"Tai Chi?" Not only Du Ruohong was stunned when seeing Zheng Yubai's Tai Chi stance, but even Yang Huting and Yang Feiyun felt very strange.
"Since the senior has cultivated a feminine palm power, let's use softness to counter softness." Zheng Yubai said with a smile.
Du Ruohong stared at Zheng Yubai blankly and couldn't help but sigh: "You are such a smart boy."
In fact, the reason why Du Ruohong showed up to challenge Sun Yunqing and Yang Huting was not because he felt insulted. This time, like Master Rubei of Shaolin, he had no intention of really getting elected, but had other purposes.
The purpose is to test the newly created Baji Mian Zhang.
Ten years ago, Du Ruohong began to study the connection between Bajiquan and Pi Gua Zhang. After years of hard practice and experimentation, he finally created a set of Baji Mian Zhang that combines the best of Bajiquan and Pi Gua Zhang. This set of palm power is different from the fierceness of Bajiquan. It is mainly based on the feminine and continuous attack, but it also includes the stomping, blowing and force techniques of Bajiquan. Half a year ago, Du Ruohong finally completed this set of palm techniques and loved it very much.
Although he was confident in his Mian Zhang, he had never been tested by a real master. It happened that the Wushu Association was going to elect a secretary general, so Du Ruohong came to participate, intending to find a few masters to test him. This time, taking advantage of the election, he jumped out to challenge Sun Yunqing and Yang Huting, two masters of hardness and softness, just to test his Baji Mian Zhang.
Unexpectedly, Zheng Yubai, who fought for Yang Huting, had the ability to combine hardness and softness. He was originally a Xingyiquan practitioner, but now he also took on the posture of Taijiquan. This made Du Ruohong happy and worried. He was happy that he could verify the power of Baji Mianzhang from Zheng Yubai, but he was worried that his opponent had great potential and might be difficult to defeat.
"This is the first competition after the creation of Baji Mian Zhang. I must not lose." Du Ruohong was determined and got ready to meet Zheng Yubai's attack.
Zheng Yubai was entrusted by Yang Huting, and he wanted to strike Sun Yunqing, so he would not hold back. He stared at Du Ruohong's posture, walked forward slowly, and with a trembling hand, he put his hand on Du Ruohong's shoulder.
This move seems to be a test, but in fact it contains two hidden forces. If Du Ruohong is careless, Zheng Yubai can transform the soft force into a very fierce killing move at any time.
As a master of his generation, Du Ruohong could see Zheng Yubai's backhand. He snorted coldly, turned his palms, drew a circle in front of him, and slowly exhaled his palm power.
Zheng Yubai saw that Du Ruohong was about to fight back, so he slowed down his movements and planned to strike back. Du Ruohong didn't seem to be in a hurry either. His palm power was also very slow, and the changes in his palms could be seen clearly. The two of them were like a movie that was suddenly played in slow motion, from a fast fight to a slow test of moves.
But the people watching the fight saw the trick, and everyone's face became heavy. You know, it's easy to fight fast in martial arts, but it takes real skills to fight slowly. Although Tai Chi is slow, if you practice it to a high level, it's just like what is said in ancient storytelling, "A hundred or so people can't get close to it." But such magical skills don't necessarily have to be fast.
Du Ruohong and Zheng Yubai were getting slower and slower, almost like motionless sculptures. But everyone knew that they were having a very difficult fight. Unlike ordinary fighting, what they were fighting for now was not speed and strength, but purely the understanding and application of internal strength.
Yang Huting's expression gradually relaxed. He saw Zheng Yubai's moves were quite realistic, but not exactly the same as Tai Chi. He could not help stroking his beard and nodding continuously.
Yang Feiyun's face showed a surprised look. It was the first time he saw Zheng Yubai use such a move. This kind of Kung Fu looked like Tai Chi, but real experts could see that the method of using internal energy was unique, which happened to compete with Du Ruohong's Baji Mian Zhang.
