He had participated in the martial arts duel the year before last, but was defeated by the marksmanship master from China, the gun king Zhu Yue, and the gun king Zhu Yue finally won the Wuhun Cup that year, so that defeat proved that Mr. Liu Shengweide's strength should not be underestimated!"

"And the blue player you see now is the new young swordsman who appeared this year - Black Mask, although this swordsman seems to be not very old and has not had a famous record before, but since he can come to this stage as a teenager, he must be confident, just waiting to show his skills. ”

This is already the second round of the martial soul duel, with each round of elimination, the players compete in a larger and larger venue, and the arena can accommodate more and more spectators, such as the qualifiers, the competition venue can only accommodate dozens of spectators, and in the first round of the official competition, there are two or three hundred seats in the arena.

This match was the second round of the martial soul duel, and not only did there be a commentary that took the initiative to introduce the players from both sides, but even the audience seats at the competition venue were enough for 500 seats.

"Now, it's time for the two players to communicate—"

The referee beckoned to the two of them, let them come to the center of the field, and said. Since the two players are of the same nationality, there is naturally no need for the referee to translate.

Liu Sheng Weide glanced at the mask on Liu Shengyuan and his face, his face was a little uncertain, and he said: "Young man, don't think about grandstanding, the sword is to be practiced steadily, not to get a mask to improve the level of kendo, and besides, for such an important competition, you are actually two minutes late? Do you still have the respect that a swordsman should have for a duel?"

"I'm really sorry, I took the final exam today, although I submitted the papers in advance, but I was still late because of traffic jams on the road, please forgive me. Liu Shengyuanhe was also very helpless, he had calculated the time, and handed in the papers just in time to catch up with the game, but the road was jammed with traffic for half an hour, and he was directly judged to fail.

"——————" Hearing such a strange reason, Yanagi Weide originally felt that as a kendo senior, he had prepared a bunch of words to teach the juniors, all of which were blocked in his mouth, and he didn't know how to answer for a while, so he had to wave his hand to the referee and signal the conversation to end.

The two walked separately at both ends of the ring, and after the referee announced the start, they quickly moved away from the ring and returned to their own referee's seat.

"Black Kamen and Yagyu Weide are standing at both ends of the ring, the two swordsmen are wearing the same wide robes and large sleeves, white kendo uniforms, the same barefoot, the same katana, and even the height is almost the same. ”

Sitting on the other side, the two men and women in charge of the commentary began to warm up, and with the advancement of the martial soul duel competition, the organizers paid more and more attention to the game, whether in terms of ticket prices, broadcast rights or the number of service personnel, it was an exponential increase.

"Hosokawa-sensei, you once won the fourth place in the Japan Kendo Grand Prix, in your opinion, which of these two swordsmen has more hope of winning?"

"In fact, it is not difficult to judge this matter, Mr. Yanagi Weide is thirty-two years old this year, which is the most golden age of a swordsman, when he participated in the martial soul duel two years ago, he was already able to confront Master Zhu Yue, the king of guns, of course, he failed, but this does not affect everyone's high opinion of Liu Shengweide. ”

"And on the other hand, this black masked san, well, please forgive me for calling this contestant by the title of classmate, even with a mask, he can't completely hide his age, in my opinion, this black masked is definitely not more than eighteen years old, that is, this is most likely still a high school student. ”

"Black Kamen is participating in the Martial Spirit Duel for the first time this time, and before that, he didn't have any record of participating in martial arts competitions, of course, he may have participated in inter-school competitions between students?haha————

Well, neither has a lot of experience in the game, and in terms of age, Kurokama is far from reaching the peak of the swordsman's time, so in my opinion, Kurokama has little chance of winning this game. ”

"Wow, what did I see, what did I see!" Hosokawa suddenly exclaimed.

In the ring, Kuromi and Yagyu Weide are already close to each other, Yanagi Weide holds the katana with both hands, holds the hilt high above his head, and the tip of the knife points slightly downward, parallel to his eyebrows, while Black Kamen seems to hesitate, then holds the hilt with both hands, first puts the knife in the center of his eyebrows, and after the sword is in the eye, he lays the katana flat, the blade is outward, and slightly obliquely fingered.

