Quickly conquer the martial arts world, and let your fists dominate the heavens!

Chapter 2 [Master of Fate: Chen Zhan]

Sun Zhi left, and Chen Zhan closed the dilapidated door.

Knights-errant have historically been associated with using martial arts to disrupt the law.

Unfortunately, chivalry and martial arts no longer exist in this world; there are only laws and regulations.

Obeying the law is acceptable; violating the law and breaking the rules is suicidal.

No one can withstand the torrent of steel.

Funakoshi's statement that Chinese martial arts are just for show and can only be performed is not entirely wrong.

The decline of martial arts is quite normal.

If you only practice kung fu but don't actually fight, it will be difficult to improve.

Traditional martial arts include performance methods, training methods, and fighting methods. Originating hundreds of years ago, many professions that rely on performance, such as opera performances, require martial arts skills to perform well and fight beautifully.

Therefore, the art of performance flourished here, and modern martial arts routines are also a kind of "performance".

The training method involves tempering the body, practicing standing meditation, and cultivating internal strength.

The wooden dummy used in Wing Chun, the bronze dummy used in Shaolin, and the plum blossom dummy.

The Eight Trigrams Step walks over a large vat; the Tai Chi Chuan holds a large ball of lead and mercury.

They are all martial arts training methods.

Practice during the coldest days of winter and the hottest days of summer.

Moreover, if you only practice without actually fighting, you won't truly understand the essence of the art. But how do you fight in modern society?
Traditional martial arts are all insidious techniques, with the aim of killing. Gouging out eyes, striking groin, and tearing ears are not allowed in any arena.

If you practice little and in a scattered way, your punches and kicks will naturally be weak.

The training was tough, they were afraid to fight, and they couldn't earn any money, so gradually no one trained anymore.

So Chen Zhan felt it was meaningless. Modern society was great, but it wasn't suitable for someone like him.

With a thought, two sentences appeared in my mind.

[A young Japanese master, carrying the destiny of Japanese martial arts]

[Kill Funakoshi Kakeru, gain 10 Luck Points!]

Chen Zhan was thrilled. He had finally accumulated 10 points!
"cough cough"

He was so excited that he coughed up blood, and then several lines of small words appeared out of thin air in his mind.

[Subject: Chen Zhan]

Age: 28

[World: Modern]

[Fate: Short-lived Ghost - Black]

[Life span: thirty-seven days]

[Ability: Fist Technique - Hidden Strength]

[Talent: Devouring Fate and Forging Destiny]

[Luck: 100 points (can cross realms)]

Note 1: Due to the critical condition, his strength was halved.

Note 2: Talent can steal luck, and destiny can be altered through luck!

Chen Zhan had been seriously ill for three years and could only barely survive. More than half a year ago, he suddenly gained the ability to change his fate and travel between realms.

Both of these skills are exactly what he needs.

Sun Zhi is right. Chen Zhan is out of place in this world. He is devoted to martial arts and wants to practice martial arts to seek the Dao. He reads about gods and monsters and martial arts secrets.

If you look closely at the books in the bookstore, they are almost all ancient books, secret texts, and supernatural tales.

He was not impressed by the rampant materialism of modern cities.

The steel torrent washes everything away; no matter how high your martial arts skills are, you can't do whatever you want. You have to be careful even when sparring with someone.

There is no way to seek the truth!

Moreover, he also suffers from a serious illness.

At the time, Chen Zhan did not understand what "devouring fate and forging destiny" meant until he sparred with someone and injured his opponent.

The font appears in the mind's eye.

A master of Eagle Claws, possessing extremely limited luck.

[1 point of Luck Devouring!]

Even if the injury is not fatal or crippling, it leaves some hidden wounds, which can change one's fate to some extent.

Therefore, Chen Zhan absorbed 1 point of luck value.

[Talent: Devouring Fate and Forging Destiny] So that's how it is!
In the months that followed, he challenged renowned masters in various places, but with little success, because not everyone was blessed with good fortune, and one could not act rashly.

Moreover, through trial and error, it was discovered that 'Devouring Fortune' requires at least injuring the opponent.

It is conceivable that killing is the fastest way to 'devour luck'.

But to come and kill someone without any grudge or enmity is unreasonable and illegal! In modern society, even underground boxing cannot be used to kill people at will; this is not some fictional world of high martial arts.

If everyone were registered, and there were truly underground boxing gangs that killed several people every now and then, they would be courting death and would have been wiped out by the state apparatus long ago.

Chen Zhan tried every possible method, and it took him more than half a year to gather 100 points of luck, which finally allowed him to cross the boundary.

He had considered using it to treat illnesses, but it wasn't enough. Changing one's fate might require a lot of luck, but he didn't know exactly how much.

