Purple Mist Dao Master-Chapter 138 - 120 Look! Master Yan is at it again!

"Mantis Fist, Luo Bing!"

"It’s him again!"

"This guy loves to fight!"

"Tch! He’s just relying on his two brothers!"

"Luo Bing himself isn’t bad either, his mastery of the family Mantis Fist has reached the level of Secret Martial Arts, he’s not an ordinary Old School martial artist!"

"Exactly! To stand alongside his two brothers as the ’Taikang Three Luos’, Luo Bing can’t be underestimated!"

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Outside the Martial Arts Hall, ’Mantis Fist’ Luo Bing took the lead and came in first.

Among the crowd of disciples in Taikang Academy, there was a buzz of discussion upon seeing him. It was obvious everyone knew his reputation.

This was quite normal.

The Martial Arts Academy had a ’Identification’ discipline. Besides identifying martial arts styles and various medicines, it kept detailed records of famous figures in the Jianghu, including their biographies and achievements.

’Mantis Fist’ Luo Bing was one such figure in Taikang County, famous not just for his own strength, but also for his two brothers—

One was ’Divine Spear’ Luo Hao, whose spear techniques were divine, even Shao Yancong had praised that Luo Hao’s spear moves dazzled the eyes and left no room to dodge — truly a divine spear.

The other was ’Plum Blossom Sword’ Luo Yi, who also practiced ’Mantis Fist’. He didn’t join the New Faction or academies, but instead, he traveled widely in his early years to exchange martial arts with famous masters. After the establishment of Great Yan Buwu, he visited many martial arts academies to observe various secret martial arts.

A few years later, Luo Yi returned to Taikang, and before founding his own academy in Taikang County, he advanced the family’s ’Mantis Fist’ to the level of Secret Martial Arts, known as ’Plum Blossom Mantis Fist’.

Luo Yi’s boxing was exceptional and his swordsmanship even sharper, fully integrating the essence of ’Plum Blossom Mantis Fist’ into his swordplay. He was known as ’Plum Blossom Sword’, his fame exceeding even his elder brother Luo Hao.

As for ’Mantis Fist’ Luo Bing, unlike his two pioneering brothers, he excelled at maintaining the status quo. Rooted in Taikang City, he ran a well-known martial arts hall, with his strength being anything but weak.

This man loved to stand out.

Today.

He volunteered to challenge Yan Chuan on behalf of the academy —

"Ha!"

He raised his energy and leaped onto the platform, swaying his waist and arms, displaying Mantis Fist!

Master Luo!

The first to appear!

...

"Branches sway with firm roots, only the waist moves, not the hips!"

"This is ’Mantis Fist’."

"Master Luo indeed deserves his reputation as a senior in boxing, his deep cultivation of ’Mantis Fist’ is truly profound."

Yan Chuan watched Luo Bing make his entrance, immediately smiled, and loudly praised him.

But those who knew him were aware—

"Master’s about to begin!"

Below.

Jin Yutang was focused, he didn’t want to miss any match of Yan Chuan’s, as each time he watched, he gained something. This time, senior brother Yu Jinpeng, junior brother Wei Quan, and the auxiliary Che Qi were absent, making it a great opportunity for him to catch up, and Jin Yutang was determined to seize it.

Not only Jin Yutang.

Beside him.

Zhong Hui was also energized—

"Master Yan is starting again!"

Having experienced the recent martial arts competition in Guangling City, she naturally understood Yan Chuan’s character. Seeing Luo Bing on stage and hearing Yan Chuan’s immediate commentary on ’Mantis Fist’, she could easily predict what was coming next.

Yu Renjie and Dai Pu were the same—

"It’s been a while since Master Yan’s sparred and matched, since we heard him instruct opponents!"

"Hahahaha! That’s not instruction at all! It’s clearly pointing and nudging! I suspect Master Yan loves to teach, and it might even be a ’mind attack’, disrupting a person’s mindset before even making a move, thereby always being victorious!"

The two whispered to each other, chuckling.

The trend of Yan Chuan instructing opponents during matches had quietly spread in Guangling Academy since his rise to fame at the martial arts competition.

A glance into the sparring area of the academy showed that in at least four or five of the ten pairs sparring, someone was emulating Yan Chuan, pointing and nudging their opponents, and in at least two or three of the pairs, both sides were ’instructing’, critiquing and ’teaching’ each other during the fight with rising voices, as neither wanted to be overshadowed by the other, turning the clashes into noisy affairs, which was quite comical.

But considering that Yan Chuan did it, there must be some reason behind it.

Thus, many continued to emulate and try it.

This led to no shortage of arguments and disputes.

Sparring!

Changed its nature!

Yu Renjie and Dai Pu had seen plenty of this amusement previously at Guangling Academy, though unwilling to embarrass themselves in public, they privately attempted ’pointing and nudging’ during practice too.

Yet they found that this didn’t interfere with opponents, instead distracting themselves more.

Speaking substantially was difficult!

It turned out ’nonsense’ was more effective to disrupt opponents!

But this wasn’t quite like Yan Chuan.

"Being able to handle tough foes while explaining, instructing, and speaking deliberately, that skill of Master Yan is unlearnable!"

"Truly unlearnable!"

Having tried, they grew even more respectful of Yan Chuan.

Whether due to talent.

Or strength.

In any case, Yan Chuan’s skills were unlearnable by others.

...

With Yan Chuan’s first words.

In the arena.

Apart from Jin Yutang and the others, the rest of the Taikang Academy disciples didn’t quite know what it meant, but Hao Meng wasn’t among them—

"Look quickly!"

