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Chapter 338 - Chapter 338 Chapter 338 The Martial Arts Tournament Begins

Chapter 338: Chapter 338: The Martial Arts Tournament Begins Chapter 338: Chapter 338: The Martial Arts Tournament Begins A group of people entered the clubhouse’s main door, and by then, there were already three elderly men around sixty years old sitting on chairs. Upon seeing Wang Hao and his companions come in, one of the sprightly old men, about 1.7 meters tall, waved at Wang Hao: “You must be Wang Hao, right? Our Yaning has mentioned you to me. Come over here and let me have a look!”

Bai Yaning quickly introduced him: “This is Uncle Liao from our household, a venerated elder with consummate Kung Fu skills!”

“Good to meet you, Uncle Liao!” Wang Hao hurried to pay his respects.

National Martial Arts, huh? Looking at his age, he must be at least seventy. What a treasure! He’s like a living piece of the Heavenly People’s Republic’s cultural heritage!

“Hmm,” Tributor Liao Liao Changge scrutinized Wang Hao carefully from head to toe, then turned to the other two old men and asked, “Zhang, Ye, what do you think?”

“His essence is well-contained, and his complexion is ruddy,” the elder surnamed Ye appraised: “The child has cultivated his virgin boy exercise quite well!”

Wang Hao: “…”

Could we not bring that up…

“Look at those eyes, full of vitality,” the elder surnamed Zhang pinched Wang Hao’s arm and said, “The proportions of the arms and legs are close to perfection, and the muscles are quite elastic. Yes, this young man’s talent is definitely out of the ordinary, the perfect candidate for martial arts practice.”

Now that’s the kind of talk people love to hear…

The three old men exchanged glances and then unanimously declared, “It looks like there shouldn’t be any problem. At the least, he won’t get beaten to death!”

Wang Hao: “…”

Would you three fix this? At a time like this, could you not encourage others and deflate me?!

“That, uh…” Wang Hao scratched his head, “I’m not that bad, right…”

“It’s just that we’re afraid you’ll be too serious.” Liao Changge said with a smiling face, growing fonder of Wang Hao, “The kid has good character and talent. Heroes often emerge in their youth. We were just suggesting that you should relax a bit. We’ve already asked, and later you can slow down the speed a little. It’s mainly about trying out if the moves look good. After all, it’s for a film, and the practicality of the moves is secondary; making them look good is what counts.”

Hearing this, Bai Yaning and the other two finally let out a sigh of relief.

Scared to death, they were. Just look at that black man, so tall and strongly built, those muscle masses; the trio felt terrified just looking at him!

“Thank you, three venerable elders,” Wang Hao quickly expressed his thanks. It was then that he got the chance to take a look around the boxing club.

It’s worth mentioning that the club was indeed spacious, spanning around a thousand square meters.

At this moment, it wasn’t just boxing enthusiasts present. There were practitioners of karate, taekwondo, Sanda, and various other martial arts all training. Some were punching heavy bags, some were stretching their legs, and a few others were sparring.

“Mr. Wang Hao!” At this point, Chris had also spotted Wang Hao and was the first to run over, exclaiming on the spot: “Mr. Wang Hao, I practiced squatting in horse stance using the method you taught me this morning, and it felt great! Are you here today to show me the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms?”

Zhao Zhenhao: “…”

Fang Wenbin: “…”

Bai Yaning: “…”

The three elders: “…”

Damn, this girl actually took it seriously! The Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, that was obviously something Wang Hao bragged about!

Liao Changge hurriedly smoothed things over: “Ahem, Miss Chris, the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms is an external skill passed down from ancient times in the Heavenly People’s Republic, supremely hard and masculine. Little Wang is still too young; he really can’t practice it now…”

The other two elders nodded in agreement, with the one surnamed Ye smiling: “Speaking of which, I did practice Yong Chun for a couple of days. How about I walk you through a few moves?”

“This…” Clearly, Chris was more interested in the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, but she was still very polite. She immediately cupped her fist towards Mr. Ye: “Then I shall impose upon you!”

With those words, she assumed a stance, and Wang Hao could tell at a glance that it was a taekwondo stance. He touched his chin–lucky that Brother Fei wasn’t here today, otherwise he would certainly have taught her a lesson within minutes…

“Come on,” Tributor Ye assumed a very classic Yong Chun starting position, and the pair began to spar.

