piratefiction Chapter 27 Wang Yichuan's Combat Power Theory, Urgent Notice - Theme Class Meeting!
Chapter 27 Wang Yichuan's Combat Power Theory, Urgent Notice - Theme Class Meeting!
Wang Yichuan had just walked up the stairs when he looked up and saw the two of them.
He glanced in the direction the two had come from: it was a patch of greenery, with no roads, no seats, no training facilities, only trees and grass.
Isn't this the grove where young couples meet?
Su Chen glanced at Zhang Yan's slightly flushed face and looked a little guilty.
Then he laughed.
That kind of smile that I understand.
"I...you...you guys..." Wang Yichuan pointed to the bushes, then to the two of them, "Um, did I come at the wrong time?"
Zhang Yan's face instantly turned bright red, and she waved her hands repeatedly, "No! It's not what you think!"
Wang Yichuan, who looks honest and simple, seems like a completely different person right now.
He pushed up glasses that weren't even there, and said with a sigh, "Liu Xiangdong said you two have been getting quite close lately. I didn't think it was anything serious..."
As he spoke, he winked.
Su Chen rolled his eyes wildly.
"That kid Liu Xiangdong actually said that behind my back?"
"Well... what he meant was that he felt there was something wrong between the two of you."
Wang Yichuan remained relatively serious. He only made a few jokes, and his tone was now clearly normal, showing no intention of delving into the gossip.
Su Chen explained simply, "Zhang Yan is coaching me in strength training, and I paid her! I've improved a lot these past few days."
Hearing this, Zhang Yan nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes! And you have no idea just how freakish this guy is!"
"He...he's absolutely a prodigy! He must have been hiding his talent all along, like a thousand-year-old tortoise that can keep a low profile!"
Su Chen glared at her.
How do you talk to your sugar daddy?
Zhang Yan gave a haughty snort.
He then added, "If you don't believe me, you can spar with him in real combat. He's definitely become much stronger!"
"Haha, okay." Wang Yichuan chuckled and scratched his head. "I came here precisely to find Brother Chen for a run."
Su Chen smiled too.
He did send Wang Yichuan quite a few messages during this period.
I learned from Zhang Yan during lunch that he was coming back today, and I immediately left a message.
no way!
We're so short on energy points!
"Let's go!" Su Chen stretched his shoulders; although his whole body ached, he was full of energy. "Let's spar a bit first, then we'll go for a run!"
"good!"
......
On the arena.
Su Chen threw a punch, the force of which was wrapped in the wind, aimed straight at Wang Yichuan's chest.
Wang Yichuan raised his hand to block, his palm touching Su Chen's fist. He intended to use the momentum to deflect Su Chen's force, a technique he often used, to use Su Chen's force against him and deflect the force of Su Chen's punch to the side.
But this time, the moment his hand touched Su Chen's fist, his brow furrowed slightly.
Not right.
Su Chen's punches became heavier!
It's not the kind of heaviness in terms of numerical strength, but rather a sense of overall solidity.
In the past, when Su Chen threw a punch, although the force was not weak, there would be a feeling of "dispersion" at the moment of the punch. When the power was transmitted from the shoulder to the elbow joint, there would be a momentary blockage. With that blockage, some of the power would be lost.
But now...
The fist felt like a solid iron rod stabbing in, the power traveling from the soles of the feet all the way to the fist, without any breaks or interruptions, clean and crisp.
Wang Yichuan didn't have time to think. He pressed his right palm firmly against Su Chen's fist, while simultaneously bringing his left hand's two fingers together and aiming straight for Su Chen's throat.
Advance as a form of retreat!
This is also his usual way of dealing with things: if you don't pull back your punch, he'll force you to defend!
In the past, when Su Chen was forced into this situation, he would hesitate nine times out of ten. Once he hesitated, he would slow down, and once he slowed down, he would fall into a passive position and lose in just a few moves.
But this time...
Su Chen's eyes lit up, as if he had expected this move.
He didn't retract his fist, but instead twisted his waist sharply and his right leg swept out like a whip!
Extremely fast!
Wang Yichuan's attention was mostly focused on his upper body, and he never expected Su Chen to kick him at this moment, and so decisively and cleanly.
He instinctively tried to back away, but his body couldn't react in time.
"Bang!"
Wang Yichuan was struck in the calf, lost his balance, and staggered back several steps to the side before regaining his footing.
...
Below the ring.
Zhang Yan's eyes widened and her mouth opened into an "O" shape.
Wang Yichuan steadied himself, raised his head, and looked at Su Chen with eyes full of shock.