The onlookers were surprised, and Du Ruohong was even more surprised. He had studied Baji Mian Zhang painstakingly and had developed several novel and ingenious ways of using internal energy. Now that Zheng Yubai was willing to play with him, he was naturally happy. But after several attempts, every time his internal energy reached Zheng Yubai, it was like a stream flowing into the sea, without a trace, and he couldn't even make a splash. This was the first time this happened, and Du Ruohong was surprised and suspicious.
In fact, if they really fight, Zheng Yubai may not be Du Ruohong's opponent, because the power of Bajiquan plus Baji Mianzhang is really strong, and the combination of hardness and softness contains great wisdom in martial arts, which is unmatched by ordinary people. Although Zheng Yubai's kung fu is also outstanding and has reached the level of perfection, he is still young after all, and his understanding of martial arts is still a little lacking.
But Du Ruohong did not choose to fight, but to fight with Zheng Yubai's internal strength, which made him lose. Because Zheng Yubai could open the inner vision eye, he could clearly grasp the direction of his own and the opponent's internal strength. This is simply a super cheat. If we use drinking as an analogy, Du Ruohong was drinking one cup after another, but Zheng Yubai was pouring one cup after another into the big bucket beside him. Even if Du Ruohong could drink a lot, when he met this kind of person who could dissolve the attack without using any strength, he could only get drunk and return in defeat.
Zheng Yubai felt a little ashamed. He saw Du Ruohong's strength coming in waves. The cleverness of his strength was unheard of. It opened a new door to the highest realm of martial arts for him. He knew that if he didn't have superpowers, he would not be able to hold out for two minutes in front of Du Ruohong. Now with the protection of superpowers, he can calmly resist according to the way and size of the strength, and sometimes he can even take advantage of the situation to guide the strength into his body. Du Ruohong's internal strength is extremely strong, and it is also a very good supplement to Zheng Yubai's body. Unconsciously, the competition between the two has become the transportation of internal strength.
Du Ruohong was not stupid. He quickly realized something was wrong and felt that the other party possessed unfathomable internal strength. His Baji Mian Zhang was completely ineffective.
Helplessly, Du Ruohong retracted his palms and took two steps back before he could stand firm, breathing heavily. The crowd watching from the side couldn't help but show surprise. They clearly saw Du Ruohong's attack one after another, and Zheng Yubai was just defending, but from the looks of it now, it seemed that Zheng Yubai had the upper hand.
Seeing Du Ruohong retreat, Zheng Yubai also stood up straight, clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for showing mercy, senior."
Du Ruohong looked at Zheng Yubai and said with a smile: "You are really a polite young man. Never mind. When I meet a talent like you, I am willing to lose."
Hearing Du Ruohong's words clearly expressing his surrender, an uproar broke out. Everyone was optimistic about Du Ruohong's newly created Baji Mian Zhang, but they didn't expect that he would lose to Zheng Yubai. This was really surprising.
Sun Yunqing's face was extremely ugly. He looked at Zheng Yubai with eyes that were enough to kill people.
"Okay, I've finished testing Mr. Yang. I, Du Ruohong, am the first to be impressed that he has such an outstanding young man by his side. As for Sect Leader Sun, will you come in person or send someone else?" Du Ruohong was quite forthright like a martial artist. After saying he admitted defeat, he turned around and teased Sun Yunqing again.
Sun Yunqing smiled bitterly and said, "I don't have that many disciples, so you can learn from me in person."
As he spoke, he walked to the arena. Zheng Yubai brushed past him and left the arena. He only felt that he had a cold murderous aura. Zheng Yubai was a little confused, but he felt that there was something wrong with his perception. This was just a competition, not a life-and-death fight, so how could there be murderous aura
Sun Yunqing came in front of Du Ruohong, and they both bowed as a greeting.
The two of them didn't have much friendship, and Du Ruohong was not polite at all. After the greeting, he looked around at Sun Yunqing and suddenly said, "You have murderous intent, do you want to kill me?"
