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Chapter 212 - 190 Celebrity Mentor

Chapter 212: Chapter 190 Celebrity Mentor

The two men who suddenly rushed out of the room exuded a sharp presence, moving with great speed and quickly closing the distance.

However, Wu’s exchange with Xiaoze Wutian was equally swift. At this moment, Wu had struck down with a Splitting Fist, and to Xiaoze Wutian, it felt like a mountain was pressing down on him, making it hard to catch his breath.

"This kind of momentum..."

Xiaoze Wutian was inwardly shocked. The force Wu’s punch had released was astonishing, clearly indicating his Mental State had reached the ’Void’ realm.

Gangrou Style, or traditional Karate for that matter, places a heavy emphasis on Spiritual Cultivation in addition to Martial Arts prowess, dividing it into realms: Whole, Integrated, Variable, Transformed, Void, and Spirit.

The so-called ’Void’ is a state of complete tranquility of the spirit, where all obstacles and distractions disappear, and one can act wholly at will. In the realm of Sword Dao, this could also be referred to as having opened the ’Heart Eye’.

Such a level of spiritual cultivation was something Xiaoze Wutian had not achieved himself. He had only seen it in a few masters of traditional Japanese Karate, each of whom had gone through decades of life’s vicissitudes to finally reach the ’Void’ realm.

Xiaoze Wutian’s spiritual cultivation had reached the ’Transformed’ stage, and even so, he was hailed as a generational prodigy, a talent seen once in five hundred years. Yet, he could not guarantee that he would definitely reach the ’Void’ realm within a few years. But Wu, according to the data, was only 21 years old and had already achieved such a state!?

Xiaoze Wutian steadied his mind, placing his hands in front of his chest to perform a Cross Lock, blocking Wu’s descending palm strike.

Bang!

Due to a moment’s hesitation, Xiaoze Wutian’s force was incompletely mustered, and he failed to fully block Wu’s Fist Power. It felt as if he had been hammered hard by a Heavy Hammer, his center of gravity immediately destabilized.

He was not panicked though. He stomped his right foot down hard, his scapulae bulging outward like wings, flapping left and right. Utilizing the strength from his back, he stabilized his center of gravity and then pushed off with his legs to retreat.

Previously, during Wu’s fight with Hu Shan, Hu had demonstrated the ability to lean his body back and then pull his center of gravity back into place. But Hu relied on a high level of Mercury-like Center of Gravity, whereas Xiaoze Wutian used his quick reflexes to stabilize himself.

However, compared to Hu’s response, Xiaoze Wutian still fell short, giving Wu an opportunity to attack.

Wu, having gained the upper hand, was about to follow up and teach his opponent a lesson when someone else rushed over. Seeing Wu eager to make a move, the newcomer launched a kick.

Whoosh! The kick sliced through the air, incredibly fast.

Wu was surprised and decided not to advance, quickly darting to the side to dodge the kick.

On the other side, Xiaoze Wutian was stopped by another person.

The man who had blocked Wu was about 1.8 meters tall, wearing a black tank top with distinct muscle definition, and exceptionally developed spinal erectors bulging out.

His eyes were deep-set, his face chiseled, standing there he resembled an upright primate. When he focused on Wu, Wu instinctively felt threatened.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (Master Level), Boxing (Master Level).

Overall Score: A+ (91%).

Wu subconsciously used System Detection on the man, then couldn’t help but muse, no wonder UFC could so easily produce an A+ level master.

"I told you to stop, didn’t you hear?" the man asked displeased.

At this moment, a translator quickly stepped forward, softly translating for Wu.

Hearing this, Wu raised an eyebrow, "He struck first, I retaliated, what’s wrong with that?"

Hearing Wu’s words, the man’s face darkened, fixing his eagle-like gaze on Wu, "Here, what I say goes!"

For some reason, Wu vaguely felt some animosity from the man. The tone of his speech was quite rude, and the kick that had stopped him earlier was not light; had Wu been slower, he might’ve been in trouble.

"Who the hell are you?" Wu shot back directly.

Although he could roughly confirm that the man was likely the celebrity coach hired by UFC for them, Wu was not intimidated at all because compared to him, it was UFC that was in greater need now.

"Who are you?" the translator glanced at Wu and after a moment of thought, translated Wu’s blunt words into a more softened English sentence.

Nevertheless, even this remark was enough to anger the man, "You don’t know who I am?"

"Hah?" Wu laughed, "So, who are you?"

This time no translator was needed; Wu could manage these simple English sentences on his own.

The man stepped forward, his gaze threatening, pointing at Wu, "Soon you’ll know who I am."

"What’s going on?"

At that moment, Danny, hearing the commotion upstairs, also arrived, asking as he approached, "What brings you two out here?"

A staff member came forward and whispered to Danny about the recent events. After listening, looking somewhat surprised at Wu and Xiaoze Wutian, Danny said, "Hey, we’re in the middle of filming a show. There will be plenty of opportunities for you to spar later, so let’s not be rash, okay?"

Xiaoze Wutian’s face was still sullen, but he nodded at Danny nonetheless.

Wu just smiled, without saying much.

