Gu Yu, Go All Out!

Others only saw the surface, catching a glimpse of Collapse Extreme Fist's shadow, and their judgment was replaced by their own stereotypes.

Although Gu Yu was somewhat arrogant, his actual combat ability was indeed much stronger, and he noticed something was wrong.

It was still Collapse Extreme Fist, but Li Yuan's two consecutive strikes were fundamentally different from everyone else's.

The force behind the punches, the momentum carried—these went without saying.

The bigger difference was that Li Yuan's Collapse Extreme Fist could adapt and seize the moment.

Collapse Extreme Fist should have obvious flaws.

With every punch thrown, if the overwhelming momentum couldn't suppress the opponent, it laid one's own weaknesses bare before them.

But Li Yuan seemed able to retract and shift his stance at any time.

This kind of extreme pursuit in a fist technique could actually be presented as a continuous offensive.

Without any trace of carelessness or casualness, Gu Yu began to take it seriously.

He looked for an opportunity and charged at Li Yuan from a tricky angle.

Gu Yu's fundamentals were very solid; as a disciple of a grandmaster, he wouldn't falter in that area.

His fist technique matched his movement technique perfectly, posing a significant threat.

A technique like Collapse Extreme Fist, in others' eyes, could only overwhelm the enemy with momentum.

It was a representative martial skill of using offense as defense.

If the offensive momentum couldn't suppress the opponent, then the opponent could use all sorts of moves.

For example, now, Gu Yu moved like a fish in water, suddenly leaping to Li Yuan's right-rear side.

His fist force gathered abruptly, and then the momentum of his punch surged toward Li Yuan.

"Giving him face, Gu Yu didn't toy with him anymore.

This punch was even more exquisite than the one he used when fighting me!"

In the crowd, Yin Yi was also explaining to others nearby.

He thought Gu Yu was being serious out of respect, not wanting to mock Li Yuan.

The real reason was that Gu Yu sensed a threat; he knew he couldn't be as casual as before.

The Li Yuan in front of him had something to him.

"The match is about to end. Now it depends on whether this punch lands on Li Yuan's face or stops in front of his eyes."

Yin Yi smiled and made his prediction, watching the outcome of the match along with everyone else.

The next moment, Li Yuan's figure also moved.

The fierce momentum of Collapse Extreme Fist shifted again, colliding with Gu Yu's punch.

The fist forces clashed, and both dodged simultaneously.

Both wanted to use this chance to land another strike, not giving the opponent a moment to breathe.

Realizing they both had the same intent, they became wary and then separated again.

After just three exchanges, Gu Yu felt even more off.

This middle school teacher in front of him was unexpectedly hard to deal with.

Combining martial skills with movement techniques sounded easy, but ordinary middle school teachers couldn't master it.

Take Yin Yi just now, who was highly valued by Lingnan No.1 High School.

His integration of movement technique and martial skill was very poor.

Far inferior to Li Yuan's proficiency and ease.

Seeing Li Yuan take this move without falling into a disadvantage, the onlookers were also surprised.

Yin Yi, who had been commenting so much earlier, had an ugly expression.

Li Yuan's performance seemed to be even better than his...

Meanwhile, Gu Yu's mind was racing as he assessed Li Yuan's strength.

As he thought, Gu Yu suddenly revealed a hint of a smile.

He understood—he understood the martial skill Li Yuan was using.

After those few moves of Collapse Extreme Fist's subtlety, he felt he had seen through Li Yuan and figured out a countermeasure!

The next moment, Gu Yu initiated with his movement technique and leaped forward.

He no longer gave Li Yuan the chance to strike freely like before.

The fierce momentum of Collapse Extreme Fist always carried some danger.

What he wanted was for Li Yuan to only be able to respond wearily, unable to take the initiative.

But those three exchanges just now clearly showed that Li Yuan had figured out the pattern.

Even Gu Yu's responses had been calculated.

