Starting as an infant, with parents who are blond-haired delinquents?

Over the past week, through a balance of work and rest, as well as frequent emergency breaks, the previous phenomenon has indeed completely disappeared.

At least there won't be any more signs of his spiritual energy spontaneously combusting and burning. After this incident, Zhang Chaoqiang has been paying close attention to this aspect.

He also specifically instructed Tan Yue that she must not blindly repeat learning tasks or engage in various cultivation activities without stopping, as this could easily lead to spiritual fatigue.

This greatly increases her spiritual energy's self-ignition state. However, with Old Chen protecting her, Tan Yue probably doesn't need Zhang Chaoqiang to worry too much. Nevertheless, it's still necessary to give her some reminders, and they should keep each other in mind.

So, after a week of repeated practice, the number of repetitions increased from 22 to 53.

Zhang Chaoqiang's spiritual power control ability index increased from 336...

It has been making continuous progress.

336, then 346, 356...

Ultimately, the state achieved in a short period of time is:

[Spiritual Power Control]: 363!

His index increased by nearly thirty points, and his numerical rating changed from surpassing a second-tier martial artist to...

[Spiritual Power Control]: 363, Peak of Second-Tier Martial Artist!

In order to fully implement the growth goal of repetitive behavior, Zhang Chaoqiang has basically never carried out the third stage of synthesis operation.

With repeated practice and experience, coupled with his current peak level of spiritual power control, equivalent to that of a second-tier martial artist…

The first and second stages of his synthesized second-order artificial synthetic crystal nuclei, which originally took two hours in total, have gradually been reduced to half an hour.

Then, the two combined took less than an hour. But now, it only takes half an hour to complete both stages.

After all, the difficulty of creating second-order artificial crystal nuclei is exponentially greater than that of first-order crystal nuclei.

If Zhang Chaoqiang wants to complete a stage in a few minutes as easily as before, then he still has a long way to go.

However, the remaining twenty-odd repetitions can be saved until after we arrive in Zhongzhou City. There will be a week of preparation before the competition, during which time we will have the time and space…

This provides contestants with final sprint and training before the official competition. Before the competition, Zhang Chaoqiang will also be able to complete the final repetition actions and make a final sprint.

Improve your synthesis capabilities and status.

The concentration of the second-order artificial synthetic crystal nuclei, created by Zhang Chaoqiang, gradually increased from the original three to nine, which were infinitely close to the intermediate concentration. Today, as the group prepared to board the fighter jet to Zhongzhou City...

Zhang Chaoqiang has already reached the intermediate concentration, which means he has reached the state of just eleven pills.

However, this was not his limit, because Zhang Chaoqiang discovered that if he constantly challenged his limits, then his growth goals in achieving repetitive actions would be limited…

The time required would increase significantly. Therefore, after Zhang Chaoqiang once raised the concentration to the pure spiritual power of eleven demon beast crystal cores, he stopped using his skills and abilities.

Basically, everything involves repetitive motion. Since the task can be accomplished even with the lowest concentration of repetition, he naturally doesn't want to waste time.

Those who traveled to Zhongzhou City together included not only Tian'an City Mayor An Xitian, but also Su Huoyin, the principal of Yuhua Martial Arts School who had secured two competition slots, and Ma Suying, the science and technology teacher.

Of course, there were also several martial arts practitioners and high-ranking officials from Tianan City accompanying them.

Of course, Zhang Chaoqiang and Tan Yue, as the main characters of this story, are indispensable, but what's giving Zhang Chaoqiang a headache is...

At this point in time, Zhang Chaoqiang had already relieved his parents of their menopausal anxiety, but upon hearing that Zhang Chaoqiang would be leaving again for a short period of time...

And the reason for leaving this time was to participate in a national competition, which was held in Zhongzhou City.

As a result, their anxiety about Zhang Chaoqiang's prolonged disappearance from their lives resurfaced.

Therefore, Zhang Chaoqiang's parents absolutely had to go with him to this synthesis competition!

However, after a brief moment of surprise, Zhang Chaoqiang ultimately chose to accept it. In this Central National Synthesis Competition, the contestants from each city were all exceptionally talented geniuses, one in ten thousand.

As it represents the honor of their city, it's likely that not only the local mayor, but also their family members will appear together.

Because the participants directly represent the face of the city and the future of their families.

Whether it's comparing themselves to other contestants or showcasing their abilities and family influence to the judges and the bigwigs of the Central State who are watching the competition.

These are all great opportunities to make a name for yourself.

Therefore, Zhang Chaoqiang tacitly agreed to his parents' request to go along.

However, he could already almost imagine what kind of trouble these two, whose minds were more or less a bit eccentric, would cause on their trip to Zhongzhou City…

But since she was already there, she might as well make the best of it. At least she wouldn't just have to face her dear parents, but also Old Chen, who had accompanied Tan Yue to Zhongzhou City to watch the Synthesis Competition.

So the five of them ended up in the same compartment of the fighter jet.

Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei carried feelings and thoughts completely different from their previous trips to Zhongzhou.

The thought of the purpose of their trip filled them with barely suppressed excitement.

The most exciting thing was that this competition was said to be a contest among all the elite students in the entire Central Country.

They knew their son was unique in Tianan City, especially in the martial arts school, but compared to the rest of the country...

Is Zhang Chaoqiang still as outstanding as before? This is a question every parent wants to know about their child's actual situation.

Chapter 219 Aggression

A group of nearly twenty people embarked on a journey from Tianan City to Zhongzhou City, a trip that was neither too long nor too short.

