When you do everything to the extreme

Chapter 22 22. Martial Arts Planning! Professional Marathon Begins!
After a sparring match with Yang Qianshan.

After just a few minutes, Wang Xiao was already out of breath.

The pressure Yang Qianshan brought to him was really too great.

He also had a full 18 kilograms of sandbags tied to his body to support his movements, making each attack more difficult.

Therefore, the sparring lasted only a few minutes before Wang Xiao was too exhausted to fight.

Not only am I physically tired, I am mentally tired as well.

woohoo hoo...

Taking a slight breath and adjusting his state with internal breathing, Wang Xiao clasped his fists towards Yang Qianshan and said, "Thank you, Master Yang, for your guidance."

Yang Qianshan nodded, looking at Wang Xiao with clear admiration in his eyes, and said softly, "You are very good. I can see your strong heart and your desire for strength. You have absorbed and integrated some Western fighting techniques into your own fighting style. If it were the old you, I wouldn't say anything."

"Because your previous talent was limited and your ceiling was low, it's understandable that you could absorb some other skills to improve yourself in a short period of time."

"But now, you've suddenly become enlightened, and have a higher possibility. If you truly want to pursue a higher level of martial arts, then you should calm down and focus on your own family martial arts. This is the fundamental."

Wang Xiao listened and nodded solemnly, "Okay, thank you Master Yang for your guidance, I will keep it in mind!"

Yang Qianshan glanced at Wang Xiao again, then at Yang Xiaoyu, and said, "Then I'll go back first and come back tomorrow morning."

Wang Xiao clasped his fists solemnly and said, "Take care, Master Yang. I'm sorry to bother you for the past three days."

Yang Qianshan: "You're welcome. Your father and I are friends. You have such talent, so if I can help you, I'll do it!"

After saying that, Yang Qianshan turned around and walked out of Wang's martial arts hall and headed towards his own martial arts hall.

Yang Xiaoyu said to Wang Xiao seriously: "I can help you too."

Wang Xiao didn't dare to look at Yang Xiaoyu's eyes, and said seriously: "You have helped me a lot, you should go back and have a good rest."

Yang Xiaoyu pouted. "Okay, then my uncle and I will go back. I can also be your sparring partner. You can come to me if you need me. I don't want you to lose the martial arts school. I still have an investment in you."

Wang Xiao smiled, knowing that Yang Xiaoyu was joking, and nodded seriously, saying, "I won't!"

Yang Xiaoyu waved her hand, turned around and caught up with Yang Qianshan and left.

Only then did Li Bowen dare to put away his stance and said to Wang Xiao, "Master, Yang Xiaoyu seems to be interested in you."

Wang Xiao: "I don't want to talk about love affairs right now. Besides, my house is broke and I still owe rent. I don't even know if I'll be homeless tomorrow. It's strange that someone would be interested in me."

Li Bowen smiled and said, "I'm not wrong. I've known Yang Xiaoyu for a few months. Many people are pursuing her, but she usually keeps strangers away. Only you, Master, took the initiative to come and help her. She definitely has some ulterior motives."

Wang Xiao shook his head: "Practice your boxing well."

A hint of envy flashed in Li Bowen's eyes.

When he first met Yang Xiaoyu, he also pursued her, but he only tried briefly. After hitting a wall, he knew that this girl was not someone he could pursue, so he gave up immediately and just treated her as an ordinary friend.

"Master, was that the dark energy Master Yang used just now? It's amazing! It's a bit like the telekinetic power of those boastful braggarts on TV. Is it really that powerful?"

Li Bowen said with curiosity and envy.

Just now, Yang Qianshan's hidden energy exploded, and Wang Xiao was directly knocked back, as if he had been electrocuted.

It's somewhat similar to what some traditional martial arts masters on the Internet and TV call hitting people from a distance.

