Chinese martial arts! Grandmaster

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie looked down at his hands.

No way?
Why does it still smell of blood?

I've already washed myself several times and changed into scented clothes, but the smell of blood still hasn't dissipated.
He took a deep sniff himself, but couldn't smell any blood.

It seems that 'Sword Master of the Startling Clouds' Li Aoshuang has extremely strong sensory abilities. Not only can she smell the blood, but she can even judge how many people she has just killed by the aura on her body.

A powerful expert who breaks through from the Refining Spirit Realm to the 'Sitting in Oblivion' state is terrifying!

No clue could escape her notice.

"The assassins today were all extremely strong, especially the old guys, whose skills were at their peak!"

"Song Zhong of the Sichuan Brotherhood, the former number one assassin of the Great Qian Dynasty, has been in seclusion for thirty years. I never expected that he would cooperate with the Japanese to try to assassinate me this time."

"Although I wasn't in any real danger, I was quite startled by the sheer number of assassins!"

"Fortunately, my martial arts skills have improved recently, otherwise tonight would have been very dangerous!"

Chen Jie smiled and said.

Next, he recounted the details of the assassination attempt he had suffered that night to Li Aoshuang.

Being able to discuss martial arts with a 'quasi-Martial Saint' level expert is a rare opportunity, and Chen Jie naturally did not want to miss it.

Especially tonight, facing Song Zhong, the number one assassin, with his swordplay was truly breathtaking.

Li Aoshuang sat cross-legged on the futon, listening quietly to Chen Jie's story.

When she heard about Chen Jie's epic battle with several powerful "God-level" experts, her eyes suddenly lit up.

call--!
Then, she exhaled and exclaimed in surprise:

"It seems that the Japanese are ready to wage a full-scale war against the Great Qian Dynasty, and have even sent some of the top 'indestructible' martial arts experts in Japan to assassinate you."

“These old guys are masters of the same generation as my master, and their skills are unfathomable.”

"Even if I were to be assassinated by them, I might not be able to withstand it."

"Song Zhong was known as the number one assassin of the Great Qian Dynasty, and this was no exaggeration. Back then, Gu Pingdao, the number one expert in the Northwest, was killed by him with a single sword strike."

"At his peak, he was almost at the level of a 'quasi-Martial Saint,' and was known as the 'one-sword-to-the-end,' with almost no one able to stop his assassination attempts."

"Before his Mitsubishi rapier even penetrated the enemy's body, it could stir up the power of heaven and earth, terrifying people to the core, and bursting out with a piercing sound that was breathtaking."

"Fortunately, when you made the first move, you killed Song Zhong. Otherwise, if you had been held back by the other Japanese, it would have been very dangerous."

After hearing about the thrilling battle between Chen Jie and five experts at the "Unbreakable God" level, even Li Aoshuang, a master at the "quasi-Martial Saint" level, couldn't help but be amazed.

Chen Jie's control over the timing of his moves and the overall situation was superb.

“Prince Qian, your ‘Extreme Sword Dao’ is too strong. I have a feeling that your sword dao is no weaker than my ‘Surging Cloud Sword Technique’, and may even be stronger!”

"Faced with such a sure-fire killing move, if it were someone else, they might have been killed in the first move."

At this moment, Li Aoshuang actually felt genuine admiration for Chen Jie's combat prowess.

Although her martial arts skills were far superior to Chen Jie's, she admitted that she was inferior in terms of combat experience.

Facing Song Zhong's sword strike, Chen Jie countered with his Dragon Claw Hand technique, then suddenly grabbed the Mitsubishi rapier, immobilizing his opponent's next sword move.

In that split second, Chen Jie unleashed the full power of his 'Dragon Claw Technique,' condensing his innate qi into a single point, instantly shattering the Mitsubishi rapier.

Then,

He swung his sword backhand, cleaving Song Zhong in two with overwhelming force.

The combination of the Dragon Claw Hand and the Limitless Sword Technique was ingenious and executed flawlessly.

Li Aoshuang asked herself if she could do what Chen Jie did in such a critical moment.

This is a demonstration of combat strength, and has nothing to do with martial arts level.

Why are some people able to defeat their opponents across borders? Combat strength is the key.

If Chen Jie hadn't taken advantage of the moment when the five men were trying to assassinate Song Zhong, he would have killed him immediately.

With the swordsmanship of this top assassin of the Great Qian Dynasty, the upcoming battle will be extremely difficult.

of course,

One very important reason is that Song Zhong has always been used to working alone and has never had the habit of cooperating with others.

Therefore,
When he launched the first attack, he didn't coordinate with the four old Japanese guys at all.

If he cooperates well with the Japanese, no one can say for sure what the final outcome will be.

Actually, it started after Chen Jie took the lead in killing Song Zhong.

The assassination attempt planned by the Japanese tonight has no hope of success.

The assassination plan to "destroy Qian" could have been declared a failure at that time.

