The contraction frequency of the muscles had already reached its limit, with every fiber trembling under excessive load.
They spasmed, they wailed, as if on the verge of tearing apart at any moment.
Yet, under Fang Cheng’s steely will, they miraculously endured.
The numbers on the screen of the sports watch continued to pulse.
The peak speed of the run was inching forward, albeit slightly.
Fang Cheng’s entire body was shrouded in thick smoke, with faint sparks even visible.
It was the instantaneous evaporation of rain and sweat on the body’s surface under incredible heat.
In the darkness, the rapidly moving white mist appeared particularly eerie and powerful under the pull of the streetlights.
Around Fang Cheng, in addition to steam generated by high-speed friction, there was also an invisible airstream.
This subtle and restrained airstream greatly reduced the headwind resistance, enhancing balance and coordination.
The "Strong Wind" skill effect played a huge role at this moment, allowing him to conserve more energy and control over his body.
Otherwise, under such extreme conditions, his physical body would have long collapsed.
However, this only somewhat alleviated the external resistance.
The impact of the sound barrier on internal organs, and that almost self-destructive body temperature, were still relentlessly assaulting his body.
Fang Cheng’s eyes were bloodshot, yet deep within his pupils, two fierce flames burned. Thɪs chapter is updatᴇd by NovelHub(.)net
He was not in pain; instead, he reveled in the thrill of constantly surpassing his own limits.
In this moment, time seemed to stretch indefinitely.
Fang Cheng’s inner thoughts had only one notion left: sprint! Sprint a bit more!
He wanted to break through the barrier standing in his path!
He wanted to see to what extent a human body could reach!
The muscles in Fang Cheng’s legs erupted again, consolidating all his strength at this moment.
The asphalt road underfoot sunk in from the pounding, fracturing into countless fine cracks, while a mix of mud and asphalt debris exploded outward with rainwater. His entire body transformed into a searing red divine blade, fiercely crashing towards that invisible barrier now barely within reach ahead!
A thunderous explosion, like a burst of thunder, suddenly erupted upon the silent banks of Yulong Lake.
It wasn’t Fang Cheng’s roar, nor the sound of the road shattering beneath his feet.
It was the reverberation of the air being instantly torn apart, violently compressed, and then rapidly expanding.
In that instant, Fang Cheng felt his body being propelled forward with an unstoppable force, then violently pulled back by an equally powerful reactive force.
It was as if the entire time and space around him twisted and folded.
A sharp pain pierced his eardrums, as if pierced by thousands of steel needles all at once.
Within his dynamic vision at high speed, a semi-transparent shock wave spread rapidly from him as the center, swiftly expanding towards the rain and the lake surface on both sides.
Where the shock wave passed, the once fine rain was instantly scattered, with distinct ripples emerging on the lake surface.
Even the branches and leaves of trees on both sides trembled violently.
He succeeded! He truly broke the sound barrier using his own body!
At the moment of breakthrough, Fang Cheng felt an unprecedented freedom and lightness.
The invisible barrier that had always oppressed him was now beneath his feet, torn to shreds.
His speed reached an entirely new peak, and the whole dark world brightened in his eyes.
It was as if he truly merged into the wind, becoming part of the light.