Heavenly Flame Scarlet Tiger School

"My name is Cao Tong. Starting today, I will be your Martial Dao coach."

"First, the rules. Those admitted to the Core Class must arrive by nine every morning and may not leave until three in the afternoon."

"Lunch will be provided by the Martial Arts Hall. If you have any questions, you may come to me at any time."

Inside the Practice Room with its wooden flooring, Cao Tong, nearly six foot three, stood in the center of the open space. Dressed in a dark gray martial arts uniform, he looked just like a small mountain, exuding immense pressure.

Only a brief minute had passed since they entered.

His gaze was intimidating. He made no effort to exchange pleasantries with Chen Feng, nor was he polite to anyone.

He merely instructed everyone to gather and stand in formation, then continued in a voice as resonant as a bell, "The Martial Arts Hall has invested great effort into cultivating you for no other reason."

"Only so that the school passed down by our Yan Wu Academy may flourish!"

As his powerful words fell, quite a few young trainees flushed with excitement.

Then, he did not disappoint them.

Cao Tong raised a hand and pressed down through the air, silencing the murmurs.

His gaze swept over the crowd. During that time, he exchanged a look with Chen Feng and also took note of several promising talents.

His aura slowly rose as he lowered his center of gravity and curled his five fingers into claws.

His spine tensed, his elbows bent slightly, and his arms crossed as they dropped.

In the blink of an eye, it was as though the world before them had changed.

Chen Feng's pupils contracted. It was as if he had seen a fierce tiger Awakened.

"Heavenly Flame Scarlet Tiger School!"

"Remember this. This is the Martial Dao School of our Yan Wu Academy!"

"A Martial Dao inheritance that can shatter your mediocrity and allow you to achieve a realm beyond human limits!"

His deep voice continued to ring out, as though a fierce tiger were roaring beside his ear.

Under the immense pressure, Cao Tong moved. His thick legs planted firmly on the ground, and the wooden floor creaked as if it could not bear the weight.

Then he Clenched Fists, bent his knees slightly, and tensed the muscles in his thighs.

The next second, he displayed an extremely basic standing stance.

"Flame Tiger Stance!"

"It is also called flame tiger fist. It combines movement and stillness, suitable for both training and combat."

"This is one of the foundational inheritances of my Heavenly Flame Scarlet Tiger School. It has eleven movements in total."

"Combined with the Tiger Form visualization diagram, it can temper your bodies and activate the sinews, bones, and internal organs throughout your entire body."

As his rolling voice continued, Chen Feng soon saw Cao Tong's posture shift. He tucked in his chest and straightened his back, sank his shoulders, and dropped his elbows.

The eleven movements unfolded in sequence. In a daze, Chen Feng seemed to truly see a Crimson Flame tiger before him.

At times, it crouched with furious eyes, majestic and imposing. At other times, it leaped and pounced across ravines, shaking the mountains.

Finally, Cao Tong dispersed his stance and slowly walked to the wall of the Practice Room.

A canvas-wrapped scroll was fixed at the top, with a red cord hanging straight down.

With a swish!

As he raised his hand and pulled down, the scroll spun and the canvas unfurled.

In the blink of an eye, everything before Chen Feng vanished, leaving only the image within the painting.

A massive tiger covered in mottled patterns, its entire body wreathed in crimson flame.

The black king character on its forehead radiated dominance. Its vertical pupil looked down upon all, its claws were like blades, and its feet stood upon Crimson Flame.

Mighty and extraordinary, it looked down upon the world with overwhelming dominance.

As the image imprinted itself in his mind, waves of momentum swept over him, and Chen Feng felt his mind suffer a powerful impact.

"This is the stance visualization of our Yan Wu Academy, the Scarlet Tiger Flying Heaven Diagram."

"When practicing your stance and fists each day, calm your mind and visualize the Crimson Tiger."

"It can stimulate your blood and vitality, temper your skin, flesh, sinews, bones, and internal organs. It can also nurture your fist intent within, holding form and meaning in your chest, with qi like a fierce tiger."

As his words fell, the expressions of the crowd varied.

Some were thrilled and excited, while others seized the chance to ask questions.

"Coach Cao, does this Flame Tiger Stance have different realms? Once cultivated further, does it possess any special effects?"

"Good question!"

Cao Tong's expression remained steady as his thick lips moved. "After entering the beginner stage, Flame Tiger Stance has three realms: Tiger Form, Tiger Roar, and Tiger's Momentum."

"Once you attain Tiger Form, your shape will resemble that of a fierce tiger. You can train the flesh throughout your body and strengthen your physique."

"Break through to the Tiger Roar realm, and you can strengthen your sinews and bones, condense the sound of a Tiger Roar, and intimidate entire groups of enemies!"

