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It was as if something extremely sharp had pierced the air, emitting a shriek that seemed otherworldly, causing everyone to close their eyes. When they opened their eyes again… guess what they saw?

Kaoru Hanayama lay face up on the ground, unconscious, while a new rain of blood fell on his head.

Blood rain? Could it be a "grip strike"? No, the blood rain came from Huashan himself, a massive amount of blood gushing from his mouth.

Hua Shan's chest was dented, perhaps because that dent had squeezed out all the blood inside.

People were baffled, but they understood one thing.

Victory or defeat, the outcome is decided!

Because Kaoru Hanayama fell down, but "Jokin" was still standing.

At this moment, Hanon's attacking fist was bleeding profusely, and her right arm from the shoulder down was numb, yet her heart was filled with joy.

"I won, and I did it by using force dissipation!"

Emmm… Guo Haihuang, standing in the stands, shook his head with a wry smile: “What kind of nonsense martial arts is this? It’s not about neutralizing energy.”

Author's Note: Whew, this is a continuation of the previous chapter, and it's a free chapter. This is to even out the quality of the first few chapters~ Please enjoy!

Section 448, Chapter 442: The Wine of Friendship

"Hey, hey, did you see that last move clearly?" The fight had just ended, and the doctors backstage at the nightclub were still discussing it. The room of the female doctor from before was now filled with seven or eight doctors.

The night's fierce fighting was drawing to a close. The injured that had been brought in earlier had all been treated, and the doctors finally had some peace and quiet, having watched a complete match.

"That Joaquin, his final blow was truly astonishing! The piercing whistle, the terrifying power that crushed Kaoru Hanayama in one strike, it's... indescribable."

"Yes, judging from the effect, Joaquin's punch might have exceeded the speed of sound at the last moment, which is why it had such extraordinary destructive power."

"Sound speed... Do you know what you're saying? You think the final howl is the explosion when the sound barrier is broken? Don't be ridiculous, how could the human body possibly reach that level!"

"But Joaquin also paid the price. His fists were covered in blood, and it looks like he's too injured to fight anymore."

"Alright, alright." The old doctor who had been discussing with the female doctor stood up. "We are doctors, and it is our duty to discuss injuries, not martial arts techniques. Joaquin's hand doesn't seem too serious, just a flesh wound, although we'll have to examine him to know for sure... I'm more worried about Hua Shan. Look, his chest is caved in. Even if his internal organs aren't shattered, they'll be displaced, which could be life-threatening."

After his reminder, the other doctors also began to discuss the injuries. The female doctor said, "Is Old Wang still next door? His medical skills are the best among us. Let's call him to take a look at Hanayama Kaoru's injuries."

"Hehehe, who called me?" He said, and Old Wang arrived.

Seeing her colleague enter the room, the female doctor raised an eyebrow and asked, "What, busy man, you've only just finished treating your patient?"

“Eek, what do you mean by ‘just cured’? Cohen looked absolutely miserable. I’ve already done a great job by saving his life!” Dr. Wang spoke casually, but he was covered in sweat and his hands were trembling slightly. It was clear that the emergency treatment of Cohen Chase had taken a lot of his energy.

"By the way, did Kaoru Hanayama win the championship? I'm telling you, I absolutely won't accept the guy he sent this time!" Dr. Wang had been in the infirmary, so he didn't know the result of the competition. In his opinion, the man who could inflict such huge injuries on Cohen must be the strongest in the world. Look at the injury of "Grip"! That's something only a construction machine could do!

The female doctor's lips curled up: "Alright, alright, we'll treat Huashan's opponent, but Huashan is in your hands now."

"What does this mean..." Just as Dr. Wang was wondering what was going on, he heard the rumbling sound of wheels turning, and then a group of staff members and gangsters rushed over, pushing a stretcher.

Hanayama's henchman, Kizaki, took the lead, yelling, "Quick, quick, come and heal my boss!"

"What?" Dr. Wang, who was closest to the door, was the first to be taken aback: "Huashan? What happened to him?"