This was a shocking statement, shocking everyone around. I have never heard of any blood feud between Sun Yunqing and Du Ruohong, so how could he have the intention to kill him
Sun Yunqing was stunned and laughed dryly: "How could that be? We are just sparring."
"Really?" Du Ruohong didn't pursue the matter, but his eyes became very cunning. He looked a little rude on the outside, but he was actually very scheming, otherwise he wouldn't have created such a new boxing style. Although Sun Yunqing denied it, he still secretly had an extra layer of caution in his heart.
Zheng Yubai, who had just finished playing, looked at Sun Yunqing, feeling a little uneasy. He looked around the field and suddenly found that Sun Haitong was gone.
For some reason, Zheng Yubai suddenly felt that danger was approaching. He was extremely alert and looked around vigilantly.
"Let me experience the power of Xingyiquan." Du Ruohong was not satisfied with not being able to compete with Zheng Yubai to see which of Bajiquan and Xingyiquan was more powerful. At this moment, facing the head of Xingyiquan, his fighting spirit was burning.
"I want to learn about the fame of Bajiquan." Sun Yunqing smiled faintly. After Du Ruohong exposed the murderous intention hidden in his heart, his mind was only fluctuated for a moment before returning to calm. As a martial arts grandmaster, Sun Yunqing has been able to resist external influences. Unfortunately, he is still just a mortal after all, unable to escape the desires and ties of the world, otherwise his achievements would definitely be more than this.
"Very good, then I'll show you." Du Ruohong said without hesitation, and his feet moved. If he didn't move, it would be fine. Once he moved, he was like a rabbit running away. Everyone only saw a black shadow in front of them, and he had already rushed towards Sun Yunqing.
His arms swept across, and the wind from his fists was so strong that the air in the arena whistled. The power of Bajiquan was fully unleashed under Du Ruohong's performance. Unlike the Baji Mianzhang just now, this time he relied entirely on powerful attacks to force Sun Yunqing back from the beginning.
However, in Zheng Yubai's opinion, this does not mean that Du Ruohong is in the upper hand. Although his attack is like a storm with great pressure and aggressiveness, it cannot break Sun Yunqing's defense. From Sun Yunqing's retreating steps, it can be seen that he is not panicked at all. As long as Du Ruohong's attack is slightly slow or there is a flaw in his moves, Sun Yunqing may launch a fatal counterattack at any time.
Yang Huting watched the two fighting and said to Zheng Yubai with a heavy face: "Sun Yunqing's kung fu has reached the highest level. He is not easy to deal with."
Zheng Yubai nodded. He still remembered the earth-shaking battle when he and his father broke out of the Xingyiquan sect last time. Sun Yunqing and his father were moving towards the ultimate of martial arts from two different directions. Now, analyzing it, no one in the entire martial arts world could defeat them. Even Du Ruohong, who could create his own boxing style, would probably be inferior to them.
As expected by Zheng Yubai, after a fierce attack, Du Ruohong's movements slowed down significantly. After all, he had just fought with Zheng Yubai, and it was a competition of internal strength, which consumed a lot of his body. After this round of violent attacks, his physical strength gradually became a little exhausted.
Sun Yunqing launched a counterattack at this time. He first used a horizontal punch to open Du Ruohong's fist, then broke through Du Ruohong's defense with a punch, and then kicked Du Ruohong in the lower abdomen with a kick.
These sudden and violent attacks were so fierce that Du Ruohong had no chance to defend himself and flew out. He fell heavily several meters away, and although he jumped up with a somersault, his pale face showed that he was seriously injured.
"Very good, you are worthy of being the master of Xingyiquan." Du Ruohong licked his lips with his tongue, and his eyes became sharp.
"Thank you." Sun Yunqing did not pursue him, and he really looked like a great master. He smiled faintly, his tone was calm, and his aura was not disordered at all, as if the fight just now had never happened.
"But you can't defeat me with just this." Du Ruohong did not intend to admit defeat. Instead, he stretched out his palm and showed his Baji Mian Zhang stance again.
