Chapter 7 He only extended two fingers, and the martial arts master knelt down on the spot!
Chapter 7 He only extended two fingers, and the martial arts master knelt down on the spot!
Li Zhenguo cleared his mind of all distractions.
At this moment, he saw nothing else but a pure martial artist seeking a higher realm of martial arts.
He had reached the pinnacle of his life in terms of energy and spirit.
The air around him became viscous, and a fierce and domineering fist intent soared into the sky, making Fang Qingxue feel suffocated and almost unable to breathe.
This is the full power of a Grandmaster of Internal Energy!
It is a powerful strike that perfectly fuses a lifetime of strength, spirit, and will into one!
What he delivered was not just a punch, but also Li Zhenguo's "Tao"!
"Mr. Lin, please enlighten me!"
Li Zhenguo gave a low shout.
The bluestone slab beneath his feet shattered instantly, and spiderweb-like cracks spread out in an instant!
He tore through the air, creating a visible white shockwave, and instantly covered several meters, appearing abruptly in front of Lin Fan.
Bajiquan, the "Standing Cannon to the Sky"!
This punch was delivered without reservation.
Li Zhenguo poured all his seventy years of arduous training and his complete understanding of martial arts into it.
Before the fist even arrived, the extremely condensed fist wind had already caused the air to explode under its strain!
He didn't want to hurt Lin Fan; he just wanted to use his strongest power to force out the scenery "outside the well," and even if he could only glimpse a corner of it, he would die without regret!
Faced with this earth-shattering punch, Fang Qingxue's heart stopped. She instinctively closed her eyes, unable to bear watching the scene of blood and flesh flying everywhere.
However, Lin Fan's reaction exceeded everyone's expectations.
He didn't blink.
Do not avoid.
They didn't even have the most basic defensive stance.
He stood there simply, his expression indifferent, as if what was rushing towards him was not a Grandmaster of Internal Energy, but a gentle breeze.
Just as Li Zhenguo's fist, powerful enough to pierce steel plates, was about to touch his chest clothing...
Lin Fan made a move.
His movements were so slow that Fang Qingxue could clearly see every detail.
He simply raised his right hand, bringing his index and middle fingers together.
Then, facing Li Zhenguo's outstretched wrist, he met it with neither too much nor too little force.
The movement was so gentle, like picking up a falling snowflake.
On one side, there was the devastating and unstoppable Tongtian Cannon.
On the other side were two fingers, seemingly effortless and without any apparent force.
Two extreme scenes collided in the center of the courtyard.
There was no deafening explosion as expected.
There was no terrifying blast wave.
There wasn't even the slightest sound.
In the eyes of Fang Qingxue and the members of the action team who were secretly observing outside the courtyard, a scene that completely defied the common sense of physics unfolded.
Li Zhenguo's fist stopped the moment it touched Lin Fan's fingers.
All the power, all the momentum, all the intent of the fist were completely erased at that moment, vanishing without a trace.
The expression on Li Zhenguo's face froze instantly.
His eyes widened, his eyeballs almost bulging out of their sockets.
He could not feel any force of recoil, nor could he feel any technique of dissipating the force.
His lifelong skill, capable of splitting stone tablets and shattering rocks, vanished as if it had never existed.
This feeling is a million times more unbearable than punching empty air.
It was a void that completely emptied everything from the body to the spirit, from strength to will, in every aspect, without any blind spots.
His body, due to the immense inertia, remained in a forward-leaning posture.
Lin Fan, with just two fingers, effortlessly blocked everything.
"This...is...impossible..."
Li Zhenguo let out a dreamlike groan.
He could feel that there was no strength coming from Lin Fan's fingers.
That's not a skill, nor is it a state of mind.
That's a kind of... rule.
A rule that says, "If I say stop, you must stop," a rule that leaves no room for argument!
Lin Fan looked at him, his eyes remaining calm.
"Power originates from the heart, and intention is governed by the spirit. Your fist has form, but no spirit."
"It appears powerful, but is actually disorganized and chaotic."
Lin Fan gave a casual comment.
Then, he gently flicked it with his two fingers.
The movements were light and graceful, like plucking a string on a musical instrument.
"Snapped!"
A soft sound.
Li Zhenguo felt a gentle force that he couldn't understand or resist come from his wrist and instantly flowed into his limbs and bones.
The force wasn't harmful, but it instantly shattered his balance.
He was as if he were drunk, and he staggered backward involuntarily.
He took seven or eight steps back before finally collapsing to the ground with a "thud".
The entire venue was deathly silent.
Outside the courtyard, members of the special operations team who witnessed everything through high-powered binoculars and listening equipment stared wide-eyed, nearly dropping their devices.
That's Li Zhenguo!
A towering figure in the Chinese martial arts world!
Grandmaster of Transformation Force!
A powerful figure whose every stomp of his foot can shake the entire capital!
Just like that... someone knocked him down with two fingers?
And then he plopped down on the ground?
Is this a movie shoot? The special effects are outrageous!
Fang Qingxue covered her mouth tightly with her hand to prevent herself from screaming.
Her mind was completely blank.
She finally understood just how "gentle" Lin Fan's mental backlash against her had been.
The man before me was so powerful that he could not be described as a martial artist.
This is... magic!
Li Zhenguo sat on the ground, staring blankly at his hands, then looked at Lin Fan standing not far away, as if he hadn't done anything.
The color drained from his face, replaced by a pallor born of profound understanding.
He got it.
He finally understood what Lin Fan meant by "a frog in a well".
The profound skill he had pursued throughout his life was nothing compared to the opponent's, not even reaching the "mouth of a well".
That's not a difference in magnitude.
That's a dimensional crushing.
For a long, long time.
Li Zhenguo shakily got up from the ground.
His face showed no anger or shame, but rather a relieved, almost fanatical smile.
"I have heard the Way... Today, this old man has finally heard the Way..."
He muttered to himself, and then did something that made everyone's eyes pop out.
He straightened his disheveled clothes, walked three steps away from Lin Fan, and stood upright.
Then, his knees buckled, and he was about to kneel down on the spot!
Lin Fan frowned, moved slightly, and appeared beside him, reaching out to support his arm.
"Sir, that's not how you stage an accident."
A gentle yet irresistible force came through, making it impossible for Li Zhenguo to kneel down.
Li Zhenguo's face flushed red, and he said urgently, "No! Sir, you deserve this respect! A wise person is my teacher! You have shown me the way forward; you are already half a teacher to me!"
Unable to break free, he simply stood there, bowed respectfully to Lin Fan, and performed a ninety-degree bow—the highest level of respect a junior in the martial arts world would show to a senior.
"Li Zhenguo greets you, senior!"
This "senior" was uttered with genuine sincerity and utmost respect.
In the courtyard, you could hear a pin drop.
Just then, a figure carrying a birdcage, wearing a white vest, shorts, and cloth shoes strolled leisurely to the dilapidated courtyard gate.
It was Grandpa Wang from next door.
He peeked in and immediately saw the strange scene in the courtyard.
An elderly man dressed in a fine Tang suit was bowing respectfully to his incredibly lazy neighbor, Lin Fan.
Grandpa Wang paused for a moment, then chuckled and spoke in a loud voice.
"Hey, Xiao Fan, we have guests over?"
"This old gentleman is so polite. Is he asking for directions or wishing you a Happy New Year? It's not even the end of the year yet!"
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