The first person in the world to hold his breath statically

Last time it was because he hated Nan Ye, wishing he could kill the other party.

But this time it was shock; he hadn't expected Nan Ye could reach this level.

After the shock came fury!

This guy, with this strength, was clearly just messing with him in the first two rounds!

The hatred in his heart instantly maxed out...

But soon he was deflated again; the other person had already surpassed him by a full 4 minutes.

Even if he were given two, or even five, more years, he couldn't possibly break through to 22 minutes. This was the gap.

When the gap was this large, Sakai Kouji simply couldn't muster the will to challenge.

He could only sigh helplessly: This time, I've completely failed. I'll have to live under Nan Ye's shadow forever...

After another 5 seconds, Alex's legs started to move; it seemed he was also close to his limit.

Immediately after, his body began to shake uncontrollably; this was a sign he couldn't hold on any longer.

At 22 minutes and 35 seconds, Alex finished his final round of the competition.

When Alex's breathing became smoother and he looked around, he was somewhat bewildered.

Didn't I break the record?

Shouldn't everyone be surrounding me right now?

But what's going on now? There's no one here?

Could it be that someone even more amazing than me has appeared?

What made Alex even more uncomfortable was that after his judge and record keeper finished their work, they rushed to the next area the very next second.

They didn't even have the inclination to greet him.

That's right, it was the water area where Nan Ye was.

At this moment, people were packed shoulder to shoulder, inside and out.

"Unbelievable!" (Exclaimed)

"Unbelievable!" (High-pitched)

"Unbelievable!" (Voice cracking)

...

A string of exclamations came from the crowd.

This made Alex's heart itch, so he casually draped a bath towel over himself and squeezed into the crowd.

He took a look and exclaimed, "Good heavens, it's actually a Daxia!"

Then he looked at the timer...

It was even more incredible; it had actually reached a full 23 minutes!

Shock!

Astonishment!

Disbelief!

...

All these emotions were mixed in Alex's heart.

No wonder, no wonder everyone was gathered here! There was a reason for it!

The viewers in Zhao Ge's live stream were also amused by the string of "unbelievable" exclamations:

[LOL, these foreigners are really poor in vocabulary, can they only use the word "unbelievable"?]

[Just get used to it, it's like when they curse, they only use the word "fuck."]

[Xiao Ge is already the new holder of the world record! Congratulations to Xiao Ge for becoming the world's number one! Awesome! (Voice cracking)]

[Didn't they say the highest record was 24 minutes?]

[That's the Guinness World Record, it's not as official as international competitions, and it was set by an old man...

The most official international freediving competition is the one right before your eyes, and the record was 22 minutes and 10 seconds.

Of course, it's definitely more than that now!]

For the first time, all the foreigners' eyes were focused on Nan Ye, watching to see what kind of miracle this young man would create.

23 minutes and 30 seconds, safely passed.

23 minutes and 40 seconds, no problem.

At 23 minutes and 50 seconds, Nan Ye's body began to tremble.

At this moment, the nearby judge began the countdown:

"23 minutes and 55 seconds~"

"A full 24 minutes!"

"24 minutes and 03 seconds~"

"24 minutes and 05 seconds~"

"The final result is 24 minutes and 12 seconds!"

"Congratulations to Nan Ye from Great Xia Country for winning the static apnea competition!"

The national team members instantly rushed over, lifted Nan Ye onto their shoulders, and threw him up.

Today is definitely a day worth celebrating!

At this important moment, the entire internet exploded:

[So awesome! Xiao Ge not only broke the international competition record but also the Guinness record!]

[This time, he is truly the global number one, the kind that cannot be refuted!]

[Xiao Ge is really fierce! He got a gold medal back on his first time participating in a freediving competition! What a ruthless person!]

[To be honest, based solely on this honor, Xiao Ge's status is unshakeable, not even by the Four Young Generals.]

[...]

Many people thought the appearance of the Four Young Generals had suppressed Nan Ye.

It wasn't until this moment that they realized Nan Ye's popularity could not be suppressed by anyone.

Nan Ye's individual popularity and fan base might not be as high as the Four Young Generals, but he could entirely make up for it with new topics.

See? At this moment, the trending searches on Weibo have been taken over by Nan Ye again:

#24 minutes and 12 seconds, Nan Ye becomes the global number one in static apnea!#

#Great Xia Country wins its first static apnea gold medal!#

...

What was originally an international competition for a niche sport was now known nationwide.

Nan Ye's TikTok followers surged towards the 35 million mark, and his Weibo followers also broke through 30 million, reaching 32.19 million.

Among the new followers were many diving enthusiasts, as well as a large number of patriotic individuals.

Nan Ye overpowering other countries and becoming the world's number one truly thrilled them.

As for the emotional value, it reached an exaggerated 2.6 billion.

With such a large amount of emotional value, Nan Ye didn't know where to start using it for a while...

...

Imperial Capital Bai Shan Restaurant!

Bai Shan Restaurant is a top-tier Chinese restaurant in the Imperial Capital.

It is said that this restaurant possesses recipes from Qing Dynasty imperial chefs.

Every dish is incredibly delicious and also a medicinal meal.

It is one of the Chinese restaurants most favored by dignitaries and nobles.

In a private room with windows, Royal Entertainment Production Director Shangguan Chongchi, Oriental Entertainment General Manager General Manager Yang, and Juba Entertainment Manager Manager Li gathered together.

The three of them directly represented the three major entertainment companies.

Today they were here to discuss how the Four Young Generals would work together for future development.

They were originally having a good discussion, but Nan Ye's sudden victory caught them completely off guard.

With this trending topic, no one would dare touch the hot searches for the next three to five days, not even the three major giants.

Whoever goes will die!

And they will die a very ugly death!

When something like this happens that makes the whole nation feel proud, and it ferments further, the popularity will definitely remain high.

The strategy they just discussed now seemed like nothing!

The three could only sit in their respective seats, speechless.

The medicinal meals in front of them no longer smelled appealing.

After a long time, Shangguan Chongchi finally blurted out a sentence: "This little guy is too powerful! I've never seen someone so difficult to deal with!"

Manager Li echoed, "There's probably only one person in the entire Great Xia who can stir up such a storm in the domestic entertainment industry by himself."

General Manager Yang took a big gulp of wine: "Tell me, what should we do?"

Manager Li and Shangguan Chongchi wanted to speak but didn't want to, their words stuck in their mouths.

Seeing them like this, General Manager Yang couldn't help but say, "You two, just say what you want to say. It's come to this point..."

Shangguan Chongchi and Manager Li exchanged glances, then spoke at the same time:

"Strength!"

"Strength!"

That's right, at this point, even the three major entertainment companies would find it difficult to suppress Nan Ye.

Instead of resorting to petty tricks later, it would be better to let the Four Young Generals truly clash with Nan Ye!

Everything will be decided by strength!

Everything will be decided by the quality of the songs!

General Manager Yang pondered for a while, and finally nodded in agreement.

"Fine, fine, let's not worry about it anymore. Let the young people sort it out themselves..."

...

While the three were having a headache, Nan Ye was preparing to participate in the final freediving event, the rope climb...