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Section 567, Chapter 561: Aiki vs. Aiki

Shibukawa's Aikido was indeed formidable; he was practically a master of the Eighteen Falls. With his petite wrists, he barely touched Hanon before throwing her to the ground.

"Boom!" Judging from the sound, it must have fallen quite hard.

It was quite a fall; after the fall, a few drops of blood even splattered in the air, probably because Hana was shaken so badly that she vomited blood, or because the sand and gravel on the ground cut her skin.

Kanon possessed the technique of dissipating force, but as everyone knows, dissipating force is somewhat weak against attacks like grabs. Moreover, the one who made the move was Shibukawa Goki, a master of force manipulation with top-notch skills. Although Kanon had trained to the point where she could dissipate force to protect herself even in an unconscious state, she was still hurt a lot by the slam.

However... it's acceptable.

"Huh?" The dust that was stirred up blurred his vision, making it difficult for Shibukawa to see Kanon's condition for a moment. However, he realized that as soon as he let go after throwing her, Kanon, who had been thrown down, sprang up instantly, crashed into the smoke, and was no longer in her original position.

Immediately afterward, a tattooed arm emerged from the sandstorm in front of Shibukawa Takeki, transforming into a straight punch that suddenly attacked. By the time the old martial saint noticed, the fist was already less than ten centimeters away from his eyes!

"So fast!"

Despite being mentally prepared, he still underestimated Hanon's physical strength. Despite being thrown, she was able to immediately retaliate. This time, Shibukawa's stamina couldn't be used to step on Hanon's instep! The old martial saint retreated quickly, but he was not as fast as Hanon. He could only slow down the impact of the punch by using relative speed so that he would have time to raise his hand to block.

Although it took a lot of effort to parry, a martial saint is a martial saint. Shibukawa not only defended with both hands, but also grabbed Hanon's arm and pulled her down to the ground.

"Wishful thinking!" Hanon shouted, her control over her power was also quite adept! She had practiced with Shibukawa on Christmas Eve last year. Although there was a slight difference in skill, she was far from being able to gain the upper hand and be restrained. Even if she couldn't counterattack, she could at least pull her hand back!

That's exactly why Kanon not only freed herself from Shibukawa's entanglement, but also turned around and delivered an elbow strike with her other arm—although both Kanon and Shibukawa were using soft techniques in their duel, who says soft techniques have to be slow? The two, who are both agile, changed their moves incredibly fast!

Because of the immense force with which Kanon withdrew her hand, Shibukawa's already tilted towards Kanon, and he was met head-on by the incoming elbow strike, putting him in a precarious situation. Unable to take the elbow strike head-on, he suddenly accelerated forward, lowering his body, and thanks to his short stature, managed to dodge the elbow.

As expected of a veteran grandmaster and a martial arts saint, his quick thinking and adaptability are truly admirable. However... this was still within Hanon's calculations.

The elbow strike had a great impact. Since it missed, the momentum caused Hanon to quickly spin around again, and her free arm pushed out a palm strike from bottom to top, attacking Shibukawa Takeki who was leaning forward.

This was practically a replay of the decisive move between Doppo and Joaquin, except this time Joaquin used her opponent's low-lying position to launch an attack, and Shibukawa Goki was far from having Joaquin's impact. Trying to imitate her head-covering charge would only lead to him crashing into Joaquin's killing move even faster.

When Hanon swung her elbow, she spun around. When the elbow strike missed and she switched to a palm strike, she spun around again. This palm strike, in addition to the powerful destructive force of the attack, also added the rotational force after a 720-degree rotation. The power of this move is truly terrifying to even think about.

This palm strike was one of Hanon's proudest achievements. She even acted unusually childish, shouting, "Bagua Palm - Reversal of Heaven!"

“Heh, Baguazhang doesn’t have this move.” Lie Haiwang, who was watching the fight, smiled. “But Joaquin is a Chinese martial artist, so he must be using Chinese martial arts. This palm strike is incredibly powerful. It’s not impossible that it could be included in Baguazhang in the future.”

Retsukai thought that "Joaquin" was already in the bag, and even if Shibukawa still had time to react, he couldn't possibly block such a heavy blow.

However, extraordinary martial artists are beings who transcend common sense!

In the blink of an eye, Shibukawa had no way to stop the palm from making contact with him, but he still had time to make a move—reaching out to take Hanon's hand.

Then something amazing happened: the immense force that was theoretically impossible to stop actually dissipated after Shibukawa grabbed Kanon's wrist!

It didn't dissipate into nothingness, but was dispersed in all directions by the powerful Aikido. Only a very small portion passed through Shibukawa Goki's body, causing the old martial saint to bleed from the corner of his mouth. However, most of the remaining force scattered to Shibukawa Goki's feet, back, head... and even backfired on Hanon!

"Handshake" is originally the most proud way to demonstrate Aikido's skills. As the number one Aikido master in the world, Shibukawa's "handshake" is naturally even more terrifying. With this handshake, he deflected Kanon's sure-fire attack, sent some of the force back into Kanon's body, and even used the impact to straighten his body. Then... it was time for Aikido to perform.

