At the end of "The Legend of the Archery Hero", Guo Jing's martial arts are already second only to the five levels, and at the beginning of "Divine Eagle Heroes", Guo Jing is already on par with the Western Poison Ouyang Feng. By the time of the Second Xiangyang War, Guo Jing's martial arts were almost the first in the world, obviously surpassing the Old Five. As for whether it is higher than Yang Guo, it is a matter of opinion.

Because Yang Guo finally defeated the Golden Wheel King, there are always people who think that Yang Guo's martial arts are higher than Guo Jing's, but in fact, it is not, the Eclipse Soul Palm is a martial art that can not show its power at any time, if there is no such palm technique as an auxiliary, then the result at that time is still difficult to say. Can Guo Jing's Eighteen Palms of the Dragon Descending Dragon defeat the Golden Wheel King?
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The Eighteen Palms of the Descending Dragon were originally the kung fu of the world's largest gang of beggars to help the leader of the box, and later passed it on to the people who were related by chance. Guo Jing is such a ready-made example.
The Eighteen Palms of the Descending Dragon were already a mastery in the era of the Eight Heavenly Dragons. However, considering that although the background of the times is successive ("Tianlong Babu" is in the late Northern Song Dynasty, "The Legend of the Divine Eagle Hero" is in the Southern Song Dynasty), Jin Yong should not have considered the inheritance relationship between the two when writing.
Therefore, the Eighteen Palms of the Descending Dragon were still upgraded in the hands of the Seventh Duke of Beiqi Hong, that is, when the first Huashan Discussed the Sword, the Eighteen Palms of the Descending Dragon had not yet been completed. At the time of the second Huashan Sword Discussion, Hong Qigong's Descending Dragon Eighteen Palms had already reached the yang. And in Guo Jing's hands, it was changed from rigid to soft, which was obviously better than the Hong Qigong era.
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However, Guo Jing fought with the Golden Wheel King many times, and almost every time it was a victory or defeat. However, considering that these few encounters between the two sides are not fair, it is not a life-and-death showdown. Therefore, it cannot be said that Guo Jing's martial arts cannot defeat the Golden Wheel King.
That time, Guo Jing fought alone against the four masters of the Mongolian camp, and the Golden Wheel King was one of them, although they restrained each other, but in the end, they were more powerful than the Golden Wheel King alone, and Guo Jing could not help it. Later, the Golden Wheel Dharma King practiced the tenth layer of the Dragon Elephant Ruogong, with a punch with a thousand pounds of power.
However, the Eighteen Palms of the Descending Dragon are also known for their fierce fist strength, and they can completely clash with the Golden Wheel King. At this time, the Golden Wheel King may have some advantages over the Old Five Absolute Levels, but for Guo Jing, this dragon elephant is a chicken rib.
The Dragon Elephant Prajnaparamita Gong Fa was originally very real, that is, to win by strength. But Guo Jing's Descending Dragon Eighteen Palms were also victorious in strength. In terms of the changes in moves and yin and yang, the Golden Wheel King is definitely inferior to Guo Jing. If the two of them were to duel for life and death under the same conditions, then after hundreds of moves, Guo Jing would have a high probability of defeating the Golden Wheel King.