Baji suddenly felt a blur in his vision because his opponent had assumed a perfect Vajra Eight Stances posture!
These Vajra Eight Postures are the introductory training method for Bajiquan, and the posture of that virtual character is almost identical to that in reality!
Isn't he a practitioner of Baguazhang?!
Baji was filled with doubt and uncertainty when Chen Xu's figure suddenly rushed up and delivered a kick to the standard bidding criteria!
The rubbing kick is one of the important leg techniques in Bajiquan, which emphasizes "walking as if wading through mud, with the foot not exceeding the knee." This rubbing kick further embodies this principle; this kick, landing on the instep of a Bajiquan practitioner, directly causes them to stagger!
This move aims to disrupt the opponent's balance. When it truly lands at the perfect moment, before Bajiquan can even react, the opponent follows up with a barrage of attacks, leaving Bajiquan unable to defend! They blocked both sides, but their center was wide open!
At that moment, Chen Xu lunged forward, his shoulder suddenly slamming into the chest of the level eight warrior!
If this were in reality, it would be the ultimate move of Bajiquan... Sticking to the Mountain!
This move is incredibly powerful and is the most prized striking technique in Bajiquan. In reality, if one were to master this move to its peak, it could break not only a person, but even a large tree!
Bajiquan already had some of its health reduced by Chen Xu, and now that its defenses were wide open, it was completely defenseless when Chen Xu rammed into it. The character in the game was sent flying high into the air and crashed heavily to the ground... Battle over!
Chen Xu wins decisively!
Moreover, it is using their own methods against them!
Chapter 157 Chen Xu Unleashes His Power, and the Heroes Surrender!
Baji simply couldn't believe it.
A complete victory... well, let's put aside the question of whether it was a complete victory or not. The most important thing is that the opponent used genuine Bajiquan kung fu!
"Tie Shan Kao" is a unique skill in Bajiquan!
Bajiquan emphasizes powerful and fierce punches and close-quarters combat techniques. The "Tie Shan Kao" move is arguably the pinnacle of Bajiquan! "Striking like a kiss," this move originates from the shoulder but actually combines the twisting force of the waist, using the full strength of the body to lean towards the opponent! Opening the door to strike, unifying six forces—this is the highest level of skill!
Baji watched the slow-motion replay in the game, especially the last move, and broke out in a cold sweat!
This move is impeccable. Even in reality, the only person Bajiquan could think of who would make such a move was his own father!
The martial arts moves in the game are not as simple as some people think. Take the "Mountain Lean" move just now, for example. To make this move, you need to step forward, twist your waist, lift all the joints in your body, lean back... This series of movements cannot be completed without a combination of more than a dozen buttons!
Some people misunderstand the techniques used by martial artists, thinking that an action can be performed with just one button. For example, a move like "Mountain-Leaning Strike" can be executed with just a light touch, like a "one-click kill" cheat code in a game modifier.
But if that were the case, how could this game be considered a classic? Martial Artist is very strict about its action mechanics. Each action can only be set to one move, such as a punch or a kick, allowing only one physical action. Therefore, creating a perfect and easily controllable set of moves is extremely difficult!
What's more, this is a powerful move that's exactly the same as one in real life!
The reason Korean Taekwondo holds an advantage is because it's simple to learn, consisting of only a few repetitive movements. Mastering these moves leads to rapid progress, requiring only combat experience. The key is to use the right technique at the right time, striking a fatal blow on the opponent's weakness. In contrast, Chinese martial arts are far more profound and complex than Taekwondo, and their techniques are also much more intricate.
Even after being kicked out of the game by the system, Baji couldn't believe what had just happened. By the time he reacted and asked to fight Chen Xu again, Chen Xu had already started challenging the next opponent... a lower-ranked one who was a master of Tongbei Quan.
Less than twenty seconds into the game, Chen Xu used the Twelve Consecutive Hammers, a basic move from Tongbei Quan, to continue overwhelming his opponent, leaving him helpless. He ultimately emptied his opponent's health bar!
