Martial Arts: Starting from a Seemingly Real System

Qiao Rui applied to enter the fourth courtyard for examination. Coach Yan Kuan was excited to see Qiao Rui's skills himself.

The two looked at each other and attacked at the same time.

Qiao Rui was slightly faster and he first thrust his palm straight at Yan Kuan's face, using the killing move of the Broken Wind Palm. The wind from his palm was whistling and instantly covered several major acupoints on Yan Kuan's front vestibule.

Yan Kuan looked solemn, not daring to underestimate the opponent. He suddenly opened his left hand to block Qiao Rui's attack. His right palm hit out diagonally, seemingly ordinary, but actually murderous intent was hidden.

Yan Kuan threw out both palms at the same time, one attack and one defense, perfectly executed; his attack was full of murderous intent, and his defense was flawless.

Qiao Rui secretly praised his good kung fu. He was awe-inspiring in his heart. He exerted force on his feet and moved forward instead of retreating. At the same time, he put his fingers together like knives and broke the wind with one palm, directly chopping Yan Kuan's right wrist.

This is a desperate move, as they are trying to break Yan Kuan's killing move with his right palm.

Yan Kuan's palms were launched at tricky angles and he had continuous follow-up moves. If Qiao Rui retreated, Yan Kuan's killing moves would continue to follow, putting Qiao Rui in a dilemma.

But a forced breakthrough like this would be extremely dangerous. If Qiao Rui reacted a little slower, his chest would be wide open and he would definitely be hit.

A look of surprise flashed across Yan Kuan's face. He thought to himself that this guy was so decisive and reacted so quickly. He had no choice but to change his tactics. He took a half step back and quickly turned his right palm to face Qiao Rui with the side of his palm, palm against palm.

"Puff", the two palms hit each other heavily and then quickly separated, with a faint muffled sound. The exciting energy blew their clothes flying. The two men each took two steps back, with admiration and appreciation in their eyes.

In this brief round of confrontation, no one gained an advantage.

Yan Kuan's eyes were blazing and his fighting spirit was high. He licked his lips, chuckled and said, "Not bad, do it again!" Then he slapped his palm horizontally with surging power.

Qiao Rui was not willing to be outdone, so he responded with a "OK", then he stepped forward, raised his hand and chopped into the air, with his energetic energy flying everywhere.

The two of them exchanged moves, both using speed and cleverness to respond, which made the surrounding disciples excited and dazzled.

Some disciples who were also practicing the Wind-Breaking Palm exclaimed, "So the Wind-Breaking Palm can be used like this!"

"That's amazing! This palm strike was handled so skillfully!"

"Why didn't I expect that these two moves in succession would have such an effect..."

But most of the disciples looked at Qiao Rui with complicated expressions. When he seriously injured Ma Wencai, it became a hot topic in Shaolin. Now, relying only on a set of intermediate martial arts, the Wind-Breaking Palm, he fought with Master Yan Kuan, who was ranked second among the four academies. It was really terrifying.

Although Yan Kuan also used intermediate martial arts, he had been immersed in it for many years. But Qiao Rui had only been in Shaolin for less than a month. After punishment, apart from practicing the four basic martial arts, he had even less time to practice the Wind-Breaking Palm.

Ordinary disciples practice hard day and night, starting from the four basic martial arts to advance to an intermediate martial art, and then practice until they have mastered it. This takes at least several years. However, Qiao Rui only took more than twenty days. There is really no comparison between people.

It is said that when the Condor Hero was young, he secretly watched the Wu brothers practicing martial arts and easily learned their martial arts. On the other hand, the two brothers were carefully taught by Guo Juxia, but they only learned the basics. The brothers' future achievements were far different from those of the Condor Hero.

There is such a huge gap between Qiao Rui and ordinary people. Could it be that his talent is comparable to that of the Condor Hero?

The fight in the field was still going on, and in a blink of an eye, they had fought for fifty or sixty moves. Judging from the moves alone, Qiao Rui was slightly inferior. After all, although he had mastered the Wind-Breaking Palm to the level of mastery, this was the first time he had used it in actual combat.

