Chapter 17: Did I make a mistake, stronger than me again?

In that extremely distant past, about 1,800 years ago, there was a powerful kingdom on the land.

That kingdom was called the "Han" dynasty. At the White Horse Temple in Luoyang, which was the birthplace of the Fist of the Super Beidou in the future, the Buddhists and heroes of the world on that land at that time gathered together to explore what the next generation of "heroes and sage emperors of the world" should be like and how to protect them.

Finally, under the protection of the power-holders at the time and the support of the major sects of the world, after blending Buddhist secret methods and the secret acupuncture point techniques of the distant Western Regions, heroes who could hold the stars and fate itself in their hands and secretly protect the era were born, acting as the "Shield of the World's Heroes," reigning on the dark side of the historical stage.

Able to

In the progress of the era,

In the baptism of actual combat,

Constantly evolving and perfecting,

Under all circumstances,

Facing any situation,

Facing any enemy,

The ultimate fist that can crush them,

Was born in that ancient country.

That was the one-child-transmitted assassination fist—"Fist of the Super Beidou"!

The history of its birth was itself a magnificent epic hidden in history.

Although it was called an assassination fist, its original intention was to stop conflict with killing in the dark world and protect the people of the world. However, because its form of killing was too cruel and lawless, it was feared by everyone instead.

So... how exactly was it done?

——【Secret Points】!!

The 708 acupuncture points discovered on the human body, the intersections of meridians and Qi and blood, each had its different effects. If applied in medicine, it could do many things that technology could not yet achieve.

Then... what about applying it to killing?

Traditional Chinese medicine believed that there were about 52 single points, 300 double points, and 50 extra-meridian points on the human body, totaling 720 acupuncture points. There were 108 vital points, of which 72 points were generally not fatal when clicked, and the remaining 36 points were fatal points, commonly known as death points... Although the number of acupuncture points varied, this coincided with the idea of Super Beidou.

Many ancient martial arts had similar concepts in combat. In the process of attacking others, hitting the target's "Secret Points," which were acupuncture points and body vitals, could kill people invisibly, and could also bring people back from the brink of death through hitting, so this technique was also called "Life-Killing."

The predecessors of Super Beidou did not consider the technique of "Life-Killing"; they blindly pursued killing that was simple and efficient to the extreme.

Among the 708 secret points they discovered, only a few were fatal acupuncture points. Even if they aimed at a specific place and then "exerted force" to poke, they could not guarantee that a person would be put to death.

And the premise of all this was "exerting force," and it had to be a fatal death point. Going to such great lengths to kill a person, wouldn't that be putting the cart before the horse? In actual combat, was it of much use?

——【Fighting Spirit】

The appearance of this unscientific thing made the technique of acupuncture regain its vitality.

Think about it, if you use fighting spirit instead of fingers to send this strange energy to the secret points, what would happen?

The blocked Qi and blood would be like a flood meeting a reservoir, accumulating more and more, storing higher and higher, but never opening the gate to release the water, until...

——Boom!!

The human body would be like a balloon filled with excessive air, undergoing a magnificent explosion, turning into fragments that couldn't even be pieced together.

At such times, it didn't matter whether the secret points were fatal or non-fatal. As long as any one of the 708 secret points was injected with a tiny bit more fighting spirit, it would easily bring about death.

The combination of fighting spirit and secret points produced a terrifying chemical reaction.

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"Now, help your brothers circle the secret points on their bodies."

So that was it!

Everyone's physique, build, muscles, and bones would be different, and the positions of the secret points would also have slight differences. So the first step they needed to do was to find! First of all, they had to find them from their fellow disciples with whom they lived and ate together!

And only by taking off their clothes could they find the positions of the secret points more intuitively and better.

Long Quan handed over two brushes dipped in red ink, letting Raoh and Toki, Jia Ji and Ken Shi Lang, circle the most important secret points on each other's bodies with the brush.

As for how Jia Ji and the others judged?

