CHAPTER 898: CHAPTER 898: LEVEL 8 MOUNTAIN SPLITTING PALM

As the attacks continued, the old man’s heart became increasingly astonished!

What kind of freak is this kid? He’s too difficult to deal with! Despite using so much force, I couldn’t break his defense, and he even turned it back on me with Borrowing Force to Strike!

He’s so young, yet his Tai Chi Boxing skills are so profound, even more than someone who’s practiced it all their life like me!

This is really unbelievable!

Gradually, beads of sweat formed on the old man’s forehead as he was completely suppressed in the spar with Ye Xuan. If this continued, he would surely be exhausted and only face defeat.

Unable to make progress for a long time, the old man bit his lip; he couldn’t let this drag on anymore, or else it would become very unfavorable for him.

With this in mind, he decisively changed his strategy, turning hard force into soft force to deal with Ye Xuan!

Hmm?

Seeing the opponent’s change in tactics, Ye Xuan’s eyes gleamed, and he also changed his strategy, matching soft force against the latter.

Suddenly, the situation on the field changed!

Previously, the two of them were attacking fiercely, but now their movements slowed, their arms intertwined, slowly practicing Tai Chi in midair.

At this moment, their movements were slow, looking more like the elderly in the park practicing a fist technique meant only for exercise rather than combat.

However, although their movements appeared slow, they actually contained great danger. A single mistake or a flaw shown by either side would surely be seized by the opponent for a strong offensive!

If either side couldn’t withstand it, they might fall into a disadvantage, or be completely defeated, directly injured by consecutive attacks.

Thus, both of them were highly focused and fully engrossed in the fight, preventing distractions that could lead to an accident and allow the opponent to seize the opportunity.

The two of them continued back and forth, pushing and pulling, persisting for nearly three minutes without either gaining any advantage; it seemed neither could triumph over the other!

Ye Xuan’s eyes flashed, and he no longer wanted to drag things out with the old man. He directly changed his style again, turning soft force into hard force, and hard force into soft force! With both forces combined, he launched a strong attack on the old man.

Noticing Ye Xuan’s change in tactics, the old man hurriedly altered his moves to intercept Ye Xuan’s offensive and dissipate his force!

Simultaneously, mimicking Ye Xuan’s previous stance, the old man rebounded the force back, employing Borrowing Force to Strike, attacking Ye Xuan.

Borrowing Force to Strike might have considerable effect against practitioners of other martial arts! But when facing someone who also practices Tai Chi Boxing, the effect isn’t so pronounced.

After all, you can Borrow Force to Strike, but I can do the same!

You borrow my force to hit me, and I can borrow your force to hit you too.

It’s an even match; if we want to decide a winner, it depends on whose Tai Chi Boxing proficiency is deeper and who borrows more force!

Thus, when the old man used Borrowing Force to Strike, Ye Xuan did the same, countering the force sent over by the opponent.

The old man, unwilling to admit defeat, set up a Tai Chi Pushing Hands and once more pushed back the force.

Let his great force strike me, shifting with four ounces to lift a thousand pounds. Leading to emptiness and releasing upon contact, sticking and following without dropping or resisting!

These four phrases encompass the essence of Tai Chi Pushing Hands and Borrowing Force to Strike!

At this moment, the two seemed to kick a ball back and forth, the ’force ball’ easily dissipated in this exchange.

Both were masters of Tai Chi, capable of minimizing force dispersion! Then back and forth, in the push and pull, they infused their own force, fully utilizing the ’force ball’ to attack the opponent.

Thus began a tug-of-war between the two!

After more than a dozen rounds of sparring, initially it seemed closely matched, but as time went by, the situation finally changed.

The old man’s stamina was visibly exhausted, his movements significantly slowed, and his force diminished step by step!

Under Ye Xuan’s counterattack, the old man retreated repeatedly, now clearly at a disadvantage, his momentum reduced to the nadir.

"Not good! Elder Left is going to lose to this kid."

In the Zhan Family’s camp, a slightly chubby old man in gray linen clothes standing beside Zhan Shao solemnly remarked upon seeing the situation.

With his insight, it was easy to see that the old man on the field was already at the brink of exhaustion, and if things continued, defeat was inevitable!

In fact, his prediction was accurate!

Elder Left had already been forced back repeatedly by Ye Xuan, lacking any offensive power, left only with futile resistance, soon to be defeated.

Ye Xuan’s eyes gleamed; he knew the old man had reached his limit, and since he’d had enough fun, it was time to end the match.

"Elder Right, go and lend Elder Left a hand, don’t let him lose to this kid!"

Cold glint flashed in Zhan Shao’s eyes as he turned to the chubby old man and instructed in a stern voice.

"Zhan Shao, I understand."

The slightly chubby linen-clad old man, named Elder Right of the Zhan Family, nodded, intently watching the sparring duo, secretly gathering Qi Force within himself, ready to assist Elder Left at any moment.

Bang!

In the field, Ye Xuan pushed the old man back with a palm.

Just as he was about to seize the opportunity to defeat the faltering Elder Left, the closely observing Elder Right sprang into action!

With a flicker, his slightly chubby figure disappeared from his original spot, heading straight for the sparring field.

At the same time, a loud shout was heard: "Elder Left, don’t panic, I’m here to assist you!"

Covering a distance of over ten meters in an instant!

His slightly chubby figure seemed like the wind brushing the willow, his pace opening and closing wide; in a blink, he arrived before the two.

Standing at the center of their spar, Elder Right extended his hand, forming a Mountain Splitting gesture, as if with hand as axe and halberd, striking toward Ye Xuan!

"Level Eight Mountain Splitting Palm!"

A loud shout, momentum like a rainbow.

The hand striking down like splitting a mountain brought with it a powerful force akin to clashing metals, invisible Qi Force surged, its might like ghosts and gods.

The unexpected change did not cause any panic in Ye Xuan, who calmly unleashed a punch, directly repelling Elder Left!

Simultaneously, he raised his other hand, meeting Elder Right’s powerful Mountain Splitting Palm head-on, engaging in a direct collision.

Deng deng deng!

The pair separated instantly, Elder Right grasped the injured Elder Left’s shoulder, retreating three steps in succession before stabilizing.

In contrast, Ye Xuan, though caught off guard and attacked unexpectedly, merely stepped back half a step with no consequence, proudly standing his ground!

It was clearly evident whose strength was greater.

"Damn! Really despicable!"

"This old guy is shameless, truly insidious!"

Witnessing Elder Right sneaking an attack on Ye Xuan, the Wu Family father and son both cursed in low voices, feeling furious inside.

"Such a scoundrel! How can he launch a sneak attack? That’s so disrespectful!"

Lu Miaochan was equally indignant, her small face cold.