A muscular girl is presented to the passionate world of crossover anime.

"Gentlemen, this is my last time serving as a referee in this tournament," said Referee Cheetah Hattori. "To be honest, I'm also eager to see the semi-finals up close. But I'm certain of one thing: this match will be the most exciting of the entire tournament! It's a great honor to witness this battle... Please take your positions, let's begin..."

"start!"

Amid cheers from the crowd, the battle officially began. Neither side launched an attack first, nor did they even make any preparatory moves, which was somewhat perplexing to onlookers.

Chu Jian casually walked towards Ghana, and then Ghana assumed a stance—the upper section.

"Ah, it's the upper stance!" From the commentary booth, Katahara Sayaka began to explain: "This is the stance that Kano Akagi adopted when he first inherited the title of the Fang of Metsudo. As he continued to engage in duels, this stance appeared less and less frequently, and it hasn't been seen in recent years. What does Kano's adoption of this stance now signify?"

Something unusual must be going on; Ghana is indeed in great danger at this moment.

When Chu Jian walked up to Gana, the ground in front of him suddenly "cracked open." After a cloud of dust, everyone looked again and saw a deep trench carved into the ground. It turned out to be Gana's lower left kick. Chu Jian seemed calm, but he dodged the attack with a very slight movement.

Their first encounter was just like that, with each showcasing their unique strengths.

Then, Gana's second strike came—another kick, only higher.

Kano's attack power was already among the strongest of all fighters; even the "King of Fighters," Naoya Okubo, struggled to withstand it, let alone Izumi Hatsumi, whose physique was significantly different. A heavy kick landed on her, and Hatsumi felt as if she had been struck by a naginata. Then Kano punched her in the chest, and Hatsumi felt as if she had been hit by a sledgehammer, and she staggered backward with difficulty.

In an instant, Ghana launched an offensive, unleashing a barrage of heavy punches and kicks at Chu Jian.

"Wow, that's amazing!" Miho was shocked. Kanao's fierce attacks were a bit too frightening up close—remember his duel with Gaolang in the last round? The referee who was watching up close was so scared that he knelt down!

Miho instinctively hugged Kanon: "Kanon, are you really going to fight such a terrifying monster in the next round? Can you... can you handle it...?"

"I think I can manage," Hanon comforted her, though she wasn't really sure herself. Kanao's image in Hanon's mind was no longer as unapproachable as it had been when they first met, but a strong person is a strong person, and Hanon still wasn't very confident of winning.

However, now is not the time to think about oneself. Kanon reminded Miho, "Look at Uncle Hatsumi. He's actually the one with the advantage right now."

"Huh?"

Miho was taken aback. It was clearly Kana who was launching a fierce attack! But since Kanon said so, she believed it and began to observe Hatsumi carefully. Sure enough, she found that things were different. Just like the warm-up with Kanon, Hatsumi's dodging ability had reached an extremely high level. Despite Kana's relentless attacks, none of his moves could actually hurt Hatsumi.

Some people in the arena realized this, while others were still clueless. But anyone in the know understood how terrifying Chu Jian's current performance was. This guy usually acted carefree and irresponsible, but unexpectedly, he possessed such cultivation!

"Wow, that's amazing, Izumi." In the VIP room, the film industry president was also very interested in Izumi's performance: "He should have become the man who becomes the 'Kiba'..."

Chapter 221, Section 223: An Unexpected Battle Situation

Chu Jianquan was once a candidate for "Fang of Destruction," which was thirteen years ago.

At the time, Chu Jian was a wandering genius martial artist whose active performance in the underground fighting world was appreciated by Katahara Metsudo, so he was specially invited to Katahara's family to train and compete for the title of the fifth generation Metsudo's Fang. Unfortunately, Chu Jian's personality has always been carefree. At first, he was very diligent and vowed to overpower all the heroes, but in less than a week, he complained and could not stand the Katahara family's harsh training methods, so he left on his own initiative.

"It's a real pity. If Hatsumi had stayed back then, he would have been the most likely contender for the Fifth Generation Metsudo's Fang." Metsudo himself had a deep impression of this incident and had not forgotten it to this day: "I never thought that someone as carefree as Hatsumi could actually become a fighter. Nogi, you are a force to be reckoned with, haha."

Beside him, Nogi Hideki was observing the battle. Seeing that Hatsumi was gaining the upper hand, he was in high spirits: "I believe in Hatsumi. He is a genius who can surpass the Fang of the Destroyer."

Indeed, as the battle progressed, even ordinary spectators noticed how powerful Chujian was. After all, he seemed to be standing still, yet Kanaga's attacks repeatedly missed, completely failing to touch him. If this wasn't magic or a fixed match, then there was only one reasonable explanation—Chujian was truly strong!

