Genshin Impact: I am the Great General of Liyue

Chapter 382 Marta vs. Martial Virtue [Master Yide]

A few days after Marta and Yingmei signed up for the competition, the martial arts tournament officially began.

The first match was Marta's, and her opponent was an elderly boxer named Yoshitoku.

Although this elderly man is quite old, his muscular physique is no joke...

He came to participate in the martial arts tournament not for the prizes, but simply to experience the feeling of fighting in his youth.

"Go Marta!"

Hearing Paimon's encouraging voice from outside the field, Marta smiled confidently and gestured to the referee's table that she was ready.

Upon seeing this, Beidou began to explain at a high pitch.

"Both fighters are in position... Marta, the sister of General Dawn, versus [Yi De], the master of the Imitation Boxing style with dozens of disciples. The match begins!"

As soon as the match started, Marta and Master Yide walked slowly around the sidelines, testing each other.

Although both sides were testing each other, the atmosphere lacked seriousness, as if they were both underestimating each other...

Upon seeing this, Marta decisively threw her sword to the ground.

When Yide saw that she had actually surrendered voluntarily, he raised an eyebrow...

"Little girl, what does this mean?"

“It’s simple, fist to fist… Although I’m better at using a sword, it’s not fair for someone with a weapon to fight someone without one. Besides, if I don’t do it this way, you’ll probably underestimate me, right? I don’t want to be underestimated and then win by surprise.”

"Hahaha, it seems that General Dawn's sister is quite the heroine. Looks like I can't underestimate you..."

The old man slightly opened his eyes and furrowed his brows, exuding an extraordinary aura.

Marta took a deep breath, as if a switch had been flipped, and suddenly her entire body became flawless...

Seeing this, the old man Yide adopted a monkey fist stance, indicating that Marta should attack first.

Marta understood, took a light step, and rushed forward, her attack aimed directly at his vital point.

Undeterred, Yide scratched his head like a monkey, dodged the attack, and then playfully scratched Marta with his other hand...

In the first round, both sides held back, and neither attack truly injured the other.

After the two separated, the old man laughed, imitating a monkey. His monkey-style boxing was truly masterful.

(Hmph, I fought quite a few Eye of God holders when I was young. It seems that even now that I'm old and frail, my reflexes aren't much worse.)

Just as he was feeling smug, Marta suddenly vanished before his eyes...

Dust inexplicably rose from the ground, covering the footprints, as if to prevent an opponent from tracking them down.

Yide quickly scanned his surroundings, but Marta was nowhere to be found...

As if realizing something, he looked up—and saw Marta in the air, smiling, performing a backflip as she swooped down.

Having roamed the martial world his entire life, Yi De had probably never faced an attack from above. Suddenly lacking experience, he was at a loss and could only curl up and cover his head to try his best to block the attack.

Of course, Marta wasn't the kind of person who lacked martial ethics, and the rules of the match prohibited killing, so she stopped her attack just before it was about to hit the old man.

Marta, who landed on her opponent, did not attempt a strangulation attack, but instead walked away with a show of martial virtue.

Yoshitoku staggered to his feet, his eyes darting around...

Clearly, the attack had caused him a mild concussion.

"How about it, old master? Want to continue?"

Marta put one hand on her hip, raised her head with great pride, and said.

The old man stopped and burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha, amazing! I haven't seen such a novel move in a long time... Seeing that I was distracted, he seized the opportunity to throw up sand, then pretended to cover his footsteps and sneak up behind me to attack, but in reality he jumped high and attacked from above."

"Oh... Master, you can still think so clearly. Looks like you still have the energy to fight. How about another round?"

"Haha, if it were before, I would have just conceded defeat... But it's rare to encounter such a talented junior, so I can't resist wanting to fight another round... Come on, let's continue—"

The old man swayed unsteadily, his steps unsteady, as if he were drunk, and walked towards Marta.

Marta readily accepted the challenge and once again assumed an impenetrable stance.

This time, Yide attacked first, while Marta defended...

After the previous probing, both sides had a clear understanding of each other's strength, and their actions gradually became more relaxed.

Drunken Fist is a type of imitative boxing... a mysterious boxing style that uses the unpredictable movements of a drunkard to defeat enemies with magical postures.

If you want to expose an opponent's weakness, this kind of boxing technique is the most suitable.

Even with 300 years of combat experience, Marta would find it difficult to deal with this fist technique without using any special skills.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Three loud bangs rang out, and Marta had already taken three punches...

Marta retaliated quickly, landing three punches on her opponent.

Although they appear to be evenly matched, Marta is actually at a disadvantage.

Because the old man kept attacking the same spots he had just hit, his abdomen, arms, and hands were repeatedly struck, and the pain began to spread throughout his body.

If you throw 10 punches, each hitting a different spot, it probably won't cause much damage.

But if all 10 punches land in the same spot... the effect is predictable.

Boom boom boom, boom boom boom...

Both sides landed heavy blows, but Marta was the one who suffered the most serious injuries.

After countless rounds of attack and defense, Marta finally couldn't take it anymore and subconsciously used martial arts from another world.

She pushed off the ground with one foot, and suddenly the sand and dirt on the ground flew out, like countless bullets hitting the other person's skin.

The old man was thrown several meters by the force of the sand and collapsed to the ground, exhausted.

Beidou shouted loudly, announcing the end of the competition.

"Both sides stopped short of victory, the winner is... Martha!"

Cheers erupted from the sidelines, and the audience buzzed with discussion.

[I didn't expect the first match to be this exciting! I'm getting more and more excited for the rest...]

[I knew it! General Dawn's sister isn't as simple as she seems!]

[This Master Yi is amazing; at his age, he's been fighting for so long without even breaking a sweat.]

[Hey, what was that last move? Suddenly a shockwave appeared, blasting Master away from a distance.]

I don't know, maybe it's some kind of unparalleled martial art?

Oh dear—my money! I should have bet it on that girl...

On the other side, Paimon was gloating because she had just won all of a gambler's money.

"Hehe, you played so well, I almost thought we were going to lose, thank goodness."