What is Dark Force?
In the boxing scriptures, it is said: Dark Force is hidden and thinly distributed, arising from within the body, dispersing externally. It seems as though there is no exertion, but actually, force has already been exerted.
Xingyi Boxing’s Ming Jin strikes like a cannon blast, Dark Force strikes like a needle prick, Huajin strikes like hanging a painting.
This was ntioned by the great monk to Wang Longhu; Ming Jin strikes with the force of a thousand pounds, loud and heavy, comparable to a cannon. This is sothing Wang Longhu could understand.
But what does it an for Dark Force to strike like a needle prick, this was sothing Wang Longhu could never figure out before.
With Ming Jin being such a fierce and powerful force, how does Dark Force achieve the effect of a needle prick?
With the punch in front of him, Wang Longhu finally understood the profound theory behind it.
The human body has twelve ridians, and the corresponding organs are associated with these ridians.
The hand’s three Yin ridians: Hand Taiyin Lung ridian, Hand Jueyin Pericardium ridian, Hand Shaoyin Heart ridian.
The hand’s three Yang ridians: Hand Yangming Large Intestine ridian, Hand Shaoyang Sanjiao ridian, Hand Taiyang Small Intestine ridian, foot’s three Yang ridians: Foot Yangming Stomach ridian, Foot Shaoyang Gallbladder ridian, Foot Taiyang Bladder ridian, foot’s three Yin ridians: Foot Taiyin Spleen ridian, Zuqueyin Liver ridian, Foot Shaoyin Kidney ridian.
Taking the Hand Yangming Large Intestine ridian as an example, it corresponds with the Hand Taiyin Lung ridian.
It starts at the index finger connecting to the Hand Taiyin Lung ridian, and ends beside the nose connecting to the Foot Yangming Stomach ridian, distributed along the index finger, the anterior aspect of the upper limb, shoulder, neck, cheek, and side of the nose.
The first acupuncture point of this ridian is Shangyang point, located at the radial side of the terminal phalanx of the index finger, with the ending point being Yingxiang point, beside the midpoint of the outer edge of the ala nasi.
Every ridian connects many acupoints in the human body.
The twelve ridians, together with the Ren ridian and Du ridian, build the main structure of the body’s ridians. Today, Traditional Chinese dicine refers to the twelve ridians plus the Ren and Du ridians as the Fourteen ridians.
When Internal Boxing practitioners practice standing postures, the aim is to circulate the essence from the Guanyuan Acupoint through the Fourteen ridians, spreading it throughout the body, thus resulting in a powerful punch. With deep skill, one develops Ming Jin.
The essence flowing from the Guanyuan Acupoint, due to the Internal Boxing technique closing the pores and preventing sweat and essence from leaking out, can only circulate in a cycle through: Hand Taiyin Lung ridian, Hand Yangming Large Intestine ridian, Foot Yangming Stomach ridian, Foot Taiyin Spleen ridian, Hand Shaoyin Heart ridian, Hand Taiyang Small Intestine ridian, Foot Taiyang Bladder ridian, Foot Shaoyin Kidney ridian, Hand Jueyin Pericardium ridian, Hand Shaoyang Heart and Pericardium ridian, Foot Shaoyang Gallbladder ridian, Zuqueyin Liver ridian, Hand Taiyin Lung ridian. Continuously moving within these twelve ridians.
In this state, the human body is like a balloon, constantly being inflated, expanding.
Training the balloon’s endurance, while also facing the risk of explosion, determines how long an Internal Boxing practitioner can maintain this cycle in combat, relying on whether they have diligently practiced and how deep their skill is.
All of the above falls under the realm of Ming Jin, where a martial artist interacts with the body’s ridians.
However, Dark Force involves dealing with ’acupoints.’
ridians are like tubes, while acupoints are small holes on these tubes, allowing part of the essence circulating in the ridians to be released through acupoints, while also preventing the complete leakage of internal essence, which constitutes the practice thod of Dark Force.
