Daily Evolution from Mastering Tai Chi-Chapter 93: Better Than the Arm Wrestling Champion
The man recognized Wang Ye but did not request a photo, instead he made a strange request.
"Could you... arm wrestle with me?"
"Arm wrestle? Sure." Wang Ye nodded his agreement.
Anyway, he already felt about sixty percent full, the muscle damage from swimming earlier had mostly recovered, so doing a simple exercise wouldn’t be a problem.
Besides, he had always wanted to try arm wrestling with others. After testing grip strength for so long, he was quite curious about what level his arm wrestling skills had reached now.
In sports like arm wrestling, wrist strength isn’t actually the decisive factor; it’s more about technique. Sometimes, a person with excellent technique can instantly defeat someone stronger using body side pressure ability.
After receiving confirmation.
The man showed delight and quickly brought a chair, positioning himself directly opposite Wang Ye.
The two found a suitable corner of a table for arm wrestling and began adjusting the angle.
The man moved his hand and arm joints, consciously contracting his forearm muscles to pump the muscles in the upper arm, looking quite professional.
After a brief warm-up of half a minute, the man placed his elbow on the table.
Wang Ye also reached out with his right hand to grasp the man’s right hand.
After the man counted down: three, two, one.
The two immediately started the match.
The man’s forearm muscles suddenly showed jagged rocky muscles and veins, the lines extremely deep, showing heavy training marks on the forearm. He gritted his teeth and applied pressure to the left, trying to pin Wang Ye’s wrist down.
The middle-aged male customers around were also watching with interest.
Planning to see whether Wang Ye or this slightly burly man would win.
This slightly burly man was not only taller but had a larger build than Wang Ye.
Moreover, the forearm muscles of this slightly burly man looked very robust. Although not bulky, the lines were quite prominent, and the body fat percentage was relatively low.
Thus, most actually leaned towards this slightly burly man’s victory.
Some even took out their phones, ready to secretly record a video.
"Hiss!!" At that moment, the corners of the man’s mouth released a cold airflow, blowing the hairs on his forehead. His muscles seemed to be exerting full force, applying pressure to the left, evidently trying to defeat Wang Ye in one go.
Despite such astounding pressure.
Wang Ye’s arm remained as steady as a mountain, unmoving in the slightest.
"Hmm? How could that be?" The man refused to give up, gritted his teeth, and tried several arm wrestling techniques, such as hooking, toppling, but to no avail. He felt as if he were trying to wrestle a concrete telephone pole; he exerted all his strength, yet his opponent didn’t show even the slightest tremor or shift.
The man suddenly realized something,
he lifted his head in shock, meeting Wang Ye’s calm and composed gaze.
"I’ve used all my strength, yet he... remains so calm?!"
At that moment, the man felt an almost bone-deep powerlessness.
He realized that no matter what, he couldn’t shake Wang Ye, not even a tiny bit.
However.
Wang Ye felt completely different from the man.
To him, the man wasn’t using any significant force at all.
It felt as easy as bending a twig.
Wang Ye even wanted to ask: "Are you using any strength? If not, I might as well use mine!"
But he thought the remark might seem provocative.
After pondering, Wang Ye decided not to say it.
His strength had now evolved to about four times that of a normal person.
He wasn’t surprised by such performance on his first arm wrestling attempt.
Thinking of this, Wang Ye exerted slightly more force and pinned the man’s arm down.
The man had no means to resist, getting pinned immediately. Rubbing his sore elbow and wrist, he smiled bitterly, "You won."
Immediately.
The other guests in the restaurant gave a round of applause, cheering:
"Good job!"
"Impressive!"
"Didn’t expect such a sturdy fellow to be beaten; seems like more practice is needed."
...
Wang Ye stood up, shook hands with the man cordially, and comforted him:
"Don’t be discouraged; I specifically train for throwing, so my wrist strength is a bit more than ordinary people."
"Uh... I forgot to tell you, I’m actually an international arm wrestling champion, though in a lighter weight class, but definitely not with wrist strength that ordinary people can match. I came to arm wrestle with you hoping to debunk something, but unexpectedly was defeated myself." The man shook his head dejectedly, "The world really has someone like you with top-notch strength, speed, and stamina; I’m seriously doubting you are a cultivator."
"It’s all just online bragging, bragging... there’s really no cultivator in this world," Wang Ye said with an embarrassed smile.
The man continued to shake his head and smile wryly, took a photo with Wang Ye, and then left.
Wang Ye then continued to clear out the remaining dishes on the table. Afterward, he sat on a chair, crossing his legs, picking food residue from between his teeth with a toothpick, while searching for the next tourist spot.
Suddenly, Wang Ye looked at the toothpick in his hand and pondered for a while. He considered whether to find a less crowded wild mountain or countryside lake nearby to slightly train his throwing skill.
Since arriving in Shenzhen, he hadn’t had the chance to train his throwing skill.
The throwing skill level was frozen at lv4 (56.3%).
At this rate, it’s unknown when it will reach lv5.
Throwing skill, after all, is a great weapon, providing excellent self-defense and long-range capability during danger. Training it to a higher level wouldn’t be a bad idea.
Additionally, Wang Ye was very curious to see what traits would emerge once the throwing skill hit lv5.
Up till now, every time a skill on his panel upgraded to lv5, the resultant traits were incredibly powerful. Especially the Tai Chi traits, which directly allowed him to touch the extraordinary realm.
Since now it’s midday, time is still ample. An entire afternoon should suffice for him to travel to the next scenic spot and conduct some throwing skill training.
After making up his mind.
Wang Ye found a seemingly simple and easy mountain hiking route online.
Then he went to a hardware store, bought several boxes of nails and screw caps. Used as tools for throwing training.
He also grabbed some snacks and bottled water from a roadside supermarket, stuffing them into his bag.
While stuffing food and water into the bag, Wang Ye suddenly noticed the bag’s capacity was slightly limited; even when fully packed, it could only hold about one meal’s worth.
