Daily Evolution from Mastering Tai Chi-Chapter 309 - 250: Third World Record, Part 2

Wang Ye constantly swayed his body in front of and behind the waves, performing countless fancy moves. Despite the raging waves behind him, he remained in control, almost utilizing every wave to its full potential. The center of his body was pressed very low, resembling the horse stance in martial arts. By relying on the movement of his low center of gravity, he precisely controlled the direction of his surfboard.

After surfing on the rolling waves for about half a minute, he returned to the beach again.

His surfing skill level also increased by about five percent.

Since the sea surface is much more unstable compared to indoor surfing machines,

the skill level improvement efficiency is also significantly faster.

The first time surfing on the sea surface got Wang Ye slightly addicted.

He didn’t stop but continued to take his surfboard into the water.

He kept trying to challenge waves of various shapes and heights,

gathering experience, and improving his technique.

Although now he can surf stably on most waves, his surfing skill level has not yet peaked. If a giant wave comes, there’s a good chance he will capsize.

Even professional surfers can capsize when they make a mistake. Surfing has a very high error rate, choices of waves, wave utilization, and timing of catching the wave are all almost instantaneous techniques. Missing the best timing will most likely result in a mistake and falling into the water.

The reason Wang Ye can maintain such a low error rate is that his reaction speed is fast enough, and even if he makes a mistake, he can correct it within 0.1 seconds.

Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to be very windy today, with the highest waves only three or four meters high,

which only allows Wang Ye to practice a bit, unable to put him in real danger.

Wang Ye estimated that to encounter a giant wave that meets the "Life of Water" conditions, it would take at least more than a week, waiting for suitable stormy weather, because during a storm, a large amount of rainwater rapidly enters the ocean, increasing the seawater’s flow rate, thereby increasing the surface energy of the ocean. Accompanied by the storm’s hurricane, it will quickly escalate the ocean’s flow rate. If the terrain is suitable, towering waves as high as thirty to forty meters will form in the ocean.

The reason Wang Ye hurriedly came here for the challenge is that October is the last month of the rainy season. If he misses this month, he would have to wait for the rainy season next year to challenge again.

And he doesn’t want to wait that long, so October is the last opportunity.

As for whether the challenge will succeed, it depends on if suitable weather occurs this month.

Therefore, the challenge of Ozaki’s Eight also greatly requires the right time, place, and people.

Even in the Extreme Thief movie, the protagonist group also challenged Life of Water at the end because the timing for giant waves is indeed rare.

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About an hour later,

Wang Ye finally returned to shore, ready to rest for a while.

Just as he was walking on the beach,

he suddenly saw a familiar figure appear in the nearby fishing village.

That person seemed to have noticed someone surfing on the beach and came out of the house.

The other seemed to sense something and hurriedly walked over from the fishing village,

Wang Ye squinted and realized that this person was Carlos from the Red Bull Challenge Team. He wasn’t wearing the Red Bull team uniform but instead wore old clothes from the local fishing village, making him somewhat unrecognizable.

To him, foreigners all look pretty much the same. If not very familiar, he could only distinguish identities from their personalities and habitual actions.

Being able to recognize Carlos’ identity from hundreds of meters away was already an extraordinary performance.

"The Red Bull Challenge Team actually lives in a nearby fishing village?" Wang Ye couldn’t help but rub his chin, suddenly realizing that staying at a hotel more than a dozen kilometers away might not have been wise. A team like Red Bull living in the nearby fishing village may have slightly harsher living conditions than a hotel, but they benefit from being close to the beach, only a few hundred meters away. They can train or challenge anytime without wasting more than ten minutes driving back and forth.

Carlos, holding a flashlight, hurriedly arrived at the beach, recognizing Wang Ye from a distance of more than ten meters.

"Wang Ye? Seeing someone with a surfboard on the beach, I guessed it might be you. Why did you suddenly come to Mexico? I was just watching your marathon live broadcast this morning!" He appeared very surprised.

"Yes, after the race this morning, I came to Mexico non-stop," Wang Ye explained.

"Congratulations! You’ve broken the world record for the third time and created a new milestone in sports." Carlos brought over a bench and handed it to Wang Ye. The two sat on the beach and started chatting.

"By the way, you are here to challenge Life of Water, aren’t you?" Carlos pondered and asked.

"That’s right. I plan to complete the challenge within half a month and then move on to the next project," Wang Ye confirmed.

"Half a month? That might be a bit difficult," Carlos shook his head slightly and sighed, "The most important aspect of this challenge is timing. While you were preparing for the race, we trained in the Cortes Sea for half a month but didn’t encounter waves high enough. However, now that it is the rainy season, in about five days, there will be a very large storm and hurricane passing by. By then, the waves may be high enough."

"Five days later? How do you know?" Wang Ye asked in confusion.

"Do you think we’ve just been burying our heads in training all this time? I’ve also learned a bit about weather prediction from the local fishermen. I can now roughly judge the weather and the timing of sea level rise and fall," Carlos smiled, "For example, now is the rising tide, and the sea is pitch black. You can’t even see the waves ten feet out, good thing I stopped you in time. If you went out to sea to train now, you’d most likely face a life-or-death situation."

"Didn’t you notice I’ve already finished training?" Wang Ye chuckled.

Carlos was stunned, looking at Wang Ye’s still-damp body, "You really have..."

He immediately began scrutinizing Wang Ye with a curious gaze.

Even though it’s just the beginning of the tidal rise, with the highest waves only two or three meters,

even an average professional surfer can conquer such waves.

But now it’s nighttime—the sea is void of any light, as dark as a cave,

As Carlos mentioned, at this moment on the sea, you can’t even see the waves ten feet away,

Ten feet converted into meters equals three meters.

If you can’t even see the waves three meters out, how can you catch the wave’s timing accurately?

It’s like driving with your eyes blindfolded, only relying on hearing to vaguely sense the surrounding environment, a single operational mistake would crash you on the spot.

"I really don’t know what your body is made of," Carlos marveled.

In his eyes, it seemed Wang Ye possessed a magic power, as if any sport would become incredibly simple on him. Not just Celestial Descent and Awakening Earth, Wang Ye had also broken the marathon world record three times, extending the previous world record by about fifty minutes. Now, on top of that, he’s performing surfing in the dark.

"By the way, what do you plan to do in the coming days? Want to train with us?" Carlos said, "Don’t be fooled by my looks; I’m actually very skilled in surfing. Maybe we can even exchange some experiences."

"Sounds good." Wang Ye happily accepted Carlos’ invitation.

From Carlos’ words just now, he could tell they learned a lot during this time.

If he could learn the art of observing waves from them, it would be highly beneficial for his challenge.

"Then let’s meet at this beach at ten o’clock tomorrow morning. There will be a little rain tomorrow, making it a good day for training," Carlos proposed.