Chapter 217 - 195: Racing Against Time
Upon hearing Danny’s words, everyone’s expression became serious.
Although compared to yesterday, where only one person would be eliminated today, nobody wanted to be that one.
In the training area, there were two identical rows of poles set up for practice for the two groups, with Floreson and Charles each leading their team members to begin.
Floreson’s group had fourteen people, and he started by explaining the key points to pay attention to in the dodge training.
"Both hands and feet must completely move to the other side of the pole. When dodging to the right, the center of gravity should be on the left foot, push off the ground with force, and then shift the weight to the right foot..."
As Floreson explained, he demonstrated in slow motion.
Wu Li listened to the translator and nodded silently to himself; the focus of this training was weight-shifting. If one could truly master perfect control of their body’s center of gravity, reaching a realm akin to Mercury-like Center of Gravity, it would be incredibly useful in combat.
Initially, when Wu Li sparred with Jianghu Wind’s heavyweight Boxing Champion, Liu Jun, he used the Horse Jumping Creek step technique, deceiving his opponent with a second directional change, winning with a single move; later, against the Muay Thai King Basong, he went as far as to execute three directional changes, gaining the upper hand and finally defeating Basong with a killing move.
Whether it was the two or three-directional changes, the core was weight-shifting. If one could reach the realm of a Mercury-like Center of Gravity, then even a fourth or fifth directional change could be possible!
Among all the opponents Wu Li had faced, only Hu Shan, the former number one in Southeast Asia, had achieved this realm of a Mercury-like Center of Gravity. If it hadn’t been for Wu Li’s exceptional performance in that fight, he might indeed have died at Hu Shan’s hands.
Afterward, having exchanged for an S-level Virtual Battle Card, Wu Li fought Hu Shan numerous times in Virtual Reality and still lost more than he won. Later, Wu Li concluded that his Fist Intent and mental will were not inferior to Hu Shan’s; in fact, he occasionally gained the upper hand. The wins he secured were mostly due to his explosive Fist Intent that overpowered the opponent, allowing him to triumph in one fell swoop. In terms of techniques and moves, Wu Li, with a complete traditional heritage and an endless array of Secret Hand moves and Killing Techniques, was not inferior to Hu Shan; the only difference was in weight-shifting.