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"That's right! We can't possibly lose. Even if he's armed, we have absolutely no chance of losing if we're unarmed!"

The group of ronin warriors nodded in agreement, all of them brimming with confidence.

Furthermore, they all made harsh statements, and these statements left no room for compromise.

After all, no matter how they thought about it, they couldn't understand how one person could lose against fifty.

So, on Okamoto Juzo's suggestion, they went to an open space.

Okamoto Juzo warned them not to underestimate their enemy, so they sent out fifty elite troops.

After Da Lei stood to one side, he faced fifty people.

Okamoto Juzo asked one last question to confirm: "Ebisu Rai, are you sure? You have to understand, there are fifty of them. If they make even the slightest mistake, you could lose your life!"

Da Lei said to Okamoto Juzo, "Lord, I promise you, if I die, it's my own fault."

Then Da Lei said to Xiao Ce and Ye Mao, "Big brother, third brother, if I die, you must not hold them accountable."

Xiao Ce and Night Cat nodded with relaxed expressions.

Night Cat first said to Da Lei, "Second Brother, you should still go easy on him."

Da Lei smiled and nodded: "Don't worry! They are all the lord's men, I won't harm them, but I can't guarantee they won't get hurt."

Night Cat bowed to Okamoto Juzo and said, "My lord, please, if my brother accidentally hurts them later..."

Okamoto Juzo laughed and said, "That's for sure. What, Night Owl? Do you think I'm some petty person? Fists and kicks have no eyes!"

"If you're ready, then get ready to begin. Although this is supposed to be a friendly spar, I want to say that fists and feet have no eyes, so if you're afraid, you can give up."

Seeing that no one moved, Okamoto Juzo said, "Alright, now that everyone is ready, let's begin."

The atmosphere in the room was tense, like the calm before a storm. Da Lei stood in front of the fifty people, his posture upright and his eyes firm and deep.

Fifty ronin samurai opposite him spread out in a fan shape, surrounding Da Lei. They were all eager to fight, their eyes revealing a hint of ruthlessness, as if they wanted to devour Da Lei alive.

Such a challenge is a blatant provocation to them, a trampling of their Bushido code.

With Okamoto Juzo announcing the start, the competition officially began.

In an instant, fifty ronin warriors charged toward Dairai like a tidal wave, shouting as they went.

Xiao Ce was speechless. After all, it was one against fifty. Did they really need to cheer him on?

The fast-running samurai had already reached Da Lei. With a running start, he swung his fist, leaped high into the air, and threw a powerful straight punch straight at Da Lei's face.

Da Lei remained completely calm, easily dodging the fierce attack with a sidestep. At the same time, his right fist shot out like a cannonball, striking the first person's left shoulder.

With a bang, the person was sent flying backward.

By this time, the others had surrounded them, and Da Lei was no longer passive; instead, he took the initiative to attack.

Although he was burly, he was incredibly agile, almost ghostly. He moved freely through the crowd, and all that could be heard were the sounds of fists striking and muffled groans of people falling to the ground. He then broke through their encirclement and created an opening.

They quickly filled in for him. After filling in, he squatted down and did a 360-degree sweeping leg kick, knocking down the first few people. Then he charged forward and delivered a flying kick, sending the people flying.

Da Lei is not only highly skilled in martial arts, but he is also very adept at combat techniques.

Faced with punches and kicks coming from all directions, Da Lei seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, always managing to dodge the attacks with the utmost precision at the last second.

What was supposed to be a duel quickly turned into a performance by Da Lei. He would sometimes bend down to dodge their side kicks, and sometimes lean back to avoid a heavy blow coming straight at him. Every dodge was perfectly timed, which made the attacking ronin samurai extremely irritated.

Okamoto Juzo was not distressed by the injury of his ronin samurai; instead, he marveled at Dairai's fighting skills.

