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

He seemed dazed for a moment, then suddenly shook his head. The other two contestants did the same, while Wu Yun and Ma Chao were the most disheveled of the three.

The moment he came into contact with the dragon crystal core, he collapsed to the ground, just like Xiao Xia who had been driven mad by Zhang Chaoqiang. He sat there in a daze, clearly terrified by the oppressive force he had just experienced.

There was no way to eliminate the oppressive force of the dragon crystal core, even with the spiritual energy shield.

The oppressive aura emanating from those dragon crystal cores possesses a degree of aggression and corrosiveness towards any martial artist who comes into contact with them.

Zhang Chaoqiang was immersed in the scene, experiencing the audience's gaze, spirit, and all their senses.

While he could sense and perceive the pressure exerted on him by the dragon crystal core, he would also be caused by this pressure to produce some unavoidable phenomena, just as it is only natural that Wu Yun and Ma Chao were frightened to the ground.

Although he was in a very sorry state due to the effects of the dragon crystal core.

However, not a single audience member mocked him, because they knew what an ancient bloodline monster core at the sixth-tier level truly represented.

This means that, given their current level of strength, they simply have no ability to face this challenge.

Therefore, Wu Yun's Ma Chao's condition was almost perfectly normal, and no one would laugh at him.

However, when Gu Yizheng and Zhang Chaoqiang came into contact with this ancient bloodline-level dragon crystal core, their condition was much better than that of Wu Yun and Ma Chao, who were limp on the ground.

The two of them simply stood frozen in place.

Instead of being overwhelmed by the immense pressure of the dragon crystal core and collapsing to the ground in fear, they did not collapse.

Under these circumstances and at this stage, Zhang Chaoqiang is even more superior than Gu Yizheng, who has just entered the third-tier martial artist stage.

Because Gu Yizheng was actually completely unable to move his body, if it weren't for the fact that he had already broken through to the third level and possessed a certain degree of resistance...

Adding to that the spiritual energy shield covering the surface of the dragon crystal core, he would probably feel his legs go weak for a short time, just like Wu Yun and Ma Chao, due to the pressure from this force.

Although they won't be as disheveled as Wu Yun and Ma Chao are right now, falling to the ground is probably inevitable.

Zhang Chaoqiang was slightly better than Zhang Chaoqiang; he was merely stuck in the standing phase.

After his consciousness and emotions had prepared to resist, he finally brought the dragon crystal core to him invisibly, after the oppression brought on by his senses and feelings...

He gradually adapted and ignored the oppressive power exerted on him, eventually easily eliminating the pressure brought by the dragon crystal core.

It's said that the power of this dragon crystal core has been eliminated, but it would be more accurate to describe it as being adapted.

Because Zhang Chaoqiang is now very adaptable and has his own skills, he learns by imitation.

His ability to learn other things, combined with his own sense of smell for demonic beasts, makes him a fellow demonic beast in many demonic beast crystal cores and even among demonic beasts themselves.

That's right. Zhang Chaoqiang's ability to smell monsters means that his senses and reaction abilities are equal to, or even better than, those of monsters.

This demonstrates that he and the demon beasts possess the same sensory abilities.

In this way, he would naturally become a target for the monsters to sense his kind.

Once he senses that he is in the same category as others, the pressure from the dragon crystal core will have no effect on him, because they are both among the monsters.

Therefore, compared to Zhang Chaoqiang, the term "elimination" doesn't quite reflect the current situation; "adaptation" would be a more appropriate description.

The two have directly adapted to each other.

They adapted to each other being in a state of monsters.

Therefore, although the pressure from the dragon crystal core could not be completely eliminated, he was able to fully adapt to it.

Once he had fully adapted to this state, Zhang Chaoqiang was able to place the dragon crystal core in front of him on his own without being affected by its pressure or oppression.

He simply began to examine the crystal core as if there were truly a core within it that coiled like a dragon.

This core is generally simulated relative to the entire dragon vein, representing the spiritual energy that is monitored within it.

The dragon's aura is stored within the crystal core. The phantom image crawling like a dragon suggests that the dragon, in its previous life, also exerted its power in this form.

In this situation, Zhang Chaoqiang was able to directly see the phantom formed by the pure spiritual energy inside the dragon's crystal core.

It truly represents the power of the dragon.

Under the influence of this force, it was this illusory figure that brought him, Zhang Chaoqiang, Gu Yizheng and others spiritual pressure, whether in terms of aura or in terms of various senses such as sight.

Chapter 288

Zhang Chaoqiang will not absorb this dragon crystal core for the time being, because he knows that with his current strength, he has no authority or ability to absorb this dragon crystal core, which is at the level of ancient bloodline.

He knew that if he absorbed the dragon's crystal core, he would be unable to withstand any of its oppressive power.

The pressure contained within was beyond his imagination. Even through a protective barrier created by spiritual energy, Zhang Chaoqiang could still sense the immense power contained within this dragon crystal core through his gaze, mental state, and senses.

It was far beyond what I could accept at my current level.

Therefore, he currently has no way to absorb or process the dragon crystal core.

Therefore, the rewards for the top three places are not of much use to him at the moment.

Therefore, he focused his efforts on the Deep-Sea Shark Crystal Core, a rare bloodline beast crystal core that was at the sixth rank, which was awarded to the top 16.

For him, the conditions for absorption have already been met, since he is very friendly to the process of martial artists breaking through.

