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Chapter 153 Sticky Hands! Yama's Three-Point Hand!

Apart from Mitsui Hayato and his two companions, all the Japanese people dressed exactly the same, so it was impossible to tell their fighting style before they made a move.

Gong Ruomei was very cautious, using the Baguazhang Swimming Dragon Palm technique to quickly close the distance.

Moreover, to prevent the other party from using poison, she tested them a few times to make sure they didn't have any poison hidden on them before making her move. She used all sorts of insidious moves without any regard for the consequences, poking their waists, groin, and gouging their eyes.

He was killed in a short time.

The person behind Sato Nobunaga volunteered, but he refused.

Because Mitsui Hayato spoke up: "Lord Tanaka has arrived."

Sato Nobunaga understood that with Tanaka Taro present, they could no longer afford to embarrass themselves by training troops; they had to achieve a great victory!
Nobunaga Sato stood up, took off his sword, placed it on the chair, and turned to walk onto the stage.

Gong Ruomei did not try to be brave and immediately stepped down. It was impossible for someone with internal strength to win against someone with external strength; not everyone is Chen Zhan.

"I'll go first," Huo Diange said to Chen Zhan, taking the initiative to go first and leaving the last spot to Chen Zhan.

Sato Nobunaga was also familiar with the situation in the domestic martial arts world, not to mention that Huo Diange's master, Li Shuwen, was too famous.

He was one of the five great masters of the Republic of China. In the past few decades, he was a guest of honor of many warlords. The president praised him highly. Moreover, he was able to retire gracefully in his old age without getting involved in any karma. This shows that he was definitely not an ordinary person.

Although Huo Diange's fame and martial arts skills were not as good as his master's, he still made a name for himself.

"Mr. Huo, you've traveled all the way from Tianjin to Fengtian. I wonder if your teacher is well?" Sato Nobunaga's tone was very calm, as if chatting with an old friend. He was a few years older than Huo Diange, had traveled in China for many years, and spoke excellent Chinese.

"Heh, no need to worry, Mr. Sato, you should take care of yourself."

"Let's start quickly."

Huo Diange clearly didn't want to say more, and was still upset about his apprentice's injury.

"it is good."

Before the other party could even respond, Huo Diange had already made his move, proving that there was no need to be modest when facing the Japanese.

He took three quick steps, his body surging forward, and he burst into the front of him.

A fierce tiger descends the mountain, unleashing a barrage of cannon fire!
Huo Diange immediately unleashed a killing move, using several of the most lethal moves of Bajiquan. However, his execution was quite different from Zhao Yuting's. Zhao Yuting needed to gather his strength and stomp his foot, resulting in an incomplete and slow release of power.

But Huo Diange did it casually, even incorporating conventional moves.

The attack is a series of rapid strikes, starting with the fist, followed by the elbow and shoulder. If the first punch fails, the elbow immediately follows, and finally, the shoulder is used to throw the opponent down.

Nobunaga Sato was not stupid; his swordsmanship relied on skill to overcome strength, so he naturally wouldn't engage in a direct confrontation with Huo Diange.

He dodged and weaved, avoiding the Tiger Descending the Mountain and the three consecutive moves, but Huo Diange couldn't possibly only have three moves.

Breakthrough!

Following his sudden change of direction, he lunged forward with his feet using a "three-step rush" footwork, while simultaneously thrusting his fists forward alternately with the backs of his fists facing forward, striking with the knuckles.

Sato Nobunaga did not expect Huo Diange to react so quickly, and had no choice but to raise his hands to defend himself. Fortunately, he was also at the 'Unity Realm', and his strength was beyond measure.

With both hands as if sealing off a fist, he immediately used his palms as knives to cut the "Quchi" acupoint of Huo Diange. This is an acupoint of the Large Intestine Meridian of Hand Yangming, located at the outer end of the elbow crease, in the depression when the elbow is flexed.

Once cut, it causes immediate and intense pain.

Huo Diange didn't know what position the opponent was going to hit, but no matter what position, he couldn't get hit!

The skill of "hidden force striking acupoints!"

How could he not understand?
The moment the opponent's hand brushed against his arm, the "sticky hand" sensed its purpose, flipped its hand, and flicked it precisely at the acupoint on the opponent's palm where the hidden force was activated.

This move, 'Chi Sau', is a Wing Chun technique, but it's just that the name is exclusive to Wing Chun; various schools and styles have similar techniques.

Chi Sau is not a fixed set of moves, but rather a conditioned reflex and control of force formed through repeated practice, combined with listening to force, probing force, and issuing force.

In the instant of physical contact with the opponent, one can discern their intentions, knowing the target location and the force they intend to apply.

It is a skill that can only be mastered by those who have reached the level of "Transformation Force".

Because when the opponent attacks, there isn't much time to react; you only have a split second to complete the 'sticky hand' move and then counterattack!

