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Chapter 97 Defeating Oden, storming the Flower Capital

On the shattered streets of Jiuli, the smell of gunpowder and dust mixed with the stench of blood permeated the twilight.

Oden shouted loudly, knowing he was no match for Shiki, but still charged at him.

"Lion's Might - Earth Strike!"

Seeing that Oden still had the strength to fight back, Shiki frowned slightly and then changed his gesture. Immediately, the ground around Kozuki Oden began to shake, and then two huge walls were created in front of him!

There are also huge lion heads on the wall, which look somewhat like lions made of clay.

Tch. Seeing this, Oden's blade, which he swung at Shiki, could only strike the two walls. As the blade flashed, the walls were instantly shattered. However, the shattered pieces did not stop there. Instead, under Shiki's control, they suddenly shrank and condensed onto Oden's body.

After Oden unleashed his attack, his physical condition worsened, and now, trapped by the soil, he was unable to break free for the time being.

The soil then twisted and contracted, eventually forming a huge spiral stone pillar. Kozuki Oden's body was thus encased inside the pillar, with only his head protruding from the outside!

Damn it, the difference in strength is so huge, are these the pirates outside?

Kozuki Oden longed to go to sea and reach the outside world, but he never considered how dangerous the outside world might be.

He can do whatever he wants in Wano Country, but the outside world—

No one will tolerate him!

And it's bigger and stronger!

The light of dusk fell on the streets scarred by the battle, illuminating Oden's face, which was encased in stone pillars, while his retainers lay scattered along the roadside, covered in blood.

Shiki slowly descended from the sky, watching this scene unfold. He stepped over the shattered rubble and walked towards Kozuki Oden, his wooden clogs making a crisp sound on the gravel.

Those sharp eyes were like a lion eyeing its prey.

"Kid, it's good to be tough, but you have to know when to stop." Shiki's lips curled into a cold smile. "This world is vast; don't think you're invincible just because you have some skills."

He stopped in front of Kozuki Oden, looking down at the latter's somewhat comical appearance, and said, "Now, tell me the whereabouts of the Ancient Weapons."

Oden spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva and said weakly, "I have no idea what you're talking about."

"Don't know?" Shiki raised an eyebrow and gently lifted a finger.

"Ah!!!!!" Not far away, Kin'emon, who was lying on the ground with knife wounds on his body, suddenly let out a scream. The air around him seemed to come to life and gathered into blue threads, wrapping around his wounds as if trying to squeeze all the blood out of them.

"Stop!" Oden shouted, his eyes wide with fury. "Stop right now!"

Shiki did stop, after all, he was still working on his plan to subdue Kozuki Oden, but he merely pointed his sword at Denjiro and said, "Then I'll ask one more time, where are the Ancient Weapons?"

Oden gritted his teeth, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth: "I truly don't know anything about ancient weapons!"

"Oh----"

Shiki chuckled, and Denjiro, who was lying on the ground, let out a scream as blood gushed from his wounds like a fountain!

"I really don't know!"

Oden shouted, "————" Seeing that Oden refused to speak, Shiki lost his patience.

"Looks like you won't act until you see the benefits."

Shiki said in a deep voice, "Although I don't really enjoy doing this kind of thing, are you sure you want to use their lives to protect your secret?"

Seeing that Shiki seemed to have murderous intent towards the people of Kuri, Oden was anxious, but he really didn't know the whereabouts of any ancient weapons.

At that moment, Beltz landed.

"Forget it."

Beltz descended from the sky, landing behind Shiki, and said, "Killing them won't do you any good. What could a foolish prince and a bunch of lackeys possibly know?"

"Um?"

Without turning his head, Shiki said, "This guy is from the Kozuki family."

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"So what if they're from the Kozuki family? If you knew a secret that could bring death upon your entire clan, would you just tell your son so easily?"

Beltz said, "If it were me, I would probably only tell this secret to my son before I die."

Shiki thought this made sense, so he asked Oden, "Where are the people in Wano Country who can speak for you?"

Take me there!

"————" Oden didn't want to speak, but Shiki directly removed the restrictions on him.

Freed from the constraints of the stone pillars, his body went limp and collapsed to the ground.

"Just kill me."

Oden said in a deep voice, "It's not a good thing to talk about killing all the time." Shiki said with a playful tone, "Life is a precious thing, not something you can just throw away."

"Besides, your death can only satisfy your own dignity, it can't satisfy anything else."

