Chapter 77: No-Sword Taking

Yagyu Enzai, moving at full speed, was like a swift leopard. In the blink of an eye, he crossed the ten-meter distance and pounced in front of Luo Quan, his right hand gripping the hilt and lifting it sharply—this was the quick-draw technique of the Yagyu Shinkage-ryu!

The speed of a Japanese Sword Saint was indeed beyond the reach of ordinary people. Yagyu Enzai truly did not show any mercy, as he had said, starting with a quick-draw strike that could decide the outcome in an instant!

Yagyu Enzai aimed at Miss Luo Quan's right shoulder; if it hit, Miss Luo Quan would be knocked to the ground instantly.

It was difficult for an ordinary person's reaction to make an effective counterattack in such a short time. However, Miss Luo Quan's current kendo strength was already at the level of a Menkyo Kaiden in the Beichen Itto-ryu, a level where she could open a hall and teach disciples!

In such a tense battle, Miss Luo Quan's spirit remained highly concentrated. The moment Yagyu Enzai's shoulder moved, she keenly perceived it and swung her sword to block.

With a crisp 'clack,' the blades of the two bamboo swords overlapped. Miss Luo Quan was shaken back three steps by the immense force, while Yagyu Enzai's expression appeared somewhat surprised.

The Yagyu family's Iaijutsu had always been famous for its "divine speed." Many veteran swordsmen could barely dodge it when facing him; where would they find the courage to stand their ground and counterattack?

Yet this young girl not only didn't dodge, she actually blocked it with her sword!

What surprised Yagyu Enzai even more was that the bamboo sword in the girl's hand didn't block his main sword horizontally; the blades of the two swords were almost perfectly aligned in a straight line! If not for this, Yagyu Enzai could have sent the bamboo sword in her hand flying just by the sheer force of his arm lifting during the quick-draw technique!

The accuracy of this girl's eye and the exquisiteness of her swordsmanship were far beyond Yagyu Enzai's imagination. At the same time, he began to believe that the girl was indeed using the legendary Beichen Itto-ryu.

The classics recorded that the Beichen Itto-ryu was famous for its precise and elegant blade techniques. Let alone a bamboo sword, even the thin, nail-like edge of an iron sword could be blocked in the same way!

To further verify his thoughts, Yagyu Enzai did not use quick-draw technique again, but instead pressed forward to compete with Luo Quan in blade techniques head-on.

Yagyu Enzai's moves were wide and open—horizontal slashes, downward cuts, and straight thrusts. Every swing was extremely crisp and clean, without any wasted movement, and while powerful, they also possessed speed!

As a Sword Saint, besides his own school's ultimate techniques, Yagyu Enzai had also practiced these basic sword techniques to perfection. Every movement was textbook-standard, without a single flaw!

Yet, under these waves of suffocating attacks, Miss Luo Quan miraculously managed to hold on.

Every swing of Yagyu Enzai was blocked by the bamboo sword in her hand from unbelievable angles. That was not a level a human could reach; it was the precision only a machine could possess!

Yagyu Junko, watching from the side, was simply amazed. Born into a kendo family, although she didn't like practicing swordsmanship much, her talent was definitely top-tier. At nearly eighteen, her strength was already much more outstanding than many of the senior brothers in the dojo.

But seeing Miss Luo Quan, she finally understood what it meant to have "people beyond people, heavens beyond heavens." There were probably no more than two people in the entire Yagyu Kendo Hall who could go head-to-head with her grandfather for over a dozen rounds without falling behind!

What was even more terrifying was that she had spent three years with Miss Luo Quan and knew nothing of her strength. If not for today's incident, she probably would never have known that Miss Luo Quan's swordsmanship was so superb!

In fact, although the two seemed evenly matched on the surface, Miss Luo Quan was already struggling to hold on.

Any combat sport consumes a person's energy and stamina extremely quickly. Professional athletes would be drenched in sweat and panting like oxen after just two or three minutes on the field.

Ordinary people couldn't even last that long; those with poorer physical constitutions would be exhausted after throwing fifty or sixty punches into the air at full strength.

Although the system granted Miss Luo Quan first-class swordsmanship, it didn't change her physique. Even though she exercised regularly, she was, after all, just a girl, and women are naturally at a disadvantage in combat.

Yagyu Enzai's continuous swings were surprisingly powerful. If not for the fact that the Beichen Itto-ryu's swordsmanship was indeed exquisite and extremely suitable for such situations of fighting the strong with the weak, Miss Luo Quan would have been defeated long ago.

But this couldn't go on forever. She didn't know where Yagyu Enzai got so much stamina. As the defensive party, she was already panting, while the old man hadn't even changed his expression. Clearly, this amount of exercise was far from intense for a Sword Saint.

She had to find a breakthrough point! Miss Luo Quan's mind raced, searching for any detail that could help her turn the situation around.

She didn't know if it was heaven helping her or because it had been used for too long.

After Miss Luo Quan gritted her teeth and blocked Yagyu Enzai's attack once more, a crack appeared in the bamboo sword in his hand, and the crack was exactly in the center of the bamboo sword!

Although Yagyu Enzai felt something was wrong, he didn't realize his weapon was damaged. For Miss Luo Quan, this was an excellent opportunity!

After being on the defensive for so long, Miss Luo Quan launched a charge at Yagyu Enzai for the first time.

Yagyu Enzai's expression changed slightly; he didn't understand why Miss Luo Quan had suddenly become so brave.

But the bamboo sword in his hand didn't hesitate in the slightest, slashing horizontally toward Miss Luo Quan even faster.

"Now!" The moment the bamboo sword was about to hit her shoulder, Miss Luo Quan's entire body sank downward, looking like a swimmer on the shore diving into the water.

The rapid lowering of her head caused the golden hair behind her head to flutter and hang in the air. The subsequent horizontal slash scattered her golden, soft hair into the air.

Miss Luo Quan, having dodged the strike, held her breath. The left foot she stepped forward with gave her immense force, causing her entire body to rotate upward.

Turn! Swing!

Miss Luo Quan's desperate counterattack was completed in one go, the tip of the bamboo sword in her hand hitting exactly the damaged part of Yagyu Enzai's bamboo sword!

Crack! Yagyu Enzai's bamboo sword was cut into two by Miss Luo Quan. Miss Luo Quan, lying on the ground, used the inertia of the rotation to roll away, quickly flipping out of Yagyu Enzai's attack range.

Although Miss Luo Quan looked somewhat disheveled at the end, after a kip-up to stand steady, she finally revealed a smile.

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