CHAPTER 566: CHAPTER 530: STABILIZING THE NATION

After dozens of exchanges between the two fighters, every observer on the scene, even those students who knew nothing about swordsmanship, could tell that Wu Li was intentionally letting Uehara Shusei make his moves.

Uehara Shusei also knew that Wu Li was doing this on purpose, and although he did not understand why Wu Li was allowing him to do so, he was aware that today was probably the last time he would ever wield a sword in his life. Thus, he displayed every technique he had ever learned.

By the time they reached a hundred moves, Uehara Shusei’s mental state had reached an unprecedented peak. He felt so exhilarated that he wished he could shout out loud.

It was at this moment that Wu Li suddenly accelerated his movements, without any superfluous changes, simply drawing close with a simple palm strike directed at Uehara Shusei’s forehead.

And it was with such a simple technique that Uehara Shusei could only watch, completely unable to react.

Bang!

Wu Li’s palm struck Uehara Shusei’s forehead. He then stepped back and stood firm, while Uehara Shusei also came to a halt.

He stared at Wu Li with a hint of a satisfied smile on his face, and finally stood with his sword erect, closing his eyes.

The crowd on the scene was stunned for a moment. Just as Uehara Shusei’s body was about to fall, someone came to their senses and hurried forward to hold him.

"Uehara-sama, has passed away," the person said with sadness.

Swoosh!

All the Japanese people present stood up, their faces showing sorrow.

Wu Li, looking at the fallen Uehara Shusei, had no pity at this moment but turned to the rest of the Japanese.

"I’ve said that I will stay in Tokyo for three days. During this time, if any of you still feel unconvinced, you’re all welcome to challenge me."

Wu Li’s words made all the Japanese present show their anger, and immediately, someone could not restrain himself and stood up—it was an elderly man in his sixties, who said a few words to Wu Li.

As soon as he finished speaking, the people around him hurriedly held him back, apparently persuading him not to be impulsive.

Wu Li watched this scene indifferently, without making any comment.

If Nakagiya Osamu hadn’t challenged him, he hadn’t initially planned to have any conflict with the Island Country Martial Arts World. But since the other party had taken the initiative to trouble him and openly harbored ill intentions, wishing to step over him and even Chinese Martial Arts to elevate their own and the Island Country Martial Arts World’s status, then Wu Li was no longer inclined to be courteous.

As the saying goes, it is discourteous not to reciprocate. After defeating Nakagiya Osamu, Wu Li intentionally stayed in Tokyo for three days, aiming to take the opportunity to subdue the entire Island Country Martial Arts World!

The leaders of the Chinese community associations present clearly understood Wu Li’s intentions and were visibly moved.

Indeed, this was why they had come today: to personally witness Wu Li accomplish this feat.

After some chaos at the scene, the old man who had earlier spoken out about challenging Wu Li pushed the others aside and stood in front of Wu Li.

"Master Wu, his name is Mazhi Ying’er. He is an honorary coach of the Great Eastern Aikido,"

Yang Yu from the Green Gang hurried to Wu Li’s side and whispered this introduction.

Wu Li nodded, without saying much, and gestured for the other man to proceed.

"Please."

"Ha!!!"

Mazhi Ying’er let out a breath and launched an attack with a Stepping Fist, his fighting spirit intense.

This time, Wu Li did not hold back; he waited for his opponent to come closer and then struck with a simple Horse Stance Fist.

The movements of both were almost identical, each throwing a right fist at the other’s solar plexus. However, Wu Li was faster and struck the opponent first.

Bang!

Mazhi Ying’er took the punch directly to his solar plexus, went flying backward, hit the ground, spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, and died on the spot.

"Teacher!"

"Mazhi-sama!"

Another round of sorrowful cries arose, and the crowd gathered around.

Having witnessed two deaths, even the most fervent experts from Japan couldn’t help but feel their passion dampened, and after a lengthy wait, no one stepped forward to challenge Wu Li.

