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Chapter 334 - 304 Tuo Form Fist, Crocodile Tail Cutting

Chapter 334: Chapter 304 Tuo Form Fist, Crocodile Tail Cutting

Wu Wenhua roamed the ring, but Floreson followed closely.

After circling around a few times using the Bagua Step Technique, Wu Wenhua found it difficult to shake off Floreson, who was equally agile. Using a movement similar to Boxing’s Butterfly Step, he continuously changed positions while always facing Wu Wenhua.

After stepping out, Wu Wenhua suddenly performed a Tiger Pounce, rushing to the edge of the cage in just a few steps. His explosive power and speed surpassed that of Floreson, but since the Octagonal Cage was only so large, he had to change direction if he wanted to continue creating distance.

Taking advantage of Wu Wenhua’s change in direction, Floreson caught up again, with his punches and kicks whistling towards him.

Wu Wenhua sighed internally. With his Mercury-like Center of Gravity realm, he could quickly complete the change of direction and pounce again, creating more distance from Floreson, but he wasn’t simply trying to create distance, he was trying to buy some time to gather strength. Clearly, Floreson wouldn’t give him that time.

After several attempts, Wu Wenhua no longer continued to roam, lest he be judged as passively fighting.

He turned around, his right arm swinging out like a steel whip smashing towards Floreson.

Tai Chi, Side Body Hammer.

Floreson raised his right hand and then stepped forward while both hands reached for Wu Wenhua’s shoulders; simultaneously, his right knee harshly thrust towards Wu Wenhua’s lower abdomen.

Wu Wenhua grabbed with his left hand, blocking Floreson’s knee strike, ready to use Tai Chi’s Listening Skill and Hua Jin to disturb his opponent’s body balance. Yet Floreson’s right leg, like a blade fitted with springs, sliced towards the inside of Wu Wenhua’s thigh with a whoosh, the air exploded!

Wu Wenhua’s right leg bent inward, intentionally meeting Floreson’s kick with his own knee.

Bang!

Floreson’s body shook, his balance somewhat unstable.

When Wu Wenhua had grabbed his knee, he took the opportunity to "listen" to his energy, so he was well-prepared for the kick, intentionally adjusting the direction of the collision to break Floreson’s balance.

While Floreson’s balance was disrupted, he was not panicked. His standing left leg forcefully sprung, driving his body towards Wu Wenhua while his hands, grasping Wu Wenhua’s shoulders, exerted force, intending to entangle him.

Such behavior, presenting a large open target with unstable balance in actual combat, was suicidal. Wu Wenhua needed only to strike his opponent’s groin. However, in the ring, he could only punch Floreson’s lower abdomen, and the opponent could completely endure the pain and take the chance to grapple.

In the previous round, because Floreson’s posture was very correct, Wu Wenhua subconsciously punched and thus gave Floreson the chance to grapple. When striking, Floreson’s muscles were as hard as steel, but when he entangled and applied Jiu Jitsu and Throwing Skill, they became as flexible as vines. He had trained his muscles and ligaments to the extreme, switching between the visible power of Ming Jin and the hidden resilience with ease.

If it were only about striking with fists and the collision of force, Wu Wenhua would never be brought down with his Mercury-like Center of Gravity realm and solid lower stance technique. However, Floreson, like a python, wrapped around to strangle with enormous strength that hid astonishing flexibility. Once entangled, without going lethal, Wu Wenhua could only fall together.

Facing Floreson’s reckless charge, the experienced Wu Wenhua chose not to punch but instead, with his spine as the axis, twisted his waist, turning his body and simultaneously slapped both palms on Floreson’s chest, throwing him off.

Bagua, Eight Body Binding Throws!

Besides the Swimming Palm, Bagua Palm also includes styles such as Throwing and Grappling, Fast Hammer, and Big Stone Breaking Hand – with methods fierce when needed and soft when necessary, featuring even close-quarter grappling styles, which is why it’s ranked as one of the top three Internal Fists.

While Xingyi also included grappling, it was overly fierce, mainly used for attacking. At the moment, Wu Wenhua only wanted to escape Floreson’s entanglement, making the Eight Body Binding Throws of Bagua an apt choice.

