Chapter 164: New Martial Art

Can Yu Yu still cross over? Probably yes, roughly still can. Anyway, the feeling of those threads of energy gathering on Yu Yu is still there. Bai Lang feels that the crossing given to him by Yu Yu still has a bit of conscience; at least it's not that dangerous, right?

「Let me take a look, Southern Dipper Sacred Fist and Arhat Benevolent King Fist...... 」 Bai Lang simultaneously opened two books, spread them before him and examined them carefully. 「It really can be cultivated. 」 Bai Lang first looked at Arhat Benevolent King Fist for a while, discovering that this martial art purely relies on his White Tiger's killing qi to operate; judging solely by the fist technique, it's probably not as good as the Black Tiger Fist that Bai Lang has already modified and changed.

However, in the ability to control wind and the violence of force output, it is far stronger than Black Tiger Fist. 「Although the techniques are flawed, the strength is far superior, right? 」 Bai Lang recalled the two Secret Track Diamond Bodhisattvas he had seen—the so‑called Benevolent Kings are those two; they appear little in battle, and Bai Lang only saw them move once. 「Even if it's just a single punch, I think I can learn a lot from it. 」】

The impression of the two bodhisattvas' fists in my memory is very deep, and even deeper is the staff of the Victorious Fighting Buddha and the Tathagata's all‑sky Buddha palm; the baboon demon's fist is likewise, but the later levels are too high to absorb much nourishment from them—at least for now. Moreover, this is precisely the Arhat Benevolent King Fist, which involves the martial arts of the two Benevolent Kings, giving a bonus in comprehension.

「It seems that big shot also thought of it, knowing that I had seen the Secret Track Diamond Bodhisattva act, so he gave me this martial art. 」 Bai Lang muttered to himself, and as for controlling wind, the White Tiger's killing qi on his body is also a great help; Bai Lang followed the posture in the book, moved a few times, circulated his Internal Force, and indeed wind began to gather in his palm. 「Compared to simply using Black Tiger Fist to provoke the White Tiger's killing qi to display wind control, this Arhat Benevolent King Fist is much more effortless and violent. 」】

Can Arhat Benevolent King Fist incorporate Black Tiger Fist? Bai Lang feels he currently lacks the ability; first he should master Arhat Benevolent King Fist, then talk. However, martial artists extensively absorb the strengths of others and integrate them—this is inherently the orthodox path, and Bai Lang will surely follow it in the future.

Then he didn't continue reading; Bai Lang began to examine Southern Dipper Sacred Fist. 「Southern Dipper has six sacred fists that dominate; not counting that woman's, this one is empty. The other five sacred fists are almost all fierce and rigid, destroying enemies' techniques, differing only in specific style and emphasis. 」 The opening of Southern Dipper Sacred Fist states that it has one hundred and eight schools, yet it does not specify which ones.

This is also normal; Southern Dipper Train Cannon and such exist, and Bai Lang of course knows that the so‑called one hundred and eight schools are merely an empty reference, probably just boasting that he is stronger than Northern Dipper Divine Fist, which has only the two schools of hard and soft, and adding Northern Dipper Sulfur Fist makes three. Meanwhile Southern Dipper is flourishing, far more than the so‑called Northern Dipper's single heir transmission. If one really tried to list one hundred and eight schools, it would probably become a joke.

However, the Southern Dipper Five Sacred Fists are truly formidable; Bai Lang feels their fierceness is still upon his tiger claw, without saying else, just seeing how they cut people like cutting tofu shows this is definitely an art that turns hands and feet into divine swords. The Golden Bell Shield's art is also metal‑earth, but it is merely solid and hard, plus a recoil force. In the aspect of metal's unmatched sharpness, it gives no bonus to the tiger claw—it merely makes the tiger claw harder with vigorous qi protection.

Southern Dipper Sacred Fist is not like Arhat Benevolent King Fist; to Bai Lang it seems not inferior to his Thirteen Tai Bao Golden Bell Shield, and likewise it has its own set for circulating and transforming Internal Force. 「Is this Southern Dipper Sacred Fist? 」 Bai Lang feels sure someone has falsely used the name of Southern Dipper Sacred Fist to write this secret manual, for Southern Dipper Sacred Fist is basically an external art that uses qi, isn't it? Anyway, that's a manga, not worth discussing; perhaps among the one hundred and eight schools there really is an Internal Force school.

This manual from beginning to end is just the four characters Southern Dipper Sacred Fist, and it does not contain any of the routines of the Five Sacred Fists named after birds. 「What is this? The foundation of Southern Dipper Sacred Fist? Not mentioning the graceful waterbird fist, even giving me a lone eagle fist would be nice. 」 Bai Lang complained a few sentences, but actually he has no regret. Speaking of which, he possesses Black Tiger Fist and previously cultivated Tiger Form True Meaning, and he truly does not want to switch to practicing the ultimate secret of flying birds.

「How about Tiger‑Crane Dual Form or Eagle Claw Tiger Claw, those might work too? 」 Bai Lang muttered a few sentences, and at that moment he also made a decision: to take Southern Dipper Sacred Fist as the main focus and study Arhat Benevolent King Fist alongside.

Practicing Southern Dipper Sacred Fist this martial art is not very smooth, especially when you still possess the mighty and vast innate Internal Force of the Thirteen Tai Bao Golden Bell Shield. Wanting to switch between the two martial arts is not an easy matter; the Internal Force of the Golden Bell Shield has its own condition, while Southern Dipper Sacred Fist—let's tentatively call it that—has another condition for its Internal Force. Although this is all innate Internal Force cultivated by Bai Lang himself, fundamentally it actually comes from cultivating the Golden Bell Shield—「so we must think of a way...... 」】

Switching is not a problem in itself, but perhaps it could become an issue in fierce combat. 「One must train to the point where unintentional and intentional switching can be done freely, even becoming a seamless whole. 」 Bai Lang thought, the Internal Force of the Golden Bell Shield is actually quite overbearing and does not easily allow other kinds of Internal Force to run alongside it—after all, it is a divine art, and simultaneously cultivating two streams of Internal Force is truly a foolish waste of time and life, so Bai Lang must find a way to also get the Internal Force of Southern Dipper Sacred Fist inside.

Bai Lang feels he has standing, after all, compared to internal and external cultivation of the Golden Bell Shield, Southern Dipper Sacred Fist is more inclined toward use—its cultivation and accumulation of Internal Force are inferior to the Golden Bell Shield's. 「Then there's a problem—what exactly is the so‑called Internal Force? 」 Bai Lang begins to think; now he feels he must first settle the switching issue, must be able to switch freely without revealing flaws, and then discuss other matters. 「After all, I am merely a minor Innate Expert; this kind of problem is not something I need to solve right away. 」】

「Sigh...... having martial arts to practice actually brings more problems. Why is life picking on me, this little kitten? 」 Bai Lang lamented a few sentences, then focused wholeheartedly on training.

Arhat Benevolent King Fist is not inferior to the Golden Bell Shield in tempering stamina; this external art is actually unaffected by the Golden Bell Shield's Internal Force—what kind of Internal Force the user cultivates is irrelevant, as long as he can control wind, and even if he initially cannot, the fist method will enable him to.