Both Hashimoto Otsuka and Su Fan were attacking and defending continuously and rapidly.

Hashimoto Otsuka's swordsmanship was extremely high-level, and with the Cold Spring Sword in hand, Su Fan seemed like a different person, his entire aura changing and becoming even more formidable.

After the two engaged, they were exchanging offensive moves, and it was a fierce exchange where neither gave an inch.

Hashimoto Otsuka's swordsmanship was characterized by its strangeness and unpredictability.

Every time he struck, it was often not straightforward but aimed to set the stage for subsequent attacks.

Su Fan's swordsmanship, on the other hand, could be summarized in four words: defend with righteousness and use the unexpected.

No matter how exquisite Hashimoto Otsuka's attacks were, Su Fan could defend them all.

And whenever he thrust his sword occasionally, he could pose a very fatal threat to Hashimoto Otsuka.

The Martial Arts Grandmaster's protective qi shield can be triggered in two ways.

One way is triggered by the Martial Arts Grandmaster himself, and the other is when the body senses danger, it triggers automatically like a knee-jerk reaction.

However, as long as Su Fan's swordsmanship is fast enough and deadly enough, there's a good chance Hashimoto Otsuka won't be able to defend against it.

Previously, when the two fought barehanded, it was a draw.

This time, Hashimoto Otsuka began to feel some pressure, and as time passed, his pressure increased.

Su Fan's defense was impenetrable and watertight.

He had changed many sword techniques, launched countless attacks, yet he still couldn't do anything to Su Fan.

Of course, Su Fan's swordsmanship was not truly perfect either.

Perhaps because Su Fan had never encountered top-notch experts before, there was a subtle weakness in his swordsmanship that he hadn't noticed.

Hashimoto Otsuka began to consider whether to take advantage of this.

He didn't ponder for long before making up his mind.

"Swish!"

Hashimoto Otsuka launched another strike, taking Su Fan by surprise.

Hashimoto Otsuka had used this type of move before.

It was unclear whether he had run out of tricks or had some plot in mind.

While Su Fan was pondering these matters, Hashimoto Otsuka opted to use the same technique again.

The repetition of the technique alerted Su Fan.

However, Su Fan still didn't understand why the opponent was doing this.

After all, the last time Hashimoto Otsuka used this technique, Su Fan had easily and perfectly neutralized it.

But just as Su Fan was parrying Hashimoto Otsuka's katana with his own sword, he suddenly realized the problem.

There was actually a flaw in his swordsmanship.

It wasn't a serious defect, but because he hadn't crossed swords with top-tier experts before, he hadn't discovered this flaw.

"Swish!"

Just as Su Fan sensed something was wrong, Hashimoto Otsuka, who had just struck, spun and swung his sword upward!

"Slash—"

In the face of Hashimoto Otsuka's masterful strike, Su Fan's shoulder got hit directly.

Although this strike exceeded Su Fan's expectations, it didn't harness its full potential.

Otherwise, Su Fan would have lost an arm.

The reason Hashimoto Otsuka's strike didn't reach its pinnacle was due to his lack of confidence.

Although he noticed a small flaw in Su Fan, he didn't expect this strike to actually succeed, but unexpectedly it did.

This left him feeling deeply regretful, thinking that if that strike had severed Su Fan's arm, today's victory might have been decided.

As these thoughts stirred in his mind, Su Fan abandoned his defense and started a full-blown attack.

When he adopted a defensive stance, his swordsmanship's trait was to defend with righteousness and use the unexpected.

As he began to attack, his swordsmanship turned into a high mountain and flowing water.

High mountain and flowing water, from above and overpowering, continuous and unbroken!

"Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!"

Hashimoto Otsuka was still contemplating whether he had the opportunity to repeat his technique.

Unexpectedly, Su Fan directly shifted the dynamics of attack and defense between them.