"The red player Liu Shengweide posed a sword structure, this sword structure is called - Shangxian Moon, which is the starting sword structure of the famous sword technique of the new Yin Stream, the murder knife. ”

"The blue player Black Kamen also posed a sword structure, this sword structure is called - Li Huo * Ming, which is a more famous sword technique of the new Yin Stream, but almost no one uses it - the starting sword structure of the living sword. ”

"This reminds me of a famous event in the history of kendo - the trial of the new Yin Stream and the inner and outer doors, could it be that today, four hundred years later, history will repeat itself, and we will see a new Yin Stream internal strife between the murder knife and the living sword?"

"Hosokawa-kun, the new Yin Stream doesn't exist anymore, right?"

"Yes, the new Yin Stream, which was famous and the first door of Japanese kendo, began with the trial of the inner and outer doors, and declined rapidly, and even the signboard of the genre was destroyed, but it is undeniable that the new Yin Stream had a profound impact on Japanese kendo, and today, four hundred years later, we can still see many swordsmen who practice the new Yin Stream kendo. ”

In the ring, Yanagi Weide saw that the black mask on the opposite side actually posed this sword structure, and he was furious in his heart, and secretly said: 'How dare a milky little bastard look down on me like this, and deal with me with a sword technique like a living man's sword that should be swept into the garbage heap of history?'

Originally, this kind of sword structure of the first quarter moon was a kind of sword structure based on defensive counterattacks, and Yanagi Weide was just looking at the opposite side for the sake of a student, and gave him the right to attack first, but seeing the other party actually put out the starting sword structure of the living sword, it really made him angry.

Yanagi Weide thinks that he is the authentic heir of the Yanagi family, of course, he is not like Yanagi Yuanyuan and their family, Yanagi Yuanhe is just listening to what his father said, and he doesn't even know if his father Yanagi and the island are joking, and Yanagi Weide's family does have a famous sword book that can be used as proof.

Yes, there is a secret book in the secret legend of the new Yin Stream in Yanagi Weide's family - the scroll without a sword! This book, or scroll, is a secret book passed down from generation to generation in his family, but it is not the same as everyone thinks, this book is not a secret book of swordsmanship at all, and there is nothing lofty such as 'no sword is better than a sword'.

This book has nothing to do with swordsmanship at all, and it really deserves the word 'no knife' in the title of the book, and the whole article is all about how to improve spiritual cultivation and maintain the body.

Even later generations have legends that in the 'Scroll without a Knife', there is a magic skill of 'Takeless without a Knife', and Yanagi Weide can be very responsible to say that unless the 'Scroll without Knife' at home is fake, then the thing "Takeless without a Knife" is not what is recorded on the 'Scroll without a Knife' at all.

Although the first quarter moon is mainly defensive and counterattacking, but of course, there are also changes in the way of active attack, Yanagi Weide moved forward step by step, while the black mask on the opposite side came over with a swagger, although the starting sword of the living sword itself did not hinder the activity, but the other party's attitude in the eyes of Yanagi Weide was obviously a manifestation of young madness and disrespect for swordsman duels.

In the eyes of the audience, it is another matter, everyone only sees Yanagi Weide moving carefully step by step, while the black mask is moving forward slowly with confidence.

"Hosokawa-kun, you see that Kurokamen is so confident, is he very sure of victory?"

"Haha, new swordsmen often make mistakes in details, for swordsmen, the victory or defeat is within 0.1 seconds, and what is the concept of 0.1 seconds? Normal people blink once, the time required is 0.2 seconds to 0.4 seconds, that is to say, in the swordsman duel, a blink at an inappropriate time will determine the victory or defeat. ”

Of the two players on the field, Yagyu showed the cautious qualities of a swordsman, even if his opponent was just a little-known young man. ”

"So Hosokawa-kun, you mean this black mask-"

"Yes, this Black Kamen may still have too few opportunities to fight against masters, I don't know how to fight against a kendo master, the victory or defeat is only in an instant, like him forward, of course the posture is chic, however, the process of his center of gravity movement has become regular because of his walking footwork, Yanagi Weide is likely to take advantage of the instability caused by his center of gravity movement to launch an attack, which will be one of the reasons for Black Kamen's failure. ”

In the ring, at the moment when the black mask is about to land and does not land, it is precisely the moment when the power of the black mask has been exhausted, and the foot has not landed, and there is no way to exert force.

