Gou Zai Wudao Shi Lian Shen

Shen Shijun made the first move.

Instead of launching a sudden attack, he lightly touched the ground with his toes, his entire body moving like a crane skimming the water, silently approaching Lu Chen.

Start with Iron Crane Palm.

The palms are positioned one in front of the other, one in a feint and the other in a solid gesture.

The first palm strike was aimed at Lu Chen's shoulder.

The palm tip is like a crane's beak, coming swiftly and cunningly.

Lu Chen's gaze remained calm, his feet did not retreat, and his right arm slumped and rose, his fist and arm coiling like a dragon's tail, deflecting the palm to the outside.

Shen Shijun's gaze remained unchanged, and his second palm strike aimed directly at Lu Chen's wrist.

This palm strike was even more insidious.

But Lu Chen spread his arms, his shoulders leading his elbows, and his elbows leading his wrists, the force flowing like a ring, and the Azure Dragon from the Azure Dragon Tongbei Fist coiled out with the force.

With a flick of his wrist, he deflected Shen Shijun's palm strike.

Shen Shijun's third palm strike followed immediately, the force of which suddenly dropped, striking Lu Chen's chest directly.

The three palms are aligned in a line: one palm strikes the shoulder, one palm locks the wrist, and one palm targets the chest.

The onlookers only saw a flash of palm shadows before Shen Shijun had already made three moves.

"Such fast palm technique!"

"As expected of Shen Shijun, the Iron Crane Palm Master!"

Chen Chong's palms tightened as he watched.

The Xu family members smiled.

But the next moment, everyone's expression changed slightly.

Because Lu Chen's arms were like a dragon coiling around his body, and his fists moved in a continuous, circular motion, he easily deflected all three of Shen Shijun's attacks.

Shen Shijun's eyes finally narrowed slightly.

Lu Chen's every move was controlled and executed with ease, clearly demonstrating that he had mastered the Azure Dragon Tongbei Fist and had at least reached the level of mastery.

Between moves, Shen Shijun said, like an elder commenting on a junior, "Your Azure Dragon Tongbei Fist is quite good."

"It's just not bad..."

Lu Chen spoke, his voice not loud, but like a blade slicing through the river wind, carrying a hint of coldness.

The next moment, his fist suddenly changed its stance.

The Azure Dragon Tongbei Fist, which had been coiling and turning, suddenly switched from defense to offense.

Lu Chen's feet trembled slightly on the bluestone, his blood and qi flowed into his arms, and the Azure Dragon Force was awakened in his fists.

He threw a punch.

A dragon's roar pierces the sun!

Once the fist strike was complete, it was like a dragon raising its head, breaking through the clouds and piercing the sun, aiming straight for Shen Shijun's face.

Shen Shijun's expression changed drastically.

The speed and power of this punch suddenly increased.

He quickly withdrew his palms to defend, placing them together in front of him.

boom!

Fist and palm touch.

A muffled thunderclap seemed to echo from the riverbank.

A sudden gust of wind exploded, causing the willow branches along the river to tremble violently. Several willow leaves were swept into the air and torn apart by the force of the blow.

Shen Shijun felt a sudden weight on his palm.

Immediately afterwards, a surge of powerful energy shot into his arm from his palm.

It's not brute force that causes everything to fall apart upon impact.

Instead, it progressed in layers, with the initial force not dissipating before the subsequent force arrived, as if a dragon had truly crashed into his arms, turning and churning between his muscles and bones.

His arm suddenly went numb, his sleeve ripped open, and then a sharp pain struck.

They couldn't stop retreating, and the bluestone was trampled into countless cracks.

A gasp of surprise erupted from the crowd:

"What?"

"Lu Chen knocked Shen Shijun back with a single punch!"

The smiles on the faces of the Xu family members froze.

Chen Chong suddenly clenched his fist, his eyes bursting with barely suppressed joy.

"Great punch!"

He couldn't help but whisper a warning.

Shen Shijun raised both palms.

His palms trembled slightly, and the veins on the back of his hands bulged. The force from earlier still lingered between his arm bones, causing his muscles to ache faintly.

He stared intently at Lu Chen, disbelief appearing in his eyes for the first time.

"Azure Dragon Force?"

"You've mastered the Azure Dragon Force?!"

The moment those words were uttered, the surrounding discussions exploded like sparks falling into boiling oil.

"Azure Dragon Force?"

