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The audience in the stands started discussing again. They had thought it was just an ordinary duel between experts, but the performance of the experts far exceeded their expectations. Kanon and Baki both showed great combat power and even "transformed" one after the other, revealing appearances that were hard to believe they were not human.

Of course, a small number of people in the crowd had watched the Kengan Tournament's final elimination rounds, and they were Kanon's staunchest supporters. These people all got excited: "It's Valkyrie Mode!"

"Valkyrie Mode, Valkyrie Mode..."

"That's wonderful! Miss Kanon!"

People around her were naturally curious and asked questions, and the word spread quickly, with more and more people talking about "Valkyrie".

Well, if "Valkyrie" successfully becomes a nickname for Kanon, it would be much better than the old nicknames like "Witch" or "Explosion Princess".

Yujiro Hanma's expression also became more serious, but his smile did not completely disappear: "Interesting, that woman is clearly not from the Wu clan, yet she can also 'Liberate'?" - Yujiro has been famous for two or three decades. Although he is active all over the world and not always in Japan, he has also fought against Wu clan masters. As the "strongest creature in the world," he naturally won the battle and was no stranger to "Liberation".

“It seems this woman is not only the one who awakened you, but also a great touchstone on your path, Baki.” Yujiro stroked his chin: “The bloodline of the Hanma family is no weaker than the ‘Liberation’ of the Wu family. It all depends on how you use it.”

As Yujiro spoke, Baki indeed stood up, but Kanon's sudden attack with Silver Screen Break did not knock him out in one blow.

Baki's expression was cold, his eyes devoid of any emotion. Without any threats or preparation, he charged straight at Kanon and threw a punch.

Hanon raised her hand to block it.

"Pfft—" A spurt of blood shot out from Baki's wrist.

When Kanon activates "Valkyrie Mode," all her abilities improve. In addition to parrying Baki's attacks, she can also inflict a laceration with her little finger.

Baki landed three punches, leaving three fresh wounds on his body. However, the damage he suffered was more severe than it appeared, because he was already covered in wounds before. After activating "Demon Back," his muscles swelled, which covered or tightened the wounds. Once the newly swollen muscles were injured again, it would be a case of both new and old wounds erupting at the same time, a buy-one-get-one-free situation.

Hanon's eyes were sharp, and she naturally saw through Baki's background. Compared to Baki's cold demeanor after his "transformation," Hanon appeared much more composed: "Young man, you've activated 'Oni Back' today. From now on, you'll be a mature cheater. As someone who's been there..." She suddenly disappeared from Baki's sight and then reappeared beside him. Her "Exploding Core" uppercut struck Baki's ribs. The immense pain caused even the cold-blooded "Oni Back" Baki to break down, his face contorted, and he let out a scream.

"If you have a 'second-stage transformation,' don't save it for when you're covered in injuries..." Kanon continued her actions without stopping. After landing a punch, she turned around and quickly circled to the other side of Baki. She didn't wait until she circled around to make her move; instead, she kept her hand on Baki's body throughout the movement. Her "finger razor" sliced ​​from one side of Baki's ribs to the other, almost making a horizontal slice of Baki!

Baki's blood gushed out wildly, but Kanon nimbly dodged it, not a drop of blood touching her: "When facing a powerful enemy, you should unleash your power when necessary, lest you use your ultimate move in the end and it's all for naught..."

Another uppercut struck Baki's chin, knocking him out of consciousness and leaving him in a daze: "This kind of 'transformation' technique is meant to knock down the opponent..."

"Or it could be used to torture and kill enemies~" Finally, Kanon thrust her "demon spear" at Baki again, causing blood to spurt from Baki's central acupoint, Juque, and he fell backward.

Kanon kept her word and truly brutally killed Baki!

"Ah... how can she be so strong?!" The audience went wild. Ye Huayin's strength was terrifyingly powerful!

If the previous battles in tonight's tournament only had occasional unexpected highlights, then Kanon's performance at this moment has clearly deviated from the realm of what a human should be!

How terrifying is the "Valkyrie Mode"!

"What's so special about that?" Those who had witnessed Kanon's battles were relatively calm: "It's not that 'Valkyrie Mode' is ruthless, it's that Miss Kanon is strong. You didn't see how Miss Kanon utterly crushed that genius of the Wu clan with a 100% liberation rate in the Deathmatch Tournament. He was a demon-like figure, yet his performance was inferior to Baki's! And Miss Kanon, along with the Fang of Metsudo and the Demon Blade, were truly formidable."

The audience was just chatting away, but they were right about one thing: it wasn't how terrifying the transformation was; Kanon won because she performed better.

Yujiro Hanma believes that "Oni-shita" is stronger than the "Liberation" of the Wu clan because the Wu clan members he encountered did not have a 100% Liberation rate. If they were at their absolute peak, the two would be evenly matched... Anyway, Kanon's "Valkyrie Mode" isn't exactly "Liberation"~

According to Kanon's perception, the "Demon Back" of Hanma's bloodline and the "Valkyrie Mode" that she borrowed by imitating the Niko-ryu style each had their own merits in enhancing physical functions, and the overall enhancement was about the same. The reason why she won so easily was because Baki had been seriously injured before, and Kanon had a more skillful grasp of the enhanced power.

