Chapter 6: The Final Confrontation

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  "Ma Yingyu, we three are here today to represent the Tianying Gate and challenge your Zhao's Martial Arts Hall. We won't take advantage of you, you have four masters, and we will fight against them with just three people in the performance arena of your Zhao's Martial Arts Hall." The thin old man pointed at Ma Yingyu, his wrinkled face full of arrogance. Having been suppressed by the Zhao's Martial Arts Hall for decades, the thin old man had a bellyful of resentment, which made him speak with particular ferocity.

  "You're quite bold, taking on three with four, Xu Ying Shan. You, a defeated general under my master's hand, dare to be disrespectful? Back then, my master taught you a lesson, now that the wound has healed, the pain is forgotten. Let's not mention other things, just the two of us will settle this right here and now. I'll take my master's place and teach you another lesson."

  Luo Kai's senior brother, Ma Kengyu, suddenly let out a loud shout and jumped up with both legs in a horse-riding stance, straddling the two wooden stakes. He puffed out his chest, arched his back, gazed straight ahead with his eyes level, stretched out his hands flatly, and assumed a pose of gathering strength. The explosive force was so great that it actually pressed down on the wooden stakes beneath his feet, causing them to sink several centimeters.

  Ma Jing Yu's son is like a fire, his eyes can't be mixed with sand, his ears can't let in water, that's to say, he fights as soon as he speaks, and explodes at the slightest touch.

  With a kick of both legs, the lightness of the moment before was gone, and the whole person fell to the ground like a heavy weight, with feet pounding like drums, fast as shooting stars.

  It can be said that he moves with a swaying motion, like a snake, his head poking out to see the emptiness, his two feet moving in and out like beating drums, flowing quickly and lightly like a shooting star.

  Ma Jingyu suddenly transformed into a golden Buddha and rushed straight towards Eagle-eyed Old Man Xu Ying Shan.

  "What a domineering Arhat Fist!" With a word of praise, Xu Ying Shan didn't dare to slack off. A flash of divine light in his eyes, one leg slightly bent and the other drawn back to his chest, his arms spread out in a majestic eagle claw stance, ready to adapt to any change.

  Hei Mian Han Zi Ma Keng Yu steps out with his right foot, takes a small step to the left, and crouches down into a low stance. He punches downwards with his left fist, rotating his wrist from outside to inside in a circular motion, while keeping his right fist close to his chest. This is a single move that combines offense and defense, known as "仆步下砸拳" (Bō Bù Xià Zhuā Quán).

  Xu Ying Shan's eyes were venomous, knowing that Ma Keng Yu looked stupid and honest but actually had countless sinister tricks up his sleeve. This punch seemed ordinary, but in reality, he was using a hidden force to shake his shoulders and wrists, adding a burst of power. Moreover, the Arhat Fist was known for its powerful and masculine energy, making it impossible to take head-on.

  He made a move, Eagle Soars for Ten Thousand Miles, flashing to the right side. The Eagle Claw technique combines footwork and hand techniques, combining virtual and real, changing endlessly, making it difficult for people to parry. Its footwork includes bow step, horse step, pounce step, ding step, virtual step, slippery step, strike step, mark step, shock step, shovel step, insert step, and Eagle Soars for Ten Thousand Miles uses the virtual step, slippery step, and insert step among them.

  Feinting steps confuse the enemy, sliding steps move positions, and intercepting steps counterattack. In a series of three steps, Xu Ying Shan suddenly inserted himself into Ma Kong Yun's side and rear.

  "Take my move, Dark Eagle turns back!" Xu Ying Shan shouted loudly, his voice startling the ears. The eagle's sharp claws, like iron spears and silver hooks, grasped towards Ma Jing Yu's back, this grab would at least tear off two ounces of flesh.

  This is more exquisite than the trash talk during a martial arts competition, it's about creating an illusion of attack timing for the opponent, using the method of arriving before the sound to ambush the enemy, attacking when they are off guard, and being extremely ruthless and venomous.

