Cursed Mountains and Seas

Chapter 330 Recruitment, the King of Japan, and the Penglai Sea Chart (Seeking votes at the end of the month)

【Golden Coin Sword Qi】: "It can transform every incense coin into a sharp golden coin sword qi."

In situations where rare goods are highly sought after, regardless of the value of a person's goods, as long as one is willing to spend twice the amount of incense offerings or other valuable worldly possessions, the deal can surely be broken!

Back when Wang Cheng was still weak, he spent a full 12 incense and magic coins to suppress Han Wugui, who was at the peak of the fourth rank, in order to use the Dragon Locking Well to restrain him.

This single sword strike has now exhausted nearly 300,000 incense and religious coins that he and the Lucky Boy had collected from the Yingzhou battlefield during this period, as well as a few scraps of electrolytic aluminum left over from forging the [Supreme Crown].

The sword energy "fund" that had been prepared for so long was wiped out on the spot.

Far surpassing the Ten Thousand Swords Return to One, the golden river of sword energy, which could only be described as reaching to the heavens and the earth, instantly submerged Amakusa Shiro.

"what--!!!"

The "angel" in mid-air was pierced through the heart by a thousand swords, and her blood, mixed with the smell of incense, rained down on the sky.

But he truly deserves to be called a living ghost or deity of the highest rank.

He was also covered by layers of Yin-Yang Dao substitute paper dolls, New World Voodoo dolls, and Southeast Asian ghost amulets that exploded one after another, constantly taking excessive damage for him.

The angel flapped its wings and bravely flew towards the border, enduring the sword energy.

With each protective item that crumbled, he drew closer to the boundary of the River of Sword Qi.

The shroud wrapped around his body also lit up again, and as soon as he left the river of sword energy, he would immediately abandon his physical body and be reborn.

He no longer cared about the terrible price he would pay this time.

This living ghost was far too cautious; during the time since he fled, he had clearly devoted all his energy to how to save his life.

But all these efforts were in vain.

Wang Cheng had personally seen fragments of the level-zero relic, the Shroud of Turin, so he naturally guarded against this move from the very beginning.

"Sister Axiao!"

A person immediately appeared behind her; it was none other than A Xiao, the pearl-diving maiden in human form of the Dragon Girl.

Her promotion ritual, "Insightful Eye for Talent," was always tied to Wang Cheng.

Some time ago, Wang Cheng himself was promoted to the fourth rank, and his fiancée Yan Yunxiao was also promoted to the fourth rank. They also built the Heavenly Craft Treasure Ship, and their power increased dramatically. Naturally, this human body also rose with it, completing the promotion loop.

She possesses the "Spiritual Transformation" ability, allowing her to share all the unique skills and techniques of the dragon body at any time.

After the battle in the Tsushima Strait, he immediately used the Vasco da Gama compass, which allows him to freely teleport to three beacons, to reach the Seto Inland Sea battlefield in the north.

He took command of the [Helper] and led the [Surrounding Dragons], soaring into the air with a vast dragon shadow.

Snapped!
Just as Amakusa Shiro was about to escape the River of Sword Qi and make a quick getaway once again, he was slapped back into the deepest part by A-Xiao.

This also cut off his last chance of survival.

"Do not--!"

This third-rank Yin-Yang Master was instantly torn to pieces by ten thousand swords, his physical body and his demonic avatar both exploding into a cloud of blood mist.

Wow.
A golden rain of blood fell from the sky above the battlefield.

Meanwhile, the night quietly passed, and the sun gradually rose.

Three bright suns were lined up in the sky, creating the spectacular sight of "three sun illusions".

Together, they cast the first rays of sunlight upon that tall, imposing figure standing with a sword in hand, his presence as firm as a deep pool and a towering mountain.

All onlookers—whether from their own side, the enemy side, or the neutral side—were speechless.

He defeated living ghosts and gods with the rank of fourth grade, and his record is verifiable!
No one doubts that a new "King of the East Sea" has been born, replacing Prince Jing, Wang Zeng, and the vast East Sea has welcomed its new master.

And he was even more vicious than his father!
Far away on the main island of Heian-kyo, at the Kyoto Imperial Palace.

Inside the palace, which was not particularly grand, there was a bronze mirror that looked very historical, reflecting the battle situation in the Seto Inland Sea.

The current King of Japan, Lord Masamachi, and his younger sister and Queen, Queen Fukō, wore the same expressions as everyone else, muttering to themselves:
"Incredible, this kid has truly made a name for himself."

The samurai family has the Five Swordsmen of the World: Mikazuki Munechika, Sumamaru Tsuneji, Doji Kiriyasu Tsuna, Oden Taikoyo and Onimaru Kunitsuna.

These were all credentials used by the samurai to ensure their own rule after they usurped power from the court.

By wielding one of the five swords of the world, one can gain the recognition of the royal aura of Yingzhou, obtain a portion of the destiny of the martial family, and be qualified to compete for the throne of "the ruler of the world".

The government also possessed the "Golden Seal of the King of Han-Wei-Nu" and the Three Sacred Treasures: the Kusanagi Sword, the Yasakani no Magatama, and the Yata no Kagami, thus controlling religious and divine authority.

