I'm extremely interested in Nen abilities.

The 'reflection' of the spirit beast behind him still floated in place, but Jingyang's figure had already disappeared from the spot.

He launched a fierce attack just like yesterday, suddenly appearing in front of Netero. All his energy disappeared, and he concentrated it all in his right fist, aiming to strike Netero's chest. Netero was still in a state of "absolute" power. If this punch landed solidly, even if the Heavenly King himself came, he wouldn't be able to stop this "hard" punch from piercing Netero's chest and killing him.

But Netero doesn't need a king or emperor.

In that instant, time seemed to slow down.

Jing Yang's fist, formed from a ball of light larger than a basketball, slowly approached Netero's chest, which was clad in an old man's vest.

Netero slowly raised his eyebrows and looked at Jingyang.

Jing Yang's fist continued to approach, but a wisp of air slowly rose from Netero's chest, gently colliding with the 'hardness' of Jing Yang's fist...

boom!

Jingyang delivered a powerful punch to Netero's chest.

At least that's how it appeared to outsiders. Most of the fighters on the sidelines, those with weaker mental fortitude, clenched their fists and gripped the ground with their toes, barely managing to hold back from rushing into the arena to stop him... But when they saw that Netero had taken the punch "hard" without moving an inch, and his body hadn't been pierced by the punch, they belatedly realized what was going on.

This is the same technique used by Zhen Yuanzi!

To use their own methods against them?

Jing Yang was almost blown away by the Nen energy surging from Netero's chest, but Netero grabbed his arm.

Netero raised his knee, bang!

It struck Jing Yang hard in the abdomen, which was completely defenseless against spiritual energy.

The eight-armed spirit beast 'Reflection,' which swayed like black seaweed, suddenly stopped and turned its ferocious head toward Netero.

Since Netero was still in a state of "absolute" except for the area around his chest where he was defending against Jingyang's punch, this knee strike was naturally a pure physical attack.

“Now we’re even.” Old man Netero chuckled, glancing at the suddenly changed 'reflection'.

Jingyang winced in pain as the 'hardness' on his right fist dissipated and flowed towards his attacked abdomen.

Netero's feet were wrapped in air, and with a kick, he sent Jingyang flying.

boom!

Netero stomped down and leaped after him.

"So you really aren't good at transformation techniques, huh?"

Jing Yang flew backward, the old man's voice following him like a shadow, "Entanglement is entanglement, and hardness is hardness. Those who are not good at the art of transforming Qi are not good at transitioning between these two techniques..."

This means that Jingyang must either concentrate all his energy in his fist to form a "hard" attack, or concentrate it in his abdomen to form a "hard" defense, and cannot concentrate it in both his fist and abdomen at the same time to form a half-hard attack.

Of course, with a similar offensive and defensive setup, Jingyang can distribute more of his Qi in his fists and abdomen while in a "firm" state, achieving a similar effect.

But similarity is similarity; they are not the same.

The difference between "firm" and "hard" lies not only in the difference in strength, but also in the fact that the latter requires a greater comprehensive application of basic skills compared to the former.

Release the Qi throughout your body through "training" and then maintain it through "entanglement"—this is "firmness".

The "hardness" requires the simultaneous use of the "entanglement," "absoluteness," "training," "release," and "condensation": the whole body's "absoluteness," the maximum "training," the localized training is "condensation," maintaining the concentrated training in that localized area, which is also "condensation," is "entanglement," and the combined powerful offensive and defensive force is naturally "release." All these techniques must be used and maintained simultaneously.

It is precisely because "hardness" requires so much skill and such concentration that Jing Yang's smooth switching of the location where "hardness" gathers during his match with Netero was so shocking to other martial artists and even more difficult to imitate. Even for Jing Yang, it is difficult to use "hardness" on two parts of the body at the same time—although strictly speaking, only when it is concentrated at one point can it be called "hardness," and when it is concentrated at two points, it seems that it is no longer "hardness."

Jing Yang's mind raced, and he turned around to sweep his leg, but Netero chuckled and clapped his hands to block it.

Neither his feet nor Netero's hands held a breath of life.

“I can’t be wrong.” The old man blinked.

Jingyang leaped up and down on the ground and attacked again.

It was still a feint; he hadn't actually gathered any energy. Netero saw through it, blocking it with his bare hands and then striking back with his elbow, sending Jing Yang flying.

Jing Yang hooked his toe around Netero's elbow and spun around to kick Netero in the face.

This kick quickly condensed into 'hardness'!

boom!

Netero slammed his head against Jingyang's head, nearly twisting Jingyang's ankle.

The old man's forehead bulged with energy as he smiled at Jing Yang, who looked puzzled.

Jingyang asked in bewilderment, "Since your body is in a state of 'absolute' most of the time, how did you see the flow of spiritual energy on my body after your eyes were closed?"

“Of course, it’s based on experience,” Netero said with a smile, taking the initiative.

Bang bang bang!

The two exchanged blows, with Jing Yang attacking more and defending less, but gradually Netero started attacking more often, while Jing Yang had to defend repeatedly and occasionally took a few unkind punches from Netero.

Fortunately, Netero's attacks only occurred after he figured out where Jing Yang's Nen was gathering. At the same time, he would unleash Nen on the attacked area on his own body to defend himself, and then deliver a punch to Jing Yang with a fist that contained no Nen.

