Gao Wu: Ten years of sparring experience, one move and the world knows him.

Chapter 17 Joining the Sparring Team

On the path of martial arts, one either progresses or regresses.

Zhao Rui wasn't one of those top geniuses or those with heaven-defying techniques, so even without practicing, his internal energy could increase indefinitely.

So even during holidays, those who should meditate and cultivate themselves should continue.

The martial arts are endless!

A speechless night!
The next morning, Zhao Rui got up early as usual and went to the grove to practice his basic skills.

Summarize the breath, guide the qi and primordial energy, combine with the innate nature, and contain the cycle of the cosmos.

Zhao Rui exhaled a breath of true energy, which transformed into an invisible force that shot out more than three meters.

Although its power is extremely low, the ability to release internal energy externally is already quite remarkable.

This is also thanks to his practice of Cloud Hands and Star Picking, which gives him a natural cloud-like attribute, making him more adept at circulating his internal energy.

Zhao Rui had been exercising for about an hour when he saw a lot of young people coming over.

Like Zhao Rui, they were all martial arts students, some only thirteen or fourteen years old, just starting junior high school.

Martial arts are no secret; some common martial arts and qi cultivation methods have long been made public.

After exercising for a while, Zhao Rui got up and returned home. After a quick wash, he rode his bicycle to the city.

As a second-tier city, Lincheng is quite prosperous in its urban area, with high-rise buildings and shops everywhere.

Zhao Rui arrived in front of a building, glanced at the eye-catching billboard at the entrance, and then stepped inside.

Soon we arrived at the tenth-floor corridor, where we saw several eye-catching billboards hanging on the doorway.

"Civil and martial virtues are the essential path to your peak."

"Civilized virtues and martial arts, accumulated over a century, have created today's extraordinary achievements."

Zhao Rui paused for a moment before stepping inside.

A young woman at the front desk, around seventeen or eighteen years old, stood up and greeted him as he entered, "Sir, are you here to register?"

"I'd like to speak with your manager."

Zhao Rui said.

"Looking for our manager? Please wait a moment."

The young girl picked up her phone and made a call. Soon after, a burly man walked over.

"Are you looking for me?"

The burly man looked Zhao Rui up and down and asked a question.

"Hello, I'm here to apply for a training partner position!"

Zhao Rui said it directly.

"Sparring partner?"

The burly man was taken aback by what he heard, and looked at Zhao Rui with increasingly scrutinizing eyes.

"I'm a recent high school graduate, and I'd like to find a job during the summer vacation to earn some money. I've heard that the pay for sparring partners is pretty good."

Zhao Rui said with a smile.

"Oh!"

Hearing Zhao Rui's explanation, the burly man nodded, then raised his head slightly and asked, "What's your rank? What do you specialize in?"

"Level 4, specializing in palm techniques!"

"Palm technique!"

The burly man hesitated for a moment, then took out his phone and made another call.

Zhao Rui wasn't in a hurry and waited quietly. After a while, the burly man came to his senses, nodded to him, and said, "You're over eighteen, right? We need to sign an agreement to be sparring partners."

"It's full, I know!"

Zhao Rui readily agreed, saying that both martial arts competitions and sparring partners are risky.

As luck would have it, someone accidentally killed or maimed their sparring partner. "Alright, come with me. We happen to be short of palm strike sparring partners lately."

The burly man spoke as he walked inside.

"Our shop has ten branches in total. This is the Huaiyin Road branch. We currently have ten training partners, and we usually get seven or eight jobs a day. The price is calculated based on the number of people and the time. It's 300 yuan per hour! Any time overtime is charged by the minute..."

As Zhao Rui listened to the burly man's introduction, his face twitched involuntarily. This place looked just like a foot massage parlor.

Previously, he only knew about the training partner industry and some of the job content, but he didn't know that the billing method was like this.

"no problem!"

Technician it is, but can't you also have a training partner?

Accompanying someone to eat, drink, or dance is a service industry, which doesn't make sense, but training partners aren't!
No wonder talented martial artists are unwilling to be sparring partners; they can only find good jobs serving others!
Once inside the office, the burly man introduced himself as Liu Han.

He's the manager of this branch; you can contact him directly if you need anything.

After giving a brief introduction to the store, the burly man began to inquire about Zhao Rui's situation in detail.

After some communication, the burly man skipped the trial and directly signed a martial arts sparring agreement with Zhao Rui.

The main content includes safety regulations and measures, such as purchasing insurance and providing professional instructors for on-site protection.

After the agreement was signed, Liu Han called over Hou Longfei, the head of the coaching team, and introduced Zhao Rui to him.

Hou Longfei was used to this kind of summer job. After listening to the manager's explanation, he took Zhao Rui to the training ground.

The training ground is located at the very back of the building. The space is quite spacious, with a huge training ground and several competition arenas of varying sizes in front of you.

The site is surrounded by protective facilities.

In the corner of the field, there were various exercise equipment and unsharpened weapons.

"Perfect timing. A few students are coming for training today. You can take one of their orders. He's relatively weak, only level three. Just control your strength."

Hou Longfei picked out a wardrobe for Zhao Rui, and after showing him around the venue and fitting room for a while, he arranged a job for him.

"Okay, coach!"

Zhao Rui nodded in agreement and sat down in the rest area by the field to watch the training session.

There were no fewer than fifty people practicing martial arts in the venue, mostly teenagers, following the coach's instructions step by step.

Another group consists of young people of his age or older, most of whom train on their own.

Several other young people, some in their thirties and others in their early twenties, were also sitting next to Zhao Rui.

They all remained silent, as if Zhao Rui's arrival had nothing to do with them.

Zhao Rui didn't bother to pay attention to him. He sat up straight, circulated his qi slightly, and meditated to adjust his internal energy.

About half an hour later, Hou Longfei came over, woke Zhao Rui up, and led him to the training ground.

"This is Zhao Rui, the new sparring partner. He's skilled in palm techniques. Shaojie, let him be your sparring partner today. You can also try out some techniques with a newcomer."

"Technique..."

Zhao Rui felt like slapping him. This is palm technique, not hand technique!
Fine, for the money and for the advancement points, I'll put up with it!
After changing into martial arts uniforms and putting on protective gear, the two stepped onto the arena. This arena was similar in style to the fighting arena in their previous life, but the level of protection was completely different.

Not to mention the surrounding pillars, even the glass is high-strength explosion-proof glass, making the entire martial arts arena extremely expensive.

"Taiyi Splitting Light Sword!"

The student sparring with him was still a teenager, but his every move was quite imposing. At his age, he was already a level three martial artist, which clearly showed his exceptional talent.

"The Thirteen Palms of Taihang!"

Before sparring, it's polite to announce your moves; after all, it's not a life-or-death battle.

The purpose of sparring partners is to help trainees improve their competitive level.

As for the opponent using a sword, that's fine; weapons and fists are inherently one.

Zhao Rui also had a commonly used weapon, a long spear, as the saying goes, "an inch longer, an inch stronger."

However, it was useless for him. Firstly, the arena was too small, and secondly, fighting bare-handed with a blade is a skill that martial artists often need to practice.

(End of this chapter)