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Chapter 280 - 256: Not Lacking Money, Just Unconvinced

Chapter 280: Chapter 256: Not Lacking Money, Just Unconvinced

"Mr. Wu, do you now understand the difference between the ring and real combat?"

William’s words made Wu fall silent, frowning in thought.

In the past, when information was not well developed, many people learned one or two ultimate techniques, which were enough to survive in Jianghu. In actual combat, when opponents were unfamiliar with each other, they would use the moves they had practiced the most and were most familiar with. The competition was about who reacted faster, struck faster and more accurately. It was common to determine life and death in a few moves.

Losing once could mean the work of ten plus years, or even a lifetime’s efforts, were lost. This is real combat.

And the biggest difference between the ring and real combat is, on the ring, everyone can afford to lose.

In competitive sports, no one can claim to be always victorious. If you lose, you just try again; after stepping down, you summarize your experiences, study your opponent, identify their weaknesses, and then there’s always a chance to win back. That’s what ring competition is about.

In the era of the information explosion, it’s no longer possible for a single move to conquer all, as William just mentioned. The more you fight, the deeper others will understand you; they will study your combat videos in super slow motion, identifying even the habits you might not be aware of.

"Do I have any striking habits?"

This was the question Wu subconsciously thought of, and he answered himself immediately: Naturally, he did.

Despite now mastering four martial arts at master level, being proficient in even more—Yong Chun, Bagua, Baji, Piercing Kick, Ground Fist, etc., Wu still had a long way to go to integrate and create his style from all these martial arts. Although he was proficient in various forms, the real core was still Xingyi Fist.

Golden Bell Shield was to enhance his resistance to hits, Eagle Claw Fist was to strengthen his finger strength, making the transitions of Xingyi Eagle Form smoother; Tai Chi Fist mainly enhanced his listening and transforming skills. As for hammering technique, Single Whip, Cloud Hands and the like, Wu didn’t practice much. His style still mainly revolved around Xingyi Twelve Forms and the core power of Five Elements Fist. The rest of the master level martial arts only played a supporting role.

Thus, Wu felt that he certainly also had some striking habits, as most of the moves and power discharges of Xingyi Fist were already at his command, often used subconsciously, and he himself didn’t see anything wrong with that. After all, training in martial arts was about making certain moves and power discharges an instinctual response, where the intent and the fist arrive together, achieving true mastery.

One might know many techniques and styles, but as long as the core remains unchanged, some behavioral patterns and habits are hard to alter, which is mainly what professional teams analyze.

Had he not heard such detailed analysis from William today, Wu felt that he might also be caught off guard on the ring due to his habitual ways of striking, just like Conrad had intentionally designed the probing step against Avali. The distance and posture of the probing triggered Avali’s subconscious reaction, leading him to throw a heavy punch with his rear hand, with the subsequent combination punches also pre-prepared subconsciously, allowing Conrad to dodge again.

Such incidents indeed involve an element of luck; no one can guarantee 100 percent that Avali would use that move at that moment, as he still had many choices. But the end result was Conrad seizing the opportunity to knock Avali out directly.

After the match, many said Conrad was just lucky and that Avali didn’t display his real strength, but those who truly know understand that luck is also built on a foundation of extensive preliminary preparation.

Understanding all this, Wu gained a new appreciation for the necessity of a professional team.

Did he need a professional team? Yes!

Before meeting William, Wu had been very confident about the ring competitions, feeling that even with various restrictions, he could easily win a championship in UFC despite not being able to perform at his full capacity.

Since ring competitions are categorized by weight, with his passive skills like Iron Body, master-level Golden Bell Shield, and opponents of the same weight class unable to break his defense easily unless targeting his vital points, coupled with his passive skill, Endurance Muscle, which significantly reduced his stamina consumption compared to his opponents.

Unbeatable and untiring, that was Wu’s ’base strategy’ in the ring, which gave him the advantage, leading him to tell William earlier that he could do without a professional team.

However, now it seemed he had underestimated UFC. If future opponents were to set traps based on his habits like Conrad did, and if his jaw were continuously struck by heavy punches, he could still be knocked out.

Finding a professional team, even if Wu didn’t need to analyze opponents’ habits, was necessary for him to understand his own striking habits.

Often it’s the onlookers who see most of the game; without someone pointing it out, one might never notice their own habits.

"I admit what you’re saying makes sense, Mr. William," Wu said earnestly.

Chen Gang glanced at Wu, and translated the statement.

William smiled upon hearing this, "Good, it seems you’ve understood. Although you haven’t yet fought a match in UFC, when you do compete, just one match will allow your opponents to analyze a lot about your techniques."

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