Tiger Form Cannon Fist!

Gu Shaoshang stopped and pulled Wang Yan to his feet.

"I really have no idea how you trained! Your strength is at least over two thousand jin! Martial artists who haven't developed Hidden Force can't beat you!"

Wang Yan bent his knees slightly, let his arms hang naturally, loosened his muscles and bones, and performed a set of Tongbei Fist within a tiny space. His body twisted and shifted, as nimble as an ape that had become a spirit!

Only after a long while did he withdraw his stance and slowly exhale.

"I was born like this. My foundation in boxing isn't much better than yours."

Gu Shaoshang silently watched Wang Yan perform the set of Tongbei Fist, then spoke with a smile.

Wang Yan's foundation in Tongbei Fist was profound. If Gu Shaoshang had not possessed innate divine strength, and Wang Yan had not collapsed at the first exchange, the two of them might have traded several more moves.

"You get some rest. I'm leaving!" Wang Yan clasped his hands and departed first.

Although this had merely been a private spar, being so thoroughly beaten by a child still left Wang Yan unable to save face.

Gu Shaoshang watched the young armed police officer hurry away. Only after Wang Yan vanished from sight did he turn and return to his room.

Mirror Master defeated Clear Force martial artist Wang Yan, obtaining 1 point of Source Power. Each opponent may only be defeated once.

"No rush to use the Source Power. First, I'll systematically study the Guoshu of Dragon-Snake World!"

Gu Shaoshang checked the battle information, lay on his side, and assumed the legendary Daoist sleeping posture of Chen Tuan, the "Xiyi Sleep."

He lay on his left side, his left arm slightly bent, his left hand supporting his face with the tiger's mouth spread open. His left leg was bent, his right leg stretched straight and placed atop it. His right palm rested over his navel as he focused his mind on the dantian within his navel.

Around four or five in the morning, Gu Shaoshang rose early and assumed the Three Body Form in the open space outside.

The Three Body Form trained the spine. It was actually unsuitable for youths whose bodies had not fully developed; nine out of ten would practice it incorrectly, and the slightest carelessness could cause grave mistakes!

Only someone like Gu Shaoshang, who possessed Grandmaster Realm experience, would dare to practice the Three Body Form before his body had matured!

Not until daylight had fully broken and the red sun rose did Gu Shaoshang slowly withdraw his stance, heat steaming from his entire body.

"Huff."

He expelled a Qi Arrow, which slowly dispersed into the air.

"What a pity! I still can't seal all the pores of my body!"

Though Gu Shaoshang spoke of regret, he did not truly care much.

His steps seemed slow but were actually swift. As he walked, his spine rose and fell.

Before long, he arrived at the cafeteria.

Under the stunned gazes of the prison guards, Gu Shaoshang ate thirty steamed buns and no less than three jin of eggs in one meal before slowly leaving.

"Dragon-Snake World and the Main World truly differ greatly! Even if I eat this much, the nutrition I receive is only about the same as what I obtained from eating normally before. Luckily, I have the Primordial Python Star Devourer Record. Otherwise, my progress would slow down!"

Gu Shaoshang pondered as he continued onward. His gait resembled a snake and a dragon, and before long, he reached Ba Liming's cell.

Ba Liming sat slumped on his bed. A Guoshu master like him could make his entire body move violently even while seated. Though it was the depths of winter, Gu Shaoshang still felt waves of scorching heat rushing at his face! It was as if a roaring furnace burned within the cell!

An ordinary person could not achieve such an effect even by running ten kilometers with heavy weights!

Even after maintaining the Three Body Form for more than two hours, Gu Shaoshang's training effect was far inferior to Ba Liming simply sitting on the bed!

Sweat vapor rose like swirling clouds and mist. Even with Gu Shaoshang's eyesight, he could only see Ba Liming's muscles undulating as though breathing, as if pythons crawled beneath his skin!

The sounds of bones pulling and shifting, like a fierce tiger's low growl, rang out without pause!

Clouds followed dragons, wind followed tigers!

"Roar!"

A thunderous sound burst from Ba Liming's throat, long and resonant like a dragon's cry! Standing at the door, Gu Shaoshang felt a fishy gale strike his face, as though a fierce tiger from the deep mountains were pouncing on prey! It also seemed like a divine dragon diving from the horizon, extending its claws!

It shook the soul!

