Capítulo 136: Chapter 136: Subduing the Samurai of Wano
Kozuki Oden could never abandon the five daimyos and the fifteen thousand samurai lying on the ground to escape!
"You can't escape!"
Li Yuan mocked, watching Oden and the others discuss fleeing.
With each step, his aura grew stronger. He wasn't pursuing them because he was gathering even greater strength.
"We must stop him!!"
Shimotsuki Yasuie urged urgently, seeing Li Yuan's terrifying aura intensifying.
The four daimyos, experienced swordsmen, could see Li Yuan was charging up.
"Oden Two-Sword Style: Paradise Waterfall"
"One-Sword Style: Demon Carriage!!"
"One-Sword Style: Ryuma Unmatched!"
"..."
Even severely injured, they didn't fear battle. This was their samurai spirit, their resolve to face death.
"It's too late!"
Li Yuan watched them charge, a slight smile on his lips, and said mercilessly.
"Bloodlust: Infernal Abyss!!"
His Bloodlust Sword Intent erupted, forming a small blood-red hellscape that enveloped Oden and the others.
In their eyes, their attacks seemed to hit Li Yuan, yet his figure vanished, replaced by a blood-red space.
As they instinctively used Observation Haki to survey their surroundings, an unimaginably fast figure sliced through them, leaving no time to react!
"Slash!"
A powerful slash struck their bodies, tearing through even the Ryuo-armored flesh.
Exposed hearts and intestines lay bare, the force sending them flying and crashing to the ground.
When reality returned, they realized all six had been utterly defeated.
"Yasuri!"
"Fumetsu!"
Shimotsuki Ushimaru, Shimotsuki Yasuie, and Oden watched, eyes bloodshot and in agony, as their allies' throats were slit.
They had failed, completely and utterly. Was there still hope for Wano?
"Kozuki Oden, I spared you once. I won't do so again. Rest in peace; I'll govern Wano well!"
Li Yuan, holding the Seven Star Sword, placed its tip at Oden's throat, speaking coldly and ruthlessly.
"Lord Li Yuan, I betrayed your mercy. Kill me if you must, but please treat Wano well!"
Oden lamented, without regret. If he had any, it was not seeing the world beyond Wano.
"No, Lord Li Yuan, please spare Oden."
Shimotsuki Ushimaru and Yasuie, unable to move, pleaded verbally for Oden's life.
Oden was the hope of the Kozuki clan and Wano. If he died, Wano's chances of rising would vanish!
"Slash!"
Before they could finish, Li Yuan's Seven Star Sword had already severed Oden's head!
Li Yuan wouldn't leave such a threat to his rule of Wano.
"How..."
Shimotsuki Ushimaru and Yasuie stared blankly at the dead Oden, their eyes losing light, spirits crushed.
"Ashura Doji, bind these two and imprison them. Don't let them die."
"And imprison the remaining samurai as well!"
Li Yuan commanded loudly.
"Yes, Captain!!!"
Ashura Doji, snapping back to reality, quickly set about following Li Yuan's orders.
Now he understood why Li Yuan had instructed them to bring chains and shackles; it was for this moment.
Even before the battle, Li Yuan had anticipated this outcome, deepening Ashura Doji's admiration for him.
"Long live Lord Li Yuan!!"
"Lord Li Yuan won!!"
"From now on, Lord Li Yuan is the shogun of Wano. We shall call him Shogun Li Yuan!"
"..."
The people of Kurazukuri, watching the battle, cheered as Li Yuan defeated Oden and the daimyos.
To them, Lord Li Yuan was the best ruler, Wano's ideal leader. With all the samurai defeated, wasn't Wano now his?
After killing Oden and the others, Li Yuan rushed to the Flower Capital.
Oden was merely the heir; the current shogun was Kozuki Sukiyaki. Only by killing him could he truly end Wano!
"Hmm? He fled?"
Arriving at the shogun's residence in the Flower Capital, Li Yuan found Kozuki Sukiyaki gone.
"It seems he fled with Wano's seeds."
From Oden and Yasuie's memories, Li Yuan knew they had arranged for Wano's seeds to be sent out.
But he hadn't seen Sukiyaki leaving, thinking the old man stayed behind. It turned out he fled too.
"Too bad, you don't know the seas beyond Wano are my territory!"
Li Yuan wasn't concerned about the fugitives.
His territory surrounded Wano; to leave, they'd have to pass through his domain.
"Shakky, alert the pirate fleet to watch for Wano ships."
"If spotted, notify me immediately!"
He spoke into a mirror, Shakky's face appearing on the other side.
Shakky had developed a video call-like feature.
Li Yuan knew Den Den Mushi could be monitored by the World Government, so he prepared an alternative.
"No problem!"
Shakky smiled in response.
After ending the call, she relayed Li Yuan's message to Kaluu through a mirror.
Seeing no trace of Sukiyaki, Li Yuan returned to Kurazukuri.
