Volume 3: The World's Strongest Chapter 49: Death Madness Half-final
Qi Ji was quite uneasy after learning from Qin Zijin that an alien demon had appeared in the suburbs of his parents' city.
Even though Qin Zijin repeatedly emphasized to him that at this moment all the foreign demons were surrounded tightly by the army, and on Earth without any supernatural powers, no foreign demon could escape from the dense guns and artillery.
But Qi Ji still felt uneasy.
I can only say that fortunately, the Death Madness Sword Fight that I participated in will be entering the semi-finals and finals tonight.
And he is now one of the top four, which means he can understand the matter thoroughly after at most two battles tonight.
Then he will immediately set off back to Daxia, go directly to Shanshui City to accompany his parents, and then wait for Daxia's call.
…
On the evening of September 8th.
Amid the roar of the helicopter, Qi Ji transformed into Bai Xiuluo, wearing a smiling mask, and descended on the cargo ship on the high seas again.
Tonight, the semi-finals and finals of the Death Madness Sword Fight will be held together.
Logically, he should have fought three rounds.
However, it is said that the opponent in the third round was accidentally injured, causing the opponent company to withdraw from the competition.
Qi Ji had reason to suspect that the injured opponent was most likely one of the poor guys he defeated on the day he challenged the entire Sakura Kendo.
Although he himself had suffered several deep wounds in the battle with Yagyu Jubei five days ago, with his terrifying recovery ability after being blessed by his transcendence and his continuous use of the meridian nourishing method to nourish his body, those wounds have now scarred over and even fallen off.
Almost no trace was left.
Now, he is in his prime, and because of the enlightenment battle with Jubei, his personal realm has been greatly improved. Now he is even more terrifying than before.
Judging from his realm, Qi Ji is already an absolute top-level ninth stage, a true "divine" level master.
…
Soon, under the loud urging of the crazy referee, Qi Ji, with his upper body naked and holding the Undead Sword that concealed his identity, came to the stage and stood still.
His opponent, also shirtless, quickly walked onto the stage.
Judging from the skin color of this man and the dark hair behind the mask, he is also of the Great Xia ethnicity.
The most special thing about this person that made Qi Ji feel was that the long sword he held was not the katana commonly used by swordsmen in the Sakura Country, but a longer tachi, and it was also an extremely long wild sword among tachi.
The sword was nearly six feet long, and including the handle, it was about 1.7 meters long.
However, the blade of this knife is extremely narrow. It is obvious that it was made using a special method in order to lengthen it while not making the blade too heavy to affect its use.
The school that specializes in using this unconventional knife shape is probably one with a unique heritage.
The name of a declining Sakura Kendo school with a bit of legend came to Qi Ji's mind.
Rock flow.
He recalled the introduction of the opponent on the tablet that Chun Gu Feng handed to him before the game.
[Codename: Zhan Yan]
[Affiliation: Shangfeng Environmental Protection]
【Height: 176cm】
【Weight: 83kg】
[Weapon: Special Nodachi (total length 168cm, blade length 145cm)]
[School: Rock flow (suspected)]
[Death Maniac Record: 26 wins, 5 losses, 11 kills]
[Confirmed rank: 9th rank (Ultimate)]
Ganryu is a legendary kendo school in Sakura Country. The source of its legend is the master who created this school, "Sasaki Kojiro".
It is said that this was a talented swordsman who used a super-long nodachi. He created a unique skill called "Swallow Return" by using a special method of using the nodachi, which is said to be able to chop down flying swallows in the air.
Of course, Sasaki Kojiro's real claim to fame as a swordsman is that he became the most famous stepping stone for the swordsman Miyamoto Musashi through the fateful duel on Ganryu Island.
In this duel, he was completely outsmarted by Miyamoto Musashi in terms of strategy, weapon length, and mentality. In the end, it was said that he was defeated and died before he could even use the Swallow Return move during the duel.
Therefore, the "Zhan Yan" in front of him is most likely the descendant of the talented swordsman who died as a background board.
The two stood on the stage silently, no one spoke.
As the referee raised his hand and waved, he shouted that the game had begun.
"Zhan Yan" immediately assumed an oblique posture, that is, the dragging sword style.
Seeing this, Qi Ji's face remained calm under the mask. He held the Immortal Slash with both hands, raised the long blade which was not much shorter than the opponent's wild sword, and assumed the defensive posture of the Ashina school.
He was quite interested in this legendary style and wanted to see how the other party wielded a weapon with such an extra-long blade.
The next second, Zhan Yan shouted loudly, and rushed forward at high speed with the knife dragging, and quickly rushed in front of Qi Ji.
Then, he stuck at a delicate distance and slashed at Qi Ji's waist with a sweeping knife.
Qi Ji took a side step, holding the sword with both hands, with the tip of the sword falling. He combined his footwork with his technique and easily blocked the large sword that was sweeping out from Zhan Yan.
Including the subsequent variations of moves, Qi Ji was able to dodge and neutralize all of them within a few seconds.
After a round of attack, Zhan Yan took two steps back.
Looking at Qi Ji's figure and hair color, he seemed to have tasted something from Qi Ji. His face, which only covered the lower half of his face and exposed his eyes and above, was shocked for a moment.
"It's you..." Zhan Yan obviously saw through Qi Ji's identity and couldn't help but exclaimed in a low voice.
The next moment, his eyes turned fiery, and his hands moved extremely fast, slashing the slender six-foot wild sword wildly.
With a blade length of nearly 1.5 meters, the Nodachi was swung at high speed, dragging the sword light, and completely surrounded Qi Ji in almost an instant!
This move is quite interesting!
