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The "ball" was embedded in the nightclub wall, demonstrating Hanayama's strength, but what was even more terrifying was the iron fist he used to follow up after diverting Hana's attention.

"Oh no!" A thought flashed through Hana's mind, and then she was hit squarely by Hanayama's heavy punch.

Author's Note: Sorry, I'm half an hour late~ The third update should be available around 18 PM.

Section 445, Chapter 439: Kaoru Hanayama in Chinese History?!

Hanayama's attack hit Hanon, and... this time it made a huge noise.

The audience, who had just gotten used to Joaquin's silent attacks, suddenly remembered the impressive power of Kaoru Hanayama's first two rounds of fierce punches, and their respect and admiration for Hanayama returned to their hearts.

"Hit!" Hanayama's henchman, Kizaki, who had been arguing with others about "training being a girl's thing," jumped up and cheered with his hands raised high when he saw Hanayama succeed: "We won! Hooray! Boss, you're the strongest!"

Yes, with Huashan's immense strength and Joaquin's frail physique, once the blows landed, the outcome should be clear... Although Joaquin didn't fall after being attacked by Long Shuwen, and even forced Long Shuwen to retreat inexplicably, that was still Huashan's powerful punch, that was Huashan Kaoru! Even someone as strong as Charlie Firth was knocked down with just two punches.

Even Guo Haihuang was a little worried: "Suddenly hit, and judging from the sound, it was a solid hit, could it be that Ye girl..."

However, Guo Haihuang soon felt relieved.

"Huh?" The audience exclaimed in unison. They saw Joaquin being sent flying and immediately jumped up, while Hanayama Kaoru, who had hit him, dislocated his arm.

Kizaki called out, "Boss!" Guo Haihuang raised his head and said, "That's... hehe, a pleasant surprise..."

Although it wasn't visible through the greasepaint, Hanon's true expression was one of excitement. A trickle of blood seeped from the corner of her mouth, a result of the impact on her internal organs; her energy dissipation hadn't been perfect... but it was a natural, unconscious act of energy dissipation for self-defense.

No, it's even more than that, it's an unconscious "phoenix"!

So although it was Kaoru Hanayama's successful surprise attack, it unexpectedly led to Kanon's great victory. At this point, her defensive power-dissipating technique had reached about 95 points, almost perfect.

"Thank you, thank you~" Kanon smiled at Hanayama: "I've become stronger."

Hua Shan, who was opposite her, did not react at all. He simply made two "crack, crack" sounds, casually put his wrist and elbow back in place, and then gently exhaled a breath of stale air.

Your warrior, Kaoru Hanayama, is ready and can continue the battle.

The sound of bones being set sent chills down the spines of the gangsters standing in the nearby human wall. Even the doctors watching the live broadcast on television exchanged horrified glances: "That must have hurt a lot! Is this Hanayama Kaoru immortal?"

In fact, Kanon greatly admired Hanayama. This man's physical abilities were undoubtedly among the best Kanon had ever faced, comparable to Wakatsuki Takeshi, Kano Aki, and Go Raian, and in some aspects even surpassing them. Especially his unwavering willpower—that's probably the ultimate form of yakuza!

After staring at Huashan for a while, Huayin's smile deepened. Just as Huashan was about to throw another punch, she suddenly said, "I remember now!"

Huashan stopped, a look of confusion in his eyes, while Huayin continued, "In Chinese history, there were people with your kind of logic... Xiang Yu! Have you heard of Xiang Yu?"

Xiang Yu was born with superhuman strength, capable of lifting a cauldron, unparalleled in the world. However, this Hegemon-King of Western Chu was also someone who disdained learning martial arts—"When Xiang Ji was young, he studied writing but failed, so he gave up; he studied swordsmanship but failed again, which angered Xiang Liang. Xiang Ji said: 'Writing is only enough to record names. Swordsmanship is only for defeating one person; it's not worth learning. I want to learn how to defeat ten thousand.'" Thus, Xiang Yu was actually a representative of "born strongmen who don't need martial arts," and he truly lived up to this. From birth to death, Xiang Yu was always a majestic and awe-inspiring overlord. Even without swordsmanship, he could still charge into battle, invincible and unstoppable.

