Chapter 152: Chapter 103: Breaking Records, Going Viral

"I just checked in and got the schedule today, Travis," Li Wei replied, exasperated. "Who are you going to believe, me or the internet?"

"That can’t be right," Travis replied, confused. "The stuff on Reddit was super detailed. It didn’t look fake."

’Ah, Reddit. In that case, it must be true.’

「Tuesday. Training day.」

A thin layer of mist shrouded the early morning in San Antonio.

After a simple breakfast, Li Wei was scheduled for a light training session arranged by the event’s coaching staff.

Since these high school prodigies had all been brought together at the last minute, they needed time to build chemistry, work on tactical design, manage tempers, and establish a locker room hierarchy. Therefore, from Tuesday to Friday, the mornings were dedicated to scrimmages.

By the time Li Wei arrived at the field, dozens of professional photographers were already waiting on the sidelines.

These photographers had been hired by major sponsors and the event organizers, specifically to document the training of these prodigies—potential future superstars.

When Li Wei and the others began training, the photographers were still fairly balanced, willing to give each player a similar amount of camera time.

But once the sun came out, Li Wei’s perfect muscle groups, enhanced by the sunlight, took on the aesthetic of an Ancient Greek sculpture. His features appeared sharp and profound in the light, and when he took off his helmet and shook his hair, you could even see the halo effect of sweat droplets refracting the sun.

Gradually, the photographers started turning their lenses toward Li Wei. Eventually, even if he was just doing a simple stretch on the sidelines or taking a sip of a Gatorade sports drink, a continuous flurry of shutter clicks would follow.

The prodigies at the other positions said nothing, but they were inwardly miserable. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

However, once the warm-ups were over and the official training began, everyone realized that Li Wei’s Hollywood-worthy face was actually the least remarkable of his attributes.

At that moment, the Quarterback group was being tested on passing accuracy and power.

The few five-star high schoolers before him, including Trevor, all threw at a respectable level. Trevor’s throwing velocity even reached 58 miles (93 km) per hour at one point. Many scouts and media members commented that with a few more years in the NCAA, he might have a shot at reaching Josh Allen’s NFL combine record (62 miles/hour).

It was Li Wei’s turn.

He picked up the football with one hand. Without much of a wind-up, he just simply rotated his hips, drove his shoulder, and swung his arm.

With the dual buffs of [Strength 2.6] and [Knight Fighting Art], he could now unleash a power far greater and more explosive than ever before.

CRACK!

An explosive sound seemed to rip through the air.

The football cut a straight trajectory through the air with almost no drop, slamming heavily into the bullseye of the target net 60 yards away. The number that flashed on the speed radar plunged everyone present into silence: 66 miles (106 km) per hour.

This directly shattered the event’s all-time record, shocking the reporters, scouts, photographers, and even the event staff on the sidelines into focusing their gazes on Li Wei.

But that was just the beginning.

In the subsequent vertical jump test, Li Wei didn’t just go through the motions like the other Quarterbacks. He stood under the measurement flags, took a deep breath, and his thigh muscles tightened instantly. His whole body launched into the air as if defying gravity.

46.5 inches (118 cm)!

"Fuck!" an ESPN sideline reporter exclaimed, dumbfounded. "Did he just... did he just break the NFL combine record Chris Chambers held for years?"

"Yeah, the previous record was 45 inches." The cameraman next to him pulled out his phone to search, forgetting even to zoom his lens. "And that record was held by a wide receiver. Li Wei is just a Quarterback... wait, what? With that kind of athletic ability, why the hell is he playing Quarterback?????"

After the morning training session ended, Li Wei picked up his phone and found he was already overwhelmed with messages.

Messages from Don Quixote, Anya, Elizabeth, Wen Si Scout, Coach Miller, his teammates, classmates, Lady Delores, and Emma... everyone had sent him something.

He realized he was even more famous than before. Unlike the last time, which was just a brief, small-scale buzz within the hardcore sports community, these high-definition, candid photos from the field had completely blown up in the mainstream entertainment world. He had entered the public eye for the first time.

The most widely circulated photo was a shot of Li Wei at the apex of his vertical jump.

In the image, his entire body seemed to have escaped gravity. His arms were outstretched, his core muscles were taut from the exertion, and the sculpted lines of his abs were faintly visible beneath his training jersey.

The sunlight hit his profile just right, illuminating a single drop of sweat as it slid down his jawline to his Adam’s apple, the image exuding raw sex appeal.

Combined with his determined, seemingly glowing eyes, the entire picture had the same cinematic and epic feel as when Henry Cavill first flew up from the ground.

After this photo was uploaded to Instagram and TikTok, it instantly went viral.

Female fans who usually only followed fashion, beauty, or entertainment were conquered by this photo, which was brimming with masculine energy yet featured a man handsome enough to launch a career in showbiz.

"I’ve never watched a football game in my life—I had to google what a touchdown is—but I hereby declare that I’m now a ten-year veteran fan of Li Wei."