Chapter 41 - 41 Sparring! First Stop!

Chapter 41: Chapter 41 Sparring! First Stop!

Canglang Martial Arts Hall.

7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

The sky was clear, cloudless.

The sun had already risen, making the courtyard intensely hot.

“Brother Jiang, how about a friendly sparring?” Cheng Ran suddenly spoke, his eyes gleaming as he looked at Jiang Ning.

Ever since Jiang Ning had lent him a hand two days ago, feeling the explosive power in Jiang Ning’s arms, Cheng Ran had been unable to calm his mind.

From that moment, he became very curious about the current strength of Jiang Ning.

He had suggested a sparring session with Jiang Ning in the future.

His purpose for suggesting the sparring was merely to satisfy his curiosity about Jiang Ning’s strength.

Not, as he had previously stated, for the two to spar to gain combat experience.

In his view, true combat experience could be gained only from an opponent of similar strength, not from a lopsided spar.

He had reached Qi-Blood Perfection, with energy flowing through his entire body, and his single arm’s strength had long surpassed five hundred taels, more than double what he felt from Jiang Ning’s strength.

Such a huge difference in strength, like that between an adult and a child in a direct fight, was not even on the same level.

In his eyes, such an immense difference in strength could hardly contribute to any combat experience.

The proposal to spar was merely to satisfy the curiosity in his heart.

Curious about Jiang Ning’s actual strength and the level of his boxing skills.

In the courtyard.

Facing Cheng Ran’s proposal, Jiang Ning thought briefly before nodding in agreement.

“Alright!”

He agreed to Cheng Ran’s proposal for a simple reason.

Xu Yunfeng had reached Qi-Blood Perfection, with energy flowing through his entire body.

He was the most direct threat to him at the moment and also the most likely person to make a move against him.

And Cheng Ran had also reached Qi-Blood Perfection, with energy circulating throughout his body.

In Jiang Ning’s eyes, their theoretical strengths were on par.

By sparring with Cheng Ran, he could roughly gauge Xu Yunfeng’s strength.

As for the information revealed during the fight.

Jiang Ning did not care at all.

Laying low was not his priority at the moment.

In this world, where is the prodigy whose talent is so terrifying that he should not be allowed to survive?

Properly displaying one’s talent had more advantages than disadvantages.

As long as it did not exceed public understanding, it could be demonized.

A moment later.

Crackling—

Cheng Ran stretched out his entire body.

“Brother Jiang,”

Crackling—

He stretched out his entire body again.

“Brother Jiang, you make the first move! I will control my own strength,” Cheng Ran said, asserting his identity.

“Then be careful, Brother Cheng.” Jiang Ning spoke.

The next moment.

His form shifted, and he suddenly burst forth, his Qi-Blood surging through his right arm, instantly transforming him into a tiger pouncing down a mountain.

The short distance of less than two fathoms was closed in just a few steps.

“Good coming!” Watching Jiang Ning’s open right hand, resembling a tiger’s paw reaching out, Cheng Ran’s eyes sharpened.

He immediately shifted his right foot, sinking his body.

Facing Jiang Ning’s palm strike, he didn’t plan to dodge at all.

In his eyes, it was unnecessary, and he couldn’t afford to lose face.

Cheng Ran clenched his fist and unleashed half of his strength.

Bang—

When the fist met the palm, a dull sound echoed.

The powerful force erupted, making Cheng Ran involuntarily step back half a step, then his body instantly stabilized in place, still holding back some of his strength.

Such powerful explosive power!!!

Cheng Ran was astonished, and his look towards Jiang Ning drastically changed.

After the exchange, having felt Jiang Ning’s strength firsthand.

Only then could he truly determine Jiang Ning’s real power.

Tiger Form Boxing had clearly reached small success!

“This palm strike carried the force of a fierce tiger descending the mountain, unleashing a thousand catties of strength.”

“I had underestimated him before!”

In his heart, Cheng Ran felt a touch of sourness, such talents in boxing were beyond anything he had ever heard or seen.

Had he not witnessed it with his own eyes, he would not have believed it.

A newcomer at the Martial Arts Hall who had been training for just over ten days, practicing the Five Animals Fist simultaneously, had already achieved small success.

That was what he admired and was most shocked by.

Such boxing talent amazed him to no end.

How great it would be if I had such boxing talent!

Realizing Jiang Ning’s boxing talent, he couldn’t help but feel a myriad of emotions.

“No wonder these days, our teacher has taken extra care of Brother Jiang.”

“Not only allowing him to stay long-term at the Martial Arts Hall, but also providing the treatment of a True Disciple, with three bowls of medicinal soup provided daily.”

“With such talent, who as a Disciple could not be moved?”

Cheng Ran also understood that the reason why Jiang Ning had progressed so rapidly and achieved so much was probably also due to Wang Jin giving Jiang Ning some extra help.

However, even though he understood this, he had no thoughts of unfairness.

Because to him, this seemed normal. Not only Wang Jin but he would have done the same.

Good masters are hard to find, but Disciples who can inherit the mantle with excellent talent and character are even harder to find.

Now that he fully realized Jiang Ning’s martial arts achievements, he had only one thought in his heart.

He could only be a friend, not a foe!

Even if Jiang Ning had no opportunity to join the Inspection Office, where he could go in the future was unknown to him.

But he knew that with such talent, even with a humble background, anything was possible in the future.

Perhaps one day, he might become well-known throughout Guangning Prefecture.

Immediately, Cheng Ran’s face revealed a genuine smile.

“Exploding with the strength of a thousand catties in an instant, Brother Jiang has good talent!”

Jiang Ning stopped his retreating figure, shook his hands, and even under the surge of Qi-Blood, such an intense collision still caused some pain in his right palm.

But the pain not only didn’t make him think of retreating, it stirred a sense of fiery blood within him.

“Brother Cheng, let’s go again!” Jiang Ning’s eyes burned with fervor.

“Alright!” Cheng Ran replied readily.

In the next moment.

Both of them moved.

Instantly entering within arm’s reach of each other.

Boom—

Boom—

Boom—

Both fists continually collided, fist to flesh, unleashing the wildest fight.

“This is the fight among men!” As they separated, Cheng Ran grinned.

Jiang Ning also wore a smile, and in his line of sight, a notification that only he could see appeared.

[Five Animals Fist Experience Value +1]

It turns out that fighting could also increase boxing experience.

At that moment, Jiang Ning instantly understood.

Immediately, his gaze towards Cheng Ran was filled even more with fighting spirit.

“Again!!”

With a clear shout, Jiang Ning moved, striking like a White Ape.

“Alright!” Cheng Ran responded.

Facing Jiang Ning rushing straight at him, he directly unleashed fifty percent of his strength.

As his fingers spread, they seemed like a tiger’s paw striking forward.

In the next moment.

Cheng Ran’s expression changed.

Because Jiang Ning’s movement suddenly shifted from extremely fast to extremely slow, then agilely, like an ape, his palm struck towards the opening.

Thud, thud, thud—

Cheng Ran stepped back three steps, his face turning slightly red.

A breath later, he spoke, “Is this the dynamic change of the Deer Form Boxing?”

“Yes! Please enlighten me, Brother Cheng!” Jiang Ning said.

“Again!” After regaining his composure, Cheng Ran’s eyes also blazed with the will to fight, unwilling to concede.