Chapter 108: Kongming Fist, Fighting Zhou Botong

Is Zhou Botong a master? Or a great master?

Li Ming was a little unsure.

He had faced many masters, but Zhou Botong was the first one who made him feel so difficult to understand.

The last time with Murong Bo, at most, made Li Ming feel a little dangerous, but after entering the sixth level of the Free and Easy Heart Sutra, defeating the opponent was basically no problem.

But this Zhou Botong...

Li Ming even felt unsure.

In terms of hard power alone, Zhou Botong should be the strongest opponent he has ever met.

Moreover, the more Zhou Botong acted playfully, the more difficult it was for people to tell the truth from the false, and they dared not take it lightly.

Li Ming couldn't help but be curious.

He wanted to see what the situation would be like if he really fought with Zhou Botong at the same level.

"Okay, since you've spoken, I'll just accompany you for a few moves."

When Zhou Botong heard Li Ming's agreement, he immediately smiled.

"Okay, this is the best. When I see that stubborn old Taoist priest Qiu Chuji again, it will be easy for me to explain it to him."

Yang Guo, Lin Pingzhi and others were speechless.

Zhou Botong's senior brother Wang Chongyang is a Taoist priest. He himself is also the great-grandmaster of the Quanzhen Sect and also comes from the Taoist sect. But he keeps calling others "old Taoist priest with a big nose", which sounds very inappropriate.

Zhou Botong did not forget to turn around and say to Yang Guo: "By the way, after the fight, remember to show me something fun, don't lie to me, an old man."

Yang Guo smiled helplessly and nodded.

after a while.

Whizzing--

Two figures flashed by quickly and appeared on a hillside not far from Qixia Town.

The figures appeared, and they were Li Ming and Zhou Botong.

"Hey, your Qinggong is pretty good."

Zhou Botong once again marveled and praised.

There are indeed very few people in the world who can keep up with his body movements.

In the past, Zhou Botong once competed with Qiu Qianren of the Iron Palm Gang in leg strength by chasing each other for thousands of miles, which showed that he was very good at Qinggong. He was not only fast, but also had great endurance.

In this short distance just now, Li Ming was not at a disadvantage, his breath was long and he was on par with himself.

Zhou Botong became even more interested.

"I'm an old man, you should give in to me, so I'll make the first move."

"Can……"

Before Li Ming could utter two words, a strong wind suddenly blew in his face!
call!
Li Ming's hair and the sleeves of his clothes were blown back.

In the blink of an eye, complex and complicated fist moves were already in front of him.

Zhou Botong’s first move was shocking.

Li Ming complained in his heart, they are all veterans, why do they still use the trick of sudden attacks to take advantage.

Swish!
Li Ming waved his hand, his true energy surged, and a thick wall of energy appeared in front of him.

The air wall seemed soft and elastic. The fist shadows that came at him like lightning suddenly slowed down as if they fell into a sticky liquid and could be easily captured by the sight.

Then, the power of the dense fist shadows weakened rapidly, as if the air wall on Li Ming's body had its own suction force, which absorbed some of the energy.

After moving forward a few inches, the fist shadow stopped completely, and then it flashed on the air wall, as if it became very slippery again, directly unloading the attack to both sides.

It passed straight past Li Ming.

The energy absorbed by it was quickly transformed into Xiaoyao Qi and merged into Li Ming's meridians, making his Qi more abundant and almost overflowing.

"Ok?"

Zhou Botong did not hold back in this attack, but he never expected that Li Ming would easily resolve it without causing any impact at all. He could not help but stare in amazement.

"What kind of kung fu is this? Interesting!"

Zhou Botong's eyes lit up.

With his martial arts background, it can be seen that Li Ming used a very advanced method of unloading force, but at the same time there is also a difference, that is, he actually absorbed part of his own attack!

This is something Zhou Botong has never seen before.

It doesn't look like the infamous Star-Absorbing Art or the Power-Transforming Art, and it seems to be different from the Power-Absorbing Art created by the rumored Tianchi Strange Hero.

But Zhou Bo was not at all displeased. Instead, he was delighted to see the prey and became even more excited.

In fact, what Li Ming used was a combination of the Xiaoyao Heart Sutra's property of absorbing internal energy and the Dou Zhuan Xing Yi that he had just learned, and the effect was indeed extraordinary.

The attacks launched by a master like Zhou Botong far exceeded the upper limit of what he could absorb, so he absorbed a part of it first, and then used the Dou Zhuan Xing Yi to unload the rest, easily neutralizing the attack.

Just as the fist shadow passed by, Li Ming exhaled and suddenly swung out with a palm.

The part of the true energy just absorbed, plus his own strong true energy, were all stored in this palm.

Xiaoyao's internal energy instantly turned into an extremely powerful force, which combined with the air wall in front of him and condensed into a virtual palm, attacking Zhou Botong.

