Of course, if Zhou Xuan uses ice energy, that would be a different story. Based on Zhou Xuan's current understanding of his ice energy, if he were to use this ability against someone, it would probably be much stronger than any martial art. However, there is a problem: if he were to use ice energy to fight someone, he would have to win, which would mean injuring or killing someone. That would be the problem!
For example, if Lu Liang were to fight Zhou Xuan, Lu Liang would have seen how Zhou Xuan fought the pirates on the island and would have considered himself far inferior to Zhou Xuan in skill. Therefore, he would definitely go all out in this fight.
If Zhou Xuan didn't use his ice energy to cripple Lu Liang's hands and feet, how could he possibly stop Lu Liang's all-out attack?
As Zhou Xuan pondered this seemingly minor issue, Fu Tianlai, observing him, calmly remarked, "Zhou Xuan, handle this well. Many people are wondering about this." He then clapped his hands, and Lu Liang entered from outside the hall. He respectfully bowed to Fu Tianlai, then addressed Zhou Xuan respectfully, "Mr. Zhou, please enlighten me!"
Lu Liang's expression was sincere; he genuinely wanted to learn from Zhou Xuan. This sincerity is typical of martial artists when they encounter someone far more skilled than themselves.
Zhou Xuan understood Fu Tianlai's meaning. Both Lu Liang and Fu Seke had witnessed Zhou Xuan's actions on the island and were amazed by his incredible skills. Fu Tianlai wanted Zhou Xuan to provide a reasonable explanation to Lu Liang and dispel their doubts.
Lu Liang then gestured to Zhou Xuan, saying, "Mr. Zhou, please come to the backyard." (For more chapters, please log in...)
Volume One: The First Signs of Growth, Chapter 189: Finger Holes on the Glass Bottle
There's a small garden of about 200 square meters in the backyard of Xindeng, which looks like Caijun's place to relax. He's too old, so we don't dare let him go anywhere else.
Fu Ying had no idea that Zhou Xuan knew martial arts, which seemed a bit far-fetched. Zhou Xuan wouldn't lie to her, and after being together for so long, both his actions and his true thoughts indicated that he didn't know martial arts. Fu Ying was even afraid of Lu Liang's impressive skills!
Fu Ying and Li Junjie were both skilled in martial arts, but compared to Lu Liang, they were somewhat afraid. Lu Liang's hard skills were truly unparalleled; even touching his hands and feet would make them uncomfortable, as if they had touched raw steel.
Fu Ying thought to herself that if she was already like this, how could Zhou Xuan be her match?
But this idea came from Grandpa, and he seems quite insistent on it!
Fu Ying was startled. Did her grandfather still dislike Zhou Xuan? Was his kindness towards him just a facade, and was he actually trying to get Lu Liang to injure or cripple Zhou Xuan?
Only Zhou Xuan and Fu Tianlai understand the reason behind this. As the saying goes, the one who tied the knot must untie it. Only Zhou Xuan can untie this knot, as Fu Tianlai certainly doesn't have Zhou Xuan's ability.
As Zhou Xuan walked out of the living room, he kept thinking about how to make Lu Liang believe him and be convinced without actually sparring with him. If they were to spar, he would have no choice but to injure or cripple Lu Liang. If he were to actually use his body against Lu Liang's hard skills, he would be injured instantly!
In truth, Lu Liang was even more uneasy. Although he always longed to encounter top martial arts masters, the scene of Zhou Xuan instantly defeating hundreds of pirates from a distance in the pirate cave on the island was still vivid in his mind. That kind of miraculous skill excited Lu Liang day and night, and he always hoped to spar with Zhou Xuan and learn from him. After returning, he had nothing else to do, so he asked Fu Tianlai for help.
Fu Tianlai was also troubled. He understood that Zhou Xuan's strange abilities should be well hidden. As the Fu family's chosen successor, Fu Tianlai had an even greater reason to protect his grandson-in-law. However, he also thought that it would be best for Zhou Xuan to come up with a way to dispel their doubts. Zhou Xuan should have that ability.
