The wind of a punch rushed at his face.
Lian Youming's eyes flashed. His left hand reached out lightly and settled against his opponent's Fist Edge.
But no clash of inner strength followed.
Instead, Lian Youming was carried up by the punch like a light feather. His right hand released the Gall-Illuminating Sword, and his limbs swayed as he drifted unsteadily backward through the wind and snow.
Taiji Hua Jin.
Feeling the power within his opponent's fist, he marveled inwardly.
Inner strength condensed as hard as iron was indeed a sign that the Three Energies permeated the entire body, and it was even stronger than before.
The reason he judged his opponents to possess the strength of Foresight Martial Artists was that their control over themselves was far more thorough than a Grand Boxer's. Ordinarily, this required the mind and body to gradually harmonize and unite-the realm of foresight, which also gave rise to the ability of foresight.
The degree to which flesh and spirit-body, heart, and intent-harmonized and united determined a Foresight Martial Artist's strength. The greater that unity, the more powerful their ability of foresight naturally became.
But this process required one to challenge the world with their fists, battle across the Four Extremities, and fight throughout the eight directions. Only by surviving countless vicious battles to the death and defeating powerful opponents of every kind could one grow step by step, and ultimately attain perfection.
What they pursued was the ultimate born in the instant between life and death.
The ultimate heart, the ultimate way, the ultimate fist.
Yet these two had more than enough bodily mastery but no ability of foresight. Presumably, they had taken some shortcut in training the Three Energies and thus failed to develop a sixth sense, rather like pulling up seedlings to