Chapter 265 - The Brilliance of That Punch (1/2)
A small stage would not be able to bear the fight between martial artists.
The organizers of the recruit tournament had simply rolled up the football lawn from the center of the stadium, revealing an enormous and solid reinforced concrete area.
This was the stage for the recruit martial artists. A standard football field that was a hundred and five meters in length and sixty-eight meters in breadth.
At this moment, three gold medal commentators were invited by the army to the commentary seats.
As the saying goes, while the connoisseur recognizes the artistry, the layman simply enjoys the show. In almost every martial arts tournament in the Federation, a few capable commentators would be invited for the commentary to stir up the audience.
“Fight the battle as I want…” Kyokushin Genichi silently repeated Qin Fen’s words as he asked himself, “What kind of battle do I want to fight?”
As Kyokushin Genichi’s name was announced through the microphone, he stopped asking himself temporarily and looked up at the distant Little Dragon King – Yang Lie, who was one of the favorite contestants of this recruit tournament’s martial arts event. The earlier depression in his heart had long disappeared, replaced by a heroic spirit that was gradually rising.
Opening his mouth and taking a deep breath, Kyokushin Genichi suddenly bellowed out a deep roar. It neither like a tiger nor a lion’s roar, yet this deafening roar carried an ambitious battle intent that made the listeners’ blood seeth.
From this roar, everyone could feel that the blood in his entire body had started to boil. As the battle intent erupted from his body, not even an ounce of frustration or timidity was felt.
When he finished roaring, Kyokushin Genichi stomped his feet on the ground as his figure launched towards the center of the field at an amazing speed. Every step he took, he used the basic footwork of the neo karate, the horse riding style. Looking at his upper and lower body moving up and down, it really gave the impression that a horse was galloping under his crotch.
Though the sudden rise in Kyokushin Genichi’s momentum wasn’t earth-shaking, Kyokushin Genichi’s aura of power, one that originally gave everyone the impression of being faint and dim, felt a lot stronger in an instant.
The appearance of Kyokushin Genichi drew the attention and praises of a large number of people.
Just now, when the drawing had ended, many among the audience believed that there wasn’t anything to expect from the opening match but gradually their opinion began to change.
A slight surprise flashed on that unperturbed face of Little Dragon King Yang Lie.
“When you run, your breathing has faint neighs of a horse. Your basics are much better than I have imagined. I underestimated you.”
Yang Lie’s gaze when looking at Kyokushin Genichi had a faint appreciation. His tone was as dull as an elder talking to a younger generation. He didn’t have the slightest bit of battle intent, nor were there any signs of his aura of power rising. His tone exhibited the attitude of a senior guiding his junior.
Same age but different attitudes, yet the side that wasn’t releasing any aura was showing the superior aura.
Seizing the chance!
Qin Fen narrowed his eyes to the point that only a slit-like gap remained. The martial arts tournament is indeed worthy of being the highlight of the recruit tournament. Little Dragon King, Yang Lie should be a very experienced fighter. Otherwise, he would not have been able to seize the chance and open up a gap between both sides just with a single comment of his.
Kyokushin Genichi, on the other hand, remained silent as he sized up Little Dragon King – Yang Lie. This mixed-blood from America had the broad skeleton and height of westerners. His height of one point nine meters didn’t give everyone the feeling of being too tall. And the white skin of westerners combined with the smooth skin of easterners added a little aesthetic feeling to it.
The outline of his face was particularly distinct. That coupled with those sapphire blue eyes of his, the merits of eastern and western blood were completely embodied in him.
Being handsome was strength in and of itself.
And Yang Lie brought this strength into full play. Seeing the calm and confident Yang Lie on the screen, the girls among the audiences screamed one after another.
“The bell is about to ring, do you have anything else to say?”
Yang Lie, holding his hands behind his back, stood in a very calm and poised manner, like an elder asking a junior.
“East Asian recruit, Kyokushin Genichi!”
Kyokushin Genichi shouted his name as he slowly pushed his one hand in front and pulled the other towards the back. His feet were a little spread apart, knees slightly bent. His right foot raised to his left knee, sole parallel to the ground and toes up. This was the most basic stance of the neo karate – The Crooked Raised Leg.
“Basic, he actually used the most basic stance of neo karate. What’s the matter? Has Kyokushin Genichi already decided to give up?”
