Dawn of a New Era

Chapter 612 586: Global Power Rankings

After sending Song Tingting back, Chen Shouyi rode his bicycle swiftly back.

The night began to fall, streetlights already glowing, and silhouettes on the street were sparse.

Chen Shouyi felt an inexplicable sense of melancholy and unease. His relentless pursuit of strength had unconsciously created a deep chasm between him and ordinary people.

It wasn't about status or money, but a difference in the level of life itself.

To some extent, he could no longer be considered human. In front of a demigod-level strongman, ordinary people seemed as fragile as soap bubbles, bursting at a touch. He felt that at least a peak Martial Artist could... coexist with him harmoniously.

Various short videos he'd watched in the past flashed through his mind quickly.

Sigh, it's really annoying!

Do I have to consider strength first before finding a girlfriend in the future?

Chen Shouyi indulged in fanciful thoughts for a while before quickly cutting off the idea.

...

Returning home, he found his parents and sister still chatting in the living room.

"Why are you back so soon?" Mrs. Chen looked at Chen Shouyi with a look as if he were a foolish son.

Why is he so clueless? Such a great opportunity, and he doesn't know how to seize it.

Ever since she had the thought, she had become increasingly anxious. Every mission her son took on was so dangerous, whether fighting the Barbarian God or... fighting the Barbarian God. If anything happened to him, having a child would mean the Chen Family line wouldn't end.

"It's almost curfew!" Chen Shouyi said matter-of-factly.

Mrs. Chen's expression froze; he had a good point.

...

As time passed, with the innate ability of self-healing upgraded from intermediate to advanced.

The speed at which his body healed injuries was reduced to an hour. Although it couldn't compare to Natural Healing from before, it no longer significantly impacted his normal practice. His progress in strength was entering another peak period.

Almost every day, his attributes changed.

...

Otherworldly desert.

An otherworldly desert lizard more than a meter long and covered in menacing spikes lay obediently on the ground, motionless.

The Shell Lady stood on Chen Shouyi's shoulder, clutching his ear, looking both alert and curious.

The lizard felt a panic in its heart; the upright creature before it gave it a feeling of extreme fear, like facing a natural disaster. Taking advantage of Chen Shouyi's inattention, it tried to flee immediately.

"Be good, don't move!" Chen Shouyi said.

As if his words were commands, the poor lizard froze, its whole body going limp.

Chen Shouyi planned to conduct an experiment today.

He drew the Shadow Sword, slicing his finger.

A drop of faintly glowing blood fell from the air, landing on the lizard's back.

Immediately, Chen Shouyi widened his eyes, observing the changes closely.

The blood was as thick as mercury, reflecting a sparkle in the sunlight, like a beautiful ruby.

But after a few minutes, the blood still hadn't seeped into the lizard's body, and the lizard showed no abnormal behavior.

"Could it be blocked by the scales?" Chen Shouyi thought.

He quickly squeezed out another drop of blood and dripped it onto the lizard's scaleless nose.

A minute passed, and Chen Shouyi found everything remained the same. A hint of joy crossed his face, and he sighed in relief.

"Fortunately, it seems my blood isn't aggressive like divine blood!"

These days, he had been extremely cautious at home; if he hadn't already tested that saliva was harmless, he would have moved out.

It seemed he was just too nervous.

As he was pondering this, the lizard seemed to feel an itch on its nose, extending its long tongue to lick its nose, quickly swallowing the blood.

A mutation occurred.

Just a dozen seconds later.

The lizard began to struggle frantically, howling, rolling violently, while blood continuously oozed from its mouth. Half a minute later, the lizard was utterly dead, motionless, with a large amount of pus and blood soaking the ground.

"This..."

Chen Shouyi's face turned a little grim.

"My blood is still aggressive, but compared to divine blood, it's more restrained. It seems harmless, but once ingested and the blood cells sense danger, the aggression manifests."

"Fortunately, as long as it's not ingested wrongly, there's no danger!" Chen Shouyi felt slightly heavy-hearted:

"It seems I must ensure there's no blood left at home in the future."

With a wave of his hand, the sand flowed to automatically cover the lizard.

...

"The president officially announced a reduction of thirty million troops this year.

We will unwaveringly follow the path of elite soldiers with Great Xia Country's characteristics, insisting on reducing quantity, improving quality, optimizing force scale structure, easing national power consumption, focusing on social well-being. The president stated that the reduction would not weaken combat power, affect social stability, and one elite soldier equates to ten ordinary soldiers..."

Chen Shouyi quickly read the newspaper.

The biggest news recently was the massive disarmament.

Thirty million troops being reduced wasn't much.

In Hedong City alone, over a million troops were stationed.

Across the entire country, the total number of soldiers exceeded one hundred million, so thirty million was about one-fifth.

In the past two years, as Martial Artist Apprentice training spread, the number of Martial Artists increased.

Except for the Barbarian God, ordinary otherworldly invasions posed no threat, especially since Great Xia Country had obtained a massive amount of True Divine Flesh, leading to an explosive increase in the number of grand Martial Artists and Martial Artists.

Most regions had been fully stabilized. Maintaining such a large army was unnecessary, except for wasting national resources.

...

In the morning, while having breakfast.

Bai Xiaoling excitedly delivered a newspaper: "This is from the Provincial Government, for you."

Chen Shouyi took it and looked.

Why is it all in English?

Beside him, Chen Xingyue curiously glanced over: "This is a special edition from CBB!"

She proceeded to read out:

"Global power rankings!!!

1st: God Chen."

...

"Wow, amazing, bro, who's God Chen, have you heard of him?"

Chen Shouyi remained silent.

Do I have to say it myself, that it's me?

Luckily, Bai Xiaoling immediately said: "That's General Manager Chen, foreigners always like to give loud nicknames, they all call General Manager Chen God Chen."

Chen Xingyue was stunned by this, finding it hard to believe.

My brother is globally recognized as the strongest!

Does he have to be this impressive?

She glanced at her brother, casually eating breakfast, and asked softly: "Bro, is it really you?"

What's there to be surprised about.

This is how impressive I am!

"Probably!" Chen Shouyi replied modestly.

Chen Xingyue suppressed the storm within her and continued reading, finding that indeed his nationality was Great Xia Country, and the commentary was extremely exaggerated.

"Any language is pale to describe this individual.

Young, wise, mysterious, handsome.

He is the God of Martial Arts for humanity, the pinnacle of human evolution, the true uncrowned king, Son of God... like an insurmountable mountain, overlooking all beings; no one knows his exact strength, for any Barbarian God who fights him ends up dead..."

"More importantly, he's only nineteen!"