Chapter 51: The Eighth Rank of Martial Arts

Ji Xinghuo was a little surprised.

When he was watching the battle just now, he heard others say that Tu Hongda was a martial arts master and the actual person in charge of this branch library.

Judging from the reaction of the etheric energy, Tu Hongda's strength is also the top among the super inhumans, and he is only one step away from being promoted to legend.

Such a powerful Inhuman, of course, is not an opponent himself.

"For every new member, the first opponent is me." Tu Hongda explained: "Only after the real fight can I find out your martial arts level, which is convenient for me to guide and teach." ”

And for good reason.

However, this also carries a little meaning of "getting off the horse", Tu Hongda uses this to show his strength and establish the authority of the coach.

Ji Xinghuo no longer hesitated, "Then ask Coach Tu for advice." ”

"You go pick a knife." Tu Hongda's gaze swept over Ji Xinghuo's Lei Chi, and pointed to the weapon rack on the sidelines, there are all kinds of weapons, different sizes, different weights, different shapes, most of them are unbladed, and they are specially used for martial arts training.

Ji Xinghuo picked a war knife of about the same size and weight as Lei Chi.

Tu Hongda also came over and chose the exact same sword.

He said: "My usual weapon is a spear, but it doesn't make much sense to use a spear when fighting with you, just like you use a knife." ”

Ji Xinghuo nodded.

The advantages of the spear are well known, especially below the legendary, and other weapons are a lot worse than the lance.

He used to fight with Chi Zhong Scale, losing more and winning less, in addition to the difference in rank, it also had a lot to do with the fact that Chi Zhong Scale used a spear.

A single knife into the gun, nine deaths and one life.

Tu Hongda personally went down to learn from himself, and if he still used the spear he was best at, it would be a bit shameless.

The two returned to the field and stood twenty meters apart.

"You attack first."

Tu Hongda spoke, put on a posture of single-knife defense, and did not relax his posture because his strength was far superior to Ji Xinghuo.

Ji Xinghuo clenched his fist with the tip of his knife pointing down to show respect, and then began.

He immediately took a step, moving forward in a rhythm that was neither fast nor slow, like a trot, quickly approaching Tu Hongda, his eyes firmly locked on the other party, but instead of looking at Tu Hongda's knife tip, he observed the opponent's shoulders and footsteps, and when the distance was only two or three meters away, the speed increased sharply.

The sword flashed, dragging out a horizontal shadow.

A simple cross-cut.

A trace of surprise flashed in Tu Hongda's eyes, just looking at the first shot, he discovered Ji Xinghuo's extraordinary.

He took half a step back, and his upper body also swept back for a distance, and the tip of Ji Xinghuo's knife happened to cross in front of him, making this knife miss. Just for a moment, his retreating right foot slammed on the floor, rebounded back with his strength, bullied forward, and while Ji Xinghuo's knife had not been recovered, the combat knife in his hand went up.

Unexpectedly, Ji Xinghuo also took half a step back, letting the knife be hollowed out.

He didn't use all his strength before he slashed, leaving himself room to retreat.

Tu Hongda was obviously prepared for this change, and as soon as his right foot landed in front of the force, his left leg was lifted up and it was a fierce knee hit, which was unexpected.

Bang.

Ji Xinghuo could only block it with his arm, and the whole person flew upside down, and he took four or five steps back before stopping.

And Tu Hongda stood in place and did not pursue.

"Not bad."

Tu Hongda looked approving.

These two or three moves fought, and the knives of the two did not collide, but they were more skilled.

Ji Xinghuo claimed to be the seventh stage of martial arts, he was still a little suspicious just now, but now it seems that there is no water. And Ji Xinghuo showed a very high psychological quality, facing opponents who were far superior to him, without a trace of panic, and made the right choice every time.

"Again." Tu Hongda said loudly.

Ji Xinghuo shook his numb arm, the rotating magnetic field was slightly excited, and he recovered in an instant, raising his sword and approaching Tu Hongda again.

After a few more rabbit ups and downs, the figures of the two were staggered and exchanged, and Ji Xinghuo was knocked back.

In this round of fighting, the knives still did not collide.

But there was a muffled sound.

He looked down at his chest, there was a trace on his armor, which was slapped by Tu Hongda with a knife, he didn't exert all his strength, and he didn't use "Star Jin", but it still hurt his chest.

