Chapter 47: Who Is This Kid? So Fierce!

At this moment, the surrounding young participants in the assessment remained silent, while the onlooking trainees whispered among themselves.

“Do you think this kid can pass the test? He looks so delicate, probably can’t take a hit, right?”

“Don’t judge a book by its cover. From how he carries himself, he doesn’t seem like a complete novice.”

“One minute! Anyone want to bet with me? If he can hold on for one minute under Luo Qiang’s punches, I’ll treat everyone to karaoke tonight.”

“Bet what? This kid clearly hasn’t experienced real combat; he’ll probably be taken down instantly. Believe it or not?”

Laughter followed these remarks.

Indeed, although Chen Jie appeared calm, his stance and the position of his arms clearly showed he lacked real combat training.

His arms hung loosely at his sides, leaving his head unprotected—an open invitation to attack.

Wasn’t this the posture of a rookie?

Hearing the surrounding voices, Chen Jie’s face remained expressionless.

Swiftly, he lowered his arms to his sides.

At the same time, he dropped his center of gravity and assumed the “poke foot” ready stance.

Eyes scanning all directions, ears alert to every sound!

The poke foot stance is both offensive and defensive, keeping the enemy at bay within one meter.

Though not graceful, it was rock-solid in stability.

Chen Jie had witnessed the deadly duels of “Ghost Foot Qi” and thus knew well the strength of the poke foot stance as a combined attack and defense technique.

“Oh ho—this stance is quite unique!” Luo Qiang laughed upon seeing Chen Jie suddenly adopt such a posture.

“Buddy, I was thinking of going easy on you to help you pass.”

“But with that stance, you’re making it difficult for me!”

“Are you a forms practitioner? The guy I knocked out earlier was also from a martial arts school practicing forms!”

“Give it up! Our Elite Martial Arts Academy recruits only real combat experts, not forms specialists!”

“If you want to join us, even if I go easy on you, you don’t stand a chance!”

Chen Jie replied calmly, “No need to go easy. You should just take care of yourself.”

Luo Qiang’s eyes widened at this.

“Oh! Confidence is high, not bad! I’ll give you a chance: if you can hold on for two minutes, I’ll go easy for one minute and let you pass!”

Martial artists are inherently proud.

Chen Jie’s lack of humility annoyed Luo Qiang somewhat.

Of course, Chen Jie cared little about such attitudes.

His goal in joining the Elite Martial Arts Academy was to receive real combat training and earn more Martial Merit Points.

“Sure enough, no real combat training! Doesn’t even know the most basic Sanda ready stance!” Wang Chuxiong, the academy head watching from below the ring, shook his head with a smile after seeing Chen Jie’s poke foot stance.

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At this moment, the assessment match on the ring entered its final preparation phase.

Xu Dachi!

The bald coach acting as temporary referee on the ring was the Elite Martial Arts Academy’s combat training coach.

Before retirement, he was a heavyweight professional boxer.

Though he hadn’t achieved great honor in the domestic martial arts world, his weight alone made him a formidable opponent—even Wang Chuxiong was no match for him.

He called Chen Jie and Luo Qiang forward and emphasized the match rules:

“This isn’t an official boxing match, just an assessment match with one round lasting three minutes.”

“Remember, no hitting the back of the head or the groin. Obey my commands—when I say stop, you must stop!”

“If you can’t continue, tap the ground to concede!”

“Understood?”

Luo Qiang nodded with a casual expression.

“Got it! Coach Xu, don’t worry. I’m wearing thick gloves; I won’t hurt him!”

He didn’t take Chen Jie seriously at all.

Although Chen Jie outweighed him by two weight classes, from Chen Jie’s stance just now, he lacked real combat skills.

What was there to worry about with a rookie taking the recruitment test?

Luo Qiang was the number one ranked featherweight professional boxer at the Elite Martial Arts Academy, with extensive real combat experience and impressive achievements.

Chen Jie took a deep breath and clenched his fists.

The thick boxing gloves on his hands somewhat limited his power explosion.

His legs were also protected by shin guards, hindering the effectiveness of his poke foot kicks.

This was Chen Jie’s first real combat training fight after so long practicing martial arts.

Although just an assessment match, it made him very excited.

Ding!

The bell rang.

The assessment match officially began.

Coach Xu Dachi waved his hand.

Then he stepped back a few paces, maintaining a two-meter distance, eyes fixed intently on the two fighters on the ring.

Swiftly, Luo Qiang did not waste a moment.

At the instant the bell rang, he pushed off with his foot, exploding into an attack.

A charging straight punch!

Like a released bowstring shooting an arrow—fierce as a hammer!

This charging straight punch is a direct striking technique in Sanda.

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Fast and explosive, charging with fierce power!

However,

For Chen Jie, whose attention was highly focused, Luo Qiang’s charging straight punch was too obvious in its intent and posed little threat.

Bang!

Chen Jie stomped his foot, raised both arms to block, and met Luo Qiang’s charging straight punch head-on with his fists.

Immediately after,

Chen Jie twisted his waist and spun around, delivering a kick.

This was the rising kick technique from poke foot kung fu, angled upward with instant power!

Unfortunately, his legs were protected by shin guards.

Though extremely fierce in motion, the padding reduced the damage inflicted.

Still,

Though the damage was limited, the angle of attack and the explosive power shocked everyone.

Luo Qiang’s rich real combat experience made him react quickly.

Seeing Chen Jie block his charging punch with both fists,

He shifted sideways, attempting a sweeping kick to counterattack defensively and block Chen Jie’s rising kick.

Their legs clashed fiercely!

Stomp, stomp, stomp—

Luo Qiang stepped back several paces, his expression completely changed.

“Such speed? Hiss—this guy’s kicking power is so fierce!”

At that moment,

Luo Qiang felt unbearable pain from the collision of his leg against Chen Jie’s rising kick.

Even with shin guards on, the pain nearly made him crouch down.

He leaned on the ring’s protective ropes, shaking his leg continuously to relieve the pain.

“Ah—damn—it’s this kid’s explosive power, impressive!”

“Brother Qiang almost got knocked down by one kick, unbelievable! This counter-kick’s power and angle are explosive!”

“This guy’s strength is pretty good. I thought he hadn’t trained, but he’s actually fierce!”

“Luckily this is only an assessment match and both wear shin guards; otherwise, Brother Qiang might have been knocked out by one kick!”

“This kid lacks combat experience but his explosive power and attack awareness are formidable!”

“I was just mocking him earlier—damn, if it were me up there, I’d probably have already knelt down!”

“Haha—interesting! Brother Qiang might actually lose today!”

As Chen Jie’s kick pushed back Luo Qiang, the atmosphere in the training hall instantly exploded.

Everyone’s eyes fixed on the two fighters in the ring.

This assessment match was thrilling!

Far more exciting than any previous assessments.