CHAPTER 54: CHAPTER 48 KING’S WAY COMBAT TECHNIQUE

Zhou Leng noticed the intense depletion of True Qi, took a deep breath, and suddenly spread his hands apart, pouncing forward like an eagle snatching a chick.

Du Qianfang’s face changed slightly, but she said, "Zhou Leng, you’re so lustful, why are you baring your claws like that?"

Class 03 students outside shook their heads; Du Qianfang was someone who gave the entire class a headache.

Deng Zhijue nodded lightly again; Zhou Leng’s tactics were very correct.

For Du Qianfang, who was so nimble, a hard charge was completely useless.

Zhou Leng used his advantage in reach to continuously disrupt Du Qianfang. Slowly, Du Qianfang found herself in peril, almost getting caught by Zhou Leng multiple times.

The two grew closer, with Zhou Leng taking a step forward and Du Qianfang using her old trick to dodge left.

Zhou Leng predicted her dodge to the left this time, repositioned himself in advance, and moved forward, grabbing Du Qianfang’s right wrist.

Du Qianfang hurriedly used a counter-grappling technique, trying to shake free.

Zhou Leng did not persist in grappling with her but instead stepped forward, releasing her midway and thrusting both palms out heavily.

The two arms shot out like two giant dragons, majestically emerging from the sea.

The seventh form of Overlapping Waves Palm, Two Dragons Emerging from the Water.

Du Qianfang had no escape; she was forced to gather Qi and struck with her fists before her Qi was fully gathered.

Bang!

Zhou Leng’s True Qi was not as solid as Du Qianfang’s, but his physical strength was superior, plus the Overlapping Waves Palm’s layered True Qi gave it better final power.

Du Qianfang let out a light cry, staggering backward.

Zhou Leng charged forward again, launching a straightforward "Directly Attack the Yellow Dragon," aiming a straight right punch at Du Qianfang’s face.

Du Qianfang could not retain her stance, her energy in chaos, she frantically pushed her palms out to cover her face.

Bang!

Zhou Leng’s punch struck Du Qianfang’s palms, then the aftermath smashed onto her face.

Du Qianfang screamed, her body staggering backward once more.

Blood dripped from between Du Qianfang’s fingers.

Zhou Leng rushed forward with a step and delivered a sideways kick, striking Du Qianfang’s abdomen and sending her flying.

Du Qianfang crashed heavily to the ground.

"Ah..." Du Qianfang screamed sharply.

Zhou Leng advanced again, raising his right leg, aiming at Du Qianfang’s head.

"Stop!" The 03 class instructor finally called a halt.

Some people showed a look of reluctance; Zhou Leng’s kick was too fierce.

Du Qianfang was still in the Blood Transporting Period; for an ordinary person, their intestines would have been shattered into several pieces.

"Brute!" Du Qianfang sat on the ground, her hair disheveled.

"Well fought!" Zhou Leng said.

Du Qianfang shook her head and said, "I’m no match for you; you’re really something."

Zhou Leng stepped forward to help Du Qianfang up.

Du Qianfang clutched her stomach, covered her nose, and walked out angrily.

Class 03 students saw Du Qianfang suffer a setback for the first time and lowered their heads to chuckle quietly.

Class 01 students stared at Zhou Leng, reassessing his stepping and combat skills.

Zhou Leng was about to rest when a coach called out.

"Four into two, 0101 Zhou Leng, against 0301 Dai Gangde."

Zhou Leng stood dumbfounded in the simple arena, looking at Dai Gangde, the first of class 03.

A full head taller than himself, with pronounced muscles all over, especially his trap muscles on both sides of his neck, which were extraordinarily thick.

These gave him terrifying anti-strike capabilities.

"Brother De, avenge me!" Du Qianfang called out softly, clutching her stomach.

Zhou Leng took a deep breath; his True Qi was only half remaining.

This Dai Gangde already had abundant True Qi and was waiting in reserve.

Zhou Leng had seen Dai Gangde during military training; his build was too large to excel in endurance events, so he was nothing special.

At the time, he only felt that this person was very stable.

The two stood in the center, clasping fists in salute to each other.

Dai Gangde looked down, with a deep voice saying, "You’re very strong, so I must give it my all."

"Here, there’s only win or lose, nothing else matters," said Zhou Leng.

"Good!"

Dai Gangde suddenly launched an attack, punching towards Zhou Leng.