This was precisely why Wu Li had to be ruthless; he understood all too well that only death represented the undeniable truth. If he hadn’t been so merciless, even if he were ranked as the World’s No.1, he would likely have been worn down to death by a multitude of challengers taking him on in succession.

Soon, a group of Japanese carried away the two corpses.

"Master Wu, congratulations!"

Someone approached to congratulate Wu Li, but Wu shook his head, "It’s too early; today is just the first day."

"Master Wu is going to single-handedly take on the entire Japanese Martial Arts World?"

Someone exclaimed with admiration.

Wu Li smiled and looked towards the door, "I hope they don’t disappoint me."

...

That afternoon, the hottest search in Hua Country was: Wu Li challenges the Japanese Martial Arts World.

The news of Wu Li defeating Nakagiya Osamu and deliberately staying in Tokyo for three days to await challenges from the Japanese Martial Arts World went viral, sparking heated discussions across the entire network.

"Apart from badass, I can’t find any other words to describe it."

"Holy shit, he’s challenging the entire Martial Arts World by himself!"

"Haha, wasn’t the Japanese Martial Arts World pretty vocal before? Do they dare to make a peep now?"

"Wu Li, forever a God!!!"

"I’m going to Tokyo to watch it live!"

"I’m in Tokyo, just landed."

...

But this wasn’t just the talk of Hua Country; it also stirred up heated discussions among the Japanese online community, with nearly everyone filled with righteous indignation. That very afternoon, people ran to the Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall to cause trouble, only to be taken away by the police.

Due to the escalating situation, and at the request of the Hua Country Embassy, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department had no choice but to station officers near the Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall to maintain public order.

Even so, hundreds of martial arts students gathered outside the Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall, with practitioners of Karate, Judo, and Aikido among them... Since these students couldn’t enter the Martial Arts Hall, they stood outside, shouting loudly.

This situation put the Japanese Martial Arts World in an awkward position; the few top martial arts organizations had openly issued a challenge to Wu Li with malicious intent, aiming to minimize the issue. However, now the tables had turned, and they had been outmaneuvered by Wu Li. They had hoped to downplay the matter and allow the three days to pass without incident, never anticipating it to escalate to this level.

Now the entire country was aware of the incident, knowing that Wu Li had defeated the last Sword Saint of Japan and openly challenged the entire Japanese Martial Arts World, causing widespread public indignation.

In Japan, many young people learn martial arts, and facing such a situation, how could they possibly restrain themselves? Many urged their martial arts hall instructors and teachers to challenge Wu Li.

But anyone well-versed in the Martial Arts World knew just how formidable Wu Li was. The instructors of the martial arts halls and the famous experts were well aware that challenging Wu Li was equivalent to a death sentence, so they chose to remain silent.

The young martial artists knew they weren’t good enough, and their own masters and coaches were too afraid to take action. Out of disappointment and anger, more and more people headed to the scene outside the Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall in Tokyo.

If one were to think about it from a different perspective, if a Japanese individual had defeated Wu Li and then went to Hua Country to openly challenge the Chinese Martial Arts, what level of excitement would that news stir among the Chinese people?

Inside the Martial Arts Hall, the tumultuous noise from outside could be heard even through the closed doors.

At that moment, all the coaches and students within the Martial Arts Hall had been dismissed, leaving only dozens of leaders from the Chinese community organizations and experts from various factions.

Even though these individuals were experienced in life-and-death situations and had resolute wills, they too felt somewhat anxious.

After all, they were in a foreign land, with thousands of impassioned youths shouting outside. If the situation escalated out of control, no matter how good they were at fighting, they would probably end up beaten to death there.

Only Wu Li sat calmly in his chair.

He had originally only intended to challenge the entire Japanese Martial Arts World, never imagining that things would escalate to this point.

Nevertheless, this development was welcome. It was more challenging to confront the martial spirit of a nation than to challenge its Martial Arts World.

What could be more glorious than one man standing firm against a whole country?