Genryūsai Shigekuni was a swordsman, yet he could unleash flames this terrifying with a single slash.
Those flames were real.
And they were born of Genryūsai Shigekuni's Sword Intent.
The flames were merely an extension of that intent.
No one knew how far Genryūsai Shigekuni had traveled down that path.
A swordsman—a Flame Style swordsman—possessing such terrifying power was almost impossible to imagine.
That slash resembled a calamity unleashed by a Logia Devil Fruit User. If Hades had not stopped it, there was no telling how much destruction it would have caused.
Ryūjin Jakka was a weapon unlike any other, the ultimate blade of Flame Style. It could draw out a Flame Style swordsman's full power, perhaps even more.
It had been forged from Lava Essence Stone, formed at the bottom of a magma pool under the pressure of endless molten rock. Besides being incredibly hard, it contained a strange energy, much like Seastone.
Lava Essence Stone held tremendous heat. A Flame Style swordsman could use a weapon forged from it to unleash terrifying flames with each swing.
In quality, Ryūjin Jakka was every bit a Supreme Grade Sword. And it was in the hands of a monster like Genryūsai Shigekuni.
Ochoku had lost, and lost decisively.
His Haki and even his physique fell slightly short of Genryūsai Shigekuni's, though those gaps could be closed.
Ochoku was nearly fifty, with almost ten years between him and Genryūsai Shigekuni.
But in Swordsmanship, his defeat was far more complete.
That was a gap he could scarcely hope to cross.
The battle lasted half a day. Once Ochoku realized he had no chance of winning, he conceded before he could be left in an even sorrier state.
Even after Genryūsai Shigekuni returned to his seat, every gaze followed him.
Without question, the strength