As a result, White's entire army was in chaos and fled in all directions.

In a matter of seconds, they had torn through White's first line, and in an instant they had broken through the front line and rushed into the second line.

As for the Red Army soldiers, they further tore open the gap in the front opened by the "Group of Seven".

Thanks to the brave fighting of Hijikata and others, as soon as the battle began, the situation became one-sided.

Qingdeng thrust the bamboo sword vertically into the ground in front of him, with his palms folded on the base of the handle pointing straight toward the sky.

Having a panoramic view of the changes in the current battle situation, he sighed with emotion:

"Hijikata and the others are really powerful. If we can gain their allegiance, it will be like gaining the strength of ten thousand people..."

As far as the facts are concerned, what Qingdeng said is really correct.

Shinpachi Nagakura, Sanosuke Harada, and Heisuke Toudo are all equal to one; Genzaburo Inoue is mature and prudent; Kazuichi Saito is calm when faced with major events; Keisuke Yamanan is both civil and military; Toshizo Hijikata is capable of taking on big responsibilities.

There are fierce generals, there are counselors; there are steady old men, there are steady old men, there are energetic young people, there are energetic young people... They are simply the best team to create a great cause.

"Hey! Tachibana-kun! Okita-kun!"

Suddenly, impatient shouting came from behind Qingto and Souji.

The two of them followed the sound and looked back - Sato Hikoro, with an anxious look on his face, was running straight towards them.

"What are you two doing? Come on! The front line has been completely defeated. If you don't come on, we will lose!"

"Although this is just an exhibition match where no money is bet and life and death are decided, if we lose quickly, we won't be able to lose face!"

Faced with Sato Hikoro's anxious expression, Souji Yun smiled lightly.

"Mr. Sato, don't panic, Tachibana-kun and I are just 'making a decision before taking action'."

"Making decisions and then taking action? What are you planning?"

"Of course I am planning which person and which direction to attack first~"

After saying that, Souji moved his eyes away from Sato Hikoro and returned to the front line.

"Tachibana-kun, what do you say?"

"As expected, we still have to defeat Hijikata and the others first."

Qingdeng said calmly and calmly.

"Then...it's almost time for us to take action, right?"

The Souji carried the bamboo sword around his neck, holding the handle with his right hand and the tip of the sword with his left hand. He turned his waist a few times and made a crackling sound, like exploding beans.

"If the number of people here continues to decrease like this, there will be no chance of success."

Qingden nodded slightly, then picked up the bamboo sword that was leaning on the ground.

"Well, come on!"

In a flash of lightning, both Qingdeng and Souji disappeared from where they were.

Immediately afterwards, strong wind pressure came slowly and slowly! The hem of Sato Hikoro's jinhaori, who was closest to the two of them, rustled, making him scream "Wow!" in fright.

I saw Qingden and Souji passing through the gap between the White soldiers like two arrows, and in the blink of an eye they arrived at the forefront of the battlefield.

Click! Click! Click! Click! Click! Click! Click...

The sounds of porcelain bowls being smashed continued without interruption - the fragments falling to the ground were all red in color without exception.

Qingden used lightning speed to smash the porcelain bowl of the person in front of him. Facing Qingden's super-speed slash, the opponent couldn't even react and was defeated.

Just as this person regretfully left the stage, another person launched an offensive against Qingdeng.

However, before he could get close to Qingteng, the general manager had already appeared in front of him - click - one more person left the stage.

At the same time, Qingden also knocked down someone who was trying to sneak attack Souji - he first knocked away the opponent's bamboo sword, and then lightly knocked on the porcelain bowl between his forehead - there was another pile of broken pieces on the ground.

Porcelain pieces.

With the tacit cooperation of each other, Aomori and Souji effortlessly sent 10 people off the field, and this number is still growing rapidly.

So far, not to mention defeating the two of them... not even one person can block their sword!

Since the attack on the Shimizu Residence and the name "Nioh" becoming a household name in Japan, many warriors from all over the world have traveled to Edo in order to compete with Aoto.

In ancient Japan, whether you were a warrior who aspired to martial arts and wanted to leave a name in history, or a warrior who simply wanted to make a living through martial arts, you had to solve one problem first - how to become famous?

Without fame, it is impossible to achieve eternal dreams.

Without fame, your dojo will not be very lively.

In a feudal society where information exchange was underdeveloped, the most convenient and fastest way to gain fame was undoubtedly to defeat a famous master in public.

As long as you defeat a world-famous big shot in public, the general public will naturally spread your achievements and your name to all directions.

This is how Miyamoto Musashi became popular in the early Edo period.

He defeated Sasaki Kojiro on Ganryu Island in Shimonoseki and became a world-famous swordsman - although the actual battle process, participants, and victory or defeat of this "Ganliu Island Duel" have yet to be verified.

In this way, ambitious people who wanted to repeat the history of Miyamoto Musashi's fortune came one after another, vying to challenge Ainoto.

Qingdeng never refuses these challengers who come to fight - how could he miss such a good opportunity to recruit talents.

In this one year and eight months, Qingdeng fought a total of 72 challengers.

And his record is—complete victory! No defeat!

It is a pity that Qingden did not copy the new talents among these 72 challengers.

However, the old talents have been greatly upgraded!

The swordsmanship talent has been upgraded from "106 times that of ordinary people" to "132 times that of ordinary people".

Archery talent has been upgraded from "18 times that of ordinary people" to "43 times that of ordinary people".

The talent for free play has been upgraded from "2 times that of ordinary people" to "30 times that of ordinary people". It has been upgraded from "the person who has achieved nothing for nothing" to the "master who has done nothing for nothing".

The spear skill talent has been upgraded from "16 times that of ordinary people" to "28 times that of ordinary people".

"Eagle Eye +2" is upgraded to "Eagle Eye +3".

"Health +2" is upgraded to "Health +4".

"Skillful Hands +2" is upgraded to "Skillful Hands +5".

"Healthy Tongue" is upgraded to "Healthy Tongue +2".

"Perceiver of Wind" is upgraded to "Perceptor of Wind +1".

"Leading the lead +1" is upgraded to "Leading the lead +2"

"Bear's Waist +1" is upgraded to "Bear's Waist +3".

"Tiger Arm +1" is upgraded to "Tiger Arm +3".

"Strong Essence +1" is upgraded to "Strong Essence +2".

"Iron Lung +2" is upgraded to "Iron Lung +3".

"Sharp Teeth" is upgraded to "Sharp Teeth +2".

"Bishop's Core +2" is upgraded to "Bishop's Core +3".

"Winelord" is upgraded to "Winelord +2".

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Chapter completed!