That's just what they say, but being able to satisfy one's dignity is also a very important thing.

"You should know my capabilities. Do you think I would just leave if I didn't get what I wanted?"

Shiki's playful expression turned to rage. He stomped on Oden's head, twisting his foot to bury Oden's head into the dirt, and shouted, "No! I'll dig up every inch of Wano Country! I'll turn the entire country upside down, but I'll find what I'm looking for!"

"So if you don't want Wano Country to suffer, you'd better cooperate with me obediently. That way, once I find what I want, I might leave."

"After all, my goal is not to conquer a small country like Wano."

"Damn it! Release Lord Oden!"

Seeing this, Ashura Doji quickly said, "I know where the Flower Capital is! I'll take you there, but you absolutely must not harm Lord Oden again!"

This scene infuriated them. Kozuki Oden, whom they revered as a god, was having his head stomped on by Shiki, and they could do nothing about it!

"Asura, you!"

Those around him immediately exclaimed, "Are you going to betray Wano Country?!"

"Are you just going to stand by and watch Lord Oden be humiliated?!" Ashura Doji said angrily. In fact, he was only loyal to Oden.

He was subdued by Oden and only acknowledges Oden. Before Kozuki Oden came, he was the leader of Kuri. He and his brothers were a group of people who were not recognized by Wano Country!

When Oden arrived here, he first conquered them by force, then gave them dignity, and then reformed them. In this way, Kuri became a village, and they also gained the human rights of Wano Country.

That's why he doesn't care what happens to other parts of Wano Country; he only cares about Oden!

Upon hearing this, Shiki dusted off his kimono and clicked his tongue, saying, "Wouldn't it have been better if you had cooperated earlier?"

As the sun slowly sank below the horizon and its light gradually disappeared into the sky, Shiki lifted Oden and the others up and brought them onto the ship.

He imprisoned all of them, and then had Ashura Doji lead the way, flying through the sky towards the Flower Capital.

"What's your name?"

On the ship, Shiki glanced at Ashura Doji.

Ashura Doji had many wounds, all from swords. When Shiki used "Lion's Thousand Cut Valley" on Oden, many of the sword energies were blocked by this man.

Shiki had already noticed this guy back then.

He is very strong. If you put him on your own ship, not counting Beltz, there are probably few who can match him.

If properly trained, he could definitely become a powerful pirate.

"Ashura Doji," Ashura Doji hummed, "I'll take you to the Flower Capital, will you release Lord Oden in return?"

"Well—" Shiki said calmly, "It depends on his and your performance. I'm someone who values ​​talent. If you join me, I might be willing to let you go."

"But if they keep going against me, well, I won't show any mercy to my opponents."

"————" Ashura Doji did not reply.

He knew that Kozuki Oden was proud by nature and would never submit to others so easily.

So he could only lead the way for Shiki, hoping that the guy could find what he wanted and then leave.

The Flower Capital is the center of Wano Country and the location of the Wano Country Shogun.

As night fell, they saw the City of Flowers in the distance.

At this moment, the city was brightly lit, and its prosperity was indeed unmatched by any other place on the street.

However, this tranquility was destined to be shattered!

From Kuri to the Flower Capital, Shiki was still leading the way, eagerly anticipating the location of the Ancient Weapons!

"Hey! Who's there?!"

"Oh no! Enemy attack!"

As soon as Shiki's ship appeared in the sky, the people below quickly noticed it, and gasps of surprise immediately rippled through the Flower Capital.

Shiki landed again. He had already learned about the general situation of Wano Country from Ashura Doji, and knew that the strongest person in Wano Country at present was Kozuki Oden.

He had already defeated Kozuki Oden, so why would he care about anyone else?

In the general's mansion in the Flower Capital, Kozuki Sukiyaki was looking at documents when he suddenly heard a noise outside.

"What happened?"

Sukiyaki complained, "Why are you making such a loud noise?"

"Hehehe! It's because I've arrived!"

With a single slash, Shiki blasted the gate of the general's mansion open, exposing Sukiyaki's body directly in front of him!

"Who goes there?!"

Sukiyaki was shocked by what he saw and hurriedly tried to call for help to protect himself, but he saw that the courtyard was already covered in blood and all his guards were lying on the ground!

In such a short time, Shiki had already killed all his guards!

"You must be the king of Wano Country, right?"

Shiki said in a deep voice, "Very well, now I'll ask you questions, and you answer them. If you don't satisfy me, you'll all die!"