Might Guy's eyes gleamed strangely. "It's Drunken Fist. In this mode, the Feather Emperor can use Lee's Drunken Fist, but what the Feather Emperor is truly performing through Drunken Fist is another kind of martial art!"
Rock Lee glanced sideways at Guy. "Another kind of martial art?"
Guy's expression turned solemn. "It's called Tai Chi Fist. It emphasizes stillness overcoming motion, softness overcoming hardness, and borrowing force to strike back. The philosophy behind it was conceived by the Feather Emperor and me when we trained in taijutsu together. Unfortunately, this martial art requires a unique state of mind. Even the Feather Emperor himself could not perform it, and only symbolically created a move called Coiling Silk Force. But it fell far short of the intended result!"
That was right. Tai Chi Fist was a martial art from the third dimension. Before Yu had crossed over, he had been a shut-in. How could he possibly know the profound and extensive Tai Chi Fist? He had merely read some books about the principles of Tai Chi, nowhere near enough to support creating Tai Chi Fist himself!
Rock Lee asked, "Then why can he perform Tai Chi Fist after drinking, by borrowing my Drunken Fist?"
As a taijutsu master, Might Guy saw straight to the heart of it. "The artistic conception of Drunken Fist coincides perfectly with that of Tai Chi Fist. At this critical juncture between life and death, the Feather Emperor actually remained so bold and meticulous, turning decay into magic. It truly inspires admiration! Lee! This is a once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity! Remember every move the Feather Emperor uses!"
"Yes!! Guy-sensei!!" Rock Lee's body shook as he widened his eyes.
Elsewhere, Hiashi Hyuga and the Hyuga Clan members were also dumbstruck. "This martial art shares the same underlying principles as our Hyuga