Chinese martial arts! Grandmaster

Chapter 106: Heroes' Contest! The Battle for the Leader of the Righteous Group
The next few days became very peaceful.

Every day, apart from eating, Chen Jie put everything aside and began to practice his martial arts hard.

Since he broke through to the entry level of meridian cleansing, he has not yet completely consolidated it.

Train your energy and spirit internally, and train your hands, eyes, and body externally!
This is the 'Six-in-One True Meaning' of Chuojiao Kung Fu, which is to integrate the essence, energy and spirit of the 'realm of divine consciousness' with the hands, eyes and body.

After his martial arts breakthrough to the 'Introduction to Meridians Cleansing', the 'Separation of Muscles and Distortion of Bones' technique from the Foot-Punching School was no longer of much use to him.

In Aunt Thirteen's words, his muscles and bones have now been opened up and he has embarked on the path of martial arts training.

After taking the "medicinal supplement" every day, you can stimulate the medicinal properties and strengthen your muscles and bones.

After the training, take a "medicinal bath" to relieve physical fatigue and repair hidden injuries caused by physical training.

Although the [Martial Arts Merit Points] gained from practicing martial arts hard are small, it is still 1 point per hour.

Compared to actual combat training, the efficiency of the [Martial Arts Merit Points] obtained is too low.

but,

Chen Jie, however, never gets tired of it.

This is the basic training for beginners in martial arts. It is essential and there is no shortcut.

Actual combat training can only improve combat effectiveness, but the advancement of martial arts realm requires years of hard training day after day.

"A thousand punches converge into one path. If one path is unblocked, a hundred paths will be unblocked! Whether it's the iron arm fist or the poking foot kung fu, the core is attack and defense at the same time!"

Three days passed in a flash.

Chen Jie's boxing and leg skills merged together and exploded into a punch-and-kick combination.

He jabbed and kicked down, his fists going up.

One attack and one defense, the force suddenly burst out.

Woohoo——!
The air seemed to explode in an instant, and the wooden stakes in the yard made a dull sound when he smashed them.

The speed and power of this combo attack are slightly inferior to Liu Bamei who is at the same level.

However, it is much stronger than Chen Jie's single poking skill.

The fists can be used for attack or defense, and the kicks are unpredictable.

After a dull voice was heard, Chen Jie became very excited.

"Success! I have finally stabilized the state of 'Entry Level of Meridian Cleansing', and entered the second stage of Clumsy Power Transformation!"

Chen Jie closed his eyes slightly and carefully felt the feeling of the burst of power just now.

Looking at the wooden training stake in front of him, he kicked forward and punched hard at the same time.

Punch forward and kick backward, punch backward and kick forward!

The moment his leg power was exhausted, he threw a punch, coordinating the power of his poking kick and iron arm fist, combining offense and defense at the same time.

The force is sometimes fierce and explosive, sometimes sinister and vicious, fierce and fast!

The Iron Arm Fist's Kung Fu is tough and fierce, and is known for its ferocity.

but,

Chen Jie combined the ferocity and viciousness of his punching skills with his poking skills. After he mastered the two skills, his speed became even faster.

boom!
He punched the wooden stake and kicked the bottom of it at the same time!

A double attack, although two moves are used at the same time, the sounds are emitted at the same time.

"So this is what the Nine-turn Chain Power of the Chuo-Kick technique is like? The power must flow through without any pause."

"After a kick, the next move can be a punch, a kick, or an elbow strike!"

"The moves are static, but the person is alive! Chinese martial arts emphasizes intention, and one move can be transformed into a hundred forms."

"But I have only integrated a kick and a punch at the moment, and I am still unable to reach the state of Nine Revolutions Continuous Strength!"

"Follow your heart and be casual, then your strength will be unblocked. Don't force it too much!"

Chen Jie stopped training and thought secretly in his mind.

-

In three days, Ximen Hall developed very rapidly.

Thirteenth Aunt bought houses, land and shops in West Gate and North Gate.

One third of the ten thousand silver dollars had been spent, and more than a hundred more land deeds were obtained.

These properties are really cheap.

Many houses are almost sold for money, which shows what the situation in the entire capital has become.

Although Liu Qi's arm has not yet healed, he has recruited hundreds of people for Ximen Hall in the past three days.

