The news of Oda Nobutora's crushing defeat struck Chiba City like a thunderclap. The genius swordsman, hailed as the "foremost of the younger generation among the three great families," had been beaten by a Daxia cultivator in just three moves before a crowd, his family heirloom, the Night Ghost Cry, shattered in the process. Even more shockingly, the entire encounter had transpired so fast that no one had time to react, and Oda Nobutora had failed to put up anything resembling a proper defense.
When the news reached the Oda Clan, the clan head, Oda Yūshin, was drinking tea. As a servant nervously finished his report, the teacup in Oda Yūshin's hand shattered with a sharp crunch, boiling tea splashing all over him without him even noticing.
"Nobutora... lost?" Oda Yūshin's voice was frighteningly low, veins bulging on his forehead. "Defeated by a Daxia cultivator... publicly humiliated?"
Chapter 235