Another resounding victory!
Bajiquan was completely dumbfounded! He used Bajiquan as his online ID. In reality, Bajiquan was a master of Bajiquan, so he naturally had a broad perspective. He also had some understanding of other martial arts styles. Therefore, he could naturally see that Chen Xu's moves were fierce and powerful, and that he had grasped the essence of the techniques! If he were in real life, he would definitely be a grandmaster-level expert!
Moreover, Bajiquan and Tongbeiquan are very different, yet he uses two different styles of martial arts all by himself?!
Moreover, the martial arts moves were so realistic, and he used them with such skill!
While still stunned, Chen Xu once again sought out his next opponent... a Wing Chun master!
As expected, Chen Xu once again defeated his opponent using the authentic Wing Chun technique, the Tiger Subduing Hand. His mastery of the moves was so high that even An Yi, a Wing Chun e-sports expert, would be ashamed of his inferiority.
Because Wing Chun's techniques appeared earliest, although there were many people watching the match, no one said anything. However, Bajiquan was inwardly shouting: "A third technique! If you include his own Baguazhang, he already knows four martial arts! How is that possible?"
Being familiar with the operation of even one style is by no means an easy task, yet Chen Xu knows four different moves? That's simply terrifying!
The fourth match was Xingyiquan.
The twelve forms of Xingyi Quan are based on the shapes of objects and their meanings. Xingyi Quan is a major branch of the internal martial arts school in China.
Chen Xu transformed a set of Three Talents Saber Techniques into fist techniques, easily defeating his opponent. When he encountered another Xingyi Quan master, Chen Xu used a set of Tiger Crane Double Forms, achieving another complete victory!
The news that Chen Xu had defeated five people in a row using five different martial arts techniques spread rapidly in the chat room. Many people gave up their own matches and began to follow in Chen Xu's footsteps to watch his games.
Twelve-Road Tan Tui, Chuo Jiao, Tie Xian, Tai Chi...
Every time Chen Xu faced an opponent, he would defeat them using their own fighting style. Later, because Chen Xu's reputation was so great, it was no longer him challenging others, but others challenging him. At this point, Chen Xu would first ask, "May I ask which school of martial arts you are a master of?"
After the other party answered, Chen Xu remained silent, but he would still use the same techniques to win.
Moreover, each battle lasts for no more than a minute.
He can kill one man in ten steps, and leave no trace for a thousand miles!
The chat room erupted in exclamations as people exclaimed that someone actually knew all martial arts, just like Murong of Gusu, using their own methods against them!
Chen Xu's fighting style is fierce and ruthless, showing no mercy! He is like a killing machine, taking down one opponent after another, coldly reaping their lives like a harvester.
When Chen Xu reached his 25th match, which marked his 25th consecutive victory, there were no other fighters on the stage; everyone was watching Chen Xu's battle.
"Who else?!"
At this moment, Chen Xu shouted out a classic line, just like Feng Xiaogang in "Kung Fu Hustle," and this line... left everyone on the entire game server speechless.
For most people, uttering such words would be considered arrogant and overconfident. But when Chen Xu uttered those words, there was no room for argument… In less than an hour, he had defeated twenty-five masters, all using their unique fighting styles. Chen Xu's strength had terrified everyone, leaving them with no will to fight!
At this point, people could only place their hopes on the two remaining experts, the squad leader and An Yi. If even they failed without any controversy, then there would be no need for further scoring or competition; the title of "Martial Arts Alliance Leader" would be confirmed as ICE!
The squad leader had been watching Chen Xu's battle.
He tried to contact Chen Xu privately several times, but Chen Xu didn't respond. He didn't know why.
However, watching Chen Xu spar with his opponent, the squad leader knew he couldn't possibly defeat him. Especially when Chen Xu was practicing Tai Chi... the squad leader vaguely felt as if he were seeing several real-life Tai Chi masters.
Finally, when no one dared to go up and risk their lives, the squad leader stepped forward.
Chen Xu saw it was him. Without saying much, he simply said, "Tai Chi?"