Fortunately, Qiao Rui had profound skills, so it was too early for him to be defeated. Moreover, the more he used this set of palm techniques over and over again, the more he became proficient in it.

After a few more moves, Yan Kuan's body paused, accidentally revealing a flaw. Qiao Rui's eyes lit up, and seeing the opportunity not to be missed, he quickly struck out with a palm, directly hitting the opponent's open goal.

Yan Kuan's mouth curled up slightly, with a look of pride. He protected his chest with his right hand, and his left hand hidden at the side suddenly changed from a palm to a claw. While his old strength had faded and new strength had not yet emerged, he grabbed Qiao Rui's pulse point and was about to end the fight.

When Qiao Rui's pulse was touched, he realized that he had fallen into the opponent's trap. He calmed his mind, and in a flash, his body suddenly shook. A powerful force rushed to his right hand, breaking free from Yan Kuan's control and accelerating to hit him in the heart.

Seeing Qiao Rui break free, Yan Kuan was shocked. He didn't know how Qiao Rui could gather so much internal strength in an instant when he was obviously exhausted. He didn't have time to think about it. He tried his best to block Qiao Rui's palm with his right palm that was protected in front of his chest.

"Oh!"

Yan Kuan took a few steps back, and seeing Qiao Rui raising his palm to attack again, he quickly shouted, "Stop!"

Upon hearing this, Qiao Rui stopped and looked at Yan Kuan silently.

"Okay, you've passed the test!" Yan Kuan walked over, rubbing his wrist.

"Thank you, Coach Yan, for showing mercy!" Qiao Rui clasped his fists. Yan Kuan had not used too much internal strength when he grabbed his meridians, otherwise, even if he broke free, his meridians would have suffered some minor injuries.

“Don't be polite. This is not a fight between life and death. However, you have used the Wind-Breaking Palm to such an extent. Even though you were restrained by me just now, you have passed the test.” Yan Kuan smiled. Although Qiao Rui's sudden effort to break free surprised him, Qiao Rui's control of the Wind-Breaking Palm was indeed up to standard.

The martial arts they used were all intermediate martial arts, and their moves were not very sophisticated, but they were both outstanding people, and their martial arts skills were far beyond ordinary people. This fight was quite exciting. Yan Kuan was a little unsatisfied and asked curiously: "The way you exert force is very strange. You can still exert force instantly when you are exhausted. It's really unexpected!"

"Just some little tricks!" Qiao Rui said modestly without further explanation.

Yan Kuan nodded and smiled brilliantly. He just mentioned it casually and did not expect Qiao Rui to answer. This kind of personal understanding is extremely private and cannot be easily taught to others. "Let's go. I will take you to the Prajna Hall to see my master. After we enter the fourth courtyard, I will come to learn from you!"

"Please come in, Coach Yan!" Qiao Rui stepped aside slightly to let Yan Kuan go first.

"There's no need to call you coach. Once we enter the fourth courtyard, we are all brothers and sisters. From now on, you will be my junior brother!" Yan Kuan patted Qiao Rui on the shoulder and smiled proudly.

Junior brother? Qiao Rui laughed in his heart. If you knew that you had to call me Junior Uncle in the future, would you cry?

After instructing the disciples in the third courtyard to continue practicing, Yan Kuan led Qiao Rui to the fourth courtyard.

I am finally going to enter the fourth courtyard, and from now on I will be a disciple of the Shaolin Prajna Hall. If I reveal my identity as a master, I am afraid that no one in the world will dare to embarrass me anymore, right?

However, the blacksmith must be strong himself, and taking advantage of the situation is not a long-term solution.

If a sect like the Beggars' Sect, which has too many enemies and is tyrannical and overbearing, is determined to harm me, Shaolin will be unable to do anything to it. Even if the sect seeks justice for me in the future, what's the point if I'm dead now?

To learn more martial arts and unique skills, you need to practice diligently and cultivate both the internal and external moves.

Qiao Rui secretly made up his mind, looked determined, and strode into the fourth courtyard with his head held high.