observed Xiao Yu.The old man's name was Zhang Tiande and he was the current Celestial Master of Dragon Tiger Mountain. He had come to visit the deep sea at an old friend’s invitation. On a day off, he...Chapter 215: Duel

When Xiao Yu heard what her mother said, she nodded. They were all aware that their grandfather was skilled in martial arts. Although he rarely showed it, they had witnessed his prowess a few times over the years—it was truly formidable.

Thinking of this, they secretly felt relieved. Suddenly, Xiao Yu noticed Yunxi looking at her with worry and pulled her aside to whisper about her grandfather's 'extraordinary achievements.'

Xiao Yu had already changed into his clothes and stood in the center of a ring on the training ground. He wore camouflage combat pants and a camo vest. For Zhang Dahuai, finding an appropriate new set of combat attire was as simple as it could be.

Seeing Xiao Yu take his place in the ring, Zhang Dahuai also leaped onto the platform.

"Look! Hurry up and look! The captain is about to have a match. Who’s so unlucky to get caught by him That guy will surely be mercilessly beaten!"

At this moment, several people who had been sparring stopped their practice when they saw Zhang Dahuai take his place in the ring and walked over towards Xiao Yu's group.

Suddenly, one of the soldiers who had just been training didn’t go to join the others at the platform but instead ran fast towards the entrance of the training hall. He stood there and yelled loudly, "Brothers! Come quickly! The captain is about to fight!"

With his shout, groups of people started coming out from different places and headed toward the training ground.

In no time at all, over a hundred people had gathered around Xiao Yu's ring. They looked up at the ring where stood Xiao Yu and Zhang Dahuai and, seeing their significant difference in physique, shook their heads as they looked at Xiao Yu.

"Do you think Captain will finish him off with just a few moves"

“In my opinion, he should be able to win within ten strikes!”

“Let’s make a bet then! I’ll wager that the captain can handle it in five moves!”

"That's...I still think he might last for ten moves. Can you guys be witnesses"

"Sure, but there’s a catch—do we get to drink too"

“Exactly...who would help us without drinking”

"We’ll provide the drinks; whoever loses pays!

The warriors gathered around the ring started to discuss, but everyone favored Zhang Dahan. Even those who bet would wager on how many moves it would take for Zhang Dahan to win.

In their minds, their captain was invincible. When he first joined them, all of their anti-terrorism and riot control team members were elites among elites, so each one of them was arrogant and wouldn't submit to anyone else, let alone a newcomer like Zhang Dahan.

After Zhang Dahan arrived, seeing how they acted, he knew they weren't convinced. After all, Zhang Dahan had also been in the military for several years.

Zhang Dahan asked them, "How can you convince yourselves" The soldiers replied, "If anyone can beat us, we'll be convinced and will follow orders from now on."

“No need to say more. If I lose, as long as I'm here, I won't manage you! Come… all of you at once!”

Zhang Dahan didn’t waste words; he beckoned with his finger towards the dozen or so anti-terrorism and riot control elite soldiers.

In just five minutes, more than twenty men were taken down by Zhang Dahan. These people could be considered elites among all the deep-sea武警 (note: "武警" refers to Public Security Border Defense Force), with some even winning awards in military competitions. However, these individuals only managed to last five minutes under Zhang Dahan's hand, which demonstrated his remarkable bravery and martial prowess.

Therefore, when these soldiers saw Zhang Dahan take action once more at this moment, a hint of fervor flashed across their eyes.

Xiao Yu stood on the stage and showed no expression while listening to the discussions below. Although Xiao Yu had rarely acted so far, he had never lost a fight.

Currently, Zhang Dahan was the only person whom Xiao Yu, after inheriting Zhong Kui's legacy, encountered who cultivated internal strength, hence making him exceptionally cautious.

"Big Brother, be careful!" Xiao Yu shouted to Zhang Dahan standing on the other side of the ring.

After saying this, he leaped towards Zhang Dahan on the opposite end of the stage. His pounce was incredibly fast, creating a whistling sound as it moved through the air, which sounded like tiger roars upon hearing.

This pounce was precisely the Tiger Pounce from Wuxing Quan (Five Animal Frolics).

Upon hearing Xiao Yu's shout, Zhang Dahan immediately became vigilant. Given that Xiao Yu could incapacitate Ah Hu, his skills couldn't be weak. Even if he had confidence in himself, he needed to handle the situation with caution and prevent any unexpected mishap.

"Shape Intention, Tiger Shape"

Seeing Xiao Yu's pounce, Zhang Dahan paused momentarily before muttering to himself, but this didn't affect him much. As soon as Xiao Yu’s pounce was about to reach him, Zhang Dahan swiftly dodged it like lightning.

Zhang Dahai, in the moment of dodging, lifted his right foot and kicked towards Xiao Yu's waist as he fell short.

Xiao Yu felt the wind from Zhang Dahai’s kick and forcibly transformed his tiger shape into a crane shape. His arms gently flapped, and he landed a blow on Zhang Dahai's kicking leg. With this single strike, Xiao Yu's body suddenly rose two meters into the air like a large bird.

