Chapter 11: Hook-Sickle Leg, Copper Bridge and Iron Horse

"Senior Brother Li, please feel free to make your move."

After Liu Xing assumed his stance, he said to Li Fei with a confident look on his face.

He deliberately emphasized the pronunciation of the words "Senior Brother."

Upon hearing this, Li Fei did not stand on ceremony and lunged forward with a dash.

Following the memories of his original body, he quickly swept a low kick toward Liu Xing's lower leg.

After making contact, he hooked his foot inward to catch the opponent's lower leg and then exerted force suddenly, like a sickle cutting grass.

This was the Sickle-Hook Leg from the Blue Hand style, specifically designed to break an opponent's lower stance and make them lose their balance.

The boxing manual says: "Seventeen Sickle-Hook Legs, striking people like cutting grass."

This refers to the fact that once the Sickle-Hook Leg is mastered, one can kick seventeen times in one breath; if in a group fight, kicking left and right, those struck would fall to the ground one after another, like rice straw cut by a sickle.

The original body had practiced this Sickle-Hook Leg best, so Li Fei used it as soon as he started.

However, just as he hooked Liu Xing's lower leg and intended to exert force, Liu Xing shifted his center of gravity downward, focused his Qi in his dantian, exerted force from his waist and hips simultaneously, and bent his knees inward; he was not broken by Li Fei's Sickle-Hook Leg, but stood firmly instead.

Li Fei saw clearly that the opponent had mastered the technique of uniting waist and horse, which was why he could so steadily withstand his Sickle-Hook Leg.

Failing in one move, he immediately retracted his leg to defend, while Liu Xing stepped forward, twisted his waist and hips, exhaled to make a sound, and smashed a punch over.

This punch was like a copper hammer, carrying a whistling wind; Li Fei's body had long since developed instinctive reactions, and he subconsciously raised his hands to parry and block.

Bang!

The opponent was wearing gloves, which reduced the impact, and with the Myriad Blood Bead sharing the damage, the impact force was greatly reduced, so this punch was completely painless for Li Fei.

However, he still took a step back as the situation dictated.

Liu Xing's physique looked similar to his, and the two were of similar age, but the power Liu Xing erupted with was much stronger than his.

According to the memories of the original body, he knew that Liu Xing practiced the "Copper Bridge and Iron Horse" of the Blue Hand style, characterized by the unity of waist and horse, using integrated force, with fierce and powerful strength.

Seeing Li Fei smashed back, a look of smugness appeared on Liu Xing's face, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and he once again exhaled to make a sound, stepped forward, and threw a punch.

The hands are the "bridge," the legs are the "horse"; "Copper Bridge and Iron Horse" must be practiced so the lower stance is like an iron horse and the hands are like copper hammers, which is very effective against moves like the Sickle-Hook Leg.

Li Fei kept blocking and retreating, but the room was only so big, and he soon retreated to the wall, back against the wall, with nowhere left to retreat.

Liu Xing showed an excited look, concluding that Li Fei's hands must have been beaten by his "Copper Fists" to the point where they could hardly be raised. Moreover, with Li Fei's back against the wall and nowhere to retreat, this state was exactly like the wooden dummy he usually practiced boxing on, only able to stand still and be hit by him.

Just as he stepped closer, preparing to let this young master of a wealthy family see his prowess, Li Fei suddenly turned sideways, kicked the wall with his right foot to leap up, and followed through by kicking his left leg toward Liu Xing's chest.

Liu Xing was greatly shocked; Li Fei's previous responses had always been very stiff, and he had thought this was just a rookie who couldn't fight at all. He did not expect Li Fei to have such adaptability, and failing to react in time, he was hit hard in the chest protector by Li Fei's kick.

Bang!

Liu Xing's body tilted backward, and Li Fei, while in the air, performed a chain kick, quickly adding another kick to Liu Xing's chest with his right leg.

Liu Xing staggered backward; his "Copper Bridge and Iron Horse" was well-practiced, so he quickly stabilized his center of gravity and was about to launch a counterattack while Li Fei was not yet steady.

"That's enough."

Hao Yi, who was on the side, suddenly spoke up.

