novelTele 第101章 军方绝密！8级海神：1人1剑斩杀9级海兽沧龙！
第101章 军方绝密！8级海神：1人1剑斩杀9级海兽沧龙！
The door to the private room was tightly closed, blocking out the roar of the waves outside, but the atmosphere inside the small space was more oppressive than the storm outside.
"Refine the five internal organs internally, and release the spiritual energy externally."
The eight words landed, neither too light nor too heavy, yet they made Zhou Hai put the twice-cooked pork he had just picked up back into his bowl.
Chen Yan didn't keep anyone in suspense. He tapped his knuckles twice on the table, making a dull thud.
"Brother Lu, you're a smart man. To put it bluntly, going from level 1 to 5 is like filling a bucket with water. As long as you have enough resources and not too bad luck, I can even feed a pig into a level 5 Spirit Source Pig."
Zhou Hai, with half a garlic sprout still dangling from his mouth, twitched slightly upon hearing this: "General Chen, wasn't our analogy... a little too hurtful?"
Chen Yan ignored the fool's joking and stared at Lu Sheng, his tone turning serious.
"But level 6 is a qualitative change."
He unbuttoned the top button of his collar and pointed to his left chest.
"At our level, our skin, flesh, and bones have undergone several rounds of strengthening, and their hardness has indeed increased. When ordinary rifle bullets hit us, we just hear a sound and break the skin a little."
"But..." Chen Yan changed the subject, his voice low, "it won't work inside."
"Our internal organs are still soft."
"If you're hit in the chest by a large-caliber sniper cannon shot or a blunt force strike from a high-level sea beast, even if your ribs aren't broken, the shockwave penetrating through your body can instantly turn your heart and lungs into a pile of mush. In short—your flesh is like iron, but your internal organs are like paper!"
Lu Sheng nodded slightly.
He understands this deeply.
The nauseating feeling of almost dislodging my internal organs when I took that claw attack from the level 6 Abyss Tyrant, even with the dragon scales protecting me, still makes my chest ache just thinking about it.
"To reach level 6, you need to use a high concentration of spiritual energy to gradually soak and temper your heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys."
Chen Yan picked up his wine glass and took a sip, a flicker of fear crossing his eyes: "This process is no different from being cut with a dull knife; the slightest mistake can lead to internal bleeding. But once you get through it, your internal organs will be fully strengthened, and your spiritual energy will be inexhaustible, even able to be released through your pores to injure others. Walking on water will be a piece of cake!"
At this point, Chen Yan gave Lu Sheng a deep look, his eyes becoming complicated.
"Brother Lu, do you know why I pressed you about your sequence level before?"
"Because this hurdle is like a mirror that reveals true nature."
"If the internal organ capacity of a mortal-level sequence is 1, then it's 10 for a celestial-level sequence! And you..." Chen Yan gave a wry smile and shook his head, "Your current physical attributes are already freakish. Once you reach level 6, the difference will probably be 100!"
"Therefore I dare to assert that your sequence is definitely more than just Heavenly level."
The words weren't explicitly stated, but the meaning was all in the wine.
Saint-level.
Although those two words were not spoken, the people present understood each other without saying a word.
Zhou Hai, Zhao Ze, and Su Li quickly exchanged glances. Although they already knew their boss was monstrous, being officially recognized as such by a seasoned Level 6 expert still felt different.
This is a monstrous talent, one in ten thousand.
Lu Sheng remained expressionless, neither admitting nor denying, but calmly swirling the wine glass in his hand, watching the clear liquid leave streaks on the glass.
"No matter how talented you are, it's all for nothing if you can't survive."
Lu Sheng put down his wine glass, looked past the dishes on the table and stared directly at Chen Yan: "General Chen, now that we've had a thorough discussion, I have a question I've always wanted to ask."
"you say."
What exactly is the ceiling of humanity's current combat power?
The moment this question was posed, the air inside the private room seemed to freeze.
Zhou Hai stopped chewing his meat and listened intently.
Chen Yan's fingers traced the rim of the wine glass twice. After a moment of silence, his eyes revealed an unprecedented sense of awe and fervor.
"The ceiling...?"
He took a deep breath and lowered his voice, as if he were telling a little-known myth.
"In the top-secret files of the military, there is an old general who guards the aircraft carrier fleet in the East China Sea."
"He was also my teacher."
"As early as the third month of the soaring sea level, he had already broken the limits of human understanding."
Chen Yan held up two fingers, then slowly bent them, leaving only his thumb, his tone firm and powerful.
"Level 8 Spirit Source User! Military title: Sea God!"
Level 8!
"Clatter".
Zhou Hai dropped his chopsticks on the table, his mouth agape wide enough to fit an egg.
Even Zhao Ze, who was usually unsmiling, had his pupils contract sharply.
They are still struggling to break through level 5, but someone in this world has already reached level 8?
What a terrifying existence that is!
"Teacher Poseidon once single-handedly slew a level 9 mutated mosasaur that attempted to capsize an aircraft carrier in the eye of a typhoon, all by himself and his sword." Chen Yan's eyes were full of longing. "It is said that when he unleashed his full power, he could briefly control the ocean currents within a radius of a hundred miles, causing the seas to churn and turn upside down. That is the true... power of a god."
Lu Sheng's eyelids twitched.
Manipulating ocean currents? Slaying a level 9 mosasaur?
This is no longer a Spirit Source Being; this is clearly a walking nuclear warhead.
I originally thought that with the system's support, I would be in the top tier, but now it seems that the world is much more complicated than I imagined.
but……
Lu Sheng's lips curled up almost imperceptibly for a moment.
That's what makes it more interesting.
If the world is full of weaklings, the path to invincibility would be far too lonely.
"I've learned a lot." Lu Sheng raised his glass and drank the wine in one gulp.
Chen Yan kept observing Lu Sheng's reaction.
There was no fear, no discouragement, but rather... excitement?
This kid's character is truly extraordinary.
"Brother Lu, as someone who's been there, let me give you some advice." Chen Yan pointed to his chest, "There's a priority to the tempering of your five internal organs."
"The heart governs the burst of energy, the kidneys govern recovery, and the lungs govern the breath."
"We make a living at sea, so strengthening our lungs is crucial. With stronger lungs, we can not only hold our breath for a much longer time, but also adapt to the high-pressure environment of the deep sea. In underwater combat, that can be the difference between life and death."
"If possible, I suggest you start by strengthening your lungs."
Upon hearing this, Lu Sheng glanced at the status bar of "Strong Lung Level I" on his system panel and a meaningful smile appeared on his face.
"I will seriously consider General Chen's suggestion."
He doesn't need to consider it.
Thanks to those five Heavenly-grade spiritual plants, the Water Spirit Fruit, his lungs had already been strengthened.
This is the absolute advantage brought by the Dragon God Sequence skill, Dragon Eye.
While others are still painstakingly accumulating spiritual energy and carefully tempering their alveoli, he has already reached the finish line, and may even be able to go further.
"Alright, let's not talk about these heavy topics." Chen Yan waved his hand and called out, "Eat your food! The fish won't be good if it gets cold!"
"Come on, bottoms up!" Zhou Hai immediately switched to a grinning face, raised his glass, and said, "To the level 8 Sea God, to make us gods too, cheers!"
"Dry!"
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