One person: Brother Wang Ye, I leveled up by rebelling!

Chapter 126 60 Seconds of Real Manliness
The afterglow shines through the treetops and illuminates a hunched old man.

Irie Dango was wearing a black kendo uniform with a tight and neat collar. His right arm was broken at the shoulder, and the empty sleeves fluttered in the wind. He had a wide white belt tied around his waist and a dark blue cape draped over the kendo uniform.

His only remaining left hand tightly grasped a samurai sword with a brown scabbard.

He opened his tightly closed eyes, and his cloudy pupils suddenly became refined, as if they were stained with a new layer of paint.

Ding Shimaan opened his eyes wide instantly and accepted the other party's scrutiny.

"As expected, the island nation has borrowed the most from China in terms of various techniques. They have even learned the Taoist inner cultivation techniques."

If you want to observe, you must first be calm. Thoughts are both powerful and weak. When you want to suppress it, it is extremely powerful. But as long as you can see it and do nothing but look at it and face it, it will slowly fade away on its own. This is called "observation", or it can be said that it is a necessary step before observation, "concentration".

Different perspectives will lead to different ways of seeing.

Some regard their bodies as their country, and let their spirits watch over the whole country like a sage king without doing anything, thus achieving peace and tranquility; some try to see the truth contained in everything around them, and ultimately seek the ultimate truth in the world through such accumulation.

"As for the old gentleman's method of observation, it is pure, just for the sake of killing. He waits for an opportunity like a wild animal, finds a flaw, bites the opponent's throat, and kills with one blow."

"Oh, this is in line with the connotation of your Bushido."

Your absolute fearlessness that does not exceed your own expectations and your excessive pursuit of reputation often cause you to act blindly without considering your actual situation when facing difficulties, even at the cost of your life.

"Okay, then let's compete in eyesight. Your way of seeing is just an evil one, not as good as mine... You are just capturing movements to find flaws, but you can't see through the atmosphere, and you can't see things that are beyond the eyesight of ordinary people."

Ding Shimaan's eyes became deep and clear, and he performed the "Inner Cultivation Method: Observation".

When the two were confronting each other with their powers of observation, Irie Danko said, "60 seconds. I'll only give you this much time."

Wow? The old man is quite a character.

Previously, Ding Shiman had challenged the elders of various sects to spar with him, but they either didn't take it seriously or ignored him. Although there had been time limits before, they were always limited to one stick of incense, and it was over when the incense burned out. This was the first time that it was limited to 60 seconds.

Ding Shimaan asked about the techniques of this dojo, and found out that it was a sword school of Itto-ryu, which means techniques like Iai-slash and sword-drawing slash that emphasize killing with one blow. The first blow is of great strength, the second is weaker, and the third is exhausted.

I guess the old man also knows that there is no point in competing if he can't gain the upper hand after the first three moves, so he sets a time limit of 60 seconds, which is just enough for him to show off his most powerful first few moves.

Ding Shimaan's speculation was basically correct, but Irie Dango was not actually only proficient in Ittoryu. It was just that the poison in his body prevented him from circulating Qi for more than one minute, otherwise he would explode and die. Because of this restriction, he switched to practicing Ittoryu.

In the quiet back mountain, only the occasional chirping of insects could be heard. Rujiang Duangu's center of gravity sank and he squatted slightly. His only remaining left arm tightly grasped the hilt of the sword. In an instant, an invisible aura emanated from him, and the air around him seemed to stagnate.

Ding Shimaan could see clearly that the old man's aura at this moment was like a lion or leopard crawling, with a murderous aura like a bow on a string.

Rujiang Guduan bent down and grasped the sword. He exerted force suddenly. His body was as fast as lightning and his left arm was as fast as lightning. The sword blade cut through the air, making a sharp whistling sound.

At the same time, Rujiang Guduan's footsteps were as fast as a shadow. He took a step, and each step spanned several meters, and he arrived in front of Ding Shimaan in an instant!
He swung his sword with great force. Although his arm was broken, his movements did not show any hesitation or trembling. The sword blade slashed towards Ding Shimaan with a hissing sound of cracking air.

"Sure enough, it's as fast as a cat pouncing!"

Ding Shimaan noticed the clue when the other party moved. He leaned back quickly, and his body was covered with a gray-white protective spell "Escape Light". He threw a palm strike with his left hand. The collision of the air currents actually caused the Iai Slash to deviate by half an angle, and only cut off a corner of the Escape Light. At the same time, Ding Shimaan's right hand also struck forward. He had the advantage of two hands, and his reaction was much faster than the old man.

Another palm strike came at him, and Rujiang Guduan's steps staggered again, and he quickly moved several meters away and dodged the remaining air waves from the palm strike by turning sideways.

"Nice to meet you, Okinawa's ancient martial art, the method of shrinking the earth."

Irie Kodan put away his sword, as if preparing for the next sudden attack. This move uses specific body movements and techniques to allow the user to instantly shorten the distance between the user and the opponent, achieving an unexpected effect.

The method of shrinking the earth?
Ding Shimaan waved his hand and asked, "Isn't this something that was passed down from China?"

However, we usually use magic to activate the shrinking technique.

"Well, I did come across this method when I was learning Earth-Walking Immortals, so we can compare it."

A sword technique that can kill with one strike is useless if you can't hit the target. Moreover, with the strength of my escape light, it is not impossible to withstand it and kill with one strike...

I guess it’s only the slap from the Heavenly Master?
It was really strange. The old man clearly didn't know how to shrink the earth, but he felt that the palm was like the palm of Buddha, as if it pressed down the entire sky, and he couldn't avoid it at all.

Well, maybe this is a natural disaster, there is no escape.

However, humans can deal with cats like this with sufficient experience and tools.

Ding Shima An also crouched down, and when the next Iai Slash was approaching, he actually used the shrinking technique to instantly move a distance, causing Irie Kodan's sword to miss. At the same time, he raised his palm to attack. Irie Kodan used the shrinking technique to escape, but Ding Shima followed with another shrinking technique.

"Is this the orthodox Chinese technique of shrinking the earth?"

Rujiang Guduan knew that he couldn't dodge this time, so he had to fight head-on, so he held the long sword horizontally and filled it with Qi.

"Fast Sword·Dragon Tiger!"

Gu Duan swung his sword quickly, as if millions of blades were waving at the same time. Every strike was real and fake, and it seemed like he was cutting through the Gordian knot.

Dragon Tiger?

Ding Shimaan has been traveling abroad for many years and has taken on various foreign affairs, so he knows a little Japanese.

When hearing the words "dragon and tiger", one can't help but think of Longhu Mountain. When thinking of Longhu Mountain, one can't help but think of Heavenly Master Zhang Zhiwei.

Moreover, this old swordsman is a so-called "one-sword style" swordsman.

Ding Shimaan thought about the time when he challenged Zhang Zhiwei but was knocked down by a palm strike and even broke his leg.

His hands suddenly became fierce.

"Meow, I hate the word dragon and tiger!"

Ding Shimaan has been traveling abroad for many years and has taken on various foreign affairs, so he knows a little Japanese.

When hearing the words "dragon and tiger", one can't help but think of Longhu Mountain. When thinking of Longhu Mountain, one can't help but think of Heavenly Master Zhang Zhiwei.

Moreover, this old swordsman is a so-called "one-sword style" swordsman.

Ding Shimaan thought about the time when he challenged Zhang Zhiwei but was knocked down by a palm strike and even broke his leg.

His hands suddenly became fierce.

"Meow, I hate the word dragon and tiger!"

(End of this chapter)