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# Chapter 336: True Center Sword Academy

Having defeated numerous powerful enemies and become the World's Strongest Swordsman, Genryusai Shigekuni reached an unprecedented height.

Large numbers of young people, and even adults, from around the world who yearned to become stronger came to Pure Spirit Island, entering the Empty Seat Kingdom, wanting to join the Genryu Sword Dojo.

In just three months after the Sword Tournament ended, nearly two thousand people arrived.

Before this, the Genryu Sword Dojo itself only had over four hundred students.

The original Sword Dao Dojo simply couldn't accommodate so many people.

This sudden influx made things a bit difficult for Genryusai Shigekuni.

Reputation and promoting Genryu were what he pursued.

But there were too many students, some even traveling thousands of miles from the Four Seas, and he didn't want to reject most of them.

Sometimes, being too famous wasn't necessarily a good thing.

Just as he was still struggling with the dilemma.

Hades directly came to him, spent two billion Beli, and purchased a large area of Land in the Empty Seat Kingdom.

In just two months, a massive academy covering eight square kilometers was completed.

This large academy was given to Genryusai Shigekuni by Hades free of charge.

It became the new Genryu Sword Dojo.

However, calling it a Dojo was somewhat inappropriate now.

Genryusai Shigekuni did not refuse Hades' kindness and gladly accepted this gift.

And he named this large school "True Center Sword Academy".

He and his many Disciples would teach Swordsmanship and even Body Technique within this academy.

And Hades wasn't doing it for free.

He sent nearly two hundred young Swordsmen to study at the True Center Sword Academy, including a Lunarian Tribe member named Xila.

To join the True Center Sword Academy and study, one needed to pay a tuition fee of 400,000 Beli per year.

After all, this required a certain threshold, and with so many students, maintaining the academy also required a large amount of funds.

Furthermore, entering the True Center Sword Academy to study did not mean one was a student of Genryu or a Disciple of Genryusai Shigekuni.

After all, there were simply too many people with different intentions within it, and if something were to happen in the future, it could potentially damage Genryu's reputation and bring him some trouble.

Only those who sincerely wished to join Genryu and were given recognition by them would become Genryusai Shigekuni's students.

This was to separate Genryu from the True Center Sword Academy and avoid entanglement.

In essence, there was no change in this.

Genryusai Shigekuni's many Disciples became Teachers at the True Center Sword Academy.

Those who were outstanding and had potential in the True Center Sword Academy would be personally taught by Genryusai Shigekuni.

Genryusai Shigekuni was both the Dean and a Teacher of the True Center Sword Academy.

Regardless of who they were, including the young Disciples of Genryu itself or the newly joined students of the True Center Sword Academy, they all studied together; on this point, he had no sectarian bias.

Genryusai Shigekuni was a stubborn Elder who strictly followed the Rules.

The True Center Sword Academy was the future of Genryu; even if only a small portion might be Genryu's students, he was quite satisfied with this.

Being able to cultivate outstanding Swordsmen for the Great Sea, even if they left to venture on the Great Sea in the future, they would remember the favor of Genryu.

Since it was a Rule, he would not casually refuse others.

As long as they weren't heinous criminals and genuinely wanted to learn Swordsmanship, he would accept them.

This also gave some openings to other Pirates.

Shiki and Nash sent their Lunarian Tribe Subordinates to study at the True Center Sword Academy.

Relying on their powerful talent, they quickly received personal instruction from Genryusai Shigekuni.

In reality, even if Genryusai Shigekuni knew of the Lunarian Tribe's existence, he didn't know their identity as Pirates.

Even if he knew, he wouldn't care; would he really expel them?

As long as he didn't acknowledge them as his students, it was fine.

Not all students of the True Center Sword Academy were qualified to become his Disciples.

They had merely studied under him for a period due to chance encounters.

Later, they were expelled for being too "unruly".

Furthermore, they currently had no bounty.

If they became Pirates in the future, it would have nothing to do with him.

If they were still aggressive and sought trouble, then it would depend on whether his Sword was still sharp.

Where else could he find heirs from the Lunarian Tribe, so perfectly suited for his Swordsmanship?