Even so, after a flurry of punches, Jing Yang had several bruises and swellings all over his body. After all, when he used "Hardness," the other parts of his body that were attacked lacked Nen defense… while Netero, this over-100-year-old boxer, even without Nen enhancement, possessed incredibly hard punches that were both accurate and ruthless…

Biyou commented, "The president is playing whack-a-mole."

Gai Lu nodded and said, "Jing Yang's 'hardness' is concentrated in that place where the groundhog pops up... except that the president is not hitting the groundhog, but the place where the groundhog hasn't popped up yet."

Ok?

Netero and the younger Jingyang were having a great time when he suddenly noticed that the bruises under Jingyang's skin, which were not serious to begin with, had already healed.

"This recovery ability is interesting!" During the exchange, Netero dodged Jing Yang's punch, which came without any Nen, and stroked his beard, thinking to himself, "This kid is probably a Manipulation type. With his cleverness, he would probably apply Manipulation to himself in advance to avoid being ambushed by other Manipulation types... If nothing unexpected happens, this abnormal recovery ability is probably the result of the Manipulation ability that this kid applied to himself."

Whoosh!

A black claw attacked from the side, but Netero caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of his eye and dodged it.

Whoosh whoosh!

Three arms attacked from different directions. Netero frowned slightly, raised a palm, and used Nen to knock away the 'Reflection' that had suddenly launched a sneak attack.

You AFK thing, you've finally started moving!

While he was dealing with the Nian Beast, Jing Yang didn't let the opportunity slip by either.

He concentrated his "hardness" and threw a punch at Netero.

Without even looking, Netero knew that this punch was a real one, and he caught it with a surge of energy in his hand. He then kicked Jingyang with his foot – this kick, of course, did not carry any energy.

But at that moment, a long-lost sense of crisis surged into my heart.

Netero grabbed Jingyang's fist with one hand and could clearly feel that the "hardness" in Jingyang's fist hadn't changed; it hadn't shifted away to defend against the kick he'd received...

But the spot where Ke Jingyang was kicked had already formed another hard mass.

If Netero were to kick it with his bare foot, it would be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot; even if his foot didn't break, it would likely break...

Xiao Di, watching from the sidelines, held the little gray bird. The Rock Sparrow turned its head, its eyes filled with human emotions. Jing Yang, who had activated the Rock Sparrow's star mark, possessed the bird's body, acting as a second brain to assist from the side. While the "hardness" on the main body's fist remained still and undispersed, another "hardness" condensed on the attacked abdomen.

I'm not good at manipulating ki, but I'm not alone!

Taking advantage of Netero's momentary retraction of his kick, Jing Yang launched a counterattack, also kicking out. Since he hadn't gathered any Nen in his leg, Netero couldn't gather any Nen to defend either, and had no choice but to use his other hand to slap down Jing Yang's kick. Thus, Netero's hands were occupied, and 'Reflection' finally knew to cooperate with its host to seize the opportunity to launch a combo attack, with all eight arms striking at Netero at the same time.

Jingyang also took the opportunity to join forces and crash into Netero.

boom!

puff!

Netero's old man shirt was torn by the 'reflection', and Jing Yang crashed into him. Naturally, it wouldn't be wise to unleash all his Nen energy at the last moment to either kill or seriously injure him...

pat, pat...

Jing Yang, knowing when to stop, quickly jumped away, a line of blood trickling down his finger. Across from him, Netero had a shallow cut on his shoulder, bleeding profusely.

It worked!

Jingyang was pleased. Although Netero had defended against 'Reflection's' sneak attack, he had at least succeeded on his side.

He flicked a drop of Netero's blood onto the "Reflection," but at the same time, he saw Netero opposite him begin to clasp his hands together...

In an instant, the world seemed to quiet down, and time seemed to slow down.

Even though Netero's movements were as fast as lightning, it seemed as if he saw him reverently and meticulously raising his hands, his brows furrowed, his head bowed, his palms pressed together...

A Hundred Forms of Guanyin?

Hey, that can't be!

Chapter 146 It’s time to go down the mountain

boom!

A gust of wind swept by, causing the garden pond to surge with rapid waves, and the ancient rockery to make a creaking sound, leaving behind a huge five-finger handprint.

The training ground.

Netero remained in the gesture of waving his hand forward, with no one in front of him.

To be honest, Netero is quite surprised now.

Although he didn't aim his palm at Jing Yang's head, he still put some effort into delivering the blow.

Jingyang actually dodged it?

The onlookers were in an uproar!

Netero's palm strike was incredibly powerful; everyone present felt their scalp tingle.

The speed at which he swung his hand was unbelievable!

With a single palm strike, he was utterly devastating and invincible.

Everyone naturally guessed that Netero's palm strike might not actually aim for Zhen Yuanzi's head and smash it open—that wouldn't make sense...

But the problem is, normally, shouldn't the situation be like this: the senior takes a serious approach, then delivers a powerful and unparalleled slap to empty space, grazing the young man's head, leaving him frozen in place before the young man can even react, and finally the senior chuckles, withdraws his arrogance, and pats the young man's shoulder kindly as encouragement... or something like that?

How come it's like this now...?

Yun Gu's forehead was slightly sweaty. He looked away and saw Jing Yang getting up from the ground at the edge of the training ground.

Clearly, in order to dodge the chairman's palm strike, Jing Yang dodged to the extreme, causing him to lose his balance and fall.

"He actually managed to dodge it." Biyou was genuinely surprised now.