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

So they are very willing...

In this process, they not only gained an understanding of the Central Kingdom's foundation, but also broadened their horizons, because they had heard about it beforehand...

The Central Kingdom's treasury contains treasures that are rarely seen in ordinary times. Some of these treasures are completely unknown to them, and they are not to be revealed to the outside world.

Therefore, the first-place reward of having the funds enter the national treasury is well-deserved.

Its value is truly something that only the first place can possess.

However, the more generous the reward, the more difficult it became for Zhang Chaoqiang, because he suffers from decision-making difficulties.

If he were to enter and be faced with so many treasures and resources, his indecisiveness would instantly manifest.

There is absolutely no way to make an accurate choice.

As the saying goes, both the palm and the back of the hand are precious, and choosing either one would be disrespectful to the other treasures.

Anyway, there was still plenty of time, so Zhang Chaoqiang stopped thinking about it altogether. Otherwise, his sleep would not have been as restful and comfortable as it was now.

Chapter 284 Pressure

Throughout the night, some people were already in the midst of sweet dreams, while others were still engaged in intense physical struggles.

Just like Gu Yizheng, at this moment he also officially took his last step, the last step to try to break through to the level of a third-tier martial artist.

For most people, becoming a third-tier martial artist is an unattainable goal, as exemplified by Zhang Chaoqiang's school, Yuhua Martial Arts School.

Third-tier martial artists are already capable of serving as their teachers, while their homeroom teacher, Teacher Jinjia, is at the fourth-tier martial artist level.

However, most of the other subject teachers are generally at the third level of martial arts ability, while Gu Yizheng has broken through to the third level this time.

This means that he has reached the level of a third-tier martial artist, which is currently attainable by people in the Central Kingdom at an average age of about 30.

This breakthrough spans a full 10 years for the entire population of the Central Kingdom.

In other words, the third-tier level, which a martial artist might only reach at the age of 30, was achieved by Gu Yizheng before he was even 20 years old.

The thought of this happening filled Gu Yizheng with anticipation and excitement; in fact, his underlying motivation was to compare himself to Zhang Chaoqiang.

This will boost one's confidence, leading to greater motivation and self-assurance to achieve this breakthrough to the third tier of martial arts.

With many resources nourishing his body, and many doctors specially preparing medicines to replenish his spiritual energy.

And those spiritual medicines that maintain the balance of physical cultivation and prevent qi deviation.

As Lei She's disciple and an important member of the research institute, Gu Yizheng has never lacked cultivation resources over the years.

In participating in this Central State Synthesis Competition, he valued only two items the most.

The first opportunity is to enter the brain-enhancing space, since even in national martial arts competitions, he has never achieved a top-8 ranking.

If he can successfully reach the state of a third-tier martial artist this time, then let alone the top 8, even the top 5, Gu Yizheng has some confidence and opportunity.

In addition to the rewards for the top 8 in this synthesis competition, the prize money will be deposited into the Central Kingdom's treasury.

The opportunity for the first place winner to enter the treasure vault is something that even Gu Yizheng himself has never received, let alone anyone else.

To be able to enter the treasury belonging to the Central Kingdom is a great honor.

At this moment, he could never have reached this level. Even the number one martial artist probably wouldn't be able to receive such an honor.

However, this is the first Central Kingdom Synthesis Competition held in the Central Kingdom. As a national competition organized by Synthesis, it definitely needs some gimmicks to attract participants.

This reward is why the contestants made an unprecedented appearance in the synthesis competition.

Therefore, what interests Gu Yizheng the most is the reward for first place, and the cultivation secret realm that the top 8 can enter.

The potential for growth in brain-related technologies in the Central Country.

Other items, such as the dragon crystal core, cultivation resources, and advanced battle armor, etc.

These are not the things that Gu Yizheng values ​​most, because he doesn't lack these things.

As an important member of the research institute, what he had in abundance was precisely these so-called battle armors.

Whether it's armor or any kind of cultivation resource, just like those ancient bloodline level dragons and gold, even if he doesn't have the monitoring crystal core, he still possesses the crystal cores of other ancient bloodline level demon beasts.

This is his foundation, and it truly belongs to Lei She and other researchers.

However, in reality, absorbing the crystal core of a demonic beast of ancient bloodline level is not so easy. The physical requirements for the martial artist to absorb it are extremely strict and demanding.

It can be described as tricky, because for the absorber, the crystal core of an ancient bloodline-level demon beast may not be a treasure, but a huge weapon.

To absorb an ancient-level crystal core, one must face the oppressive aura left by the demonic beasts on the demonic beast crystal core.

This oppressive aura comes from the killing intent and resentment contained within the ancient bloodline-level demonic beasts during their lifetimes.

They contain the residual spiritual energy and resentment of those demonic beasts. When martial artists attempt to absorb the crystal cores of those ancient bloodline-level demonic beasts, they will be eroded and tested by this resentment.

Only martial artists who truly pass the test can absorb the crystal core at times, but this is only the first step!

The first step is absorption, which requires absorbing the crystal core of the ancient monster.

It can absorb the spiritual power and various abilities of ancient bloodline-level demonic beasts into its own body, giving it the same elemental attributes as other elements.

This process of replenishing one's own body is the most basic, and it is limited to the first step.