"Mr. Hao?"

Liu Xing turned his head to look at him.

Hao Yi nodded at Li Fei with satisfaction: "Not bad, you won this round."

"Mr. Hao, I clearly..."

Liu Xing was very unconvinced, as he clearly hadn't lost yet.

"Which move did he just use?"

Hao Yi asked.

Liu Xing was stunned, then thought of something, his face turned pale, and his voice lowered:

"It is the Flying Swallow Chain from the Blue Hand style."

"If this were a life-or-death struggle, where should the second kick of the Flying Swallow Chain have hit you?"

"It would have kicked my throat or chin... Mr. Hao, I lost this round."

Liu Xing lowered his head and said unwillingly.

The Flying Swallow Chain is a lethal move in the Blue Hand style, using momentum to complete a double kick in the air; the first kick is to break the opponent's defense, and the second is to target the enemy's vitals, kicking the throat or chin.

If Li Fei had kicked Liu Xing's chin or throat just now, Liu Xing would be dead or crippled by now.

Hao Yi looked at the calm-faced Li Fei; this kid had been acting from the moment he realized his Sickle-Hook Leg was being countered. He clearly had a good way to respond, yet he deliberately kept blocking and retreating, appearing vulnerable, only to suddenly launch a counterattack when he reached the wall, catching Liu Xing off guard.

To be able to think of a strategy so quickly and then lead someone into a trap step by step.

In this light, his student was a bit devious and not as upright and honest as he appeared.

"Continue."

He said, signaling for the two to continue their sparring.

"Yes!"

Liu Xing regained his spirit and looked fiercely at Li Fei.

This time, he would never be careless again.

Li Fei looked at Liu Xing calmly, stepped forward a few paces, and once again assumed the starting stance of the Blue Hand style.

His experiences in his previous life made him deeply understand one truth: choice is more important than effort.

Only by fully recognizing oneself and finding one's strengths can one exert one's advantages.

Since his best move, the Sickle-Hook Leg, was countered by the opponent's "Copper Bridge and Iron Horse," he had to change his thinking and play to his strengths, which was to use the Myriad Blood Bead's ability to share damage to fight.

Just now, every time he was hit by Liu Xing's fists, the vast majority of the damage was instantly shared by the Myriad Blood Bead, so the impact on his body was very small, and the pain he felt was also very small.

Thus, Li Fei quickly determined a new fighting style.

He and Liu Xing fought each other in the room again; this time, Li Fei did not retreat, nor did he parry or block, but stood his ground and went head-to-head with Liu Xing.

For every punch Liu Xing threw at him, he would return a kick.

This fighting style was originally Liu Xing's favorite, because the "Copper Bridge and Iron Horse" he practiced was suitable for steady, solid, and head-on fighting.

However, after trading seven or eight punches, Liu Xing felt that something was wrong.

The Li Fei in front of him was clearly not as sturdy as he was, but no matter how he exerted his force, it was difficult to shake the opponent in the slightest.

Hitting Li Fei felt like hitting a mountain!

This also made Hao Yi, who was watching from the side, secretly marvel.

Hao Yi could tell that Li Fei had never practiced any hard-body techniques, yet he could go head-to-head with Liu Xing like this, which could only mean that the boy was naturally gifted with extraordinary bones and was a talent.

Bang!

Liu Xing hit Li Fei hard in the face with a punch, but Li Fei didn't even sway, and expressionlessly returned a punch to Liu Xing, hitting him on the nose.

Liu Xing felt the pain and finally panicked a little.

Facing an opponent he couldn't move or hurt at all, he didn't know how to fight anymore.

Liu Xing couldn't help but retreat, turning from offense to defense, while Li Fei pressed his advantage, pushing step by step, and soon forced the opponent into a corner.

What followed was almost Li Fei's performance time, as he used all the moves he had learned, while Liu Xing became his human punching dummy.

This scene was originally what Liu Xing had imagined in his mind just now, only the roles were reversed.

"That's enough."

Hao Yi called a stop to this match, which no longer had any suspense.

He glanced at the calm-looking Li Fei and turned to say to Liu Xing:

"You are no match for him, go back."

(End of chapter)