"The martial arts master is really extraordinary." Ji Xinghuo's eyes lit up, "The level is too high!" ”

He immediately rushed to launch a third attack.

In the martial arts arena, the two figures approached every few seconds, and then immediately separated.

Tu Hongda remained on the defensive throughout the whole process, his footsteps did not exceed the range of three meters, but he could always easily repel Ji Xinghuo's attack. However, after a few minutes, Tu Hongda realized that something was wrong, although he was still able to repel Ji Xinghuo, it had obviously become difficult.

At the beginning, Tu Hongda only needed two or three seconds to complete the defensive counterattack.

After five minutes, it was about five seconds.

Although he only used part of his strength, for a mid-level Inhuman, he would inevitably suffer minor injuries and pain, and his physical strength would soon be exhausted.

But Ji Xinghuo was not tired, but had a high fighting spirit.

After ten minutes, Ji Xinghuo had attacked hundreds of times, he was repulsed again and again, and he swung his knife forward again and again, defeated again and again, and became more and more courageous.

The members who watched the game were amazed.

When they first came, they all fought against Coach Tu, but they couldn't hold it after a minute or two, and the best only lasted about three minutes.

"He's really a mid-level ranger?" Everyone was skeptical.

Tu Hongda was also surprised that the strength and speed shown by Ji Xinghuo were indeed intermediate-level rangers, and he followed a flexible and changeable fighting style.

But Ji Xinghuo's combat talent ......

Tu Hongda noticed one thing.

Any mistake that Ji Xinghuo has made, even if he doesn't point it out, Ji Xinghuo will not make it again; As long as you use the counterattack technique yourself, as long as you use it once, it will be difficult to work next time, but it will be learned by Ji Xinghuo on the spot and used on yourself.

Although it is just a poor imitation and has not been specifically practiced, it is also presentable.

"Heavenly Genius!"

"In time, he will definitely be able to become a martial arts master, and even have the posture of a grandmaster!"

Tu Hongda didn't have any emotional changes on the surface, but in his heart, a lot of thoughts had already been born, "Such a martial arts genius must be admitted to the Extreme Dao Martial Arts Hall, and it is best to apprentice to ......"

Martial arts competition, the most taboo distraction.

Tu Hongda was just about to restrain his thoughts, when a knife light suddenly flashed in front of him, his reaction was half a beat slower, and Ji Xinghuo's battle knife swiped down.

Snort.

Ji Xinghuo retreated and did not attack again.

The audience was silent, and everyone saw that the clothes on Tu Hongda's shoulders were torn, and the knife marks slanted from his shoulders to his neck, leaving a white mark on it.

If it was an enemy of the same level, Tu Hongda would already be in a different place.

"Ahem!"

Tu Hongda's old face turned red, because he was too excited, he made such a low-level mistake.

Although martial arts are exchanged, it is inevitable that there will always be accidents.

A high rank may not necessarily be able to win against a person with a low rank, and the master also has times when the boat capsizes in the gutter, but in front of everyone, he was defeated by an opponent who was three ranks lower, and his face was really a little unbearable.

"The coach doesn't have to let me ...... on purpose"

Ji Xinghuo was also a little strange in his heart, but he didn't be triumphant, and gave the other party a step down.

Tu Hongda interrupted with a wave of his hand and admitted: "You don't have to make excuses for me, I was distracted, and you won me once." ”

The expressions of everyone present were wonderful.

The seventh stage of martial arts actually won the martial arts master, although before this, Coach Tu had won more than a hundred times in a row, but one defeat, the shock of people covered up all the previous victories.

You know, Coach Tu has never lost to a member before, not once!

"No one can win forever."

Tu Hongda guessed what everyone was thinking at the moment, and Zhengse said: "I have lost a lot before, losing to friends, losing to senior brothers, losing to fellow coaches, and losing to other martial arts masters, but it is this failure again and again that has taught me to progress, let me grow up, and reach the current martial arts rank." ”

"It doesn't matter if you usually lose, the most important thing is that you must win in the battle that determines the direction of your life, or even your life and death!"

"Let's move on."

After Tu Hongda said this, he began to comment on Ji Xinghuo's performance.

