Published at 13th of September 2024 6:46 am

Chapter 41: So You Are a Martial Arts Grandmaster_1

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“You’re still young, you might not be able to control your strength, let’s go to the yard to spar,” Lu Chenbing extended his hand in an inviting gesture.

“No worries, Brother Lu, we can do it right here in the room, absolutely no problem,” Xu Fan slowly walked to the center of the living room and looked around.

The living room was over eighty square meters, very spacious, much bigger than a typical ring.

“Alright!” Lu Chenbing, stoked by Xu Fan’s words, agilely jumped and landed opposite Xu Fan.

Tongtong, who had been playing outside with Zhang Lijuan, seemed to hear the commotion in the room and ran inside with her little legs, looking at the two men standing a few meters apart and cutely asked Xu Fan, “Daddy, what are you doing?”

“Daddy is just exchanging some martial arts moves with Uncle Lu,” Xu Fan waved at Tongtong, performing Huang Feihong’s opening stance.

“Daddy is awesome, Daddy will win!” Tongtong waved her little hands and became Xu Fan’s little fan, cheering him on relentlessly.

“Brother Xu, for the sake of your precious little girl, I will definitely hold back and won’t let you lose face,” Lu Chenbing thought to himself as he looked at the cute Tongtong.

“Brother Xu, you’re the younger one, you make the first move,” Lu Chenbing waved his hand nonchalantly at Xu Fan, showing the demeanor of a grandmaster.

“Brother Lu, you should go ahead, don’t underestimate the young,” Xu Fan didn’t make a move and spoke to Lu Chenbing in a calm tone.

“Okay. Take this,” on hearing this, Lu Chenbing did not decline, and with a low shout, he lightly stamped his foot on the ground, his tendons and bones making a clinking sound like metal clashing, and his body swiftly attacked Xu Fan.

The distance between him and Xu Fan was only four meters, and in a flash, Lu Chenbing reached right in front of Xu Fan, then his left arm fiercely threw a punch towards Xu Fan’s face.

Lu Chenbing only used sixty percent of his strength in this punch, keeping a portion of his strength in reserve so that, in case Xu Fan was overwhelmed, he would have enough power to change his move and not injure Xu Fan.

Tongtong saw Uncle Lu appear in front of Xu Fan in the blink of an eye and swing his huge fist toward him, immediately crying out in concern, “Ah! Daddy, be careful!”

Hearing Tongtong’s voice, Xu Fan, even facing Lu Chenbing’s thunderous punch, still turned his head and winked at Tongtong, flashing her a reassuring smile.

“Not fully focused on defense during a fight, and even looking elsewhere; seems like you are indeed a novice,” with a smile that showed he was sure of victory, Lu Chenbing swung his fist straight at Xu Fan.

Just as Lu Chenbing’s fist was about to make contact, Xu Fan suddenly took a step back and, in the nick of time, dodged Lu Chenbing’s thunderous punch.

Whoosh, Lu Chenbing’s punch hit the air, his eyes filled with a baffled expression.

“Impressive indeed!” Lu Chenbing exclaimed, retracting his fist and using all his strength to charge at Xu Fan with a heavy ram.

The famed technique of Baji Fist — Baji Collapse.

The punch Lu Chennong had thrown earlier was merely a probe; this Baji Collapse was his real killer move.

His Baji Collapse held tremendous power; when he tested it in the military, even a two-ton jeep, hit by his Baji Collapse, could be knocked four or five meters away. If a person was hit by his Baji Collapse, they would be sent flying as if smashed by a giant rock.

A gleam flashed in Xu Fan’s eyes as he saw Lu Chennong’s killer move. His body lightly drifted backward; no matter how fast or how explosive Lu Chennong’s Baji Collapse was, it just couldn’t reach within half a meter of Xu Fan.

If he couldn’t get close, how could he make contact?

Lu Chenbing felt somewhat frustrated. Xu Fan was slippery like an eel; although his moves were extremely fierce and forceful, none could land a hit on Xu Fan.

“Brother Lin, enough running around. How about a real test of strength? Dare to clash with me head-on?” Lu Chenbing bellowed, positioning himself into the starting pose of Baji Fist as he faced Xu Fan.

“Then you’d better be careful, Elder Lu,” Xu Fan replied with a slight smile, a glint of sharpness flashing in his eyes.

“Good, let’s have a fair and square duel!” No longer underestimating Xu Fan, Lu Chenbing put forth all his effort and unleashed his most powerful move—the Baji Collapse—toward Xu Fan.

Xu Fan stood still, watching as Lu Chenbing’s figure approached closer and closer, his right hand forming a sword finger with his index and middle fingers, and lightly pointed at Lu Chenbing.

Lu Chenbing felt a flash of cold light streak across his brow and suddenly experienced an intense sense of danger. Before he could execute the Baji Collapse, he forcibly stopped his momentum.

A mercury-like Qi Force shot out from Xu Fan’s sword finger, whizzing past Lu Chenbing’s ear, and continued on to hit a nearby marble column with unspent strength.

The solid marble column made a dull sound as a palm-sized piece of rock, struck by the Qi Force from the sword finger, fell off the column.

This move nearly knocked the eyeballs out of everyone in the room.

The Qi Force, released through the air, was capable of shattering stone; Elder Xu’s finger seemed even three parts more formidable than a handgun.

Lu Chenbing, gasping for breath, stood silently in the middle of the living room. He had just witnessed the Qi Force shot from Xu Fan’s sword finger flash past his cheek.

At that moment, Lu Chenbing tried every possible way to dodge, but the speed of the Qi Force from the sword finger was incredibly fast; there was simply no way for Lu Chenbing to evade, and all he could do was to shut his eyes.

When Lu Chenbing opened his eyes again, he already heard the sound of the stone piece, struck by the Qi Force, falling onto the floor from the marble column.

“True Qi Manifestation? That’s too strong!” Lu Chenbing immediately gave up the idea of continuing the spar and waved his hand at Xu Fan, signaling his surrender.

Then, he felt a slight pain on his ear.

Touching it, Lu Chenbing found a small cut near his earlobe, oozing a trickle of fresh blood.

Chennong’s body could resist the cutting of common blades, yet facing the Qi Force shot from Xu Fan’s sword finger, it was like a piece of paper, tearing at a single stroke.

Chennong and Chen Bing shared a look, with Chennong expressing disbelief, “Xiao Bing, you lost?”

“Yes, I didn’t expect Brother Xu, ah, Master Xu, to have already reached the realm of True Qi Manifestation,” Lu Chenbing said with a hint of admiration.

“True Qi Manifestation? What kind of realm is that in relation to your ‘Tempering Body Realm’?” Chennong seemed puzzled.

“Even the ‘Qi Drawing Realm,’ which is above the ‘Tempering Body Realm,’ cannot achieve True Qi Manifestation. The only person I’m aware of who can manifest True Qi is at least a Martial Arts Grandmaster,” Lu Chenbing explained.

Martial Arts Grandmaster!!!

A look of amazement flashed in Chennong’s eyes.

In all of Yan Country, there were only five Martial Arts Grandmasters, and they were all old fellows with a handful of white beards.

It was unthinkable that Xu Fan, so young, had already possessed the strength of a Martial Arts Grandmaster.

It was truly terrifying.

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