Chapter 63: 【059】Killing
In the late Qing dynasty, the martial arts fanatic Guo Yunshen created the Half-step Boxing while in prison and traveled northward, defeating opponents everywhere without meeting his match.
This technique was also known as ’Half-step Beng Fist Dominating the World’.
Originally, there was only the Beng Fist among the Five Elements Fist, but after Guo Yunshen was imprisoned, he developed the Half-step Beng Fist based on the Beng Fist.
Faster and more ferocious than the Beng Fist, it was said that Guo Yunshen’s full-force Half-step Beng Fist could crack the ground with a single punch, truly earning the title of ’Unstoppable Punch’.
Wang Longhu had been practicing the Three-Body Posture under the reservoir for many days, all the while undergoing high-intensity training with a 90-pound weight. With this Beng Fist, even a wall brick would shatter instantly, let alone the mortal body of a martial artist.
The elderly woman, seeing Wang Longhu change his move, had already become cautious, kicking her heel against the ground and retreating rapidly backward.
In actual combat, Xingyi Boxing emphasizes ’close-range strikes and quick attacks’, with a rich variety of techniques combining the Five Elements Fist and Twelve Forms Fist, making it a representative and practical type of martial art. Thus, in 2011, it was included in Huaxia’s intangible cultural heritage.
If one can skillfully master the practical techniques of Xingyi Boxing, one can swiftly adapt and defeat the enemy in combat.
The Splitting Fist is categorized under metal; its execution is like wielding an axe to cut, being a powerful striking technique. It not only has the downward splitting force but also the forward cutting force and backward pulling force. It is aggressive and swift in combat, with a momentum akin to splitting bamboo, capable of overwhelming opponents.
The Drilling Fist belongs to water, with quick and rapid execution. In combat, it focuses on winning with skill, attacking wherever there is an opening, requiring close proximity to the opponent, drilling in to attack, breaking through the opponent’s defense, thereby launching a fierce assault.
The Cannon Fist is fire, the most ferocious fist technique among the Five Elements Fist. Its execution is like cannon fire, fiercely powerful, hitting with a life-and-death consequence, capable of disabling the opponent in an unexpected moment.
