I became the Lord of the Eternal World in Tokyo.

"Huh? It seems Mr. Che has broken through again in just a couple of days?"

Imagawa Yoshimoto's thoughts were pulled from the table. She looked up, thought for a moment, and then asked, "Yuanxin, didn't you say that body tempering after the Qi circulation is very difficult and slow?"

"of course."

Motonobu Okabe nodded, then raised his fingers and made a cross shape in front of his chest: "But this is for ordinary people."

She smiled and asked in return, "Mr. Ke Che... is there anything about him that makes him seem like an ordinary person?"

Imagawa Yoshimoto caught a glimpse of that tall, somewhat "sharp" back in the last moment, and remembering everything about him, he nodded in agreement.

“That may be true, but my lord,” Okabe Motonobu clicked his tongue, “he looks like he’s about to go out and cause trouble. Shouldn’t we stop him?”

"No need to interfere, let him be."

Imagawa Yoshimoto rejected her suggestion, pointing to the strategy book that was only partially completed: "Mr. Tetsu is a man of his word; we should focus more on what we have at hand."

"My lord is right."

Okabe Motonobu, who had sat there for half an afternoon without offering any useful advice, chuckled.

A moment later, after seeing that Yoshimoto Imagawa had begun to ponder again, Motonobu Okabe turned his head slightly and looked at the man standing behind her.

'Hanzo.'

Motonobu Okabe opened his eyes coldly and silently mouthed the words.

'Stay away from our lord.'

……

After leaving the Imagawa building, it only took a few minutes to enter the bustling downtown area.

Uesugi Tetsu didn't pay attention to the two little ones, letting them wander around and play on their own.

Anyway, since Erchi Daren and I are connected by a heartstring, as long as Baishi stays within her sight, nothing will happen to him.

—Uesugi Tetsuya only realized halfway there that he was actually looking forward to this trial slash.

Previously, when he was a master of slashing, he used the Four-Tailed Fox's trump card talent "Rage" and used all his strength to unleash a force of 38,888 guan.

I wonder how much power he can unleash this time without using "rage" and maintaining his state as a four-tailed fox wearing the Hannya mask?

Uesugi Tetsu touched the trembling hilt of Kaga Kiyomitsu's sword, recalling the first time he broke through to the proficient level of Kijutsu at school.

It's been a long time since I've felt this way, and I'm actually looking forward to it.

Uesugi Tetsu's purpose in going to test the kill was to further spread the reputation of the Onmyoji Tetsu, as well as to deter villains and get the elders to take action.

So he wore a very conspicuous palace official's robe, with a vermilion katana at his waist, and swaggered down the streets of Junfu City.

This made him recognized by many well-informed samurai and merchants on the street, who whispered among themselves or exclaimed in surprise.

"This outfit... is that Onmyoji Che, who is said to be able to control heavenly lightning?"

"It seems so, he came out in the direction of Imagawa-kan."

"If he can't even be bothered to put on a disguise, where is he going? And what is he going to do?"

"Controlling heavenly lightning? An Onmyoji?"

A sword-wielding ronin who had recently wandered from Saikaido to this place scoffed disdainfully: "Does anyone still believe in such supernatural tales these days?"

But after waiting for a while, the ronin did not receive the same echoes as in other regions.

Instead, everyone around him was contradicting him, or showing a pathetic and disdainful expression, as if he were some ignorant country bumpkin.

"Wait a minute."

A burly samurai who had already tried his hand at the sword twice suddenly spoke up, tentatively asking, "Was the direction that Onmyoji Che heading towards the place where he tested his skills?"

Upon hearing this, the once bustling street immediately fell silent.

The next moment, a discussion that was far louder than ever before erupted.

"That's it! That direction is the direction of the Trial Slash Ground. I went there yesterday!"

"There are so many people over there, you have to wait in line for hours!"

"I saw that the Onmyoji Che was wearing a sword at his waist..."

Finally, someone concluded,

"Could it be that this person is also going to test their slashing power?!"

These words, once spoken, were like a boulder dropped into an already turbulent lake, creating towering waves.

Immediately, some busybodies shouted,

"Let's go! If we miss this Onmyoji's trial slash, we might never see him again in this lifetime!"

Immediately, many people put down what they were doing and echoed,

"go!"

"Let's go together!"

"I absolutely have to join in this fun!"

The crowd surged away in a great commotion.

The ronin looked around at the suddenly empty surroundings and stood there stunned for a long time.

He turned his head and looked in the direction where the crowd had surged away and disappeared, recalling their discussion just now.

The ronin swallowed hard, an irrepressible curiosity rising within him.

Why don't you go take a look yourself?

Just one glance.

Seriously, just one glance.

Chapter 172 The only Onmyoji who is favored by one person, the future Toyotomi Hideyoshi, is the great enemy of the Oda clan!

The bustling streets of Junfu City were teeming with people.

"Speaking of which, isn't this 'Che' an Onmyoji? The one who publicly annihilated demons with lightning during his coming-of-age ceremony a few days ago?"

"Yes, that's right. This matter has been widely discussed these past few days, causing many people to travel from other places to Junfu City just to catch a glimpse of that person."

"But if you are an Onmyoji, what is your intention in going to test the sword now?"

