A person in Japan, a sword that soars to immortality.

Taiyi closed his eyes and focused his mind, and at that moment, the surrounding space and time seemed to stand still.

The power of the dragon and tiger within his body surged wildly into Futsu no Mitama along his arm, and golden arcs of electricity immediately danced and flew between his five fingers.

The red and blue energies mixed with golden electric arcs, violently erupting along the gap between the scabbard and the blade. In the next instant, Taiyi opened his eyes!

Clang!

The longsword was drawn, and a crisp sound echoed all around!

【Dragon Tiger Style: Soul-Shattering Thunder Prison!】

The ground beneath Taiyi's feet suddenly caved in, and countless pieces of soil and gravel floated up as if weightless. With a boom, they transformed into red and blue energies, carrying golden lightning, and instantly disappeared from the spot.

Meanwhile, at the other end of the rice paddy, Ikeda Yoshimasa, whose expression was frozen in a ferocious roar, saw a flash of three colors of light before his eyes, and a giant dragon and a fierce tiger instantly magnified in his pupils, roaring as they pounced on him.

warehouse......

With a soft hum, Taiichi stood before Ikeda Yoshimasa's horse, twirled his sword, and then flicked it to the side.

At the same time, above the rice paddy behind him, a shell split in two and fell downwards.

"Haha, I knew you wouldn't dare, you...no..."

Ikeda Yoshimasa laughed heartily, but before he could finish speaking, he was met with Taiichi's cold and ruthless gaze and instantly realized that something was wrong with him.

A line of blood appeared, starting from his forehead, flying downwards, and finally ending on the chest of the horse beneath him.

[General point +1]

Crash... Boom!

At that moment, Yoshimasa Ikeda himself, along with the small hill behind him, split open to both sides, and a foul stench mixed with dust began to permeate the surrounding people.

Hidden in the woods was the Roaring Pillar, Seikanji Raizo, his mouth slightly open, his eyes vacant. His hand loosened its grip on his shoulder, and the large bundle on his back fell to the ground, scattering the iron chains inside.

Meanwhile, Ah Xia, who was on the horse, covered her mouth with both hands, her eyes almost popping out, and she gasped for breath.

She immediately dismounted, ran quickly to Taiyi's side, shook his arm, and said in a trembling voice:

"Are you crazy?! That's a famous name! How could you just kill him like that?!"

"Do you think this is the Warring States period? We're not at war!"

"Even if he is guilty, we must wait for the general's order! You... um!"

Before A-Xia could finish speaking, she suddenly felt something being stuffed into her mouth.

When she took it out, she discovered that Taiichi had actually stuffed a "kibi dumpling" into her mouth.

Brother, what kind of time is this to be making jokes like this?

She rolled her eyes at Taiichi speechlessly, realizing that he didn't care at all, and walked along the paddy field ridge to the other side to retrieve her haori.

"Why not war? Ikeda Yoshimasa's actions are treason."

Taiyi, with his back to Axia, held his sword behind his back and continued:

"He disobeyed the general's orders and arbitrarily increased taxes, causing widespread public resentment and shaking the general's rule. If this is not rebellion, then what is?"

"You, you're just being unreasonable!"

A-Xia pointed at Tai-Yi, but after struggling for a long time, she couldn't think of a word to refute him. In the end, she could only angrily grab Tai-Yi's arm and bite him.

"Hey me, are you counting dogs?!"

Taiyi swung his arm violently, but Axia seemed to be nailed to it, flying up and down but not falling off.

......

Okayama Castle, Otemon Gate.

Daimyo Ikeda Yoshimasa's procession has returned, but the onlookers could not see the daimyo himself. At the end of the procession, they could only see something covered by a cloth on a stretcher.

But the focus was more on the front of the group, with hands in shackles and a stout underage "big man" named Rikutaro, as well as the tall, mighty, arrogant Taiichi, and the listless Aya and Seikanji Raizo.

"Lord Taiyi, I'm just here to deliver something. I don't need to participate in your subsequent actions, right?"

When Seikanji Raizo looked at Taiichi and noticed that the other man was staring thoughtfully at the castle tower of Okayama Castle with his left hand on his sword, he couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his eye.

What's going on? Lord Taiyi, you're not planning to attack the city alone, are you?

