89: Chapter 89 The sports world is in an uproar!

Meanwhile, in Jiangnan City.

Beside the 100-meter track at the sports center.

Even now, several coaches and staff members were still standing near the finish line, their faces flushed and expressions excited.

8.57 seconds!

This result was no longer just a simple matter of breaking a record.

It was practically rubbing the human limit into the ground!

"8.57 seconds!"

A middle-aged coach looked at the electronic timer, his face full of pride. "Forget about the country, even looking at the whole world, no one would dare to imagine this!"

"Exactly!"

Another person next to him was also full of excitement.

"Once this result is reported, the entire sports world will be shaken!"

"Asian Flying Man? What Asian Flying Man! This is the World Flying Man!"

"Hahaha!"

The group immediately burst into laughter.

They had even started discussing the future.

"He must be trained as a priority!"

"The national team will definitely send people over."

"More than just the national team, I estimate that even the IAAF will be alarmed."

"The Olympic championship is in the bag!"

"What do you mean in the bag? This is aiming to make history!"

The more they talked, the more excited they became.

After all, being able to witness the birth of such a result with their own eyes was a huge honor for them.

However, to the side, a young coach's brow had remained furrowed from the beginning. "I have a question."

Everyone looked at him in unison. "What question?"

The man hesitated for a moment. "Have you ever thought about how Li Yang's usual results have always been very ordinary, but this time..."

He did not continue.

But the scene gradually quieted down.

Indeed.

Li Yang.

A Class 2 athlete.

His usual results could only be considered average.

Forget about a world record; he was still a bit short of even the national Class 1 athlete standard. How did he suddenly... explode with potential today?

And the kind of explosion that was absurd?

After a moment of silence, a staff member spoke first.

"This just shows that he has talent!"

"Ah, yes, yes, yes!"

Someone next to him immediately chimed in, "This is what you call accumulating strength for a big breakthrough! He trains diligently, so it's normal for him to explode at a critical moment, isn't it?"

"Exactly!"

"I heard Li Yang has been very self-disciplined since he was a child."

"His mother raised him well too."

"Yes, his mother has always been very supportive of his sports career."

"The child works hard, the parents support him, isn't it normal to get results?"

Everyone nodded one after another.

As if they had found a reasonable explanation.

As for the fact that Li Yang's mother was the deputy director of the Provincial Sports Bureau... no one was willing to mention it.

The middle-aged head coach smiled and waved his hand.

"Alright, it's a good thing the child achieved this result."

"Let's go talk to him first."

"And learn about the situation while we're at it."

"Right."

"We can't let such a good talent slip away."

The group quickly threw their doubts to the back of their minds.

However, just as they were preparing to walk to the lounge, a rush of hurried footsteps suddenly came from afar. "Coach Wang!"

A staff member jogged over, panting because he had run too fast. "Coach Wang! Something happened!"

"Something happened?"

Coach Wang frowned. "What happened?"

The man caught his breath and hurriedly said, "As soon as I posted the video of the race online, it completely exploded after a short while!"

"Many people are saying... they are saying..."

He suddenly choked on his words here.

"Saying what?"

"They are saying Li Yang... is cheating!"

"What the hell?"

"Cheat... ing?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at each other.

They shouldn't have... misheard, right?

The kind of cheating with hacks?

The middle-aged coach's face immediately darkened.

"You can use hacks in sports competitions?"

"What nonsense are you spouting?"

The staff member hurriedly raised his hand and slapped his own mouth.

Because the comment section said that using those shoes in a sports competition was equivalent to cheating, and he thought it made a lot of sense, so he had a slip of the tongue.

"I meant that Li Yang's result is related to the lifespan treasure!"

lifespan treasure?

Hearing this name, the brows of several staff members and coaches furrowed at the same time.

Because in the last few days, this name had been trending quite high. It was everywhere online.

It was said to be able to trade lifespan? It was causing a huge stir over in Jianghai City.

But... what does this have to do with today's race?

"Explain yourself clearly."

Coach Wang said in a deep voice.

The staff member nodded hurriedly.

"Online, everyone is saying that the app called lifespan treasure opened its store today, and one of the items inside is called gale boots."

"It's said... it can increase speed by thirty percent!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the scene instantly fell silent. Everyone was stunned.

A few seconds later, someone couldn't help but speak.

"You mean..."

"There is a type of shoe that can increase speed by thirty percent when worn?"

"Yes! That's exactly what I mean!"

"..." The air suddenly became somewhat quiet.

Everyone looked at each other again. The expressions on their faces seemed to say: He's not kidding with us, is he?

Seeing this, the staff member directly took out his phone.

"Oh! It's already arguing to the heavens online! See for yourselves!"

Saying that, he handed over the phone.

Several coaches and staff members hurriedly gathered around.

Videos, news, hot searches, comment sections... The more they looked, the uglier their expressions became.

Especially when they saw someone aiming the camera at the product description of those gale boots in the store, everyone fell silent.

[gale boots: Increases movement speed by thirty percent after wearing.]

"Hiss!!" Everyone gasped.

Increase speed by thirty percent? Is it real or fake?

If it's real, then what the hell are we even competing for?

If Usain Bolt wears them, will he rush into seven seconds directly?

"If this thing is real..."

"Then all future track and field competitions won't need to be held."

Hearing this, everyone nodded with complex expressions.

Indeed. The equipment gap is already large enough to directly determine the winner. How can they still compete?

Looking at the shoes in the video, which were the same style as Li Yang's but a different color, the group fell into a brief silence.

A moment later, someone suddenly asked, "What should we do? Li Yang's result... should we report it, or cancel it?"

Report it? Or cancel it? If it's really related to the gale boots, this result has absolutely no reference value.

But if they cancel it... everyone looked at each other, their expressions becoming somewhat strange.

Li Yang's mother... that side would be hard to explain to.

After a long while, Coach Wang took a deep breath.

"Don't rush to a conclusion yet; let's go check the situation first."

"At the very least, we must first figure out whether that kid Li Yang actually used that... what was it... right! gale boots!"

Everyone nodded one after another. Indeed, online talk is just online talk. They must confirm it first.

"Let's go!"

"To the lounge!"

Soon, several referees and coaches strode towards the athlete lounge area.

...Meanwhile, in the lounge, it was already extremely lively.

"Holy shit! Brother Li, you're awesome!"

"8.57 seconds! Usain Bolt's record has directly become history!"

"The world record has been completely shattered!"

"The human limit!"

"From now on, you are the world's number one Flying Man!"

"Hahahaha!"

A group of young athletes surrounded Li Yang. Each of them was so excited that their faces were red.

And Li Yang, who was surrounded in the middle, was also full of smiles at this moment. He was even feeling a bit floaty.

8.57 seconds! Honestly, even he himself hadn't expected it!

Last night, his mother sent someone to deliver these shoes to him overnight. As soon as he put them on, he felt that his feet were exceptionally light and comfortable.

This morning, he thought that it wasn't a major competition anyway, and besides, he could get a ranking even if he just walked casually, so he didn't change them.

As a result... when the gun went off, it was like he flew out!

When he crossed the finish line, he even felt like he hadn't used much effort!

And then... the world record was broken?

Fortunately, when he was feeling all floaty, his mother just called to ask how the shoes were, and he finally understood what was going on.

However, despite this, Li Yang's heart was still beating violently at this moment.

After all, that was a world record! Yet, it was broken by him just by running casually!