Atlas of Heaven and Earth-Chapter 28: Knowing Me

After returning home, Chen Chuan's first action was to use an alarm clock to measure the overlapping time with his Second Self. This time, even though he ultimately did not win against Coach Gu, he was still very satisfied with the outcome, feeling that there should be a significant improvement. The result indeed gave him a pleasant surprise, with the overlapping time increasing by more than twenty seconds from the original basis. In combat, even a second can determine many things, and an improvement of over twenty seconds, bringing the total overlapping time to over one minute and thirty seconds, greatly boosted his confidence in passing the re-examination.

He stood up from the edge of his bed and looked out the window. Through the previous battle, he had also confirmed the path he should take. At this stage, deepening his skills was not particularly useful, as he could not surpass those who had started earlier in terms of combat experience or techniques. He should make good use of the advantage of his "Second Self' being fearless of damage, using all his strength to knock down his opponent at any cost during the overlapping time, using one move instead of two if possible. As for the areas where he was lacking, he could think of ways to make up for them after passing the re-examination.

He looked at his palm and clenched his fist. Through his relentless efforts, the duration he could maintain his breathing technique was getting longer, and under the long-term promotion and maintenance of the breathing technique, he could clearly feel his daily progress. Currently, since the "Second Self' was almost identical to him, the higher his physical fitness, the stronger his Second Self would be. With nearly a month left, he could completely elevate his own strength to another level.

In fact, it was no longer necessary to go to other boxing gyms; strengthening basic training was crucial. However, on the student materials provided by Wuyi Academy, he noticed that three out of five were skilled in grappling, so he might encounter such opponents in the re-examination. He was slightly weak in grappling techniques and did not have the time to focus on it, inevitably leading to some deficiencies. Therefore, he decided to visit a boxing gym specialized in grappling to broaden his horizons.

There was a boxing gym that exactly met his requirements, which was the "Fanglang Boxing Gym' in Yangzhi City, whose reputation even surpassed that of Xiujiang Boxing. "Fanglang Boxing' is ostensibly a boxing style mainly focused on grappling, which is also its advertised feature. In fact, after coming into contact with combat, he gradually understood that nowadays, any combat school is eclectic, not relying solely on one boxing style to get by. Those who practice grappling also practice punches and kicks, and those who practice punches and kicks also practice grappling.Just like Xiu Jiang Boxing Gym, Coach Gu uses many modified techniques, which are completely different from the original Xiujiang Boxing.

Fanglang Boxing has a good reputation and is willing to accept challenges from others. So, the next day, after his training at The House of Fists, he went to this boxing gym located in the Wangyang District of the east city.

The resident coach at Fanglang Boxing Gym was very cautious. Hearing that he wanted to learn about grappling techniques, the coach did not spar with him on the ring but personally demonstrated many characteristics of Fanglang Boxing to him. There were indeed a lot of valuable insights shared, and he found himself spending the entire afternoon there without realizing it.

When he was about to leave, the coach gave him a booklet he had written himself and told him that if needed, he could have the boxing gym's students assist him in training, free of charge for a week. After a week, as long as the money was right, even the coach could accompany him in training every day.

Although Chen Chuan did not get to spar with anyone, he felt that his visit was not in vain. He sincerely thanked the coach and then took his leave, with the coach politely seeing him off.

A senior boxer in the gym was puzzled and asked, "Coach Huang, why are you so accommodating to this young man?"

Coach Huang replied, "We are in the business of making a living, and it's best not to offend anyone. This young man is not simple; at such a young age, he has mastered the breathing technique, and it's obvious from his demeanor that he has experienced real combat, even seen blood. Who knows how far he will go in the future? Let's just consider it as doing him a favor."

The boxer curled his lips, thinking, "I've never seen you be so polite to anyone else."

Of course, boxing gyms also judge people by their appearance. If you have no background or strength, who would bother with you? But some people look like they're not to be trifled with and may have a background, so it's best not to offend them.

After returning, Chen Chuan opened the booklet. It contained Coach Huang's own summary of combat, mostly leaning towards grappling, and also mentioned how to deal with and counter the forces involved in grappling.

Actually, this is not a secret. Yu Gang had also mentioned it and in quite detail, but now, from a different perspective, he gained new insights.

Every day thereafter, besides intensifying his training, he practiced Da San Shou[-] over and over again.

Don't underestimate this set of basic techniques; the more he practiced, the more he felt there was to explore.

However, recently, he always felt that he could do even better, but he wasn't sure if there was something lacking. Although he was executing the techniques and applying the force correctly, there was always a sense of disharmony, as if the force couldn't be fully exerted, and he couldn't use all his strength.Especially after mastering the Frightening God Fist, this feeling became even more pronounced.

