Jiang Ning's Strength

Afterward.

The two clashed again.

However, the longer Cheng Ran fought, the more alarmed he became.

Jiang Ning's movements were simply too agile, and his attacks followed no discernible pattern.

Especially in the transitions between motion and stillness—his body and fist momentum shifted unpredictably from left to right, as though they possessed no inertia of force at all. Fighting him was incredibly uncomfortable.

He was completely unable to predict Jiang Ning's movements.

"So this is where the strength of Five Forms Simultaneous Cultivation lies? The role of technique is actually this great?"

After Jiang Ning struck him in the chest once again, this thought involuntarily surfaced in Cheng Ran's mind.

His expression changed repeatedly as he looked at Jiang Ning.

He knew that if not for his Qi and Blood Completion and Blood Qi Penetrating the Whole Body, which gave him a resistance to blows far beyond that of ordinary people, just these few strikes would have been enough to rob him of his combat ability.

At this moment, Jiang Ning had also gained some insight from this first battle.

He understood why Wang Jin had mentioned to him several times that the Five Animal Frolics Fist had to be cultivated through Five Forms Simultaneous Cultivation.

With Five Forms Simultaneous Cultivation, one possessed outstanding force, explosiveness, Movement Technique, and speed. There were practically no shortcomings at all.

Although Cheng Ran was powerful, with Blood Qi Penetrating the Whole Body and five hundred jin of force in one arm, every movement he made could easily erupt with more than a thousand jin of force.

However, if Jiang Ning did not want to meet force with force, it would be difficult for Cheng Ran to land even his full-powered strike.

After the Ape Form Fist reached Minor Completion, its Movement Technique could be said to have reached the subtle level.

Even when fighting Cheng Ran at close quarters, he could make Cheng Ran miss by the slightest margin and end up a thousand li away from his target. He could also seize the opening when Cheng Ran's old force had faded and his new force had yet to arise.

Thus, although Jiang Ning sensed that Cheng Ran's explosive force equaled his own, Cheng Ran was completely suppressed by him.

"Senior Brother Cheng, please fight with all you have!" Jiang Ning said, his expression serious.

Seeing Jiang Ning's serious expression, Cheng Ran slowly nodded. "Very well. Junior Brother Jiang, be careful!"

As his voice fell,

Cheng Ran moved again, utterly different from before.

With his Blood Qi Penetrating the Whole Body and erupting with his full strength, his speed abruptly increased by half.

His body blurred, and he closed to within an arm's length of Jiang Ning.

Cheng Ran's arms suddenly swept about like the wind, and a powerful pressure rushed straight at Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning also circulated his Blood Qi through more than one arm's length of his body, attacking while retreating.

At this moment, Jiang Ning experienced what it meant for one force to overcome ten techniques.

Cheng Ran's force in one arm exceeded five hundred jin, more than twice his own.

Under these circumstances, Jiang Ning discovered that even if he could seize the opening when Cheng Ran's old force had faded and his new force had yet to arise, and only needed to deal with sixty or seventy percent of Cheng Ran's force,

when their fists and feet collided, Cheng Ran's force was still several levels higher than his own.

He was still unable to meet it head-on.

Every collision left Jiang Ning's arms aching and numb, while his body was continuously forced backward.

And under Cheng Ran's full-powered eruption, the pressure was extremely powerful.

Jiang Ning simply could not erupt with his full strength. The force he hastily unleashed only made Cheng Ran's arm sway slightly before being completely neutralized.

Forced back to the corner of the wall, Jiang Ning leaped into the air. Like an agile White Ape, he instantly appeared atop the enclosing wall.

"Senior Brother Cheng is indeed formidable. I admit defeat!"

Standing atop the wall, Jiang Ning cupped his fists.

Huff—

Huff—

At this moment, Cheng Ran stopped his tempestuous barrage and panted heavily.

Hearing Jiang Ning's words, he could not help but smile bitterly inwardly.

He had only managed to reach this point by erupting with all his strength and overpowering his opponent. It would be humiliating to tell anyone about it.

Although it appeared that he had won, in truth, he had been thoroughly defeated.

But at this moment, he understood even more clearly that Jiang Ning's Martial Talent and Fist Technique Talent were far above his own.

He immediately felt secretly relieved.

"Thank goodness!"

"Fortunately, the opening of the Patrol Office is only about three months away."

"If Junior Brother Jiang were given a year or a half, neither Xiao Peng nor I would need to compete anymore. We could just give up."