Due to its special environment and unique body structure.

There's no need to worry that, like the Dragon Crystal Core, the immense spiritual power and pressure it contains will cause stress or damage to your body.

That state and behavior will not occur at all.

We are now close to announcing the results of this synthesis competition. In the final announcement, it was stated that entry into the brain-like amplification space will take approximately 7 days.

Seven days later, they will be officially led by Leishe into the brain-enhancing space, which belongs to the highest level of the Central Kingdom's secret realm.

In this process, one's own abilities and luck will serve as the final criteria for judging oneself in the brain-like augmentation space.

This evaluation standard will naturally become the basis for determining any rewards or gains one receives.

Within the Brain-Amplified Space, some people had already revealed the key points, because in the Brain-Amplified Space, one needs to match their own strength, luck, and various other abilities.

The manifestations of individual behavior within the brain augmentation space are very important.

Under these circumstances, the abilities that contestants acquire in the brain-enhanced space vary depending on their personal fortune and destiny. Some can obtain weapons of rare bloodline level, while others can even obtain martial arts skills of the third-tier ancient bloodline level.

These are not fixed.

Legend has it that some contestants once entered the Central Kingdom's Brain-Amplifying Space, and the abilities they gained from it were terrifying.

Some lucky and capable individuals acquired martial arts techniques from ancient bloodlines, and their abilities were elevated to a whole new level in a short period of time.

For example, directly upgrading from the fifth rank to the sixth rank.

This process only took them a day or two, which explains why the Brain Enhancement Space is the highest-level existence in the Central Kingdom's Secret Realm.

Entering it is the dream of almost every martial artist, but no more than eight people can enter it for training and testing each year.

Aside from Zhang Chaoqiang and Gu Yizheng, they knew the other six contestants very well.

If it weren't for today's first Central Country Synthesis Competition...

They had absolutely no chance of possessing the methods or abilities to enter the highest-level secret realm of the Central Kingdom, the Brain Enhancement Space.

Therefore, they cherish this opportunity very much.

During these seven days, they secretly resolved to make good use of their abilities.

To forge oneself into a more powerful being in preparation for the training in the brain-amplifying space that will take place in 7 days, and such a training situation…

They also consider this the most important thing that needs to be done right now.

No one knows what is inside the brain-enhancing space, and those who have entered it have no way of explaining its contents to those who want to enter.

Because the situation is unpredictable, each person who comes out will tell a different story. People can generally understand from this that the brain-enhancing space is a cultivation secret realm that is derived from each person's conditions, level, and ability stage and adapted to the state of a martial artist.

No one can truly know what they will face.

Even a second before entering the brain-enhanced space, they were still filled with confusion and doubt.

However, the more mysterious it is, the more it highlights their yearning and enthusiasm for the brain-enhancing space.

No one is immune to the desire and curiosity to explore such a mysterious place.

Therefore, they are eager to enter the brain-like amplification space. The synthesis competition is completely over. In the past 7 days, whether it is Zhang Chaoqiang, Gu Yizheng or the other 6 contestants, they all have only one job.

It means adjusting your physical condition.

Adjust it to a point where you can easily achieve the desired increase in brainpower and reap the rewards.

This was their first time entering the brain-amplified space, and there was no other way to know what was happening inside; even Resher couldn't explain it clearly.

As Leishe once remarked, the Brain Amplification Space was a secret realm left behind by some ancient powerful being.

However, he was certain that this was definitely not created by the Central Kingdom, because the mysteries involved were far too profound.

After all, he had once entered the brain-like amplification space.

Everything he experienced there felt like a dream, and to this day he can no longer answer what the trials and secret realms he underwent were like.

However, what he could answer was that he had improved his synthesis ability and martial arts performance by an entire stage in just six months using the brain augmentation space.

Thinking about this, he felt a little regretful because Old Chen had lowered his mental and martial arts levels due to the series of pressures he had exerted on Zhang Chaoqiang.

Of course, in the current situation.

Zhang Chaoqiang is also adjusting himself to his best condition to prepare for the competition.

Try to be in your best condition and enter the brain-amplified space to see if any special chemical reactions can occur.

He also assessed and observed the monitoring crystal core and the marrow-eating deep-sea shark.

Of course, Zhang Chaoqiang would absolutely not dare to touch or absorb the dragon crystal core at this stage.

However, another way for him to further enhance his intimacy with the dragon crystal core is to carefully examine and adapt to it.

Zhang Chaoqiang had already undergone a period of adaptation to this dragon crystal core, as he possessed the senses and smell of a demon beast.

In terms of its aura and presence, this dragon crystal core also belongs to the category of demonic beasts.

It can temporarily deceive the dragon crystal core.

Under these conditions, the pressure exerted by the Flood Dragon Crystal Core on Zhang Chaoqiang was significantly reduced, unlike the Flood Dragon Crystal Core in the hands of Gu Yizheng and Wu Yunma Chao.

Compared to the two of them, the dragon crystal core in Zhang Chaoqiang's hand had a gentler reaction and effect on his body, and did not exert too much pressure on him.

During this process, Zhang Chaoqiang was able to gradually adapt to and cope with the ancient bloodline level crystal core by relying on the reactions generated by his own body through this monster crystal core.

This is different from the spiritual energy it contains; it has a special promoting effect on his cultivation of his aura.