Heart of a Child

The current Yang Chen was a completely different person from the one just moments ago.

The previous Yang Chen had witnessed many battles, but lacked practical combat experience. It was like a sealed treasure, missing only a key. His fight with Xu Hu was precisely that key. Unlocking the seal, Yang Chen's understanding of combat instantly ascended.

This was his best time to counterattack.

With combat experience, Yang Chen immediately analyzed the upcoming exchange.

When was the best time to strike, when to defend, when to attack…

A virtual image had already formed in his mind.

"Take this!" Yang Chen unleashed the Ba Yun Fist.

"En?" Seeing Yang Chen's movements, Xu Hu was suddenly startled.

Yang Chen, who had been defending all along, had chosen to attack him at this very moment.

This caused Xu Hu to let out a cold laugh. "Yang Chen, I don't know what martial skill you're practicing. If you had truly focused on defense, perhaps I wouldn't have been able to do anything to you. But now that you dare to attack me, haha, Yang Chen, your death day has arrived."

Initially, Yang Chen's defense made Xu Hu believe that Yang Chen had no means to deal with him.

However, he didn't realize how terribly wrong his assumption was.

The Ba Yun Fist was a top-tier martial skill. Being top-tier, it was naturally impossible to thoroughly study in a place like the Great Wilderness.

Yang Chen had previously lacked combat experience, but now, with practical experience, his application of the Ba Yun Fist had instantly improved by ten percent. In a flash, Yang Chen's fist wind howled, launching a fierce assault on Xu Hu.

"Xu Hu, be careful!" The Third Master, with his extensive experience, frowned upon seeing Yang Chen's boxing technique, sensing the profound mystery of Yang Chen's martial skill.

However, by the time he realized it and tried to warn Xu Hu, it was already too late.

Xu Hu was just about to gather his wits, but Yang Chen's fist wind had already arrived.

"What kind of boxing technique is this?" Xu Hu desperately wanted to defend, but Yang Chen's barrage of punches made his scalp tingle, his vision blur, and he couldn't analyze the flow of Yang Chen's boxing at all.

"Break for me!"

Xu Hu roared, suddenly gathering his strength for a punch, intending to shatter Yang Chen's continuous onslaught.

However, he soon discovered that his thousand pounds of force, when thrown at Yang Chen, felt like hitting cotton, causing no ripples and not slowing Yang Chen's offensive momentum even slightly.

"Not good." Only then did Xu Hu realize he had fallen into Yang Chen's rhythm.

The twists and turns of Yang Chen and Xu Hu's fight were clearly and vividly witnessed by the onlookers.

At this moment, everyone's mouths were agape.

Because Yang Chen, who had been on the defensive moments ago, had now turned the tables, launching an offensive and gaining the upper hand with a display of masculine spirit.

"Yang Chen has actually gained the upper hand."

"This... this is unbelievable. Xu Hu is someone who has crawled out of a pile of dead bodies. His killing experience is incredibly rich, and he follows the Third Master. His martial skills are also not bad, how could he be suppressed by Yang Chen?"

Not only the outsiders and the bandits, but even the people of the Yang Family were surprised and delighted by this outcome.

Yang Jinhe was no exception.

"What martial skill is this Yang Chen practicing?" Yang Jinhe asked in surprise. "Fourth Elder, does our Yang Family have this martial skill?"

With his experience, he couldn't discern what martial skill Yang Chen was using and could only ask the Fourth Elder, who was in charge of the Limitless Pavilion. In terms of martial skill knowledge, the Fourth Elder was more knowledgeable than him.

It should be noted that Yang Chen and Xu Hu had the same martial cultivation, and in terms of martial skills, the Yang Family should be inferior to the bandit group.

Fourth Master Yang stroked his beard, then withdrew his surprise and said, "What Yang Chen is using is the Ba Kong Fist from our Yang Family's Limitless Pavilion."

"Ba Kong Fist? That's impossible. I'm quite familiar with the Ba Kong Fist, and the flow is completely different from what Yang Chen is displaying. The boxing technique Yang Chen is using is far more exquisite than the Ba Kong Fist." Yang Jinhe quickly shook his head.

Fourth Master Yang said with a wry smile, "This is what I wanted to say. In fact, when I observed Yang Chen's martial skill earlier, I couldn't recognize it for a moment. Only after carefully thinking about it did I recognize the martial skill Yang Chen was using."

"What exactly is going on?" Yang Jinhe was completely bewildered.

Fourth Master Yang took a deep breath and said with a hint of nervousness, "I think, whether it's the Clan Head or myself, we have probably underestimated Yang Chen's talent."

"What do you mean, Fourth Elder?" Yang Jinhe narrowed his eyes.

Fourth Master Yang frowned and said, "It's like this. A few days ago, Yang Chen visited the Limitless Pavilion. In the Limitless Pavilion, he chose the Ba Kong Fist. Does the Clan Head know that Yang Chen returned to the Limitless Pavilion in just four days?"

"Four days... Could this kid have learned the Ba Kong Fist in just four days?" Yang Jinhe was shocked.

"More than that. Yang Chen not only mastered the Ba Kong Fist in four days, but I even observed that his boxing intent incorporated his own understanding of the Ba Kong Fist. While practicing the Ba Kong Fist, he even created a few subtle techniques himself. However, those subtle techniques at that time were still far inferior to the boxing technique Yang Chen is displaying now."

Speaking of this, Fourth Master Yang couldn't hide his astonishment and said, "It's obvious that in the time since, his understanding of the Ba Kong Fist has reached another level. The boxing technique he's displaying is no longer just the Ba Kong Fist."

"Fourth Master means that this child has the ability to create his own martial skills?" Yang Jinhe's expression could no longer remain calm.

If that were true...

This!

Fourth Master Yang also watched the battle and murmured, "Yes, at first I didn't know about this, but now watching Yang Chen's fight, I think his ability is as I imagined. The main theme of the Ba Kong Fist lies in its hardness and softness. But this kid has already grasped a level of 'Yin-Yang Intent' that is a step deeper than hardness and softness!"

"Clan Head, no matter the cost today, we absolutely must not let these bandits harm Yang Chen. He is the blessing of our Yang Family."

"Is Fourth Elder joking with me? A genius with the heart of a child, I would risk my old life to prevent him from being harmed by bandits." Yang Jinhe clenched his fists, having made up his mind.

"Yes, the heart of a child! Otherwise, this kid had never fought anyone before. How long has it been, and he can already fight Xu Hu to a standstill, even gaining the upper hand?"

What is the heart of a child?

Yang Jinhe had heard of it in ancient texts. It was rumored that some geniuses in this world possessed the ability to create their own martial skills. This ability had nothing to do with talent or innate disposition; it relied entirely on comprehension and state of mind. Those who possessed such comprehension were extremely rare.

And Yang Chen, not only did he have excellent talent, but he could also create martial skills. This thing called the heart of a child, it was simply a miracle.

Yang Jinhe watched the battle intently, afraid that Yang Chen would suffer any harm. This was the treasure of the Yang Family.