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Chapter 219 - 197: A Vast Gap

Chapter 219: Chapter 197: A Vast Gap

After hearing Charles’s words, Wu Li furrowed his brows.

Charles’s meaning was clear, the fastest record for UFC dodge training was set by him, and it was definitely much faster than Wu Li’s 55.6 seconds.

Without paying any attention to the other party, Wu Li turned around and left.

Seeing Wu Li leave so decisively, Charles’s face darkened and he also turned to leave.

The two men went their separate ways, growing farther and farther apart.

...

At 7 p.m., Wu Li and Chen Gang met in the room.

"How’s it going?" Wu Li asked Chen Gang.

Chen Gang nodded slightly, "I hired a private detective, who said that it would probably take two or three days to get results."

Wu Li: "You’ve worked hard, how much money did you spend? I’ll transfer it to you."

Chen Gang waved his hand, not caring about the money; he was more curious about why Wu Li wanted to investigate an American, "You’re not planning to do something again, are you?"

Chen Gang was still frightened when he remembered how Wu Li had silently infiltrated the drug dealers’ lair by himself last time.

"Don’t you dare make any big moves again, my heart can’t take it." Chen Gang looked at Wu Li and seriously implored.

Wu Li had an awkward smile, "Ha ha, what big moves could I possibly make? You’re thinking too much."

At most, this time it would just be to investigate those human traffickers for the system task, not really intending to become Batman, surely nothing would happen... right?

"Did that Charles come looking for trouble with you again?"

Seeing Wu Li unwilling to discuss further, Chen Gang did not continue to press and instead changed the topic to Charles.

He had gone out to handle some matters during the day, but when he returned in the evening, he immediately became aware of everything that had transpired that day.

Wu Li replied indifferently, "It was nothing, he was just bragging in front of me, ignoring him is enough."

Chen Gang: "I asked around, the fastest record for UFC dodge training was created by Charles, 53.13 seconds."

Wu Li was stunned when he heard this score. In reality, in any domain related to speed, no matter the competition, once the limit is reached, improving even by 0.01 seconds is incredibly challenging. Many world records often remain unbroken for many years exactly because surpassing them by just 0.01 seconds can sometimes seem as insurmountable as a chasm.

Of course, 55.6 seconds was not Wu Li’s limit given that he had just come into contact with this kind of training today, but he was clear in his mind that with his strong control over his body, the performance he could demonstrate was close to the highest level he could achieve on his own, and 55.6 seconds was already close to his limit. Even if he practiced for a while longer and became completely proficient, the improvement in his score would probably only be slight, the magnitude of improvement would not exceed one second, yet Charles’s record was faster than his own by 2.47 seconds!

What was the concept of being 2.47 seconds faster? For the 100-meter sprint, the standard for a national second-level athlete in our country is 11.3 seconds, the standard for a first-level athlete is 10.6 seconds. Reaching the first-level athlete standard qualifies them to compete for the national team selection, representing the country in international competitions, while the world record for the 100-meter sprint is 9.58 seconds and has not been broken for 11 years.

From 11.3 to 9.58 seconds, there’s a difference of only 1.72 seconds, and this 1.72 seconds is the gap between a provincial team athlete and an Olympic champion!

Although dodge training cannot be directly compared to the 100-meter sprint, being more than 2 seconds apart at least illustrates that there is a big difference between Wu Li and Charles in dodge training.

"No wonder he’s so cocky; he actually has the capital." Wu Li chuckled self-deprecatingly.

Chen Gang consoled him, "After all, it’s just one training exercise and the ring isn’t about just this one event. Ignore him these next few days and don’t give him a chance. I found out that dodge training will continue for a few days and after that, you guys will undergo different training. Just bear with him for a few days."

Actually, Chen Gang had also grown accustomed to Wu Li’s strength. If Wu Li had a chance to surpass Charles in dodge training, he would be very happy to see Wu Li dampen the other’s arrogance, but since the gap was significant, it would be better to train well and not give the other party the chance to be embarrassed.

After all, Wu Li’s entire training process was being live-streamed, and his every word and action now represented not just himself but also the face of the Martial Arts World of Hua Country.

"Don’t worry, I know my limits," Wu Li said.

...

The morning of September 8, the third day of TUF training.

Today’s training content was still dodge training, similar to yesterday, mixed with physical fitness training, and weighted training.

The training load was substantial, four hours in the morning with less than 40 minutes of rest during that period, two hours of rest at noon, and then another four hours of training in the afternoon.

Although Danny had said that no students would be eliminated over the next three days, if a student couldn’t handle the intense training, that was still considered an elimination, but it would be self-elimination.

Those selected for TUF were top professional boxers from various countries, maintaining high-intensity training year-round, but the training intensity of TUF still far exceeded their normal training volumes.

This was deliberate on TUF’s part; they wanted to put pressure on all the trainees, letting them choose to give up on their own.

Undoubtedly, this form of training was brutal.

