Force Methods. When Cheng Zitong saw the student before him, dressed in a Cultivation Suit and performing an Old Era-style salute, he was filled with emotion and satisfaction.
How should he put it? This was exactly the feeling! And the student was good-looking too—the whole experience was simply perfect. He had truly made the right choice in taking this student.
He hurriedly said, "Hey, hey, sit down. You're too polite, too well-mannered."
"Thank you, Teacher," Chen Chuan said. He gave another bow before finally sitting down.
Cheng Zitong's face was full of smiles. "Good. Before learning force, you must understand one principle: a skilled fighter's combat system must be built by themselves. It applies both now and in the future, and it will run through a Fighter's entire life."
"People from the Mutual Aid Society came to recruit students before," Chen Chuan said. "They said something similar. I can roughly understand it, but I don't know the specific details."
"I've never liked that Mutual Aid Society," Cheng Zitong said, "but it has people backing it, and it does have some substance. Aside from the Weaponry Department, Wuyi Academy generally starts by teaching unarmed combat, followed by weapons, then supplementary useful equipment. In the end, it forms a skilled fighter with independent combat ability, one capable of handling all kinds of situations.
"But the key is that this must inevitably work in tandem with the growth of Mutated Tissue.
"Let me give you an example. Most students in the Wrestling Department currently prioritize the 'Wrapped Clothing Force,' because its defining trait is that while grabbing, seizing, and throwing, it works with Mutated Tissue to spread force through the entire body in an instant, combining offense and defense.
"This is necessary. In close-quarters combat, your body's vital points are basically in close