Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 268 Sparring
Chen Chuan held a knife in his hand, clasped his fists and saluted in return, saying, "Senior Zheng, please give me some advice."

Teacher Zheng reminded him, "Student Chen, later on I will ask you to only parry, not fight back or dodge. Just stand where you are and use the method I taught you to unload and transform the force. Once you have mastered these techniques, we will move on to the next stage."

Zheng Tongtong waved the thick-backed knife in his hand lightly and said, "Student Chen, please draw your knife."

Chen Chuan stretched out his hand, grasped the hilt, and slowly pulled out the Xuejun Knife. As a bright light from the knife gradually appeared, the entire training ground seemed to have a chill.

"Oh? Alien weapons?"

Teacher Zheng was stunned for a moment. This is rare. There are not many people with this skill nowadays, and...

His expression became a little more serious. The cold light from the knife gave him an indescribable sense of threat. He was immediately certain that there would be a lot of skilled fighters falling under this knife.

Zheng Tongtong waited until Xue Jun's knife was completely pulled out and Chen Chuan was ready, then said, "Junior Chen, be careful." After that, she jumped over and chopped at him on the head with the knife. Her movements were very flexible, and she felt like an inflated ball, jumping over in an instant.

Chen Chuan remembered what Teacher Zheng said and did not dodge. He just used the method taught by Teacher Zheng to attract the alienated tissue and connected the two with the Xuejun Sword. With a clang, a strong force was transmitted, and his feet sank. The special floor also sank, and this force pressed down for a long time before disappearing.

Zheng Tongtong did not continue to attack, but stepped back a few steps to give Chen Chuan some time to adapt and think. It was obvious that this was not the first time she had fought with someone, and she was very experienced.

Chen Chuan also knew her good intentions. He thought about it. Although he had dissipated the power with that move just now, it was too slow. Under the premise that he could not dodge, if Zheng Tongtong came with a second knife, he would be chopped away from the spot and the whole defensive posture would be messed up. Therefore, he needed to increase the speed of dissipation as much as possible.

After he figured it out, he nodded to Zheng Tongtong.

Zheng Tongtong's previous strike was just to test his endurance and know how far she should go. Now that she had an idea, she struck again.

With a clang, Chen Chuan took it steadily. This time his feet did not sink down at the same time, but with a certain reasonable distribution, which also contained a hint of counterattack.

Zheng Tongtong said admiringly: "Young man, you caught it beautifully!"

She originally wanted to hold back some strength, but Chen Chuan took it in one go. Although his method of dissipating and releasing strength was not yet perfect, it was very standard and done perfectly.

She said, "Xiaodi Chen, your foundation is very solid, so I won't be polite when I come down."

As she spoke, she raised her sword and chopped him down again. This time, she didn't stop with just one strike, but chopped him down hundreds of times in a row!

Her chopping posture was exactly the same for each time, with no difference in the distance or force of the swing. And every time the next knife followed, it must be at the moment when Chen Chuan just unloaded the force, leaving him no room for buffer, showing her extremely solid basic skills and mastery.

Under such oppressive chops, Chen Chuan had to do everything he could to mobilize the alienated tissues and dissipate the force. Although he was almost unable to adjust in the first dozen or so slashes, under Zheng Tongtong's superb feeding method, he quickly adapted and mastered the technique of dissipating force. After the next few dozen slashes, he became calm.

Teacher Zheng had been watching from the side. When Zheng Tongtong had chopped thousands of times in a row and Chen Chuan had completely adapted to this kind of chopping, he spoke up, "That's enough, stop for a moment."

Zheng Tongtong immediately stepped back and returned to her previous position. Although she had maintained a high-intensity chopping movement just now, her breath felt very stable and her whole state seemed relaxed, which meant that the amount of activity just now was nothing to her at all.

Chen Chuan adjusted his breathing, looked up at Zheng Tongtong, and nodded to her to express his gratitude.

This guy is no simple man. Not to mention his fighting ability, he has never seen this level of feeding moves before. He only needs to think about how to do his best in every possible way. He doesn't have to consider anything else at all, because the opponent will naturally give you an appropriate response and guide you to perform at your best.

If he were to practice on his own, it would probably take him a whole day to reach the final state, at best an optimistic estimate, but all of this was compressed into the thousands of cuts just now.

Now he felt that the technique of dissipating force seemed to have been remembered by the alienated tissues in his body. This was actually the inevitable feedback after being stimulated by the outside world and the needs of self-consciousness.

No wonder those fighters would spend a lot of money to hire a good personal trainer. It is indeed different. A good sparring partner can really help the fighter a lot.

Teacher Zheng said, "Student Chen, I will ask Tongtong to increase the difficulty next time. Be prepared." He called out to his daughter, "Tongtong."

Zheng Tongtong said she knew, and she warned Chen Chuan: "Brother Chen, I will increase the force of the chopping this time, so you better be careful."

Chen Chuan said yes and straightened his posture.

Seeing that he was ready, Zheng Tongtong chopped down again without hesitation. He could clearly feel that the force was much stronger than the last time.

