Chapter 210: Chapter 210: Overlapping Waves Skill

Lin Shen hastily retreated to dodge, while Instructor Mu deliberately controlled his power and speed, maintaining punches just like Qing Jia, yet with force and velocity only slightly more than Lin Shen’s.

Instructor Mu’s fists descended like a hurricane, leaving no time for Lin Shen to think or space to dodge, forcing him to block with his arms solely based on reflex.

The relentless onslaught, like the fury of a raging sea, showed no signs of abating, pushing Lin Shen into a continuous retreat, his arms feeling as though they were about to break under the unceasing barrage.

With no chance to counterattack, and even blocking requiring a herculean effort, he could only retreat to mitigate most of the attacks.

However, retreating did not free him from Instructor Mu’s offensive, which swept forward like a torrent, the punches growing increasingly fierce, faster, and stronger.

Lin Shen quickly realized that Instructor Mu had not actually increased his power or speed; the reason his punches felt more powerful and quicker was because his force was accumulative, like wave upon wave, with both power and velocity building continuously, hence why they felt faster and more forceful.

Thump!

One of Lin Shen’s arms could no longer ward off Instructor Mu’s fists, and he had to use both arms crossed to block them.

The might of this punch sent Lin Shen flying backward, airborne for over ten meters before he landed, and even then, his body uncontrollably staggered backward, as if an invisible force was pushing him, making it impossible for him to stop his retreat.

Lin Shen felt as if he was being pushed backward by wave after wave, eventually losing control and tumbling to the ground, rolling another seven or eight meters before coming to a halt.

“This technique is called the Overlapping Waves Skill, the core skill used by Qing Jia. It involves the accumulation of force and a continuous surge of power,” Coach Mu walked over, pulled Lin Shen up from the ground, and explained as he did so.

“It appeared as if Qing Jia’s final outburst shattered Zuo Qinglong and the others’ battle formation, but in fact, before that, Qing Jia had already accumulated a considerable amount of force, which allowed him to break through like a bamboo…” Coach Mu elaborated on the technique and practice of the Overlapping Waves Skill.

Everyone listened intently, aware that training in the Overlapping Waves Skill required hard work, and was not something that could be achieved overnight.

Moreover, without sufficient talent, it was difficult to continually stack waves of force, let alone create waves stronger than the ones before.

“Apart from the talent for strength and sensitivity to the trajectory of power, endurance greatly aids in the practice of the Overlapping Waves Skill. Only if your endurance is good enough to keep performing the skill without a break, can you accumulate power and speed to a significant level…” During this part of his lecture, Coach Mu looked at Lin Shen, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

Lin Shen’s heart stirred suddenly, “Could it be that Instructor Mu means to say I am well suited to practicing the Overlapping Waves Skill?”

Since Instructor Mu had hinted at it, Lin Shen quickly focused on the explanation of the practice method for the Overlapping Waves Skill, not missing any detail.

Lin Shen took out a notebook and wrote down the main points and key details explained by Instructor Mu.

His memory was rather average, and sometimes he forgot things, so it felt safer to write them down.

After Instructor Mu finished explaining, he glanced over what Lin Shen had written and then sent them back to running.

The stretching and meditation classes after the run were indispensable, but the following skill theory class was replaced with free practice time.

Lin Shen found a punching bag and began to practice the Overlapping Waves Skill.

In the office, Instructor Mu covertly observed Lin Shen, and seeing him start to practice the Overlapping Waves Skill, he couldn’t help feeling proud, his guidance had not been in vain.

But after watching for a while, Instructor Mu’s brow furrowed into a ‘川’ character.

Lin Shen had incredible stamina, but when it came to fighting skills and talent, he was anything but commendable—poor would be an apt description.

Mastering Overlapping Waves Skill was no easy feat, as it required one to find that sense of momentum to be considered to have entered the threshold.

However, watching Lin Shen practice again and again, there wasn’t the slightest hint that he had grasped it.

He couldn’t feel the flow of Strength, and naturally couldn’t sense its presence; without grasping the momentum, it was impossible for him to ride it and create the cascading force of the Overlapping Waves Skill.

In other words, Lin Shen had been practicing for so long, but in fact, he had been wasting his time.

Understanding momentum depended on one’s sensitivity to Strength and insight. Whatever Lin Shen was lacking, he seemed to only be throwing punches with brute force after all this practice, without any sign of initiating momentum.

“Such a great physique, how can his insight and skill talent be so poor?” Instructor Mu watched for a while longer, and the more he saw, the more he felt that Lin Shen’s talent was absurdly lacking.

Compared to Lin Xiangdong, who had been able to learn and grow quickly in battle, Lin Shen’s talent seemed to be worlds apart.

Instructor Mu even personally stepped in to let Lin Shen experience the true Overlapping Waves Skill. Unexpectedly, among several fellow apprentices, Lin Shen still had the least sense of initiating momentum.

“Though they’re born of the same mother, why is there such a huge difference between the two?” Instructor Mu hadn’t given up on Lin Shen; he always believed that teaching should be tailored to the individual since everyone’s talent differed.

If Lin Shen’s talent in this area was lacking, then he would consider another path. Given Lin Shen’s physical condition, there surely had to be one suitable for him.

Encouraged by Instructor Mu, Lin Shen truly put his heart into practicing for half a day, but still didn’t show any sign of a breakthrough. As he saw the other apprentices making some progress, Lin Shen felt a bit frustrated.

“It seems this just isn’t for me. Although Instructor Mu said stamina was an asset for using Overlapping Waves Skill, I can’t even get past the beginning stage, and I’m afraid it will be difficult to achieve anything in the future.” Thinking this, Lin Shen simply gave up, went back to his cabin to drink some water, and then started to rest without much concern.

A radio was placed inside the room. Lin Shen turned it on, casually drank tea while listening to various news broadcasts from the station.

After listening for a while, he heard several radio hosts discussing the defeat of Zuo Qinglong.

Most of the hosts were laymen; some said that Zuo Qinglong had failed strategically, others claimed that Qing Jia’s Base Mutation was invincible, and still others argued that only Ouyang Yudu and Bai Shenfei might be able to defeat Qing Jia.

Anyway, after listening for a while, he didn’t hear the words “Overlapping Waves Skill” from any of the hosts.

“All nonsense.” Lin Shen felt quite bored, turned off the radio, and decided to go out and try practicing the Overlapping Waves Skill again.

Although his talent wasn’t great, perhaps he might just get lucky.

Lin Shen had just reached the training equipment area when he saw Bai Shenfei walk into the training camp from the outside.

“Should I give it another try? But what excuse should I use?” Lin Shen’s mind was set on obtaining the Heaven Defying Bone Fire Seed; Bai Shenfei was his only hope for now.

After all, up to this point, he had not seen a second living person with a Fire Seed, so he could only think of ways to get it from Bai Shenfei.

“You, come here.” Bai Shenfei directly approached Lin Shen, spoke a brief sentence, then turned and headed toward the small cabin.