"Activate the spirit energy test."
Meng Chao made a gesture outside the cultivation cabin.
Principal Sun turned into a torch in the dark to protect the students, Granny Wang turned into a zombie but still held onto her last shred of humanity, and the countless Dragon Citizens from his previous life charging forward in the apocalypse … Countless scenes turned into a sparkling high-energy particle flow that charged into his brain and soul, activating his spirit magnetic field rotation energy.
Meng Chao growled. His spirit energy circulated at high speed in his 1,024 branch meridians and turned into 1,024 streams that rushed from his organs to his limbs. Then, they rushed out of his pores in a bid to be the first.
A layer of fine and exquisite spirit tattoos instantly appeared on his skin.
The spirit tattoos in his branch meridians were like runic symbols drawn by a fluorescent pen. They were not as dazzling and dazzling as the ones in his main meridians, but they were much more exquisite and complicated.
At first glance, they looked like exquisite armor that was as thin as a cicada's wings. It made his body look even stronger and more agile.
"This is …"
Everyone sucked in sharp breaths.
When support-class superhumans circulated their spirit energy, their branch meridians would also show up, and dazzling and colorful spirit tattoos would appear.
But usually, this sort of spirit tattoo would only appear in certain parts of the body.
If it was a doctor or a harvester, it would usually appear in their eyes and hands, which were places that required fine control.
If it was a scientist or a leader who was skilled in calculations and deductions, it would usually appear near their temples, which meant that the spirit meridians around their brains had been cleared.
The 1,024 branch meridians in Meng Chao's body were filled with spirit energy. His spirit tattoos were incredibly clear, and they seemed to be changing as if they were alive. This was a phenomenon that had never been seen before.
"Current spirit energy value: 61 Crystals!"
This number deeply shocked everyone, including Gu Jianbo.
Spirit energy value was the indicator of a superhuman's instantaneous eruption.
One "Crystal" was the energy released after a standard crystal that was one cubic millimeter was completely converted into spirit energy.
There was a rather simple and crude formula for estimating how high a one-star superhuman's spirit energy value was.
The number of main meridians a superhuman could clear was the number of Crystals of spirit energy they could cultivate.
After clearing sixty main meridians, taking in a large amount of resources, and cultivating for a period of time, they could control sixty Crystals of spirit energy.
Of course, a superhuman's talent, skills, and the medicine they consumed were different, so there were definitely differences in their values.
For outstanding newcomers like Sun Ya and Xie Feng, even if they had only cleared sixty to seventy main meridians under the guidance of a top-notch teacher, they might still be able to produce more than a hundred crystals of spiritual energy.
But it would not be more than twice the number of main meridians, unless he reached Spirit Transformation Realm.
Broken-star superhumans usually only had a few main meridians cleared.
Even if these main meridians were thicker than those of ordinary Extraordinaires, it was difficult for their Spiritual Energy Value to exceed ten or twenty crystals.
Of course, statistics were not the only criteria that determined the outcome of a match.
The difference in combat power was not as simple as adding or subtracting Spiritual Energy Value.
However, the higher his Spiritual Energy Value was, the more he would be able to take the initiative. He would also be able to use various skills and battle tactics.
Now, as a broken-star superhuman, Meng Chao instantly released 61 Crystals worth of spirit energy, which was close to the average level of the martial arts course students.
There was no way that the broken-star superhumans outside the cultivation cabins would not be filled with emotions, and their blood would boil!
Meng Chao was also filled with excitement in the cultivation cabin. He wanted to throw his head back and roar to express his delight.
He knew that Sun Ya, Xie Feng, Jiang Rui, and even Duan Lian's Spiritual Energy Value had already surpassed one hundred.
But the output of one hundred crystals from the main meridians and the output of one hundred crystals from the branch meridians were two completely different concepts.
If it was the output from the main meridians, they would need a longer time to accumulate power and cool down. It would be even more difficult for them to maintain it continuously and stably, and the wastage would be even greater.
Aside from the flashy sound and visual effects, it was already pretty good if 30% of the spirit energy could reach the target.
But the output from the branch meridians was precise, long-lasting, stable, hidden, and could be released at will. The damage to the body was rather low, and even if a few of the branch meridians were burned when they attacked, they could recover on their own within a short period of time.
Meng Chao looked at the spirit tattoos flowing around him and laughed. He got up, lifted the lid, climbed out of the cultivation cabin, and strode to the punching force gauge in the corner.
Bang!
His first punch had a destructive force of one thousand five hundred kilograms.
Two months ago, with his physical body, his maximum punching force was three hundred kilograms.
Now, it had increased by five times.
Of course, with the increase in spirit energy, one thousand five hundred kilograms was not a shocking result.
Many of the new students in the martial arts course could easily go over two thousand kilograms.
Even Ma Hong and the other students from society could deliver that kind of power.
But what happened next was terrifying.
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!
Meng Chao did not show any signs of stopping. He punched repeatedly with both hands, and each punch was faster than the last.
In the beginning, the people could still see the entire process of him moving forward, twisting his waist, and the dragons appearing on his shoulders and arms as he punched.
Gradually, they could only see two afterimages that looked like burning whips repeatedly ravaging the pitiful punching target.
In the end, aside from Gu Jianbo, no one could see Meng Chao's attack trajectory. They could only see a series of terrifying numbers jumping madly on the interface.
