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

Throughout the battle, Zhang Chaoqiang consistently and remarkably maintained his defensive measures, namely, enveloping himself in spiritual energy to protect his body to a certain extent.

But what if it's not under normal combat conditions?

If, in daily life, a thief with malicious intent suddenly attacks Zhang Chaoqiang, then given his physical strength, if he doesn't react immediately, he absolutely won't be able to defend himself with his spiritual power in time.

That would directly result in him having to use his ordinary, unremarkable physical body to withstand an attack that was clearly aimed at him.

And it's not impossible that he could be seriously injured.

It is precisely for this reason that Zhang Chaoqiang has been persistent in enhancing his synthesis capabilities and experience. In the process of improving his physical abilities, he has indeed gained a certain degree of experience in self-protection and defense.

Zhang Chaoqiang wished he could be bathed in the light and shade of the Guangxuan tree branches 24 hours a day, but unfortunately, he couldn't.

With this purple, magical plant that's like a treasure...

Given the current situation, if she were to appear in front of others, she would definitely attract a lot of covetousness.

Although this world is very safe, it is not without the potential for danger to arise. Having a treasure that others covet is the perfect opportunity for chaos to emerge.

Currently, there are basically no growth tasks or goals that can accelerate one's physical progress.

This is most likely because Zhang Chaoqiang has truly matured.

The so-called developmental task is simply growing from an infant in swaddling clothes to adolescence...

Now that Zhang Chaoqiang has gone through puberty, there are very few growth tasks that he can activate now.

Subsequently, in the current state, he has indeed achieved a growth rate far exceeding that of other martial artists of the same age.

Whether it's personal talent or spiritual power, his unparalleled aptitude in martial arts is already the greatest benefit.

As for the physical body, that requires effort after birth, but it's not entirely hopeless to break through quickly.

The inherent physical disadvantages are very tangible in the cases of Shen Qiangwei and Zhang Huolong.

The main problem was that the two of them were completely weak, and their bloodlines were ridiculously weak.

Fortunately, he was born into Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei's family, a resilient person. If it were anyone else, he probably wouldn't have been able to withstand Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei's stupidity and would have died young.

Even if it were Sun Wukong, with his iron walls, he couldn't withstand the torment Zhang Chaoqiang had suffered at the hands of Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei.

It is so difficult to figure out what is going on in this state.

However, Zhang Chaoqiang no longer complains about his parents like he did when he was first born; instead, he gradually accepts the reality.

Even if their parents were so foolish, even if they were just weak, ordinary people who couldn't even kill a chicken.

Even if they are just ordinary people who couldn't be more ordinary...

Even if all they inherited for themselves was an ordinary, even frail, physical body,

They also have a heart that loves their child, that is, their own heart, and they treat Zhang Chaoqiang, the fruit of their love, with sincerity.

This was something he had never experienced in his previous lives as an orphan. It was precisely because of this that he was able to understand what family and parental love meant in this life through Shen Qiangwei and Zhang Huolong.

Unlike the other contestants in this competition.

Zhang Chaoqiang already understood that this world was inherently an extremely cruel form of realism.

Without strength, even within a powerful and influential family, one's position can only be described as lowly.

Even their parents didn't look at them with gentle eyes.

And even after successfully growing up, thanks to the influence of family bloodline and their own talent, they achieved relatively good results.

The upbringing he received from his family and even some of his parents came at a price.

For a long time, Zhang Chaoqiang had never heard a normal word from these people's families, not a word of encouragement or care from family members or parents.

Basically, they all put this bullshit idea of ​​revitalizing the family in the most important position.

They hope that the children they raise, as well as future generations of the family, will contribute tenfold or even a hundredfold to the family in the future, since the education is being conducted using the family's resources, so as not to disappoint their expectations.

This might not be wrong, after all, descendants are an investment. If one no longer has the ability, one will place the responsibility of revitalizing the family on the shoulders of the descendants. This situation is certainly not the first time we have seen it.

And it's one thing if other elders in the family have this idea, but who could imagine that even the parents of these martial artists think the same way?

From a young age, I have hoped that my child could excel among his peers, and I pay close attention to his martial arts skills and achievements at all times.

Few people care about whether children experience any emotions or are truly happy during their growth.

Perhaps only ordinary people truly care about each other's actual feelings.

It seems that in the world of martial artists, strength is what they pursue throughout their lives, and even the most affectionate relationship between parents and children is separated by the so-called martial arts.

Even Old Chen couldn't completely avoid it.

Zhang Chaoqiang had even heard from Old Chen that throughout his life, the topics his father discussed with him most were always martial arts and strength…

These two things.

Other topics were rarely mentioned, or even completely ignored, and there was no concern whatsoever. The father and son should have been very close, but he felt that there was an insurmountable gap between them.

The two could go for years without speaking to each other, father and son acting like strangers.

After each contestant succeeds or fails, their parents and family members immediately express either praise or disappointment at their achievement…

Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei will never change their first question: "Are you tired, Chaoqiang? Are you injured?"

