Fist Technique Progress

At last.

Yang Yu threw several hundred Cannon Fists, thoroughly loosening up his body.

Then he continued with Crushing Fists, Splitting Fists, Crossing Fists, and Drilling Fists.

After running through them several times in full,

Yang Yu began practicing the Twelve Form Fist: Dragon, Tiger, Monkey, Horse, Rooster, Swallow, Snake, Alligator, Tai, Eagle, and Bear Fist.

As its name suggested, the Dragon Fist struck like a flood dragon emerging from the sea, soaring and weaving through the air.

The Tiger Fist was like a fierce tiger descending the mountain, incomparably mighty.

The Monkey Fist was as agile and unparalleled as a nimble monkey.

Every form of fist had its own intent.

Moreover, every fist could be paired with the Five Element Fist.

For example, combining Tiger Fist with Cannon Fist created Tiger Cannon Fist!

Combining Dragon Fist with Crushing Fist created Roaming Dragon Crushing Fist!

Combining Snake Fist with Drilling Fist created Snake Form Drilling Fist!

Dragon Fist could also be combined with Cannon Fist, Dragon Fist with Drilling Fist, and so on.

In short,

every form within the Twelve Form Fist could be combined with any fist from the Five Element Fist.

Every combination had its own unique qualities.

Of course, practitioners had to experience and ponder them for themselves before summarizing the set of fist techniques best suited to them.

This was also why Neijiaquan, built upon this foundation, had branched into dozens of schools.

Every school had its own most famous set of fist techniques.

Among them, Yang Yu liked Tiger Cannon Fist, formed from Tiger Style Fist and Cannon Fist, and Roaming Dragon Crushing Fist, formed from Dragon Style Fist and Crushing Fist, the most!

The two fist techniques complemented each other, allowing him to attack and retreat alike, combining offense with movement, while Crossing Fist provided defense.

This was also what Yang Yu had relied on in his previous life to take on more than a dozen thugs by himself.

Of course.

When facing thugs armed with weapons, Yang Yu would usually unseal himself and pull out his belt to fight them!

He had even earned the title of Belt War God in his neighborhood!

After that battle, the neighborhood where Yang Yu lived became forbidden territory for thugs.

After several real fights, Yang Yu's comprehension of Xingyiquan had deepened further. He had originally planned to find time to visit a still-living Xingyiquan grandmaster and further raise his Martial Way Realm.

But before he could set out, Swallowed Star arrived first.

Although it was somewhat regrettable, Yang Yu would not complain about fate.

Strong experts never complained about their environment.

Besides, the Cultivation Environment here was far better than in his previous life.

Yang Yu then practiced with Wang Lin for a while longer. Seeing that it was about time, the two went to a nearby gym to shower before setting off for school.

When they arrived at the classroom, there were still several minutes before class began.

Wang Lin could not help recalling the sight of Yang Yu practicing earlier. "Brother Yu, the fist techniques you performed just now looked amazing. I was watching from the side for the latter half."

"Once you fully master the Five Element Fist and Twelve Form Fist, you'll be able to do it too." Yang Yu took out his textbook and prepared for class.

"Fully master them... I still feel a little awkward even performing a complete set. Who knows when I'll be able to fully master them?"

"Don't rush. It'll happen naturally. In martial arts, haste makes waste. Besides, I'm still far from truly mastering them myself. I've only combined their forms in a way that looks perfect. In truth, they still lack 'spirit.'"

Yang Yu spoke regretfully.

After several days of training, Yang Yu had successfully raised his fist techniques to the peak level of his previous life. But that was only the level of an experienced practitioner, still far from the Xingyiquan grandmaster level of perfectly controlling most of the muscles, bones, and fascia throughout his body.

Yang Yu could currently only control the most basic application of strength. He was still far from deeper control over his muscles and bones.

That was also the direction of Yang Yu's next stage of training.

A Martial Artist not only needed powerful Physical Fitness, but also needed to perfectly control every bit of strength.

Only then could one bring out the strength one should possess and have hope of reaching the realms of Grandmaster and Grandmaster.

A so-called grandmaster was someone whose body had reached the Human Body Limit and who could control over ninety percent of their muscles and bones.

A Grandmaster had surpassed the Human Body Limit and could perfectly control every muscle and every bone in their body. They could instantly unleash the strength of their entire body, striking with fist force several times greater than their own strength.

In fist practice, one could reach the realm of Unity of Person and Fist.

In blade practice, one could reach the realm of Unity of Person and Blade.

In spear practice, one could reach the realm of Unity of Person and Spear.

And so on.

Once one reached this realm, even in a place like his previous life, where Cosmic Energy was so sparse it was nearly nonexistent, the destructive power unleashed by a single Grandmaster would be terrifying.

According to Yang Yu's investigations from various sources, any Grandmaster could ignore small-caliber pistols. Their extraordinary Neural Reflexes also allowed them to evade in advance. Even if they were struck by a pistol bullet, they could use their muscles to dissipate the force layer by layer, then tense up and trap the bullet.

At that point, these Grandmasters' Physical Fitness had completely surpassed the Human Body Limit. Their raw physical strength could reach two or three tons.

When fully unleashed, it could reach five or six tons!

That level of Physical Fitness was roughly comparable to a Senior Fighter after the Martial Artist system had matured in the future.

But given that a Grandmaster's Martial Way skills had reached perfection, the strength they could actually display could fully reach that of an Intermediate War General or even a Senior War General!

That was the terror of a Grandmaster.

As for Neijiaquan grandmasters, their explosive fist force was roughly one ton, enough to surpass the qualification threshold for Martial Artists and reach Junior Fighter level.

If they came to this world and cultivated Genetic Origin Energy, every one of them would have the potential to become a Planetary Level Martial Artist!

Perhaps even stronger!

That was also the goal Yang Yu pursued.

Hong and Thor had cultivated to the Planetary Level only a few years after the Grand Nirvana.

So could Yang Yu do it?

To be honest, Yang Yu was not sure either, but how would he know if he did not try?

Just do it!

After the morning classes ended, Yang Yu had also refined in his mind the areas that needed improvement from his morning fist practice.

This was the terrifying memory and analytical ability the powerful soul he gained after transmigrating had given Yang Yu.

His progress in a single day now completely matched a month of progress in his previous life!

"Brother Yu, are we still going to train at noon?"

Wang Lin asked after packing his schoolbag.

"Of course. Why wouldn't we? This is the perfect time to improve." Yang Yu packed his schoolbag as well. "We'll head to the gym after we eat."

"Hehe, all right! I'll treat you to lunch, Brother Yu. Consider it payment for all the trouble you've gone through guiding me."

After the two ate enough food for five or six adults at a restaurant outside the school, they headed straight to the gym.

Of course, most of that food had gone into Yang Yu's stomach.

Sitting cross-legged, he circulated the Dantian Breathing Method. After half an hour, he had completely digested the food, and the two began basic strength training.

Feeling that his strength had increased again today, Yang Yu walked up to the barbell and increased its weight to 270 kilograms.

Yang Yu then sank his qi into his dantian and, with a forceful exertion of both hands, lifted the 270-kilogram barbell over his head!

"Phew..."

"A day of training can increase my strength by around twenty kilograms. Not bad."

After setting down the barbell, Yang Yu thought happily.

This was only the beginning, yet his strength was already increasing so noticeably. Once he really took off later, it would surely become even more outrageous.

At that thought, Yang Yu's enthusiasm for training rose even higher.

Yang Yu tried every kind of strength-training equipment in the luxurious gym. Only after fully mastering his increased strength did he reluctantly stop training.

By then, it was nearly time for afternoon classes.