Painful memories were deliberately brought up in Chi Chen's mind, and gradually, anger and hatred filled his heart.
No matter when Chi Chen recalls those memories, the hatred in his heart will not diminish in the slightest; on the contrary, it will gradually increase.
When Chi Chen looked up and his bloodshot eyes met Zhang Rong's, Zhang Rong was slightly taken aback.
The hatred in the young man's heart was much stronger than that in Lin Bai's, which made it impossible for Zhang Rong to ignore him.
Compared to Lin Bai, Chi Chen endured more pain over a longer period. However, based on Chen Sheng's investigation and Lin Bai's account, Chi Chen had clearly buried his hatred deep within his heart.
This long-term suppression and concealment will eventually lead this young man into a predicament!
"bass!"
Suddenly, Chi Chen moved. A faint red light began to emanate from his chest, and the red light gradually spread to all parts of his body.
At the same time, Chi Chen's body shot out like an arrow, rushing towards Zhang Rong at an extremely fast speed.
A look of surprise and seriousness flashed across Zhang Rong's face. He could clearly perceive the changes in Chi Chen's chest under the influence of his spiritual power.
Just now, Zhang Rong clearly felt an unusual aura flash across Chi Chen's chest. It was as if there was another person on Chi Chen's chest.
After that strange aura flashed by, Chi Chen's body was filled with a mysterious power that even he did not understand. That power was not simply spiritual power!
"Bang!"
Facing the punch that Chi Chen was throwing head-on, Zhang Rong casually raised a hand to block it while observing Chi Chen's appearance.
"His mind is not abnormal, and his strength and speed are actually comparable to those of a forbidden ability user at the Radiant Realm!"
Zhang Rong looked at Chi Chen's seemingly clearer eyes and was somewhat puzzled. Although Chi Chen did not speak, Zhang Rong knew that Chi Chen's rationality was absolutely normal at this moment, and there was no sign of him losing his mind or being manipulated by others.
Originally, Zhang Rong thought that there would be something unusual when Chi Chen gained power, but now it seems that he was overthinking it.
Chi Chen was surprised to see his punch blocked so quickly, but he quickly understood. It was perfectly normal for Zhang Rong, as the captain of the regional secret squad, to have such strength.
However, Chi Chen did not intend to stop there. He also wanted to see what kind of abilities he had!
With his attack blocked, Chi Chen turned around and, using the twisting power of his waist, threw another punch, this time with even greater force than before.
Seeing this, Zhang Rong was quite surprised. Although Chi Chen's combat skills were not perfect in his eyes, as a young man who had just awakened his abilities, Chi Chen's performance was countless times better than that of ordinary people. This combat ability was simply not something that ordinary people could have.
However, according to Chen Sheng's investigation, Chi Chen's body had been relatively weak for the past five years due to the torment of severe pain, and he had not received any training at all. Yet now, Chi Chen possesses such combat awareness and skills.
Zhang Rong casually deflected Chi Chen's latest attack, then turned around and appeared behind Chi Chen, delivering a swift chop to his neck.
Lin Bai was slightly stunned when he saw the two fighting each other. If he were to go up there, he was afraid that he would be punched by Chi Chen and vomit blood before he could even snap his fingers.
"Chi Chen, is this how you treat me as a good brother? You secretly became so outstanding behind my back?"
Clearly, Lin Bai didn't believe that an ordinary person who hadn't undergone long-term training could possess combat abilities like Chi Chen.
Sensing the swift blade hurtling towards him from behind, Chi Chen felt a warning and his body suddenly heated up and sank, barely avoiding the hand strike that could have knocked him unconscious.
"His reaction time and body control are also quite good. Is it a power that enhances his overall abilities?"
Zhang Rong stepped back slightly, avoiding a sweeping leg whip from Chi Chen, and gained some understanding of Chi Chen's abilities.
Before Zhang Rong could move again, Chi Chen twisted his body and punched Zhang Rong in the chest with both fists.