These recruits are not ordinary people, they have all served in the military.

They were in the coastal area of Shandong, and the Daqian army they were with was completely defeated, and even their numbers were lost.

Therefore,
They can only hide their identities and become refugees.

Just like the scarred burly man Chen Jie met on the streets of Tianjin before.

The scarred man and the thin man who robbed Chen Jie's backpack were both skilled in martial arts, but in order to survive, they were willing to do anything, even robbing people on the road.

As long as people face hunger, all moral constraints will be reduced to zero.

Hunger is the last bottom line for human beings. Once the bottom line of hunger is broken, people can do anything.

Therefore,
Food and clothing are the cornerstones of any social stability!
Among these recruits, many have stronger martial arts than Liu Qi, and there are even a few guys who are masters in the late Bronze Skin Ming Jin realm.

In order to accommodate these recruited Ximen Hall elites, Chen Jie specially asked Liu Qi to buy a piece of land in the suburbs and build the Ximen Hall camp.

Although everyone is very busy these days, they don’t slack off in their efforts after coming back every day.

'Medicinal supplements' and 'medicinal baths' can be carried out simultaneously.

Chen Jie's 'entry level of meridian cleansing' was stable, and at the same time, he had mastered the 'keeping oneness' and exerting strength in the spirit refining realm.

Once the chain kicking of poking kung fu is unleashed, one kick follows another, and the whole person has infinite momentum.

The ferocity and dominance of the Iron Arm Fist can be fully demonstrated during training.

Thirteenth Aunt’s martial arts skills have finally reached a crucial step.

Breakthrough!
Her casual move made a sharp whistling sound.

Iron bones and hidden strength!

Every move was light, steady, fierce and domineering—!
When he exerted force, it was like a tiger descending from the mountain, attacking with lightning speed and his kick was invisible.

When the series of kicks are unleashed, the movements are both hard and soft, soft and hard, integrating offense and defense, and are impeccable!

The moment she kicked, her whole body was like a taut bow, and all the strength in her body seemed to be concentrated at one point.

This is the pinnacle of bow power!
At the moment of power explosion, a burst of spiral force can be presented.

Those with dark power - refining qi into spirit!
This is a threshold for martial artists to practice, and also a high level at which they can teach skills to their disciples.

Martial arts are not passed on in vain, Buddha will save those who are destined to be saved!
The Liu family's martial arts skills are known for the rule that "one cannot become a master without strong bones".

Before this, Thirteenth Aunt's martial arts power level was the 'Bronze Skin Bright Power Great Accomplishment Level', so even if she wanted to accept a disciple, she was not qualified.

So Chen Jie joined the Liu family as a disciple, and Thirteenth Aunt could only accept him as a disciple on behalf of the master, making Chen Jie his junior fellow apprentice.

And now,
After she broke through to the Iron Bone Dark Strength realm, she was finally qualified to teach the Liu family's poking skills.

Liu Bamei's progress is also very fast, although she has not yet mastered the power of Ming Jin.

But when Chen Jie competed with her in martial arts, he could only get beaten.

Even though Chen Jie's level of spiritual cultivation is one level higher than Liu Bamei's, his understanding of the power of martial arts is still higher.

Chen Jie, who had only practiced kung fu for a few months, was ultimately no match for Liu Bamei.

this morning,

The four of them had just finished their morning exercise.

A loud voice came from outside the house: "Miss Ji, Liu Qi, the criminal police officer Lei Tuo wants to see you!"

The four of them were stunned when they heard this.

What's up so early in the morning?

I heard a voice coming from outside the door, it was Lei Tuo, the head of the Criminal Investigation Department.

There must be something bad going on when this guy comes here.

The last time he showed up, he arrested Liu Qi and locked him up for four days.

Chen Jie frowned slightly and muttered to himself, but he was not worried.

Today is different from the past!
He now has a "sergeant" badge.

Although he looked down on it, it was at least a member of the Grand Council of the Daqian Dynasty, and it was an official position equivalent to the eighth rank.

Therefore,
His current status and position is higher than that of the captain of the police, Lei Tuo.

Click——!
The door opened, and Lei Tuo nodded and smiled at Aunt Thirteen:
"Ms. Ji, Mr. Chen, good morning, sorry to bother you!"