"Captain, these are Kozuki Oden's two swords!"
Ashura Doji, having cleaned the battlefield, presented the two precious blades to Li Yuan.
"Great Grade Blades: Black Blade Shusui and Second Generation Kitetsu!"
Holding the swords, Li Yuan recognized them immediately.
"With Enma and Ame no Habakiri, I now have all four of Wano's Great Grade Blades."
Li Yuan smiled, storing the swords away.
"What about the samurai? Have they awoken?"
He inquired about the samurai, a formidable force of over fifteen thousand.
Only Li Yuan could suppress them. If they revolted, it would be dangerous.
"They're awake but imprisoned separately. No issues for now."
Ashura Doji reported.
"Don't feed them, let them starve for a day or two."
Li Yuan nodded. Samurai were human too; prisoners needed just enough to survive, preventing excess energy for rebellion.
"Captain, what should we do next?"
Ashura Doji asked.
"Next, we'll take the Flower Capital!"
"Spread the word: Wano's attacking samurai are captured, the four daimyos and Oden are dead."
"Shogun Kozuki Sukiyaki is also dead. Wano is now mine!"
"Also, dispatch trusted people to announce the Unlimited Sword School will be established across Wano."
Li Yuan instructed.
"Captain, I heard Kurozumi Orochi is seizing other parts of Wano. Should we intervene?"
Ashura Doji inquired.
"No need, let him cause trouble. Once we're stable, we'll deal with Orochi."
"Recruit more into our ranks; we need more people."
Li Yuan shook his head.
Their numbers were too few to manage all of Wano.
He'd focus on Kurazukuri and the Flower Capital. Once stable, and the other areas suffered under Orochi, the people would envy Kurazukuri and the Flower Capital.
Li Yuan would then remove Orochi, becoming the people's hero.
"Understood, Captain!"
Ashura Doji nodded.
"Hahaha, Oden is dead, the daimyos are dead, even Sukiyaki is dead!"
"The Kozuki clan is finished, Wano is finished, hahaha!!"
Kurozumi Orochi laughed wildly upon hearing news of Kurazukuri's battle.
He had waited years for this moment, ecstatic it finally came true.
"Clan Chief, be careful. Li Yuan is a pirate, and all pirates are ruthless."
Kurozumi Kanjuro warned.
He knew Li Yuan's bloodthirsty nature, his moniker "Beheading Swordsman" earned from thousands of kills.
"Hahaha, don't worry, I'll bow to Li Yuan, not compete for the spotlight."
Orochi wasn't smart but wasn't foolish. He knew Li Yuan's terror and wouldn't oppose him.
They were allies, and the Kurozumi clan was weaker. Knowing this, they had to act submissive.
Two days later, Li Yuan and Ashura Doji visited the imprisoned samurai.
Each thousand samurai were held together, requiring sixteen locations for all fifteen thousand.
Li Yuan first went to Cell 1, housing a thousand samurai.
"Damn Li Yuan, kill us if you dare!!"
Seeing Li Yuan and Ashura Doji, some samurai began cursing.
But the voices were few; they'd gone two days without food or water, leaving little strength to speak.
Moreover, they knew the daimyos, Oden, and Sukiyaki were dead.
Wano was under Li Yuan's control, shattering their beliefs, leaving many samurai in despair.
"As you've heard, Wano's daimyos and shogun are dead. Wano is mine, and I am the new shogun!"
"You are defeated. I spared you to see if you'd surrender and serve me!"
Li Yuan said calmly.
"Dream on, we'd rather die than surrender!!"
Li Yuan's words were interrupted by stubborn samurai!
"Slash!"
For those stubborn ones, Li Yuan casually unleashed a sword strike, splitting his energy into dozens of precise slashes, killing the dissenters!
"This..."
The others watched in shock.
They thought Li Yuan wanted to recruit them and wouldn't kill before they refused, yet he did so after just one retort!
It was beyond their expectations!
"I don't like interruptions while speaking. Anyone else want to argue? Speak up, and I'll kill you too!"
Li Yuan's menacing aura made the samurai's skin crawl, silencing them.
They saw him as a grim reaper, harvesting lives, and dared not speak.
"You opposed me and should be killed."
"But I consider your families—wives, children, fathers, friends in Wano."
"In recent days, I've seen your loved ones pleading for your lives."
"As shogun, I must care for my people, so I offer you a chance to surrender."
"If you surrender, I'll forgive you and reunite you with your families."
"If not, I'll kill you or send you to the mines."
"If your families hold grudges, they'll join you in death!"
Li Yuan declared authoritatively.
"Shogun, Lord Li Yuan, I surrender!!!"
"I surrender too. Please accept me, Lord Li Yuan!"
"Damn, how can you surrender? Weren't we avenging the daimyos?"
"..."
Li Yuan's words swayed a third of the thousand samurai to surrender.
They had families, unlike wandering swordsmen or die-hard loyalists.
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