Sun Yunqing's eyes flashed coldly, and he also took the stance of punching. The two looked at each other, and Sun Yunqing finally took the initiative to attack for the first time.
He took a step forward with great force, and blasted out with his fist as fast as lightning, with such power that it seemed as if it could destroy the world.
Du Ruohong had a serious expression. Seeing the Bengquan coming, he held his left palm horizontally, extended his right arm backwards, gathered both palms together, and rushed towards Sun Yunqing's Bengquan.
Sun Yunqing's fist broke through the air, and before any substantial contact, it collided with the feminine palm force from Du Ruohong. Both of their bodies trembled, and they obviously felt the powerful force of the other. Although the momentum of Sun Yunqing's collapsing fist was slightly weakened, it still hit Du Ruohong's palms very quickly. Du Ruohong's body shook violently, and his palms rubbed back and forth. The strong wind around his body was surging, and his hair and eyebrows were vibrating with the strong wind. Fortunately, under this wonderful rubbing, he actually dissipated all the power of the collapsing fist.
Only then did Sun Yunqing realize the power of the Baji Mian Zhang. He was about to punch again, but Du Ruohong clasped his palms together, tightly wrapping Sun Yunqing's fists, and with a sudden rush of internal force, he penetrated into Sun Yunqing's body.
Du Ruohong smiled. Once the penetrating force entered Sun Yunqing's body, he was no longer afraid of him using his powerful punch. In fact, although he took Sun Yunqing's punch, he was exhausted. If he was chased by the opponent again, he would be defeated immediately.
Sun Yunqing only felt a chill on his fist and immediately came to his senses. Facing Du Ruohong's extremely overbearing penetrating force, he was not panicked at all. He exerted force in his Dantian and the internal force in his body fiercely counterattacked.
Du Ruohong was shocked when he felt the vigorous counterattack force in Sun Yunqing's body. He wanted to resist, but his internal energy had been almost exhausted. He was caught off guard and was completely dominated by Sun Yunqing. Not only did he return his penetrating force intact, but he also added some extra strength.
This time Du Ruohong suffered a great loss. His internal organs were rushed by the internal energy sent by Sun Yunqing. His body was shaken and he was out of control. His palms loosened and he fell backwards and fell down on his butt.
Seeing Du Ruohong fall, the onlookers couldn't help but let out a voice of regret. This time Du Ruohong was completely defeated. If he had been graceful in the fight with Zheng Yubai just now, he had completely lost face in this fight with Sun Yunqing.
"You..." Du Ruohong couldn't finish his words because of the agitation in his body. He knew that he was not as skilled as the other person, so he tried his best to suppress the violent reaction in his body, got up and turned to leave. Taoist Fei Yuan shouted at him from behind, but he couldn't stop him from leaving in anger.
Sun Yunqing smiled as he watched Du Ruohong leave, secretly suppressing the restless breath in his body, and then said after taking a breath, "It seems that I was a little too heavy-handed."
"What a powerful internal energy." Zheng Yubai couldn't help but secretly admire Sun Yunqing's move. Although he didn't like Sun Yunqing, he still admired his kung fu. He knew how powerful Du Ruohong was when he fought with him. Now seeing Sun Yunqing easily defeat Du Ruohong, he knew that he was not his opponent.
"It's really amazing. Sun Yunqing's martial arts has reached a level that is admired by all." Yang Huting sighed. For the first time, he felt old.
"Master Fei Yuan, what should we do now?" Sun Yunqing asked Master Fei Yuan with a smile.
Taoist Priest Fei Yuan was a calm and steady person with a noble character, but unfortunately he was not a smart person. He hesitated and didn't know how to make a decision.
Zheng Yubai looked at Sun Yunqing and saw the subtle changes in his facial muscles. Human expressions are actually the movement of facial muscles. Some muscles work together to form a smile, while other muscles move to form a sad face. Although Sun Yunqing is very cunning, his facial muscles still have some very subtle changes. Although others can't see it, it is very clear in Zheng Yubai's eyes.
