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Chapter 48: The Limit of Constitution [045]

Chapter 48: The Limit of Constitution [045]

What is Dark Force?

In the boxing scriptures, it is said: Dark Force is hidden and thinly distributed, arising from within the body, dispersing externally. It seems as though there is no exertion, but actually, force has already been exerted.

Xingyi Boxing’s Ming Jin strikes like a cannon blast, Dark Force strikes like a needle prick, Huajin strikes like hanging a painting.

This was mentioned by the great monk to Wang Longhu; Ming Jin strikes with the force of a thousand pounds, loud and heavy, comparable to a cannon. This is something Wang Longhu could understand.

But what does it mean for Dark Force to strike like a needle prick, this was something Wang Longhu could never figure out before.

With Ming Jin being such a fierce and powerful force, how does Dark Force achieve the effect of a needle prick?

With the punch in front of him, Wang Longhu finally understood the profound theory behind it.

The human body has twelve meridians, and the corresponding organs are associated with these meridians.

The hand’s three Yin meridians: Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian, Hand Jueyin Pericardium Meridian, Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian.

The hand’s three Yang meridians: Hand Yangming Large Intestine Meridian, Hand Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian, Hand Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian, foot’s three Yang meridians: Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian, Foot Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian, Foot Taiyang Bladder Meridian, foot’s three Yin meridians: Foot Taiyin Spleen Meridian, Zuqueyin Liver Meridian, Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian.

Taking the Hand Yangming Large Intestine Meridian as an example, it corresponds with the Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian.

It starts at the index finger connecting to the Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian, and ends beside the nose connecting to the Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian, distributed along the index finger, the anterior aspect of the upper limb, shoulder, neck, cheek, and side of the nose.

The first acupuncture point of this meridian is Shangyang point, located at the radial side of the terminal phalanx of the index finger, with the ending point being Yingxiang point, beside the midpoint of the outer edge of the ala nasi.

Every meridian connects many acupoints in the human body.

The twelve meridians, together with the Ren Meridian and Du Meridian, build the main structure of the body’s meridians. Today, Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to the twelve meridians plus the Ren and Du Meridians as the Fourteen Meridians.

When Internal Boxing practitioners practice standing postures, the aim is to circulate the essence from the Guanyuan Acupoint through the Fourteen Meridians, spreading it throughout the body, thus resulting in a powerful punch. With deep skill, one develops Ming Jin.

The essence flowing from the Guanyuan Acupoint, due to the Internal Boxing technique closing the pores and preventing sweat and essence from leaking out, can only circulate in a cycle through: Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian, Hand Yangming Large Intestine Meridian, Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian, Foot Taiyin Spleen Meridian, Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian, Hand Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian, Foot Taiyang Bladder Meridian, Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian, Hand Jueyin Pericardium Meridian, Hand Shaoyang Heart and Pericardium Meridian, Foot Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian, Zuqueyin Liver Meridian, Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian. Continuously moving within these twelve meridians.

In this state, the human body is like a balloon, constantly being inflated, expanding.

Training the balloon’s endurance, while also facing the risk of explosion, determines how long an Internal Boxing practitioner can maintain this cycle in combat, relying on whether they have diligently practiced and how deep their skill is.

All of the above falls under the realm of Ming Jin, where a martial artist interacts with the body’s meridians.

However, Dark Force involves dealing with ’acupoints.’

Meridians are like tubes, while acupoints are small holes on these tubes, allowing part of the essence circulating in the meridians to be released through acupoints, while also preventing the complete leakage of internal essence, which constitutes the practice method of Dark Force.

The punch Wang Longhu delivered left visible needle holes, inadvertently caused by the essence being projected through the fist from the body.

This is the mystery of ’Dark Force striking like a needle prick.’

"No wonder the great monk previously mentioned to me during our casual talks about Internal Boxing that to master it, one must study the diagrams of human meridians and acupoints, as Internal Boxing contains such profundity. Without understanding this, one only scratches the surface of Xingyi Boxing," Wang Longhu realized.

Even though he understood the principle, successfully putting it into practice was still quite challenging.

The human body has about 720 acupoints, distributed along the Ren and Du Meridians and the twelve meridians.

These include 52 single acupoints, 300 pairs of acupoints, and 50 extraordinary acupoints outside of these arterials, among which 108 are vital acupoints. Out of these 108, 72 acupoints do not pose a life-threatening risk, and 36 are lethal, also known as ’death acupoints.’

Their distribution is so detailed and intricate that it rivals the crystallized chip of human technological civilization. Or rather, the human body itself is an endlessly sophisticated chip.

Since the dawn of human civilization, humans have been relentlessly exploring and seeking the limits of the body’s potential.

Training in martial arts is no different.

"Attempting to release some essence without affecting other closed pores is very difficult; even with my familiar hands and feet, achieving this is entirely dependent on luck, let alone being able to consistently release essence from different parts of the body as Dark Force,"

Wang Longhu muttered to himself, yet despite these words, he continued to take action.

When he attempted to release essence through the five acupoints of his right fist, the pores all over his body immediately lost control, ceasing to close and opening up in succession.

Wang Longhu immediately felt his body lighten, with beads of hot sweat pouring out uncontrollably, soaking his clothes in no time.

"Lost concentration, it’s indeed very difficult to cultivate Dark Force," Wang Longhu sat down on the ground, shaking his head with a wry smile.

No wonder the great monk said that in this age, achieving Ming Jin makes one a master, and achieving Dark Force qualifies one as a Grandmaster. Unless decades are spent in dedicated practice, an ordinary martial artist encountering Dark Force would be extremely rare.

After resting for a few minutes, Wang Longhu stood up again and resumed his arduous practice.

It must be said, the unintentional release of Dark Force with that punch earlier provided great benefit, allowing him to realize the principle of practicing Dark Force and boosting his Xingyi Boxing proficiency by 10 points, greatly increasing Wang Longhu’s motivation.

This night, he doesn’t aim to master Dark Force but merely intends to advance Xingyi Boxing to Lv3, determined not to sleep until he achieves this.

...

2:40 AM.

"How can this be!" Staring at his panel, Wang Longhu looked shocked.

[Name: Wang Longhu]

[Strength: 1.26（+）]

[Constitution: 2.00 (Limit)]

[Spirit: 0.96（+）]

[Skills: Basic Fitness Lv3 (5/300), Three Forms Lv3 (35/300), Xingyi Boxing Lv3 (0/300), Lightweight Skill Lv3 (1/300)]

[Potential Points: 0.05]

He had just upgraded Xingyi Boxing to Lv3, and with newfound potential points, he once again invested everything into his constitution.

But unlike before, this time an unexpected situation occurred with the bonus points.

When his constitution reached 2.00, it indicated that Wang Longhu’s constitution attribute had reached its limit, and could no longer increase.

"The human body cannot continuously train to become infinitely strong; I had anticipated this. Just like Bolt, no matter how hard he trains, he cannot run within 8 seconds; this is a limitation of the human body,

every muscle, every organ, every blood vessel in a human has a tolerance limit that cannot be broken through training. But constitution 2.00, is this my limit, or the limit of human beings?" Wang Longhu murmured, scratching his long untouched beard.

Having always trained at home, he had never made a comparison to see how his physical fitness compared with ordinary people.

If a normal person’s constitution is 1.00, is his 2.00 twice as much as theirs?

Or is there another calculation formula in play.

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