297: Chapter 294 The Agile Fat Man

With the announcer's introduction, Azure Dragon had already stood still in front of Li Changsheng.

Seeing that it was the Azure Dragon Great Yokozuna he had seen that day entering the stage, Li Changsheng still found it a bit strange.

"If it were a typical Great Yokozuna, they would certainly be the strongest in the sumo world, but in the realm of no-holds-barred fighting, it shouldn't be their forte. To have such a high ranking, it seems he must have some other skills."

Li Changsheng's mind raced, thinking about the other's birthplace and martial arts similar to sumo, immediately connecting it to several styles.

Wrestling, Judo.

"This guy isn't simple!"

Looking at the other's confident expression and considering the practical combat level of a wrestling master, perhaps this Azure Dragon really was a formidable character.

At the same time, seeing Azure Dragon take the stage, everyone backstage completely relaxed; after all, as long as they weren't the ones going up, it was fine.

Especially Fujino-kun, who was all smiles and couldn't help but say to his companions: "It's a pity Li-san didn't run into me, otherwise I would have definitely proven the worth of Kyokushin-ryū!

But unfortunately, Azure Dragon is very strong. Li-san has fought two matches, and although the second one seemed to only take one strike, his stamina consumption was actually massive.

He will lose, and lose miserably, suffering the inhumane devastation of the Azure Dragon Great Yokozuna."

Fujino's words made all his companions nod in agreement.

"Sigh, it can't be helped. Li-san is a difficult opponent, but unfortunately, Azure Dragon, this low-profile Great Yokozuna, is actually a master of wrestling, Judo, and sumo combined, not inferior to Odoba.

It's a pity we can't prove Kyokushin-ryū's worth now," a black belt master sighed with regret.

In their view, there was an eighty percent chance Li Changsheng would die on the arena stage this round.

Their words caused many Xia Country Martial Masters to frown.

Some were suspicious and confused, not understanding what the Japanese Faction was muttering, but after hearing explanations from those in the know, they all wore expressions of anger.

"Master Zhang, you have a keen eye. How many moves do you think it will take for Master Li to finish his opponent in this fight?" Chen Youcai ignored the baseless speculations of the Japanese Faction and asked Zhang Zhao with a smile.

After all, Zhang Zhao spoke with such logic and looked quite steady; this was what you called professional and reliable!

"It's hard to say. If he had faced Azure Dragon from the start, I could say Master Li would definitely win. But now he's fought two matches in a row. Although the second was a one-hit kill, it's hard to tell what Master Li's current state is."

Seeing Master Zhang rarely frown and shake his head, Chen Youcai couldn't help but be a little surprised.

"Master Zhang, you're not joking, are you? Azure Dragon is a Great Yokozuna from a sumo background; even if he knows wrestling and Judo, he shouldn't be that strong, right?"

Chen Youcai indeed thought so in his heart; he even felt that if Azure Dragon's physique wasn't so exaggerated, he could take the guy down himself.

"What makes you think Azure Dragon is weak?" Zhang Zhao glanced at old Chen.

This old fellow, I just praised you a bit and now you're getting ahead of yourself, aren't you?

"It's not that I think he's weak, it's just that Master Li could even handle Odoba, so dealing with this Azure Dragon..."

Chen Youcai paused, but his meaning was obvious.

He can kill Hell-level opponents at will; isn't a Hard-level one just a walk in the park?

Hearing this, Zhang Zhao couldn't help but shake his head. He felt he should suggest this guy buy a pair of glasses—no, glasses probably couldn't cure his blindness.

"I've seen his record data. It seems he hasn't fought in the arena many times, right? His average match end time is 2 minutes. Do you still think he's weak?" Zhang Zhao questioned again.

"But... but his record for the most consecutive wins in the arena is only six matches."

"Hmph! What if he's just lazy? Look at his data: out of 25 arena participations, 20 of them have a win streak incredibly stable at exactly 6 matches.

Can't you see? It's not that he can't climb higher; it's intentional!"

Zhang Zhao put down the data displayed on his tablet and pointed at the screen.

"Master Chen, you practice Southern Fist and are a southerner. You might not know much about Guojiao."

