It's almost dropped below 90%.

...But none of that matters. What matters is that his rate of progress is truly astonishing.

When he left Jingcheng, Shen Qian's explosive power was only around 7100, and it has increased by more than 1000 kg in just about 20 days.

This is even with Shen Qian deliberately suppressing it, yet it's already keeping up with his progress rate in the initial stage of martial arts, which is truly outrageous.

There has been a slight improvement in speed, but it's still within the normal range.

If we sort physical strength and resilience alphabetically, the highest level should be A... So, there's still a long way to go before sinking.

What Shen Qian is most concerned about is physical potential.

The question mark that had appeared when he opened his ten orifices reappeared.

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After thinking for a moment, Chen went to his study and retrieved his university books on martial arts theory to review.

"That's right, the physical limit for a mid-level martial artist is 3999 kg, and for a high-level martial artist it's 9999 kg..."

He murmured before sinking down.

According to the theoretical limits of martial arts practitioners... he exceeded them by exactly Kg.

At the initial stage of martial arts mastery, the physical limit before sinking was 999 kg, which was not outrageous compared to the average initial martial arts master. However, now that he has reached the intermediate stage of martial arts mastery, the gap has become even larger.

Then... what if I really reach the level of a high-level martial artist?

I dared not think any further before I sank in.

In particular, he always remembered one sentence.

"The terrifying nature of a body with ten orifices may only become apparent when you set foot in the mountains and seas."

Shi Dingyan's original words were "a body with eight orifices," because currently only the great master Gao knows that Shen Qian has opened ten orifices.

However, this does not affect the extended meaning of the sentence.

Unfortunately, if Shen Qian was indeed the first person in human history to open all ten orifices, then there are some things that he himself could only discover.

After reviewing the physical fitness data, Shen Qian turned his attention to the other side, namely the mental strength data that had not been specifically quantified before.

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Peak mental strength 956 F

Mental Strength X

..."

Shen Qian was unaware of the unit for measuring mental power, something that wasn't even included in the third-year textbook.

After thinking it over, Shen Qian was too lazy to make another trip to the library, so he simply made a phone call to Liu Changqing.

"F stands for Frame, which originally referred to a unit of image quality. Later, scholars discovered that the strength of mental energy could be measured by its propagation rate, so it became a unit for measuring mental energy..."

After Liu Changqing's detailed explanation, Shen Qian roughly understood.

"...Why are you asking this?"

Liu Changqing added a final word of advice, "Kid, I'm not trying to be mean, but in martial arts, you must never aim too high. I know you've started cultivating your spiritual power, but you're still a long way from quantification, understand?"

"Sixth Senior Brother, do you mean that if spiritual power reaches a level that can be quantified, it means that a certain foundation has been established?"

He understood the key point before he fell silent.

"That depends on how many frames there are."

"What if it's close to a thousand?" Shen Qian pressed.

It was quite noisy on Liu Changqing's end, and it took a while before we heard his reply.

"...Heh, a thousand frames are enough to form the spiritual core; that's the standard of mountains and seas, don't you think?"

"Oh, is that so... I understand."

"Anything else? If not, I'm hanging up. I'm busy!"

"Sixth Senior Brother, where are you? It sounds very noisy." Shen Qian couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

"Bridge of No Destiny, ever heard of it?" Liu Changqing chuckled. "This is a great place, and also the last chance in my life to get something for free. I'm about to die of pleasure..."

"Where?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Qian's heart skipped a beat... Although he didn't know exactly what kind of prostitution it involved, he didn't care and just wanted to find out the location first.

Today, Liu Changqing seemed unusually patient; he certainly wouldn't have explained things so clearly in the past.

A place that can make Lao Liu this happy must be pretty good.

"Don't ask me anything, Jill. This is a place only accessible by those from the mountains and seas. Don't even dream about it!"

Liu Changqing delivered a sarcastic remark and, without waiting for Chen Qian to ask any further questions, slammed the phone down.

Shen Qian put the bracelet aside, somewhat speechless, and fell into deep thought.

If we follow Lao Liu's logic, wouldn't that mean he's close to forming a spiritual core?

The thought struck him instantly, and Chen Qian's heart began to race.

It wasn't the formation of a spiritual core that excited him so much.

Rather, this represents an extremely crucial juncture.

Shen Qian had already succeeded in "seeking the Dao" through unconventional means. The reason that prevented him from "attaining the Dao" was that his current realm was insufficient to bear the weight of the Dao.

But... what if he had already met the conditions for attaining enlightenment?

Before mountains and seas.

I hadn't thought about this issue in detail before the sinking.

But at this moment, with his physical strength approaching the limit of a typical high-level martial artist and his mental strength nearly reaching the required level, it seems...

There were no more obstacles.

In addition, the excitement before the sinking also came from another aspect.

Supernatural powers.

It is said that supernatural powers are exclusive to those of the Mountain and Sea Realm. If he had attained enlightenment earlier, then apart from the difference in the strength of his primordial energy, there would be no difference between him and those of the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Then... is it possible for him to cultivate supernatural powers ahead of time?

The "Golden Body of Arhat" that is within reach and the "Blood Guanyin" that has already been obtained will greatly enhance Shen Qian's strength.

Upon deeper reflection, Chen Qian suddenly became restless.

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