He pointed out a lot of Ji Xinghuo's shortcomings, as well as where they can be improved, the grasp of the timing of the knife, the power skills, and so on.

Ji Xinghuo listened attentively.

Chi Zhonglu is also close to the rank of a martial arts master, and he also uses a spear, but his experience is far less than that of Tu Hongda, and he does not know how to teach people like Tu Hongda.

Not every martial arts master is a suitable teacher, and Tu Hongda is undoubtedly a good teacher.

Tu Hongda spoke for more than ten minutes in a row, and then arranged for others to play.

Ji Xinghuo watched the game while absorbing and digesting what he had just learned, and after half an hour, it was his turn to play again.

This time, the opponent was no longer Tu Hongda, but a member who was also a member of the seventh stage of martial arts.

The two exchanged for less than three minutes.

played seven times in three minutes, Ji Xinghuo won all, although the opponent was not injured, but his mentality was directly broken, and Tu Hongda directly stopped.

Another half an hour passed.

Ji Xinghuo came on the field and changed to an opponent of the eighth stage of martial arts.

In five battles, Ji Xinghuo won four and lost one.

The only time he lost was when his opponent fought hard to get injured, Ji Xinghuo didn't use Vientiane Senluo, but he also tried his best, but he still lost.

Eight hours of actual combat training ended in a blink of an eye.

Ji Xinghuo played 15 rounds, won more and lost less, with a total winning rate of about 65%, although the winning rate was not the highest in the game, but it was still eye-catching.

The two people who have a higher win rate than him are both martial arts nine dans.

Ji Xinghuo's progress is obvious to all, and the opponents Tu Hongda arranged for him are basically the eighth or ninth stage of martial arts, and they have rich experience in actual combat, and they are all high-level aliens.

These people are well-known in Olympia, and they are basically the captains of hunting teams.

After the training, someone invited Ji Xinghuo to join the team on the spot, and it was a pity to learn that Ji Xinghuo already had a team, but he still left his name and contact information.

"Five hundred Asian dollars an hour, great value for money!"

Ji Xinghuo was very satisfied with today's training results, and the Extreme Dao Martial Arts Hall really lived up to its reputation.

He was about to leave after washing, but a staff member of the martial arts hall waited for a long time, and came over and whispered, "Mr. Xin, Coach Tu invites you to meet you in the office." ”

Ji Xinghuo was not surprised, "Okay, please lead the way." ”

In the curator's office, he saw Tu Hongda, and before he could speak, Tu Hongda asked directly: "Liaoyuan, would you like to join the Extreme Dao Martial Arts Pavilion?" ”

"Coach Tu wants me to apprentice?" Ji Xinghuo asked rhetorically.

Beginning as a private martial arts gym, the Gokudo Martial Arts Gym quickly grew into a large company and went public, growing in size and market capitalization, with branches in all countries around the world. Up to now, there are more than 50,000 branches at different levels, with more than 100 million long-term members.

But at the same time, the Gokudo Martial Arts Hall retains some of its traditions.

The martial arts hall will absorb students with excellent talents, officially join the lineage, and hold an apprenticeship ceremony to become a martial arts disciple.

It's like a martial arts sect.

Although the master-apprentice relationship is not legally recognized, it is highly valued and binding in martial arts halls that focus on tradition.

The owner of the Extreme Dao Martial Arts Pavilion is Xing Lie, just like the master of the door, and everyone else is his disciples.

There are naturally many benefits to entering the martial arts hall, the most direct is that there is a master, careful guidance, in addition to various benefits, the identity of the martial arts hall disciple is also very important in the society.

Of course, you have to contribute even if you enjoy the benefits.

If there is anything in the martial arts hall, the disciple must contribute, and the disciple must obey the master's order. Unless they are expelled from the martial arts hall, the disciples and the martial arts hall will be both prosperous and lossy.

Ji Xinghuo has no resistance to this traditional system, but he is not very yearning either.

If the conditions are good, you can join.

But if you have to pay a lot and have all kinds of constraints, then you don't have much interest.

"The martial arts hall has always been very cautious in accepting apprentices, even if you are willing, you have to go through several rounds of assessment, and you can't enter casually." Tu Hongda smiled instead.

