chsdbacks Chapter 110: Martial Arts and Modified Bodies
Chapter 110: Martial Arts and Modified Bodies
When we returned to the martial arts school, it was still early.
Wei Zhongxing and his two companions did not go out to deliver goods to earn money during this period.
At this moment, Wei Zhongxing was still sitting at the entrance of the main room drinking tea, Linghu Ke still had his legs on the stool to recover from his injury, and Cheng Hu was picking vegetables for dinner.
Seeing Xiao Wang go in, they exchanged a brief greeting and then ignored each other.
Xiao Wang went to the main room, drank some tea, and then went to the courtyard to prepare to work harder to refine the damage absorbed by the bead.
He first practiced the Iron Leg technique.
This life-or-death duel made him realize that his Vajra Leg technique was still far from sufficient. When fighting against experts, it was of little help and he urgently needed to improve.
His steps were steady, his legs moved like the wind, and he stood as straight as a pine tree. He put his full strength into every move, kicking, slashing, hooking, sweeping, and kneeing. Every movement was executed perfectly. With the addition of breathing techniques, he swept across the sand and gravel in the courtyard, his movements accompanied by flying sand. Each move made a slight sound as it cut through the air.
With repeated practice, the proficiency of the movements gradually increased.
He practiced it once, three times, ten times, fifty times, until it gradually got dark and Cheng Hu called him to have dinner, at which point he stopped practicing.
At this moment, when looking at the color of the bead in the brain, it had changed from black to light brown.
At the same time, he felt that his understanding of the Vajra Leg technique had deepened.
At the dinner table, Wei Zhongxing asked Xiao Wang while eating, "I saw you practicing earlier, and your breathing technique seems to have improved."
"I have made some progress, and I feel it has also helped with practicing the Vajra Leg technique."
"Not bad. It's not easy to improve such a simple breathing technique. When you enter the Yuanwu realm, there will be higher-level breathing techniques to choose from, which will be even more helpful then."
"Um, Master, I have a question?"
"explain."
"Are there any martial artists who have been completely modified from head to toe? If we encounter such an enemy, wouldn't we just be crushed? After all, they are invulnerable to swords and spears." Xiao Wang thought of his opponents in the life-or-death arena.
"Those aren't martial artists, they're mecha warriors. What? You've encountered one?"
"No, I was just asking. What if we run into them? Wouldn't we just be waiting to die?"
Wei Zhongxing picked up a piece of tofu and put it in his mouth. "For martial artists, a modified body is a double-edged sword. For ordinary martial artists, a modified body can indeed improve their combat power, especially their defensive capabilities. However, as a martial artist's cultivation level increases, the modified body may become a burden. After all, the flexibility of a modified body is not as good as that of a human body. Therefore, martial artists rarely make full-body modifications. They usually choose partial modifications, which have the advantages of both martial artists and modified bodies."
"What if you encounter someone whose entire body's key parts have been modified?" Xiao Wang continued to ask.
"If you can't break through a martial artist like that, just run away. Why would you fight them head-on?"
"What if you can't escape?"
"Can't escape?" Wei Zhongxing glanced at Xiao Wang. "If you still can't escape after he's completely modified, there's only one way out: wait to die."
Xiao Wang: ...
"Master, is there really no way?"
"Even if they are fully modified, they still possess considerable strength. They are not ordinary martial artists. Whether they are modified or not, you will not be their match. Furthermore, if you are a high-level martial artist, even a modified body cannot stop you."
"Even the modified form can't stop it? Could it possibly pierce through the mech?"
Wei Zhongxing looked at Xiao Wang and asked, "Why can bullets penetrate steel walls?"
"Strength, speed," Xiao Wang replied without hesitation.
"That's right. The strength and speed of a true high-level martial artist are far beyond what bullets can match. For a mech, it's just a matter of one strike."
Xiao Wang was shocked and tentatively asked, "Can Senior Sister Wen Lujia cut through the mecha with a single strike?"
