Old Man Quan burst into laughter.
"Good! This little girl has finally grasped the true essence of Tender as Water. That was a fine kick!"
Xu Tong understood without needing an explanation.
When she had fought that burly man earlier, Geng Shu's technique had done more than overcome hardness with softness. Her qi had also been constantly absorbing her opponent's qi.
Then she released it when attacking, effectively turning his own strength against him!
As long as Geng Shu cultivated her own qi properly, this move was theoretically invincible.
No matter how powerful the qi behind her opponent's attacks, as long as she could withstand them, she could use his own qi to give him a taste of his own medicine.
Xu Tong folded his arms, thinking, This old man really has something up his sleeve.
He even has a technique like this!
Looks like those two handwritten manuals are worth studying, too.
Geng Shu had failed to understand at first, but she still had nine fights ahead of her. As she grew more proficient with the technique, she gradually grasped its essence.
Her subsequent fights grew increasingly polished and increasingly spectacular.
Every opponent was defeated by their own qi.
With ten consecutive victories, Geng Shu successfully advanced.
As soon as she came back, she hugged Xu Tong. "I did it! I did it!"
"Little Geng Shu!" Old Man Quan suddenly leaned his head over. "Pretty happy, aren't you? Still going to call me a crazy old fraud?"
Geng Shu let go and said somewhat sheepishly, "Sorry, senior. I was far too rude before."
"Ha ha!" Old Man Quan was immensely pleased with himself. "What did I tell you? Who do you think I am? I've coached three tournament champions!"
Geng Shu frowned. "Didn't you say two before?"
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