55: Chapter 54 Is this just casual practice?

"So confident?" Zhang Youdao looked Li Changsheng up and down, discovering the young man's expression was solemn and his tone resolute, not like he was faking it. This made him inwardly click his tongue in surprise.

Although Xingyi wasn't as easy as Baji Quan to reach the level of killing people within a year, it was impossible to master the essence of a move without several months of hard work.

"Are you two practicing martial arts?"

Just then, three men and two women walked over from not far away, wearing casual clothes and carrying various professional fishing equipment. Looking at these few people, weren't they the same ones sitting on the opposite bank yesterday?

Seeing outsiders approaching, Li Changsheng and Zhang Youdao immediately relaxed their expressions, then looked at the group with smiles.

They were all young men and women from the city, around twenty or thirty years old, likely office workers here for leisure.

"It doesn't count as martial arts, just practicing casually to strengthen the body." The old man was as modest as always, speaking in a friendly manner.

"Old gentleman, that shouldn't be right. I saw it yesterday; you kicked this young brother very badly, and you were even sparring on the water stakes in the rain. Is this also just 'practicing casually to strengthen the body'?" A stylish girl with wavy hair among the group asked skeptically.

Hearing this, both the old man and the young man looked awkward.

"Uh, that… we just wanted to ask if we could watch from the side. We usually practice Boxing, and it looks like you aren't following the Boxing style, so we wanted to take a look." The leader, a sharp-looking man in his thirties with a crew cut, said with a smile.

Li Changsheng knew that many bosses or high-level corporate employees had hobbies on the weekends. His former supervisor liked to go surfing in his free time; he could be called a winner in life.

There were also some who practiced Boxing, purely to vent workplace stress. As for the level, they were amateurs among amateurs.

However, if this request had been made in the past, Zhang Youdao would definitely have scolded them. But now it was different; he just smiled and said, "You can watch, but don't get too close."

Hearing this, the group nodded and retreated five meters away.

Seeing this, the old man didn't say anything more and looked at Li Changsheng, signaling with his eyes that he could begin.

"Slap!"

Li Changsheng took a step forward, his figure half-bent, his waist like a horse, his body seemingly hanging from his hands, his eyes fixed on the root joints, and for a moment, his focus concentrated.

Perhaps wanting to perform in front of the old man, Li Changsheng's heart was quite excited at this moment, his heart cheering incessantly like a clever monkey.

Li Changsheng's emotional change did not escape the old man; seeing this, his eyes brightened slightly.

When sparring with an expert, as soon as the spirit becomes excited, one feels something flourishing; this is the force reaching the Dantian.

Li Changsheng had already vaguely aligned with this meaning.

With a fierce stomp of force, the ground shook from Li Changsheng's output.

In an instant, Li Changsheng controlled his entire body's bones and muscles, vibrating rhythmically.

"Heng! Ha!"

These two strange sounds were like the Tiger-Leopard Thunder Sound.

Back in the Republic of China era, the Xingyi Fist Great Master Li Cunyi and his Disciple Xue Dian could perfectly achieve this step. Unfortunately, Great Master Li Cunyi passed away due to illness, and his Disciple Xue Dian was shot to death for going astray. Since then, Xingyi Fist lost much of its essential Legacy.

Zhang Youdao knew these things by heart. He had even advised Xue Dian back then, but the man's greed was too great, and he was beyond saving.

Seeing Li Changsheng restore the "Heng" and "Ha" sounds of Xingyi from back then, light appeared in his eyes.

He had only given this kid a hint yesterday, and today he could perfectly replicate it, and even do it better?

The "Heng" and "Ha" sounds of Xingyi are currently only preserved in the Dai family's Xinyi Fist, but very few people know them.

Even he, because he lacked the secret transmission foundation, couldn't do this and only knew the "Heng" and "Ha" sounds of other fist forces.

