The Explosive Power of an Entry-Level War King

He returned to his room.

Chu Wen curiously examined the vial of blood energy source supplement.

This exquisite little vial even came with an instructional video. All he needed to do was connect the key to his smartbrain to unlock it.

Chu Wen had looked into it before. This stuff was not actually expensive, but it was not something money alone could buy. The poor could not afford it, while the rich had no need to buy it. It was a controlled product, with the core technology controlled by the Beautiful Nation.

The first dose of blood energy source supplement had the best effect. After that, the body developed resistance until it no longer worked at all.

Its greatest use was replenishing the loss of flesh and blood within the body.

Yet its effects were almost identical to those of the Primordial Source Pearl.

With a mind to try it, Chu Wen used it according to the instructions.

[Potential Points: 3]

The overflowing blood energy had simply turned into Potential Points...

"Interesting. The Primordial Source Pearl is so picky, yet a single vial of supplement can count as thirty points of blood energy?"

Chu Wen felt no changes whatsoever in his body. It seemed this item worked the same way as the Primordial Source Pearl. His body had long since adapted, and it would not undergo any qualitative transformation because of it.

This time, he did not use the Potential Points. Raising the progress of the Primordial Origin Breathing Method could not be rushed. It would be better to save them for something more cost-effective later.

Early the next morning, Liu Shouren had breakfast ready and waited outside Chu Wen's room, providing a wake-up service.

It had to be said, the deputy director of this branch hall really knew how to ingratiate himself.

"Brother Wen, we're going to the main hall this time. Even the lowest-ranked people there are high-level War General martial artists... It's different from branch halls like ours that serve the public... You must watch your words. Don't offend someone without even realizing it."

Liu Shouren's tone was full of reminders, clearly placing his hopes of future promotion on Chu Wen.

As long as he could latch onto a little genius like Chu Wen, his future would be bright as well.

After traveling through the base city for most of the day, Liu Shouren's Trident finally stopped before a towering building.

The building's entrance was a garden, with winding streams, lotus ponds, and golden yin-yang carvings. It was majestic and grand, yet carried a tenderness that seemed out of place here. It was surely the work of a master.

Only after passing through a Suzhou-style garden corridor paved with bluestone slabs did they come upon the main entrance passage, filled with electronic surveillance eyes.

The martial artists passing by them all gave Chu Wen curious looks.

After all, he was far too young. Anyone allowed into this place at such an age was certainly no ordinary person. Besides, the older man beside him wore an utterly fawning expression. Perhaps he was the descendant of some family, here to visit a senior.

After the smartbrain recognized their key, the two entered a special metal elevator and stopped on the 108th floor indicated by the cursor.

Liu Shouren straightened his clothes and said to Chu Wen, "We're here. This room is where the deputy director of the main hall stays. This is my first time here in my entire life."

As the director of a branch hall, he was, bluntly speaking, just an employee. The main hall was the place he had truly longed for.

He had climbed his whole life, never expecting to arrive here under such circumstances.

"Once you go in, be sure to mind your manners."

After repeatedly reminding him, Liu Shouren watched as Chu Wen pushed open the door.

A pair of sapphire-blue eyes slowly lifted.

Deep and shadowy.

It was as though everything around them had come to a standstill.

He stood there, and everything around him revolved around him—

War God!

Chu Wen suddenly came back to himself. His mind had just been affected by the other man's invisible pressure, while Liu Shouren still wore that stiff smile.

"Not bad willpower. You recovered in only two breaths."

Only then did Chu Wen realize that the man before him was an utterly ordinary-looking middle-aged man. He wore a close-cropped cut, and there was a two-centimeter scar on his right cheek. Yet his voice was filled with the freshness of youth.

"Liu Shouren, you did well this time. Leave first."

Liu Shouren shuddered from head to toe before coming back to his senses. Realizing he had lost his composure, he merely smiled apologetically, closed the door behind him, and left without saying a word.

