Atlas of Heaven and Man

Chen Chuan's attacks weren't as reckless as they were when facing Hong Fu. Instead, he was very cautious, knowing that breaking through Zheng Tongtong's defense required strategy and skill.

After a few exchanges, he realized how solid Zheng Tongtong's fundamentals were. Every attack and parry was flawless, without any openings.

He felt a strange illusion, as if he were facing a round iron ball. No matter where he attacked, it was the same, impossible to find any weakness.

From the start of the fight, Zheng Tongtong had been defending. It wasn't that she wasn't counterattacking, but that she was waiting for the right opportunity.

Chen Chuan could sense that she had probably noticed that he also had a portion of his power that he hadn't used yet, so she was using the exchange of blades to wait for the gap in his mutated tissue switching.

Even with two sets of mutated tissues to alternate between, there would always be a connection between them. Even if the mutated tissues could be used separately without restraint, the power exertion was still based on the same bones and muscles. Forcibly pulling them against each other would only injure oneself, and a slight pause was unavoidable.

If an attack were to cut in at this moment, he would be extremely passive.

Chen Chuan didn't stop his offensive because of this. At the same time, he was also searching for gaps in Zheng Tongtong's power flow through the exchange of blades.

But soon he discovered that the latter's connection gaps were extremely elusive, seemingly wrapped in layers of cover, and without a fixed pattern. He immediately realized that behind this was a complete set of sophisticated breathing and power coordination, something he hadn't learned yet.

In that case, the only way to break the situation was probably to wait for the opponent to attack.

Because the moment of attack was also the moment when flaws were revealed, and perhaps an opportunity could be found then.

After the two had exchanged blows for more than half an hour, Zheng Tongtong suddenly quickened her blade, as if the blade in her hand had transformed into a swift shadow, slashing three times in succession.

This happened to cut into the gap between Chen Chuan's mutated tissue handover, and these three slashes weren't aimed at attacking, but at injecting wave after wave of power into his body.

After the first mutated tissue instinctively unloaded the force, the other set of mutated tissue replaced it, and another force immediately came in, forcing it to unload again. But when the third slash came, the first mutated tissue, which had already absorbed the force, couldn't be mobilized, and clearly couldn't keep up with the rhythm.

At this point, under normal circumstances, there was no way to resist. Even if he released the restraints on the mutated tissue at this moment, he wouldn't have enough time to exert sufficient force.

However, seeing that it seemed impossible to resist, he still made this choice, but this time it wasn't to incite emotions and increase combat power, but to use this action to mobilize those more subtle mutated tissues that were usually harder to reach, forcibly moving the already deflected long blade back a little.

With a clang, the force shook him back several steps, but even after reaching a distance, he still straightened his stance.

After Zheng Tongtong's three slashes, she also seemed unable to continue. She looked at Chen Chuan with some surprise, then gave him a thumbs up and praised sincerely, "Junior, you blocked beautifully!"

Teacher Zheng smiled and said, "Not bad, not bad. Okay, let's stop here for now."

Chen Chuan slowly exhaled. This forced mobilization just now, in a low-state expression, was relying on the recent strengthening of his internal organs and tendons. But even so, he could feel bursts of soreness and irritability, and many of the subtle mutated tissues that he didn't usually use seemed to have torn a lot.

Because of the distribution and function of the mutated tissues, it was of course impossible for them to be completely uniform. Naturally, there were strengths and weaknesses. Forcibly mobilizing those that weren't strong enough would of course produce this result, but this problem wasn't impossible to solve in the future, especially after this time, he would definitely find a way to strengthen them.

Teacher Zheng walked over and said to him, "I saw just now that you have realized the secret of mutated tissue replacement. This is very good, because the two sets of offensive and defensive power techniques that I taught you, using different mutated tissues, were prepared for this."

"But the method you came up with yourself may be very suitable for you, but I still see shortcomings, so I will tell you what I know about the power and breathing techniques here. You can absorb and ponder them to use them better. There are many key things here, listen carefully."

This time, he not only gave verbal guidance, but also used the Boundary Manifestation, listing patterns of mutated tissues on the light screen, demonstrating how to exert force in various parts of the mutated tissue, how to adjust and change, and what kind of breathing method should be used to cooperate, so that the fighter can transition between mutated tissues more naturally.

The coordination of power and breathing is necessary to use the techniques. Chen Chuan's previous switching only had power, and there was almost no suitable breathing coordination. Now that he had heard these, he immediately understood, and he believed that if he were to go on stage again, he would never be like he was just now.

In addition to these, Teacher Zheng also told him a series of power exertion techniques such as accumulating momentum, folding, guiding down, and emptying, and finally said:

"I have taught you almost all the key points of power application and breathing techniques. If you only aim for the assessment, then you are now enough to pass, but if you want to pursue higher goals, then it is far from enough."