If it couldn't be passed down, wouldn't that be a regret?

Nowadays, the True Center Sword Academy had clearly become a Sword Holy Land.

Not only did it have Genryusai Shigekuni, the World's Strongest Swordsman, presiding over it, with numerous young Swordsmen studying there.

Many famous Swordsmen, Sword Masters, and even Great Sword Masters also wanted to seek guidance from Genryusai Shigekuni to find a path for further development.

The Empty Seat Kingdom was merely an inconspicuous small country in the New World, with a population of only fifty to sixty thousand and a total Island area of forty square kilometers.

The current area of the True Center Sword Academy occupied one-fifth of the entire Island.

Regarding Hades' request to purchase Land, the Royal Family of the Empty Seat Kingdom simply dared not refuse.

There was also no reason to refuse; they knew better than anyone the importance of the Genryu Sword Dojo.

The Empty Seat Kingdom had been able to maintain a peaceful living environment over the years relying on the Genryu Sword Dojo.

Furthermore, the Empty Seat Kingdom was originally a very ordinary Kingdom, and the Royal Family did not oppress the Civilians.

The people's lives were not wealthy, but they could maintain basic sustenance, and with the Genryu Sword Dojo guarding them, they didn't need to worry about attacks from foreign Pirates.

As Genryu's reputation spread far and wide, coupled with the establishment of the True Center Sword Academy, more people came to this originally inconspicuous small country.

The local economy began to develop.

Some Lone Wolf Swordsmen and Sword Masters, seeing such an environment for cultivating excellent Swordsmen, even decided to stay on this Island.

They found a place to live nearby, or directly joined the True Center Sword Dojo as a Teacher, allowing them frequent contact with Genryusai Shigekuni.

Genryusai Shigekuni had clearly underestimated his influence.

In an era when news was not yet developed, before the Sword Tournament, countless Swordsmen had never known that Swordsmanship could be powerful to that degree.

Capable of defeating numerous powerful Pirates and seizing the title of World's Strongest Swordsman in one fell swoop.

In the hearts of countless Swordsmen, Genryusai Shigekuni was like a god-like figure.

Over a year ago, "Pluto" Hades personally sent his son Styx to become a Disciple under Genryusai Shigekuni, which further solidified Genryusai Shigekuni's esteemed status.

One must know that the Kronos Kingdom also possessed world-class Swordsmen.

Even those Great Pirates, including the Marines and the World Government, would show him respect.

The establishment of the True Center Sword Academy held significant meaning.

It was a Sword Holy Land, capable of cultivating a large number of excellent Swordsmen.

It was a Neutral Force on the Great Sea that no one dared to underestimate or wished to offend.

It was the dividing line between the Pluto Pirates and the Flying Pirates Factions.

It would output a large amount of Combatant Strength to the Great Sea.

Some will be Lone Wolves, some will become Pirates, and some will join various Factions.

However, very few will join the Marines, and joining Pirate Crews is even less likely.

The environment of the New World makes people adapt to the existence of Pirates; very few people join the Marines because they hate Pirates.

That is the thinking of the weak; the Marines possess ways for them to become stronger.

And now, the New World not only had the Battle Paradise "Sky Arena", but also the Sword Holy Land "True Center Sword Academy".

In this situation, there was simply no need to join the Marines.

If it was for power, that was naturally an exception.

If it was truly for justice, why wouldn't they directly join the Marines?

In a sense, the increase in the average Combatant Strength of the New World would subtly cause the Marines and the World Government to face greater challenges.

The establishment of the True Center Sword Academy was clearly beneficial in many ways for Hades.

Just like the several Lunarian Tribe members who went to study at the True Center Sword Academy, it was obvious that this would enhance the Strength of the Flying Pirates and the Demon King Pirates, potentially adding a powerful Cadre.

Especially the Demon King Pirates, which had a full three Lunarian Tribe members, essentially compensating for their lack of powerful Cadres.

Sponsoring the establishment of the True Center Sword Academy and arranging for young Swordsmen, especially his own son, to study there.

In a sense, Hades and Genryusai Shigekuni already had a relatively close connection.

The significance represented by this would cause others to be wary and not dare to easily provoke them.

(end of chapter)