"Dragon Roar Iron Shirt, Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield!" This was one of Ba Liming's methods for training hard martial arts!

"Come in!"

Ba Liming swept his sleeve, and a fierce gust scattered the sweat vapor and cloudlike mist within the room.

Gu Shaoshang stepped inside and took out the notebook containing the Tiger Roar Fist.

"That manual disturbed my mind yesterday, but it no longer affects me now!"

Ba Liming casually accepted it. Rather than looking at it immediately, he began to speak.

"This Tiger Roar Fist may have been written crudely by you, and I only gave it a quick glance, but it still brought me a tremendous shock!"

"This fist art simply trains the body and strengthens the tendons, bones, flesh, and skin. In terms of fist techniques alone, it cannot compare to any Internal Martial Arts! Yet the Five Stages of Foundation Establishment and the methods for stirring one's blood and qi are truly astonishing!"

Gu Shaoshang stood with his hands at his sides and did not respond, knowing that Ba Liming was merely talking to himself.

"Guoshu is divided into Clear Force, Hidden Force, Transforming Force, Embracing the Core, Gang Strength, and the legendary Seeing Spirit Undefeated! There are also the three transformations: Bone Transformation, tendon transformation, and Marrow Transformation!"

Ba Liming slowly rose and paced around the cell, the iron chains on his body clattering loudly.

"Guoshu develops the human body itself and reaches the limits of the human body! Yet Tiger Roar Fist aims to strengthen one's own foundation from the very beginning! These two paths can advance side by side!"

Only Ba Liming's impassioned voice echoed through the cell.

"One path strengthens the flesh and stimulates blood and qi! The other controls the flesh and breaks through the void! They complement each other!"

Bang!

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Like countless bowstrings being drawn, Ba Liming's great tendons suddenly stretched. The thick iron chains around his body snapped one after another under the immense force and scattered across the floor!

"I first practiced Bazi Quan, which is Baji Quan. Later, I also studied Bagua, Xingyi Quan, Taiji, Hong Quan, White Ape Tongbei, Tan Tui, Chuo Jiao, Cotton Palm, and more. I have dabbled in all sorts of fist arts under heaven!"

"Perform a set of punches first. Let me see it," Ba Liming said.

"Yes."

Gu Shaoshang bent his knees, lowering his body into a half-squat. At the same time, he extended his left palm forward with his elbow slightly bent. His entire body rose and fell almost imperceptibly, neither quite sinking nor quite relaxing.

Then he extended his left foot half a step forward, tracing a semicircle across the ground, while his right fist shot out like an arrow.

"Huff! Huff!"

Within the cramped space of the cell, Gu Shaoshang twisted and shifted. Beginning with the Three Body Form, he wove together the Twelve Forms and Five Elements Fist!

His footwork was light yet powerful, his fists swift and fierce. They produced whistling sounds that pierced the air, while the cracking of his bones exploded endlessly like firecrackers.

He finally returned to the Three Body Form, his spine raised high and the membrane of his entire body drawn taut.

"Your stance is average, and your application is poor! But your training method is decent!"

Ba Liming nodded and gave his assessment.

"The postures and frames of Xingyi Quan are among the simplest. It has five methods of exerting force and twelve movement forms. Seize the opponent's centerline, strike the chest and face, press forward fiercely, attack fiercely, and break through from the center. It is an exceptionally fierce fist art! Your Xingyi Quan has only entered the door!"

"Only entered the door?" Gu Shaoshang raised an eyebrow, somewhat unconvinced.

He had manifested Grandmaster Realm Xingyi Quan and had grasped at least half of its essence. How could he have merely entered the door?

"You don't believe me? Come, punch me!" Ba Liming stood with his feet neither in a T-stance nor an eight-stance, waving for Gu Shaoshang to attack as he pleased.

"Master, I'm very strong!" Gu Shaoshang reminded him.

"Hurry up! So much nonsense! Do you think you can injure me?"

Ba Liming impatiently urged him on.

"All right!"

Gu Shaoshang circulated force throughout his body, raising one hand before his chest and placing the other at his waist as he stepped forward in a sudden charge.

Tap! Tap! Tap!

After three consecutive stomps, he rushed before Ba Liming. His toes stamped down as he struck at Ba Liming's lower abdomen with a Cannon Fist!

Tiger Form Cannon Fist!

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