Zeke nodded. “Are you ready?”
Ready for what?
They were taken aback.
“Obviously, I'm asking if you're ready to accept my guidance. You might go through a torturous experience later, so you'd better prepare yourself mentally,” warned Zeke.
Their hearts skipped a beat. “Mr. Williams, a-are you really going to guide us on making Apollyon fight on your behalf?”
Zeke asked, “What's wrong with that?”
A Decanus who was on good terms with Apollyon panicked. “Mr. Williams, please reconsider your decision! The gap between us and Calix is enormous. We can't possibly close the gap between us in a day... No, in a night! By forcing Apollyon to join the battle, you're sending him to his death!”
Zeke glanced at Apollyon. “Don't you want to take revenge for your wife?”
After thinking about it for a while, Apollyon clenched his jaw and declared, “Fine! I'll listen to you and take revenge for my wife! Even if I die in the fight, I'll be left with no regrets.”
The other Decani quickly persuaded him against it. All in all, they did not wish for Apollyon to join the battle.
Zeke lamented, “Looks like you still don't believe me. Why don't we do this? I'll guide you for a bit. After that, you can join the battle if you're willing to. Otherwise, we'll just cast this matter aside. How's that?”
Now that they had a choice, everyone felt relieved. Naturally, they would choose not to join the battle.
After that, Zeke threw a set of punches in front of them and asked, “Do you remember all the moves?”
Everyone nodded.
“Follow my previous moves and see how it feels.”
The Decani felt slightly disdainful, for Zeke's moves were so simple that they posed no threat at all.
Techniques like that were everywhere. Even if they were taught it for free, they could not be bothered to learn it.
After all, it was pointless even if they mastered the technique to its full potential.
Despite that, they still repeated Zeke's movements according to what he had shown them.
However, as they went through the moves, Megahead suddenly lost all strength in his legs and collapsed to the ground.
The other Decani stared at him in surprise. “What's wrong, Megahead?”
Megahead exclaimed, “I don't know what happened just now! Suddenly, my blood stopped flowing smoothly before my legs turned numb. It's like all the strength had left my body.”
Apollyon teased, “You always ignore my advice to stop fooling around with women. You're finally facing the consequences now, huh?”
“Hahaha!”
Everyone thought that Megahead was just suffering from the outcomes of his sleeping around.
However, Zeke said, “It's not because he's weak. Let's ignore him for now. Continue!”
The other Decani resumed their training.
However, as the training continued, more Decani collapsed one after the other, with Apollyon being the last to fall.
Even so, he was still unable to finish the set of moves that Zeke had taught them.
Everyone was confused.
“Mr. Williams, w-what's wrong with us?”
“There's something strange about your technique! I've never experienced such fatigue before!”
“Yeah! What technique is this? It's simply too odd.”
Zeke explained, “The reason's really simple. This technique can stimulate your blood flow and channel them toward your acupoints. However, since your acupoints are still shut, they're hindering the blood flow and causing an insufficient supply of blood. Naturally, you'd feel weak and dizzy.”
Acupoints? What's that?
As it was their first time hearing the term “acupoint,” the Decani felt even more confused.
Zeke explained patiently, “There are eight major acupoints in a human body that determine one's physical limits. Normal martial artists like you would usually only train your physical strength. If you don't actively try to stimulate your acupoints, your powers will be limited by these eight major acupoints. As a result, you won't be able to unleash your full powers and surpass the limits of your body. If you can unlock these acupoints—even if it's just one—you can transcend the constraints of your physical self. In other words, you can reach the rank of an Archduke. Today, I'm going to help you stimulate your acupoints and become an Archduke.”
The few Decani immediately became motivated.
Considering how Zeke's words were backed with evidence and sounded logical, it was highly possible that he was telling the truth.
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