Of course, Kanon's raw strength is far superior to Baki's, and she still has some trump cards she hasn't used yet!

Baki lay on the ground, still conscious, his body twitching as if struggling to get up.

Kanon glanced at the referee, who was stunned by the two's performance and dared not easily make a decision on the outcome. So Kanon shrugged and walked towards Baki.

"Let's finish you off completely."

Baki's willpower is truly as strong as steel, but in his current state, if he were to receive another punch, not only would "Demon" be beyond saving, but even a god descending from heaven would be helpless.

But as Kanon threw a punch, Baki suddenly reached out and pulled her arm, causing Kanon to lose her balance for a moment. Although Kanon quickly regained her balance, Baki had already regained his fighting spirit in an instant. Taking advantage of the moment when Kanon bent over, he wrapped his arms around Kanon's neck...

"Ah!" Even though the audience didn't understand much about martial arts, everyone recognized the pose: "Guillotine! It's a guillotine!"

The guillotine, also known as the headlock, is a very simple, direct, classic, and deadly grappling technique. Throughout the battle, Baki repeatedly tried to drag Kanon into ground fighting, a style she was not suited for, but the difference in their strength made it difficult for him to succeed. Until this final moment, Kanon's momentary relaxation and Baki's sudden surge of incredible fighting spirit allowed him to seize the last chance to turn the tide.

“…Miss Ye, I’m going to use this move to defeat you.” This was all Baki had to say, so he spoke very smoothly, without any weak gasps or pauses: “If you can still stand up then, then victory is yours.”

Baki leaped up and landed, his hands beginning to exert force—an immense, boundless power. The Hanma family's "Demon Back" was fully open, greedily devouring this victory!

It was like a tornado, uprooting everything from the earth! Whether it was a giant tree with deep roots or a tall building with its foundation buried deep, everything was lifted up and destroyed.

One second, two seconds, three seconds... Baki and Kanon were giving it their all.

Four seconds, five seconds, six seconds... Baki suddenly realized that Kanon had stopped moving.

It's not that he knocked Huayin unconscious in his arms, but rather that no matter how hard he tried, Huayin remained unmoved, as steady as a mountain.

A tornado can't move Mount Tai, but Hanako isn't Mount Tai either.

She is another tornado.

Hanon's back swelled up rapidly, and the tight-fitting T-shirt underneath had already burst, but fortunately, she had a jacket on the outside to cover it up.

The jacket not only concealed Hanon's skin, but also the incredible core strength brought by her bulging back muscles.

"'Ghost back' and stuff like that, I can do it if I want to."

Why wait to be strangled before rising again? The battle is over, now is the time to decide!

Instead, Kanon used the strength of her neck to lift Baki upside down and slam him into the ground...

"Boom!" Baki's head hit the ground, blood spurting from his seven orifices, and stirring up a cloud of dust.

The dust has settled, and the outcome is now clear.

Cry, the gladiator champion has changed.

Author's Note: Phew, this battle is finally finished! I really couldn't control the word count for this last chapter, and I didn't want to drag it out to the next chapter. Hope you all enjoyed it!

The last crying line was a last-minute addition; after all, it's chapter 555, and it wouldn't be right not to cry. Come on, everyone cry! 23333

There are three more chapters this afternoon and evening.

Section 562, Chapter 556: Washing the Neck

"A legend has come to an end."

Many of the people who came to the Tokyo Dome to watch the fight tonight are longtime fans of the arena. Witnessing the defeat of the popular champion Baki firsthand is bound to be disappointing for them. Although Baki is only seventeen years old, he has been fighting here for four or five years, and it is no exaggeration to call him a "legend".

Baki is legendary, and he is not weak at all. On the contrary, he is already an extremely powerful fighter. Today's defeat can only be attributed to the fact that Hanane is too strong.

After a whole match of explanations from veteran viewers of the elimination tournament, more and more people began to understand Kanon's identity and status. The champion of the Kengan Association was terrifyingly powerful... so terrifying that throughout the entire match, Baki couldn't inflict any real damage on Kanon. His only attack was a sudden punch after opening his "Demon Back," and his only threat was the guillotine lock at the last moment. Both of these attacks involved surprise attacks. In other words, Baki had no chance in a head-on confrontation!

Baki was lying on the ground, bleeding profusely from his entire body, including his face and limbs, looking truly horrific. The referee quickly called for people to carry him off the field for treatment, while Dr. Kouyou had already run to the sidelines—for this kind of near-death injury, he was definitely the more reliable doctor.

However, upon reaching the entrance passage, Homoyo bumped into Hana, who was walking off the stage.

“Miss Ye, you…” Hao Hongye wanted to say “You hit really hard,” but when Hua Yin’s gaze swept over her, she felt as if she had been doused with ice water in the middle of summer. She was so shocked that her toes and scalp went numb and she couldn’t stop trembling. She couldn’t say the words of reproach and could only watch Hua Yin walk away.

It was quite a while before Baki's stretcher arrived, and Kouyou swallowed hard and came to her senses.

