Chaos begins when one joins a martial arts school

Chapter 89 Discussion
Chengpingfang, Sun Family Martial Arts School.

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Yang Jing was practicing the Mountain-Crushing Fist with focused concentration.

The wind howled with each punch, swirling up a few fallen leaves. Each punch carried a heavy force, striking the air with muffled thuds that made one's eardrums tingle.

He would occasionally throw in a few powerful kicks, his leg movements as swift as lightning, creating a fierce gust of wind wherever he went, causing the wooden dummy in front of him to sway slightly. His skillful kicks were so impressive that they attracted the attention of several of his fellow disciples who stopped to watch.

Not far away, Xu Honggang had just finished practicing his boxing and was drinking water from his water bottle.

He was sweating profusely, his Adam's apple bobbing, and it took him a few gulps of cold water to recover.

His gaze inadvertently swept over Yang Jing, and he noticed that Yang Jing's punches were becoming increasingly fierce, and his internal energy circulation was much smoother than before. He couldn't help but feel a stirring in his heart.

In the training ground test, although he made it to the final round of the arena battle, he failed to win first place and ultimately stopped at the arena battle.

Yang Jing not only made it onto the list of successful candidates in the training grounds, but also secured fourth place in the ranking battle. Even he, as the senior disciple, admired such strength.

Xu Hong put down the kettle, wiped his sweat with his sleeve, and slowly walked to Yang Jing's side.

Yang Jing noticed the commotion, stopped his fist, stood still, slightly out of breath, looked at the newcomer, and greeted, "Senior Brother."

Xu Hong smiled broadly and cupped his hands, saying, "Junior Brother's boxing skills have improved so much these days that I'm itching to try them myself. May I spar with you a few moves and learn a thing or two?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Jing smiled and said, "Senior Brother is too kind. It's not fair to offer any guidance. Since Senior Brother is interested, let's have a friendly exchange and learn from each other."

He was indeed somewhat tempted.

Liu Maolin has been busy with the clinic lately, only coming to the martial arts school every two or three days. He has been burying himself in his training these days and has few opportunities to spar with others.

Now that his skills have improved further, he was looking for an opponent to test his strength. Xu Hong offered to help, and he was naturally happy to agree.

"Alright!" A fighting spirit flashed in Xu Hong's eyes. He took two steps back and assumed a fist-raising stance. "Junior brother, please."

Yang Jing didn't hesitate either. He lowered his waist and assumed a stance, ready to unleash the starting move of the Mountain-Crushing Fist. His gaze was fixed intently on Xu Hong, and his aura gradually gathered.

The martial arts students around them quickly noticed the commotion and stopped what they were doing, all turning their eyes to Yang Jing and Xu Hong.

"Are Senior Brother and Senior Brother Yang Jing going to spar?"

"Good heavens! This is a rare sight indeed!"

It's important to know that Xu Hong is the most senior and only master of the Dark Force peak in the martial arts school, while Yang Jing is a strongman who has made it onto the training ground's ranking list. The significance of their fight is self-evident.

The disciples gathered around in twos and threes, and even Qi Yun, who was practicing her fists in the distance, stopped what she was doing, stood there with her arms crossed, and looked at them with a hint of curiosity.

She also wanted to see just how strong Yang Jing really was.

When Yang Jing participated in the ranking battle, she left the training ground with her master Sun Yong halfway through and did not see Yang Jing competing with other masters.

As Qi Yun was intently observing, she suddenly heard soft footsteps beside her.

She turned her head and saw that Sun Ningxiang had walked over at some point, holding a handkerchief to wipe her sweat.

"Second Senior Sister."

Sun Ningxiang greeted him with a smile, her voice clear and crisp.

“Junior Sister Ningxiang,” Qi Yun nodded in response.

Sun Ningxiang is Sun Yong's only daughter. Although she is not very strong, she gets along well with everyone because of her special status.

She had just come out of the inner courtyard and was clearly unaware of the situation here. She asked curiously, "Second Senior Sister, what are you doing here?"

"Senior Brother wants to spar with Yang Jing for a few moves," Qi Yun explained.

"Oh?" Sun Ningxiang's eyes lit up, and she immediately became interested. "Then I'll have to take a good look."

She knew that Yang Jing was now the face of the martial arts school, and she was even more aware of Xu Hong's strength.

However, like Qi Yun, she didn't witness Yang Jing's fight on the day of the ranking battle in the training ground, so she wanted to take a good look today.

Both of them knew that if Xu Hong and Yang Jing were to fight, Yang Jing would definitely win.

After all, Yang Jing shone brightly in the training ground test, while Xu Hong couldn't even get past the top spot in the arena battle, so the difference was obvious.

Even though Xu Hong's realm was higher, Yang Jing had cultivated two martial arts at the same time. The movement-based martial art he was also practicing had broken through to the Ming Jin level, complementing the Beng Shan Quan perfectly. Both his internal strength and overall combat power had been greatly improved.

The disciples who had surrounded them took a few steps back in unison, clearing a spacious area for the two to unleash their skills.

