After a moment of silence, as if she was simmering with emotion, she said in a serious voice, sonorously and forcefully:

"The swordsman who can use this move...is right in front of Tachibana-kun."

"When I was practicing martial arts on this river bank, I accidentally got inspiration from the movements of water birds diving into the water to catch food, and rushing out of the water with fish in their mouths, and created a complete martial arts technique."

"I named this skill: 'Water Reverse'!"

"This is my unique skill... and it's also the last trick I have left that I haven't used against you yet."

"If this move fails to knock you down...then I will be at my wits' end and will give in."

"Water bird..." Surprise couldn't be suppressed and burst out from Qingdeng's eyes.

I recall in my mind the scene of waterbirds I witnessed rushing into the river to hunt for food when I first arrived at the river bank.

Sanako is actually good at water fighting... This is the first time Qingto knows about this.

At this moment, Sanako's eyes on Qingden were calm, but the determination contained in them was very strong.

Qingdeng absorbed his thoughts that had flown away from the sky above the river bank.

He could already feel Sanako's flaming will from Sanako's eyes now.

It would be rude not to respond solemnly.

Without any unnecessary worries - Qingden nodded vigorously to Sanako with a solemn expression.

"...I understand, I accept your challenge."

Qingdeng held the bamboo sword, walked slowly to the river, pulled up the legs of his culottes, and gently jumped into the river with a "pop" sound.

The water foam splashed, and the sunlight hitting the waves danced briskly along with it.

Wow... Wow... Wow...

Qingden kicked the water under his feet and quickly walked towards the center of the river, towards the opposite side of Sanako.

The bamboo sword he held in his hand, hanging naturally by his side, cut through the water with his footsteps, leaving a white mark in the clear river.

The closer you are to the center of the river, the lower the river bed and the deeper the water.

After a while, when Qingdeng stopped as he arrived at his destination, the tinkling water had already covered his ankles and touched his calves.

Men and women on both sides of the river faced each other with a distance of 3 meters.

Sanako stood sideways, allowing Qingto to see only the right half of her body.

The knife head, which was hidden in the river water, looked like an erratic cloud and smoke under the reflection of the water's light.

Sanako's feet are veritable lotus feet. Calculated by the modern sole size, Sanako's feet are only size 36 at most.

Such a small pair of feet can support her body to stand firm in the turbulent water that can easily wash away mice... Sanako's basic martial arts skills are profound and the "cat turning talent" is strong. It can be seen that

A spot.

Inspired by the martial arts of "flying birds catching prey"... Qingdeng has never been exposed to similar moves before.

A strong "sense of unknown" surrounded Qingdeng.

After thinking again and again, Qingdeng held the bamboo sword in front of him in a mid-section stance.

He decided to take the attack in the middle section, which was the least likely to make mistakes.

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Blah blah blah...

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Chirp chirp… chirp chirp…

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Cicada——! Cicada——!

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From the moment the two of them got into their respective stances, there was no longer any extraneous sound in this world except for the sound of water flowing, the chirping of birds, and the chirping of cicadas.

It seems like a long time has passed.

It's actually quite short-lived.

It was just another flying bird catching a river fish from the water next to it.

"Drink ah ah ah!"

A sweet shout broke the silence on the river bank and startled countless forest birds.

That was the sound Sanako made.

Almost at the same time, Qingdeng's body also made a sound.

Sanako, who happened to be standing upstream of the river and was walking along the river, passed through the 3-meter gap with lightning speed. The blade of the naginata poked out of the river like it was trying to split the sky, and it was drawn from bottom to top.

A straight water line, reaching Qingdeng’s shoulders!

This straight water line flying out from the river with majestic momentum is like a water dragon rising into the sky and soaring into the sky!

Qingdeng's pupils suddenly shrank to the size of a pupil.

Sanako's sword...is full of explosive power!

The superb strength and speed brought about by the powerful explosive power caused chills and goosebumps all over Qingden's body.

Qingden could tell at just one glance: Sanako's "Water Rebellion" move, like Souji's "Hiraishan Sandanju", were stunts that no mortal could even learn!

At this moment of lightning, Qingdeng's "Gathering of God", "Eagle Eye" and "See Through" were activated instantly!

The biggest difficulty with Sanako's attack was the waves of water caused by the naginata she raised!

Under the sunlight, the water droplets reflecting crystal light dazzled people's eyes, making it difficult to distinguish the location and direction of the attack.

At this moment, Qingdeng can be said to have used "Concentration" to "enhance concentration", "Eagle Eye" to "enhance dynamic vision" and "See Through" to "enhance the sense of space" to the extreme.

With the blessing of these three talents, Qingto, who concentrated all his attention on "observation", finally saw clearly the path of this naginata sword with indomitable momentum in the flying waves at the critical moment!

Suddenly, Qingdeng suddenly squatted down, lowered his center of gravity, and tilted his upper body forward. Then, a gust of wind rose from the bamboo sword in his hand!

Under the clear sky, the wind and water are tightly entwined!

This fierce battle did not last long——

Snapped--!

The huge muffled sound covered all the sounds in this space.

Sanako's naginata was knocked away.

The naginata fell heavily to the ground, causing Sanako's entire upper body to open wide!

Sanako knew that he was in an extremely dangerous state at this time...but there was nothing he could do to save himself!

At this moment, when Qingteng used brute force to knock off Sanako's "water reflex", he quickly changed the position of the blade.

The tip of the sword was aimed at Sanako's fair neck...and then shot out in the air!

Sanako closed her eyes subconsciously...but the pain did not come in response.

This is natural. After all, this is just a sparring match. There is no way Qingdeng could make a fatal move.

The tip of the bamboo sword stopped firmly 1 inch away from Sanako's throat.

"Miss Sanako, I agree."

After finishing speaking, Qingden put back his bamboo sword, slowly straightened his slightly arched body, and relaxed his muscles and nerves little by little.

Qingden originally thought that according to the agreement just now, after successfully taking over Sanako's "water rebellion", he would win this battle.

But who would have known that a sudden change would occur.

Sanako, with her beautiful eyes wide open, looked straight at Qingden with eyes that seemed out of focus.

This pair of eyes that seemed to have no specific focus seemed to be looking at Qingdeng, but also seemed to be looking at a more distant place.

Surprise, confusion, unwillingness... these emotions emerged one after another on Sanako's pretty face.

When Qingto noticed something strange about Sanako, Sanako lowered his eyes and head——

"Tachibana-kun...please compete with me again!"

It was like a voice forced out of the throat, slightly hoarse.

After saying this, the roaring naginata once again filled Ayoto's field of vision.

"Hmm? Miss Sanako, wait..."

There was no time to finish the rest of the words - because if he didn't defend quickly, Sanako's naginata would hit Aitobo's body.

In desperation, Qingdeng had no choice but to set up the bamboo sword again.

Cutting down, lifting up, slashing horizontally... Sanako kicked the river, and poured out fierce attacks towards Qingden as if he didn't want to give his opponent a chance to breathe, nor did he want to give himself a chance to breathe.

Regarding this sudden second battle, Qingdeng did not launch a counterattack, but just defended and dodged.
To be continued...