"Now there are only three months left. Even if Junior Brother Jiang's Fist Technique Talent and comprehension are astonishing, and he achieves Great Completion or even the Perfected Realm in fist techniques and masters Jin Force,"

"his Blood Qi cannot possibly reach the level of Qi and Blood Completion, much less the level of Skin Refining Entry or Unified Skin Membrane."

"All of these require water-mill work to accomplish."

Thinking of this, Cheng Ran felt immensely fortunate.

He was fortunate that only a mere three months or so remained before the Patrol Office opened.

With his Blood Qi and fist techniques roughly on par with Xiao Peng's, he still had confidence in competing on the same stage.

But after witnessing Jiang Ning's strength today, if he had to compete with Jiang Ning while their Blood Qi was roughly equal, he had absolutely no confidence or certainty.

Afterward.

Cheng Ran steadied his hurried breathing. He raised his head to look at Jiang Ning atop the enclosing wall, and an unusual glint appeared in his eyes.

"Junior Brother Jiang has excellent stamina. After such an intense battle, you can still remain neither red in the face nor out of breath."

Jiang Ning smiled, leaped down from the enclosing wall, and landed in front of Cheng Ran.

"With Senior Brother Cheng's kind of offensive pressure, your stamina naturally suffered a tremendous drain. I'm different. I focused mainly on prolonged maneuvering, so my stamina consumption was naturally lower."

"Indeed!" Cheng Ran nodded, indicating that he agreed with this explanation.

However, Jiang Ning understood that the reason he had not been drained as heavily as Cheng Ran was that his Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill had already reached Initiation.

His internal organs had been tempered and now possessed functions beyond those of ordinary people.

Therefore, an exchange at this level could not make him feel the exhaustion of his stamina running out.

At this moment, he looked at the prompt that had already appeared before him, and delight rose in his heart.

[Five Animal Frolics Fist Experience Points +1]

[Skills]: Five Animal Frolics Fist (Minor Completion 50/500)

In just a few minutes of fighting, my Five Animal Frolics Fist Experience Points had increased by two.

Combat really was one of the ways to increase fist technique Experience Points.

However, my Blood Qi had not increased!

Jiang Ning then closed the Panel.

At this time, Cheng Ran's breathing had also gradually returned to normal.

He looked at Jiang Ning. "Junior Brother Jiang's overall fist technique realm is still above Xiao Peng's. Fighting Junior Brother Jiang was indeed a wise choice. I feel that I've gained a great deal!"

"So do I!" Jiang Ning said with a smile and a nod.

A moment later.

Watching Cheng Ran's departing figure, Jiang Ning fell into a brief contemplation.

If I wield a blade and rely on the advantages of my Movement Technique and blade technique, I wonder whether I could defeat Senior Brother Cheng.

After recalling the battle just now once more, Jiang Ning gave a slight nod.

I should be able to!

With a sharp blade in hand, the advantages of Movement Technique and Skills are higher than the advantage of force.

No matter how powerful the force, as long as one has yet to reach Martial Dao Entry Rank, one is still made of flesh and blood.

One slash would still make blood spurt five steps.

But what if Senior Brother Cheng were replaced by Xu Yunfeng?

Jiang Ning's eyes flickered slightly as he sank into thought.

Senior Brother Cheng had already reached the level of Qi and Blood Completion and Blood Qi Penetrating the Whole Body. The force of one arm exceeded five hundred jin, and he was on the verge of Martial Dao Entry Rank.

Xu Yunfeng was also at the level of Qi and Blood Completion and Blood Qi Penetrating the Whole Body.

But without a doubt, Xu Yunfeng had to be more formidable than Senior Brother Cheng.

After all, Xu Yunfeng was a Constable from Luoshui County and had certainly experienced countless bloody clashes, giving him abundant practical combat experience.

Senior Brother Cheng was different. Like me, he was a flower raised in a greenhouse. If someone of equal strength faced Xu Yunfeng in a fight to the death, they would undoubtedly lose to Xu Yunfeng.

With a blade in hand, I could probably defeat Senior Brother Cheng.

Jiang Ning then thought of how, every time he had seen Xu Yunfeng, the man had never been without his blade. His right hand had always been gripping the blade handle at his waist.

He immediately shook his head slightly. "I may not be Xu Yunfeng's match yet!"

"I still need some time!" Jiang Ning murmured to himself.