mchenry-crisis.org Chapter 254: Going All Out
Chapter 254: Going All Out
Bai Yuhui’s Third-Rank 《Dragon-Elephant Body-Protection Technique》 only activated and reached Entry Level on the second day.
Meanwhile, Su Wangchuan had been having an absolute blast practicing 《Water Strider》, completely immersed in it.
Every twenty minutes added 1 point of experience value. His experience had already reached 41/100.
But he still needed to seize this window of opportunity.
After all, people like Bai Yuhui who met the requirements were not easy to find.
“Senior Brother.”
“My defense is 8.4. With 《Dragon-Elephant Body-Protection Technique》 added, it barely reaches 13.4. At most I can withstand 39 points of attack…”
Facing Su Wangchuan, Bai Yuhui suddenly felt inexplicably nervous. The powerful pressure made his body stiff, and he repeatedly explained his attributes, worried that his senior brother might accidentally hit him too hard and seriously injure him.
“Do not worry.”
“I know what I am doing.”Su Wangchuan assumed the opening stance of 《Black Tiger Fist》 and then threw an ordinary straight punch, striking Bai Yuhui’s raised arm head-on.
BANG!
The expected outcome—Bai Yuhui standing firm like a rock—did not occur.
Bai Yuhui staggered backward several steps with rapid stomps, baring his teeth as he rubbed his arm vigorously.
Su Wangchuan stared in disbelief.
Bai Yuhui forced a bitter smile.
“This will not work, Senior Brother! I lost 10 HP!”
“How could that be?”
Su Wangchuan looked astonished.
“That should not happen.”
“I used Black Tiger Fist at the Practice Makes Perfect realm. The attack bonus is only +7. Even if it doubled, that is only 14 attack. Adding my base attack, it should not exceed 30.”
“Let us try again?”
“…Senior Brother, please go a little easy.”
“Do not worry.”
Su Wangchuan struck again.
This time Bai Yuhui was directly shaken off balance and staggered away.
“Senior Brother, stop playing around!”
Bai Yuhui looked utterly miserable.
“Are you really using Black Tiger Fist? If this continues, I will suffer a Light Injury!”
“…”
Su Wangchuan lowered his head and fell into thought.
Something was wrong.
Very wrong.
He turned to look at the Iron Dummy Stake in the courtyard, then assumed the opening stance of 《Black Tiger Fist》 and thrust forward violently.
BANG!
A dull explosion rang out from the iron dummy stake. A deep palm imprint appeared in the iron plating, and the wooden stake inside had already snapped.
Bai Yuhui was stunned.
“Senior Brother, are you sure that was not a Third-Rank martial art?”
“…”
Su Wangchuan himself looked completely bewildered, unable to understand why his 《Black Tiger Fist》 could produce an effect similar to 《Wudang Sanshou》.
“Where is your sister? Is she free right now?”
“I will go check.”
Bai Yuhui logged off on the spot, leaving his character standing there stiffly.
A moment later, his facial expression became lively again.
“I just called my sister and asked her. She only said one sentence… In real combat, you must go all out. There are no loopholes to exploit.”
“…”
Su Wangchuan suddenly understood.
He got it.
What Bai Jingtang meant was that if he wanted to increase experience value, he had to fight with his full strength.
But once he went all out, the technique would no longer be just 《Black Tiger Fist》. What he unleashed would actually be a fusion of practical combat experience drawn from 《Basic Fist Technique》, 《Black Tiger Fist》, 《Iron Sand Palm》, 《Blazing Leg》, and 《Wudang Sanshou》.
That was why Zhang Yao and the others always fought with their full strength.
Which meant that Su Wangchuan’s goal of using Bai Yuhui for sparring to quickly raise low-level martial arts was basically impossible.
He could help weaker martial artists train.
But…
Who would willingly waste their own time helping lower-level players? Helping NPCs?
Thinking about this, Su Wangchuan sighed and said to Bai Yuhui,
“Adjust things yourself according to the method I described. Find someone to spar with you. Prioritize Li Qing and Zhang Yao… Li Qing has some talent, and Zhang Yao knows how to hold back. Use your own judgment.”