1,615 kilograms! 1,647 kilograms! 1,684 kilograms!
When Meng Chao's punching force reached 1,688 kilograms, the decimal point did not change.
In five minutes, he delivered a total of 624 punches, and each punch had a force of 1,688 kilograms.
At most, there was a change of 0.1, 0.3, and no more than 0.5.
Such shocking control simply caused one's scalp to go numb and a chill to run down one's spine.
It was only at the 625th punch that his punching force jumped to 1689.2 kilograms.
Meng Chao pulled his fists back and took a step back. He slowly exercised his shoulders and wrists, and a smile appeared on his lips. He turned his head around to look at the dumbfounded people.
'This is the power of the branch meridians.
'Perhaps the maximum punching force isn't as strong as the main meridians, but it's dense, precise, and long lasting. It's enough to suffocate the target.'
Meng Chao was not done yet. He got on the treadmill and adjusted the speed to 8.
8 did not mean that he could run eight kilometers per hour.
It meant that he could run one hundred meters in eight seconds!
This had already surpassed the limits of the legendary sprinter Usain Bolt on Earth.
But Meng Chao was at ease, and he ran faster.
He could even adjust the buttons on his own to increase his speed. From one hundred meters in eight seconds, he increased it to 7.8 seconds, 7.7 seconds, and 7.5 seconds.
In the end, he stopped at one hundred meters in seven seconds, which was a speed that was as fast as lightning.
Similarly, with the support of spirit energy, many superhumans could run even faster.
But Meng Chao used this speed to run a total of five thousand meters until the treadmill could no longer withstand his stamping and sprinting. It let out creaking sounds and swayed violently.
During this period of time, his heartbeat, breathing, fluid loss, and all his physiological parameters did not change much.
It seemed like he could continue running at this speed for a few marathons.
'Compared to attack power, the ability to run for a long time is more important,' Meng Chao thought in high spirits.
'The monsters in the future will become stronger, and the soldiers and superhumans will often run into unexpected dangers in the wild. Dragon City doesn't have enough fighting power, so each veteran who has fought in hundreds of battles is a valuable asset. Of the thirty-six stratagems, running is the best. I'll use the Ultimate Style to escape, and I'll definitely have a chance to kill my way back.'
However, speed and power were not everything about the Ultimate Style.
Meng Chao used another method to show the benefits of cultivating branch meridians to the students from society whose eyes were about to tear and whose jaws were about to dislocate.
He placed a monster coin on the back of his left foot.
Then, he placed his hands behind his back and did not move.
The muscles all over his body surged like waves.
Weak spirit energy crawled out of his pores like electric arcs. It guided the monster coin from the back of his foot to his calf, the side of his thigh, his abdomen, his chest, and it rolled over his face before it stopped at the top of his head.
Then, it slowly rolled down his head before it stopped at the back of his right foot.
Even if the students from society had seen a lot of things, they had never seen such fine and precise control over their bodies from any superhuman. They gasped in amazement and looked at each other at a loss. They could not say a single word even after a long time had passed.
Meng Chao still did not move. A muscle fiber on the back of his foot suddenly shrank before it swelled up with a slap. It bounced the monster coin high into the air and caught it in his hands.
"Big Brother Bo, Project 1024 can be considered to be a stage success, right?" he asked with a smile.
Gu Jianbo's eyes were a little red. He opened his mouth, but he did not say anything. He leaned over the sink and washed his face for half a minute. Then, he sucked in a deep breath and said in a quivering voice, "That's right. We've verified a brand new formula and cultivation method that can allow a broken-star superhuman's basic strength and instant spirit energy output to reach the standard of a normal superhuman. It also has an ability that cultivators with main meridians at the same level as us can't do.
"Even though the data is just for reference, we still have a long way to go before we can turn the basic numbers into fighting power and find the perfect fighting mode that matches it.
"But the path is long, and we will reach it as soon as we walk. I never thought that I would be able to walk so far on this path and even see hope in continuing down it.
"Zong Ye, Xu Fang, Zhou Tianrui, Li Feiy …
"Meng Chao, I-I thank you on behalf of them!"
Gu Jianbo usually had a glib tongue, but at that moment, his expression was dazed and stern. His voice even sounded a little choked up.
He smoothed out his wrinkled lab coat and took half a step back. He wanted to bow to Meng Chao seriously.
But Meng Chao beat him to it and wrapped him in a bear hug.
"Big Brother Bo, I should be the one thanking you," Meng Chao said sincerely. "We all have to thank you."
Gu Jianbo was a little stunned. "Who? Why? "
"Everyone. For … everything."
Meng Chao smiled, and Kindling appeared in front of him.
[Completed the first segment of the chain quest Fight for the Ultimate Style. The instant spirit energy output from the Fire Relayer's branch meridians reached one-tenth of the main meridians.
[Quest Remarks: You helped Blade Dancer Gu Jianbo open up a brand new cultivation path five years in advance. You also prevented heroic citizen Gu Jianbo from accumulating more hidden injuries. You might have extended his life. Your performance is outstanding. You are now given three stars (the highest is five stars).
[Quest Reward: 10500 contribution points and the repair of twelve main meridians.
[Repair of main meridians has begun. Current progress is 0.1%. Estimated completion time is fifteen days.
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