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Chapter 247 - 0177 National Champion (6 updates! 4k for monthly ticket, please subscribe)_2

Chapter 247: 0177 National Champion (6 updates! 4k for monthly ticket, please subscribe)_2

Lu Chenzhou had always waited for others to attack, but this time he took the initiative, gliding through the air with the "Swallow Crosses the Sea," and the Sweeping Step to lightly appear in front of Zhang Banshan, feinting a punch.

Zhang Banshan stepped out with one leg and raised his right arm to "Grasp the Sparrow’s Tail," twisting his spine to use the force against Lu Chenzhou’s attacking arm, flicking it upward and causing his own body to slightly skew.

Lu Chenzhou’s expression remained unchanged. Using the light and agile Swallow Form to probe was precisely to adapt to Zhang Banshan’s moves. If he had started with the fierce Tiger Form Fist, he might have been taken advantage of and fallen into a disadvantageous position, needlessly wasting his energy.

Zhang Banshan retracted his hand, immovable as a mountain.

On the stage, the two slowly circled each other.

Compared to Lu Chenzhou’s earlier fight with Huo Tianyuan, this battle seemed calm on the surface, but only a true master could see just how dangerous it was.

Lu Chenzhou continued to use the Swallow Form Fist to test Zhang Banshan’s moves.

One embodied the lightness of the Swallow Form, the other the gentleness of flowing water.

As the two delicate forces constantly collided, there were no sounds of exploding Dark Force or physical impact, but in the silence, thunder roared, hidden with murderous intent!

In the blink of an eye, they had exchanged three hundred moves.

The fight was calm, with no climactic moments.

Some uninformed spectators were already dozing off.

"Are these two guys giving each other a massage?"

"They don’t understand; indeed, it’s not as fierce as the previous fights."

"Xiao Lu is constantly probing with the Swallow Form, afraid to give it his all."

"It feels like Xiao Lu is going to lose... Those who have exchanged more than five hundred moves with Zhang Banshan always silently fall into a disadvantage."

"Tai Chi emphasizes using the weak against the strong, with long and enduring Qi Power and stamina. If you can’t defeat the enemy within five hundred moves, in such an intense fight, the opponent can easily whittle down your energy with Tai Chi, making your moves powerless and exhausting you to death."

Many started to worry for Lu Chenzhou.

Facing Tai Chi’s seemingly soft strikes, it seemed as if even Invincible Hard Qi Technique was of no use, for the opponent didn’t attack with brute force. They drained energy, used your force against you, eventually cornering you for a counter kill.

Like... boiling a frog in warm water!

After five hundred moves, Lu Chenzhou’s energy had indeed declined a bit, but luckily, the energy from the Iron Crotch Skill kept flowing endlessly. With this attack rhythm, he still could fight another thousand moves; he was now beginning to understand the patterns of Tai Chi.

"It’s time to counterattack."

His right hand transformed, like a swift pecking at insects, aiming at his opponent’s face. Zhang Banshan brought his waist and hands together, his torso rotating, using his spine as an axis, arms following the waist, turning like Yin Yang Fish, naturally smooth, neither fast nor slow, and unpredictable.

Immortal Cloud Manipulation Hand!

Lu Chenzhou’s offense was easily neutralized.

Zhang Banshan used the momentum to shift his balance back, withdrawing his right leg, firmly planting his right foot, and channeling the force from his lower stance into his upper body. His right hand, like a court lady plucking the strings, sent gentle yet firm Flowing Water Hidden Strength towards Lu Chenzhou’s chest.

Immortal Pipa Song!

Lu Chenzhou advanced as if to retreat, his left hand shooting out from below his right arm, with the Swallow Form Skill whistling up to the sky, then in the clouds morphing into a winged massive tiger, with Tiger Form Dark Force exploding!

His punch was still parried by the Cloud Manipulation Hand.

At the same time, he was hit by the Flowing Water Hidden Strength, and for an instant, it was as if a soft force surged into his limbs, making his body weak and limp. He used the momentum to spin, moving around the earth like the moon, to end up behind Zhang Banshan.

He stomped with his right foot, sinking his shoulders and thrusting his torso, leaning fiercely!

Tiger Venerate Relying Mountain!

Zhang Banshan had long been prepared. His body wound up leisurely, lifting his hand in an embracing motion, with the strength to lift thousands of pounds with four ounces, he sent the force of the Relying Mountain flying, using the force to attack!

Lu Chenzhou’s attack missed, and he retreated swiftly. Zhang Banshan took the initiative to follow up. Facing Lu Chenzhou’s Tiger Form Fist, he caught Lu Chenzhou’s right elbow with Coiling Silk Strength, bursting forward, while one hand pierced through the air, directing Inch Force straight at Lu Chenzhou’s abdomen.

Fairy Cloud Shuttle!

Lu Chenzhou tensed his core, tilted his body, and slammed diagonally into Zhang Banshan’s fist. The Golden Film vibrated and dispersed, easing off three parts of the force. Of the remaining seven parts, half was deflected by Hua Realm, and the other half he endured brutally. Taking advantage of the moment, he closely approached Zhang Banshan, Tiger Form clasp and claw, clamping onto Zhang Banshan’s right hand and exerting a fierce force!

