Crazy Nezha

Chapter 108 One-Punch Man

Two weeks later, the Supernatural Research Institute was secretly established.

Wei Rongguang was appointed as the dean.

Vice Dean: Jiang Baiyue.

There is also a group of scientists working as researchers.

The subjects of the study: Li Tianbao, Jiang Baiyue, Yin Jianshe, Sun Baoqiang, Husky, and the Black Goat family.

As for why Sun Baoqiang was recruited, it was because Li Tianbao strongly requested it!

He promised Sun Baoqiang that he would bring him into the organization. Li Tianbao is a man of his word!

Another statistic is that Sun Baoqiang is the only person to date who has been able to withstand "faith correction electrotherapy" and refuse to confess. His willpower is exceptionally strong!

Yin Jianshe is the only human who has been brought back to life, although he used "Fu Dou," a substance for which there is currently no explanation.

The state conducted comprehensive physical examinations on them, including blood tests, various laboratory tests, and semen collection, etc.

The conclusion is that Li Tianbao is unique, and his extraordinary abilities cannot be replicated scientifically.

The Supernatural Research Institute temporarily set up a branch in the northern suburbs of Xincheng, requisitioning an old factory that had been closed for many years.

The Supernatural Research Institute is not publicly known; it operates under the name of the Provincial Geological Exploration Bureau.

In a training room, against the wall stands a high-precision strength testing instrument.

Zhang Ke and experts from many fields are waiting quietly.

Li Tianbao stood in front of the force gauge and rolled up his sleeves.

"So you're going to just throw punches, huh?"

Jiang Baiyue said, "Use your full strength, but don't use your magic!"

Li Tianbao adjusted his posture, swung his arms, and with all his might, punched the force gauge.

"Bang!"

The numbers on the tester screen jumped wildly, eventually settling on a peak value of 816 kilograms.

"WOH!" exclaimed a young female expert nearby.

Jiang Baiyue walked up and asked, "Does your hand hurt?"

Li Tianbao nodded: "It hurt a lot from the shock, but I wasn't injured."

Zhang Ke's pupils contracted slightly. "816 kilograms in one punch!! That's over 1600 pounds. Is this even human?"

The experts around them were discussing it animatedly, with some pulling up data to compare with the peak records of real-world boxers.

Li Tianbao said, "If I eat a bowl of beef noodles, I might be able to exert dozens of kilograms more strength!"

Zhang Ke said, "Punch again, relax, twist your waist and hips, let the power come from the ground!"

"Look at my movements, like this. Use your whole body to generate power!" Zhang Ke gave a professional demonstration of punching.

Li Tianbao nodded. Zhang Ke had taught him before that when punching, he should use his waist to generate power!

Jiang Baiyue said, "If your hand hurts, then we won't fight."

Li Tianbao shook his hand, "It doesn't hurt anymore, I'm fine. I also want to figure out how amazing I am."

He took a step back, twisted his waist and hips, and threw a punch with all his might.

With an even heavier roar, the data on the tester screen refreshed again, with the peak value settling at 878 kilograms.

Zhang Ke stared in disbelief and said, "If this were to undergo professional training and go into a boxing match, even a prime Tyson would have to run away in terror."

One expert said, "It's unbelievable that his bone density could withstand such a strong impact."

Jiang Baiyue said, "Try using your magic power to throw a punch with all your might."

"Alright! All of you step back."

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Everyone stepped back to a distance of about ten meters.

Now, summoning magic power is something Li Tianbao can do instinctively with just a thought. The lotus flower on his spiritual platform suddenly lit up, and Li Tianbao threw a punch.

"BOOM!!"

The force gauge cracked with a punch. Li Tianbao punched through the machine and through the wall, half of his forearm embedding itself in the cement wall. He pulled out his fist, bringing with him a pile of fragments.

Li Tianbao could clearly feel that the moment his fist touched the metal fragments inside the machine, a layer of light, invisible to the naked eye, condensed on his skin, just like when he caught a bullet with his bare hands.

This seemed to be a self-protection mechanism. He quickly checked his spiritual altar and found that one of the petals had been half extinguished.

Zhang Ke was shocked: "Body of copper and iron?! That's incredible!"

One expert said, "Not only that, yesterday afternoon, even when he was using magic, his reaction speed was astonishing. It's insane."

Li Tianbao complained, "The more I push myself to the limit, the more mana I consume. One punch and half a mana bar is gone. If I were to go to West University to get my Fire-Tipped Spear, it probably wouldn't be enough!"

After numerous negotiations, the US refused to provide the flintlock pistols, arguing that if the two superpowers were to go to war over this, the entire world would be affected. The situation remained deadlocked for over half a month.

