CHAPTER 276: HE CAN ACTUALLY WALK ON WATER!!!_5

Under the astonished gazes of everyone, Wang Longhu slowly stepped towards the provocative big man.

Each of his steps was like a deity, heavily trampling on the big man’s heart, making him slightly breathless, with millions of question marks exploding in his mind at that moment.

How is this possible?

The pool is 1.6 meters deep, how did Wang Longhu manage to keep the water only up to his knees without his body sinking further?

What’s the difference between this and walking on water?

The big man is 1.85 meters tall, standing in the pool the water level didn’t reach his chest; how could he fight Wang Longhu, who was standing on the water’s surface, it was simply humiliating himself.

"Good, good, good! What magnificent cultivation to concentrate the energy at the Dantian, and to walk across the river without sinking. At such a young age, you’ve become a Huajin Grandmaster, truly an eye-opener for me."

When Wang Longhu was three steps away from the big man, a deafening laugh suddenly echoed throughout the swimming hall.

Amidst this laughter, even the surface of the pool rippled with wave-like ripples.

Everyone in the pool hall was instantly bewildered, looking incredulously at Wang Longhu’s young face.

This man is a Huajin Grandmaster?

How can this be possible!

Wang Longhu followed the direction of the laughter and saw an elderly man with white hair emerging from the lifeguard rest room next to the pool. His face was ruddy, and his demeanor was extraordinary, clearly not an ordinary person.

"Xiang Xukun, get lost, confronting a Huajin Grandmaster, are you afraid of spending a few days in the hospital?" the elder laughed and scolded the big man who had just provoked Wang Longhu by the pool.

"Got it, Elder Lin, I’ll get going now." The big man, relieved, quickly swam to the shore, no longer daring to flaunt himself before Wang Longhu.

"Sir, he meant no offense, could you let it slide?" the elder again smiled at Wang Longhu.

"I don’t mind, but if he doesn’t want to spar with me, surely someone here should. Otherwise, if this branch doesn’t have anyone capable of a fight, I’ll have to reconsider Chen Zeye’s invitation proposal." Wang Longhu calmly stated with his hands behind his back.

He had inadvertently shown the demeanor of a Grandmaster.

The elder shook his head with a helpless smile, unable to believe that Chen Zeye could bring a Huajin Grandmaster into the action group, something completely unexpected by people.

Moreover, the Huajin Grandmaster before him was exceptionally young, rare and invaluable.

Youth being the prime of one’s age, the strength in battle between them and the elderly Grandmasters in their sixties or seventies, was worlds apart.

"Since you put it that way, let me be your opponent, an old bag of bones; don’t laugh at me."

The elder, like Wang Longhu, rolled up his pants and waded into the water, slowly heading towards Wang Longhu.

The water level line was also at his knees.

"Elder Lin is going to make a move, he was the number one expert in Zhejiang Province back in the day."

"Hurry, don’t stay in the pool, leave the area for these two Grandmasters to showcase their skills."

"Wow, today is so thrilling, being able to witness a sparring between two Huajin Grandmasters, such a rare spectacle in a decade."

Elder Lin’s high status in this place ensured that after his endorsement, no one dared to underestimate Wang Longhu’s age anymore, and everyone looked at him with respectful eyes.

Soon, the big swimming pool was left with only Wang Longhu and Elder Lin, two martial artists standing on the surface of the water.

Gathering the Dark Force at the Dantian, releasing it through the legs, and supporting the body with Inner Strength, it is possible to maintain a floating state in water for a period.

An ordinary Dark Force martial artist doesn’t have enough Dark Force intensity to achieve this.

Only Huajin can meet the requirement for floating in the water.

But even among Huajin Grandmasters, there are variations in strength; some Huajin Grandmasters float with water reaching their chest, some when it reaches their waist.

As with Wang Longhu and Elder Lin, who could stand firmly without the water reaching their knees, they are considered top-notch experts.

"Lin Zhengzong, the nineteenth-generation heir of Lin’s Mantis Fist, please enlighten me." With feet crouched, Elder Lin raised both hands, with thumbs, index, and middle fingers together, slightly shaking.

The posture really resembled a mantis waiting for its prey.

Wang Longhu did not pose in any Xingyi Boxing or Baji Fist stance, instead, he just stood quietly in place, unmoved.

At Wang Longhu’s level of expertise, attack stances were no longer crucial, as his reactions could instantly block any attack from the opponent.

The saying goes: simplify complexity, true combat has no fixed moves, Martial Arts were created to help ordinary people get started and quickly learn how to fight, hence various techniques were developed.

If you only memorize moves without learning to adapt in battle, you’ll never become a skilled martial artist in your lifetime.

The ultimate principle is simplicity; having no moves is the best move.

Martial Arts, being a deadly technique, originally aimed to quickly kill and end a fight.

And not like the back-and-forth exchange of blows with no clear winner, that’s just a performance.

Seeing many apparent flaws in Wang Longhu, Lin Zhengzong fell silent; he couldn’t quite discern Wang Longhu, if not for the fact that he was indeed standing on the water.

He’d have thought this guy in front of him was a martial arts novice. Who engages in a match without posing?

For instance, a person extends their arms forward as a starting stance; when someone punches, they can immediately block at once.