Cough cough, if those arrogant people from the Martial Arts Province were here, they might say: "What kind of people haven't we seen? Huashan, your mentality has existed in China's four thousand years of history, it's not anything new."

As for Hanon, after saying Xiang Yu's name, she summarized: "If you think about it this way, Hanayama, your logic is not hard to understand~ However, Xiang Yu's strength lies in his domineering spirit, his will, and his physique, but not in winning or losing."

"Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Chu, ultimately lost the world!" Hua Yin then resumed her martial arts stance: "Who is the strongest in battle is determined by victory or defeat. Your so-called theory of the strong does not apply to combat! Victory will not come automatically just because you are strong. Martial arts, strategy, strength, willpower... If you really want to win, use everything to fight. What nonsense about 'born strongmen don't need martial arts'! If you can't even win, what kind of strongman are you?"

These words can be seen as Hanon's rebuttal to Hanayama's twisted logic of the strong, and are her own opinion. People's views are always closely related to their experiences. Hanon has lived two lives, experiencing weakness and strength, possessing a super strong body and accumulated martial arts skills. As for Hanayama, who is facing her, all he has is an innate strong body and an unparalleled and unwavering will.

Hanayama listened to Kanon's words, but he wouldn't change his mind. To Hanayama, fighting was fighting, and fighting was part of a man's chivalry. Innate strength was powerful, and so was unwavering willpower; Hanayama Kaoru only needed to carry on this strength.

Strictly speaking, Kanon's definition of strength leans towards objective and realistic circumstances; Hanayama, on the other hand, values ​​self and idealism more. Regardless, these concluding remarks elevated the atmosphere of the battle to its peak. Hanayama's gaze was serious and Zen-like, clearly showing his utmost focus. Kanon, too, had achieved self-motivation. Even the audience, after hearing Kanon's words, automatically interpreted the afro-haired young man's viewpoint as "Stop talking, just do it," and cheered in support.

If this unknown "Joaquin" ultimately wins, then probably no gangsters around the world will feel dissatisfied...

Taking advantage of the heightened atmosphere, Kanon launched another attack. This time, instead of foolishly beating Hanayama head-on, she quickly circled around him.

"Hehe, Ye girl..." After listening to Hua Yin's long rambling about Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu, Guo Haihuang couldn't help but chuckle at Hua Yin's current tactics: "You've got an ambush from all sides!"

Ah, one-on-one combat is nowhere near as complex as the military strategy of defeating ten thousand men. Kanon's strategy is simply to attack from the places that Kaoru Hanayama can't reach.

With such a massive body and not particularly outstanding speed, it would probably be very difficult to defend from behind.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang..." Hana's fists, imbued with offensive and defensive techniques, began to strike Hanayama repeatedly, mainly on his back and sides. The immense destructive force caused Hanayama to cough up blood continuously. No matter how strong his resistance to blows was, he couldn't withstand being hit from multiple angles.

Hanayama occasionally retaliated, but Kanon's defensive technique of neutralizing force had matured, and each time the force was easily neutralized. The balance of the battle began to officially tilt in Kanon's favor.

Author's Note: The next chapter will be around 22 PM. Hopefully, we can decide the winner today.

Section 446, Chapter 440: Crisis, Sudden Realization, Bloodshed (1)

Kanon launched a relentless attack, and even the formidable Hanayama Kaoru began to retreat!

No, Hanon's attacks were mainly aimed at Hanayama's back, which was tattooed with "Wandering Swordsman," so it could be said that Hanon was pushing Hanayama forward...

In any case, Kaoru Hanayama truly felt the pain and disadvantage. This extraordinary and fierce man, the saint of the underworld, actually staggered, with a hint of panicked escape in his steps.

Hmm, imagine a 191cm tall, 166kg man recklessly crashing into you? Isn't that terrifying?

Anyway, the gangsters who formed the human wall were terrified and got up to retreat. Fortunately, Huashan was not fast and did not bump into anyone. He retreated to the corner of the wall "without any trouble".

"Now you're out of options, aren't you?" Hanon, caught up in the excitement, threw another punch that neutralized the force of the blow.

However, in an instant, Huashan also made a response—once he reached the wall, he had a flash of inspiration and prepared to turn around with his back against the wall, so that he could face his opponent head-on and greatly strengthen his defense.

