Journey to the West: Life Simulation of Sun Wukong

She effortlessly lifted the steel column with one hand and casually tossed it, her lightness of action made the crowd think it was made of foam.

However, anyone who has tossed heavy objects knows that the speed at which that steel column fell was definitely not that of foam.

Although objects of different weights fall at the same speed under the acceleration of gravity from the same height, in reality in a non-vacuum environment, a mere drift of air could blow foam away.

That is to say, the steel column in Cao Jingjing's hand was no different from those held by the other nine people!

Yet, seeing her waving it as if it was as light as the wind, it was indeed hard for the crowd to believe it was a steel column.

It was too exaggerated!

Then, they saw Cao Jingjing grasp the middle of the steel column with both hands, in the most strenuous way, forcefully twisting her fists ninety degrees.

In the incredulous stares of the audience—

The steel column!

Bent!

Bang!

Finally, unable to withstand the limit, the steel column broke in half.

At the same time, this sound also startled both Hanks and Su Shilin, causing them to drop their steel columns.

They clearly saw that the steel column in Cao Jingjing's hands had indeed broken.

"Now do you see the gap in life force?"

Sun Shisheng stepped forward with a slight smile, pointing at Cao Jingjing, "Practitioners of martial arts have a life force 0.2 to 0.3 higher than ordinary people, but a master like Cao Jingjing can break through the limits, reaching over 1."

"Therefore, she can easily twist steel columns, her strength is as great as a bear's."

"Life force should not just be regarded by size, it's a comprehensive representation. Before, you could not imagine such a 'weak' woman like Cao Jingjing could tear apart tigers and leopards, but now, you have seen it."

"As life force improves, a person's strength also becomes stronger, and even the feats of myths and legends, Divine Skills and Spells, are within easy reach."

Speaking thus, Sun Shisheng slowly raised his hand and abruptly clenched his fist.

At that moment, the crowd felt as though they were watching a giant hand, stretching its fingers, grasping the stars in the sky.

Astounding!

Speechless!

Then, they saw Sun Shisheng punch towards the sky!

Boom!

The force of his punch burst forth, whipping up a fierce wind, but nobody wanted to close their eyes, for they seemed to see a white light bursting from his fist, colliding with the air!

"Look quickly!"

"The sky!"

Someone's eyes widened, pointing at the heavens.

There, a large hole had torn open, with surrounding clouds being steadily pushed away, as if an invisible energy burst from that point, spreading outward.

And below that center, was Sun Shisheng!

A punch that opened the heavens!

More than human!

The crowd was lost for words, unable to comprehend.

Just for show?

Impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

Unless it was an atomic bomb, no one could achieve such a feat!

By the time the crowd came to their senses, the sky was clear, not a cloud in sight.

"Gulp!"

The sound of people swallowing filled the air.

And Sun Shisheng slowly retracted his fist, with a faint smile, "This is the effect of reaching a certain level of life force, but merely training the body is too backwards and does not bring about improvement; only by cultivating the spirit can one advance the physical body."

It took a good while before everyone in the audience came to their senses, then they suddenly shouted loudly, "Roar!"

The era of the Transcendent!

Is about to dawn!

The speech had ended, but it drew even more reporters to inquire, and seeing Sun Shisheng's calm gaze, everyone unconsciously calmed down, stepping aside to let Sun Shisheng pass.

Later, they realized they had forgotten their intention to interview Sun Shisheng, their hearts both excited and fearful...

Cao Yi watched Sun Shisheng's retreating figure, trembling all over.

Now he understood why his daughter said she was unworthy of Sun Shisheng.

Such power, was that really still human?

He didn't want to believe it, thinking it was just a trick, while trying to think of many plausible reasons.

Like some supernatural phenomenon.

But—

The cloudless sky above!

The scorching sun!

Every one of them was reminding him not to deceive himself!

"Yes, why should I deceive myself? Hypnosis, deep sleep, are enough to prove his extraordinariness, no matter how preposterous, I should accept it."

It wasn't until Cao Jingjing awakened him from his stupor that he came to his senses and murmured to himself.

"Dad, what's wrong with you? It seems like you're hiding some secret from me," Cao Jingjing asked.

"It's nothing, just thinking that the era might really be changing," Cao Yi examined his daughter carefully and asked, "Jingjing, what do you think Dad's life force is?"

"Probably around 1.5 or so," Cao Jingjing thought for a moment and gave an approximate figure, "After all, Dad has been going to Ming Lun often these past four years for hypnosis, entering deep sleep, and plus our family isn't lacking money, so we could afford to buy cell-replenishing potions and pills from Ming Lun Martial Arts Hall, hence the faster improvement."

"Only 1.5?" Cao Yi was somewhat disappointed.

"It's already very strong."

Cao Jingjing said earnestly, "Shi Sheng once told me that once life force reaches 1, physical quality is already at the level of a martial arts grandmaster, what's lacking is just the application of forces like bright, dark, transformative, pill, Gang, and divine."

