Lu Mingfei, why are you slaying dragons if you're not involved!

Chapter 89: A Prodigy with a Talented Ability Encounters a Tai Chi Master, and Fights with All His Might...

Lu Mingfei's "using four ounces to deflect a thousand pounds" technique is actually based on [force analysis] + [high-speed calculation] to observe and calculate the opponent's attack trajectory, avoid the direction of the strongest force, and then apply the minimum force to deflect the overall attack.

This is not a martial arts principle mastered through long-term practice, but a practical application of mathematical and physical knowledge!
In other words, Lu Mingfei was fighting in the manner of "solving problems".

Seeing that Teacher Zhang's right hand had deviated from its trajectory, Lu Mingfei felt a slight sense of relief.

He felt that this wave was largely secure.

Lu Mingfei mastered this move entirely on his own; the simulated combat training process was very simple—ambidextrous fighting.

He first swung his right fist hard at his left hand, then used his left hand to deflect the punch with a "four ounces deflect a thousand pounds" technique... Every time he managed to hit the target, Lu Mingfei would suddenly feel a sense of loss of control, a feeling that was extremely strange and uncomfortable.

Unless you're prepared, it's extremely difficult to readjust your attack trajectory after it's been deflected by a hit. Even if you do react, it takes significantly more force than before!
Teacher Zhang's strength is definitely greater than Lu Mingfei's, that's beyond doubt, but Lu Mingfei felt he shouldn't have used his full strength. A teacher respected by Chu Zihang certainly wouldn't go back on his word in something like this!

Indeed, in Lu Mingfei's field of vision of "force analysis", even after being hit and deviated, the vectors on Teacher Zhang's right hand did not suddenly lengthen, but even shortened.

The length of a vector represents the magnitude of the force applied, which means that Teacher Zhang not only did not increase the force, but was actually reducing it...

Ok?
Buho!

Lu Mingfei snapped out of his illusion of imminent victory—withdrawing his strength meant that Teacher Zhang had realized what was happening and was able to control his power. In this situation, withdrawing his strength couldn't be an admission of defeat; it could only be a change of tactics!
Those vectors visibly shortened uniformly, at an extremely natural speed, with a smooth and seamless transition—this was a visual transformation. In terms of physical sensation, Lu Mingfei felt that Teacher Zhang's right hand had become "sticky."

It was no longer the solid, hard hit it had been before; instead, it was elusive, as if he had hit not a human arm, but a long, inflated balloon covered in glue!

The sudden emptiness was extremely unpleasant, but Lu Mingfei didn't have time to care about that, because he knew what he was about to face, and even more serious consequences were about to occur.

In the "Tai Chi Proficiency Reward Distribution Mode" provided in the schedule, Lu Mingfei once fought with his "senior brother" for more than three hundred rounds.

Chu Zihang was undoubtedly a Tai Chi master, which is why Lu Mingfei was beaten so badly in the dream... It was precisely because of this that Lu Mingfei had an extremely deep understanding of various Tai Chi counterattack methods.

It could even be said to have developed muscle memory to some extent!
Lu Mingfei could even guess Teacher Zhang's next series of movements—after using "sticking" to neutralize the force, the next step was to "lead the opponent into emptiness," turning sticking into pulling, causing his body to lose balance, and then "borrowing the force to strike back."

So he pulled back his right elbow, causing his entire right arm to retract, stepped forward with his left foot, and suddenly exerted force with his hips, thus twisting his entire waist!
In this way, the force of his forward thrust was transferred from his waist and hips to his left shoulder. Then, using his left leg as a brace, his right leg exploded, pushing off the ground and generating power, while his shoulders and elbows sank—

Damn it!
This is not a move from Tai Chi, but a core technique from the "Six Openings" of Bajiquan.

There is a saying that goes, "Tai Chi brings peace to the world, while Bajiquan brings stability to the world." If Tai Chi is the pinnacle of martial arts in the concept of "overcoming strength with softness," then Bajiquan is undoubtedly the ultimate martial art in the concept of "dominating with strength."

Lu Mingfei had obviously never learned Bajiquan. This extremely yang and powerful style of martial arts was clearly not an extracurricular course at Shilan Middle School, since it could easily cause injury if one wasn't careful… His understanding of this style came entirely from a game he had played before—

Akira Yuuki from Virtua Fighter!

