Zhu Tian: Starting from the Stand User

Chapter 3 Substitute
When Lu Chen's hand touched the spine, he felt a strong sense of discomfort, and then the spine began to merge into Lu Chen's body.

Accompanied by severe tinnitus and dizziness.

A figure with pierced hands and a crown of thorns on his head whispered softly in Lu Chen's ear:

"If you believe your heart is determined, don't be confused. Traveler from a foreign land, I hope you can also find your own happiness."

The saint seemed to glance at Lu Chen at this moment, and then the figure behind him immediately disappeared.

However, the words left by the saint greatly stimulated Lu Chen, and he seemed to realize his identity as a time traveler.

Then, Lu Chen, who had just been on the grassland, suddenly appeared in a small town. A blue and green figure appeared beside him. Its body was shrouded in a fluid, silvery metal. A golden heart could be seen within its partially hollowed-out body, and each arm bore a massive gear. Sharp teeth could be seen on its face, giving it a terrifying, ferocious look.

It seemed Lu Chen was also someone with the same qualifications. His mental strength was sufficient to support him in obtaining a substitute. Therefore, Lu Chen successfully activated his own substitute. Now his first step had been achieved.

Stand: Heart of Steel
Destructive power: B Speed: A Range: C Precision: C Endurance: B Growth: B
Ability: Imparts metallic properties to soft objects it touches.

As the substitute emerged, the storm stopped immediately, and the dark clouds quickly dissipated in the sky. The sun began to shine on the earth again, dispelling the chill from Lu Chen's body.

Lu Chen found a nearby rooftop and sat down, breathing in the air deeply. The door in his mind seemed to light up. If he collected all the saint's remains, would the door light up completely? Then he should be able to open this door.

However, this would be a very dangerous undertaking. Especially when the remains are completely inside a single person, it would become a human sacrifice. This could cost the victim's life. Therefore, I had to use reasonable means to abandon this portion of the remains first. Once the President had gathered all the remains, I could then seize the complete body.

By that time, he might not be able to defeat the President. However, he could definitely find someone to sacrifice after collecting the remains. It didn't have to be Lucy.

And perhaps the entire remains of the saint were not needed to illuminate the door in his mind, so he should go to Sugarcane Mountain and try to obtain the remaining parts of the saint. These two parts were also easy to obtain.

With this in mind, Lu Chen began testing his Stand's abilities. It was a close-range, powerful Stand. Range C allowed it to move approximately 10 meters, far farther than Jotaro's Star Platinum and roughly the same range as DIO's World Attack. The Stands shared vision. Furthermore, the Strength B and Speed A attributes wouldn't necessarily be disadvantageous in a head-to-head combat situation. While not a perfect combination of Strength and Speed, it was still more than adequate. With a casual punch, the Stand created a dent in the ground.

The Stand's ability allows one's clothing to instantly transform into armor, effectively protecting oneself from attack. Even soft objects can acquire the effects of metal. For example, a whip can be wielded like a blade, and objects held in one's hand can be altered to possess metallic properties. And the properties of metal extend beyond just sharpness.

After testing his abilities, Lu Chen decided to find out how the competition was going. He would decide his next move based on how the plot progressed.

This race was a national event, so many people should have known about it. Telegraphs travel much faster than horses, not to mention that the race was sponsored by a newspaper company, which would have reported on the details. Lu Chen shook off the rain and found a small bar.

Seeing a soaked customer walk in, the bartender warmly greeted him, saying, "It's been raining heavily here lately, and many people are getting soaked. Come and have a drink to warm yourself up."

Lu Chen sat down on a chair at the bar and replied, "Then give me a drink to warm me up." He then asked curiously, "How is the SBR competition going? I heard it already started."

The bartender placed a glass of wine in front of Lu Chen, then casually threw out a newspaper and complained, "The first round of the competition is over. I didn't expect that the first place would be an Indian boy, but the second place is the famous Diego." It can be seen that he is still very dissatisfied with an Indian ranking first.

Lu Chen took the newspaper he casually threw to him and started reading. It seemed that one-ninth of the competition had been completed while he was searching for the saint's remains.

Perhaps the second leg of the race was almost over, as this newspaper was already a few days old. They were actually not far from their location, and trains in this era were not much faster than other modes of transportation.

At this moment, on a train, a blond man in gorgeous purple clothes suddenly woke up.

The pattern of Lu Chen picking up the saint's spine in the storm inexplicably appeared in Fani Valentine's mind.

The picture shows an Oriental man picking up the saint's spine in a small town, and a sign showing the town's name is also in the picture.

He was somewhat surprised that someone had already obtained a piece of the saint's remains, even though the competition had barely begun. This person was clearly not a participant in this competition. Perhaps he had connections to some other faction, but he wasn't the only one desiring this miracle. Perhaps someone else had already obtained the remains, but he had already sent someone from among the contestants to investigate.

However, since I knew someone had already taken part of the body, I should have sent someone to retrieve it. The Oriental man probably didn't know that I knew he had taken the body parts. So now I had the upper hand in intelligence.

The President ordered a man wearing a rainbow mask and pigtails beside him, "Blacmoya, go and retrieve the spine. I saw someone get it near Kansas City. He's an Oriental. He was accompanied by a storm, perhaps this is related to the ability he gained. Your ability could be of use."

Blackmoya nodded and replied, "I will bring the saint's remains back for you." Then he stood up and walked out of the carriage. At the front of the train sat Stiyl, the organizer of the event, looking like a mere figurehead.

The president looked at the backs of his men and said, "Don't let me down."

(End of this chapter)