"The enhancement of the mind and the improvement of life force combined is the broad and grand path, while different types of forces are just minor details, enabling us to better introspect our own bodies."

"However, with the advancement of technology, this method is no longer necessary for arduous cultivation; technology AI can clearly display our bodily conditions."

"Where there are hidden injuries, where there are tears, these can always be detected."

"After all, not everyone can reach the level of 'breaking through the void and seeing the divine,' and as long as the cultivation of the mind reaches meditative immersion, one can very clearly check one's own body."

Cao Yi's eyes were full of gratification.

Indeed, his daughter had grown a lot.

"Are you sure you don't need me to propose a marriage for you?"

"I've said it, I'm not worthy," Cao Jingjing said exasperatedly, "And didn't you see the difference? That punch had a life force of at least seventy or eighty, while your daughter has only a mere 1.1, guess I'd be ecstatic to the point of death in that affair."

Cao Yi was speechless.

But he knew that his daughter was telling the truth.

The gap was too large, not to mention other aspects, they couldn't even be casual lovers.

"So, do you know exactly what level Sun Shisheng's life force is?" Cao Yi asked a crucial question that would affect his future attitude.

"I don't know."

Cao Jingjing stretched lazily and yawned, "I've only heard that if Shi Sheng wishes, he could shatter the Earth with one punch."

One punch to shatter a star?

Thinking back to Sun Shisheng's effortless punch earlier, which illuminated the sky for thousands of miles, shattering the Earth with one punch didn't seem exaggerated at all.

On the contrary, it would be strange if it couldn't.

Uh···

Suddenly, Cao Yi felt that his thinking was gradually accepting the changes brought by Sun Shisheng, even thinking that shattering the earth with a punch was a normal thing.

It seemed he needed to undergo hypnosis and psychological treatment···

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Meanwhile, after finishing his speech, Sun Shisheng found Wang Chao reading in the library.

At that moment, he was wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses, meticulously reading a book titled "Modern History of China," seemingly unaware of the disturbance Sun Shisheng had created on the sports field earlier.

Seeing Sun Shisheng arrive, Wang Chao closed the book, removed his glasses, and together they went to the library's balcony to sit at a table shaded by a parasol.

"Sun, that was quite a commotion you caused earlier," Wang Chao said with a slightly serious look, "So, are we ready to be exposed to the outside world?"

"We have to be exposed eventually, don't we?"

Sun Shisheng leaned back in the wicker chair, calmly looking at the cloudless sky, "After all, today is not like ancient times; hiding in the bustling world, experiencing life, isn't as good as stirring up the world, carving out a grand path."

"Moreover, this is also my graduation project."

Wang Chao twitched his lips speechlessly, "Sun, your graduation defense won't be about punching those professors to death, will it?"

Sun Shisheng looked surprised, "When did you become so humorous?"

Wang Chao said, "This isn't humor, it's the truth, the truth. Just the news of your life force formula alone is bound to cause tumult."

After a moment of silence, Sun Shisheng slowly said, "When the time comes, I plan to open the Taixu Illusory Realm." For character sheets and glossaries, visit MV|LEMPYR.

"What?!"

Wang Chao's eyes widened.

Taixu Illusory Realm, continually perfected over the last four years, with its internal artificial spiritual energy becoming more abundant, had provided great convenience to his, Tang Zichen's, Chan Yinsha's, and Li Hansha's practice.

Why suddenly open it?

Besides, if this realm were opened, the impact would far surpass spirit cultivation and life force cultivation.

"The reason is simple, if things continue this way, the strong will always remain strong, since poor culture leads to rich martial power," Sun Shisheng slowly shared his thoughts.

Wang Chao sighed.

His family hadn't started out wealthy, so he naturally understood Sun Shisheng's thoughts.

If it were just providing a means to cultivate the spirit and various martial arts techniques, then those benefiting the most would be either people who already had some martial arts background or various upper-class figures.

The eventual result would be only one, class solidification.

The strong remain strong, the weak forever weak.

Wang Chao had seen such cycles one after another in history books, but now, Sun seemed about to provide ordinary people with a fair platform like everyone else.

However, he was somewhat worried—

"If it's open, everyone can enter, won't you be overwhelmed?"

"Not at all," Sun Shisheng shook his head, "In Taixu Illusory Realm, all is illusion, only the artificial spiritual energy is real, and the source of artificial spiritual energy is the dreams of all beings, a transitional substance that turns falsehood into reality, so how could it be consuming?"

It was the first time Wang Chao had heard about the origin of artificial spiritual energy, somewhat surprised, "So, the energy of Taixu Illusory Realm is endless?"

"In a sense, yes," Sun Shisheng replied, "As long as the people of the world still have aspirations, Taixu Illusory Realm will never dissipate."

"Taken from the people, used for the people, that's how it is."