Daily Evolution from Mastering Tai Chi-Chapter 71: Swimming Lv2

The whole place was instantly in uproar.

No one expected that this ordinary-looking young man would actually complete the hell-level food challenge!

Those who initially thought Wang Ye couldn’t complete the challenge now felt ashamed and left one by one.

The boss was all smiles, instructing the staff as promised to bring out three boxes of Luosifen noodles. Each box contained ten portions of Luosifen, including seasoning packets and rice noodles. The total value of the three boxes was about 300 yuan.

Wang Ye picked up the boxes and estimated their weight. He felt that even if he ate Luosifen every meal, it would take him two or three days to finish these three boxes.

According to the boss, the video would be released on the Douyin platform in three to four days, and at that time, people could search [Liuzhou Shengze Star Luosifen Flagship Store] to see the edited challenge video. As for the three boxes of free Luosifen gifts, the store would dispatch an executive to deliver them to his home. Wang Ye only needed to provide a detailed address.

After leaving his detailed address, Wang Ye waved goodbye.

He used the [Rapid Step] skill on the roadside, spending half an hour digesting the food in his stomach.

Then he headed to the swimming pool.

Wang Ye stepped into the swimming pool, handed the front desk lady a single free swimming coupon, received the wristband, stored his bag and clothes in a locker, changed into swim trunks, and prepared to continue training his swimming skill.

There are four days left before he boards the high-speed train to Shenzhen. Once he leaves, he doesn’t know when he’ll be back. Before that, he hopes to use up these five coupons.

It’s not really about the money.

It mainly feels annoying not to use them.

Wang Ye approached the pool, looking around from the shore.

Today there were more people at the swimming pool compared to yesterday, and he could see a lot of families with children.

Wang Ye contemplated for a while, thinking it was probably because it was the weekend.

In summer, many like to take a vacation with family to the pool or seaside to play in the water and escape the heat.

Wang Ye leaped into the pool.

"Splash," water droplets scattered everywhere.

Instantly, a refreshing coolness spread throughout his body, dispelling the last remaining summer heat within him.

Once in the water, Wang Ye immediately swam several fifty-meter laps where there were fewer people, getting his thrill.

In this pool of mostly amateur swimmers, someone like Wang Ye with both a top-notch physique and swimming technique naturally stood out.

Soon, Wang Ye noticed many men in the pool casting appreciative looks at him.

From their eyes, he judged they admired not only his swimming skills but his physique as well.

A refined yet muscular physique like Wang Ye’s often attracts not women but men. Only men who also have a habit of working out know how challenging it is to build such muscles. Some middle-aged men even swam over to converse with Wang Ye, asking about fitness and swimming techniques.

After answering them one by one,

Wang Ye went alone to the side of the pool where no one was, and tried swimming 100 meters with full effort, using his wristwatch for timing.

The final time was 52.35 seconds.

Approximately the speed of a national first-level athlete.

But Wang Ye knew his swimming skills were far from reaching a first-level standard.

Achieving this speed was mostly, about 80%, due to his formidable physique, relying purely on brute force.

If one were to have an average human physique, with his current swimming technique, they would at best touch the level of a third-level athlete.

Wang Ye continued to swim for about two kilometers.

Then began practicing underwater breath-holding.

He swiftly zigzagged underwater, his core muscles gently swinging his legs, generating a strong thrust, moving like a shark beneath the sea.

Now,

The water couldn’t hurt his eyes anymore. Even if dirty or irritating liquids flowed across his eyeball, he wouldn’t need to close his eyes, as if on land.

Wang Ye swam underwater, eyes open, observing around.

He could see through the murky pool water, seeing all the swimmers. He saw countless feet paddling the water, stirring small whirlpools and countless bubbles. Compared to previously losing sight upon submerging, the experience now was incredibly wondrous.

Wang Ye stayed in this state, swimming underwater for six minutes before surfacing to catch his breath. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Holding breath in still vs. moving states equates to entirely different difficulties. The still state decreases energy consumption to a minimum, hence needing less oxygen, allowing a longer breath-hold. In a moving state, each exertion consumes oxygen to fuel the body, making stored oxygen deplete faster, reducing breath-hold time.

Wang Ye could hold his breath for six minutes while moving, indicating his lung capacity had improved from yesterday.

Next, he continued high-intensity swimming for three hours in the pool, leveling his swimming skill to lv2.

Wang Ye discovered that having a foundation in other skills made improving new skills much faster.

Perhaps partly a result of his increased "Divine" attribute, enhancing his insight.

After swimming, Wang Ye climbed out, went to the changing room, and dressed in casual clothes.

Leaving the swimming pool, Wang Ye went for a 42km long run in the countryside.

Then, dragging his tired body back home.

Practiced few bouts of Tai Chi, then showered and went to bed.

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The next day.

May 6

5:32

Daybreak.

Wang Ye got out of bed.

Changed from pajamas into sportswear.

As Wang Ye entered the bathroom, ready to wash up.

He suddenly noticed that his eye color in the mirror seemed lighter.

He hurried closer to the mirror, carefully examining his eyes.

He then compared with old photographs.

Confirming,

Indeed his iris color had changed.

From dark brown to deep blue.

Almost like the deep ocean, with some pitch black in the middle.

Giving a strangely pure and mixed sensation.

And perhaps it was a delusion.

Wang Ye felt that with the iris color lightening, his worldview seemed somewhat brighter too.

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