On the last day of Huo Yuanjia's first seven days, the people of the Jingwu Sect had already started to clean up the mourning hall and prepare for the burial. A junior brother ran in and shouted,""Fifth Senior Brother is back! Fifth Senior Brother is back!"
Hearing this, Tang Shan took the lead to welcome them, and everyone followed. Just as they reached the corner of the alley, they saw a young man in a Chinese tunic suit walking in with a suitcase. It was Chen Zhen.
Tang Shan sized up Chen Zhen slightly. As expected, he was not much different from the image in the movie. It was worth mentioning that, because of the system, although this was Tang Shan's first time meeting Chen Zhen, he did not feel unfamiliar at all.
On the other hand, Chen Zhen was stunned when he saw Tang Shan. Then, his face lit up. He threw down his suitcase and quickly walked forward to hold Tang Shan's hand."Eldest Senior Brother, you're back too!"
According to the system's settings, Tang Shan and Chen Zhen were both orphans who were adopted by Huo Yuanjia since they were young. Therefore, their relationship had always been very good, almost no different from blood brothers. Counting the time, it had been five years since the two of them last met. At this moment, they could not help but feel a little emotional and excited.
Tang Shan nodded." When I came back, I happened to see Master for the last time."”"Oh right, why are you back?" I didn't let Tingen send you a telegram because I was afraid it would affect your studies.”
" I saw the newspaper in Japan. It reported about Master, so I rushed back." Chen Zhen's face darkened.”
Hearing this, Huo Tingen said angrily,""Hmph, the Japanese actually have the face to publicize this matter. If it weren't for my father's illness, how could he have lost to Akutagawa Ryuichi!”
"Master has always been in good health. Why did he suddenly fall ill?”Chen Zhen looked puzzled.
It was no wonder. Martial artists had vigorous blood and energy, and they were immune to evil and diseases. Huo Yuanjia's martial arts cultivation could be considered a grandmaster of his generation. Anyone with a little bit of martial arts knowledge would not believe that he would suddenly fall ill.
Tang Shan knew that Huo Yuanjia was poisoned by the Japanese, but he couldn't point it out. In order not to cause any more trouble, he decided to suppress Chen Zhen's suspicion first and then deal with this matter himself. He immediately said," Chen Zhen, you've just returned. You should go and burn some incense for Master first. After Master is buried, I'll personally issue a challenge to Hongkou Dojo to see what Akutagawa Ryuichi is capable of."”
Chen Zhen thought for a moment. This was not a bad idea, so he did not say anything else. After Chen Zhen paid his respects to Huo Yuanjia, everyone continued to clean up the mourning hall. A few hours later, they were done. Then, they sent the coffin up the mountain and officially buried it.
The night was silent.
The next day, just as dawn broke, the martial arts practice field of the Jingwu Sect became noisy.
On the martial arts field, Chen Zhen was leading his junior brothers to practice the Huo Family Fist. Each of them was full of vigor and vitality, looking as if they were thriving. Perhaps because Tang Shan and Chen Zhen had returned one after another, the disciples of the Essence Martial Sect had a spiritual sustenance, so they were not too immersed in the haze of Huo Yuanjia's death.
Seeing this scene, Tang Shan felt quite gratified. He immediately rolled up his sleeves and joined in. Seeing Tang Shan join the ranks, the junior brothers were instantly invigorated and practiced even harder.
After a set of Huo Family Style, the disciples immediately divided into two groups. One group surrounded Tang Shan, and the other surrounded Chen Zhen, asking for guidance from the two of them. The two of them were naturally not stingy. They told him everything they knew and shared their experiences one by one.
Tang Shan's Huo Family Style had already reached the Great Accomplishment Realm, which was only one level lower than Huo Yuanjia's Grandmaster Realm. Coupled with the optimization function of the system, his understanding of the Huo Family Style had become more comprehensive. It could be considered a textbook model. Therefore, his explanation to his junior brothers was meticulous and comprehensive.
However, Chen Zhen's explanation was very different. In comparison, he emphasized more on direct and effective attacks. In his mind, some of the flashy but useless moves in the Huo Family Style could be completely abandoned. Only moves that could knock down the opponent in the shortest time were the strongest moves.
Then the question was, who was right and who was wrong in Tang Shan's and Chen Zhen's understanding?
In fact, Tang Shan's perception was not wrong, and neither was Chen Zhen's perception. It was just that Tang Shan's perception was more traditional, while Chen Zhen's perception was more open-minded.
