Chapter 1868 — Deliberating on Martial Arts, Part Two
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The third stance of the Frenzied Fire Fist was indeed extraordinary. Though it was far inferior to the tremendous heat of the fire-poison true qi, against ordinary opponents of the same rank, or even one rank above, Wei Zhao was absolutely confident of victory.
Wei Zhao had already tasted the martial arts of Blue Hair and You Shisan. Blue Hair's could be dismissed altogether, while You Shisan's was quite formidable; but now, even facing You Shisan of the mid Earth-rank, Wei Zhao was confident he could fight and win without using the fire-poison true qi.
That was, of course, provided he could successfully unleash the third stance of the Frenzied Fire Fist. If he could not, then he would still be courting death.
The heat in the room had not yet dispersed, and amid that searing air Wei Zhao's heart surged with boundless excitement.
Three stances of the Frenzied Fire Fist, comprehended just like that? Wei Zhao did not consider himself any martial prodigy; to have grasped three formidable stances in a single instant left him doubtful. What exactly had brought about such a result?
Was it that, after being poisoned by the fire poison, he had gained some insight into fire-attribute martial arts and thus suddenly awakened? Or was it because he had cultivated the second layer of the Xuanyuan Dragon-Taming Art? Or was it perhaps those three auxiliary martial arts?
Or... had it been sheer chance that he succeeded once, and he would never be able to unleash it again?
At the thought of that last possibility, Wei Zhao hurried to the villa's back courtyard and once again unleashed the Frenzied Fire Fist.
This time he did not begin with the first stance, but chose to unleash the third directly.
"Whoosh..." Endless flame came raging from his fists, stirring up towering waves in an instant.
Success!
Wei Zhao discovered to his astonishment that he had succeeded again, as though unleashing this third stance of the Frenzied Fire Fist were the easiest thing in the world.
Yet amid his astonishment, he regretfully discovered a flaw.
That is, the third stance unleashed directly did not possess the power of the third stance that had come naturally, transformed from the first stance as he had practiced it a moment ago.
Though it had only just been unleashed and had not yet reached its peak, compared with his use of it inside the room, Wei Zhao could clearly sense the gap between the two.
Of course, with nothing to compare it against, this third stance on its own was already very powerful.
In the courtyard, free of his earlier misgivings, Wei Zhao could drive the third stance to its limit without hindrance, and he wanted to see just how great its power really was...
In an instant, a vortex of heat took shape upon his fists; as the flames revolved, the faster Wei Zhao unleashed them, the faster the vortex spun. If such a flame vortex struck a person, the outcome was easy to imagine; even an Earth-rank cultivator would have a hard time of it.