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Chapter 312 - 310, Will Surpass the Highest Peak (Fifth Update)_1

Chapter 312: 310, Will Surpass the Highest Peak (Fifth Update)_1

At an altitude of 7,900 meters, everyone in the main tent of the camp gathered together to wait for the American team leader to finish the thrilling call. They had already learned from the conversation that Knight had indeed returned directly to the 6,000-meter camp, and given the timing, it seemed he really had skied all the way back, which was terrifying!

After becoming the first person to conquer Mount Everest without oxygen, the pioneer in the field of extreme cycling, the leading figure in parkour, would he now become the first in the ski descent domain as well?

How many more "firsts" could he possibly achieve in different fields?

However, some hesitated and said, "It might be contested to call him the first in the ski descent domain, even though Mount Everest is extremely difficult, but isn’t speed what’s most valued in the speed descent sphere? If you think about the time it took, it’s pretty clear that Knight controlled his speed on this descent. We can understand that going too fast would be deadly for him, but will the ski descent community accept this? They’ve been arguing over whether speed or difficulty comes first for so long, and many believe that speed is the true measure of difficulty."

Many fell into contemplation upon hearing these words, as there was indeed some truth to them. While Ren He’s feat was of a difficulty far beyond ordinary descents, if you were to judge based on speed, Knight wasn’t particularly fast.

Moreover, there wasn’t any reliable continuous footage to document it all this time.

If Knight aimed to be the first in the ski descent domain, he would need another descent that’s even more convincing.

"I don’t care about all that; in my heart, he’s already the number one in ski descents, everyone else be damned. Remember, he climbed up there free solo. I even think he’s the top free solo climber!"

"Haha, I think the same. Even though the slope of Mount Everest isn’t the most challenging in free solo climbing, it’s at an altitude of 8,800 meters. Let those free solo experts try it; they’d probably run out of oxygen before they even start climbing!"

While that was the talk, Ren He still lacked data for comparison in the same conditions, and without considering oxygen, free solo climbing Mount Everest wasn’t regarded as a particularly daunting task anymore.

Of course, Ren He’s journey on this path had only just begun.

"I really want to head back now and have a couple of drinks with Knight, I’ll boil the water myself and let him wash his face so I can finally see his true face, haha!"

"Nonsense, I want to do that too. Let’s rest up at the main camp at 6,000 meters and then make another summit attempt. I feel like we’ll definitely succeed next time!"

However, everyone knew they couldn’t go back now. Although it was only 2:30 in the afternoon, the outside was as dark as the early hours of the night, and the storm was shaking the entire tent incessantly.

When Ren He finally reunited with Yang Xi in the camp, she had severe dark circles under her eyes, clearly not having rested well during the time Ren He was away. They looked at each other and shared a laugh for a long while before Yang Xi asked, "Aren’t all the others still up the mountain? How did you come back so quickly?"

"Because I missed you," Ren He replied, looking into Yang Xi’s eyes. It was the truth; during his loneliest time, the person he missed most apart from his parents was Yang Xi.

Yang Xi didn’t expect Ren He to be so forthright. She rolled her eyes at him and then asked, "Are you hungry? I’ll get you something to eat."

But before the two could fully catch up, a middle-aged man from the consulting company struggled through the storm down the mountain and walked toward their tent. Upon seeing Ren He, he exclaimed excitedly, "An Si, I can’t believe you are Knight! You actually skied down from Mount Everest straight to here, and you told me you only skied a little bit!"

Ren He realized that communication might have happened between the mountain and the base. He laughed and said, "Just messing around," as humility is a traditional Chinese value passed down from our ancestors, which in fact helps with getting along with others.

But when it lingered in the American’s ears, it sounded a bit different—Americans rarely show modesty and are always brimming with confidence. So, when Ren He mentioned he was just playing around...

Good Lord, this was just playing around? If he got serious, would he sprout wings and fly to the sky? The guy was somewhat dumbfounded, but thinking of Ren He’s impressive achievements, it seemed he really had no room to question...

He decided to drop the topic, "Sir Knight, could we take a photo together?"

Ren He thought it over. This was at least half an admirer, right? Feeling rather pleased, as this was the first time someone asked for a photo with him, he smiled and said, "Sure, no problem at all, but I’ll have to cover my face." With today’s advanced technology, no one in the camp could recognize him by his face, but once they got back, who knows if someone could technologically reconstruct his true appearance.

That afternoon, as the storm swept through, Ren He took his first photo with a fan, donning the Red Scarf.

Back in his tent, Ren He was still feeling delighted, "The feeling of being a celebrity is pretty exhilarating too; vanity instantaneously satisfied."

Yang Xi couldn’t help but laugh, "If you debuted as a singer, you might become even more famous, and faster."

"Let’s not go there, that kind of life would mean no freedom," Ren He laughed. He was quite adverse to that kind of lifestyle and had already made up his mind that he definitely wouldn’t debut as a singer—it just seemed uninteresting.

To him, being a celebrity was a waste of time. Was extreme sports not thrilling enough, or was Dota not fun?

The next day, Ren He left the mountain early with Yang Xi and An Si to avoid being gawked at. Ren He, carrying all the luggage, looked like a Sherpa toiling on the highlands, but all of this was far too easy for him.

This journey would be unforgettable for him, but he had other plans for Mount Everest—just skiing wasn’t enough!

As Ren He descended, he looked back at the majestic peak of Mount Everest and silently said, "I’ll be back, wait for me."

And then he disappeared into the trails at the base of the mountain without a hint of reluctance.

...

Three days later, someone suddenly noticed that TK’s official website had updated its images—it was no longer "Stay Tuned," but rather, a selfie of a young man with the Red Scarf at the summit of a snow-capped mountain, with countless kilometers of snowy range behind him.

With a red background and both Chinese and English script, it read: "The first person to climb Mount Everest’s South Slope with bare hands, the first person to conquer Mount Everest without an oxygen bottle, and the first to ski down from the summit back to the 6,000-meter altitude base camp. Alongside Knight, we have witnessed too many miracles of life, and it isn’t until now that even we at TK finally realize, no one will ever surpass him—not in the past, and not in the future."

And this time, below was an isolated but striking line of Chinese text, a thought-provoking poem: "He who surmounts the summit shall gaze down at all the lesser peaks!"

...

An extra update for the Grandmaster Yan Li; good night, everyone—I am exhausted. Where are the monthly tickets, I want to reach for the sky

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