The squad leader replied, "You use Tai Chi! I'll use Wing Chun."
Chen Xu was taken aback and replied, "Aren't you a Tai Chi master?"
"I just wanted to use Wing Chun to demonstrate your Tai Chi."
Chen Xu hesitated for a moment. The reason he used the techniques of each school to fight fire with fire was to avoid conflict and not give others any opportunity to criticize him.
For example, if he were to defeat a Wing Chun practitioner using Tai Chi, some people would say that Wing Chun is inferior to Tai Chi… What would Wing Chun masters think if these words reached their ears?
Nowadays, there's no shortage of such petty people stirring up trouble online. But if you use the opponent's martial arts, it's like Zhang Wuji using his Dragon Claw Hand to defeat the Dragon Claw Hand on Bright Peak, forcing Kongxing to submit while also saving face for Shaolin.
People fight for a breath of air, and even Buddhas fight for a stick of incense; this is especially true for martial artists.
To outsiders, the squad leader's deliberate use of Wing Chun instead of Tai Chi seemed suspicious. Since he was a Tai Chi master himself, being defeated by Wing Chun would only enhance Tai Chi's reputation. However, based on Chen Xu's understanding of the squad leader over the past few days, he believed the squad leader wouldn't stoop to such a drastic act.
At this moment, seeing that Chen Xu had not answered for a long time, An Yi suddenly said, "The principle of using softness to overcome hardness in Tai Chi is not clearly demonstrated in games. Using Wing Chun to verify Tai Chi is a good choice. Please, both of you, rest assured, everyone here is discerning and will not say anything foolish. Please feel free to compete."
Seeing that An Yi had said so, Chen Xu stopped being coy and said "please" to Xiao Fen, and the two of them prepared to get started.
Tai Chi is the most difficult to achieve in the game because Tai Chi emphasizes "Qi," which is elusive and elusive. Even a squad leader can only achieve a superficial resemblance, lacking the essence of Tai Chi's principle of using softness to overcome hardness.
So the squad leader didn't use Tai Chi this time at all, but Wing Chun!
If both sides are using Tai Chi, it's difficult to feel each other's strength in a game. The squad leader wanted to see how close Chen Xu's Tai Chi was to reality. He used Wing Chun to see if Chen Xu could counter Wing Chun's lightning-fast attacks and demonstrate the essence of Tai Chi: "leading the opponent into emptiness, using four ounces to deflect a thousand pounds!"
Wing Chun is currently considered the most complete set of movements in "Martial Arts Master," and the squad leader studies it in his spare time. This is because the moves have many merits in terms of button input and move design, which helps him improve the game's button controls for Tai Chi, so he is quite familiar with this style of kung fu.
As Chen Xu adopted the starting stance of Tai Chi, the squad leader attacked, launching a seemingly impressive clapping move!
Chen Xu delivered a sleek, enigmatic response, lashing out with a single whip in his left hand. The squad leader dodged, quickly countering with a palm strike.
The moves in Wing Chun are basically all done with the hands. As the saying goes, Wing Chun is "all hands and no feet", which shows how fast the moves are!
Wing Chun is fast, Tai Chi is still. One uses lightning-fast moves to strike, while the other uses stillness to control movement and strike after the opponent has moved. These two styles of martial arts are completely different!
An Yi hadn't expected the squad leader to use Wing Chun so elegantly and swiftly. He was in no way inferior to her. But looking at Chen Xu over there, it was as if he were strolling leisurely, each move light and simple, each stance slow and graceful.
Even the experts here could see that Chen Xu's Tai Chi was no ordinary child's play. Many times, the character controlled by the squad leader couldn't help but shift his center of gravity, clearly affected by the suction force from Chen Xu's hands!
The suction force of Tai Chi. This is one of the greatest mysteries of Tai Chi in combat! But I never expected it to be represented in this game!