He was able to swing the Nodachi, which is three times heavier than an ordinary katana, at such an extreme speed.
Even though the blade is extremely narrow and light, it is not a magical skill that ordinary masters can use.
Qi Ji thought about it in his mind, but his hands did not stop moving. He blocked the Immortal Slash left and right, and still steadily blocked Zhan Yan's attack.
Seeing Qi Ji so calm, Zhan Yan knew that if he continued to fight the enemy with ordinary moves, he would only increase his physical energy consumption in vain.
The next second, he suddenly swung out a vertical slash, and then stabbed at Qi Ji, forcing Qi Ji to stop.
Zhan Yan himself had already taken two steps back and reached a perfectly appropriate distance.
Qi Ji immediately felt the drastic change in the other party's momentum, and at the same time, he felt several parts of his body flashing with creepy warnings.
"Now!" Zhan Yan shouted loudly and swung his sword towards Qi Ji again with a slanting posture!
The wild sword he swung disappeared in an instant.
Immediately afterwards, Qi Ji understood the principle of the so-called Swallow Return.
I also understood why this move could kill Feiyan, who was known for being able to dodge with the wind.
I also understood why Yan Fan had this unique skill and why he had to use this six-foot-long wild sword.
V=ω×r.
If the person swinging the knife is regarded as the center of the circle and the speed of swinging the knife is regarded as the angular velocity, then at this moment, if the angular velocity remains unchanged, the movement speed (linear velocity) of the tip of the knife depends entirely on the length of the knife (the radius of the circle).
A very simple truth.
But it does work.
The moment Luo Ye swung out Yan Fan, the six-foot-tachi near his hand turned into an afterimage, and correspondingly, the tip of the blade disappeared instantly due to its excessive speed!
This is Yanliu's Swallow Return, which is essentially to achieve a faster cutting speed of the blade tip at the same swinging speed by using a longer weapon length!
The blade cut into Qi Ji's chest in an instant.
Then he was firmly blocked by his Immortal Slash.
Zhan Yan's eyes narrowed , with a look of surprise but also some relief.
If this Bai Xiuluo is the terrifying Qi Ji, it is natural that he can easily block "Yan Fan".
Zhan Yan planned to retreat without any hesitation.
But Qi Ji was full of momentum, and he rushed forward with the Undying Slash against the Wild Sword!
"I give up!" He admitted defeat immediately.
Qi Ji's charge came to an abrupt end.
The referee beside him also reacted, and quickly stepped forward and announced loudly: "Both sides stop! Zhan Yan has admitted defeat, and the winner of this sword fight is Bai Xiuluo!"
Qi Ji looked at Zhan Yan who admitted defeat so neatly with great interest.
Zhan Yan's eyes were full of satisfaction, and he said softly, "From the lesson of our ancestor Sasaki Kojiro, who has been ridiculed by everyone for hundreds of years, our Sasaki clan has learned a very important truth, which is to correctly judge the situation and not be overwhelmed by emotions."
A decisive battle on Ganryu Island cost Kojiro Sasaki his life and became the perfect backdrop for Miyamoto Musashi to dominate the Sakura Islands.
For hundreds of years, the Sasaki clan has been enduring the mocking comments that their ancestors were "unwise and impulsive."
Even though they would like to say that Miyamoto Musashi won a despicable victory by relying on that treacherous strategy.
My ancestor did not lose in the way of swordsmanship, but in the art of war.
But what's the use?
The winner takes it all, this has been the truth since ancient times.
Qi Ji nodded, without commenting on the important point made by Zhan Yan.
From his communication with Yagyu Jubei a few days ago, he knew that Yagyu Jubei was brought to the foreign land of East Wo by Kamiizumi Shintuna as a genius, and the only sword masters he saw were Tsukahara Bokuden and Kamiizumi Shintuna. He had never heard of him seeing several other so-called exaggerated sword masters - such as Sakura's most famous sword master Miyamoto Musashi.
Miyamoto Musashi, who used strategies in duels and was obsessed with military tactics, did not truly reach the extraordinary level.
After breaking into the center of the political power, none of the Yagyu Santengu, who were bent on rising to power and currying favor with the powerful, could step into the extraordinary realm.
He is only called a sword master in name only, but not in reality.
To achieve extraordinary things, one does not rely on conspiracy or high position.
The only thing you can rely on is your own body and your unyielding faith.
If you cannot have faith in the sword in your hand with a courageous attitude and boldly immerse yourself in the battle of life and death to seek a breakthrough, how can you possibly touch the wonderful door to the extraordinary, let alone be able to open this door and step into the extraordinary.
Qi Ji lost interest in communicating with Zhan Yan, he turned around and walked off the stage.
Chun Gufeng came forward and said, "Your opponent has already been decided on the other side of the battlefield, and the information has been sent to me."
Qi Ji took the tablet she handed over, looked down, and asked calmly: "If we defeat him, will this sword fight be completely over?"
Chun Gufeng lifted his glasses and said, "In fact, being able to be in the top two has already achieved our goal for Shangquan Technology. The first place just gets a bigger share."
Qi Ji said calmly: "It doesn't matter. It's just a piece of cake to get first place."
The tablet in his hand was displaying the information of the next opponent.
[Codename: Hopeless]
[Affiliation: Dais Environmental Protection]
【Height: 195cm】
【Weight: 220kg】
[Weapon: Flame-shaped Great Sword (total length 175cm, blade length 145cm)]
[School: Nordic two-handed swordsmanship (suspected)]
[Death Maniac Record: 42 wins, 2 losses, 38 kills]
[Confirmed rank: 9th rank (Ultimate)]
He was a tall, strong, brown-haired Nordic man!
