With the showcase of two powerful Heroes, Grey realized how small he is. After he gained his power, he thought he were a strongest one among his peers, and he very well witnessed there are people who are very stronger than him.
He thought about Fausil's offer to train him, he accepted it without any second thought.
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After that arena fight, now Grey is currently doing martial practice with his trainer inside his personal Gym, Fausil just sent a hologram of him performing martial arts.
The name of the martial arts is Mount shattering Fist, created by One of the Hero after the great cataclysm. Fausil improved it further with his exploration of this martial art.
The moves performed by Fausil is simple at glance but carried a meaning, Eyes confident and calm, never hinted anything about the artist, Fist position, flowing like water but harness enough strength to shatter a boulder. Legs rotted like mounted, cannot falter when facing adversary, the deep rooting stance, this is the first position. and this weeks assignment for Grey to master it.
Grey imitated his position, but he didn't felt anything, he was standing in that position for about an hour and some time, he did not really felt anything at all.
He was disappointed, he didn't understand anything, he was just wondering what even he is doing. Quickly he asked this question to Fausil in the messaging system. Fausil replied "The hint is Figure out yourself, self enlighten is the key"
Grey greatly confused by this message, he tried again and again, only fart came. Leaving the room with bad smell, got to go bathroom first, while in the restroom, Grey got an idea, instead of just doing it plainly why can't he just do with weights on him. he got enlighten?(nah bruh)
After using the restroom, He added weights to his legs, arms, and waist, and tried to stand for that position, he is standing and standing and standing... He got nothing. His foot and back got numb from staying in the same position, that is all he got.
The very next day, a sparing session came, cadets will spar between them, Grey was left out, as there are 135 cadets resent he is the odd one out.
But strangely a cadet from the same class handed his arm towards Grey. Asking to spar with him, Grey got surprised and accepted his duel request. The one who requested the duel is Jihoon Park, No 1 in the S2 class and also fighter like Grey(not exactly grey is a fighter you guys know that right).
Okay he accepted it and they started, both of them didn't used their Gift, and the result is Grey got beaten within the split seconds, as his base stats without using the Golden Body is useless...
Jihoon got surprised and flustered, that is this guy did fought very well with the top hero? everyone questioned themselves.
So Jihoon asked casually "He why are not fighting properly?", Grey replied that he will now fight him seriously, now the second round, he activated Golden Body(50%), vitality sky rocketed and other stats surpassed 900's a little bit higher than Jihoon park in all stats.
Jihoon also started to use his aura, reinforcing his body to another level, almost matching Grey's stats except vitality. Jihoon is good at fighting so he started the move, unlike calm and efficient movement, Jihoon used eccentric and flashy moves, which looked too cool with his looks.
Grey can see all of his movements, and fended them, but he is not good at reflecting or stopping the attack, so he took damage by damage in his arms, even though his vitality is healing him, the damage is not stopping because of his continuous attacks.
This goes nowhere, Jihoon increased his aura and his output increased further, matching Grey, but the same continues here, Grey is just defending with his hands and Jihoon is attacking non stop.
Everyone thought Jihoon is the one at advantage but he is just wasting his stamina, Jihoon stopped the barrage, and looked at Grey for a brief moment in silent, Grey looked at him like Goofball, Jihoon thought he is hopeless and told Grey "Hey you suck at fighting aren't you".
Grey froze on the spot after hearing this, a cold reply to his fighting technique, for Jihoon's comment, Grey cursed him and stood in the position like Fausil did in the hologram.
But he only made fool out of him, but this is not entirely useless, Wu Chen, one of the instructor at the UTOPIA watched this from afar. Noticing that Grey used the stance from "Mountain Shattering Fist" technique.
He was curious, upon knowing the Fausil visited the first year student, he connected that he might have taught this to Grey, but the display of the stance was so pathetic, Wu Chen shrugged his eye brows.
At the evening, again Grey is in his own gym practicing the stance, even though he doesn't get anything out of it, he is just focusing with all his might, even not noticing Wu Chen came inside his training Gym.
Suddenly Gray felt a touch between his thighs, a snake like thing, he tried to open his eyes suddenly but because of his deep concentration his eyes struck, he tried to open, and the eerie feeling of being felt at his skin made him more creepy.
At-last he opened his eyes, only to find Wu Chen was adjusting his legs position. Now he clearly freaked out.
"Noooo I do share that kind of taste like you sir!!!!" Grey shouted with freaked out voice. Wu Chen slapped Grey, he stopped screaming, "Cadet listen silently, I noticed you were imitating 'Mountain Shattering Fist' techniques stance" upon hearing this, Grey was surprised how he know this technique.
Wu Chen told him that he know this technique and already mastered it with his Gift, when he heard this Grey got a sense of relief, because he sucks interpreting the martial arts.
"If you want to master this technique, first you have loosen up your upper body, remember the fist are like flowing water, formless but consistent, you cannot put pressure on your arms and upper body, next you have to focus with your eyes, not just see what you see, see something you can't. and last you do not need to squat while in this stance! I believe, you saw Mr. Fausil used this stance, and he was like this position, this is not wrong and not right either, the 'Deep rooted stance of leg' emphasizes strong legs, what ever force comes your way your legs will always stay on the spot. that is the meaning behind it."
When Grey heard this he really gained enlightment and knew what to do, now without the help of Wu Chen Grep stood in a position, not exactly like Fausil did in that hologram, but a stance which he felt he will not move even when facing greater force.
Wu Chen actually surprised, whether Grey is genius or stupid, because he weren't bright before he explained, and the fight he had in the morning with Jihoon was pure disgrace to martial arts, but after he explained he grasped the meaning and stood in the 'Deep rooted stance of leg'.
For a slight moment Wu Chen confused, but not anymore, because Grey only correctly grasped the leg part, his upper body position is shit...
Suddenly Wu Chen regretted for even a second considering him as a genius...
and so their training continued....
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Next day evening, again Wu Chen visited Grey's training room, today they are focusing on the upper body
"As I told repeatedly, just relax your upper body, relax it!" Wu Chen is a calm and collected person, but Grey is increased his blood pressure by couple of points in two days.
Grey : "I am trying, I am trying to relax but when I relax my legs also loosening"
Wu Chen : "Then just relax you hands, you fool!"
Grey: "When I relax my hands , I loose balance!!!" Grey told with crying pathetic like kid.
Wu Chen is strict through and through, for this he created a equipment made from black bamboo, which is relatively stronger than normal metals found on earth.
But the equipment is not to assist his stance, rather to beat him, when Grey is in the wrong position, Wu Chen will beat his ass, one wrong pose one beat in the ass.
Grey's ass is now crying for sanity's sake! after hours and hours of beating, Grey's body moved itself to create a new position, which lets him fell strong stance and loosened upper body.
"A good beating will let you learn anything!" Wu Chen said like a Chinese mom!, in his whole life he never witnessed any awakened to be this talentless when learning martial arts. Grey with hollowed eyes, looked like a zombie, which only responds to beating.
"Okay good, now moving to the next part-" before Wu Chen finished his words, Grey said, "Please time is now 5 am!" yes, it is the morning of next day... when beating his ass Wu Chen forgot the time.
With that, Wu Chen returned and two hour sleep he again went to attend the class!