Chapter 182 Martial Arts Strength
"what…"

Heitu looked at Zhu Chengwu who was so close to him with shocked eyes.

Such a speed of Qi mobilization, such a defensive power...

At the moment when Heitu was shocked, Zhu Chengwu, who relied on his innate energy to resist Heitu's attack, directly hit Heitu's body with his backhand.

As Zhu Chengwu moved, a burning fire emerged around him.

However, although the air was hot, there was no unusual phenomenon happening around.

This situation is a reflection of Zhu Chengwu's extremely strong control!
All the true energy, the essence of heaven and earth, and the rules of fire that Zhu Chengwu mobilized were under his absolute control. Nothing leaked out and all were used to attack the black soil.

Therefore, this vision is not obvious!

"drink…"

Facing Zhu Chengwu's attack, Heitu changed his moves and tried his best to resist.

However, looking at Heitu's changing moves, Zhu Chengwu simply responded to all changes with the same approach!
The unchanged palm strikes directly towards Heitu's body.

Zhu Chengwu's actions forced Heitu to retract his unpredictable moves and extend his palm to welcome the arrival of Zhu Chengwu's Fiery Palm.

The two palms intersected, and countless fire rushed into Heitu's body along with the intersecting palms of Zhu Chengwu and Heitu.

The huge and blazing fire instantly shattered the true energy in Heitu's body.

"Ah~~"

His true energy was impacted to the point where he could not form any resistance. Heitu immediately suffered the same fate as Baishan, being severely injured and knocked away.

Heitu, who was flying in the air, finally understood why Baishan, who was both his "good friend" and "partner" and whose strength was no weaker than his, couldn't even take on a single move from Zhu Chengwu.

Zhu Chengwu, the Marquis of Fu'an in the Ming Dynasty, is too powerful!

Zhu Chengwu guarded this place where the Yang Lei Zhen Yan was born for twenty-five years. In the sixteenth year, he had already achieved the realm of the supreme master (grand master). In the next nine years, Zhu Chengwu's realm was further consolidated among the supreme masters (grand masters).

Martial arts is the way of the physical body, and everything is about speed and timing.

The human body has a growth period, a peak period and a weak period!

Therefore, if a martial artist wants to become a master, he needs to race against time.

Achieve first-class results before the age of 25, and complete the first-class training path before the age of 35... Only in this way can you have a chance to successfully break through the bottleneck of the Grandmaster before your physical functions begin to decline at the age of 40.

Even if one practices health-preserving techniques, one can only postpone the time of reaching the first-class limit to 45 years old... After all, health-preserving techniques are only for health preservation, not immortality, certainly not rejuvenation!
No matter how late it is, due to the limitations of the physical state, no matter what kind of opportunities you have or what kind of magical skills you have practiced, it will be difficult to become a master!
You have to race against time before becoming a grandmaster, and the same applies after becoming a grandmaster.

Although after achieving the Grandmaster status, the warrior has already begun to become inhuman and can prolong his peak period for a long time.

But after deducing from the "Jade Book", Zhu Chengwu knew that this method of forcibly locking the Grandmaster's peak combat power, although it can allow the Grandmaster to maintain his combat power, it cannot allow the Grandmaster to regain his young body. The cultivation essence and progress speed of the young body will be gone forever.

According to the “Jade Book”, in order to become a supreme master (grand master), one must achieve the master level before the age of 35.

Only with a body and age like this can one retain the possibility of successfully becoming a top master.

Once one is over 50 years old and has not achieved the realm of supreme master (grand master), it is almost impossible to achieve the realm of supreme master (grand master) except by relying on the power of high-level rare treasures of heaven and earth to forcibly impact.

As for the challenge to become a Grandmaster, one must do so before the Jiazi deadline (60 years old).

Once a warrior is over 60 years old, no matter how talented he is, it is almost impossible for him to succeed in becoming a Grandmaster.

