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Chapter 239 - 216: Grasping the Sparrow’s Tail, the Bear-Eagle Combined Attack

Chapter 239: Chapter 216: Grasping the Sparrow’s Tail, the Bear-Eagle Combined Attack

In fact, many Kung Fu styles are related to Spear Technique. Baji has its spear, Xingyi has its spear, and Tai Chi also has its spear.

Tai Chi’s Spear Technique originates from the Big Spear, and Tai Chi Shaking Pole is one of the basic skills of Tai Chi Fist. Beng, Pi, Thrust, Shake—the four Shaking Pole movements are similar to the Gun Block, Grappling, and Zha in spear technique, and this is why Spear Technique gradually evolved from them.

Unlike martial artists like Watanabe Ryosuke, who focus solely on sword training, Wu Li and Li San prioritized Fist Technique, spending far more time on hand and foot skills than weaponry, although they would also use the Big Spear during the process of training their Power.

Whether it’s Xingyi or Tai Chi, shaking the Big Spear or the long pole are both very important basic skills. Once mastered, practicing hand and foot techniques afterwards could double the results. Conversely, once hand and foot techniques are mastered and the variations of Power are grasped, using a spear would also become formidable.

Therefore, when Li San proposed comparing spear techniques, it wasn’t merely an act of using short to strike long; he was confident that even with the spear, his Tai Chi would not lose to Wu Li’s Xingyi!

However, a spear clash is far more dangerous than a fistfight. Unlike swords, where slicing skin, cutting flesh, picking tendons, and stabbing acupoints may look bloody yet pose no immediate threat to life, a spear is different—a single thrust could create a hole in the body! Hence, martial artists do not easily engage in spear duels, and only those in the Master Realm like Wu Li and Li San, with enough control and confidence, would dare use spears in a bout.

On a single line, both men charged at each other with their spears!

Wu Li held his spear with both hands at his waist, the tip slanting upwards.

His posture was like a charging horse, stepping forward aggressively, his entire presence exuding a sense of power and oppression.

Horse Form Stepping!

In an instant, Wu Li’s momentum rose to its peak. In the eyes of Li Li and Tina, Wu Li was like a warrior charging into battle on horseback, alone with his horse and spear, storming through the ranks!

Both felt as though they were on a battlefield, with an overwhelming, blood-thirsty atmosphere assailing them.

Li Li’s face changed color. Being just an observer, she could feel the suffocating aura and fighting spirit coming from Wu Li—what about Li San, who was directly facing Wu Li?

For the first time, Li Li’s confidence in her brother began to wane, while Wu Li hadn’t even made his move yet.

This was the advantage of a master who has cultivated Fist Intent; he could instill fear without lifting a hand!

Li San was likewise taken aback. Like they said, his Fist Intent erupted like a rainbow piercing the sun, a comet assailing the moon, an assassin with the wrath of a common man spilling blood within five steps. In contrast, Wu Li’s Fist Intent erupted like a lone warrior against an army, committing to a battle of seven in and seven out, unmatched!

Now, as both men charged with their spears, Wu Li’s Fist Intent perfectly aligned with his movements, bringing his spirit, energy, and essence to a pinnacle in an instant!

Wu Li thrust his spear, devoid of any fancy moves—simply uniting his hands at the waist, extending the spear handle, and striking diagonally upwards, aiming at Li San’s head.

As the spear thrust out, Wu Li’s body exploded like gunpowder, his feet pushing off, his spine elongating, his body leaning forward.

Using the Dragon Form to propel the Cannon Fist Power, when applied in Spear Technique, it’s called Green Dragon Claw.

The booming sound of sinew and bone was overshadowed by the shredding of the air, a piercing screech ensued, and Li San, with a solemn expression, shook the lengthy steel spear, producing a sound like a giant bell in a temple.

Tai Chi Shaking Pole!

Li San, with both hands on the spear, twisted the front hand and lifted the rear, violently spinning the spear to the left, its tip circling out a half-moon.

This was the most basic Gun Block in spear technique, but Li San incorporated Tai Chi Shaking Force into it, the spear’s tip exploding with a might akin to the most ferocious storm in the sea, intent on tearing through everything ahead!

Bang!!!

The two steel poles collided, sparks flying.

Wu Li felt a numbness in his eardrums, and it wasn’t just his ears—wrists, arms, torso, and even the roots of his teeth began to tingle! He felt as if he were standing inside a giant temple bell while someone viciously struck its exterior.

Li San applied the Tai Chi Shaking Force into that Gun Block, which, similar to the previously used Grappling Punch, sought to shock one’s entire body with a forceful impact, meant to disrupt the circulation of blood and energy through the body.

Having practiced Xingyi’s Bone and Muscle Strengthening and Marrow for a long time, Wu Li’s sinews and blood circulation were very strong, but he was still shaken to the point of numbness in his gums.

But Li San didn’t have it easy either; Wu Li’s Cannon Fist Power exploded and the spear in Li San’s hand burst like it had been stuffed with gunpowder internally, with no time to dissipate the force, Li San had to grip the spear tightly, his palms splitting open to prevent the spear from flying out of his hands.

That was the might of Spear Technique, almost the pinnacle of Fist Technique!

If it wasn’t for the spear, Li San’s Tai Chi Shaking Force wouldn’t have been able to produce such an effect, and Wu Li’s Cannon Fist Power wouldn’t have been strong enough to deny a Tai Chi master like Li San even the time to dispel the force.