As luck would have it, just as Huashan turned around at lightning speed, Huayin rushed past him. Not only did her punch miss, but Huashan's massive body also swept her up, pressing her back against the wall with a loud "thud."

This sound startled Kaoru Hanayama awake and also alerted Hana.

The two had been fighting for a long time, and Hanayama's attacks were often neutralized, striking Kanon without making a sound. If a sound was heard, it usually meant the attack was effective. Now, Kanon has hit the wall and made a sound. What does this mean? And considering that at the beginning of the fight, Kanon was constantly adjusting her position, what does this mean?

All these clues come together to deduce that Kanon's energy dissipation technique requires space to maneuver, and the existence of the wall greatly limits Kanon's ability to perform!

"Great opportunity!" "Oh no!"

The two made their judgments almost simultaneously. Though they were so close, their lives were worlds apart. In the blink of an eye, their youthful beauty faded. With just one turn, the balance of power was completely reversed.

Now that Kanon is leaning against the wall, it's Kaoru Hanayama's turn to launch a fierce attack!

The fist, as big as Hanon's head, began to pour down relentlessly. Hanon's head, torso, and limbs were constantly being punched. The enormous impact kept pushing Hanon against the wall, only to bounce back and continue to be beaten.

"Hey! Stop hitting him!" Although most of the audience on the second floor were gangsters, some of the more soft-hearted women couldn't take it anymore: "If Huashan beats you like this, you'll definitely die!"

Death itself isn't necessarily terrifying; what's terrifying is dying a painful death. Anyone else, even a top-tier martial artist, would have been beaten to a pulp by Hua Shan by now, their body mangled beyond recognition.

Fortunately, it's Kanon who's getting beaten up right now... no, this isn't the time to worry about a hypothetical character, Kanon isn't having an easy time either...

Let alone the fact that her technique wasn't yet at its peak, even if Guo Haihuang himself were to join the fray, he would need space to deflect and neutralize the force! Now, being blocked and relentlessly attacked by Hua Shan, Hua Yin was already defending with all her might, yet she was still being beaten halfway up, her skin torn and bleeding. Especially her head, she had no choice but to raise her arm to defend, using her arm to deflect some of the force, but as for the remaining force... it could only be transmitted through her arm to Hua Yin's face, causing her to slam her nose into her face, leaving her dizzy and disoriented.

"Oh no, my consciousness is starting to fade..." Kanon had never been so miserable and frustrated since her debut; she was in dire straits.

"Who am I...where am I...ah, I'm fighting, and I'm in dire straits..." After being hit so hard that her consciousness jumped again, Kanon suddenly mustered up some of her remaining strength and rallied: "Dire straits my ass! If there's no road, I'll create one!"

So when Hanayama's next attack came, Hana raised her arm to block the punch. Then, instead of deflecting the force into nothingness, she transferred the power to her back as much as possible. When she was bounced against the wall, she burst out and smashed through the nightclub wall in one breath!

With the wall broken, more space was created! After repeating this several times, despite enduring more impact, Kanon managed to smash through a large section of the wall, creating a small, extra gap!

Hua Shan's heavy punches finally stopped working, and Hua Yin had a little extra room to maneuver, so she gradually regained her footing. The sounds of flesh colliding with flesh and flesh hitting the wall slowly disappeared again.

"Ah! Is the tide about to turn?" The audience stood up to watch. The battle was so exciting and intense that the tide of attack and defense turned several times. Just when you thought someone was about to win, a new variable would appear.

Now it's Hanon's turn to fight back? No! This is an advantage that Hanayama worked so hard to gain, how could he give it up so easily? Soon, the audience exclaimed again: "Oh! Oh! Oh! Hanayama caught Joaquin!"

Seeing that Kanon might escape death, Kaoru Hanayama became anxious and, during one of his attacks, turned his fist into a claw and grabbed Kanon's shoulder.

Slippery little brat, you can't escape...

Hanayama's other hand reached up and grabbed Hana's forearm, about to unleash a "grip attack" and crush one of Hana's arms!

Hanon's uncontrolled hand reached out to block Hanayama, but Hanayama's arm was three times as thick as Hanon's, a huge difference in absolute strength. Moreover, Hanon always adhered to the principle of using only neutralizing force and gentle strength...

Wait a minute, is that a gentle touch?