After seeing this, Chen Chuan did not just wait for her to chop down, but raised his hand slightly and pressed the back of the Xuejun Knife upwards.

After blocking, there was no strong collision feeling as before, only the force of the knife pressed him down a little, as if the knife was not cut up, but put up. Teacher Zheng looked at it and was very satisfied with this move. The skill is to use all favorable conditions to reduce the unfavorable factors. When the opponent's strength changes, you must also look for new breakthrough points. This move is very proactive, and it does not go beyond the scope of his limit.

Very good, no wonder his combat decision-making score on the entrance assessment was top-notch. He valued this point and decided to teach Chen Chuan seriously. Skills and physical fitness can be compensated through practice and other means, but this kind of combat talent is possessed by very few people and can hardly be improved through acquired means.

As a qualified sparring partner, Zheng Tongtong saw that he began to actively change, so she also increased the difficulty of her feeding moves accordingly. Her offensive moves were no longer limited to straight chops, but she changed to left and right slashes that were more difficult to defend against.

It was indeed a bit difficult for Chen Chuan to resist at the beginning, but he quickly adjusted himself. After he was roughly able to adapt, Zheng Tongtong changed her moves to a diagonal slash, and then to a thrust, and then a slash... Every time after Chen Chuan adapted and kept up, she would change her attack method.

After Chen Chuan was able to handle all of these, she followed up with various combinations of sword moves, leaving no gaps in between and the connection was extremely tight. Under such high-tempo guidance and feeding of moves, Chen Chuan's mastery of the skills of dissipating force was also steadily improving.

Teacher Zheng spoke at this time: "Let's stop here for now and continue in the afternoon."

When Zheng Tongtong heard the instructions, he quickly put away the knife.

Chen Chuan looked at the time and realized that it was already half past eleven. Unconsciously, the whole morning had passed.
Teacher Zheng said, "Tongtong, go get ready."

"Okay."

Zheng Tongtong turned around and walked out. After swinging the knife for several hours, she was not out of breath at all, and didn't even sweat. It was obvious that her strength and breathing method had been trained to an extremely high level.

Teacher Zheng walked up to Chen Chuan and looked him up and down. Seeing that he also did not show any signs of fatigue, his eyes were still shining. He was very satisfied and said, "Student Chen, your foundation is very good. Based on your performance, we will increase the intensity in the afternoon and focus on strength."

Chen Chuan took a breath and said, "Okay, Teacher Zheng."

He knew clearly that, in fact, the training until now was still simple, because Zheng Tongtong, as the attacking party, had only made changes in his sword moves so far and had not used any changes in strength, the latter being the real test.

Teacher Zheng pointed out some things he needed to pay attention to. At this time, he smelled the aroma of meat coming from the front yard. He smiled and said, "Let's go eat something first, then follow me."

He brought Chen Chuan to the front yard, where they saw a barbecue grill set up. Under Zheng Tongtong's operation, slices of meat were being skewered on it.

Teacher Zheng said: "Sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood. With good food stimulation, practice will be more energetic. I think that every college, whether it is liberal arts or martial arts, should have a circle of barbecue next to the class. If you study well, you can eat. If you don't study well, you can watch others eat. This will ensure that every student is clamoring to study."

Zheng Tongtong couldn't help but say, "Dad, this is just your personal hobby."

Teacher Zheng said, "How can this be my personal hobby? The best things in the world are eating and sleeping. For those of us who practice martial arts, only if we eat well and sleep well can we have the strength to fight others."

He walked forward, took a skewer of roasted food and threw it to Chen Chuan, "Try it."

Chen Chuan took it, tasted it, and was immediately surprised.

The meat tasted very good, with a crispy skin and tender meat inside. It was full and juicy when bitten. It felt warm after one bite, and it quickly replenished the consumed energy. It even gave him the feeling of eating a nutritional paste.

Teacher Zheng smiled and said, "This is not ordinary mutton, but high cliff sheep raised in special areas obtained through the 'Zhantong United' channel. It is specially provided for us fighters to enjoy. This can be regarded as a benefit provided by the Management Bureau to our teachers and students."

Chen Chuan changed his mind. In fact, compared to providing expensive medicines, good food ingredients actually cost relatively less, but can bring people great pleasure and satisfaction. The arrangement made by the Bureau in this regard can easily enhance people's sense of identity, which can be said to be beneficial without any cost.

As for Zhan Tong United, he had never heard of this company before. After checking the industry, he found out that this company specializes in various niche items and rare things. No matter how novel and rare the items are, as long as you can afford the price, this company has channels to help you get them.

After he finished eating the skewer in his hand, Zheng Tongtong handed him a dozen more grilled skewers. He said thank you and took them.

Teacher Zheng said: "If you want to fully absorb the nutrients in it, you need intense exercise. This meat is enough for your afternoon training.

You have initially mastered the power I taught you, but it is not yet your own.

Just as everyone has their own habits, everyone also has their own energy, so in the afternoon training, you have to try to find your own energy! "

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(End of this chapter)