"As for the later realm, Tiger's Momentum..."

He paused, thought for a moment, then quickly had someone bring over a sandbag.

It weighed a full hundred kilograms. When it was placed on the ground, it even made the floor tremble slightly.

"Watch closely!"

His aura changed as Cao Tong suddenly threw a punch.

Roar!!

The fist wind erupted, accompanied by the resounding roar of a tiger.

For a moment, he seemed to have truly become a Soaring Scarlet Tiger as he punched the sandbag.

Bang!!!

A muffled explosion rang out.

The crowd stared wide-eyed. The sandbag had burst apart, its gravel spraying in every direction and scattering across the floor.

"This..."

The crowd was horrified, and Chen Feng's pupils contracted as well.

Blowing up a sandbag was far more difficult than merely sending one flying.

For a time, as they looked at the torn leather casing of the sandbag and the ring of gravel around it, no one could calm down for a long while.

"This is the realm of Tiger's Momentum."

"It can train the internal organs and generate force."

Slowly retracting his fist, Cao Tong's aura gradually dissipated.

"Have you all remembered?"

As his words fell, everyone nodded like pecking chicks, shock still lingering in their eyes.

Seeing this, Cao Tong's lips curled slightly, seemingly quite satisfied.

"Enough. There's no point telling you so much."

"This is still too early for you. Hurry up and practice your fists."

Hearing this, everyone nodded in succession.

Those who could enter the Core Class were all exceptionally confident.

At this moment, their eyes gleamed with excitement. They felt that before long, they would master the school and become invincible throughout Nanjiang.

Cao Tong could tell what they were thinking from their expressions. He secretly shook his head but did not expose them.

"Better not discourage them."

"After practicing for a few days, these little brats will naturally understand how difficult it is."

Thinking this to himself, Cao Tong soon demonstrated the Flame Tiger Stance movements once more, signaling everyone to follow along.

"Tiger Form, Tiger Roar, Tiger's Momentum."

As he practiced the stance, a flash of light flickered and vanished in Chen Feng's eyes.

Clearly, compared with this Martial Dao School, Sanshou could only be considered an ordinary foundation.

At this thought, Chen Feng immediately suppressed his anticipation, calmed himself, spread his legs into a horse stance, and assumed the posture of the stance.

The Scarlet Tiger Flying Heaven Diagram vaguely surfaced in his mind. He always felt that it was missing A Trace of something and was about to dissipate.

"Coach Cao, why does the visualization diagram in my head disappear the moment I move my hands or feet?"

Another trainee beside him asked.

As soon as those words were spoken, many others immediately echoed the question.

"If your heart is not calm, it will naturally be difficult to enter the state of visualization!"

"The more impatient you are, the harder it will be to succeed."

After offering a few remarks, Cao Tong told them to reflect properly and maintain inner calm.

Stance visualization was inherently difficult. If it were truly so easy to get started, they would not have been selected and cultivated with such care.

At this thought, his gaze flickered as he looked toward several promising talents in the room.

"Pei Yue truly has excellent comprehension. No wonder he is the genius recommended by Senior Apprentice Zhao. He has already succeeded in visualization so quickly."

"Oh? The last time I saw this kid Wu Tian, he was only at amateur rank eight. Now he has already mastered the stance to the Tiger Form realm."

"Senior Apprentice Wu is really something. She must have passed on the technique to him long ago, right?"

As his gaze swept across the room, Cao Tong nodded at times and shook his head at others.

Passing on techniques privately could be treated as either a major or minor matter, but considering Senior Apprentice Wu's status, he could not say much.

Then, he continued observing the other trainees.

He saw Lin Hao and several others who had spent a great deal of money to join the Core Class.

His gaze flickered. Seeing how incredibly awkward their postures were, he planned to offer them a few pointers later.

After all, they had paid quite a bit. If they failed to learn anything at all, word getting out could easily damage the academy's reputation and affect future recruitment.

"As for that kid... I wonder if he can make it."

The thought arose, and Cao Tong inexplicably looked toward Chen Feng beside Lin Hao.

Because he had witnessed the assessment, he held somewhat higher expectations for Chen Feng.

If not for that, he would not have specifically spoken to the Martial Arts Hall's management and brought him into the Core Class under his command to teach personally.

Then, he looked over.

Chen Feng stood where he was, and his stance and fist-practicing posture were fairly standard.

However, Cao Tong could tell at a glance that he had not mastered the essence of visualization. His movements were somewhat stiff.

"He Could Not successfully visualize?"

Cao Tong slightly frowned, feeling that something was wrong.

Martial Awakening... that should not be possible, should it?

Confusion rose in his eyes. Could he have misjudged him?