Hao Jian tilted his head and looked at Ota Shun, who had already stepped onto the arena, and suddenly waved his hand, saying, "You're not qualified yet..." Stepping forward under these words, Ota Shun suddenly paused, his face looking grim and fierce. As the first amongst the four great masters of East Ocean, he had his own pride. Many people wanted to be his opponent, to stand under the same sky as him, but in the end, he never gave those people even the slightest chance, mercilessly leaving them behind. Now, a man from Huaxia, after defeating Yamamoto Ichiro, Sato Hikaru, and others, told him he wasn't qualified to be his opponent? The sheer thought of it made him furious. He was in no way comparable to those three fools, Yamamoto Ichiro and the others. He, Ota Shun, had fought hard outside for many years and experienced many life-and-death situations. If even he was unqualified to be someone else's opponent, would there still be such a word as 'opponent' in the world?! "Huaxia man, you're too arrogant!" Suppressing his furious roar, Ota Shun shouted, his forceful foot pressing down the arena's wooden floor with a creak. "Remember, this is East Ocean, not Huaxia!" After taking several deep breaths, Ota Shun finally suppressed his anger. His eyes still carried flames, but they were within a controllable range. Only when performing missions outside would one discover that once a person fails to restrain their anger, the resulting consequence would lead towards an uncontrollable direction. Just like how he had seen in several places where teammates, unable to restrain their anger, lost the needed calm and were taken advantage of by the enemy to be killed. Just now, he also saw clearly that Hao Jian initially used a normal style to talk with those two people, but later gradually provoked their anger, thus causing them to lose judgment, and their strength was significantly weaker than before. Because of this, he believed Hao Jian cleverly defeated the two. When it came to him, once prepared, Hao Jian would be the one to lose! Casually glancing at Ota Shun, Hao Jian suddenly snorted, stepping forward a little, and looked at Ota Shun, smiling, "Then let me see whether your strength is enough to become my opponent!" Ota Shun roared, his foot stomping hard on the wooden deck of the arena, emitting a loud noise, and then, his figure flickered a few times in mid-air and suddenly disappeared before Hao Jian's eyes. "Again with these little tricks?" Seeing Ota Shun playing the same trick as Ogawa Sho, Hao Jian sneered, his eyes flashing slightly, stepping forward; a cold light suddenly streaked from thin air. A long narrow katana appeared out of nowhere, slicing past Hao Jian's back. The katana slashed down fiercely, just when Hao Jian thought he had easily dodged it, the katana suddenly made a strange turn and thrust directly towards his heart. Noticing the situation, Hao Jian showed some surprise on his face, he had no choice but to step forward again to dodge this attack. Originally thought this person was like Ogawa Sho, using a blinding method to attack, but now it seemed that Ota Shun, in this technique of invisibility, was at a higher level. "This guy's strength..." Ogawa Sho, observing from the ground below, also looked a bit grim. This method was something he had previously taught Ota Shun, but now he used it stronger than he, the creator, did! "Seems like you do have some strength." Looking at the void not far away, Hao Jian's lips curled into a smile. The void air suddenly trembled slightly, and then Hao Jian sensed a ferocious killing intent rushing towards him, causing his brows to slightly furrow: "You want to kill me?" "Hmph! Having killed one of our four, you still want to return to Huaxia alive?!" Ota Shun snorted coldly, "You think too naively, don't you?!" The killing intent had already reached Hao Jian, Ota Shun's voice came from the void, his so-called invisibility was actually under Hao Jian's gaze all along. "I just said your blinding method is acceptable... but it's still stuck in the low-level realm..." Blinking slightly, his gaze suddenly turned cold, waving his hand, a faint blue light curled in his palm, directly grasping towards a certain spot in the void! A crisp sound came, everyone looked up, only to see a sheet-like cloth fluttering down, with Ota Shun behind it, staring at Hao Jian in utter surprise. In his hand, he held a katana, maintaining the posture of striking towards Hao Jian's head. At this moment, the sword seemed a bit unusual, as a palm tightly gripped the blade, rendering it immobile. "You're too complacent." Hao Jian's eyes slightly lifted, looking at Ota Shun, he