This is the limitation of a warrior’s physical practice of martial arts!
Nine years ago, after achieving the realm of a supreme master (grand master), and receiving mysterious feedback from the heaven and earth, and deducing this conclusion based on the "Jade Book", Zhu Chengwu finally understood why there were so many brilliant geniuses in the history of this world, such as Yin Kui Tianmo, Shaolin Bodhidharma, Wudang Sanfeng, etc., but no one had truly achieved above the master level!

Time and age are the real reasons that prevent the geniuses and evildoers of this world from achieving the level of Grandmaster and raising the upper limit of the world's military strength.

This time and age limit is a big test even for Zhu Chengwu, a reincarnated person born into the Ming royal family Zhu and with the "Jade Book" in his mind.

Zhu Chengwu had no shortage of resources since he was young. Although he did not dare to speed up his realm breakthrough before he was conferred the title due to the internal strife between King Ming and the Zhao family, with the power of deduction from the "Jade Book", Zhu Chengwu, who had accumulated a lot of experience, did not actually delay the time it took him to become a master.

In fact, because of his accumulated experience and the unexpected acquisition of the high-level rare treasure, the Earth's Core Fire Lotus, from the Cui family, which made it extremely easy for him to become a grandmaster, Zhu Chengwu might have been even younger when he became a grandmaster than if he had blindly pursued a breakthrough in realm quickly.

But even so, Zhu Chengwu was already over 28 years old when he achieved the Grandmaster level, and he was only a few days away from turning 44 when he achieved the Supreme Grandmaster (Grand Grandmaster) level.

The further you go in practicing martial arts, the harder it becomes!
It only took Zhu Chengwu more than twenty years from the beginning of his practice to entering the mainstream, becoming a first-class master, and finally becoming a grandmaster.

But it took Zhu Chengwu, who had the "Jade Book" in his mind and a solid foundation, almost sixteen years to achieve the status of a master and practice to the level of a supreme master.

After that, he would consolidate his foundation and take a few more steps forward to gain a greater chance of successfully reaching the Grandmaster level. Zhu Chengwu didn't even know if the remaining sixteen years would be enough.

However, Zhu Chengwu was lucky because the Earth Core Fire Lotus had been digested and the Yang Thunder True Flame was also conceived before Zhu Chengwu turned 60.

If the desired high-level combination of rare treasures from heaven and earth is not created before the age of 60, then Zhu Chengwu will really be at a loss.

It can be said that to have the possibility of successfully reaching the Grandmaster level, talent, strength, luck... none of them can be missing!

If Zhu Chengwu can finally succeed in reaching the Grandmaster level, it will be because of his character, resources, cheats, and luck, each accounting for a quarter.

It is somewhat similar to the so-called "an article is created naturally" and "it is the result of accidental creation"!
During the twenty-five years of guarding this place where the Yang Lei Zhen Yan was born, in addition to a breakthrough in realm, Zhu Chengwu's combat power has also been greatly improved.

In addition to the impact brought by the realm improvement, this improvement is mainly concentrated on the improvement of the three major martial arts: Blazing Sun Fiery Palm, Innate Qi and So Close Yet So Far.

After twenty-five years of precipitation, Zhu Chengwu, through the power of "Jade Book", has deduced the "Innate Qi" that integrates the rules of earth to a level equivalent to the twelve levels of Shaolin Bodhidharma's Golden Bell Cover.

The most powerful thing about Shaolin Bodhidharma is the Twelve-level Golden Bell Cover, which makes him invulnerable to swords and guns, water and fire, and immune to all poisons. This is a very terrifying defensive power!
The No. 1 body-protecting skill circulated in the Ming Dynasty martial arts world, the Vajra Indestructible Skill, is only equivalent to the tenth level of the Golden Bell Cover. The strongest body-protecting move of the original Tiangang Boy's Skill - Vajra Body Protection is only equivalent to the ninth level of the Golden Bell Cover.

From this we can see how strong the defensive power of the current innate qi is!
In addition to the innate qi, Zhu Chengwu also incorporated the insights into thunder he gained from observing the birth of the Yang Lei Zhenyan during the past 25 years into the light body technique "A World Away".

Just when the Yang Lei Zhen Yan was finally formed, Zhu Chengwu had another realization in his heart, and then he deduced "A World Away" to a strength similar to that of "Innate Gang Qi".

