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

Chapter 30 Three golden darts suppress the bandits, a single flick of the head subdues heaven and earth!

Chen Zhan sat cross-legged on the spot all night. When dawn broke, he practiced three rounds of boxing under the purple aura of the morning light: Xingyi, Tai Chi, and Bagua, one round each.

I am deeply aware of how quickly I have progressed. Even if my fate has not been altered, I have benefited greatly from these few life-and-death battles.

Those who practice martial arts still need to fight and kill.

Training without fighting means a weak heart and weak punches!

In a life-or-death struggle, if one side softens even slightly, it loses its edge, and its chances of winning plummet by 30%.

Unless your kung fu is far superior to your opponent's, you'll likely lose most of your life.

Chen Zhan stood in the San Ti Shi stance for a while. He was a beginner in Xingyi, so his main stance was the San Ti Shi.

Internal martial arts all have their own stance training methods, such as Tai Chi Hunyuan stance and Bagua millstone stance.

To master Xingyi Quan, one must first master the San Ti Shi (Three-Body Stance).

The Three-Body Stance represents the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man.

In a fist, there are a head, hands, and feet.

Each of the three bodies is further divided into three segments.

The waist is the root segment, the spine is the middle segment, and the head is the tip segment;

The shoulder is the root joint, the elbow is the middle joint, and the hand is the tip joint;

The hip is the root segment, the knee is the middle segment, and the foot is the tip segment.

Each of the three sections has three sections.
This corresponds to the nine numbers in the Luoshu (洛书).

If you practice stances well and have strong fundamentals, every move will stem from those fundamentals. However, if your fundamentals are weak and you can't maintain your balance when facing an opponent, your attacks will lack speed, power, and accuracy.

It can only fool ordinary people who don't know kung fu.

After standing for an hour, practicing the internal organ exercises with the Thunder Sound, my body felt slightly warm, but I didn't sweat.

The pores lock in all the sweat.

The human body is a precision instrument. The internal organs, meridians, and acupoints must be kept secret, just like an internal combustion engine. Once sweat is released, it will be like a torrent.

Therefore, masters of the inner-style martial arts do not sweat when facing an enemy; sweating means defeat and death.

As Chen Zhan got into the zone, his eye inexplicably twitched as he caught a glimpse of something shooting towards him out of the corner of his eye!

He slightly turned his body to dodge one dart, but three more were coming. He used the Three Talents Formation, two above and one below, to lock onto three major acupoints.

Chen Zhan used his heel to propel himself into the air, and the black dart reached his feet while he was still in the air.

A galloping horse!

Lightly tap the black dart with your foot to change the direction of the two darts.

He reached out and caught the last dart with ease, turning his bare hand into a white blade. The black dart spun around in his hand, but he still couldn't break free. He turned his hand, and the force flowed from his fingertips, sending the black dart flying out at an even faster speed.

They made a large hole in the brick wall ten zhang away.

"The darts are good, but the technique is lacking," Chen Zhan said slowly.

A man emerged from around the corner, ten feet away, followed by three others, each with a steel rod at their waist and a black dart in their hand.

The man in the lead was wearing faded cotton-padded clothes, with a wide waist, thick arms, and thick, dark eyebrows; he looked like a martial arts expert.

A black chain was coiled around his waist.

The three people behind him were also wearing cotton-padded clothes, but they were indigo and gray, which was the standard clothing of the Green Gang.

Within the Green Gang, only those of certain status were allowed to wear the official uniform; porters and laborers were not eligible.

Once they put on the clothes, they no longer needed to do any actual work; the Green Gang supported them and paid them money on time every month.

Of course, you have to work hard when you do things!

You're being ordered to be at the forefront, so there's no room for ambiguity.

The four men concealed themselves very well, clearly knowing Chen Zhan was there in advance. They held their breath and hid at a distance, only launching a sneak attack when he relaxed his guard and became engrossed in his training.

But his dart-throwing technique was poor.

The leading man clasped his hands in a salute: "Master Chen's kung fu is too high, Qingzi admires it!" Chen Zhan did not speak, and the man who called himself Qingzi said again: "I saw Master Chen's majestic performance on stage the other day, and I really admire him. It would be really satisfying to kill the Japanese."

"Ha, hitting the vital point with a dart, where's the flattery?" Chen Zhan said impatiently.