  Ma Engyu's experience is old and profound, feeling the wind on his back, without thinking, his left foot retreats backwards, his body turns left into a left bow step, single elbow returns to the top of the opponent's heart cavity. It is one move from the Arhat Fist, the turning body and top heart elbow!

  Xu Ying Shan swiftly grabbed and transformed his hands into three different shapes, ending with a reverse claw that grasped the top of Ma Kong Yun's head, ready to apply the "Separate Tendons and Dislocate Bones" technique.

  Eagle Claw emphasizes grasping and seizing the opponent's joint gaps, tendon gaps, and bone connection gaps, as well as vital points. Once grasped, the consequences are unbearable.

  Ma Jingyu didn't know how Eagle Claw Skill divided tendons and bones incorrectly, and the severity of acupoint closure.

  At that moment, Ma Yingwu was not surprised but laughed instead. He let out a loud hum, his voice like thunder, using his breath to aid his strength and his voice to assist his momentum. Shaking his body, he twisted his waist and hips, bringing the essence, energy, and spirit of his entire body to its peak. With his left foot as the axis, he used the rotational force of his turning body to swing a large hand towards Xue Ying Shan. This move was not from the Luohan Fist style but rather from the Xiangxing Fist style, called "Great Elephant Swinging Nose". The move was Great Elephant Swinging Nose, but the way it was executed was extraordinary, being the rarely-seen secret of Shaolin's mighty Vajra Palm power.

  This mighty Vajra Palm is not a technique, but an application of internal power. When applied to the extreme, it can shatter stone, split rocks and crush iron into mud.

  What is internal force? The fist spectrum says: The power of the human body is divided into internal force and external force, the source of which is Qi. In the internal Qi, harmony and self-generated Qi are formed, and the shape is smooth and has its own strength. With intention leading Qi, with Qi urging force, the shape is harmonious and smooth, up and down follow each other, inside and outside are combined, the force is not stored but naturally stored, the vigor is not released but naturally released, and the power is endless.

  The Chinese martial art has a long history, this method of leading the mind and guiding the breath, with the breath urging the force is the most mysterious.

  Xu Ying Shan's move was unavoidable, yet he had no fear. This was because in the Eagle Claw technique, there was a powerful move called "Eagle Strike Thunderbolt". The Eagle Strike Thunderbolt required great wisdom and determination to master, as it utilized the power of "inch force", which involved sudden muscle contraction to release short, swift, and sharp explosive force. This matched perfectly with the literal meaning of the move's name, which referred to an eagle swooping down to strike its prey like a thunderbolt. Coincidentally, Xu Ying Shan had just barely learned this move not long ago, and now it was being put to great use.

  A loud crash, the two men's forces collided with each other, causing the onlookers to feel a tingling sensation in their teeth. It was truly like smashing stones together - a real and solid collision.

  One move couldn't get the job done, Ma Kengyu's other hand wasn't idle either. With a terrifying palm pressure, he launched a powerful Qiankun Palm strike with all his might. He actually used another untransmitted secret of Shaolin - the Golden Vajra Push Mountain Palm. The Golden Vajra Push Mountain Palm is a technique that matches the power of the Great Strength Vajra Palm, used for bare-handed combat with extraordinary force. Combining the two was like crushing bricks and stones with ease. Ma Kengyu wanted to take advantage of his opponent's blood surging and slow movements from the previous hit to defeat him in one move.

  Xu Ying Shan's face turned iron-green, spitting out a mouthful of blood. Just now, Xu Ying Shan's half-hearted Eagle Claw Strike was no match for Ma Qing Yu's next move, which was even more powerful than the previous one - the Golden Push Mountain Palm. Xu Ying Shan's eyes dimmed, and then, as if he had made up his mind, his face surged with an abnormal flush of redness. His emaciated palm suddenly swelled to an unnatural size, with blue veins like thin snakes and blood vessels like earthworms, a truly frightening sight.