Every step calculated, naturally he would lose the initiative, starting at a disadvantage from the very beginning of the fight.

Now, he would no longer leave that initiative to Li Yuan.

Instead, Li Yuan would soon be hard-pressed to deal with the relentless onslaught, and if his defense slipped even slightly, he would expose a major opening...

The training ground was now very quiet.

Despite so many people watching, no one was clamoring or discussing.

All were drawn in by the situation before them, their eyes locked firmly on Li Yuan and Gu Yu.

This match had only just begun, yet what was unfolding had already exceeded everyone's expectations.

Li Yuan had not, as anticipated, shamefully lost his qualification for the Youth Martial Tournament.

Li Yuan's performance far surpassed expectations.

The fist momentum pressed close, and Gu Yu waited for Li Yuan's response.

Would it be Collapse Extreme Fist meeting head-on, or Cloud Treading Step evading?

In his view, Li Yuan only had these two choices, and could only choose to evade.

Once Collapse Extreme Fist lost its momentum, Gu Yu felt this move would struggle to counter the punch he threw.

In an instant, Cloud Extreme Fist was unleashed.

Cloud Gathering Form, Extreme Guard!

Three Transformations, Nine Extremes. Cloud Extreme Fist and Collapse Extreme Fist differed by only one character in name, but the profundity between them was worlds apart.

The nine transformative forms of Cloud Extreme Fist allowed Li Yuan to handle any situation with this technique.

His hands circled like gathering clouds, the force around him all converging into his arms.

With one move, Cloud Gathering Form, he directly deflected Gu Yu's punch.

The surrounding onlookers were already surprised, and now they were even more stunned.

Many mouths hung open, smacking soundlessly, but not a single word came out.

They truly hadn't expected Li Yuan to be able to counterattack.

As Cloud Gathering Form blocked, the next punch was already thrown.

Flowing Cloud Form, Extreme Speed!

As the fist shot out, his arm moved like flowing clouds around a mountain—swift yet with no fixed trace.

Gu Yu never imagined Li Yuan would retaliate like this. He instinctively dodged, only to find the fist's speed beyond his imagination.

He condensed his qi, expending more stamina, barely managing to evade.

He should have had victory in his grasp, yet it seemed he had fallen behind again.

He wouldn't give Li Yuan a moment to catch his breath, and Li Yuan certainly wouldn't give him one either.

Flowing Cloud Form, Extreme Force!

Before Gu Yu could steady himself, the fierce fist momentum was already upon him.

Cloud Extreme Fist was like that—aside from being difficult, it had nothing but advantages.

At this moment, Gu Yu could very clearly feel the superiority of Cloud Extreme Fist.

Three Transformations, Nine Extremes—whether in power or speed, it reached the pinnacle of fist technique martial skills.

Moreover, the moves of Cloud Extreme Fist were inherently full of variation.

Even with a shallower level of mastery, it could still play a role in actual combat.

Let alone Li Yuan, who had completely mastered Cloud Extreme Fist and, relying on his Enlightenment to Perfection talent, understood its deepest subtleties.

For Gu Yu, this was truly trouble.

A grandmaster's disciple, the top scholar in fifty years.

He certainly had attainments in the martial path, with a fairly deep understanding of most techniques and martial skills.

But this Cloud Extreme Fist—Gu Yu had never encountered it in actual combat.

He had actually trained in it, but his proficiency was insufficient, and it often failed him in real fights.

Without enough mastery of Cloud Extreme Fist, the results of using it would be very poor.

It might even expose more openings than Collapse Extreme Fist.

When Gu Yu discovered Li Yuan using Cloud Extreme Fist, he had secretly rejoiced.

A taunting remark had already formed at his lips.

But he never expected Li Yuan to have truly mastered Cloud Extreme Fist, revealing not a single flaw in actual combat.

Gu Yu's expression turned serious. This was no longer a matter of simply taking things seriously.

He would have to use his true strength!