Seeing this, Danny broke into a smile, "That’s more like it. Thanks for cooperating. Also, these two gentlemen will be your coaches for the next two weeks. I originally planned to introduce them after the downstairs tests, but since you’ve already met, let’s do it now. Though I think you probably know them already?"

"Of course, Mr. Floreson, Mr. Charles, your reputations precede you."

Xiaoze Wutian greeted the two men with a bow and said.

The man who had previously blocked Xiaoze Wutian nodded. His ears were somewhat pointed, and his chin was protruding, giving his entire demeanor a somewhat cold air.

Wu Li also used system detection on this man:

Muay Thai (Master Level), Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (Master Level), Boxing (Master Level), Yong Chun (Master Level).

Overall Score: S (33%).

Another S-level expert! Moreover, his ranking was even higher than Hu Shan’s. While it didn’t necessarily mean that his strength was definitively greater than Hu Shan’s, at least in the realm of Mixed Martial Arts competitions, his combat abilities seemed to have an upper hand over Hu Shan’s.

What surprised Wu Li even more was that the man was also a master in Yong Chun Fist?

The person who had kicked Wu Li before also nodded at Xiaoze Wutian, his expression much softened.

Danny saw Wu Li’s reaction and guessed that he genuinely didn’t recognize the two, so he subtly pointed to the S-level expert beside Xiaoze Wutian and introduced, "This is Blood Demon Flosen."

Then pointing to the person beside Wu Li, he said, "This is our fighter Charles; both of them are Lightweight contestants."

Wu Li nodded to the two men.

"Alright, Xiaoze Wutian, Wu Li, you guys take a seat and rest. Flosen, and Charles, could you please go back to your room for now?" Danny said.

Xiaoze Wutian nodded, and Flosen turned and went back to his room directly, while Charles gave Wu Li another glance before turning and leaving.

Danny arranged for everyone and then went downstairs to continue overseeing the tests.

Wu Li went back and sat on the sofa, where his live stream had already blown up.

"Ha ha, that Japanese fighting genius turned green with anger."

"I’ve noticed that Wu Li never seems to lose, whether he’s arguing or fighting."

"This is truly convincing people with reason in every aspect!"

...

These were the comments from the netizens during the verbal clash between Wu Li and Xiaoze Wutian earlier, and once Flosen and Charles came on the scene and intervened between Wu Li and Xiaoze Wutian, the netizens got even more excited.

"Wow, the Blood Demon!"

"They brought Blood Demon Flosen in as an instructor for this episode, awesome!"

"And there’s also Charles, seems a bit underwhelming?"

"Charles has a good following too, appears a lot, but why do I feel like he’s a bit hostile to the streamer?"

"Pfft, acting all high and mighty, Wu Li will outrank him sooner or later."

...

Clearly, many netizens recognized the two instructors this time, and lots of people were staying up late not just for liking Wu Li, but also eager to see the UFC star fighters, which they finally got to see.

"Can someone introduce me to those two instructors just now?" Wu Li asked his camera.

"Flosen, 36 years old, has the nickname Blood Demon in UFC and is currently ranked number one in the Lightweight division. He often leaves his opponents bleeding profusely in the ring, resembling a bloodthirsty demon, hence his nickname."

"Flosen has a UFC record of 25 wins and 3 losses, creating the longest win streak in the Lightweight division at 12 consecutive wins, and has qualified to challenge for the championship."

"Also worth mentioning is that Flosen has trained in Yong Chun and has used it in matches."

The netizens quickly posted the information, which Chen Gang then relayed to Wu Li.

Wu Li nodded. First place with an S (33%) rating already, so what would the champion’s rating be?

UFC only discloses the top 15 world ranking players in each division, but beyond those 15, there is one champion. Thus, in reality, each division announces 16 top players.

Even though Flosen was ranked first, he was not the strongest in the Lightweight division. Above him, there was a champion, looking down on everyone else. Even the top 15 fighters would have to go through battles before they could qualify to challenge the champion.

"And the other one?" Wu Li inquired.

"Charles, 33 years old, nicknamed the Fighter, is currently ranked number seven in the UFC Lightweight division. He specializes in ground submission and is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu expert. He’s aggressive in his fighting style, always daring to go for submission moves whenever there is a slight opening, completely unconcerned of the disadvantage he’d be in if he fails. Because of this all-out approach, he’s known as the Fighter."

"Charles has a record of 29 wins and 8 losses, setting the record for the most submission victories in the UFC at a total of 14 submissions!"

Chen Gang read the details typed by netizens in the comments to Wu Li, who nodded in understanding. Although Charles was ranked seventh, he would not be an easy opponent, especially in the ring where attacks to vital points were prohibited. Against this kind of aggressive close-quarter submission fighting style, Wu Li wasn’t sure he could definitely win.

"I wonder why this person seems to have hostility towards me?" Wu Li pondered, unable to understand since it should have been their first encounter.

In the next two hours, Wu Li and Xiaoze Wutian didn’t speak again, and the testing downstairs had also concluded—the next step was the instructor pairing.

PS: I’ve changed the names and nicknames of the fighters in UFC. Those who are familiar might guess who they are based on descriptions, but those who are not will not be affected while reading. Also, it’s not the same as reality - some legendary fighters will be written as still in their prime. Think of it as a parallel universe.

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