REVEREND INSANITY
Chapter 24: Master Gu of Combat Closed

Chapter 24: Master Gu of Combat Closed

Three days later.

“Lowering your body to dodge, it's a regular technique of holding a flying fist. When your enemy comes and attacks you, quickly squat and at the same time counterattack, at ************* and stomach. Don't be afraid of the swinging fist. Usually those who appear and start swinging their fists at the first moment are brainless and impulsive and reckless.”

In the field of martial arts, the martial arts instructor (1) of the academy spoke as he performed actions to show. The right wooden puppet first swept out, and the martial arts instructor quickly crouched down, dodging the incoming attacks. Then he punched the belly of the doll, knocking it down with a few punches.

The students saw the demonstration in a circle, but most of them lacked passion, showing very little interest.

The academy teaches various courses and these lessons are the ones that teach the basics of martial arts. Using fists and feet to exert themselves too low from the handsome and cool style of moonblade attacks, left almost all the students in a daze.

“The next class is Moonlight Gu usage assessment. How have you been training so far lately? ”

“I'm still fine. I could do three moonblades, but few really hit. Usually I get two blades on the grass doll. ”

“Mmm, it's the same as me. I specifically bought a grass doll just to train in these few days. ”

…..

The young teenagers whispered to each other, their minds long gone from the lesson. They were all worried about the assessment in the next class. Just for this assessment, they had been training hard for a long time after class, and now they were flexing their hands and feet, looking forward to the assessment.

The sound of the student discussion had reached the instructor's ears, and the martial arts coach jerked his gaze towards them, shouting, "Not to speak in class, all of you shut up and take a good look!"

He was a second rank Gu master, his body was somewhat muscular. His upper body was naked and strong, his bronze-colored skin was covered in countless scars. With a loud shout he showed a threatening attitude, suppressing all the students in the field.

Silence fell in the field of martial arts.

“The foundation of martial arts is the most important among the important things. Especially at the early stage of Master Gu's cultivation, it was more important than anything else. You all better focus your attention on me!”

After he finished scolding, the martial arts instructor summoned another wooden puppet. This light yellow wooden puppet was two meters tall, its large wooden legs making a sharp sound as it stepped on the blue stone floor tiles. The wooden puppet spread out its hands and rushed towards the carriage clumsily.

The instructor dodged his attack, then violently hugged his waist and used his strength to push him forward, causing the large and tall wooden puppet to fall to the ground. Then the instructor climbed up on the waist of the puppet and swung his fist swiftly at the head of the puppet.

The wooden puppet rebelled for a moment, then its head broke apart due to the rain of the instructor. It was paralyzed on the ground, lying motionless.

The martial arts instructor stood up, his breathing calm and long as usual. He explained to the students, “When facing a large and high enemy in close combat, do not be afraid. Destroying your opponent's center of gravity is a reasonable type of tactic to take down your enemy. As I did before, you have to hug the opponent's waist, control his hips and then push forward with your strength. After that you take a chance and climb into his body and punch your enemy hard. Those who do not have the ability to survive will instantly collapse.”

The students nodded repeatedly, but most of their eyes showed disapproval. The coach saw all this and laughed bitterly in his heart.

Each batch is like this. The attitude of these young people is naturally easily attracted by beautiful things. Without personal understanding and experience, it is difficult for them to understand the importance of having a foundation in martial arts. Actually especially for a Master Gu in the early stages, while basic martial arts did not look promising, it was actually more important than sword attacks.

“….Remember, in close combat, your gaze should not always be in the eyes of the enemy. It should focus on the enemy's shoulders. No matter punching or kicking, the enemy's shoulder will always move first.

“...In close combat, your speed is very important, the speed I am talking about in this context is not the speed of your fist, but the speed of your foot movements.

“….Distance is the best defense.”.

“...In order to keep your legs elastic, then you will be able to easily remove your strength...”.

“When attacking with your fist, maintain triangle support. If not, you will lose your footing. The enemy has not fallen, even you who fell first.”.

The instructor patiently explained as he demonstrated. These were all precious experiences he had gained from sacrificing blood and tears, experiences gathered from long battles.

Unfortunately, the students are not aware of this. Slowly they began to whisper again, the focus of the discussion still on the moonblade assessment of the next lesson.

"The structure of this martial art is very pragmatic, but the teaching style is wrong." Fang Yuan watched quietly among the crowd, occasionally nodding and shaking his head. The instructor has no discipline in his teaching; he teaches fully with interest, and only teaches whatever he thinks. Hence the things he taught became messy and there was a lot of complicated info. At first many students were listening seriously, but gradually they lost interest and turned their attention to other aspects.

Master Gu's battle method was usually split between melee and long distance. A moonblade attack was a type of long-range attack, but when speaking decisively, it was considered medium-range because its effective distance was only ten meters.