In the fierce battle, Da Lei appeared to be in complete control, while the ronin samurai were clearly getting impatient. Da Lei seized the opportunity once again and delivered a powerful punch, causing one of them to vomit blood on the spot and lose the ability to retaliate.

As time went on, the situation turned one-sided. Da Lei's figure could be seen galloping through the crowd, and wherever he went, ronin samurai fell to the ground.

In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the fifty men who had initially appeared so imposing were now lying sprawled on the ground, screaming in agony.

Da Lei stood calmly in the middle of the field, clapping his hands as if the fierce battle just now had nothing to do with him.

What's even more surprising is that Da Lei's clothes weren't disheveled at all. It seems that during the battle, those fifty people really couldn't hit him at all.

Screams erupted from the arena, followed by complete silence.

Da Lei smiled innocently, then said to the Ronin Martial Arts Hall members watching from the side, "I haven't warmed up yet, why don't you all come at me together..."

If Da Lei had said that before, he would definitely have been attacked by everyone.

However, at this moment, those people on the other side didn't dare to utter a single word.

Okamoto Juzo's face was beaming with joy: "Good...good...good! It's beyond my imagination that there are such amazing people in our Fusang country."

Xiao Ce then said to Okamoto Juzo, "My lord, I'm sorry, he gets excited when he starts fighting. Quickly, find some doctors to come over."

Okamoto Juzo saw Xiao Ce come over to apologize and waved his hand, saying, "Jiangbian Ce, you're being too polite. There's no need to apologize. They lost because they were simply less skilled. Why do they need your apology?"

Xiao Ce nodded: "Lord, it would be best to comfort them. These people are actually quite skilled. If they hadn't encountered a monster like Da Lei, they wouldn't have lost so badly. Tell them that what they just said doesn't count. It would be bad if they really committed seppuku."

Night Owl chimed in, "That's right. If it's one-on-one or two-on-one, they might not be able to beat their opponents because they're not as skilled. But if they can't beat fifty against one, then it's really not them. It's just that my second brother is too freakish. The master who took him in before also said that he has extraordinary talent."

Okamoto Juzo nodded, then stepped forward and addressed the groaning people, saying, "I warned you before not to underestimate your opponents. This defeat isn't entirely your fault. Night Cat was right. Your inability to win one-on-one or one-on-two battles is probably due to your own limitations."

"But if you are outnumbered by fifty, then it's not your problem. So, you don't need to keep any of what you just said. I invited you here to help me kill the enemy and work for me, not to commit suicide..."

“If I find out that any of you are suicidal, I will not let you off. This is not the spirit of Bushido. If you are not convinced, you can train hard and challenge him again one day.”

Da Lei said, his voice dripping with pain, "My lord, this isn't something you can solve just by working hard... it's talent. If you wanted to reach my level of combat ability, you simply weren't born with it..."

Okamoto Juzo smiled as he listened, but he wasn't angry.

"Hahaha, he's right! Did you hear that? This isn't your problem. I brought you here to spar so you could see the difference between you, so you'd know you can't underestimate anyone... and you can't take any of your enemies lightly. Luckily, this time it wasn't meant to kill you, otherwise, every single one of you would be dead here today."

As Okamoto Juzo spoke, he then fetched a doctor.

Da Lei then said to Okamoto Juzo, "Lord, are you satisfied with my performance? I haven't disappointed you, have I?"

After listening to Da Lei's words, Okamoto Juzo smiled and nodded: "Not bad, good! It's just that you hid it too well before... Such talent as yours has been buried."

Da Lei said to Okamoto Juzo, "Lord, if you want to thank someone, you should thank my third brother. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have come out..."

Night Cat then scolded Da Lei, saying, "Second Brother, don't talk nonsense."

Da Lei scratched his head awkwardly.

Okamoto Juzo was overjoyed to receive such a powerful boost.

"Haha, it's alright, it's alright. Whatever he says, I find it perfectly pleasing to the ear; he has the right to say that..."

As he spoke, Night Owl pretended to want to stay there for a while.