The wrist joints of Hanon's hand cracked as it was gripped, and then her legs bent, showing a tendency to slump backward—but it was just a tendency.

It's been said that the two are at roughly the same level in terms of power control. Even if Kanon is slightly inferior, she shouldn't be able to be countered despite having the upper hand! Besides, Shibukawa Takeki was already injured by the residual force of the palm strike, and his condition was also affected!

As soon as Kanon bent her legs, she suddenly sprang up, and with a slight twist of her wrists, she instantly straightened up. Under the influence of this rebound force, the power of Shibukawa's Aiki was reversed by Kanon, and her body lost its balance!

"Among the people I know, Shibukawa-sensei isn't the only one who practices Aikido." Kanon said while overpowering Shibukawa's charisma, "And from these people, I learned a move."

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Three muffled thuds rang out as Shibukawa Takeki was sent flying by Kanon.

"Murakumo Triple Combo." That was Kanon's answer. She had imitated Izumi's moves—of course, she only imitated the form and didn't follow the complete sequence of movements.

However, given Kanon's physical attributes and the power of her offensive and defensive abilities, her final "triple strike" alone is stronger and more ferocious than the original version by Izumi.

Then Huayin praised, "Truly worthy of being called a Martial Saint."

After the dust settled, people saw that Shibukawa had not fallen. In fact, when he was thrown out, his body did not lose its balance, he did not hit the guardrail, and he did not even spit blood. Only one arm hung limply, covered in blood and flesh, which was obviously useless.

Kanon's "Murakumo Triple Combo" was ultimately not the original. Lacking the prior preparation, it did not completely subdue the enemy. In addition, Shibukawa's skillful control of power allowed the old martial saint to raise his free arm and block the attack.

"Oh my, I only realized how strong you are after we actually fought..." Shibukawa shook his arm angrily, splattering blood and even bits of flesh: "This is only a part of your strength. You didn't even use your performance 'just now'."

"But don't underestimate me!" Even though Mr. Shibukawa only had one hand to use, he was still full of fighting spirit—"Don't think I'm easy to mess with, kid, I haven't lost yet!"

Author's Note: Today's chapters are all a little late, please forgive me. There should be another chapter in a bit, and if not, tomorrow will be the fifth update.

Section 568, Chapter 562: The Limits of Aikido

"Hoo—" Hanon took a deep breath: "Teacher Shibukawa, you are truly admirable. But a spent arrow cannot penetrate even the thinnest silk. If we continue to fight, the result will not be any different."

Shibukawa Goki was a grandmaster who transformed Aikido from a martial art practiced in dojos into a practical martial art. He can be said to have carried on the legacy and opened up new possibilities. He can be remembered in the history of human martial arts. Perhaps he is the person with the highest historical status among everyone present at this conference, including Hanma Yujiro.

However, historical status is one thing, but it cannot determine the outcome of a duel. Although Shibukawa Goki's strength is indeed very strong, even far beyond what most people realize, he still has little chance against Kanon.

The difference in physical attributes was obvious—of course, with Shibukawa's physique, he had never encountered many opponents he could bully with his body. However, even with his proud technique, he could not completely suppress Kanon, not to mention her terrifying strength and speed... You have to understand that Aikido, whose attack methods are mainly based on pushing, grappling, throwing, and leaning, is actually quite difficult to neutralize. If he could not establish an advantage even under these circumstances, his future was indeed bleak.

"So, don't underestimate people!" The old martial saint didn't back down at all, and still used his natural form... or rather, since he couldn't lift one arm, his only option was his natural form. He resolutely walked towards Huayin.

Hanon sighed.

"Then... let's go..."

Hanon felt confident, but she didn't let her guard down: facing Shibukawa's fierce spirit, she only needed one solid punch to end the fight, so she couldn't be impatient, reckless, or impulsive... a steady punch was enough.

But just as the punch touched Shibukawa's body, he reached out and lifted her up, causing Hanon to shudder and lose her balance as if she had been electrocuted.

Shibukawa took advantage of the situation and rushed into Hanon's arms, raised his hand to press her chin down, and slammed her to the ground... He succeeded.

Huayin crashed heavily to the ground with a loud thud, kicking up a cloud of dust.

However, just like when she was thrown for the first time at the beginning, Shibukawa's habitual throws could not "kill" Kanon. Even though the effect of neutralizing the force was interfered with, Kanon's physical strength was still very strong, and being thrown once or twice was no big deal for her.

She immediately jumped up and threw a punch at Shibukawa—but missed.

It turned out that Shibukawa had already leaped backward and was no longer in the same spot when Kanon jumped up.

"Alas, what a miscalculation. If I had taken advantage of my still-intact hands and controlled you a little longer when I first threw you down, or used a joint lock, the outcome would have been different." Mr. Shibukawa sighed. "Now that I can't lift one arm, I certainly can't seriously injure you with one blow. It seems I'll have to throw you down a few more times!"

Seeing that Shibukawa had retreated, Kanon didn't rush to pursue him, and took the opportunity to catch her breath. After hearing Shibukawa's explanation, she tilted her head and thought for a moment: "Maybe."

