The King of Curses

Chapter 101 Men should learn to play dumb

Cen Dongsheng closed his eyes and rested in the lounge.

The place is quite spacious, like a rest area before a sports game.

Yi Qingyan sat next to him, her hands placed neatly on her knees. When she was quiet, she looked like a typical little lady.

At this time, there were only the two siblings in the lounge, and Sister Zhizhen went to do the preparations before starting the test.

She looked at Cen Dongsheng sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, obviously maintaining a relaxed but not shaky state, his muscles rising and falling with his breathing.

Under the skin, the surging true energy took on a metallic color, and through the eyelids that occasionally opened a crack, a sharp golden light flashed.

It was obvious that he was practicing Qigong now, and very seriously.

"Brother, what are you..."

Yi Qingyan leaned over, poked his body with her fingers, and quickly retracted her hand.

Cen Dongsheng didn't pay attention to her little action, opened his eyes and replied:

"I'm trying to learn how to use the supernatural powers in my body. Just like Sister Zhizhen said, now is a good opportunity."

"Ability?"

"Well, it was the first ability I awakened after suppressing the power of the Ape Demon."

“It seems faster than before?”

"Yes."

During this period, Yi Qingyan could not be said to be idle. She was also catching up on her knowledge of curse masters and ghosts, and had an understanding of the process by which ordinary people acquire supernatural powers.

...Although she herself is the holder of a special life ban, she cannot be considered an "ordinary person" at all.

"Well, that's a good thing. But aren't we being too impatient? Is there anything that Brother Dongsheng urgently needs to improve his combat capabilities?"

"No. It's just that the new ability is in the direction of 'physical strengthening', so the most convenient method is to let the body gradually get used to it and master the tricks through actual exercise."

Cen Dongsheng replied.

"Plus, if Sister Zhizhen needs it, of course I have to satisfy it."

"Hey, you really took Miss An's request seriously and did it right away. You bought me breakfast, but the buns were left to cool..."

"..."

Cen Dongsheng stopped talking.

"Forget it, I understand. After all, you are lovers now."

Yi Qingyan's tone became sour again.

After hesitating for a moment, he couldn't help but said:
"If you need anything, I'll do my best to help."

"Humph~"

The girl didn't answer, but her voice became lighter.

Is this what she wanted to hear?

The same thing happened in the car. She didn't really want him to do anything or get anything from him, but she hoped that she could get equal attention and care. It was more like a form of coquettishness.

Cen Dongsheng also hopes that he can be fair.

But can he really follow through? Or should he?

Cen Dongsheng's mood at this moment was a little complicated.

In fact, according to normal people's moral concepts, now that he has Sister Zhizhen as his lover, he should keep a distance from other opposite sexes and not maintain too close contact with her.

But the fact is, regardless of whether he has the idea of ​​"two-timing" (although he does), just based on their identities and connections, it is impossible for him to cut off his connection with Yi Qingyan.

That was the future King of Equality - whether he wanted to hold on to that thigh or not, he had no reason to let go.

After all, if there was no one who had seen the future watching by her side, Yi Qingyan might really end up in a dead end, causing the deaths of countless people and repeating the mistakes of her previous life.

If that day inevitably comes, then he will be a failure as a reborn person.

The reason why he confessed to Yi Qingyan in the car just now that he was dating An Zhizhen was because he couldn't hide it anymore.

At that time, Cen Dongsheng was even mentally prepared for the worst, which was that the other party would lose his temper or choose to leave him after feeling sad.

If that really happened, then what he would have to do next is to find a way to get his sister back. There was no other choice.

But the fact was, the little girl was not angry with him, nor did she have any intention of keeping her distance. After a moment of loss, she immediately cheered up and was able to chat with him in a natural manner.

If there’s one thing that’s different from the past, it’s that… how should I put it, it’s become more “aggressive”?

What this means is that you are better at acting like a spoiled child.

Could it be that this child's idea is...

Cen Dongsheng sighed and closed his eyes again.

No, that's too fast.

Sister Zhizhen was still watching from the side, and her attitude when warning was also serious -

Sometimes, men have to learn to play dumb.

So, Cen Dongsheng forced himself to put aside his chaotic thoughts and focus on the present.

……

After he completely closed his eyes and fell into a meditative state, Yi Qingyan's movements became a little bolder.

It might be the influence of the "obsession" that he experienced. When he was with An Zhizhen or Yi Qingyan, Cen Dongsheng would unconsciously relax compared to when he was alone in the past. So when the girls around him made some small movements, he could hardly notice them.

Like, now.

The girl's slender fingers gently rubbed his arm, applying a little pressure, her nails digging slightly into the flesh.

"The buttons...are not fastened properly..."

She looked around for a while, and after making sure that there was no one around, she stretched out her fingers and boldly lifted his clothes a little. Her eyes drifted down and saw the man's mermaid line.

Yi Qingyan noticed that her brother's figure seemed to be better looking and a little stronger than before.

His well-developed muscular outlines were impressive before, but now he has a more classical sculptural beauty.

In order to save and protect her, those arms had once hugged me tightly. I wonder what it would feel like to hug them now...

"Oh... um..." After admiring it for a moment, the little girl blushed a little, quickly pulled her clothes back up, and turned her head away to stop looking.

*
This was Cen Dongsheng’s second meditation after completely suppressing the power of the ape demon.

This time, he was able to fully grasp his physical condition and confirmed one thing:

His own true energy has officially reached the threshold of a first-class spell-binding master.

