Stopping an Armor-Piercing Bullet Bare-Handed

"Instructor, can I get down now?"

On the Martial Platform, Lin Zichen looked at Lu Tianrong below and asked.

It shattered two B-Grade Alloy weapons in succession.

Such a powerful physique is far beyond the reach of the trainees below the stage; there's no need to continue the sparring.

"Come down," Lu Tianrong said. "The Martial Platform here is too small for you. Show your true colors during the special combat training in ten days."

Upon hearing that he could leave the stage, Lin Zichen lifted his leg and walked off the stage.

"Wait a moment!"

A voice suddenly rang out from the crowd.

Immediately afterwards, a metallic figure leaped up from below the stage and landed on the Martial Platform with a thud.

She is a female Mechanical Cyborg from the Machine God Group.

Her name is Zhu Shishi.

Her hair was very short, only reaching her ears.

However, he is extremely strong and is the strongest among the five special trainees of the Machine God Group.

"A B-grade weapon won't hurt you in the slightest. How about you try the Reinforced Armor-Piercing Bullet?"

Zhu Shishi stood in front of Lin Zichen and said expressionlessly.

As she spoke, her half-metallic face appeared lifeless, only displaying a cold, metallic sheen.

"Reinforced Armor-Piercing Bullet?"

Lin Zichen had no concept of this type of bullet.

Zhang Kai, sitting in the audience, warned, "Zichen, don't accept this challenge. It's too dangerous. The Reinforced Armor-Piercing Bullet can easily penetrate a 10-centimeter-thick steel plate within ten meters. You can't stop them."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yuanzhong, who was also in the audience, exclaimed in surprise, "Can it really penetrate a 10-centimeter-thick steel plate? Is that even possible?"

"When I activate the Armored Earth Dragon gene, the resulting scales are at most 4 centimeters thick, and their hardness is about the same as ordinary steel."

"If you put it that way, if I were to fight her, wouldn't she just shoot me dead?"

Zhao Yuanzhong thought Zhang Kai was definitely exaggerating and didn't believe the enhanced armor-piercing rounds were really that powerful.

Otherwise, wouldn't Mechanical Cyborg be invincible among their peers when their strength is still at an average level?

Is this possible?

It's obviously impossible!

Zhang Kai chuckled and said, "If you don't believe me, you can go up on stage and try it yourself later, and see if the Reinforced Armor-Piercing Bullet can penetrate your body in one shot."

Zhao Yuanzhong didn't reply to him, but silently looked at Zhu Shishi on the stage, lost in thought.

Mechanical Cyborg are really strong in the early stages.

As long as technology keeps up, increasing combat power is as easy as drinking water.

Unlike Gene Fusionist, they don't have to spend a lot of time exercising and constantly strengthening their physical bodies.

"Stop trying. Armor-piercing rounds that can penetrate 10-centimeter-thick steel plates are too dangerous. Get down, everyone."

Lu Tianrong shouted to the two people on the stage.

Zhu Shishi disagreed. "As long as you don't shoot at vital points, there's no danger."

Lu Tianrong frowned.

These trainees are so undisciplined; they often disobey the instructors, and it's really difficult to work with them.

Oh well, they're not from the Military District anyway, let them do whatever they want, I can't be bothered to discipline them.

To avoid offending them instead of successfully training them.

You only need to keep an eye on those five people in the Military District.

Thinking it over, Lu Tianrong said, "Then you two be careful not to hurt your vital organs."

"Don't worry, instructor."

Zhu Shishi said in a magnetic voice.

Her vocal cords have been repositioned, giving her a slightly electric quality in her voice, making her particularly suited for electronic music.

"Which spot do you want to use to block the bullet?"

Zhu Shishi turned to look at Lin Zichen and asked in a cold voice.

Lin Zichen said calmly, "I didn't say I wanted to try."

"What, you're afraid?"

"I dare, but there's no need, unless there's some benefit to succeeding in the challenge."

Lin Zichen said calmly.

