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Chapter 221 - 199: Carrying Water, Breaking Through in Battle

Chapter 221: Chapter 199: Carrying Water, Breaking Through in Battle

Yesterday, when Wu Li’s physical condition was at its limit, he walked carrying two heavy counterweights, and a misstep occurred, causing his body to lean to one side.

In the process of regaining his balance, Wu Li had a flash of inspiration and thought of a great training method: carrying water with a shoulder pole.

The process of carrying water with a shoulder pole actually incorporates all the power of the rising, drilling, falling, and overturning movements of Xingyi Fist and can train one’s waist strength, leg strength, and the ability to control one’s center of gravity.

In the past, many Kung Fu practices included carrying water with a shoulder pole because this seemingly simple action can train many basic skills.

Wu Li’s foundational skills in Xingyi Fist were already very solid, and his control over the rising, drilling, falling, and overturning power was incomparably proficient. He was now using the method of carrying water on a shoulder pole to dodge in training, intending to enhance his control over his body’s center of gravity.

Carrying over a hundred pounds of weight and weaving between poles back and forth, dodging in training was like a farmer carrying water on a rugged and uneven mountain path filled with various obstacles. Sometimes he needed to bend down to avoid branches above his head, sometimes he needed to jump over ditches in front of him... And yet, in such an environment, the farmer still moved quickly and had to ensure that the water did not spill from the buckets as much as possible.

Such difficulty was undoubtedly many times greater than the original dodging training, but it was only by tackling such difficulty that Wu Li would be able to break through his limits!

Wu Li darted right, and the two iron buckets swung in the air, tilting left, the water surface shaking, looking as if it was about to spill, then Wu Li suddenly stopped his body and darted left.

Like swinging on a swing, the two iron buckets swung to the other side, the water surface again violently shaking, splashing some water droplets.

The center of gravity of the body, the weight of the barbell on the shoulders, the center of gravity of the water buckets on both sides... During the process of rapid movement, Wu Li had to take all these into account to achieve a perfect balance to ensure speed while keeping the water in the buckets from spilling even a drop.

At the beginning, Wu Li completed a lap, and the water in the iron buckets was almost less than half left. After trying a few times, he no longer deliberately pursued speed but focused his attention on how to keep the water from spilling.

Wu Li carried the water, moving slowly to the right, and after a few steps, as the water in the bucket was about to spill, he quickly shifted left, changing the tilt of the water surface to another direction. He repeated this back and forth.

Even if Wu Li wasn’t moving fast initially, the more he went on, to ’repair’ the tilting water surface that was about to spill, Wu Li had to keep increasing his speed.

Swipe, swipe, swipe...

Time and again, water splashed onto the ground. Wu Li, carrying over a hundred pounds of weight, had repeated the dodging training countless times, and there was a water pipe conveniently brought over to the side of the field to refill the buckets for Wu Li.

It has to be said that strength determines treatment.

Wu Li’s personal influence, fame, and the strength he had previously shown all added up to give him the privilege of being treated specially in TUF. Otherwise, if an ordinary trainee made these requests, do you think TUF would bother with them?

Of course, TUF also wanted to make the show more dramatic and enjoyable. After all, each year’s training content was very similar, so having someone like Wu Li bringing in some new elements could also stimulate the audience.

The others training on the other side occasionally glanced over at Wu Li, and they were all curious about the training he was doing: Could such training break Charles’s record in three days?

"Is there any difference between what Wu Li is doing now and the previous dodging training?"

"There must be a difference. Otherwise, what’s Wu Li busy with over here?"

"Breaking Charles’s record in three days, that’s improving the time by almost three seconds, increasing by one second per day?"

"I really like Wu Li and believe in his strength, but I think he’s a bit impulsive this time."

"I think so too. For data that is close to the limit, how can it improve significantly in a short time?"

"What if Wu Li can’t break the record in three days? Is he really going to leave TUF?"

"Leaving doesn’t matter. With his strength, he can still sign with the UFC."

"The key is that leaving this way feels too embarrassing."

...

In the live broadcast room, many netizens actually worried about Wu Li’s bet this time. If they had given Wu Li three months, many would have been confident, but three days, the time was too short.

Chen Gang looked at these comments and felt anxious inside but dared not say too much to Wu Li, fearing he would put pressure on him.

Not far away, Charles looked at Wu Li’s movements and let out a sneer: Is this the training method Wu Li thought of?

Dodging training itself includes weight training, but not the type where Wu Li carries water for weight training; rather, it’s by tying sandbags to the legs or holding weight plates.

These methods are carefully designed and calculated by the UFC, not something anyone can come up with on a whim. They are a set of efficient training methods compiled after many UFC fighters personally tested them and continuously provided feedback.