Fu Ying helped Fu Yuhai sit on his special recliner. There were several stone benches next to him. After Fu Tianlai sat down, Fu Ying and Li Junjie stood beside him.
Lu Liang respectfully said to Zhou Xuan, "Mr. Zhou, please stop here!"
Zhou Xuan scratched his head, looked around the garden, and saw a rockery about the height of a person. On the other side of the rockery, at one of its pointed corners, was a sprinkler for watering the flowers and plants. In front of him was a round marble platform, with four stone benches around it.
Zhou Xuan's gaze finally settled on the stone bench. After making a decision, he smiled at Lu Liang and said, "Brother Lu, I have an idea. Please speak!" Although Lu Liang was nervous, he wasn't afraid, because he knew that Zhou Xuan wouldn't use the same ruthless moves against him as he would against an enemy. He was just focused on Zhou Xuan's mysterious and profound martial arts skills, and was actually both nervous and excited.
Zhou Xuan pointed to the stone bench in front of him and said, "Brother Lu, the kung fu I practice is too domineering, and I can't control it well. I often end up hurting people. So I was thinking that if we were to spar, we could just go through the motions and use this stone bench as a reference." "A stone bench?" Lu Liang asked in surprise, wondering how he could use it. It looked to weigh only about a hundred pounds, but breaking it would be difficult for him to train his strength. Because no matter what level of martial arts he had reached, it was impossible to break a stone with just his bare body without the aid of a weapon, except for some specially shaped stones, such as thin stone slabs or strips. As for this stone bench, it was impossible to break it by hand.
Lu Liang's Eagle Claw Kung Fu has reached a transcendent level. He can split wood and bamboo, but if you're talking about shattering a stone bench, he's powerless. That's just an unrealistic kung fu legend from movies and TV shows. In real life, it doesn't exist!
On the pirate bird, Zhou Xuan's display of skill, in Lu Liang's view, was close to the legendary mysterious kung fu, such as the Six Meridian Divine Sword. This skill was extremely similar to what Zhou Xuan had used, striking pressure points from a distance and injuring people with force.
Of course, Lu Liang was unaware of this. Zhou Xuan had already killed those pirates. In fact, if he hadn't killed them, he would have at least maimed them, or at least transformed and devoured their limbs. But that would have exposed Zhou Xuan's strange abilities. Since Zhou Xuan only transformed and absorbed their brains, even experts couldn't determine the cause of death.
Lu Liang couldn't figure out what Zhou Xuan meant. He immediately walked to the stone bench, bent down, and lifted it with both hands to assess its weight. He estimated it to be around 150 jin (approximately 75 kg), which was a piece of cake for him. He used to practice his skills on the mountain using stone weights, which also weighed around 100 jin (approximately 50 catties), some even heavier. But stone weights had handles, making them easier to lift. This stone bench, however, was oblong, making it difficult to carry. He could only lift it by hugging.
Lu Liang gave a soft "heh," and with a burst of strength, lifted the stone bench up to his chest, pausing for a few seconds. Then he raised it above his head, lifting it up and down more than ten times, with plenty of energy to spare.
Finally, Lu Liang lifted the stone bench above his head. He took one hand, held it up with one hand, and then threw it upwards with force, sending the stone bench several meters high. This startled everyone present, who couldn't help but gasp in surprise!
But Lu Liang remained calm and collected, catching the stone tile with one hand as it landed. His right hand dipped slightly, then steadied itself before finally placing it on the ground. Only then did he smile and ask Zhou Xuan, "Mr. Zhou, is that what you mean?"
Zhou Xuan couldn't help but secretly praise Lu Liang. He was indeed skilled in martial arts. Putting aside martial arts skills, his strength alone was far beyond Zhou Xuan's reach.
Lu Liang asked him, but Zhou Xuan just smiled and didn't answer. Instead, he walked to the stone bench, bent down, and tried to lift it with both hands to test its weight. Once he was sure he couldn't lift it, he let go. Then he placed his left palm on the bench, channeling his icy energy—not directly to the bench, but by bending his five fingers into a claw shape, allowing the icy energy to seep out from his fingertips. The energy transformed into gold wherever his fingertips touched, and then simultaneously absorbed it. This process was completely unseen by anyone.
