The Overbearing Nature of Tai Chi

Lin Yuan looked at the pudao in his hand, swung it casually a couple of times, and then plunged it into the ground. The blade sank about a foot into the earth.

He didn't plan on using the saber; his fists and feet were his strengths.

He then began to walk forward, his steps leisurely, as if strolling through a courtyard.

Two wild boars ahead let out roars, as if warning him.

In the valley, besides pine trees, there were also a few ginkgo trees, which at this season were covered in golden leaves.

The fan-shaped leaves, stirred by a gentle breeze, fluttered in the air like butterflies.

Lin Yuan reached out and caught a leaf that was slowly drifting down, a smile on his face.

No one knew what he was smiling about.

It was a feeling of a wondrous state of being.

Even the slightest thing, if it touched Lin Yuan, he could sense it with extreme acuity.

Even a leaf, a feather, a strand of hair!

This was precisely what it meant to be so sensitive that "not even a fly could land, nor a feather add weight."

Seeing Lin Yuan gradually approach, the two wild boars exchanged glances, as if communicating something.

The next second, the two boars pawed the ground and charged at Lin Yuan from the left and right flanks, like two mighty war chariots.

Lin Yuan adopted a Tai Chi stance, his left and right hands moving like the yin and yang fish in the Tai Chi symbol.

"What is Tai Chi?"

"Tai Chi is born from the infinite, the mother of yin and yang. In boxing, it embodies the principles of one yin and one yang, one emptiness and one fullness, one advance and one retreat, one fast and one slow."

"When others are hard, I am soft, which is called yielding. When I follow their movements, I am in sync, which is called sticking. When they move fast, I respond fast; when they move slow, I follow slow. Though the changes are myriad, the principle remains unified."

Lin Yuan watched the boars charging at him from both sides with fierce intent, completely fearless, his heart as calm as still water.

The instant before the boars were about to hit him, he pushed out with both palms, like twin dragons emerging from the sea, placing them firmly on the noses of the two boars.

Lin Yuan keenly sensed the two opposing forces the moment they made contact.

This perception wasn't the crude sense of power that ordinary people possessed; it was far more subtle, far more insightful.

Under the force of these two impacts, Lin Yuan's body naturally recoiled several meters backward.

But his palms remained firmly pressed against the boars' noses, clinging to them like magnets.

This was precisely due to his subtle perception of the forces involved.

For every inch the impact pushed forward, he retreated an inch; for every two inches, he retreated two.

This ensured that the force on his hands remained within a range he could comfortably handle.

"When others are hard, I am soft, which is called yielding" was the principle at play here.

Seeing that most of the force had been dissipated, Lin Yuan slid the palms of both his hands outward, turning them from facing the boars' faces directly to facing sideways.

Using the residual momentum of the boars' charge, he pushed inward, causing the massive heads of the two wild boars to collide with each other.

The intense pain caused them to let out horrific shrieks.

On the sides of their heads, from this violent collision, blood flowed freely, crimson blood streaming from their heads into their eyes.

This maneuver truly opened the eyes of those watching from the trees.

Liu Shan, hanging from a tree, had long since lost his composure, replaced by a fawning demeanor. Even while hanging there, he couldn't help but shout encouragement to Lin Yuan.

"Brother Yuan is awesome! Take 'em down!"

Lin Yuan's combat with the boars was not only effective but also visually spectacular.

It made everyone feel as though this wasn't a real fight, but more like special effects from a martial arts movie, perhaps even more realistic and impactful.

"Brother, do you think it's too late for me to start learning Tai Chi now?" Xun Ruobing murmured.

"If you're talking about learning to be like him, I suggest you give up on that idea soon. Focus on your traditional Chinese medicine studies; the family legacy depends on you inheriting it."

Despite the trauma to their heads, the two wild boars hadn't completely lost their fighting ability. After getting up, they both retreated a few steps.

On the eastern slope, the Boar King, witnessing all this, let out another resounding roar.

This time, it didn't choose to remain a spectator.

The Boar King looked at Lin Yuan, its deep red eyes filled with fighting spirit.

With a stomp of its iron hooves, it suddenly charged down the mountainside at full speed.

Closely following behind were two other robust wild boars, leaving the injured one behind.

The three boars, like an unstoppable army, charged towards Lin Yuan with an invincible aura.

Those on the trees felt the ground tremble.

Lin Yuan took a deep breath, knowing that the real battle was just beginning.

Although there were five boars before him, their massive size meant they couldn't all effectively attack him simultaneously.

This gave him room to maneuver.

Tai Chi is not afraid of combat environments where the many fight the few.

The wild boars charged down the mountain with astonishing momentum, especially the Boar King.