The commentator finally couldn’t help but express his curiosity.
As professional commentators, the three commentators had given commentary to over a hundred matches. Yet they had never encountered things as strange as today.
At the same time, a confusion flashed in the minds of tens of thousands of spectators. Does this Kyokushin Genichi even know who he is up against?
In a case like this, generally, the contestant would start with their best finishing move to have a chance to create miracles.
Yang Lie pursed his lips into something that could not be described as a smile. Reporting your name, is it? If I remembered the names of every challenger, would I not be exhausted to death? Pulling his legs apart in a Great Horse Stance, Yang Lie spread his shoulder to display the preparatory form of Arhat Fist in front of the crowd.
“Fitness exercise technique? What’s going on today? Can the opening match never escape from a dull beginning?”
The commentator’s voice rose and fell in cadence. His words struck a chord with the audience’s thoughts.
Fitness exercise techniques versus neo karate basic stance. One did not need to ponder to know how boring this kind of match was going to be.
At the sight of Yang Lie’s bearing, Kyokushin Genichi’s eyes immediately constricted. That smile was obviously a contemptuous smile. A long time ago, he used to give this kind of smile to others. It was a kind of contempt, showing that the challenger’s name was not worth remembering.
The bell rang right at the moment the audience was started feeling dejected.
Kyokushin Genichi, springing his knees, charged like a leopard. While at it, he also fired the neo karate – Horse Step Punch. His uniform flapped against the wind as he punched straight at Yang Lie’s chest.
The Horse Step Punch was the basic entry punch in neo karate. It might not be so exquisite, but it was more direct than those complex attacks.
Often, the simplest approach was also the most practical.
Kyokushin Genichi was very clear that in front of an expert like Little Dragon King – Yang Lie, his tricks would only result in humiliation sent back from the other side.
As such, he might as well fight in the simplest way rather than using finishing moves that could easily be broken by the opponent, which would only bring him humiliation. Over these days, he had been practicing new karate basic stances as required by Qin Fen every day. When he confronted his opponent, he simply didn’t need to think about anything, his body was completely in an automatic mode.
Yang Lie stood still where he was until the wind from Kyokushin Genichi’s punch blew on his face, whereat he promptly rotated his ankle! Using the impetus from this rotational force, he bent his waist as he easily dodged the neo karate’s Horse Step Punch, thereby appearing on Kyokushin Genichi’s side.
“Dragon Guard!”
“Oh my God! Dragon Guard!”
“Dragon…”
The three commentators exclaimed at the same time. At the sight of this, the listless audience in the grandstands had their eyes light up like light bulbs. Staring at Yang Lie’s movements, their jaws unconsciously dropped.
In the past, the recruit martial arts tournament had finishing moves flying about everywhere, dazzling the onlookers. But today, although this Dragon Guard belonged to fitness exercise techniques, Yang Lie used it with such finesse that it appeared as if a dragon was moving on the ground.
A bright gleam also flashed past Qin Fen’s eyes. Since his debut, it was the first time he saw someone else use the same Arhat Fist in a fight.
Having painstakingly practiced for many days, Kyokushin Genichi’s martial senses had grown a lot more than before. As such, he decisively ran up straight sensing that cold hostile intent by his side, while turning his right straight punch into a knife-hand strike, aiming at Yang Lie’s temple.
The neo karate battle style never leaned more towards defense than attack. It always took the lead step by step. That was also why when the bell rang, Kyokushin Genichi immediately launched an attack.
This time, neither the rotation of Yang Lie’s feet nor the movement of his body was obvious. His body moved sideways without any indication at all, like there was a rolling platform under his feet, dragging him along.
Dragon Guard! It was Dragon Guard yet again! Qin Fen began to understand why Little Dragon King – Yang Lie was called Little Dragon King. Apparently, the Dragon Guard this time was cast with much more finesse than before. The Dragon silhouette had truly appeared in his movement technique.
Immediately after, Yang Lie arrived right behind Kyokushin Genichi as the arm hidden in his sleeve suddenly leaped out. SWISH! Yang Lie suddenly struck a palm right behind Kyokushin Genichi’s heart. Before the palm could even come in contact with Kyokushin Genichi’s back, the pressure from the wind generated by Yang Lie’s palm had already formed a distinct palm seal on the uniform covering Kyokushin Genichi’s back.