It is a reaction between minute details.

With a single, powerful swing of the Eight Extremes elbow, the elbow moved like a spear, swift and violent, instantly turning the tables and turning the situation from passive to active.

Sato Nobunaga was forced to retreat repeatedly.

Nobunaga Sato did not expect Huo Diange to react so quickly. It is said that Bajiquan is known for its speed and ferocity, but he did not expect that Huo Diange's control over the details was also very strong.

In fact, he had traveled throughout China for many years and had fought against many top masters. He found that the higher the level of the master, the greater the gap between the two countries.

Japan's advantage lies in its extensive practical experience. The competition among lower-ranking samurai is fierce, with them fighting each other without holding back. As a result, the fighting skills of lower-ranking samurai are generally stronger than those of Chinese boxers.

This is mainly because Japanese samurai were willing to kill, and they trained in dangerous situations from a young age.

But at the top level, even the smallest details reveal the difference in their underlying foundation.

In any country, to reach the top level of martial arts, to become a master of neutralizing internal energy or achieving unity of power, one must have experienced countless battles and honed one's skills in dangerous situations, thus bridging the gap in ruthlessness and willingness to fight.

The rest depends on the sect's resources and one's own cultivation.

Chinese martial arts masters have a natural advantage in this regard, as their ancestors have more experience and they have more opportunities to learn from each other.

Nobunaga Sato understood this principle long ago, so he spent most of his time in China for more than a decade, collecting the strengths of various schools of thought, and through coercion and enticement, he also gained a lot of true knowledge.

Through mutual verification with his own martial arts skills and repeated sparring with masters of the same level, he made rapid progress.

He is a successor of the "Shinto Munen-ryu Kendo," a style of kendo that uses "thrusting" as its core technique and emphasizes preemptive strikes.

In battle, before the opponent can make a move, launch a quick thrust to attack the opponent's throat or chest.

It was actually a "sneak attack"!

Japanese martial arts have never regarded sneak attacks as shameful or disdainful. Not only in Kendo, but even a profession specifically evolved from sneak attacks: the ninja.

After many years of development, there are now many different kinds of "ninja style".

The person Zhao Yuting killed earlier was a Koga-ryu ninja; having poison on one's hands is hardly an evil trick.

Even worse, some train assassins with poison hidden in their mouths and stomachs, using various methods to kill each other.

While Sato Nobunaga's swordsmanship style wouldn't involve concealing poison, his Shinto Munen-ryu technique, by combining various schools of swordsmanship, has become significantly more refined in its surprise attack methods. The Shinto Munen-ryu swordsmanship philosophy is "no-thought," meaning that during combat, the mind is free of distractions, like "emptiness." It integrates Zen Buddhist thought into swordsmanship, focusing the mind intently on the opponent, without any other distractions.

Faced with Huo Diange's relentless pursuit, Sato Nobunaga appeared to be struggling and frantically dodging, but in reality, he was looking for an absolute opportunity.

Exactly the same as last time with Chen Zhan.

Yamada Shigo desperately held on for a moment, then Sato Nobunaga would strike with lightning speed. At the same time, his current disheveled evasion was a sign of weakness, making Huo Diange lower his guard and think that he was about to be defeated.

The two had just exchanged blows when Chen Zhan realized that Tanaka Taro had arrived.

The other person's gaze swept over him, and Chen Zhan immediately sensed their location, but he didn't rush to look.

Instead, they are waiting.

At this moment, Huo Diange and Sato Nobunaga were locked in a fierce battle, their voices deafening and constantly vibrating, causing the cement and bluestone blocks on the platform to be repeatedly blasted away.

Because Bajiquan practitioners constantly stomp their feet to exhale, each stomp can shatter the ground and send up stone chips.

The two fought with great force, attracting everyone's attention.

Heavily guarded the pavilion in the distance.

Beside Black Dragon Society advisor Mitsuru Toyama, Taro Tanaka also kept his eyes glued to the scene.

He didn't plan to make a public appearance, but couldn't resist coming to see.

The two were drawn to the stage. Chen Zhan's gaze seemingly casually swept over the spot where he had been watching him, and he instantly spotted Tanaka Taro and the old man Toyama Mitsuru beside him.

His mind raced, simulating the space in his consciousness, and he calculated that Tanaka Taro's location was a four-story building, five stories including the attic, several hundred meters away from the arena.

But that's just the distance in sight. In reality, to rush over, you need to cross a street and pass countless Japanese civilians.

Chen Zhan turned his gaze to the stage, where the two had exchanged over a hundred blows and were nearing a decisive victory.

Nobunaga Sato's aura was at its lowest point. His hands, arms, and knees were all broken and bleeding from his dark gray martial arts uniform, making him look quite disheveled.

However, Chen Zhan had fought him before and knew that it was impossible for him to be defeated so easily.