smirked, "Did you just harbor killing intent towards me? Wanted to kill me?!" Ota Shun was startled by Hao Jian's maneuver. When he regained his composure, fear filled his eyes, and he directly released his grip, abandoning the sword and stepping away from Hao Jian. Seeing this, Hao Jian didn't stop him. Instead, he flung his hand, sending the katana held in his hand spinning into the air. He caught it again by the handle. "Whoosh whoosh whoosh…" Casually twirling it, he suddenly pointed the tip at Ota Shun, "Mr. Ota Shun, you weren't speaking down below! Your confidence was through the roof!" "Now that I've toyed with you once, you're this scared, this indeed is unfitting of someone with the status of number one among the four great masters of East Ocean!" Upon hearing this, Ota Shun's face slightly changed. Surveying his surroundings, he found many onlookers giving him strange looks, while Sato Hikaru and Ogawa Sho's eyes flickered, seemingly pondering. "Come on, let me see your strength!" Hao Jian chuckled lightly, holding Ota Shun's katana, pointing it at him, with a strong hint of provocation in his words. Hearing this, Ota Shun's face looked grim, but after seeing the katana in Hao Jian's hand, his expression turned even grimmer, with a trace of dread beneath it. It seemed he had underestimated this person. This Huaxia person had instantly identified his hiding spot and subdued him with just a grab. If this Huaxia person hadn't loosened his grip just now, perhaps he would have already lost by now. After all, he knew this Huaxia person had set a time limit of three minutes to resolve this. And now, two minutes and more than twenty seconds had passed, leaving him with less than thirty seconds. To do anything within these thirty seconds was extremely difficult, considering he had already discerned that this Huaxia person was far stronger than him. One could almost say the two were not on the same level of strength! Lost in his turmoil, Ota Shun didn't realize that during this indecisive period, five or six more seconds had already elapsed, reaching more than thirty. When only twenty seconds remained, Hao Jian suddenly lifted his head, looking at Ota Shun, and smiled subtly, "Much time has passed since my agreed timeframe. I'll just resolve you within these twenty seconds…" "As long as your strength lets you survive these twenty seconds, I'll even let you go, what's the harm in that?" Accompanied by Hao Jian's light laughter, his steps gradually began to move, but just as he took one step and tried to take another, he suddenly noticed Hao Jian's figure flickering slightly, staying put. Seeing this, Ota Shun's pupils contracted sharply, as suddenly a figure slowly stood before him, with a katana resting against his neck. "Actually, I'm in a dilemma." The figure spoke, with a familiar voice, it was indeed Hao Jian. His eyes were indifferent, as he looked at Ota Shun, "I'm pondering whether to kill you. After all, you have provoked me, but I don't want to kill anyone, especially in such a public setting. I also worry your government might use this as an excuse to trouble me." Upon hearing this, Ota Shun heaved a sigh of relief, thinking he would agree to anything if this guy spared him. He deeply regretted it in his heart, having prepared so much only to not withstand a single move. Moreover, what disappointed them was, Hao Jian's hand was far stronger than theirs. Ota Shun also observed that all of Hao Jian's techniques were from Huaxia! Hao Jian glanced at Shu Ya in the distance, then slightly shook his head with a light chuckle, "I'm not planning on killing anyone, as this scene isn't suitable for such actions." Upon hearing this, Ota Shun's eyes revealed a mocking intent. As long as this guy let him go today, he was determined to improve his strength and reclaim today's lost face… A figure suddenly flew over, obscuring Ota Shun's view. In the next moment, he felt a slight pain and then his vision went dark, causing him to faint. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩·𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢·𝔫𝔢𝔱 "However, you still need some lessons." Glancing at Ota Shun, Hao Jian's gaze was like a sharp sword, coldly speaking, "I believe you should remember this lesson. After all, I'm not a person who goes back on his words, so it's just going to be unfortunate for you to fill this deep pit." As Hao Jian tossed Ota Shun off the stage, Kuo Tianzheng's face was full of excitement. Upon seeing Hao Jian, he wanted to hug him, but realized he still had things unfinished, and feared seeing Hao Jian too, nervous he might get reprimanded again. And he surely didn't want that…