Turbid World: Martial Arts Master of the Republic of China Era, I Cultivate Immortality!

Inside the courtyard of the Su Family Martial Arts School.

"It seems your fellow disciples can't offer you much help..." Su Ming looked helplessly at his disciples in the courtyard, who had suffered varying degrees of physical injuries.

Yes, his disciples all suffered minor injuries of varying degrees. Oh, by the way, his disciple Lü Ran's injuries appeared to be the most severe.

The other trainees suffered the least physical injuries!

Of course, serious as it may be, Lü Ran's strength will definitely increase after this incident, even though he feels very unhappy about it.

"They were a great help to me..."

Zhao Zheng said that although he didn't feel any difficulty fighting against this group of people, his combat experience had indeed increased a lot.

To sum it up in one sentence:

Mosquitoes are meat no matter how small they are.

"That's not enough..."

Su Ming shook his head in denial, and as always, before he finished speaking, his foot moved first, but this movement was different from Lü Ran's.

As soon as Su Ming moved, Zhao Zheng saw him appear in front of him in a bizarre, frame-by-frame manner, as if possessed by Fu Lie.

No, it's not a frame jump to his face!

Instead, he's gone!

No, it wasn't that he had passed away; it was Su Ming's influence from the state of effortless movement, where Su Ming was using the perfected state of "Following the Current" to influence him.

It made him recall his past thoughts!

Seeing Su Ming's "the sea doesn't discriminate, it's always there" attitude, Zhao Zheng inexplicably thought of being neither on the other shore nor in the middle.

A thousand thoughts flashed by in an instant, but by the time Zhao Zheng reacted, it was too late; Su Ming had already thrown a punch.

Su Ming started with the Deep Abyss, one of the most powerful moves in the Surging Wave Fist, but his performance was completely different from Lü Ran's.

When Lü Ran used the Abyss technique, he presented a state of "the tide is the tide, I am me, the move is complete, but the form and spirit are not yet one".

Therefore, Su Ming's move, "Sinking Abyss," clearly achieved the meaning of "unity of form and spirit, the dark tide is me, and I am the dark tide."

Su Ming's punch was uneventful and lacked any real force, yet it still caused Zhao Zheng to momentarily lose his composure.

In that moment of clarity, he seemed to see a calm sea, as smooth as a mirror, exuding a sense of tranquility and peace.

But when Zhao Zheng looked down, he was shocked to find that the undercurrent had already wrapped around his ankle, which made his pupils shrink.

He perked up.

He suddenly crossed his arms and blocked forward!

bang——

With a punch, fist and arm collided, and a terrifying shockwave exploded, creating visible ripples of energy that stirred up the water in the courtyard, turning it into a curtain of rain. The unique triple force of the killing move, "Abyss's Depth," erupted with a thunderous roar.

Bang! Bang! Bang—

First, lock the gate; second, crush the bones; third, seize the spirit!

The three forces erupted at the same moment, fully demonstrating that the receding tide is not merciful, the deep silence is not desolate, and your bones serve as anchors to sink me to the bottom of the sea.

Thump! Thump! Thump—

Zhao Zheng retreated seven steps before stopping. He looked at his sleeves, which had been torn apart by Su Ming's fist, but his expression remained unchanged.

"Senior brother..."

He didn't mean anything by it, but he inexplicably felt like cursing at Su Ming for bullying the younger man like this!

"...Next, I will suppress my strength to the same level as you. I hope you won't disappoint me, junior brother!"

Su Ming chuckled as he spoke, but inwardly he cursed Zhao Zheng as a freak. His punch had triple force, and most people would have been in unbearable pain after being hit by it, but Zhao Zheng seemed completely unaffected.

"No, it's just so happens that Junior Brother also has a move called 'Sinking Abyss,' and hopes Senior Brother can give him some pointers..." Zhao Zheng said with a smile.

Before he could finish speaking, he dashed forward, using the perfected "Following the Current" movement technique to instantly appear in front of Su Ming!

"Abyss of Depths - Azure Profound Devouring Life!"

Zhao Zheng gave a light shout as a reminder, which was also a decree for him to activate the Spirit-Eating Vortex, which was formed from the Azure Dragon of the Four Symbols of Liver Wood and could devour all life.

In his view, the sea is not a single entity; the five elements can also be found within it. For example, the waves that destroy cliffs that have stood for thousands of years represent the sea moving mountains to become the element of earth.

