When you do everything to the extreme

Chapter 23 23. Strength Improvement! The Competition Begins!
Recently.

Wang Xiao and Yang Qianshan had three sparring matches, and the rest of the time he was practicing hard on his own.

However, Li Bowen also insisted on coming every morning, unlike before when he would just come in the afternoon to warm up and then leave it at that, just as exercise.

Li Bowen now seems to have found a new goal and started to practice boxing hard.

Wang Xiao’s own panel information appeared in his mind.

[Name: Wang Xiao]

[Age: 25 years old]

[Physique: 7]

【Spirit: 6】

【Perception: 4】

【Root bone: 5】

【技能：六合拳（小成3417/5000），弹腿（小成140/5000），虎形拳（入门70/100）中医（熟练45/500），长跑小成（1436/5000）】

[Free attribute points: 0, free experience points: 90.]

Nearly a week of fulfilling practice.

Wang Xiao's Liuhequan experience points have accumulated to 3,400, which is not far from the 5,000 experience points of the great success realm. After three more days of practice, he should have a chance to enter the great success realm; his bouncing legs have also reached the small success realm. It only took Wang Xiao a week to go from the entry level to the small success realm. If outsiders knew about this, they would definitely be amazed.

The Tiger Form Fist has the slowest progress in practice, but he has finally gotten started and is about to break through to the proficient level.

After practicing the Sleeping Tiger Mountain technique for a few nights, Wang Xiao has gradually been able to maintain this sleeping position for a whole night, and has also begun to strengthen his body. However, this requires long-term practice and subtle changes, and it will not produce obvious results overnight.

Wang Xiao started practicing Xiangxingquan at the age of 25, which was considered very late.

Because pictographic boxing is mostly about changing and improving physical talents. The earlier you practice it, the better the effect. Most people start practicing it around the age of ten, and by the time they are in their twenties or thirties, they have seen considerable results.

Wang Xiao had limited talent before, and he had only mastered the family's inherited Liuhequan to a small extent. Naturally, he did not have the time and energy to practice more boxing techniques.

Even his Chinese medicine skills had increased by dozens of experience points because Wang Xiao had been picking and boiling medicine these days.

There will be rewards if you make efforts.

This feeling fascinates Wang Xiao the most, and it is also the reason why he can practice so hard and still be full of motivation every day.

For every effort you make, you can immediately see the rewards. Is there anything more fascinating in the world than this?
woohoo hoo...

Wang Xiao's breathing is more steady and long than before, and the efficiency of transporting qi and blood with each breath has increased a lot compared to before. This is an improvement brought by the more than 2,000 experience points added by Liuhequan. This will make Wang Xiao more endurance and help with long-term running.

The improvement of his bouncing leg to a minor level of success also made Wang Xiao more proficient in the power-generating movements of his legs. It not only increased his combat ability, but also improved his power-generating techniques when running.

Wang Xiao has the confidence to defeat Li Chenyou right now.

but!

He knew it was just an illusion.

Now his strength is not enough.

He learned from Yang Xiaoyu that after Li Chenyou came to Shanghai, he stayed in the Taekwondo Club for several days and practiced in seclusion like Wang Xiao.

And Li Chenyou has begun to comprehend the hidden power!
This put pressure on Wang Xiao.

If Li Chenyou succeeded in condensing the dark energy at this critical moment, it would be difficult for him to defeat the opponent.

Ming Jin and An Jin are two different levels, and it is almost impossible to defeat an opponent across these boundaries! Unless the opponent is an old man in his seventies or eighties, with declining Qi and blood, a young man can rely on his strong Qi and blood to beat the old master to death with random punches.

And it is impossible for him to condense the dark energy in such a short period of three days.

Even if he had a panel to increase his experience points, it would be almost impossible for him to do it.

The increase in experience points can only improve the skill level and increase his accumulation of experience points in martial arts practice. If he wants to break through to a higher level and condense his strength, he still needs to comprehend it himself. Just like the previous Ming Jin realm, it was not brought to him directly by experience points, but he himself comprehended the initial technique of condensing strength and broke through the Ming Jin realm.

Therefore, even if Wang Xiao continued to practice hard in the next three days and practiced Liuhequan to the great success level, it would be impossible for him to condense the dark power directly.

It took Yang Qianshan five years to successfully condense his strength after he mastered Yang style Tai Chi.

Li Chenyou has been trying to cultivate dark energy for several years. Although he has not succeeded yet, there is always a possibility of success.

Once Li Chenyou successfully steps into the dark energy, Wang Xiao will have almost no chance of winning.

"call……"

Wang Xiao exhaled, adjusted his breathing, and threw away those messy thoughts.

Now, there is only one thing he has to do!

Win the championship of this professional marathon, get the championship bonus, and verify whether you can get more free experience points.

If he could gain more free experience points, he could shorten the time it takes for Liuhequan to reach the great perfection realm, and perhaps give him a chance to condense dark energy in a short period of time.

Li Bowen's car slowly arrived at the parking lot of the competition venue. A large number of people had gathered not far away.

Wang Xiao got out of the car and said to Li Bowen, "Bowen, thank you for your help."

Li Bowen was just a student at the martial arts school, not Wang Xiao's disciple, and the relationship between them was just a business relationship based on money. Recently, Li Bowen had been running around for Wang Xiao, which made Wang Xiao feel a little guilty.

