Human Martial Saint: Starting with Bajiquan

Chapter 101 Battle Roster

Lu Youyou wanted Liu Sheng to experience it in advance.

The terrifying aspect of the seventh-grade Yi Jin Realm.

Using the strength of his entire body, he struck Liu Sheng's chest with an extremely fast palm strike.

"This...is this the attack speed of someone at the Yi Jin Realm?"

Liu Sheng felt that his senior brother had been drawing back his strength like a bow before striking out with his palm. The palm was as fast as an arrow released from a bow, and there was no way to avoid it.

Then he felt a tightness in his chest, and his feet left the ground as he flew backward! He tried his best to steady himself, but he couldn't control himself at all. He flew more than two zhang away before staggering to the ground.

That wasn't the end of it. His feet touched the ground, and he took seven or eight more steps back before finally stopping. His chest was churning with blood and qi, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

"sharp!"

Liu Sheng understood that this was because his senior brother hadn't gone all out; he was simply letting him experience the speed and power of a seventh-grade Yi Jin Jing.

If he had used even a little bit of real internal force or a killing move, he would probably have broken several of his ribs by now.

A seventh-rank official against an eighth-rank official is indeed a crushing defeat!

"Thank you for showing mercy, Senior Brother!"

"Junior brother, you've already done very well."

Lu You finished his attack, a satisfied smile appearing on his face:

"You've mastered Bajiquan, and your foundation is excellent. However, when I sparred with you just now, I felt that your muscle definition wasn't very prominent, yet your explosive power was extremely strong. Why is that?"

Liu Sheng then explained to his senior brother that due to a fortuitous encounter, his skin had acquired the earth element attribute when he was at the ninth rank, and now at the eighth rank, his muscles had acquired the water element attribute.

Therefore, while strength increases, the muscles appear soft and understated, only revealing their true form at the moment of exertion.

"Senior Brother, now that I'm exerting all my strength, lifting a 600-pound stone lock isn't too difficult."

"Water-based body tempering? Six hundred jin? Excellent! Junior brother, you are indeed blessed with great fortune and extraordinary opportunities! In that case, although you are only at the entry level of the eighth rank, your true combat strength is probably no less than that of a master of the eighth rank, and may even be slightly superior. You should be able to secure the title of Martial Scholar. If you have the opportunity, you might even be able to compete for the top four spots in the Martial Arts Examination!"

When it comes to praising someone, the eldest brother has to be the best!

Liu Sheng was deeply moved by what he heard and couldn't help but feel a surge of enthusiasm: "I will certainly do my best!"

Lu Youxin took out the Qi-restoring pill, explained its usage and timing to Liu Sheng, and then left.

On the other side of the night.

Inside the county government office.

The flickering candlelight illuminated the weary faces of the clerks, making them appear even more weathered.

On the table lay a roster and a draft competition procedure, revised more than a dozen times, the ink still wet.

"Sigh, County Magistrate Kang is really something... He revised it more than a dozen times, and now he wants us to go back to the first version..."

A young clerk rubbed his aching wrist and couldn't help but complain under his breath.

Another young clerk nearby also sighed:

"Who says otherwise? It's one thing to revert to the first version, but they only notified us tonight, and they said we need to make an extra hundred copies. Sigh... we'll have to work overtime all night again."

It was an older, more experienced civil official.

He glanced warily out the window:

"Say less, or the walls may have ears."

Before long, footsteps could be heard from the sect.

Kang County Lieutenant, with a gloomy face, strode in, and several clerks hurriedly stood up to pay their respects.

Ignoring them, County Commandant Kang walked straight to the table, picked up the battle roster that was both the thirteenth and the first edition, and scanned it sharply.

He was in a bad mood. He learned from the rioters outside the city that a group of human scouts had been active in the vicinity recently, and they were likely spies of the rebel army.

This made him feel uneasy, as if the rebels were about to cause trouble again.

The other clerks, however, had no idea what he was thinking. They only felt that the county magistrate's expression was unpredictable, and they were afraid that he would ask them to revise the plan again.

They all had their heads down and their brows furrowed.

County Magistrate Kang's finger moved slowly across the list until it stopped at the name "Liu Sheng" number twenty-five, at which point he frowned.

Kang County Magistrate remembered this name. The Yejia'ao plan had failed at the last minute, and the root cause was this kid named Liu Sheng! If it weren't for his breakout to report the news and attract the righteous army, those lowly people would have become the elixir-making talents long ago.

Let's look at Liu Sheng's two opponents in the second round.

Too weak...

The county magistrate pointed at the list and coldly said to the young clerk, "I vaguely remember this Liu Sheng. I heard he even showed off his heroism in Yejia'ao! What, you only assigned these two scoundrels to be our Crescent Moon County's 'little heroes'? Do you think Crescent Moon County has no one to rely on, or do you think I'm easy to fool?"

The young clerk's heart skipped a beat.

As expected... the plan still needs to be changed.

He was sweating profusely and quickly bowed, indicating that he would make the change immediately. After the county magistrate Kang looked at it for a while longer, he finally did not offer any further suggestions.

Only then did he leave.

Until County Magistrate Kang had gone far away.

Only then did the young clerk dare to raise his head, his face contorted in a grimace as he said:

"What should we do? General Wang specifically instructed the other day to arrange for a martial arts practitioner specializing in animal-like movements to be Liu Sheng's opponent, but County Magistrate Kang has another request. I can't afford to offend either of them!"

Another older clerk rolled his eyes and whispered his instructions:

"Are you confused? Lord Kang clearly only wants to arrange stronger ones for Liu Sheng, and General Wang wants the Imitation Fist style. Why don't you just arrange for the two strongest Imitation Fist practitioners? Isn't that right?"

The young clerk was taken aback, then suddenly realized what was going on.

Immediately, he and several other clerks checked the list. With a flick of their pens, the battle roster was revised again, to the fourteenth version...

The next day.

Chen Shi (7-9 AM).

South of the city drill ground.

The atmosphere at the training ground today is completely different from that during the first round.

Although it still consists of one large and four small arenas, along with a towering judge's platform.

But the number of onlookers surged, forming layers upon layers, so crowded that it was impossible to move. The noise and chatter mingled together, creating quite a lively scene.

However, there were still no hawking or begging sounds; vendors and beggars were still not allowed to exist.

It turns out that not only did many local residents of Yueya County come, but people from surrounding villages and towns also rushed over after hearing the news.

Outside the training ground, on both sides of the road.

At this moment, two groups of people stood clearly separated.

On the east side, led by Cao Dahuang, the leader of the Mingsha Gang, dozens of gang members, dressed in uniform brown short-sleeved shirts and carrying long sticks, exuded a fierce and valiant aura despite not having any weapons.

Cao Dahuang wore a new robe today and looked much thinner than before, perhaps because he had been running around for days dealing with the sleeping sickness.

Lai San stood beside him, with Xiao Lan perched on his shoulder. Ever since the last child disappearance case, in which Xiao Lan was rescued from the enemy camp, Lai San had never dared to let Xiao Lan out of his sight for a moment, even though the Black Fox Gang was gone.

Xiao Lan had long since emerged from the shadow of that night. Now, she sat high up, looking around with curiosity, her face full of innocent smiles.

On the west side, the Beggars' Sect members had also changed from their usual slovenly appearance, all wearing relatively clean clothes.

Gang leader Gou Xiong stood at the front, leaning on a green bamboo cane, his gaze calm, followed by several five-bag and six-bag elders.

There was a subtle standoff with the Mingsha Gang, creating a delicate atmosphere.

Of course, neither side dared to cause trouble today.