Seizing the moment while Floreson was thrown off, Wu Wenhua gathered strength on the spot, and as Floreson just landed and adjusted his balance, he immediately lunged forward with a low sweep kick towards Wu Wenhua.

Wu Wenhua roared and charged forth with the Tiger Pounce and a Splitting Fist downwards.

Because of the stored energy, the power of "Tiger Hugging Head" was greater than all previous times.

Floreson transformed his right leg from a kick to a push, firmly stomping on Wu Wenhua’s thigh, slightly blocking Wu’s momentum, and then his right elbow fiercely shot up, colliding with Wu Wenhua’s right fist like a steel spear.

Bang!

Both of them took a step back.

In terms of sheer explosive power, Floreson was weaker than Wu Wenhua. Engaging directly, Wu Wenhua was not phased at all. With the "Iron Body" and master level "Golden Bell Shield," he could continue this ten more times, whereas Floreson couldn’t take many more hits without his qi and blood becoming disturbed and his entire body numbing.

Swoosh! Wu Wenhua stepped forward, still using "Tiger Hugging Head."

This time, Floreson didn’t block but instead moved forward, choosing to take the blow with his shoulder!

Bang! Wu Wenhua struck and Floreson’s body sank, as if he suddenly became shorter, then he bent over and lunged at Wu Wenhua’s abdomen, wrapping his hands around Wu Wenhua’s legs.

Still, under regulation, Wu Wenhua could have punched the back of his opponent’s head, but now he had to choose to retreat and widen the gap. Even using a knee strike would only result in the opponent turning his face to take the hit and then tackle him back down.

Wu Wenhua had only withdrawn half a step when Floreson’s right hand already caught his right leg - his speed was equally fast!

Just as he was about to be thrown down again, Wu Wenhua’s body shrank, his limbs seemingly disappearing suddenly.

This time, Wu Wenhua squatted directly beneath Floreson’s knees, not using "Monkey Squat" but "Tuo Form," resembling a large turtle suddenly withdrawing its limbs.

"Xingyi Tuo Form," "Wang Ba Listening to Thunder."

"Monkey Squat" shifts the power from the waist and abdomen to the lower limbs, accumulating energy during the shrinking process for the subsequent leap; whereas "Wang Ba Listening to Thunder" retracts the limbs, shifting the center of gravity onto the tailbone.

As soon as the center of gravity hit the tailbone, Wu Wenhua’s body hair bristled up, his power exploded, and he bounced upwards, striking Floreson’s chest with his head.

"Tuo Form," "Turtle Basking in the Sun."

Bang! Floreson felt as if he had been fiercely hit by a giant turtle shell, his body vibrated involuntarily, and he straightened up and stepped back.

"Xingyi Twelve Forms," like "Dragon Form," "Snake Form," "Eagle Claw," "Horse Form," are mostly about limb movements, but "Tuo Form" can utilize the head, back, ribs, etc., which is why some Xingyi masters were said to embody fists throughout their bodies.

Wu Wenhua swiftly stood up, stepped forward, exerting force rapidly and heavily, then lightly laid his hands on Floreson’s left arm.

Both heavy and light — these drastically different conceptions manifested simultaneously in him, akin to the "Divine Turtle Floating Water" essence of Tuo Form Fist.

The turtle carries a heavy shell but glides through the water with ease.

This was a grappling technique, twisting the opponent’s arm with both hands, setting up the "Xingyi Killing Move: Crocodile Tail Cutting!"

"Tuo" refers to crocodiles, also known as Yangtze alligators, and historically meant turtles as well. "Tuo Form Fist" was developed inspired by turtles floating in water and crocodiles hunting.

Floreson’s left arm was seized, feeling Wu Wenhua’s fingers locked tight like steel hooks and iron claws, profoundly digging into his muscles, and intense pain surged up from the arm.

He gritted his teeth, his right arm hooking toward Wu Wenhua’s neck, preparing to entangle him again and then throw him down.

Wu Wenhua took a deep breath, his eyes bulged, and his body shook as if a thousand-pound weight had smashed onto the ground, causing it to tremble. Every inch of muscle and skin on Wu Wenhua’s body shook violently.

Rooster Feather Shaking!

Using the Xingyi Chicken Form, he transferred energy throughout his body, moving through all the meridians.

Roar!