His body, Tertiary Body Tempering, is far stronger than a 10-centimeter-thick steel plate.

The mere Reinforced Armor-Piercing Bullet couldn't harm him in the slightest.

Unless there's something in it for you, there's absolutely no need to take on the challenge.

"I don't need you to succeed in the challenge," Zhu Shishi said magnanimously. "As long as you dare to challenge me, I can transfer 1 million to your account right now."

1 million?

Upon hearing this number, Lin Zichen's heart stirred slightly.

At that moment, he belatedly realized something.

The geniuses I've encountered since childhood all seem to come from wealthy families and can easily give away large sums of money.

After thinking about it carefully, it seems that only he and Shen Qinghan are truly from ordinary backgrounds.

This really proves the saying:

The rich rely on technology, the poor rely on mutation.

I didn't think about it anymore.

Lin Zichen accepted the challenge that offered him a million yuan for free, took out his phone, and said to Zhu Shishi, "Transfer the money."

Without saying a word, Zhu Shishi pressed her palm a few times and quickly transferred 1 million yuan.

Mechanical Cyborg already possess all the functions of a mobile phone, so they don't need one.

"Goodness, he actually accepted the challenge!"

"That's Enhanced Armor-Piercing Bullet that can penetrate 10 centimeters of steel plate. This genius from Mountain University is really daring."

"It looks like blood is about to be drawn."

"It's hard to say. Since he dared to accept the challenge, he must be confident."

"Where do you get the confidence? Those are armor-piercing rounds that can penetrate even 10-centimeter-thick steel plates. How can Ordinary Rank flesh and blood withstand them?"

Seeing that Lin Zichen had actually chosen to accept the challenge, a murmur of discussion immediately arose from the audience.

Neither of the two people on stage paid any attention to the noise.

After completing the transfer, Zhu Shishi looked up at Lin Zichen in front of her and asked:

Where do you want to shoot?

"Shoot it into your palm."

As Lin Zichen spoke, he raised his right hand and placed his palm on Zhu Shishi.

Zhu Shishi remained silent.

The energy tank inside the right arm is immediately activated to accumulate kinetic energy for the barrel that fires the armor-piercing projectile.

Then, raising its mechanical right arm, it pressed the protruding muzzle against Lin Zichen's palm and asked coldly:

Are you ready?

"Shoot."

Lin Zichen said calmly.

The words had barely left his mouth.

On the other side, Zhu Shishi had a sudden thought and ruthlessly fired Reinforced Armor-Piercing Bullet.

"Bang!"

A deafening explosion rang out.

An astonishing scene unfolded!

Lin Zichen's hand wasn't pierced by the armor-piercing bullet!

Zhu Shishi's robotic arm exploded!

The armor-piercing projectile failed to penetrate Lin Zichen's arm, getting stuck at the muzzle and unable to fire. The powerful impact had nowhere to go, so it exploded directly inside the muzzle, shattering Zhu Shishi's completely metallic right arm into pieces.

"How is that possible?!"

Zhu Shishi's eyes widened, her face filled with astonishment.

The others in the audience were also stunned, their faces filled with disbelief.

It can even stop Reinforced Armor-Piercing Bullet!

It blocked it without a scratch!

What does this tell us?

This shows that Lin Zichen's physical body has a higher defensive capability than a 10-centimeter-thick steel plate!

Such high defensive power is at least at the level of an ordinary Tier 9!

Moreover, it's at the upper-middle level among ordinary Tier 9!

Terrifying!

This child is truly terrifying!

It possesses the potential for Sanctification of the Flesh!

At this moment, everyone present was deeply shocked, feeling that their understanding of the physical body had been completely shattered, and they had witnessed the birth of a miracle.

"This is outrageous! The strength of this physical body is simply inhuman!"

"Who says Pure-Blood Human Path no good? This guy has beaten everyone his age in the whole country to a pulp!"

"Do you think it's possible that the powerful one isn't Pure-Blood Human Path, but rather Lin Zichen himself?"

