Genshin Impact: I am best at sacrifice, don't cry

A few days later, a young man who used the alias "Muramasa" publicly announced that he would challenge the executor of the duel before the emperor.

As soon as this incident happened, it caused an uproar among Inazuma.

In Nan Dou's words, it became a hot topic and attracted a large amount of traffic.

After this, another half month passed.

During this period, Nan Dou successfully obtained the position of executor of the duel in front of the emperor from General Lei Dian.

But he also received a warning from General Lei Dian: "The loser will face divine punishment, and no one will be exempted."

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"God's punishment, [Wu Xiang's Sword] must be very spectacular."

On the makeshift duel stage in front of the Thousand-Eyed and Hundred-Armed God Statue, Nan Dou stood quietly, looking outside the stage, with the sword bestowed by General Lei Dian hanging around his waist.

Hundreds of meters away from the duel arena were civilians who had heard the news and rushed over to watch this duel in front of the emperor.

At Nandou's request, this duel, which was supposed to take place in the castle tower and not be open to the public, will now take place in front of many Inazuma civilians and the major Inazuma forces.

The so-called [Duel before the Emperor] is a fair fight conducted under the witness of the gods.

Moreover, not everyone is qualified to initiate a [Duel Before the Emperor]. General Lei Dian will only agree after meeting the requirements.

Of course, Nan Dou didn’t know the specific requirements. Whether it could be carried out depended entirely on General Lei Dian’s words.

The crowd of onlookers filled the viewing area that had been designated in advance by Tianling Fengxing, but the high houses and hilltops in the distance were also filled with people.

Anyone who dares to initiate this battle with almost no chance of winning is a true warrior worthy of respect, no matter what the outcome.

After all, even a seasoned warrior would feel fear when he learns that he will face divine punishment after being defeated.

Of course, what is more important is that his challenge was recognized and acknowledged by the general, which is enough to prove that there is something about him that is worthy of the general's attention.

As time goes by, the sun gradually rises overhead, and noon is the time for the challenge.

After a long wait, the crowd became more and more agitated. After all, it was not comfortable to be exposed to the sun on such a hot day.

Some people even began to speculate whether Muramasa ran away out of fear.

But all suspicions and expectations were answered at noon.

A close friend whom Manyo met during his journey, a young man codenamed "Muramasa", slowly walked out of the crowd. After revealing his identity, he was let in by the shogunate army responsible for maintaining order at the scene.

The young man had a calm expression, a katana hanging from his waist, and walked towards the duel arena step by step.

The noisy scene suddenly became even louder with the appearance of the young man.

Nan Dou was not at all moved by the appearance of the young man. All this was within his expectations.

It's just that the person fighting against the young man has changed to him.

He also knew very well about the young man's identity. The last officer under the Kamisato family was best at collecting intelligence.

Ichiro Kihara was born into a declining samurai aristocratic family. His family went bankrupt when he was young, and his parents died in the revenge of their enemies. He was then raised by his retainers.

He has an upright and free-spirited personality and likes traveling and making friends. Later, he met Manye during his travels. Their similar growth experiences made them quickly become good friends who could talk about anything.

The information was so detailed that it even showed how old Ichiro Kihara was when he stopped wetting the bed, so it was not difficult to do so.

Unless you are a savage living in the deep mountains and forests, there will be traces left.

The reason why Ichiro Kihara hid his identity and used a code name was to protect those retainers who are still alive from being targeted by their enemies.

To be honest, if Nandou met someone like Kihara Ichiro normally, he would definitely become friends with him.

but now……

Looking at Ichiro Kihara stepping onto the duel stage, Nandou, as his opponent, is bound to give it his all.

The moment the two men stood facing each other on the duel stage, the sky suddenly exploded.

The originally sunny sky was soon covered by dark clouds, and the rumbling thunder became the background sound of the duel between the two.

A surging aura that dominated the world and made everyone bow down to it dissipated like a tide from the place where the Thousand-Eyed Hundred-Handed Statue was.

The noisy and bustling Inazuma Castle fell silent in an instant, and everyone looked at the figure that appeared under the statue with great reverence... no, the divine figure.