Even Lin Yuan wasn't confident he could face them head-on and could only avoid their initial onslaught.

Lin Yuan extended one hand forward, his left leg bending slightly behind him, as he calmly awaited their arrival.

His expression was unusually serene, as if Mount Tai were collapsing before him and he wouldn't even flinch.

Soon, the Boar King was the first to charge Lin Yuan.

Although everyone had gained considerable confidence in Lin Yuan, seeing him face the Boar King in such a manner made them hold their breath, too nervous to even exhale.

The moment Lin Yuan's palm touched the Boar King, he suddenly flipped into the air.

He placed his right palm on the Boar King's face, inverted his entire body, then exerted force with his palm, flipping behind the Boar King and dodging their first wave of attacks.

The Boar King, seeing this, slammed on the brakes, its front hooves gouging deep furrows in the ground.

As soon as Lin Yuan landed, he didn't stop but rushed straight for one of the wild boars.

He transformed his palm into a fist and smashed it fiercely onto the head of a wild boar. The powerful force directly knocked the boar, which had been standing, to the ground, instantly incapacitating it.

The Boar King and the other three wild boars turned their heads, looking at Lin Yuan with apprehension.

"Hmph hmph!"

"Hmph hmph!"

The Boar King seemed to be issuing a command, and after a series of grunts, the other three wild boars quickly ran towards Lin Yuan from the east, west, and south.

This time, the four wild boars completely surrounded Lin Yuan.

Then, at the Boar King's command, the three wild boars charged at Lin Yuan as if they had gone mad.

Lin Yuan didn't stand there foolishly; instead, he charged directly towards the boar on the south.

If there were only two, he could use a technique to redirect their force, but with three, one would inevitably get through.

So, he chose to charge directly at one of them.

The two wild boars from the east and west, seeing Lin Yuan heading south, immediately adjusted their direction and pursued him closely.

This fell right into Lin Yuan's trap.

Because the direction they were charging was the exact opposite of the boar Lin Yuan was facing.

However, it wasn't easy for them to collide with each other; they could easily slip past the boar in front of them instead of crashing into it.

Therefore, the boar in front of them had to be moved, either to the left or to the right.

So, when Lin Yuan was about a foot away from the boar on the south, he suddenly used Hand Waving Like a Pipa, deflecting it to the right, about a foot off its original course.

This one-foot difference caused it to collide fiercely with another wild boar.

In this flash of lightning, the Boar King, which had been observing from the side, suddenly attacked, lunging at Lin Yuan from behind.

"A Yuan, be careful!" Han Housheng shouted from the tree, warning him.

Lin Yuan, with his eyes and ears everywhere, quickly turned around, not daring to expose his back to the Boar King any longer.

But by the time he turned back, the Boar King had already reached him.

Lin Yuan roared, "Good timing!"

He maintained an empty summit and sank his qi to his dan tian.

Lin Yuan crossed his hands in front of him. The moment the Boar King collided, he leaned back, forming about a forty-five-degree angle with the ground, and then stepped backward.

He retreated about ten steps before bracing his right leg against the ground.

"My turn!"

Lin Yuan suddenly kicked out his right leg, sweeping upwards to strike the Boar King's jaw.

With this force, the Boar King, weighing nearly 700 pounds, had its front half lifted about a meter off the ground. Lin Yuan seized the opportunity and grabbed its right leg.

Then, he stepped forward and delivered a heavy shoulder bump.

The Boar King was sent flying back several meters.

At this moment, the only remaining combat-capable wild boar charged Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan repeated his technique, redirecting the boar's force with minimal effort.

The wild boar felt as if it had run into a ball of cotton; no matter how much strength it exerted, it couldn't unleash it.

Finally, it became another soul lost under Lin Yuan's palm.

At this point, only the Boar King remained, struggling to survive.

It painfully climbed up from the ground after being sent flying by Lin Yuan.

Its eyes were fixed on Lin Yuan, its expression still showing no trace of fear, only a resolute fighting spirit.

It was the king of this territory, and a king never retreated.

The Boar King let out a sharp howl and charged at Lin Yuan once more.

Lin Yuan faced it directly, not dodging, as if out of respect for its final blow.

"Squeal!"

Lin Yuan's hands formed an arc, one above the other.

The moment the Boar King charged, he pressed one hand on its head and the other under its chin, taking a large step back.

Then, he channeled the force of the charge backward, using its momentum to his advantage.

"Up!"

The Boar King's massive body was lifted upright by Lin Yuan, head down and tail up.

"Down!"

The Boar King flipped in the air and was slammed fiercely into the ground by Lin Yuan, thus ending the life of the forest overlord.