Wu Wenhua roared thunderously, his body hair bristling, standing on end like needles.

In an instant, utilizing the power of the energy transfer throughout his body, he ripped and pulled, lunging forward to collide with Floreson’s shoulder, and then his body shook violently. He breathed heavily, sounding like thunder, replicating a crocodile that, having caught its prey, shakes its body, its front claws and teeth working together to tear the prey into pieces!

Crocodile Tail Cutting!

In the octagonal cage, grappling could be used, and a killing move like Crocodile Tail Cutting was one of the most vicious and ruthless within grappling techniques, potentially causing dislocation of joints and tearing of muscles, tendons, and membranes.

If Wu Wenhua had merely knocked out his opponent, the worst that would have happened was a period of recovery, but using such a merciless killing move could potentially leave the opponent with severe lasting injuries, affecting his entire career.

Initially, Floreson had been his mentor who always treated him well, and he was also one of the rare UFC fighters who practiced and highly respected Hua Country’s Kung Fu. Hence, Wu Wenhua did not want to use this move on Floreson unless absolutely necessary.

However, he hadn’t expected Floreson to push him to this point, almost throwing him down again. Almost subconsciously, after using Divine Turtle Floating Water, Wu Wenhua instinctively executed the subsequent move. Floreson’s reaction left him no choice, as any hesitation would have given Floreson another chance to grapple.

Thus, Wu Wenhua no longer hesitated, and the killing move Crocodile Tail Cutting was executed.

Crack!

A crisp sound was heard as Floreson’s body stiffened, the strength in his arm suddenly going limp.

He growled in pain, his expression ferocious.

Wu Wenhua hesitated briefly, then gently pushed the other away, taking a step back with a complex expression.

Both were masters, and since Floreson’s captured arm was still struggling violently, even though Wu Wenhua had slightly lessened his force at the end, Floreson’s arm was still severely injured.

Despite almost enduring the agony akin to a broken arm, Floreson glared with bulging eyes, his face contorted as his left arm hung weakly, while he raised his right arm to punch at Wu Wenhua!

As long as the referee doesn’t call a stop, I won’t stop!

This resolve touched Wu Wenhua and even left him feeling somewhat ashamed of his momentary hesitation.

Thus, he raised his arm to block the punch from Floreson and then stepped forward, his right arm chopping down.

Tiger Hugging Head!

This time, with only one functioning arm, Floreson could no longer fend off Wu Wenhua’s assault and was punched in the forehead.

He staggered back two steps and finally fell with an expression of reluctance.

The referee immediately came forward to check, then signalled that Floreson was unable to continue the fight.

Boom!

The arena erupted, Wu Wenhua had won!

"Wu Wenhua!"

"Wu Wenhua!"

"Wu Wenhua!"

Over eighty thousand people chanted Wu Wenhua’s name together. Chen Ling below the stage sighed with relief, slumping in her seat, feeling completely drained, while Wu Wenhua himself released his tightly clenched left fist.

"Cousin won!"

"Cousin won!"

Chen Yunnan shouted excitedly, waving his arms as if he had won the match himself.

On the stage, Wu Wenhua watched Floreson, who had fallen, with a complex look on his face, yet without any hint of joy.

Soon, the host came onto the stage.

As Floreson’s injuries were severe, he was carried away on a stretcher; hence, when the host announced the winner, only Wu Wenhua was present.

Then came the interview:

"Wu Wenhua, first of all, congratulations on your victory. Is there anything you would like to say to everyone?" the host asked.

"I now have the chance to listen to everyone sing," Wu Wenhua said softly.

"Ooh!"

The audience immediately cheered. They remembered what Wu Wenhua had said at a press conference in the United States: When I win the championship, I want to hear everyone sing for me again.

Now, Wu Wenhua had earned the right to challenge for the championship!

The host asked a few more questions, which Wu Wenhua briefly answered, before leaving the stage.

February 17th, Magic City.

In a café, Wu Wenhua and Li Tongyun met again.

PS: This book has always highlighted the differences between real fights and those on the stage, so why is there skepticism about Wu Wenhua’s performance whenever it’s his turn to fight in the octagon? Considering that his opponents are of S-class, regulated by rules, prepared, and Wu Wenhua not in his best form, isn’t it normal for him to struggle...