Chapter 148: The True Identity of Lord Ye!
Was it not said that Master Miyamoto was invincible?
It was claimed that each of the top ten shadow-tier powerhouses of Nippon could traverse the Dragon Country unhindered and receive international diplomatic courtesy. Even the elite powerhouses of the Esper Alliance would detour when seeing them!
Why, then, was this Miyamoto Tomohito beaten into such a miserable state by Ye Tian in a single exchange?
All the Nippon spectators fell into a profound state of self-doubt.
This was not only a questioning of the Forty-Nine Courtyards of Iga, but also a loss of trust in the entire Nippon media, the government, and even the Emperor.
One must know that the top ten shadow-tier powerhouses were reputed to be capable of sweeping across the East when gathered together—a fact personally acknowledged by the Emperor himself.
Yet today, they witnessed with their own eyes one of the ten shadows being beaten by a young man in his twenties with no ability to fight back whatsoever.
He was pinched in the hand like a mere plaything!
It was sheer deception!
The worldview of eighty hundred thousand Nippon people collapsed.
They no longer trusted the Emperor, believing only in the bloody reality before their eyes: that Nippon was utterly incapable of withstanding even a single blow from the Dragon Country!
"Oh God, my heart is breaking. Mr. Miyamoto is actually so vulnerable."
A female fan let out a desperate wail.
Back then, she had even fantasized about bearing children for Mr. Miyamoto. Although the man might no longer possess that capability, this strength-worshiping female fan had truly entertained such thoughts.
This showed just how high his prestige had been previously.
Without looking at the live stream comments, Ye Tian merely smiled faintly, drew the sharp katana from its scabbard, and rested it against the back of the old man's neck.
He asked coldly:
"Where are the ashes of those one hundred soldiers? Tell me, or I will decapitate you right now."
"They are... they are in the back mountain! Please don't do it, don't do it!"
Enduring the pain, Miyamoto spat out a mouthful of broken teeth and begged in an incoherent voice: "I can grant you anything you want, whether it's money, women, or even more precious treasures, I have them all!
"As long as you don't kill me, I can give you anything!"
This servile and ugly display drew even more curses from the audience in the live stream.
Foul, cowardly, unworthy of being a master!
Such comments filled the screen.
Seeing that Ye Tian remained unresponsive, Miyamoto became increasingly agitated. With the cold blade pressed against his skin, it was the first time he had desired to live so desperately.
"Ye Tian, Lord Ye Tian, say something! You want their ashes, I can have my disciples take you there right now."
Even back when he operated on the battlefield amidst mountains of corpses and seas of blood, Miyamoto Tomohito had never been afraid.
Yet times had changed. Without having to risk his life killing people, he could enjoy endless glory and wealth. At present, he was no longer a qualified ninja.
He had merely become a coward clinging desperately to life!
"You have no value left. You may die." Ignoring the other's entreaties, Ye Tian raised and dropped his blade expressionlessly, and a head tumbled to the ground.
Blood spurted like a spring, revealing this horrifying scene to everyone.
"Terrifying! An Asura!"
"This Ye Tian must be the Asura reincarnated, he is Nippon's retribution!"
Countless people fell into panic, emitting desperate wails.
Tossing Miyamoto's corpse aside casually, Ye Tian grabbed the ninja apprentice who had been responsible for holding the selfie stick and ordered him to follow behind and continue the live stream.
Because shortly, he would pronounce the crimes of the Forty-Nine Courtyards in front of countless Nippon people!
Born as a person of the Dragon Country, one must have the awareness of being a person of the Dragon Country. Doing something for the fallen soldiers along the way was only right and proper for him.
After all, if not for those people back then, he might not have been born in a peaceful country.
Guided by the apprentice, the two walked all the way up the mountain path and arrived at the back mountain, where the two largest temples stood.
Three temples were connected together; on the far left was 'Tomohito'.
In the middle and on the right were 'Hanzō' and 'Momochi', respectively.
It seemed these three temples represented the three abbots of the Forty-Nine Courtyards of Iga, including Miyamoto, who had already been dealt with.
Ye Tian raised an eyebrow and kicked open the middle main door directly.
Without needing to think, occupying the absolute center meant that the person inside was undoubtedly the strongest of the three.
And the ashes of the hundred soldiers were most likely in this temple.
"Um, Ye... Lord Ye, may I leave now?"
Following closely behind, the junior apprentice cowered in timid terror.
He truly did not dare to go inside.
Abbot Hanzō was renowned for his fiery temper. Unlike Miyamoto Tomohito, this shadow-tier powerhouse was obsessed with cultivation and basically had no communication with the outside world.
He showed visitors no mercy whatsoever, and anyone who disturbed his peace was executed without exception!
It was utterly terrifying!
"Keep up obediently. If you dare to run, I will kill you right now." Ye Tian's expression was blank, but his words carried a bone-chilling coldness that made the man shiver.
How truly foolish he was! Why had he tried to steal the spotlight? Now he was finished for sure!
The ninja apprentice cursed himself ten thousand times in his heart, berating himself as an absolute fool.
Passing through the massive courtyard, Ye Tian walked straight to the place where the Bodhisattva was enshrined, only to see countless urns of ashes placed beneath a giant divine statue.
An old man wearing a headscarf was kneeling beneath the statue, with a large longbow placed beside him and a quiver strapped to his back.
Sensing someone approaching, his aged eyes snapped open instantly, and a fierce aura spread outward.
The ninja apprentice's eyes bulged on the spot, his heartbeat stopped instantly, and blood bled from his seven orifices, nearly causing him to drop dead right there!
"You actually dare to disturb my peace, you are simply courting death!"
Hanzō slowly stood up, holding the huge alloy longbow, and slowly nocked an arrow.
The Divine Arm Bow, yet another antiquity from the Dragon Country...
Between Ye Tian's brows lay a bone-chilling intent to kill.
Plundering treasures of other nations through war—this old thing was courting death!
The next instant, fierce arrows assaulted him from three directions, targeting his upper, middle, and lower paths. However, these seemingly unstoppable arrowheads automatically shattered the moment they touched within an inch of Ye Tian's body.
Although the Divine Arm Bow was a divine bow of ancient times, the deterrent force of cold weapons against a powerhouse of the Martial King realm was truly limited.
Seeming to realize this as well, after firing three arrows, Hanzō put down the bow and arrow, drew a samurai sword from his back instead, flashed, and vanished.
As expected of a second-tier peak Martial King and shadow-tier powerhouse!
Facing the intent to kill coming from all directions, Ye Tian smiled with satisfaction.
Only by being strong enough was one qualified to serve as a sparring partner for him.
Having broken through to the Dao Integration Realm for so long, he still had not found his limit.
Second-tier peak?
Barely enough to serve as a sandbag!
...
In the eastern fishing village, at the nearby town.
Sachiko was squatting on a stool in the bookstore, looking up at the live broadcast projected on the screen.
In her eyes was disbelief, and... complexity!
"Lord Ye, he is from the Dragon Country, and he is... so powerful, he can even kill a shadow. What on earth is his identity!"
Looking at the handsome and upright figure in the live broadcast, a myriad of emotions stirred in Sachiko's heart.
Never had she expected that the dying youth she had casually fished out of the sea would actually be someone whom even the Peninsular Nation had tried every means to kill!