The sea, eroded by tides and refined through countless trials, embodies the virtue of metal. The sea, concealing the flames of the deepest hells, embodies the virtue of fire. The sea, nurturing all life, embodies the virtue of wood. Vast and formless, the sea's true nature embodies the virtue of water.

The sea possesses five virtues and five elements. Those who possess the five elements can naturally exert the power of the five energies. This is the principle behind Zhao Zheng's punch.

The fist was unleashed without form, like an undercurrent surging. Although it did not fully demonstrate the meaning of "form and spirit as one, I am the undercurrent, and the undercurrent is me" as Su Ming did, it still fully demonstrated Shen Yuan's unique ability to conceal his killing intent.

Furthermore, as Zhao Zheng circulated the liver wood qi within his body using the Five Qi Supreme Classic, and mobilized the withered wood's life-giving power of the Azure Dragon of the Four Symbols, a bluish-black color appeared on his fist.

The bluish-black color was like mist and light. This light was neither blood nor poison, but rather the corrosive light of wood qi reaching its extreme and decaying, and life force reaching its extreme and being taken away.

retreat!

You must get a refund!

This was Su Ming's idea when facing Zhao Zheng's punch that exuded the intent to devour life. However, his disciples and students behind him were all watching, so how could he possibly retreat? He could only raise the defensive stance of the Surging Wave Fist to block it!

We've been waiting for you to block our way!

Zhao Zheng's fist stance remained unchanged, but his fist technique changed. He used the "Three Waves Combo" technique from the "Surging Waves Fist" to blast at Su Ming's arms as he tried to block.

Thud! Thud! Thud—

Three punches in a row, one punch followed by three punches in a row, the onslaught like a storm forced Su Ming to stagger back several steps before finally stopping.

The pounding caused the water that should have fallen to the ground in the courtyard to turn into a curtain of rain again, leaving Lü Ran and the others dumbfounded.

No,

Is this martial arts master really only practicing for a few days?

Lu Ran and the others knew that the differences between people were enormous, but... the current situation made them feel that the differences seemed ridiculously large.

They've only practiced for a few days and they've already managed to defeat their master? That's... unbelievable.

Even if Su Ming suppressed his strength, his original realm was still there, and they could never gain the upper hand when sparring with him!

Unlike Zhao Zheng, who not only knocked Su Ming back, but also seemed to have developed his own killing move based on the way Zhao Zheng punched him.

"You little brat, you're using me as practice material..."

Su Ming stopped his retreat, feeling the few remaining vital energy and blood within his body being corroded and devoured, and then charged forward again.

Bang! Bang! Bang—

Lu Ran and the others, who had retreated to the corner of the wall and the door, only saw Zhao Zheng and Su Ming turn into two blurry afterimages and keep colliding.

Each collision was accompanied by a dull, loud thud, which caused the water that had not yet touched the ground in the yard to burst into a spray.

The mist obscured the sky and blurred the view, changing with each exchange of blows, much like the thick fog on an autumn or winter morning.

As the two clashed, they unleashed a barrage of deadly moves from the Listening Tide Sword Technique and the Surging Wave Fist.

At first, Lü Ran clearly noticed that Zhao Zheng was at a disadvantage and was being suppressed by Su Ming, but soon he found that Zhao Zheng's disadvantage had disappeared or had been reduced.

"Is this... really a human being...?"

Lu Ran's expression was blank as he muttered to himself. He thought his talent was already quite good, but compared to Zhao Zheng, he found his talent to be utterly inadequate.

In other words, Zhao Zheng doesn't have a game system, otherwise, lines of text would be constantly refreshing above his head.

Battle experience +1000

Battle experience +1000

Battle experience +1000...

"This kid... is he even human...?"

While sparring with Zhao Zheng, Su Ming was shocked to realize that Zhao Zheng was like a fighting machine with an abnormally powerful memory.

Zhao Zheng would remember every move he used, and when he used the same move a second time, Zhao Zheng would counterattack... and even begin to break it!

The battle didn't last long, only a few minutes, and ended when Zhao Zheng said "Stop." Su Ming stopped in surprise and asked.

"Why did you stop fighting?"

"..."

What do you say?

How dare you ask that!

Zhao Zheng silently thought about how Su Ming had deliberately punched him several times with unequal strength, and shook his head expressionlessly, saying to his petty senior brother.

"Don't bite off more than you can chew; that's enough for today!"

"Okay, remember to continue tomorrow!"

"good!"

I'll beat your apprentice again tomorrow!

Zhao Zheng silently made up his mind...