"Xiao Wu, what kind of boxing technique are you practicing?"
"Such a slow boxing technique, does it really have power?"
"Xiao Wu, your teacher isn't tricking you, is he? It's formless and style-less, looking like an old lady doing health exercises. Good thing I'm not learning this set of boxing, otherwise it would drive me crazy."
"It has forms and many of them, but Teacher said that my set of boxing shouldn't be confined to forms, otherwise I'd be stuck in a rut. So I often forget many forms and don't know how to practice..."
In the following days, the new campus expansion was almost complete, and Xiao Wu also trained with the students of Peach Garden Academy. However, Xiao Wu's original essence was not fully restored, so she could only perform some basic training.
Knowing that Su Ran had taught Xiao Wu a new boxing technique, the other four senior students were very curious about what kind of method Xiao Wu was learning.
As a result, they saw Xiao Wu practicing a set of health exercises, which not only looked slow and harmless, but she also forgot the forms, making them all a little exasperated.
Ning Rongrong: "It seems Teacher still prefers me, teaching me the incredibly powerful Yongchun Inch Punch!"
"Come, Xiao Wu, let me show you the Inch Punch! This is real boxing!"
A faint golden light radiated from Ning Rongrong as she slammed her fist into the iron stake in front of her.
The iron stake buzzed, and a fist print was left on it. If it had hit a person, that person would have probably been disemboweled.
"So powerful," Xiao Wu exclaimed in surprise. Was this the level of a fist comparable to metal and stone?
Wang Sheng, however, rubbed his buzz cut foolishly and comforted Xiao Wu:
"Xiao Wu, what Teacher said must be right. Just practice as Teacher told you, and this set of boxing will definitely be very powerful in the future. I also practice boxing, and although you haven't mastered it yet, I can vaguely feel a combination of hardness and softness in the boxing you're practicing."
"Brother Wang Sheng, you can even tell that this set of boxing combines hardness and softness? I also thought the Tiger Form Fist you used to practice was very powerful. You must have high boxing comprehension, right? Can you tell me some boxing tips?"
Wang Sheng rubbed his head: "Teacher said my comprehension is very low; others are taught once, I need to be taught three times, and others practice once, I need to practice ten times. So, I learned the most basic Tiger Form Fist after tens of thousands of repetitions. Now I'm learning Subduing Tiger Fist, striving to reach a hundred thousand repetitions."
"But Teacher said, 'Practice boxing a million times, and its meaning will naturally appear.' So Xiao Wu, your comprehension must be higher than mine; perseverance will definitely lead to success."
Wang Sheng cheered Xiao Wu on.
Xiao Wu nodded with firm eyes: "En, I will definitely work hard and strive to catch up with you all soon, so I don't drag everyone down."
Given her personality, learning this set of Tai Chi was indeed difficult for her, but this was also Su Ran's way of tempering her.
Seeing that the four senior students were all much stronger than her, and even the support system Ning Rongrong's boxing was better than hers, Xiao Wu became even more determined to master this set of boxing and not be at the bottom.
After speaking, Xiao Wu returned to her training ground and began to actively practice boxing.
Perhaps Wang Sheng was right, practice boxing a million times, and its meaning will naturally appear!
...
"Peach Garden Academy, you little boxer, call out your teacher."
On this day, an uninvited guest arrived at the entrance of Peach Garden Academy.
It was an old man with ink-green hair and beard, and eyes that shone like emeralds. His entire being gave off an ethereal feeling, as if he were a phantom.
The old man calmly walked into the academy and spoke to Wang Sheng, who was practicing boxing under the peach blossom tree inside the school gate, his movements powerful and swift.
Wang Sheng saw the newcomer, stopped his boxing, and slightly cupped his hands, saying:
"Elder, Teacher is in seclusion these two days and is not seeing guests for now. Please come back after some time."
"Seclusion?"
Dugu Bo's eyes narrowed, and an invisible pressure spread out, with gusts of emerald green poisonous wind. The peach petals falling around him quickly withered and turned into dry leaves.
"No one can enter seclusion in front of me. I must see him today."
Dugu Bo snorted coldly, pressing forward step by step, walking deeper into Peach Garden Academy.
Wang Sheng's face showed a hint of surprise; this old man's strength was very powerful, capable of killing him with just one Move.
But as the academy's only male student, and bearing the responsibility of guarding the school gate, even knowing he was no match, Wang Sheng still activated his Spirit possession, braving the poisonous wind, and blocked the old man's path.
The power of the storm spread across his body, and fierce yellow-green tiger stripes appeared on him:
"Elder, you cannot enter."
Dugu Bo's expression was somewhat strange. This young gatekeeper was so bold, not even afraid of his poisonous gas. Although there was indeed a domineering power in this young man's Spirit that even he felt, it was not enough to resist his Bi Lin Serpent Poison!
"Get lost."
Dugu Bo's emerald eyes coldly glanced at Wang Sheng, and a powerful emerald green aura slammed into his body.
Wang Sheng staggered, sent flying more than ten meters before stabilizing himself, only to realize he had been poisoned. Soon, emerald green poison patterns appeared on Wang Sheng's body, rapidly spreading to his internal organs.
