Maoshan World: The young marshal starts!

Chapter 319 Battle
Liu Shengxu naturally knew that if he challenged Guan Shaoqing, the outcome would be uncertain, and he would live or die.

Judging from the information available, Guan Shaoqing's strength must be unfathomable, far beyond what ordinary people can imagine or speculate about.

But he also had his own reasons for having to take action.

The first reason is the greater good of the nation. As a sword saint worshipped by countless people in the Sakura Kingdom, how could he sit idly by when foreign enemies attacked?

Another reason is that he also craves powerful enemies to stimulate his potential through life-or-death battles, so that he can break through to the legendary Martial Saint realm. His current cultivation has reached the peak of the Martial Dao Grandmaster realm, but he has been unable to reach the Martial Saint realm for a long time.

Yagyu Xu longed to reach a higher level of cultivation, but unfortunately he had been unable to find a way in, and he was also getting old and his body was beginning to decline.

Therefore, Guan Shaoqing's appearance gave Liu Shengxu the idea of ​​taking a gamble, seizing the opportunity to maintain his best combat strength and fight Guan Shaoqing to the death, hoping to unleash his potential and break through to the Martial Saint realm through a life-or-death battle.

"My mind is made up, there is no need to say more."

Ultimately, Yagyu Osamu raised his hand to stop everyone from making a decision.

"My lord, an angel has come."

At that moment, a retainer of the Yagyu family came in and reported.

Immediately, an angel dressed in hunting robes and wearing a black gauze hat respectfully presented a sword to Yagyu Osaka with both hands.

"His Majesty the Emperor, having heard that the Sword Saint has decided to challenge that young general of Guangdong to a duel, has specifically ordered me to deliver the Kusanagi Sword to the Sword Saint, to help him defeat the enemy, defend the dignity of our Great Sakura Empire, and uphold the prestige of our Great Sakura Empire."

The expressions of everyone in the Yagyu family present changed immediately upon hearing this.

They knew that in the upcoming battle, their sword saint would absolutely have no choice but to intervene.

While the Emperor's actions were ostensibly a gift of a divine sword to aid Yagyu Osamu, they were also a form of coercion, forcing Yagyu Osamu to take action.

If Yagyu Osamu doesn't act now, he would be going against the Emperor's will.

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I, Yagyu Osamu, will live up to Your Majesty's expectations, defeat the enemy, and safeguard the dignity of our Great Sakura Empire."

Upon hearing this, Yagyu Osamu remained expressionless and slowly accepted the Ama-no-Kurakumo sword.

The divine sword has been acquired.

Yagyu immediately sensed the terrifying power contained within the Kusanagi Sword, a power that gave him a feeling of unfathomable depth.
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Three days later, in Kyoto, the land of cherry blossoms.

The full moon heralds the decisive battle.

Tonight, this is the place where Liu Shengxu will challenge Guan Shaoqing to a decisive battle.

Therefore, it is also crowded with people at this moment.

Not only the goddess of the cherry blossom country, but also many people from other countries in the cherry blossom country came after hearing the news, and there were even many reporters with cameras.

"Have you seen anyone?"

"not yet."

"Then it should be soon."

"The Sword Saint will surely win this battle."

"No one can challenge the majesty of my great Sakura Empire."

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The crowd was buzzing with discussion, and many Japanese people, especially those from Japan, were shouting excitedly.

And that's when.

hum-

Accompanied by a terrifying, overwhelming pressure, as if from a celestial being, a figure wielding a divine sword slowly descended from the distant night sky, stepping through the void.

Upon seeing this figure, countless people from Japan were excited and excited, because the figure was none other than Yagyu Osamu.

At this moment, Yagyu Osamu held a divine sword, stood in the void, his clothes fluttering, and flew through the air, looking like a celestial being from afar.

Such divine skill and demeanor stirred the hearts of all the Japanese present.

"Sword Saint!"

"It's the Sword Saint!"

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Even the people from countless other countries present couldn't help but stare in shock.

"I bought it!"

"This person is flying!"

"Is this even human? Are you sure it's not a god?"

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Wasting time in the air.