They might even ask a question that often leaves Zhang Chaoqiang feeling quite helpless...

That is: "Is Chaoqiang happy or not today?"

It's a helpless feeling, but it's the kind of helplessness that comes from being above everyone else, accompanied by a strong sense of superiority.

Therefore, when Zhang Chaoqiang grew up, he basically stopped disliking his parents.

Who can possibly dislike the other person?

Whether the reincarnated Buddha opened a back door for him or not, it doesn't matter anymore.

The important thing is to enjoy the present moment.

That night, most of the remaining 121 contestants, except for Gu Yizheng from Zhongzhou City, were being swatted by their families and parents.

They were all distressed, wondering why their family's descendants, or their own children, did not possess the same talent and aptitude as Zhang Chaoqiang.

Or, why isn't their child Zhang Chaoqiang?

He expressed his feelings in front of his family's younger generation and children, without any regard for the feelings of the contestants who were in college and were only 18-20 years old.

Meanwhile, the contestants, their descendants and children, secretly sneered.

They didn't seem to care about the thoughts and opinions of their elders or parents, perhaps because they had long been used to being constantly compared to others since childhood.

After all, what good is being number one in the city? You'll still be endlessly compared to others, and it will never fill the distorted desires of family elders and parents who want their children to succeed.

When kinship ties between family members are as weak as water, the entire family must pretend to be extremely united and stand together against outsiders.

However, internal strife and backstabbing began. Parents and elders looked down on the younger generation, criticizing their lack of talent and ability compared to Zhang Chaoqiang. Clearly, the younger generation had no family background whatsoever, and their parents were just ordinary people…

Why are these descendants, who have enjoyed the vast resources of their families, not even one-tenth as good as the other side?

These words were immediately ignored by their juniors.

In fact, Zhang Chaoqiang's family of three is the envy of many other contestants.

The parents and family members all envied Shen Qiangwei and Zhang Huolong, two ordinary people who could be no more, for having Zhang Chaoqiang, a descendant with extraordinary talent and outstanding abilities.

She thought to herself, "Why isn't my child as outstanding as Zhang Chaoqiang?"

The other contestants were also envious, but their object of envy was not Zhang Chaoqiang.

Instead, they envied Zhang Chaoqiang for having parents like Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei, who had excellent personalities and were in a great state of mind. Even though their words and actions were sometimes incoherent, they could sense that the atmosphere when Zhang Chaoqiang was with his own parents was completely different.

Although Shen Qiangwei and Zhang Huolong are ordinary people in their family, they gave Zhang Chaoqiang the purest care and love.

This kind of concern, which is not simply about pursuing fame and fortune, is something they have never experienced before, and it is something that the vast majority of these contestants have never experienced!

It's true that every family has its own troubles. Putting aside other factors, Zhang Chaoqiang's family members are basically the kind of people that others should envy and admire.

However, this is just a sigh. Getting back to reality, striving to achieve a good ranking in the synthesis competition is the most important thing!

Chapter 269 One step away

In simpler terms, quality refers to the grade of a man-made crystal core.

As the public already knows, given the current state of synthesis and scientific achievements of the Central Country, the level of artificial crystal nuclei has reached nearly the fifth stage of synthesis.

However, for the time being, the artificial crystal nucleus synthesis embryo at the fifth level has not yet reached a certain level of technical standard and support.

That's why it remained at the fourth level.

Last night, Lei She brought a bunch of fourth-order artificial crystal cores as compensation and an apology to Zhang Chaoqiang. These were the best-grade and highest-quality artificial crystal cores that could be synthesized so far.

In this regard, under the current synthesis competition, the overall situation has now reached the last project.

The previous two competition items were efficiency and concentration.

Furthermore, the levels and rankings of the two competitions were finally determined. Zhang Chaoqiang, who won first place in both competitions, only needs to avoid making any major mistakes in this last competition.

Therefore, it was only natural that he would become the first place winner in the first Central Country Synthesis Competition, that is, the overall champion.

And there is another very crucial point: under Lao Chen's intimidation of Lei She yesterday, the other party may have completely given up the idea of ​​bullying him in this regard.

This entire situation means that in the third competition item, the competition of quality, the previous tricks and underhanded tactics will no longer exist.

Under these circumstances, the formation process and corresponding thought structure between the two have failed to form an effective countermeasure.

The outcome of the first two events is now set, and if Gu Yizheng wants to win first place, there will be a price to pay.

It's probably much more than before.

First of all, given that Zhang Chaoqiang has already won first place in two consecutive events, what Gu Yizheng needs to do is not only to win first place in the last event.

Furthermore, Zhang Chaoqiang's position and ranking should be relatively low.

Only in this way can one achieve a certain level of experience and process.

In this way, a lot of thought and strategy will definitely be required in the process.

After all, Lao Chen had already given Lei She a serious warning, so how could Lei She dare to mess with him now?

This is clearly not true.

Therefore, under the current circumstances, although Lei She was very unhappy, he desperately wanted to keep the champion of the first Central Country Synthesis Competition in Zhongzhou City…