The arrival of General Thunder endowed this confrontation with an incomparable sacredness.

Even though he just sat on the seat under the statue without saying a word, everyone couldn't help but look at his figure, but they were afraid to meet the god's majestic and indifferent eyes.

As the perfect body created by Thundergod Shadow, General Raiden is no different from Shadow except for his spiritual will.

Nandou, who had already known about the appearance of General Raiden, was not surprised at all. Kihara Ichiro was a little nervous because of the gaze of the god, but at the same time, he felt a long-awaited excitement.

There was no need for anyone to announce the start, Nan Dou and Ichiro Kihara attacked at the same time in tacit understanding.

With swift lightning attached to his body, Guiyuan Ichiro's speed was even faster than Nandou.

"Qiang! Qiang! Qiang!"

The sword in Ichirō Kihara's hand, which did not belong to any school but contained the shadows of many schools, slashed towards Nandou sharply and decisively.

But he accepted them all.

Several times of fate's intervention plus hundreds of years of practice have made Nan Dou's martial arts extraordinary and reached a height that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve.

There is also no need for any fixed style of moves, Nan Dou will flexibly use everything he has learned in battle.

The intensity of the fight between the two men continued to increase, and the speed was so fast that it gradually turned into two afterimages. The only things that could be seen on the entire duel arena were lightning and sparks from the collision of iron.

The Eye of God can indeed allow humans to possess strength comparable to that of powerful monsters, and coupled with Ichiro Kihara's superb martial arts, it did cause some trouble for Nandou.

But Nanto is also not an ordinary person. Even for Kujo Sara, who is a Tengu and also possesses the Eye of God, it is not easy to defeat him now.

As time went by, Ichiro Kihara began to slow down.

Compared to Nandou who has a monster-like physique, Kihara Ichiro couldn't hold on any longer.

The fierce battle that lasted for a full thirty minutes had greatly depleted his energy and physical strength.

So, the two of them stopped for the first time since the war began.

"During the journey, Manye told me a lot about you, which made me very curious about you."

"After seeing it today, I can see that his martial arts are indeed extraordinary."

"But now you seem to be locked in shackles."

"I have been collecting information about you in Inazuma City these days, and I found that you are not someone who uses your identity to do evil."

"What on earth are you planning?"

Ichiro Kihara calmed his agitated breath and asked Nandou with some confusion.

"Our goals are very similar. You will know what I am planning after this duel is over."

"No need to engage in meaningless fighting anymore. Use your strongest moves."

"You are the one being watched by the General, so you must not let Him down."

Nandou sheathed his sword and assumed a stance ready to draw his sword and strike.

Ichiro Kihara lowered his head and glanced at the Eye of God on his waist, then relaxed and made a gesture of drawing his sword and slashing.

"Yes, it is my great honor to be recognized by the General. I hope that my top martial arts skills can satisfy Him."

A surge of lightning burst out from Ichiro Kihara's body, and then was continuously injected into the sword in his hand.

"That's right, but I will be the winner today."

The image of the plum blossom mark was reflected in Nandou's eyes. Without using the fire elemental power brought by the Flame of Rebirth, he wanted to take on Ichiro Kihara's full-strength attack with purely physical skills.

"Return to the origin... with one knife!"

Ichiro Guiyuan shouted softly, stomped his feet on the ground, and his body instantly turned into a ray of lightning.

Nan Dou drew his sword and slashed at almost the same time, and the two bodies crossed each other.

"Pfft!"

There was a cut on Nan Dou's arm, but the blood only spurted out for a moment before he controlled his muscles to block the wound.

A thin line of blood appeared on Ichiro Kihara's neck.

Ichiro Kihara turned slowly with a complicated expression, and his hand holding the knife seemed a little weak.

"Why keep your hand?"

As an excellent swordsman, how could he not see that the opponent saw through his moves the moment he drew his sword.

If it wasn't for saving his life, he wouldn't even get hurt.

"I have no right to take your life. That is the general's right."

"Besides, you also want to see the elegance of that knife, right?"

Nan Dou explained this calmly.

Hearing this, Kihara Ichiro showed a relieved smile on his face: "Thank you, it seems that you are still the gentle Nandou that Manye mentioned."