Instant kill!
With a single strike, Su Jie instantly defeated Liu Long, Kang Gu, and Liu Guan. Though he used hidden weapons rather than true bare-handed combat, it was still astonishing.
The three had been on guard, knowing Su Jie would use hidden weapons, and had specifically watched his fingers…yet they still couldn’t defend.
Su Jie’s finger-snap flying needle was like the King of Hell’s death warrant.
“If the King of Hell wants you dead by the third watch, who dares keep you until the fifth?”
They had focused all their attention on guarding against Su Jie’s hidden weapons, yet it was useless.
Only now did they truly submit.
“Your flying needle technique is truly every shot hits its mark…even more miraculous than Little Li’s Flying Knife,” Liu Long said, pulling the needle from his knee and recovering his mobility.
Su Jie hadn’t injured them…just shallowly piercing the acupoints. Otherwise, the needle could have caused permanent damage.
If the needles had targeted their eyes, all three would be blind.
“Hidden weapons are indeed formidable,” Liu Guan said. “Su Jie, if you fought us bare-handed, it wouldn’t be so easy to subdue us, would it?”
“Of course. Two fists can’t fight six hands, and my arm span is limited. The effective range of flying needles is within ten paces,” Su Jie said. “And the speed of a needle far exceeds running speed.”
“With this skill, you could take on a hundred people now, couldn’t you?” Liu Long said. “At your speed, one wave of your hand and seven or eight people would fall. Another wave, more would fall.”
“That’s true for ordinary people,” Su Jie said. “Ancient fierce generals, clad in armor, wielding spears on horseback, could scatter and defeat hundreds of disorganized rioters with ease.”
“Now try fighting the three of us bare-handed. How long would it take you to defeat us?” Liu Guan suggested.
Without weapons, numbers naturally held the advantage.
“Fine.” Su Jie nodded, put away his needles, and assumed a stance.
Liu Long, Kang Gu, and Liu Guan discussed tactics for a moment. Once decided, they surrounded him.
Kang Gu suddenly threw a big swing punch at Su Jie’s head…fast and vicious.
Liu Long used flying kicks, targeting Su Jie’s lower body, his quick legs attacking from below while Kang Gu attacked from above.
At that moment, Liu Guan lunged in, arms grappling, using wrestling and bear-hugging techniques to entangle Su Jie. This tactic was effective on the street…in many-against-one situations, one person would grapple and hold the opponent while the other two beat him.
But the instant the three attacked, Su Jie swayed and slipped out through the gap in their encirclement…none of their attacks touched him.
As he slipped out, his arm extended and pushed Liu Guan.
Liu Guan felt the push and completely lost his balance…his center of gravity destroyed. He crashed outward, colliding with Liu Long and Kang Gu.
“D@mn, Tai Chi push-hands again.” Liu Guan had studied Tai Chi since childhood because of Liu Shi and was quite skilled in push-hands. He recognized Su Jie’s push immediately.
To execute precise push-hands while dodging…Liu Guan doubted even Yang Shu could do that.
Tai Chi grandmasters, the current number one in Tai Chi, could only perform their divine push-hands when standing still, hand against hand.
In intense combat, the difficulty increased a hundredfold.
Just as many fighters can hit a sandbag with power, but against a moving opponent, their punches miss entirely and have no effect.
Liu Long was about to hit Su Jie when Liu Guan crashed into him…his fast kick nearly hit Liu Guan instead. He quickly stopped.
Kang Gu’s rhythm was disrupted by Liu Guan’s collision, his punch pausing briefly.
At that moment, Su Jie circled to the blind spot of their attack and pushed again.
This time into Liu Long.
Liu Long, like Liu Guan, couldn’t stabilize himself. He staggered, destabilizing Liu Guan further. Both fell to the ground with a thud.
Only Kang Gu dodged.
Su Jie appeared before Kang Gu, caught his swing punch, hooked his foot, and took him down.
All three defeated again.
Su Jie had used nothing but divine push-hands, using the three men’s forces against each other. In under ten seconds, all three were down.
