I've Got You All Figured Out

Even when they were still a foot apart, Si Ming's hair stood on end as if he were being electrocuted. He dared not be careless and immediately unleashed the most powerful move he knew.

Dacheng Wild Ball Fist!

The moment the two made contact, a violent force exploded at the center, as if stepping on a landmine. The ground beneath their feet churned up, and soil and grass were pushed upwards by the immense force.

The power of the Wild Ball Fist was more solid and contained a rotating force. Lian Buqi felt as if he had crashed into a millstone weighing several tons, and was being crushed so that his Qi and Blood were shaking, and his ears were ringing, buzzing like thousands of bees flying around.

On the other side, Si Ming was struck by the explosive force, his chest felt as if it had been hit by a sledgehammer, his legs went numb, and he quickly retreated, like a frightened mouse, darting more than ten meters away. Each step left a deep footprint on the ground, allowing him to channel the force into the earth.

His reaction proved that he had already thought of using this method to defuse the impact before taking any action.

In the first round, neither side gained an advantage.

Chapter 77 I've figured it out

The initial moves are a test, each side assessing the other's capabilities.

The Grenade Hammer Hand didn't prove to be a surprise weapon, but Lian Buqi didn't mind. After all, it was a novice martial art, and it was a bit of a stretch to use it in actual combat immediately. It was understandable that he couldn't unleash its full power. In comparison, the Bullet Fist, which was less powerful but more familiar to him, actually played a greater role in actual combat.

"Your Internal Cultivation, physical fitness, and martial arts skills are all inferior to mine. How can you fight me?"

Lian Buqi and powerful, his body like a tornado sucking up the ground, sweeping up grass and fallen leaves. With a stomp and a step, he was in front of Si Ming. With a flick of his arm, accompanied by the sound of gunpowder exploding, his fist struck out with force.

In terms of destructive power, this punch is far less powerful than the previous Grenade Hammer Hand, but Lian Buqi has honed it to perfection, making it almost instinctive. It is fast, accurate, and swift, and its threat level is even higher than the initial move.

Si Ming could observe and aim before striking when facing Grenade Hammer Hand, but when facing Bullet Fist, he had no time to think and could only rely on instinct to dodge. He twitched his back muscles as if he had grown a pair of wings, his pores opened and closed, and he quickly retreated with light steps.

Humans can move forward much faster than backward. For example, a person can run forward but cannot run backward. This is related to both the physiological structure of the human body and psychology, because the human eye cannot see what is behind us, and we will involuntarily feel fear towards the unknown.

However, Si Ming's retreat was no less powerful than his forward rush, as if he had truly grown wings and was flying with the help of the wind.

He retreated dozens of meters, disappearing into the woods. Lian Buqi followed Lian Buqi, relentlessly pursuing him without stopping.

Suddenly, Si Ming froze, a tiger's roar emanating from his chest. A foul wind howled, and like a spring rebounding, he pounced forward fiercely, executing the move "Fierce Tiger Descends the Mountain."

When their fists and palms clashed, Lian Buqi's breath hitched, and he was outmatched in strength, forced back several steps.

"Just as I thought!"

Seeing this, Si Ming felt relieved, and his suspicions were confirmed.

Firearms like pistols have an effective range. A typical pistol is only about 50 meters. Once the distance is greater, it is not only difficult to hit the target, but even if it does hit, it cannot cause effective damage. If the target is wearing thick clothing, being hit might leave them still alive and kicking.

One should press on with one's might, but the momentum wanes with each attempt, and exhaustion follows with each subsequent one.

After a long punch, the power will inevitably be reduced. Although some martial arts can overcome this weakness, such as the famous "Yangtze River Triple Waves", which uses the subsequent surge of power to replace the previously weakened power, thus achieving a continuous state, some martial arts are strong in the first burst of power and lack endurance. They become weak and powerless when the distance is far.

After watching the battle between Lian Buqi and Murong Qing, Si Ming vaguely guessed this possibility. Since the opponent's martial arts were based on firearms, it was likely that while inheriting the advantages, it also inherited the corresponding disadvantages.

Although he lacked concrete evidence, he had this feeling and was quite certain of it, because he discovered that his martial arts talent seemed to be at work, and he had vaguely glimpsed some of the techniques for channeling energy in the Bullet Fist...

If Fierce Tiger Descends the Mountain is blocked, the next move is Fierce Tiger Forcibly Climbs the Mountain. If the opponent's defense is successfully broken, the next move is Tiger and Rhinoceros Escape the Cage, unleashing the full power within the body and pouring it towards the opponent like a torrent.

