"Hehe, I'm not doing anything, I just want to help you become a true talent!" Upon hearing Chu Xun's words, Chu Kuangren revealed his wide grin and said, "But before we start, I need to fully understand your strength. Follow me!"
With that, Chu Kuangren turned and walked toward a room at the north end of the yard.
"Yes, teacher!" After a brief hesitation, Chu Xun followed him.
Creak!
The sound of a door opening rang out as Chu Kuangren pushed open the steel door, revealing an extremely spacious room to Chu Xun.
The room was vast, at least two hundred square meters in size, and contained four oddly shaped instruments. The largest one was a punching target force tester, while the use of the other three was unknown to Chu Xun.
"These four instruments are specially used to test your strength, speed, neural response, and destructive power," Chu Kuangren said as he walked up to the force tester. "Use all your strength and hit the target. I need to know how much power you can exert right now!"
"Yes!" Chu Xun nodded and walked up to the punching target.
"Ha!" After taking a deep breath, Chu Xun suddenly shouted and, with all his might, threw a powerful punch, hitting the target with full force.
Bang!
There was a dull thud as the punching target seemed to be struck by a giant hammer, sinking deeply and vibrating violently. At the same time, the display screen of the force tester showed an astonishing number—"1450kg"!
"Haha, my full-force punch has already exceeded one ton!" Seeing this number, Chu Xun felt a surge of joy. A punching force of 1450kg, such tremendous strength had far exceeded the limits of an ordinary human. Back in the past, he wouldn't even have dared to imagine such a thing.
"Idiot!" However, just as Chu Xun was celebrating his strength, an angry shout suddenly rang in his ear. Immediately after, he felt a tremendous force strike his back, causing him to stumble, nearly falling.
"It seems you really haven't undergone any proper training, wasting such good talent!" At this moment, Chu Kuangren seemed genuinely upset. He gave Chu Xun a fierce glare and shouted, "Didn't anyone ever teach you what 'force from the ground, waist unified' means?"
"No…" Chu Xun helplessly shook his head. Before crossing over, he had been just an ordinary student, and after crossing over, he was a "useless" person. Who would have taught him such things?
"Those idiots, they didn't even teach you the most basic things? It's so infuriating!" Hearing Chu Xun's reply, Chu Kuangren seemed even angrier. He shook his head and then yelled at Chu Xun, "Alright, I'll teach you these things later. Now, let's test your speed!"
After speaking, Chu Kuangren pulled Chu Xun to the doorway and said, "Run to the other side at your fastest speed!"
"Yes!" Although Chu Kuangren had scolded him, Chu Xun wasn't upset. Instead, he was somewhat excited.
He wasn't a masochist, but he knew that under Chu Kuangren, he would truly learn some real skills!
Whoosh!
After taking a deep breath, Chu Xun stomped on the ground with his right foot. The immense force even left a shallow footprint in the ground. At the same time, using the powerful reaction force, Chu Xun shot forward like a cheetah, rapidly accelerating, and finally crossed the speed-sensing area, reaching the other side of the room.
"Mm, 24 meters per second, not bad!" Though his speed wasn't remarkable compared to his terrifying strength, Chu Kuangren didn't get angry. He nodded slightly, showing approval.
Earlier, his anger was entirely because Chu Xun didn't know how to use his own strength properly, wasting his talent. To Chu Kuangren, seeing someone waste their potential like that was truly a tragic thing.
"Next up, let's test your neural reaction speed!" After the speed test, Chu Kuangren led Chu Xun to another new machine. This one was somewhat similar to a baseball launcher, except this device had more barrels and the mouths of the barrels were smaller.
"Stand inside the circle. Remember, no matter what happens, you can't leave the circle!" Chu Kuangren pointed to a red-painted circle, about four meters in diameter, which was located about five meters ahead of the device.
"Yes..." Chu Xun hesitated for a moment, then stepped into the circle.
"Now, get ready. Don't say I didn't warn you, you'd better give it your all to dodge. Otherwise, hehe..." Once Chu Xun was ready, Chu Kuangren gave him a trademark smile and pressed a button on the machine.
Ding!
After the light sound, the barrels of the machine, which had previously been slightly lowered, all suddenly aimed at Chu Xun. At the same time, a cold countdown voice echoed.
"Neural reaction speed test, countdown. Five, four, three, two, one!"
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
As soon as the word "one" was announced, a series of intense whistling sounds filled the air. Then, countless objects resembling bullets shot out from the barrels like a torrential storm, bombarding Chu Xun from all directions.
"Damn!" Chu Xun's face changed, and he immediately stomped his foot, using all his agility to dodge the incoming "bullets." Fortunately, after fusing with the alien gene, it seemed that he had inherited some of the alien's reflexes. Though his movements were somewhat chaotic, he was still able to dodge the majority of the "bullets."
However, what puzzled Chu Xun was that even when he was hit by a few of them, the bullets didn't cause any harm. They only caused a slight sting, and as they hit him, they turned into liquid and merged into his body, leaving him feeling uneasy...
After all, since Chu Kuangren had already said that this test wouldn't be simple, he wasn't feeling too confident.
Sure enough, his concerns proved valid. Three seconds later, the speed of the projectiles increased, and he was hit more frequently. Furthermore, whether it was due to the liquid merging with his body or something else, he began to notice that his senses were becoming more and more sensitive.
This heightened sensitivity made his reflexes sharper, allowing him to dodge more bullets. However, the pain from being hit became increasingly intense. Eventually, it became unbearable, and he began to twitch and convulse involuntarily.
As his twitching slowed his dodging, more bullets hit him like a torrential downpour.
The intense pain overwhelmed Chu Xun, leaving him dizzy, and he could barely stand.
Fortunately, Chu Kuangren wasn't entirely mad. At the critical moment, he shut down the machine. The barrels fell silent, no longer shooting projectiles. Otherwise, Chu Xun would have likely passed out from the pain.
"Heh, not bad for your reaction time. But it's a shame you haven't undergone proper training, or you would have done much better." After the test ended, Chu Kuangren walked over to Chu Xun and smiled faintly.
However, only he knew how shocked he was. Indeed, Chu Xun's performance wasn't particularly remarkable, and it still couldn't compare to those who had truly honed their reaction times. But it was important to note that this was achieved with Chu Xun's speed of only 24 meters per second. Considering his relatively slow speed, his performance was impressive, which indicated that his reaction time was far more impressive than the instrument's data suggested.
All in all, Chu Kuangren felt he had found a treasure!
Taking a deep breath, he resisted the urge to pat Chu Xun's back and said, "The final test is the destructive power test, which will also prove your true potential as an ability user."
As he spoke, Chu Kuangren led Chu Xun to yet another machine. "This is the destructive power tester made by the Supreme Council. Once the effects of those sensitive chemicals wear off, you can give it your all and see how much destruction you can cause."
"Yes!" After taking a deep breath, Chu Xun waited for the negative effects of the bullets to subside, then walked up to the destructive power tester, preparing for the final test.
The destructive power tester looked like a huge white brick. It didn't shine and didn't appear particularly sturdy, but it was noticeably thick.
"Ha!" After hesitating for a moment, Chu Xun decided not to hold back. With a loud shout, his bright claws shot out, and his right arm swung forcefully. His palm, like a dagger, pierced straight into the white brick with all his might.