When you do everything to the extreme

Chapter 120, Chapter 119: A Battle of Minds, Victory in the End! The most significant improvement in his championship win yet!
Dragon's roar and tiger's howl!

They all pressed down on Wang Xiao.

but.

The true meaning of the White Tiger in Wang Xiao's heart roared instantly, and his extremely refined essence, energy, and spirit erupted in an instant.

A tiger's roar suddenly appeared in the air.

The dragon roar and tiger howl that Zhang Rui had condensed above his head were directly dispersed by Wang Xiao's white tiger roar, which also slightly injured Zhang Rui's spirit and energy, making him pale and shocked by Wang Xiao's spiritual strength once again!

The strength of the true meaning of the boxing techniques refined in the later stages of the Pictographic Boxing method depends on the spiritual strength of the practitioner.

Therefore, once a martial artist reaches the pinnacle of the form-based boxing, most of their energy is devoted to refining their spirit, which is the process of refining Qi into spirit in Taoism. They continuously strengthen their spirit, then condense the true meaning of the boxing technique. The true meaning of the boxing technique becomes stronger and stronger, and eventually it can even reach the point of being truly manifested.

However, that is a legendary realm recorded in Taoist scriptures, namely the realm of refining the spirit and returning to emptiness, where the essence, energy, and spirit are so powerful that they can manifest and reach the realm of appearing as a saint in front of people.

Zhang Rui was skeptical of this level of attainment because it violated scientific principles and materialism. There were only vague records of it in classical texts, and no one was ever said to have achieved it. Perhaps it was just the imagination of the predecessors.

but!

At this moment, feeling the roar of Wang Xiao's White Tiger True Meaning, Zhang Rui felt as if a real white tiger was charging towards him, piercing through his spirit in an instant. The White Tiger True Dragon he had condensed in his heart was almost scattered, and he had become somewhat weak.

Zhang Rui felt that if Wang Xiao's spirit continued to grow stronger, he might actually be able to manifest the true meaning of the White Tiger.

call……

Zhang Rui put his mind at ease and continued to maintain his speed.

He has already done his best. If he continues to increase the speed, it will only deplete his vital energy and blood, which will damage his internal organs and require a long recovery period.

but.

Wang Xiao, however, was still slowly closing in.

The distance, less than ten meters, gradually increased to seven meters, eight meters, five meters...

As they drew closer to the finish line, with only the last kilometer remaining, the number of spectators around them increased, and everyone shouted their support for the two. Among them, a large number of Chinese spectators who had traveled from afar kept calling out Wang Xiao's name, while some others supported Zhang Rui.

After all, Zhang Rui is also a native of Taiwan.

"Keep it up, Master Wang..."

"Master Wang...come on..."

"Go Zhang Rui..."

"Master Wang...come on..."

……

A large crowd had gathered at the finish line, all eagerly watching Zhang Rui and Wang Xiao, who were a kilometer away.

The large screen displays live footage transmitted from the drone.

The host never stopped, excitedly shouting, "They're here... almost at the finish line... The gap between the two is still closing. Wang Xiao is still pushing hard, and Zhang Rui's speed is also extremely fast, but he's still being slowly closed in... It's terrifying... Their current speed has reached under nine seconds for 100 meters..."

"Zhao Xing, who was in third place, seems to have given up, so he has slowed down and is now a kilometer ahead of the other two..."

"The runners in the second group are more than two kilometers behind Zhang Rui and Wang Xiao... The other ordinary runners are still more than 20 kilometers away and haven't even crossed the midpoint yet. The top international runners at the front have only run a little over 18 kilometers... They've been pulled a full 21 kilometers behind Zhang Rui and Wang Xiao... It's really terrifying..."

"They're not even in the same league..."

All the audience members around them stared nervously at the two figures on the big screen, not even glancing at the images of the others.

Zhang Jun said excitedly, "We're almost at the finish line... Come on, Master Wang, just a few meters left... Zhang Rui should be nearing his limit too..."

Sun Hong and the others stared wide-eyed at Wang Xiao.

Yang Xiaoyu and Dong Yuexi were both quite emotional, but they still held firm faith in Wang Xiao.

The two were getting closer and closer to the finish line.

Wang Xiao's injuries had almost completely healed, and his condition was even better than before. Looking at Zhang Rui three meters away, he immediately unleashed his aura, and a toad-like croaking sound came from his body. This was the explosive power technique of fishing for the golden toad.

In the final sprint of the last few hundred meters, Wang Xiao used every trick in the book!

boom……

Wang Xiao's chest and abdomen heaved rapidly, his breath exploding, and he finally caught up with Zhang Rui.

woohoo hoo...

Whoosh whoosh…

They could both hear each other breathing.

At the same time, the two can hear each other's heartbeats.

It seems a bit ambiguous.

However, this is the current state of the two of them.

Both of them could feel each other's blood and energy circulation, and could feel the furnace-like temperature emanating from each other's bodies.

