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Chapter 117 - 106: Xingyi Spear!

Chapter 117: Chapter 106: Xingyi Spear!

The next day, Wu Li and Liu Yuanbo hurried to Shudu.

Wu Li didn’t even go home, heading straight to the branch in Shudu, which was the venue where he taught 35 coaches to practice boxing before.

Except for the sign being changed to Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall, there were no alterations to the decor. As Wu Li and Liu Yuanbo entered the store, a female receptionist immediately recognized Liu Yuanbo.

"Mr. Liu, hello," she hurriedly greeted, then glanced at Wu Li and felt he looked somewhat familiar.

"Don’t you recognize him? This is the master of our Martial Arts Hall!" Liu Yuanbo said with a smile.

"Master, hello!" The young lady quickly bowed in salute.

"Don’t mention it, my name is Wu Li. You can just call me Coach Wu from now on," Wu Li waved his hand and then proceeded into the hall with Liu Yuanbo.

The receptionist watched Wu Li’s retreating figure, feeling somewhat excited. So that was Wu Li, no wonder he was so handsome!

Before coming, Liu Yuanbo had asked about the day’s instructor, and upon entering, they saw Xu Chuan teaching ten students the Standing Three-body Position.

"Mr. Liu, Mr. Wu!" Upon seeing the two men, Xu Chuan was somewhat surprised, especially when he saw Wu Li, a smile immediately spread across his face.

During the time Wu Li was abroad, he had accumulated many questions that he wanted to ask Wu Li, but with Wu Li being hard to find, he could only slowly figure things out on his own. So, seeing Wu Li now, he was naturally overjoyed.

"It’s Wu Li!"

"Coach Wu!"

"Master Wu!"

The ten students present all recognized Wu Li, calling out his name with faces full of surprise.

In fact, the reason these students chose to enroll in Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall was 99% due to Wu Li. However, the hall had made it very clear before enrollment that Wu Li was the chief instructor, as well as the master of the hall, and he was not currently teaching classes formally. He would only occasionally come to the hall to coach the instructors and students. If they really wanted to learn boxing under Wu Li, they would have the opportunity once they advanced to the higher-level classes.

So currently, Wu Li’s lessons were something that money couldn’t buy. To learn boxing from him, either they had to quickly advance to the higher-level classes or depend on luck.

Therefore, the ten students present couldn’t help cheering when they saw Wu Li—they felt like they had just met Wu Li teaching a class at the hall.

"Hello, everyone," Wu Li greeted everyone with a smile.

"Coach, hello!" everyone responded in unison.

"Is Coach Wu here to teach us today?" a student asked with a smile.

Wu Li nodded, "Since I’m here, of course, I’ll teach something before leaving."

"I saw everyone was practicing the Three-body Position just now, so I’ll explain the Three-body Position to everyone."

Having said that, Wu Li assumed the Three-body Position on the floor and began explaining the details that required attention, explaining what was meant by the Outer Three Harmonies and the Inner Three Harmonies.

The students listened intently, looking at Wu Li with great respect.

Although Wu Li was only twenty this year, he had experienced many things and did not carry an ounce of immaturity; rather, having mastered Kung Fu to a Master Level, he had acquired a composed and nonchalant temperament. Just his standing there could make one feel a powerful aura.

It was like a professional basketball player warming up before the game, or a professional esports player preparing for a match in front of a computer. These people might seem ordinary in everyday life, but once they entered their professional realm, that naturally radiated confidence and composure from them would immediately make you feel that they were truly different from ordinary people.

At this moment, Wu Li executing the Three-body Position was akin to an NBA player teaching you how to dribble, or a professional esports player explaining hero skills—who would dare not listen attentively?

After about ten minutes, Wu Li finished demonstrating the details to pay attention to in the Three-body Position and was about to let everyone practice on their own while he gave pointers when a student suddenly said:

"Coach Wu, most of our understanding of Traditional Martial Arts comes from films and novels. Since you’re here today, could you show us what Traditional Martial Arts is really like?"

As soon as these words came out, they instantly received everyone’s support. The fact they had come here to enroll showed their love and curiosity for Traditional Martial Arts. They had seen Wu Li’s strength through news and online videos, but they still wanted to witness with their own eyes just how powerful Traditional Martial Arts could be.

Wu Li laughed, fully understanding their feelings. It was like when he had first started learning martial arts; he too had hoped his grandfather would show him a few moves to see how powerful the art he was learning could eventually become.

"Master, why don’t you give it a try!" Liu Yuanbo goaded from the side, eager to see Wu Li in action himself.

"Hmm," Wu Li pondered and looked toward Liu Yuanbo, "Did the items I had you order arrive yet?"

"Master, are you going to practice the spear technique?" Liu Yuanbo asked, his face lighting up with surprise.

Previously, Wu Li had specifically asked Liu Yuanbo to prepare several Big Spears for each Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall because they would be needed for teaching later on. So, Liu Yuanbo had made special orders for them.

In ancient times, Big Spears were almost always made with a wooden shaft, for instance, using waxwood. However, to produce a qualified Big Spear, there were specific requirements for the weight, length, and thickness of the shaft. Many Martial Arts Halls and Biao Bureaus would nurture young trees for seven or eight years in advance, in order to finally fashion them into spears.