Chen Chuan nodded. He knew very well that it was impossible to learn all these things at once. He was just swallowing them whole right now. He had to go through a long period of training and constantly fight against enemies to experience and comprehend them before he could gradually digest them into his own skills.

Moreover, he couldn't find a sparring partner as good as Zheng Tongtong anywhere else, so of course he wouldn't miss this rare opportunity.

Teacher Zheng saw the firm look in his eyes and said with relief, "I can see that you don't want to be limited to this, which is very good. Then the remaining courses this semester will focus on practical application and intensive training. I won't limit the time. You can come over anytime except on rest days."

Chen Chuan nodded and said, "Okay, thank you, Teacher Zheng."

"Then let's continue training."

Chen Chuan said okay, stepped forward with his saber, and continued to practice with Zheng Tongtong, experiencing and digesting what he had just learned in actual combat.

In the following days, he traveled back and forth between the Xuangong Building and Teacher Zheng's residence, and the time gradually came to the end of March.

That day, on the public channel shared by him, Wu Bei, and Lao Qi, he saw a photo posted by Lao Qi, which was a photo of him and a little girl, presumably his daughter, with a birthday cake in front of them. Lao Qi looked rather頹廢 on the outside, but the little girl was quite cute and made a funny face at the photo.

Chen Chuan looked at the time. It should have been yesterday. He asked, "Lao Qi, how are you doing recently?"

"I'm fine. I paid some money for that penalty order and it's over. Now I can accept commissions again. But I heard that after the Golden Shrimp Team disappeared, it seems that no one has been accepting those abnormal commissions recently."

Wu Bei then spoke up, "Brother Chen, don't worry, I'm keeping an eye on things for you."

Chen Chuan said, "With you here, Brother Wu, I'm relieved." At this moment, he thought of something, "Lao Qi, do you know where to buy things that children like?"

It had been almost two months since he arrived in Central City. He planned to send some Central City goods to his aunt, uncle, and cousins. Although he could find anything on the Boundary Manifest, most of the things recommended on it were relatively expensive.

The most ⊥ new ⊥ small ⊥ say ⊥ in ⊥ six ⊥ 9 ⊥⊥ book ⊥⊥ bar ⊥⊥ first ⊥ hair!

Lao Qi said, "I know this. Brother Chen, I'll send you an address. You can't go wrong buying things there."

Before long, Chen Chuan received an address on the Boundary Manifest. It was a place called 'Baoguo Market' and was located next to the Yinglu District.

He looked at the sky. It had been raining intermittently for the past few days, but now it was a rare clear sky. He thought he might as well go and take care of things now.

So he changed his clothes, left the Xuangong Building, and took the tram all the way to this market. He indeed found that the things here were quite complete, and not only goods from Central City, but also products from surrounding remote cities could be found here.

This saved him from running around. He first bought scarves and gloves for his aunt and uncle, a set of men's and women's hats, and a Central City-produced pipe, ashtray, and good tobacco recommended by Lao Qi specifically for his uncle.

For his aunt, he bought a bundle of fine fabric, a set of exquisite porcelain tea sets, and local food specialties from the cities around Central City. For his cousins, he bought several cans of candy, scattered toys, and small objects.

In addition, he saw a beautiful record player that no one was interested in, so he simply bought it. The shopkeeper also thoughtfully included many records.

He also conveniently selected a pair of Central City-produced dazzling decorative sunglasses for Cheng Zitong, paid for everything together, and entrusted the delivery service. However, for safety reasons, he did not fill in the address and directly filled in the Bao Feng District Patrol Bureau as the delivery location.

When he came out, the sky was a little gloomy again. He quickened his pace and entered the station in time before it started raining. While waiting for the train, Wu Bei's voice came from the Boundary Manifest: "Brother Chen, it seems that someone is using a Boundary Point Field to monitor you."

Chen Chuan's eyes flickered slightly and asked, "Are you sure?"

Wu Bei said, "Although it's done very discreetly, the same frequency has appeared around Brother Chen several times. It's not a coincidence."

Chen Chuan hummed, "Can you tell where they are?"

Wu Bei said, "That person is very cautious. They are here for a while and gone for a while. I was afraid of alarming them, so I didn't rush to track them."

Chen Chuan said, "No need to rush, just find an opportunity."

"Okay."

Chen Chuan's first thought was Wei Wusheng. There was definitely a Resonance User working with Wei Wusheng, and there might even be a force supporting him behind the scenes, otherwise he wouldn't be able to do those things.

At this moment, the tram in front of him pulled into the station. He got up from his seat, carrying the Xue Jun Saber, and followed the crowd into the carriage.

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