Guo Yunshen, a renowned grandmaster of the Xingyi Fist, had divided the cultivation of Chinese martial arts into three levels: Bright Jin, Dark Jin, and HuaJin. Bright Jin generally referred to the cultivation of external strength, while Dark Jin referred to the cultivation of internal strength. HuaJin was the combination of internal and external strength in order to achieve the effect of both internal and external cultivation, and the effect of both hardness and softness. In short, it was to train martial arts to the bones. At this level, all kinds of techniques and attacks had become instinctive reactions. Any casual move would have great power. This was a process from simple to complex, then from complex to simple, and finally back to simplicity. This process required not only hard work, but also great perseverance and wisdom. This was the path Tang Shan wanted to take.
However, Chen Zhen's Dao was different. His Dao could be said to be a different path. From the very beginning, he removed the complicated moves and combined the most direct and simple moves into one furnace. As long as the physical conditions met the requirements, he could cause the most direct and effective damage. However, every set of Chinese martial arts had been refined by countless predecessors. Some of the complicated moves might seem fancy on the surface, but their existence was reasonable. They definitely contained a certain essence. For someone like Chen Zhen to cut down on the complexity and simplify, he would inevitably lose the meaning of 'truth'. It would be extremely difficult to achieve the realm of returning to simplicity.
In the end, Tang Shan and Chen Zhen's Dao, one was gradual, the other was to strive for improvement. No matter which one, in the end, it was the same. As for which Dao was more powerful and which Dao was easier to reach the peak, it was really a matter of opinion.
Back to the main topic.
Seeing Chen Zhen and his junior brothers demonstrate as they spoke, Tang Shan could not help but have a thought. Then, his heart sank."System, can I observe other people's identity information?”
The system replied,[Yes, but the overall strength of the person being observed cannot exceed the host's by three levels. Otherwise, it will not be observed.]”
Tang Shan estimated that his overall strength should be on par with Chen Zhen's. He immediately thought to himself,""System, please extract Chen Zhen's identity information for me.”
"Ding! Chen Zhen's identity information has been successfully extracted!”
Name: Chen Zhen
[Age: 22]
[Wuge: Strong and fierce]
[Teacher: Huo Yuanjia (Fifth Disciple of Jingwu Sect)]
[Skills: Mechanics (Master), Japanese (Master)]
[Martial Arts: Huo Family Boxing (Great Success), Free Combat (Great Success), Karate (Proficient), Jiu-jitsu (Proficient)]
[Constitution: 122 (Normal people fluctuate around 100)]
[Strength: 199 (Normal people have around 100)]
[Agility: 155 (Normal people would float around 100)]
[Spirit: 114 (Normal people have around 100)]
After looking at Chen Zhen's identity information, Tang Shan could not help but fall into deep thought. From this identity information, his estimation was not wrong. The two of them had almost the same attributes, and the Huo Family Style was also at the great success realm. The only difference was that Chen Zhen had mastered kickboxing and was also proficient in karate and jiu-jitsu. Tang Shan estimated that he should be on par with Chen Zhen with his Mastery Level Shadow Fist and Master Level Free Combat.
Other than that, there was another difference between the two of them, and that was Wu Ge. The system did not give a clear explanation about Wuge. It only told Tang Shan to figure it out himself, so he could not figure out the difference.
Just as Tang Shan was deep in thought, Chen Zhen's explanation had already come to an end. Then, he walked over in high spirits.
"Eldest Senior Brother, I haven't helped you for six or seven years. Take this opportunity today to give me some pointers!”
Hearing this, Tang Shan couldn't help but look up at Chen Zhen. His interest was immediately piqued."Alright, I haven't helped you for so many years. I also want to see how far you've reached.”
As they spoke, the two of them distanced themselves from each other and took up their respective stances.
"Fifth Junior Brother, please!"
"Eldest Senior Brother, please!"
The sparring between the two of them immediately ignited the emotions of the martial arts disciples. Everyone retreated to the edge of the martial arts practice field, holding their breaths and focusing, staring at the two people in the field with burning eyes.
In the eyes of the disciples of the Jingwu Sect, Eldest Brother Tang Shan and Fifth Brother Chen Zhen had always been the strongest people besides their Master Huo Yuanjia. However, there had always been no conclusion as to who was better. Now that the two of them were actually going to spar in front of everyone, the result that had been hanging for many years was about to be revealed. How could everyone not be excited and look forward to it?
"Ha-"
Suddenly, the two of them let out a roar at the same time and jumped forward. They clashed with each other. Both of them used the Huo Family Style, so they knew each other very well. For a moment, they were actually fighting to a standstill.
"Bang bang bang!"
With a few thunderous explosions, the two of them fought quickly and countered each other's moves. In an instant, they had exchanged more than ten moves.
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