Two seconds later, Dr. Wang realized, "Oh, he was injured... Wait! Who could possibly injure Hanayama like this? And so badly!" After a quick examination, Dr. Wang was even more shocked: "This injury might be life-threatening... Who could possibly have such attack power to beat Hanayama Kaoru like this? Was his opponent Godzilla?"

Then someone behind Dr. Wang coughed lightly: "Ahem, excuse me, it's me..."

Yes, I am Godzilla~.jpg

Dr. Wang quickly turned around and saw a short, punk-style teenager with an afro standing behind him, covered in blood, holding up a scarred arm as he looked at the doctors. Dr. Wang recognized him; he was Joaquin, one of the top four finalists.

"Oh, it's you... Hmm? You mean it's you?!" Dr. Wang was so busy saving Cohen that he hadn't even seen Joaquin's fight against Long Shuwen. When he realized that Joaquin had defeated Hua Shan, he was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

How could such a skinny brat defeat the burly Kaoru Hanayama? The image of Godzilla in Dr. Wang's mind was completely different from the Joaquin in front of him!

Dr. Wang felt that he might have missed something exciting or crazy.

"Yes, it's me." Joaquin, also known as Hana, was a little embarrassed, but no matter what, seeing the doctor standing there dumbfounded, she still mustered up the courage to remind him, "I'm also injured, could you help me treat it?"

"Drink! What are you all standing there for? Get moving!" The old doctor was the most effective one. His shout woke up the group of doctors backstage, and they all sprang into action. Some made room, some disinfected, and they took Huashan and "Huajin" to their temporary medical rooms for treatment.

Dr. Wang was highly skilled. Although he was tired, he still treated Huashan as scheduled. He quickly bandaged the other wounds, but the indentation on his chest looked very heavy and a bit troublesome.

"Anyway, let's operate and drain the blood first..." But just as the incision was made, the scalpel penetrating half an inch into the flesh, Kaoru Hanayama opened her eyes. "Ah—" Dr. Wang was startled; already exhausted, he collapsed to the ground: "How could you wake up? Your injuries were so severe..."

Hua Shan remained silent. He lay on the medical bed, quietly contemplating for a while, seemingly recalling the fierce battle that had just taken place, his own predicament, and the formidable opponent who had defeated him.

Then, Kaoru Hanayama actually sat up!

"Ah, your injuries... this won't do..." Dr. Wang saw that Huashan not only sat up but also coughed up blood, yet still struggled to get out of bed and slowly but firmly walked towards the door. He couldn't help but panic: "How could he get out of bed with such severe injuries? Huashan Xun, are you a demon? In other words, the person who can defeat him... that Joaquin, might also be an unknown monster?"

Stumbling and dragging his badly injured body, dressed in a surgical gown, the "ghost" searched room by room in the corridor, finally finding the "monster" in a lounge.

"Hmm? Huashan?" Huayin's injuries were much lighter than Huashan's. She had already been bandaged up and taken painkillers. Coupled with the joy of victory, she felt relaxed and was about to go outside to meet up with Guo Haihuang.

Seeing Huashan arrive, Huayin was also surprised, and then became wary: "What do you want? Do you want to continue fighting?"

Hanon was well aware of the toughness and tenacity of gangsters. As a figure akin to a saint in the underworld, it seemed reasonable that Hanayama and she were locked in a life-or-death struggle... Sigh, this is going to be a difficult situation.

But to Kanon's surprise, Kaoru Hanayama didn't make a move—his injuries were actually not suitable for fighting at all. Hanayama simply stretched out his hand, and a bottle of sake appeared in his hand, probably something he had grabbed while searching for people in each room.

With a casual snap, Huashan broke the bottle neck, tilted his head back, and drank half of the strong liquor before pushing the bottle towards Huayin.

"Hua Jin, you are a true powerhouse." Hua Shan Xun sat down cross-legged, still about the same height as Hua Yin, and the two looked at each other at eye level: "Please drink."

