Extraordinary Realm from Persuasion System

Chapter 406: Chapter 173: Rise to the Heavens! _5

”HUFF—”

The fist suddenly stopped just three centimeters from his opponent’s body.

Tian Fenglin’s disciple looked at the Aikido disciple he had defeated—who was forced to surrender, his face full of fear—and felt incredibly exhilarated.

He then took two steps back, bowed to his opponent, and walked off the platform without looking back.

Another victory for the Great Xia martial arts community!

Instantly, the entire venue erupted in an uproar!

They looked towards Zhang Beixing and saw him sitting there, perfectly composed, exuding an aura of a master strategist in complete control of the situation.

Liu Yi’s eyes flickered, deep in thought.

Meanwhile, Tian Fenglin’s disciple, after stepping down from the platform, approached Zhang Beixing. He bowed respectfully to thank him for his guidance.

In response, Zhang Beixing simply waved his hand, indicating it was nothing.

On the other hand, Tian Fenglin was dumbfounded.

He had just been contemplating how to handle the situation. Before he could even figure it out, Zhang Beixing had already started directing—and the crucial part was, he had actually directed them to victory!

Wait a minute, am I the Grandmaster of Taizu Long Fist, or is he? This is freaking weird!

He looked at his disciple, who had returned triumphant, then at Zhang Beixing. After a moment, Tian Fenglin swallowed hard and managed to force out a question, ”Grandmaster Zhang, how did you do it? Why is your understanding of my Taizu Long Fist so profound?”

Hearing this, Zhang Beixing casually replied, ”It’s just as you saw; I merely offered a few words. That fellow was being overpowered by your disciple, which shows he’s not as good as your disciple. All I did was identify his weakness and advise your disciple to press hard on that point. Was that so difficult?”

”I...”

Tian Fenglin was at a loss for words.

Identifying the opponent’s weakness and then aggressively targeting it—that approach is sound, certainly. But the real question is, how did you pinpoint his weakness so quickly?

Tian Fenglin wanted to ask, but considering Zhang Beixing’s usual demeanor, he figured such a question would likely earn him a dismissive retort like, Anyone with a brain could do it. So, to avoid humiliating himself, he thought better of it and said nothing.

It had to be said, this old fox truly understood Zhang Beixing.

What he didn’t know was that to become a Great Grandmaster, one must be deeply versed in numerous schools of martial arts, achieving profound expertise in each.

「Afterward,」

The Great Xia martial arts community fought several more matches against the members of the ’Eight-Nation Alliance.’

Zhang Beixing remained seated below the platform throughout, acting as an armchair general, using the martial artists on stage as his chess pieces to directly contend with the Grandmasters of the ’Eight-Nation Alliance.’

”Avoid their main force, strike from afar! When the enemy tires, advance! Sparrowhawk Darts Through the Forest!”

”You idiot! I told you to dodge, why didn’t you?! You’ve utterly disgraced Arsong Country! When we return, I’ll demote you to a Shudra!”

”Form and Intent, Myriad Transformations! Knee and Elbow as One! Retreating Step, Drilling Fist! Black Tiger Tears Out the Heart!”

”You damned fool! I told you to attack with all your might! Why did you hold back? Are you scared? Is being scared going to help?! And what’s with those tears? Do you think tears will bring you victory?”

”...”

In the martial arts training ground, Zhang Beixing’s voice and those of the ’Eight-Nation Alliance’ Grandmasters periodically rang out, creating an exceptionally lively atmosphere.

Of course, Zhang Beixing wasn’t giving instructions for every single fight.

Some of the Great Xia martial artists were quite formidable and observant in their own right; they didn’t require much input from Zhang Beixing to secure victory.

After all, how deep was the heritage of Great Xia, and how numerous were its masters?

Even if Zhang Beixing hadn’t come, although Great Xia might have lost a few matches, they would still have achieved an overall decisive victory against the Eight-Nation Alliance.

However, with Zhang Beixing’s arrival, they hadn’t lost a single match; it had become a complete rout. No matter who from Great Xia fought, as long as their opponent was of the same cultivation realm, with Zhang Beixing there to guide them, victory was assured!

This also caused the way the members of the Great Xia martial arts community looked at Zhang Beixing to undergo a dramatic transformation: from initial indifference to attentiveness, and from attentiveness to their current state of shock!

By now, they had achieved ten consecutive victories!

Four of those wins were secured under Zhang Beixing’s direct guidance, while the others were matches they would have won on their own.

This implied that Zhang Beixing had completely comprehended and thoroughly mastered these four distinct schools of martial arts!

But... how is this possible? Could it be true that after competing throughout the nation, he had genuinely mastered our hundred schools of martial arts and become a Master of All?! Impossible! Absolutely impossible! To learn a martial art after just one fight? How could such a person exist?!

As this thought flashed through everyone’s minds, a chill shot up their spines, from their tailbones straight to the crowns of their heads!

If Zhang Beixing had truly mastered the hundred schools of martial arts and become a Master of All... then wouldn’t that mean...

”Grandmaster Zhang,” Wu Yougui murmured in utter shock, his gaze fixed on Zhang Beixing’s figure seated in the stands, ”even if he hasn’t yet attained the rank of Great Grandmaster... has he already taken the first step towards it?”

The path to becoming a Great Grandmaster involved two steps: first, to become a Master of All, and second, to create one’s own Ultimate Skill.

Clearly, Zhang Beixing’s current performance was a demonstration of having achieved the ’Master of All’ stage!

Hearing Wu Yougui’s murmur, Zhang Beixing paid it little mind. His attention was currently focused on something else: why had the ’Eight-Nation Alliance’ fallen silent after this round of competitions?

Curious, Zhang Beixing glanced over. He saw that everyone from the ’Eight-Nation Alliance’ was currently staring at him.

Their faces were masks of undisguised hatred, as if they were looking at the murderer of their own fathers!

On any other day, they certainly wouldn’t have reacted like this.