"Indeed, before Lin Zichen, there were many geniuses who had traversed the Pure-Blood Human Path, but they all became ordinary people. This shows that the real strength doesn't lie in the Pure-Blood Human Path, but in Lin Zichen himself."

"That's not quite right. It's possible that the threshold for Pure-Blood Human Path whose physical talent surpasses the threshold can achieve more than the sum of their parts (1+1>2), while those whose physical talent doesn't surpass the threshold will experience less than the sum of their parts (1+1>2)."

After witnessing firsthand the immense power of Lin Zichen's physical body.

Everyone present started talking about Pure-Blood Human Path.

Let's re-examine this evolutionary path that has led many geniuses to become ordinary and then condemned to death by the public.

"How is Lin Zichen so strong?"

Li Moyu was completely disoriented, her eyes devoid of any fighting spirit.

Before this, he always felt that he had a chance to surpass Lin Zichen.

But after witnessing Lin Zichen block the Enhanced Armor-Piercing Bullet with his bare hands, he finally realized how vast the gap was between him and Lin Zichen.

This is an insurmountable gap.

During my four years at university, I saw no hope of catching up.

Furthermore, the gap between them may even widen further.

Since you were born, what is your birth date?

Li Moyu is becoming depressed.

In contrast to him, Luo Yongjian was extremely excited, even more so than Shen Qinghan.

Throughout the entire event, he danced and cheered loudly, calling out "Brother Chen" repeatedly, perfectly embodying the feeling of being honored.

Those who don't know the situation might think he and Lin Zichen are brothers born to the same parents.

Is Pure-Blood Human Path truly a dead end?

Ma Xiwei murmured to herself, her belief beginning to crumble.

Her father, Ma Zhenhe, had always been a staunch opponent of the Pure-Blood Human Path, frequently launching fierce attacks against Pure-Blood Human Path and devaluing them to nothing.

As a daughter, she was influenced by what she saw and heard over the years and also Pure-Blood Human Path.

So much so that she always thought Lin Zichen, Pure-Blood Human Path, was a fool and would definitely regret it in the future.

But now, she's starting to doubt herself.

Doubting that the father is wrong,

Pure-Blood Human Path not necessarily facing certain death, as my father said.

Instead, it could be a bright path unlike any other.

Once it is completed, it will far surpass other evolutionary paths and lead humanity to a completely new level.

Is Zichen really human?

Zhang Kai looked utterly bewildered, unable to comprehend Lin Zichen's immense power.

Back in junior high, when he was on the Martial Arts Team, he, as a senior, was completely overwhelmed by Lin Zichen, a junior, and lost all confidence, feeling like a piece of trash.

It wasn't until several years later, after joining the Machine God Group and being reborn as one of the group's top geniuses, that he slowly regained his confidence.

Whenever he goes home for a holiday, everyone—neighbors, relatives, friends, or old classmates—gathers around him.

The goddess I couldn't have back then, I can now get her into bed with just a snap of my fingers.

Those who looked down on his talent back then now fawn over him and call him "Brother Kai."

This made him feel like he was the best.

At least in terms of past interpersonal relationships, they are the most outstanding.

He's the one who's doing the best.

However, after witnessing Lin Zichen block a Reinforced Armor-Piercing Bullet with his bare hands, he found that the familiar sense of powerlessness he felt when he was in junior high school had returned.

I was crushed in junior high, and I'm still crushed now that I'm an adult. It feels like we're on different levels.

No matter how awesome you are in a two-dimensional world, you can never compare to Lin Zichen in three dimensions.

"This physical strength is comparable to that of some Advanced Being with relatively weaker physical bodies."

Lu Tianrong stared at Lin Zichen on the stage, his heart filled with shock.

He served as Special Training Camp instructor at the Military District headquarters in Nanjiang Province for nearly ten years, where he witnessed countless Favored Child of Heaven.

