Daily Evolution from Mastering Tai Chi-Chapter 53: Golden Bell Shield

Noon.

By the time Wang Ye ran back to Longjiang District.

It was already around one o’clock.

Wang Ye was too exhausted to run anymore, so he started walking.

The scorching sun blazed on his body, roasting him in intense heat. His sweat had long dried and stuck to him, making his whole body feel sticky and void of moisture. Fortunately, he had the habit of carrying electrolyte water with him, or else he might have collapsed on the road.

Wang Ye took out his water bottle from his bag and sipped the last drop of water.

He then took out an energy gel, tore it open to replenish some energy and prevent low blood sugar.

As Wang Ye passed the university gate where he sprinted the day before, he saw several food stalls set up at the entrance.

A rich aroma wafted over from the food stalls.

His nose twitched, and he was instantly tempted to order a serving of multigrain pancake and grilled cold noodles.

Each snack was topped with grilled sausage and pork loin, costing him a total of 15 yuan.

Anywhere else, this kind of portion would probably cost at least twenty-something yuan.

The reason he could buy these two snacks for 15 yuan was due to their location at the university entrance. Goods inside and outside universities are usually cheaper and more affordable to cater to the student population.

Just as Wang Ye waited for the vendor to prepare the pancake,

he suddenly overheard a few female students from a distance whispering about him.

"This guy is so handsome."

"His physique is amazing, you can even see his eight-pack abs through his clothes."

"Is he from our university?"

"I don’t know, should we go ask for his WeChat?"

"I’m too shy to ask, why don’t you go?"

"You go, you go."

"Come on, you go."

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Due to the evolution of his hearing, Wang Ye could now precisely and clearly capture even the most subtle sounds. Even if someone whispered a hundred meters away, he could hear them distinctly.

Upon hearing their words, Wang Ye frowned slightly, looked down at his clothes.

After running over seventy kilometers, his thin clothing was soaked with sweat, clinging to his skin. His muscle definition was visible, every muscle and vein could be seen clearly.

Moreover, since his physique had long surpassed any internet fitness influencer, and with the loss of body water from running, his body fat was drier than usual. His muscles appeared more chiseled, and his cheeks were sunken with a blade-like sharp jawline, giving him a cold and disciplined demeanor.

With such striking features,

No wonder he drew attention from the girls.

Wang Ye pushed aside his thoughts, took the two snacks from the vendor.

He then continued heading towards home.

Eating while slowly walking along the road.

By the time he entered his residential area, he had finished the two snacks.

Wang Ye patted his belly, realizing he was still hungry, and his stomach felt even more uncomfortable. This is because eating small amounts of food while hungry can stimulate gastric acid secretion, making the person feel even hungrier.

To suppress this hunger, one must eat a sufficient amount of food.

So, Wang Ye turned around to the nearby supermarket, spent about twenty minutes purchasing some vegetables, fruits, fish, and meat, then carried a bag weighing over ten pounds, took the elevator upstairs.

After arriving home, Wang Ye first rinsed the rice and started cooking, setting a timer for the rice to simmer.

Then went to the bathroom, showered, and changed into clean clothes.

Only then he began taking out the vegetables, fruits, fish, and meat from the bag, preparing to cook stir-fries.

Wang Ye sharpened the kitchen knife, quickly chopped all the ingredients, cranked up the heat, using the stir-fry method, swiftly cooked five substantial dishes.

He quickly placed the dishes on the table, served the rice.

Without minding the hot meal, he stuffed a pile of food into his mouth.

While chewing, Wang Ye muttered:

"Damn, almost starved to death."

He devoured the meal ravenously.

Afterwards, he lay on the sofa, watched videos while rubbing his stuffed belly.

Perhaps due to the seventy-kilometer run, he digested the meal exceptionally fast, like a furnace of flesh and blood, burning fiercely, anything thrown into it was quickly incinerated. His previously full stomach was only partially filled after fifteen minutes.

Wang Ye leaned against the sofa, scrolling through short videos one by one.

He suddenly noticed several consecutive videos seemed to be about traditional martial arts tutorials.

Due to his recent searches and uploaded videos mostly being related to traditional martial arts, the algorithm pushed similar videos his way.

Fortunately, every few videos there’d still be clips featuring pretty girls.

Wang Ye continued munching on Snickers from the coffee table, browsing videos with great interest, appearing quite relaxed.

Suddenly.

He came across a rather unusual video.

The title of the video was—

[Traditional Martial Arts Tutorial: Shaolin Golden Bell Shield]

Inside was a bare-chested martial monk demonstrating Shaolin Golden Bell Shield training methods. Another martial monk occasionally wielded weapons like swords, spears, sticks to strike his exposed skin.

Yet, despite the attacks, the performing monk remained unharmed, with nary a hint of a scratch, as though his skin had been tempered to a steel-like durability.

Clearly, there’s some real skill involved.

Watching this video, Wang Ye suddenly felt intrigued.

"If I can improve my Tai Chi skill level, does that mean I can also enhance my Horizontal Training Skill level?"

If he could improve the Horizontal Training Skill, would that accelerate his evolution?

After all, Horizontal Training Skill has minimal technique involved. Its primary enhancement path is bolstering one’s injury-resistant capacity.

Simply put, an increase in skill level can directly boost his physique.

Wang Ye quickly glanced through the tutorial video.

He grasped the underlying principles of the martial art.

The Golden Bell Shield, simply put, is a method of specialized training, rigorously exercising the elasticity and toughness of one’s skin, then using its unique Qi techniques to disperse external impact across body parts, subsequently releasing energy with energy, achieving the legendary "impervious to swords and spears" state.

Similar to modern fighting systems’ resistance training.

But with slightly different focuses.

Modern fighting systems’ resistance training relies on strengthening muscle fibers’ inherent resistance to counter external damage—like the neck muscles, abdominal muscles, and other core stabilizing muscle groups, using the stability they provide to prevent opponent’s punches from causing concussive blackouts, thereby ensuring longer-standing ability in a match.

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