novelraw Chapter 71: Sixth in the World
Chapter 71: Sixth in the World
"Is this a Level 3 Lifeform?"
Su Yuan carefully sensed the changes within his body.
Setting aside his physique and Soul for the moment, he first noticed the sheer density of his vitality.
'By using the six-dimensional cultivation method to evolve into a Level 3 Lifeform, all six dimensions advanced together in perfect evolution. My life source is incredibly dense. With my current Lifespan, I can live for at least three thousand years,'
Su Yuan thought to himself.
Normally, the Lifespan of a Level 1 Lifeform hovered around two hundred years.
A Level 2 Lifeform's Lifespan would reach three hundred years.
And a Level 3 Lifeform? Their Lifespan would not exceed eight hundred years.
Yet, Su Yuan's Lifespan had reached a terrifying three thousand years—it was simply Beyond Comprehension.
Of course, these estimates for Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 Lifeforms were based entirely on human cultivators.For non-human cultivators, there was no standard measure for Lifespan. Some alien races were naturally long-lived, capable of living past ten thousand years even at the Level 1 Lifeform stage.
'Three thousand years...'
Su Yuan sighed with slight emotion. Such a long passage of time could cover more than half the recorded history of Xia Nation.
'This is also a reflection of high Potential,'
Su Yuan mused.
Potential was not strictly equal to Lifespan, but the two shared a proportional relationship to a certain extent.
After all, if one's Lifespan was very short—lower than others of the same race and realm—their Potential would not be very high either.
Among the true geniuses in the Universe, who didn't possess a profound life source? That was precisely why they could achieve successive breakthroughs in a short amount of time.
Conversely, those lifeforms with little Lifespan remaining often found it difficult to take another step forward. This was a clear manifestation of exhausted Potential.
'My strength, speed, and other attributes have also skyrocketed,'
Su Yuan noted inwardly.
As for exactly how much they had surged? He could easily find out by asking the gray mirror.
However, Su Yuan wanted to test it himself to see just how much he had improved.
Click.
The heavy doors of the Gravity Chamber were pushed open.
Su Yuan strode out.
"Boss," Sun Quanli immediately hurried over, unable to hold back his question. "What does a thirty-four times gravity environment feel like?"
As a scientific researcher, Sun Quanli currently had no data on how the human body reacted under thirty-four times normal gravity. An ordinary person would be crushed to death in an instant under such extreme conditions.
Even martial arts experts who had mastered hidden force or transformative force wouldn't last more than a few seconds. As for a Core-Embracing Grandmaster? Sun Quanli didn't have the luxury of using a Core-Embracing Grandmaster for such experiments yet.
"Once the gravity exceeds thirty-two times, it begins to affect the Soul. Simply put, your cognitive speed slows down and becomes sluggish..."
Su Yuan explained casually.
This was his personal experience. A lifeform's Soul might seem ethereal, completely immune to physical attacks.
But in reality, that was only relative. When an external force reached a certain threshold, let alone the Soul, even time and space would be affected.
There was no shortage of celestial bodies like black holes and neutron stars in the Universe. The very existence of these stellar objects constantly warped the space and time around them.
"Cognitive speed slows down and becomes sluggish..." Sun Quanli muttered, looking thoughtful.
By the time he snapped out of it and wanted to ask another question, he realized that Su Yuan had already vanished, having left Gravity Lab No. 7.
Outside Gravity Lab No. 7.
Su Yuan walked aimlessly.
Since the laboratory was built in the suburbs, the surrounding area was already sparsely populated. As Su Yuan headed toward an even more remote area, the chances of running into anyone dropped to zero.
"Xiaolan."
Su Yuan called out suddenly.
He was already wearing a micro-earpiece. Coupled with the wireless communication network laid out by Lab No. 1, he could contact Xiaolan from anywhere on Blue Star.
"Master, Xiaolan is here."
A synthesized mechanical voice echoed in Su Yuan's ear.
"Jam all satellite surveillance across Blue Star and block all of Xia Nation's Energy Fluctuation Detection Equipment."
Su Yuan commanded. "Understood, Master."
Barely half a second later, Xiaolan's voice returned. "Master, the jamming is complete."
"Good."
Su Yuan gave a slight nod.
The area he was currently in had effectively become a blind spot on Blue Star. Unless he caused an earth-shattering commotion, no external faction would be able to observe him.
Whoosh!
The next moment.
Su Yuan's figure vanished from the spot.
When he reappeared, he was already four hundred meters away.
It was only after his body materialized that a low sonic boom finally erupted in the air.
"What was my speed?"
Su Yuan asked.
"Master, your instantaneous speed just now reached 503 meters per second, approaching double the speed of sound," Xiaolan replied immediately.
She was currently monitoring Su Yuan's every move through the satellite surveillance network.
With Xiaolan's capabilities, all satellites on Blue Star were now under her complete control. The satellite feeds viewed by the high-ranking officials of various nations had to pass through her first.
"Double the speed of sound..."
Su Yuan raised his right hand and hurled a punch at a massive boulder in front of him.
Unsurprisingly.
The four-to-five-meter boulder was instantly smashed to pieces. The terrifying force sent shards of rock shooting out in all directions like shrapnel, piercing through massive tree trunks before finally coming to a stop hundreds of meters away.
"How many tons of force was in that punch?"
Su Yuan inquired.
"Master, the explosive force of your punch exceeded thirty tons."
By analyzing the speed at which the boulder shattered and the kinetic energy of the flying debris, Xiaolan precisely calculated the exact power behind Su Yuan's strike.
"Thirty tons?"
A smile graced Su Yuan's face.
Before becoming a Level 3 Lifeform, his maximum punching force had only been around thirteen or fourteen tons.
"If that Android Unit 329 from The Truth Society were standing in front of me right now, what would happen?"
Su Yuan asked.
Xiaolan paused for a fraction of a second before giving her answer. "It would be smashed to pieces by you within half a second, Master."
Whether in terms of speed or strength, the current Su Yuan completely crushed Android Unit 329. Under such absolute suppression, the opponent wouldn't even have the ability to fight back.
As for the 'Eye Rays' and 'Breath of Ice' that Level 3 Androids reportedly possessed a century ago? Overwhelmed by someone moving at twice the speed of sound, those attacks wouldn't even graze Su Yuan, let alone serve as an effective counterattack.
Su Yuan slightly closed his eyes. After testing his physical strength and speed, he began to release his mind force.
Mind force was an extension of the Soul dimension. Having evolved into a Level 3 Lifeform, Su Yuan's Soul dimension had expanded drastically, which in turn brought about a qualitative change in his mind force.
Swish— The invisible mind force rippled outward in all directions.
In just a few breaths, a radius of eight hundred meters centered on Su Yuan was entirely enveloped by his mind force.
'An eight-hundred-meter radius... This is my mind domain,'
Su Yuan thought to himself. Permeated by his mind force, he had absolute awareness and control over every single detail within this eight-hundred-meter range.
Moreover, as long as he wished it, he could easily use his mind force to attack any living being within this radius.
He continued to familiarize himself with the sensation for a while.
Su Yuan then pulled back his focus and, deep within his sea of consciousness, consulted the gray mirror once more.
'With my current strength, what is my rank in Xia Nation, and in the world?'
The surface of the gray mirror rippled with a hazy light, and soon, the answer surfaced.
[Xia Nation's Second]
[Sixth in the World]