There was a bridge railing behind, so he couldn't move back. The knife slashed horizontally, making it impossible for Qingteng to dodge left and right... If Qingteng didn't want to get a big hole in his stomach, he had no choice but to take Kamino's slash.

Both Kamino and Mai Kinoshita, the only spectator witnessing the battle, thought so.

However, in the next moment, Kamino and Kinoshita Mai, who thought Aintome would take this sharp blow forcefully, opened their eyes wide as they witnessed an incredible scene.

Kinoshita Mai was so surprised that she couldn't help but raise her two little hands to cover her slightly opened red lips.

At the critical moment when Kamino's sword was about to hit Qingden's body, Qingden opened his mouth slightly, exhaled a breath of turbid air, and then jumped lightly.

Not forward. Not left or right. But backward!

Qingden jumped back lightly, easily dodging Kamino's knife, and then landed firmly on the top of the round column of the bridge guardrail behind him with both feet!

"What?" Kamino, who was shocked by the scene in front of him, couldn't help but exclaimed in astonishment. This was the first thing he said after the duel with Aomori began.

Kamino could not be stunned for long... because the blade that fixed ghosts and gods was coming with the wind!

Standing on the top of the pillar, Qingden swung his sword from the middle, and the blade struck straight at Kamino's Tianling Cap!

Spurred by the strong sense of crisis that pressed down like a mountain, Kamino's soul quickly regained control over his body.

He quickly swung his sword to meet him. The two swords entangled each other in the air again.

Damn it! - Kamino cursed secretly in his heart, shook his arms, and flicked the Dingguishen away. Then he adjusted the blade and slashed at Qingden, who was still standing on the top of the pillar, with the cassock-cutting motion.

Let’s see how you hide!——This cry from God’s ambition can hardly hide the color of gloating over misfortune.

The pillars of this wooden bridge are only as wide as two feet... How do you avoid his slashes while standing in such a narrow place?

In response to Kamino's silent cry in his heart with a tone of gloating... Aomori soon gave a very powerful response.

Qingdeng took a deep breath, and then jumped again! He jumped to the right left and landed accurately on the top of another bridge guard post two steps away.

Kamino's empty knife only hit the air and the capital of the pillar where Qingteng was standing just now, and completely sliced ​​away the round capital.

"What?" Kamino exclaimed in shock again.

Kamino quickly turned his head to look at Qingteng who had jumped onto the top of another bridge pillar. Then he gritted his teeth and yelled "haaahhhh" while chasing after Qingteng.

The shadow of the sword danced. The moonlight could no longer suppress the messy shadow of the sword. Kamye kept swinging the sword and launched a storm-like attack on Qingden.

The blade struck Qingdeng again and again...but none of the blades successfully hit Qingdeng.

Qingden moved back and forth on the bridge railings and pillars with precision, dodging every attack from Kamino.

Sawdust flew up. Kamino's empty slash could only hit the air, the bridge railings and the pillars. The bridge railings were cut off one after another, and the pillars were chopped off one after another.

The severed bridge railings and pillars fell into the river under the bridge, splashing waves and bringing new sounds to the duel field.

After dodging another attack from Kamino, Qingden suddenly changed the direction of his dodge. He was no longer dodging to the left and right, but towards the front, towards the bridge railing on the opposite side!…

Qingden leaped up like a big bird, and the sleeves of his upper body and the hakama of his lower body made a sound under the pressure of the wind.

His figure overshadowed Kamino's shadow... because Qingden jumped over his head!

Just when he was about to jump over Kamino's head, Qingden swung his sword and struck! The shadow of the sword hit Kamino's head along with the moonlight!

Kamino, who was unexpected by Aomori's sudden jump and blow, only raised the sword horizontally in a hurry.

clang!

The two swords clashed... Although he barely managed to block Qingdeng's blow, the tip of Dingguishen's sword still grazed the left corner of Kamino's forehead and cut off some of the flesh on Kamino's left forehead.

For a moment, blood dripped.

The blood gurgling from the wound on his forehead dyed the left half of Kamino's face blood red.

In addition to the wound that Qingteng had stabbed on his right cheek just now... Kamino now had wounds on both sides of his face, and there were very few areas left on his entire face that were not soaked in blood.

After successfully slashing Kamino's left forehead, Aoden's body moved along a beautiful parabola, and finally landed firmly on the opposite bridge guardrail.

The reason why Qingto suddenly adopted the method of "moving on the bridge railings and pillars" to deal with Kamino was also very simple - he simply wanted to change his tactics.

Standing on the bridge and fighting Kamino, his attacks repeatedly missed, so Qingto thought of finding another way, trying to jump onto the bridge railing and use "three-dimensional movement and attack" to deal with Kamino.

For Qingdeng, only when "Jushen" is fully activated and the spirit is extremely concentrated, can he complete the extremely difficult action of "precisely moving on the bridge railing".

Although I successfully hit Kamino just now...but such a small injury that didn't even break a bone is not enough to worry about.

If the blood dripping from the left corner of his forehead could flow to Kamino's left eye and make it impossible to open it, then it would be a remarkable achievement.

In combat...especially in armed combat, being unable to see with one eye is no different than being blind, because with only one eye there is no range measurement at all, not even the exact distance between the enemy and the enemy's weapons.

You can't even grasp the distance, how are you going to fight?

The wound Qingto made just now was close to Kamino's temple... This prevented the blood flowing from the wound from flowing into Kamino's left eye at all.

