With the help of Raphael and his ass, he found the answer, now he is currently in front of Wu Chen, smiling like anything; he might replace "Pennywise" with his smile. On the other hand, our straight-faced man, Wu Chen, for the first time in his life, felt disgusted by something like this.
"Hey, don't do this. This is fucking disgusting." After saying this, Grey stopped or at least tried hard to control his smile.
"I have found the answer to your question!" Grey said proudly.
"And what might it be?" Wu Chen asked.
"It is vibration, right? Like conducting force through vibration and passing it?" Okay, the answer seemed reasonable, but it was not the correct one. The correct answer is 'flexible.' Just like anything flexible, metal also conducts power through its flexibility, even though it is hard, it can conduct power flexibly.
Wu Chen just stared at him and gave up. "Yes, that is right, so we will be doing the 3rd form." Grey got a smug, and Wu Chen gave a whip of black bamboo for that, saying there was a mosquito sitting on his ass... even though there were no mosquitoes in UTOPIA.
With the manual sent by Fausil, Grey again imitated his movements, but now he knew the essence behind this form. His movements looked a little bit with life, not just a plain imitation, but the actual essence is flexibility rather than vibration. This was not a complete success, but it was a pass.
Next, Wu Chen asked Grey that he would be standing in the stance and would take every hit that Wu Chen would throw at him. As told, Wu Chen started lightly throwing small kicks toward his chest. Grey fended with his arm, a little bit of energy passed through him and dispersed into the ground. Grey got a little grasp of it, and so Wu Chen continued to attack him with a force that Grey could handle.
Every time Grey got hit, he tried to transfer the force to the ground, but ultimately, not all attempts were successful. At most, he could transfer only a little bit of the force; the remaining impact still hurt him.
So far, he is doing okay. Wu Chen hoped he would realize the essence correctly. Not everything can be taught; some things need to be realized by Grey himself.
Grey is trying his best. Every time he tried to conduct the force completely to the ground through his waist and continued through his legs, he could not completely transfer it. He is just stuck by a wall, a wall that most people find hard to overcome. He is forcing himself to break it, a wall that most people find hard to overcome, that is called 'Talent.'
Grey completely lacked it—self-realization, instinct—whatever it was, he didn't have those things. He is only standing there only with his Gift. He is aware of this despair...
There are only 14 days remaining for the inter-academy competition. He is strong, but the power exhibited by other S-class students is skillful and intuitive, so he cannot rely on brute force to win the competition.
As such, even though he knows he lacks those aspects, he is working hard.
After that day, Grey is working hard. He is using his free time to focus on the 3rd form. He even stopped going to class for a couple of days to practice with Raphael, along with the evening training with Wu Chen. Days passed, 3 days before the competition.
As usual, in the evening, Grey is training with Wu Chen.
"Don't get frustrated, kid. Take it a little easy. There is no need to force this much," Wu Chen voiced his concern. He has been almost training Grey for a month, so he grew concerned about him.
Grey was clearly frustrated. He was determined to win the competition and stand above all of them. It is not just a wish, but he couldn't put his emotions into words—how desperately he wanted to win this.
Well, Wu Chen just compromised with Grey's stubbornness. "The essence of the third form is flexibility..." A silence broke by Wu Chen.
Grey had a dazed look. Because of his determination and lack of talent, Wu Chen decided to reveal the core principle behind the third form.
Grey got an idea of it now. Previously he was just using his muscles to vibrate them, like tightening and loosening them rapidly, but after he knew the essence is 'flexibility,' he suddenly grasped it, because in the first form, his upper body is flexible, so he knows the feeling of it.
Grey asked Wu Chen to resume the training. Wu Chen used his kick, aiming at Grey's chest, and he used his fist to stop it. The kick connected to Grey, the full force created by the kick entered his body through his hand. He had already transferred the force to his body. Now he just relaxed his body, the force directly redirected to his abdomen and passed through his legs to reach the ground. Grey redirected the force to the ground... almost all of the force transferred.
He felt a sensation of freedom? He couldn't describe it in words; he felt peace in his mind. Grey just grasped the technique, a simple principle, but executing it after hearing is a different story. Wu Chen, once again, wondered whether Grey is a 'Genius' or 'stupid'...
He is different from most of his peers, a powerful gift but seemingly unreliable at the beginning. He also doesn't hide his powers on purpose, but he himself doesn't feel anything about it.
Only 3 days left, but he broke through his wall and overcame it. But this is not the end. The ultimate technique is 'Sky Shattering Fist,' a technique by utilizing all forms of Mountain Shattering Fist.
At this point, Wu Chen is the master rather than Fausil.
Seeing him successfully execute the technique, Wu Chen had a thought, "I will teach you another technique... it is called Qi breathing in my country. It was developed after the Catastrophe happened 150 years ago. This is a technique only a select few can learn. You are not among them, but I can teach you a modified version of it... that I created myself. I named it, 'Sun Breathing Technique.'"
Grey, without a second thought, bowed to Wu Chen and accepted his offer with his utmost respect. The place he grew up in is an orphanage. In a world with no one to support him, he was abandoned by adults. Having someone just offering their hand to him will definitely make him emotional.
With gratitude and respect, Grey eagerly urged Wu Chen to teach him. Wu Chen already knew that he wanted to win this competition. He is also looking forward to how Grey will perform in this competition.