Daily Evolution from Mastering Tai Chi

Chapter 453 - 322: Can Tai Chi Be Used in Actual Combat? (2)

After a tiring night.

Wang Ye returned to the hotel, exported the video from the camera, edited it a bit, and then posted it on his Douyin account.

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The next day,

Around nine in the morning, Wang Ye went to a brand company to shoot an advertisement.

This was a well-known mobile phone brand located in the Futian District Center, financially strong, and the filming process was rapid and efficient. Wang Ye met with the manager at nine-thirty, and by eleven, the preliminary shooting of the advertisement was completed. After discussing the future cooperation matters, he left the building of the brand.

After handling business cooperation matters, Wang Ye went to the Tai Chi Association to wait in advance.

Wan Zonghua saw Wang Ye arrive and quickly cleared out an office for him.

Wang Ye sat in the office and began to cultivate his Innate Skill alone.

Having practiced Tai Chi for many years with a certain amount of Primordial Qi, Wan Zonghua could clearly feel a disturbing aura emanating from Wang Ye’s body during his practice.

It was as if... facing an unfathomable abyss.

He didn’t dare to ask more, just sat quietly working in the adjacent office.

As time gradually passed, from eleven to one in the afternoon,

the few core members Wan Zonghua had arranged also arrived at the Association,

including Wan Zonghua and Xiao Yun, there were only eight people in total.

He organized these eight people to wait in the training room.

Then he went to Wang Ye’s office and knocked on the door.

"Wang Ye, everyone is here."

Sitting on the chair, Wang Ye slowly opened his eyes, the faint light gradually fading from his azure eyes. He adjusted the Primordial Qi in his body and replied,

"Okay, I’ll be right there."

About half a minute later, Wang Ye opened the door and walked to the training room next door.

At this time in the training room, besides Wan Zonghua and Xiao Yun, it was mostly young people from the Association, with an average age of around twenty-five.

Wan Zonghua and Xiao Yun stood in the training room practicing Tai Chi postures while standing.

The other six young people were divided into two groups, one playing with their phones in the corner, and the other chatting with each other. However, when Wang Ye pushed the door open and came in, they all stopped what they were doing and turned their attention to him.

Wang Ye casually glanced around and immediately knew that most of their Tai Chi Power was mediocre.

Whether it was footwork, posture, or total Primordial Qi,

the level was almost only about Tai Chi Lv2, which is the level of a High-tier Enthusiast,

which might seem impressive to ordinary people, achieving this level in their twenties could indeed be considered expert. But in the eyes of Wan Zonghua and his peers, it would be considered unremarkable.

Wang Ye couldn’t help but feel a headache. He initially thought that Wan Zonghua would select some skillful old experts to participate in the meeting, but he didn’t expect that it was all young people.

Wan Zonghua walked to Wang Ye’s side and introduced these people.

The three in the corner were his nominal disciples. The other three were talented young members who were recently inducted into the Association and were soon to participate in a provincial Tai Chi Martial Arts competition in Guangdong. Clearly, Wan Zonghua intended to focus on cultivating them, so he gave them this valuable spot in the exchange meeting.

The three disciples pushed onto Wang Ye were named Xu Zhiqiang, Song Haoyang, and Wu Chen.

They had already witnessed Wang Ye’s prowess in defeating several experts during the disciple recruitment,

and later saw his challenge of various extreme sports during the live broadcast,

so they had no trace of disdain for Wang Ye in their eyes.

However, the other three young people seemed not so serious.

They hadn’t been in the Association long,

in their view, Wang Ye was just a well-known personality adept at extreme sports,

maybe proficient in Tai Chi, but definitely not too skilled.

After all, Tai Chi, unlike boxing and fighting which primarily rely on physical attributes, cannot be quickly mastered within half a year. On the contrary, the depth of Tai Chi requires years of Martial Arts accumulation.

Even with their exceptional talent, due to insufficient accumulation, they were only award winners in city-level competitions, not at all comparable to the Association’s elders.

The only thing linking Wang Ye to Tai Chi was his appointment as the Vice President in this Association, and based on their investigation, Wang Ye had never participated in any Martial Arts competition. This means, likely, Wang Ye was merely a Tai Chi enthusiast, invited to be the Vice President because of his substantial contribution to the sports world.

But their eyes didn’t show explicit disdain, especially since Wang Ye was indeed an unquestionable number one in the sports realm, a character who could truly be revered as Divine in sports, which cannot be denied.

For ordinary people like them, even talking to such a figure for a minute is a privilege.

At this moment, Wang Ye naturally caught the change in the expressions of these three young people.

Even if they didn’t deliberately show any expressions, micro-expressions can’t lie.

When someone is thinking, the micro-expressions will reveal their thoughts precisely, for instance, dilated pupils might symbolize fear, anger, or lust. An outward moving jaw might indicate resistance or dissatisfaction. Looking downward to the left might mean the brain is recalling.

"Micro-expression" can last as short as 1/25 second, sometimes even shorter than a blink, thus the person making the micro-expression is likely unaware of the muscle changes on their face.

People with poor observation also find it challenging to notice others’ micro-expressions, because the characteristic of a micro-expression is minimal movement and extremely short duration.

However, those who receive specific training can capture others’ micro-expressions with a high probability. People like police officers, detectives, or psychologists learn some form of micro-expression psychology knowledge.

Theoretically, with keen enough observation, one can read the thoughts of over 90% of people.

At Wang Ye’s level, it’s almost equivalent to having a Mind Reading Technique,

but those who can also read micro-expressions can’t read his thoughts, because his muscle control ability allows him to completely control his face’s micro-expressions, ensuring that no matter what he’s thinking, there’s no change on his face.

Wang Ye didn’t bother with the inner thoughts of these young people. After Wan Zonghua explained the matters of the exchange meeting, he stepped forward, stood in front of everyone, and began to host the meeting.

"Before the discussion starts, I have a question for you all to answer." Wang Ye clasped his hands behind his back and said unhurriedly, "Do you think Tai Chi can be applied in actual combat?"

"Actual combat?"

Everyone present was taken aback.

Then they started to look at each other.

It seemed unexpected for Wang Ye to pose such a question.

However, since the words had already been spoken, they had no reason not to follow up.

They all lowered their heads, contemplating the question.

In fact, the question posed by Wang Ye had long been debated online, with various opinions.

As professionals, they naturally had a deeper understanding of the issue,

as a Martial Art, Tai Chi certainly possesses a certain level of combat effectiveness,

as long as one’s power is high, defeating ordinary people or even facing multiple opponents isn’t a problem.

But in the face of modern combat, Tai Chi seems very weak and powerless, because modern combat moves are very decisive and straightforward, with every move a direct exertion of force, while Tai Chi has countless twists and turns, pursuing some esoteric Silk-Reeling Force and Four Ounces Move a Thousand Pounds. Comparatively, practitioners from the two different areas at the same stage are naturally no match.

As everyone was pondering, the young man named Wu Chen spoke up and answered,

"Tai Chi can certainly be used in combat, but with the progression of times, it can no longer compare with modern combat sports. Nowadays, the significance of Tai Chi leans more towards health improvement and spectator value."

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