Inside the fighter jet, Tan Yue asked Zhang Chaoqiang what level of strength he had reached.

Zhang Chaoqiang shook his head, indicating that he wasn't quite sure either.

However, the other party still believed that Zhang Chaoqiang was not willing to tell her the truth because he was afraid that her abilities far surpassed his own.

Therefore, he was afraid of feeling unbalanced. If Zhang Chaoqiang knew Tan Yue's true inner thoughts, he would definitely think that her psychological state was a million times richer than he imagined.

And one can only sigh that teenagers and menopausal parents are filled with an inexplicable anxiety.

And it was a particularly noticeable anxiety.

In fact, Zhang Chaoqiang also fell silent.

He believed that he would most likely be able to complete the third stage of the second-order artificial crystal core relatively easily, at least... right?

Anyway, he already understood all the basic points and dynamic steps perfectly; he had a clear understanding of everything. It was just that because of the repetitive nature of the actions…

He genuinely didn't have time to try it out right now, so he expressed his lack of knowledge to Tan Yue...

It's true, I really didn't know.

However, for the time being, the third stage, or even the complete synthesis of second-order artificial synthetic crystal nuclei, should not be too difficult for him as I am.

After all, with his ability to control spiritual power at the peak of the second tier, he might even be able to try synthesizing a third-tier artificial crystal core!

While on the fighter jets, it wasn't just the people from Tianan City heading towards Zhongzhou City; participants from other cities, along with their city leaders and families, were also making intensive efforts to approach Zhongzhou City.

They are moving so fast that they must all arrive in Zhongzhou City today to collect their respective competition entry number plates and then check into the Zhongzhou City Science and Technology Museum.

This synthesis competition will be held in the Zhongzhou Science and Technology Museum, which covers an area of ​​nearly 10,000 acres.

When the flight was less than half an hour away from Zhongzhou City, a preliminary information about the competition was sent from Zhongzhou City to everyone involved in the competition.

"To send it at this time..."

After a moment's thought, the person who received the information about the competition in the fighter jet in Tian'an City was none other than An Xitian, the mayor of Tian'an City.

Upon receiving the message, he immediately placed it in front of Tan Yue and Zhang Chaoqiang's family.

Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei were somewhat embarrassed when they saw this person. After being introduced by Lao Chen and others, they realized that he was An Xitian, the mayor of Tian'an City. They didn't know how to face such an important figure.

If An Xitian knew what Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei were thinking, he would probably tremble with fear...

In his eyes, it seemed as if he was about to unleash an endless roar from the bottom of his heart, the roar being: Your family's Zhang Chaoqiang is the real big shot!

The person behind your son Zhang Chaoqiang probably has power and status many times greater than that.

After reviewing all the information, Lao Chen concluded: "This time, the information only announced the order and schedule of the matches, and nothing else."

The synthesis competition is divided into three stages, which are three tests, each taking about nine days.

The competition will be held separately for the three crystal cores synthesized by the contestants that year.

First: Concentration. This is the foundation laid from the very first stage: the concentration of the artificially synthesized crystal cores. It directly depends on how much pure spiritual energy a synthesizer can purify from the demon beast crystal cores.

And whether these crystal nuclei can be successfully compressed into the artificial crystal nucleus synthesis embryo.

The number of crystal nuclei represents the concentration level, which is a key performance indicator.

The assessment criteria are very simple; there are no ranks or levels.

The contestants need to purify and compress demon beast crystal cores within an unranked artificial crystal core synthesis embryo. The more spiritual energy and types that the embryo can hold, the better…

His grades naturally became proportional to his abilities, resulting in even better performance.

Therefore, the standards for this synthesis competition are more advanced and innovative compared to those of synthesizers in all other cities.

This project assesses both mental focus and control; neither can be lacking. Some highly qualified synthesizers may not have put enough effort into the concentration aspect.

Therefore, a synthesizer's level of qualification does not necessarily represent their mastery of concentration; this aspect is also very important.

The competition is divided into three days, with a total of 123 participants, one of whom receives a bye. The round of 122 to 61 takes place on the morning of the first day.

The round of 62 to 31 will be held in the afternoon.

On the morning of the second day, the competition was held to narrow down the contestants from 30 to 15, with one contestant receiving a bye.

The round of 16 to 8 will be held in the afternoon.

The entire third day was dedicated to determining the specific rankings of the top eight!

At this point, Old Chen suddenly recalled what he had mentioned to Tan Yue about the potential for brain-related growth, and then he analyzed, "This time, the chance to enter the brain-related growth space is very likely to be limited to those ranked in the top eight!"

Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei were completely baffled by this, unable to understand a word they were saying. However, they had one redeeming quality: they never interrupted others without reason.

Under the "intimidating presence" of Tianan City Mayor An Xitian, the two of them didn't dare to utter a single word.

Then, Lao Chen continued to explain his competition rules.

"The second competition item is efficiency!"

"Efficiency is a very important standard. Based on the above explanation, efficiency means that on the day of the official competition, the contestants will be restricted to synthesizing crystal nuclei of the same concentration and grade."

Then, within a certain time limit, the contestants compete on the number of crystal cores they synthesize. Efficiency is most directly demonstrated through both time and quantity metrics.

"Just like the previous concentration competition, the assessment will be held over three days, with the final day determining the top eight rankings!"

The first two assessment items are concentration and efficiency, which best reflect a synthesizer's overall skill level.