"What is Guojiao? Its main component is the Beijing-Tianjin style of wrestling. Azure Dragon is from a grassland ethnic background; looking at his physique, he is clearly at the level of an extremely perfect Boke master.

There are some differences between Guojiao and Boke, but they are generally similar.

Add to that if this person also knows some Judo, do you know how terrifying he could be?"

"How terrifying?" Seeing Zhang Zhao's solemn tone, Chen Youcai panicked and couldn't help but swallow hard.

"There's an old saying in Traditional Martial Arts: 'Three years of boxing isn't as good as one year of wrestling.' You understand this, right?"

"I know this, practicing wrestling can produce combat power faster..."

Well, Chen Youcai's mind finally caught up.

Zhang Zhao nodded with an expression that said, 'You old fellow finally understand.'

"In the beginning, sparring in Traditional Martial Arts is very taxing on fellow disciples. When learning Traditional Martial Arts, if you spar too much at the start, you're likely to end up with no friends."

This was true; after all, sparring in Traditional Martial Arts was too injurious, involving elbow strikes, shoulder bumps, kicks, claws, palms, and so on at every turn...

And they either aim for the kidneys or the joints; in short, they hit wherever it hurts.

As a result, many Traditional Martial Arts halls use wrestling methods for sparring.

Wrestling can be practiced every day, with full force, and with full force every day. This kind of intense confrontation where one goes all out without holding back significantly improves reaction time, power delivery, and sense of distance.

"Hehe, a high-end master of throwing techniques can often use simple, unadorned skills to make a person land head-first in the ground. Master Chen..."

At this point, Zhang Zhao paused and looked at Chen Youcai with a smile.

"Master Zhang, what are you trying to say?"

Being stared at like that, Chen Youcai felt an inexplicable tightening below.

"Believe it or not, if you went up to fight Azure Dragon and he intended to kill, he could take your life in three moves!" Zhang Zhao said.

"That can't be right? My Tai Xu Fist should be somewhat effective against Judo and throwing techniques, shouldn't it?" Chen Youcai didn't believe it.

Tai Xu Fist at least has some flavor of Taiji. What is Taiji? Its main feature is stability.

"Don't believe it? Fine, I'll explain it this way and you'll understand."

Zhang Zhao nodded and continued without minding:

"It's true that your Tai Xu emphasizes overcoming hardness with softness, but with his physique, plus Boke, sumo, and Judo—which of these doesn't pay extreme attention to the lower body stance?

Do you think you're like Grandmaster Sanfeng in the movies, overcoming hardness with softness? When it comes to softness, his style can be soft too.

Furthermore, with his strength, wouldn't throwing you be as easy as taking something from a pocket? After he throws you, even if your Taiji skills are great and you can change your posture at any time to avoid landing on your head, wouldn't you lose half your life just from his weight crushing down on you?"

As Zhang Zhao finished each sentence, a trace of cold sweat seeped from Chen Youcai's forehead.

"Hehe, throwing techniques, Judo, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu all have some correlations. There's a reason Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is world-renowned."

Along with Zhang Zhao's chatter, the two sides on the screen had already officially started fighting.

As soon as they clashed, everyone noticed something strange: Azure Dragon looked obese, but he was incredibly flexible and agile.

In previous arena battles, this was an agility that Azure Dragon had never displayed.

"Whoa, Brother Hong, this Azure Dragon is really like you when you were young!"

In the audience, seeing this fat man named Azure Dragon skillfully maneuvering around Li Changsheng, Brother Dragon felt a strong sense of déjà vu.

Indeed, he was definitely a flexible fat man.

On stage, Li Changsheng was also quite surprised. Since Baji Quan's long-distance assault isn't very effective, he used Xingyi's Rapid Arrow-Step combined with the 'Wild Horse Shaking the Saddle' power delivery to charge in, tentatively launching an opening Eagle Claw followed by a Tiger Pounce.

As it turned out, the fat man was exceptionally agile. Agility aside, given his size, one should always be able to hit something.

However, when his hands grabbed the other's left rib area on the belly, it was like touching jelly, and he slipped right off.

He gave it a squeeze—damn, it was all sweat.