Hanon thought for a moment and suddenly remembered that the Japanese underworld seemed to have a concept of "sake of friendship," which was a small ceremony performed when the leaders of two gangs met to make peace after a bitter alliance or a hard-fought battle. It seemed that Hanayama's offering of the sake to her was actually an acknowledgment of her strength and a heartfelt expression of mutual respect between heroes!

"Brother Huashan..." Huayin was a little moved, or rather, the fervor of men exchanging beliefs with their fists began to surge. Even though he couldn't hold his liquor, Huayin absolutely couldn't refuse this drink!

"Hoo-ha~" After forcefully drinking half a bottle of wine, Huayin let out a long breath, her breath filled with the strong smell of alcohol. She was instantly a little tipsy: "You are also a remarkable expert. Although you are not my strongest opponent, you are the one who has hurt me the most and put me in the most embarrassing situation in my life so far."

"...Hmm?" Hanayama wasn't curious about the old-fashioned boy in front of him talking about "the person he'll face in this lifetime" in such a pretentious way. Rather, he thought he was hearing a girl's voice.

Emmm, after drinking, Hana got a little tipsy and stopped controlling her vocal muscles, so she used her natural voice.

The competition was already over, and when she was alone with Hanayama, Hana didn't care much about keeping her identity a secret anymore. Since her voice had given her away, she simply went to the pool to wash herself. Soon, as the watercolors came off, and she smoothed her hair with her wet hands, a still flamboyant but vaguely recognizable pretty girl appeared before Hanayama.

"Haha, Brother Huashan, I'm a girl! My name is Ye Huayin~" Huayin laughed and patted Huashan on the shoulder...

"Boss! Boss! Where are you? The doctor wants to see you for surgery... Ah, Boss is here." After a while, Kizaki, who had been notified by Dr. Wang, rushed over and found Hanayama. He then discovered that Hanayama was sitting alone in the room, his expression neither sad nor happy, his eyes blank.

"Boss, what are you doing here...? Huh? Boss, what's wrong? Why aren't you saying anything? You look like you've seen a ghost! Boss! Boss!"

Kaoru Hanayama was so shocked she was completely dumbfounded!

Author's Note: This chapter is a bit long, it's a side note on the sequel from a different perspective. Before entering Baki's Grand Prix, there should be some slice-of-life scenes interspersed throughout, not too long... right? I'm also thinking about whether to include Garuda, who hasn't been seen in a while, first. Anyway, I'll think about it some more.

I'll try to post four updates today, but please don't be surprised if it's only three!

Section 449, Chapter 443: A New Topic

After removing her makeup, Hua Yin put on a white coat. While the stunned Hua Shan was being dragged away by his underlings to continue receiving treatment, Hua Yin had already arrived outside the nightclub and found Guo Haihuang.

"Hey, girl, did you escape from the doctor? Are you afraid of needles?" Guo Haihuang didn't mention the Grand Prix when they met, but instead made a teasing remark.

Hanon could only shrug helplessly: "Please don't make fun of me, it's quite cold outside. Could you find me a proper coat?"

Her old leather jacket, crumpled up by Hua Shan, was still embedded in the nightclub wall. As the guests gradually left, the nightclub owner, seeing this, laughed and told the workers not to bother repairing it; this "ball in the wall" would become the nightclub's signature attraction from now on… Plan succeeded!

As for Hana's question, Guo Haihuang pointed to a car: "Get in, we've prepared it for you."

So, when the car drove back to the hotel, Hanon, who had stepped out of the car again, had transformed from an afro-haired biker gangster into a rebellious punk girl. A little while later, when Guo Haihuang saw Hanon, who had freshened up, in the hotel cafeteria, she had returned to her pure and lovely high school girl image. The only thing that didn't look right was her dyed hair. She could easily get it cut at the hair salon when she had time.

The elderly man and the young girl enjoyed a delicious meal at the hotel restaurant—mostly Hua Yin ate! Guo Haihuang, being older, had a smaller appetite, and watching Hua Yin wolf down her food, he couldn't help but feel a little envious: "Youth is truly wonderful..."