"Although my martial arts level is only 'Tongmai Gangjin' and I have not yet broken through to the peak of martial arts, my life potential has already reached its peak."

"When facing a life-or-death battle, I will definitely be able to unleash my best performance."

"Perhaps this is the change in the artistic conception of condensing three 'Martial Arts Dharma Images'."

Chen Jie thought for a moment and said, "The five old guys I killed today were on the verge of exhausting their life potential. Even if I hadn't killed them, they probably wouldn't have lived much longer."

"After they concealed their whereabouts, my spiritual sense was unable to detect them."

“They are all grandmasters, with a large number of disciples and followers behind them. They can’t take revenge on me, but they can take revenge on Ximentang.”

"In the coming period, whether it is Ximentang, the two inner palaces, or even officials at all levels of the Daqian government, they will all face assassination attempts by Japanese and some Jianghu people."

"If this isn't resolved, it will become a big problem later."

Whether it's Song Zhong of the Brotherhood or the four invincible experts from the East, their status and position are all extraordinary.

If such a person were killed, there would definitely be many people seeking revenge for them.

Many people have received his favors, and even an assassin like Song Zhong must have had disciples.

These people, if they wanted revenge, wouldn't dare to target Chen Jie, but they would dare to target the people under Ximen Tang's command.

Picking the softest persimmon is a human trait.

"There's nothing we can do about it. Anyway, this assassination attempt was launched by the Japanese. Now that you've killed five experts at the 'Unbreakable God' level, they can't cause any trouble."

"Let the imperial court and Ximen Hall's intelligence agencies strengthen their vigilance."

"If they want revenge, I think you, Prince Qian, wouldn't mind letting the Japanese shed more blood, would you?"

Li Aoshuang said in a calm tone.

"Of course I'm not afraid of the Japanese, but after this bloodbath, the Japanese martial arts will definitely launch a crazy revenge against Ximentang."

"Of course, this is not necessarily a bad thing, as it gives Ximentang and various departments of the court an opportunity to hone their skills."

"Without experiencing the baptism of blood, one cannot truly stand alone."

Chen Jie took a deep breath, looked up at the sword beside Li Aoshuang, and said, "Sword Master Jingyun, what do you think I should do with the corpses of the four super strongmen of the East?"

call--!
Li Aoshuang slowly exhaled and remained silent for a moment.

A moment later, looking at the incense that had burned to its last flame, she said:

"Have the Japanese Ambassador to Inui, Shibata Shiro, take these four bodies back and announce it to the world, so that all Japanese people know about this."

"Everyone knows you are the Qian King, but they don't know anything about your martial arts and strength." "This is a good opportunity to intimidate the world and prevent Tibet, the Western Regions and other places from making any rash moves."

"The Japanese have always coveted our Great Qian Dynasty. Miyamoto Musashi even challenged me to a duel on the shores of the East China Sea. The Great Qian Dynasty and the Japanese Empire are destined to have a full-scale war."

"Now that we've started, there's no turning back, so we can't hold back."

"Even if I die by Miyamoto Musashi's sword a month from now, as long as you are here, our Great Qian Dynasty will not have lost!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie nodded slightly and said in a deep voice:
"Fine! You're right. The Eastern Empire wants to start a full-scale war, just as it wishes."

"It's time to settle our score with the Japanese. Let this all-out war begin with tonight's assassination!"

finished,

Chen Jie stood up, lit another incense stick to calm the soul, and turned to leave the room.

After a while,
The room fell into darkness and silence once again.

-

Five days later.

The people from Ximen Hall notified Shibata Shiro, the ambassador to the capital, to come to Jinling and take away the bodies of the four super strong martial arts masters of Japan.

This assassination plan to "destroy Qian" was carried out covertly.

At first, only Toyotomi Hidekawa, Emperor Meiji, and Miyamoto Musashi, among others, knew about it.

After Toyotomi Hidekawa arrived in the Daqian Dynasty, the first person he notified was Kato Kuki.

Next,
Kato Kuki then contacted several other top Japanese experts to carry out this 'annihilation of Inui' decapitation plan.

Because of the formidable intelligence network of the Nishindo undercover unit, Toyotomi Hidekawa had to exercise extreme caution.

If Ximentang had known beforehand, there wouldn't have been a chance for assassination.

Therefore,
Apart from the person involved, the assassination plan was kept top secret.

Although Shibata Shiro, the ambassador to the Daqian Dynasty, was very familiar with the Japanese military and the major martial arts families.

but,

He had not heard any news about the "Destroy Qian" plan, which shows just how meticulous the "Destroy Qian" decapitation plan was.

In the square of Xuanwu District, Jinling, a row of corpses were neatly arranged.

There were a total of seventy-six corpses, all covered with white cloth.

It was all the people involved in the Japanese "Destroy Inui" plan, including the Twelve Shadow Ninjas, the four Grandmasters of Japanese Martial Arts, Toyotomi Hidekawa, Fujiwara Yasuyasu, Kameda Soichi, and Tokugawa Ie Hide.

