Shizuka Sakurai is now like the character who was tied to the wooden board when the charlatan performed the flying knife stunt, and Li Xiaosen was the character who threw the flying knife blindfolded.

If it was really the elements of binding, masking, and flying knives, Shizuka Sakurai would definitely not care about being shy, and she would be scared to the point of losing her face.

But the reality now is that -

Li Xiaosen asked Shizuka Sakurai to hold a small porcelain bottle in her hand, put it on top of her head, and then stood there.

And Li Xiaosen himself walked around the girl with slow steps, and the distance between the two sides was always kept at about half a meter not far away.

Li Xiaosen waved his hands while walking around, his palms in the shape of a knife, and around the girl's body, he slashed in the air.

Because the speed is too slow, this makes Sakurai Rika not feel a sense of crisis at all, but feels a little strange, and even a little ambiguous in funny.

If it weren't for seeing Li Xiaosen's serious face, the girl would almost think that this was the other party's little trick to soak herself!

What Sakurai Shizuka didn't see was: In fact, every time Li Xiaosen brushed her body with a knife, it would bring up an orange knife shadow that the girl couldn't catch at all, the knife shadow was extremely fierce, but the breath was well restrained by Li Xiaosen, and there was almost no leakage.

Gradually, the form of the sword shadow was slowly thrown away by Li Xiaosen.

Then, the attribute of the flame was also separated by Li Xiaosen from each hand knife slash.

The Orange Flame Ghost Slash, the power lies in the blade that shuttles through the void wantonly, and can change the direction of attack at any time, the opponent thinks that the blade is coming from the front, but in the blink of an eye, he is stabbed in the back, thinking that it is coming from the left, but in fact he is stabbed on the right.

Such a powerful effect makes people unguardable, so it is called "ghost slash".

"The world thinks that this strange and unique effect is caused by the 'True Form of the Blade'. I thought so before. Li Xiaosen said in his heart, "But now I gradually understand, for the concept of true form, my previous understanding is still too narrow." ”

This level of comprehension is Li Xiaosen's latest feeling after seeing the sword intent of the Great Snow Mountain and the sword path of the Sakurai family.

The true form of kendo, or slashing, is by no means limited to the "blade form".

The rest, such as the trajectory of the sword, is also a true form.

The fire elemental that makes up the Orange Flame Demon Slash is also part of the True Form.

“...... To put it simply, the fire element, the blade form, and the slashing trajectory of the knife - these three add up to the orange flame ghost slash!" Li Xiaosen's heart became more and more open.

Now in order to truly understand the principle of the Orange Flame Ghost Slash, what Li Xiaosen has to do is to separate this ability, understand it clearly from the three aspects of fire element, blade form, and knife trajectory one by one, and then rebuild it.

It's like a person who studies electronic devices, in order to study a device, he has to first disassemble the device, figure out one part after another, and then reassemble it, which is the same principle.

So Li Xiaosen slashed around Sakurai Shizuka with a knife, which was actually doing "subtraction"!

Remove the fire element, remove the form of the knife, and first study only the word "slash" in the "Orange Flame Ghost Slash" ability.

The timing, angle, and trajectory of the knife...... These are actually part of the true form, which requires extreme control and precision, so Li Xiaosen asked Shizuka Sakurai to help, and the knife brushed the girl's body and the porcelain vase above her head, but did not really touch.

Li Xiaosen was in this process, while strengthening his control, he carefully experienced-

On this earth alone, there are many schools of sword slashing techniques, not to mention the higher planes of the entire universe, although Li Xiaosen has not studied much of slashing techniques before, but he still knows how diverse the various slashing techniques in his hometown are.

Li Xiaosen was really curious, what kind of slashing technique was the "slash" that constituted such a great orange flame ghost slash?

In this way, when Shizuka Sakurai's arms felt a little sore, Li Xiaosen finally stopped.

The fire attribute has been removed.

The shape of the blade has also been removed.

What is left now is just a simple trajectory of attacking with a knife and then retracting.

Li Xiaosen's face became very surprised, a little confused and dazed.

"This ...... This slash ......"

Li Xiaosen originally thought that the "slash" that constituted the Orange Flame Ghost Slash should be some kind of particularly advanced, but the result was not.