"Professor Yan has started!"

Hao Meng pulled Duan Hong with excitement as he listened to Chen Hongyuan, who mentioned that Yan Chuan ’always talks when fighting’, often starting by introducing his opponent’s boxing style.

Just like this!

It had begun!

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"’Mantis Fist’ emphasizes speed without chaos, firmness without stiffness, flexibility without softness."

"Its power skill emphasizes soft entangling and firm striking, quick and crisp movements. Usually, it combines circular wrapping and shuddering as one. Watch, Master Luo sways his waist and arms, forming with his fingers, resembling a mantis, actually symbolizing the unyielding spirit of the mantis facing obstacles, pressing forward courageously."

Yan Chuan utilized Luo Bing’s performance immediately to start explaining ’Mantis Fist’ to the Taikang Academy disciples below.

Last night, in the Hidden Scripture Pavilion, he not only read the Eight Gates Secret Martial Fist Techniques of Taikang Academy but also reviewed quite a bit of the Hundred Schools Boxing Skill from Taikang County, gaining a rough understanding of various boxing styles.

’Mantis Fist’ was no exception!

"Yan Chuan!"

"Is it that you Guangling people, your academy, only know how to talk?"

Luo Bing found Yan Chuan’s chatter annoying.

Did ’Mantis Fist’ need his rambling to prove its prowess?

Blinking!

He stepped forward, raising his hand to attack Yan Chuan’s face quickly, speaking after his move: "Fist and feet are blind, be careful, young man!"

Yet quite chivalrous!

Bang bang bang!

"Yan Chuan smiled, parried without much ado. At his current level, his boxing had reached Transformation Realm. When fighting, he didn’t worry about form, the ’Six Harmonies and Eight Skills’, once comprehended, every move became unpredictable and magical."

Six Harmonies!

Eight Skills!

Embedded naturally within his fist and feet.

This was the domain of a Grandmaster!

"Ha!"

Luo Bing’s attacks were swift, but Yan Chuan easily parried them. Yet, he didn’t forget his ’real job’, still focusing his mind to instruct the disciples below—

"Hook, block, pick, hang, stick, adhere, attach, rely, drag, advance, crash, strike!"

"Everyone look!"

"The hand techniques of ’Mantis Fist’ emphasize direct confrontation with side attacks, illusion and reality interchanging, balancing length and shortness, combining Yin and Yang, utilizing both hands and feet, making it elusive and hard to defend against."

"It specializes in using interconnected techniques to press the opponent, giving them no chance to breathe, rich in skills—"

"Wide and open!"

"This is ’long and big hand’!"

"Short and quick!"

"This is ’stealing hand’!"

"Lowered shoulder, drooping elbow!"

"This is ’elbow relying grappling’!"

"Sitting hip, locking knee!"

"This is ’ground rolling’!"

Luo Bing continued his assault, Yan Chuan continuously neutralized, always on the defensive, easily parrying while swiftly explaining each of Luo Bing’s moves. He sometimes even discerned which move Luo Bing was about to make as he began, anticipating the opponent’s moves. Before Luo Bing executed them, he’d already reveal the move, making it seem as if Luo Bing’s fists and feet arrived with Yan Chuan’s narration, sometimes even trailing behind, showing a touch of ’word follows the law’."

Frustrated!

Luo Bing was terribly frustrated!

But everyone below enjoyed the show.

Zhao Ye had only heard Shao Yancong mention Yan Chuan’s ’fighting style’ before, without forming a specific concept in his mind, or rather, he couldn’t imagine someone boxing like this.

Well!

This time, he saw for himself!

"So this is how it is!"

"This Professor Yan—"

Zhao Ye watched Luo Bing, whose face was flushed with anger, seemingly about to fall apart but held together, and found it amusing. "Rather amusing!"

Putting oneself in his shoes!

If he were Luo Bing, being fought and annoyed by Yan Chuan like this, he might be desirous of clobbering him!

But as an observer and part of the ’same group’, watching such an attention-grabbing and unique clash, it’s quite the peculiar enjoyment.

Beside him.

Shao Yancong had long been accustomed to Yan Chuan’s style, focusing on Yan Chuan’s strength. Upon closer inspection, he discovered: "His boxing has improved again! Since breaking through Guangling Academy at the start of the month and officially stepping onto the Grandmaster Path, his growth has been faster!"

Grandmaster Path!

Grandmaster Realm!

This ’realm’ isn’t a standard ’martial arts realm’ or ’boxing realm’, but rather refers to ’mindset’—

A martial artist braves forward, invincible, able to forge an ’Invincible State of Mind’.

Once this mindset is formed, above and below, only I am the nature!

With this mentality, practicing martial arts, one becomes invincible and progresses rapidly.

In the past.

There were many young talents in the Jianghu who remained undefeated among their peers, reigning supreme, until they reached their thirties or forties, peaking, then challenging the famous masters of the martial arts world, winning battle after battle, ultimately achieving ’Grandmaster’!

This ’Grandmaster’—

Is both an acknowledgment from fellow cultivators in the Jianghu!

And represents a kind of mindset of its own!

Now Yan Chuan is a Grandmaster, formally stepping onto the Grandmaster Path, cultivating the Grandmaster Mindset. He himself might not be aware, but Shao Yancong as an observer, saw it crystal clear.

"A twenty-six-year-old Grandmaster!"

"Boundless potential future!"

Zhao Ye also admired, having high hopes for Yan Chuan’s future.

And on stage.

Yan Chuan focused, having no time to ponder about being in the ’Grandmaster Realm’.

He was still fighting!

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