"Now that you mention it... that makes sense. That person isn't a warrior who practices breathing techniques."

The bustling crowd paused, each seeing confusion and bewilderment in the other's eyes.

Yes, Che is a great Onmyoji who controls thunder, commands mysterious shikigami, and is famous throughout most of the Tokaido. Why would he want to try his hand at killing like those samurai?

Is it simply a desire to try something new?

But since they are both Onmyoji, their physical strength is definitely no match for those samurai who practice swordsmanship every day and even fight on the battlefield.

Wouldn't that mean Onmyoji Che be testing his skills at the trial ground...?

Did I embarrass myself?

As the young man ate his steaming hot pancake, he felt the gazes coming from all directions, each carrying different emotions and intentions, and he shrank his shoulders uncomfortably.

She followed behind Uesugi Tetsuya and asked in a low voice,

"Lord Che, why are so many people looking at us this time?"

Because when they went out together with Imagawa Yoshimoto last time, hardly anyone noticed them.

"clothing."

Uesugi Tetsu tugged at his extremely conspicuous priest robe, his voice tugged at in his heartstrings: "And this time I didn't 'fix my face,' plus this height naturally makes me stand out in the crowd."

"However, one of my original purposes in coming out this time was to further increase my popularity, so I'm afraid there will be many more instances of me being surrounded by onlookers in the future."

You'll have to get used to it.

The girl nodded thoughtfully.

He pointed to Shiraishi behind him, who was walking with an air of nonchalance, completely unaffected: "In this respect, it would be good to learn from Shiraishi."

Uesugi Tetsu patted the little white hat on the girl's head: "After all, you'll be appearing frequently as the shikigami of the Onmyoji Tetsu in the future."

"Po!" Erchi clenched his little fist. "I will try my best, Master Che!"

Uesugi Tetsu said nothing more and walked slowly towards the test site.

Along this not-so-short journey, naturally, there were people who knew the Onmyoji Che and the Trial Ground who followed behind the main group of people with anticipation and curiosity.

Of course, a large number of busybodies who didn't know much about it also came over.

It's human nature to join in the fun, especially to watch something that's harmless but generates buzz.

Half an hour later, Uesugi Tetsu, who had deliberately slowed his pace, arrived at the area designated by Imagawa Yoshimoto as the "testing ground".

The Test Slash Ground is a rather spacious open-air venue built by Imagawa Yoshimoto around his samurai Zanse-maru.

The entire testing ground is divided into three main areas: the "testing area," the "waiting area," and the "spectator area."

There are usually two paths to enter the Trial Slash Grounds.

One group consists of samurai and ronin who come after hearing the news, wanting to try their luck at the kill. They only need to register at the entrance and then go back to join the long queue.

The other group consists of spectators who are curious about the trial execution and want to witness it firsthand.

However, viewers had to pay a full thirty coins to enter and see it once, in order to deter troublemakers and prevent too many viewers from entering the trial execution site.

Even so, the Trial Slash Ground has been packed with people for the past few days, with even the outer perimeter crowded with curious passersby.

This made Imagawa Yoshimoto feel that he should have raised the "ticket" to fifty mon or even higher long ago—because there were already quite a few samurai sent there to maintain order.

Beside the silent, stern-faced black-armored warrior, the exhausted registration clerk, drenched in sweat, shouted at the top of her lungs.

"Adults who are here for the first time! Please register one by one and line up along this path!"

The registrar thought to himself that at least the master had sent two fully armed captains to his side, otherwise he probably would have been kicked away by those muscular samurai long ago.

He blinked, about to let the next person step forward, when he suddenly heard a commotion coming from not far away.

The registrar was taken aback.

The noise at the testing ground was so bad that his ears would hurt for a long time when he got back at night... How noisy must it be over there?

The registrar stood on tiptoe and peeked out, her mouth agape in astonishment.

Because the streets that were once passable are now packed with people!

These people seemed to have come with one of the leaders...

The registrar tapped the flag bearer's shoulder armor lightly with the back of his hand, gesturing for him to look in that direction.

Hatamoto turned his head, and his face immediately darkened after he saw the situation.

He gathered his inner energy and asked loudly.

"Hey! What are you trying to do, bringing so many people with you..."

Before two seconds had even passed, the registrar saw that the previously dark-faced Hatakemoto had developed a stiff expression.

"What's wrong?" the registrar asked.

Hatamoto didn't reply, but immediately changed his expression, forcing a smile onto his originally stern face.

"Lord Che! What brings you here?"

Lord Che?

The registrar blinked, not quite understanding yet, but upon seeing the figure in the palace official's robes, she immediately stood up straight: "Lord Che!"

"It doesn't have to be this way."

Uesugi Tetsu glanced at the somewhat rudimentary sunshade, the registrar standing in front of him, and the black-armored flag bearer, thinking that this was probably the entrance to the Trial Slash Ground.

He shifted his gaze and caught sight of the not-too-long registration line and on the other side, a long line of warriors, each radiating internal energy.

It seems we'll have to wait in a very long line.

The registrar almost instantly noticed what Uesugi Tetsu had noticed from those two shifts in his gaze, so he immediately spoke up.

"If Lord Che wishes to enter and observe, please follow this banner master directly..."