"Ok!"

Between defense and attack, Li Ming's momentum changed from virtual to real, the contrast was huge but extremely smooth.

Especially when he felt the fierceness in it, even Zhou Botong's eyelids jumped.

This guy's martial arts style is so weird, it's a bit hard to figure out.

Zhou Botong leapt back and used both palms to fight back.

"boom!"

There was a loud bang, and the leaked true energy even formed a circular air wave, which rolled in all directions and blew up a lot of vegetation and gravel on the ground.

Zhou Botong was shocked. This guy's palm was too powerful. His arms were numb and he almost couldn't take it.

Amid the smoke and dust, Zhou Botong's figure suddenly popped out and rushed towards Li Ming.

If there were other people watching the fight, they would hardly be able to see Zhou Botong's figure, and would only be able to see a series of afterimages.

Another strong wind blew in my face.

Zhou Botong said before that it was easy and that he would just fight a little and stop when the time was right, but when he started fighting, he was very decisive.

The feeling of oppression came again. Li Ming complained in his heart and concentrated on dealing with it.

It was still a violent fist wind. Li Ming gathered his true energy to take it. However, the next second, the properties of the fist wind suddenly changed.

Floating and shifting, from real to unreal.

Li Ming's counterattack clearly collided with it, but it seemed to fall into a vacuum.

This feeling is very strange, like a punch filled with power but ending up hitting the air with no target or point of force at all.

But just when he had exerted half of his strength, Zhou Botong's fist suddenly turned from virtual to real and attacked with a loud bang!

Li Ming's pupils shrank, and he took a silky step forward, sliding away from Zhou Botong's attack.

Some of the residual power affected his body, but he absorbed it easily.

"what?"

Zhou Botong was once again shocked by Li Ming's movements. With his level of cultivation, he couldn't see clearly.

But Zhou Botong did not stop, and his fist turned and moved forward, directly entangling Li Ming. But this time, after the fist reached Li Ming, it was attracted by a strange force and turned around and bounced back to himself.

Zhou Botong was caught off guard and hurriedly retracted his fist to respond. His own attack exploded on his body, consuming another wave of his true energy.

What a clever way of using the opponent's force to counter the opponent's force.

Zhou Botong didn't know how many times he had been amazed.

At this moment, Li Ming was like a treasure trove in his eyes, constantly bringing him surprises.

How old is this guy, yet he has mastered so many unique skills? And he seems to have mastered each of them very well.

"Okay, come again!"

Zhou Botong was completely excited. He shouted loudly and clung to Li Ming like a sticky candy. Even though Li Ming had excellent physical skills, he was unable to distance himself from him.

In the blink of an eye, the two men were dodging and fighting fiercely.

However, the noise that erupted was very strange, and it was totally unlike the dense explosions that were produced by ordinary masters.

But it is sometimes rapid and sometimes slow.

Sometimes the two of them would fight with fists and feet, and the fight was fierce, but there was no sound, as if both of them were weak and had no strength.

But the next second it suddenly became powerful again, and the residual power it emitted blasted holes of varying depths on the ground nearby.

Li Ming also did not hold back and used the Tianshan Zhemei Hand with all his strength.

Because he has incorporated so many unique skills, Li Ming's Tianshan Zhemei Hand is skillful and agile, and his level is extremely high.

Some are strong, some are smart, some are cunning and vicious, and some are full of awe-inspiring righteousness.

The switching between various modes is incredibly smooth, and the moves are extremely mysterious, often with many changes, and the follow-up moves are endless, which cannot be underestimated.

In terms of moves alone, Li Ming is not inferior to Zhou Botong who possesses the Nine Yin Scriptures.

But no matter how hard they fought, they could not achieve any success.

Zhou Botong's punches were always real and fake, sometimes real and sometimes not. No matter how fierce his moves were, they would always fall into empty space at the critical moment and pose no threat at all.

Empty fist!
This term emerged in Li Ming's mind.

The Kongming Fist was created by Zhou Botong when he was imprisoned on Peach Blossom Island. It is extremely yin and soft, and embodies the Taoist principle of using the empty to defeat the real and using the insufficient to defeat the sufficient.

Now that I see it, it is indeed extraordinary!

Once the Kongming Fist is released, one is basically invincible and can withstand attacks that are much stronger than one's own. Although one cannot win, it is extremely difficult for one to be defeated.

Unless the opponent's offensive force is several orders of magnitude higher and can crush Zhou Botong's limits with absolute strength.

But there are only a few people in the world who can do this.

Li Ming became more and more frightened as the fight went on. Even if he took away the mystery of the Kongming Fist, Li Ming still could not feel Zhou Botong's upper limit.

It seemed that no matter how hard he tried, the opponent still had some room to spare, and it was bottomless.

Li Ming's strong Qi and overwhelming strength have basically made him invincible in the Grandmaster Realm, but this Zhou Botong...