The mirror in front of the two was the Yata no Kagami, which could reflect the entire island of Japan.

They saw the battlefield details more clearly than any of the daimyo, and they understood Wang Cheng's strength and potential better.

The Japanese ruler, Masamachi, stood up and paced back and forth, looking somewhat agitated.

"Puguang, do you think I can use that Prince Jinghai to reclaim the power that belongs to me this time?" Puguang knelt gracefully.

"Whether or not it succeeds, our royal family has always tried and never given up, hasn't it?"
Success would grant power over the entire continent of Yingzhou, the secret to immortality, and even the solution to the problem of continuing the royal line.

Even if we fail, it will only mean that a different branch of the family becomes the ruler. Do you think the samurai family can kill us?
This deal is a bargain no matter how you look at it.

The royal family had lost power centuries ago, and the titles of "Kanpaku" and "Sei-i Taishogun," both from China, became a heavy burden on the royal family.

Nearly a thousand years ago, important state affairs had to be informed first to the Fujiwara clan's "Kanpaku" before being reported to the emperor. The Tang dynasty name for "Kanpaku" was Bolu.

Huo Guang, a relative of the emperor who deposed and installed emperors during the Western Han Dynasty, was granted the title of Marquis of Bolu.

From this point onward, Japanese politics fell into a vicious cycle, entering an era of nominal monarchy. The Japanese ruler claimed to have an unbroken imperial line, but in reality, he was a puppet of powerful ministers for a long time.

After the establishment of the shogunate, which dominated the military government.

Because Feng Yi, the General Who Conquers the West during the Han Dynasty, was known as the General of the Great Tree, the Shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate was named after "Great Tree". He was also called General, Gongfang, Great Tree, Great Tree Duke, and Imperial Palace.

The political tradition of the entire island of Yingzhou also became a hierarchical system of governance with ministers ruling the emperor, a Japanese-style nesting doll.

However, the royal family has never given up on reclaiming their power.

From the time of their ancestor, Lord Go-Daigo, they were determined not to be puppets and launched a movement to overthrow the shogunate. With the help of samurai such as Ashikaga Takauji and Nitta Yoshisada, they eventually overthrew the Kamakura shogunate.

Later, Daigo attempted to restore the centralized legal system.

Then he was casually overthrown by Ashikaga Takauji.

"I, I, I, you dog-legged emperor!"

Why is Your Majesty plotting a rebellion?

These anecdotes from China were prepared for the Japanese kings, and they fit perfectly into their stories.

When the Ashikaga clan personally established the Muromachi Shogunate, the royal family had to go into hiding once again.

By the time of the Japanese lord Masamachi, the royal family was in dire financial straits and its actual political influence was very weak.

Four years after his accession to the throne, the ceremony was delayed for three years due to financial difficulties. It was not until last year that the enthronement ceremony was completed with the help of Motonari Mori, who controlled the Iwami Silver Mine.

Fortunately, the Warring States period arrived.

The royal family felt they were in power again.

Even now, the lords of Yamato often grant powerful daimyo honorary titles such as "Sōma-no-kō" (left horse head) and "Kanrei" (manager) in exchange for economic aid.

They believed that if the attempt to regain power continued, it would eventually succeed.

As the Japanese lord Masamachi pondered, he subconsciously glanced at his favorite historical record, "The Biography of General Wei and General Huo," on the bookshelf, his face filled with a leisurely longing.

How many people are on the other side?

Huo Qubing: A mere 100,000.

How many of us are there?
Huo Qubing: A full eight hundred!

Eight hundred it is, let's seal the wolf's lair and dwell in the Xu.

She looked away and sighed deeply.
"I desperately need a Huo Qubing to sweep away all obstacles in the world for me."

He actually favored Amakusa Shiro more before.

Although this person accepted the faith of the Holy Cross Church and abandoned the legal system of Yingzhou, his willingness to oppose those daimyo gave the royal family an opportunity.

As the saying goes: "I would rather give to a friendly nation than to my own slave."

The royal family could have had Western mercenaries help them restore their rule, or they could have hired Westerners as ministers to implement national reforms.

Foreigners are great! Without a foothold in the country, anyone wanting to wield power can only rely on them; taking them over is as simple as a word.

Now that Wang Cheng, a member of the Three Officials lineage, is a foreigner and even stronger than Amakusa Shiro, he has immediately struck a nerve with the Japanese lord, Masamachi.

"But what can I do to move him?"

Pu Guang chuckled:

"You've forgotten that our royal family has the bloodline of Xu Fu, the alchemist from the Qin Dynasty, and we still possess two priceless treasures."

The former's eyes lit up.

In addition to the three divine artifacts, they did indeed possess two other treasures left behind by Xu Fu.

One is the imperial edict from the First Emperor to Xu Fu in search of the elixir of immortality, which can break the curse of the mountains and seas;

Another thing is the nautical chart left by Xu Fu when he explored the world beyond the wall—the Penglai Immortal Island!
(End of this chapter)