Yang Jing and Xu Hong stood facing each other, about ten feet apart.

Both of them lowered their waists and focused their minds, gradually raising their breaths, as if an invisible tension was gathering in the air.

Suddenly, Xu Hong moved!
He didn't act like the senior brother and wait for Yang Jing to make the first move. Knowing that his strength was slightly inferior, he simply took the initiative to attack. He exerted force with his feet and his figure shot out like an arrow, throwing a punch straight at Yang Jing's face. The punch was fierce and carried the sharp whistling sound unique to hidden force.

Faced with this swift attack, Yang Jing did not immediately retaliate. Instead, he changed his footwork and his figure suddenly became elusive.

He decided to test his footwork first, so instead of taking the punch head-on, he used the Surging Wave Kick technique to dodge it!
The current "Surging Waves Kick" is about to break through to the realm of internal strength, and is even more agile and nimble than it was during the training ground test a month ago.

In addition, Yang Jing himself was a master of internal strength, with profound inner strength. When he activated his movement technique, he was able to move at will, like a willow catkin in the wind. He seemed light and airy, but he could always avoid Xu Hong's punches at the last second.

Xu Hong launched more than ten attacks in succession, his fists flying like a tapestry, covering all of Yang Jing's vital points, but he was always just a hair's breadth away from hitting him, not even managing to touch the hem of his clothes.

What alarmed him even more was that Yang Jing, while dodging, circled around to his side or behind him several times, clearly having seized the weakness in his moves, but only paused briefly and did not take the opportunity to counterattack.

This is a friendly sparring match between two people, and a way to improve one's own skills, not an attempt to defeat the other as in a military exam.

Yang Jing wanted to use this match to prove his progress over the past period, to familiarize himself with the combination of the Surging Wave Leg technique and the Mountain-Crushing Fist, and to have a clearer understanding of his current strength.

The disciples on the sidelines watched intently, even their breathing became much softer.

Sun Ningxiang's eyes widened as she watched Yang Jing's ghostly movements, and she exclaimed softly, "Junior Brother Yang's movements are even more impressive than they were at the training ground last time..."

Qi Yun didn't speak, but her eyes were fixed on the agile figure in the arena, and she was lost in thought.

The other disciples watching from the sidelines were even more speechless with shock, their eyes filled with horror as they looked at Yang Jing.

"My god... Senior Brother Yang's movement technique is too outrageous!"

A young disciple couldn't help but gasp, his eyes wide with shock. Several disciples at the Ming Jin realm looked even more solemn, exchanging glances and seeing the same level of astonishment in each other's eyes.

They secretly weighed their options. Given Yang Jing's current agility, even if he didn't retaliate, they probably wouldn't even be able to touch the hem of his clothes if they attacked with all their might.

The footwork appeared chaotic, but each step was placed at the most tricky angle, precisely avoiding the trajectory of the punch.

One of the Ming Jin disciples was utterly astonished, muttering, "An elder in my family also practices movement-based martial arts and has reached the peak of Ming Jin. I've sparred with him before... but his speed and agility are far inferior to Senior Brother Yang's!"

He paused, his eyes filled with disbelief: "Senior Brother Yang's movement technique... could it be that he has already broken through to the Inner Strength level?"

As soon as he said that, the surroundings became quieter.

Everyone knew in their hearts that this was almost impossible.

Breaking through the Dark Force is already incredibly difficult, but breaking through the bottleneck of the second martial art one cultivates is even more difficult, requiring several times the effort and resources of the main martial art.

“He definitely hasn’t broken through yet,” another disciple pondered. “It’s just that Senior Brother Yang is a master of internal strength, with profound internal energy that is incomparable to those of martial artists with external strength. In addition, he is too skilled in controlling this movement technique, and his internal energy flows as easily as his own arms and fingers, which is why he seems to be able to control it so freely, as if he has broken through.”

Upon hearing this, everyone agreed that it made sense, but they felt even more awe towards it.

To be able to use a movement technique that hasn't been mastered to such an extent demonstrates that his understanding of martial arts far surpasses that of ordinary disciples.

In the arena, taking advantage of Xu Hong's offensive, Yang Jing carefully tested the movement technique of the Surging Wave Kick, and gained a detailed understanding of his own movement and speed.

Moreover, Yang Jing estimated that his "Surging Waves Leg" technique was now on the verge of breaking through to the Dark Force realm. He figured that if he practiced more tonight, he should be able to break through to the Dark Force realm.

When the two martial arts techniques at the Dark Force level are combined, how profound will the internal energy be?

Yang Jing secretly pondered that even if Li Mengchao of the Li family, who had practiced the Vajra Great Handprint, were to appear before him, he should still be able to put up a fight.

However, Yang Jing wasn't very confident about whether he could defeat his opponent.

Martial arts also have different levels of skill.

According to my master, the quality of the Mountain-Crushing Fist is quite good, but the quality of the Vajra Great Hand Seal is even higher. This is a difference in martial arts level, which cannot be made up for by human effort alone.