Some of the bodies were cut in half by Chen Jie's sword, their heads separated from their bodies, and some even had their heads explode.

but,

After the imperial court's coroners repaired the body, they were finally given a relatively intact corpse.

Song was not a Japanese, so he is not displayed here.

The corpses of masters such as Toyotomi Hidekawa, Kameda Soichi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu were sewn together and pieced together from various places.

After the Japanese ambassador Shibata Shiro and Kato Kazuki arrived at the square.

These two high-ranking officials of the Eastern Empire looked at the corpse laid out, and Chen Jie, who stood beside the corpse wearing the Qianwang uniform and appeared calm and collected.

at this time,

Chen Jie stood with his hands behind his back. He was tall, imposing, and upright. Standing not far away, he looked like a deity, someone one could only look up to.

He completely suppressed his aura, and didn't even exude any murderous intent.

but,

That kind of imposing presence gives people an urge to kneel down and worship.

Standing next to Chen Jie were many of Xi Mentang's generals, including Xiong Chao, Liu Ergou, Xu Xiaodao, as well as Aunt Thirteen, Ma Tongming, and others.

"Kameda Soichi! How could it be him? I remember the destruction of the Hime family was caused by a disciple of Kameda Soichi's dojo."

"I never expected that Kameda Soichi would come all the way from Japan to Daqian and assassinate my junior brother."

"He was killed by his junior brother in one move. In the martial arts world of the Great Qian Dynasty, the Qian King is now recognized as the number one expert, and his prestige has surpassed that of the Master of the Shocking Cloud Sword!"

“Junior brother, you placed the Japanese corpses in the square and let the Japanese come and take them away. This is an open declaration of war against Miyamoto Musashi, the number one swordsman in Japanese martial arts.”

"Miyamoto Musashi and the Sword Master of Jingyun have agreed to a duel on the shores of the East China Sea. Now, my junior brother is openly slapping the face of Japanese martial arts. Could it be that he wants to fight on behalf of the Sword Master of Jingyun?"

Thirteenth Aunt Ji Yunsha looked at the corpses laid out in the square and thought to herself.

Although she had never met any of the Grandmaster-level experts from the East who were "indestructible upon seeing gods," as the head of the Ximen Hall's undercover division, she naturally had some understanding of these people.

These people are all invincible experts at the peak of martial arts, and any one of them is qualified to establish a sect.

“Junior brother is standing in front, and the aura emanating from him already contains the imposing presence of the number one expert in the Great Qian Dynasty.”

"More than two years! How did you manage to do all this, junior brother?"

“From the first day we started practicing martial arts together, it has only been a little over two years, and my junior brother has actually broken through to such a level.”

Even Aunt Thirteen, who had watched Chen Jie grow up, was still unable to calm down at this moment.

Everyone around looked at Chen Jie, their hearts filled with genuine admiration, respect, and respect!
Chen Jie stood there calmly, and everyone, including all the generals of Ximen Hall, as well as Kato Kuki, Shibata Shiro, and the group of Japanese samurai who had just arrived at Xuanwu Square, seemed to be several feet shorter in front of him.

It wasn't that they were shorter in stature, but rather that their demeanor—the obsequious manner of the Japanese—gave people a hard-to-describe feeling of being 'cowards'.

"Kato Kasuki, Shibata Shiro, five nights ago, I was assassinated by the combined forces of the four strongest martial arts masters of Japan."

"Although I killed them, I have great admiration for your Japanese swordsmanship. The enmity between the Great Qian Dynasty and the Japanese Empire has a long history."

“You have your own mission, and I have my own stance and responsibilities.”

"I have sent you to Nanjing today to transport these corpses back to Japan, so that you can deliver a message to Miyamoto Musashi!"

"On the shores of the East China Sea, I will fight him fair and square!"

Issue a challenge!
No one expected that after seeing Shibata Shiro, the Japanese ambassador to the Daqian Dynasty, Chen Jie would directly issue a challenge to Miyamoto Musashi.

Upon receiving news of the mission's failure, Kato Kazuki, who was standing nearby, was stunned into silence, utterly terrified.

He knew the inside story of this "destroy Qian" decapitation operation better than anyone else, and he also knew about the super-strong lineup for this assassination.

but,

When he learned that the assassination attempt had failed and that the four invincible masters of the East had been completely wiped out.

Kato Kazuki, one of Emperor Meiji's most capable lieutenants, nearly suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, his vision went black, and he collapsed to the ground.

He wouldn't be so shocked if it were just a mission failure.

The entire army has been wiped out; not a single soldier survived!

then,

When he learned that the 'Destroy Qian' decapitation plan had failed.

Ignoring the danger, he followed Shibata Shiro from the capital of the Great Qian Dynasty to Jinling.

Om-!
After seeing with his own eyes the row of corpses on the ground, as well as the corpses of Toyotomi Hidekawa and others.

Kato Kuki felt his mind go blank, and tears streamed down his face uncontrollably! (End of Chapter)