The Demon King of the Sixth Heaven

"..."

Fang Li's question made Yan fall silent.

It was not just Yan. Even Tsubaki Oni opened her mouth, only to choose silence in the end.

Fang Li did not press them. He merely looked at Yan.

After a long while, Yan suddenly spoke.

"Do you know Oda Nobunaga?"

Fang Li could not help but pause slightly.

"Oda Nobunaga?"

Naturally, Fang Li knew who that man was.

He had been a famed general and politician during Japan's Warring States period.

The reason Fang Li could not possibly be unfamiliar with him was that he was widely recognized as the Japanese people's most beloved historical figure, without equal.

He had overthrown the Shogunate that had nominally ruled Japan for over two hundred years, brought the century-long chaos of the Warring States period toward its end, and had nearly unified the entire country.

However, on the eve of unifying the nation, Oda Nobunaga was betrayed by his trusted retainer and committed suicide at Kyoto's Honnō-ji.

That was the immensely famous Honnō-ji Incident in history.

The reason people loved this figure so much was rather similar to Minamoto no Yoshitsune's case. His body was never found, and his death could never be confirmed, giving Oda Nobunaga an immensely legendary aura.

Of course, it was not only after his death. Even during his lifetime, Oda Nobunaga had left behind many legendary traces.

Fang Li remembered that among the legends surrounding Oda Nobunaga, two were the most famous.

One was that, in order to implement land policies, Oda Nobunaga issued orders to confiscate the lands of many Temples that possessed vast estates during the Warring States period. Any who resisted would have their Temples burned down, striking fear into many monks.

In Buddhist mythology, there was a Demon Lord who enjoyed obstructing Buddhist practitioners in