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Chapter 776: Great Harvest! New Talent [Standing Tall +5]! [4500]

After losing three generals in succession, the opponent's momentum was obviously shaken.

Fortunately, at this critical moment, Katakura Takanobu shouted:
"Don't lose your composure!"

Thanks to his voice, the army's morale gradually stabilized.

From this we can see that Katakura Takanobu must have extremely high prestige in the "Gourd Army" and his words carry great weight.

Even though there were only five people left, they did not lose their fighting spirit and still attacked bravely, not showing any weakness at all.

"Ghost Nakagawa" Ryuji Nakagawa assumed the eight-pair stance, emitting an astonishingly sharp aura.

He was incredibly strong.

His granite-like muscles filled out his clothes.

Of course, compared to his muscles, the most eye-catching thing about him is his height.

He was nearly 2 meters tall - in the Edo period, this height really made him look like a giant!
Walking on the street, you can't say you stand out like a crane among chickens, it would be more accurate to say you stand out like a "dragon among insects"!

Qing Deng held the bamboo sword steadily, facing the "Ghost Zhongchuan" who was ready for battle, and was ready for battle.

The light shone from behind the other person, casting a thick shadow that tightly enveloped Qing Deng.

Affected by this, he felt as if a towering mountain was pressing down on him!

In an instant, Ryuzo Nakagawa took action.

He made a mistake in his steps, and in a flash, his bamboo sword, which was in the form of eight pairs of swords, slashed over. The movement of taking a step and swinging the sword was completed at the same time, and the sword tip contained the impact force that erupted during a sprint.

In the "one-on-eight" fight just now, Qing Deng had already seen through his weakness - his reaction speed was not fast enough.

Qing Deng jumped sideways as light as a swallow, keeping a certain distance away.

As he dodged, he changed his stance, assuming the Kasumidan configuration, with the tip of his sword pointing diagonally at Nakagawa Ryuji's chest - the next moment, his sword came out like a dragon!

This blow was powerful and heavy.

The sword blade that cut through the air and approached rapidly made Nakagawa Ryuji's face change color instantly.

He subconsciously raised his sword to block, but was still a moment too late.

With a dull thud, Nakagawa Ryuji, who was stabbed in the chest, retreated rapidly with such force that it seemed as if he was going to crack the floor.

Although he tried his best to hold on, he could not resist the huge force transmitted from his chest.

With a thud, another figure fell to the ground.

【Ding! Scan to talent]

[Successfully copied talent: Stand tall and proud +5]

[Talent Introduction: Possessing good height genes]

--Um? !
Qing Deng raised his eyebrows vigorously, with a look of joy on his cheeks.

height?

If it were any other talent, it would be fine.

But when it comes to this talent, Qing Deng will smile brightly!
To be honest, he is not so satisfied with his current height.

Although according to the average standards of the Edo period, a height of 1 meters was already considered very tall.

However, if possible, Qing Deng really wants to grow to over 1 meters!

In his previous life, he was 1 meters tall.

After traveling to this world, he became shorter for no reason, which made him depressed for a long time.

He is 21 years old this year.

Logically speaking, men of this age have passed their puberty and will no longer grow.

Originally, Qing Deng had basically given up on his height.

But now... this new talent has rekindled his hope!
“Standing tall +5”… Not only is it a talent that improves height genes, but it also has the suffix “+5”.

With this talent, maybe he could grow even taller!
Thinking of this, Qing Deng's joy became even brighter.

The corners of his lips curled up, and he couldn't suppress it.

Putting aside nonsense like "male dignity", for warriors, increasing height is a huge benefit.

Every inch of height you gain will give you an advantage in battle!
Of course, no matter how excited he was, Qing Deng would never make such a low-level mistake as "losing focus during the battle".

The talent "Concentration" was activated - he immediately discarded the distracting thoughts in his mind, concentrated his mind, and refocused on the battle in front of him.

"Ahhhhhhhhh!"

"Ghost Matsumoto" Matsumoto Shinichi roared, took a step forward, rushed out from the side, and raised his sword over his head.

His courageous figure filled Qingdeng's vision.

It is not difficult to see that he really wants to defeat Qing Deng and avenge the shame of being defeated by Qing Deng with his bare hands just now.

Qing Deng slowly lowered the tip of his sword, assuming a "drag the sword" posture, hiding the bamboo sword behind his right back, making it difficult for the opponent to grasp his attack distance.

Matsumoto Shinichi still held his bamboo sword high... but Qingdeng had already launched his attack.

He tilted his body and swung the knife upwards - he used the index and middle fingers of his left hand to hold the very bottom of the hilt to maximize the attack distance!
In this way, you can launch an attack one step ahead of the opponent!

With the help of his talent "Skillful Hands +5", although he used two fingers to hold the knife, he managed to achieve the effect of holding the knife with both palms.

The two sides passed each other.

Under the influence of inertia, Qing Deng rushed forward a few steps, then firmly planted his feet, turned around quickly, and assumed a posture of resiliency.

