With all these qualities, I will eventually become immortal.

Chapter 53 Preparing for the Ranked Match

Peak Martial Arts Hall.

[Liu Sanduo, the master of Extreme Fist] is giving sparring to his newly accepted disciple, Chen Xuewu.

"Xue Wu, you're progressing very quickly. Have you seen the roster for this ranking competition?"

Chen Xuewu continued working, and after a moment's thought, he said loudly:
"Master, I've checked, getting first place shouldn't be a problem."

Liu Sanduo intercepted his fist and separated the two with a single wave of his hand.

"I don't need to worry about your strength in martial arts, but you still need to keep a steady mindset."

"There are a few people who have mastered hidden strength that are worth paying attention to, because hidden strength is hard to defend against."

"I don't care much about winning or losing. What's more important is not getting injured. We need to have a long-term perspective and not compete for temporary advantages or disadvantages."

"Disciple understands."

My master shared the same thoughts as me; he was steady by nature and not a reckless person.

Liu Sanduo took out the list of underage students from his mouth, took out a pen and circled and marked it. When he stopped at the list of Wuxian Martial Arts School, his hand stopped moving.

Although there are quite a few martial arts schools in Yong'an City, most of them are specializing in the Xiangxing style, and there are only three Xingyi martial arts schools.

The Infinite Martial Arts School is the leading elder brother of the Xingyi School in Yong'an City.

Both being martial artists practicing Xingyi Quan within the city, Luo Guanyun possessed superior strength, hence Liu Sanduo addressed him as "elder brother."

"Xue Wu, this guy is called Meng Chuan. Keep an eye on him. We have a good relationship with the Wuxian Martial Arts Academy. If you run into him, go easy on him and give him some face."

"Yes, Master. If he runs into me, I'll make sure he loses with some dignity."

"Wow, Senior Brother is awesome!"

After losing to Meng Chuan several times, Le Ping has completely become the second-in-command of the senior brother.

As for who number one is, it is of course Wang Yue.

"Little Lezi, you're not so good either. You could hold your own for a few moves before, but now that Brother Chuan'er has only made a slight move, you can't even handle it?"

Le Ping was furious and dragged Wang Yue toward the arena.

"You're pretty arrogant. Come up with me and let's have a go at it."

Wang Yue was no match for Le Ping, and struggled desperately, shouting:

"Where are my bodyguards? Come quick, someone's hitting me!"

The bodyguard pretended not to see it and turned his eyes away.

The special gloves he wore had spikes at the front that opened and closed involuntarily, representing his inner turmoil.

"Forget it, we can't kill him anyway. The boss said we should give Young Master Wang as many opportunities as possible to train."

The martial arts ranking competition is about to be held, and recently, Instructor Liu Ru has been too busy to train him.

The other person was obsessed, practicing punches and kicks at the martial arts gym every day, arriving earliest and leaving latest.

Meng Chuan thought to himself:
"Sister Ru probably wants to make a good impression on her master."

Instructor Liu Ru has been good to me. She often teaches me boxing and gives me practice moves when she has free time. I should put in a good word for her with my master.

If the master can accept her as a personal disciple, having a senior sister would actually be quite nice.

Unable to bear watching Le Ping punish Wang Yue, Meng Chuan entered the Qi and Blood Testing Room when it was empty.

[Qi and Blood Value: 9.86 → 10.60]

Although I am still in the beginner stage of Luo's Eight Extremes and have not yet broken through to proficiency.

However, as a top-tier second-rate boxing style, it has an excellent effect on promoting the growth of Qi and blood, and Meng Chuan's Qi and blood value has improved by a lot.

Meng Chuan walked out of the Qi and Blood Testing Room.

"There's still some time to prepare before the competition starts. I'm just a little short of perfecting it. If I can master the Luo Family Bajiquan, then I'll be in a strong position."

In his first competition in front of his mentor, Meng Chuan's only goal was to win first place; there was no second place.