"Her? At the lower levels, she's about right; at the slightly better levels, she can't break through the first limit."
"Understood."
Xiao Wang answered and began to focus on eating.
In other words, a person who remains strong even after completely transforming themselves is inherently strong.
He now understands his opponents in the life-or-death arena a little better. If he also modifies his limbs, his flexibility, weight, and other attributes will be greatly reduced, and his combat power will be even worse than before the modification.
After finishing their meal and cleaning up, the four of them sat at the entrance of the main room to digest their food. Half an hour later, Xiao Wang went back to the courtyard and began practicing his Vajra Leg technique to further refine the damage.
With repeated practice, Xiao Wang's Vajra Leg technique became increasingly proficient. The power, point of force, and method of kicking each move were gradually improving. Although the speed of improvement was not as fast as when he practiced Tiger Fist due to the high difficulty of the leg technique, Xiao Wang could feel the real progress.
Wei Zhongxing looked at it and said, "Not bad, in a few days your Vajra Legs should be fully formed."
After practicing the Vajra Leg stance for about twenty times, Xiao Wang stopped and looked at the color of the bead in his mind. It had changed from brown to red and then lightened further.
Then, he took a deep breath, got into a fighting stance, and threw a punch.
A sound of something cutting through the air rang out in the courtyard.
The three people nearby listened, their eyes all drawn to Xiao Wang.
Then Xiao Wang began to practice the Tiger Warrior Fist. At first, it was just the form, but then gradually, the fist movements began to carry a subtle spirit. Then, the spirit disappeared, and in its place were some fist moves that seemed to be done at will, but were even more fluid than the spirit.
Wei Zhongxing was stunned for a moment, then immediately sat up from the recliner, staring at Xiao Wang's performance. He first showed a look of shock, then burst into laughter.
Linghu Ke and Cheng Hu, who were standing nearby, looked on, somewhat puzzled.
Cheng Hu couldn't even discern the essence of Xiao Wang's fist technique, let alone its meaning. Linghu Ke, while able to perceive the essence, also failed to immediately grasp the intent behind Xiao Wang's fist.
Therefore, the two were completely bewildered by Wei Zhongxing's reaction at this moment.
Wei Zhongxing watched Xiao Wang's demonstration with great appreciation and said:
"Good lad, I didn't expect you to break through to the Intent level in such a short time. Your Tiger Fist has gone further than even your master."
"What?!" Linghu Ke and Cheng Hu, who were standing nearby, stared wide-eyed in disbelief as they watched Xiao Wang's demonstration.
Cheng Hu still couldn't figure it out, and from what he saw of Xiao Wang's practice, it was just a chaotic mess, because even the form of Tiger Ben Fist was gone, it was just random, unrestrained fighting.
However, Linghu Ke was someone who had broken through to the level of a god, and after watching carefully for a while, he figured out the trick.
"Junior brother has truly mastered the Tiger Fist!"
"Really?" Cheng Hu asked, still somewhat incredulous.
"Even Master saw it; it couldn't possibly be fake."
"Sigh, the difference between people is just too great. I guess I'd better work on my cooking skills."
Xiao Wang's attention was extremely focused, and he didn't even notice the three people's reactions. During the practice, he not only didn't feel tired, but became more and more excited. With the smooth breathing technique, every move and every stance was like a brand new boxing style, completely different from the routines of the past. Moreover, the fist moved at will, and the consumption of physical and mental energy was much less. He didn't need to think too much, as if everything was going smoothly.
After practicing this eight times in a row, they finally stopped, still feeling unsatisfied.
"Congratulations on your breakthrough, junior brother!"
As soon as Xiao Wang stopped, Linghu Ke immediately offered his congratulations.
"Kid, not bad. Let me test your skills. It's been a long time since I've sparred with a true master."
As Wei Zhongxing spoke, he got up and went into the courtyard. The old man looked like he was having a lot of fun.