"He has murderous intentions..." Zheng Yubai's heart moved, and he felt that Sun Yunqing was carrying a murderous aura. While he was wondering, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Sun Haitong from the corner of his eye.
Sun Haitong returned to the arena at some point, with his arms folded across his chest, seemingly watching. But Zheng Yubai saw that the little finger of his left hand was trembling constantly, as if he was sending a signal to someone.
Others didn't mind these little movements, but Zheng Yubai observed them very carefully. He found that as Sun Haitong's fingers trembled, Sun Yunqing's expression changed significantly, and the feeling of murderous intent became stronger.
"Who does he want to kill?" Zheng Yubai was secretly surprised. This was a gathering of martial artists. Could it be that Sun Yunqing wanted to murder someone in such an occasion
While Zheng Yubai was wondering, he suddenly heard Sun Yunqing say, "Brother Zheng and I both beat Du Ruohong, but we still can't tell who's the winner. I think it would be better if we just compete. If I win by chance, I'll stay in office, otherwise, Mr. Yang will be the secretary general. This is also considered a position for the capable. What do you think?"
When everyone heard his proposal, they discussed it a lot, and most of them agreed. Because there was no other good choice now, and more people still held on to the tradition of martial arts. Since the competition has already begun, whoever has the strongest fist will be the boss. Some people even thought secretly in their hearts: This is how it was done in the early years. Elections and voting are all things played by politicians. The real leader of the martial arts world must be the one with the strongest fist.
As soon as Sun Yunqing made this suggestion, Zheng Yubai immediately understood who his murderous intention was directed at.
Thinking of Sun Haitong's return just now, and the signal transmission between them, Zheng Yubai's heart tightened. He found a huge trap that trapped him. At the moment, Sun Yunqing's proposal should be said to be very normal. Even Yang Huting and Yang Feiyun did not find anything wrong with it. But only Zheng Yubai knew that Sun Yunqing did not want to defeat him and become the secretary general, but wanted to kill people.
But Zheng Yubai still didn't understand why Sun Yunqing was so determined to kill him. Although the two sides were at loggerheads, it didn't seem like they were at the point of a life-and-death struggle. So why did they do this
Before Zheng Yubai could figure out the trick, Taoist Fei Yuan had already consulted several respected seniors and came over to Yang Huting and asked, "What do you think?"
Yang Huting looked at Zheng Yubai, full of expectations for him. The old man himself could not do it, and although Yang Feiyun was also very good at martial arts, he had no chance of winning against Sun Yunqing. Only Zheng Yubai, a young man who showed more amazing potential when facing stronger opponents, could possibly deal with Sun Yunqing.
At this time, Zheng Yubai couldn't help but take action. He knew that Sun Yunqing had murderous intentions, but who would believe such words? Maybe Yang Huting would not let him take action again if he said it, but would he just watch someone like Sun Yunqing continue to be his secretary general and do those hypocritical things
Zheng Yubai hesitated for a moment before he nodded firmly and said, "Okay, I'll fight him."
Sun Yunqing heard Zheng Yubai's answer from afar, glanced at Sun Haitong meaningfully, and nodded slightly.
It is better to be beaten to death than to be scared to death. This is a sentence that Zheng Yubai has heard from his father Zheng Jingzhe since he was a child. Although Zheng Yubai appears to have a good temper and always maintains the character of an honest farm boy, once he gets angry, he is definitely not an easy person to deal with.
In the previous battle with Yipintang, Zheng Yubai had taught the people around him a lesson about his ability when he got angry. The state of killing without blinking an eye occasionally appeared in his mind, leaving him with lingering fears.
Once an honest person explodes, it is like a dormant volcano that has been dormant for thousands of years suddenly erupting, often causing a greater disaster. Facing Sun Yunqing, who was full of murderous intent and wanted to swallow him up, Zheng Yubai slowly felt angry.
If no one offends me, I will not offend anyone. If someone offends me, I will definitely offend him. If you want to kill me, then use all your skills. It is still unknown who will win! (To be continued)