"The key is actually the knees." In the entrance passage, Kanon was explaining the secret to Miho: "This move is really cool at first glance! He moves his body by opening and closing his knees, and the central axis does not change, so it looks like he is not moving in one place, but in fact the position of his feet is changing."

She hadn't realized this when Kanon accompanied him during their initial warm-up, but now, observing him up close, she was finally able to see the whole picture. However, a question arose: "Why did this guy ask me to spar with him publicly? Wouldn't it be ruined if Kanao saw everything?"

Hanon pondered for a long time but could not find an answer. She could only conclude that the first encounter was a provocation against the Fang of the Destroyer.

Uh, Kanon didn't know that provocation was indeed the original intention of their first meeting.

"Tch, is Gana such a calm warrior? He hasn't taken the bait at all..." Hatsumi's original intention was to provoke Gana, making him use Aikido, which Hatsumi was good at, to fight. Gana had always been like this, and he liked to destroy and attack others in their areas of expertise. In fact, this was a very dangerous behavior. If he really used Aikido on Hatsumi, Hatsumi was confident that he could "torture" Gana.

But at this moment, Gana was like a different person. Every punch and kick was steady. Not only did she not use Aikido, but she also did not close the distance with Hatsumi at all. She just used her physical advantages of height, long arms and great strength to weaken Hatsumi little by little.

The result of doing this is that you can't help but fall in love at first sight.

"Since you're not coming, then the battle plan will be changed. I'll forcibly drag you into my territory!"

As soon as he charged towards Kano, Kano naturally wouldn't let the opportunity slip by, launching a very heavy frontal kick straight at Izumi's face.

Chu Jian dodged the attack, but it was extremely close. People even had the illusion that Chu Jian's head had been kicked away by Gana. It was a life-or-death moment!

"Phew, that was close!" Chu Jian said, but his hands didn't slow down at all. He punched Gana in the ribs, the force penetrating straight to his liver. Although Chu Jian's punch wasn't strong enough to seriously injure Gana, the sudden heavy blow still made Gana stagger and lose his balance. Chu Jian immediately met Gana's attack and launched a follow-up attack—failed?

In a short while, Gana's figure stabilized again, and it launched a frontal attack before Chujian could react, once again threatening Chujian's face.

Unfortunately, Ghana's new attack once again fell into the same trap as the first one.

"Ahhh—it's an elbow lock!" With the commentator Katahara Sheka's exclamation, Hatsumi locked up Kana and was about to launch the lock, thus taking the initiative in the battle and even winning directly.

In the face of crisis, Gana naturally struggled fiercely. As can be seen from his battles with Nitoku and Okubo, he was also a master of group techniques. With his immense strength, he turned his body around almost instantly and took the initiative... Uh, once again, Gana's counterattack was outmaneuvered by Hatsumi.

First, he released his arm to block Gana's kick as she turned around, then flicked his hand out, aiming his finger at Gana's face—one of his most powerful attacks, First Stream Aikido: Murakumo Triple Strike!

"Ah, that's the move!" Chiba Takayuki, who had been keeping a low profile since his first defeat in the first round, exclaimed, "That's the move that knocked me down!" He subconsciously touched his face as he spoke, clearly still shaken.

The Murakumo Triple Strike is a penetrating attack targeting three vital points on the face. Once it hits, its power is extraordinary. It once easily knocked out Chiba Takayuki. Will it work on the Destroyer's Fang, Kana Akagi?

The answer is no.

A scream rang out, and several drops of blood splattered. To everyone's surprise, the one who was hit was Chu Jian! His attacking fingers were completely twisted and deformed. In the previous instant, Gana had calmly and precisely used the "Finger Take" technique of the ancient jutsu to counter Chu Jian.

At this moment, Chu Jian had no time to think about why Gana had seen through his attack, because the latter's pursuit was coming like a storm. Chu Jian could only retreat as fast as possible and get as far away from Gana's attack range as possible.

With a "plop," more blood splattered out. Ghana had used an elbow strike during the chase, severing Chu Jian's eyebrow.

"Waaaaah—" The fierce attack made Kanon swallow hard: "This guy Kana is so murderous. Uncle Chujian is really in danger now."

In fact, although Gana had always been ruthless, he had never shown such blatant killing intent before. His series of fierce and direct attacks left Wakatsuki, Okubo, and Gaolang, who had fought with him before, completely bewildered and unable to understand the situation.

While his fighting style was astonishing, no one ever questioned Kanagawa's strength. In fact, after entering a cold and ruthless state of mind, Kanagawa became even stronger, unleashing a barrage of punches and kicks to suppress Izumi Hatsumi.

The spectator closest to the scene, referee Cheetah Hattori, was stunned by the battle, not because of its brutality or ferocity, but because he had never imagined the match would be so one-sided.