"The Complete Book of Human Meridians and Acupuncture Points," "Classic of Difficult Issues," "Binhu Acupuncture Points and Pulses," etc., works regarding locating acupuncture points, had long been required by Long Quan to be memorized by heart.

One on the neck, three on the chest, five on the cross from the center of the abdomen to the dantian, one on each side of the ribs, shoulders, arms... Soon, the naked upper bodies were covered with red circles with a diameter of three centimeters.

After becoming proficient, the circles would become smaller and smaller, more and more accurate, until they were just enough to accommodate one finger.

"Next, Toki and Raoh as a group, Jia Ji and Ken Shi Lang as a group. The one who hits the opponent's secret point first wins."

Of course, in the process of sparring and hitting secret points, it was strictly forbidden to use fighting spirit, otherwise, in just an instant, they would kill their fellow disciples.

This stage was the most dangerous, so Long Quan had to be present at all times, never leaving their side. Even if an accident happened, he could stop it in time.

Now was indeed the best time to practice secret point identification. If they were any stronger, even Long Quan might not be able to stop it in time.

Super Beidou Sect Rule: It is forbidden to use acupuncture techniques on people before becoming the sole successor of the Fist of the Super Beidou.

And what Long Quan wanted was for them to be familiar with the feeling of their hands touching others' vitals before they truly killed someone and used this fist art.

Feeling the skin, piercing the muscles, the opponent's body temperature, the beating of flesh and blood transmitted to their own brain through their own nerves, and after that, just by gently injecting a trace of fighting spirit and breaking through the last layer of obstacles, they could completely take away a person's life.

This obstacle was both technical and psychological.

"Scary."

Jia Ji glanced at Long Quan. If any one of them had bad intentions and secretly used fighting spirit, then I'm afraid a tragedy of brothers killing each other would happen immediately.

However, it seems that among these few people, only "I" am the villain who would do such a thing?

Then it's fine, bring it on!

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Night.

Jia Ji, with a bruised and swollen face, lay on the bed listlessly, like a lump of boneless slime.

The four fellow disciples were originally in a competitive relationship, so naturally, everyone didn't show any mercy when they made a move.

And because they were paying attention to protecting the secret points on their own bodies, no one aimed at the places circled in red, but instead focused on greeting their brothers with their fists. Nominally it was sparring, but in reality, it was an opportunity for these energetic adolescent boys to vent their stress.

When they started, it quite had the meaning of settling personal scores under the guise of public duty.

Still the same as before, he could only barely suppress the youngest Ken Shi Lang by relying on his physical fitness. After encountering Toki, it was difficult to even touch him, and Raoh only needed one punch against him.

This inhuman mutual beating, from one-on-one at the beginning, to two-on-one, and then to three-on-one, continued until everyone was exhausted and couldn't stand up.

The three of them fighting Raoh alone, even the eldest brother of Super Beidou would suffer quite a bit.

Finally, it ended with Long Quan knocking them all down together.

And the master who dragged them back to their rooms only left a faint sentence, "Continue tomorrow."

In this kind of high-intensity combat, both reaction speed and fist art level would have high-intensity growth, and the tension and excitement during the fight would increase the activity of fighting spirit and increase the total amount.

After all,

Fighting spirit is, the spirit of combat.

Only in combat is it most active.

Jia Ji was grimacing in pain on the bed, but in his heart, there was a premonition, a feeling that he was about to break through to a new realm!

Just like this, the mutual beating between brothers continued until the tenth day.

But, it was not because the training at this stage had ended...

The bruises on his face had not yet faded, and his chest and arms had to be wrapped in bandages again. Jia Ji, who had been closing his eyes and resting, suddenly sat up from the bed, his face carrying uncontrollable excitement and expectation.

The 100th day, it had arrived!

【"Queen of Ice" has joined the group chat】

Seeing this name, Jia Ji's expression changed directly. Just yesterday, he had just caught up to the average level of the group members and changed the rating on his panel to "Strong," full of confidence.

But at this very moment, there was only one sentence in his heart:

"Did I make a mistake!? Stronger than me again!?"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 18 =====