Chapter 182: The Bizarre Family Fist Technique

Tie Niu cannot speak; his communication relies entirely on gestures and eye contact.

His skull was kicked in by Zhong Shaoying, leaving behind lasting damage; to outsiders, he appears both deaf-mute and mentally slow.

Only after interacting with him did Zhou You discover that he is not stupid at all, but rather possesses an inner wisdom that he does not show off.

When asking him for guidance on the Zhou Family Fist, Tie Niu was meticulous and highly methodical, and his gestures to explain it were very precise.

As Zhou You expected, the Zhou Family Fist circulating in the village is mixed with remnant moves from other styles; later generations absorbed too many fragmented pieces from the outside, turning it into a messy and inferior farm-style technique.

Many moves deviate from the original intent of the fist technique, becoming neither fish nor fowl.

No wonder Zhou Laiwei only reached the Qi and Blood Stage 1 in his entire life; that is likely the limit.

For Zhou You to practice the fist, he must naturally return to the source and practice the most authentic Zhou Family Fist.

He now has many skills and is not burdened by them; he primarily practices the Tiger-Subduing Fist and Two Hearts Fist, and as a backup, he also has the Seven Step Poison Sand palm and Yanxing Quan, and even a Five Blessings Palm and Fist Record that leads directly to Strong Martial, which he hasn't had time to practice yet.

Even so, the Zhou Family Fist must still be practiced—not to avoid forgetting his roots, but for the sake of the future.

Because of Lu Jianqing, his relationship with the Jian Xiong Martial Arts Hall has become one of outward harmony but inward estrangement, and they will certainly have to split up in the future.

The identity of being a disciple of the Tiger-Subduing Fist leaves him constrained everywhere in front of Wang Laohu; the master-disciple relationship is too restrictive.

As long as he relies on the Tiger-Subduing Fist to make a living for one day, he cannot shake off this layer of bondage.

With the Zhou Family Fist, the situation is different.

The Zhou Family Fist can lead directly to Strong Martial and possesses the potential to establish a sect in the future, even surpassing the Tiger-Subduing Fist.

Once Zhou You masters the family fist technique, he will have a justification for contending with Wang Laohu in the future.

It is not a betrayal of his mentor, but rather, it can be said to be a return to his family.

Driven by powerful motivation, with the foundation of the Qi and Blood middle stage, plus the unsparing consumption of Experience Points...

10 days later, Zhou You practiced the Zhou Family Fist to the Strength Peak and broke through to Qi and Blood Stage 1.

The look in Tie Niu's eyes was filled with awe; this talent is worthy of being called god-like, and he is already the top existence in the clan regarding fist techniques.

He gestured to indicate that Zhou You could very well return to the family fist technique and no longer needed to practice that Tiger-Subduing Fist.

Only 3 people in the family know Zhou You's identity: the Grandfather, Zhou Laiwei, and Tie Niu.

Tie Niu obeys the grandfather most; from the beginning, he regarded Zhou You as the Young Master and treated him with great respect.

Through practicing during this period, Zhou You's progress has been astonishing, which has thoroughly won over his loyalty.

Therefore, regarding Zhou You's affairs, Tie Niu is sincerely considering things for him.

"Tie Niu, you don't understand!"

The Zhou Family Fist represents future potential and can suppress the current chaotic situation, but it requires a stable environment for him to develop and grow.

No matter how bad the Jian Xiong Martial Arts Hall is, it still has a martial master sitting in charge to shield him from the wind and rain.

He cannot get rid of this signboard just yet.

"Tie Niu, come back to Gongliang City with me; the safety of my parents is entrusted to you."

Although Tie Niu has a crippled body, his strength is not low; he possesses the level of Intermediate Force.

Zhou You asked him for advice on the fist technique and gave him a few pointers along the way; under Tie Niu's diligent and hard practice, there were faint signs of breaking through the Strength Peak.

Once they return to the city, Zhou You will give him some extra lessons and spend some Secret Medicine on him; breaking through to Qi and Blood will not be a problem.

With a Qi and Blood bodyguard, his parents' safety will be mostly secure.

After the Zhou Family Fist broke through to Qi and Blood, Tie Niu could no longer help, and Zhou You began to ponder it on his own.

