5: Test explosive power

Li Tianyang took a sip of tea and continued, "As for you, your current life force strength, to be honest, isn't high. It doesn't even meet the requirements of Jiangnan Martial Arts University."

"Logically, Awakening an S-Rank ability should lead to an increase in life force strength, and those who can awaken such a high-Rank ability generally don't have poor life force strength. You are an exception."

"Top universities like Jinling University generally require a life force strength of 0.8 or higher. Although, because you have an S-Rank ability, they won't make similar demands on you. But Chen Qing, I still need to remind you, life force strength is the foundation of a Martial Artist! Low-Rank Martial Artists temporarily don't Cultivate Mental Energy; they focus on Cultivating life force. If you want to stand out in university and gain more resources, you must find a way to improve your life force!"

"While an S-Rank ability is powerful, in a situation where everyone is of the same Rank, you certainly have an advantage. However, if you were Rank 1 today and I were Rank 2, I guarantee I could defeat you in one Move!"

"Even if you have an S-Rank!"

When he said this, he was extremely flamboyant, domineering, and beaming with excitement.

In Chen Qing's perception, the Li Tianyang in front of him truly had the ability to do what he said!

The confidence of a Martial Artist!

Without confidence, how could one even speak of the Peak of the Martial Dao!

He had also met Martial Artists; his father, Chen Youzhong, was a Rank 1 Martial Artist, but he was his father after all, and rarely showed a fierce expression.

But thanks to this, he had also met some civilian Martial Artists, friends of his father. They gave Chen Qing a completely different feeling!

They had no Aura of a Martial Artist, immersed in the mundane, unlike warriors!

Li Tianyang, no wonder this person's photo could be hung in the school by the principal for a year.

Chen Qing nodded, "Yang-ge, in that case, which university do you recommend I choose?"

Li Tianyang waved his hand and walked towards a VIP room on the inner side of the martial arts hall.

"Come with me."

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The VIP room was very large, over 100 square meters, and fully equipped with a variety of fitness equipment. There were also many precision instruments for clients to test their various physical signs.

Li Tianyang led Chen Qing to an instrument similar to a punching machine and pointed at it.

"This is a strength tester. The testers in martial arts halls are generally provided for ordinary people and those who have just Awakened abilities. Their load-bearing capacity isn't strong, but this one of mine is different; Martial Artists of the lower three Ranks can strike it freely without breaking it!"

"Come, punch it and test your strength."

Chen Qing stood in front of the instrument upon hearing this and gently exhaled.

He had used this type of strength testing instrument at school before; the unit of measurement was similar to life force strength.

He remembered that his previous life force strength was 0.38, and the explosive force of a single punch was only about 0.2, roughly half of his life force strength.

At his stage, the conversion ratio of explosive force to kilograms was roughly 1:1000.

In other words, converted to kilograms, his full-power strike had an explosive force of about 200 kilograms, which was quite good. In his previous life, this amount of force would have been enough to be called a humanoid Vicious Beast. But in this life, this meager strength was still too far from the standard of a Martial Artist.

Now, his life force strength had reached 0.68, and he was eager to know if his explosive force had also increased.

He stood firm, adopted a Move from the "Blue Star Federation 169th set of broadcast gymnastics," lowered his shoulders, and threw a punch!

A heavy blow landed on the instrument, emitting a dull thud.

Chen Qing subconsciously looked at the instrument's screen.

"Explosive force 0.37, equivalent to a 370-kilogram class burst! Congratulations, you are one step closer to becoming a Martial Artist!"

A humanized metallic voice sounded from the instrument.

"Not bad! You're no worse than I was at this time last year. With your life force strength, combined with better force-generating Moves, you can unleash even greater power."

"Generally, a Peak quasi-Martial Artist, meaning a Martial Artist with a life force strength of 0.9 or higher, can burst out a life force strength of about 0.4-0.5. For you, with only 0.68 life force strength, to be able to unleash such strong power is somewhat beyond my expectations."

What he said was true. After so many years of federal data statistics, the strength a human body can unleash is basically positively correlated with life force strength.

If your life force strength is exactly 1, and you can unleash a power strength of 0.5 or more, which is 500 kilograms of force, it means your control over your own strength is quite good, allowing you to exert 50% of your own power.

However, in reality, at the non-Martial Artist stage, very few people can achieve this, because at this stage everyone is striving to become a Martial Artist, and no one has time to Cultivate Martial Skills, so naturally they cannot unleash powerful strength.

Chen Qing's life force strength was 0.68, and his explosive force was 0.37, already exceeding 50%. This indicated that his control over his strength was quite good.

He was a good prospect for martial arts training.

Such a person, if he also possessed a heart daring to fight, perhaps entering Jinling University would be a good choice.

Li Tianyang nodded, "You have a talent for Cultivating Martial Skills, plus an S-Rank ability. If you dare to fight, then I personally recommend you join Jinling University. If you don't dare to fight..."

He didn't continue, but what he wanted to say was obvious.

Chen Qing nodded; he naturally dared to fight.

He was never a timid or cowardly person. Since he Transmigrated to this world that required combat, and he possessed a System, then as a man, he had no reason to avoid battle.

Only through combat could he constantly grow stronger, and only then could he find that glimmer of hope to return in the future.

Having received his answer, Chen Qing didn't linger and headed home.

Li Tianyang wasn't there for him either; he had his own things to do.

However, when he left, he gave Chen Qing a basic Cultivation Technique. This was a university Cultivation Technique, much stronger than Chen Qing's broadcast gymnastics, called "Basic Breathing Technique," enough for Chen Qing to Cultivate to Rank 1.

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Chunhu Community.

This community was not large; it was generally inhabited by tenants like Chen Qing and his father, a concentrated area for renters.

People generally didn't have much interaction, all striving for their own lives.

When Chen Qing returned home, his father was already sitting on the sofa. He stared blankly at the thermos cup frozen into ice on the coffee table, then turned to look at Chen Qing.

"Xiao Qing, what's going on? Is the air conditioner broken?"

The house was full of standing water at this time, a product of Chen Qing releasing the Bone-Winged Dragon King earlier in the day.

Chen Qing was a bit embarrassed, "Dad, the air conditioner isn't broken; my ability mutated."

"Mutated?" Father Chen frowned.

So, Chen Qing spent some effort, once again slightly demonstrating his ability, before his father believed him.

Father Chen lit a cigarette and sighed emotionally, "Good! So good! I knew it, how could my Chen Youzhong's genes produce a good-for-nothing who couldn't become a Martial Artist!"

Chen Qing was speechless. Oh, your old Chen's genes, if I hadn't Transmigrated with a System, with your old Chen's genes, I would have been an ordinary worker for life, no matter what.

"Go to the ability university and study hard! In the future, go to the battlefield and kill enemies! Don't disgrace my old Chen family!"

Chen Youzhong was keen on fighting; if he could, he would even want to return to the front lines himself to kill enemies!

However, he wasn't very good at cooking; the dishes he made were quite stiff and lacked flavor.

The father and son ate a few "hard" dishes, then washed up and went back to their rooms to sleep.

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Chen Qing lay on the bed, looking at the ceiling. Actually, it wasn't the ceiling, but the System panel in front of him.

He stared at the bottom line for a long time.

【Ice God Tower Space: First layer unlocked (each advancement in life force will unlock the next layer)】

How to enter?

"System, how do I enter this Ice God Tower Space?"

Soon, a cold, mechanical voice replied.

"Sleep."