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Chapter 71: Five Elements Boxing
Chapter 71: Five Elements Boxing (Please Keep Reading)
Five Elements Boxing consists of: Dragon Form, Tiger Form, Snake Form, Crane Form, and Ape Form.
Each form emphasizes different muscle groups. Tiger Form focuses on strengthening limbs, waist, and spine.
It’s the form that balances power and speed most effectively.
Snake Form primarily trains the waist, abdomen, and body flexibility.
Crane Form targets leg muscles and core strength, granting exceptional agility and speed.
Ape Form concentrates on arms, shoulders, and chest, building formidable physical endurance.
Dragon Form hones the spine and full-body musculature, cultivating raw, brute strength.
Each form activates distinct muscle groups with every strike.
Lin Qi shifted his palm into Snake Form boxing. This technique prioritized softness and flexibility, requiring relaxed, fluid movements.
As he practiced, his motions became loose and slow.
The moment he executed the form, he felt a difference—his arm and waist muscles warmed, with subtle contractions rippling through smaller muscle fibers.
Solitary Snake Returns to Forest!
Viper Emerges from Den!
…
After completing a set, Lin Qi noticed soreness in his smaller muscle groups.
He immediately switched to Dragon Form. This form emphasized intent as the spirit, used breath to drive force, unified internal and external energy, moved like swirling wind, rooted his stance like iron, struck like steel blades, and advanced like a tiger bursting from the woods.
As Lin Qi executed it, he felt his spine straighten, channeling endless power into his arms, radiating outward with each strike.
Finally, he transitioned to Ape Form. This form embodied explosive leaps, nimble footwork, cunning intellect, unshakable focus, lightning reflexes, and adaptable mobility.
His arms felt heavy, striking like iron weights, extending power over distance.
The three forms each had unique focuses. With every session, different muscles activated—large muscle groups drove the movements, while smaller ones were subtly conditioned.
Soon, Lin Qi halted, panting heavily. Sweat dripped from his face, plastering his hair to his scalp.
"Five Elements Boxing drains stamina far more than practicing a single form alone."
After a brief rest, he resumed training.
"Huuuh!"
"Shwaaah!"
The Snake, Dragon, and Ape Forms gradually transformed from clumsy to fluid.
His proficiency soared, movements smoother. He felt previously neglected muscles aching—his body’s transformation becoming increasingly evident.
【Through practicing Snake Form, Dragon Form, and Ape Form boxing, you’ve gained new insights into Fist Techniques. Fist Techniques +3%】
【Through these techniques, your muscles have undergone profound conditioning. Vital Energy Stat threshold surpassed. Vital Energy Stat +0.03】
【Vital Energy Stat: 9.65→9.68】
【Fist Techniques: Second Stage 20%→23%】
…
Lin Qi set down his empty Energy Brew vial, gazing at the Status Panel with a smirk.
Though his Vital Energy Stat only increased by 0.03, he could distinctly feel smaller muscle groups being worked.
This would drastically reduce the time he’d otherwise stall at 9.99 Vital Energy Stat. He might even break through quickly rather than lingering.
"Others’ Fist Techniques progression probably won’t match mine. Their martial cultivation will stall, but I’ll only grow stronger."
"As my Fist Techniques improve, my bodily control sharpens—making Spear Techniques far easier to master."
Wiping sweat, Lin Qi felt confident his strength would surge before semester evaluations.
…
That Sunday afternoon brought rare sunshine.
Tianhai City First People’s Hospital loomed—a massive, multi-story complex divided into specialized wings, its air tinged with antiseptic.
Through its entrance, people carrying plastic medicine bags or bulging parcels of pills came and went. Nurses in white coats bustled about.
Lin Qi walked with his parents toward the rehabilitation center. His father, Lin Zhen, looked vigorous and upright, his face healthy. After a month of costly elixirs and therapy, his body had regenerated—muscle and bone injuries healed. Even his declining Vital Energy Stat had visibly rebounded.
"Dad, what illness does Mom actually have?" Lin Qi asked bluntly.
"Never saw her medical records growing up."
Lin Zhen hesitated, exchanging glances with Fang Huiyi. His mother spoke first:
"It seems you’ve noticed."
"We planned to tell you after returning from Linhai Base, but your father’s health issues came first."
Lin Zhen cleared his throat:
"Your mother was struck by a Darkwinged Bat’s lethal toxin. The poison corrupted her organs and bones."
"Hospital treatment saved her life, but her martial foundation collapsed—muscle atrophy, organ erosion, brittle bones."
"Worse, the venom clings like a parasite, gnawing at her insides."
"Years of treatment only managed symptoms, delaying the inevitable."
"Medical debt crushed us. Over time, she weakened further. Toxic outbreaks grew more frequent."
"Thankfully, your recent financial support—daily elixirs, rehabilitation—slowed it."
"But this is temporary. Eventually, the toxin will erupt… and she won’t wake again."
Lin Zhen’s voice dropped. Lin Qi’s heart lurched.
"Is there a cure?"
"Options exist—but all astronomically expensive."
"Take Spirit Spring Antidote: refined from Otherworldly Millennia Mountain Spring Water using specialized techniques. It purges all toxins, boosts constitution, and immunity."
"One vial costs 30 million Xia Kingdom Currency."
"30 million?!" Lin Qi froze. His B-Rank Contract only netted 3 million. Ten times the price.
"Another option: Body Purification Elixir. It cleanses impurities, rebuilds marrow, and elevates innate talent. One million per dose."
"Other treasures exist, but we can’t afford them." Lin Zhen sighed. "Today’s treatment is newer, cheaper—but still offers a chance of complete toxin removal."
Lin Qi nodded. This was why they’d come.
Since earning money, his father sought better treatments. The chief physician had finally found this option.
Millions might strain Lin Qi’s budget, but he’d manage if it saved his mother.
At the rehabilitation center, greenery adorned the building’s entrance. Inside, an expansive reception hall bustled with white-clad service robots.
Lin Zhen led them to a large therapy room partitioned into sections. A young woman in a white coat greeted them.
"Welcome back, Uncle Lin! Mrs. Fang—we’ll do electrotherapy and acupuncture today."
Fang Huiyi followed her to a partitioned area. Lin Qi knew the process: ingest activating drugs to stimulate toxin activity, then acupuncture to stimulate organ function with electric currents.
Though cost-effective short-term, repeated sessions drained resources.
Lin Qi and his father entered a luxurious office where a gaunt, authoritative man in a white coat and black mechanical glasses greeted them.
"Mr. Lin! Come in!"
Sitting, Lin Zhen wasted no time:
"We’re here about the new treatment options."
…
(End of Chapter)
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