Chapter 80 - Fishing (1/2)

AN: I rewrote Surrender and Vengeance. So please read it again after finishing this chap.

In the world of martial arts, there was a saying: Reason says there are three methods feasible, but instinct says that only one leads to growth.

Modus had given Will a wealth of information, valuable information, and Will had understood all of it, applying it, however, was a different story. This was similar to his experiences in cooking; if one was had the recipe for a dish, there was no guarantee that one could prepare the meal. In fact, many people changed the original recipe to suit their own tastes. Will dared not call himself a chef, but he had some experience cooking.

It was this wisdom that he employed to create the technique that had destroyed the Sicarios pyramid. The concept was simple enough, focusing on the shapeless and force aspects in the Dao of Water.

Water had no definite shape. It changed its form according to its boundaries and environment. This was the shapeless aspect of it. Yet, water also carried a force with its movement.

According to conventional knowledge from Earth, a liter of water was one kilogram, so water was quite heavy. A shapeless material that could carry an enormous momentum, the applications of powers with such intents were boundless.

The concept was simple. First, he had crashed water into the pyramid with a momentum that was synonymous with his own movement. Will had then focused the force of his movement forward and applied it to the water. This had been the first application of force.

Then, Will had employed the shapeless attributes of water by removing all interference from the surroundings. In other words, the momentum of the water was only applied to the pyramid, which was why there had been no noise or rushing gust along with the stream of water.

Will then used the normal force of the pyramid resisting its destruction to compress the water and followed with a step forward, further increasing the water's momentum. This resulted in highly compressed water that bore a ridiculous amount of force and tension.

At the final moment of contact, Will utilized the shapeless aspect of the Water Dao and converted all the mass into energy. In other words, it had not been a mass of water hitting a mass of earth, but a mass of water-type yuan crashing into earth-type mana.

Will's application of intent, the superiority of yuan over mana, and the bonuses from his titles allowed him to accomplish his goal. Without dual-mind propagation, this task would have been impossible. Will made it look easy, but doing this had taken a lot of effort from the young man and was mentally taxing.

After leaving Letty, Will arrived at the beach and sat down at his usual spot. He pulled the water toward him and doused his hand in the water as he usually did. Green energy defused from his hand into the water, continuing his usual practice. This was the so-called 'fishing.'

Will was experimenting with something, and the results were quite pleasing. He planned to use this discovery plus his changes to the city to cause some mayhem.

'I wonder who they are going to send to me.'

Will wondered what kinds of people the empire would send him. Will hoped they would be strong and arrogant because he looked forward to seeing their faces when they realized how epic he was.

Will was by no means modest: a young man at heart, the flames of competition raged within him. He knew that in terms of talent and skill, he was the cream of the crop, but there were still beings like Ignius and Hanzo who made him uncomfortable.

'In the end, I'm still too weak; I need to grind my levels.'

Will was hesitant about leveling up too quickly because he disliked becoming strong without a full understanding of his capabilities, but the situation had forced his hand.

'3 days, huh That's too far away.'

Will planned to level to a decent level before the reinforcements arrived.