It was clear that both of them had pushed their vital energy to its limit, and even speaking was a waste of their breath, so they kept their lips tightly closed and focused on unleashing their vital energy to take a step.

woohoo hoo...

Zhang Rui hardened his heart and unleashed another furious attack, sparing no expense.

With only a few hundred meters left, he didn't want to leave any regrets. Even if it cost him his life force, he was determined to defeat Wang Xiao.

but……

He sped up!
Wang Xiao also sped up!
Wang Xiao is also depleting his own resources.

Their body temperatures rose simultaneously again, and they accelerated in unison once more.

The people around were stunned, and the shouts subsided considerably. Everyone stared wide-eyed at the two of them.

No one expected that the two would be able to continue sprinting in the last few hundred meters.

At this moment, the two of them were almost like whirlwinds rushing past. If they were running the 100 meters, their speed would definitely reach around eight seconds, making breaking the world record incredibly easy.

The host exclaimed again, "They're still accelerating... still accelerating... so powerful... so powerful... they're really like Superman... I think they don't need to do urine tests at all, because no drug could have such a strong effect. They should be sent to the autopsy table to see their body structure and see if they are even human."

"I suspect they are cyborgs, or even aliens in disguise..."

How can humans be so strong?

Aside from Yang Xiaoyu, Dong Yuexi, and many other martial arts masters, many ordinary people were filled with disbelief, feeling that the two were too strong, making them all seem too weak.

Ito Shin took a deep breath and said, "These two are too strong! The martial arts heritage of China is too profound, especially the Buddhist and Taoist schools. We have no idea how many powerful masters are hidden within them. This Zhang Rui is not the number one genius of the Zhang family in Taiwan. There are at least two other people in the Zhang family in Taiwan who are no weaker than him, or even stronger."

Inoue Yu sighed, "Don't forget, the Zhang family of Treasure Island is just a branch that split off from Longhu Mountain! Longhu Mountain still has the Zhang family lineage, which also has geniuses no less than Zhang Rui."

"And Longhu Mountain is just one branch of Taoism! Taoism also has Wudang, Quanzhen, Qingcheng, Heming Mountain and other profound sects."

"Besides that, there's also the Buddhist lineage..."

Neither of them spoke. Looking at Zhang Rui and Wang Xiao, they could imagine how terrifying China's thousands of years of martial arts heritage must be.

Their island nation's martial arts community has only been developing for a little over a hundred years, yet they are already somewhat complacent and want to establish a separate maritime territory with the Chinese martial arts community, with no invasion of each other's territory, believing that they can negotiate with the Chinese martial arts community.

Now they realize how ridiculous their previous ideas were.

How can the weak possibly have the right to negotiate with the strong?

Inoue En, the aikido prodigy they selected, has been sent to the hospital. They have received the latest diagnosis: Inoue En has suffered a comminuted fracture of one arm and internal organ damage, and his recovery period will be at least a year.

Ito Tsuyoshi and Kojima Saburo, whose injuries were not serious, continued the competition, but were more than three kilometers behind Zhang Rui and Wang Xiao. They were not leading in the second group either, trailing behind Guo Huai, Li Junkai, Zhou Qing, and others. The strength displayed by both Chinese martial arts practitioners and overseas Chinese in this competition made them no longer dare to dream of being on equal footing with the Chinese martial arts world.

At this point, all they hoped was to get rid of Wang Xiao as soon as possible and let him return to China.

And at this time.

Wang Xiao and Zhang Rui sprinted side by side towards the final few dozen meters.

Both of them had extremely flushed faces, and their breathing was like broken bellows. They had lost their previous composure and were accelerating at all costs, expending their vital energy.

Wang Xiao's internal injuries had just almost healed when he felt a slight stinging pain in his internal organs again.

Zhang Rui felt a sense of depletion in his internal organs, and even the White Tiger and True Dragon within him showed signs of dissipating. With his vital energy and blood depleted, he could no longer maintain the true essence of his fist technique.

However, he still couldn't shake off Wang Xiao!

Wang Xiao's belief in winning the championship was unwavering.

Regardless of the cost.

Wang Xiao must win the championship!
With unwavering determination, Wang Xiao unleashed his explosive leg technique, accelerating rapidly and instantly overtaking Zhang Rui by a hair's breadth, gaining a half-body length lead.

Zhang Rui's face showed anxiety, and he still wanted to unleash his original energy and blood to overtake them.

but……

Wang Xiao, however, did not give him the chance.

We were only a few dozen meters away from the finish line.

The true essence of the White Tiger erupted within Wang Xiao's body, his aura burning as if on fire, his entire body turning crimson, and his speed increasing slightly once again.

Zhang Rui's face turned pale. He was stunned by Wang Xiao's White Tiger True Intent, which caused his internal energy to stagnate for a moment. In that instant, he lost the chance to catch up with Wang Xiao, and a bitter look appeared on his face.

