novelraw Chapter 439 - 315: Demon Wings_2
Chapter 439 - 315: Demon Wings_2
It’s just a pity that he was born in the modern era.
Nowadays, the total number of nuclear warheads worldwide has reached 12,121.
If they were all unleashed, they could instantly destroy the entirety of human civilization.
A nuclear threat capable of destroying all of human civilization.
Even if he had the power of a Homelander, he wouldn’t dare to act recklessly...
Wang Ye slowly retracted his wings and returned to the villa.
He stood in front of a full-length mirror in the living room, looking at his ribs.
At this time, the skin on his ribs had become wrinkled and appeared very loose. This is the lingering aftereffect of the skin being forcibly stretched and then rapidly contracted.
Many overweight people who lose over a hundred pounds experience loose skin like this all over their body.
But after several years, their loose skin generally becomes tight again. The human body has adaptive capabilities, and most physical anomalies will slowly recover over time.
However, Wang Ye has the ability to evolve,
so his adaptive ability is about a million times that of an ordinary person.
Not to mention conditions that would typically take years to recover.
Even evolutions and transformations that occur over tens of thousands of years,
happen to Wang Ye once a day.
The loose skin on his ribs quickly tightened at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In just tens of seconds, it became as taut as his other skin.
Wang Ye changed out of his torn clothes and put on an intact white T-shirt.
He continued to train in the backyard for half an hour with his Vajra Indestructible ability.
In the blink of an eye, it was evening,
winter evenings come very early,
by around five o’clock, the sky had already grown dark.
Seeing the evening approaching, Wang Ye decided to go home for dinner.
After dinner, he would train with his parents before going to bed.
He planned to find a place in the countryside to test the limits of his flying speed.
After all, he no longer needed sleep and could use the night time.
Besides, there were almost no pedestrians at night, so no one would see him testing his flying.
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Ten minutes later.
Wang Ye unlocked the door and walked into the house.
At this time, his mother had already prepared the meal.
The aroma of food greeted him invitingly.
Although Wang Ye claimed to have lost his appetite, he could still smell the aroma of food.
In fact, smelling delicious food temporarily excited his appetite.
Though this state only lasted a few minutes, it was enough to motivate him to eat.
Wang Ye sat at the table, and his mother had already served him a bowl of rice.
He picked up his chopsticks and started eating.
As he ate, he observed his parents’ training progress.
After a full day of training, his parents’ mental and physical states had noticeably improved.
The lines and wrinkles that had lingered on their faces were now plump and smooth. The yellowish spots and dull skin typical of middle-aged people had become as fair and clean as those of people in their twenties.
More importantly, their muscles—if yesterday they had looked a bit shriveled, then after today’s day-long training, their muscles had become firmer. But they were not as intimidating and robust as those of professional trainers, rather they appeared normal and healthy.
Typically, the bodies of the elderly grow weaker and smaller because their hormones and cells gradually lose activity. No matter how strong they were when young, they become frail or overweight with age.
His parents were no exception; after reaching their fifties and sixties, they gradually gained weight.
Though their appearance did not change much from when they were young,
the muscles beneath the fat had begun to atrophy significantly.
A mere few steps would leave them gasping for breath;
while Wang Ye’s enhancement balanced their hormones yesterday,
the short time was not enough for muscle recovery.
After today’s full day of growth,
their muscles gradually returned to their youthful state, even stronger than before.
The growth of these muscles also aligned their physiques.
It’s known that poor posture is often caused by muscle atrophy.
For example, rounded shoulders and a hunched back result from insufficient back muscles, causing forward shoulder joints. Many people’s knee pain is due to underdeveloped surrounding muscles.
Muscles are crucial in supporting the human body; modern people generally lack physical labor and thus experience muscle atrophy, yet most people do not prioritize muscle health.
As a result, many young people suffer from skeletal issues, from herniated disks to knee pain.
Despite age-related illness and injury, robust muscles can cure these ailments.
However...
Growing muscle consumes an enormous amount of energy.
Even slight muscle growth can increase metabolic rate by several hundred calories for days.
In just a day, the muscle gain his parents experienced was undoubtedly immense, despite accessing subcutaneous fat stores, but their blood sugar remained low, and they would undoubtedly feel hungry—extremely hungry, as if they hadn’t eaten for days, hungry enough to gnaw on walls.
Wang Ye had experienced this feeling during his early evolutions, so he understood well,
his parents’ muscle growth process would necessitate a significant food intake.
Wang Ye specifically asked if they had eaten much today.
His father replied, "Yes, I felt particularly hungry halfway through our morning practice, so we went to the supermarket, bought a lot of ingredients, and today we basically alternated between practicing and eating."
Wang Ye thought, as expected. He continued to ask, "How many meals in total?"
His father pondered for a moment and replied, "About ten meals or so, each meal was quite large. I could eat two bowls of rice per meal, and your mom could eat one and a half, with plenty of vegetables and meat."
"Xiao Ye, eating so much, won’t we gain weight?" his mother worriedly asked. Clearly, she still held onto the old belief that eating a lot would lead to weight gain.
Although their intelligence had been increased by Wang Ye to above-average levels,
their knowledge levels still retained some of the original stances.
Therefore, there was still a sense of naivety and ignorance in their speech.
Wang Ye smiled and shook his head:
"It’s normal, don’t worry; you won’t gain weight. Instead, your figures will look better and better. I expect you’ll be in this state for the next couple of days, and after eating for two days, your appetites will return to normal."
"Then I’m relieved," his mother breathed a sigh of relief.
She did feel that the more she ate today, the better her figure seemed to become.
The fat wasn’t increasing; instead, there was less of it,
and her muscles were becoming more developed.
Her shoulders broadened, her hips lifted, her waist became proportionate, and she lost arm flab. In its place were defined muscles. She could even faintly make out the lines of the abs on her lower belly. Actually, with her current muscle mass, she should’ve been able to see the abs even more clearly. But because she previously had too much accumulated fat, and the rate of fat decomposition wasn’t as fast, her body fat percentage stayed above twenty percent, allowing only the faint outlines to be seen.
Her father, being male and having high levels of male hormones, showed even more evident changes in his muscles,
especially since he initially had low fat levels.
So now, his muscle definition was very pronounced.
His eight-pack abs were visible, with veins appearing on his lower abdomen.
The muscle lines on his chest and back were so defined that they looked as if they had been cut with a chisel.
He was now indistinguishable from gym enthusiasts who had worked out rigorously for years.
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