It can be said that the “A World Away” performed by Zhu Chengwu himself now has surpassed the “Crossing the River on a Reed” performed by Bodhidharma himself and the “Wudang Ladder to the Clouds” performed by Taoist Sanfeng himself.

After all, the strongest martial arts of Bodhidharma is only the Twelve-Level Golden Bell Cover, and the strongest martial arts of Taoist Sanfeng is only Tai Chi sword.

Although the Shaolin Bodhidharma and Wudang Sanfeng's martial arts skills are powerful and surpass most of the top masters (grand masters) in history, they are still not as good as their most proficient Twelve Levels Golden Bell Cover and Tai Chi sword.

The strength of “A World Away Yet” in light Kung Fu is just like the strength of the Twelve-Level Golden Bell Cover in defensive martial arts.

However, just as "Crossing the River on a Reed" is not Shaolin Bodhidharma's strongest martial art, and "Tiyunzong" is not Taoist Sanfeng's best martial art, "Xiantian Gangqi" and "The World Is Within Reach" are not Zhu Chengwu's strongest martial arts at present.

Zhu Chengwu's strongest martial art now is the fire-attributed attack skill - Blazing Sun Fiery Palm.

The fire attribute is a common attribute of the Earth Core Fire Lotus and the Yang Thunder True Flame.

Whether it is the Fiery Palm before advancement or the Blazing Sun Fire Palm after advancement, it is the martial art that Zhu Chengwu values ​​the most, spends the most effort on, and has the highest expectations for.

The final result also conforms to this reality.

As early as twenty-five years ago, in the Nanzhu Kingdom, Zhu Chengwu's Blazing Sun Fiery Palm had reached a strength equivalent to the twelfth level of the Golden Bell Cover.

Now, after twenty-five years of precipitation, inspired by the fire rules of Yang Lei Zhen Yan, not long after the fire aspect of Yang Lei Zhen Yan took shape, Zhu Chengwu finally pushed the Blazing Sun Fiery Palm, which was equivalent to the twelfth level of Golden Bell Cover, to a higher level.

In the deduction of the "Jade Book", the Blazing Sun Fiery Palm, which has been advanced to a higher level, has truly entered the level above the Grandmaster.

Although the previous Blazing Sun Fiery Palm was powerful, it was still in the gap between the top master and above the master, just like the current "Innate Gangqi" and "The World Is Within a Short Distance", as well as Bodhidharma's "Twelve Levels Golden Bell Cover" and Sanfeng Taoist's "Tai Chi Fist and Sword", and had not truly entered the class above the master.

With the high-level rare treasure of heaven and earth, Yang Lei Zhenyan, as a reference and the power of deduction from the "Jade Book" to help, it took Zhu Chengwu twenty-five years to advance the Blazing Sun Fiery Palm, which had already reached the twelfth level of the Golden Bell Cover, to the strength of a true master.

From this we can see how difficult it is to reach a level above the true Grandmaster level!

However, although it is extremely difficult to achieve the true master level, Zhu Chengwu had already reached the ultimate master level nine years ago. Now, after nine years of precipitation, he has made further progress.

In addition, the "Innate Qi" and "The World Is Within Reach" of the twelfth level of the Golden Bell Cover surpass the twelfth level of the Golden Bell Cover and reach the "Burning Sun Fiery Palm" of true master strength.

Zhu Chengwu's current combat power has surpassed Yin Kui Tianmo, Shaolin Damo, Wudang Sanfeng at their peak...

This is also the reason why Zhu Chengwu was able to remain calm and composed when facing the sudden attack of more than a dozen Grandmaster Yang Shens.

Although the upper limit of the realm in this world is still the supreme master (grand master), there is still a gap between the supreme masters (grand masters).

During the Jiazi period of Taoist Sanfeng's demon-suppression campaign, he defeated and suppressed masters who were at the same top grandmaster level.

What's more, Zhu Chengwu is now stronger than Taoist Sanfeng in his peak period.

Facing such a Zhu Chengwu, it was not unfair for Baishan and Heitu to be defeated in one move!

