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Chapter 858 Prajna breaks through in battle! Qing Deng is defeated! [5100]

Be the first to draw the sword, the first to jump, the first to attack... No matter from which angle you look at it, Keji has taken advantage of the first-mover advantage.

However...Shuten-doji arrives first after starting later!
Katsumi didn't even see how Shuten-doji drew his sword, he felt a heavy blow to his waist and abdomen, and the intense pain like shattering spread throughout his body. He almost couldn't breathe, and lay on the ground like a dead dog, unable to even stand up.

It is not difficult to imagine that if Shuten-doji had used the blade instead of the scabbard just now... Keji would have died on the spot without even having time to scream.

After Shuten-doji finished speaking, Katsumi suddenly widened his eyes and looked at him in disbelief.

Although he was in severe pain in his waist and abdomen and even had difficulty breathing, he still managed to muster up his strength and squeezed out the following words:
"What do you mean by naturally possessing the 'selfless state'...? You said that you have the ability to freely enter the 'selfless state' since birth...?"

Shuten-doji smiled:

"Yes, you can understand it that way. This is my innate talent."

As soon as he finished speaking, Keji shouted:
"This is impossible...! How can such a ridiculous thing happen in this world...!"

"The state of no self" - the legendary state that many warriors desire but cannot achieve!

Countless warriors have worked hard to gain a glimpse of the mysteries of this realm, and there are many outstanding geniuses among them.

But in the end... they gave their sweat, blood, youth, life, and everything they had, but they didn't even reach the threshold of the "selfless state"
Even the most powerful person in Keji's mind - his teacher Yamada Asaemon Yoshitsune - learned a magical breathing method and practiced it diligently every day until his temples turned gray before he finally mastered the breathing method. Once he used the breathing method, he could quickly enter the "state of no self".

Even the master has to rely on the assistance of this breathing method to get a glimpse of the "state of no self", let alone other people?

At this moment, a young man who was at most in his early twenties stood in front of Keji and said to him: I was born with the ability to freely enter the "state of no self" and there is no need to practice specifically.

How could Keji accept this?
It is no exaggeration to say that his three views have been greatly impacted!

Even if the ironclad facts are placed before them, they are subconsciously unwilling to believe them.

Shuten-doji seemed to be used to Keji's reaction. He smiled and said calmly:

"Yamada Asaemon Katsumi, there's no need to be so surprised."

"'There is always someone better than you', this is the truth of the world."

“No matter how the world changes, this sentence will never be out of date.”

“The world is much bigger than you think.”

"The land beneath our feet is just a tiny country isolated overseas."

"Perhaps right now, somewhere in this world, another extraordinary genius who is far superior to you and me has been born."

"Okay, let's stop this boring lecture for now."

"Now, let's have a good chat."

As Shuten-doji said this, he crossed his legs and sat on the ground, right opposite Katsumi.

At the same time, the strange light in his eyes slowly dissipated, and he left the "state of no self".

"Yamada Asaemon Katsumi, I have heard of you a long time ago."

"A talented young man from the Yamada Asaemon family... He has shown amazing talent at a young age."

"What a pity that you are not the eldest son of the family."

"Unless all the brothers who came before you are dead, it will definitely not be your turn to inherit the position of the head of the family."

After hearing this, Keji sneered:
"Humph! I don't care about being the head of a family!"

"I worked so hard to hone my sword skills, but I used them to test my swords and chop off the heads of death row prisoners."

"This kind of life is so boring! I'm about to throw up just thinking about it!"

Shuten-doji laughed in silence and cast an interested look at Katsumi:
"Just like the rumors say, you are a person who is indifferent to fame and fortune, and the only thing on your mind is 'becoming stronger'."

The next moment, he suddenly changed the subject.

"Three months ago, you had a falling out with your master, right?"

The sentence structure of a question sentence and the tone of an affirmative sentence.

It is not difficult to hear that Shuten-doji knows all about Katsumi's previous experiences.