"Fast, fast, fast, fast!" Floreson shouted loudly.

In front of him, fourteen students were doing frog jumps.

"Pick up the pace! Whoever can’t keep up can give up!"

As Floreson shouted, he encouraged everyone to give up. This made Wu Li feel like he was experiencing a selection process for Special Soldiers.

After the 400-meter frog jumps ended, the fourteen people took turns starting their dodge training.

The rapid 400-meter frog jumps had already caused lactic acid to build up in everyone’s legs to a certain degree; at this point, both legs were very stiff, which undoubtedly slowed down the dodge training a lot.

Each person was gritting their teeth and persevering, but Floreson was still not satisfied.

"You’re too slow! Can you dodge your opponent’s punches and kicks in the ring with such speed?"

Floreson’s words made everyone’s speed increase a bit more; each person was sweating profusely and could no longer control their breathing frequency.

This was the purpose of doing physical fitness training before dodge training, it was to make everyone capable of agile and fast dodging while their bodies were exhausted, sore, and stiff-limbed, still being able to control their body’s center of gravity well.

Wu Li’s condition was relatively okay in comparison; he had the Passive Skills of Endurance Muscles, which reduced his physical fitness consumption by 20%, and the Body Training of Bone and Muscle Strengthening also made his physical quality increasingly strong. Combining the two, his endurance was stronger than that of the vast majority of top athletes.

"Okay, rest for five minutes."

As Floreson’s voice fell, everyone, except for Wu Li, collapsed on the ground, lying down and gasping for air, too tired to even move a finger.

Wu Li, with his hands on his hips, slowly walked over to a nearby camera, followed by the crew of the Seeking Martial Arts program.

"Do you feel tired, Wu Li?"

"This training intensity is terrifying!"

"I finished eating, played a game, took a shower, and they are still training?"

"Wu Li looks to be in not bad shape, look at everyone else, they’re so tired they’ve collapsed and aren’t moving."

...

At this moment, there were only over ten thousand people in the live broadcast room; after all, repetitive training would become boring after watching for a while.

"Wu Li, how are you feeling?" asked Chen Gang.

Wu Li, equally drenched in sweat, nodded: "Not bad."

"The netizens are asking how does this training intensity compare to your usual self-practice?" Chen Gang continued to inquire.

Wu Li: "My usual training intensity definitely isn’t as high as it is now. In fact, this kind of training intensity is mainly to hone willpower. It’s okay to train like this for a short period, but long-term training like this can easily break down the body."

"Does traditional martial arts practice include similar dodge training?" Chen Gang kept asking.

Wu Li: "I practice Xingyi Fist, and many Training Methods of the Twelve Forms and Stance actually include training for bodily coordination and balance abilities."

Chen Gang: "The netizens want to know which training method you think is better?"

Wu Li: "Each has its advantages, it depends on what your focus is. If it’s purely for enhancing bodily coordination, this type of training here shows the fastest results in the short term; however, the practice of the Xingyi Twelve Forms is not solely for enhancing a single ability. Its core is to comprehensively strengthen the flexibility and Explosive Power of the muscles throughout the body, with the key focus still being on assisting us in mastering the Techniques and power delivery of Xingyi Fist."

...

Chen Gang selected some questions from the netizens, and Wu Li answered them one by one.

Meanwhile, Charles was also observing the situation of Floreson’s group when he saw Wu Li not only failing to take the opportunity to rest but also doing an interview with laughs and talks on the side, he immediately felt annoyed.

The situation with Wu Li was unique, and nobody in the history of TUF had ever been able to train and broadcast live simultaneously, even though the UFC had given prior notice. Charles still disliked Wu Li’s behavior, all the more since he found Wu Li unpleasant to begin with.

So he stepped toward Wu Li.

"Do you think you’re already so good that you don’t have to take training seriously?" Charles approached Wu Li and asked loudly.

His voice caused the rest of the people who were still resting to look over.

Wu Li frowned: "I’m not your student."

Charles sneered: "Here, my role is a coach, and you’re a student, don’t you think I have the right to call you out?"

"Charles!" Floreson stepped forward, "He is my student, just take care of your own!"

Charles did not intend to give face to Floreson, since their roles in TUF were set to be in competition with each other, "Hey, buddy, I’m helping you discipline your student, look at his attitude, he’s not taking training seriously at all!"

Then he looked at Wu Li with a smirk, "Or is it because you think your level is already so high, you don’t need to train?"

"Don’t fall for it, Wu Li," Chen Gang whispered to Wu Li.

Clearly, Charles was trying to provoke Wu Li, looking for an opportunity to demonstrate his own prowess in dodge training, in order to embarrass Wu Li.

Wu Li smiled at Charles, about to speak, when Floreson next to him already clapped his hands and shouted loudly, "Alright, rest time is over, everyone continue training!"

With that, he waved for Wu Li to follow him.

Wu Li gave Charles a cold glance and turned to leave with Floreson.