As expected, Nobunaga Sato retreated all the way, moving from one side of the ring to the other. This also shows that although he was in a sorry state, he did not lose his composure.

Huo Diange was very patient, but after suppressing the issue for so long, he finally couldn't resist taking action to resolve it.

Bajiquan has eight ultimate killing moves, but no one knows how many variations there are in actual combat. However, Huo Diange's martial arts are beyond the limitation of fixed moves.

As Sato Nobunaga reached the edge of the ring, he followed with a step forward, cutting into the center line and unleashing a flurry of punches in a "three-point" rhythm. His first move was a feint, drawing away Sato Nobunaga's left hand defense.

The second hand emerged from the side of the ribs, concealed and light, punching the abdomen with a fist. The feinting hand turned into a "covering punch" aimed at Nobunaga Sato's face.

The three punches flowed in rapid succession, combining feints and real strikes, erupting in an instant—a deadly move from Bajiquan.
The King of Hell strikes with three fingers!
Nobunaga Sato was struck in the abdomen. Although this move was not the most ferocious of the three-point strikes, the power of the punch from a master of internal energy shattered his ribs in an instant.

However, he remained incredibly calm.

The opportunity they had been waiting for had finally arrived! Huo Diange delivered the final blow of his three-point strike to the face, and Sato Nobunaga, enduring the pain in his ribs, actually closed his eyes!
Listen to the bridge!

It is one of the Chi Shou (sticky hands) techniques.

The "listening bridge" technique in Wing Chun is called "pushing hands" in Tai Chi, "listening energy" in Xingyi, and "pan hands" in Bagua.

Huo Diange never expected that the Japanese man in front of him could actually learn such advanced power techniques!
Sato Nobunaga leaned back slightly, the punch landing squarely on his face, just half an inch away! He then spun around and slid past from the side, taking advantage of the opening created by Huo Diange's punch.

Completely ignoring the pain in his ribs, he moved with lightning speed, his hands clasped together.
"Hoo~", Nobunaga Sato exhaled sharply, his body tensing up with each breath.

His hands were clasped together, as if he were about to draw his sword!

But he had no sword on him, so he could only use his left hand as a sheath and his right hand as a sword, leaning his body slightly forward, and instantly gather his strength.

Kasaya Slash!
With a thrust of the left hand and a strike of the right, in an instant, the hand and the blade became indistinguishable. Without a sound, the blade moved silently, yet the danger of this strike was instantly placed upon Huo Diange.

Having experienced countless battles, Huo Diange naturally sensed something.

But when he caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of his eye, his sword was already drawn, and a large group of muscles in his waist were shaking wildly, like a swarm of bees about to face disaster, darting left and right.

There was no time to dodge at this point, so Huo Diange could only take a deep breath and force his waist muscles to contract violently, hoping to dodge as much as possible.

"Tear~!"

With a tearing sound of flesh being ripped apart, a hand slashed through the air, splattering blood and flesh everywhere, and the two of them staggered back a few steps.

"Sigh~"

Huo Diange gasped, clutching his waist where a large patch of flesh had been torn away. Such a large-area injury was difficult to stop, even for a Grandmaster of Internal Energy.

It almost chopped the kidneys in half; the only difference between that force and speed and a real knife was its length.

But Nobunaga Sato was also in bad shape; his broken ribs affected his breathing and movement, and every breath was excruciatingly painful.

Neither of them would willingly resign, but it's hard to say who is in better form.

On Mitsui Hayato's side, Chiba Eijiro stood up and went to the edge of the ring: "Mr. Huo, are you not going to admit defeat? Losing too much blood can kill a person."

Huo Diange turned his back to him, frowned, and did not respond.

Seeing that Huo Diange ignored him, Chiba Eijiro looked somewhat displeased. Tanaka Taro was watching from the side, and he couldn't let Sato admit defeat.

His expression shifted, he breathed heavily from his abdomen, his mouth trembled slightly, and the tip of his tongue quivered gently.

As the cold wind howled, the poisoned needle was blown out of his mouth silently, unnoticed by anyone.

Huo Diange did not want to admit defeat, but his injuries were serious. While he was thinking of a countermeasure, he saw Chen Zhan's figure disappear and reappear on the arena in the next instant, and then flash behind him.

Suddenly, another person appeared on the stage.

This broke the rules and immediately caused an uproar and insults from the Japanese crowd, who babbled incoherently, and Chen Zhan could only understand a few syllables.

Mitsui Hayato also stood up and walked a few steps down from the stage.
"What do you mean, Mr. Chen? You Chinese value rules the most. Are you trying to break the rules of the competition?"

Chen Zhan shook his head and smiled, "In Japanese martial arts, there is a type of hidden weapon called 'blowgun,' which is launched with air, making no sound. The fine needle is coated with poison, and the person hit will instantly suffer from severe poisoning."

"I'm not mistaken, am I, Lord Chiba?"

(End of this chapter)