As the progenitor of 3D fighting games produced by SEGA, Akira Yuuki is portrayed as a successor of Bajiquan in the game. His moveset design was supervised by a 7th-dan Bajiquan master in Japan, resulting in extremely detailed and accurate animations…

A normal person would never learn moves through a game, nor would they do it, but Lu Mingfei? He is clearly not a normal person.

The main reason was that he was completely outmatched by "Chu Zihang" in the dream, so he had a sudden inspiration and tried using this move. After a few tries, he actually mastered it!
Logically speaking, this was a practical Tai Chi lesson, but Lu Mingfei was completely immersed in it, and using this move was something he did subconsciously.

Tieshan leaned heavily towards Teacher Zhang. Lu Mingfei's strength was still within the range of an ordinary person, but for a normal teenager at this age, the force generated by this move was quite considerable.

"Well done!"

Teacher Zhang exclaimed in admiration, “He turned to the side, rotated his body to avoid the most powerful and direct force of the Iron Mountain Lean, and at the same time, he turned his waist and dropped his hips, and with a flick of his right hand, he pushed!”
If Lu Mingfei's force analysis could be viewed from a third-party perspective, he would clearly see that Teacher Zhang's force struck precisely the most critical "point" on him, at an angle almost perfectly perpendicular to the lateral force. A small force deflecting a great weight!
Lu Mingfei staggered as he was flicked. The disappointment of missing his target with all his might, followed by the sudden loss of control after his body was gently flicked, came one after another. It was strange, uncomfortable, and so frustrating that he wanted to vomit blood!

At this moment, Teacher Zhang's "push" landed on his exposed back after he lost control. It wasn't a big force, but combined with Lu Mingfei's still-unfinished Iron Mountain Lean, it made Lu Mingfei unable to stop his steps. He stumbled and crashed towards the edge of the ring, hitting the ropes.

The ropes were pulled into a dangerous arc by the impact, and Lu Mingfei almost fell off... Fortunately, the gym's materials were of high quality, and the ropes held up, bouncing Lu Mingfei back onto the ring, where he lay on his back, unable to get up.

Chu Zihang, who was watching, slowly withdrew the step he had just taken, his face expressionless.

Ye Sheng glanced at him discreetly, then looked at Lu Mingfei lying on the ring... without saying a word.

Lu Mingfei lay on the ground panting for several seconds before scrambling to his feet.

"Master, I bow to you! Master, what procedures do we need to follow when accepting a disciple? Should we follow the traditional ceremony or the modern one? If it's the traditional ceremony, I'll prepare the tuition fee right away! As for the modern one... I have a rare, out-of-print figurine that I've collected, will that work?"

Lu Mingfei was convinced, completely convinced.

It's true that he still has [Explosive Sprint] and [Ming Jin - Level 1] that he hasn't used yet, but the problem is that Teacher Zhang hasn't activated his Word of Power and hasn't used any strength beyond the realm of ordinary people!

It was a complete crushing victory through skill!

No wonder he can be a teacher at Kassel College, a dragon-slaying academy full of lunatics; he truly has real skills!

Lu Mingfei is quite self-aware; his "using four ounces to move a thousand pounds" technique can only be derived through "high-speed calculation" of the "force analysis".

Teacher Zhang just used a technique that deflects a great force with minimal effort! This is different... Obviously, the other person doesn't have such a cheat code, so it's only possible that they rely on incredibly skillful technique.

This is a true Tai Chi master!
If I could get his guidance, wouldn't my proficiency in Tai Chi increase dramatically?

"Stop...stop for a second!"

Teacher Zhang wisely interrupted, as he was almost completely bewildered by the long string of words that Lu Mingfei blurted out without thinking.

Lu Mingfei shut his mouth and blinked his eyes, behaving very obediently.

"I don't take on apprentices, so that's out of the question!"

Teacher Zhang said.

Lu Mingfei let out a disappointed sigh.

"However, I will still teach you, as your teacher. Because your martial arts talent is very high, so high that it's almost ridiculous..."

As Teacher Zhang spoke, he rubbed his right hand, looking somewhat uncomfortable.

When a good teacher encounters a student with exceptional talent, they will feel a sense of excitement, like "seeing a prey for a hunt."

In Teacher Zhang's opinion, Lu Mingfei's talent cannot be described as merely "high".

This guy is a genius monster!

(End of this chapter)