, he felt that Qi Ji was stalling for time to find a solution, and with just one sentence he blocked most of Qi Ji's escape routes.
Qi Ji didn't care and asked Shangquan Yiren to contact his father and immediately arrange for someone to deliver the weapons he wanted.
Afterwards, he calmly sat down with one leg crossed, his right hand resting on his raised right leg, and looked at the Ono-ha Ittoryu people with a half-smile.
Qi Ji's fearless attitude made Ono Tadayoshi, who was originally very confident, suspicious.
On the other side, in the Xuanwu Hall of the Beichen Ittoryu Dojo that was challenged by Qi Ji, no one was training today. Instead, a screen was set up on the wall of the dojo and the live broadcast of Qi Ji's challenge was projected.
"This Qi Ji doesn't seem to be afraid at all." Chiba Naoto said hesitantly.
Qianye Yizhi looked at his son, nodded and said: "Indeed, he doesn't care even when facing Jiudan. In this case, either he has never faced the strength of Jiudan himself, or... he has fought against Jiudan and even defeated him!"
Chiba Naoto was shocked and said, "How is that possible! He can't be more than thirty years old!"
Qianye Yizhi sighed and said, "There are indeed many geniuses in this world. Qi Ji is not the only one who has reached the ninth level at a young age..."
He stopped talking and thought secretly in his heart, although Ono Tadayoshi is a ninth dan, he had been unable to maintain his physical decline due to his advanced age a few years ago. His current fighting ability is probably the weakest among the nine dan, but he is definitely not someone that an ordinary eighth dan person can challenge. Qi Ji looks fearless and he may really have the confidence to win the battle.
There are many "old" ninth dan like this in Sakura Country, such as his father Chiba Shingen, who is not necessarily stronger than Ono Tadayoshi.
If Ono Tadayoshi loses, is it necessary for Hokushin Ittoryu to ask his father to come out and try to save the situation?
Except for Beichen, all the kendo schools in the entire Sakura Country are silently paying attention to Qi Ji's challenging journey.
…
Soon, two men in suits came .
As soon as they entered the dojo, they came straight to Qi Ji.
Qi Ji’s weapons have been delivered!
There were three black cloth bags, two of which were of normal length, but the third weapon was exaggeratedly long, at least three meters, judging from the length of the cloth bag.
I'm afraid it's a long-handled weapon.
Is Qi Ji going to challenge Ono Kyudan with a long-handled weapon?
What a despicable Daxia person!
Everyone stared at the three cloth bags intently, trying to see what was inside the bags through the black cloth. Many Sakura people couldn't help but curse in a low voice when they saw the long bag.
Qi Jidan stood up with a smile and walked in front of the two men in suits.
"Sir Qi Ji, this is the weapon that President Shangquan asked to send to you." The man in the suit reported in a low voice and then fell silent.
Qi Ji nodded, took a quick look, and picked up the shortest of the weapons.
All the Sakura people who were staring at this side couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Qi Ji opened the bag and took out the scabbarded single-edged sword. He held the scabbard in his left hand and the handle with his right hand. He applied a little force and heard a sound of the sword. He pulled out a small section of the single-edged sword, revealing an extremely sharp blade.
Qi Ji took a look and nodded with satisfaction.
A great knife forged from a modern alloy!
Then he turned around, smiled and said to Ono Tadayoshi: "So, shall we start now?"
Ono Tadayoshi maintained a calm expression: "Since you are ready, it would be best to start right away. Sign the agreement!"
Soon, in front of the public and the media, the two sides signed a real sword duel agreement in a legal and standardized format.
A few minutes later, two fully armed men holding real knives came to the center of the venue together.
bass!
Ono Tadayoshi pulled out the katana called "Bing-kiri", and Qi Ji estimated the length of the opponent's sharp blade with just one glance.
The length of the blade is approximately between 80 and 90 centimeters, which is slightly longer than an ordinary katana. Other aspects are no different from an ordinary Sakura katana. However, perhaps because its original owner had used this sword to kill many enemies, the blade had drunk the blood of masters. In Qi Ji's opinion, the sword seemed to exude an ominous aura.
Ono Tadayoshi threw the scabbard behind him, and his son immediately stepped forward, carefully took the scabbard, and put it aside seriously.
Then, Ono Tadayoshi looked at Qi Ji and suddenly shouted, "Draw your sword!"
Qi Ji leaned slightly to the side, holding the scabbard with his left hand, stroking the handle with his right hand, and smiled faintly: "No need, one last question, what are the rules?"
Sword drawing technique?
Ono Tadayoshi's pupils shrank slightly. The Sakura people were no strangers to the art of sword drawing. This was an extremely dangerous technique, usually used for assassinations and sneak attacks.
Using sword-drawing techniques to engage in head-on combat is a scene that the younger generation created in fantasy works just to look cool.
However, Qi Ji's sword-drawing posture opposite him was different from the common sword-drawing posture in Sakura Kendo. He just leaned slightly sideways with his feet apart. He neither lowered his body nor bent his legs, and did not pursue the low body position advocated by "Iai Slash".
"Hey, you haven't answered my question yet. What are the rules?" Qi Ji asked again on the other side.
Ono Tadayoshi gathered his thoughts and snorted coldly, saying, "We have already signed the real sword duel agreement, so of course it will be until one side loses the ability to fight, regardless of whether it is injury or death!"
Qi Ji nodded and stopped talking. He stood still, as if he had turned into a sculpture.
The same goes for Ono Tadayoshi. He adopted a slanting posture - to put it bluntly, it was similar to Daxia's hidden blade posture, a dragging sword action.
He is a genuine ninth-level master, a level second only to the Sword Saint. Although he is now over seventy years old and both his spirit and body are declining, he is definitely not someone who can be matched by an eighth-level person.
What's more, now the weapon has been replaced with a real sword with greater lethality...
The next second, Ono Tadayoshi suddenly took a step forward!
He is obviously a 70-year-old man, but his explosive speed at that moment is not inferior to that of a middle-aged man. The whole process of his movement looks like frame skipping in the eyes of the audience.
Those who watched the event on site experienced firsthand what it meant to "rush to the target in the blink of an eye." This kind of scene is not unique to fantasy works, but is the real speed of humans on Earth.
And this speed is the basic strength of the ninth-level masters on Earth.
The ninth stage is the unity of mind, skills and body, which has reached the limit of the human body. It is the strongest combat power under the Sword Master.
Ono Tadayoshi arrived in front of Qi Ji in an instant, and his oblique posture changed into the upper posture unique to Itto-ryu in an instant, and then, with the round, graceful and natural movements unique to Kudan, he chopped out the bottle-cutting sword in his hand, which was longer than the ordinary katana.
The moment the bottle-cutting knife chopped towards Qi Ji's head, it disappeared from the eyes of most people.
But then it reappeared immediately.
It was nothing, it was just that Qi Ji used the scabbard to block it firmly one foot in front of his forehead.
No more progress!
