I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

4. Coating strength

【5...】

There were more than a dozen options in total. Xue Jing looked through them all, checked them all, and then pressed the confirm button.

"Please stand in the center and open your arms."

A mechanical-sounding AI electronic female voice came from the body composition testing machine.

Xue Jing did as it instructed, and soon, a light blue scanning ring slowly swept across Xue Jing's entire body from bottom to top.

The next moment, dozens of white tubes extended and, with pointed patches, were attached to Xue Jing's entire body.

"Please punch forward forcefully, just forcefully, no need to use your full strength."

Xue Jing did as instructed, throwing a punch into the air with about half his strength.

"Please punch again, but this time with a little less force or a little more force than the last punch."

……

After various tests.

"Test complete, results being generated..."

Xue Jing watched the rotating circle on the control panel screen and waited quietly.

He didn't have to wait long; soon, the screen lit up, displaying his test results.

【Age: 17】

【Sex: Male】

[Base Strength: 13.75t]

[Left hand grip strength: 9.82t]

Right-hand grip strength: 9.82t

【Vital capacity: 697000ml】

【Sheet strength: 4.92】

Bone strength: 4.72

[Nerve reflex speed...]

The screen displayed dozens of detailed data points, down to the decimal point. Xue Jing looked through them one by one, his gaze finally settling on the last item: [Physical Energy Level].

Physical Energy Level: 4.8

"4.8..."

Xue Jing nodded; the result was not much different from what he had expected.

"However, my 4.8 is different from others."

"This machine can only measure the surface data; it can't see into my deeper self..."

He muttered to himself as he walked out of the physical fitness testing machine.

"Brother Xue, how much?" Ning Yuantai immediately asked.

"4.8."

"As expected of you." Ning Yuantai gave a thumbs up.

"A physical energy level of 4.8 already exceeds the rating requirement for the eighth dan of a martial arts profession, and is not far from the requirement of 5.1 for the ninth dan."

Yin Muhu, standing beside him, looked thoughtful and said, "Strange."

"A professional eighth dan, which is already quite impressive... but it doesn't seem to match the combat strength that Brother Xue has shown."

She recalled how Xue Jing had easily defeated the members of the Giant God Brigade.

Yin Muhu didn't believe that Xue Jing was only a professional eighth-dan.

She's trained with 8-dan masters before; she's never experienced this level of pressure.

Upon hearing this, Ning Yuantai waved his hand and said, "Physical energy level is physical energy level, and combat power is combat power. These are two related but not entirely related concepts."

"This machine isn't specifically designed for martial arts practitioners, so it doesn't have options for testing things like 'internal energy flow.' We'll have to use another machine to test that..."

Ning Yuantai pointed to a large machine that looked like a boxing machine not far away.

"That's a large force-measuring machine made of rare materials like keel steel, and its maximum output capacity is—five thousand tons!"

Ning Yuantai walked to the force measuring machine and touched the black soft pad that was held in place by an alloy ring.

“People are different. An ordinary martial artist, without using any killing moves or secret techniques, can probably exert 1.5 times his own strength when he throws a punch with his basic energy.”

"As for top geniuses whose bodies are naturally suited for martial arts, they can exert about 3 to 5 times the force."

Before he could finish speaking, Xue Jing, eager to seize the opportunity, stepped forward, mustered his strength, and punched the one-meter-diameter soft pad of the force measuring machine.

"boom--!!"

A loud bang shook the entire spacious room, causing dozens of busy staff members to turn around and stare in astonishment.

The padding of the force measuring machine was deeply dented and could not be restored for a long time, and the screen on it began to display numbers continuously.

Soon, the numbers stopped and stopped at [1489622N].

Below this number is an even smaller number – [152t].

One hundred and fifty-two tons.

“Nearly 1.5 million Newtons…152 tons of output!” Ning Yuantai’s eyes widened.

"These are stats that even a professional 9-dan player couldn't achieve! Brother Xue, did you use your killer move?"

Xue Jing gave him a strange look: "No, didn't you say you only needed to use basic energy?"

"Using basic force to generate 152 tons of output... wait, what was your force value when you tested it just now?"

Ning Yuantai quickly asked.

Xue Jing thought for a moment: "13.75t, I guess."

Ning Yuantai was somewhat lost in thought: "13.75...152..."

The staff around them were excitedly discussing it.

"What the hell? The basic energy exertion has reached more than 11 times the normal force?"

"Huh? Wait a minute, I didn't notice just now, but this looks like Xue Jing, the one who killed the pure-blooded dragon!"

"So it was him, no wonder... No, he's strange too, that's 11 times!"

"This seems to have exceeded the 'limits of human theoretical understanding,' right? Wow, why did such a historic event happen so suddenly, so ordinary, so uneventfully around us?"

Ning Yuantai swallowed hard and said with some difficulty, "Brother Xue, you've broken the record."

Xue Jing didn't seem to care much, and simply said, "Oh, really?"

"And it's far beyond the previous record... The previous record for basic exertion was 7.9 times."

"...And the person who left the record was named Li Taixian. Three years ago, he won the 'Martial Saint' battle five times in a row and obtained the title of 'Eternal Martial Saint'..."

Ning Yuantai's face was full of disbelief.

"That person is said to have perfect genes, and is described in ancient records as 'born with all meridians open,' like the innate Dao body in fantasy novels. His talent and aptitude are said to be the ultimate in human beings... Therefore, his power flows smoothly and flawlessly, without any hindrance."

"The maximum output of the basic theory of energy exertion is 8.5 times. This requires perfect physical condition, stable 100% performance without holding back, excellent mental state, and fighting spirit at its peak... It is only possible to achieve this under the right conditions of timing, location, and people."

“But you…” Ning Yuantai hesitated.

Xue Jing didn't say anything, but instead channeled his energy and punched the force measuring machine.

"boom--!!"

The room shook twice more, and the force measuring machine screen displayed the values.

【1489699N】

152.01t

The staff present immediately widened their eyes, put down their work, and all gathered around.

"We tested it again, and it's still the same—more than 11 times the normal value!"

"Incredible! This means that the previous punch was not a perfect, coincidental strike, but a regular punch that could be delivered consistently!"

"How is that possible? He really didn't secretly use a killing move!?"

The staff discussed it with excitement and disbelief.

……

Chapter 219 Comprehensive Combat Power Rating: Perhaps this is God's Chosen One, Military-Grade Supernet Connector (4K)

Xue Jing looked at the different numbers on the force measuring machine screen compared to the previous one, and thought to himself:

"This machine isn't very precise."

The two punches were delivered with full force, one at 152t and the other at 152.01t.

A difference of 0.01t, in the eyes of an ordinary person, should be a normal fluctuation in the force exerted by the puncher.

However, only Xue Jing himself knew that the fluctuation was caused by the machine's insufficient accuracy in measuring force.

The two punches he threw himself... were exactly the same, one hundred percent identical, without any difference.

Under the influence of [True Martial], his control over his own power output is theoretically impossible to achieve with 'absolute stability'.

You can have 50% if you want, or 100% if you want, without even a few dozen decimal places of error.

This extraordinary level of stability is precisely what makes the [True Martial] skill so terrifying.

"Brother Xue, you haven't practiced any forbidden techniques that cause physical mutations, nor have you undergone any super surgery to enhance your strength, have you?"

Ning Yuantai couldn't help but ask.

"No, I'm from the Iron Old Martial Sect." Xue Jing glanced at him.