"Um, Grandpa, I have a question." Hearing Guo Haihuang's praise, Hua Yin remembered something else: "By the way, is this 'BIG' tournament over after it's over?"

"Hehehe, what else do you want? Isn't the cheers from the crowd after winning the championship enough for you?" Guo Haihuang had long anticipated Huayin's question, so he was confident and teasingly added, "Also, don't talk while you're eating."

Hana smiled and resumed her battle with the food, but couldn't help muttering to herself, "What kind of underworld competition is this? There's no reward for winning. How stingy."

Guo Haihuang chuckled: "I do have a trophy; you can have it if you want."

"You're joking again, old man. You know my uncle would have a stroke if he saw this..." But then Hanon thought for a moment and realized that Miho could also put the trophy there, so she changed her mind: "Oh, then please give me the trophy, old man. I'll find another place to put it."

“I’m not a member of the organizing committee, so the trophy isn’t with me.” Guo Haihuang shrugged and said, “There’s also a prize of three million US dollars in this grand prix, which will be distributed along with the trophy. Once Long Shuwen’s injury has healed, he’ll be familiar with the people on the organizing committee, so let him bring it over.”

Hmm, three million US dollars is more than three hundred million yen. To win three consecutive matches in the preliminaries, it's not even worth as much as the Kengan tournament. Especially considering how hard she fought Hanayama in the finals, Kanon suddenly felt like she was getting ripped off...

But thinking about it again, at least I won, while Long Shuwen, who lost to me, was seriously injured, his undefeated record shattered. Not only did he gain nothing, but he also lost a lot. And that Englishman, Cohen, was beaten so badly by Hua Shan; it's a miracle he survived... None of us participated in this competition for money; fame is definitely more attractive to the strong than money...

Thinking this, Hana also felt a pang of regret: "Alas, empty fame is harmful."

"What, you're so young, yet you've already seen through the illusions of the world?" Guo Haihuang smiled slightly. "So, are you still coming to the grand arena competition at the end of this year?"

"Come on! Why won't you come!" Hanon slammed her hand on the table, almost spitting out rice grains from her mouth: "I never said I didn't want the title of 'strongest'!"

"Ahem, sorry, I lost my composure." Hana wiped her mouth, blushing slightly. Her behavior just now was neither gentlemanly nor ladylike.

“Very well, I’ll be quite lonely if you don’t come to the Grand Tournament…” Upon hearing this, Guo Haihuang’s expression suddenly turned serious: “So let’s get down to business. Your energy…”

During the Grand Prix just now, Guo Haihuang only wrote a small note to Hanon after the first round. Although he later updated his estimate of Hanon's energy level, Hanon was unaware of this.

"Grandpa, I don't think my damage reduction score is as low as you gave me~" Hana carefully recalled her performance: "I'd give myself an 80 for my defense damage reduction, as for my offense damage reduction..."

"Still failing." Guo Haihuang interrupted Huayin: "I can give your defensive power 95 points. The rest is to slowly make it a natural reaction of the body, and maintain the state of power dissipation at all times. And that technique of dissipating power while simultaneously countering the enemy, even I have not yet mastered it. It is the biggest surprise you have given me."

“But…” Kanon argued, “My final attack didn’t seem to be that powerful, did it?”

Guo Haihuang nodded first: "The power is not just considerable, it's enormous." Then he shook his head: "But this technique doesn't fall into the category of force absorption. It pushes through bones and muscles layer by layer; even with its high level of skill, it's still a hard attack."

"Is that so..." Hanon said dejectedly, "You really are very strict."

"Hehe, but you were able to complete such a fist technique in an instant. I'll give you a passing grade for your talent." Guo Haihuang changed the subject: "Then, you can start practicing the new stage of energy dissipation in the days to come."

"A new stage of force dissipation...?" Hanon was confused: "Isn't force dissipation only divided into offense and defense?"

Guo Haihuang shook his head: "That's a foolish question. Dissipation of power does indeed have offensive and defensive aspects, just like 'people need to eat,' it's as common sense as you can imagine. But delicacies are food, and so are plain rice and flatbread; the taste is quite different!"