The people standing nearby watched intently, their eyes wide, not blinking. What they saw was Zhou Xuan effortlessly inserting all five of his fingers into the surface of the stone bench, the fingers sinking completely into the stone. It was as if the stone bench were a block of tofu; he had inserted them so easily!
Fu Ying and Li Junjie stared wide-eyed, while Fu Tianlai, though a sensible man, was increasingly impressed by Zhou Xuan's behavior, which made him realize the importance of his grandson-in-law.
Lu Liang is the main character. Zhou An's grab is very similar to the Eagle Claw Kung Fu he practices, but the claw posture is somewhat different. However, the power of this grab is terrifying!
When Lu Liang was young, he heard his master, who taught him kung fu, say that the highest level of kung fu in their school could split rocks and break steel, but that was just a legend. Even his master's masters had never seen it!
After Zhou Xuan grabbed the stone bench, he channeled ice energy into it, transforming it into a net-like structure. With a "heh" sound, he pretended to exert a lot of force, and with a flick of his left hand, the stone bench shattered into dozens of small stones!
Lu Liang was extremely surprised!
If this technique had been used on him, wouldn't he have shattered into pieces like this rock? Fortunately, Zhou Xuan had suggested using a tool instead, and only now did he appreciate Zhou Xuan's good intentions!
Lu Liang was stunned for a moment. Then he cupped his hands and said sincerely, "Mr. Zhou's skills are divine; I, Lu Liang, am far inferior." Yuan Ying's great-great-grandfather, Fu Yushan, was a martial arts enthusiast who had built his empire in America entirely through his own fighting prowess. Fu Yuhai knew this, and therefore greatly encouraged Fu Ying and her children and grandchildren, including Li Junjie, to learn martial arts. He had even hired renowned teachers to instruct them. He had seen many famous teachers and extraordinary skills, but he had never seen anything as astonishing as Zhou Xuan's!
Including Fu Ying, who had always been with Zhou Xuan, she never knew that Zhou Xuan had such powerful martial arts skills. And Zhou Xuan was definitely not faking it in front of her before. She could really see that, although there were some abnormalities, it was not as outrageous as it is now.
Actually, it wasn't that Zhou Xuan was deliberately hiding his abilities from Fu Ying. Rather, after meeting Fu Ying, Zhou Xuan's ice energy hadn't yet reached its current level. In the American sinkhole, although his ice energy greatly increased, Zhou Xuan still couldn't devour the gold. It wasn't that he lacked the ability, but rather that Zhou Xuan hadn't yet discovered the function of his ice energy.
At this time, Zhou Xuan was in Yunnan, which happened to be the time when he was separated from Fu Ying. So Ran said that Fu Ying had never seen him. What Fu Ying was most familiar with about Zhou Xuan was his ability to heal injuries and his strong diving ability.
This performance should only be shown briefly; going too far will expose its flaws.
Zhou Xuan smiled at Lu Liang and said, "Brother Lu, since you are Grandpa's bodyguard and one of our own, I don't mind. But I don't like to be ostentatious outside, nor do I like others to know, so please keep it a secret."
Lu Liang immediately agreed: "Mr. Zhou, rest assured. Lu Liang will never speak recklessly."
The others were Fu Tianlai, Fu Yuhai, Fu Ying, and Li Junjie. Zhou Xuan wasn't worried about them and said to Fu Tianlai, "Grandpa, Grandpa, let's go back inside!"
Fu Yuhai had originally intended to ask Zhou Xuan to play chess with him again, but he had forgotten about it for a moment because of what had just happened. He was still surprised as he and Lu Liang looked at the broken pieces of stone on the ground.
Fu Ying pulled Zhou Xuan back to her room on the third floor, closed the door tightly, then pulled Zhou Xuan to sit on the bed, staring at him intently.
Zhou Xuan smelled a faint, sweet fragrance in the room and looked at the beautiful face in front of him. He couldn't help but lean in to kiss her, wanting to make up for what he couldn't do last night.