Xiao Yu rolled once in mid-air and flew away from Zhang Dahai over two meters. After landing, he quickly turned around to face Zhang Dahai with full alertness.

"Haha...... Great! Brother Three has superb skills!"

Zhang Dahai burst into laughter upon seeing how clean and precise Xiao Yu's movements were, exclaiming.

From this move alone, Zhang Dahai believed that Ah Hu was right about Xiao Yu being exceptionally skilled. He realized he had no chance of retaliating against such abilities in one as frail-looking as a scholar like Xiao Yu, which left him deeply impressed.

"Brother Three, it's your turn to receive my move!"

Before Zhang Dahai could finish speaking, he charged forward. Unlike Xiao Yu’s套路功夫, Zhang Dahai practiced skills intended for combat.

As Zhang Dahai approached Xiao Yu, he aimed a palm strike at the latter's neck. Xiao Yu slightly tilted his head back to dodge it.

Seeing that Xiao Yu had dodged this attack, Zhang Dahai immediately bent his arm and delivered an elbow strike straight down towards Xiao Yu’s chest.

Xiao Yu countered by pivoting on the ball of his right foot, avoiding the elbow strike.

Zhang Dahai now acted like a stick of glue, never leaving Xiao Yu's side. Every part he could use, Zhang Dahai wielded as an offensive tool against Xiao Yu.

Despite Zhang Dahai’s rapid and fierce attacks, Xiao Yu moved with agility akin to a monkey, dodging each strike while occasionally counterattacking.

"The ape form from the Twelve Animal Forms of Xing Yi"

Zhang Dahai, seeing that his attacks had no effect on Xiao Yu, stepped back out of range. He frowned and asked.

Xiao Yu smiled but didn't respond; he did not refute them calling their Five Animals Play the Twelve Animal Forms of Xing Yi.

Zhang Dahai's expression grew serious as he watched Xiao Yu. After seeing Xiao Yu use tiger, crane, and ape forms, Zhang Dahai realized that his skills were flawless in form and spirit. Knowing his current moves wouldn't threaten Xiao Yu, Zhang Dahai decisively stepped back out of range.

Zhang Dahai looked at the Xiao Yu in front of him, slightly crouching down and his entire body's aura surged.

The surrounding warriors had long been stirred up by their exciting battle. Seeing Zhang Dahai's move now, soldiers standing below the arena cheered loudly.

When Zhang Dahai dealt with those anti-terror elites back then, he exhibited this posture in his first move; these twenty or so elites barely held on for five minutes under Zhang Dahai’s attack. Hence, witnessing Zhang Dahai displaying this move again made them extremely excited.

The soldiers were most eager to see how long Xiao Yu could withstand Zhang Dahai's assault.

Xiao Jianying, Xiao Yu, Yun Xi, Lu Jianhong didn't expect Xiao Yu to actually have such impressive martial arts skills. Seeing that he seemed very relaxed now, they all felt relieved, but the sudden excitement of the soldiers surrounding the arena made them tense up again immediately.

As for Chu Guoqing, Zhang Shaohua had told him about Xiao Yu's powerful movements against Cao Jingmin’s son before. Hence, he wasn't too surprised at this moment.

Jin Xianglin just smiled and watched the sparring match on stage. He was even less concerned about Xiao Yu as he knew that this was merely a small part of his strength. Therefore, even if these soldiers seemed to be pumped up like bulls, Jin Xianglin didn't show any signs of worry towards Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu remained unmoved by Zhang Dahai's posture and simply stood there looking at him straight ahead.

Zhang Dahai exuded a thick aura while staring intently at Xiao Yu. However, despite his casual stance, Xiao Yu was unbreakable; it seemed that any attack would receive the strongest counterattack from him.

Seeing no weaknesses on Xiao Yu's body, Zhang Dahai started circling around him. As he circled, his aura became increasingly fierce.

"Gathering momentum..."

Xiao Yu muttered as he watched Zhang Dahai’s growing aura. He hadn't expected that Zhang Dahai would actually be gathering strength while spinning in circles.

The stronger Zhang Dahai's aura grew, the more Xiao Yu waited. Now all he had to do was wait for a tiny opening from Xiao Yu before unleashing an intense attack on him.

Seeing Zhang Dahai’s surging momentum, Xiao Yu thought: ‘I can't let his power increase anymore!’ With this in mind, he deliberately exposed a weak spot.

The moment Xiao Yu revealed the flaw, Zhang Dahai, who had been watching intently, charged at him with an intense aura as if released from a bowstring.

"Peak Ming JIng!"

After accumulating his strength through spinning, Zhang Dahai raised his power to peak Ming Jing. As he rushed out, all the bones in his body made a series of crackling sounds.e also changed. Even with his composure, he couldn’t help but change expression, but his expression quickly returned to normal as he asked Xiao Yu.No matter how much he thought about it, Li Yong Cheng...