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Chapter 178 - 176, Challenging the Limits of Life (Third Update)_1

Chapter 178: 176, Challenging the Limits of Life (Third Update)_1

From the moment Ren He entered the first hairpin turn, it also signified that the official journey of danger had finally begun. The dense series of turns could almost be called the forbidden territory at the edge of extreme sports, at least until now, Ren He was the only person daring to challenge them.

Constant acceleration, then decelerating and drifting through the turns at the limit, Ren He might not feel much, because he was in the midst of it.

Meanwhile, Liu Erbao began to feel fortunate about his decision to rent a helicopter!

In his view, Ren He was like a river that roared past under his feet on the winding road, that sense of fluidity was heart-stopping. He himself was an artist, so he always understood one principle: no matter what you do, if you take it to the extreme, you can create a unique sense of beauty. That sense of beauty is the world’s reward to humankind, the proof of reaching the pinnacle.

During this challenge, that unique beauty was called smoothness.

Yes, Erbao, due to his job, had seen many car drifts and could be considered a worldly man, but no matter how fast the cars he had seen went or how skilled their drifting was, there was still a sense of jerkiness during the turns, as if the movements before were not well-connected.

Because they needed to slow down, to brake, and after the turn, they had to slam on the accelerator.

But Ren He was different, whether it was slowing down, turning, or accelerating afterward, everything was so natural, as if it all made perfect sense.

Smoothness, that was Liu Erbao’s assessment!

All the way down the mountain, Ren He was fully focused on completing every action, meticulous to a fault.

The precise control during deceleration, the perfect cancellation of centripetal and centrifugal forces during the turn, the sudden acceleration afterward, he demanded perfection in each and had to be faster, and still faster!

Because Ren He had calculated carefully, if he couldn’t break through the entry speed of 68 in the turns, he might very likely miss the completion of the task by a hair’s breadth!

A hair’s breadth, such an unsatisfying term.

People always say I was so close to success, I almost made it, I was nearly there.

But almost is not enough, missing by a hair’s breadth is still failure!

The world is actually that cruel, people won’t always sympathize with the losers, and what Ren He needed to do was, to be that little bit faster!

At the next turn, An Si and Liu Erbao were moved. The two of them, one a former professional racer, the other a master who had taken dynamic visuals to the extreme, were extremely sensitive to the sensation of speed.

They felt that under such circumstances, Ren He had gotten even faster!

The speed indicated by the electronic meter on Ren He’s car before entering the turn, 69.

Still not enough!

The next turn, 70!

Ren He’s sweat began to be whisked away by the wind, the sound of "faded" in his heart grew louder, louder, louder while his eyes fixed on that turn, just staring, staring, staring.

Until the world began to clarify, until the night suddenly lit up, until his mood sunk into the tranquil breaths of the sea’s depths, and then, his blood began to burn.

Boiling!

That moment was as if life began to explode wildly, no one could stop it, and Ren He was tearfully moved.

This was the first life limit he had ever encountered. In his own time frame, Ren He slowly pulled the car, gently leveling it out. Just as it was about to cling tightly to the ground, the sharp screeching of the tires against the mountain road unexpectedly penetrated everyone’s hearts, unguarded.

An Si didn’t know when he had begun to tear up. He lifted the walkie-talkie with a cry in his voice and laughed, "I genuinely worship this madman now!"

There was no roaring, no cheering. It turned out that emotion at its extreme was still calm, yet beneath that calm was a turbulent mood that had nowhere to release. It wasn’t excitement, but a kind of indescribable touch from the depths of life.

That was life blooming furiously. That was youth, reckless and unrestrained.

After a long silence, Liu Erbao said calmly over the walkie-talkie, "I’m fucking collapsing here, I actually feel the meaning of life from a 16-year-old junior high student, now I’m kind of questioning my own life."

The final hairpin turn had ended. Although there was still some distance to the finish line, could the remaining large bends be any different from flat ground for Ren He? That was what everyone truly thought.

Liu Erbao had already started directing people on the mountain to collect the equipment. If Ren He hadn’t completed the task, the equipment would have to stay there because they would need to do it all over again. But now, Liu Erbao was certain that this was another one-shot success.

Everyone began to gather at the bottom of the mountain. By this time, Ren He had already reached the end smoothly. When he arrived at the finishing point, he could hear the loud cheers of Liu Erbao’s team and other brothers waiting at the finishing line. They almost felt moved by a live broadcast they were listening to over the walkie-talkies.

Eventually, the convoy regrouped at the foot of the mountain, and then An Si drove the pickup to pick up Ren He. Everyone headed towards Zhangjiajie city center. They were going to eat the spiciest Hunan cuisine and drink the strongest liquor—they were going to celebrate!

As for editing the video, that would wait until tomorrow!

While Ren He was in the car, the Divine Punishment System began to announce the reward, "Host completed the task, evaluation level: perfect, may choose the reward direction."

"Electronic Music Production Skills!" Ren He chose without a moment’s hesitation. This was something he had made up his mind about after passing the last hairpin turn. Truly, throughout the whole process, the sound of ’Faded’ just kept echoing in his mind. He decided to produce the song that accompanied him through his first life limit challenge himself. He was somewhat distrustful when others did it and besides, Liu Erbao’s team was planning to edit the video right in Zhangjiajie and start post-production in the following days. And during this time, Ren He also wanted to get ’Faded’ done, to let An Si and Liu Erbao’s team have a listen—he believed they would create a different kind of video after hearing it.

"Electronic Music Production Skills chosen. As the host possesses Master Level instrumental skills, the instrumental direction bonus is fixed at Master Level. Reward: Master Level Electronic Music Production Skills."

"Damn, a step to Master Level; this is really interesting," Ren He thought as production techniques for electronic music flooded into his brain in an instant. At this moment, he felt confident that he could fully recreate ’Faded’ from his previous life, perhaps even surpass it!

That night, a bunch of people were shouting and hollering in a house in Zhangjiajie. Everyone was overwhelmed by the authentic Hunan cuisine, drooling helplessly from the spiciness, yet they couldn’t help but feel absolutely thrilled.

The liquor was drunk cup by cup until everyone was dead drunk.

The feast was paid for by An Si out of his own pocket—there was enough drink and ample food. Liu Erbao’s team had rushed to Zhangjiajie overnight as soon as they got the job the previous night. If someone else were to attempt to set up so much equipment so perfectly in one day, it would have seemingly been an impossible task.

But they did it, even if it meant staying awake for 24 hours to get it all done.

Everyone was excited, but also exhausted, and so An Si was moved.

He felt that it was this kind of meal that was worth enjoying. By comparison, those banquets, no matter how good the dishes and drinks were, seemed a little bland.

Liu Erbao wasn’t drunk, neither was Ren He or An Si. After making sure everyone else was settled, the three of them gathered for a smoke. Ren He had been a heavy smoker in his previous life but this was his first smoke in this life, and it felt incredibly satisfying!

The three exchanged smiles as if they had known each other for many years and shared life-and-death camaraderie. Today’s experience was precious to each of them.

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A reward Chapter is sent up, with one more to come.