Chapter 444 - Shock the World Again (2/2)

“I can’t give up.” Kyokushin Kouten clenched his fists. This is the best chance of breaking through the realm of martial dao masters, and I have the best excuse ever at this moment!

If he let go of this opportunity, Kyokushin Kouten felt that he would never encounter another such opportunity again in his lifetime.

“Yes!” Kyokushin Kouten once again regained his calmness, secretly telling himself, “This is the best chance. Qin Fen had just fought with the Korean Martial God, Bae Seong-Joon. It is impossible for anyone to believe that he did not suffer any injuries.”

Bae Seong-Joon might be dead, but it did not mean that his death was in vain. For Qin Fen to fight Bae Seong-Joon, whose power level exceeded him, would mean that even if Qin Fen achieved the final victory, it would be unsurprising if he had depleted most of his true energy and had suffered multiple internal injuries.

“As he had just defeated Bae Seong-Joon, he needs to rest. This is the best time.”

Kyokushin Kouten thought through every detail quickly before inhaling deeply and moved out from the crowd. He floated above the crumbling peak of Hallasan. He looked at Qin Fen and arched his hand, “Master Qin. Congratulations on winning the duel.”

The spectating martial artists looked at Kyokushin Kouten, puzzled. Although it was worthy of celebration that Qin Fen had won the duel, he had defeated a senior master of martial dao. Everyone present received the results with mixed emotions. As much as they recognize Qin Fen’s performance, most did not wish to congratulate him directly.

“Master?”

Qin Fen produced a slight smile and gently arched his hand. This was the first time someone had called him a master, causing his heart to be elated from the greeting.

With the name of martial dao master, Qin Fen’s decision to propose marriage at the Song household was reinforced with newfound confidence and pride.

Kyokushin Kouten exhaled the air out of his lungs slowly and asked with a solemn look, “Master Qin, I have a question that I couldn’t really wrap my hands around. Can you enlighten me on this matter?”

Qin Fen frowned slightly with a hint of uncomfortableness in his heart. His instincts told him that Kyokushin Kouten might say something bad and therefore he merely nodded without saying anything.

Kyokushin Kouten looked up slowly and spoke to the onlookers around him, “Although we have entered the era of space technology and new developments are being made every passing day, some rules remain unchanged. And that is the code that we have always honored, the code of obedience and respect, to our teachers!”

The martial artists that floated in the air nodded. The founder of the new Aikido, Hatoyama Yukio saw Kyokushin Genichi sitting among the ruins in a distance. With a face of realization, he immediately nodded in agreement, “The social norms of man should naturally be preserved. This is the etiquette that the martial artists of my generation should carry on.”

Also floating high up in the air was Hashimoto Nagashiro from the Neo Sumo sect. He saw Kyokushin Genichi and witnessed the expressions of Kyokushin Kouten and Hatoyama Kazuo, and immediately displayed a scornful expression with a disdainful “hmph” coming out from his nose.

Although they belonged to the same generation of martial dao masters as the Korean Martial God, Hashimoto Nagashiro looked at the actions of those two with disdain. At the same time, he also admired the strike landed by Qin Fen.

Hashimoto Nagashiro had always believed that only a real man with a benevolent heart can display such powerful boxing skills! Although both were martial dao masters of different generations, Hashimoto Nagashiro wished to get to know Qin Fen personally to discuss their insights and understanding of martial arts.

Friendship! Hashimoto Nagashiro had a peculiar instinctive feeling after watching Qin Fen’s fight. He might be able to befriend this young man who was much younger than him.

Having the support of Hatoyama Yukio, Kyokushin Kouten was happy and once again arched his hand and politely asked, “Master Qin, since respecting the teachers is still the norm of the world of martial dao, I suppose that those who betray their teachers and sects should be punished, no?”

Qin Fen slightly lifted his eyelids as he looked at Kyokushin Genichi not far away from the corner of his eye. He finally understood the whole situation. Kyokushin Kouten of the new Karate Kyokushin Style had finally revealed his ulterior motive!

“Interesting.” Qin Fen smiled faintly as he admired Kyokushin Kouten deep inside his heart.

This is really great timing! What a wonderful excuse! Kyokushin Kouten was the master of Kyokushin Genichi and therefore, unsurprisingly, he knew Genichi very well. Naturally, Kouten would also be more doubtful of his ex-disciple than anyone else in terms of his martial arts abilities.

