Level Up! Martial Technique
The One Called Crying Dragon [2]

Nah! Nah!

The sound of a wooden sword clashing together. Above the arena saw some people were dueling. Slashing, fending off, and dodging, Yu Jian did not take his eyes off those people.

It had been one more week since Yu Jian was a member of the Azure Sect. As a student of a special class he gained the resources to practice and was freed from taking standard martial arts lessons. Even so Yu Jian remained in the arena every afternoon to see the other disciples practicing.

“Will anyone practice a match with me?” Yu Jian asked from the edge of the arena.

No one answered the challenge from Yu Jian. This was already the fifth time Yu Jian had not gotten a response from his challenge. To overcome the lack of experience Yu Jian decided to come to the arena so as to obtain lessons through the fight.

“Does today remain non-existent as well?” yu Jian said slowly.

Most disciples decided not to deal with Yu Jian. Some were afraid because on the day of the test Yu Jian was able to summon lightning, some were still wary of Yu Jian's abilities. There were also those who chose to keep their distance and not look for trouble with Yu Jian because Xian Yu had once appeared and defended Yu Jian.

Yu Jian felt a little frustrated that there was nothing he could practice with and gave him experience. He was fed up with his physical training so he wanted to train his physique in another way.

“Then I take this opportunity.”

Just as Yu Jian was about to leave the arena, someone answered his challenge. That person was the same height as Yu Jian, the short hair he used to meet in his old world, and a wide smile aimed at him.

“I Hao Chen's. Hows it? Want to train together?” hao Chen asked Yu Jian.

“Of course. Thank you for accepting my challenge. Oh yes, my name is Yu Jian. Greetings know.” Yu Jian introduced himself.

“I know, we've done. Greetings also.” Hao Chen withdrew his words.

That made Yu Jian confused. He had never felt like he had met someone named Hao Chen before. Especially with his short hairstyle which was very different from those in this world Yu Jian was certainly impossible to forget.

Just as Yu Jian was about to ask further with Hao Chen's words interrupted, Hao Chen had already jumped up the arena. He took the wooden stick available there and turned it around like an expert.

“Yu Jian used what weapon for your martial technique? A sword? A spear? Or something else?” Hao Chen looked at Yu Jian.

“Actually I have techniques related to daggers. It's just that I have an empty-handed martial technique that I want to perfect. So I guess I'll use my bare hands.” Yu Jian climbed up onto the arena.

“Will it be okay? I used a weapon?” Hao Chen was curious about Yu Jian's technique.

“If you say of course I will be battered. However in terms of attack range and experience I am below you. But I just want to try and perfect it.” Yu Jian replied.

Yu Jian wanted to retrain martial techniques from his former world. Taekwondo and karate, martial arts techniques that use body parts as a medium of attack. He wanted to know how good and effective the technique was in this world.

Hao Chen who was not in any trouble decided to prepare. The arena was instantly empty, those who had previously been above the arena decided to stop their training duel and watch. Yu Jian and Hao Chen took a distance from each other.

“Alright, we start then.” Hao Chen started the duel.

Both of them did not move at all. Yu Jian steeled his horses to survive the impending attack. As a person who is still inexperienced to do battle with humans. Although he had previously lived in the world of awakener, but he had fought only monsters.

Humans are intelligent beings. Unlike the monsters I could learn the pattern because the movements were easy to read, fighting humans was more difficult because they could respond in different ways depending on the situation. Stay calm, don't move forward first. However he had more advantage in this fight in terms of experience and weapons. Let him attack and I counterattack when there is a woe. Yu Jian made a plan.

Seeing Yu Jian who showed no signs of attacking, Hao Chen decided to make a move first. Unlike the average stick user, Hao Chen threw the stick in his hand firmly.

Yu Jian responded by dodging to the side. Thanks to that, Yu Jian was forced to take off his horses. Suddenly Hao Chen was already near the stick, he grabbed it again and gave an attack towards Yu Jian's stomach.

“Body lightening technique huh?”

Yu Jian tried to dodge, but he did not because it was too late. He fended off the attack that came with uke ude. A tank in karate that serves to resist or fend off attacks that come toward the stomach, chest, and head by taking the stalk from the side of the head.

