In the anime History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi, the enemies of Ryozanpaku's group of martial arts masters are none other than the dark martial arts organization... YAMI.
This organization consists of martial artists who adhere to the philosophy that "martial arts are killing techniques."
YAMI is divided into two factions.
One faction is the unarmed group.
The other is the weapons group.
Simply put, it's a combination of those who practice bare-handed fighting and those who wield weapons.
Each faction has its own leaders.
The leaders of the unarmed group are the One Shadow Nine Fists.
Ten top-tier martial artists from around the world, each a master who fights without external weapons.
Every one of them is terrifyingly strong.
The leaders of the weapons group are the Hachiō Executioner Blade.
Composed of eight martial artists who have mastered their weapons to perfection, each possessing absolute combat skills.
Among them, the leader of the Hachiō Executioner Blade is known as the Dual Sword Mosnter.
He wields dual blades, and his true name is Ōganosuke Yogi, a top expert capable of matching Hayato Furinji.
Right now, all these masters have appeared at the Dark Tournament.
In addition, Morpheus spotted a few people he hadn't seen before but recognized.
For instance, Yusuke Urameshi.
That's right, the protagonist from Yu Yu Hakusho, Yusuke Urameshi, was there, teamed up with his good friend Kazuma Kuwabara.
The team included not just the two of them, but also Hiei and Kurama, as well as Genkai.
Morpheus thought to himself, since it's the Dark Tournament, how could Yusuke Urameshi not show up?
But the question was, why was Yusuke Urameshi teamed up with his master, Genkai?
That was unusual.
Moreover, the familiar faces Morpheus saw didn't stop there; many unexpected people had joined this tournament.
Morpheus was basically certain that this Dark Tournament would be incredibly lively.
Dong!
An hour later, a massive bell toll echoed through every corner of the hall.
The once noisy hall was immediately silenced by this sudden sound.
Some even covered their ears.
Everyone turned toward the direction of the bell in unison.
A burly demon emerged from a passageway.
He carried a large bell in his hand, his face hidden behind a mask that revealed only his eyes.
Those eyes swept over everyone in the hall, exuding an intense sense of oppression.
Without a doubt, this was a formidable demon.
The mask on the demon's face seemed enchanted with some kind of spell to prevent prying eyes.
As a result, few in the hall could discern the demon's true appearance.
Naturally, this didn't include Morpheus.
Though the mask's creator was highly skilled and the spell powerful, it couldn't block Morpheus's gaze.
Morpheus easily saw through to the face behind the mask—a familiar one.
This demon was none other than one of the antagonists from Yu Yu Hakusho.
Toguro.
This piqued Morpheus's curiosity immensely. The origins of the Dark Tournament had already changed, yet it still managed to connect with this guy.
That was somewhat absurd.
Toguro struck the bell, and the entire hall fell silent.
He bowed first, then slowly said, "Welcome, everyone. I am the host of this Dark Tournament."
"Next, I will explain the rules of this tournament to you all."
"Like the previous tournament, this one will use a team elimination format."
"There are 64 teams participating in this tournament."
"We will now conduct a drawing for pairings. Each team has a number tag. Once you draw each other, the pairing is successful."
"At that time, please do your utmost to eliminate the opposing team to advance to the next round."
Hearing this, Morpheus roughly understood the drawing rules.
For example, if he was number 55 and drew number 14, then number 14 had to draw his 55 for the pairing to succeed.
If they drew other numbers, the pairing wouldn't work, and they'd have to redraw.
How to put it? This drawing method was indeed a bit cumbersome. Who was the genius who came up with it?
Morpheus couldn't be bothered to complain.
After explaining the drawing rules, Toguro tossed the large bell aside.
During its flight, the bell transformed into a number box and landed on the ground.
This thing actually had a transformation function—interesting.
"Now, please have team number 1 draw," Toguro said.
A dignified team stepped out from the crowd and began drawing.
They drew number 33.
But unfortunately, number 33 didn't draw number 1, so the pairing failed.
In fact, after the first round of draws, very few teams paired successfully.
Only three teams matched.
However, as subsequent rounds of draws continued, more and more teams paired up.
After the fifth round, all teams had been successfully paired.
Interestingly, the team that paired with Morpheus was number 33.
Once all teams were paired, Toguro walked to a wall and punched it.
With a booming crash, cracks radiated outward like a spider web from his fist.
When the cracks reached a certain extent, the wall shattered, revealing a wide passageway.
This surprised everyone present, as no one had noticed this passageway before.
Toguro announced loudly, "Please follow me, everyone. I will lead you to the real venue."
With that, he entered the passageway.
The 64 teams followed closely behind.
The passageway was extremely long; it took the group over an hour to reach the exit.
Upon passing through the exit, something unexpected happened.
An ancient city appeared in the sight of all the participating team members.
This city resembled an enlarged version of Nijo Castle, one of Kyoto's famous historical sites, but it was even more ancient, majestic, sacred, and mysterious.
Additionally, it's worth noting that this ancient city wasn't underground.
It was above ground.
Morpheus looked up and could see the azure sky, white clouds, and the sun hanging in the heavens.
Many let out exclamations of awe. This was truly unbelievable.
"The passageway... the passageway is gone."
At that moment, someone cried out in alarm. The teams hurriedly turned back and indeed found that the incoming passageway had vanished.
In its place was a sheer cliff.
Some hot-tempered individuals even launched attacks at the cliff.
Booming sounds echoed.
A massive gap was blasted into the cliff, but behind the gap was not a passageway, but solid wall.
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If you like the Classroom of the Elite and Danganronpa series, don't hesitate to check out the new project I'm currently working on:
[COTE: The True Perfect Human]
Synopsis:
Since the era when humanity was still focused on steam and coal, people have already been questioning what the Perfect Human truly looks like.
Some say the Perfect Human possesses overwhelming physical strength… others claim the Perfect Human has unparalleled intelligence.
Of course, there are also those who believe the Perfect Human possesses both... strength and intellect.
Like Ayanokouji Kiyotaka.
That's why when people ask who the most perfect human in all of fiction is, they often point to the Masterpiece of the White Room as the Perfect Human.
But… only the OGs know that the only Perfect Human who has ever walked this earth is...
The Ultimate Hope…
Izuru Kamukura.
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This is the story of Izuru Kamukura as he challenges Classroom of the Elite searching for whether there is anything in this world capable of dispelling his boredom.