"Through my own cultivation, the lotus will slowly grow larger, and my magical power will naturally increase, just like what Xiaotian said before: the lotus in the spiritual platform is like a wooden bucket, and the magical power is like water."

Jiang Baiyue nodded: "I know. Immortals cultivate for decades, hundreds, or even thousands of years. We can't afford to wait! To retrieve the Fire-Tipped Spear, we need sufficient magical power reserves, which means we'll have to consume spirit beasts!"

Spirit beasts are invisible to mortals. Currently, only Li Tianbao and Jiang Baiyue, when in a state of focused concentration, can see the two lambs emitting white light.

Then there are the Celestial Hound and the Leopard Head; they can also see the spirit beasts.

The special operations team is now divided into two groups, one led by Leopard Head and the other by Howling Dog, heading to animal markets, supermarkets, large-scale farms, zoos, and other locations across the country.

Zhang Ke said, "Currently, Leopard Head has found a pheasant spirit beast, two carp spirit beasts, and a sika deer spirit beast, and they are already on their way back."

Li Tianbao asked, "What about Xiaotian?"

Zhang Ke said, "There is still no progress on Xiaotian. There are six of us in total. We have taken Xiaotian to many places across the country. The first stop was Zhengzhou Zoo. He also went to several sheep farms and traveled to many cities, but we have not found anything yet."

His method of identifying spirit beasts is quite unique.

Li Tianbao asked, "What makes it special?"

Zhang Ke said, "The Leopard Head is identified by sight. We see hundreds of them every day, and we've used up several boxes of eye drops. The Howling Sky is more complicated. It usually takes 3 to 8 minutes to identify one, which is very slow."

Li Tianbao sighed softly and said nothing more.

Zhang Ke added, "Moreover, his method is very harmful to his body, and we are worried that Xiaotian's body cannot handle it. He has sacrificed a lot for you, undergoing cross-species testing."

Jiang Baiyue said, "The first phase of my spirit beast cloning experiment is complete. If my theory holds true, you will have a continuous supply of mana!"

Li Tianbao asked doubtfully, "Is cloning really possible?"

Jiang Baiyue explained, "The 'Stealing Yuan Technique' that Leopard Head mentioned is about stealing the primordial spirit!"

"The primordial spirit is formless and intangible!"

"My father's theory is that the primordial spirit does not exist in the brain. The primordial spirit is just a path that connects to a higher-level anchor point. Theoretically speaking, cloning is like mirroring the path, and the theory is valid."

Li Tianbao seemed to understand but not quite, and asked, "Is the stolen primordial spirit replenishing your mana more like energy received directly from a higher dimension?"

"That's one way to understand it."

"What you said makes sense. Xiaotian said it before: the primordial spirit is in the brain, like the bright moon in the river. The moon hangs high in the sky, and what's in the river is just its reflection. That's really true!"

Jiang Baiyue said, "We'll know once the cloning results are in. Hopefully, it will be useful!"

Li Tianbao sighed and said, "It's a pity we can't enter the Illusionary Realm anymore. I wanted to ask Yang Jian why Sun Wukong doesn't come to Earth to find me. Why don't you try hypnotizing me again tonight?"

Li Tianbao has tried many times recently but has been unable to enter the Illusionary Realm. He wanted to ask Taiyi and Yang Jian, but no matter how Jiang Baiyue adjusted the parameters, Li Tianbao could not enter the beach.

Xiaotian's explanation was that Sun Wukong's appearance must have allowed the Heavenly Court to fix some loopholes, and the monkey might have already been captured.

Jiang Baiyue said, "Let's test their reaction speed too!"

"good!"

Li Tianbao picked up a long spear, and a staff member pushed a cart with a launcher for shooting billiard balls on it.

A dense array of billiard balls flew in, almost all white, with a few yellow ones mixed in. Li Tianbao was going to use his gun to stab those yellow balls.

For the past two weeks, Li Tianbao has been undergoing intensive physical training and marksmanship practice!

Li Tianbao has mastered the eight major spear techniques, including stabbing, thrusting, chopping, flicking, blocking, seizing, entangling, and sweeping, such as White Snake Spitting Tongue, Golden Rooster Nodding, Black Dragon Swinging Tail, Splitting Mountain with Spear, Blocking and Grabbing with Spear, Returning Horse Attack, and Piercing Clouds and Breaking Fog with Spear. He practices them ten times every day without fail.

His physical training surpassed that of athletes; he trained very actively and ate a lot, as if he had found a purpose in life. His mental and physical state reached an extremely healthy standard!