After all, as a Fang family elder, Elder Ye was indeed extraordinary. No matter how nimbly Chris moved her legs, she couldn’t even touch the hem of Elder Ye’s clothes! Each time she attacked, Elder Ye would just “pat pat” twice and thoroughly neutralize Chris’s offensive.

After about a dozen moves, Chris already stopped and bowed: “Mr. Ye, you are amazing! I couldn’t touch you at all!”

“Little girl,” Liao Changge laughed, “Being defeated so easily would tarnish a tributor’s reputation. I estimate that if you train for another ten years, perhaps then you could make Elder Ye take you seriously.”

Chris said, “As expected of a senior, you have my complete admiration!” She did indeed know how to be polite.

But then the next sentence made Wang Hao frustrated, “Mr. Wang Hao, I am truly curious about your Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms! The Kung Fu evolved from Zhou Yi, you must show me today!”

The little girl was still dwelling on this…

Alright then, I’ll let you see for yourself!

“Okay, I’ll give it a try,” Wang Hao nodded right away.

When trying out palm techniques, one needs something appropriate to hit, right? Wang Hao was about to look for something suitable inside the club, but as soon as he turned around, he saw a man in his thirties bowing to him and saying, “I am Yamamoto Ichiro, a fifth-degree black belt in karate, and I am also very curious about the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms you mentioned. Please enlighten me!”

In karate, learners who achieve a black belt rank start to earn degrees, with the first black belt being the first degree, and subsequently, ranks ascend from second to ninth degree. Karate associations from different countries can award up to the fifth degree, while the sixth degree and above must be conferred by the headquarters of the World Karate Federation.

So when Yamamoto Ichiro said he was a fifth-degree black belt, it truly meant he had impressive skills.

In an instant, all eyes at the scene turned to Wang Hao.

Facing a fifth-degree black belt upon arrival, could he handle it?

“Mr. Yamamoto, is it?” Wang Hao, grinning, took off his coat and then nodded, “Well then, shall we have a friendly exchange?”

Just as I was worrying about not having a chance to practice, and you come offering yourself up, you’ll do!

“Thank you!” Yamamoto Ichiro bowed again: “Please!”

With that, the whole crowd began to move en masse toward the platform.

Hearing that a challenge was being made, the other people at the boxing club who were training also curiously crowded around–

“Yamamoto Ichiro is challenging someone again, that guy is still so belligerent!”

“No choice, he really is strong. Previously, those who defied him were beaten to a pulp, and now there are no challengers left.”

“Can this youngster make it? Yamamoto has been practicing karate for over a decade!”

In no time at all, everyone didn’t seem to think Wang Hao had a chance, but just at that moment, Bruce, along with Smith and his bodyguard, the black man Johnson, also came over!

Upon seeing the scene, Smith’s mouth dropped open and he asked Chris, “Mr. Wang Hao has accepted Yamamoto Ichiro’s challenge?”

“Yeah,” Chris said excitedly, “Mr. Wang Hao is going to show me the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms!”

Bai Yaning and her companions covered their faces with their hands–Where were there any Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms? It was all made up by Brother Hao’s boasting!

The three of them were feeling glum when, with a ding, the match began!

As the match started, Wang Hao and Yamamoto Ichiro, already on the platform, quickly assumed their fighting stances.

Yamamoto Ichiro adopted a standard karate starting stance, fists in front of his body and legs slightly bent.

Wang Hao, however, took on a very peculiar stance. He lightly brushed his right thumb across the corner of his mouth, then began to lightly bounce on his feet, fists clenched, one in front of the other at chest level: “Woo~”

“What kind of stance is that? I’ve never seen it before!” whispered the onlookers who had come to watch the spectacle, “Have you seen it?”

Everyone shook their heads: “Never seen it!”

Chris watched, eyes shining. Could this be the legendary Jeet Kune Do starting stance?

“Come on!” Wang Hao beckoned Yamamoto Ichiro with a curl of his finger.

“Ha!” Yamamoto Ichiro charged forward with a straight punch. Karate is best known for its striking techniques, without much fuss, known for their powerful and heavy strikes, so this punch was indeed formidable, especially accompanied by his loud shout, which made the hearts of everyone in the crowd skip a beat!

Then they saw Wang Hao lightly tap his toes on the platform floor, effortlessly dodging the punch!