“I can’t believe it.” Liu Guan got up, displeased. “You just pushed me once, and we collided. Was it luck or truly divine force manipulation?”
“His force movement has reached a level we can’t fathom,” Liu Long understood. “During this time, though he practiced hidden weapons, he integrated those techniques into his boxing. His overall level has improved greatly.”
“Actually, I gained some insight that day at the Massage Hall…deepening my understanding of unity between heaven and man. My spiritual realm advanced again, leading to progress in my martial arts,” Su Jie knew where his improvement had come from.
At Ke Yi Hall, while persuading Kang Gu, wasn’t he also persuading his own inner doubts?
Having strengthened his conviction, with no more doubts, he advanced boldly along his path without hesitation…progress was naturally rapid.
He felt he was getting closer and closer to the “Enlightenment” realm.
With just one trigger, he could truly step into Enlightenment and achieve another miracle.
At his age…just eighteen…reaching the Living Dead realm was already impossible. If he advanced further, achieving Emptiness, he might even be considered the world’s number one.
“Today’s training ends here.” Su Jie had become the three’s coach. He waved his hand, not discussing further…today’s combat was for the three to digest. With daily training like this, as long as worldly matters didn’t interfere, progress would be immense.
One could say that currently, this research group he had formed was the highest-level in the country.
Training finished, everyone dispersed to rest.
Su Jie returned to his dormitory, slept well, and early the next morning went to find Liu Xiaoguo, hoping to persuade her.
Kang Gu was easy to persuade…this woman would be difficult.
But Su Jie didn’t mind. He didn’t have high hopes…just wanted to say his piece. If she remained stubborn, the future was her own choice.
It was summer break…few people on campus. Even staying students rarely came out in the heat.
Su Jie walked through campus toward the gate. Suddenly, a familiar figure flashed in the distance…someone seemed to be watching him.
“Qin Hui?” Even from far away, Su Jie could detect someone watching him. Anyone focusing attention on him couldn’t escape his perception…even a well-hidden sniper.
Qin Hui, the student union vice president, was resourceful. During winter break, he’d even gone to the Zhang family abroad, stirring up trouble, trying to become Larich’s bodyguard.
But after that failure, Su Jie hadn’t seen him again.
He’d almost forgotten the man.
Now, hiding in the distance watching him…there must be some scheme.
“It seems this person needs to be dealt with.” Su Jie pretended not to notice, walked out the gate, and took a taxi.
Sure enough, Qin Hui followed in a car, using professional surveillance techniques…even a trained person might not notice.
But Su Jie relied on his own senses.
In a small alley, Su Jie got out and walked quickly inside.
Minutes later, Qin Hui parked and followed into the alley…but saw no sign of Su Jie.
“Hmm? Where is he?” Qin Hui scanned around.
“Looking for me? You’ve been following me so long…what do you want?” Su Jie’s voice came from behind.
Qin Hui spun around to find Su Jie approaching from behind him.
Qin Hui stepped back, keeping distance, but denied it: “What do you want? You say I’m following you…what evidence? Now you’re behind me…I could say you’re following me. Ah…”
His words cut off as his body went numb…he nearly collapsed.
Needles were embedded in his thigh, blocking nerve-sensitive points. Any movement caused sharp pain. He didn’t dare pull them out…Su Jie was watching.
Su Jie had just used hidden weapons to teach him a lesson.
“Chinese acupuncture has many formidable aspects. A skilled practitioner can pierce deep into the skin, and with a single point, disrupt nerves and their connections…paralyzing the body. It can heal or harm,” Su Jie said. “I’ve studied some acupuncture…not highly skilled, but I could probably pass a doctoral exam. If I’d targeted key points on your spine, you’d be paraplegic…or paralyzed for life.”
“Su Jie, what do you want? Do you know this is illegal?” Qin Hui’s voice rose.
“No need to shout.” Su Jie waved his hand. “I haven’t done anything illegal. But you’ve done plenty. Talk…why were you following me?”