Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist-Chapter 364 - 115: Four Senior Brothers, Forgive Me! (3)
Generally, when the instructor asked him to spar with the other junior brothers, it was to guide them a bit. Once or twice was fine, but he lost interest after too many times.
Besides, even if he were to guide the junior brothers, it didn’t have to be late at night.
"Since you’re unavailable, forget it. Focus on cultivating and strive to achieve Viscera-Refining soon. I will find Li Gao."
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The disciple from the Gale Martial Arts Hall looked puzzled. Why was the instructor so agreeable today?
It shouldn’t be like this. In the past, whenever I made excuses, the instructor would persuade me, sometimes even directly ordering me to guide the junior brothers.
"Oh, Lin Chen has come to the martial arts hall, wanting to spar a bit. Li Gao should be willing."
"Instructor, wait!" Upon hearing this, the disciple from the Gale Martial Arts Hall immediately shouted loudly, "Who did you say wants to spar?"
"Aren’t you unavailable? Then don’t worry about it."
"I’m available, I’m available!" The disciple approached with a smile, ingratiatingly saying, "Instructor, I was just joking. Guiding the junior brothers in cultivation is my unshirkable duty as a senior brother. Don’t mention being available now; even if I weren’t, I would make time for it."
After speaking, the disciple lowered his voice and asked, "Are you talking about Lin Chen from the Jingshui Martial Arts Hall?"
"What Jingshui Martial Arts Hall, Lin Chen is also a disciple of our Gale Martial Arts Hall!"
Facing the instructor’s stern correction of his speech error, the disciple from the Gale Martial Arts Hall nodded in agreement, but inwardly, he sneered. These words might deceive the future generations of junior brothers, but Junior Brother Lin has never even passed through the gates of the Gale Martial Arts Hall, hardly a disciple of the martial arts hall.
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In just half an hour, the Gale Martial Arts Hall gathered four Opening Acupoints Realm disciples with Perfection in the Gale Leg Technique. The lowest among them was at twenty-one acupoints opened, and the strongest was at twenty-four.
When these four disciples saw Lin Chen, their eyes were filled with intense heat.
The fame of Lin Chen preceded him.
The name of Junior Brother Lin was renowned throughout the martial arts community of Poyang County.
Even though they entered a year before Lin Chen, it didn’t stop their admiration and envy of him. When they heard the instructor say that Lin Chen wanted to practice combat techniques with someone with the Gale Leg Technique, they hurried over without a second thought.
"Thank you, senior brothers." Lin Chen spoke up first.
"It’s our honor to contribute in any way we can to Junior Brother Lin’s cultivation of the Gale Leg. It’s not troublesome at all."
"Senior Brother Zhang is right. At that time, if we said that we once guided Junior Brother Lin in martial arts cultivation, it might make others envious to death."
They were, after all, youthful in spirit. Though excited upon meeting Lin Chen, they lacked any restraint.
Of course, it was also because Lin Chen’s attitude was very polite, dissipating any nervousness they might have felt.
"Lin Chen, do you want to go one by one, or...?"
Standing by, Zhao Qifeng asked with a smile. Lin Chen thought for a moment: "Let’s go one by one."
He wasn’t here to compete, but to see if he could gain any insight from others’ use of the Gale Leg.
"Then I’ll go first." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞
The senior brother in yellow clothes stepped forward first. If it were any other junior brother, naturally he would let them make the first move, but facing Junior Brother Lin, he decided not to play the role of a senior.
"Junior Brother Lin, watch closely!"
The yellow-clad senior gave a light shout, tapped the ground gently with his right foot, and like a hawk, he flew up. The next moment, his legs surged towards Lin Chen like a powerful gale, one kick following another.
As Lin Chen’s right hand was about to raise, he reconsidered and opted not to strike back, activating his Iron Bone Skill instead.
If he did attack, there was a good chance his palm would instantly defeat this senior brother.
Bam bam bam!
Sounds of legs colliding with the body echoed in the courtyard. The three senior brothers watching on the side were not surprised to see Lin Chen withstand the Perfection-level Gale Leg using only his body. After all, Junior Brother Lin had achieved Perfection in Iron Bone Skill.
The power of Iron Bone Skill at Perfection was something they didn’t fully grasp because they hadn’t sparred with martial artists at that level. However, they had sparred with Mountain Suppressing Martial Arts Hall students who had achieved Great Success in Iron Bone Skill, and it felt like kicking iron plates.
The sheer recoil alone was enough to cause discomfort.
Lin Chen carefully observed the senior brother’s kicks, silently comprehending them. After a while, he furrowed his brows slightly, feeling that the power of the Perfection-level Gale Leg was weaker than he had expected.
What was going wrong?
"Thank you for your guidance, senior brother."
Lin Chen took a step back, ending the bout. Seeing Lin’s calm demeanor, not even out of breath, the yellow-clad senior couldn’t help but blush. His all-out attack hadn’t even broken Junior Brother Lin’s defense. It was embarrassing.
"Next senior brother, please."
"I’ll go."
Upon hearing Lin Chen’s words, a second senior brother in blue clothes stepped forward.
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After one incense stick’s time...
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Lin Chen sparred with these four senior brothers one by one, acquiring a general understanding of the Perfection-level Gale Leg.
Yet, he still felt something was amiss.
The power of the Gale Leg shouldn’t be this weak!
Glancing at the four senior brothers in front of him, Lin Chen thought for a moment before speaking, "Could you all please attack at once?"
"Sure."
The four senior brothers didn’t feel humiliated; so far, they hadn’t been able to break Junior Brother Lin’s defense. They were panting after using the Gale Leg, while Lin hadn’t even altered his breathing rhythm.
Standing off to the side, Zhao Qifeng also sighed inwardly. Given Lin Chen’s current strength, he could already be compared to Viscera-Refining Martial Artists.
The regular students trained in Refining the Viscera at the martial arts hall might not even be a match for Lin Chen.
The four senior brothers attacked simultaneously, surrounding Lin Chen with howling leg winds and a flurry of leg shadows. Against their full-force assault, Lin Chen remained still, just dodging blows to the head while allowing their attacks to rain upon his body.
After enduring the strikes for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Lin Chen suddenly moved, miraculously slipping out from the four brothers’ encirclement.
"Perhaps, it’s not that the power of the Gale Leg at Perfection is too weak, but its true strength lies not in its power but in its speed."
A glint of understanding appeared in Lin Chen’s eyes. Many people regarded the Gale Leg as a mere leg technique, but was it possible that the Gale Leg was actually a combination of body technique and leg technique?
Stride with the wind!
Utilize the force of the wind!
This was the essence of the Gale Leg recorded in its cultivation technique, and these four senior brothers had only managed to utilize the wind’s force.
Having figured this out, Lin Chen suddenly stepped forward, his speed so swift that the four senior brothers couldn’t react in time. They only saw Junior Brother Lin lifting his leg, their pupils filled with the terrifying force of the leg wind, shortly followed by Lin Chen’s voice:
"Apologies, senior brothers!"
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