In fact, Qing Deng didn't even need to check on Matsumoto Shinichi's current condition—because his palms still retained the feeling of having chopped a human body.

Because he had just defeated Matsumoto Shinichi and copied his talent from him, the system sound did not ring in Qingdeng's mind this time.

The number of opponents dropped to 3.

The only three remaining opponents - Katakura Takanobu, Shimada Kanichi and "Ghost Ishii" Izumi Ishii - formed a fan shape, pressing Qingdeng from the front, back and left.

They tried to suppress Qing Deng so that he couldn't fight back.

But... when their number was reduced to 8, they couldn't do anything to Qing Deng, let alone now that their combat power has been greatly weakened?

Qing Deng turned to the left and attacked Shimada Kanichi on the left.

Turning and swinging the sword - the two actions are completed almost at the same time, so they are extremely fast and quick.

Shimada Kanichi didn't dare to take Qing Deng's attack head-on.

He gritted his teeth, jumped quickly, and managed to dodge it with difficulty.

His retreat reduced the pressure on Qingdeng and greatly expanded his space for movement.

He suddenly turned back to the front, and the surging "momentum" pressed down on the "Ghost Ishii" Ishii Izumi who was a few steps away.

Qing Deng lowered his eyes and glanced at Ishii Izumi's feet - it was not difficult to see that he was estimating the distance between himself and his opponent.

Izumi Ishii tensed all the nerves in his body and roared to boost his strength and courage.

Qing Deng held the bamboo sword diagonally across his chest - the next moment, he suddenly shortened the distance between himself and his opponent!
His center of gravity was very low, his upper body seemed to be almost touching the ground, and he "slid" towards Izumi Ishii like the wind.

The next moment after getting close, Qing Deng swept his sword from right to left.

At the same time, Ishii Izumi's bamboo sword chopped down from above Qingdeng's head.

At first glance, it seemed that the two men's attacks were launched almost simultaneously, making it difficult to tell which came first.

However, Qing Deng's slashing speed was far superior to that of his opponent.

Although they attacked at the same time, his bamboo sword hit the opponent's body first.

【Ding! Scan to talent]

[Successfully copied talent: "Perceiver of Wind"]

[Talent Introduction: Hearing enhancement, the brain’s ability to process “sound” information is enhanced, and the brain will not have difficulty processing excessive information due to enhanced hearing. 】

【Ding! It is detected that the host already has the same type of talent]

【Ding! Start talent fusion]

【Ding! Talent fusion successful]

["Perceiver of Wind +3" ability upgrade - "Perceptor of Wind +4"]

The moment after dealing with Izumi Ishii, Qing Deng turned around without stopping to deal with Kanichi Shimada.

Shimada Kanichi took the lead.

He assumed a fencing stance and attacked Qing Deng's shoulder with his Blue Eyes sword.

Qing Deng took a half step back, slightly increased the distance between them, and then used his skillful force-releasing technique to move the sword to the side.

Katakura Takanobu seized the opportunity and attacked with his spear, striking Qingdeng's flank from a tricky angle. Qingdeng's eyes were always locked on Katakura Takanobu's figure, so when the opponent attacked, Qingdeng was ready to dodge.

He jumped lightly to the right, deflecting Katakura Takanobu's spear.

At this time, Shimada Kanichi lowered the tip of his sword, and while adopting the lower section configuration, he strode towards Qing Deng.

Seeing this, Qing Deng deliberately adopted the opposite stance - he raised the sword tip high and held eight pairs.

The two of them were like fighting bulls, passing each other fiercely.

At the moment of intersection, the bamboo sword in Qingdeng's hand drew two afterimages.

As soon as the two "fused" figures separated, Shimada Kanichi staggered a few steps and then hit the ground with one shoulder.

If you use a camera to record the fight just now and turn on the "slow motion mode", you can barely see Qing Deng's moves.

Qing Deng swung his sword downwards with the upper right eight-pair stance, then continued forward. At the moment when he was about to pass by his opponent, he turned half his body to the side and slashed upwards with the lower left stance.

With the first sword, he deflected Shimada Kanichi's bamboo sword.

The second sword attack hit the opponent's back.

【Ding! Scan to talent]

[Successfully copied talent: "Snake Body +2"]

[Talent introduction: Body flexibility is better than that of ordinary people. ]

【Ding! It is detected that the host already has the same type of talent]

【Ding! Start talent fusion]

【Ding! Talent fusion successful]

["Snake Body +2" ability promotion - "Snake Body +4"]

At this point, the heroes of Huluwu were almost wiped out!

The only person who has not left is "Immortal Blood Spear" Katakura Takanobu.

He is worthy of being a veteran in the "Gourd Army".

Even though he was fighting alone, there was no sign of fear on his face.

He let out a long breath, straightened his shoulders and arms, and placed the wooden spear on the side of his waist, with the tip of the spear pointing straight at Qingdeng - it was the "Zhongping Spear".