Being injured but not killed was already a lucky result given the powerful strength of Baishan and Heitu, and the fact that they only fought one move against Zhu Chengwu!
Seeing that Baishan and Heitu were seriously injured and defeated with just one move, at this time, the other dozen or so masters Yangshen who were planning to reap the benefits finally reacted after being shocked and began to move closer to Zhu Chengwu.

As the pillar behind the Qing Dynasty and its greatest support, Baishan and Heitu, who are said to be able to temporarily suppress the top masters together, are extremely famous among the top leaders of the six dynasties!
Zhu Chengwu first chose such a hard iron plate as a breakthrough point, and other Grandmaster Yangshen at the scene would naturally choose to sit on it and watch the fight.

This way, we can not only observe Zhu Chengwu's strength, but also understand the combat power of Baishan and Heitu.

Maybe after Zhu Chengwu and Baishan Heitu are both defeated, they can lose a major competitor.

After all, after dealing with Zhu Chengwu, Baishan Heitu will be their direct opponent in the fight for the high-level rare treasure of heaven and earth, Yanglei Zhenyan.

However, they did not expect that Zhu Chengwu would be so strong and the famous Baishan Heitu would be so weak. This gave Zhu Chengwu the opportunity to fight against Baishan Heitu alone while being surrounded by a group of Grandmaster Yangshen.

The way that heaven and earth allowed Yang Lei Zhen Yan to emit huge fluctuations after it was formed could only expose the positions of Yang Lei Zhen Yan and Zhu Chengwu.

Some Grandmaster Yang Shens who were interested in Yang Lei Zhen Yan and did not want Zhu Chengwu to obtain Yang Lei Zhen Yan came to stop Zhu Chengwu and become his enemy, but he was unable to control the inner thoughts of these Grandmaster Yang Shens who arrived at the scene.

These Grandmaster Yang Shen always have their own stance and ideas!
It is precisely because he understands the complexity of human nature and human hearts that it is difficult for the attackers to cooperate selflessly. In addition, Zhu Chengwu, who has the extremely strong "So Close Yet So Far" by his side and can come and go freely, and wants to prove his own strength, will wait here to fight with the attackers.

Otherwise, with Zhu Chengwu's speed of "a world away at a close distance", people like Baishan Heitu, Mengchixing and Pangban would not be able to see Zhu Chengwu's front face from the very beginning.

However, although the Grandmaster Yang Shens present at the scene approached Zhu Chengwu at the first opportunity, no one of them took the first step to attack.

With just one move, Baishan Heitu was seriously injured. Zhu Chengwu caused such a huge shock to everyone present.

People were divided, and among so many Grandmaster Yangshen present, no one dared to face Zhu Chengwu who was in good condition first.

With the combat capability that Zhu Chengwu has demonstrated now, whoever attacks Zhu Chengwu first will surely face Zhu Chengwu's strongest counterattack.

Even Baishan Heitu, who claimed that they could temporarily suppress the top masters when they joined forces, were seriously injured in two moves. Although they were defeated one by one and had no chance to join forces against the enemy, no matter how confident the remaining masters Yangshen were, they would not think that they were much stronger than Baishan Heitu alone and could withstand Zhu Chengwu's counterattack.

It is true that when two warriors meet in a narrow road, the brave one wins, and confidence is also needed!
But what a warrior needs is confidence, not seeking death!
"Since you guys won't go, then I will!"

Seeing that the many Grandmaster Yang Shens who had surrounded him were just getting closer but were slow to take action, Zhu Chengwu showed a slight smile of contempt, and facing more than a dozen Grandmaster Yang Shens, he once again chose to take the initiative.

With a high realm, strong strength and agile movements, you can do whatever you want!
Although the number of enemies is large and their combined combat effectiveness may be stronger, the side with a higher realm, greater strength and faster body movements can take the absolute initiative in the battle as long as they pay attention to their own position and do not fall completely into the enemy's encirclement.

If the opponents can really work together, the worst that can happen is a strategic retreat, followed by guerrilla warfare, and defeating them one by one!

This is the initiative of the strong!
(End of this chapter)