"Haha~" Su Chen flexed his wrists, his eyes crinkling with laughter. "How's it going? Big improvement?"
Wang Yichuan remained silent for two seconds.
He's not the kind of person who would deliberately say nice things.
"Very significant!" he said, his tone earnest. "This improvement is truly enormous!"
He paused, then added, "I thought I'd improved a lot during this training trip. But judging from your performance, I feel you've improved even more than I have!"
His tone was sincere, his expression serious, and there was not a trace of politeness.
Zhang Yan jumped up beside her, clapping her hands and shouting, "See! See! I told you! He's been really weird lately!"
Su Chen rolled her eyes at this guy: "Is that all you know in terms of vocabulary? You only know the word 'pervert'?"
Zhang Yan choked for a moment, her cheeks puffing out: "...Mind your own business! Humph!"
Su Chen ignored her and glanced at the panel in front of him.
Task Two: Hard-Warped Training
Progress: 2/50
Last Sunday, he sparred with Wang Yichuan twice, each session lasting an hour! But his progress only increased by 1.
I only played for about ten minutes today, so that counts as one time!
Su Chen silently made a mental note of it.
It seems that the task counting doesn't consider the duration, but rather the quality of the effective exchanges.
Only those situations where both sides take it seriously and truly engage in a battle of wits will be counted.
50 times, that's only five or six hundred minutes!
He seems to have a chance to handle it in three days.
But it's extremely difficult... and most likely it won't be completed.
There will be weekly tests coming up!
He withdrew his gaze, looked at Wang Yichuan, and softened his tone: "To be honest, you just didn't expect me to change so much, and you were caught off guard by my sudden sweeping kick, which caused you to suffer a loss. The gap between us is still quite obvious!"
Wang Yichuan opened his mouth, as if to say something.
Su Chen raised her hand to interrupt him: "I'm not being modest, I genuinely want to ask for your advice. In your opinion, what level am I at now? And how should I improve?"
Wang Yichuan pondered for a moment.
"Then shall I just say it directly?"
"Speak freely!"
"To be honest..." Wang Yichuan paused, seemingly considering how to phrase it, "After I entered the Acupoint Opening Realm, my improvement was tremendous. When I sparred with you, it felt like... an adult educating a child."
As he said this, his gaze remained fixed on Su Chen's expression.
Su Chen didn't expect him to be so direct.
But then I thought, this is the real Wang Yichuan.
An honest person doesn't beat around the bush; they always speak the truth.
Su Chen smiled and said, "Go on! I really want to improve now, so feel free to criticize me harshly."
Seeing that his expression hadn't changed, Wang Yichuan felt somewhat relieved.
He thought for a moment and said, "How about this, I'll use different stages of mythical beasts as analogies, which might be more intuitive."
"Most servant-level creatures fight with their bare hands. Different species have different fighting styles."
"For example, most rodent-type magical beasts only have biting as their high-damage attack method. Wild boars either charge or use their tusks to inflict damage. Their attack methods are simple, so once you figure out their patterns, they are easy to deal with."
Su Chen nodded.
"Soldier-level creatures usually possess several racial skills; these are their trump cards. For example, with a red-eyed dire wolf, you don't know before you encounter it whether it possesses Crimson Magic Light or Magic Roar, or it may possess several at the same time."
"Fighting these creatures is more difficult; you need to be able to defend against their deadly attacks."
"Elite level is completely different." Wang Yichuan's tone became more serious. "Their physical strength is a level higher, their agility is greatly improved, and they also possess a certain level of intelligence. Human martial artists have a much higher chance of winning against demons of the same level because of this intelligence! This is also why the third realm—the Opening Acupoint Realm—allows one to fight against a hundred, kill elite-level beings, and even kill warrior-level beings of higher levels. But after reaching the fifth realm, it becomes extremely difficult to transcend levels!"
"What's more troublesome is that elite creatures may possess some unexpected skills that are not common to their species."
"I once encountered an elite ironback crocodile in the wild. Everyone knows that ironback crocodiles are good at defense and biting, but that crocodile actually released poison mist! I almost fell victim to it."
Upon hearing this, Su Chen vaguely understood what Wang Yichuan wanted to say.
Sure enough, Wang Yichuan changed the subject, pointing at him: "After I entered the Acupoint Opening Realm, when we sparred, in my eyes, you were only using the fixed moves you learned from your teachers in the first and second years of high school. Straight punches, hook punches, shadowless kicks..."
He spoke slowly, as if carefully choosing his words: "To be honest, back then, in my eyes you were only equivalent to a servant."