"..."

Keji remained silent, his facial expression becoming complicated.

"Do you regret leaving your master?"

"..."

Keji still didn't say anything, just stared at Shuten-doji silently.

The other party didn't seem to mind Keji's silence and continued the conversation:

"Although this is our first meeting, I already recognize your style based on the momentum you rushed towards me without any explanation."

"You are someone who is both extremely talented and extremely hardworking."

"In that case, do you want to join us?"

The extremely abrupt change of topic and the sudden olive branch made Keji stunned.

"Ah? What did you say?"

"Oh, isn't what I just said clear enough? Then let me make it clearer - do you want to join us and become a member of the Law and Punishment Party?"

The corner of Keji's eye twitched suddenly, and a hint of impatience appeared on his cheek.

He just opened his mouth, and from the shape of his mouth, he seemed to be planning to refuse.

But when he was about to say it, he seemed to have thought of something and paused.

Shuten-doji saw all the changes in his expression.

The latter's two corners of mouth were raised high, extending to the ears.

"Indeed, once you join us, you will inevitably serve the organization."

"But in return, you will receive a reward that matches your salary."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed at himself.

"Whenever I'm free, you can challenge me."

"A beast without a suitable opponent will only become weaker and weaker."

"For a warlike genius like you, the only way to improve yourself quickly is to compete with the strong more often."

"Yamada Asaemon Katsumi, to be frank, you are still far from being strong enough."

"The fact that you can't even take my most common move is the best proof."

"What do you think of my strength?"

As soon as Shuten-doji finished speaking, Keji shouted excitedly:

"I'm very happy! Apart from my master, I haven't met a strong opponent who can make me tremble with excitement for a long time!"

After hearing this, Shuten-doji also laughed out loud:
"Very good! Good answer!"

"Oh, by the way, let me tell you something."

"In terms of military strength, I am only the 'second in command' of the Fazhu Party."

"Otakemaru, who we all recognize as the 'highest combat power', is a monster whose strength far exceeds mine!"

"He is a true genius. His strength cannot be evaluated by common sense."

"The so-called 'selflessness' is nothing in his eyes."

"If I fight Otakemaru in a one-on-one duel, I won't even last one round. Are you more excited after hearing me say that?"

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Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!
Prajna wielded the sword quickly, and the dense sword light formed a layer of silver barrier, firmly protecting the vital points on her body.

The increasingly intensive and fierce attacks made Prajna increasingly stretched, and the small wounds on her body became more and more.

But even at this point, he did not panic at all. He continued to defend step by step and counterattack whenever he saw an opportunity.

At the same time, he lowered his eyelids, carefully observed Qing Deng's every move, and fine-tuned the rhythm of his own movements, trying to reach a level that could compete with the opponent.

Although the battle was fierce and the situation was unfavorable, strangely, Prajna felt that her mind was exceptionally calm at this moment.

——What a shitty "Nioh", it's far inferior to Otakemaru and Shuten-doji!

——With such a person, how can he possess Vairocana?

——I will definitely kill him! Prove to my master that I am the most qualified person to inherit his legacy! ——The relationship between master and apprentice...the friendship between fellow disciples...the justice of the world...the evil of the Fazhu Party...the dispute between the Hulu House and the Fazhu Party...these have nothing to do with me!

——I just want to become stronger! Become stronger than anyone else! Become the unrivaled one who stands above all the unrivaled ones in the world for a thousand years!

——Only the sword in my hand is my lifelong pursuit & my only pursuit!
——Shuten-doji...even though I don’t like you very much.

——But, I really agree with your statement.

——The only way I can improve myself quickly is to compete with the strong more often!
At this moment, Prajna's eyes opened wide and his expression changed slightly.

At this moment, he felt a flash of lightning passing through his mind.

At this moment, it was like a drowning person suddenly grabbing a life-saving straw. He felt that after being drowned in a quagmire for a long time, he finally grasped the key to breaking free from the shackles!
After this moment passed, a strange light flashed out from his eyes.