Si Ming naturally wouldn't hold back. He raised both hands, plowed the ground with his heels, arched his spine forward with the gesture, and sent two punches flying with a powerful gust of wind.

The first palm struck him squarely in the chest, but Lian Buqi didn't even flinch, clearly having neutralized the impact with his Phase Transfer Body-Protecting Divine Art. Moreover, seizing the opportunity, he swung his other hand violently, preparing to unleash Bullet Fist to launch a counterattack.

As if he had foreseen the future, Si Ming took his hand off the other's chest and gently patted his elbow, dispersing the concentrated power and preventing Lian Buqi from unleashing the explosive force of gunpowder.

Immediately following, Si Ming's second palm struck Lian Buqi's shoulder, sending him flying backward and crashing into a tree so large that one person could hug it, causing countless leaves to fall to the ground.

Clearly, the part of the body that Lian Buqi had not mastered the Phase Transfer Body-Protecting Divine Art, so a palm-sized hole immediately appeared in his training clothes, and the muscle became noticeably red and swollen.

"Hateful!"

Lian Buqi's brows furrowed with anger. He quickly circulated his True Qi, formed a hand seal, and suddenly struck forward, unleashing dozens of bursts of energy— the Shotgun Shell Seal!

Knowing the terrifying destructive power of this move at close range—enough to collapse a wall— Si Ming dared not meet it head-on. He spun around to the side, avoiding the attack, and then struck out with another palm, hitting Lian Buqi's other shoulder.

With a "rip," the bark of the tree was torn along with the clothes on Lian Buqi's back, leaving both shoulders red and swollen, forming a uniform symmetry.

Clearly, Lian Buqi happy about this; on the contrary, his anger burned even more fiercely. With a move called "Bear Stance and Bird Stretch," he rubbed his back against the tree trunk with force. With a "rip," his upper body clothes were completely torn open, revealing muscles as strong and powerful as refined iron.

He borrowed strength from the tree, lifted his feet, and in a flash, darted directly towards Si Ming.

His shoes scraped the ground like swallows skimming water, demonstrating his considerable skill in light-body techniques. At the same time, his chest muscles twitched, and the veins on his hands bulged, unleashing a fierce burst of power, like countless wild beasts charging forward—his own unique skill, "Hundred Beasts Fight for Their Lives."

"It's no use. I saw that move yesterday; I've completely figured it out!"

Si Ming neither retreated nor yielded, but charged forward, unleashing a move called "Ape Demon Wild Grasp Claws." His hands moved wildly in succession, seemingly without any pattern, but in reality, each strike hit Lian Buqi's power point precisely, dispersing all his force. The "Hundred Beasts Fight for Their Lives" move ended without any effect.

"That's impossible!"

Lian Buqi simply couldn't believe it; he had already used half of his ultimate move when he was interrupted!

He wouldn't be surprised if his attack was interrupted while he was gathering his strength, or if his ultimate move was perfectly blocked after it was unleashed. But to interrupt an already executed ultimate move, one would need to be extremely familiar with it, to the point of seeing it clearly, something even he himself couldn't do.

His current feeling is like being halfway through defecating a thick piece of poop when he is suddenly startled, causing his anus, which has finally opened up, to close tightly inward, the sphincter muscles to contract forcefully, snapping the poop in half and sucking the remaining part back in—it's just as uncomfortable.

Regardless of whether his opponent was feeling stifled, Si Ming broke through the opponent's attack in one fell swoop and immediately rushed in, using the Bull Demon Brute Force to directly ram into him.

Although Lian Buqi had mastered the Phase Transfer Body-Protecting Divine Art in his chest area, it was only the middle part of his chest. The rest, including his lower abdomen, had not been mastered. When Si Ming bumped into him head-on, he felt as if every joint in his body, including ligaments, muscles, and meridians, had been hit by a heavy hammer. His blood vessels swelled, his heart raced, his Qi and Blood surged, and his internal organs seemed about to jump out.

We can't keep fighting like this, we need to create some distance!

The thought flashed through his mind. Lian Buqi used the Lian Buqi to retreat, his feet moving in quick succession, like a white bird flying through the forest. It was a light-footed skill that imitated birds, but he did not show the characteristics of having wings on his back and accelerating. Instead, he was full of light and agile artistic conception, just like a bird quickly shuttling through dense trees and nimbly avoiding various obstacles.

"It's still no use, I've seen through your Movement Method!"