Chapter 135: Li Yuan vs. All of Wano

"Captain, we're all here!!!"

Li Yuan stood on the edge of Kurazukuri, with Ashura Doji leading nearly a thousand followers to join him.

Since taking over Kurazukuri, their numbers had grown from seven hundred to nearly a thousand. Even with the daimyos coming to challenge Li Yuan, they stood firmly by him.

They were all from Kurazukuri and knew the good Li Yuan had done for their region.

Though Li Yuan's time in Kurazukuri was brief, he had won the hearts of its people.

He had improved their lives with food loans, seeds, and land distribution, and offered the opportunity to learn swordsmanship for free—unheard of in Wano!

The once impoverished people of Kurazukuri had received a windfall from Li Yuan, leaving them grateful and supportive.

"You all know the cause of this battle!"

"Wano does not allow the establishment of the Unlimited Sword School, nor the spread of swordsmanship to the entire nation. They don't want you, ordinary people, to learn the way of the sword!"

"But I, Li Yuan, as the daimyo of Kurazukuri, will ensure the Unlimited Sword School continues!"

"Not just in Kurazukuri, but in Hakumai, Ringo, Kibi, Udon, and even the Flower Capital. I will establish the school everywhere!"

"I will offer everyone the chance to learn swordsmanship, to change their fate, and rise above!"

"Therefore, we must win this battle, and win it decisively!"

Li Yuan's impassioned and rebellious speech resonated with all present.

"Long live Lord Li Yuan!!"

"Lord Li Yuan must defeat them!"

"Lord Li Yuan, we support you! Defeat the shogun and become the new shogun of Wano. We stand with you!"

"..."

The crowd of nearly a thousand followers and over ten thousand spectators were stirred by Li Yuan's words.

At that moment, over fifteen thousand samurai, led by the four daimyos and Kozuki Oden, arrived.

"Li Yuan, aren't you from Wa—"

Seeing Li Yuan incite rebellion among the people of Kurazukuri, they began to accuse him, attempting to expose his outsider status.

"Boom!!!!"

However, before they could speak, Li Yuan's eyes flashed with blood-red lightning, and his overwhelming Conqueror's Haki erupted.

It was like a meteor crashing down, sending waves of pressure towards the fifteen thousand samurai.

Under Li Yuan's supreme Conqueror's Haki, the samurai felt as if their heads were struck by a massive hammer.

The fifteen thousand samurai collapsed like wheat, all knocked unconscious.

Samurai spirit, unwavering will, an army to challenge the world—all were fragile against Li Yuan's Conqueror's Haki.

"Impossible!!!"

Kozuki Oden and the four daimyos, along with a few standing swordsmen, were in disbelief!

Their assembled force of over fifteen thousand samurai was defeated so easily!

Even Kozuki Oden was shocked, as he had never seen Li Yuan use his Conqueror's Haki to knock out enemies before.

"Is that Lord Li Yuan? Incredible!"

"The sky is splitting, the samurai have fallen!"

Not just Oden and the daimyos, but Ashura Doji and the people of Kurazukuri were equally stunned!

They watched as Li Yuan's aura dispersed the clouds and felled the samurai like wheat—truly miraculous!

"Numbers mean nothing to me!"

"Kozuki Oden, I spared you once, and now you repay kindness with treachery."

"I should have killed you then."

Li Yuan said, "pressing" Kozuki Oden.

"Oden, we have no choice but to kill him!"

Shimotsuki Ushimaru shouted, seeing Oden's guilty expression.

"One-Sword Style: Demon Slash!!"

"One-Sword Style: Frost Dragon Slash!"

"One-Sword Style: Bloodless!"

"Oden Two-Sword Style: Spear: Illusory Demon"

"..."

As Ushimaru spoke, Shimotsuki Yasuie and the others coordinated a fierce attack on Li Yuan.

The four daimyos, four swordsmen, and Great Swordsman Kozuki Oden charged from nine directions to surround Li Yuan.

"Hahaha, come! Today, I'll finish you all!"

