"Iron Wire Martial Arts Hall."
Xun Guilan, carrying a ’Purple Gold Coiled Dragon Stick,’ strode into the martial arts hall.
She witnessed a scene rarely seen elsewhere—
In the martial arts hall, dozens of disciples were training, either standing in stances or practicing boxing, uniformly aligned, with spirit and energy soaring high, contrasting with the declining, morose atmosphere of many martial arts halls across Great Yan.
Xun Guilan could tell that most of these disciples were newcomers, with many still unsteady in their horse stances.
But this enthusiasm was truly rare.
"To manage the martial arts hall so vibrantly in such an environment, Master Yan must have some skills."
"But whether it’s truly him, that remains to be weighed."
Xun Guilan stepped forward, scanning the crowd, and her gaze fell upon a young man standing out effortlessly. This young man in a blue robe was practicing boxing with steady steps and fierce momentum, demonstrating a hard bridge and hard horse, strong and energetic, using sounds to bolster his power.
With just one look, she could see—
"What solid Pile Skill!"
Xun Guilan was mildly surprised.
Continuing to observe—
She saw this person using a Four-level Horse Step, integrating bears, apes, goshawks, chickens, eagles, swallows, and horse punches with agile leaps and nimble movements, displaying a fierce and grand style.
His boxing was exquisite, visibly so.
"Hands, eyes, body, waist, horse!"
"Heart, spirit, intention, qi, strength!"
"Hard, soft, press, straight, divide, set, link, lift, stay, transport, control, establish!"
"What an outstanding ’Cheng Family Boxing’!"
Xun Guilan praised in her heart.
She had studied various boxing styles from all over the world in her identification classes at the academy, and ’Guangling Cheng Family Boxing’ was among them.
"Copper Bridge Iron Horse!"
"Tiger Form Boxing, Crane Form Boxing!"
"Thousand Pounds Fall, Gongzi Fuhu!"
In summary, this was ’Cheng Family Boxing.’
Xun Guilan clearly recognized each boxing style, verifying what she had learned.
However, upon closer examination, she found—
"Fist, palm, finger, claw, hook!"
"Throw, nail, hang, collide, insert!"
This young man punched with stable and powerful movements, his stepping technique rooted, his eyes lively and spirited, his posture upright and proper.
"It’s a combination of the two, a completely new boxing form!"
Xun Guilan was taken aback.
In the academy, in the courses, there was no mention of ’Cheng Family Boxing’ having such a form.
"Could it be that ’Cheng Family Boxing’ was also included in the academy, reformed by the ’True Martial Bureau’ and the ’Vigorous Martial Arts Department’?"
Yet, this martial arts hall thrived, which seemed unlikely!
With confusion, Xun Guilan saw the young man’s boxing transition—
His posture upright as if suspended by a string, with the coccyx centered, never losing its place, moving seamlessly, storing and releasing energy perfectly!
This was another profound new boxing form.
It was derived from Cheng Family Boxing yet exceeded Cheng Family Boxing.
Dragon Form Spirit Cultivation, Tiger Form Bone Training, Leopard Form Strength Training, Snake Form Qi Training, Crane Form Refining Essence!
The structure was rigorous, with the combination of hard and soft!
This was another set of profound boxing!
"What superb boxing!"
"Xiping Academy, Xun Family Fist’s Xun Guilan, here for a match!"
Intrigued by what she saw, Xun Guilan felt eager. After the young man finished practicing, she thrust her Coiled Dragon Stick into the ground and darted forward unarmed.
Meeting him with a Tiger Tail Kick—
Yan Chuan had already noticed the visitor; Mutual Teaching and Learning provided various feedbacks that delighted him. When the visitor made a move, Yan Chuan reacted gladly, countering with a ’Tiger Tail Kick’ from ’Tiger Form Boxing’—
Strength against strength!
Yan Chuan felt a tremendous force from the opponent’s kick, pushing him back three steps, using the Two-character Clamping Sheep Horse to stabilize his stance.
Looking at the visitor again—
Unyielding and unaffected!
Not in the least fazed!
This clash revealed their strengths.
"What a remarkable leg technique!"
"What an exquisite strength!"
"What a profound Qi-Blood!"
Yan Chuan praised thrice in joy, realizing this visitor carried no malice but was a master: "Xun Family Fist? Qingzhou Boxing?"
Yan Chuan quickly recalled, remembering—
"One leg equals three punches, with one’s arm length of one foot seven, leg length of three feet, attacking from a distance, airborne kicking, fist weighing a hundred taels, kick holding the strength of a thousand pounds."