Zhou Leng dodged, wanting to advance, not expecting Dai Gangde to retreat.

Zhou Leng knew then, he had encountered a true expert.

Zhou Leng stepped into the Eight Trigrams Step, twisting the Cloud Wandering Body Technique, advancing and swaying.

Quick battle, exchanging injury for injury!

Dai Gangde’s eyes narrowed slightly, retreating step by step.

Zhou Leng continued forward, and Dai Gangde continued to retreat.

Several seconds later, at the moment of Zhou Leng’s stepping charge, Dai Gangde stepped out with his left foot, standing firm, and swept high with his right leg.

His enormous build and long legs made it almost impossible for Zhou Leng to dodge while in his stepping charge.

However, Zhou Leng suddenly crouched with the Cloud Wandering Body Technique, not only dodging the kick but also charging in front of Dai Gangde, swinging an uppercut from below in an arc like a full bow.

Tenth form of Mountain Charging Fist, Rising Moon.

Dai Gangde, far above the previous two, knew there was no avoiding it, delivering a punch from above like a falling rock.

Bang!

Bang!

Zhou Leng’s uppercut hit Dai Gangde’s chin, and Dai Gangde’s punch landed on Zhou Leng’s head.

One head tilted backward, the other forward; both bodies fell to the ground.

The spectators paused for a moment and then cheered loudly.

"Beautiful!"

"Evenly matched!"

Zhou Leng saw stars, swaying as he got up.

The tall Dai Gangde first kneeled then stood, his body unstable.

"Again!" Zhou Leng said.

"Again!" Dai Gangde grinned, blood flowing through his teeth.

At that moment, both forgot about the competition and rewards, both eyes burning with intense fighting spirit.

The two circled each other for several steps, facing each other, and Zhou Leng pressed forward.

Zhou Leng’s two feet feinted back and forth, left and right, his form shifting unpredictably while advancing rapidly.

For a moment, Dai Gangde didn’t know where to attack, afraid that missing an attack would expose a gap and lead to a counterattack.

The instructors nodded slightly, Zhou Leng used low strikes against high, advancing strictly according to the textbook stepping techniques.

The King’s Way Battle Technique is the hardest but most correct.

Then, the instructors smiled.

Stepping technique advance, looks ordinary from afar, but once close, it forms immense pressure.

Dai Gangde’s breath suddenly thickened, because in his eyes, Zhou Leng seemed like a wild bull charging forward, ready to send him flying at any moment.

Finally, Dai Gangde couldn’t withstand Zhou Leng’s approaching pressure and was forced to the edge of the ring, testing with a feigned left punch.

Unexpectedly, at the moment he withdrew his hand, Zhou Leng thrust both feet into the ground, his figure sank.

Like a resting buffalo in water, he pushed flat with his right palm.

Dai Gangde’s mouth twitched, forced to change direction to block with his left hand, while his right hand swung a punch at Zhou Leng.

Zhou Leng flipped his right palm, changing from a flat push to an upward lift.

Mystic Tide True Qi surged, firmly striking Dai Gangde’s sluggish left forearm.

Pa!

Excruciating pain spread through Dai Gangde’s forearm, while his right punch missed.

Zhou Leng moved to the front right, delivering two consecutive palms, all hitting Dai Gangde’s left arm.

Dai Gangde’s right hand swung wildly, forcing Zhou Leng back, glancing at his dangling left arm.

"Good!" Dai Gangde suddenly charged forward, thrusting with his left arm, purple lines appeared on the surface.

Zhou Leng immediately understood, Dai Gangde was risking his left arm to fight him.

Zhou Leng swung his palm towards Dai Gangde’s left arm.

Dai Gangde gritted his teeth, ready for his left arm to be injured, his right fist suddenly powered up, punching towards Zhou Leng’s profile.

In the next instant, Zhou Leng’s right palm changed direction, his body sank and bowed, dodging Dai Gangde’s dual punches at an unbelievable speed, rushing to his front.

Eight Trigrams Step’s Stepping Surging Wind.

Cloud Wandering Body Technique’s Sinking Lead Cloud.

A heavy palm, hit in the center of Dai Gangde’s lower abdomen, as his figure swayed, changed from palm to elbow.

The forearm like a horizontal knife, slashed and propped, striking the center of the lower abdomen.

For the previous two people, being consecutively hit like this would have scattered their Qi Blood, body falling apart.

