After a moment of stunned silence, Yu Zhibo tentatively asked, "How do I take it off?"
"Completely naked? Or leave on underwear?"
Seeing the young man's embarrassed expression, Si Junfang found it amusing. She crossed her arms and watched the spectacle, her ample bosom appearing even more magnificent.
Su Caiying couldn't help but chuckle.
Wang Ange playfully spat at him, "Just don't get completely naked. Are you afraid of being seen, a grown man?"
"I still feel a bit weird," Yu Zhibo muttered. But seeing that the girls were all acting as if it were normal, he realized that dwelling on it would make him seem overly sensitive. Without further hesitation, he removed his clothes, revealing a fair and well-built physique.
After his awakening, all aspects of his physical fitness had greatly increased, and his physique had become near perfect. He was the type of person who looked slim in clothes but muscular when undressed, causing the women to exchange knowing smiles.
Under their gaze, Yu Zhibo, wearing only his underwear, felt as if he had thorns on his back. He wasted no more time and quickly stepped into the testing pod.
As the pod door slowly closed, the three girls outside, led by Si Junfang, burst into laughter. Si Junfang laughed so hard that her tonsils were almost visible, her demeanor remarkably hearty. "Little Ange, you're too wicked! Didn't you only need to take off his upper body?"
Wang Ange replied innocently, "I just told him not to get completely naked. Who knew he'd actually only keep one item?" As she spoke, she herself felt like laughing.
"It's surprisingly fun to tease a young boy."
Su Caiying's androgynous face was full of smiles. "You're so wicked, I like it so much."
Meanwhile, on the other side, after entering the testing pod, Yu Zhibo heard the faint sound of machinery operating. Then, the soft green, jelly-like wall began to slowly press in.
These green, soft materials felt cool to the touch and were very comfortable against his skin. Soon, Yu Zhibo's body was completely enveloped by the material, leaving no gaps.
Yu Zhibo wondered what these special soft materials were made of. He felt they were somewhat like the modeling clay he played with as a child, but when it touched his face, it didn't make breathing difficult at all. Instead, it gave him a sense of freedom and comfort, like returning to the womb.
The soft material pulsed rhythmically. After about two minutes, it began to recede, returning to its wall-like state.
The pod door opened automatically, and the women outside were all staring intently at him.
Yu Zhibo shivered and quickly picked up his clothes to put them on, looking somewhat flustered.
Si Junfang chuckled, "Indeed, my senses were correct. 100 spirit points, awakening at the peak of F-rank. It shouldn't be long before you enter E-rank."
Then, she began to explain to Yu Zhibo, a novice, "No matter what type of awakened one you are, a sequence core is born when you awaken. The properties of the sequence core determine which sequence abilities an awakened one can use. The essence of the sequence core is the mutation of the dantian."
"Therefore, as soon as an awakened one awakens, the mutated dantian will begin to frantically absorb surrounding spirit energy. Because of this, any awakened one, regardless of their abilities, will consume spirit energy when they use their powers."
"The rank of an awakened one is linked to the units of spirit energy that the sequence core can contain. For an F-rank sequence core, the range of spirit energy it can contain is generally between 10 to 100 points."
"Someone like you, awakening at the peak of F-rank, honestly, I've never seen it before."
Yu Zhibo turned to look at the electronic screen above the testing machine's door. Sure enough, it displayed "100 Spirit Points," exactly the same as the number on his system panel.
After putting on his clothes, the uncomfortable feeling of being stared at by the women finally disappeared. Hearing Si Junfang's evaluation, Yu Zhibo grinned sheepishly, "Then how do I enter E-rank next? Do I need to practice cultivation techniques? Or rely on pills?"
"There are no cultivation techniques," Si Junfang shook her head. "The cultivation of spirit energy is essentially the process of the sequence core absorbing spirit energy. After absorbing for a long time, the sequence core will gradually be able to contain more. The spirit energy in your body has already reached the limit of F-rank. From now on, as long as you meditate diligently every day and use your sequence core to absorb the spirit energy from heaven and earth, you should be able to break through the barrier and reach E-rank very soon."
"As for pills, our official Supernatural Research Institute has developed a pill called the Barrier-Breaking Pill. If you take it, you can immediately break through to E-rank. However, this pill is very precious, and after use, it will overdraft a certain amount of potential. Your talent is very good, and I don't recommend you use it."
"Barrier-Breaking Pill?" Yu Zhibo felt the style of conversation was gradually shifting towards fantasy.
"Yes, after taking it, it can forcibly increase your spirit energy by 1 point, allowing you to smoothly become an E-rank. Then, there will be no obstacles in cultivating within E-rank. This pill is made from the blood of demon beasts of B-rank and above, combined with various precious materials. Each one costs 999 merit points, but very few people use it when advancing from F to E."
"Forget it, I'll just cultivate normally!" Yu Zhibo's lips twitched. "999 merit points is almost fifty million, but the actual price is far beyond that, because merit points cannot be purchased with soft currency."
