Chapter 578 577: How About We Have a Match?
As soon as Cui Zhengxuan spoke, the entire dojang fell silent.
Taekwondo is divided into ten levels and nine degrees, with the black belt being the highest level!
Black belts are further divided into nine degrees. First to third degrees are for beginners among black belts, while fourth to sixth degrees are considered high-level, known as "instructors," who are eligible to apply for international instructor and referee positions.
The World Taekwondo Federation is divided into the WTF and ITF systems. The former focuses on competitive sports, like the Olympics, while the latter emphasizes combat skills and real-life application.
Cui Zhengxuan belongs to ITF and is also a fourth-degree black belt, which means he is extremely formidable in actual combat, not just for show. In fact, even the current president of the Martial Arts Association could not withstand many moves against him before being taken down.
For this reason, the Martial Arts Association had been pressured by the Taekwondo Association for the past couple of years.
Now that Cui Zhengxuan said he would take action personally, how could it not shock the people from both the Martial Arts Association and the Taekwondo Association?
"No need for a break. With Park Jung-yong's level, I hardly expended any energy," Lv Chongliang said, his words light but his expression growing solemn.
"Lv Semi-Immortal, don't compete against him! Cui Zhengxuan has been practicing Taekwondo since he was young, has participated in professional competitions domestically, and is a fourth-degree black belt. He's very formidable!" He Guizhong exclaimed as he suddenly stepped forward to stop Lv Chongliang upon hearing him accept the challenge.
"He Guizhong is right, Lv Chongliang. You've already won one match; there's no need to compete against President Cui," Gao Zhenyuan, president of the Martial Arts Association, hesitated before stepping forward to add.
Although Lv Chongliang's performance had astonished him, he did not believe that Lv Chongliang was a match for Cui Zhengxuan.
Because he had sparred with Cui Zhengxuan and knew how fearsome he was, especially his legs, which were like whips—unpredictably swift and fierce. Gao Zhenyuan, despite his years of martial arts practice, couldn't withstand many kicks.
"It's more interesting to compete against someone as strong as President Cui. Otherwise, defeating someone like Park Jung-yong doesn't feel satisfying at all," Lv Chongliang waved off the persuasion from Gao Zhenyuan and others.
Ge Dongxu frowned slightly as he saw Lv Chongliang determined to fight, but he did not speak out to dissuade him.
Lv Chongliang was somewhat impetuous by nature, and tasting defeat sometimes wasn't necessarily a bad thing.
"I think so too. I hope you won't disappoint me," Cui Zhengxuan glanced at Gao Zhenyuan, then looked at Lv Chongliang and said proudly.
The meaning was clearer than clear. In his eyes, the president of the Martial Arts Association was no better than Park Jung-yong.
Gao Zhenyuan's face turned pale with anger when Cui Zhengxuan deliberately glanced at him.
It was naked contempt and humiliation!
"Rest assured! I won't disappoint you; I'll make you despair," Lv Chongliang strode into the sparring arena, then greeted Cui Zhengxuan with a clasped fist and said, "Please!"
"Please!" Cui Zhengxuan brought his legs together to bow, then clenched his fists and assumed a fighting stance.
This time, Lv Chongliang did not adopt the cool Huang Feihong gesture but instead slightly arched his back, his hands shaped like claws and his eyes electric, his whole demeanor becoming exceptionally fierce, no longer the jocular attitude from before.
Seeing this, Cui Zhengxuan's eyes lit up, he shouted "Good!" and then suddenly lifted his leg and kicked horizontally toward Lv Chongliang, his kick as fast as lightning and even generating a fierce wind. Even spectators standing over ten meters away felt a brutal aura and held their breath instinctively.
Seeing Cui Zhengxuan's kick as fast and fierce as lightning, Lv Chongliang's pupils shrank sharply, he dodged to the side and reached out with his hand shaped like an eagle's claw toward Cui Zhengxuan's calf.
"Bang!" Lv Chongliang's eagle claw latched onto Cui Zhengxuan's calf, but the force was so strong that he couldn't hold on, and was even pulled sideways a couple of steps by the force of the kick.