Su Chen's lips twitched.
Even though I was mentally prepared, hearing the words "servant class" still stung a bit! Dude!
"Last Sunday," Wang Yichuan continued, "your Shadowless Step has improved significantly. Your mobility is much stronger, and the frequency of your leg attacks is also much higher."
"Back then, you were like a low-level soldier without any skills. You were just a bit more agile, but you didn't have any killer moves that could pose a real threat."
"Now..." He glanced at Su Chen, "he's jumped two levels! Equivalent to a mid-level soldier. Still no skills. But..."
"Many elite creatures have had their skills thoroughly studied, making them relatively easy to deal with. You know what skills they will use, how to dodge them, and when to counterattack."
"In the wild, when there are many monsters, including elite ones, it's easy to overlook some low-level monsters!"
"You treat it like a 'mechanic monster' that's a level below you in the game, thinking it only knows a few moves."
"But it's a living, breathing creature with its own thoughts; it won't play by the rules you expect!"
"In a critical moment, this kind of underestimation of the enemy can cost you your life!"
Su Chen remained silent for a few seconds.
He touched his neck, unsure of what to say.
That makes some sense.
The difference in martial arts realm is like the difference in cognition and intelligence.
When you truly reach that level, you'll find yourself suddenly enlightened! Everything from the past will seem like fleeting smoke.
It's like when people grow up... they come to understand many things.
Zhang Yan, however, couldn't wait any longer and stepped forward, asking, "What about me? What about me?"
Wang Yichuan glanced at her and pondered for a moment.
"You..." He hesitated for a moment, then said, "You're an elite-level creature of strength. Against someone like you, I can't possibly fight head-on. After all, your punches are too powerful for me to withstand. To defeat you, I must outsmart you, find your weaknesses, and wear you down step by step."
"As for combat skills, to be honest, they're just average... at the soldier level."
Zhang Yan pouted and gave a soft hum.
"Of course," Wang Yichuan added, "this is just my current, rudimentary theory. With my current perspective, this is the only way to summarize it."
"I myself am at most an elite-level beast."
"I think my strength is my ability to adapt to changing situations. For example, if you had that sweeping kick just now, I could have handled it like this..."
He gestured, pressing down with his right hand and extending forward with his left, making a blocking and counter-attacking motion.
"I'm only at the Opening Acupoints Realm. I'm just looking at my past shortcomings from the perspective of this realm and summarizing some things."
"When you reach the Qi Condensation Realm, Spiritual Martial Realm, and Divine Power Realm, the way you fight will change drastically."
Ultimately, it all comes down to brute force overcoming all obstacles!
"Some people reach the Divine Power Realm and comprehend top-tier Divine Powers, making them invincible among their peers. Based solely on the content of the book, I cannot yet grasp the mysteries of Divine Powers, nor do I know how to understand and evaluate that level of combat."
After saying this long string of words, Wang Yichuan seemed a little embarrassed and scratched his head.
Su Chen also realized this.
Wang Yichuan is not a talkative person, and he rarely speaks such a long and straightforward passage.
The reason I've talked so much today is mostly due to the influence of this recent trip.
A journey through the wilderness, witnessing life and death, will naturally change one's perspective.
At the same time, Su Chen noticed that after Wang Yichuan finished speaking, his gaze lingered on Su Chen's face, as if observing his reaction.
He was afraid that he might be too blunt and hurt his friend's self-esteem.
Su Chen felt a warmth in her heart, but also found it a little funny.
He laughed heartily, "Haha~ As long as there's improvement! Knowing your own strengths and weaknesses is key to knowing which direction to strive for!"
He glanced at Wang Yichuan, then at Zhang Yan, his tone laced with provocation: "You'd better hurry, or I'll catch you!"
Zhang Yan immediately put her hands on her hips: "Tch~ This young lady's progress isn't slow at all! You'll soon find out how amazing I am!"
Wang Yichuan smiled and asked, "Brother Chen, wanna go for a run?"
"Run!" Su Chen stretched his shoulders. "My speed has improved even more dramatically!"
After he finished speaking, he even smiled at Zhang Yan.
Zhang Yan scoffed, "Just you wait and see!"
Just then...
All three phones vibrated at the same time.
Su Chen took out his phone and glanced at it.
It's a notification from the grade-level group chat.
[Urgent Notice from the Senior Three Group of Jiangling No.1 High School:]
It is hereby decided that at 16:30 today, each class teacher will organize a themed class meeting for their students.
The content of this meeting is extremely important. All senior high school students must attend on time and must not be absent.
Location: Classrooms of each class