Super Fighting Tokyo.

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Upon hearing Miyamoto Musashi's words, the crowd reacted in various ways.

Upon seeing Kuroki Gensai return to his "cat-like" stance, Musashi suddenly wore a mocking expression, his sparse eyebrows drooping.

"Kuroki Gensai, do you still want to fight in close combat?"

"You're about the same size as me, yet you prefer close-quarters combat?"

Musashi pursed his lips, feeling as if he couldn't hold it in any longer.

"You call me, I call you back, and we even get closer and closer... Hmph! It's just like a woman trying to be affectionate with someone."

"..."

Without saying a word, Kuroki suddenly pushed off the ground with his left foot, propelling himself forward.

Ouch!

He pressed forward once more, making feints with both hands, testing Musashi while maintaining a rock-solid defensive stance.

Swish swish!

Despite Kuroki's series of feints, Musashi remained in a weakened stance.

He would occasionally tilt his head or turn to the side to avoid the very few feints that might scratch him, while his tiger-like eyes kept a close eye on Kuroki's movements.

Gensai Kuroki, when are you finally going to get serious?

really...

Musashi couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

I once told my disciples that we should "respect Buddhas and gods without seeking them," so I didn't feel any psychological burden about "slaying gods and Buddhas."

But when it really came down to cutting down that "Acala statue," I had no solution.

tentatively……

despair!

While pondering, Musashi planted his right foot firmly, drew a semi-circle with his left foot, quickly squatted down to the side, his right hand already resting on the hilt of his sword on the left, and his left hand gripping the scabbard.

In this way, he could both avoid Kuroki's two quick punches and simultaneously prepare to draw his sword.

Click!

With a crisp sound, the tsuba (guard) separated from the scabbard, the speed of which was truly as fast as lightning, and almost no one could see it clearly!

The legendary sword "Guo Hu" is unsheathed!

But the blade had barely been pulled out a finger's width when it suddenly stopped in place, unable to move at all.

"—!?"

Most viewers only realized at this moment that Miyamoto Musashi was about to draw his sword!

"We need to use weapons!"

"Musashi will no longer fight hand-to-hand!"

"He's going to kill someone!!"

"Didn't you pull it out...?"

Everyone stared intently—

Suddenly, Kuroki Gensai turned to the side and, at the moment Musashi drew his sword, thrust his left hand diagonally upwards towards Musashi's right arm.

[Demon Gun] Ready for battle!

puff.

As Musashi drew his sword, his right forearm collided with Kuroki's left slashing hand, piercing his skin and creating four bloody holes on the spot.

...It's a superficial injury.

However, if Musashi hadn't noticed in time and stopped drawing his sword, he might have been injured even more severely!

"Humph!"

Musashi slid back one meter, tearing his right forearm away from Kuroki's piercing hand, drawing out thin lines of blood, and retreated to a safe distance.

"Well……"

Musashi gave up drawing his sword and raised his right arm to examine it. He could see a wound on the outside of his forearm, from which drops of blood were flowing.

Including the cut on the corner of her left eye, this is the second time Musashi has bled.

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Qinglong Passage Entrance.

Guo Haihuang smiled and said, "Wow! What a sharp [Demon Spear]!"

Yamashita Kazuo adjusted his glasses, relying on his exceptional dynamic vision to clearly see the details. "It's just a superficial injury..."

"No, that's already amazing."

Baki Hanma pursed his lips and lowered his head, saying in a deep voice, "To catch Miyamoto Musashi's intention to draw his sword, and then reach out before he does—to be able to do that is truly impressive!"

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Ordinary viewers certainly don't have the same perspective as Baki Hanma.

But when they noticed that Miyamoto Musashi himself was bleeding—twice, in fact—they were truly shocked.

"He's bleeding!!"

"Did Kuroki use a weapon?!"

What is he holding?

"Bare hands? But they're incredibly sharp!!"

"..."

Miyamoto Musashi was not mistaken; Kuroki Gensai certainly wouldn't be carrying a weapon.

All he possessed were limbs that had evolved into something resembling a gun, the result of incredibly rigorous training of specific body parts.

[The Demon Gun]!

"Um……"

Musashi glared at Kuroki, wiping the blood from his right arm, his eyes still fixed on him. "Not bad, you managed to injure me with such simplicity."

The word "simple" here obviously does not mean "very simple to do".

"Hmm! It is indeed an extremely simple 'principle'."

Kuroki remained neither angry nor pleased, admitting, "I've focused all my energy on 'counterattacking,' waiting for you to attack me yourself."

"Hahaha……"

Upon hearing this, Musashi beamed and exclaimed in admiration:

"There are few people in the world who can put simple truths into practice, and how many can stop Musashi from drawing his sword?"

"Moreover, he can actually unleash the power of a short spear while unarmed?"

"Amazing, Kuroki Gensai!"

As Musashi spoke, he stepped forward and approached Kuroki again.

The next moment—

Swish!

Kuroki thrust out with his right hand, successfully blocking Musashi's raised left wrist at his side.

Musashi's expression remained unchanged, but he suddenly leaned to his right front, shifting his center of gravity downwards, as if he were about to lunge forward.

But the moment Musashi bent down, Kuroki's left hand had already pressed against his right shoulder.

No matter how swift Musashi's movements may be, before he can fully unleash them, Kuroki's piercing hand will already be waiting in his path!

Just like the illusion Musashi saw.

Gensai Kuroki is truly like an "Acala statue," where anything that wavers will cease before him!

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Upon seeing this, the audience cheered loudly.

"Musashi's movements have been blocked!"

"Wow, amazing! Kuroki Gensai!"

"Suppress him!"

"..."

However, Motobu Izo, who witnessed all of this, had an exceptionally grim expression.

Has it been suppressed?

—No, that's not it!

A few drops of cold sweat trickled down the forehead of the person in charge.

He could tell that Kuroki Gensai's [Demon Spear] piercing hand was intended to inflict damage on Miyamoto Musashi by counterattacking.

However, apart from the first time he drew his sword, every single movement of Miyamoto Musashi's stopped precisely just before Kuroki's piercing hand.

There wasn't even a scratch, let alone any effective wounds!

In other words, it wasn't Kuroki who was suppressing Musashi, but rather Musashi who stopped at the last second and broke through Kuroki's tactics one after another!

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