If it weren't for the fact that the final stretch of the journey had depleted his vital energy and weakened his internal organs, causing the White Tiger True Dragon intent to become even more feeble, he wouldn't have had his vital energy circulation affected by Wang Xiao's White Tiger True Intent.

but……

If you lose, you lose.

Zhang Rui doesn't make excuses for himself.

The root cause is that he is not strong enough.

If his White Tiger True Dragon Intent were stronger, he wouldn't be affected by Wang Xiao's White Tiger True Intent.

If his internal martial arts cultivation were to advance further, and he were to master both the Dragon and Tiger styles to perfection, he would absolutely be able to defeat Wang Xiao head-on with his superior internal martial arts skills.

pity!

He was still a step behind Wang Xiao.

As Zhang Rui watched Wang Xiao overtake him by a body length and cross the finish line, a look of disappointment appeared on his face.

Wang Xiao's face showed genuine excitement.

Cheers echoed all day long.

And the host's excited shouts.

Yang Xiaoyu, Dong Yuexi, Zhang Jun, Sun Hong and others quickly surrounded Wang Xiao, draped clothes over him, and covered his reddened skin.

but……

Wang Xiao stood still, feeling as if he had become the center of the world, with everything around him revolving around him, and his spirit and energy were fundamentally elevated.

With a clearer mind and a more concentrated understanding of the true meaning of the White Tiger within, he roared excitedly to the sky!

The circulation of internal Qi and blood is also more efficient, the body becomes lighter, as if some burdens have been removed, and a more intense aura emanates from it.

This was the most noticeable improvement Wang Xiao had experienced since winning several championships; he could clearly feel his spirit and energy being refreshed.

Zhang Rui stood beside Wang Xiao, watching him intently. He sensed the change in Wang Xiao's demeanor and looked on with envy, muttering to himself, "Is this the benefit of winning a championship?"

A middle-aged man stood next to Zhang Rui, his eyes also fixed on Wang Xiao, and said in a low voice, "This might be the secret to his rapid improvement—constantly winning championships and refining his essence, energy, and spirit! You shouldn't have come to compete with him this time. You should have avoided him for a while, participated in competitions elsewhere, won a few championships, enjoyed the benefits, and then faced him head-on..."

Zhang Rui took a deep breath to calm himself down, and nodded, saying, "I understand, let's go!"

With that, Zhang Rui turned and walked towards the rest area, intending to return to Taiwan immediately after completing the urine test; he didn't even want to go back to the hotel.

All he wanted to do at that moment was go back and train harder, hoping to make further progress.

As for the cheers around them...

Zhang Rui was no longer paying attention to the host's shouts.

Although he also broke the world record, and by a large margin.

However, it means nothing to Zhang Rui and others unless they win the championship.

The host was excitedly announcing the final results to everyone: "We see that Wang Xiao and Zhang Rui have broken the world record without any suspense! However, the world record that Wang Xiao broke in China last time has not yet been certified by the IAAF... This time, they broke the world record so quickly... and the result is even more incredible than last time... I suspect that the certification process may take a long time..."

"Let's see!"

"Wang Xiao's final time is exactly sixty minutes!"

"Zhang Rui's final time was 60 minutes and 1 second, with only a one-second difference between the two."

"Do you get the illusion from their results that these aren't half-marathon times?"

"The terrifying truth has come out!"

"This is not a half marathon, this is a real men's professional full marathon result. The two of them ran the best times that the top half marathon runners had previously achieved in a half marathon."

"It improved Wang Xiao's previous world record by several tens of minutes! And it improved Wang Xiao's previous world record by half."

"That means the current IAAF-certified men's marathon world record is still around two hours and two minutes! But... now Wang Xiao and Zhang Rui have both improved the world record to one hour, a full hour and two minutes shorter!"

"horrible……"

"Based on a speed of 40 kilometers per hour, the two of them ran the entire course at an average speed of nine seconds per 100 meters. I felt like I was having some difficulty breathing."

Everyone in the sports world was somewhat bewildered after hearing the host's detailed explanation.

You finished a full marathon in just one hour?

Running 40 kilometers in 9 seconds while sprinting 100 meters?

If they hadn't seen the drone display showing the internationally renowned top athletes behind them, who had only run a little over eighteen kilometers and weren't even halfway through, they wouldn't have believed it.

The world record for the men's 100-meter dash is still below nine seconds.

Wang Xiao and Zhang Rui, on the other hand, can run a full marathon in nine seconds for 100 meters.

No one would believe it if this were told to others.

Wang Xiao gradually came to his senses, and his thoughts returned to his body. He found that his injuries had been completely healed, and most of the qi and blood he had just lost had been restored. He would be able to fully recover after some cultivation.

but!

Wang Xiao focused his attention on the information displayed on the panel that only he could see.

As Yang Xiaoyu and Dong Yuexi helped her toward the rest area, she carefully looked at the rows of information on the panel.

This time, the world record was improved by such a large margin at the World Championships.

What rewards will there be?
Will there be any surprises?
(End of this chapter)