Therefore, Charles was very dismissive of Wu Li’s actions, just like seeing an ancient person tampering with the most advanced racing car by himself, trying to speed up the race car. In modern people’s eyes, it was an utterly ridiculous act.

What irritated Charles the most was TUF’s attitude toward Wu Li, which was extremely accommodating and seemed to worry about Wu Li leaving TUF.

A person from Hua Country, why? When did people from Hua Country have such a say in the UFC? How many of them have signed with the UFC? What good results have they achieved?

People from Hua Country, hypocritical! Weak!

Charles’s heart was full of raging fury. His experiences in Hua Country had filled him with hostility towards every person from Hua Country, wishing he could fiercely knock down all Hua Country opponents in the ring. Unfortunately, there were no Hua Country fighters in the UFC’s lightweight division, so his anger had no outlet until he met Wu Li.

Charles wished time would fast forward to three days later so he could mock his opponent to his heart’s content.

"Quick, focus all your attention, what are you looking at?!" Charles yelled at his team members, venting his dissatisfaction.

...

After a day of training, all the trainees collapsed on the ground.

Two days of ultra-high-intensity training had forced two members of Floreson’s group to drop out due to twisted ankles, but the rest had yet to give up.

It had to be said that being selected for TUF, these professional fighters had incredibly strong willpower, not inferior to that of Special Soldiers chosen from elite units.

However, at this moment, as they lay on the ground, nearly everyone held respect for one person, and that was Wu Li.

Wu Li had also trained all day, and apart from taking an hour off for lunch, he had almost no rest. When everyone trained, he trained; when everyone rested, he still trained. He was like an indefatigable Iron Man.

And he had been carrying over a hundred pounds back and forth, a training intensity greater than the other trainees, and yet Wu Li had persisted.

The first day’s tests, the second day’s evasion training, and now, Wu Li had displayed speed, power, bodily control, endurance, and even willpower that garnered the respect of these proud fighters from various countries.

Of course, there were some who were less convinced, like Xiaoze Wutian. However, at least in the evasion training, he knew he was no match for Wu Li and stayed quiet from start to finish.

The next day, with the same training content, by the afternoon, Wu Li could walk without spilling a single drop from the bucket of water.

On the third morning, Wu Li reduced some of the water in one of the buckets to make the weights uneven, which made controlling the center of gravity much more challenging.

By the afternoon, Wu Li could walk the full distance smoothly with one bucket full of water and the other empty, without spilling a drop.

"Everyone put the equipment back in place, you can rest now," Charles announced.

However, while sneering as he walked towards Wu Li, the rest of the group quieted down, curious to hear what Charles would say to Wu Li.

"Today is the third day, and we’ll be moving on to different training sessions tomorrow. So what do you think, have you broken my record after carrying water for several days?" Charles asked Wu Li.

Wu Li, who had just finished his training and put down the heavy barbell, replied, "Today is your last day as a tutor. I suggest you cherish it."

"Ha ha!" Charles let out a scoffing laugh. "Good, I hope you can be just as tough when you drop out of TUF tomorrow!"

With that, he turned and left.

"Wu Li, netizens all want to know how confident you are about breaking the record tomorrow?" Chen Gang stepped forward to ask.

Wu Li looked at the camera and smiled, "Don’t worry, tomorrow TUF will have one more tutor from Hua Country."

...

At night, Wu Li lay in his bed, using an S-rank Virtual Battle Card.

He had been very sparing with this card, using it for no more than three minutes each battle with Hu Shan, and sometimes ending it in just ten seconds or so. Hence, it still had 67 minutes remaining.

In the Virtual Reality, this time it was a void space with no surroundings, just a flat ground.

Wu Li and Hu Shan sparred.

Wu Li didn’t try to overwhelm his opponent with unstoppable momentum and Fist Intent; instead, he matched Hu Shan in techniques and variation.

They both shifted and maneuvered rapidly within a small space, their techniques changing incredibly fast.

Swish, Hu Shan’s right hand whipping like a lash toward Wu Li, and just as it was about to make contact with Wu Li’s arm, he shifted his feet, his body pulled aside like a puppet on strings.

Hu Shan’s body drew an arc, getting to Wu Li’s right side, his left hand formed into a Crane’s beak aiming silently at Wu Li’s abdomen, while his right arm whipped fiercely at Wu Li’s chest.

Wu Li raised one hand up and one down, crossing them in front of him like iron beams.

However, as soon as their arms lightly touched, Hu Shan’s body sharply pulled back to its original position, extending his right arm, thrusting towards Wu Li’s face, and Wu Li was unable to change his move in time.

It was this realm of mercury-like center of gravity, freely changing, combined with the bizarre Killing Fist techniques, that had given Wu Li a hard time in their previous encounters. Tonight, Wu Li intended to break through his realm by fighting with Hu Shan!

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