His skin has improved, his demeanor has become much more robust, and he is full of energy! There is a professional nutritionist at the training ground who cooks for Li Tianbao, but Chen Rui still often comes to deliver meals and sometimes eats with him.

Jiang Baiyue looked at the man in the red bellyband wielding a gun on the training field, and her eyes inexplicably showed a look she had never seen before.

She quickly shook her head to dispel these childish thoughts about men and women. After spending so much time together, they could talk about anything, and Li Tianbao was a sucker for good looks—Jiang Baiyue seemed to be starting to develop feelings for him.

Thinking of this, she pinched her thigh hard and quickly took out her phone, "Hey, Chen Rui, are you here yet?"

Li Tianbao said he misses you.

"Okay, got it." Jiang Baiyue hung up the phone.

Zhang Ke walked over and asked, "Should we train the Immortal Venerable to use modern weapons, like pistols?"

Jiang Baiyue said, "Yes, we need to!"

Zhang Ke said, "The latest news is that Xida University couldn't take the Fire-Tipped Spear with them. They've been studying it on the spot for a long time but haven't come up with anything. Matters between major powers are not to be taken lightly."

Previously, the government used a personal account to post some footage of Sun Wukong taken from space and even streamed it, just to test the waters. But the comments below all said that the AI ​​made it terrible!

This matter has not yet been made public by the authorities, as they are still studying the consequences of making it public.

Jiang Baiyue asked, "What's the public opinion?"

Zhang Ke said, "There are videos all over the internet of Kryptonians fighting Sun Wukong, and the Avengers utterly crushing Laozi! They're all AI-generated! Maybe someone is pushing these videos forward? I guess Xida University probably filmed Sun Wukong back then, or maybe not."

Jiang Baiyue stopped asking questions and focused her attention on Li Tianbao, saying seriously, "Li Tianbao absolutely cannot go to West University until the mana replenishment issue is resolved!"

"Yes, I agree with you!"

"We've been doing internal training for the past two weeks. Does Xincheng have any suitable cases? I'd like to give Li Tianbao some real-world experience!"

Zhang Ke said with a wry smile, "There aren't any suitable cases. There isn't even a robbery in Xincheng!"

Jiang Baiyue said, "Arrange for death row inmates! Let Li Tianbao practice; only through life-or-death battles can he improve! Otherwise, how can he reclaim what belongs to him from Xida University?!"

Zhang Ke looked troubled and said, "No, this—I'll report to Brother Wei, and I think there shouldn't be any problem."

Jiang Baiyue's gaze was firm: "A death row inmate's escape is just an appetizer. I will proceed cautiously and steadily, based on his cultivation level and my father's theories!"

Half an hour later, Zhang Ke returned and whispered, "It's approved. Death row inmates can be used, but the number is limited to ten, all of whom are heinous criminals."

Jiang Baiyue was overjoyed and said, "Great! I'll draw up the plan! Give them my latest stimulant, prepare ten machetes, find a wild island in Nanwan Lake, and whoever kills Li Tianbao will be given a new lease on life. We need to give death row inmates hope so they'll fight for their lives. Oh, and get a few tigers and brown bears too—"

Zhang Ke's face stiffened, and he interrupted, "A death game? This is too crazy, won't something bad happen—"

"Li Tianbao can catch bullets, so why would he be afraid of a machete? Besides, a sniper can also protect him secretly."

"Fine—aren't we suspected of fraud? For a death row inmate, is that any different from being shot?"

Jiang Baiyue said, "I won't let Li Tianbao kill them. Instead, we'll train them repeatedly, like a cat catching a mouse, so they can understand how to control their own strength! Didn't you see? Sometimes he uses too much force and can't withstand it. Then you'll drag them back and shoot them."

"What about those who held out? Were they truly acquitted?"

"No one can withstand it."

Zhang Ke sighed, his face full of admiration, and said, "Making the best use of resources, I'm impressed."

At this moment, on the training field, Li Tianbao sprinted swiftly across the wall, managing to run more than ten steps before launching himself into a backflip, piercing through a sandbag with a powerful backflip.

Several experts applauded, "Immortal Venerable, you are becoming more and more frightening."

Li Tianbao shouted, "Get me a six-meter-long spear! This one is too light; I don't enjoy using it."

Jiang Baiyue said, "See? After he had a great time as the Dragon King that time, his progress was rapid in just over ten days!"

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Zhang Ke nodded, muttering to himself, "I still can't understand the logic behind it."

"The most important thing for a person is to be happy. Only when you're happy will you achieve twice the results with half the effort!"

That makes sense.

At the door, Chen Rui came in carrying a lunchbox and shouted, "Big star, dinner's ready! I made braised beef tendon!"

"Dr. Jiang, Brother Zhang, come eat with us."

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