Chapter 283 - Martial Arts Practitioner VS Martial Superior???!!! (2/2)
However, during the fifth exchange of blows, Fang Qiu was no longer struck backward. Instead, his body merely shook.
After the 10th exchange, it did not even tremble anymore.
Even though they were not really evenly matched, they were very nearly on par, and they could exchange blows freely!
”How is this possible?
”How could internal force be this powerful?
”I'm utilizing internal Qi of a Grade-Three Martial Superior. How could his internal force possibly match mine?”
He was completely shocked.
Elder Zhou did not hold back any longer. His internal Qi surged, and he immediately unleashed all of his power while raining down ferocious attacks on Fang Qiu in an attempt to completely suppress his opponent.
”Come on.”
Fang Qiu was completely unworried as he felt immense pressure coming from Elder Zhou. Instead, he began to feel excited.
What he needed most was external pressure.
The more external pressure he faced, the greater his chances of breaking through were!
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Just as expected, the momentum of Fang Qiu's attacks was disrupted as Elder Zhou tried all means to suppress him.
It was replaced with a complete focus on defense.
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Under the watchful gaze of everyone present, Elder Zhou could not afford to lose!
Furthermore, he was not from Jiangjing. If he lost to Fang Qiu in this ring, this fight would become a lifelong embarrassment for him.
Wouldn't that be the biggest joke in the world that a Grade-Three Martial Superior had failed to defeat a mere martial arts practitioner?
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As such, Elder Zhou dared not hold back.
He launched a flurry of powerful blows, intending to crush Fang Qiu.
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At the other end, Fang Qiu could feel the pressure being exerted on him grow increasingly greater, under Elder Zhou's intense attacks. He could even begin to feel his area of movement being increasingly restricted.
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Under such circumstances, Fang Qiu could feel that each cell in his body had begun to react.
His body was like a soaked sponge.
Water was the internal force.
As the amount of external pressure grew, the internal force in his body also began to surge out bit by bit.
”Internal force, internal force!”
”Stronger, it has to be stronger.”
Fang Qiu kept exclaiming in secret while dealing with Elder Zhou's attacks.
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Eventually, as it grew under Elder Zhou's pressure, it suddenly stopped amplifying once it reached a certain amount.
”What's going on?”
Fang Qiu was stunned.
”Could this be my limit?”
Even though his internal force had amplified by a large amount due to the pressure exerted by Elder Zhou, it was still inferior to internal Qi.
”No...this isn't right.”
”I'm lacking something. I must be lacking something.”
Fang Qiu was feeling let down.
No matter how hard he tried, or what he tried, no matter how he tried to force or squeeze himself, his internal force had stopped increasing.
”What am I lacking?”
”What exactly am I lacking?”
Fang Qiu thought as he dealt with Elder Zhou's attacks, which were nearly insane by now.
He kept thinking, which seemed to make him forget what situation he was in now.
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In fact, he even forgot that he was fighting with Elder Zhou.
He quieted down as he pondered the question. He tried to observe and sens every inch of his body in great detail – every muscle, tendon, bone, and cell.
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However, his body kept flickering at great speeds in the ring while Fang Qiu pondered his situation. He was still capable of mounting an impenetrable defense.
It looked as though his body was making reflex actions.
”Hmm?”
Elder Zhou seemed to have sensed the same thing. He retreated and stopped attacking.
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Finally, a fantastic sight unfolded.
After Elder Zhou had retreated more than three meters away from his opponent, Fang Qiu could still be seen twisting and rushing at the same spot, as if he was insane and fighting with the air itself.
Everyone beneath the arena was dumbfounded.
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However, it did not last long.
After 10 seconds, Fang Qiu suddenly stopped moving, and his entire person stood ramrod straight and entirely still.
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Upon close observation, one could clearly see that his eyes were still tightly shut.
”You!”
ELder Zhou was incredibly furious.
It was already humiliating enough to fight him at peak martial arts practitioner level and to request for him to come at the stranger with full force. Now, he had even shut his eyes during their fight?
This fucker...
It was a complete show of utter disregard for his opponent!
It made Elder Zhou incredibly furious.
It felt as though Fang Qiu was purposefully fighting him with the handicap of not being able to see and limited strength.
”Ah!!!”
He was completely furious.
Elder Zhou roared, and his body shot forward. He shot out a punch that was infused with an incredible amount of internal Qi toward Fang Qiu.
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In the end, just as the fist was about to strike Fang Qiu, he opened his eyes and turned suddenly, unbelievably evading Elder Zhou's attack. Even the elder himself was stunned at the turn of events.
Everyone beneath the arena was looking in total shock, their mouths agape.
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”It's my heart!”
”Yes, it must be!”
At this moment, Fang Qiu had finally found the answer to his question after shutting his eyes and taking time to consider it.
”Internal force is energy of varying force made up of the seamless fusion of every part of one's body – muscles, joints, and ligaments.”
Aside from those, Fang Qiu had discovered that his heart played a significant role in the formation of internal force!
Where was his internal force when he needed it during a fight?
It was in his muscles, joints, and ligaments!
Where was it when he did not require it?
His heart!
His heart controlled it.
Like himself, his internal force was controlled by his heart.
The bigger his heart, the more immense his internal force would be!