His tone was very polite and it seemed he was not looking for trouble.

Aunt Thirteen frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, "Captain Lei, you came here so early, is there something wrong?"

Lei Tuo looked up at the injured Liu Qi, and then at Chen Jie.

He just nodded to Chen Jie as a greeting.

Next,
He took out a document, unfolded it, and said to Aunt Thirteen:
"The Criminal Investigation Department has received an order to assist the Military Affairs Department in establishing a 'righteous group'!"

"Five days later, a 'Hero Challenge' will be set up at Ximen Street Square!"

"Lord Xu Shichang will personally preside over this 'Hero Contest' to determine the leader of the 'Xicheng District Righteous Group'!"

"This is a challenge letter to join the 'Hero Tournament'. Please keep it!"

"The main fighters in the 'Hero Tournament' - the Taiping Axe Gang!"

finished,

Lei Tuo stepped back and said, "Deputy Gang Leader Peng, this time the 'Heroic Contest' is a challenge submitted by your Axe Gang. Please tell me the details."

At this time, Chen Jie and Aunt Thirteen turned their attention to the person standing behind Lei Tuo.

This person is not tall and has a restrained aura.

Before, Chen Jie thought that this person was a constable from the Criminal Investigation Department and did not pay any attention to him.

But it is true that this person restrained his aura and stood behind Lei Tuo, appearing very low-key.

Even Aunt Thirteen, a master who had just broken through to the level of 'Iron Bone Dark Power', did not notice this person for a while.

This man has a simple and honest face. If he walked on the street, you would definitely think he was a farmer.

but,

He has a stable center of gravity and good footwork.

And the most noticeable thing is that his temples are bulging, although it is covered by his hair and is not so easy to notice.

but,

After noticing his expression, one can tell at a glance that this person is very good at kung fu!

Thirteenth Aunt obviously knew this person, and couldn't help but take a step back and said coldly:
"Peng Gan from the Taiping Axe Gang, what are you doing here?"

Peng Gan! The deputy leader of the Taiping Axe Gang, with his mastery of the "Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training" Kung Fu, is quite famous in Tianjin!

He is a master at the 'mid-stage Iron Bone Dark Energy' realm, and his peak combat power is not much weaker than that of Yan Hu, the leader of the Axe Gang.

"Miss Ji, long time no see!"

"What happened between your Ji family and Liu family more than ten years ago has nothing to do with me, Peng Gan. You don't have to glare at me. I came here today just to challenge you!"

"Five days later, on Ximen Street, in the Hero Arena, the battle for the leader of the Righteous Group will take place!"

"Come on, accept the challenge and sign the life and death agreement!"

His tone was very calm, quite like that of a master.

Lei Tuo took a step forward, took out the document, and said seriously:
"The Heroic Contest is held by the imperial court to create a 'righteous group' to jointly resist foreign enemies."

finished,

He explained the specific matters of the life and death agreement, as well as the details of the hero competition, to Thirteenth Aunt, Chen Jie and others.

Aunt Thirteen took the challenge, took a look at it, and frowned slightly.

Although she has broken through to the 'Iron Bone Dark Power Realm', it is only in the initial stage, and the realm has not yet been completely stabilized.

If you challenge on the 'Hero Arena', you have no chance of winning.

For a moment, she didn't know whether to answer it or not.

If you accept the 'challenge', you will have to fight in the 'Heroes' Contest' five days later.

If you don't accept it, it means you give up participating in the "Hero Tournament"!
What happens in the underworld is left to the underworld!
Giving up participating in the 'Hero Tournament' means giving up the opportunity to challenge the 'main fighter', the Axe Gang.

Once you give up, there are only two options left.

The first is to disband Ximen Hall, and the second is to surrender to the winner of the Hero Arena. There is no third option.

Because the main fighters in the "Hero Tournament" are the Axe Gang.

Therefore,
The Axe Gang is determined to get the final 'winner'.

In other words, if they do not accept the 'challenge', once the Heroes' Contest is over, Ximen Hall will need to disband, leave the capital, or surrender to the Axe Gang!

Given the family backgrounds of Aunt Thirteen, Liu Qi, and Liu Bamei, it is impossible for them to surrender to the Axe Gang.

