The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 79 - 65 Passing on Martial Arts Coaching

Chapter 79: Chapter 65 Passing on Martial Arts Coaching

Facing Lu Yue’s aggressive challenge, any Cultivator with a bit of temper would have wanted to rush up and teach him a lesson, but most had been defeated by Lu Yue and left without any fight left in them, so they could only hold their breath and not dare to express it.

Although Li Yi was young, he was not the kind of reckless youngster, so he did not agree to Lu Yue’s sparring request. He came to the training ground to focus on learning and training, not to compete out of a desire to win.

So, he chose to simply ignore it.

Faced with Li Yi’s disregard, Lu Yue also lost interest and began to provoke other people.

"Li Yi, you are good at keeping your composure. I remember another newcomer yesterday, just like you, who got agitated by Lu Yue in a few words, ended up suffering a lot during sparring, and is still lying in the hospital. Although Lu Yue offered to pay for the medical expenses, such behavior is too humiliating, it could destroy a person’s morale and easily affect a Cultivator’s subsequent Cultivation."

The instructor, Li Shudi, seeing that Li Yi wasn’t impulsive, couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"I am not afraid of this Lu Yue; I just don’t want to injure or disable people like he does, unnecessarily offending others," Li Yi revealed his thoughts.

These words made Li Shudi raise an eyebrow, somewhat surprised, "Oh? Are you confident that you can defeat this Lu Yue?"

Li Yi replied, "I have mastered a Boxing Technique that does not belong to this world, created for killing, with strikes that are either deadly or crippling. Lu Yue isn’t an enemy; I have no need to use him for practice."

"Boxing?">

Li Shudi’s expression changed slightly, and suddenly he remembered something, "Wait, did you just say your name is Li Yi? Aren’t you the one who, seven days ago in the old district, took down eight Spirit Medium Realm Cultivators? I heard that even those from the inspiration realm are no match for you, and had to lose a leg after fighting hard against you."

"Uh... has my affair become this big? You know about it too, Instructor?" Li Yi said, somewhat embarrassed.

As a young man solely focused on progressing, he was not keen on gaining such a reputation.

Li Shudi laughed heartily, "I don’t know if others are paying attention, but as a martial arts instructor, I naturally take special interest in such matters. I am very curious, what kind of Boxing could allow a Cultivator to unleash such power? Speaking of which, Li Yi, do you know why our country’s traditional martial arts have completely declined?"

"Traditional martial arts are means of combat for ordinary people and are no longer suitable for Cultivators," Li Yi thought of Brother Tao’s critique about martial arts from before.

"Yes, exactly. All the moves and techniques of traditional martial arts are just to maximize the physical advantages of ordinary people. But once the person practicing is no longer an ordinary person but a Cultivator who has evolved, traditional martial arts become relics of an old era, bound to be eliminated."

"I became a national martial arts champion at twenty, proficient in Xingyi, Long arm, Baguazhang, Tai Chi, and so on. I can be considered a master of martial arts. Even after becoming a Cultivator, I believed I could blend the strengths of various martial arts and focus on developing a distinct martial arts for Cultivators, but unfortunately, the more I practiced, the more I evolved, the more I realized the uselessness of traditional martial arts."

Li Shudi expressed this point, his eyes involuntarily revealing a hint of disappointment.

It was clear he had wanted to find a way out for traditional martial arts, to expand and enhance it, but it seemed he had failed.

"Is there really nothing worthwhile in traditional martial arts?" Li Yi asked, frowning.

If that were truly the case, then there was no need for him to waste time on Combat Skill.

"You’ll see."

Without saying another word, Li Shudi moved his arms, swiveled forward half a circle, and threw a punch, the wind from the fist whistling sharply and forcefully.

"Do you know what punch I just threw?" he then asked.

Li Yi shook his head, "I don’t know; I’m not very familiar with traditional martial arts."

Li Shudi sighed, "I just threw a Long Arm Fist punch, which emphasizes extending the reach and swinging the arm to harness power, in layman’s terms, having longer arms than the opponent and using the advantage of longer arms to swing and generate greater force, causing more damage than an ordinary person can."

"But if you were a Cultivator, how would you deal with this kind of attack?"

Li Yi unhesitatingly said, "Unethically hit you in the face."

Li Shudi’s expression turned odd, "Exactly, that’s how it is. Cultivators’ reaction speed is astonishing, it’s a competition of speed and strength. The Long Arm Fist technique essentially gives up the chance for a quick punch, and the increased power from swinging the arm is almost useless because if your punch is slow, a Cultivator’s nervous system can react and even dodge it."

"So, this Boxing is only suitable for ordinary people fighting ordinary people, not for Cultivators fighting Cultivators. Similarly, other martial arts are the same."

"What if it’s like this?" Li Yi said, suddenly moving his body, his fists probing forward.

This was the Long Arm Fist emphasizing extended reach.

"Bang! Bang!"

Two crisp sounds of Fist Power exploded, reverberating around the training ground, and close-by, Instructor Li Shudi’s eardrums buzzed from the shock.

Suddenly, many Cultivators hearing the commotion turned to look in their direction.

They saw Li Yi punching, but those two explosive sounds astonished them.

What kind of Boxing could produce such sounds? Like thunder?

If that hit a person, wouldn’t it finish them?

At that moment, however, Li Shudi had his eyes wide open, his face incredulous as he stared at Li Yi’s fists: "How is this possible? How could your Fist Power be so concentrated, even your stance is wrong, and you don’t even have extended arm reach, the power cannot be sustained, wait, that is not Long Arm Fist at all, it’s Boxing, you’ve just overlaid Long Arm Fist framework with the foundation of Boxing Techniques."