Chapter 381: Chapter 323: Fist Technique for Hitting Women
The filthy, black gloves were wrapped in a dense smell of blood, the scent of lives lost under them, leaving one to wonder just how tragic their demise must have been.
Jiang Bingyao was tall and robust, standing at 1.85 meters, with shoulders broad like a black bear.
Due to his profession, before entering the Matrix, he underwent five hours of intense training every day.
His muscles were solid, like pieces of granite attached to his body, slightly exerting would cause them to swell and almost burst his shirt open.
Such a person, not to mention within the Matrix, even outside, a solid punch from him could mean a village banquet if someone’s luck was particularly bad.
In comparison, Misaka Tsuchiemon, standing at about 1.6 meters in a large kimono, looked fragile in contrast.
Judging from appearance alone, Misaka Tsuchiemon seemed far less threatening than Jiang Bingyao, more like a clerk who spent all day at a computer in an office.
Jiang Bingyao’s attacks were vicious, often targeting lethal points like the temple. With his strength, a solid punch would leave someone unconscious if not dead.
Ding~
Faced with the incoming punch, Misaka Tsuchiemon remained unfazed, his right hand flicking at the tachi resting on his leg, the clear, melodious metallic sound resonating endlessly.
Simultaneously, Jiang Bingyao’s expression changed, feeling a sudden unstoppable force materializing out of nowhere, halting his punching fist.
Not only was his fist stopped, but the force seemed to be pushing it back!
"Is this... Genetic Ability?" Jiang Bingyao, despite his brutish appearance, was keen enough to instantly discern that Misaka Tsuchiemon had activated a Genetic Ability.
"That’s right."
Misaka Tsuchiemon smiled as he stood up, holding the unsheathed sword vertically, adopting the starting posture of Yagyu Swordsmanship.
"Although Mud Furnace Anime tends to introduce abilities before a fight, this is reality. Operations like those in Naruto only happen in comics, so... I won’t be telling you my ability type, sorry."
Even as a person from Mud Furnace engaged in a life-and-death struggle, Misaka Tsuchiemon could still afford to critique his country’s popular cultural works.
This was an attitude of disdain and contempt, showing that he did not consider Jiang Bingyao a worthy opponent, insulting him in his own way.
In combat with others, the psychological attack is paramount.
Jiang Bingyao indeed took the bait, anger rising as he sneered, "To achieve this, it must be either an air-type or manipulation-type ability. In the face of absolute power, all Genetic Abilities are like condoms, fragile with a single poke!"
Rip!
As he spoke, his right arm suddenly expanded to twice its thickness, tearing open his sleeve to reveal metallic skin.
Jiang Bingyao’s power surged with it, and with new force, the stalled fist was thrust forth anew.
"Damn!" Misaka Tsuchiemon leaped backward, dodging the punch.
Boom!
The ground shook as Jiang Bingyao’s punch struck it, dry grass erupting like it was blasted by a grenade, obscuring the small area.
"Deliberate Punching!?" Misaka Tsuchiemon’s eye twitched, recognizing the move and asking, "What is Han Hu to you?"
Han Hu, self-proclaimed "Power Man," was the most famous martial artist in the Stealing Country, who devised a unique Combat Skill called "Han Hu Dao," based on Taekwondo.
However, he was known not for his skill or charm, but for domestic violence.
Han Hu was notoriously aggressive, once exposed for a history of domestic violence, but as a hitman for the conglomerates, these reports were quickly suppressed each time.
Some enthusiasts once calculated that Han Hu had been exposed for incidents at least thirty times where he beat his wife into the hospital.
Eight of those times directly resulted in admission to the ICU for emergency treatment.
His wife’s fate was unluckier still, for marrying such a person and surviving repeated brushes with death!
Only to endure more domestic violence.
In the Stealing Country, conglomerates wield power like a hand covering the sky, and as the wife of Chengsi Group’s hitman, even seeking a divorce from Han Hu was impossible.
She might even have faced harsher retaliation from Han Hu after filing for divorce.
Some had mocked Han Hu, saying he only dared to beat his wife, with his martial art dubbed by critics as "Woman-beating Fist Technique," showing disdain for Han Hu as a person.
This Deliberate Punching was one of the most powerful killing moves in Han Hu Dao, capable of unleashing several times one’s strength after a short buildup, causing serious injury to those struck.
"Wait!" Misaka Tsuchiemon seemed to recall something, squinting at Jiang Bingyao’s slowly retracting arm, "Three years ago Han Hu was found dead at home, and it was his own Han Hu Dao Combat Skill that was used to kill him!"
Seeing Jiang Bingyao use Deliberate Punching now, he already knew the truth of what had happened.
"That’s right, that waste Han Hu was indeed killed by me." Jiang Bingyao dusted off the dirt and leaves from his arm, speaking leisurely, "Han Hu Dao... a minor trick at best. I only learned from him for three months before I beat him to death."
Killing his own master after three months of learning?
Misaka Tsuchiemon became more serious, "The most basic rule in the Martial Arts Realm is to respect your teachers. Killing your own master is an act of betrayal!"
Not just in Nihong Country, but around Dragon Country, martial arts have been heavily affected by Dragon Country’s culture, viewing the teacher-student relationship with great respect; betraying one’s master makes it nearly impossible to find footing in the Martial Arts Realm.
"Oh." Jiang Bingyao shrugged dismissively, "Han Hu said I’d have a bad end for betraying my master, but I blew his head off with a punch, and he never spoke again."
Although Han Hu was despised by many, Jiang Bingyao’s indifferent tone recounting how he killed his own master was even harder for Misaka Tsuchiemon to accept.
The most important rule at Yagyu Sword Dojo is respecting the master and cherishing fellow disciples.
Which is why, when Yagyu Shichibei committed acts of bullying fellow disciples, Misaka covertly reported him to the dojo master.
This was mainly because Yagyu Shichibei and he were like siblings, and as the son of the dojo master, he chose the gentle approach.
Otherwise, for someone who bullied his own sister, he had harsher methods to make the perpetrator wish for death.
At that moment, Misaka Tsuchiemon grew serious, resolving to make Jiang Bingyao understand the consequences of betraying one’s master.
"Your eyes seem to show anger?" Jiang Bingyao, wary of Misaka Tsuchiemon’s Genetic Ability, did not rush to attack again but thought about ways to counter it.
Meanwhile, he also discovered a method to disrupt Misaka Tsuchiemon’s mindset; these old-fashioned, traditional martial artists seemed angered by his act of killing Han Hu.
Jiang Bingyao figured he could use this point to completely enrage Misaka Tsuchiemon.