The first step is the same as the usual habit of absorbing crystal nuclei.

The second step, however, is the key point.

Because the first step is merely absorption, without any other significant effects.

The second step, during the absorption process, is that it also needs to face and resist the erosion of its body by those ancient-level demon beast crystal cores at the same time.

Because those demon beast cores have basically produced some spiritual plants, and ordinary martial artists cannot absorb those cores.

Therefore, during the absorption process, they inevitably have to face the spiritual pressure and corrosive power of the original demonic beasts that remained in those crystal cores.

One could easily be greatly disturbed and threatened by this terrifying force.

On the bright side, it's merely a failure in the absorption process. But looking at it from a more negative perspective, those forces could negatively impact the martial artist's abilities and physical structure...

They all have a certain degree of destructive effect.

The destructive effects, their intensity and scope, far exceeded the imagination of any martial artist.

Only by completely passing through this stage can one possibly absorb the crystal nucleus completely into one's body.

This stage is undoubtedly very dangerous and poses a huge threat to the body.

Of course, the greater the risk, the greater the potential reward.

Once they successfully absorbed it, the spiritual power carried by those demon beast crystal cores was not completely eliminated from their bodies in a short period of time.

For a period of time, their bodies were able to utilize the spiritual power and special attributes carried by the ancient bloodline-level demon beast crystal cores.

This is just one clever use of the demon beast crystal cores for them. In this respect, as demon beast crystal cores are consumables for humans, the possibility of them being used to develop martial arts techniques is becoming increasingly rare.

Even if one possesses a demon beast core of ancient bloodline level, an ordinary martial artist would not be able to absorb it in the first step.

Not to mention the possibility of absorbing it and then seeking to develop martial arts techniques at the level of ancient bloodlines within one's own body.

Tempted by the allure of ancient bloodlines, many people have given their all, only to obtain a single ancient-level monster core in their entire lives.

However, their ability to absorb and transform this energy into their own power, and to try to derive martial arts techniques from it, is actually extremely difficult, almost impossible.

Such instances are countless in the records of the Central Kingdom.

Furthermore, among all the martial artists in the Central Kingdom at present, there are those who possess martial arts skills at the level of ancient bloodlines.

Even the lowest level of martial arts mastery is at least sixth rank, and these can be derived from the crystal cores of ancient demon beasts.

Without exception, all of these martial artists were outstanding individuals.

Among those people, absorbing the crystal cores of ancient bloodline-level demon beasts is not actually very difficult, because they usually possess extraordinary personal strength and solid foundation.

Most importantly, each of them is basically at least a sixth-level martial artist.

Therefore, absorbing the crystal core of a demon beast with an ancient bloodline level involves many difficulties and complexities.

A crucial point is that it involves the crystal cores of ancient bloodline-level demonic beasts. It's not just about possessing the ability to absorb such crystal cores.

And what is absolutely necessary is the ability to derive martial arts techniques from it.

Even those martial artists who are at the sixth-level martial artist level have not known how many ancient bloodline-level demon beast cores they have absorbed before they were able to develop martial arts skills belonging to the ancient bloodline level.

They achieved this accomplishment by accumulating countless crystal cores.

Ancient bloodline-level demon beast cores are actually a scarce resource in some families with deep foundations, but they are not stingy with the geniuses in the family.

However, even those geniuses almost never had the ability to derive martial arts from the crystal cores of ancient bloodline-level demon beasts within their own bodies.

Even absorption becomes difficult.

Not to mention Gu Yizheng, who was at the peak of the second tier.

It goes without saying that he has already derived his own ancient bloodline-level martial arts from the crystal core of a demon beast of ancient bloodline level.

Even absorbing a demon beast core of ancient bloodline level is extremely difficult.

There's simply no way to do that.

Even a slight amount of spiritual pressure inside would probably crush his body into dust.

Therefore, when it comes to those rewards, Gu Yizheng doesn't particularly value the dragon crystal core, which is an ancient bloodline-level monster crystal core that the top three can all possess.

Of course, if martial arts techniques could be derived from this, then the dragon would be a top-tier existence among ancient bloodline-level demonic beasts.

The resulting martial arts techniques can also provide a significant boost to a martial artist's abilities.

Compared to other ordinary ancient bloodline-level monster cores, the dragon's core is better able to demonstrate the power and spirit of an ancient-level monster.

Generally speaking, even if an excellent martial artist obtains a demon beast core of ancient bloodline level, they will not absorb it immediately.

Instead, they will only attempt to absorb it for the first time after they have reached the sixth level of martial arts.

They need to minimize the difficulty while maximizing the benefits.

Compared to an ordinary martial artist, a martial artist possessing ancient bloodline martial arts derived from the crystal core of an ancient bloodline-level demon beast would naturally have a greater advantage.

This kind of overwhelming advantage can often directly determine the outcome of a match, just like Zhang Chaoqiang.

The abilities he acquired were far beyond ancient-level martial arts, reaching the level of divine beasts. Any one of these abilities would completely transcend the rules and be unrestrained by normalcy.

Therefore, compared to those so-called ancient martial arts techniques, their abilities are definitely a level above, and the abilities that Zhang Chaoqiang has acquired are absolutely sufficient to establish a foundation for changing the normal rules and circumstances.