But Dai Gangde, worthy of being the number one in class 03, even with severe abdominal pain, his body retreated, his right punch still surged with True Qi, attacking Zhou Leng’s head.

To his surprise, Zhou Leng didn’t dodge, his body suddenly straightened.

Using his left shoulder to withstand Dai Gangde’s punch, and taking the chance to use the move Two Dragons Emerging from the Water, single palm, in the center of Dai Gangde’s chest.

Dai Gangde leaned back, his right foot kicked out, blocking Zhou Leng’s attack.

He barely stabilized his figure, Zhou Leng attacked again.

The people outside did not expect Zhou Leng to be so fierce.

Dai Gangde shouted explosively, gathering all True Qi, his whole body turned purple, charging straight at Zhou Leng.

This time, he didn’t dodge, fully attacking, exchanging injuries with Zhou Leng.

Zhou Leng’s True Qi was nearly exhausted, likewise reaching out.

Bam bam bam...

The two consecutively hit each other.

Experienced instructors mentally counted the hits, Zhou Leng hit seventeen times, Dai Gangde hit eleven times.

Numerous minor scrapes.

Zhou Leng frequently hit Dai Gangde’s left arm old palm spot, while Dai Gangde hit various spots.

Their figures lightly swayed, techniques distorted, faces covered in blood.

Yet, their strong wills supported them to continue fighting.

Using up Mystic Tide True Qi, True Qi receded, surging back up.

But Dai Gangde was too tenacious, new True Qi nearly depleted.

Suddenly, Zhou Leng seized the opportunity, stepping to Dai Gangde’s left side, grabbing Dai Gangde’s arm with both hands, True Qi surged, suddenly twisted, disabling the arm.

Seeing Zhou Leng about to use the fierce Grappling Technique "Embrace Python and Rip Dragon", with just a pull, could tear off the entire arm, the coach of class 03 hurriedly said: "Stop!"

Zhou Leng released and pushed, body staggered back.

"Strong!" Dai Gangde finished, limping away, left arm drooped lightly swaying.

The crowd looked at Zhou Leng.

Zhou Leng’s left eye swollen, forehead bleeding, mouth bruised, left hand fingers slightly twisted, left shoulder slanted, both arms trembling, bowing, taking deep breaths.

The protective headgear with a worn spot.

"The last match, championship round, 0101 Zhou Leng versus 0201 Xu Kang’an."

Zhou Leng had guessed Xu Kang’an would advance by defeating his opponent early, looked up.

Xu Kang’an had only a bruised corner of his mouth, no other injuries.

A crushing victory.

Not surprising as the first of the Martial Arts Hall.

Xu Kang’an walked over, saying:

"You entered the Blood Transporting Period competition with Qi Nourishing Period, and advanced to the finals, whether in courage or skill, it is admirable."

"I’ve been watching. If your True Qi physique matched mine, not even three of me could defeat you."

"Your True Qi Manipulation level is so high that I feel inspired to learn and seek guidance."

"Unfortunately, you have little True Qi left."

"Unlike military training, in real combat, strength is strength, weakness is weakness, no excuses exist."

Xu Kang’an approached, clasping his fists, saying: "I will go all out!"

Zhou Leng straightened, clasped his fists and said: "No regrets in action."

The crowd watched the two, sighed secretly.

Zhou Leng took a deep breath, feeling the little remaining Mystic Tide True Qi in his body, stepped forward, charged at Xu Kang’an.

His stepping technique slightly chaotic, figure slightly swayed, arms trembled, but, his gaze firm.

Xu Kang’an struck straight, punched at Zhou Leng, withheld thirty percent of his strength.

Zhou Leng raised his palm to block, but unfortunately, True Qi could not hold, instead was blown back by Xu Kang’an, a punch directly to the chest.

Zhou Leng lacked strength, fell back, tried with effort, yet couldn’t stand up.

"The opening assessment combat test ends. Champion, Xu Kang’an. Runner-up, Zhou Leng. Third place, Dai Gangde..."

Zhou Leng lay on the ground, eyes open, fingers moved slightly, gently exhaled.

"I concede." Xu Kang’an said.

"Congratulations." Zhou Leng weakly replied.

Xu Kang’an said: "During the monthly exam, defeating you will be more difficult."

Deng Zhijue ran over, asked: "How is it?"

"Minor injuries, but need bone setting."

"Stretcher!" Deng Zhijue waved.