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Chapter 91 - 89: Returning to Innate, Master Level!

Because these individuals already possessed physical fitness and strength, they learned much faster than the average person. Wu Li only needed to teach them the skills to generate power, the rest depended on their own practice.

Even so, Wu Li was exhausted. He had to speak incessantly, correct each one individually, and repeat the power-generating movements.

Ordinary people would feel tired from swinging punches at the air a few times, let alone Wu Li, whose muscle strength and muscle bone power were fully activated with each punch that had to be delivered with precision. The physical exhaustion was immense, thankfully the Endurance Muscle passive skill reduced the consumption, otherwise, he might not have been able to last the whole day.

When Wu Li returned home at night, he still could not rest, as he had to live stream and spend time organizing an advanced tutorial for Xingyi Fist. It was a very fulfilling time.

By the eighth day, Wu Li had completed all the beginner tutorials for Xingyi Fist and needed to conduct an examination.

All sorts of equipment and strength-measuring devices had been prepared, and Wu Li had the coaches step forward one by one to be assessed.

A circle of coaches, their faces taut with nervousness, because Wu Li had been blunt: those who failed the assessment would have half of their travel allowance for the month deducted!

Liu Yuanbo was known for his generosity, offering a daily travel allowance of 600 yuan to these coaches. A deduction of half would exceed their monthly salary, so everyone was unavoidably tense.

In reality, the eight-session course was given 60 hours for mastery by Wu Li, which was quite generous, because those present had all practised combat sports, had physical strength, and understood how to generate power, learning much faster than the average person.

Bang! A coach performed a Tiger Form Splitting Fist in front of Wu Li, striking down on the strength-measuring device.

119, the number displayed on the device, represented 119 kilograms.

Wu Li nodded, indicating that the punch was satisfactory and the coach could proceed to the next punch.

In fact, using kilograms to denote the force of a punch is not accurate, as one is a measurement of weight and the other of force. If described accurately, the unit of kinetic energy—joules—would be used to show how heavy a punch is. However, as most people are accustomed to using kilograms for easier visualization, many strength-measuring devices also show weight after conversion, which is not precise but serves as a reference.

The boxing game machines on the street, which cost a few yuan for three punches, are largely inaccurate, often allowing average people to punch with several hundred kilograms of force. In reality, a top-tier heavyweight professional boxer’s punch strength can reach around 200-300 kilograms.

Generally, body weight and punching force are proportional, and heavyweight boxers, weighing over 91 kilograms, can deliver punches around two to three times their body weight, only achievable through long periods of intense training.

An ordinary person without any training background who can deliver punching force equivalent to their own body weight is considered qualified; reaching 1.2 times their body weight is quite good, while hitting 1.5 times is nearly professional level. Although these figures may not seem exaggerated, for ordinary people without professional training, receiving a direct impact with more than twice their body weight in force is already difficult to withstand.

Internal Fist, such as Xingyi, requires the use of both muscle bone power and muscle strength, making it easier for practitioners to deliver punches heavier than their own body weight. Wu Li, if adjusting his posture and exerting force properly, could nearly deliver punches equivalent to 3.5 times his own body weight, roughly 255 kilograms, comparable with some heavyweight Boxing Champions!

For the newly initiated coaches, Wu Li did not set high expectations, only requiring them to deliver force 1.5 times their body weight using the posture of Xingyi Fist.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

One after another, the coaches stepped up to be assessed, and so far, no one had failed.

If they could reach 1.5 times their body weight using their previous punching posture, it would be easy, and even with the current restrictions, as long as they practiced seriously, it wasn’t difficult.

"Xu Chuan," Wu Li called out a name.

A comparatively young man stepped forward, saluted Wu Li, then aimed a Tiger Form Splitting Fist at the strength-measuring device in front of him.

Bang!

kilograms!

"Whoa!" The coaches who were watching burst into exclamations.

Xu Chuan weighed 70 kilograms, meaning his target was only 105 kilograms, yet he had struck with 146 kilograms, more than twice his own body weight, marking the best performance so far.

Wu Li nodded at Xu Chuan, signaling for him to continue.

Drilling Fist, Cannon Fist, Cross Fist, Beng Fist, Xu Chuan executed each of the Xingyi Five Elements Fist techniques with the Twelve Forms, almost all stably around 140 kilograms.

Wu Li nodded to himself as he watched. It was clear that this Xu Chuan had already begun to master the technique of Muscle Bone Power.

In fact, during the process of teaching, Wu Li had already taken notice of Xu Chuan. Xu Chuan had been sent to a Martial Arts School from a young age, mainly training in Sandboxing with the intention of becoming a professional boxer. However, later on, due to family issues and the inability to afford his tuition fees, he had to leave the Martial Arts School. He became a boxing coach at a gym while also signing up for some prize money competitions.