Si Junfang had expected this. She chuckled, "Then let's proceed with the mental test!"
As Si Junfang finished speaking, Wang Ange walked to the mental measurement device next to her, opened the pod door, revealing a closed metal chair. Above the chair was a suspended helmet connected to numerous thin wires.
Wang Ange smiled, "Little Yu'er, please!"
Yu Zhibo dared not retort to Si Junfang, but he was more familiar with Wang Ange. His polite smile carried a hint of annoyance. "Please remove the 'Yu' part. When you call me that, it makes me feel very awkward!"
At the same time, he regretted his choice: "Why did I choose 'Little Yu's Little Fish' as my WeChat name!"
"Okay, Little Yu'er, go in, Little Yu'er!" Wang Ange acted as if she hadn't heard him and gestured for him to enter.
Yu Zhibo sighed. This woman, once familiar, gradually revealed her true nature. Giving nicknames, patting his head, she had so many mischievous habits.
He walked into the pod door reluctantly, turned, and sat on the metal chair.
Before closing the door, Wang Ange instructed, "After you put on the helmet, close your eyes. You will see a virtual scene. In the scene, there is a flying knife. I've set the quality of the flying knife to 100 grams. What you need to do is use your will to control the flying knife to fly up, the faster the better." With that, she pressed the pod door button and closed it.
"The peak of F-rank mental power is 200 Hertz. I wonder if he'll be at the peak again this time? If so, his talent would be too terrifying," Su Caiying said, looking at the helmet slowly descending towards Yu Zhibo's head through the transparent glass cover.
"Who knows? Perhaps he'll surprise us," Si Junfang said with a chuckle, her icy eyes holding a hint of anticipation.
Awakening at the peak of F-rank, being able to transform into a wild dog, use substitution jutsu, breathe fire, and his eyes could see the flow of spirit energy. And last night, his eyes flashed red, causing that D-rank dark creature to hover in place. All these abilities made Si Junfang extremely curious about Yu Zhibo.
Finally, the metal helmet slowly settled onto Yu Zhibo's short hair. As the red light on the helmet lit up, the numbers on the electronic display screen outside the mental detection device began to climb rapidly.
160, 161, 162... 199, 200. After reaching 200, the numbers began to drop back to 199, and then started to rapidly fluctuate between 199 and 200.
"F-rank peak again!" Su Caiying exclaimed in shock, covering her mouth.
Wang Ange seemed accustomed to it. "After all, he's a genius. It's normal for his mental power to be a bit higher, right? 200 Hertz, my current mental power is only 225 Hertz!"
Wang Ange roared internally.
Si Junfang nodded with satisfaction. She had thought the boy's numerous abilities were surprising enough, but she hadn't expected his mental power to be so outrageous.
At this moment, she looked at Yu Zhibo as if he were a rare treasure, and felt truly fortunate that she had been forced to investigate Yu Zhibo.
However, in the next moment, a shocking scene unfolded: on the electronic display screen, the value that had been fluctuating between 199 Hertz and 200 Hertz suddenly surged, reaching 210 Hertz, and then, like a rocket, it began to jump rapidly, reaching 400 Hertz in the blink of an eye.
400 Hertz, which was the peak value for E-rank! Was this the mental power a trash F-rank should possess?
Wang Ange and Su Caiying were instantly speechless. They looked at Yu Zhibo inside the transparent glass cover with expressions of disbelief, then looked at the mental detection device. The same thought flashed through their minds: this machine must be broken.
Wang Ange ran to check the electronic display screen. The value in the lower right corner confirmed that the set weight of the flying knife was indeed 100 grams. This was also the lowest setting for the flying knife, specifically for testing F-rank awakened ones. There was no possibility of the detection device system making a mistake due to the flying knife being too light.
Si Junfang's mouth was also agape, and she remained silent for a long time.
However, the numbers did not stop. After pausing at 400 Hertz, they began to rise again, little by little, finally stabilizing at 410 Hertz, which corresponded to the 41 points of mental power on Yu Zhibo's data panel.
Seeing this, the three women exchanged glances, all with numb expressions.
"Heh heh, the machine must be broken!" Wang Ange forced a smile, her face showing signs of being utterly defeated. "Exceeding 400 points is the threshold for D-rank. How is this possible?"
"Quickly get someone from the Supernatural Research Institute to come and repair it!" Su Caiying, standing beside her, chimed in agreement.
"Perhaps this is real." After the shock, Si Junfang's expression became serious. She recalled the video she watched yesterday, where Yu Zhibo's eyes flashed red, and then that D-rank dark creature hovered in place.
Meanwhile, Yu Zhibo, sitting inside the mental detection device, curled his lips into a pleased smile. In the virtual world, he was using his mental power to control the flying knife, making it fly at supersonic speeds, creating sonic booms.
"I didn't expect the country to have developed immersive virtual technology. It would be great if it were an online game. This mental test is too much fun. Controlling a flying knife, all you need is a brain!"
Yu Zhibo thought to himself as he manipulated the flying knife through various trajectories in the air.