Free Web NovelChapter 566: Chapter 379: Black Dragon Eighteen Hands
"No problem," Ning Junyi said, "then follow me to learn the moves."
He stood in front of Wang Ye and began to practice the first move of the Black Dragon Eighteen Hands.
As he assumed the posture,
many around could immediately identify it as the rumored sinister Grapple Technique.
"This is the Black Dragon Eighteen Hands!"
"Black Dragon Eighteen Hands? What is it, have we learned it in our organization?"
"No, this move was originally created by the Heilongjiang Armed Police Corps, but it was later banned by the military due to its vicious nature. Now, only a very few old veterans might know this technique."
"I didn’t expect Company Commander Ning to also know this Black Dragon Eighteen Hands."
"Didn’t you know? He was transferred from the Heilongjiang side ten years ago."
"Oh—I see, no wonder he knows the Black Dragon Eighteen Hands."
Suddenly, countless listeners had an epiphany.
But the next moment, they began to wonder aloud:
"Wang Ye is standing behind Company Commander Ning, is he planning to learn this Black Dragon Eighteen Hands from him?"
"Seems like it, look, Wang Ye is already following his moves."
"But isn’t Wang Ye already able to run at supersonic speed and lift a tank? Why does he still need to learn moves?"
"Yeah, with such overwhelming power, any sinister move seems as fragile as a paper tiger. I dare say, if his stats are accurate, even if hundreds of us charged at him at once, we’d just be cannon fodder."
"I heard that Wang Ye is very skilled in Martial Arts, perhaps he just wants to enhance his strengths with others’ skills?"
"That’s a possibility."
"Stop talking and just watch, let’s see what Wang Ye will do today."
"Even if he doesn’t do live combat demonstrations, watching the world’s strongest practice the Black Dragon Eighteen Hands is still quite a show."
At this moment,
on Wang Ye’s side,
as Ning Junyi practiced the move, Wang Ye followed behind, imitating the Black Dragon Eighteen Hands,
The Black Dragon Eighteen Hands, as the name implies, only consists of eighteen moves. The actions aren’t complex, almost all are counterattacks or quick strikes like low blows or eye jabs, making them very easy to memorize. However, the simpler the actions, the more room there is to perform, and the harder it is to master them completely.
So it is very difficult to execute this set of moves beautifully and effectively in actual combat. Even Ning Junyi has only mastered the basics, because he has always practiced this Black Dragon Eighteen Hands on his own, never having used it in real combat, making the moves look quite awkward,
Wang Ye, at a glance, knew that many parts could be improved, and he could directly elevate this set of moves to several levels without any systemic assistance.
At this moment, Ning Junyi was unaware that the moves he was practicing had already been repeatedly improved upon millions of times in Wang Ye’s mindscape.
He continued to practice the remaining moves slowly, the actions exceptionally slow, as if to make it easier for Wang Ye to learn.
But he didn’t know, this behavior was unnecessary. With Wang Ye’s current learning ability, even if Ning Junyi practiced the Black Dragon Eighteen Hands at the fastest speed, he could instantly memorize it and execute it countless times better than Ning Junyi.
Finally, two minutes passed, Ning Junyi completed a whole set of Black Dragon Eighteen Hands and slowly assumed the final stance, returning to a standing posture.
"How much have you learned?" Ning Junyi asked, still slightly panting, not because he laxed on training, but due to his age approaching forty, causing his physical abilities to decline heavily, and the Black Dragon Eighteen Hands itself being a technique with very high physical demands, making such a reaction inevitable.
"Ten out of ten," Wang Ye stated truthfully.
"Ten out of ten?" Ning Junyi’s eyes widened, "Are you kidding?"
"Not kidding, I’ve already learned it."
After Wang Ye said this, he proceeded to start the stance of the Black Dragon Eighteen Hands,
Based on the standing posture, his right foot stepped back to the right while slightly turning left, both legs naturally straightened, toes pointing diagonally forward. His right fist protected just below the right temple slightly to the right, with the fist center inward and slightly downward. The left arm slightly bent, left palm pressed about twenty centimeters outside the left hip, palm edge outward, head turned left, eyes looking forward.
This initial stance of Black Dragon Eighteen Hands resembled several sturdy sets of ancient martial arts, guarding the key upper and lower parts with both hands, always ready to unleash a lethal move. But it’s not a hundred percent the same.
If you carefully look through ancient texts, you will find that this is almost exactly like the Ming Dynasty Border Army fist technique, with a side-body facing the enemy, front hand probing and back hand gathering power in an Yin-Yang hand configuration. The actions aren’t very pretty, but they have a distinct military character, where there’s no unnecessary talking, just direct targeting of key parts for grabbing or delivering fatal moves.
There are also many moves that adopt the strengths of modern combat, such as Dragon Maiden’s Mirror is a high beam kick from Sanda and Chinese wrestling. Monster Python Flipping Over is the shoulder throw from Judo. Throat choking with a knee kick is a behind grapple action. Gold and Silver Double Hooks are a hook kick and swing punch composed of true and false moves.
This illustrates that this set of moves is a fusion of most ancient martial arts into a modern martial art.
Seeing Wang Ye assume such a standard starting stance, Ning Junyi couldn’t help but close his mouth and move five meters back.
He also wanted to see if Wang Ye could indeed learn this Black Dragon Eighteen Hands just by watching it once.
After taking the stance, Wang Ye suddenly began to practice the moves. His movements were not as slow as Ning Junyi’s, but very swift and powerful, displaying all the features of the Black Dragon Eighteen Hands. His piercing and dodging movements with his hands faintly left afterimages and made loud whooshing sounds, with some occasional moves even producing whip-like sonic booms, the fierce moves resembling a tiger, the hissing sounds akin to dragons roaring from the abyss, and at the tips of fists and fingers, a milky white high-pressure air current was swirling.