"Hahaha, you little brat, you're so kind! You even agree with me." Shibukawa laughed angrily, "I didn't hold back with the opening throw, and as for joint locks, you're so tough, you probably don't care if your joints are hit. If I had to say what I might have missed before, it would have been dragging the fight into a ground battle."

Everyone here is a martial arts master, so let's not mince words. Even if the muscles at the joints are thin, it won't affect Kanon's ability to absorb force on the defensive end. Therefore, Shibukawa's judgment is completely correct. Unless he directly steers the battle towards a duel of techniques at the start, which might force Kanon to use techniques that don't belong to "Joaquin", no matter how he fights or uses any tricks, it will still end up in a similar situation to now.

Ultimately, it's because Shibukawa's attack power is too weak; he can't break through Kanon's defense with just grappling techniques. If he wants to win, it seems the only way is to keep grappling Kanon until her "health bar" is depleted.

"Ugh—I'm so tired!" Shibukawa suddenly sat cross-legged on the ground and stopped moving.

"Huh?" Hua Yin, who was about to unleash her attack, was almost knocked over: "What's wrong with you, sir...?"

"Rest, how can I throw you a few more times if I don't conserve my energy?" The old martial saint replied confidently, "If you can't wait, then come and fight me."

“…Alright.” Hanon walked over, looked at Shibukawa Takeki who was much shorter than her after sitting down, and slowly threw a punch.

This was a test; she vaguely sensed that things were not so simple.

The test was successful; Kanon's intuition was right—she was thrown.

Shibukawa only had one hand left to use, but as soon as he raised it, Hana fell to the ground.

Strange, it really is the Eighteen Falls with Clothes on!

For the next full minute, Kanon launched a series of attacks against Shibukawa Goki, including elbow strikes, foot sweeps, straight punches, palm strikes, and even very slow attacks similar to Tai Chi push hands, but all of them were neutralized by Shibukawa Goki.

To be precise, no matter what Kanon did, as long as she touched Shibukawa Takeki's body, she would be knocked down by his one arm.

A minute later, Hanon was covered in mud and panting heavily.

"That's... really... impressive."

Hanon's praise was heartfelt. Shibukawa's display of strength and courage truly deserved the description "immovable as a mountain." His slender body appeared incredibly majestic at this moment. He was indeed worthy of being called a grandmaster!

In the rest room, Yuji Doppo explained to his disciples, "Shibukawa Takeki has entered the ideal realm of a martial artist. His mind, intention, and energy are highly integrated, and his spirit has entered a state of clarity. Don't be fooled by his injuries and the fact that he can only use one hand. At this moment, he is in the best state of his life, at the peak of a martial artist!"

The old martial god even sniffed: "It's such a pity that we can only watch from the sidelines at a time like this... I envy you, Shechuan and Joaquin."

“Boring.” Jack Vanma, whose next match will be against the winner of “Joaquin” and Shibukawa, scoffed at this: “As long as I bite his only remaining arm, even the most bizarre Aikido techniques will be useless. All that’s left is to throw a punch.”

Well, Kanon wouldn't bite; that's too barbaric, and she doesn't have Jack's teeth. But a punch...

Hanon brushed the dust off her clothes, steadied her breathing, and stood before Shibukawa Takeki once more.

"Teacher Shechuan, I hope you can admit defeat."

Huh? Joaquin has gone mad and is now begging his opponent for victory?

This statement even stirred up a murderous intent in the stands—Yujiro Hanma had been sitting there the whole time!

"You little brat! Do you know what you're doing?" Yujiro never expected that Joaquin, whom he had always been interested in, would actually beg for victory from his opponent. If he weren't still in his old age and could still sense that Joaquin still had some strength left, he would have loved to rush into the ring and kill Joaquin with one blow.

“Yes, do you know what you’re doing?” Shibukawa laughed angrily. “How could I possibly admit defeat?”

“Because of the next blow… I don’t think you can withstand it.” Hanon’s expression was very serious. Even though “Joaquin’s” face was covered in graffiti, others could still sense from her tone that she was serious.

Shibukawa Takeki was no exception. Although they hadn't met many times, he knew Kanon quite well and knew that this junior wasn't joking. Since she said that, her next attack would definitely be extraordinary. Not only was she confident that she could break his Ultimate Aikido, but she might even kill him on the stage...

"I believe in you." Shibukawa Takeki slowly exhaled. "But I also believe in myself. I'm in my best condition right now. Maybe if I keep fighting, I'll have a chance to explore the limits of Aiki... So go ahead and attack me. I'll take any move you need!"

A true hero dares to face the dripping blood.

Author's Note: I won't be able to finish writing this chapter! The incomplete chapter was already mentioned in the title, so please don't mind... I'm just not feeling well today, but I'll try to update earlier tomorrow!

Section 569, Chapter 563: Sonic Boom

Hanon pulled her fist back to her side and stood in a forward lunge position, clearly a karate punching stance.

This is also the starting point for Kanon's ultimate attack on Shibukawa.