Then, they had no choice but to disband and leave the capital.

Aunt Thirteen couldn't help but take a deep breath and turned to look at Chen Jie.

Chen Jie read the "challenge" again and again, and said in a deep voice:
"It is understandable that the imperial court established a righteous group to resist foreign enemies!"

"For those of us who learn martial arts, we can fight with passion and blood to resist the foreigners. Even if we die in battle, it is an honor."

"But your Axe Gang's headquarters is in Tianjin, yet you actually ran to the west gate of the capital and became the main fighter in the 'Hero Tournament'!"

"Any guild that loses in the Hero Tournament must either disband or surrender!"

"What about you, the Axe Gang? If you lose the war, will you disband or surrender?"

Behind the Axe Gang stood the Taiping.

The Taiping had long since surrendered to the Japanese.

Therefore,
Even if the Axe Gang lost, they would not disband, let alone surrender.

In this way, the entire 'Hero Tournament' becomes very unfair.

Peng Gan smiled calmly, looked Chen Jie up and down for a moment, and said:

"You are Master Chen, right? I heard that you were rewarded with the rank of 'Senior Sergeant' by Lord Xu from the Tianjin Military Affairs Office for your contribution to the book!"

"After meeting him today, I can see that Master Chen is indeed a man of great character and talent."

"As expected of a scholar, you are very smart!"

"I originally disdained to answer your question, but since you asked, it doesn't hurt to tell you."

"This time, the Ximen Street 'Heroes Tournament' is sponsored by our Axe Gang with 200 silver dollars."

"If we lose the battle, our Axe Gang will withdraw from the West District of the capital and give the court 500 silver dollars as compensation to support the 'militia'."

"Fair, just, and open! This time, the 'Hero Tournament' will not only be presided over by famous martial arts masters, but also supervised by the Grand Councilor Xu Shichang himself."

"In this Xicheng District 'Heroes Tournament', we, the Taiping Axe Gang, are determined to win!"

"Oh, I forgot to remind you that in addition to Xicheng District, our Taiping has also sponsored the opening of the 'Hero Tournament' in Dongcheng, Beicheng, and Nancheng!"

"We, the Taiping, are going to be the leader of the Righteous Group. Have I made myself clear enough?"

"To borrow a phrase from our Mr. Zhao: If you don't join the Taiping, you will never be a human again!"

"Ha ha ha ha--!"

Peng Gan laughed wildly towards the sky, exuding a domineering aura. A sharp and overbearing aura emanated from him, giving people an infinite sense of oppression.

The Thirteen Guardians practice horizontally!

The most powerful and tough kung fu, as well as the strength of a master in the 'mid-stage Iron Bone Dark Energy' realm, burst out at this moment.

this moment,
Peng Gan's demeanor was completely different from his previous honest appearance.

He is the deputy leader of the Axe Gang and is known to be ruthless and cruel. How could he be honest?

Chen Jie narrowed his eyes and looked up at the other person.

As he had a serious lack of security, he always carried a gun on his waist.

at this time,

He really wanted to shoot this guy to see if his 'Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training' could block his bullet.

Even the Japanese warrior Tuzang Jinzo, who had reached the "Iron Bones and Dark Power High Accomplishment Realm", couldn't block the bullets, so this guy should be in trouble too.

The Thirteen Guardians practiced Kung Fu, and their defensive power was amazing.

but,

No matter how powerful he is, he is still flesh and blood!
In a close-range situation, how could a flesh and blood body possibly block a 9mm Glock pistol?

Unless one is a master-level expert at the 'Yisui Huajin Realm', he can predict with his sixth sense and avoid the muzzle of the gun before firing.

Otherwise, no one can withstand the attack of bullets with flesh and blood.

However, standing next to him was Lei Tuo, the head of the Criminal Investigation Department.

Chen Jie naturally wouldn't pull out his gun easily, so as not to get himself into trouble.

Next, Chen Jie picked up the "challenge" again, took a closer look at it and said:

"Heroes' Arena, a life-and-death duel! We accept the challenge."

"If Yan Hu, the leader of your Axe Gang, wants to become the leader of the Righteous Group, it depends on whether he has the ability to do so!"

finished,

Chen Jie accepted the "challenge" and signed the death warrant.