People previously thought this game was just a muscle-building game, featuring muscular men and martial arts moves that were all external styles, with only a fraction of the power of internal martial arts being utilized. However, seeing Chen Xu use Tai Chi push hands so skillfully, demonstrating the "entangling" force of Tai Chi to its fullest extent, forces people to re-evaluate this game!
In fact, the original game design included a basic character trait called "strength," but it was hidden. This is because the characters in the game are all top-tier athletes. For example, if strength is maxed out, the power of a single punch is comparable to that of boxing champion Mike Tyson. The game also incorporates many famous fighting techniques from around the world. Since Chinese people generally have weaker physiques than Europeans, strength is a crucial way to defeat opponents. Watching Chen Xu's moves, left hand yin, right hand yang, constantly changing his style, left hand yang, right hand yin... "White Crane Spreads Wings," "Playing the Lute," "Double Peaks Piercing Ears," "Sealing and Closing"... his punches were fluid and effortless. The squad leader launched numerous fierce attacks, but they all seemed to hit cotton, easily dodged by Chen Xu.
Tai Chi Chuan has eight types of force. "Jin" is used to neutralize or combine force to strike; "Lu Jin" is used to borrow force and pull backward; "Ji Jin" targets the lower body; and "An Jin" targets the upper body. Other types include "Cai Jin," "Jin," "Zhou Ji," and "Kao Ji." Chen Xu used these techniques in the game. The team leader's relentless attacks were ineffective against him, as he was repeatedly pulled off balance and thus injured by Chen Xu's attacks.
This was the slowest game Chen Xu had played all afternoon, lasting a full five minutes. He slowly chipped away at the squad leader's health bar while remaining completely unscathed.
This doesn't mean that Tai Chi is slow in combat. On several occasions, Chen Xu didn't go all out to kill, but only touched the opponent's skin as if it were a real sparring match. Those watching clearly could see that Chen Xu's method of practice was demonstrating Tai Chi's principle of using softness to overcome hardness.
Finally, when the squad leader had only a sliver of health left, he jumped out of the circle and said, "I admit defeat. I never expected that the Tai Chi moves in this game could be so incredibly skillful. I am completely convinced. But I wonder... if you could sell me your set of Tai Chi moves? Price is not a problem at all!"
The squad leader realized he was no match for Chen Xu. Not only was Chen Xu's skill incredibly impressive, but his moves were also far more scientifically sound and logical than his own designs. Furthermore, the difference in their skill levels was too great; in terms of game mechanics, they were simply not on the same level.
Watching Chen Xu achieve a series of complete victories... what exactly does a complete victory mean?
It's like taking a test. The scores of these people are only thirty or forty points, and the best ones are sixty or seventy points, while Chen Xu gets full marks all the way!
A perfect score and a complete victory are essentially the same concept. It's like a college student getting perfect scores on elementary school math problems, but does that necessarily demonstrate their ability?
Similarly, Chen Xu's complete victory over them fundamentally demonstrates that they are not on the same level as Chen Xu at all. It's like a kindergarten child facing a grown adult, and this adult is carrying a Green Dragon Crescent Blade...
The squad leader also lost, and now only An Yi is left.
As for the Wing Chun that the squad leader just demonstrated, everyone who watched it realized that even An Yi might not be able to use it better than him.
If Chen Xu completely defeats An Yi again, then the title of "Martial Arts Alliance Leader" will truly be without any controversy this time.
Meanwhile, An Yi was also looking at the challenge invitation sent by Chen Xu and could only smile wryly.
Knowing his own situation, An Yi was certain that he was no match for Chen Xu. He hadn't expected this guy to be so unassuming. Or had he had some other extraordinary encounter that day?
An Yi smiled at this thought, realizing that she was overthinking things.
Because this is a game, not a martial arts novel, even if the mastermind behind SMMH personally designed these martial arts moves for him, it would be impossible for even a genius to master all ten sets of controls so skillfully without several months of hard practice.
However, Chen Xu's skills did indeed broaden his horizons. After a moment of silence, An Yi typed on the keyboard: "I concede."
Chapter 158 Chen Xu Unleashes His Power: Virtual Illusion!