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Chapter 154 - 140 What is a Martial Saint

Chapter 154: Chapter 140 What is a Martial Saint

Yu Fei had fallen for the second time, and gasps of shock rose from the audience below.

However, this was just the beginning.

Following that, Zhao Lixin simply circled around Yu Fei slowly. Whether Yu Fei took the initiative to strike—snap— he was thrown flying, or if he didn’t—snap— he was still thrown flying.

The spectators were all stunned. Zhao Lixin’s movements were fast, but they didn’t seem forceful. Everyone was puzzled as to why Yu Fei would fall like a porcelain doll at a single touch?

Yu Fei was also frustrated. Zhao Lixin was too sly, seizing the perfect timing for his attacks, making Yu Fei feel exposed to flaws with every move. Then the opponent would strike from the side of his body, hitting him with a palm.

Moreover, Zhao Lixin’s Palm Force was bizarre. His movements seemed minimal, yet the power was astonishing, and what was key was a penetrating force that caused Yu Fei’s waist to ache fiercely, as if he had been stabbed twice.

However, Yu Fei was also an experienced Boxing Champion. He knew Zhao Lixin was targeting the moments when his balance shifted, so he quickly adjusted.

He didn’t allow Zhao Lixin to circle for long. As soon as the opponent took a step, he attacked, exerting 30 percent of his strength and reserving 70 to quickly regain his balance and respond to Zhao Lixin’s closeness.

Swoosh! Yu Fei stepped back to dodge an incoming palm from Zhao Lixin, then suddenly stepped forward, thrusting his right fist, which had been maintained in front of him, toward Zhao Lixin’s face.

For a Ming Jin expert like him, control over the striking distance in Martial Arts was extremely precise. Often, in less than a second, he would simply retreat and advance, completing a counterattack on the ring.

Zhao Lixin sidestepped, narrowly avoiding Yu Fei’s punch.

Yu Fei retracted his lead punch and his trailing fist bombarded forward like a cannonball, aimed at Zhao Lixin.

Zhao Lixin raised his left hand to accurately intercept Yu Fei’s right fist. Then he took half a step back, twining and pulling with his hand to neutralize Yu Fei’s heavy punch, swiftly sidestepped, and his right palm struck heavily against Yu Fei’s chest.

Big Entangled Silk Hand, Extract Kan and Fill Li!

Bang! Yu Fei was knocked down again and took several seconds to slowly get back up.

His chest feeling stuffy, Yu Fei roared and charged at Zhao Lixin once more.

Zhao Lixin’s back was bent like a bow, his vertical palm drawn close to his chest. With a fierce step forward, his sinews and bones sang in unison. His entire presence transformed, becoming formidable and majestic as his palm struck out at Yu Fei.

Even before the palm was unleashed, Zhao Lixin’s body vibrated with the rumble of his muscles and bones, echoing the principle from the Fist Scripture’s Upper Realm: "The thunder moves before the dormant dragon rises."

The rumbling before the strike, storing momentum, was a hallmark of the Master Realm!

Zhao Lixin’s whole body moved with explosive speed: head, hands, feet, body, all acting in concert. The wind from his movement caused his clothes to flutter. He pushed out his palm like grinding a millstone, as though he was driving a gigantic mill wheel crushing toward Yu Fei.

Bagua, Big Stone Breaking Hand!

Thud!

Yu Fei’s heavy punch collided with Zhao Lixin’s palm, his body violently shook, unable to withstand the power, and he fell back in succession.

Zhao Lixin pressed his advantage relentlessly, delivering another palm strike that knocked Yu Fei down once again.

This time, Yu Fei laid on the ground for five seconds before slowly rising. After the referee confirmed he was okay, the match continued.

Zhao Lixin charged in again, palms pushing like grinding millstones, still deploying the Big Stone Breaking Hand!

Yu Fei’s expression changed. He tried to dodge, but his movement technique was no match for Zhao Li’s speed, forcing him to brace himself for the impact.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Three consecutive times, Yu Fei was knocked down by Zhao Lixin’s Big Stone Breaking Hand.

If it was said that previously Zhao Lixin had used the Mud Trampling Step to steal the angle and the side body palm to repeatedly knock down Yu Fei, reflecting the Bagua’s cunning like that of a nimble assassin; then now, his use of the Big Stone Breaking Hand to force consecutive hard encounters and knockdowns showed the Bagua’s force, as if he had suddenly transformed from an assassin into a raging warrior.

The sudden shift in fighting style left the audience struggling to react.

"Holy shit, Bagua Palm can be this fierce?"

"To be honest, at the start I thought this match would end with Zhao Lixin winning by a technical score. Although that would be impressive, it still felt a bit unsatisfying. Now I’m completely convinced; this is just too fierce!"

"This power, this explosive force, I feel like I’m watching a Heavyweight Boxing Champion throw a punch!"