"Oh, that girl is a witch too..."

That look in his eyes, that aura, reminded him of Yujiro Hanma, whom he had met years ago. Hanma was a monstrous figure capable of destroying everything, and no ordinary person could question him.

Is Kanon really that scary?

Probably, but as she walked back to the backstage area from the entrance, that terrifying aura dissipated, because she had dispelled her Valkyrie mode, and naturally, she also dispelled the temporary imitation of the "ghost back".

"Hmm, no wonder Baki Hanma became cold and ferocious after activating 'Oni Back'." Hanon shrugged and moved her sore joints. After experiencing it firsthand, she had her own understanding of the so-called Hanma blood: "Muscle expansion requires blood flow. That 'Oni Back' expands the back muscles to the extreme, so it naturally needs to draw blood from the whole body to support it. And since the spine is so close to the head, the blood circulation to the brain is affected."

“People in the ‘Demon Back’ state can’t think about much, so they have to make choices. Isolating some emotions and senses is obviously the most harmless thing, and it can even help in battle.” Thinking of this, Hanon suddenly laughed: “Pfft—so can we think of Hanma Yujiro as an elderly dementia patient who has been using ‘Demon Back’ to make himself emotionally unstable for many years?”

"You'd better take back what you said," someone stepped forward and rebuked Hanon.

In fact, Kanon's words were somewhat directed at him. Who was he? Jack Vanma.

"Oh, so you really are Yujiro Hanma's son?" Seeing Jack blocking her way, Kanon could completely understand his purpose. After all, she had defeated Baki, who had awakened the "Hanma bloodline," which greatly damaged the pride of the Hanma family.

Jack didn't answer directly, but his attitude was tantamount to admitting it: "You'd better wash your neck and wait, I will beat you in the finals and avenge Baki."

Hanon reached up and touched her neck. Her once fair skin was now stained with blood and dirt from being caught in the Baki during the battle, and it definitely needed a wash... but not for Jack: "Did you brush your teeth properly? Too many bacteria in your mouth is bad, and it's really disgusting to bite people all the time."

“I am different from you athletes. What you see as just a competition is a war for me, a war where everything is at stake.” Jack was actually quite well-mannered and always managed to control his emotions, speaking neither humbly nor arrogantly: “On the battlefield, I will use any means necessary to achieve victory, whether it’s biting or something else.”

"I think your understanding of sports, fighting, and war is very superficial..." Kanon scratched her head, "But I respect your opinion. Good luck in the next match. Kare is tall and strong, quite a tough opponent, and when you break through his defenses..." Kanon walked past Jack and continued backstage, "you'll earn the right to be defeated by Joaquin~"

"You!" Jack was taken aback by Kanon's words and finally couldn't hold back his anger, but Kanon had already moved backstage.

When she got backstage, there were new acquaintances waiting for her.

"Ye Haiwang, congratulations." Lie Haiwang was the first to greet Huayin, as he was about to make his appearance and had already reached the door.

Lie Haiwang was very frank: "During the match, I thought you were bound to lose. I didn't expect Ye Haiwang to have such a trick up his sleeve! It was my fault. My mind was not mature enough, and I even doubted the four thousand years of history of Chinese martial arts."

"Oh, this..." Retsukai's words left Kanon at a loss, not knowing where to begin her comment. With the staff constantly urging her on, Kanon finally managed to stammer out, "I wish you good luck in your martial arts."

"Thank you for your kind words." King Liehai waved his hand and stepped out: "However, according to the conventions of the Chinese language, it would be better to say 'success upon arrival'."

...After seeing off Retsukai-oh, Kanon turned around and bumped into another acquaintance.

Kaoru Hanayama will also be playing.

"Brother Huashan, I wish you great success."

Congratulations. Thank you too.

Hua Shan has never been a man of many words, especially now that he is injured. He simply drank a bottle of wine as usual, and then strode out.

Watching Huashan's retreating figure, Huayin couldn't help but shake her head and sigh, "What a pity, what a pity..."

Huashan is destined to lose.

The previous match against Katsumi was anything but easy; the two were essentially evenly matched. Hanayama took two hits from Katsumi's sonic punches and barely managed to win before collapsing from exhaustion. Adding to that, he was then tackled by Kare. It's a miracle he can still drink and fight now, especially considering that Kanon's fight with Baki lasted a relatively long time, giving him time to recover.

The wind howls, the Yi River is cold, the hero departs... uh, lying down or not?

The battle between Kaoru Hanayama and Retsu Kaioh lasted only ten seconds. Retsu Kaioh noticed Kaoru's fatigue and allowed her to launch the first punch. Kaoru then mustered her remaining strength and struck back, inflicting a minor injury on Retsu Kaioh.

Due to Hua Shan's own weakness and Lie Haiwang's formidable hard skills, the effect of this punch was quite limited.

Then it was Retsu Kaioh's turn to attack. That strike was a burst of energy; it seemed like a small movement, but it had the power to destroy everything. Kaoru Hanayama was no weakling, and of course he realized the result of that punch... So he turned around and used his back, which was tattooed with "Xia Ke Xing" (侠客行), to take the hit, while he stood there unconscious.