The punch Wang Longhu delivered left visible needle holes, inadvertently caused by the essence being projected through the fist from the body.
This is the mystery of ’Dark Force striking like a needle prick.’
"No wonder the great monk previously ntioned to during our casual talks about Internal Boxing that to master it, one must study the diagrams of human ridians and acupoints, as Internal Boxing contains such profundity. Without understanding this, one only scratches the surface of Xingyi Boxing," Wang Longhu realized.
Even though he understood the principle, successfully putting it into practice was still quite challenging.
The human body has about 720 acupoints, distributed along the Ren and Du ridians and the twelve ridians.
These include 52 single acupoints, 300 pairs of acupoints, and 50 extraordinary acupoints outside of these arterials, among which 108 are vital acupoints. Out of these 108, 72 acupoints do not pose a life-threatening risk, and 36 are lethal, also known as ’death acupoints.’
Their distribution is so detailed and intricate that it rivals the crystallized chip of human technological civilization. Or rather, the human body itself is an endlessly sophisticated chip.
Since the dawn of human civilization, humans have been relentlessly exploring and seeking the limits of the body’s potential.
Training in martial arts is no different.
"Attempting to release so essence without affecting other closed pores is very difficult; even with my familiar hands and feet, achieving this is entirely dependent on luck, let alone being able to consistently release essence from different parts of the body as Dark Force,"
Wang Longhu muttered to himself, yet despite these words, he continued to take action.
When he attempted to release essence through the five acupoints of his right fist, the pores all over his body imdiately lost control, ceasing to close and opening up in succession.
Wang Longhu imdiately felt his body lighten, with beads of hot sweat pouring out uncontrollably, soaking his clothes in no ti.
"Lost concentration, it’s indeed very difficult to cultivate Dark Force," Wang Longhu sat down on the ground, shaking his head with a wry smile.
No wonder the great monk said that in this age, achieving Ming Jin makes one a master, and achieving Dark Force qualifies one as a Grandmaster. Unless decades are spent in dedicated practice, an ordinary martial artist encountering Dark Force would be extrely rare.
After resting for a few minutes, Wang Longhu stood up again and resud his arduous practice.
It must be said, the unintentional release of Dark Force with that punch earlier provided great benefit, allowing him to realize the principle of practicing Dark Force and boosting his Xingyi Boxing proficiency by 10 points, greatly increasing Wang Longhu’s motivation.
This night, he doesn’t aim to master Dark Force but rely intends to advance Xingyi Boxing to Lv3, determined not to sleep until he achieves this.
...
2:40 AM.
"How can this be!" Staring at his panel, Wang Longhu looked shocked.
[Na: Wang Longhu]
[Strength: 1.26（ ）]
[Constitution: 2.00 (Limit)]
[Spirit: 0.96（ ）]
[Skills: Basic Fitness Lv3 (5/300), Three Forms Lv3 (35/300), Xingyi Boxing Lv3 (0/300), Lightweight Skill Lv3 (1/300)]
[Potential Points: 0.05]
He had just upgraded Xingyi Boxing to Lv3, and with newfound potential points, he once again invested everything into his constitution.
But unlike before, this ti an unexpected situation occurred with the bonus points.
When his constitution reached 2.00, it indicated that Wang Longhu’s constitution attribute had reached its limit, and could no longer increase.
"The human body cannot continuously train to beco infinitely strong; I had anticipated this. Just like Bolt, no matter how hard he trains, he cannot run within 8 seconds; this is a limitation of the human body,
every muscle, every organ, every blood vessel in a human has a tolerance limit that cannot be broken through training. But constitution 2.00, is this my limit, or the limit of human beings?" Wang Longhu murmured, scratching his long untouched beard.
Having always trained at ho, he had never made a comparison to see how his physical fitness compared with ordinary people.
If a normal person’s constitution is 1.00, is his 2.00 twice as much as theirs?
Or is there another calculation formula in play.
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