Because it required so much time and human effort, people later started using bamboo spears to replace wooden spears. Although the bamboo spears could reach the required weight, they were too soft, making it difficult to properly execute Spear Technique maneuvers like blocking, grappling, and thrusting.

In modern times, with the advancement of science and technology, new materials became available to make spear shafts, like replacing wooden spears with carbon spears. However, carbon spears, compared to wooden ones, were too hard; while suitable for actual combat, for practice, wooden spears were still the best. Therefore, Wu Li had Liu Yuanbo order a batch of wooden spears.

"Xu Chuan, have the items arrived?" Liu Yuanbo inquired of Xu Chuan, since he had long placed an order with each Martial Arts Hall for a batch of Big Spears.

Xu Chuan nodded, "We’ve arrived, it’s in the equipment room, I’ll go get it!"

Wu Li, "Just grab a six-catty one."

Xu Chuan, "Got it!"

Wu Li had Liu Yuanbo order three types of Big Spears, weighing three catties, six catties, and twelve catties.

The three-catty one was for beginners because for many people, swinging around a long pole that weighed six catties for an extended period was really quite difficult.

The six-catty one could be used for sparring and actual combat, whereas the twelve-catty one was mainly used for power training.

In no time, Xu Chuan came jogging over with a Big Spear that was over three meters long.

Seeing Wu Li about to demonstrate with such a heavy weapon, everyone became excited, constantly asking Wu Li if they could take photos or record videos.

Wu Li didn’t mind, so everyone took out their phones and aimed them at him.

Wu Li took the Big Spear from Xu Chuan’s hand, grabbed it with his right hand, shook the shaft, then held the end of the pole with one hand, lifting it so that it was in a straight line with his arm, assuming a Big Gun Stance.

"Good!"

The audience clapped, impressed that someone could hold a three-meter-long, six-catty Big Spear steady with one hand at the end. They knew without trying that they certainly couldn’t do it.

Wu Li wasn’t particularly proud; he had heard from his grandfather that in ancient times, people practiced the Big Gun Stance with a seventy-catty Pure Iron Spear!

To manage the Big Gun Stance with a seventy-catty Pure Iron Spear, Wu Li estimated that one’s arm would need the strength of at least a thousand catties. With Wu Li’s current realm, he could exert a thousand catties of force by energizing his muscles and bones, but he certainly couldn’t sustain it, so he wasn’t able to assume that stance yet.

"Everyone should know that Xingyi Fist is derived from Spear Technique; what is called ’turning the spear into a fist.’ The drilling, chopping, and Beng we practice are actually the blocking, grappling, and thrusting from spear techniques," Wu Li explained effortlessly while holding the spear.

"If you want to see real Traditional Martial Arts, then I will show you the Xingyi Spear!"

"Weapons are the essence of Traditional Martial Arts!"

After speaking, Wu Li called Liu Yuanbo over and whispered a few words to him, then Liu Yuanbo ran out enthusiastically.

Next, Wu Li started instructing the students present to bring five dummies, placing them to the left and right, two meters apart from each other, with a distance of three meters between front and back.

Then Wu Li had Xu Chuan distribute three-catty wooden spears, with cloth-wrapped tips and lengths of three meters and thirty centimeters, to every student.

Everyone had an excited expression since, while they didn’t know what Wu Li was up to, they found it intriguing.

Shortly, Liu Yuanbo and two staff members from the Martial Arts Hall brought in several basketballs. Wu Li asked everyone to help tie a basketball to the head of each dummy.

Soon, each of the five dummies had a basketball tied to its head.

Wu Li said to the ten students, "In a moment, I’ll raise the spear and charge from here, piercing through the basketballs on these dummies. You all can stand behind them, two to each target, and use your spears to thrust at me. Anyone who hits me gets a year’s tuition free."

"Wow!"

Everyone was thrilled, not just at the chance for a year’s free tuition but also because such a game was entirely new to them, and they were all highly enthusiastic!

A few minutes later, the ten students were positioned, each holding a long spear behind the dummies, waiting for Wu Li to charge, while Liu Yuanbo was at the opposite side recording with a phone.

"Are you ready?" Wu Li asked with a smile, standing about ten meters away from the first dummy.

"Ready!"

"Come on!"

Whoosh! Wu Li moved.

He raised the long spear at his waist, holding the spear with one hand in front and the other behind, assuming a Standing Three-body Position, and then started to charge forward!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Wu Li’s feet struck the wooden floor with force, each footfall sounding like the beat of a war drum, similar to the thundering hooves of a Cavalry charge.

The man standing behind the first dummy, watching Wu Li charge towards him, turned pale. He felt like what was rushing towards him wasn’t just a man, but a Cavalryman charging into battle!

As Wu Li charged, his eyes, expression, and demeanor transformed entirely from before. The terrifying aura of his fighting spirit made it seem as though he had burst out from an ancient battlefield amidst soldiers and iron horses!

The first man tasked with intercepting Wu Li involuntarily started to back off without even trying to strike Wu Li.

Bang! Wu Li thrust his spear, accurately piercing the basketball on the first dummy, and the basketball burst instantaneously!