Martial Arts Livestreaming
Chapter 106 - 96 Pre-Battle Analysis_2

Chapter 106: Chapter 96 Pre-Battle Analysis_2

Wu Li’s talent was no less than Zhao Lixin’s, but due to inheritance reasons, he had been stuck at the Master Level for years. This was the current state of Traditional Martial Arts.

The reason Zhao Lixin felt distressed was that even if he was willing to teach, most of his pupils hardly had an advantage in the ring.

"I really hope that one day, someone with extraordinary talent could restore our ancestors’ Martial Arts one by one and bring back the elegance of those Grandmasters! To create a completely new fighting method and make Traditional Martial Arts shine in the ring!" Zhao Lixin looked out of the window, sincerely expressing his thoughts.

Wu Li followed his gaze to the window, his eyes deep and distant.

"Don’t worry, that day will come."

...

In the room, Yang Yuzhu drank a glass of milk to sober up and lay in bed for a while, feeling somewhat restored.

She opened her mobile phone, accessed Mo Yin, and found an account she followed named ’Xingyi—Wu Li.’

Yes, she was that mysterious rich woman in Wu Li’s live stream, ’A Fierce Woman.’

She had been different from most girls since childhood, with interests leaning more toward boys. She liked reading Jin Yong’s novels, favored toys like swords and sabers, and enjoyed movies about gangsters and Martial Arts...

She had learned Taekwondo, Karate, Sword Dao, and Sandboxing, but ultimately, she found Chinese Martial Arts more intriguing. After studying with many renowned masters and discovering their practical weakness, she came to appreciate the depth and utility of Chinese Martial Arts through Zhao Lixin’s Bagua.

That’s why she found it especially intolerable when people insulted Traditional Martial Arts, and hence, she had fought many fights, though just as Zhao Lixin said, after many fights, she too felt they were pointless.

Initially, she had learned about Wu Li from his match with Ren Donglai, who publicly declared Traditional Martial Arts ineffective, which naturally disgusted Yang Yuzhu, even though she wasn’t inclined to concern herself with it.

Wu Li’s victory over Ren Donglai had been very satisfying for her, and she consequently started following him.

Later, during the Extreme Martial Arts Tournament with one knockout after another, Yang Yuzhu’s impression of Wu Li deepened. Thus, she rewarded him during each live stream broadcast, even donating amounts up to 200,000 at times, which was quite generous.

However, after the issues involving the Fenglin Group and the competition with the Yu family from New Country, along with Zhao Lixin being injured, she stopped watching Wu Li’s live streams.

When she met Wu Li today, Yang Yuzhu recognized him at a glance but wasn’t sure how to greet him.

Should she say, "Hey, I’m the woman who donated over a million to your stream"?

That sounded too crass and might lead to misunderstandings...

Or perhaps, "I’ve been watching you for a long time, you look pretty handsome when you live stream."

That would sound like she was infatuated...

So, keeping with a girl’s reservation and for the sake of face, Yang Yuzhu pretended she had never seen Wu Li before and didn’t plan to tell him that she had watched and donated quite a lot during his live streams.

"How’s it going, Yuzhu?"

Chen Zhengyang’s voice came from outside the door. Yang Yuzhu got up to open it, "Dad, what are you doing here, have you guys finished eating?"

"Not yet, I just came to check on you, are you alright?" Chen Zhengyang asked.

Yang Yuzhu shook her head, "I’m okay, the milk helped a lot."

"What happened tonight that you drank so much suddenly?"

As they sat down, Chen Zhengyang asked.

"It’s nothing, just showing gratitude to someone taking such a big risk to fight for us."

Chen Zhengyang looked at his daughter intently: "Really, there’s nothing? You don’t have any feelings for this Wu Li..."

Yang Yuzhu frowned and interrupted Chen Zhengyang, "Oh come on, Dad! Why do you always think I’d fall for every guy I meet?"

Chen Zhengyang raised his hands, "I didn’t mean that. Have I ever forced you to go on blind dates? Have I ever introduced anyone to you recklessly?"

Yang Yuzhu nodded; in this respect, Chen Zhengyang was indeed more reasonable than many other parents.

