Hashimoto Otsuka was not planning to do that this time.

To the Chinese martial artist who challenged him, he would go all out and send them to meet God or the Jade Emperor.

Hashimoto Otsuka gazed at Guo Jie, bored, and casually asked, "Is it time?"

Guo Jie replied calmly, "Hold on a moment!"

At this moment, he was burning incense and offering his saber.

The Mantis Blade should not be unsheathed lightly, and when unsheathed, it must draw blood!

Every disciple who studies the Mantis Fist must perform the saber ritual whenever they use the Mantis Blade.

Guo Jie performed three bows and nine kowtows before completing the saber ritual.

Then his senior disciple, responsible for passing on his teachings, helped him unwrap the saber wrap.

The saber wrap is a cloth that is wrapped around the Mantis Blade; once Guo Jie held the Mantis Blade, his senior disciple wrapped the saber wrap around Guo Jie's hand again.

There is a detailed method called five wraps and eighteen coils for the saber wrap, which can securely fix the Mantis Blade to Guo Jie's hand through special wrapping techniques.

With this type of secure wrapping, Guo Jie could make a move without fear of slipping, as the Mantis Blade wouldn't slip even if his hand did.

The only shortcoming is that in this battle, Guo Jie could only use the Mantis Blade against his opponent.

Without external help, the saber wrap is very hard to quickly undo.

Once Guo Jie had thoroughly prepared everything, he appeared opposite Hashimoto Otsuka.

He calmly said, "Let's go."

As soon as Guo Jie finished speaking, Hashimoto Otsuka quickly approached Guo Jie.

However, Hashimoto Otsuka did not unsheathe his blade, instead holding the hilt as he continued to close the distance.

Guo Jie, unflinching, directly confronted him head-on!

"Clang—"

"Clang!"

The first sound of clang was Hashimoto Otsuka drawing his blade from its sheath.

The second sound of clang was when Hashimoto Otsuka performed iaijutsu and then sheathed his blade.

No one knew exactly what had happened.

They only saw Hashimoto Otsuka quickly close the distance with Guo Jie and immediately demonstrate iaijutsu.

While Guo Jie, somehow, charged forward.

"Pssh—"

A moment later, a line of blood appeared on Guo Jie's neck and began to gush, then everyone understood what had happened.

It turned out Master Guo Jie burnt incense for the saber, performed three bows and nine kowtows, and used the five wraps and eighteen coils, yet none of it worked.

Everything he did was basically futile.

Hashimoto Otsuka used the simplest iaijutsu to instantly kill him.

In Master Guo Jie's traditional courtyard, everyone was drenched in cold sweat.

Even though Master Guo Jie was slain by Hashimoto Otsuka's single stroke, he wasn't famous without reason.

Southern Mantis Guo Jie is not a joke.

His strength, indeed, had reached the late stage of a Martial Arts Grandmaster!

This made many realize that Su Fan was likely doomed as well.

If even Southern Mantis Guo Jie was instantly defeated in front of Hashimoto Otsuka, how could Su Fan possibly be his match?

After disposing of Guo Jie, Hashimoto Otsuka didn't linger and turned around to leave.

If he had known Guo Jie was so useless, he wouldn't have let Guo Jie waste so much of his time.

Guo Jie's death caused an uproar in the Chinese martial arts community.

Martial Arts Grandmasters who might confront Hashimoto Otsuka immediately decided to go abroad.

It wasn't that they weren't courageous, but that they truly couldn't win!

If even Guo Jie was killed with one strike, going there would be a pointless death.

Some other Grandmasters headed to Yang City, hoping Su Fan would consciously come forward to resolve the issue.

This trouble was mainly caused by him.

If he hadn't trampled on the dignity of the Japanese martial artists, it wouldn't have led to a ruthless figure like Hashimoto Otsuka.

Yang City, Bai Yulan villa area, Villa No. 6.

Su Fan, Yan Zi, and others were all present.

Once everyone sat, Bai Zongze was the first to speak.

"Divine Doctor Su, you'd better lie low this time."

"Although that old guy Guo Jie died foolishly, his skills were really not bad."