Yu Jian planned to deliver an attack that harnessed the momentum of his round to strengthen his attack. Hao Chen smiled as if he already knew about it, with the bottom side of his staff Hao Chen interrupting the momentum and keeping his distance from it.

The two kept their distance again this time. Yu Jian who was aware that his movement response carried out in a short time was still slower than Hao Chen decided to advance first. He used his lightening technique and gave his strongest kick to Hao Chen, even so Hao Chen was able to endure it with his stick.

Yu Jian took a distance of one step and landed the Dwi Huryeo Chag, a backward kick technique in which the user kicks with their back foot backwards to attack the opponent or move away from the opponent.

As the attack almost hit the abdomen, Hao Chen deflected the attack that came with the bottom of his stick and turned around to attack with the top of the stick. Yu Jian almost failed to dodge the attack if only he was not vigilant. Both keep their distance again. The background was so fierce that it made Yu Jian sweat a lot.

“Hao Chen, you are not a martial artist who uses a stick, right?” Yu Jian was curious.

“Why do you think like that?” ask Hao Chen.

“Your stick technique is too odd, you always position each side up and down with different functions. The top attacking and bottom defending. Surprisingly your attack was more like stabbing and relying on the tip of his stick and not the body of his stick itself like the walking stick technique should have been.” guessed Yu Jian.

“Yes, you're right. I'm actually a spear user, only in the training ground there are no wooden sticks. That's because even a dull wooden spear remains dangerous if used for piercing because it has a focus on one point and a long handle that allows more power to be expended.”

Body turning, good spear technique. Semi-continued? No, with a spear technique as good as this at least he had other spear techniques, so three or more martial techniques.. Advanced martial arts expert? Could it be that I should try it? Yu Jian was suddenly interested in trying something.

He strengthened his horses. Mixing taekwondo horses with the form of the first steps of body lightening techniques while collecting energy on his legs. He focused himself on attacking a single point, Hao Chen's wand.

Yu Jian closed his eyes feeling the Qi flowing within him. His current body was already strong enough to use Qi, he channeled his Qi strength throughout his body. The area around his body seemed to give off a small flash of blue-colored lightning. When he opened his eyes, it turned dark blue.

[Ikazuhi]

Yu Jian steeled his entire body with lightning Qi. He immediately advanced and attacked Hao Chen who was already positioning himself in defensive form when he saw Yu Jian emit lightning Qi. As it charged forward Yu Jian's standstill seketiak left a bit of a crumbling mark.

With a wiggle of the body and the reinforced body Yu Jian darted rapidly towards Hao Chen. He gave a strong attack of his stick collar until it split in two. The attack did not instantly stop just like that as the stick shattered, the attack continued to move towards Hao Chen's stomach.

Even so Hao Chen managed to dodge it with quick reflexes, the arena Yu Jian moved too fast he could not control his movements. When dodging Hao Chen was already in a position ready to deal a blow to Yu Jian. The attack landed towards the stomach so Yu Jian crashed three meters away. The battle ended in Hao Chen's victory

“Ah sorry, you are fine Yu Jian.” Hao Chen came to Yu Jian.

“Y- Yes, passable. Besides my stomach hurts and my body feels a little numb.” replied Yu Jian.

“Yes you fight pretty well, even if your experience is lacking you have a good observation of the surroundings. But that was Qi? You can already use Qi in your martial technique?” Hao Chen extended his hand.

“That's.” Yu Jian took Hao Chen's generosity and stood up with his help.

“I think it's amazing. If you can already use Qi in martial techniques I think you are worthy of a special disciple position!” hao Chen exclaimed so that everyone in the arena could hear him.

“Thank you for the compliment. Also thank you for wanting to train with me.” Yu Jian smiled.

“Of course, if you need a partner come to me.”

Yu Jian built a friendship with Hao Chen without knowing that Hao Chen was such a special disciple.

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[Gift of Completion of Sect Acceptance Quest: Ikazuchi]

A body strengthening technique that added attack power and speed by enveloping its user's body with lightning Qi.