"Next, I'll practice the inch step technique and try to perfect it in the next couple of days. I'm also getting better and better at the cannon fist technique lately, and I'm not far from breaking through my limits."

"Luo's Bajiquan is the key to victory, and we must devote the most time to it. Also, there is stance training. We should try not to stop stance training for even a day. If we stop once, we will have to do it again."

Meng Chuan felt he was far too busy, with so many martial arts to practice; he wished there were 48 hours in a day. Seven days later, inside the Infinite Martial Arts Hall.

Liu Ru hasn't had time to teach students lately, so Wang Dong and Le Ping are temporarily taking over her duties and helping to teach the new students who haven't yet mastered the skills.

Wang Dong is getting old and doesn't like to show off.

Le Ping jumped onto the wooden stake, his hands alternating between punches with great fluidity, his footwork as graceful as a dragon or snake, making the new trainees below watch with shining eyes.

"Brother Yue is awesome!"

"Is this the Cannon Fist? It's amazing!"

"Brother Le is invincible! Is this a humanoid cannon? He could probably punch a tree right through it!"

Le Ping was ashamed and hurriedly defended himself:

"I'm not invincible at all, I wouldn't dare to talk nonsense."

The new trainee was puzzled.

Wang Dong, standing to the side, lazily explained:
"You've only been here for two days, and you haven't even met Senior Brother Meng Chuan yet."

He was already a seasoned veteran, and he didn't feel embarrassed at all when calling Meng Chuan, who was much younger than him, "senior brother."

"Brother Meng is truly amazing. He mastered the Cannon Fist at the age of 16, perfected the Inch Step, and achieved the Hidden Strength."

"One punch could really pierce right through a big tree."

The new recruits were utterly shocked; most of them were even older than Meng Chuan.

"Is that human being?"

Seeing that Meng Chuan was not there, Le Ping took over the role for him.

"Before you entered the martial arts world, seeing Brother Chuan'er was like a frog at the bottom of a well looking up at the moon; after you entered the sect, seeing Brother Chuan'er was like a mayfly gazing at the blue sky!"

"You're such a smooth talker, Xiao Le! I'm getting so nauseous."

Before seeing the person, one could hear their voice.

"Are you looking for a beating? You fatso, you're sabotaging me again!"

"Huh? You dare to lay a hand on me, little Lezi? Look who's behind me!"

Wang Yue ran up to Le Ping and arrogantly raised his head to meet his gaze.

At this moment, Liu Ru and Meng Chuan were slowly walking over from a distance.

Upon seeing the arrival of the martial arts school's legendary figure, both new and old students immediately became excited.

"Big Brother!"

"I feel like Brother Meng has gotten even stronger!"

Someone whispered:
"That's it! That's exactly it! Is this the aura of a strong person? I'm suffocating!"

Meng Chuan smiled and responded to everyone's greetings:
"Hello everyone, it's been a long time."

Because of the competition these past few days, Liu Ru also benefited from Meng Chuan's help, and trained with him at Luo Guanyun's home for a few days.

During the special training, Liu Ru was completely impressed by Meng Chuan.

He was improving every minute and every second; his opponent seemed like a tireless boxing machine.

Once, Meng Chuan got inspired while boxing and kept practicing until 1 a.m.

After finishing, I realized I hadn't practiced the stance yet, so I stubbornly stood up until 5 a.m., then slept for six hours before getting up to continue practicing.

When you're tired, take some medicinal herbal paste to replenish your energy; when you're sleepy, take a half-hour nap to rest.

In the final days of the special training, Luo Guanyun couldn't help but force him to rest.

“I wasn’t this ruthless when I was young. This kid is damn solid and not bad.”

Meng Chuan had a rare good night's sleep yesterday because today was the day of the lottery.

The training results during this period were extremely impressive, and looking back now, he doesn't know how he managed to persevere.

"I must be worthy of this extraordinary stats. If I'm not smart enough, then I'll earn it through hard work!"

(End of this chapter)