"Third brother, don't worry, they're all just superficial injuries. I know what I'm doing. They're all the lord's men, how could I possibly kill them? Even if they're seriously injured, it'll take a hundred days to recover, and they won't be able to get out of bed for at least a hundred days. But don't worry, they won't die," Da Lei said, patting his chest.

Okamoto Juzo smiled and said, "Don't worry about them, Saya, let's go... I've also prepared a big gift for you."

With that, Okamoto Juzo turned and went back.

Just then, the three people behind him whispered among themselves, asking Night Owl what kind of big gift he could give.

Night Owl shook his head; he truly hadn't expected to give such a generous gift.

Xiao Ce said slowly, "He should still test me."

Da Lei said, "I don't think I'll let you participate in the martial arts competition."

Xiao Ce nodded: "That's right, I'm definitely not going to have a martial arts competition. I guess they'll give me a challenge."

After returning with Okamoto Juzo, Okamoto Juzo invited everyone to sit down and then said with a smile, "Ebisu, I suppose you two are both so amazing, you must be even more amazing."

Xiao Ce remained humble as always: "I wouldn't dare, I just really enjoy thinking about strategies and such."

Xiao Ce knew that Okamoto Juzo was testing him, so he simply threw out a remark at Okamoto Juzo.

Seeing this, Okamoto Juzo looked at Xiao Ce with curiosity and said, "Oh? You don't know? Then do you know about our predicament?"

Xiao Ce pretended not to know.

Night Cat then said to Okamoto Juzo, "Lord, I did not leak any of our official business!"

Okamoto Juzo nodded, saying politely, "We're all on the same side... there's nothing to hide. We're just chatting about the riverside strategy anyway, so give me your analysis..."

Xiao Ce remained humble, saying, "I wouldn't dare... I wouldn't dare..."

Okamoto Juzo said, "It's actually very simple. As you know, we and several other families conquered Siam together. Later, we took advantage of the situation and used some means to bring Siam under our control."

"But this time, it seems they're not happy about it from within Japan... They want to carve up my territory... and they might have done so through the Illuminati..."

As he spoke, Okamoto Juzo seemed to remember something, paused, and continued, "The Illuminati? You've heard of the Illuminati?"

Xiao Ce nodded: "I've heard those people from Xiao Kingdom talk about it...it's a very powerful organization that controls Westerners..."

Okamoto Juzo listened and nodded: "That's right. If I forcefully disagree, they might send the Illuminati to intervene... then I'll be in a passive position..."

After listening, Xiao Ce smiled and said, "My lord, isn't this matter actually quite simple?"

After hearing Xiao Ce's words, Okamoto Juzo looked surprised: "Simple? Do you have a way?"

Xiao Ce nodded and said, "That's right, they're just jealous. However, as far as I know, Fusang's ultimate goal is to attack Xiao. And they'll do it under the protection of the Illuminati. So, you're saying we should abandon Xiao and never take that land of Xiao, no matter what."

“You can say that you have now brought Siam under control. Changing the leadership could easily cause instability. If they don’t want to share the territory with you, then you don’t have to.”

After listening to Xiao Ce's words, Okamoto Juzo was somewhat disappointed, as it did not sound like a good solution.

"Everyone knows that Xiao Kingdom is incredibly valuable, and Siam is definitely not as good as Xiao Kingdom. Wouldn't it be like picking up a sesame seed and losing a watermelon if we gave up Xiao Kingdom?"

Xiao Ce laughed and said, "My lord, of course not. You should know a principle: what you've eaten is what you truly own. The Xiao Kingdom is in a state of chaos. Even though Xiao Ce has been captured, it's still a mess. But this place is truly yours... Even if you make a swift and decisive advance, how much time will it take?"

"The Xiao Kingdom is such a vast territory; just traversing it would take a long time. Let alone truly controlling it. Even discussing how to divide the Xiao Kingdom among ourselves, it would take at least three to five years. And yet, you now genuinely control this place!!!"