Chapter 22: One Palm

  "In the summer under the strong stone."

  His feet stood firmly on the stage, like a thousand-pound boulder had fallen, steady and immovable. Xia Jian Shi made a fist with all his might towards Xia Tian, saying in a deep voice.

  "In next summer."

  Xià tiān huán le yī lǐ.

  English Translation:

  Summer returned a gift.

  Xia Jian Shi was not a talkative person, after exchanging names with each other, they immediately started fighting. Xia Jian Shi's boxing technique was powerful and forceful, every move was full of power.

  In the summer, he still uses the Windy Cloud Leg, with both legs kicking out in a chain, forming a stormy wave. The speed of his kicks is fast and the attacking power is quite strong.

  With whirlwind speed, he kicked Xia Jian's body several times in a row, kicking his figure into a stumble, almost falling down.

  Steadying himself, he brushed off the footprints on his body. Xia Jian Shi surprisingly seemed to be unscathed, and with a clash of his fists, he charged at him again with ferocity.

  Exchanging blows with Xia Jian Shi, it really made Xia Tian quite depressed. His horizontal exercise skills were very fierce, and no matter how fast Xia Tian's attacks were, kicking him felt like there was no effect at all.

  Of course, if Xia Tian were to go all out and use his full strength, he could defeat Xia Jian Shi with just one punch. However, doing so would be taking advantage of someone weaker, and Xia Tian was unwilling to do that unless absolutely necessary.

  "How about that, Xia Jian Shi is quite formidable, right? That horizontal exercise skill has reached a peak, and it can't be broken by anyone who isn't a naturally gifted expert."

  "I'm telling you, Xia Tian isn't a match for Summer Stone. Under the heavens, Iron Tower Summer Stone is enough to stand undefeated."

  "But in summer, it's not bad either. The legwork is really sharp and absolutely more powerful than Xia Bin's invisible legs."

  "I also think so, Xia Bin's reputation for being invisible in the leg, perhaps should be given to Xia Tian."

  ……

  In a short period of time, Xia Tian and Xia Jian Shi exchanged dozens of moves, neither side able to gain the upper hand, maintaining a stalemate. The battle process was extremely thrilling, fully showcasing the strength of both Xia Jian Shi and Xia Tian.

  Xia Jian Shi's horizontal practice and Xia Tian's legwork, in the acquired realm, can be said to have reached a peak, making the crowd watching under the ring shout with excitement, feeling that it was worth coming.

  Although both represent a peak, on the stage, Xia Jian Shi's horizontal practice skills are undoubtedly more advantageous. No matter how he endures beating, nothing will happen to him. If Xia Tian were to be hit by one punch, he might not be able to withstand it.

  He kicked Xia Jian Shi again, but he didn't move at all, his figure didn't even sway, it seemed that he had completely adapted to the sudden and violent leg attacks like summer storms.

  "This horizontal exercise is really formidable, it has reached a certain realm. If one doesn't explode with innate power, wanting to defeat it would require another method."

  He took a few steps back, glaring warily at Xia Jian Shi. Xia Tian's eyebrows were furrowed as he sized him up from head to toe, thinking of what technique he could use to defeat him.

  "I say, kid, you'd better just admit defeat and not waste everyone's time. After all, you can't do anything to me anyway."

  With a slight droop of his hands, Xia Jian Shi glared at Xia Tian and shouted loudly.

  "I couldn't help you, but it's not necessarily so, let's try again!"

  With a loud roar, Xia Tian charged forward once again.

  In a flash, he appeared in front of Xia Jian Shi. Just as everyone thought that Xia Tian was going to make another futile attempt, he didn't kick out, but instead slapped out with his palm.

  A light and gentle palm, slowly slapped out, such a slow blow, Xia Jian Shi couldn't even dodge it, and was directly imprinted on his chest. However, he didn't mind, and a careless expression appeared on his face.

  The next moment, Xia Jian Shi's expression changed, suddenly becoming extremely unsightly, his face flushed red, filled with an abnormal blood energy, and then, he opened his mouth, spewing out a mouthful of fresh blood.

  "With a 'wow', Xia Jian Shi spat out fresh blood, his face instantly turned pale again, his body swayed and fell weakly to the ground, collapsing onto the arena."

  "What's going on? What's happening?"

  "That light and gentle palm strike, how could it possibly have such great power, it's too astonishing."

  "Impossible! Iron Tower Xia Jian Shi's horizontal practice skill shouldn't be so weak, yet it was broken with just one move."

  "It's not that Xia Jian Shi's horizontal practice skills are no good, but rather that summer's single palm is too formidable."

  "That one palm, what kind of skill is it, that has such great power, must be some sort of secret and mysterious technique."

  ……

  One palm strike sent Xia Jian Shi crashing down, and he couldn't get up for half a day. It was clear that he no longer had the strength to fight again. The onlookers below the stage were almost driven mad by this outcome, which was just too unbelievable.

  Thousands of eyes agree that Xia Tian is no match for Xia Jian Shi. His legwork can't break through Xia Jian Shi's horizontal practice, and the fact is indeed so. Xia Jian Shi took more than a dozen kicks from Xia Tian as if nothing had happened.

  Unexpectedly, after Xia Tian threw out a palm, Xia Jian Shi was directly knocked to the ground, without even having the strength to fight back. It truly exceeded everyone's expectations.

  When the judge announced that Xia Tian had won, the onlookers under the stage were still in a daze and didn't dare to believe that Xia Tian would win in the end.

  When Xia Tian walked down from the stage and passed through the crowd, people not only automatically made way for him but also looked at him with admiring and respectful eyes.

  "Summer, great, didn't expect it, you're so powerful, even Iron Tower Xia Jian Shi was defeated with one palm, more powerful than your 14th brother and 12th sister."

  Xia Yongqian stepped forward, looking at Xia Tian with a surprised expression and said.

  The fifth round of the competition was already the last one for today, Xia Yongqian had finished competing early and came to watch Xia Tian's match by chance, unexpectedly saw a great show.

  "It's just good luck."

  A faint smile, Xia Tian said in a low tone.

  Soon, the fifteen brothers and sisters of the Wang family gathered together again to summarize today's battle results. Eleven out of the fifteen people passed smoothly, while four were defeated.

  "Today's results were somewhat disappointing, with four people losing and missing out on further opportunities. However, Xia Tian was a pleasant surprise, defeating a very tough opponent in one go."

  For the fourteen younger brothers and sisters, Xia Yongzhen made a summary speech. In his words, there were many dissatisfactions, and his face didn't look too good either. Only when mentioning summer did he seem slightly satisfied.

  As soon as Xia Yongzhen spoke, Xia Tian immediately became the focus of everyone's attention. Many gazes, some astonished, some surprised, and some jealous, fell upon Xia Tian.

  Being stared at by so many scorching eyes, Xia Tian didn't feel any discomfort, his face calm and collected, despite the malicious glint in some of those eyes.

  As an advanced worker, Xia Tian was put on the honor roll as a model and received praise. Afterwards, he went with Wang Su Ya to take a ride back home.

  "It's not time yet, endure for a little while longer, wait two more days and then you can take action."

  When the carriage passed by the outer wall of the Wangfu palace, Xia Tian lifted up the curtain and took a glance at the Wangfu. His eyes flashed slightly as he pondered silently in his heart.