Is he really a grandmaster?

Li Ming began to have some doubts.

But after all, he had never seen a grandmaster, so he couldn't be sure. He always felt that Zhou Botong was a little short of that.

Similarly, Zhou Botong's attack on himself was also unlikely to be effective.

It absorbed and transformed, and occasionally bounced back to use the force to counter attack, making Zhou Botong's several attacks in vain.

In a short while, the two had exchanged more than a hundred moves, but there was still no winner, and neither could do anything to the other.

The martial arts characteristics of both of them are to display the virtual and the real, the hard and the soft to the extreme. This is not just a battle, but also contains profound martial arts principles.

At this moment, Lin Pingzhi and Yang Guo, who arrived a little later, also stopped to watch from a distance and were immediately attracted by their fight.

The two seemed to have some feelings, and they verified some of the things they realized with the skills they practiced, and their understanding became deeper.

Just after a hundred moves, Zhou Botong and Li Ming suddenly changed their moves as if they had a tacit understanding.

Zhou Botong gave up the Kongming Fist, and Li Ming retracted the energy wall to release the force. The two men's attacks turned from virtual to real at the same time, and powerful true energy rushed out!

They were all experts and could see that it was useless to continue grinding like this and it was a sheer waste of time.

Conventional offensives could not break the situation, and the internal strength of both sides was so strong that it was estimated that it would not be exhausted even if they fought for thousands of moves, not to mention that Li Ming could fight and absorb at the same time.

Therefore, they all chose to take action boldly.

Zhou Botong thrust out both palms at the same time, like two dragons emerging from the sea, attacking from two directions respectively.

What's strange is that the moves used by the two palms are completely different. The left hand is so sharp that it seems to be able to tear through the void, while the right hand is soft like a bunch of sticky silk threads.

The left and right sides are of two completely different natures, which is hard to deal with.

It was Zhou Botong's unique skill of fighting with both hands.

It was clearly one person's two hands, but it looked as if two masters of the same level were attacking together.

It contained the powerful internal force enhancement brought about by Zhou Botong's practice of the Nine Yin Scriptures over the years, making the horror of his attack even higher!

The pressure brought by the offensive is no less than that of a grandmaster.

In an instant, Li Ming felt two different threats on both sides of his body.

The skin on one side felt stinging as if it was burning, and on the other side it was suddenly as if entangled by multiple invisible forces, and the agile and graceful figure that was relying on free and easy control of the wind suddenly slowed down.

It was the first time that Li Ming had seen such a situation where his movements could be restricted!
Zhou Botong raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and even used his best Nine Yin Manual Flying Catkins Power and Destroying Divine Claw, and seized the initiative, causing Li Ming to lose his balance. He didn't believe that the other party could cope with it!

"Om..."

However, Zhou Botong was stunned by a faint buzzing sound in his ears.

Zhou Botong confirmed again and again that the buzzing sound came from Li Ming's counterattack and was rapidly getting louder...

As the fight between the two men exploded, an imperceptible thread suddenly appeared.

In the chaotic true energy, he connected with Zhou Botong's attack and broke in instantly!
Zhou Botong's two palms attacked with different forces, as if finding a weakness. His momentum was suddenly broken, and then it quickly expanded and shattered!

Everything happened in a flash, leaving Zhou Botong completely unprepared!
"What a domineering truth!"

Zhou Botong has been in the martial arts world for so many years and has fought countless opponents, some of whom have condensed their true meaning, but he has never seen one with such strong destructive power!
In an instant, Zhou Botong's heart began to beat wildly, and he even sensed the danger for the first time in his life. He stopped abruptly and then turned around and retreated quickly.

As the offensive was shattered, even the protective Qi on Zhou Botong's body was pierced by this ray of truth.

He flashed far away in the blink of an eye, and only then did he feel a sharp pain in both his palms.

If I had reacted a little slower, I would have suffered a greater loss!

Zhou Botong raised his palm in shock, looked around, and then shouted like a child.

"Ouch, it hurts, we agreed to stop when it's enough, it hurts so much... you're cheating!"

He shook his hands and cried out in injustice, which made Li Ming's face turn black.

It was clearly Zhou Botong who attacked first, and he showed no mercy at all, but in the end he was able to pass the blame very smoothly.

"Ask, accept, accept."

Li Ming ignored him and bowed while regulating his internal breath.

The fight just now seemed fierce, but Li Ming made full use of the characteristics of the Xiaoyao Heart Sutra of hitting and absorbing at the same time, and it didn't even consume much energy.

However, when fighting against a master like Zhou Botong, his internal energy was somewhat disordered, but it recovered as soon as the internal energy in his meridians circulated.

But when he looked up, Zhou Botong had already come over with a smile on his face.

"Um, what kind of Kung Fu did you use just now? I have never seen it before. Can you teach me?"

(End of this chapter)