"Isn't that the kind of power that can only be generated by practicing the Azure Dragon Tongbei Fist to its extreme?"

As the signature martial art of the Canglong Tongbei Fist, it is familiar to everyone.

This style of boxing emphasizes the power generated through the entire arm, with the shoulder, elbow, wrist, and fist connected layer by layer, making it flexible and versatile, but also the most difficult to master.

An ordinary disciple might not be able to grasp the basics even after several months.

To master the skill, it takes at least three to five years of hard work.

As for the perfect state, where the fist technique penetrates to the bone and the power transforms into a dragon, it cannot be achieved simply by spending time.

It requires extremely high martial arts talent.

But how old is Lu Chen in front of us?

Seventeen years old!

A young man who had been expelled from the Hidden Dragon Martial Arts School actually unleashed the Azure Dragon Force in front of everyone.

Shen Shijun even doubted that he had misperceived something.

But the lingering pain in his palms and arm bones clearly told him this.

That is the Azure Dragon Force.

His face was solemn, and his voice was several decibels lower.

"How could someone your age have mastered the Azure Dragon Tongbei Fist to this level?"

Lu Chen smiled: "Perhaps, you already know the answer in your heart!"

Answer?

What other answer could it be?

Shen Shijun's expression changed drastically.

Without a doubt, the boy standing in front of him was a genius!

On the river, a tourist boat moored not far from the shore gently rocked.

With the cabin curtain half-rolled up, Song Tieshan and Liu Qingping stood side by side, watching the battle unfold on the riverbank.

Song Tieshan's expression was complicated as he whispered, "He mastered the Azure Dragon Force at seventeen..."

"Those who can master the Azure Dragon Force are qualified to become the master's true disciple."

"If this Lu Chen were still at the martial arts school..."

He didn't finish his sentence.

Because it's meaningless.

Lu Chen is no longer at Canglong Martial Arts School.

Moreover, he was pushed out by his master's own hand.

Liu Qingping gazed at the young man in dark blue attire by the river, her eyes somewhat dazed.

"Back then, it took me seven years to develop the Azure Dragon Strength when I practiced the Azure Dragon Tongbei Fist."

She sighed softly, "This junior brother has only been using it for less than a year, yet his talent far surpasses mine."

"What a pity."

Song Tieshan remained silent.

The river breeze blew into the cabin, carrying moisture and causing gasps of surprise from the shore.

Shen Shijun slowly exhaled, his expression solemn.

He raised both palms again, his iron-gray palms surging with blood and qi.

He originally thought that today was just about dealing with a young upstart.

It can be done in just a few simple slaps.

I didn't expect to run into a tough opponent.

However, Shen Shijun's reputation as a figure who has roamed the martial arts world for so many years is not undeserved.

Even when facing a young man who has mastered the Azure Dragon Force, he is not without a way to win.

He spread his arms like crane wings, his palms flashing continuously as he slapped Lu Chen more than ten times.

The force of the palm strikes is unpredictable, sometimes as light as a feather, sometimes as heavy as an iron block.

The willow branches along the riverbank were swayed wildly by the wind from the palm.

The onlookers could only see the palms flying everywhere, and Shen Shijun seemed to transform into a soaring iron crane, swooping down on Lu Chen repeatedly.

Each palm strike carries the power of blood and qi from a master of blood circulation.

As a junior, Lu Chen did not want to bully Shen Shijun, a senior, so he did not use the Golden Ape Kick or the Intercepting Force... he only used the Azure Dragon Tongbei Fist to fight Shen Shijun.

Even so, Shen Shijun couldn't do anything about Lu Chen.

boom! boom! boom!

Fists and palms collided repeatedly.

The energy and power of their qi exploded between them, causing dust to rise from the bluestone ground.

Shen Shijun grew increasingly alarmed as the fight progressed.

He had brought all his life's learning to its limit. His palm techniques attacked from every angle, but in the end, they were all deflected, scattered, and pressed back by those two Tongbi Fists.

In the end, Shen Shijun could only rely on his palm strikes to fight Lu Chen head-on.

But every palm strike landed on Lu Chen as if it had vanished into thin air, having no effect whatsoever, and the latter showed no signs of injury.

On the contrary, Shen Shijun was punched repeatedly by Lu Chen, leaving him covered in injuries, his muscles and bones suffering terribly from the impact of the Azure Dragon Force.

"This punch is impossible to land!"

Shen Shijun felt a pang of regret.