And why does it make narrative sense for Gyou’Un to still be in his prime when Gyou’Un stated the opposite multiple times? The era of Rinshoujou was long gone, it certainly made no sense for Gyou’Un to still be in his prime.
the whole point of Gyou'Un and CGR was to acknowledge the new age, give them the message and leave the Unification in their hands
Wasn't Gyou'Un supposed to carry on the will of his master to crush guys that aimed for unification and incase he
failed then give them his message? Why should he be weaker if the point is to prove that the new generation is supposed to surpass them and do what they couldn't?
About the being weaker statements as
@Owl Ki already said
I remember that Gyou'un and his army were stated to have been vigorously training to maintain their strength all these years. Gyou'un thinking he had been weakened because he didn't kill Shin in a day was him underestimating and refusing to acknowledge the new generation, the new generation that he eventually acknowledged by the end of the arc by passing Rinshoujo's message onto them.
In fact, shouldn't Shukai Plains Gyou'un undoubtedly be peak Gyou'un as this was the Gyou'un carrying the "Weight" of his deceased master's legacy? Plus his eight deceased General comrades? Lol.
6gg era passed it didn't weaken Ouki
Ouki era passed it didn't weaken Tou
Unless the character is too old or credibly stated to have grown weaker i'm gonna assume they are at their best
Clearly you’ve never met a single convict irl lol. These motherfuckers be coming out of prison jacked and stronger than ever. There is literally nothing to do in prison except work out lol.
It's clearly you who can't differentiate between a modern prison and an ancient china verson
The Heki treatment or slightly better is what you get not the shower time, visitation hours and 2 hours of gym time
These guys are locked in a dungeon with barely enough food to survive while rats are eating their flesh
Not only do i not believe that Gyou'Un had gotten weaker i would say Shukai Gyou'Un is even stronger than the Gyou'Un that served RSJ
There is a case for you to say that carrying the will of his dead master and 8 buddies added to his weight
Shukai Gyou'Un >= RSJ era Gyou'Un