"No wonder Wu Li placed him as a National Martial Arts Eighth Rank. The way he’s pressing Yu Fei from start to finish is incredible!"

"With such a strong fighter in Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall, there’ll definitely be many more people wanting to learn Bagua in the future."

...

The netizens in the live stream also voiced their surprise at Zhao Lixin’s strength.

On the field, Yu Fei no longer knew how many times he had been knocked down.

In the free fighting competition, being knocked down once meant the opponent would score points, so if technical points were to be counted, Yu Fei was utterly defeated in this round.

Swoosh! Zhao Lixin launched another palm strike.

Yu Fei protected his chest with his hands, and at the moment of impact, he leaned his body back to deflect the force. At the same time, his waist powered up, sending his right leg fiercely toward Zhao Lixin’s chin.

Generally, in martial arts competitions, the height of kicks is mainly below the waist, as high kicks are infrequent due to the risk of exposing weaknesses that opponents can exploit.

In free fighting, where there is no ground combat, some rules also prohibit catching the leg and throwing, so high kicks occur more frequently.

At that moment, Yu Fei executed a completely reclined skyward kick with tremendous force. If he had landed it on the chin, it could have resulted in a KO.

Zhao Lixin’s body forcefully powered up, stepping forward to dodge Yu Fei’s kick and before Yu Fei could fall to the ground, Zhao reached his side.

Then his right palm rose, twisted his waist, dropped his shoulder, and pressed downward in a heavy strike.

Yu Fei only heard a series of muffled sounds from within Zhao Lixin’s body, followed by a sharp pain in his chest. He was then heavily slammed down by Zhao’s palm.

Bang! This time, the sound of Yu Fei hitting the ground was louder than any before.

Yu Fei clutched his chest in agony, feeling as if his breastbone had fractured, and ultimately, he couldn’t help but cry out in pain.

The referee was stunned, foregoing the count and quickly came forward to check on Yu Fei’s condition.

Soon after, the referee stood up and signaled for the medical staff to hurry onto the field.

Amidst a chorus of gasps, the once K-1 Boxing Champion Yu Fei was carried off on a stretcher.

"Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall, Zhao Lixin, victorious!"

The referee announced the result, and Zhao Lixin walked off the stage with an unperturbed expression.

"Zhao Lixin, congratulations on winning the match. Have you never participated in a martial arts competition before?" the director of Seeking Martial Arts stepped forward to interview.

"No, I have," Zhao Lixin answered.

"Oh? What kind of competition was it?"

"Prefer not to say."

"..."

The director’s face froze, seeing that Zhao Lixin didn’t seem to be joking, so he continued, "How would you evaluate the fight that just took place?"

"The opponent was mediocre."

"...That’s it?"

"Yes."

"Alright, did your last palm strike injure Yu Fei?"

"Breastbone fractured," Zhao Lixin confirmed with certainty.

He had said he would leave Yu Fei with a lasting memory, and he kept his word.

Following Yu Fei, no one else stepped up to challenge Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall, and Zhou Heng and his group from the building across had already left in a dejected manner. They knew that after this battle, the reputation of Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall had been solidly established, and it wasn’t just due to Wu Li alone but also thanks to other high-level fighters, which resoundingly slapped the faces of those who had previously doubted the hall and Traditional Martial Arts on the internet.

It wasn’t until five in the afternoon that Wu Li took to the stage again to announce the end of this challenge match.

After stepping down from the arena, the director of the Seeking Martial Arts program approached him, asking him to summarize the third episode.

After speaking briefly, the director suddenly asked, "Wu Li, this challenge match has shown everyone the capabilities of National Martial Arts Seventh Rank and Eighth Rank fighters. Previously, you set a rank above Ninth Rank, representing the Martial Saint, but you haven’t provided a detailed description of what qualifies someone as a Martial Saint. Many netizens are curious about how someone is deemed a Martial Saint?"

In Sword Dao, there’s a title above Ninth Rank called Sword Saint, and Japan has even officially recognized some Sword Saints.

In Go, beyond Ninth Rank, there is also the concept of a Go Saint. In ancient times, our country had five Go Saints, and in modern times there are two.

Whether it’s a Sword Saint or a Go Saint, in their respective fields, they are the unquestioned legends of an era!

Now that Wu Li has established National Martial Arts to Nine Ranks, he also set a rank above the Ninth Rank, calling it Martial Saint, yet he has not publicly provided a detailed explanation, so many are curious about it.

Upon hearing the question, Wu Li was silent for a moment, then looked into the camera: "National Martial Arts Eighth Rank and Ninth Rank are martial artists with the strength to challenge for the top fifteen spots in world rankings. As for the rank above Ninth, the Martial Saint..."

"Those who are Unrivaled in the World, they may be called Saints."

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