Once the thought was made up, he stopped dodging and suddenly stopped, standing firmly in place like an ancient pine tree rooted to the earth.

He then lowered his waist and turned his hips, throwing out a punch—the very starting stance of the Mountain-Crushing Fist!
Senior Brother Xu Hongxiu also uses the Mountain-Crushing Fist, so this is a good opportunity to spar and verify my new understanding of this style of boxing.

Seeing that Yang Jing had finally stopped dodging and was instead facing the attack head-on, Xu Hong's face lit up with joy, and he exclaimed, "Well done!"

Before he finished speaking, his fist stance changed. It was still a move of the Mountain-Crushing Fist, but the fist wind was stronger than before, carrying the powerful force of the peak of Dark Force, and collided with Yang Jing's fist with a loud bang!

"Oh!"

With a muffled thud, a shockwave spread outwards, causing the hems of their clothes to flutter.

The moment their fists and palms collided, Xu Hong's expression changed drastically, and his heart was filled with shock.

Yang Jing's internal strength was no weaker than his own, and even faintly revealed a more refined and domineering momentum, which blocked the force of his fist!
This is simply unbelievable!
It should be noted that Xu Hong had been immersed in the peak of internal strength for several years, and his internal strength accumulation had long reached a state of perfection.

Yang Jing had only recently broken through to the Dark Force realm, and had not even reached the peak of Dark Force yet his Inner Force was able to contend with him, and even slightly surpass him.
This kind of abnormal progress was something Xu Hong had never seen before in his life. His clenched fist trembled slightly, a mixture of shock and disbelief.

The moment their fists clashed, Yang Jing clearly felt the profound power of Xu Hong's internal energy, yet he also steadily calmed his mind.

He nodded secretly in his heart.

A month ago, during the training ground test, his internal strength was already close to the peak level of Dark Force. Now, after another month of hard training, supplemented by Qi-Nourishing Pills and the nourishment of exotic beast meat, his Mountain-Crushing Fist and Surging Wave Leg have both improved. His internal strength is actually slightly stronger than that of veteran Dark Force peak experts like Xu Hong.

While not a complete suppression, it has firmly established itself as invincible, and even subtly gained the upper hand.

With his confidence restored, Yang Jing no longer held back, and his punches suddenly quickened.

This time, he didn't use the Surging Wave Kick to dodge at all, but instead used the Mountain-Crushing Fist to directly clash with Xu Hong.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The dull thuds of fists colliding rang out one after another, like thunder rolling across the front yard of the martial arts school, making the ground seem to tremble slightly.

The two figures clashed, their fists flying, showcasing the fierce and domineering power of the Mountain-Crushing Fist to the fullest extent.

Xu Hong's fist techniques were as solid and imposing as a mountain, each punch carrying the accumulation of years of hidden strength at its peak, aiming to overcome skill with brute force.

Yang Jing's boxing style is both firm and soft, and his internal energy flows smoothly. It seems fierce, but it contains hidden variations. He can always cleverly guide the opponent's force at the moment of collision and then counterattack.

Sometimes, when two fists collided head-on, the shockwaves scattered in all directions, causing the surrounding disciples to retreat repeatedly.

Sometimes, when a fist grazed past, the resulting gust of wind stung one's cheek.

The two masters of the Mountain-Crushing Fist were exchanging blows with all their might, and the crowd on the sidelines held their breath, not daring to even breathe loudly.

In the study in the inner courtyard, Sun Yong was looking through a boxing manual when he heard the commotion in the front yard. He put down the book and slowly walked out.

He stood behind the moon gate, his eyes slightly narrowed, his gaze mainly fixed on Yang Jing.

After only a short while, he could tell that Yang Jing's internal strength was actually superior to Xu Hong's!
This is not because Xu Hong is weak. Xu Hong has mastered the Bengshan Fist and has solid internal strength. He is the eldest disciple personally taught by Xu Hong.

It can only be said that Yang Jing's strength is too amazing. In just one month since the end of the training ground test, he has made great progress. He is still quite far from the peak of Dark Force, but his internal strength is actually a notch above the peak of Dark Force.

Sun Yong looked at the figure in the arena whose punches were becoming increasingly fierce, and a hint of approval flashed in his eyes.

He secretly pondered that if Yang Jing could also break through to the Dark Force level in that movement-based martial art called "Surging Waves Leg," then in Yuhe County, where no Transformation Force expert would emerge, probably no one could suppress him. Even top-tier forces in the city, such as the six great families, would have to take him seriously.

But then he thought about it again and shook his head slightly.

Breaking through the second martial art is several times more difficult than the first, requiring a massive amount of resources and energy. A slight mistake can affect the progress of the main cultivation technique, making it a losing proposition.

For now, it's best to let him focus on honing his Mountain-Crushing Fist.

Thinking of this, Sun Yong took a few more steps forward and came to the shade of the tree. He stood behind Sun Ningxiang and Qi Yun, looking at the two people fighting in the arena.

PS:

This is the fourth update today, 16,000 words.

I revised it until midnight, and then I thought I'd write more, to show my sincerity.

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