Chapter 545 Swordsmanship Sparring: Mutual Probing!

"Dad!" Lan was bewildered to see her father's somber expression.

He is a great swordsman, a samurai with all-around combat prowess.

Was I actually suppressed for a moment just now?

Even his and Koushirou's swordsmanship were personally taught by Ichiichi.

"Hey, Arashi!" Koushirou looked very excited as he watched the match.

"Master is going to fight with dual swords! It's been so long! That kid is going to suffer a crushing defeat, isn't he?"

"Huh?" Lan looked at Koushirou in surprise. "Where did you see that he would lose? It was clearly my dad who was under more pressure!"

Koushirou was shocked. That was his most admired master, the perfect man. He couldn't accept defeat at all.

"My father was a grandmaster of swordsmanship, that's absolutely true." Lan said with an extremely serious expression, looking at the two people standing in the courtyard.

"But have you forgotten the news about Arthur at sea last year? His way of wielding a knife... was also very strange!"

"What's strange about it? I just saw it appear in front of Master in a flash." Koushirou was puzzled. His swordsmanship hadn't improved as fast as Arashi's in the last three years, so he couldn't figure it out and couldn't understand it.

"That guy swung his knife with the intention of killing his opponent!" As Lan explained again, Arthur in the courtyard had already started moving again.

"Huh?" Koushirou was startled again. "Then Master...didn't he say it was just a friendly spar? How could he hurt someone?"

Lan looked at his father with disdain, "Hmph, he's just concerned about his image, maybe so, or maybe he really wants to spar with Arthur."

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In the courtyard, Yizhu smiled slightly.

Judging from the power of that last strike, what the other party said is true.

If Haki were used, the foundations of Shimotsuki Dojo and the surrounding area would probably be cleaved open.

He no longer questioned whether Arthur possessed such power.

"As your master, I can't lose face in front of my disciples," Ichisuke said with a serious smile. "Especially in front of my beautiful wife, kid!"

In the temple, Zhenzi smiled slightly after hearing this.

As a woman, she was naturally very happy to see her man so motivated.

Zhenzi encouraged him, "Keep it up, honey! It's been so long since I've seen you so serious."

"..." Upon hearing this, Arthur pouted, not expecting to be subjected to another round of PDA.

He also looked at Gion, "You...you don't want to say something for me?"

Gion was stunned, looking at Vikiko who was cheering her on from the side, somewhat at a loss.

"Sigh!" Seeing that she remained silent for a long time, Arthur sighed helplessly.

That's right, apart from being older, she's only 6 years old in mind and body.

"Next!" Ichihito's lips curled into a smile, his eyes sharpening as he crossed his sword in front of him.

"I'm going to win! It would be too much to lose to a brat!"

Somewhat dejected, Arthur stared at Ichiju. If the outcome were decided solely by swordsmanship, who could predict the result?

He didn't know Ichisuke's strength. Judging from how easily he deflected Ichisuke's sword strike just now, this guy was extremely powerful.

Ichijutsu's fighting spirit ignited, and he charged at Arthur with both hands, sword in hand. "I'm going! Kid! Why do you look a little disappointed? I could feel your killing intent just now."

"I've eaten a mouthful of your dog food, but I can't get any encouragement from my lover. How can I not be envious?" Arthur confessed the reason for his disappointment to him, still standing there with one hand holding the knife, looking very frustrated and glancing at Gion from time to time.

With a flick of his right hand, he swung his sword down, expecting Arthur to parry.

However, in the next second, he saw Arthur move slightly and dodge his knife.

"A coincidence? Or..." Yi? He hadn't expected Arthur to dodge his knife without even looking at him.

The sharp blade sliced ​​through the air and into the ground. Yi swung the knife in his left hand and slashed horizontally at Arthur.

Arthur immediately adjusted his body, steadied his footing, and quickly lowered his body to dodge again.

