Chapter 323 The First Round (1/2)

Xiao Bing did not know that he was being targeted. But even if he knew, he did not give a fig about it.

The matches in the afternoon soon began. The moment Xiao Bing sat down, his spirit was lifted by the first match. More specifically, it was lifted by someone in the first group.

The first group contained only two men: one seemed tall, gallant and over 40, while the other was short and thin and not even over 1.5 meters high, which was a sharp contrast to the man beside him. He had a droopy mustache under his nose. His shifty eyes easily made others dislike him. But from the momentum this man was giving off, Xiao Bing could feel that the other men could not beat the thin man. He even believed that this short man might have even reached the Transforming Strength Stage.

A man of Transforming Strength could be taken as a master of martial arts. Yet this man was very sordid and even wanted to be the princess’s bodyguard.

Then the two began introducing themselves after they went onto the stage. The tall man said, “I’m Taro, a swordsman from Shizuoka.”

The short man grinned, “My name is Nakamura Jiro. I’m a tramp who is good with sabers.

Taro’s face changed instantly after he heard his foe’s name. The crowd exchanged whispers as well. Xiao Bing did not know who this Nakamura Jiro was. But he heard two men beside him discussing in low voices, “So he is Nakamura Jiro. I heard that he keeps challenging others and he would brutally chop off his opponents’ hands and legs each time. I have never expected that he was so short.”

“Keep your voice down. Don’t let him hear you. He’s quite an intolerant man.”

Taro seemed very stern. He stared at his foe and said, “So you are Nakamura Jiro.”

Nakamura Jiro smiled, “I’m good with sabers and so are you. But you are not as good as I am. Do you know why?”

“Why?”

“Because you have only one blade, while I have three.”

It was not until now that Xiao Bing noticed the three blades on Jiro’s back. They were lined and not very long, which was perfect for his height. Xiao Bing had never met someone who used three sabers in combats, so he decided to pay greater attention to it.

Chang Guchuan, who was on the judge’s stand, exclaimed, “He mastered the legendary triple-sabered swordplay!”

Jonin Sasaki, who was sitting near him, asked, “What is that? You are Feng XIII’s excellent student. You must be very experienced. So can you tell us about it?”

Staring at Jiro, Chang Guchuan said, “It’s a martial art skill that has been lost for many years. Yet he seems to have mastered it. Maybe he was taught by a certain expert or he just learned it by himself. Allegedly, anyone who has mastered it, can wield three sabers skillfully. He’s probably invincible among his peers.”

What Chuang Guchuan said meant that Jiro was invincible among masters of Transforming-strength, which was the stage Jiro was at now. However, Chang Guchuan had just become an innate master. No matter how skillful Jiro was, he would not be able to defeat Chang Guchuan. After all, his strength and speed were both absolutely inferior to Chang Guchuan’s.

However, someone invincible among the masters of Transforming Strength was the at top of masters. He would be reverently greeted wherever he went. Even the two judges sitting beside Chang Guchuan were perhaps not as powerful as Jiro.

The steward of Princess house cast Jiro an extra look and him, unable to tell this man’s attitude. “One will win this match if his opponent is unable to fight or yields. Once the winner is decided, the fight should come to a stop. Now let the fight begin.”

The sturdy man gritted, bellowed and delivered a sweeping saber first. He plunged towards Jiro, as fast as lightning.

Nakamura Jiro smiled viciously and moved in an instant. Their body switched positions. Then two wounds appeared on Taro’s chest, both cuts deep to the bones. Jiro withdrew his swords. He merely used two of his swords to defeat Taro. Taro spat out of a mouthful of blood and slumped to the ground, his eyes opened wide and his body twitched.

The Karate master on the Judges’ Stand sighed, “Take him away. He’s already beyond help.