If Su Fan were to fight inside the West Capital Wild Goose Pagoda or outside it, it would surely result in the relics being destroyed.

When the time comes, Su Fan and Hashimoto Otsuka would definitely face punishment from the Dragon Group, and their West Capital Martial Arts Association would also suffer consequences.

What the members of the West Capital Martial Arts Association did not expect was that Hashimoto Otsuka, being a believer in Buddhism, did not want to damage the sacred land of the Buddhist temple.

While setting up the stage, this murderous Martial Arts Grandmaster actually took the initiative to help.

At other times, Hashimoto Otsuka was surprisingly approachable.

This also signifies that human nature is complex.

Even someone like Hashimoto Otsuka has a balanced and peaceful side.

However, the Chinese Martial Artists wouldn't let go of their hostility towards him.

Even though Su Fan's chances were slim, everyone still wished for Su Fan to win this time.

These seven days felt relatively long to everyone.

In the last seven days, Su Fan made sure to stabilize his strength thoroughly at the later stage of Martial Arts Grandmaster.

The seven days passed in the blink of an eye.

When the duel time arrived, Su Fan did not avoid the battle; instead, he went directly to West Capital.

The eyes of the Chinese martial arts world, the Japanese martial arts world, and even the international martial arts community were focused on the stage in front of the West Capital Wild Goose Pagoda at this moment.

A long time ago, Su Fan's duel with Yagyu Jyugong saw Su Fan mercilessly trampling on the dignity of Japanese Martial Artists.

This time, the Sword Saint Hashimoto Otsuka crossed the sea, defeating the Chinese Martial Arts Grandmasters along the way with little resistance.

If Su Fan loses this battle, the Chinese Martial Arts Grandmasters will lose face as well.

Although China still has powerful grandmasters like Lu Wusheng, if they intervene, it would seem like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

When Su Fan arrived at the stage in front of the West Capital Wild Goose Pagoda, Hashimoto Otsuka was already waiting on the stage.

What surprised Su Fan and many others was that before Su Fan could step onto the stage, a grandmaster had already stepped on ahead.

This was not because the grandmaster thought it was overkill to kill a chicken with a butcher's knife.

Instead, this grandmaster had come to seek vengeance on Hashimoto Otsuka!

This person was none other than Northern Mantis Guo Kui!

After Guo Kui took the stage, he loudly declared, "Today, I am here to avenge my junior brother Guo Jie. I ask for Grandmaster Su's approval!"

Su Fan frowned slightly but still nodded.

After he agreed, Guo Kui continued, "My junior brother's mastery of Mantis Fist is known to all!"

"My junior brother's martial arts skills had no pretense whatsoever!"

"There are only two possibilities for this Japanese Martial Artist to have killed my junior brother in such a manner!"

"One possibility is that this Japanese Martial Artist played tricks, the other is that my junior brother underestimated the enemy."

"Let us not forget, the Japanese used dishonest means when competing with Mr. Huo Yuanjia!"

With Guo Kui's words, many eyes immediately focused on Hashimoto Otsuka.

Guo Jie's death was indeed unexpected.

A renowned master like Guo Jie being killed in one move was truly inconceivable.

Facing the questioning gazes, Hashimoto Otsuka slowly stood up and said, "I have no need to do such things."

After speaking, he added, "I accept any challenge from the Chinese grandmasters!"

Hearing this, Guo Kui sneered and nodded, "Very well! Today I will test whether you are truly that formidable!"

Unlike Guo Jie, Guo Kui did not use a Mantis Blade, instead opting for a very rare weapon in modern times, the Fang Tian Ji.

The Fang Tian Ji was originally a ceremonial item, not a weapon.

However, in ancient times, famous generals like Xiang Yu and Xue Rengui used this kind of weapon.

Guo Kui suspected that their Mantis Gate's Mantis Blade was countered by the Japanese Martial Artist's katana.

This situation was entirely possible.

And conveniently, the weapon he practiced with was the Fang Tian Ji.

Therefore, in this confrontation with Hashimoto Otsuka, he directly took out this weapon, which is quite rare in modern times.

Hashimoto Otsuka's katana indeed had a certain restraining effect on the Mantis Blade.

Moreover, when Guo Jie fought with Hashimoto Otsuka, he did indeed underestimate his opponent.

The situation this time is quite different from before; Guo Kui's Fang Tian Ji has some restraining effect on Hashimoto Otsuka's katana.

An inch longer, an inch stronger; this is indeed a constant principle on such an open stage!