"So it is the ’Six-Degree Yin-Yang Palm—Xun Family Fist’!"
Yan Chuan thought, rooted his foot to the ground, and after circulating his qi-blood, launched a counterattack—
Fierce Tiger Descending Mountain!
Returning Soul Satiated Cranes!
At the start, it was the divine ’Tiger Crane Double Forms’!
Tiger and Crane struck together.
Aiming straight for the visitor’s face.
Xun Guilan’s eyes lit up, meeting the attack head-on.
Chicken Leg Support, Tiger Tail Kick, Heart-piercing Kick, Nail Foot, Door Passing Continuous Kick!
Leg technique supreme!
"Fists move like tiger power, kicks like dragon majesty. Body agile and steady, balancing long and short strength!"
Her legs were truly invincible, like dragon tails, kicking like a dragon, forcing Yan Chuan to retreat continuously.
The profound qi-blood and the strength of her muscles and bones pressed Yan Chuan, leaving him breathless, something he had never encountered before.
In a fight with Fan Defang, he had just realized his ’physical quality’ shortcomings, which were now laid bare again.
"Boxing skills are not inferior to mine."
"Not entering an academy means a lack of foundation."
Xun Guilan noticed from a few punches and kicks the young man’s foundation. His boxing prowess was indeed impressive, his moves exquisite, his strength balancing soft and hard, able to overcome strength with weakness, with qi-blood around thirty yet could hold his own against her for so long, all thanks to his exquisite boxing skills.
The more she pressed!
The more Xun Guilan saw Yan Chuan’s prowess in ’Cheng Family Boxing.’
Through boxing alone.
This person could rank among the top disciples in the first and second batches of Xiping Academy.
Still, the saying went—
"Qi-blood is the weakness!"
"Your muscles and bones are too weak!"
Xun Guilan’s boxing skills were actually not as profound as Yan Chuan’s, but relying on her abundant qi-blood, she consistently pressured Yan Chuan, forcing him to reveal his ’Cheng Family Boxing’ entirely.
"Cease the fists and feet."
Xun Guilan casually kicked Yan Chuan away, turned to retrieve the Coiling Dragon Stick, and pointed the long stick straight at him, declaring, "Fetch the spear!"
She intended to test Yan Chuan’s spear technique.
Despite being thoroughly suppressed, Yan Chuan was excited to fight; the woman’s face was beautiful, her body seemingly petite, yet her boxing and kicking were truly ferocious, even her weapon, wielded as a ’Coiling Dragon Stick,’ exuded boundless might.
An ancient saying spoke of ’Three Parts Stick Skill and Seven Parts Spear Skill.’
A spear pierced a line, a stick struck a wide area.
Spear skills relied entirely on the flexibility in pointing and circling, while stick skills relied on the smashing and chopping.
Xun Guilan wielded the Coiling Dragon Stick, chopping, pointing, lifting, hanging, clouding, sweeping, blocking, guarding, her body and stick as one, energy fully integrated, yin and yang interchanging.
An old saying goes: "Slow knife, fast stick as a killing move."
Stick fighting emphasizes a smash and chop, using the whole body’s strength.
Xun Guilan’s stick techniques were one level, yet her integration with the stick, extending and amplifying her strength through the Coiling Dragon Stick, was another focus.
Yan Chuan wielded the spear, thrusting, pressing, picking, pounding, rolling, smashing, shaking, entwining, blocking, cutting, also skillfully, yet each move, each clash, any contact from the Coiling Dragon Stick to the Red Tassel Spear, transmitted force that numbed and pained his tiger’s mouth.
Yan Chuan was crushed by absolute force, absolute qi-blood, absolute physical quality disparity.
Yan Chuan was completely suppressed.
This was ’One Force Breaks Ten Thousand Techniques’!
In an intense battle, with a crisp sound, Yan Chuan’s spear thrust like Snake Movement, the spearhead blossomed into a point, and Xun Guilan’s ’Purple Gold Coiled Dragon Stick’ could no longer withstand it, shattering and breaking into pieces.
Xun Guilan’s face was astonished, staring at the Red Tassel Spear in Yan Chuan’s hand, suddenly realizing: "So it is!"
PS: Surprisingly made it to the Three Rivers, thank you all for your support.
The editor notified me, this book will be released next Tuesday at midnight (Monday night at 24:00) (the 9th at 24:00, and the 10th at 00:00), I hope everyone will support the first purchase then, I would be very grateful.
By the way, I’ll ask for some monthly tickets, it’s the last day for double points, thanks!