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Chapter 527 will unlock a new skill; experience flying through the wind.
Several brand-new notification messages slowly appeared before my eyes.

The final number was that made my heart race.

"Just one experience of flying at a thousand meters altitude, and the effect is already this good?"

Fang Cheng's eyes gleamed as he stared at the panel and muttered to himself.

I did a rough calculation in my mind.

The static hovering time increased by a full second.

Adding to the existing record of 7.98 seconds, the longest possible hang time has reached 8.98 seconds.

If we subtract the percentage increase from the "Ape Waist" and "Aerial Walk" skill effects, we can convert it to the original base value.

This is equivalent to increasing the base hang time by approximately 0.35 seconds.

The huge gains from this paragliding descent from a height of 1,000 meters were indeed a bit unexpected.

It's important to know that in the past, whether you upgraded your fitness skills or broke through the limits of human agility, the airtime bonus given by the panel each time was negligible.

It can be as short as 0.1 seconds or as long as a fraction of a second.

Every small improvement requires countless hours of hard work and a long period of refinement.

If we follow the old approach and simply rely on daily training to accumulate time in the air in an attempt to achieve physical flight, it will probably take forever.

While airtime and agility are related, they are not entirely equivalent.

Agility represents muscle control, flexibility, and balance; it allows you to run faster, jump higher, and perform various difficult movements on the ground.

The ability to hang in the air, or even to fly, is essentially a struggle against the most fundamental physical law of this planet—gravity.

Human bone density, muscle structure, and hydrodynamic characteristics are naturally designed for walking on land.

The desire to escape Mother Earth's gravitational pull and rely on the physical body to gain leverage in the thin air is itself an evolutionary paradox that defies nature.

It requires not only perfect control of the body, but also an almost instinctive perception of airflow.

That is, in a state of weightlessness, using the five senses to precisely "grasp" the rhythm of the wind and instantly adjust the minute angles of every muscle in the body.

Ultimately, the goal is to transform the originally ethereal air into a tangible entity that can be leveraged.

This subtle physical sensation can never be simulated during training on flat ground.

For humans, mastering this ability is as difficult as ascending to heaven; such a description is most apt.

Fang Cheng's eyes flickered slightly, as if he had realized something.

It seems that honing any skill ultimately cannot rely solely on rote practice.

It must be put into brutal real-world combat, applied and verified in the most realistic environment, in order to gain the most practical insights and experiences.

Although Fang Cheng had previously tried to jump from mountaintops and tall buildings to glide using aerodynamics.

But he strictly controlled all those attempts within the limits of his own capabilities.

The altitude is controllable, the airflow is stable, and the gliding distance is only one or two hundred meters.

Even if something goes wrong or a mistake is made along the way, at most you will suffer some minor injuries, but it will not endanger your life.

But that jump just now was completely different in nature.

That was the result of Fang Cheng and Gui Lian's fierce battle, not any deliberate rehearsal.

In that kind of brutal, hand-to-hand combat, adrenaline surges, and the only thought in one's mind is how to kill the opponent; one doesn't consider much of the external conditions.

Until they climbed to a height of a thousand meters, finding themselves in the center of a violent blast wave.

In order to survive, his senses and potential were pushed to the limit by his survival instinct.

Not only must you squeeze out every bit of muscle strength to fight gravity, but you must also instantly analyze the direction of the chaotic airflow and force yourself to blend into the wind.

Even the slightest mistake in the middle would have resulted in him suffering multiple fractures, if not turned into a pile of mincemeat.

As the panel description says, this is a "life-or-death trial that challenges the limits of the sky."

It's like a sailor paddling a small wooden boat on a pond; no matter how skilled he is, he will never understand what true sailing is.

Only when you are in the vast ocean, tossed to the crest of a wave by the raging waves, and face the fear of the abyss, can you truly understand.

Only when the body's instincts truly awaken will one learn how to ride the waves and challenge and overcome the rules of nature.

No matter how perfect a theory is, if it is not tested by life and death, it is ultimately nothing more than empty talk.

Fang Cheng took a deep breath, shook his head slightly, and then turned his gaze to the bottom of the skill bar.

Right below [Potential Unleashed], there was that box that had been faintly visible, as if covered in dust.

It was emitting a strange, faint glow, quite different from usual.

