90: Chapter 90 Li Feiren! A reporter has come to visit!

At this moment, inside the lounge.

A group of young athletes surrounded Li Yang.

They were all talking at once, heaping excessive praise upon him.

Click, click, click...

At this moment, footsteps suddenly sounded at the door.

Everyone turned around to see several referees and coaches walking in quickly.

Coach Wang's face was devoid of a smile; his expression was rather serious.

Seeing this, the noise in the lounge gradually died down.

Li Yang's heart skipped a beat for no apparent reason. "Coach Wang?"

Coach Wang looked at him and asked in a deep voice, "Li Yang, let me ask you something. What shoes were you wearing for today's race?"

Li Yang looked down at the black sneakers on his feet. His expression shifted slightly, but he quickly returned to his natural state.

"Just... ordinary sneakers."

"I just bought them a couple of days ago. They're quite comfortable."

After saying this, he smiled smugly.

Coach Wang stared at him. "Ordinary sneakers? Are you sure?"

"I'm sure." Li Yang nodded. "They're just ordinary shoes."

The air remained silent for a few seconds.

The next moment, a referee spoke slowly.

"lifespan treasure, gale boots."

"They can increase the wearer's movement speed by thirty percent."

"Do you need me to continue?"

Upon hearing this, the smile on Li Yang's face froze instantly.

Beside him, the group of young athletes looked completely bewildered.

"What is that? lifespan treasure?"

"Is that the lifespan treasure that's been so popular online lately?"

"And... gale boots?"

"They can increase speed by thirty percent?"

"What does that mean?"

They all stared at each other, completely confused.

Li Yang's expression, however, grew increasingly ugly.

His heart gave a violent jolt.

Did they already find out?

Seeing the blank expressions on everyone's faces, the referee decided to explain it directly.

"You all must have heard of lifespan treasure in the last couple of days, right?"

Everyone nodded in response.

"lifespan treasure has launched an online store."

"There is an item in it called gale boots."

"The description for these shoes is as follows!"

"After putting them on, you can increase your speed by thirty percent."

What?!

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire lounge fell silent for a moment.

Then, boom! Chaos erupted.

"What the hell?! Is that for real?!"

"There are shoes like that?!"

"Are you kidding me?!"

"Doesn't that mean he's practically flying?!"

The athletes' eyes were wide with disbelief.

After all, as athletes, they knew better than anyone what a thirty percent increase in speed meant.

Forget thirty percent; even three percent!

That alone would be enough to drive countless athletes crazy!

But thirty percent... that's no longer technology; that has to be called magic!

Immediately, many of them realized what was happening.

No wonder! No wonder Li Yang was acting like he was on drugs today!

As soon as the starting gun went off, he just bolted.

He ran faster than a greyhound.

So it wasn't him breaking his limits? It was the gear?

They had been wondering, how could someone with mediocre track records suddenly run an 8.57-second result overnight?

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would have suspected a fixed match.

So that was the reason?

In the crowd, someone silently took out their phone to search for related news.

Soon, their eyes widened. "Gasp!"

This gasp made many people curious. "What's wrong?" someone asked in a low voice.

The young man looked up, his face full of shock. "gale boots really exist!" "Someone has already confirmed it's real!"

As he spoke, he handed his phone over. The crowd hurriedly gathered around.

The more they watched, the more silent they became. The person in the video was clearly not a professional athlete, yet they still ran a nine-second result! It was just... absurd!

If that's the case, what's the point of them training?

Inevitably, everyone's gaze fell back on Li Yang. The air suddenly grew quiet.

Seeing this, Li Yang's expression darkened.

However, he only remained silent for a few seconds before puffing out his chest.

"So what if they are gale boots?"

Everyone was stunned by this. So what? Of course it means your result should be disqualified!

Li Yang didn't give them a chance to speak and continued, "Let me ask you one thing: what is the purpose of sneakers?"

"Isn't it to help people run faster?"

"Shock absorption, rebound, lightweight materials, carbon plate design..."

"Which of those technologies wasn't meant to improve performance?"

"If those new-tech shoes were allowed before, why aren't gale boots?"

Upon hearing this, everyone was momentarily at a loss for how to refute him.

Li Yang grew more confident as he spoke, his voice getting louder.

"Running shoe technology has been constantly upgrading."

"From ordinary soles to air cushions, and from air cushions to carbon plates, isn't every technological advancement meant to help athletes improve their performance?"

"A small improvement is considered technology, but a thirty percent improvement is cheating? What kind of logic is that?"

With this, the lounge fell silent once again.

Some of the young athletes even looked thoughtful. It sounded like... a crude way of putting it, but was he right? Did it actually make some sense?

Seeing this, Li Yang became even more emboldened.

"So, on what grounds do you think my results are invalid?"

"Is it written in the rules that you can't wear gale boots?" "It isn't, right?"

"Since there's no explicit ban, why can't I wear them?"

One sentence after another. He effectively silenced the referees.

Because at present, there really was no such rule. After all, who could have imagined that such absurd shoes would appear in the world?

Seeing everyone silent, Li Yang felt reassured. Exactly! What did he do wrong? After all, technology is also a part of one's strength!

For a moment, some people in the room nodded, while others remained silent; even the referees didn't know how to respond.

The air remained silent for a dozen seconds. Suddenly, "By that logic... can we just use electric motorbikes in future races?"

Everyone turned around. It was the young coach who spoke. "They're both things you step on, aren't they?"

"..." Pfft! Someone nearby almost burst out laughing.

Li Yang's face immediately darkened. "You're just being difficult!"

"How am I being difficult?" the man asked with an innocent face.

Someone nearby couldn't hold it in anymore and burst out laughing. Soon after, the laughter grew louder.

Li Yang's face turned green. "What are you laughing at?" "Is there something wrong with what I said?"

"Of course there is!" the middle-aged referee finally couldn't help but speak up. "The improvement from ordinary sneakers is an aid based on human capability."

"But gale boots have already exceeded that normal scope." "These are simply not the same concept!"

Li Yang immediately retorted. "Why aren't they the same concept?" "Is it reasonable for running shoes to improve performance by one percent, but unreasonable to improve it by thirty percent?"

"How many geniuses in the past were buried because they couldn't afford good shoes?" "Now that I have better shoes, you're calling me a cheater?"

"At the end of the day, you just can't stand to see others win, right?"

"..." The referees' faces darkened further. Yet, for the moment, they really couldn't refute him. Because this thing... had never appeared before. The rules hadn't even considered such a situation.

Just as both sides were at a stalemate, a commotion broke out outside. Then, someone ran in, looking extremely excited.

"Li Yang!" "Li the Flying Man!" "Reporters are here!" "They all want to interview you about how you broke the world record!"