"So, you really have no thoughts about Wu Li?" Chen Zhengyang asked unwillingly.

Yang Yuzhu was somewhat annoyed, "I’m 25, he’s 20, there’s such a big age gap, what are you thinking!"

"Ah," Chen Zhengyang sighed, "Alright, alright, I won’t think wildly, you should, ah."

He shook his head, stood up, and walked out of the room, "You should rest early."

The door closed, and the room quieted down.

After a while, a faint sigh echoed.

...

The next day, Wu Li and Zhao Lixin were watching videos in a room. They were watching match videos of Basong, the top fighter from the New Country Yu clan. Yang Yuzhu was also watching along.

In the video, Basong was in an octagonal cage fighting a tall Caucasian.

"This was a match held seven years ago due to a business dispute between the Yu clan of the New Country and another major group. Basong represented the Yu clan. His opponent was a retired Russian Special Forces instructor, a Master of Sambo, who also won the heavyweight Boxing Champion gold belt in Russia after retiring," Zhao Lixin explained to Wu Li.

Wu Li nodded, attentively watching the video.

In the video, Basong fought cautiously, not showing the fierceness typically seen in a Muay Thai master; instead, it was his opponent who was aggressive, with every strike being forceful.

As Basong kept retreating during the fight, when he neared the edge of the octagonal cage, with his back about to hit the wire mesh, he suddenly turned and with both feet on the wire mesh behind him, pushed off to execute an upside-down hanging hook kick, his right leg chopping like an axe towards his opponent!

This move was very sudden, and it came with great speed. Basong’s opponent only had time to raise his arms to protect his head.

In the video, Basong’s first leg chop made his opponent fall forward, then Basong supported himself with his hands on the ground, exerted force again, and his left leg in the air came chopping down again, hitting the opponent’s back of the head.

The fight ended there, the opponent got hit on the back of the head and immediately passed out.

Zhao Lixin paused the video, and said to Wu Li, "This move is Basong’s fame-making ultimate skill, the ’Airborne Double Kick.’ His first kick broke the Russian Boxing Champion’s right arm, and the second caused a severe concussion."

Wu Li nodded, Basong’s move seemed somewhat flashy but similar to Xingyi’s Flying Horse Stepping On Swallow, it was a real killing move, powerful in its suddenness and explosive force.

Hanging in the air requires tremendous abdominal strength and balance; after the first kick, Basong could still use his hands to support a second exertion, showing terrifying core strength and bodily coordination, and that was him seven years ago!

Next, Zhao Lixin continued playing Basong’s match videos.

Four years ago, Basong fought a Muay Thai champion. The two had faced each other in professional matches in Thailand previously, both winning and losing; in this match, Basong endured a punch and swept the opponent down, then followed with an airborne knee press knocking out his opponent in less than a minute.

Two years ago, Basong fought a highly paid UFC expert who was very good at standing techniques and had strong resistance to hits. The fight lasted close to 8 minutes. Eventually, when his opponent’s stamina was clearly waning, Basong seized the opportunity and knocked him out with a ferocious Turning Elbow.

After watching these three matches, Zhao Lixin played some of Basong’s matches in Thailand, but they were not very relevant due to different rules.

"Are there videos of all such matches from New Country over the years?" Wu Li suddenly asked.

Zhao Lixin nodded, "There are, but not all. Uncle Chen spent a lot of money to get them. There are eleven matches in total."

Recording these matches was theoretically not allowed, but rules were made by people; with high enough status, someone could always make an exception, which is why Chen Zhengyang could get videos of eleven matches.

After watching all eight matches besides Basong’s, Wu Li had a good understanding.

Three points needed attention in these matches: first was the complete absence of ground fighting; in the eleven matches Wu Li watched, anyone who went down never got up again, all were knocked out without exception.

Next was the duration of the match; there was no concept of a rest in between, one had to keep fighting until the outcome was decided, so the better one could maintain stamina in a prolonged fight, the greater the chance of winning.

Lastly, the ability to resist hits and endure pain; bare-knuckle fighting almost guaranteed injuries, it was about who could endure to the end.

After watching all the matches, Wu Li had ideas on how to use his Fan Value.

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