It was also because this problem couldn't be solved that one afternoon he specifically sought advice from Yu Gang.

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After listening, Yu Gang pondered for a moment and said, "The reason you're experiencing this problem is actually because your progress is too fast. People have an adaptation process. Your consciousness has just adapted to and become familiar with the moves, but because your physical fitness and other aspects have improved, the next day you feel uncoordinated. Especially under the breathing technique, this feeling is amplified."

Chen Chuan was somewhat surprised, "Is that so..."

Yu Gang said, "This is also very normal. I've mentioned before that under the long-term maintenance of the breathing technique, there will be a relatively long period of improvement at a certain stage, and you are clearly in this stage now.

During this period, you will have this feeling. Either wait for this peak to pass, or intensify your training, using your talent to adapt to this change.

This is actually a good thing. My suggestion is that during this stage, when you practice, don't pursue explosive power and speed. Between moves, you can adopt a more relaxed rhythm, take each move slowly, and carefully experience the participation of every part of your body.

Remember to maintain the breathing technique during this process; you must not slack off at any time. Without the breathing technique, it's just aerobics, and the effect is minimal."

After hearing this, Chen Chuan finally knew how to solve the problem. After thanking Yu Gang, he followed the latter's advice, slowing down his rhythm while maintaining the breathing technique.

After training like this for a few days, he indeed felt that the uncoordination was slowly disappearing. Until the last two days before the re-examination, he seemed to have fully mastered his body again.

However, this did not mean that his progress had stopped; instead, he had progressed even further than before.

On this day, after leaving The House of Fists, he ran all the way and soon arrived at the scene of the attack that day. The traces of the fight were still there after so many days. After a glance, he quickly ran past. Suddenly, he heard a shout from above: "Hey, young man!"

Chen Chuan looked up and saw a spiky-haired teenager standing on the balcony railing of a residential building, waving at him repeatedly and saying, "I was planning to come down to help you that day, I said..." He touched his fists, eager to try, and said, "Come up, let's have a fight, how about it?"

Chen Chuan stopped for a moment, smiled, and said, "Okay."The teenager's eyes immediately lit up.

Following the teenager's directions, Chen Chuan climbed over a wall that could be used as a foothold and quickly made his way onto the balcony. The teenager extended a friendly fist and said, "My name is Wei Dong, what about you, buddy?"

Chen Chuan also bumped fists with him and said, "Chen Chuan."

Wei Dong eagerly said, "Let's go to the rooftop, there's plenty of space there, and no one will disturb us. We can have our match there." With a wave of his hand, he led the way.

Chen Chuan followed him out of the room and, via an external steel staircase, reached the rooftop. Before he could even take in the surroundings, Wei Dong charged at him excitedly.

Seeing him approach, Chen Chuan lifted a foot and kicked out.

Two minutes later.

Wei Dong, bruised and swollen, lay on the ground, looking up at the sky as if questioning life.

Chen Chuan sat to the side, glanced around, and said, "You have quite a complete set of exercise equipment here."

Wei Dong sat up from the ground, rubbing his face, and said proudly, "Pretty complete, huh? An old man left them to me."

Chen Chuan noticed a nameplate on a sit-up board engraved with "Made in Jianzhi 60th Year," which was over thirty years ago. Indeed, they were old pieces, but well-maintained.

He asked, "Did you learn your boxing from him?"

Wei Dong replied, "Yes, I practiced boxing every day following his methods. After he left, he left all these to me. Now that I think about it, what he said to me the most was that I reminded him of his grandson. Actually, I've seen a photo of his grandson, and I don't look like him at all."

At this moment, Chen Chuan saw something. He got up and walked over to a somewhat old table, picked up a reddish-brown student ID from there, flipped through it, and suddenly felt it was somewhat coincidental, yet it seemed to make sense. He said, "So you're also taking the Wuyi University[-] entrance exam this year?"

"Yeah, didn't I mention it?" Wei Dong scratched his head and said, "I saw you there on my first day going to register for the entrance exam, and then I saw you passing through the alley below every day."

Chen Chuan said, "Is that so?" He put the student ID back, "The re-examination is in two days, it seems you'll be going too."

"Definitely!" Wei Dong threw a couple of punches towards the outside, "That old man said his greatest wish was to see his grandson get into Wuda[-]. Even though I'm not his grandson, I can still get in, and I can be even better than his grandson."Chen Chuan looked at him, nodded, put the student ID back on the table, and walked out, waving his hand, "Then, Brother Wei, we'll meet again at Wuda[-]."

"Okay, Brother Chen, see you at Wuda[-]!"

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