These days, Li Changsheng had basically mastered the force of the Xingyi Crushing Fist. The rising, falling, turning, and stepping of his body were all like a fish in water, like an eagle pouncing on a rabbit, like a fierce tiger pouncing on its prey, like a dragonfly skimming the water.

It is said that when Xingyi practices Integrated Force, the whole body is the trigger. When the back leg kicks out, the waist drives the hips, the hips drive the knees, and the knees drive the feet. The entire movement is an explosive impact, definitely not just the local strength of the leg.

With one explosive stomp, his figure rushed out several meters. Rising like an arrow, falling like the wind, chasing the wind and catching the moon without letting up.

He had already exerted the essence of this move. Leaping to the left, his arm like a knife, he slammed toward Zhang Youdao's ribs.

"Clack!"

The wind force pulled at his clothes, making a crisp sound!

Suddenly, Zhang Youdao turned his body, his right leg spinning in a circle, kicking back at an incredible angle, colliding exactly with Li Changsheng's Crushing Fist.

"Grinding Force!"

Li Changsheng twisted his body, ribs rubbing together, turning his fist into an elbow to collide head-on with the opponent's sweep, only feeling a slight pain in his elbow.

There is a style of Spring Leg called "The First Road: A Whip Out of the Stable," and when whipped out, it truly feels like an iron whip.

However, the old man's Spring Leg had been practiced to the bone marrow. One kick brought with it inertia and the strength of the whole body, and the power was immense. Li Changsheng attacked several times, only to feel like he had hit an iron plate; it was not only hard as iron, but immovable.

The two traded blows at close range for several rounds, and it was a draw. Zhang Youdao felt more and more delighted the more he fought, and he couldn't help but get excited, shouting, "Good! Good!"

Suddenly, with a side spin, his legs kicked out one after another. Using his legs like spears, kicking fiercely up and down, it was like a Dragon soaring through the four seas, a python drilling and turning, each move never leaving Li Changsheng's throat, abdomen, chest, ribs, waist, and other vital points.

This was Zhang Youdao having extreme control over himself; on the other hand, it was also seeing that Li Changsheng was progressing rapidly.

Seeing the old man so fierce, Li Changsheng also fought with some fire, his footsteps like a bird, both feet jumping continuously under the drive of his spine.

This was the bird-hopping step of Xingyi, walking and jumping on the ground like a bird.

His figure constantly dodged and jumped, each move rushing to Zhang Youdao's flank, using the Crushing, Following, and Topping fist forces to continuously blast at the old man's lower ribs.

The old and young traded punches and kicks like this, making popping sounds, shocking the onlookers.

Good heavens, is this the "practicing casually to strengthen the body" martial arts?

Several of them were corporate executives and private enterprise bigwigs; this is actually not uncommon in places like Guangdong Province and Shenzhen.

But at this moment, everyone was dumbfounded because they were incredibly nervous from the fierce fight, their palms covered in sweat.

"Brother Liu, this… if one hit connects, wouldn't it be a direct trip to the ER?" One of the mature women said with some anxiety.

It's true; the people fighting felt delighted, but the onlookers were scared to death.

"Should we go and break up the fight?" Brother Liu was also stunned. Didn't you two look quite harmonious and like a kind grandfather and filial grandson just a moment ago?

Why are you both aiming for vital points?

"That… who dares to go and break it up?" Another man wearing gold-rimmed glasses looked at the others helplessly.

That's right, who dares to break it up?

I'm afraid that before anyone could even get close, they would be beaten into the hospital.

"If the old man hadn't held back a bit at the beginning, there really wouldn't be such rapid progress today!"

Li Changsheng was also getting more and more excited as he fought, because at the beginning, he was indeed a bit stiff; after all, compared to a veteran like the old man, he was still far behind.

But gradually, the old man began to increase his offensive, and relying on the System's solidification of memory, many techniques began to feel like they were carved into his bones, forming instinctive reactions.

In the continuous sparring, the two fought faster and faster, becoming more and more excited.