In an instant, the Seven Star Sword appeared in Li Yuan's hand, its intense bloodlust emitting an eerie green glow, making Li Yuan look like a devil from hell.

"Bloodlust: Domination: Three Abyssal Swords!!"

His previously dispersed Conqueror's Haki instantly retracted, coiling around the Seven Star Sword.

Conqueror's Haki, Armament Haki, and Bloodlust Sword Intent merged perfectly in an instant.

In a flash, Li Yuan struck once, yet unleashed nine seven-hundred-meter-long eerie green slashes.

The nine slashes, like serpents, flew towards the approaching nine.

"Crack!!!!"

The powerful slashes from the nine fell apart before Li Yuan's Three Abyssal Swords.

"Not good!!!"

Facing Li Yuan's powerful, bizarre Three Abyssal Swords, the nine couldn't escape and had to muster all their strength to block.

"Boom!!!!" × 9

The nine charging figures were blasted away by the nine slashes.

The weakest three swordsmen didn't even have the chance to be blown away, instantly killed and their bodies split in two.

The five daimyos were injured, blood spewing from their mouths, severely wounded by a single move.

The five daimyos were terrified, even though they'd heard Oden describe Li Yuan's strength.

Experiencing the hopeless gap firsthand, they realized how vast it truly was!

Such a gap couldn't be bridged by numbers.

"Are you alright, daimyos?"

Only Kozuki Oden, a Great Swordsman, wasn't severely injured; the dispersed power of the initial strike spared him.

"Be careful!"

Shimotsuki Ushimaru warned as Li Yuan charged forward.

Li Yuan wouldn't give his enemies any chance; as soon as the Three Abyssal Swords ended, he was upon them.

When he struck, it was a victory that crushed all opposition.

"Bloodlust: Domination: Sea of Corpses and Blood"

To Oden and the others, Li Yuan appeared as a hellish envoy, burdened with a sea of corpses and blood, terrifying in his slaughter.

A massive thousand-meter-long blood-green slash enveloped the five, leaving no escape—only the choice to block or die!

"Oden Two-Sword Style: Samurai's Soul"

"One-Sword Style: Demon Slash!!"

"One-Sword Style: Moon Dragon Heavenless!"

"..."

Facing the deadly slash, Oden and the others, despite their pain, united with their swords to resist Li Yuan's overpowering attack.

"Boom!!!!"

Yet even together, they were overwhelmed by Li Yuan's slash once more.

The ground split with abyss-like sword marks, the fissure ending where Oden and the others lay battered.

Just two strikes, like Oden before, and they were on the brink of defeat.

"Is this Lord Li Yuan's swordsmanship? So powerful!"

"Yes, the five daimyos and Kozuki Oden are nothing before Lord Li Yuan's swordsmanship!"

"Lord Li Yuan is mightier than Ryuma, effortlessly unleashing slashes that pierce the heavens—truly incredible!"

"..."

The watching people of Kurazukuri were in awe of Li Yuan's divine-like prowess.

The thought of their children learning Li Yuan's swordsmanship thrilled them!

"Is this the Captain's true power?"

Even Ashura Doji was awed by Li Yuan, his casual strikes capable of annihilating him!

"Cough, cough!!!" × 5

Oden and the five struggled to their feet from the crater.

Yet, they were shaky, severely wounded, their sword hands trembling.

Powerful swordsmanship, weak physique, lacking endurance—these were the strengths and weaknesses of Wano's samurai.

Other sea warriors, even crushed by Li Yuan, wouldn't lose so much combat power so quickly.

Their robust physiques gave them confidence in endurance, but Wano's samurai were too specialized, quickly falling to superior foes.

"Oden, we'll create a chance for you to escape!"

Shimotsuki Ushimaru whispered, watching Li Yuan approach with the Seven Star Sword.

They realized they couldn't defeat Li Yuan and would die here!

But they still believed in Oden, who, young and with potential, might one day defeat Li Yuan and reclaim Wano.

"No, I won't run!"

Oden declared firmly, prepared to die before the battle began.

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