All I know is that if I gather enough luck, the panel will naturally change.

However, once they learned about the world they could enter, they felt as if the world was vast and boundless, allowing fish to leap freely.

That turbulent world, teeming with masters and rife with disorder, was arguably the pinnacle of martial arts, making it a perfect fit for him.

Perhaps there will be an opportunity to spar with masters from various schools, which is something to look forward to.

Chen Zhan didn't think for long before entering the room and putting on a clean long robe.

Upon arriving in the courtyard, he grabbed Chuan Yuegeng's corpse and chose to cross the boundary in his sea of ​​consciousness.

The figure suddenly began to blur, and a moment later, the person and the corpse disappeared from the world.

at the same time.

Old Tianjin, 1929.

Chen Zhan appeared in the pitch-black night, looked around, and saw a desolate, dilapidated place with hardly anyone around.

Checking the luck value again, it has been cleared from 100 points.

He wasn't sure exactly where he had crossed the boundary, nor was he sure about the timing.

The only known information is that it spans approximately a century.

Feeling the chill in the air, it must be nearing the end of the year; the cold is biting.

He casually found a corner to throw away the corpse in his hands, and a century later, there was no way to verify the truth.

Taking advantage of the darkness to determine his direction, Chen Zhan headed north. He soon came to a village, but since it was too late to break in and ask questions, he glanced at the boundary marker and roughly determined his location.

Duliu Village.

It is still within the Tianjin area.

The village name and the giant river flowing outside the village have great symbolic significance.

Tianjin is known as "the city at the end of nine rivers, with three floating bridges and two passes." In reality, there are more than nine rivers; including various tributaries, there are a total of nineteen flood channels.

Despite the passage of time, even a glance at the inscription from a hundred years ago is enough to tell us everything.

Knowing his current situation, Chen Zhan continued walking, quickly heading north.

He walked extremely fast; it looked like he was walking, but he was running faster than an ordinary person. Under the cover of night, nothing seemed amiss.

In reality, the balance shifts between the real and the virtual, with the center of gravity constantly moving between one foot and both feet.

For example, in the "Wild Horse Parts Its Mane" movement, the front foot is solid and the back foot is light, and the movement is as light as a "cat's step".

This "illusionary step" is also known as the "three-step method" or the "river-shaped step".

It is a profound footwork technique in Tai Chi.

When Tai Chi master Yang Luchan taught his students, he required them to practice the "empty and full footwork" for half a year until their bodies could not sway when switching between empty and full feet, and only then could they understand the principle of "using the opponent's force against them".

When engaging in combat, switching between feints and real attacks can neutralize the opponent's pushing force. At the same time, one can close the distance by taking advantage of the opponent's openings in their attack and using footwork that combines "squeezing" and "pressing" techniques.

However, Chen Zhan's method of using walking techniques was even more effective.

After more than an hour, they had walked sixty or seventy miles. As dawn broke, Chen Zhan entered Tianjin City, accompanied by the morning light and the cool air.

As dawn broke, the city was already bustling with activity.

Tianjin, a city that is not very big, has been divided up by several parts of the country, and now it is occupied by five countries!
It was even worse before; at its worst, there were "nine foreign concessions"!
After the war, the concessions of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia, and the United States were recovered, but most of the area was annexed by Britain, France, Japan, Italy, and Belgium.

With the addition of the Chinese-controlled area, Tianjin was divided into at least six main districts.

Chen Zhan entered the Chinese-controlled area, a "no man's land" area in Nanshi.

Of course, he couldn't enter the foreign concessions either.

Located south of the Japanese and French concessions, this area was named for the poor management of both the Chinese and concession areas. It was a low-class entertainment district with places like crosstalk theaters, brothels, and casinos.

Before your eyes, Gu Yi Street and Zhen Shi Street are lined with silk shops and pawnshops, and fortune tellers and letter writers set up stalls on the streets, with the smell of Chinese medicine permeating the air.

White-plate tram tracks cross Dongma Road, and rickshaw drivers vie for passengers at the station.

In the distance, slums stand, their shacks built from tattered mats and mud, with sewage flowing freely.

Chen Zhan was very hungry. He had been walking all night and hadn't eaten since yesterday.

But he had no money, and he couldn't use his money here.

"Cough cough cough."

He coughed twice and strode towards the newsstand.

The most urgent task is to find out the exact time, then get money for food and use luck to cure the illness!
Before even getting close to the newsstand, they heard a boy of about ten years old shout:
"Breaking news! Breaking news! Huo Dongge, son of the great hero of Tianjin, will challenge Miyagi Nagajun, the master of Goju-ryu in Japan, in five days."

(End of this chapter)