Both sides paused for nearly a second, Wu Li attempting to recover from Li San’s Tai Chi Shaking Force, while Li San quickly resecured his grip on the spear.

Li San made the first move!

Separated by just over three meters, half of their long spears thrust out. This time there wasn’t a charge—Li San took hold of the handle, the body of the spear vibrating to create an even larger bell-like sound. With a piercing screech, he aimed for Wu Li’s lower body.

The tip of the spear wavered unpredictably, up then down, leaving the opponent unable to predict where it would strike next. Just like Li San’s Tai Chi Fist, it was indeterminate and full of unexpected changes.

But a moment before Li San struck, Wu Li felt a sudden jolt in his heart, a stabbing sensation in his lower abdomen. It reminded him of the sensation when he was once targeted by a spear—realizing instantly that Li San’s spear was aiming for his belly!

Bang! Wu Li countered with a Gun Block, deflecting the thrust aimed at his lower abdomen.

A Gun Block that shed all pretense, facing Li San’s fluctuating spear, Wu Li broke through directly.

If there were any physical contact between the two people or their weapons, there might have been a chance for Li San’s feints and real attacks to deceive Wu, but in a direct confrontation like the present one, Wu could dodge a bullet before it was even fired. How much easier would it be for him to perceive where Li San’s spear thrust would land before it was even executed?

Thus, in this kind of direct spear thrust, the straightforward Xingyi had an advantage over the deceptive Tai Chi.

Wu’s block used Horizontal Fist Power, and after the collision of their spears, he used the force to bounce his spear back to the center line, thrusting it forward again.

A hot breath mixed with the metallic stench of scorched iron assaulted the senses.

The two iron spears had heated up from their fierce collisions, emitting a smell like that of red-hot iron.

Facing Wu’s incoming spear, Li San held his own without stirring a muscle, yet the spear in his hand moved with such speed that it left afterimages in the air!

He drew circles to the left and right, one grasp, one block, creating two arcs with a play of lightness and heaviness.

On the left, he drew an arc, colliding with Wu’s spear and guiding it downward with a grasp, diverting Wu’s thrust. On the right, using the power of Wu’s thrusting spear, his own weapon recoiled like an antelope’s horn, poised to strike Wu’s chest.

Drawing circles to the left and right, with a power that contracted and expanded, Hua Jin, borrowing force—this was the Tai Chi Mother Stance of "Rollback and Press," now adapted by Li San to spear technique.

Without a second thought, Wu instinctively lifted his spear, its tip pointing down and its shaft upward, blocking outward, intending to deflect Li San’s thrust.

However, the thrust that seemed imminently about to be launched by Li San did not come. Instead, it paused in mid-air.

A tautness seized Wu’s nerves; Li San’s move was exceedingly clever!

With the "Rollback and Press" technique, the spear tip flicked upward as if to thrust but did not follow through.

If it were just that, it would be no different from any ordinary feint.

Wu, having mastered the intent of the Fist, could see through any feint. It was just like Li San’s earlier thrust; before it was even made, Wu knew its target.

But this thrust was different; Li San utilized the "Rollback and Press" change in such a natural way, the subsequent thrust flowed effortlessly. Wu had certainly felt the impending landing of the opponent’s spear, which was why he had reacted in advance, but then Li San had not thrust out, his intention transmitted, yet the spear did not move.

Such a technique was far more clever than Wu’s use of a mercury-like center of gravity to continuously change directions and disorient his opponent!

Li San knew well that Wu was a Master of Fist intent. His earlier thrust had been a deliberate feint meant to lull Wu into a false sense of security. Having set the stage with his earlier move, the subsequent "Rollback and Press" flowed naturally and effortlessly, allowing him to execute a thrust that was not really a thrust and deceive Wu.

At any other time or with any other move, Li San could not have achieved this.

A pause, deceiving Wu into making his move, then another thrust was executed!

It was a stroke of genius from Li San. What was initially only a probing thrust from Wu had been turned into a decisive move by Li San seizing the opportunity.

"This might be the greatest thrust I’ve executed in years!" Li San thought to himself.

The spear carried a burning breath with it, and a strong iron smell surged forward!

Facing this deadly thrust, Wu’s body sank slightly. He bent his knees and waist, suddenly appearing as heavy as a bear in the forest.

With this heavy bearing, Wu forcefully pointed his spear downward, its tip heavily striking the ground, like a giant bear ramming into a towering tree with all its weight.

Bang!

The spear struck the ground, the elastic shaft bending slightly, revealing just how intense the force was at that moment.

Swoosh!

The bent spear shaft snapped back with force, straightening once more. With this rebound, it moved just enough to narrowly block Li San’s incoming thrust.

However, it was not enough; most of the force had been used in the downward strike, and the spear shaft’s elasticity was not sufficient to completely deflect Li San’s thrust—only to delay it slightly.

And that delay was all Wu needed!

His spear tip struck the ground, rebounding it with the force. In Wu’s hands, the spear seemed to lose all its weight in an instant, airy like a bird flying up from the ground.

Striking with the force of a Bear Form and finishing as lightly as a bird.

The spear quickly rose, moving with extreme speed, like a hawk diving down—only one was moving upwards, the other downwards.

Bear and hawk strike together!

Swoosh!

Wu’s spear stopped at Li San’s throat, whereas Li San’s spear was still an inch away from Wu’s chest.

"You’ve conceded."

Wu slowly retracted his spear.

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