Wang Sheng had no choice but to sit cross-legged, using the breathing technique taught by Teacher to circulate his Internal Energy to protect his heart, and gritted his teeth as he spoke to Dugu Bo:
"Elder, please leave here. Peach Garden Academy does not welcome impolite guests."
"For so many years, wherever this old man went to any academy, I was always treated with respect. But here, you treat me as an impolite guest. Interesting. Are you really not afraid of death?" Dugu Bo looked at Wang Sheng.
Wang Sheng merely said: "Teacher said, 'A gentleman is respectful without fault, and courteous with others.' Elder, you are both at fault and impolite, so naturally, you are an impolite person."
"What elder? I think he's just a bandit."
Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Meng Yiran, who were training in the inner courtyard, also heard the commotion outside and quickly and lightly landed beside Wang Sheng.
"Such potent poison."
"Zhuqing, does this poison feel a bit familiar?"
"En, it seems to be the same Bi Lin Serpent Poison we encountered in the Soto City Great Spirit Arena before, but the toxicity he emits is far stronger than Dugu Yan's."
"I understand, this person is Dugu Yan's elder. The younger one couldn't win, so the older one came for revenge, just as unreasonable as that idiot from the Clear Sky Sect."
"You old geezer, Wang Sheng spoke to you politely, yet you still poisoned him. That's too much!"
"Yongchun · Inch Punch!"
Ning Rongrong was covered in four layers of golden bells, and the Nine Treasure Golden Body Glazed Tile Pagoda appeared in the air. All four buffs were applied to her body, and her fist wind was sharp, with the momentum to split mountains and rocks.
This caused a strange look to appear in Dugu Bo's eyes.
This Spirit... why does it feel so familiar to him?
"What is your relationship with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School? You clearly have the amplification of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, but it's even sturdier than the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and... your Glazed Tile Pagoda actually has nine layers!"
"No... Pfft~"
Dugu Bo was about to grab Ning Rongrong, who was attacking him, but he underestimated her strength. She actually broke through his hand and punched him in the chest, immediately feeling a violent impact that made him retreat a few steps, letting out a muffled groan.
"Not only does it have the amplification of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, but it can also resist my potent poison, and it possesses considerable offensive power. Indeed, just as Yaner said, the students of your academy are truly unique."
"Unfortunately, you are still too weak right now."
Amidst his surprise, Dugu Bo dusted off his clothes and intently looked at Ning Rongrong and the others:
"I'd like to see how much Bi Lin Serpent Poison your golden bell and your dark hands can absorb!"
Dugu Bo now discovered that the hands of Meng Yiran and Zhu Zhuqing were emitting a dark purplish-black light, directly absorbing the Bi Lin Serpent Poison from Wang Sheng's body, and the poison patterns on Wang Sheng's body were also rapidly dissipating.
He was somewhat astonished; he had actually come precisely for these hands that could absorb Bi Lin Serpent Poison!
Vast amounts of Bi Lin Serpent Poison emanated from Dugu Bo's body, dividing into two streams of poisonous aura. One continuously washed over the golden bell power on Ning Rongrong, while the other attacked Meng Yiran and Zhu Zhuqing's Earth Nether Hand.
"You old ghost, how shameless! At such an old age, you're attacking us teenage girls!"
"Little girl, have your parents taught you to watch your mouth?"
"If my parents were here, you wouldn't even have a chance to strike!"
"Hmph! If I don't teach you a lesson, this little girl's mouth won't shut up." The Bi Lin Serpent Poison released by Dugu Bo intensified.
Although Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Meng Yiran had made rapid progress in the past few months, they were still under immense pressure facing the suppression of a Titled Douluo, and their expressions gradually became solemn.
However, this had already made Dugu Bo look at them with new eyes. Ordinary Spirit Elders, and even typical Spirit Ancestors, would have long collapsed under the poison and pressure he was currently releasing, but these few students from Peach Garden Academy could still hold on.
"..."
"What should we do? If this continues, Senior Sister Rongrong and Zhuqing will soon be unable to hold on."
"Never mind, I have to go save them!"
Behind the peach blossom stone screen, Xiao Wu had stopped her Tai Chi, observing all along. She could sense that the newcomer was a powerful individual, and if she revealed herself now, her Spirit Beast identity might be exposed.
But during this time, she had truly enjoyed a very pleasant learning experience at Peach Garden Academy, and Teacher had said that no matter what, one must never abandon classmates or give up on teammates!
Just as Xiao Wu mustered her courage and was about to rush out to help, a pair of large hands grabbed her shoulders from behind, making her body tremble.
It wasn't until that voice, like a gentle breeze, echoed in her ear, filling Xiao Wu's face with surprise:
"Teacher, you've come out of seclusion?"
"En, your identity is special, and your original essence has not yet healed. It's not appropriate for you to show your face in front of a Titled Douluo. Go back to the house first; Teacher will handle the rest."
It was a figure whose aura had transformed once more, now exuding an Immortal-like presence with every gesture, even without revealing his appearance, an extraordinary and transcendent aura flowing around him.
That figure was so tall in Xiao Wu's heart.
Xiao Wu's heart tightened, and of course, her little rabbit was also very tight:
"Teacher..."
"You're so handsome..."