I thought dodging the first time was a coincidence, but I never expected the opponent to dodge the second attack, which was still a clever and difficult-to-defend strike.

"Hey!" After swinging those two swords, Yi leaped back more than a meter, creating distance between himself and Arthur, and shouted.

"We agreed not to use Haki! Observation Haki is also not allowed! We can only use pure swordsmanship and physical strength!"

"Huh?" Arthur looked at him strangely and replied, "I didn't use any Haki. I was able to dodge it with my reflexes and instincts. You were holding back, weren't you? Worried about hurting me?"

"Instinct!" Yi was shocked again. Although those two strikes weren't particularly fast, they were enough to make it difficult for an ordinary swordsman.

Is it just instinct?

"Go for it, Arthur." After a series of internal struggles, Gion finally spoke to Arthur.

Since the Navy serves scum like the Celestial Dragons unconditionally, she truly has nowhere to go now.

Having lost his family and loved ones, he didn't want to go back to Tsuru to join the navy, carrying the heavy blow of being imprisoned for months.

Now that Arthur has told her the truth, perhaps staying by his side will allow her to witness the world change.

"Ah!" Hearing Gion's encouragement, Arthur's blood boiled instantly, and his aura surged several levels as he stood still.

"I felt it too, the encouragement from my wife. I feel great now, let's get ready!"

"You're the one who should be prepared, kid!" Not wanting to lose in terms of momentum, I decided to use my strength to test Arthur's limits.

With his twin swords held in front of him, he decided to unleash a powerful sword strike against Arthur.

"Dual wielding!" After charging for a few seconds, he unleashed a powerful sword strike towards Arthur.

"Instant Prison - Mountain Severing!"

He swung his two swords in a huge arc from both sides towards the center at the same time.

The moment the two swords met at a single point, he unleashed all his power, generating a massive vacuum slash wave in the shape of an "X".

A massive vacuum slash reached Arthur.

Arthur stood upright with his sword, instantly raising the blade and decisively slashing towards the center of the cross-shaped attack, then suddenly gave a smug smile.

Yi frowned, observing Arthur's downward sword swings.

The moment the ice blade landed in the center of the slashing wave, it shattered the sword move instantly, without even a moment of stalemate.

"This guy..." Yi was even more shocked when he saw it, and cold sweat poured down his face. Although he still held back his strength, he dared not use his full strength to attack a child.

But the shockwave that was powerful enough to slice through the mountain moon was so easily neutralized.

After Arthur deflected one of the sword attacks, he immediately gripped the sword with both hands, raised it high above his head, and poured all his strength and even his weight into this strike.

He leaned forward, stepped forward with his right leg, and suddenly swung it at him from a distance.

It's not a simple swing, but rather a "slamming" motion, where the blade is cleaved vertically like a guillotine.

The movements were simple and unadorned, but the momentum was like a mountain collapsing.

The wave-splitting formation was a huge, vertical crescent shape, about ten meters high, tearing through the earth, like a colossal creature rushing towards someone.

Yi instinctively wanted to dodge, but looking at the dojo behind him, he realized that if he really dodged, the dojo would definitely be cut in two.

"This is a return gift," Arthur said calmly and casually.

In the courtyard, the apprentices were completely terrified.

This isn't a friendly swordsmanship exchange; it's clearly a death trap!

The apprentices quickly fled the courtyard and watched the sparring match from a distance.

"It seems you're telling the truth!" Yi's expression was serious, his gaze sharp as he stared at Zhanbo.

The moment Zhanbo got close, he used all his strength in his right hand and easily sent him flying into the air with a single slash.

"I have no choice but to give it my all."

"It's been a long time since we've sparred like this. You take a move, I'll take a move, and we can test each other out." Arthur wasn't surprised that he easily blocked the attack.

After all, in his heart, he felt that he was older and embarrassed to give his all, which was somewhat like bullying the younger ones.

In reality, Arthur was more difficult to deal with than he had imagined.