Daily Evolution from Mastering Tai Chi-Chapter 67: Golden Bell Shield Upgrade

The tug-of-war between the two lasted about five minutes.

Just when Wang Ye felt his physical strength was about to reach its limit.

The speed of the bicycle ahead finally slowed down.

"I lost!" 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

The young man on the bicycle was flushed and breathing heavily like a bull, showing a look of unwillingness, but to no avail. His leg and glute muscles had already started to spasm, showing clear signs of cramping. If he continued at this speed, he was highly likely to incur a ligament sprain. Only pushing himself to the point of lying sick for half a month for an inexplicable competition with a stranger is not worth it.

Thinking of this, he actively reduced his pedaling frequency, and the distance between himself and Wang Ye widened. It looked like he was going to regroup with the bicycle team behind.

The members of the bicycle team behind also showed astonishment on their faces.

"No way, did we really lose to running?"

"It must be because we’ve been riding for too long. Our energy is nearly depleted, no strength for racing. I say, that guy’s victory isn’t fair!"

"But I saw that guy hasn’t been running for a short time either..."

"To run to this rural area, he must’ve run at least ten kilometers, right?"

"If that’s the case, that guy is really terrifying, probably a professional marathon runner. Losing to such a big shot in a speed competition isn’t a disgrace for us."

"Everyone, don’t go and spread this today, I don’t want to be laughed at for a lifetime..."

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Seeing this, Wang Ye slightly breathed a sigh of relief, adjusting his pace back to the average marathon speed.

This was merely a mundane little interlude, not hindering his continued training.

However, occasionally competing like this with others is quite interesting.

Moreover, it greatly benefits his training results.

After stabilizing his breath, Wang Ye maintained a speed of three minutes per kilometer, continuing to run for twenty kilometers.

As night fell.

He then dragged his tired body back home.

[Running] Skill Level increased from lv5 (15.3%) to lv5 (25.6%)

The improvement was quite evident.

If he could engage in such an adrenaline-pumping speed competition every day, his [Running] skill might upgrade again in less than ten days.

But such opportunities rarely come by. Such speed activities that intensely ignite his competitiveness and adrenaline are equally hard to come across. Today’s encounter was indeed a unique opportunity.

Wang Ye took out stored ingredients from the fridge, swiftly cooked several dishes on the stove, ingested 8,000 calories worth of food to barely fill his stomach. Based on his estimate, he now consumes a minimum of 400g of protein each meal. Another person eating like him for three days would likely face kidney failure. Ordinary people’s kidneys simply cannot metabolize so much protein.

After dinner.

Wang Ye felt his breath was still weak, and his spirit was somewhat lethargic. This state was unsuitable for practicing Tai Chi.

Immediately, Wang Ye fetched a hammer from the drawer, beginning his training for Golden Bell Shield.

He followed the horizontal training method of Golden Bell Shield, continuously striking various parts of his body. Using the most primitive yet efficient way to train his body’s resistance to strikes.

As he kept tempering his muscles, bones, and skin, his Inner Qi grew stronger and stronger.

An ancient saying goes: Qi commands blood, blood nurtures Qi.

Translated into common terms, it means "Qi" constantly resides in the blood, thus controlling "Qi" is equivalent to controlling blood.

Those trained in internal grounding horizontal training techniques like Golden Bell Shield, can to an extent, manipulate blood circulation and stasis within the body. The areas filled with Qi and blood also develop strong counter-shock resistance. If this resistance is infinitely amplified, it could lead to the attacker’s failure and rebound harm.

Many videos online show martial artists who trained Iron Sand Palm capable of enlarging and thickening their palms, the principle is directing all body blood to the palms. The principle for Golden Bell Shield, Iron Cloth Shirt, and other styles follows similarly.

After Wang Ye used the hammer to temper his entire body.

Time had already arrived at eleven in the evening.

Wang Ye heated up the herbal bath in the bathtub.

After heating it to around eighty degrees.

He stepped into the bathtub.

A familiar stinging sensation immediately struck him.

[You underwent an herbal bath, damaged areas stimulated, Golden Bell Shield skill level increased by 5.0%.]

[Your Golden Bell Shield skill level is maxed out, increased from lv1 to lv2.]

[Golden Bell Shield lv2 (1.5%)]

In an instant.

Wang Ye felt his skin constantly twisting, firming up, growing thick keratin layers, which then kept fusing into thick calluses. Like a layer of cement-like armor on his skin, this armor appeared a faint red-yellow color, gradually solidifying from a liquid to something akin to armor, every pore on his body being tightly blocked, making him feel suffocated.

"Uh...am I growing an exoskeleton?"

Wang Ye’s face stiffened, attempting to touch his skin.

Only to find that layer of "armor" surprisingly peeled off instantly.

Revealing the white-and-red skin beneath the "armor."

Wang Ye continued to lightly stroke his skin with his fingertips. Shockingly, he discovered his skin texture had undergone a radical change.

Previously smooth touch now showed obvious friction. Like touching rhino skin.

Even when pinching with nails, it didn’t leave noticeable marks.

Even if you pinched hard and left a mark, it would rapidly restore to its original state within half a second.

"This skin has become resilient to such an extent!"

Wang Ye was slightly taken aback.

Knowing that his Golden Bell Shield level merely upgraded to lv2, his skin had already shown such texture.

What would his skin become if Golden Bell Shield level reached lv5?

Wang Ye proceeded to experiment by inflating Qi, moving all his blood to his palms.

After Golden Bell Shield level was upgraded, mobilizing his Inner Qi was extremely smooth. After just half a minute, his palm had already swollen significantly.

Wang Ye tried clenching with that hand.

Only to find his palm had become incredibly stiff, even clenching his fist needed some effort.

Even banging on the bathtub with his hand had almost no sensation.

This made Wang Ye suspect if his nerves were wrecked by blood flow.

"Under this condition, breaking bricks would surely be more forceful."

Wang Ye continued experimenting by channeling Inner Qi to various parts of his body.

Including trying at private areas.

But the sensation was indeed somewhat uncomfortable.

Although defense power indeed increased slightly, Wang Ye still felt this method should not be frequently used.

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