"Ouch—he fell over!" The audience was shocked to see that Hanayama Kaoru's magnificent body was actually flipped over by the slender Joaquin, and he fell heavily on his back!

"Is it... is it Aikido?" The only thing the audience could think of was Aikido, and Hanon's method of exerting force did indeed have the shadow of Aikido. She combined the power flow she had learned from the collisions in American football with the power application method she had experienced after "shaking hands" with Shibukawa Goki, and put all her strength into it. Taking advantage of Hanayama's unfamiliarity with this move for the first time, she achieved excellent results.

It was precisely because of this fall that Hanon truly escaped the "corner hell," and from then on, she was free to leap like a fish in the sea and fly like a bird in the sky.

Actually, Kanon could have pursued Hanayama after he fell, but after this incident, Kanon was already a little scared... Hanayama Kaoru's strength was just too great, coupled with his super willpower, which was indeed too dangerous for Kanon who only used energy dissipation.

"If I had pursued him just now, I might have fallen into a trap of ground techniques. He has so much strength, and my combination techniques aren't good enough... So I guess I can only rely on striking techniques after all. Damn it, if I didn't restrict his power absorption, he might not be any more troublesome than Wakatsuki. I could have used Valkyrie Mode and then used Burst Core... Burst Core... Burst Core..."

After silently reciting "exploding core" several times, and seeing the "Venus-like chaotic patterns" flying before her eyes after being beaten up, changing into various shapes, Hanon suddenly had a realization.

Author's Note: This chapter is quite long, a full three thousand words, and the content is quite substantial. It feels like it makes up for the space occupied by the inner monologues and background descriptions in the previous chapters. Since some readers felt the previous chapters were too long, I'll post 2000 words for now, and the rest will be a free chapter... Whew, so tiring...

Also, I'm going back to work next Monday. Although I don't really want to continue working there, even if I quit, it would still take up some time, so I'll resume updating twice a week starting next week.

Section 447, Chapter 441: Crisis, Sudden Realization, Blood Rain (2, Free Chapters)

"The principle of 'explosive core' is to tighten and then release muscles, while 'force dissipation' is to relax and then tighten. In fact, the two are quite similar in essence, both utilizing the power generated by the alternation of tension and relaxation... The power of my 'explosive core' is limited by the fact that I can only use the changes of a few local muscles to act as a 'spring,' so the power generated is insufficient; and the limitation of my force dissipation attack is that after generating power, it does not efficiently transmit relaxation, and the traditional straight punch is too inefficient! What if we combine the two? Hmm, the power delivery method of 'explosive core' cannot be directly applied to force dissipation, what to do... what to do... Ah! I've got it! If we can't use a 'spring-like' power generation, then how about using a 'whip-like' swing?"

After being thrown down by Kanon's semi-original Aikido, Kaoru Hanayama was stunned for a long time. This was the first time in his life that he had felt the power of the Extremely Gentle Martial Arts. He had dealt with martial artists before, including many masters of jujitsu, but none of them had ever reached this level of control over power.

But it's precisely these kinds of opponents that make defeating them so enjoyable...

Kaoru Hanayama slowly got up. His terrifying physical abilities had long since returned to normal, and with his absolute determination, Kaoru Hanayama was now almost in perfect condition to throw himself back into the fight!

However, when he got up, he saw the boy named "Joaquin" standing sideways to his side.

After being brutally beaten, Joaquin's face and body were covered in his own blood, yet he stood proudly under the lights, his eyes sparkling with excitement and confidence.

"Victory or defeat hinges on the next strike," the young man announced, making what seemed like the umpteenth time since the start of the battle.

Yes, it's happened many times already. Huashan has never believed the boy's declarations of victory, because he firmly believes in his own. Yet, isn't such an indomitable opponent precisely the kind of opponent a true man craves to fight?

Just like at the beginning, Kaoru Hanayama raised his hands high, assuming an open stance. As always, he would withstand the opponent's attacks and unleash his iron fist, adhering to the unchanging rhythm of gangster fights.

Then Huashan heard... no, everyone heard two loud bangs.

In this gangster brawl, everyone heard a lot of loud noises, but most of them were muffled or loud. The second loud noise was alright, as it was a muffled sound, but the first one was just too sharp, wasn't it?