Starting to Gain Experience from Push-Ups-Chapter 1203 - 585:

At dawn, Yulong Lake was as quiet as the depths of ancient times.

The vast, boundless water surface was slowly enveloped in gray-white mist, wrapping the entire world within.

The violent sonic boom had long dissipated.

Only a few disturbed egrets flapped their wings and called, skimming over the gray-hued lake, and disappeared into the distant reeds.

Blub blub... blub blub...

A large number of bubbles violently surged underwater, like a miniature volcano erupting, completely shattering the calm water surface.

Splash—

Immediately after, a drenched head suddenly emerged from the water, sending up a spray of crystal-clear droplets.

"Hoo..."

Fang Cheng wiped the water off his face, gasping slightly.

Large amounts of white steam rose from his flushed skin surface, swirling above his head.

Making his whole being look like a deity just scooped out from a steel furnace.

Those eyes sparkled in the morning mist, as if burning with two unextinguished flames.

Though he appeared slightly disheveled, the excitement in his heart was as uncontrollable as a tsunami.

This was an unprecedented feat, a wild charge against the limits of the human body.

Fang Cheng treaded the water, his vision penetrating the thin morning fog, looking back at the direction he came from.

There, the lake shore had turned into a blur of a black line.

Estimated from his current point of fall, it’s a full five kilometers away.

That is to say, at this moment, he was in the center of Yulong Lake.

This span was simply astonishing.

It’s worth noting, even his previously longest jump relying on explosive force was just merely a hundred meters.

Yet this time, he managed to "fly" five kilometers across the soft water surface!

Although there was no prompt indicating a skill unlock, Fang Cheng was not disheartened.

On the contrary, during that thrilling sprint just now, he vaguely glimpsed a broad avenue towards "flying."

The principle is actually not complicated.

After starting at sonic speed, he used his body to compress air, gaining initial lift, then used the surface tension and inertia resistance of the water as leverage points to maintain altitude.

During this process, constantly finding that subtle balance between "weightlessness" and "leverage."

If this sensation is repeated dozens, hundreds of times, and deeply ingrained into muscle memory, becoming instinctual.

Then, he could completely transplant this skill from the water surface to the air.

Although air is thinner than water, offering much less reactive force.

But as long as the frequency of stepping is fast enough, strength large enough, it can also compress into a sheer "air wall" to leverage from.

What’s more crucial, he owns a trump card to compensate for the density difference between mediums.

That is, nearly 9 seconds of static hovering ability.

This 9 seconds of hovering is like having a pair of invisible wings attached to him.

Providing him with enough time to adjust his posture in mid-air, recharge his strength, seeking the next air step.

For ordinary people, this is Utopia.

For Fang Cheng of the past, was a heaven-defying feat too.

But now, equipped with extraordinary physical qualities and formidable hovering abilities, he’s completely competent of achieving all this.

"Coo—"

A sharp cry pierced the serene lake surface.

Fang Cheng tilted his head up, his gaze following an egret flying in from afar.

It spread its wide wings, gliding on the rising lake currents, passing overhead with a light and free posture.

If he merely awaited for the agility attribute to break through 80 points, hoping for the system to automatically unlock the flying skill.

Fang Cheng truly couldn’t imagine, relying solely on data stacking, how the human body could defy gravity, achieve a vertical take-off, and soar like a bird.

But just now, that combination of "run-up take-off + stepping air + wind gliding" hooked punches made that originally ethereal concept of "flying" entirely tangible for him.

It’s just like when unlocking the "Boxing" and "Sanda" skills initially.

The complex fighting styles were decomposed into straight punches, hook punches, footwork, and other individual foundational technical moves that could be independently practiced repeatedly.

First, individually conquer them, train them to perfection, then integrate them, stringing them into a coherent line.

Ultimately, quantitive changes lead to qualitative transformations, mastering the entire skill naturally.

This thought process of decomposition, practice, and reassembly for unlocking new skills, now can perfectly replicate the "Flying" skill as well.

Fang Cheng’s eyes burned with certainty.

Just a few more attempts, constantly optimizing the angle and frequency of exerting force in the air and stepping air.

He might not even need to wait for the agility attribute to break the 80 point threshold, he was completely confident he could puncture the last 0.02-second barrier blocking his path!

By that time, even if the panel doesn’t offer any additional skill rewards.

He could still rely on pure technique and formidable physical strength to forcibly command the airflow, mastering flying ability.

That is truly the boundless sea where fish leap, the sky wide open for birds to fly.

As thoughts danced, the sky was already brightening.

The edges of the mountains on the east showed a silhouette of fish-belly white, the heavy night curtain gradually being torn open.

The thick fog upon the lake was slowly thinning under the gentle breeze, revealing a vast and deep water scene.

The silhouette of distant tall buildings was also gradually becoming clear in this gray-white daylight.

On the road encircling the lake, faintly came the footsteps of early morning exercisers, and the rustling sound of cleaning trucks sweeping the ground.

The city was waking up, and the world’s clamor was returning.