This time, Zhang Rong did not dodge, but instead stretched out his hands as if floating, and then placed them in mid-air.
"Smack!"
Amidst Chi Chen's slightly surprised expression, his fists, as if drawn by an invisible force, were inevitably struck into Zhang Rong's palms. Zhang Rong then easily gripped his fists, and no matter how much Chi Chen struggled, he could not break free from those large hands.
"Okay, that's enough!"
Zhang Rong looked into Chi Chen's eyes and spoke.
Upon hearing this, Chi Chen gave up struggling. His emotions subsided, and all his strength returned to the spiderweb-like wound on his chest, just as the tide receded.
Throughout this process, Zhang Rong kept observing Chi Chen's chest. If Chi Chen hadn't known that Zhang Rong was a decent person, he would have kept his distance from him based on Zhang Rong's gaze alone.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
After the power subsided, Chi Chen felt as if his body had been completely drained. He lay on the ground, panting heavily, in a state far more severe than when Lin Bai used Annihilation at full power.
"Chi Chen, are you alright?"
Lin Bai hurriedly stepped forward and was relieved to see that Chi Chen was only weak and had no other problems. However, Lin Bai's gaze towards Chi Chen was slightly off again.
Lin Bai: "Chi Chen, from now on I'll call you the Three-Second True Man. Look at you, you can't last long!"
Upon hearing this, Chi Chen scrambled to his feet and gave Lin Bai a slap on the wrist. "You damn well can't last long! He clearly fought Zhang Rong for about ten minutes!"
Zhang Rong watched the boys suddenly start playing around and a few black lines appeared on his forehead. Do young people nowadays like to play like this?
However, Zhang Rong did not interrupt the two, because he knew that this was a way for the two boys to forget the pain in their hearts.
After the two had finished arguing, Zhang Rong finally asked Chi Chen:
"Chi Chen, did you really never secretly practice any combat techniques in the past?"
Although Chen Sheng had investigated Chi Chen's past life, based on Chi Chen's previous performance, Zhang Rong still felt that Chi Chen must have practiced something on his own. After all, if Chi Chen had secretly practiced fighting at home, Chen Sheng wouldn't have been able to find out through his investigation.
No! What's wrong?
Upon hearing this, Chi Chen paused for a moment, then asked with some confusion.
This question surprised both Zhang Rong and Lin Bai.
What do you mean, "What happened?" Don't you know what you did before?
Judging from his increasingly skilled fighting techniques, while he certainly couldn't compare to someone like Zhang Rong, he was definitely better than some of those self-proclaimed martial arts experts in the Public Security Bureau.
Then, under Lin Bai's somewhat sarcastic tone, Chi Chen realized the problem himself.
Yeah, when did I develop this fighting spirit?
Looking back now, it was the same on the night I fought the demon with the masked ghost. It was as if all my actions were justified.
Outsiders could see the abnormality, but the protagonist himself was unaware of it.
"I don't know what happened, but when that power appeared, my mind became unusually focused, and those movements came out naturally, as if I could do them on cue. Maybe that's why I didn't realize it. But aren't combat skills all trainable? Lin Bai, you should be able to learn them quickly too!"
Chi Chen couldn't figure it out either, but he still gave an explanation.
This made Zhang Rong and Lin Bai look at him with strange eyes again. What did he mean by saying that combat skills can be trained and learned quickly?
Do you know how much torment and danger an average person would have to endure to develop your fighting spirit and skills?
Versailles isn't like this at all!
"Alright, I have a general understanding of your situation. That's all for tonight. Starting tomorrow, Qingsheng will teach you how to use firearms and choose the melee weapons that suit you in the morning. In the afternoon, Chensheng will teach you how to better master your abilities! You will be spending at least the next two months at this fried chicken shop, so after you go upstairs, Qingsheng will go back with you to help you move the things you need!"
Zhang Rong led the two towards the stairs and announced the end of today's test.
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