Atlas of Heaven and Earth-Chapter 18: Asking for Advice

After the girl left, Ding Jiao immediately rushed over from behind. He patted Chen Chuan on the back and exaggeratedly said, "Chen Chuan, Brother Chuan, I was wondering why you were so quiet, turns out you were waiting to drop such a big bombshell!" He was even more excited than Chen Chuan, "Wuda[-], that's Wuda[-]!"

Chen Chuan shook his head and said, "I haven't passed the re-examination yet."

Ding Jiao loudly said, "Even if you haven't passed the re-examination, you've already been admitted. From now on, when I say my buddy is from Wuda[-], who would dare not be impressed?"

At this moment, the classmates in the class also became very enthusiastic, and people started coming up to Chen Chuan one after another to ask for his contact information. However, Chen Chuan politely declined by saying that he would soon be moving out of his uncle's house and it wasn't convenient to give out his contact information at the moment.

Next, he needed to intensify his training and really didn't have time to waste on these social interactions.

Even the classmate who had just been praising Han Shu eagerly came up to him to talk, and never returned to his original table.

Han Shu sat alone in his seat, hesitated for a long time, and finally stood up. With a somewhat stiff expression, he came up and said, "Chen Chuan, I didn't expect you to get into Wuda[-], congratulations. Let's keep in touch often in the future."

Chen Chuan shook his head and said, "Let's not contact each other for now, we'll talk about it later."

Han Shu thought he was targeting him, gritted his teeth secretly, but could only force an unnatural smile on his face, "Okay, okay."

After dealing with several waves of classmates who came over one after another, Chen Chuan was finally able to eat in peace. After training, he now had a big appetite, and a plate of food that was just served was quickly eaten up by him, leaving Ding Jiao dumbfounded.

Chen Chuan had a feeling that the efficiency of converting the food he usually ate was very low and could not meet the needs of his training.

No wonder Yu Gang said that in Wuda[-], nutritional paste is the mainstream. It can supplement the necessary nutrition without wasting too much time on eating. The downside is that it has no taste and can become annoying after eating too much, but he didn't care about that.

This gathering lasted until around seven or eight in the evening and was almost over. Except for the classmates living near the city center who had prepared some activities, those living a bit further away decided to go back early, because after nine o'clock at night is when gang members are most active, and coupled with some strange urban legends, it's always not very safe.After bidding farewell to many classmates at the hotel entrance, Chen Chuan and Ding Jiao also walked out together. Ding Jiao said, "I came on my motorcycle, which I modified myself, it's really cool. How about I give you a ride?"

Chen Chuan replied, "I came by bicycle, and it's not far from home. It would be a detour for you to take me, and it's better to go back early tonight."

"Okay then," Ding Jiao was still very excited, patting him on the back, "I say, buddy, how did you manage to get into Wuda[-]? That's Wuda[-]! Once you pass the re-examination, you must treat me to a meal, so I can show off in front of a few buddies."

Chen Chuan agreed with a smile, and after parting with Ding Jiao here, he crossed the road to the bike shed to retrieve his bicycle that was parked there. He took one last look at the lights in front of the hotel and the gradually dispersing classmates, then pedaled hard and rode home.

By this time, there were not many pedestrians or vehicles on the road, and it was very open. In less than twenty minutes, he arrived home. Entering the front yard, he saw a flicker of a spark, a figure sitting on the back rack of a bicycle smoking. He said, "Uncle?"

Nian Fuli grunted and said, "I've seen the note you left. Tell me, what's going on?"

Chen Chuan, feeling that the matter with Mr. Qi might have an impact, had mentioned it in the note he left during the day. He first parked his bicycle and then recounted the whole story in the yard.

After listening, Nian Fuli took a few deep puffs, extinguished the cigarette, and said, "It's okay, you can continue learning from Yu Gang, don't ask too much about other things. If that Mr. Qi appears again, just avoid him, Yu Gang will cover for you."

Chen Chuan said, "Okay, Uncle, I'll go back to my room then."

Nian Fuli said, "Go ahead." After Chen Chuan left, Yu Wan came out with a piece of clothing in her hand. Nian Fuli said, "This kid is much better than before."

Yu Wan said, "You, Chan'er has always been good, it's just that now he's more sensible."

Nian Fuli stood up, holding the handlebar with one hand, and said, "Alright, Xiao Wu is holding the fort at the bureau, I need to hurry back. Those resistance organizations have started causing trouble again recently, really not letting anyone have peace."Yu Wan hurriedly handed over the clothes in her hand, saying, "Take the clothes with you, the night is cold."

Nian Fuli took them and stuffed them into the front basket of the bike, then waved his hand, "Go back, don't stand here anymore." After saying that, he pushed the bike out of the front yard.

Yu Wan listened until the sound faded away in the alley, then went forward to lock the door, checked it again, and finally returned to the house.

Although Chen Chuan had walked into the inner room, he could still clearly hear the conversation between the two in the front yard. He guessed that his aunt had seen the note, called Nian Fuli back, and had waited for him for quite some time.

He paused for a moment, and when he heard the sound of Yu Wan returning to the house and bolting the door, he walked back to his room, changed out of his outer clothes, took a set of clothes to the bathroom for a shower, came back, flipped through a book for a while, and seeing it was about time, turned off the light and went to sleep.

