Chapter 72: The grand competition on the straits (Second) (2/2)

“When in the Jianghu, one cannot move about freely.” Zhang Wei spoke of a common term from one of the classic scriptures. By now, the two were standing on the platform with a seamless scenery as their backdrop.

Both men on the platform were truly the greatest example of ‘having to compromise to live in the world.’.

Quack! Quack! A loud sound could be heard as a giant rooster with a fiery crest could be seen squawking down below.

The man holding it immediately swung down his knife to cut off the head.

“Begin!”

Instantly, the entire audience went silent with only the wind being audible as it blew.

The teo martial artists were now having a showdown where only they could hear each other breathe.

It was rare to come across a competition between experts, and when would two experts have to sign a document in regards to their death? Most battles with experts had usually rewards of a few millions to well over ten million RMB.

Chirp! Suddenly, the sound of a red-crowned crane could be heard off in a distance! Zhang Wei’s neck had instantly stretched upwards by a bit! Both of his hands opened wide as his right leg stepped forward resolutely. In an instant, he looked as if he was flying forward as his hands transformed into the beak of a crane. Spiralling his hands, he instantly sent them straight towards Wang Chao!

He had been like a giant red-crowned crane in his forward leap with his hands striking at Wang Chao’s throat. He had been ready for action in both defense and offense. The other hand had already pecked at Wang Chao’s right eye.

This was the White Crane style of Wingchun.

When Zhang Wei issued power, his entire body began to shake and his throat had automatically let out the whistling sound of a crane.

His Wingchun had already reached the stage of where the “sound follows the fist”.

Him being one of the Three Tigers of Guangdong was not for show.

Hou! Wang Chao jumped back like a bow being notched as his back began to bulge to take on the form of a tiger. At the same time, his arms had lashed out like an axe ready to cut apart a mountain. His body had avoided the blow coming at his eye and immediately struck towards the fists of Zhang Wei.

Tiger stance Chopping Jin with a vibrating roar.

Tiger stance versus crane stance.

Zhang Wei’s style of fighting had not yet reached an age of decay. As soon as he saw Wang Chao’s fist come chopping down onto his own, the beaked hands had transformed into a fist with his fingers held inside! The sounds of his bones could be heard crackling as it moved.

Borrowing the strength of the explosive Jin in his fists, Zhang Wei had instantly hardened his fist as it struck against Wang Chao’s own blow.

Muscle hit muscle and bone hit bone with a single cracking sound.

The entire platform suddenly began to shake violently.

The beak of the white crane was devoid of explosive power that was only present when it became a fist! Zhang Wei’s ability to circulate his Jin in such a fashion had already reached an extremely detailed state.

When the two cllided, Wang Chao had been forced back three steps as he transmitted the power through his legs. Each step he took to stabilize himself was firmer than the one before, and by the third step, a cracking sound could be heard as the wooden plank beneath his feet had snapped.

Zhang Wei’s legs moved across the ground nearly silently as he opened up his arms, making look as if he was gliding across ice in the style of a crane. In an instant, he had reached the edge of the platform and exploded outwards with a single leap that destroyed the wooden planks beneath him. Borrowing the explosive strength from his leap, Zhang Wei flew towards Wang Chao again.

When the two met fist to fist, both sides had felt like their strike had encountered a giant axe or a hammer. With a monstruous force, their muscles and bones had creaked under the pressure in pain.

When they both retreated backwards, they had secretly moved to relieve the pressure on their fists before Zhang Wei had leapt forward to attack once more.

Wang Chao suddenly turend around and his arms swayed by his waists before lashing out! Bada! When the two arms lashed out, they had spiralled in the motion of a snake with the fists actng as the snake’s head.

“When the snake emerges from its hole, even an Immortal would find it difficult to block.”

The spot by the waistss were the two holes, and Wang Chao’s arms would explode with power as they flung out. His waist would give assistance in the issuing of power with a sinister Jin that was tricky in its movements and fierce in its blow. This was the essence of the snake stance.

When the snake moves, a clear sound can be heard, and that sound was naturally the hiss!

From far away, Chen Aiyang had simply closed his eyes and had his ears listen to the fight instead of his eyes to observe the details.

In his mind, the image of a snake fighting a crane could be seen.

Wang Chao had gone from the tiger to the snake stance with a lightning quick speed and ferocity that even the nearby experts had gasped with amazement.

“No wonder he killed Qin Maojiao!” Xu Zhen had remarked as he watched Wang Chao fight. His heart had trembled violently, “The mainlands truly have such talented individuals in hiding. His age is so young, yet his martial arts has already reached such a stage. Who is his master, I wonder?”

Upon seeing Wang Chao’s tiger stance become a snake, Zhang Wei had felt his heart shake as well. Both of his fists began to shake the joints in his elbows began to rub together and then letting out a cry that resembled the urgent cry of a crane.

As his elbow joint rubbed together, the entire fist began to shake violently. His fist had shook so much that it resembled the movements of a woodpecker.

Wang Chao’s fist was like the head of a snake that was swaying in preparation to bite. His entire body began to sway along with the fists as he stepped forward in a circular fashion.

The two fists met each other with a peck and a bite. Within 10 seconds of collision, they had exchanged another three or four blows.

The Jin had been transmitted down to their legs, and so with every step, the wooden planks beneath them cracked loudly.

10 seconds later, the entire floor had been a splintered mess.