301: Chapter 301 One Man Responsible for a Nation

That sound was barely audible, like old wood cracking.

Susanoo Mayumi shuddered at the sound, slowly raising her head to look at the withered old man, almost afraid to breathe.

Even though she knew this was the Susanoo Shrine, and even though she was a Martial Artist, knowing that this old man hadn't moved for a hundred years, the fact that he seemed to be moving now naturally filled her with fear.

It was as if a corpse had come back to life.

Susanoo Mayumi held her breath, staring fixedly at the old man upon the memorial tablet.

Creak!

Creak!

The old man moved more; at first, it was just his fingers, then his entire arm, and finally, his eyes opened.

What kind of eyes were those?

Hollow, dull, and devoid of any vitality that a living person should have.

Just by meeting his gaze, Susanoo Mayumi felt as if she were plunged into a bottomless abyss, unable to move.

The old man slowly stood up, and in the blink of an eye, he was right in front of Susanoo Mayumi.

"Are you from the Susanoo Family?"

The voice was raspy and somewhat gloomy.

"Ancestor!"

Susanoo Mayumi immediately kowtowed: "I am Susanoo Mayumi."

The old man nodded.

"How is the Susanoo Family doing now?"

Susanoo Mayumi immediately told the old man everything that had happened that day, detail by detail.

"Emperor Qin!"

The old man slowly spat out those three words, a cold glint shooting from his eyes.

"Ancestor, please avenge our Susanoo Family!" Susanoo Mayumi kowtowed and pleaded.

The old man nodded.

"Issue a challenge; tell the world that in one day, I, Susanoo, will duel Emperor Qin at the peak of Tokyo!"

"Yes!" Susanoo Mayumi immediately replied.

A letter of challenge was thus issued from the Susanoo Shrine.

The martial arts world across the globe trembled.

It wasn't just this letter of challenge that caused the tremor, but also the aftermath of what Qin Chuan had done in the island nation.

One must realize that this time, Qin Chuan had not only wiped out the Kawashima Clan and the Susanoo Family, but had also fought a great battle against the Hezhi Holy Land, ultimately forcing the Hezhi Holy Land to sue for peace.

This event alone was enough to make countless Martial Artists drop their jaws in shock.

It is well known that the Hezhi Holy Land could slaughter gods, for they had indeed slaughtered a God Realm master before.

Yet today, they had actually requested a ceasefire when faced with Emperor Qin.

"Has the Hezhi Holy Land been defeated?"

"It seems so. I heard from a friend that Emperor Qin slashed down dozens of fighter jets with a single sword stroke while on a cruise ship."

"I can't believe it. Those were fighter jets piloted by Martial Artists, yet they were still cut down by Emperor Qin's sword?"

"That's not all. I heard that Emperor Qin even stormed the Hezhi Holy Land, ultimately forcing them to ask for a ceasefire. Now, the highest rulers of the Hezhi Holy Land can only obediently prepare a banquet to apologize to Emperor Qin."

"Hiss! Unbelievable. Emperor Qin truly intends to shake the martial arts foundation of an entire nation single-handedly."

"One man against a nation!"

"..."

Now, the martial arts world of every nation was awed by Emperor Qin, even though deep down they desperately hoped someone could sanction this strongest man from the Dragon nation.

Yet, they had to admit that Emperor Qin was undoubtedly the number one person in the martial arts world.

The martial arts world here didn't just refer to the Dragon nation's, but the entire world's.

The world's number one!

One man against a nation!

Once these assessments emerged, everyone couldn't help but gasp.

Could Emperor Qin's current combat power be considered equal to that of a small nation?

Terrifyingly powerful!

Up until now, no Martial Artist had ever been able to contend with a nation.

Emperor Qin might just become the first.

But just as one wave subsided, another rose.

While everyone was still marveling at Emperor Qin forcing the Hezhi Holy Land to bow, a letter of challenge swept through the martial arts world.

This letter of challenge came from the first generation of the Susanoo Family, Susanoo!

A century-old God Realm master!

This century-old God Realm master from the island nation was actually going to challenge Emperor Qin!

The letter of challenge was issued, a duel at the peak of Tokyo.

"What?!"

"The legendary century-old God Realm master is going to challenge Emperor Qin?"

"Damn, I have to go to the island nation. I want to witness this earth-shattering battle."

"A battle of gods!"

"I heard Zeus was defeated before, but few people witnessed that battle. Now that Susanoo is going to duel Emperor Qin at the peak of Tokyo, this battle cannot be missed."

"Buy tickets! I must have a ticket!"

In an instant, flights to the island nation from all over the world were almost sold out.

Countless people wanted to go and observe this battle of gods.

Immediately, a hundred-mile radius around the peak of Tokyo was closed off.

One could see how much the island nation valued this battle.

Dragon nation. Jinling.

Lu Zhengrong received news from the island nation one after another; even as an Old Marshal, he couldn't help but feel restless.

"The Hezhi Holy Land bowed, and the first generation of the Susanoo Family actually issued a challenge to duel Emperor Qin at the peak of Tokyo!"

Lu Zhengrong didn't know the extent of Susanoo's strength, but he knew the terror of the Hezhi Holy Land.

It was truly hard to imagine that this Holy Land, capable of slaughtering gods, had actually bowed.

"Grandpa, let's go watch the battle too," Lu Chenshuang said excitedly.

Lu Zhengrong nodded: "I also want to see whether Emperor Qin is stronger, or if the first generation of the Susanoo Family is stronger."

This battle was worth looking forward to, and worth a trip to the island nation.

United States. Avengers Sanctuary.

After learning the news, Roger was actually somewhat interested.

"Lord, are you going to the island nation?"

The one speaking was a top expert of the Avengers Sanctuary... Thor.

"Yes," Roger nodded slightly. "Besides, I haven't seen Senior Susanoo for many years. It's a good opportunity to go and say hello."

No one knew if Roger was in the God Realm, but he was also a powerhouse from the last century. Even so, he still had to address Susanoo as Senior.

It wasn't just powerhouses like Roger who wanted to watch; countless experts from all over the world emerged at this moment to head to the island nation.

Qin Chuan's previous battles had all been unexpected, unlike this one where a challenge was issued first, and the time was set for the next day. This meant that anyone who wanted to could watch this terrifying battle.

There were even people in the underground world taking bets on it. Although everything Qin Chuan had done so far was earth-shattering, more people were betting on Susanoo, so the odds were naturally lower.

The odds for Emperor Qin winning were higher, but not many people were betting on him.

This also showed that the martial arts world of this world favored the century-old God Realm master.

The martial arts world was turned upside down, yet Qin Chuan was just eating at the banquet in the Hezhi Holy Land.

Just then, a letter of challenge was delivered.

In other words, before this letter of challenge had even reached Emperor Qin, it had already spread throughout the world.

This was creating momentum!

This was Susanoo Mayumi's goal; she wanted her ancestor to personally kill Emperor Qin in front of the entire martial arts world...