"Actually...... Is it the most common 'flat cut'?"

Flat chopping, the most basic of slashing, whether it is the earth, or hometown, or other planes and planets in the universe, all those who practice slashing, the initial practice of the entry ability, is "flat chopping".

That is, the trajectory of an ordinary person who was stuffed with a sword in his hand and instinctively shot.

The trajectory of the Orange Flame Ghost Slash is ever-changing, making people unpredictable, but it turns out that all external modifications have been removed, and the "slash" that constitutes the Orange Flame Ghost Slash is just a simple flat slash?!

"This ...... This is not scientific!" Li Xiaosen couldn't help but mutter.

"Is there any problem?" Shizuka Sakurai asked in a low voice while rubbing her sore arm, looking at Li Xiaosen with some curiosity.

Is there a problem? Li Xiaosen said in his heart, of course, there is a problem, and the problem is very big!

My God, I originally thought that the slash of the orange flame ghost slash was definitely some kind of top-level slash in my hometown, but it turned out to be the most ordinary flat slash.

And what about tomorrow morning's showdown?

I was expecting to use the dismantled chopping technique to compete with that Sakurai Rika!

Li Xiaosen didn't believe in evil, and repeated the process of dismantling and simplifying, this time he didn't trouble Sakurai Shizuka again, and the result was the same, it was still a flat cut.

"Could it be that this flat slash is actually a great slashing technique, but I don't understand it?" Li Xiaosen thought to himself.

But this is a flat cut, the most basic flat cut, Li Xiaosen really can't think of anything special about this!

The only characteristic of flat slashing is natural instinct.

It follows the logic of the most instinctive attack of human beings with weapons in hand, and other than that, there really isn't anything remarkable.

"So the power of the Orange Flame Ghost Slash mainly comes from the fire element and the blade form? The trajectory and method of the knife are just an unimportant plate, so the most ordinary flat slash is used?" Li Xiaosen guessed.

This is inevitably disappointing.

In addition to being disappointed, Li Xiaosen's brows couldn't help frowning: If it's really useless, then how can you fight with Sakurai Rika tomorrow? You can't necessarily use those exclusive abilities you already have, right? Directly casting the Orange Flame Ghost Slash is too eye-catching.

In this way, for a whole night, Li Xiaosen didn't close his eyes, and kept studying, thinking, and figuring.

Shizuka Sakurai showed a sense of righteousness that surprised and thanked Li Xiaosen, and she actually accompanied Li Xiaosen, holding a bottle all night to help Li Xiaosen do his practice.

On the one hand, the battle between Li Xiaosen and Rika Sakurai is related to whether Shizuka Sakurai can successfully return to the family and participate in the competition for the future honorary heir, of course, this is secondary, the girl now knows that Li Xiaosen's main purpose is not for herself, helping herself should just be to repay herself for the kindness that she fished him out of the sea.

On the other hand, Shizuka Sakurai really hopes to help Li Xiaosen, especially after listening to Li Xiaosen explain the reason for his practice, Sakurai Shizuka's inner softness will inevitably be touched, and she hopes that Li Xiaosen can become "enough to protect the person he wants to protect" in his mouth.

The night passed, and at dawn, Shizuka Sakurai was so tired that she fell asleep on the low table in her room.

Li Xiaosen's eyes were bloodshot, it was not that he lacked sleep, his current level and strength, it was not a big problem not to sleep all night.

He really didn't figure out what the use of this flat cut was, which made Li Xiaosen a little anxious in his heart.

Prior to this, whether it was perfecting the "strong attack" in Huaxia Shanmen or developing "Xiaoxiaoqian" in North America, Li Xiaosen was relatively comfortable with a fish in water, and he had encountered bottlenecks, but he was never at a loss.

Now Li Xiaosen feels trapped in a fog.

Isn't this thing really right for you?

Li Xiaosen condensed his eyebrows and thought hard, as if he had become a sculpture, and in the blink of an eye, two hours passed, and a voice sounded outside the door: "Bentang-kun, it's time for a duel, if you're ready, follow me to the sword pool." ”

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"What's going on today? If I'm not mistaken, the kendo tournament hasn't started yet, are we late?"