What a nice move! Qin Fen had to give a thumbs up and praised Kyokushin Kouten for the impeccable timing.

Among the spectators, regardless of who would’ve fought Bae Seong-Joon, no one would dare to claim that they suffered no injuries at all.

The martial dao masters present at the scene were naturally powerful in their own merit. It’s not surprising that it would be hard to determine the winner if everyone fought each other, as everyone had similar levels of power.

But if someone else started the fight first, new challengers would then battle the winner in a duel. His chances of winning would, therefore, increase drastically.

Everyone present at the scene that heard this might not know the ultimate goal of Kyokushin Kouten, but they were able to speculate that he was taking advantage of Qin Fen’s heavy injuries by doing what he usually wouldn’t do.

Treacherous? That depends on the way you think. There were different views from different people depending on where they stood on the issue.

Be it treachery or wisdom! Kyokushin Kouten had decided that today he must bring Kyokushin Genichi back to the State of Japan with the pretext of purging. He would then interrogate Genichi as soon as possible to learn the secrets of Qin Fen and find a place to isolate himself to plan with the gathered intelligence. With those, he would have nothing to fear when Qin Fen recovered and resurfaced into the public realm of martial arts.

If possible, Kyokushin Kouten really wouldn’t mind killing Qin Fen afterward, claiming sole ownership to this martial dao secret alone as a result.

“Kyokushin Genichi!”

Kyokushin Kouten’s voice suddenly shifted into a heavy tone, his right index finger pointing at Kyokushin Genichi sitting on the ground. “This person was a disciple of my new Karate Kyokushin Style, but he betrayed his sect to join the sect of Master Qin. This is a great insult to my Kyokushin Style. In regard to such traitorous behavior, I hope to be able to purge him personally. I would also ask Master Qin to save me some face by allowing me the purge, and I will definitely thank you in the future.”

Most of the onlooking martial artists were shocked. Although it seemed like Kouten was taking advantage of the situation, his requests were actually valid when viewed from his angle. There was nothing wrong with purging traitors.

Kyokushin Genichi sat on the floor and sneered resentfully. He had spent a huge fortune that day to learn martial dao under Kyokushin Kouten. However, he was looked down upon by Kouten for not having the best potential and ended up not learning much despite spending a fortune.

The impact of the two masters earlier was too strong. Kyokushin Genichi suffered the heaviest injuries as he had no master to shield him from the impact. If it weren’t for the completion of the True Inborn Blood Transfusion Rebirth, death was a real possibility for him.

Even if he survived, the huge impact still caused serious injury to Kyokushin Genichi to the point where he couldn’t speak for the time being.

“Purging the traitor?”

Qin Fen put his hands behind his back and replied with a slight smile, “Genichi is now my disciple of Divine Boxing. Would you purge your traitor to regain your face at the expense of throwing my face out of the window?”

Face? Was it really face? Kyokushin Kouten and Qin Fen were laughing. Face was not the issue at all. It’s something else hidden deep within.

Kyokushin Kouten politely bowed to Qin Fen and said again, “Master Qin, I know that it is difficult for you to make this decision. However, when you accepted the traitor Kyokushin Genichi as your disciple, had you not considered that I would lose more face as a result? Please be understanding! You just fought an intense battle, and I really don’t want to risk people saying that I am taking advantage of you by challenging you at this time. But since I encountered the traitor today, if I am unable to purge him, I… seek your forgiveness!”

Song Zhenting sneered. Kyokushin Kouten had given a direct threat. If he doesn’t hand over Kyokushin Genichi, Kyokushin Kouten will request a duel! Qin Fen had just fought an intense battle with Bae Seong-Joon. How can he fight Kyokushin Kouten with those injuries?

Hah… Song Zhenting exhaled slowly and began to move his floating body.

Qin Fen suddenly smiled at this moment. He began to loosen his hands slowly behind him and walked on the rugged hills while speaking coldly, “Taking advantage of my predicament? Taking advantage of me? Haha… haha…”

Qin Fen suddenly halted his footsteps, straightened up his chest and looked up at the sky with his right arm raised, “Asking me for your disciple at this timing, just for purging? What the f*ck were you doing earlier? Why didn’t you ask me for him before I fought Bae Seong-Joon? Trying to take advantage of my predicament? Fine, I shall let you take advantage of my predicament! If you want your disciple back for your purging, fight me! If you can defeat me, you can take him away!”