Among them are Li Yijin, a genius from Capital University; Lv Qingyu, Mechanical Genius Girl; and Liang Sanxu, the strongest recruit in the Military District... all unparalleled geniuses of their rank.

However, these so-called unparalleled geniuses, who were invincible among their peers, were far inferior to Lin Zichen in their performance during the Military District's special training back then.

Lin Zichen was the most outstanding genius he had ever seen.

There is none other than that.

Absolutely in a class of its own.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed that there could be such a freakishly gifted genius on Earth.

On the Martial Platform.

Lin Zichen ignored the shocked looks around him.

He quickly jumped off the Martial Platform and found a seat.

Their strength has already been demonstrated, easily dominating the entire field; there's no need for further sparring.

The remaining time should be used to cultivate the Blood Tempering Technique and undergo the Quaternary Body Tempering.

I aim to achieve the goal of mastering Quinary Body Tempering techniques before my sophomore year.

What is he doing sitting cross-legged on the ground?

"Meditate?"

"This is practicing the Blood Tempering Technique, manipulating the blood and qi within the body to temper the body."

"Is this how Pure-Blood Human Path become stronger?"

"This is the first time I've ever seen this."

After recovering from their shock, everyone looked at Lin Zichen with curiosity, observing his process of cultivating the Blood Tempering Technique.

Lu Tianrong, the instructor, was also observing with great interest.

But after observing it for a while, I still couldn't figure it out.

Feeling it was a waste of time, he shouted to the crowd:

"Stop watching, everyone!"

"Time is money, so hurry up and start practicing with the weapon you've chosen!"

"Don't waste time!"

The "everyone" here does not include Lin Zichen.

Lin Zichen demonstrated exceptional strength, successfully earning himself the privilege of independent training.

Upon hearing this, everyone sprang into action.

Find a partner to spar with.

Practice using weapons.

During practice, everyone couldn't help but secretly glance at Lin Zichen, curiously observing his process of cultivating the Blood Tempering Technique.

In the blink of an eye.

More than two hours have passed.

The time came to 5:30 in the afternoon.

"Everyone, stop!"

Lu Tianrong called a halt to the group and then said, "Today's special training is over."

"For the next ten days, we will hone our physical and mental strength in the Special Training Room downstairs in the mornings, and practice using weapons here in the afternoons."

"Ten days later, you will go out for special combat training to hunt down Heretic Cult and Exotic Beast, and hone your teamwork skills."

"Do you understand?!"

"Understood!" x20

Everyone said in unison.

Lu Tianrong nodded and said, "Alright, go eat."

Upon hearing this, everyone left the Weapon Room in twos and threes.

"Xiao Chen, I recorded the scene where you blocked the bullet with your bare hands and shattered the opponent's mechanical arm!"

Shen Qinghan walked to Lin Zichen's side, took out her phone, opened the video recording, and held it in front of him, excitedly exclaiming like a little fangirl, "Look, he's super handsome!"

Lin Zichen glanced at it, smiled, and said, "He is indeed handsome."

While the two were watching the video.

Luo Yongjian stepped forward, grinning, and said, "Brother Chen, Sister Han, let's go eat together."

Lin Zichen looked up at him and said, "You go eat first, we won't be eating so soon."

"Okay, then I'll go eat with Brother Yu and Sister Wei first."

With a smile on his face, Luo Yongjian left after saying that.

He wanted to get to know Lin Zichen better, but he knew the principle of moderation, so he wasn't overly enthusiastic.

After Luo Yongjian walked away, Shen Qinghan asked softly, "Xiao Chen, do you not like getting too close to these people in my class?"

Lin Zichen explained, "No, I really don't plan to eat that soon. I'm going to do something first, and then I'll eat."

Shen Qinghan asked curiously, "What are you going to do?"

Lin Zichen kept everyone in suspense. "You'll find out when we get there."

When are you going?

"Now."

After saying that, Lin Zichen led Shen Qinghan away from the Weapon Room and walked downstairs like a thief.

PS: One more chapter, will be posted before 1 AM.