Chapter 655 - 423: High-Elasticity Myofibrils (Part 2)
Take coal and diamond, for example, they are essentially the same substance, just different in structure.
Wang Ye mobilized energy and rapidly restored his withered right arm to full health,
then immediately continued to unleash the Vertical Earth Golden Radiance, rushing towards the Megalodon like a cannonball.
From the previous encounters, it was apparent that the Megalodon’s recovery speed was far inferior to his,
which was his advantage.
In the pitch-dark seabed, a humanoid creature shrouded in golden light collided continuously with the massive sea monster, sending waves after waves into the waters.
Although Wang Ye’s body was nearly shattered from the collisions, the motion camera on his chest remained unscathed under his protection, allowing the audience in the livestream to clearly witness this epic physical battle from a first-person perspective.
[My eyes... My eyes are dazzled!]
[This could be turned into a special effects blockbuster fight!]
[It’s hard to imagine that this effect wasn’t achieved with special effects.]
[If he joined freestyle fighting, wouldn’t he dominate the UFC?]
[UFC: Don’t come here!]
[If this fight were against humans, they might just explode instantly.]
[This is too exaggerated; is this even a human?]
[No wonder the 40,000-meter free fall back then wasn’t faked.]
[Am I the only one worried about the Megalodon...]
[That’s a prehistoric creature, and it’s so large. Wang Ye better not kill it.]
[Wang Ye should show some restraint, right?]
[Actually, this Megalodon is quite peculiar. Given its biological structure, it shouldn’t be able to survive at such depths, nor grow to this size. Judging by the Megalodon’s speed and collision force earlier, its flesh and bones seem unusually strong as well...]
[In any case, this Megalodon holds significant research value. I hope Wang Ye spares its life and brings it back for study or to breed in captivity.]
Besides Wang Ye’s fans and the new netizens,
Li Weimin and Old Yi are also watching this livestream.
Li Weimin, though already aware that Wang Ye harbored certain secrets, was utterly shocked at Wang Ye’s terrifying combat prowess. He even suspected that Wang Ye had crossed over from the world of Gao Wu, and if he continued to develop, he might even reach the level of Blast Star, no?
Meanwhile, Old Yi was equally astounded because the combat power Wang Ye displayed in the livestream seemed even stronger than during the battle at the military base a few days ago. Although he could only grasp the situation indirectly through blurred satellite photos, he could estimate Wang Ye’s combat power from each photo’s positioning and the missiles blasted around.
Back then, Wang Ye’s combat power was likely at a building-blasting level.
Now, Wang Ye could duel this 40-meter long Megalodon,
making the notion of blowing up two buildings seem not overly challenging by comparison.
Could Wang Ye be growing stronger every day?
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By now, Wang Ye had engaged in dozens, even hundreds of rounds with the Megalodon.
Each clash resembled an underwater mine detonating.
After each collision, Wang Ye’s body would rapidly heal within half a second, leaving him almost uninjured.
However, the Megalodon’s injuries took several seconds to recover. Consequently, its wounds accumulated, not only the lacerations from the dragon’s claws but also broken bones and damaged internal organs...
The blood that flowed increased, staining the surrounding water dozens of meters around red.
Finally, the Megalodon’s movements began to weaken.
Seeing this, Wang Ye eased his attacks.
Seizing the opening, he unleashed Mind Control.
Injured, one’s willpower and Primordial Qi decreases sharply; even a tough iron-willed man can turn into a coward when beaten to near-death.
This state is also the easiest one to be brainwashed and manipulated.
Buzz—
A faint hum could be heard,
Wang Ye’s sea of consciousness turned into needles visible to the naked eye, penetrating into the Megalodon’s brain,
and within seconds, the Megalodon came under Wang Ye’s control.
Seeing the Megalodon calm down, Wang Ye placed his palm on its body, starting to perceive its physical structure. Firstly, the muscles; every time Wang Ye attacked, his muscle fibers would explode. He was curious about how the Megalodon’s massive size still allowed its muscles to generate such strength.
After a round of perception, Wang Ye was shocked to discover that the Megalodon’s muscle fiber strength was over fifty times his own! The elasticity was similarly exceptional.
This explained the Megalodon’s ability to unleash such speed.
Such high-elastic muscle fibers made Wang Ye envious, relying long on muscle fiber explosion for force.
Wang Ye extracted several strands of muscle fiber from one of the Megalodon’s wounds, trying to stretch them by hand. Though he eventually snapped the muscle fibers, their significant elasticity left Wang Ye secretly alarmed. If they were longer, they might even be used as steel cables to construct a cross-sea bridge.
"How did these high-elastic myofibrils evolve?" Wang Ye wanted to discern its chemical composition and structure in detail, but couldn’t pinpoint the key.
To him, it seemed like an ordinary muscle fiber with slightly higher density and elasticity; perhaps there’s a microscopic difference, but Wang Ye could not see at that micro angle yet.
Wang Ye then continued to explore the Megalodon’s bones. The result was similar; the Megalodon’s bones appeared to be typical hydroxyapatite on the surface.
"It seems I can’t figure out the core issue now."
Wang Ye could only give up for now.
After all, he had already controlled the Megalodon’s mind.
There would be plenty of time for research in the future.
But what puzzled Wang Ye right now,
was how this sea nurtured such a Mutated Megalodon.
Normal natural selection couldn’t have evolved a creature of this scale.
Even Wang Ye needed a system to evolve to this level.
He didn’t believe this Mutated Megalodon was naturally bred.
Most likely, there was something else hidden in these waters that he hadn’t discovered.
With this in mind, Wang Ye murmured: "I guess I’ll have to continue diving into the deepest part of the Mariana Trench to uncover the truth."
He glanced at the motion camera on his chest; though he couldn’t check the live chat comments, he knew the earlier spectacular battle had probably turned the internet upside down. The combat power he displayed was more exaggerated than the 40,000-meter free fall incident.
But it didn’t matter now that he was exposed; he was practically half-invincible.
Aside from a possible wariness of other countries’ military forces,
there wasn’t much else to fear.
Displaying strength moderately would only make his path easier moving forward.
After controlling the Megalodon, Wang Ye withdrew the Black Scale, and his muscles gradually shrank.
He continued to explore into the deep sea.
Without the Megalodon’s interference, he dived very quickly.
After about ten minutes, he reached a depth of around 11,000 meters.
At this point, the surrounding water pressure became noticeably strenuous for him.
All his muscles were almost continuously collapsing.
Wang Ye estimated that even the Megalodon from before would struggle at this depth.
After arriving here, almost no visible creatures could be seen,
only some microorganisms and invertebrates surviving.
Wang Ye endured the pressure, starting to explore this place that humanity hadn’t thoroughly examined.
He discovered that since reaching the trench’s depths, his body seemed to be autonomously absorbing Primordial Qi; a sensation he had only experienced on Mount Everest, implying the surrounding environment’s Primordial Qi concentration was very high.