Daily Evolution from Mastering Tai Chi-Chapter 208 - 200: Board-like Ribs and Dragon Sinews, Vajra Indestructible (Part 2)

Even an ordinary person can achieve it with a bit of effort, nothing too extraordinary.

Wang Ye turned off the computer and continued to practice the Innate Skill for five hours.

He didn't go out to exercise until sunrise at six in the morning.

In the following days,

Wang Ye had almost identical routines and training frequencies every day—waking up at dawn and practicing the Innate Skill until around six or seven in the morning, then immediately heading to the unfinished building to train with the Golden Bell Shield until three in the afternoon, after which he would go to the rock climbing gym to train his Rock Climbing Skill until returning home at night.

After skipping the troublesome cooking and eating, Wang Ye clearly felt like he had more time to allocate every day.

In a 24-hour day, almost 20 hours were spent training or en route to training.

Although such days of hard cultivation were extremely dull and tedious, watching the skill level progress bar in the system continually rise was not entirely uninteresting.

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Finally, on July 25th,

Wang Ye's Golden Bell Shield upgraded.

At the moment of breakthrough, the panel suddenly became blurry.

Like a window vibrating at a frequency of ten thousand times per second.

Wang Ye, who was using an angle grinder to temper his body in the unfinished building, suddenly froze. Just like a scarecrow turned rigid in a cornfield.

The angle grinder in his hand also fell to the ground with a thud.

This wasn't because he was too excited, but because the intense physical reaction made him unable to adapt temporarily.

He realized his cells immediately began to regenerate at fifty or even a hundred times the speed. The muscles all over his body started to rapidly contract and expand, while his bones and fascia began to proliferate. Simultaneously, the stray fixed star radiation seemed like it was drawn in by a black hole's vortex, completely entering his body and turning into pure nutrients.

"In an instant... actually absorbed ten thousand units of calories…"

A difficult-to-describe shock appeared in Wang Ye's eyes.

Thankfully, he had acquired the ability to absorb star radiation.

If he hadn't had this ability, Wang Ye dared not imagine what state he'd be reduced to.

As the effects of the upgrade continued to unfold,

Wang Ye's exposed chest and abdomen gradually proliferated terrifyingly bump-like lumps, like sheets of menacing Dragon Scale covering his body surface. These bump-like lumps are the solidification that every Martial Monk who practices the Golden Bell Shield would develop, commonly known as Earth's Gold, which forms after the fascia accumulates impacts and tempering over the years, becoming thick and ultimately fully enveloping the ribs.

The ancient saying claims that ribs should be knotted with tough muscles, exactly as described.

However, most Martial Monks cannot temper their bodies into such a frightening shape.

Even at the highest level, you can only detect hardened lumps when touching them.

Unlike Wang Ye, whose are more fearsome than Dragon Scales, clearly protruding.

According to ancient records, only a few Military Generals could train their bodies to resemble this.

For instance, Li Yuanba.

Legend has it that Li Yuanba was skinny as a stick, emaciated, yet possessed incredible strength, able to wield a pair of eight-hundred-pound iron hammers as if they were weightless, suggesting his bone and muscle density must have been very high; otherwise, he wouldn't be capable of such terrifying feats.

Similarly, Wang Ye now had a fascia density and volume that were equally staggering.

After his body state slightly stabilized,

Wang Ye used his index finger to press firmly against the lump outside his ribs.

He discovered that these Dragon Scale-like objects were actually harder than steel.

With Wang Ye's finger strength, pressing on steel would easily leave a mark.

Yet he could not make these "Dragon Scales" change shape at all.

"Could these lumps continue to proliferate?" A trace of worry flashed in Wang Ye's eyes.

If the proliferation continued, his appearance might become increasingly inhuman. Although his physique's outline wouldn't change much, if someone saw these terrifying lump-like "Dragon Scales" on his chest and abdomen, they'd probably think his body had mutated, resembling those in a different country affected by nuclear pollution and gene mutation.

But soon,

Wang Ye's worries dissipated into thin air.

Because he noticed that as the upgrade entered its final stage, the "Dragon Scales" on his body began to gradually recede, and the skin that had been pushed up began to flatten out, leaving only his normal eight-pack abs.

With a puzzled mind, Wang Ye introspected his fascia, only to find that they hadn't degenerated but were compressed, like dry grass being sun-dried and pressed into block form. Density and hardness became even more robust.

Additionally,

his bones and muscles were further compressed.

This means the upgrade of the Golden Bell Shield also increased his strength.

Just as Wang Ye planned to test his power by clenching his fist,

he suddenly discovered he had grown slightly shorter.

Because the wall beside him, used as a reference point, suddenly seemed taller.

Wang Ye took out a tape measure from his bag to measure and compare.

He found his height had decreased from the original 195CM to 190CM.

"Is this a side effect of bone compression?" Wang Ye murmured. Reduced height wasn't a bad thing for him, as being too tall could increase wind resistance during movement, making him slower during exercise and significantly affecting his performance in athletic competitions. Furthermore, overly tall stature could also affect weightlifting or other strength sports by increasing the range of motion, reducing muscle power efficiency.

Only a few sports require relatively excessive height, such as basketball or high jump.

Therefore, in the sports realm, height isn't always advantageous. For instance, the former Asia's 100m sprint record holder Su Bingtian's height is 172 centimeters. And the champion weightlifter Lü Xiaojun, likewise, stands at 172 centimeters. These elite athletes' height may be small relative to the world stage, but even within China, they aren't excessively tall. According to the latest statistics, the average height of Chinese males between 18 and 44 is 169.7 centimeters, meaning these Asian champion-level athletes are only 2 centimeters taller than the average Chinese male height.

Studies even suggest the optimal human height is around 168 centimeters, at which body functions, health status, and lifespan are maximized. But considering solely overall athletic performance, not other factors, this optimal height standard needs to be increased by another 5-10 centimeters.

Upon understanding this, Wang Ye quickly tested his sprint time.

He discovered his 100m sprint record had compressed from 4.92 seconds to 4.56 seconds.

"Indeed improved."

Though this mere half-second enhancement seemed minor,

to someone like Wang Ye, who had already maximized his potential, it was a significant improvement. Among the factors contributing to the improved time, height and weight were most crucial, followed by Wind Manipulation Ability, and lastly strength enhancement.

Just as Wang Ye was about to continue testing his other abilities,

he suddenly paused and whispered to himself: 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

"Right, let's see what the new skill is called."

He summoned the panel.

Checked his skill list.

And found the previous

label had disappeared.

Replaced with .

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