"How...how...how could he be so powerless? At his peak, Izumi is acting like a child."

Well, ideals are lofty, but reality is harsh. At first glance, Izumi was completely overwhelmed by Kanao, leaving her with almost no room to resist. The battle continued to slide towards an abyss of overwhelming defeat for Izumi...

Author's Note: The names Chu Jian and Gana are actually very easy to misspell! I hope I didn't mix them up... This battle, although it's in the original work, is still quite crucial and needed to be included; otherwise, the novel's plot wouldn't be able to continue. Chu Jian was rather weak, getting completely overwhelmed!

Chapter 222, Section 224: Shocking Results

"No, I don't believe it!" In the VIP room, President Nogi suddenly stood up, clearly astonished and completely incredulous at the situation.

But everyone could see that Izumi's chances of winning were almost zero.

In the entrance passage of the film source's house, Wang Senzheng leisurely smoked a cigar, looking at Gana with a fatherly expression of satisfaction: "This is the right solution, Gana. Your previous tactics were only in their growth stage, not mature enough. This moment is your 'transformation'!"

Across from them, in the entrance tunnel of Izumi Hatsukoi, Kanon also stood up, pacing back and forth, feeling rather anxious: "This Kanon is really troublesome..."

Because of Kanao's outstanding performance, the tactics that Kanon had prepared for him seemed to be in vain, and the situation in the next round of the competition suddenly became less optimistic.

At first glance, it's a disadvantage in every way...

Having exhausted all other options, Chairman Nogi could only offer his last word of trust: "Izumi still has 'that one move' left; perhaps there's a chance to turn the tide!"

At this moment, Chu Jian, who was in the midst of the battle, understood his own situation better than anyone else, and also knew how terrifying the Ghana was.

"Seriously, this is so troublesome. Ghana has been subtly controlling his attack range to the point where I'm most uncomfortable. My finger is broken too. It's so embarrassing, I'm almost disgusted with myself..."

In his desperate situation, Hatsumi recalled many things, including rigorous training and the sweat he shed. Although he had always been a carefree and unassuming wanderer, as a true fighter, Hatsumi was once obsessed with martial arts, especially with the ideal of defeating Kana Aya, the strongest fighter. Hatsumi had also put in unimaginable effort...

Thinking of this, Chu Jian moved. He rushed into Ghana's arms and used his hand with the severed finger to support Ghana's chin.

"So it's really embarrassing not to win easily and happily!" Hatsumi's other hand also landed on Gana's lower back. With Hatsumi-ryu Aikido's extremely delicate power control, he instantly overturned Gana's balance: "I won't let you get away with this!"

"Well done!" President Nogi excitedly pumped his fist. "You hit it!"

He knew that the move Hatsumi was using was considered the "culmination" of the Hatsumi style, the ultimate killing technique that Hatsumi had practiced tirelessly. Its power was extraordinary, and it would never be used unless absolutely necessary. Kanagawa, the Fang of Destroyer, was clearly a worthy opponent, and this move had indeed hit him.

This move is the first appearance of the Flowing Qi Path - Starfall!

At that moment, even a master like Wu Huili couldn't help but applaud the first encounter: "Beautiful! You caught the gap in the 'teeth'!"

Unfortunately, everyone was shocked by the result the next moment.

Blood is shed, wounds are inflicted, and attacks are taken—not by Ghana.

That would naturally be the First Encounter Spring.

As he embraced Ghana, his body went limp and slid down, blood flowing continuously from his mouth and nose, and his consciousness dissipated.

"What... did Ghana just do to me?" Chu Jian didn't even know what technology Ghana used. He only felt a huge impact burst out at close range, as if he had been pierced by a long spear in an instant, causing great damage and endless pain.

“First Encounter, I want to thank you.” Gana spoke, her voice extremely cold: “Your sacrifice allowed me to evolve again. You have truly helped me a great deal.”

"Kane, what are they talking about? What big favor?" Miho asked Kanon in the entrance passage.

Unfortunately, Kanon didn't quite understand the answer to this question either. She scratched her head and said, "I only know that Kana used a technique of force exertion at close range, but that's not enough to call it evolution, is it? I don't really understand the specifics. I'll have to ask Master Kuroki after the battle is over."

Well, the changes that Ghana has just undergone can indeed only be seen by masters like Kuroki Gensai and Grandpa Wu Huili.

Grandpa Wu trembled with excitement, for he saw an extremely high level of skill in Gana: "To anticipate the opponent's moves and strike first is the highest level in martial arts!"

The old man gasped in shock: "Ganaa, has this man become this terrifying?"

Gana is truly terrifying. I came full of confidence when we first met, but I was toyed with like a child. The battle unexpectedly turned out to be one-sided.

But the match wasn't over yet, and Izumi hadn't been defeated.