Chapter 267 - True Hardness in Softness (2/2)

“Closing his eyes? Is he going to rely on the airflow to judge?”

“Two-star against four-star martial artists, and with his eyes closed? This is simply madness!”

The three commentators clucked their tongue again and again. They have given commentary to over a hundred matches, yet they have never seen a scene like the one that was in front of them today. Arrogant! Arrogant to the extreme!

The West Asian recruit felt as if he was struck by a hammer in the chest. He continuously retreated several steps, gazing at Qin Fen in a daze. At this moment, the glory of West Asia Military Region was being trampled upon in front of tens of thousands of people. Even if he had to die for it, this humiliation needed to be washed off.

“In Tai Chi, the entire human body is full of eyes.” Qin Fen silently took the stance of Playing Pipa. “The fine hair on the human body from top to bottom can feel everything…”

Before Qin Fen could finish speaking, the West Asian recruit suddenly took a step forward, narrowing the distance within a radius of one meter before drawing out his left hand from the right side of his waist, making a swish sound as his hand cut through the air! The outburst of his anger could not be ignored.

It was the neo karate’s Cutting Water technique that was derived from Japanese Battojutsu!*

The fine hair of Qin Fen’s body stood erect as his arms using White Crane Spreading Its Wings pressed downwards, drawing out the strength of heaven and earth before crashing into the Cutting Water. The long sleeves of the two men made crisp flapping sounds simultaneously.

Being forced to contend with the strength of heaven and earth, the forearm of Cutting Water suddenly drew in on the inside. His iron-like elbow made a violent crack as it smashed ruthlessly towards Qin Fen’s temple.

“In front of two-star strength, any level of four-star strength is indeed very firm and fierce.” With a flash of thought, Qin Fen’s arms in White Crane Spreads Its Wings stance changed to Cloud Hands. His left hand smashed upon the iron elbow while his feet slid horizontally as if there was ice underneath his feet.

Since the beginning of the match, the West Asian recruit finally gained the upper hand. How would he be willing to give up this upper hand? He immediately rushed forward as his bent forearm shot out like a switchblade. The Cutting Water reappeared!

All the spectators gasped a breath of cold air at the same time, nervously staring at Qin Fen. They wanted to know if this excessively conceited and arrogant young man who had only been using two-star strength would be the first to fall in this tournament against an easy opponent.

Yet, Qin Fen didn’t open his eyes. The fine hairs on his body, like countless high-power radar, felt everything around him. Even now, Qin Fen maintained his strength at the two-star level. And while his feet were slipping out, his arms reverted back to the White Crane Spreads Its Wings stance as his right arm pressed down once more.

BOOM!

As the two clashed with each other, Qin Fen’s body quivered as the scene of his feet skating on ice reappeared. He skidded over several meters at once.

“He still hasn’t raised his star-class!?”

“The East Asian recruit is playing with fire.”

“You two, are you interested in betting whether this East Asian recruit would raise his strength to three-star or not?”

The three commentators spoke one after another, piquing the curiosity of tens of thousands of spectators, making them speculated when Qin Fen would raise his strength to three-star level.

“Qin Fen…” Song Jia tightly clenched her fists; panic was clearly visible in her eyes.

Lin Liqiang shook his head. “Jia Jia, you have truly become confused due to your concern. With your experience, if you look at it from an objective point of view, can’t you see whether Old Qin is at an advantage or a disadvantage?”

Song Jia was stunned for a moment before the nervousness in her eyes was suddenly replaced by a bright gleam. Her snow-white cheeks glowed red in embarrassment. She blamed herself for being too nervous to the point where she even lost the ability to make the most basic judgment.

While everyone was discussing, the West Asian recruit on the field carried a fierce onslaught on Qin Fen like he had been possessed by a devil. After each impact, Qin Fen’s body would slide back a couple of meters, as if he was sliding on ice, while he continued to maintain the Playing Pipa or White Crane Spreads Its Wings stances.

Yang Lie was watching the match with undivided attention. Qin Fen was like a big rubber ball that was filled with gas. Every time he was attacked by a strong external force, his body would be shot back but it seems as if it was impossible to make him burst.

Rubber ball, is there really no way to blow it up?

No! Yang Lie gradually shook his head. If the external force was strong enough, then it was quite possible to burst an elastic ball.

Only, this West Asian recruit? Yang Lie heaved a sigh. Qin Fen has already comprehended too many things from Simplified Tai Chi. And this West Asian recruit has very poor control over his true energy, with power that’s insufficient — he could never blow it up.

Bang bang bang…

After dozens of clashes, Qin Fen’s body suddenly trembled as the soft energy turned into rigid energy. Now, using the same chop from Cloud Arms on West Asian recruit’s back arm, Qin Fen remained still, like his feet were rooted there. In contrast, the West Asian recruit’s arm slightly quivered. In an instant, the place where he was chopped by Cloud Arms felt like he was cut by a steel knife. The muscles underneath his skin seemed to have been flipped over.

Having successfully attacked, Qin Fen stepped in before the West Asian recruit’s chest and turned around, slamming his back into his opponent’s chest.

Fitness exercise technique, Arhat Fist – Twistin Single Mountain Thrust!

Hardness in softness! Softness in hardness! The instance Qin Fen crashed into the chest of the West Asian recruit, a bright gleam flashed past his mind. The so-called hardness in softness didn’t refer to hardness in the Tai Chi Fist but rather, refers to the strength generated when the Tai Chi Fist transforms into a rigid and fierce fist technique. That’s the true hardness in softness.

Looking at the West Asian recruit as he was sent flying with his sternum collapsed and giving out crisp sounds of bones breaking, Qin Fen slowly withdrew his stance as he stood up. The instant his soft fist transformed into a hard fist, the two forces boosted each other, stimulating the most firm and fierce strength.

BANG…

The West Asian recruit heavily crashed to the ground as his body skidded away several meters just as Qin Fen did before. The only difference was that one side was standing before while the other was lying on the ground.

Qin Fen, looking up at the loudspeaker that was announcing his victory, Qin Fen heaved a heavy sigh once more as he mumbled to himself, “Unfortunately, I only got to experience it for a moment. I have only touched the surface of the mystery of hardness in softness.”