Feeling a sharp pain from his fingertips, Zhang Haoran quickly retracted his hand.
At this moment, the youth's left palm pushed forward again. He didn't dare to clash head-on with the opponent's equipment anymore. He could only use the Luo Han Fist to collide with the youth's palm and fist.
Zhang Haoran had lost the initiative, so he naturally couldn't gather much strength. He was pushed back two steps by the opponent's palm strike.
It was then that he collected himself and began to contend with the youth. But the youth's palm technique was very profound.
It wasn't that the youth had cultivated it so well, but rather that the Rank of this set of palm techniques must be very high.
The initial attacks were continuous, giving no opportunity for adjustment or counterattack.
Even though Zhang Haoran was fully focused and tried his best to resist, he was still struck by two palm strikes.
Remembering that he was there to be a sparring partner, he simply activated Golden Bell Cover Iron Shirt and endured two more palm strikes from the youth, using the force to retreat rapidly.
However, the youth's palm technique immediately stuck to him again.
He had no choice but to suddenly use Seven Star Moon Step while retreating, quickly opening up some distance.
Just as he assumed the stance of Luo Han Fist, the youth also made a sudden advance and appeared in front of him. The speed was even faster than Zhang Haoran's Seven Star Moon Step.
It was just that because the youth was inexperienced, his timing was not good. Otherwise, even if Zhang Haoran had used Seven Star Moon Step just now, he wouldn't have been able to stabilize his footing.
At this moment, although the youth had arrived in front of him, he was already prepared. Dealing with it naturally became a bit more composed.
He concentrated on performing Seven Stars Steps to contend with the opponent. Originally, he was going to use Luo Han Fist to attack the youth.
Zhang Haoran used Golden Bell Cover Iron Shirt to endure a palm strike from the youth, and at the same time, he landed a punch on the opponent's shoulder.
Originally, Zhang Haoran had used a body-protecting Cultivation Technique. He was prepared for the opponent's palm strike. And the youth, completely unprepared, took a punch from him. Such a trade of injuries should have been advantageous.
But the truth was, the opponent's Daoist robe automatically counterattacked, almost shattering his hand bones.
Fortunately, the youth, completely unprepared, was startled by Zhang Haoran's punch. He subconsciously took a step back, interrupting the opponent's combo.
You didn't misread it; that Daoist robe not only had the function of counterattacking but also of deflecting force. Therefore, Zhang Haoran's punch only startled the youth and caused no damage whatsoever.
He could only silently say to himself, "This is simply inhumanly luxurious!"
However, through this punch, Zhang Haoran also found the correct way to spar.
That was to use Seven Star Step to dodge powerful killing Moves as much as possible. If it was impossible to dodge, he would use Luo Han Fist to take the hit head-on.
He was not afraid of clashing head-on with the youth's palm with Luo Han Fist. What he was afraid of was that whole set of equipment.
If it was just an ordinary Move, and the direction of the attack was not a vital point, he would use Golden Bell Cover Iron Shirt to take the attack head-on.
Then he would wave Luo Han Fist and Dividing Tendons and Misplacing Bones Hand in front of the youth's eyes to interfere with the opponent's vision and disrupt the youth's attack rhythm.
This way, it would appear that the two were fighting, not just him unilaterally taking a beating.
Only then could it achieve the effect of sparring. The two went back and forth, entangled in a fight.
Slowly, the youth also began to no longer rely on his equipment to take his attacks head-on. Every time Zhang Haoran launched an attack, he would also use his footwork to dodge.
Now, with both of them exchanging blows, it looked more like a Martial Arts School competition.
The youth became more and more excited as he fought, feeling like he had met an equal opponent, a worthy rival. Because he could clearly feel that Zhang Haoran wasn't deliberately going easy on him, but was truly on par with him.
And as Zhang Haoran fought, both his Seven Stars Steps and Luo Han Fist made significant progress.
Fortunately, Zhang Haoran no longer used Dividing Tendons and Misplacing Bones Hand. This thing was ineffective if it couldn't grasp, and if it did grasp, his hands would hurt.
He fully utilized Luo Han Fist to clash head-on with the youth. However, he still took a few more palm strikes because the opponent's palm technique was faster than Luo Han Fist.
After all, the core principles of the two Martial Arts School were quite different.
Luo Han Fist emphasized power and weight. While the opponent's palm technique was not only fast but also continuous.
Zhang Haoran used Golden Bell Cover Iron Shirt to endure ordinary attacks, and his powerful Luo Han Fist even gained the upper hand in head-on clashes.
In terms of footwork, the youth's footwork was of a high Rank. As for Zhang Haoran's footwork, it had a foundation of Foundational Footwork at Major Achievement. Now, Seven Star Step had also entered the Minor Achievement Realm. His Realm was higher than the opponent's.
In the contest of footwork, the two were also quite similar. Now that they were fighting, the two were truly evenly matched.
Moreover, due to the extremely high energy Rank in the surroundings, the consumption of both individuals was almost instantly replenished.
The youth's palm technique became increasingly fast and continuous. Zhang Haoran's Luo Han Fist also became increasingly fluid and natural.
The two became more and more excited as they fought. Zhang Haoran even forgot that he was there to be a sparring partner. And the Martial Arts School of both individuals gradually improved as they fought in a state of self-forgetfulness.
Until the person in the mist spoke again.
"Alright, Li Rui, that's enough for today. It's almost time for your evening Cultivation."
From the laughter in the middle-aged man's voice, it could be heard that he was very satisfied with today's sparring session.
At this point, the two finally emerged from that state of self-forgetful combat, stopping with a sense of lingering desire. The youth placed one hand vertically across his chest and bowed slightly, saluting Zhang Haoran.
At the same time, he said, "Li Rui."
Zhang Haoran also clenched his right fist and thumped his left chest. He bowed slightly and solemnly performed a Martial Dao salute to the opponent.
He reported his name: "Zhang Haoran."
Then the two nodded to each other. The youth turned and walked into the white mist.
Zhang Haoran was then teleported back to his Martial Arts Arena by the System.
Returning to his Martial Arts Arena, he sat cross-legged in the arena. He closed his eyes, savoring the exhilarating battle he had just experienced.
Ten minutes later, Zhang Haoran opened his eyes. He had gained a lot from this battle.
First, Foundational Fist Technique had reached Major Achievement. Luo Han Fist had also reached Minor Achievement.
Seven Star Step was also at Minor Achievement, but it had advanced a bit further from its Minor Achievement foundation.
Most importantly, Golden Bell Cover Iron Shirt had not only reached the getting Started stage but had also progressed quite a bit. It was estimated that it would reach Minor Achievement after a few more times. This was what he valued most.
Because Golden Bell Cover Iron Shirt was a pure external Cultivation Technique. Although it couldn't increase the upper limit of Qi and blood, his physical strength increased significantly.
Roughly estimated, if Golden Bell Cover Iron Shirt reached the Minor Achievement Realm, Zhang Haoran's physical strength could double.
This was very important for future Cultivation. In the original work, Fang Ping, who should have progressed faster, was hindered because his physical strength couldn't keep up. He had to spend a lot of time and money to increase his physical strength.
Zhang Haoran, due to System restrictions, couldn't Breakthrough to become a Martial Artist yet. So he decided to increase his physical strength first. This way, when he Cultivated in the future, he wouldn't waste time because his physical strength couldn't keep up.
After organizing his gains in Martial Arts School, he finally had time to check his financial income.
This time, he had sparred for three hours. Not only did he make great progress in Martial Arts School, but he also gained 300 value points.
Zhang Haoran immediately requested the System to return the 110 value points loan. He didn't have the habit of owing money.
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