  Xu Ying Shan's eagle wings shook, his claws struck like lightning, and he launched another Eagle Claw Thunder Strike.

  "Ma Ying Yu, this is what you've forced me to do. I'm using the secret method of Tianyingmen's Eagle Claw Mixture and Eagle Claw Raising Platform to raise my Eagle Claw Mixed Yuan Gong and Eagle Claw Lifting Platform Gong to the Great Completion realm at the cost of my own hands. I'll unleash the full power of Eagle Claw Thunder Strike! If you can still defeat me, I'll concede and retire from the martial world."

  Like golden iron clashing, it was as if the evening drum and morning bell had sounded together. The Vajra Palm and the Eagle Claw collided like a meteor striking the earth, and the two men retreated five steps, simultaneously coughing up a mouthful of fresh blood.

  "Xu Ying Shan, let me tell you that my Arhat Skill has reached its peak, with a strength of over 1,000 jin. Today, I will settle the scores between you and the Zhao Clan's Martial Arts Hall once and for all."

  Ma Jingyu's hard gas was very strong, and he didn't care about the negative impact of his previous move. He stood still on his horse, took a deep breath, and began to chant in the style of "Morning Mountain Buddha", gathering his energy and focusing his mind. Ma Jingyu let out a loud roar, and with a burst of air, his fist shot out like a meteor, creating a sonic boom as it compressed the air. Another fierce move was unleashed, known as the "Vajra Squeezing Stele Hand". The Vajra Squeezing Stele Hand, as its name suggests, could even crush stone steles, and its power was astonishingly formidable.

  Another loud noise, and the two men retreated five steps again. Ma Jingyu spat out blood once more, but this time Xue Ying Shan was already lying on the ground...

  Luó Kǎi's body was trembling uncontrollably, not from fear or cold, but from excitement and agitation. How could one have seen such a scene in their past life! This is the true essence of national arts, like the beautiful yet dangerous poppy flower swaying in the wind, it's addictive and intoxicating. This is the culmination of decades of struggle for a strong nation and people, the crystallization of wisdom and hard work. If not for his busy schedule, he would have liked to devote himself wholeheartedly to martial arts, but now he could only spare a few hours each day, taking things one step at a time in his pursuit of mastery.

  "What a pity, in this chaotic world, no matter how strong the national art is, it can't surpass the power of cannons and machine guns. On the battlefield, even a master of national art can't compare to a single heavy machine gun." With a sigh, Luo Kai continued to play the role of an onlooker.

  "Master... Master, and Third... Third Brother, Master and Third Brother are coming out!" A martial arts apprentice who was closest to the inner courtyard gate suddenly discovered that the inner courtyard gate had opened, and stuttered as he shouted at the few people emerging from it.

  The shouting of the martial arts students interrupted Luo Ke's thoughts, and several people walked out slowly from the inner courtyard.

  He was a middle-aged man with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, wearing a Confucian robe and white shirt, giving off an inexplicably strong sense of familiarity. It was none other than Zhao Hongyuan, the master of the Zhao Clan Martial Arts Hall.

  He was seven feet six inches tall, with an ordinary appearance but a majestic aura. He was Wang Junsheng, Zhao Hongyuan's third disciple.

  "Fist techniques have three transformations: transformation of bones, transformation of tendons, and transformation of marrow. Alchemy also has three transformations: refining essence into energy, refining energy into spirit, and refining spirit back to emptiness. So many years have passed, yet Master Zhao you still look as young as before, I suppose you've reached the highest realm in both aspects."

  The speaker was a young man with a tiger's back and bear's waist, one of the three people who entered the Zhao family martial arts hall with Xu Ying Shan.

  Zhao Hongyuan's gaze swept over Xu Ying Shan who was lying on the ground with an uncertain fate, and by now some of his disciples had already gone over to administer simple first aid.

  "Ah, forgive me for being forgetful, I don't know what this young friend's surname is or what connection they have with me."

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