"My name is Zhuge Lin. I summoned you here because of this video."

The smartbrain projected its display, showing footage of Chu Wen drawing his blade in the wilderness, with the details enlarged.

"When did your blade technique reach Return to Simplicity?"

"Kid, you hid yourself well. Do you know how great a stir it would cause if information about your blade technique got out?"

Zhuge Lin wore a smile and appeared approachable, but he carried an authority that could not be challenged.

"Want to give it a try?"

He pointed to the open space beside him as one precision instrument after another rose from the floor.

Chu Wen naturally recognized the punch strength tester and the speed reaction device among them.

"They're all high-level War King testing equipment. They can take it."

He noticed there was not the slightest ripple in Chu Wen's eyes. He was exceptionally calm, as though he had long anticipated this.

"Then this junior will make a fool of himself."

Chu Wen gave a slight bow and walked over to the punch strength tester.

"Try it barehanded first, then use your Burning Blade Technique."

Though Zhuge Lin said this aloud, curiosity filled his eyes as well. What an interesting little fellow. He did not show even a trace of fear in the face of a War God's pressure.

Some geniuses could not even unleash half their strength when faced with a tense environment, but Chu Wen was clearly not one of those embroidered-needle types.

Chu Wen stepped forward half a pace with his lead foot. The instant his waist and hips twisted, his right fist shot out.

Bang!

The punch strength tester's display jumped: 3600 kg!

"Just an ordinary punch..."

Zhuge Lin realized something—this kid was already at the level of a mid-level Warrior!

A mid-level Warrior's punch strength ranged from 2000 kg to 4000 kg, while a high-level Warrior's ranged from 4000 kg to 8000 kg.

As for an entry-level War General, the next rank up, the minimum punch strength was 10000 kg!

He remembered that Chu Wen's information had only been updated to entry-level Warrior last month. He had become a mid-level Warrior in just one month?

Did he ride a rocket here?!

Chu Wen held his breath and focused, the blood energy in his hands beginning to boil.

The heat wave of Burn Hand into Blade surged forth, then transformed into a twisted ripple.

Invisible Blade!

Boom!

42000 kg!

Once punch strength exceeded 40000 kg, one crossed the threshold of a high-level War General!

Zhuge Lin's head tilted back. This was actually his first time seeing the Return to Simplicity level of the Burning Blade Technique with his own eyes.

Under Invisible Blade, the Burning Blade Technique's Burn Hand into Blade could be transformed into one's own explosive force. That was what made this combat technique so terrifying.

This was the power of Return to Simplicity, allowing a martial artist to possess an utterly terrifying level of combat strength!

"Try it with a combat blade."

Zhuge Lin's eyes gleamed. He wanted to see just how much impact force a combat blade could produce!

Only then did Chu Wen explain, "My combat blade is only A-grade..."

This equipment could test a War King's punch strength. He did not want the combat blade he had just bought to be ruined like this.

Zhuge Lin could not help laughing. An A-grade combat blade for an entry-level Warrior was indeed a precious possession, perhaps even his entire fortune.

"I haven't used this S-grade combat blade in many years. I'll give it to you." Zhuge Lin took a combat blade from behind him and tossed it to Chu Wen. "Let me witness what Return to Simplicity truly is."

Chu Wen lowered his body and grinned. "Alright!"

His shoulder sank and elbow dropped. A restrained, flowing line flashed nimbly before Chu Wen, and a gale suddenly swept through the room, whipping at the striped tracksuit he wore.

His fingers gripped the hilt tightly, then released it with a sharp swish. Reverse-grip blade!

Hummm—! Boom!

The thunderous crack from his shoulder blade and the sonic boom created by tearing through the air echoed through the room together.

The punch strength tester swayed gently, while the number on the screen settled on an astonishing figure.

120000 kg!

This was the explosive power of an entry-level War King!