Aoko glanced at the three people behind her, clearly dissatisfied with their fatal blows.

"I admire you, but you killed Zhang Laosan's whole family. Although I don't like that guy, he was still a member of the Green Gang."

"Why don't you come with me? Go back to the hall and explain things clearly. If Zhang Laosan has committed a capital crime, then he deserves to die. I believe the two leaders won't make things difficult for you."

Chen Zhan smiled, somewhat speechless. This guy named Qingzi must be a master in the Green Gang, and his status should not be low.

His words are sincere, but his mind is single-celled.

The order given by Yuan and Bai was that regardless of whether they lived or died, they would all receive a reward after death.

Anyone should be able to see that.

It's about lives, not people.

“Even if I, Chen, were to become an Arhat, I would still be no match for hundreds or thousands of men once I leave the gang. Let’s make our move now.”

Chen Zhan was disheartened. Many martial arts practitioners are indeed very simple-minded and act without thinking.

Even if we were to say now that Yuan Wenhui and Bai Yunsheng had sided with the Japanese, they wouldn't believe it.

Qingzi stopped wasting words. He knew he was no match for Chen Zhan, but he didn't need to worry about chivalry. With four people attacking him and weapons at his disposal, he was sure he could take down Chen Zhan.

"Master Chen, I'm sorry to offend you!"

With a twist of his waist, the iron chain at his waist fell into his hand. It was a black iron chain, smooth and shiny, its length unknown, as half of it was hidden behind his waist.

Chen Zhan chuckled upon seeing it: "A chain gun? That's something women play with."

The chain gun is a type of unusual weapon, also known as the chain dart, rope gun, or whip gun.

The reason it's called a women's weapon is because this unique weapon was created by a female bodyguard in the Southern Song Dynasty. Women are not strong enough to carry a large spear, so she used the spearhead as the blade and the chain as the body, combining the techniques of the nine-section whip and the large spear, and created this chain dart technique in a unique way.

It is both a concealed weapon and a regular weapon.

You can also make a chain from rope, but rope is easily broken by swords and knives, so chains are more commonly used.

Over time, the chain dart technique has been practiced and refined by several generations, eventually becoming a unique and exquisite weapon!
There's a saying about hidden weapon skills: "Three golden darts suppress the bandits, a single flick of the head can subdue the world!"

"A quick flick of the head" refers to the chain gun!

"Ha, as long as you can fight, that's good skill!"

Aoko's face turned pale; he naturally knew the origin of this skill.

With a flick of his wrist, Su Qin slung his sword over his shoulder!

With a backbend, the spearhead shot out from behind him with incredible speed and unpredictability, hurtling towards Chen Zhan.

Since Chen Zhan recognized the chain gun, he couldn't afford to be careless. He turned around, fired a shot to the side, and strode forward through the mud. At the same time, he stepped into the mud. It had rained the day before, and the mud was soft, so half of his foot sank into it!
Feet sinking into the mud doesn't affect running speed; otherwise, how could it be called "mud-wading step"?

Chen Zhan took two steps through the mud, covering a distance of one zhang (approximately 3.3 meters).

With a flick of his wrist, Qingzi sent the chain gun flying back, aiming straight for Chen Zhan's back. Chen Zhan, who had eyes in the back of his head, flicked a copper coin with his finger, and with a crisp clang, the gun's direction was forcibly changed.

Chen Zhan was already in front of him, and directly delivered a straight-step chopping punch. He stepped forward with his front foot, and at the same time, he raised his fist from his chest upwards like chopping an axe, and then pressed it down, with his palm facing his chest.

The Xingyi Piquan (劈拳) strike, with the force of wind and thunder, is utterly unrestrained.

I don't care if you're working for the gang or not, if you want my life, I'll make you die!

Aoko absolutely cannot withstand this punch.

However, Chen Zhan failed to strike down, instead withdrawing his fist and stepping around to stand in front of him.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Three black darts grazed Chen Zhan's clothes and shot out of the brick wall in the distance!
"You want to die? I'll kill the three of you first!"

Chen Zhan showed no emotion. If it weren't for the three men's sneak attack with hidden weapons and their punches, Qingzi would have been seriously injured if not killed.

He hates sneak attacks more than anything in his life.

Last time it was a gun, this time it's a dart!
(End of this chapter)