Qing Deng immediately stepped forward and swung his sword to chop at Prajna's head.

But at this moment, the talent "Foresight +9" suddenly activated.

[Note: Prediction +9: Has a strong ability to sense the danger that is about to happen around him, and the degree of perception will increase with the severity of the danger. However, this ability will not be triggered for people and objects that are not considered threatening by personal subjective judgment.]

He sensed an extremely strong danger signal from Prajna and instinctively retracted the knife to his chest. Then he leaped back, kept some distance between himself and Prajna, ready to fight, staring at Prajna as if facing a formidable enemy.

Even if he only used his naked eyes to see, Qing Deng could clearly feel that Prajna at this moment seemed like a different person.

Even until just now, there was still a tsunami-like violent aura erupting from him.

But at this moment, the violent aura on his body suddenly disappeared... To describe it more accurately, it was retracted.

He absorbed all the violent aura into his body, causing his temperament to suddenly change, becoming calm and peaceful.

It's like the change from "a massive tsunami" to "a calm lake".

Although the noise was much smaller, it still gave Qingdeng a terrifying feeling of "storm is coming"!
Qing Deng was not unfamiliar with this feeling - looking back, he had once experienced this from Boss Kiryu.

Although Mr. Kiryu, who was not far away, was still unable to stand up, he still forced himself to stay up and watched the whole fight.

He felt the changes in Prajna for the first time. He was slightly startled at first, and then, as if he had expected this to happen, he lowered his eyelids and his facial expression became solemn.

Prajna lowered her head and looked at her hands and feet.

"...Master, am I right?"

He said to Boss Kiryu without turning his head.

Not only did his aura become quieter, but his words also became unusually peaceful, without any trace of his previous hysteria.

"It won't take me long to master the 'selflessness state'."

After saying that, he slowly raised his eyes and looked straight at Qing Deng.

"Tachibana Aoto, although I don't want to say anything nice to you, I have to thank you."

"Thanks to you, I finally got rid of the difficult bottleneck and broke through myself in battle again."

"Then... concentrate and be ready to take the attack."

At the same time as he finished speaking, he pulled his left foot back, put his strength into his waist, and gathered his strength, posing as if he was ready to leap out like a tiger at any time.

Upon seeing this, Qing Deng immediately clenched the knife in his hand, took a mid-position move, and held the knife firmly against his chest.

Prajna let out a long breath.

laugh!
Along with the sound of the blade cutting through flesh, drops of blood splattered into the air, then fell down and merged into the earth.

Prajna, who was several meters in front of Qingdeng the previous second, appeared behind Qingdeng the next second and made a move to draw her sword.

Chosone Kotetsu's blade cut Qing Deng's left shoulder, and his originally intact clothes were torn apart, with drops of blood oozing out.

Everything happened so fast! It was just like the so-called "flash in the pan"!

In fact, Prajna did not use any tricky techniques. She just lunged forward, swung her knife, and looked at Qingdeng's neck - gone, that was all.

But his speed was too fast! So fast that it was hard to tell with the naked eye!

With the blessing of the talent "Foresight +9", Qing Deng sensed the approaching danger at the first moment.

Thanks to his talent "Eagle Eye +5", he could barely see Prajna's sword path.

However, his body had no time to react!

Even if he tried hard to dodge, he could only avoid the fatal blow, and his shoulder was hit instead of his neck.

Although the wound was not deep, for an ordinary person, it was an injury that was painful enough to cause distorted facial features and restricted movements.

Fortunately, Qing Deng possessed the talent of "Pain Tolerance +8", and his tolerance for pain was extremely high. This minor injury didn't even cause any change in his facial expression.

It is worth mentioning that the appearance of injury has given Qing Deng new gains.

Talent "Berserker +4" activated!
[Note: Berserker +4: The tolerance to pain and blood loss is greatly improved. The more pain you feel, the more you can unleash the hidden power in your body. However, when the damage you suffer exceeds the physical limit, this effect will be invalidated.]

