178 Martial Arts Genius (2/2)

”He did not even teach you this?”

Old man Hai was stunned. However, he recalled the day when Jiang Fei had blown him away. He looked just like any other gangster on the streets, and was nothing like a martial artist. He had merely thought Jiang Fei was venting his frustration. Now he knew that this young man truly knew nothing about martial arts!

”What kind of weird old hermit do you have as a master?” mumbled old man Hai. He had never heard of such a training regiment. He had taught him the Steel Cloak technique to such an extent, but not a single offensive technique. Was he using External Toughness as a way to enforce his meditative Qi Gong?

”Forget it! Since I have promised to compensate you for it, would you be keen to learn my fist techniques?” asked old man Hai after giving it some thought.

”I am!”

Jiang Fei immediately nodded. This old man Hai was most definitely an expert among the experts. Anything he taught had to be effective. Only a fool would reject the offer!

”I have no idea when your master will be coming to see us. You should make the best use of our time.”

Old man Hai nodded.

”Hehe, don't you worry. I have all the time in the world. My master won't show up, even if you wait ten years!” mumbled Jiang Fei under his breath.

”Alright, I'm not going to say much. Pay attention!” said old man Hai, as he started a live demonstration.

There were a total of twelve styles in the branch of the fist, with thirty-six transformations. It was one of the better sets that old man Hai had learned during his youth. Based on old man Hai's predictions, Jiang Fei's master must be very capable indeed, for him to acquire such mastery over the External Toughness at such an early age. If he only taught Jiang Fei some regular fist techniques, he would certainly be made fun of by the boy's master. Therefore, old man Hai had picked out such a set with careful thought.

Old man Hai soon provided Jiang Fei a very flamboyant show of his fist techniques. Jiang Fei could barely blink his eyes. Luckily, Jiang Fei had improved his Intelligence and Spirit. Otherwise, he would not have been able to keep up with old man Hai's speed, let alone remember his techniques.

Of course, old man Hai had intentionally slowed down, or else Jiang Fei would only be seeing a flashing figure before him, and not the actual techniques.

Once he was done, old man Hai still seemed as energetic as ever. He approached Jiang Fei and asked with a smile, ”What do you think? Was my set of fist techniques alright?”

”It was amazing!”

Although Jiang Fei did not have much knowledge, he understood that this set of fist techniques was much stronger than Chen Xi's catch and grapple techniques!

”How much of it can you remember?” asked old man Hai.

”Slightly more than half, I guess…” answered Jiang Fei with an embarrassing laugh.

”What?!”

Old man Hai was shocked. How could Jiang Fei have remembered more than half of that? Could he have seen the set of fist techniques before?

That was impossible. This was a unique creation. Nobody else could have known!

”Hehe, you were too fast earlier, I could not catch the whole thing…”

Jiang Fei thought that old man Hai was calling him out for being dumb. Who could have known that it was his eidetic memory that sent chills running down that old man's spine?

”Show me what you remember!”

Old man Hai clearly did not believe Jiang Fei.

”Alright!”

Jiang Fei was eager to try it out himself. After all, he had witnessed such an amazing display of prowess. He too wanted to make an attempt.

In the end, Jiang Fei realized how difficult it was once he started moving. Remembering and executing the moves were two completely different things!

Although he had excellent physical qualities, and decent dexterity, he did not have any foundation in fist techniques whatsoever. Although he could carry out the poses like some Chinese opera show, they only imitated the appearance and none of the power.

Even so, it was enough to make old man Hai blink repeatedly. Was Jiang Fei even human? He had truly remembered more than half of the fist technique by just observing it once! He must be some kind of martial arts genius!

As for Jiang Fei's ridiculous display of fist techniques, old man Hai did not think much of it. As he had not provided any verbal cues, being able to remember this much through observing alone was already a great accomplishment. Such expertise from a single observation was not something that not even old man Hai could accomplish, and this young child Jiang Fei had done it with ease!