“All right!”
Bai Yuhui hurried off excitedly to gather people.
Only then did Su Wangchuan understand why the studio had no culture of sparring assistance.
High-rank martial artists would not waste their time…
And low-rank martial artists did not have enough prestige to ask for it.
There was no helping it.
He could only return to cultivating 《Water Strider》.
The next day, just as he was practicing his lightness skill on the water and nearing a breakthrough, Chen Ergou came to find him, saying that Yang Feiyue, the leader of the Yulong Gang, had come to visit.
Su Wangchuan was surprised.
The gang leader had arrived.
He immediately returned to the branch helm with Chen Ergou.
Wang Yuehui and several former Yulong Gang brothers were already in the reception hall, serving tea, fruit, and pastries while chatting pleasantly.
Su Wangchuan entered the hall with clasped fists and said with a smile,
“Gang Leader, if you were coming to visit the branch helm, you should have sent word in advance. I would have gone to the dock to welcome you.”
“Hahaha…”
Yang Feiyue stood up laughing.
“I heard that the Five Poison Sect branch leader ‘Tian Chou’ fell by your hand. Our Yulong Gang has lost another major threat. Only then did I dare to step outside and wander about. Congratulations! I have heard that you have been thriving lately in Hejiang Town. You have really brought honor to our Yulong Gang! Hahaha…”
“It was merely luck. I achieved a small merit. It is hardly worth mentioning.”
“Yuehui, you may withdraw. I will personally host the gang leader.”
Wang Yuehui and the others clasped their fists and withdrew.
“Gang Leader, please sit.”
Su Wangchuan and Yang Feiyue both took their seats.
“Gang Leader, you did not come here merely to chat with me about family matters, did you? If there is anything I can help with, please say it directly.”
Although Yang Feiyue tried to hide it, Su Wangchuan still caught a trace of deeply concealed worry in his brows. So he opened the conversation himself.
Yang Feiyue sighed upon hearing this.
“Sigh… Rong County has not been peaceful recently. Something has happened.”
He then explained his troubles one by one.
Several months earlier, a major flood had devastated Rong County’s situation.
The county office lost a large amount of household registration documents and many official records. More importantly, the County Magistrate, the Chief Clerk, the Constable Captain, and many constables had died.
As a result, many properties and land deeds that had originally existed in legal gray zones were suddenly seized and contested by various factions.
Originally, this had nothing to do with the Yulong Gang.
However, Qin Ming had suffered heavy losses in goods, and in the end he could not resist getting involved. In the ensuing gang clashes, he also lost several men.
At that time, Lin Xun had gone to Huishui County to serve as Hall Master.
That left Rong County entirely under Qin Ming’s control.
Qin Ming recruited more than a hundred inner and outer disciples in one go, preparing to force the local gangs and major families of Rong County into submission.
The great families of Rong County and several smaller gangs united to resist.
Unexpectedly!
Just as both sides were locked in a brutal struggle and suffering heavy losses, the Beggar Sect suddenly inserted itself into the conflict.
A Second-Rank Martial Artist arrived with several First-Rank fighters, gathered a large number of homeless beggars, and forcibly established a sub-branch there.
Hearing this, Su Wangchuan frowned slightly.
The timing of the Beggar Sect’s entry was perfect.
The local forces of Rong County had already weakened each other through mutual destruction…
Now that the Beggar Sect had forcefully entered, who could possibly stop them?
“Gang Leader, I suspect you also got involved in the fighting, did you not?”
Su Wangchuan looked directly into Yang Feiyue’s eyes.
The latter nodded heavily.
“Sigh… too many brothers have died or been wounded. If we allow the Beggar Sect to swoop in and reap the rewards, business in Rong County will be impossible in the future.”
Su Wangchuan fell silent.
It was true.
If so many brothers died fighting only to gain nothing in the end, it would be a devastating blow to morale. Once people’s hearts scattered, the team would become impossible to lead.
From that point onward, Rong County would inevitably fall under the Beggar Sect’s control.