Daily Evolution from Mastering Tai Chi-Chapter 130: Doubt? Strength!

But correspondingly,

Wang Ye’s maximum speed with Rapid Step is only three minutes per distribution.

Whereas the maximum speed of Rushing can be within two minutes per distribution.

The gap is almost about double.

It can only be said that the purposes of these two postures are inherently different. Running posture, after all, is not conducive to long-distance movement and is far less sustainable than Walking.

Even in primitive times, primitive people would only run with all their might during hunting.

After understanding this point,

Wang Ye cleared his mind and focused on the current Walking.

Once his physical strength recovered to over 70%,

he switched to Running, sprinting forty kilometers.

When utterly exhausted, he switched back to Walking.

In this way, he continuously alternated between Running and Walking.

The Skill Level steadily soared at a continuous and stable speed.

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Time flew by like a fleeting horse.

In the blink of an eye, it was nighttime.

Around nine o’clock in the evening.

The Skill Level of Wang Ye’s Rushing and Rapid Step Skills improved by about 30-40% respectively.

He also covered a distance of two hundred kilometers and finally found a somewhat cleaner wild pond.

He climbed over the road railings and stepped into the wild hills.

Leaving his backpack on the grass, he approached the pond.

Wang Ye first used the pond water to wash his face, scrubbing off the sticky sweat.

Then he immediately reached into the pond water,

intending to sense the vibrations in the water to determine if there were any live fish in the pond.

He closed his eyes, trying hard to amplify his tactile senses.

The vibrations of the water became increasingly apparent in his perception. Even if a fish merely flicked its tail gently, he could instantly sense the vibration.

About ten seconds later, Wang Ye opened his eyes.

"Indeed, there are fish, but not many."

Without hesitation, Wang Ye took off his clothes,

grabbed the steel spikes from his backpack, and headed into the fish pond.

This pond was somewhat murky, with many dead branches, fallen leaves, plastic waste on the surface, and some unidentifiable insects skimming and jumping on the water surface. It was clear that it hadn’t been cleaned for a long time. The fish and shrimp living and breeding in such an environment were probably of low quality.

However, Wang Ye needed to consider how to find food to fill his stomach and absorb nutrients. Having something to eat was good enough; there was no room for picky choices.

Due to the significant energy consumption during his running, he needed to intake energy from time to time, and he had already eaten fifteen pounds of the twenty-five-pound food in his backpack along the way.

If he didn’t find some extra food to replenish his nutrients, his food reserves for the next day would be in jeopardy.

In the water, Wang Ye closed his eyes and, relying solely on vibration sensing, instantly locked onto five fish.

As he swam, he frequently swung his arms. Five steel spikes shot out from his hands, creating ripples with their intense impact.

Having hit the targets, Wang Ye continued swimming over and grabbed the five fish in his hand.

These five fish were noticeably smaller compared to the ones he caught in the wild mountains of Shenzhen.

But even the smallest mosquito legs are still meat.

Wang Ye tossed the five fish onto the shore.

Continuing with the same method, he caught another fifteen fish.

Only then did he swim ashore, preparing to cook the fish.

Wang Ye rummaged through his backpack, pulled out a stove, iron pot, gas canister, cutting board, and knife.

These cooking utensils were very compact, occupying only about 10% of the backpack space. Yet, they could burn for a long time with considerable heat, easily cooking the ingredients. They were somewhat similar to household gas stoves, except this was a miniature version.

Wang Ye processed all twenty fish with his knife,

attached the gas canister to the boiler, turned the knob, and lit the fire.

Then he poured some oil into the pot and started frying the fish.

He tossed and seasoned the fish, taking half an hour to fry them all to perfection.

Then Wang Ye began feasting heartily.

He took out ten pieces of compressed biscuits and a bottle of mineral water from his backpack to complement the fish and satisfy his hunger.

To conserve food, he even chewed and swallowed the fish bones.

With his developed jaw muscles and resilient gums, chewing hard bones was no different than chewing cartilage in the past.

Only swallowing was slightly uncomfortable.

Because the edges of the bone fragments were very sharp, they grated his throat when being swallowed.

But not to the point of cutting it.

After finishing dinner, Wang Ye took out a foldable tent and a moisture-proof mat from his backpack, spending fifteen minutes setting up the tent on the grass.

To minimize space occupation, the tent Wang Ye bought was very small, barely accommodating him, requiring a slight curl to fit in.

After setting up the tent, Wang Ye lay on the moisture-proof mat inside. He took out his phone and started scrolling through short videos.

He carried five fully charged high-capacity power banks in his backpack, so there was no worry about running out of battery. Even if the power bank ran out, he could go to the next county to recharge.

Wang Ye munched on compressed biscuits while watching videos.

Since he often searched for videos related to marathons recently, the data algorithms often pushed marathon-related videos to him.

Most of the recent marathon trending videos were closely related to Wang Ye, meaning he often stumbled upon videos about himself.

Though feeling awkward, Wang Ye had to watch them. After all, he needed to keep track of the extent of his current influence.

Suddenly.

He came across a somewhat special marathon-related video.

After watching it, Wang Ye couldn’t help but click his tongue twice.

The video’s main point was:

Due to Wang Ye recently breaking the world record, it stirred an international sensation.

Many foreign athletes questioned and criticized Wang Ye’s performance, claiming that his achievements had some embellishments.

This was because the Shenzhen marathon was not technically an IAAF-certified Gold or Silver Label event, so its rigor was debatable in the eyes of foreign spectators.

They believed Wang Ye’s performance was similar to Kipchoge’s breaking-two record—accomplished through certain "cheating" means.

In Kipchoge’s race, 41 elite runners were divided into six groups to shield Kipchoge from at least 85% of the wind resistance. Additionally, there was always a pace car with a green laser line to guide him on the optimal route ahead on the track. Moreover, his customized carbon plate shoes used carbon plates exceeding the regulated scope, which was conservatively estimated to save more than 5% of his stamina. Besides this, there were many other cheating actions, not to mention every one of them.

In the eyes of foreign spectators,

even world-class runner Kipchoge needed so many cheating actions to break the two-hour barrier. So how could the unknown Wang Ye manage to run under two hours independently?