I Can Use Myriad Divine Abilities-Chapter 39: One Palm Clears the Basin

In five days, Zhang Yuan had learned all twelve techniques of the Thunderous Wave Palm.

Although the Thunderous Wave Palm is a beginner martial arts of the Furious Whale Gang, in the martial arts world, it is still considered of a respectable level, with its own unique aspects.

This palm technique combines both hardness and softness, is balanced in offense and defense, with refined moves that have considerable power.

However, while the Thunderous Wave Palm is easy to learn, it is difficult to master. Currently, Zhang Yuan has only learned the simplest of movements, not even considered to be having a glimpse of the basics, let alone mastering its essence.

"Techniques, energy transfer, intentional momentum!"

In the martial arts arena, the Battle Hall Instructor, Dong Yuanwei, scanned around and said in a deep voice to the gathered disciples, "These are the three levels of practicing the Thunderous Wave Palm."

"You all have now learned all the techniques of this palm method. Next, I will teach you the method of energy manipulation!"

A palm technique must be combined with power, only then does it have impact.

Otherwise, no matter how exquisite the techniques, if they hit the opponent, they would feel soft and weak, like a flashy but weak move.

A ceramic basin filled with clear water was placed in front of Dong Yuanwei.

He lifted his right palm and suddenly struck down.

The palm struck silently, instantly hitting the basin and causing thousands of water droplets to splash and shoot everywhere.

The onlooking youths were caught off guard, cries of surprise and pain rang one after another.

The splashing water droplets were like tiny stone fragments, hitting their faces with a burning pain!

The closer they stood, the more intense the strike.

Zhang Yuan, standing at the back of the crowd, remained unscathed.

Dong Yuanwei withdrew his palm and said coolly, "When you can practice to this extent, the Thunderous Wave Palm can be considered a minor achievement!"

The ceramic basin in front of him was empty, not even a single drop of water remaining.

The disciples who noticed this couldn’t help but take a cold breath, all showing shocked expressions.

Suddenly, a voice reached everyone’s ears, "May I ask the instructor, what is considered a great success?"

Everyone unknowingly turned towards the sound and discovered that it was Zhang Yuan who asked the question!

Some youths sneered, thinking Zhang Yuan was trying to run before he could walk, setting his sights too high!

Dong Yuanwei pointed at a water vat not far away and said, "One palm to clear the vat is considered a great success!"

Clear the vat with one palm!

Everyone’s eyes were fixed.

A basin of water and a vat of water were two entirely different concepts; how much power would it take to clear a thousand pounds of water with one strike!

Dong Yuanwei added, "The water must be cleared, and the vat must not break."

All the young disciples fell silent—this difficulty was too high!

"Alright then."

Dong Yuanwei clapped his hands and said, "Without accumulating small streams, there can be no rivers or seas. Start practicing with this water basin, and once you’ve mastered the knack of energy transfer and force application, the mysteries will naturally reveal themselves."

"Now, watch closely and listen carefully, here is the basic energy manipulation method for the Thunderous Wave Palm!"

As Dong Yuanwei began his explanation, the laborers at the Wharf Castle placed dozens of ceramic basins filled with water neatly in the martial arts arena.

Each ceramic basin was supported by a stone stool.

They then brought buckets of water, placing them beside the stone stools.

Dong Yuanwei tirelessly demonstrated over and over, replenishing the water in the basin repeatedly.

He only stopped when every last drop from the water buckets was consumed.

"Next, you will practice on your own."

The Battle Hall Instructor slightly curled the corners of his lips, displaying an expression that was half a smile and half serious: "Oh yes, the water is free, but if you break a basin, you will have to pay for a new one yourself."

The disciples exchanged glances, suddenly feeling a sense of foreboding!

And as it turned out, their feelings were entirely correct.

Because when these young disciples, using the energy manipulation method taught by Dong Yuanwei, tried their hands on the water basins, they found things weren’t as simple as imagined.

If the power was too light, it could not achieve the "one palm clears the basin" effect.

And applying more force caused splashing water, breaking the ceramic basins into pieces!

Refusing to concede, they asked the laborers for replacements.

Each ceramic basin, surprisingly, cost a hundred coins, ten times the market price!

Though the payment was not required immediately, being recorded as debt to be deducted from their monthly allowances.

But high prices aside.

The disciples quickly realized these ceramic basins used for practicing the Thunderous Wave Palm were incredibly fragile.

They seemed custom-made to drain their wallets!

Soon, the sounds of striking and shattering echoed throughout the martial arts arena.

The laborers struggled to keep up with the replacements!

Everyone felt heartache.

Some clever disciples eased their strikes to avoid further bleeding from their wallets.

Dong Yuanwei observed this "clever" behavior but said nothing.

At least half of his attention was focused on Zhang Yuan!

Zhang Yuan was different from the other disciples.

He did not rush to start practicing by striking the water. Instead, he placed both hands into the basin, submerging them until his wrists were underwater, carefully feeling the sensations the water brought.

Water, the softest substance in the world, yet it can also be strong!

When waves crash against the shore, the force of water is unpredictable.

This basin of water is stagnant; it requires deft force to fully agitate it and make it fly without harming the ceramic basin, to achieve the effect shown by Dong Yuanwei.

The difficulty of this can be imagined!

Zhang Yuan repeatedly recalled the methods taught by Dong Yuanwei, his hands moving up and down, continually leveraging power to vibrate and strike the water, striving to comprehend the underlying principles.

Throughout this process, the loss of basins was unavoidable.

The number of basins Zhang Yuan broke was no less than the other disciples.

But he felt no heartache, nor would he resort to trickery, learning from each failure without annoyance.

Under the scorching sun, Zhang Yuan’s clothes never dried, with water seeping through the stone crevices into the soil below, creating a steaming mist.

The broken ceramic pieces gradually filled the bamboo basket beside him!

During these repeated practices, Zhang Yuan’s hands began to swell and ache as if pierced by needles.

But he didn’t notice it at all.

Not until there were no more basins placed on the stone stool in front of him did Zhang Yuan realize: "What’s going on?" 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

He inquired of a laborer responsible for placing and filling the basins.

The laborer smiled wryly, "Young master, the thirty ceramic basins allocated to you have all been used up."

Thirty ceramic basins?

Zhang Yuan was momentarily taken aback.

He hadn’t expected to have broken so many basins in practice.

Damn!

Zhang Yuan suddenly remembered that each of these "crudely made" ceramic basins cost a hundred coins.

Thirty basins equaled three thousand coins, equivalent to three taels of silver!

In just one morning, he wasted so much money.

Feeling his heartache more than his palms at this moment.

Forget it!

Zhang Yuan couldn’t help but shake his head.

As the saying goes, one cannot catch a wolf without risking a child.

These three taels of silver were not wasted, he already grasped a little of the energy manipulation technique.

Even though it’s far from the level of clearing a basin with a single palm and leaving no water behind.

But this is just the beginning!