Crystallization of Martial Skill is the 116th chapter of the Kingdom manga, written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Hara.
Summary
After the news that Hou Ken is the Commander-in-Chief of Zhao attack, Shou Bun Kun tells them what he knows about him. He tells them the chocking truth that Kyou was killed by Hou Ken and not passed away by an illness. He states that Ou Ki and himself fabricated this story in order to maintain moral.
Ryo Fui tells him that he will deal with this later as he wants to know what type of general Hou Ken is. Shou Bun Kun states that he is not. He states that he is a martial artist but is not a man to lead soldiers. He then tells them the frightening truth that Hou Ken faced Kyou and her army of 100.000 man strong on his own.
Nine years ago Qin had Bayou surrounded. That night Hou Ken appeared and started a killing spree. None of the soldiers however were a match for him. He was then seemingly cut down by Ou Ki in a slash of rage. Shou Bun Kun thinks that Ou Ki knew this information from the beginning and that is why he accepted to be Commander in Chief.
Characters
Qin
- Royal Palace
- Ei Sei Faction
- Ei Sei
- Shou Bun Kun (flashback/story)
- Unnamed officials
- Ryo Fui Faction
- Ryo Fui
- Shou Hei Kun
- Ri Shi
- Unnamed officials
- Ei Sei Faction
- Kyou Army
- Kyou (flashback)
- Unnamed officers (flashback)
- Unnamed members of elite units (flashback)
- Unnamed others
- Ou Ki Army
- Ou Ki (flashback/story)
Zhao
- Hou Ken Army
- Hou Ken (flashback/story)
- Unnamed members
High Points
- Hou Ken killed Kyou.
- Hou Ken faced a Qin army of over 100,000 on his own.