Chapter 226: Dazhui, Shenque, Sea of Qi
"So... is this your weakness?" Bai Zhi said coldly. Her figure shot forward. Just as the large man's hands came smashing down, she pointed her toes forward, braced her hands behind her, and slid right under him, circling around to his back!
Then, before the large man could even react, she leaped up and smashed her left elbow into his spine while simultaneously stabbing the dagger in her right hand at the spot behind his ear without hesitation!
BANG!
Her elbow struck the brute's spine first, but the snap of a breaking back she'd imagined never came. The dagger also hit the spot behind his ear, yet it failed to even break the skin!
In that instant, Bai Zhi knew she'd been tricked. She scrambled back to create distance, but it was too late. The brute suddenly spun around and swung a heavy, powerful slap at her, as if trying to swat her dead!
In a moment of desperation, Bai Zhi had a flash of inspiration. She leaned back slightly, her whole body falling flat onto the ground to dodge the brute's slap, then immediately sprang back to her feet with a kip-up!
This time, however, Bai Zhi didn't evade. She went on the offensive. Her dagger danced in her hand. Even though the brute's sheer bulk meant he wasn't afraid of her blade, Bai Zhi's relentless stabs at his throat forced him to retreat!
"If she keeps aiming for the throat, she'll never break his defense. Is that his only weak spot? Most people would heavily defend their throat, to say nothing of someone whose entire life depends on it!" Down below the stage, Fan watched Bai Zhi's assault with a worried expression.
"You're overthinking it. This man has at least three weak spots. Bai Zhi just ruled out one likely possibility—the area behind his ear. Given her professional expertise, I think by now she has already figured out where her opponent's true weaknesses lie," Zhou Fan explained softly, shaking his head.
"Where are they?" Chen Yao overheard them and leaned in, asking curiously.
"The perineum, the soles of his feet, and his armpits," Zhou Fan said calmly. From his experience with practitioners of Hard Qi Gong like the brute, he knew these areas were comparatively difficult to train.
"If she's already figured it out, why doesn't she just get behind him and give him a 'Thousand Years of Death'?" Fan asked, completely puzzled. In his view, if you know the enemy's weakness, you should go all-out and strike it directly.
"Are you stupid? Bai Zhi is physically weaker than him. If she went for a direct attack like that, she'd definitely be at a disadvantage. This is to mislead her opponent, to make him think she hasn't figured it out yet," Zhou Fan said, rolling his eyes at Fan. "Besides, do you think Bai Zhi is as shameless as you? 'Thousand Years of Death,' really?"
However, just as Zhou Fan's voice fell, Bai Zhi, on stage, made another fruitless attack on the brute's throat. Then, with a flick of her wrist, her dagger spun several times in her palm, forcing her opponent back. At the same time, she seized his wrist with one hand, yanked it up, and with the dagger still spinning, stabbed up towards his armpit from below her palm!
Seeing this, the brute panicked. He hurriedly reached out with his other hand, grabbed Bai Zhi by the shoulder, and threw her to the ground!
But just as Bai Zhi hit the ground and the brute moved to press his advantage, she kicked off the floor with both feet and slid backward. In the instant she passed between the brute's legs, her dagger shot out!
SQUELCH!
"AAARGH!"
Along with a bloodcurdling scream, Bai Zhi pulled out her dagger, leaped up, and clamped her left hand over the brute's eyes. Her right hand swung up, then down!
THUD. The brute collapsed to the ground. A thin red line appeared on his neck, from which trickles of blood began to well up.
He died on the spot.
Bai Zhi kicked the body in disgust, wiped the blood from her dagger on its clothes, and shot a haughty glance at Li Mei and the others. Then, she turned and strode coolly off the stage, coming to a stop beside Zhou Fan.
"Sister Bai Zhi, you're incredible! I'm impressed! I couldn't have beaten that brute. At least, I'm not smart enough to figure out his vital points that fast!" Fan exclaimed, giving Bai Zhi a thumbs-up full of admiration.
"Next time you face an opponent who practices Hard Qi Gong, remember to first stab their navel, as that area is also difficult to train. Then go for the spot behind the ear, the perineum, and the armpit, in that order. The soles of the feet are the last resort. Got it?" Instead of praising her, Zhou Fan spoke to Bai Zhi in a low voice.
"Furthermore, when dealing with this type of person, even if they've reached the peak of their training, they will always have one true vital point: the crotch. Of course, that's a very difficult spot to attack. If I were to face someone like that, I would try to strike these three spots within a single second," Zhou Fan added, taking the opportunity to explain further to Bai Zhi.
"The Dazhui point, the Shenque point, and the Sea of Qi!"
"Remember, you must be fast. The faster you are, the more effective it will be. And you must be forceful. The greater the force, the more severe the damage you'll inflict!"