[Hidden Skill (Coming Soon)]

This mysterious skill bar is an Easter egg that is accidentally triggered after the "Leg Raise" skill is promoted to the Grandmaster level.

The initial message was vague, only stating that if the time spent in the air while stationary exceeded 9 seconds, unexpected abilities might be unlocked.

Looking at it now, the edges of that gray box are pulsating rhythmically.

Like a heart in the womb, it could break through the barrier and unlock the seemingly unbreakable seal at any moment.

Fang Cheng carefully looked at the inconspicuous small print annotation behind the skill bar:

This skill is a hidden skill and requires certain prerequisites to be met to activate.

[Remaining required hang time: 0.02 seconds]

"0.02 seconds..."

Fang Cheng's lips twitched slightly.

It was just a tiny bit short.

This feeling is like looking through a window paper as thin as a cicada's wing.

Even though I could clearly see the scenery on the other side, and my fingers touched that thin film.

But it lacked that final bit of strength to break through it.

If Fang Cheng had previously had some doubts about this "unexpected ability,"

After experiencing that brief but real high-altitude gliding experience, he could be almost 100% certain.

The hidden skill that's about to be unlocked is definitely the legendary "flight ability"!
Fang Cheng slowly opened his palm, and the sensation of riding the gale still seemed to linger in his palm.

He took a deep breath, his nostrils filled with the unique, chilly air of the high altitude, which was invigorating.

This is the taste of freedom, and the joy of breaking free from shackles.

"It's not a regret."

Fang Cheng clenched his fingers, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.

Based on past experience, once the agility attribute breaks through the human limit of 80 points, the resulting physical transformation will be enough to make up for the last 0.02-second shortcoming.

Even more might overflow.

At that time, I might be able to use the "charged launch" and "elasticity" skill effects to launch myself into the sky like a cannonball.

Then, just like a bird, one can soar through the heavens with one's own body.

"flight……"

He muttered to himself, a wild smile curving his lips:

"Just like walking or running, it should be the simplest thing in the world."

At that moment, the faint roar of a car engine drifted on the night breeze.

Fang Cheng lowered his head and looked down through the steel grille beneath his feet.

On the desolate road below the TV tower, two dust-covered cars were speeding towards them, one after the other.

One was a black modified SUV with fake license plates, and the other was his own Range Rover.

Through the windshield, you can clearly see the two faces in the driver's seat that are almost pressed against the glass.

Xiao Sa and Xu Hao's expressions betrayed a mixture of anxiety and barely concealed excitement; their destination was clearly the TV tower. "You've come pretty quickly..."

Fang Cheng's eyes narrowed slightly, and a smile appeared beneath his mask.

This battle was quite exhilarating.

Next, it's time to clean up the mess and deal with the subsequent troubles.

Fang Cheng opened his arms again, giving the high-altitude gale a final embrace, savoring its exhilarating afterglow.

Then, he made a jaw-dropping, illogical move.

He didn't take a running start, nor did he bend his knees to gather strength; he simply raised his right foot and took a step forward in a very natural manner.

This step was taken three hundred meters into the night sky.

"call----"

His body instantly detached from the steel support and plummeted into the abyss.

But this time, there was absolutely no feeling of losing control and falling.

The moment his right foot stepped into the air, Fang Cheng clearly sensed the change in the surrounding airflow.

The night winds that were originally invisible and intangible became, in his senses, layers of thin but undeniably real steps.

"rise."

As he silently recited the mantra, Fang Cheng quickly adjusted his posture in mid-air, leaning his body slightly forward and extending his arms.

The surging blood and qi within the body suddenly vibrated at a strange frequency, circulating rapidly along the limbs and bones.

The newly enhanced airtime ability was instantly activated.

He didn't fall vertically like a stone, but rather like a falling feather, gently supported by an upward current of air.

If before it was like being swept along by a raging wind, crashing headlong into the ground.

Now, he is completely harnessing the power of the wind.

The height of over 300 meters seemed to have turned into an invisible slide under Fang Cheng's feet.

It then flew into the night sky, drawing an elegant and graceful arc.

There is no need to spray steam from the pores to obtain thrust, nor is there a need to drastically adjust the center of gravity.

It descended slowly through the air by simply adjusting the wind direction.

