355 Astonishing Development From Japan (1/2)
Susano Shrine was no more.
This news swept across Kyushu's underground like a hurricane. From Kyushu, it reached all over Japan and spilled out throughout the entire East Asia like a wildfire.
The Cultivation world in Japan was shocked.
Susano Shrine was one of the six remaining Shrines in Japan. Everyone knew that it was the abode of a powerful Demon God called Susano Nihon. Even without the Demon God's interference, the shrine was a force to be reckoned since it had powerful followers such as Chizuru Masahiro, Genkaza Takeda, and Kitaniwakawa.
Kitaniwakawa was one of the four most deadliest Kendo Grandmasters.
Genkaza Takeda was a powerful Martial artist who had reached the peak of Transcendent State.
Chizuru Masahiro was a Grand Onmyoji who had perfected the art of Dharma Spells.
Adding Violet from the Fuji Ninja Clan, Susano Shrine sat comfortably at the second spot among the six shrines, trailing closely behind the Ise Grand Shrine. The other shrines simply couldn't compare.
The Cultivation world in Japan found it difficult to grapple with the death of three mighty warriors and the utter annihilation of the Susano Shrine. Worse, the entire Kyushu underground world had fallen into the state of desolation after thousands of its members were slaughtered during the attack on Susano Shrine.
The cultivation world in Japan sizzled with disbelief and excitement.
Meanwhile, in a Kendo Judo in Tokyo, an old man wearing martial arts outfit asked people around him: ”Who did you say was the one that destroyed the Susano Shrine?”
The old man sat on his folded legs, and he rested an Uchigatana sideways across his lap. He was surrounded by his disciples many of those were heirs of financial groups and sons of top bureaucrats. These youngsters lowered their heads, scarcely daring to connect gazes with the Kendo Master: Kurokawa Sho.
He was one of the most powerful Kendo Grandmasters in Japan.
He was considered the second most powerful of the four, closely following Erika. He was also the founder of the Kendo School called Peace Current that was renowned for its unpredictability. He was praised by other Kendo Masters for his never of steel and unwavering determination. Once during a fight, an onlooker suddenly shot him with a gun. While his life was hanging by a thread, he remained calm and reacted just in time to slice that bullet into halves.
”Er…”
His disciples looked at each other helplessly, none of them knew what had happened.
The fall of the Susano Shrine happened too fast. Those who had seen what happened with their own eyes had either gone mad or dead. People had been relying on vague descriptions to reconstruct the brutal slaughter. However, no one was one hundred percent certain of what had happened.
”Was he from the Hong Sect?”
Someone guessed.
”The Hong Sect was dealt a huge blow ever since Chen Beixuan had killed three of its Underbosses. It wouldn't be them.” Someone else put in.
”Then could it be the Special Case Department in China? If Azure dragon and his colleagues work together, they might have a chance uprooting Susano Shrine.”
”That's unlikely. The Ise Grand Shrine shouldn't sit around and let Azure dragon wreak havoc in Japan.” Kurokawa Sho shook his head and said.
”Could be the Dragon Hall from South East Asia? Or was it Square Tower?”
The disciples listed all the possible candidates, but Kurokawa Sho dismissed all of them.
Hong Sect, Divine Kingdom and Square Tower were all-powerful ancient forces that had co-existed with Japan for hundreds of years. There was no reason for them to suddenly wage a war against the Japanese by slaughtering hundreds of people at the Susano Shrine. Plus, there had to be some kind of signal before these powerful forces made a move on Japan. They were too big to have slipped under the radar.
”Then who would that be?”
The disciples were at a loss after failing all their attempts at guessing.
The Susano Shrine had a Kendo Grandmaster, a Transcendent Grandmaster, and a Grand Onmyoji, it's power was nearly half of Hong Sects. Hong Sect was an international group dominated the global underground world, yet, they had only seven underbosses. Plus, Susano Shrine also had a trump card that the Hong Sect lacked: the Demon God Lord Susano.
It would take either an army or the combined might of the aforementioned groups to get rid of the Susano Shrine so thoroughly.
If those big groups didn't do it, who did then?
Even as Kurokawa Sho fell into deep thought, a clear and musical voice came from by the door.
”It is Chen Beixuan.”
The voice startled everyone. They looked toward the speaker and saw a girl dressed in a white martial arts outfit sauntered into the room while carrying a long blade in her hand. Her face was cold but pretty, with clearly defined features that looked like chiseled onto his hard face. As she spoke, condescension and a stately quality flickered in her eyes, making her look like a monarch of a medieval kingdom.
As soon as the girl walked into the room, Kurokawa Sho hurried to stand up and said: ”Lord Erika, what brings you here?”
The girl looked like a strident heroine in fantasy movies. She was the most powerful Kendo Grandmaster in Japan: Erika!
Erika walked into the meeting room with wide strides, a few more people trailing behind her. Kurokawa Sho looked at the group and was shocked after he recognized the rest of the visitors.
”Ito Imi, Lord Kurome, and Chiba Yosiko”
Ito Imi was also a Kendo master, Lord Kurome was the chief priest of the Kurome Shrine, Chiba Yosiko was the Grand Onmyoji from the Chiba family. There were five more people that followed the group, and these warriors and Onmyojis filled the meeting room up quickly.