Kamino casually wiped the blood on his face and pounced on Qingden again.

Qingden did not move on the bridge railing this time, but jumped back to the bridge deck... to be precise, after dodging another round of attacks from Kamino, he dodged and jumped to the side and rear of Kamino.

As soon as his feet stood still, Qingden used his left foot as an axis to turn his body like a top, and used the knife in his hand to move against Kamino's side against the cassock's knife motion.

Qingto's blow was impeccable in terms of angle, timing, and strength. But it was a pity that Kamino dodged it. Kamino jumped back in time, and the tip of Dingguishen's knife only grazed the corner of his clothes.

The overlapping figures separated... Qingto did not chase after Kamino who jumped back, and Kamino did not rush to attack Qingto who returned to the bridge.

The two of them, whose physical exhaustion had almost reached the critical point, now unanimously chose to "take a breather temporarily."

"Ha...! Ha...! Ha...! Ha...! Ha...!" "Ha...! Ha...! Ha...! Ha...! Ha...!"

The rapid breathing of the two formed an overwhelming sound barrier, overwhelming the sound of wind in the sky and the sound of running water under the bridge...

The natural effect of "strengthening muscles" only makes Qingdeng's muscles less likely to tire, but it does not mean that Qingdeng's muscles will never tire.

After forcing my body to fight all the way until now... "Strengthening Muscles" is finally overwhelmed.

Be it the hands, feet, or every muscle in the limbs and waist, they were all fiercely protesting against Qingden.

The muscles in my right arm were so sore that I could hardly hold the knife firmly. My left leg even began to spasm slightly.

Even breathing with your mouth wide open cannot meet the body's demand for oxygen.

The pouring sweat dissolved the solidified and semi-solidified blood clots on his clothes.

The light red liquid, which was a mixture of sweat and blood, flowed down the corners of his shirt and lower hakama, causing small puddles of strange colors to appear one after another on the bridge.

On the other hand, Kamino's physical condition on the opposite side is much better than that of Aoto. After all, he did not fight continuously in one night like Aoto.

However, although his current physical condition is obviously better than Qingto's, Kamino's face does not show much joy.

Because of the series of fierce battles just now, Kamino felt a sense of... powerlessness.

——How can this national thief who has killed a thousand swords fall down? Why does he still have the strength to wield a sword!

No matter how he attacks, Qingden can always block or dodge them.

Obviously the fatigue in his body has reached the point where it is visible to the naked eye, but why doesn't he fall down? Why can he still hold the knife firmly?

Staring at Qingteng opposite who was also taking the time to adjust his breathing rhythm, Kamino turned all the complex words and emotions in his heart into a long breath.

——Use that move! Kamino’s brows, which were originally furrowed together, relaxed slightly at this time.

Although I haven't mastered this move yet... but it is the most powerful move that Kamino has mastered so far. It is also the move that I consider to be the most promising to injure or even kill Qingto!

Kamino let out another breath, then tilted his body and changed his stance to stand sideways. He stretched out his left shoulder and pointed it diagonally at the young man opposite him. He held the sword in both hands and hid the sword behind him in the lower right posture.

in the shadow.

Then, he shouted loudly, slid forward, and rushed towards Qingdeng.

Qingdeng's eyes narrowed slightly... Kamino's movement is a very classic move in swordsmanship.

Use the lower stance to hide the knife behind your back. This will make it difficult for the opponent to discern the direction of the knife, the movement of the knife, and the attack distance.

Aoshito can also use this move. He had used this move before when he faced Arizuma Kan in the final of the swordsmanship competition, but he was not very proficient in it.

Because it was not easy to distinguish the direction and distance of the attack with this move, Qingto adopted a cautious response method and did not take the initiative to meet him. Instead, he spread his legs, lowered his waist, and waited quietly for Kamino to approach him.

The distance between him and Kamino was only about 7 steps. For Kamino who was sprinting, such a short distance was only a blink of an eye.

But at this moment, a strange situation happened. Phew...!

Just when Kamino was still more than three steps away from Qingden, he drew his sword. The sharp blade cut through the air, blowing a harsh sound of breaking wind, and slashed straight towards Qingden's chest from the lower right to the upper left!

Aoto and Mai Kinoshita, who were watching the battle not far away, showed shocked expressions at the same time. Kamino's attack distance... greatly exceeded Aoto and Mai Kinoshita's predictions!…

Considering the length of his arms and the length of his saber, his saber shouldn't be able to cut so far!

Tachibana-kun!——Kinoshita Mai almost shouted anxiously.

Regardless of whether Kinoshita Mai shouted or not, the result was actually the same - her voice would not reach Qingto's ears.

Because Qingdeng was fully focused on the battle he was in, he could no longer hear any sounds that had nothing to do with this arena.

Kamino's unexpected blow indeed made Qingden feel at a loss for a moment due to his misjudgment.

But fortunately... Qingdeng is now in a state where "the body reacts faster than the brain"! While the brain is still immersed in shock, Qingdeng's body reacts automatically and takes the lead!

Using both feet, Qingdeng jumped back like a spring. Qingdeng's timely reaction saved his life.

Kamino was not able to make a big gash on Qingden's upper body. The tip of the sword grazed Qingden's chest and cut open the flesh. However, it was blocked by the sternum and was unable to cut deeper. It only hit Qingden's chest.

A three-inch long incision was left.
To be continued...