"Eagle Claw Skill? Indeed, it's somewhat skillful, but unfortunately, your force is too weak," Cui Zhengxuan withdrew his foot, looking at Lv Chongliang with a cat-toying-with-a-mouse glint in his eyes.
"The strength is a bit weak, but it's enough to beat you," Lv Chongliang said, not showing weakness in his words, yet he inwardly groaned.
Having just fought Park Jung-yong, Lv Chongliang thought that Taekwondo was nothing special, but now, facing Cui Zhengxuan's kick, he realized that a real Taekwondo expert was indeed formidable.
But since he had already engaged in battle, he had no choice but to tough it out and continue fighting.
"Really? I didn't even use my full strength just now!" Cui Zhengxuan scoffed, and then he lifted his leg again.
This time, as soon as Cui Zhengxuan kicked, it was like a storm without a break.
Front kick, round kick, side kick, downward chop, spinning back kick... one kick followed another.
"Bang, bang, bang!" Lv Chongliang's reaction was fast enough, constantly teleporting and reaching out with his claws towards Cui Zhengxuan's legs.
However, Cui Zhengxuan's kicks were too fast and powerful, and Lv Chongliang, whose expertise lay mainly in physiognomy, feng shui, and such, largely neglected physical cultivation and martial arts combat skills, amounting to little more than superficial knowledge. He might handle a poser like Park Jung-yong effortlessly, but facing a real combat expert, Lv Chongliang was significantly outclassed.
His Eagle Claw couldn't catch Cui Zhengxuan's legs, serving only to block.
Seeing that Lv Chongliang could only dodge and block without counterattacking, members of the Taekwondo Association displayed smug smiles, shouting repeatedly, "Beat him! Knock the kid down!"
People from the Martial Arts Association, the English department students, and people like Li Chenyu who had come to cheer him on, all looked anxious. However, Wu Yili, remembering what Ge Dongxu had said earlier, had a subtle expression on her face.
As people from the Taekwondo Association shouted to knock Lv Chongliang down and Li Chenyu and others looked anxious, Lv Chongliang couldn't take it anymore. He backed away, calling out, "I stop fighting, I give up!"
Even though Lv Chongliang had given up, Cui Zhengxuan showed no signs of stopping and suddenly did a side spinning kick, creating a fierce draft of wind.
"Bang!" The kick landed solidly on Lv Chongliang's chest.
Lv Chongliang staggered back, finally losing his balance and falling on his backside on the mat, clutching his chest.
"Hey, what kind of person are you? Lv Chongliang already gave up, why are you still kicking him?" Seeing Lv Chongliang sitting on the ground, rubbing his chest with a pained expression, female students from the English department and others, including Li Chenyu, protested vehemently.
"Are you okay?" Ge Dongxu didn't blame Cui Zhengxuan but went forward to help Lv Chongliang up, asking with concern.
"I'm fine. Damn it, to think I lost to a Korean. Looks like I need to train harder," Lv Chongliang said, taking Ge Dongxu's hand to stand up, his face full of annoyance.
Ge Dongxu couldn't help but smile with relief.
With his ability, if he had intervened, Lv Chongliang naturally wouldn't have suffered this setback, but if he had intervened, perhaps Lv Chongliang wouldn't have had such a profound realization.
"Sorry, I couldn't control my kick. Are you okay?" Cui Zhengxuan came forward with a clearly insincere tone.
"What do you mean you couldn't control it? You did that on purpose!" He Guizhong retorted angrily.
"He Guizhong, what do you mean by that? Aren't you a martial artist? Haven't you heard that 'martial arts are blind'? When it comes to fighting, it's not always possible to stop a move," Sun Wenjun argued.
"Exactly! Just because Lv Chongliang knocked down one of ours, does that mean our chairman can't knock him down? If you can't handle losing, then don't compete!" Park Jung-yong added scornfully.
"There's no shame in losing this match. How about this, Chairman Cui, you take a break, and we'll have a match, what do you say?" As Park Jung-yong's voice faded, Ge Dongxu's voice suddenly filled the dojo.
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