The text on the iron box guided him toward the practice direction of the most orthodox family fist technique. As he practiced, Zhou You suddenly discovered that this fist technique was somewhat special, vastly different from the fist techniques he had encountered in the past.

First is that after breaking through to Qi and Blood Stage 1, the wound healing speed increased by 10%.

This is a concept after the interface quantified it!

He had asked Tie Niu and Zhou Laiwei; there were no signs during the Strength stage, and after breaking through to Qi and Blood, bleeding from injuries became less and wounds healed faster, nothing special.

Until...

"Experience Points -1000, Qi and Blood Stage 1 → Qi and Blood Stage 2, wound healing speed increased by 10%."

The pattern was figured out: for every level up, the speed increases by 10%.

If you look at it this way alone, it's still not much! "Glazed Longevity Light Fist lv1, cross-level 1 stage defense undefeated."

This is a secret move of the Zhou Family Fist at the Qi and Blood level; it has no lethality, only defensive functions.

The Lv1 level can defend across levels, meaning when he is at Qi and Blood Stage 1, he can fight to a draw with someone at Qi and Blood Stage 2, and so on...

"Experience Points -4500, Glazed Longevity Light Fist → lv5."

Zhou You consumed his breath to raise it to lv5, which can defend against a gap of 5 stages.

According to his Qi and Blood 4th Stage strength, he could fight to a draw with someone at Qi and Blood 9th Stage, or even someone who just broke through to Martial Master.

This secret move is difficult to practice, and its effect is also very mediocre.

When facing a strong enemy, one must either fight for one's life or run away; staying in place to die-hard is the most unwise choice.

Practicing a turtle shell only delays the inevitable death! Unless one is certain that reinforcements are coming to stall, this defensive technique without heaven-defying power has no place to be used! First, it was accelerated wound healing, then a fist technique for extreme defense; are there any more surprises? "Thousand Mile Mist Wave Step, Injury for Speed; light injury speed +20%, heavy injury speed +50%, near-death state speed +100%."

Zhou You blinked, feeling that his brain wasn't enough.

This, this isn't this a pair with the accelerated wound healing?

The idea of Injury for Speed—he never dreamed of it; shouldn't righteous hot-bloodedness be about Injury for Power-up? No matter how you look at the Zhou Family Fist, it reeks of a wretched aura.

All three secret techniques are means of saving one's life and must have a reliable prerequisite: strong reinforcements.

Thinking of this, Zhou You became increasingly curious about the origins of the Zhou Family ancestors.

What kind of background could they have had to come up with such a biased fist technique? No wonder this fist technique gradually went extinct; a fist technique that can only save one's life and lacks means to kill the enemy is destined to have no market.

The living environment in the countryside is harsh; people often swing hoes to risk their lives, requiring the simplest and most brutal killing fist techniques.

Less bleeding and faster healing, or running away in a puff of smoke—it really is of no damn use! The young masters in the city live in luxury and comfort, surrounded by bodyguard martial artists, making them the most suitable for this Zhou Family Fist.

Later generations adding killing moves from external fist styles and changing the fist technique beyond recognition was also a matter of necessity.

However, as a signature move to contend with the Tiger Subduing Fist, it is still quite good!

Tie Niu cannot continue practicing the Zhou Family Fist; considering helping him correct it, he will practice...

"Double Body Tiger Form Fist!"

Upon hearing of this fist technique, Tie Niu was somewhat curious: does this fist technique have any relation to the Tiger Subduing Fist? During this time back home, the Wuxiang Tongkui successfully calculated and merged the Tiger Subduing Fist and the Two Hearts Fist into one.

He obtained one fist technique and one skill: the fist is the "Double Body Tiger Form Fist," and the skill is the "Jade Tiger Overlapping Skill," both of which can be cultivated all the way to the 9th stage of Qi and Blood.

Since Zhou You had not yet obtained the cultivation content for the later stages of Qi and Blood, but Zuo Shier had contributed the full text of the Two Hearts Fist, this fist technique inevitably leans more toward the Two Hearts Fist.

For Iron Tiger to form combat power, he must change his foundation and re-cultivate this fist technique.

Since it was Zhou You's order, Tie Niu readily agreed, laying the foundation and practicing the moves under Zhou You's hands-on Instruction.

(End of this chapter)