Chapter 43
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Chapter 43: Black Tiger Martial Statue
Wang Yu was slightly surprised and quickly turned to look, only to find that three people had appeared beside him without him noticing.
The first person spoke; he was an ordinary-looking, thin old man, with deep-set eyes and a profound gaze. He held a shiny iron ball in one hand. This was Master Tian, the owner of the Black Tiger Fist Gym, known as Iron Tiger.
Behind Master Tian stood two others. One was a broad-shouldered, strong man, who was Teacher Zhu, the one who had left earlier. The other was a tall, young woman dressed in a white training outfit, looking about eighteen or nineteen years old, with a long braid of hair. She had a handsome face and a strong presence in her expression.
Further away, other formal disciples had also stopped practicing and were all looking at this side with awe.
"Greetings, Master, Teacher Zhu." Wang Yu felt a bit strange but stepped forward to bow respectfully.
"Who did you learn this Black Tiger Fist from? Old Three, did you teach him?" Master Tian nodded, but suddenly turned to the strong man beside him.
"Master, how could I teach such a fighting style? His Black Tiger Fist clearly has many flaws!" Teacher Zhu waved his hands repeatedly, looking quite disapproving.
"Dad, you just said it was interesting. Could it be that this Junior Brother Wang’s Black Tiger Fist has some secret?" The tall young woman looked at Wang Yu with great interest.
This girl turns out to be Master Tian’s daughter. Wang Yu had heard of her before, but it was his first time seeing her in the training hall.
"Hehe, even though I am older, I can still see clearly. You three, follow me. The rest of you stay here and wait."
Master Tian chuckled and casually commanded, then turned to walk towards the back door of the courtyard.
Teacher Zhu and the tall girl paused for a moment but naturally followed right after.
Wang Yu’s mind raced for a moment, but he followed along, seeming obedient, though a faint yellow spell pattern flashed briefly in the depths of his eyes.
At that moment, he activated the ‘Qi Observing Technique.’
In the soft yellow light, it was clear that Master Tian and the two others had visible energy flowing around them.
Master Tian’s energy was over two inches high.
Teacher Zhu’s energy was less than one inch high.
The tall woman had a strong energy, about one and a half inches high.
Master Tian’s energy was so strong that it was comparable to when he was half-awakened. He, who usually felt indifferent towards these ‘ordinary people,’ instantly became a bit cautious.
This Master Tian did not seem like an ordinary martial artist.
He looked at himself again; with his Bloodline Awakening fully active, his energy was almost three inches high.
The other official disciples were confused and discussing among themselves.
…
After Wang Yu followed Master Tian to a quieter training yard, he heard the other turn and instruct him:
"Wang Yu, perform the Black Tiger Fist again, but this time double your speed."
"Double the speed."
Wang Yu seemed a bit stunned.
The tall woman next to Teacher Zhu exchanged a surprised glance with him.
"Yes, take off your shirt and double your speed; let’s begin now," Master Tian said with a half-smile, but his words were full of an undeniable intent.
"Yes, Master."
After thinking for a moment, Wang Yu no longer hesitated. He took off his shirt, assumed a stance, and began to perform the Black Tiger Boxing Technique in front of the three of them, with each move appearing much quicker.
Teacher Zhu and the tall woman widened their eyes, but they didn’t notice anything unusual.
"Make your movements twice as fast as now."
Seeing this, Master Tian immediately gave another command.
This time, Wang Yu did not respond, but his movements became faster and faster. What once looked awkward about the Black Tiger Boxing Technique suddenly began to appear fierce. Gradually, every grab and punch carried an indescribable wildness. Each muscle in his body trembled with each move, especially the large muscle groups on his back, which undulated and twisted at an exaggerated rhythm.
For a moment, Wang Yu seemed to transform into a fearsome tiger standing on two legs. His arms moved through the air, and the sound of "hiss, hiss" echoed between his ten fingers as his back muscles rippled and formed a fierce tiger’s head, with bright eyes, a nose, and an enormous mouth that looked almost alive.
"True Meaning of the Black Tiger"
This time, before Master Tian could speak, Teacher Zhu and the tall woman shouted in unison.
Suddenly, a shadow flashed, and Master Tian appeared behind Wang Yu like a ghost.
‘Bang’
The old man’s clothes ripped apart, and his upper body grew larger, revealing muscles like black iron. He suddenly took a deep breath and punched forward with the force of a strong wind.
Wang Yu swayed and turned around, also throwing a powerful punch.
"Boom"
The two fists collided, and the air rushed to the sides, sending dust flying everywhere.
Wang Yu stumbled back a few steps before barely regaining his balance, and one of his arms completely lost feeling.
Master Tian didn’t move at all, but his feet sank half a foot into the ground, leaving two long marks on the earth, and a huge tiger head shape appeared on his back.
Teacher Zhu and the tall woman stared in shock.
"True Meaning of Black Tiger? No, he has only formed the Black Tiger Martial Statue," Master Tian murmured strangely after pulling back his fist.
"Dad, the Black Tiger Martial Statue can only be formed after understanding the True Meaning of Black Tiger, right?" the tall woman could no longer hold back her question.
"No, if you understand the True Meaning of Black Tiger, you will definitely be able to form the Black Tiger Martial Statue, but forming the Black Tiger Martial Statue doesn’t necessarily require first understanding the True Meaning of Black Tiger," Master Tian replied, shaking his head. He then asked Wang Yu seriously,
"Wang Yu, you have not learned the core secret skill of the gym, the ‘Black Tiger Breathing Technique,’ and you have not grasped the True Meaning of Black Tiger that can only be formed after mastering the Breathing Technique, yet you can still form the Black Tiger Martial Statue. Can you tell me how this is possible?"
"Master, I only spent money to learn a set of Black Tiger Boxing Technique at the Black Tiger Fist Gym and have no idea what the True Meaning of Black Tiger or the Black Tiger Martial Statue is. Since the gym has so-called core secret skills, I wonder if a disciple can also pay to learn?"
Wang Yu shrugged his arms a few times, calmly replying while secretly amazed by Master Tian’s strength.
He is a Bloodline Awakener. Previously, he used all his strength in a punch, yet it only ended in a draw. This made him very curious about the ‘Black Tiger Breathing Technique’ that his opponent mentioned.
He was sure that Master Tian gave off no signs of magical power and was not a cultivator. Then, a yellow magical pattern flashed in his eyes again, activating the ‘Qi Observing Technique’ to scan Master Tian’s body.
Master Tian’s aura was wildly swirling around him, and it was now no longer two inches tall, but had grown to five inches.
He glanced at himself again, and his own aura suddenly rose to four and a half inches tall.
This surprised him once more.
"The Black Tiger Martial Statue is what you see on our backs now. Once it appears, it means we have mastered the Black Tiger Boxing Technique to a very high level." The old man turned around, slightly opened his arms, and showed the dark blue tiger head pattern on his back.
"Master, are you saying I have this thing on my back too?" Wang Yu froze for a moment after seeing the old man’s back and immediately started to feel around his own back.
"Ziying, go inside and bring out that big mirror."
Master Tian instructed his daughter directly upon seeing this.
The tall woman, still in shock, agreed and quickly ran into the nearby room. She brought out a bronze mirror that was half her height and placed it behind Wang Yu.
Wang Yu turned to look into the bronze mirror.
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