Wang Xiao smiled, a hint of yearning and determination flashing in his eyes. He said, "You can't compare Master Yang with those masters hyped up on the internet. That's an insult to Master Yang. Dark energy is only a small part of the power of traditional martial arts. Traditional martial arts are vast and profound. When you practice to a truly advanced level, the magic will be beyond your imagination."

Li Bowen said with some regret, "If I had known earlier, I would have become a disciple of the Li family and studied Xingyiquan diligently when I was young. If I had practiced diligently until now, I might have reached your current strength. In the future, I might even have the opportunity to become a master of dark energy like Master Yang."

When he was about ten years old, he learned Xingyiquan from the Li family, but gave up after only one week because he couldn't bear the hardship.

If he had practiced Xingyiquan seriously at that time and persisted until now, which is almost eighteen years, he might have already possessed considerable strength.

Wang Xiao glanced at Li Bowen and shook his head, saying, "Regret is the most useless emotion. You have time to regret, so why not start over now and practice diligently for another eighteen years? By then, you will have achieved something. The founder of Xingyiquan also started practicing martial arts in his thirties, learning Dai's Liuhequan. In less than ten years, he reached the Grandmaster level, and then created Xingyiquan, becoming the founding Grandmaster of his generation."

"So, you started practicing martial arts at the age of 28, which is several years earlier than the founder of Xingyiquan."

After hearing this, Li Bowen smiled bitterly. How could he dare to compete with the founder of Xingyiquan?
but.

He also listened to some of Wang Xiao's words.

Regret is the most useless thing.

Instead of regretting not doing well yesterday, it is better to work harder to make up for it from now on.

Li Bowen nodded vigorously, clasped his fists towards Wang Xiao and said, "Thank you for your teachings, Master. I'll start working hard now!"

After saying that, Li Bowen walked over again and took a horse stance to continue practicing Liuhequan.

Wang Xiao looked at the information on the panel.

In the battle with Yang Qianshan just now, I gained 110 experience points in Liuhequan and 30 experience points in Bouncing Leg!

Liuhequan: Minor Success (1427/5000)

Spring Kick: Mastery (115/1000)

There has been some progress in both martial arts.

Wang Xiao sat in the chair and rested for a while, adjusting his breathing to restore his strength. At the same time, he recalled the sparring with Yang Qianshan just now, absorbing and digesting the gains.

Yang Qianshan's guidance to him is particularly important! Wang Xiao's eyes flashed as he pondered the next path to take.

Before, his talent was limited, and his progress in Liuhequan was extremely slow. It was almost impossible for him to improve his strength in a short period of time.

Therefore, incorporating some combat techniques and methods from free fighting will help him develop and enhance his strength.

but……

Now that his Liuhequan and bouncing kicks have improved at a faster pace, he no longer needs to incorporate free-fighting techniques to improve himself.

Only by focusing on your martial arts can you go further in the future.

Western fighting can improve strength in a short period of time, but it will limit long-term development. If deep-rooted muscle memory is formed and it can no longer be changed, it may cut off Wang Xiao's future martial arts path.

Closing his eyes slightly, Wang Xiao tried to forget the boxing and fighting skills he had learned. He kept reviewing the many training experiences and memories of Liuhequan, Tangqiu, and Tiger Form Fist to deepen his memory of these martial arts.

Wang Xiao sat there for more than half an hour, filtering out all the three martial arts he was temporarily majoring in in his mind, and no longer thought about those Western free fighting and boxing techniques.

As time went by, he would naturally forget those things, and let Liuhequan, Tangjie, and Tiger Fist become all his muscle memories.

I have recovered some of my strength.

Wang Xiao continued to practice Liuhequan several times until he could no longer gain experience points and reached the physical limit recognized by the panel.

Another 150 experience points were gained!
Liuhequan: Great Accomplishment (1677/5000)

One step closer to the 5,000 mark!
In just two days, more than 1,400 experience points were gained. By this calculation, it would take less than ten days to break through to the great success realm!

but……

Even if one practices boxing to the highest level, one may not be able to condense the hidden power.