Li Bowen smiled and said, "Master, don't be so polite, let's go!"

Li Bowen took Wang Xiao to register, picked up his own number plate, and prepared to participate in the competition.

Many professional athletes around looked at Wang Xiao curiously.

They all knew that a week ago, in an amateur competition, an amateur athlete who was participating for the first time appeared and defeated more than a dozen professional athletes to win the championship and ran a time of two hours and twenty minutes.

The athletes who came to participate in the competition were all from the professional circle who were familiar to each other. Suddenly, a strange face appeared. It was undoubtedly the amateur athlete.

Zhang Jun walked over and said to Wang Xiao, "Master Wang, how are your preparations? Are you confident you can run well today?"

He didn't say anything about letting Wang Xiao win the championship.

Because he felt that was impossible.

All the participants today are professional athletes, there are more than one hundred of them, all of whom are well-known professional marathon runners in the international arena. Several of them are among the top international athletes. There are also two top athletes from the country participating in the competition, all of whom are here for the championship prize money.

A prize of $50,000 is a rare high prize in the sport of marathon.

Zhang Jun thought it was impossible for Wang Xiao, an amateur athlete, to outperform these top professional athletes and take away the prize money.

Wang Xiao nodded gently to Zhang Jun: "I came here because I have confidence."

Zhang Jun whispered again, "Master Wang, what do you think of my last proposal? If you want to develop long-distance running, joining the Athletics Association is the best option, or even the only option."

If Wang Xiao had not won the championship of the last amateur competition and thus obtained a place in this professional competition, Wang Xiao, an amateur athlete, would not have had any chance to participate in this professional competition!
Only by joining the Athletics Association and becoming an officially registered athlete can one be eligible to register for professional competitions.

Wang Xiao smiled and said, "Thank you Director Zhang for your kindness. I'm still thinking about it. I'll decide after I finish this race."

Zhang Jun nodded: "Okay, I wish you a good result!"

After Zhang Jun finished speaking, he turned and left, walking towards the organizer.

More than a hundred athletes began to warm up and prepare for the start of the competition.

Zhang Jun returned to his seat, and a middle-aged man next to him asked, "Is that the young man who won the amateur race last time?"

Zhang Jun nodded. "Yes, that's him. He outperformed more than a dozen professional athletes at the time! I think he has potential, so I want to recruit him into our Athletics Association."

The middle-aged man shook his head. "I've read his profile. He's already 25 years old and hasn't received any professional training. He practices traditional martial arts. To be honest, I'm not very optimistic about him!"

Zhang Jun laughed and said, "But last time he ran a marathon for the first time, he ran a time of 2 hours and 20 minutes! This result is considered excellent in China. If he trains professionally for a period of time, he may be able to run under 2 hours and 10 minutes."

The middle-aged man was silent for a moment, then shook his head. "That's just speculation. He's already very old, and his body no longer has any potential to tap. If he were five years younger, I think he would have a chance to achieve better results. But now, it's almost impossible! We shouldn't waste more resources on him."

In the field of sports, talent comes first.

The younger the age, the more likely it is that talent will be realized.

Wang Xiao ran a time of two hours and ten minutes in his first competition, which shows that he does have a talent for long-distance running.

However, he is already 25 years old and his body has been shaped. This may be his best result and it will be difficult for him to make a breakthrough.

Zhang Jun understood what his colleague said, but a glimmer of hope remained in his heart. He then shook his head slightly and stopped talking about Wang Xiao. He looked at several Chinese athletes who were preparing among the athletes. They were the Chinese athletes who had the hope of winning the championship. He said softly, "I hope Liu Yang can win the championship this time!"

After hearing this, several people around looked at the figure in front of them seriously!
Liu Yang is currently one of the top three marathon runners in China. He is able to run under two hours and ten minutes, and can be ranked around 30th internationally.

However, among those participating in the competition this time, there are also top marathon athletes who are not inferior to Liu Yang, and some are even ranked higher.

Not far away, Li Zhengguang, Wang Feng, and Zhou Hua also appeared at the scene, looking with complicated eyes at Wang Xiao who was preparing to start among a group of athletes.

Li Zhengguang whispered, "Old Wang, has the person you called arrived?"

Wang Feng said seriously, "Don't worry, I'll definitely make him pay today. So what if he runs a martial arts school? He's just a fancy way of teaching martial arts. I'll find a professional Sanda fighter who can definitely take care of him."

Zhou Hua also nodded and said: "I have arranged people on the way!"

Although the three of them were frightened by Wang Xiao's beating last time, they obviously didn't think of letting it go.

They had never suffered such a big loss before, and the more they thought about it, the angrier they became. So they were waiting for this opportunity for Wang Xiao to participate in the competition, wanting to teach Wang Xiao a lesson.

…………

"Wang Xiao, come on!"

A clear voice echoed loudly among the crowd.

Wang Xiao heard it clearly. He looked towards the source of the shouting and immediately saw a tall figure in sportswear among the crowd on the roadside - Yang Xiaoyu.

Yang Xiaoyu held the national flag and waved vigorously at Wang Xiao. Guo Wenqian, who was standing next to her, also waved to cheer Wang Xiao on.

Wang Xiao smiled and waved to the two of them, giving a thumbs up to show his confidence.

next second!
There was a crisp sound that shot straight into the sky.

The game officially begins.

(End of this chapter)