At the west gate of the business district, the representative team of Huaxia Mountain Gate led by Li Xiaoqian finally arrived.

Li Xiaoqian squinted slightly, looking at the snowy mountains under the rising sun, feeling the obvious restless atmosphere in the air, feeling a little strange.

Not only Li Xiaoqian, but also the people sent by the Huaxia Mountain Sect behind her also looked puzzled.

"Oh, that's right, there is a kendo duel that is considered a 'qualifier' today, and just ten minutes later, everyone is quite looking forward to it, which makes everyone laugh. The girl in charge of the reception said.

Li Xiaoqian nodded, stared at the receptionist for a while, and said, "Long time no see." ”

The girl smiled, her face a little complicated, and said, "Yes, long time no see." ”

This girl is the same Hinata Miki who had crossed paths and had conflicts in the training camp on Oro Island when Li Xiaosen's brother and sister first entered the training academy! At that time, Hinata Miki, as a member of the six-member group, fought a battle with Li Xiaosen that shook the entire large training camp. Her sister Chutian Meixue, after Li Xiaosen entered the General Cultivation Academy, also had some intersections with Li Xiaosen.

So yes, the Hinata family, one of the eight major families under the command of the Sword Pavilion, is the family to which the sisters Hinata Miki and Chutian Miyuki belong.

"I haven't seen each other for a few years, but I didn't expect that when we met again, the inconspicuous girl at the beginning was now the leader of the Huaxia Mountain Gate team. Hinata Miki said complicatedly, after a pause, she hesitated for a moment, lowered her voice and said, "Regarding your brother, Li Xiaosen, I regret it......"

Li Xiaoqian waved her hand and said, "What about your sister, how is Senior Sister Miyuki now?"

Hinata Miki smiled bitterly and shook her head as if she didn't want to mention it.

Li Xiaoqian saw that the other party didn't want to say, so she didn't ask more.

Hinata Miki made a gesture of invitation: "Then, please come with me, the patriarch of the Eight Great Families, and the acting hall master of Tang Xin of the Sword Pavilion, have already set up a banquet for you." ”

Li Xiaoqian said: "We are all professionals, we don't have to be so formal, we are here to participate in the kendo conference, you just said that there is a 'qualifier' today?

Hinata Miki was stunned for a moment, quite surprised, and at the same time she found that Li Xiaoqian in front of her had really changed a lot, and she was no longer the girl who could only hide behind her brother back then.

Li Xiaoqian's attitude is polite and dignified, neither humble nor arrogant, the key is that she said that she was going to watch the qualifiers, and the people of Huaxia Mountain Gate behind her had no objections at all, completely with Li Xiaoqian's intention to look at the posture of the horse!

"Wait a minute, I'll report to the acting hall master and the elders first......" Hinata Miki was silent for a moment, she should ask for instructions in the transsonic report, and then she nodded and said, "Tang Xin's acting hall master said, since Li Xiaoqian is the team leader, you are interested, then let's go to watch the qualifiers together, and it is not bad to take the battle as a feast." In addition, His Royal Highness the Ocean and Miss Selie from North America, and Gabru and Miss Catherina from Northern Europe may also come to watch the game, don't you mind. ”

Li Xiaoqian smiled and said: "How come, of course I don't mind, it just so happens that everyone will communicate together." ”

Hearing that there was a fight to see, among the people behind Li Xiaoqian, militants like Dan Qingzi were already a little excited.

Shi Hesha, who was beside Li Xiaoqian, suddenly asked, "Isn't the qualifier already over?

Miki Hinata: "Oh, this is a temporary addition, there is a character who has just returned to the family, and she has challenged Miss Rika of the Sakurai family. ”

"Sakurai Rika?" Shi Yousha nodded, he had actually heard of this name, in fact, as the brains of this team, and at the same time the manager of many practical affairs of Huaxia Academy today, Shi Yousha had done a lot of homework on the kendo conference in advance, and naturally studied Sakurai Rika's information, "It is said that he is the one who has perfected the swordsmanship of the Sakurai family." So her opponent is ——?"

"Sakurai Hondo. Hinata said.