Then he said: "I do fancy your talent, but I don't know anything about you, how can I accept apprentices immediately, this is not something I can call the shots alone." I'm just telling you, behave well, so that you can be mentally prepared and try your best. ”

"Okay." Ji Xinghuo nodded.

Tu Hongda saw that his reaction was flat and asked, "You don't want to?" ”

"I didn't think about it."

Although Ji Xinghuo's answer was very tactful, Tu Hongda still understood that Ji Xinghuo was not unwilling to worship in the Extreme Dao Martial Arts Hall, but he was unwilling to worship himself as a teacher.

He was helpless, but he also understood that this was the case.

With Ji Xinghuo's talent and speed of progress, it won't take a few years for him to be promoted to a martial arts master, at least a grandmaster is required to be qualified for him to apprentice.

If Ji Xinghuo had just become an alien, the martial arts hall would still be able to offer favorable conditions to attract him, but Ji Xinghuo had obviously already achieved something.

And he's joined the hunting party.

Even if this kind of alien joins the martial arts hall, he is also a master of art, and his loyalty is obviously not as good as that of the disciples cultivated by the martial arts hall.

The binding force of the master-apprentice relationship is also a little worse.

Thinking of this, Tu Hongda suddenly felt that it was not interesting, and said two words to send Ji Xinghuo away.

A man sat in his office and shook his head at the end.

He originally planned to go back to Earth, report Xin Liaoyuan's situation, and let the museum check Xin Liaoyuan's identity and origin.

Now I changed my mind and decided to go with the flow.

Ji Xinghuo didn't know what Tu Hongda thought, so he went all the way back to the villa and practiced in the training room for three hours before going to bed.

Since then, he has been going to the Extreme Dao Martial Arts Hall every day to participate in actual combat.

Although Tu Hongda no longer asks for apprenticeship, he still favors Ji Xinghuo.

Every day after the actual combat training, he would spare half an hour to give Ji Xinghuo a separate lesson, hands-on learning, careful guidance, and almost no reservations.

Ji Xinghuo's martial arts level has improved by leaps and bounds.

After participating in the actual combat practice for half a celestial month, he was already able to achieve a ninety percent victory rate against opponents in the eighth stage of martial arts. Although in the face of the ninth dan of martial arts, there are still more losses and fewer wins, but the level of martial arts has firmly stood above the eighth dan, and it is expected that after a few months of practice, it will be expected to be nine dans.

While the martial arts rank was improving, Ji Xinghuo's star power was also steadily increasing, reaching 185 points.

While! While! While!

Three consecutive metallic sounds.

With the splash of sparks, Ji Xinghuo slashed three times in a row, one knife was faster than one knife, and one knife was heavier than one knife, and he took three steps forward.

His opponent was forced to take three hard shots, and he finally ran out of strength in a quick retreat.

The alloy longsword was swung away, and the position was lost.

Ji Xinghuo took another step forward under his feet, his right hand dexterously turned the handle of the knife, the battle knife turned upside down against his arm, his elbow pressed the back of the knife, and pressed the blade against the opponent's neck, stopping steadily.

"Agreed, Brother Qi."

Ji Xinghuo immediately retracted his knife and retreated, exhaling lightly.

This time he won not easily, his opponent Qi Zhaofeng is a master of the ninth stage of martial arts, the two have fought dozens of times in the past, and his winning rate is less than two percent.

"Awesome!"

Qi Zhaofeng touched his slightly painful neck, "I lost to you twice today, both because of small mistakes and was caught by you, it seems that I will be more careful when I fight you in the future." ”

"It's because Brother Qi didn't use all his strength, otherwise I would have lost this time." Ji Xinghuo said modestly.

"You two don't have to flatter each other."

Someone on the sidelines laughed and said, "Hurry down, ready to change." ”

The people present are all martial arts masters who are unique in ten thousand, and they have to fight many times every day to make progress together, and most of them get along very well except for a few mavericks or introverts.

Those who win are not arrogant, and those who lose are not discouraged.

Ji Xinghuo and Qi Zhaofeng came to the sidelines, Tu Hongda pointed out a few words, and then announced that today's actual combat training was over.

After everyone left, Ji Xinghuo practiced with Tu Hongda alone for half an hour.

He washed up and left the martial arts hall as usual, and was about to board the bus to go home, when a voice suddenly came from behind him: "Liaoyuan, please stay." ”