Yanagi Weide turned his hands down and forward, his original sword structure of the first quarter moon, the hilt of the sword was on the side of his head, slightly higher than his head, and this turn and send, the katana turned into a mid-section forward stab, in the attitude change, the katana naturally drew a semicircle, which not only strengthened the piercing power, but also sealed the counterattack route of the black kamen.

To tell the truth, although he discussed it with his father at home, Yanagi Yuanhe is not very suitable for this kind of performative play, under normal circumstances, he either casually performs Zhou Tian's martial arts, and copes with it, if he encounters a more powerful opponent, he still likes to use the Eight Desolations rampant knife, slashing all the way over, one knife does not work, two knives do not work, ten knives and a hundred knives are followed behind, there is always a time to cut the other party down.

But since this time the martial soul decided that he was going to come to put on a show, it was very embarrassing, the old man opposite, the level, a little, but it was not up to the point where he could have a few tricks with himself, if he did it seriously, Liu Shengyuanhe felt that as long as he pulled out his sword and struck, he didn't even have time to react.

Forget it, let's play with him with the living sword, because the living sword basically has no abrupt offensive moves, which is just right for the current scene, at least Liu Shengyuan and don't worry about the other side can't react, and directly ended the game in three or two.

Therefore, in Yanagi Shengyuan and the unintentional choice, this game actually turned into a situation of 'murder knife' vs. 'living sword'.

"Jingle Clank, Clank Bell-" The rhythmic sound of sword clashing never stopped from the beginning of the game, and two Japanese swordsmen in white robes and big sleeves performed a Japanese kendo duel that could almost be classified as a textbook, with two katanas swinging up and down, picking and slashing, and hitting each other from time to time. And the posture of the two of them is even more orderly with the unfolding of the knife, appearing chic and free.

Liu Sheng Weide is strong and powerful, one knife and one style are clear in advance and retreat, the knife is like an arrow from the string, and the knife is like a mountain towering, even he himself is extremely satisfied with his performance today, this kind of swordsmanship, it can be regarded as getting the essence of the 'murder knife', right?

And the black mask is like flowing water, the knife and the person seem to unite into a mellow whole, the knife advances, the person advances, and the knife retreats, just like the catkins in the wind, with the attack and defense of Liu Shengweide, drifting forward and retreating.

The so-called 'hand touch, shoulder lean, foot foot, knee foot, suddenly, play the knife, no alto', even if there is no accompaniment to the background sound, just the rhythmic sword exchange sound, but also set off the two of them like a pair of dancers, dancing in the ring.

"This is a fateful battle across time and space, four hundred years ago, the confrontation between the killing knife and the living sword tore the pride of the disciples of the inner sect of the new Yin Stream, and the demeanor of the 'sword of non-killing' stepped into the quagmire from the sky.

Now, whenever we mention the 'Living Sword', we always compare it with Song Xianggong in the Spring and Autumn Period of the Celestial Dynasty and the Warring States Period, thinking that this is completely a grandstanding concept and the benevolence of women, but who would have thought that it would take so much courage to put forward the 'Sword of No Killing' in that era when people eat people and the whole world is full of anger!"

At the commentary table, Mr. Hosokawa paused for a moment and began to explain again.

"Now the black mask in front of us is explaining to us what the 'sword of no killing' is, in his hand, the katana has never been pointed at the opponent's vital parts, and the opponent's arms and legs are completely used as the target of attack.

Attack the leg so that the opponent cannot step to attack, and attack the arm so that the opponent has to retract the arm to break up the opponent's attack. ”

"From this young swordsman wearing a black mask, we are fortunate to admire the demeanor and mind of a generation of sword saints Yanagi Zongyan after a lapse of four hundred years. In the past, when I was learning swords, I heard about the tragedy of the trial of the inner and outer doors of the new Yin Stream, and I often wondered, is the sword saint Yanagi Zongyan in vain?

Otherwise, why would they create such a completely impractical swordsmanship as the 'Living Sword', and put forward the concept of 'Sword of No Killing', which goes against the original intention of the sword? Everyone knows that kendo itself is a skill that appears for the purpose of fighting and killing, and it is not hypocritical to insist on saying 'not to kill', but today, when I see the 'Sword of No Killing' with a black mask, I know that I am insignificant, and I should not use my narrow heart to measure and create this great sword technique that transcends the times, Master Yanagi Zongyan, his great personality and mind!"