“Raizo…” Taiichi walked to his side, put his arm around his shoulder, leaned forward and lowered his head, and said in a low voice, “Didn’t you want me to teach you Chinese? Then I’ll teach you the first sentence now.”

"Lord Taiyi, please speak."

Raizo, who is only 1.6 meters tall and whose head only reaches the height of Taiyiga's chicken coop, immediately became interested when he heard that he could learn Chinese.

If you study hard, you will become stronger!

"This sentence is, 'A wise man submits to circumstances.' Say it once."

Raizo nodded, and finally, with a thick nasal tone, whispered:

"Every item is a responsibility, and every eggplant is a masterpiece!"

"Hey, that's right, what that means is, if you follow the right person, you can become the most handsome eggplant! The most handsome eggplant in all of Sakura!"

Taiichi patted him on the shoulder with satisfaction, then turned and walked towards Ikeda Yoshimasa's page, saying:

"Bring out Qingzheng's son."

"What are you trying to do! The young master will never submit to you. We already sent the message back. If you have the guts, try and break in!"

After saying this, the young servant changed his previous cowardly demeanor, quickly drew his wakizashi from his waist, and slashed at Taiichi.

"boring."

Poof.

[General point +1]

"Kill him! Avenge our lord!"

With the death of the young retainer, the other retainers and samurai loyal to Ikeda Yoshimasa drew their swords and charged at Taichi.

"I came here only to ask that Yoshimasa's son come with me to Edo to confess and apologize to the shogun. What are you doing here?"

"Fine, for those who can't be reasoned with, let's settle things with a sword!"

Clang!

Swish!

As if struck by a golden laser, all the rushing warriors froze on the spot, their bodies then being torn apart, either from the neck or the shoulder.

[General point +12]

After Taiichi swung his sword, he immediately turned around, took two steps forward, looked up at the towering castle tower, and sheathed Futsu-no-Mitama.

He then bent down, his left leg in a lunge position, his right leg back, his left hand on the scabbard, and his right hand loosely gripping the hilt.

"Solo sieges and stuff, I can't wait to try it out."

"Dragon Tiger Style - Ascension!"

Like the sword that struck Ikeda Yoshimasa.

Taiichi's Iaijutsu, after being infused with the energy of dragon and tiger into Futsu-no-Mitama, transformed into a golden lightning strike, and then mercilessly pierced through the top of the castle tower with an arc-shaped sword aura.

The onlookers screamed. Apart from Taichi, everyone present stared in disbelief as the top of the towering castle tower separated from the main building and began to slowly slide down along the cut.

boom!

Shortly after a deafening crash, Ikeda Yoshimasa's son, Ikeda Shigemasa, emerged with his hands bound, accompanied by a page.

Looking at Taiyi's smiling face, Axia felt completely calm.

Because of this series of stimuli, she has now become numb.

Only Raizo of Seikanji Temple remained conscious, so he mustered his courage and approached Taiichi cautiously, asking:

"Lord Taiyi, may we leave now? A boat has been arranged at the dock."

"Take a boat? No, we'll go back via the official road."

Taiyi shook his head and said with a smile.

"Huh? This, this isn't appropriate."

Seikanji Raizo glanced at Rikutaro, then at Ikeda Shigemasa, who was bound with his hands and staring blankly, and couldn't help but subconsciously retort.

You, a samurai, killed a powerful daimyo and then took his son to Edo.

Along the way, do you think other daimyo families related to the Ikeda family will make things difficult for you?

“There’s nothing wrong with it. I’ve done the calculations. If we take the official road, we’ll be back around the time of the national sacrificial ceremony.”

Tai paused, took two steps forward, and slowly opened his arms, exuding a powerful aura as if he wanted to embrace the world. Then he spoke:

"Anyone who dares to offend the general's dignity again will suffer the same fate as the Ikeda family."

"This is the gift I present to the Shogun for the Kingdom Festival, to spread the authority of the Shogunate throughout the land once again!"

Ah Xia had recovered by this time. Looking at Tai Yi's arrogant appearance, she secretly spat and thought to herself:

"Is this spreading the shogunate's authority throughout the land? Or is it spreading your own fame throughout the land!"

Shameless! Pah!