“Haaaaaaa!!”

With a loud shout, a "black snake" flew into the air and crashed straight into Qing Deng's chest.

Almost at the same time, another "black snake" flew out from Qing Deng's palm!

The two "black snakes", one long and one short, were entangled in mid-air.

Biting, chasing...so intense!
Although Katakura Takanobu is already a middle-aged man over 40, he and Boss Kiryu are the same type of monsters - although the years have weakened their bodies and taken away their splendor, they have also left a mark of glory on them!

Apart from anything else, his practical experience alone is far richer than that of Shimada Kanichi, Asai Moriyasu and others.

When to attack, when to defend, when to be aggressive, when to give in... Every action he takes seems to be the embodiment of the word "cautious", making it difficult for Qing Deng to find an opportunity to take advantage of.

This kind of "long-armed" guy is always difficult to deal with

This wooden spear, which is several times longer than the bamboo sword, minimizes the difference in strength.

Qing Deng was in high spirits and did not underestimate the enemy.

Because there is only one opponent left, the effect of "Lonely +3" has disappeared.

However, due to the long and intense battle, Qing Deng's other god-level talent - "Born for War +9" - was activated!

Qing Deng now only felt his whole body was hot, his blood was accelerating, and his ears seemed to ring with the sound of adrenaline surging! He didn't feel tired at all, but became more and more courageous as the battle went on!
The two figures engaged in a one-on-one confrontation at a dizzying speed.

The repeated and fierce shouts shook the air in the dojo.

The bamboo sword and the wooden spear made clear sounds of hitting each other.

"Haaah!"

Katakura Takanobu suddenly lowered his wrists, put the tip of the gun to the ground, and used a "sweeping Thousands of Troops" move to attack Qingdeng's lower body.

In a flash, Qing Deng leaped into the air and avoided the move.

Seeing Qingdeng jump into the air, Katakura Takanobu's eyes suddenly flashed with brilliance.

Leaping in battle - this is the biggest taboo of taboos!
The earth is the source of human strength.

Only by stepping firmly on solid ground can you leverage the force and perform a series of complex movements.

This is what is meant by “power comes from the ground”.

Once you jump into the air, your feet will lose their footing.

At that time, not to mention moving, even the most simple dodge will not be possible.

As an experienced and skilled warrior, Katakura Takanobu would certainly not miss this precious opportunity.

Although Qing Deng was in the air for only a split second, it was enough for a warrior of his level!

He immediately pulled the wooden spear back to his hand, and then stabbed it out again!

"Black Snake"... No, it should be called "Black Dragon"!
The "black dragon" rose from the ground and bit towards Qingdeng's body.

Katakura Nobutaka originally thought he had a sure win.

I’m sorry to say…he had fallen into the trap set by Qing Deng.

He jumped into the air on purpose just to lure the opponent into attacking!

At the critical moment, Qing Deng used his waist and abdomen to exert strength - his talents "Nine Oxen and Two Tigers +3" and "Core of the Elephant +9" were activated!
With his incredible muscle strength and core power, he swung the bamboo sword in his hand even without any help! He blocked the tip of Katakura Takanobu's spear with the tip of his sword!

The next moment, he used his own weight and the potential energy of gravity to stick the tip of his sword to the shaft of the wooden spear, and chopped it down like a slide!

Katakura Takanobu widened his eyes in disbelief.

He was unable to dodge and could only drop the wooden spear in his hand and flee backwards in a somewhat embarrassed manner.

Qing Deng's attack missed.

However, his attack just now was not without effect.

Katakura Takanobu lost his weapon and was left with nothing.

Looking at Qing Deng in front of him, Katakura Takanobu smiled bitterly:
"I lost."

He knew that it was impossible to defeat Qing Deng without weapons.

Instead of doing useless work, it is better to admit defeat readily.

【Ding! Scan to talent]

[Successfully copied talent: "Lion's Heart +4"]

[Talent introduction: The heart is stronger than that of ordinary people. ]

【Ding! It is detected that the host already has the same type of talent]

【Ding! Start talent fusion]

【Ding! Talent fusion successful]

[“Lion’s Heart” ability upgrade – “Lion’s Heart +5”]

All the heroes in the gourd house are destroyed!

Qing Deng let out a long breath, then turned his head to look at Kinoshita Lin who was sitting on the main seat - the other person happened to be looking at him as well.

Their eyes met.

"……Wonderful!"

Kinoshita Lin curled up the corners of her mouth and praised him generously.

"I can't think of any other words to describe it except 'wonderful'!"

"All the elite warriors in my gourd house are out, and they are attacking you in groups, but they can't do anything to you."

"As expected of Jiulang's last disciple!"

"The name 'Nioh' is well deserved!"

Having said this, she paused, as if she recalled something.

Suddenly, she changed to a quiet tone.

"Your skills, and your figure immersed in the battle... remind me of my great uncle..."

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