Strolling leisurely, with graceful movements, she resembled a legendary immortal riding the wind.

On the highway below.

Inside the speeding Land Rover, Xu Hao suddenly widened his eyes and shouted towards the sky:

"Holy crap! That's... the boss? He's flying?!"

Xiao Sa's hand trembled so much that he almost broke the steering wheel off and slammed on the brakes.

"squeak----"

The tires of the two vehicles screeched violently against the ground, leaving long black tracks on the road, before they came to an abrupt stop one after the other.

Right at the end of the beam of light where the car headlights meet.

A figure silently drifted down.

There was no earth-shattering noise, nor any impact that sent up clouds of dust.

Fang Cheng lightly touched the asphalt road with his feet, without even stirring up a speck of dust.

It's like having just climbed the last step and calmly stood on the ground.

At that moment, the night wind suddenly stopped.

Xiao Sa and Xu Hao pushed open the car door and rushed out, but when they saw what was in front of them, they both froze in place.

The car headlights shone brightly on Fang Cheng.

The man, naked with a muscular physique and wearing a white demon mask, stood there quietly.

He seemed to still have lingering heat from the heat, and the surrounding air was slightly distorted.

His perfectly sculpted muscles exuded a breathtaking sense of oppression under the light and shadow.

"President..."

He swallowed hard, his voice trembling slightly.

Fang Cheng slowly raised his hand, removed the mask from his face, revealing his cold and calm face.

He casually tossed the mask to Xiao Sa, his tone nonchalant, as if he had just gone downstairs for a walk.
"Drive more carefully next time, you almost hit me."

He caught the still-warm mask with a flourish, holding it in his arms as if it were the Imperial Seal of the State.

He was clearly still in a state of brain overload.

Xu Hao, standing next to him, gaped so wide his mouth could fit an egg, his eyes fixed on Fang Cheng's unharmed body.

It's as if you're watching a monkey that just jumped out of Laozi's alchemy furnace.

Fang Cheng ignored the two clowns and twisted his neck to himself.

"Click it."

A crisp cracking sound rang out clearly in the quiet night.

The feeling of jumping down from the TV tower was truly amazing.

My body felt lighter, as if I were no longer a land creature that could only free fall.

Compared to the previous fearless fall from a thousand meters high, that jump just now clearly showed a more relaxed and composed sense of control.

This is the direct feedback from the improved hang time.

Even though the "flight" skill hasn't been truly unlocked, it's still just 0.02 seconds away from that crucial step.

But that feeling of riding the wind was truly etched into my bones, becoming an instinct that manifested in my actions.

Bringing his thoughts back, Fang Cheng raised his eyes and surveyed the somewhat desolate scenery around him.

The night wind rustled the withered grass by the roadside.

In the distance, in the direction of the unfinished building, there is still lingering black smoke and flames.

Seeing his two underlings still standing there dumbfounded, Fang Cheng frowned slightly and then asked:

"I had you keep watch on the perimeter, did you find anything?"

"Ah? Oh!"

Xiao Sa shuddered, realizing what was happening, and quickly straightened his back, reporting respectfully:
"Report to the Chairman! After you and your prey arrived at the unfinished building, we set up many surveillance devices around the perimeter as planned, and so far no suspicious targets have been found."

"I saw a lot of commotion here, so I immediately drove your car over to pick you up."

Xu Hao, standing nearby, thumped his chest loudly and added:

"Don't worry, boss. Xiaosai and I are keeping our eyes wide open, we'll make sure no one gets away!"

He paused, glanced furtively behind Fang Cheng, and asked cautiously:
"Boss, that... the bastard who planted the bomb, have you taken care of him?"

Fang Cheng flexed his wrists while nodding slightly:
"Yes, it turned to ash."

"Pretty!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Hao slapped his thigh excitedly, almost jumping up:
"I knew the boss was ridiculously strong! Those lowlifes who only know how to play with bombs are nothing but firecrackers in front of you!"

Although Xiao Sa didn't say anything, the admiration in his eyes deepened even more.

He reacted quickly, immediately climbing into the back seat of the SUV and handing over a brand-new set of clothes that he had prepared beforehand.

"President, please put on some clothes first, it's chilly at night."

Fang Cheng took the clothes and, without any hesitation, stood openly in the middle of the road to put them on.

(End of this chapter)