Flying through the air. For 99 percent of the world's population, this would be an absolutely breathtaking sight.

"I have long heard that the young marshal is the number one expert in China today. Today, I have come here to learn from him. Today's battle will determine the outcome of the battle and also the outcome of life and death."

high in the air.

At this moment, Yagyu Osamu slowly spoke. His voice was not loud, but it was like heavenly music that resounded throughout the ears of everyone in the room.

As Yagyu Osamu finished speaking.

"Peak of Martial Arts Grandmaster, huh? He does have some skill."

Another vast and ethereal voice rang out from high in the sky.

Guan Shaoqing followed, his gaze calmly fixed on Liu Shengxu.

Yagyu Osamu's cultivation level is indeed formidable, having reached the peak of the Grandmaster realm in martial arts. In this era of declining Dharma, he would definitely be considered one of the most outstanding beings in the cultivation world. No wonder he is recognized as the Sword Saint of the Sakura Kingdom.

"However, you're still a bit short if you want to challenge me."

Madness!

Upon hearing Guan Shaoqing's words, the Japanese people below were all furious, feeling that Guan Shaoqing was truly arrogant beyond measure.

But the next one.

The Japanese present were all stunned, their eyes widening in shock, speechless.

High in the sky.

Guan Shaoqing raised his hand and struck out with a palm towards Liu Shengxu without any further words.

A vast surge of martial arts blood erupted directly from Guan Shaoqing's body, instantly transforming into a massive, blood-red handprint that seemed poised to ignite the entire sky. The terrifying heatwave distorted the sky itself, making it appear as if the void itself was warping under the force of this single palm strike.

"Rumble--"

The sky seemed to collapse in an instant.

The object was directly twisted by Guan Shaoqing's palm strike.

Liu Shengxu, the target of Guan Shaoqing's attack, had a drastic change in expression. He had considered that Guan Shaoqing was very strong, and even thought that Guan Shaoqing might be stronger than himself, but he never thought that Guan Shaoqing's strength was actually this great.

This terrifying power has far exceeded the scope of the Golden Core level.

Liu Shengxu even couldn't help but wonder if Guan Shaoqing had already broken through to the Martial Saint realm.

No time to think too much.

Liu Shengxu quickly drew his Ame-no-Murakumo sword, unleashing all his strength and concentrating it on the sword. He also unleashed the power within the sword to meet Guan Shaoqing's attack with a single strike.

Stab it!

A dazzling crimson sword light erupted from the Kusanagi Sword, seemingly piercing through the night sky in an instant, colliding with the crimson handprint unleashed by Guan Shaoqing.

"boom--!"

Immediately following was a deafening roar, as the sword light and the crimson handprint exploded simultaneously in the sky, the brilliant sword light and crimson blood energy instantly sweeping across the hundreds of meters in the air.

Liu Shengxu directly blocked Guan Shaoqing's palm strike.

Although he managed to block Guan Shaoqing's attack, Liu Shengxu was not in good shape. His entire body was thrown back, and his blood and qi were churning inside him. He even coughed up a mouthful of blood.

In contrast, Guan Shaoqing...

Although the palm strike was blocked by Yagyu, he did not retreat an inch, nor did he feel any impact from the recoil.

Moreover, the fact that Yagyu was able to block Guan Shaoqing's palm strike was largely due to the Kusanagi sword in his hand.

As one of the three most famous sacred treasures of Japan, the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi (Sword of the Azure Clouds) truly possesses extraordinary power.

Unfortunately, Yagyu Osamu's strength was far inferior to Guan Shaoqing's, so even with the divine weapon in hand, it was completely useless.
boom!
Guan Shaoqing raised his hand and threw another punch, unleashing the vast martial arts blood within him once more.

Seeing this, Yagyu Osamu quickly forced himself to maintain his strength and once again swung his sword to defend.

Unfortunately, this time Yagyu Osamu was unable to stop him.

"puff--"

Bright red blood spurted from Yagyu Osamu's mouth.

His entire body was sent flying like a kite that had broken free of its string.

"Sword Saint!"

On the ground below.

Seeing this, all the people of Japan couldn't help but exclaim in disbelief and shock.

(End of this chapter)