Zhang Banshan’s expression changed slightly, manipulating clouds to dispel the force. At the same time, he followed the spin of Lu Chenzhou, trying to break free.

Lu Chenzhou found the right moment, reversed his spin, tightening Zhang Banshan’s arm, and simultaneously his Tiger God Tail Leg swept out in the opposite direction, striking Zhang Banshan’s tender ribs.

Zhang Banshan suffered a heavy blow. Two kinds of Qigong intertwined to relieve the force, while his left fist continually changed moves, attacking Lu Chenzhou’s vital spots, forcing him to let go.

Lu Chenzhou clung on stubbornly, his fist horizontally elbowing, relying on his Cross Training Body to withstand Zhang Banshan’s onslaught. He pressed close with ferocious blows, step by step tightening the pressure, sometimes leaning in for hits, sometimes smashing with his elbow, or going for the Tiger Form Heart Stealing, the two tangled up together like intertwined black and white snakes, passing over a hundred moves in an eyeblink.

By this time, the two had exchanged over seven hundred moves.

The audience had become numb.

"They’re both so enduring."

"I can understand Zhang Banshan’s endurance, but what’s the deal with Lu Chenzhou?"

"Who knows, born with it, I guess."

Endurance battles severely test a Martial Artist’s overall qualities; in the lengthy competition, a slight carelessness can lead to falling into disadvantage and eventual collapse like a toppled mountain.

Both men being able to fight over seven hundred moves truly shows their strength.

"Roar!"

Suddenly, an earth-shaking Tiger Roar resounded in the arena, instantly causing countless spectators’ minds to falter as they seemed to witness a colossal tiger descending from the heavens!

On the platform, Lu Chenzhou glared with angry eyes, abruptly employing all his trump cards during the tussle... Vajra, Tiger Evil, Tiger Roar! All three killing moves burst forth simultaneously, propelling his momentum to its peak. He transformed into a golden Divine, riding atop a Divine Tiger, with piercing eyes.

Zhang Banshan had been on guard against Lu Chenzhou’s Sound Wave Kill, but since Lu Chenzhou hadn’t used it, his attention couldn’t possibly remain entirely focused on it amidst the enduring battle.

Still, he got caught off guard. Although it was only for an instant, what greeted him was Lu Chenzhou’s mountain-toppling close-range charge. Despite using the Hua Realm to ease the attack, he flew backward, crashing to the ground.

Lu Chenzhou seized the opportunity, leapt forward, and with a turn of his body, his Tiger Tail Leg struck Zhang Banshan’s abdomen. Zhang Banshan tumbled through the air, managed to ease the force as he landed, and defended with the "Fairy Cloud Shuttle" stance.

Lu Chenzhou charged in, one elbow strike like a hammer, flying past the crane’s wings, a punch like a spear, stabbing into the crane’s body, Zhang Banshan enduring the pain, continuously dissolving the force and deflecting the moves with his Hua Realm.

He was horrified to find that after the initial roar, the rhythm of his attacks had become even more passive, not the kind of confident passiveness, but one bogged down in endless reaction.

In the battle of momentum, he was already at a disadvantage.

Lu Chenzhou’s roar once again blew the trumpet of victory. His acupoints burst forth with Divine Power, his organs and intestines trembling in unison, his tendons and bones humming like an engine. He launched at him with the stance of a charging arrow, his glorious fists punching out straight and true.

Tiger God Demonic-clearing Sky Strike!

This time, Zhang Banshan really couldn’t convert the energy... He walked the Tai Chi step, dividing into the Four Symbols, dodging Lu Chenzhou’s killing blow by movement, but Lu Chenzhou, having already got a rough idea of his stepping rhythm over the seven hundred moves, made a prediction.

Roar!

After a third Tiger Roar, he anticipated Zhang Banshan’s movements, moved to the position of the Five Elements Water, and then threw double fists with a momentum like lifting mountains and surging seas, punching into empty space!

Bang!

Zhang Banshan was hit, sent flying backward.

Lu Chenzhou glided forward, his right leg whipping down as he bent forward, Zhang Banshan rolled on the ground, dodging the offensive, then sprang up to meet Lu Chenzhou’s leaping forward attack!

Humming!

His head rammed, Qi-Blood rushing to his crown in reverse.

Lu Chenzhou shouted loudly, his double fists pushed forward as though they could move mountains!

This time, any technique for deflecting force seemed pale and powerless.

Zhang Banshan, turned into a cannonball, shot dozens of meters away from the platform and landed on the ground.

Then... he passed out, and the medical team rushed forward to treat him.

Lu Chenzhou breathed heavily like thunder, looking at his own sweat-drenched, flushed face on the big screen, his shredded Training Clothes flapping noisily!

On this day, he became the national champion.

He became the first among countless low-class root-boned people!

From then on, the road to the Martial Arts Academy championship was opened by him.

Before the Martial Arts, there are no more regrets!

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Also, the competition plots will be reduced in the future, as I can’t currently write the satisfying fights and competitions everyone wants, I need to read other books and learn. The three Martial Arts Academy matches are set from the beginning of the outline, so they can’t be changed.)