Xu Chuan was twenty-four years old and at the peak of his physical fitness. Over the past few days, Wu realized that he had a high talent for learning boxing, as he could almost instantly understand and perform anything taught to him, much like Wu himself in the past.

This made Wu consider taking on disciples. Although he did not hide anything when teaching these coaches and would point out anything incorrect, a person’s energy is after all limited. Even if Wu did not conceal anything, he could only take a few disciples under his wing for close personal instruction. For the rest, he could not always be by their side to guide them. Unfortunately, with Martial Arts, having a master’s guidance or not meant a completely different outcome.

Just like in this boxing class, Liu Yuanbo was also training alongside, and Wu inevitably gave him more pointers. Even after class, if Liu Yuanbo had questions, Wu would answer them right away. Therefore, Liu Yuanbo also made faster progress than most coaches present.

It was just a pity that Liu Yuanbo had average talent and was a top-level rich second generation. He could provide business support to Wu in the future, but there was no need to hope that he could become an expert and stand up for Wu in the future.

Xu Chuan was different. With Xu Chuan’s talent, Wu was confident that under his own guidance, he could become a master who could stand on his own in the future.

Although Xu Chuan was four years older than Wu, and it’s possible that Xu Chuan might no longer be able to fight when Wu got old, taking disciples didn’t necessarily have to wait until Wu couldn’t fight. For example, when Wu was injured and someone came to challenge, or some no-names came knocking and could be quite annoying, Wu didn’t need to handle them personally and could send his disciples to deal with it.

In short, the path Wu would eventually have to take was destined to be rough. Taking disciples early was also a way to prepare early.

Now that he had finally met someone with promising talent, Wu didn’t want to miss out. He planned to propose this idea to Xu Chuan at the right time, unsure whether he would be willing.

About an hour later, all the coaches passed the assessment.

"Congratulations to everyone for passing the introductory assessment. Now you all qualify to be coaches for the beginner’s class," Wu Li said, getting up.

"However, I’m giving you all one month’s time. We will continue learning the advanced content of Xingyi Fist. The advanced content places greater emphasis on combat, on the use of various techniques in the ring, and it is more difficult. Keep working hard, everyone."

As Wu’s voice fell, some coaches let out sighs of distress. These eight days of training were so grueling—eight hours a day, almost no break in between, and many were practicing extra on their own after hours just to avoid getting fined, enduring hardships even beyond many professional athletes.

"Wu sir, what exactly is this ’Muscle Bone Power’ you keep emphasizing? It’s really difficult to grasp," one female coach complained.

Wu Li had been very serious throughout the training process, setting high standards and causing everyone to feel a lot of pressure. During one session, a female coach failed to meet Wu’s standards after many punches, and she complained, "Can’t you cut us some slack, sir?" Everyone present, including Wu, laughed at that, and so from then onwards, they affectionately started calling Wu Li "Wu sir."

Wu Li smiled and explained, "Everyone knows that the more relaxed your muscles are, the faster you can punch. If your muscles are tense, you won’t be able to punch quickly. This is the principle of Muscle Strength—relax first, then tighten instantly."

"Similarly, when we practice stance work, we are stretching our muscles and bones to keep them in an elongated state. When we exert force, our muscles and bones will instantly contract, allowing us to generate even more power. This is the principle of Muscle Bone Power."

"You all may find Muscle Bone Power difficult to master, but actually, every one of us could use Muscle Bone Power from birth."

The group exchanged perplexed glances, thinking Wu Li was joking.

Wu Li chuckled and said, "Babies are very soft-bodied. Newborns cannot yet control muscle contraction, but they can still move and have strength in their hands. At that time, they’re using Muscle Bone Power."

"It’s just that this innate ability is forgotten as we grow up. The Internal Fist concept of ’Returning to Innate’ is exactly about returning to our state at birth, able to freely use Muscle Bone Power."

"So that’s what ’Returning to Innate’ is," someone muttered to themselves.

Wu Li nodded. One had to admit that our ancestors were truly talented at naming things. Names like Yin Yang Union, Refining Void and Merging Dao, Returning to Innate... They all sounded dignified and difficult to understand at first.

But once explained and put into practice, Martial Arts were not something fantastical. On the contrary, they were very much rooted in everyday life.

Next, Wu Li planned to start using the Master Level Experience Card to help himself achieve a breakthrough, to truly achieve a state of ’Returning to Innate.’

’Returning to Innate’ meant being able to control your own Muscle Bone Power freely, and the corresponding realm was that of the Master Level!