The next day, he left early, jogging all the way to The House of Fists. As soon as he entered, he saw Lu Ke stretching his body there. He greeted him, "Good morning, Lu Ke, nothing happened yesterday, right?"

Lu Ke shook his head, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Thank you."

Chen Chuan said, "For what?"

Lu Ke said, "I know the master actually didn't want to accept Mr. Qi's offer. If you hadn't stood up at that time, the master would have had to agree."

Chen Chuan frankly said, "I had my reasons for doing so, and Mr. Yu still agreed to their side in the end, my role wasn't that significant."

"That's different!" Lu Ke emphasized, "Anyway, thank you for standing up for the master yesterday."

Seeing his extremely serious expression, Chen Chuan nodded, then asked, "Is Mr. Yu upstairs?"

Lu Ke said, "The master is there, you can go straight up."

Chen Chuan said okay, went up to the second floor, came to the end of the balcony corridor, knocked on the door, "Mr. Yu, it's me, Chen Chuan."

With a creak, the door was pulled open from the inside, revealing Yu Gang's burly figure, who said to him, "Come in."

After Chen Chuan came in, he first handed over the prepared fifty yuan to him, then said, "Mr. Yu, I want to ask you a question."

Yu Gang gestured, "Sit down, what do you want to ask?"Chen Chuan waited for him to sit down first before taking his seat and said, "Mr. Yu, I want to ask, how many people know how to use force?"

Yu Gang hummed and said, "Not many, if we say that the breathing method can be mastered after strict training, then out of ten people who know the breathing method, there might not be one who knows how to use force, especially complete force, which is very difficult to master. Sometimes, fighters have no choice but to master some small forces that are easier to grasp."

Chen Chuan said, "Like Ding Shuo yesterday?"

Yu Gang said, "Ding Shuo might not be incapable of mastering it. It's possible that he was eager to build his own fighting system, to quickly form combat power, so he mastered small forces first, and will improve them later. This situation occurs more among non-academic fighters."

Chen Chuan asked again, "Then Mr. Yu, when I take the re-examination for admission, is it possible to encounter senior students who have mastered force?"

Yu Gang slowly said, "Although such students have not appeared much in past assessments, this possibility cannot be ruled out."

Chen Chuan sat up straight and humbly asked, "Then how should candidates defeat such opponents? Mr. Yu said that some students, even if they started training from a young age, had not mastered the breathing method before entering the school, and it seems there is no chance of winning against such senior students."

Yu Gang said, "Knocking out the opponent in the re-examination is the most secure way, directly determining a pass. But after all, a scoring system is used. If you encounter a student who has mastered force, the academy will score accordingly. If you don't want a high score, candidates can even wear protective gear. And don't regard people who know force as unattainable. After all, it's just a fighting tool, with flaws and shortcomings, and there are ways to target them."

Although Chen Chuan did not know the specific judging criteria of Wuda[-], a low score was not what he was pursuing. So he continued to ask for advice, "Mr. Yu, if I encounter a tough opponent like Ding Shuo in the re-examination, how should I win?"

Yu Gang said, "Although the breathing method can improve resistance to blows, the crucial point lies entirely in breathing. If the breathing cannot be maintained, the resistance to blows will decrease accordingly. And when force has not been mastered to a high enough level, each use also requires the cooperation of the breathing method. So if you can disrupt the opponent's breathing rhythm, even if it's just a brief loss of the maintenance of the breathing method, then there is a chance."

Chen Chuan thought to himself, "Disrupt the rhythm..."Yu Gang said, "Don't overcomplicate it. In the fighting arena, most people who are knocked down are hit by their opponents at the very moment they strike. So, if you can hit your target a moment before the opponent's force is unleashed, you can disrupt their breathing rhythm, or even knock them down with a single blow.

However, this requires extremely quick on-the-spot reactions and precise strikes, which are generally hard to achieve. But I believe that with your talent, it's not impossible."

At this point, he emphasized, "Actually, the most correct way to knock down an enemy is still through powerful strikes. As long as the strike is strong enough, there's no need to consider anything else. This is the right way."

Chen Chuan thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Yu, it seems I'm not quite capable of that yet."

Yu Gang replied, "It's not completely impossible, it just depends on the price you're willing to pay. The human body isn't incapable of exerting stronger force; it's just limited by its self-protection mechanisms. I can teach you a method to temporarily unleash greater speed and strength using the breathing technique. You can consider it an immature form of "force'. The cost is that your body will also suffer corresponding damage."

Hearing this, Chen Chuan's eyes lit up. Because of the existence of the Second Self, he didn't have to worry too much about these damages. So he earnestly said, "Please teach me, Mr. Yu."

Yu Gang stood up and walked to a sandbag tied to the wall with an iron chain. In a deep voice, he said, "Watch."

He slightly lowered his center of gravity, suddenly let out a deep shout, and simultaneously threw a punch. It looked like just a simple punch, but it actually punched through the sandbag. As he retracted his fist, the fragments, cotton, and sand inside leaked out.

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Chen Chuan couldn't help but think, if this punch had landed on a person... But just as he was thinking this, Yu Gang suddenly turned around and threw a punch straight towards his face!

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