Moubu is clearly supposed to be overwhelmingly stronger than Oukotsu at this point lol
He defeated the man who not only defeated Oukotsu in an overwhelming fashion, but one shotted him. What's more, Oukotsu never was hyped up as being strong enough to defy tactics with raw strength.
The Duke managing to break the arm of Houken in a suicidal desperate tactic isn't an anti-feat for Houken.
Ouki can beat Houken despite the massive skill and strength difference, but I don't see why Oukotsu should get the same benefit because of his lack of showings.
I always thought that out of the old Qin 6, Ouki is the sole one who would triumph over Houken in a duel
He defeated the man who not only defeated Oukotsu in an overwhelming fashion, but one shotted him. What's more, Oukotsu never was hyped up as being strong enough to defy tactics with raw strength.
The Duke managing to break the arm of Houken in a suicidal desperate tactic isn't an anti-feat for Houken.
Ouki can beat Houken despite the massive skill and strength difference, but I don't see why Oukotsu should get the same benefit because of his lack of showings.
I always thought that out of the old Qin 6, Ouki is the sole one who would triumph over Houken in a duel
And Oukotsu in general hasn't had any hype, so I don't see any reason to do a hype comparison between the two. When the only thing we really have is he seems to be the Moubu of his generation. And if that's the case he'd be relatively close to Ouki and should have S-tier exp atleast. Even a 96 strength stat level is enough for him to clear Houken for me.
- I didn't mention any anti-feat, I simply mentioned that he lost his arm to Duke that you claimed he overwhelmingly beat... and yes when characters are about to die they attempt suicidal tactics, that's sort of how it works in any fight. Just like Houken did the stepping on Kyou's foot to get the advantage because Kyou was getting him otherwise. That doesn't change the fact Houken won that fight with losing an arm... to a Duke Hyou with no rest and sleep for days and had just broken through Riboku's Ryuudou vs a fresh Houken.
I think you simply have Houken a lot higher than I do in a 1on1 dueling situation within Kingdom confines. He's losing to somebody like Gyou'un for me.