Aunt Thirteen saw Chen Jie signed and without saying anything, she also stepped forward and signed her name.

Peng Gan smiled and said to Aunt Thirteen:
"Miss Ji, see you at Ximen Street Square in five days!"

"Mr. Zhao from our Taiping misses Miss Ji very much."

"Haha - Captain Lei, let's go to the next one!"

Upon hearing this, Lei Tuo said politely to Chen Jie and Aunt Thirteen:
"Mr. Chen, Miss Ji, I'm leaving first. Please forgive me if I have offended you!"

He was just an official, so Chen Jie naturally wouldn't show any displeasure to him.

After a while,

Lei Tuo put away the "life and death statement" document, followed Peng Gan, and went to the next force to issue a "challenge"!
The surroundings quickly became quiet and the atmosphere was very depressing.

Five days later, in the hero arena, the battle for the leader of the "righteous group" will begin!
Aunt Thirteen looked up at Chen Jie, wanting to say something, but she hesitated for a moment and said nothing.

Liu Qi lowered his head and remained silent, not saying a word.

He has been brave and aggressive since he was young and likes to solve problems with force.

but,

He never acts rashly, but is very careful and cautious.

He is always cautious and never provokes those he cannot defeat.

Liu Bamei was fine, she still followed Chen Jie heartlessly.

As long as it was Chen Jie's decision, she would not have any other opinions at all.

Ever since Aunt Thirteen mentioned to her that she wanted to marry her to her junior brother.

Although he hadn't had time to say it, Chen Jie hadn't promised anything.

but,

In Eighth Sister's heart, Chen Jie is already her husband.

Even if her junior fellow apprentice asked her to die, she would have no complaints.

Aunt Thirteen sighed and said in a deep voice:
"Junior brother! The leader of the Axe Gang, Yan Hu, and the deputy leader, Peng Gan, are both top masters of Iron Bone Dark Power."

"They are brothers, and they are all equipped with the 'Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training', which makes them indestructible. Even for a master at the Iron Bone Dark Strength Great Perfection stage, it would be very difficult to defeat them."

"If we don't break through their weak point of 'Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training', there is no way we can defeat them."

"If I lose, remember not to act stubbornly, leave the capital, and head south. Remember!"

Chen Jie narrowed his eyes and said, "If we break through their 'Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training', will they not be much of a threat?"

There is a very obvious characteristic of practicing horizontal hard skills. As long as you break through the weak point, you will be defeated and injured!

Thirteenth Aunt shook her head and said, "That being said, it is not easy to break through the horizontal training hard skills of a strong man who is above the middle stage of the Iron Bone Dark Energy."

Chen Jie fell into deep thought.

No guns allowed!

Since this is a 'hero competition', there are people watching all around, so I definitely can't use guns.

Before Chen Jie accepted the "challenge" and signed a life-and-death agreement, he originally thought that he would wait for Aunt Thirteen to fight with the opponent one kilometer away from the "Hero Arena" and then kill the opponent with a sniper rifle.

The power of the Barrett is such that it can easily snipe and kill a tiger from a kilometer away.

Since Chen Jie dares to take up the fight, he naturally won't be afraid.

The Axe Gang wanted to become the leader of the "righteous group", and he had the same plan.

but,

Now that I have calmed down, I realize that using the Barrett to snipe the opponent is not appropriate.

If you want to convince everyone and become the leader of the "righteous group", you must defeat the Axe Gang fairly.

How can we break through the "Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training" without using a gun!?

Of course, using a gun is the worst option.

Now that the challenge has been accepted and there is no other choice, using the Barrett sniper rifle to kill the two leaders of the Axe Gang can only be the last option.

Chen Jie was lost in thought. How could he break the Thirteen Guardians' hard training skills in the arena?
suddenly,
Chen Jie's eyes suddenly lit up when he remembered the two electric batons he brought with him.

Depend on!
Modify two sets of 'High Simulation Lightning Boxing Gloves', with a momentary voltage of tens of thousands of volts, let's see if your 'Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training' can withstand it! ?

This thing is very ruthless. If an adult wild boar is electrocuted by it, it will become stiff on the spot!

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Chen Jie's face——!
(End of this chapter)