Yang Qianshan told him.

The Great Accomplishment Realm is only the limit of Ming Jin, but to condense An Jin requires a lot of practice and a certain degree of understanding.

Yang Qianshan's Yang style Tai Chi had been cultivated to the great perfection realm more than ten years ago, but it took him ten years to condense the first dark energy. It was not until five years ago that he truly entered the dark energy realm.

Perhaps, Li Chenyou's Xingyiquan has already reached the great perfection level, but he has not yet condensed the hidden power.

I had lunch and took a rest at noon.

Wang Xiao went to get a few more doses of medicine in the afternoon, and planned to take one dose every day in the next few days to restore his strength and regulate his body.

but.

The medicine cannot be taken for a long time.

Three-drug.

Long-term use will leave drug poisons in the body, causing a little hidden damage to the body. Over time, the drug poisons accumulate and will cause blockage of tendons and veins, affecting the efficiency of internal breathing in transporting qi and blood, affecting the upper limit of qi and blood bursts during combat, and even inducing some physical diseases.

Therefore, Wang Xiao only planned to take medicine in the next few days to improve the efficiency of his boxing practice. After passing this hurdle and the competition with Li Chenyou, he would temporarily stop taking medicine and practice. After a period of time, the drug poison in his body would be digested and discharged, and then he would continue to try to use medicine to assist.

After taking the medicine in the afternoon, Wang Xiao did not continue to practice Liuhequan, but practiced Tangqiu!

After all, bouncing legs is one of the main martial arts he plans to learn, so he naturally cannot just stay at the plan level, he also has to spend a certain amount of time practicing it every day.

Moreover, he will participate in the professional marathon competition officially held in Shanghai in a few days, so it is necessary to improve his elastic legs. He must win the prize money of this professional competition, and also verify whether he can obtain more free experience points!
When you go to bed at night, continue to practice the Tiger Form Fist's Sleeping Tiger Mountain Pose to strengthen your qi and blood.

The twenty-four hours in a day are well-organized and full, and not a single minute is wasted.

Wang Xiao feels that his life has never been more fulfilling.

Every day, I can clearly feel my own progress. What could make me happier than this?

A few days passed by in a flash!

In the blink of an eye, it was the day for the marathon to begin.

Early in the morning.

Li Bowen drove to the martial arts gym to pick up Wang Xiao and went directly to the competition venue.

Li Chenyou, from the Taekwondo gym next door, was concentrating on practicing the Xingyiquan three-body horse stance in his training room when a man in a Taekwondo uniform knocked on the door hurriedly. "Coach Li, Wang Xiao from next door just got in his car and left."

Li Chenyou did not interrupt his three-body stance and asked calmly, "What did you do outside?"

The man reported, "According to the information I've gathered over the past few days, Wang Xiao is participating in the professional marathon held by the Magic City government. A week ago, he won the amateur marathon and earned a spot in this professional marathon."

Won the amateur marathon championship?
Are you still participating in professional marathons?
Li Chenyou snorted coldly, his eyes flashing with anger and cruelty. "Hmph, you're not doing your job properly. There are still three days left before the ten-day appointment, and you're still thinking about participating in the marathon. You're wasting a lot of energy in vain. I won't show mercy in the ring when the time comes! Just keep watching."

The man nodded: "Okay, Coach Li!"

After saying that, the man ran out and immediately drove to catch up with Li Bowen's car.

Wang Xiao sat in the car, closed his eyes and adjusted his breathing.

Li Bowen glanced at Wang Xiao and said worriedly, "Master, are you sure you still want to participate? You have a competition in two days. I suggest you give up the competition and prepare well. Running a marathon takes a lot of energy. You were exhausted last time."

Wang Xiao didn't open his eyes, but just shook his head: "I know what's going on!"

He carefully looked at the information on the panel in his mind, looking at what he had gained in the past few days.

(End of this chapter)