Not only that, the talent that is activated at the same time is also "Lonely +3".

Since even "Lonely +3" has been activated, it only means one thing - the opponent's current strength is far above his!

Snapped!
Qing Deng pushed the ground hard, turning his body with his left foot as the axis. The knife in his palm then spun half a circle and slashed towards Prajna behind him.

But as soon as he turned around, his vision was filled with the figures of Prajna attacking him.

Prajna raised the sword above her head and raised it to the upper part. The dazzling sword light briefly replaced the bright sun.

Qing Deng's pupils suddenly shrank, and he knew that if he didn't defend himself, his life would be in danger.

So he had no choice but to change from offense to defense, holding Vairocana diagonally above his head, gathering all his strength, and preparing to take Prajna's blow.

In the blink of an eye, the dazzling blade light fell straight down, and the terrifying impact like a truck crash immediately spread along the blade to Qing Deng's arms, and then spread throughout his body.

Chosone Kotetsu is one of the most supreme and greatest swords, a peerless sword on par with Vairocana.

In terms of sharpness and toughness, it is not afraid of Vairocana!
Looking up, I saw the blade of Vairocana... the blade, which was originally extremely smooth, had a conspicuous notch.

However, the "slash" is mutual.

Prajna's attack and Qingdeng's defense can be understood as Chosone Kotetsu slashing at Vairocana, or as Vairocana slashing at Chosone Kotetsu.

Therefore, there was also a conspicuous gap of moderate size on the blade of Naga Sone Kotetsu's sword.

From this we can see that these two precious swords can no longer withstand the torment of these two monsters!

Having said that, neither Qingdeng nor Prajna could care about the swords in their hands at the moment.

Qing Deng clenched his teeth, and despite his best efforts, he still took two steps back uncontrollably.

Being beaten back in a head-on confrontation... Qing Deng hasn't experienced such a thing for a long time!
明明身怀“九牛二虎+3”、“虎之臂+4”等天赋，同时还有“孤胆+3”、“狂战士+4”、“为战而生+9”等buff的加持，却还是被击退……

Not only the speed, but also the power of Prajna has greatly increased!

In a split second, Prajna's right elbow suddenly bounced out again like a broken bowstring, cutting through the air and heading straight for Qingdeng's neck.

It was still a slash that was too fast to dodge.

Qing Deng leaned back with difficulty and finally managed to dodge it.

If this continues, Prajna will completely seize the initiative in the battle.

Qing Deng naturally knew the importance of taking the initiative. In order to reverse the situation, even though he knew it was risky, he still swung his sword and launched a counterattack.

Then he heard the sound of a knife blade. He closed the distance between him and his opponent by sticking his feet to the ground. He leaned forward and chopped, swinging the knife in his palm from bottom to top.

In this attack, Qing Deng used all his skills and made the sword move at the fastest speed.

But even so, it was still easily countered by Prajna!

However, in a flash, Prajna adjusted her body posture, as if deliberately confronting Qingdeng, and swung the sword in the opposite direction - from top to bottom.

The two steel knives collided in the air again, leaving new gaps on both.

The outcome of this confrontation was quickly decided - just like the scene just now, Qing Deng was unable to resist the power of Prajna, the latter was as steady as a rock, and the former was shocked and retreated several steps, his posture was momentarily disordered.

How could Prajna let go of such a good opportunity?

He pushed off the ground and leaped out like a tiger...bang!

There was a sound of stomping on the ground in the air.

Qing Deng didn't have time to make a perfect response and could only let his instinct take over and try to dodge to the side.

The next moment, Chosone Kotetsu's blade grazed Qingdeng's left rib, leaving another conspicuous scar on his body.

At this point in the battle, the situation has become very clear - Prajna has turned the tide of the battle!

In just a few rounds, Qing Deng was completely suppressed!
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