In terms of melee combat, the Master Gu, martial arts instructors were the best examples. A GuMaster melee battle would usually choose a Gu that strengthened the strength of their own body and cultivated it. This gu will give them superhuman strength, agility, responsiveness, endurance, etc.

Just like this martial arts instructor, his entire body was covered in bronze skin. This was of course not the color of his own skin, but it was a type of Gu copper skin effect. Gu's copper skin would increase Master Gu's toughness and skin defense by a lot, allowing Master Gu to bear more damage.

“One moonblade will consume 10% of the primordial essence. How many times can Master Gu throw a moon knife during a battle? The numbers are few, especially for beginners who have trouble forming effective punches. It could only be used as a type of trump card, its terror factor was greater than its death rate. For Rank one Master Gu, a truly useful skill was the martial art of kung fu. This was because martial attacks were more durable and reliable. It is unfortunate that this fact is something that they will not understand unless they face it with their own experience.”

Fang Yuan lightly glanced at his comrades, a thin grin somehow forming on his lips.

Basic martial arts classes are finally over. After a short break, the student's eyes were filled with anticipation; the academy elder was late. He waved his large hand, pointing to the row of grass puppets in front of the bamboo wall. He went straight to the subject and said, “Alright, today is the day to check the results. I want five people in the group to appear in the right order, using moonblade to attack three times.”

Swoosh's.

The first group of students rose, and the moon swords danced in the air. After three rounds, only nine moon swords struck the grass puppet.

The academy elder shook his head slightly, feeling a little displeased. This hit rate was too low, the key was among these five only the two who managed to ditch the two moonblades.

“You all better practice properly after this, especially you, and you.” The elder reprimanded in short sentences, then he waved his big hand and said, "The next group."

The two who were reprimanded lowered their heads and left the field anxiously. One of them was a girl, her eyes were slightly red and her heart was grieving. He was only a C-class talent, yet he could not bear to use ancient stones to recover the ancient essence quickly. So in these three days he trained very little, resulting in his unskilled moon sword throw.

A Master Gu needed money to repair Gu, raise Gu; even practicing using Gu required cash. But where can he get so much money? Although both her parents supported her from behind, but each family had their own problems. The lack of funds was often the dilemma that Master Gu faced.

“ Anyway I didn't have the slightest chance of getting number one. I might as well give up and save on ancient stones, it was better for me. ” As he thought about this, his heart calmed down once again.

There were actually quite a number of people who thought the same as this young girl. Due to the lack of practice, many students perform poorly. The academy elder's brows were getting deeper.

Fang Yuan noticed, silently shaking his head. “These people are really pathetic and pathetic. Just for a small amount of ancient stones, they gave up their own chance to make progress. Ancient stones are meant to be used; if you want to be a miser and collect ancient stones, then what are you going to be Master Gu for?”

In other words, those who are nearsighted will often bid every penny and pursue things that are less important. As for those who aspire, they usually show a tolerant and generous attitude, and have the strength to give up and let go of something.

“Finally it's my turn.” At this moment, Gu Yue Mo Bei's horse face smiled confidently, and he walked onto the field. His stature was burly and exuded a fierce and powerful aura. After standing still, he raised his hand and threw the three – moon swords all three hit. Between the blades, two of them hit the chest of the doll, while the other blade struck the left arm of the doll, shaving off some green grass.

This result naturally caused the young teenagers to explode with admiration.

"It's done well." The elder's eyebrows were slightly mashed.

The next group appeared, Gu Yue Chi Cheng standing between them. He had a small and short body, his face was full of pockmarks, his expression carrying a hint of nervousness.

He sent out three moon swords continuously and the three of them hit the puppet's chest, cutting off three intertwined scars. The scar changed from deep to shallow and was restored to its original appearance after a few breaths, due to the doll's self-healing ability.

However this result was already related to Gu Yue Mo Bei's results, and also received praise from the elder. Chi Cheng raised his head high as he walked out of the field, looking into Mo Bei's eyes defiantly on the road.

“Hmph!” Under the field, Gu Yue Mo Bei let out a cold snort, but he did not return Chi Cheng's gaze. Instead, he continued to stare at Gu Yue Fang Zheng who had yet to ascend.

His heart clearly knew that the real threat was only Gu Yue Chi Cheng and Gu Yue Fang Zheng. The previous one was the same as her – B class talent while also having a constant supply of ancient stones. The latter was an A-grade talent; while Fang Zheng did not have as many primordial stones as them, but only by relying on his own natural recovery speed thanks to his class talent, he will also be able to train a lot in a short period of time.

The current result Gu Yue Chi Cheng had appeared, showing a tie to Mo Bei, and only Gu Yue Fang Zheng was left.

In the last few groups, Gu Yue Fang Zheng finally got on stage.

(1) – Chinese boxing but I translate it as a martial art, because first I am not sure China is the right word here. These lands are not really Chinese and their language is not really Chinese, also writing Chinese boxing feels out of place here.