After that, Tang Wulin had a miserable time.
As one of only two uninjured students in Class Zero, and a boy at that, he naturally became Wu Changkong's teaching example.
Being a teaching example meant standing in the middle of the classroom again and again, then being knocked down again and again.
Wu Changkong used him to explain footwork, balance, exerting force, dissipating force, openings, angles of attack, and how to incapacitate an opponent in the shortest possible time.
All Tang Wulin had to do was endure.
Endure the pain of that pointer landing on his body over and over.
He always felt that Teacher Wu was getting back at him for arriving late to the match that day.
But he had to admit that he improved quickly under this kind of instruction.
Each time he was knocked down, he gained a glimmer of understanding.
So his footing could be steadier.
So his wrist and shoulder betrayed his intentions before he swung the Star-Sinking Hammer.
So committing too much strength actually made it easier for someone to turn that strength against him.
So being "heavy" did not mean blindly bearing down. It meant bringing his weight down, at just the right moment, on the spot his opponent could least withstand.
The pain was real.
But the gains were just as obvious.
As Xie Xie put it, Tang Wulin had been living in "pain and pleasure" every day lately.
News of Class Zero's establishment soon spread throughout the Academy.
Naturally, Tang Wulin and the other four became celebrities.
However, they were all forbidden from sharing the specifics of Class Zero's teaching methods. After the first few days of curiosity and discussion, the Academy gradually settled down again.
Class Zero's lessons also gradually fell into a regular rhythm.
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