Chapter 367 - The Most Powerful Man In East Asia (1/2)

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Compared to the actions in China, the j.a.panese Martial arts community had been deadly silent.

Regardless of where the Martial Artists were from, let it be Hokkaido, Osaka, Nagoya, or s.h.i.+koku, none of them could believe what had happened. The Sword Sage who had dominated j.a.pan for decades was killed in a battle? How was that even possible?

The t.i.tle of Sword Sage held the utmost prestige in j.a.pan.

Even Erika who had made it onto the Dark Roll scarcely dared to provoke Takemiya Hiro. Instead, she had waited patiently, biding her time until the death of Hiro to inherit his t.i.tle. All the while, she knew that the old man might even outlive herself. Many people claimed that Takemiya Hiro was the last Sword Sage in j.a.pan, and the emperor might never hand out such a t.i.tle again.

However, such a powerful mighty figure in j.a.pan, the cornerstone of j.a.pan’s martial arts society was killed by Chen Fan. Worse, the symbol of j.a.pan, the Tokyo Tower was trampled on and desecrated by Chen Fan. The j.a.panese Martial Artists simply couldn’t stomach such an insult.

“Death to Chen Beixuan!”

“The j.a.panese Martial Artist community has so many talents, we could never be defeated so easily by a Chinese!”

“We request Lord Erika to rally all the Grandmasters in j.a.pan and fight against Chen Beixuan until the last of us! We need to avenge our humiliation! We MUST!”

Many hot-headed young martial artists yelled at the top of their lungs.

Chen Fan’s victory had shattered their fragile egos.

However, many more experienced warriors simply shook their heads sulkily. This battle was a legitimate duel and had many witnesses. If j.a.pan walked back on the promises without considering the consequences, no one would ever trust j.a.panese Martial Artists ever again. This would be an even bigger loss than losing the battle and a Sword Sage.

Plus, Chen Beixuan was not that easily killed.

It would require at least an army to pull it off. Many lives of Grandmasters would be lost during that process and was j.a.pan really ready for that? So far, five Grandmasters had already been slain, how many more Grandmasters was j.a.pan willing to sacrifice?

Takemiya Hiro, Takemiya, Chizuru Masahiro, Genkaza Takeda, and Kitaniwakawa, wasn’t that enough?

The combined might of these five Grandmasters represented nearly one third of the total power of the j.a.panese Martial Artist community. It would cost at least another five Grandmasters’ lives in order to kill Chen Beixuan, so even if they succeeded, the cost would be too high to bear and their weakened state would invite unwanted attention from their other rivals such as China, Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong, and SouthEast Asia.

The Dragon Hall, Hong Sect and the Square Tower would lash out at j.a.pan, carve it up like a slab of meat on a chopping block.

By then, no one in j.a.pan would have the ability to stop those rivals with a ravenous appet.i.te.

That was the reason why Erika had restrained Ito Imi and other Grandmaster’s impulse for seeking revenge. If they really had to do away with Chen Beixuan, they need to prepare and plan carefully so that the action was swift and clean; any complications or failure would have grave consequences.

The discussion of how to deal with Chen Beixuan was only carried out among a very small circle of people, most men and women were busy with more trivial matters.

“Chen Beixuan must be the most powerful man in East Asia now, don’t you think?”

“I think that’s an understatement. He is the strongest in the world, I say.”

“Not yet. You have no idea what kind of freaks there are out there. The lack of Immortal Level Overlord’s presence doesn’t mean that they don’t exist. That being said, I agree that Chen Beixuan is the most powerful man in East Asia. Chen Beixuan defeated Takemiya Hiro, the number one warrior in j.a.pan, and he was also regarded as the most powerful man in China, which makes Korea the only variable in the equation. But since we all know that the Korean Martial arts community was always inferior to j.a.pan’s, so there you have it: Chen Beixuan is the strongest in East Asia.”

The j.a.panese Grandmasters felt their fear toward Chen Fan multiplied each time they turned over the question regarding Chen Fan’s true power.

Chen Fan had only risen to power in the last two years, yet he had already claimed the seat of power in East Asia. He did it with ruthless brute force and his throne might as well be a heap of flesh and bones of his victims.

Many grandmasters in China had been convinced that Chen Fan was the most ruthless man they had ever met, however, Chen Fan never ceased to surprise them and proved that his thirst for blood knows no bounds while he was in j.a.pan. He had killed over seven Grandmasters in j.a.pan in less than ten days and butchered Kurokawa s...o...b..fore everyone’s eyes simply because the poor j.a.panese man had spoken up against him.

His ruthlessness and decisiveness were terrifying, and mesmerizing at the same time.

Many underground groups had included Chen Fan in their don’t-touch list. He was a ma.s.s murder who knew no limits and worse, he was unpredictable. No one, not even Takemiya Hiro could force him to show his trump card. That was later proven by the dead body of Takemiya Hiro discovered among the rubble.

Takemiya Hiro’s hair fell loose over his face. His s.h.i.+rt was in tatters, and a large hole went straight through his chest as if he was shot by a cannon at close range. His body offered many clues about how difficult it had been for Takemiya Hiro during the battle. The condition of his mangled body was a stark contrast with Chen Fan’s almost leisure demeanor and his spotless s.h.i.+rt while he emerged out of the battlefield. It was evident that he had killed Kurokawa Sho with ease.

j.a.panese martial artists were a vengeful lot, and if Chen Fan had won the battle with a costly victory, they might as well join forces and do away with Chen Fan while he was weak. However, the fact that Chen Fan had won the battle so easily deterred Erika and others and made them think better of seeking revenge right away.

Meanwhile, the man who had been at the center of everyone’s attention was sitting in a high-end Coffee Shop at Tokyo’s Ginza district.