It has been mentioned before that only those who have mastered a certain level of spell to the level of "mastery" can call themselves spell masters of this level; and the symbol of this level is the awakening of the triple supernatural power.

Since the process of completing and mastering "Other Powers" is like collecting fragments, Cen Dongsheng had originally guessed: Is it possible to reach the A level as long as three superpowers are mastered, even if they belong to different categories of "magic" power?

That's what he thought.

It is rare to find a spell master who possesses two first-class spells but has not mastered either of them, but it does exist. He has heard that there are several young "second-generation spell masters" in this situation, and the strength of such people is generally far inferior to that of a real first-class spell master.

But the fact is, the amount of true Qi in his body has obviously risen to a higher level compared to the past; if his strength was steadily increasing when he awakened "Immortal Bones" and "Tiger Soul", then this time, there is a clear feeling of breaking through the boundaries.

This is undoubtedly "breaking the rules" -

After realizing this, Cen Dongsheng was very surprised. This meant that after all the "devil" power was restored, his true energy would far exceed that of ordinary spell-binding masters.

At the same time, he couldn't help but feel emotional. In just a few months, he had already left his past self far behind; and looking at this era, his strength was definitely among the best.

...Although there is still a long distance to the goal, we have to keep working hard.

“Hu…ha.”

Cen Dongsheng adjusted his breathing and began to focus on the use of his "muscle unity" ability.

He soon noticed a place that was completely different from the past:
In the past, when he looked inward, he could only see the outlines of blood, muscles and bones, namely flowing red shadows, jumping yellow shadows and stable white shadows.

Now, this kind of observation is clear to the microscopic level. Not only that, his control has become extremely powerful, and he can even manipulate fibers and change the shape of muscles.

In the state of "muscle integration", his muscles are not only steel alloys, but also have strong flexibility, just like plasticine...

No, to be precise, it's water.

"No wonder, even though the muscle dimensions haven't changed much, I can feel that the protective performance has undergone a drastic change." he thought.

The destructive power of modern rifle bullets is quite strong. At a range of 100 meters, they can easily penetrate a centimeter thick uniform steel plate. However, his muscles are strong enough to resist the direct fire of such automatic weapons. It is like being wrapped in heavy armor, which can be transformed into countless flexible silk threads at any time...

The destructive power of a bullet can actually be divided into two levels: "penetration power" and "stopping power":
Penetration, also known as penetration or penetrating power, refers to the ability of a bullet to drill into or penetrate an object; while stopping power refers to the effectiveness of a bullet in making a target immobile after hitting it, which mainly depends on the Danone effect and the damage caused to the human body by transient and permanent cavities.

There is a certain contradiction between penetration and stopping power, because a bullet with too strong penetration may penetrate the target's body after hitting the target and take away most of the energy, while excessive pursuit of stopping power may lead to a serious decrease in penetration.

In order to prevent damage from bullets, the so-called "protective performance" also has two sides.

Now, because Cen Dongsheng can manipulate the morphology of muscle fibers in his body, the muscles in his body can have both the characteristics of "soft as water" and "hard as iron" at the same time, so both the penetrating power and the kinetic energy of the bullet can be easily weakened.

Not only bullets, but also the heat energy and shock waves generated by the explosion are extremely resistant; not to mention cold weapons such as swords, guns and sticks, whether it is cutting, stabbing, or blunt force strikes, they are doomed to be futile in front of the muscles in this unified state.

At this moment, he completely surpassed the human structure at the physiological level. It was no exaggeration to call him a Terminator robot. It could even be considered that he had "evolved" from T-800 to liquid metal T-1000.

"more than……"

Muscles are not only used to protect the fragile internal organs of the human body, they are also the largest and most important motor organs in the human body and the active power device of the entire motor system.

After such an amazing and drastic change in muscle properties, to what extent has one's athletic performance been enhanced?

Cen Dongsheng took a deep breath.

Along with the flow of true Qi, the essence of flesh and blood has changed.

It is heavy as steel and flows like liquid. If I had to describe it, it would be flowing metal...that is, the nature of "mercury".

With a little effort, the true energy in the body swelled, and the muscle fibers tightened as the mind moved, as if countless springs in the corners of the body were working, gradually gathering into a terrifying force.

Water is a very soft thing. It usually flows quietly, but it possesses terrifying destructive power at certain times. The reason is its constantly accumulating momentum. As long as the momentum is large enough, even a broad and magnificent dam can be destroyed in an instant.

If one day, the tremendous force of "water" accumulated to the extreme, and even its properties changed at the moment of eruption, turning into indestructible "iron", what kind of destructive power would it cause?

Cen Dongsheng suppressed his excitement. In the process of mobilizing his strength, his fists clenched unconsciously, and he could not find a way to vent his emotions.

He opened his eyes and what came into view was an empty lounge. The only thing that seemed to serve as a target was the wall.

In the past, he was extremely strong and could break reinforced concrete and kick trees to pieces. If it was the wall in front of him that was made of steel, a single punch from him would leave a deep dent.

But now, he was sure he could punch through the wall.

Including the anti-theft door that looks heavy. If it was in the past, it might have been smashed away by a few punches, with obvious dents on the door panel and flying out due to the joints falling off...

But now, he could really break through the entire door easily. In front of Cen Dongsheng's iron fist, everything around him became like paper.

……

Yi Qingyan was waiting quietly by the side.

She noticed that the man's aura was clearly changing.

White smoke was coming out of his forehead, which was the phenomenon caused by the water vapor being evaporated by the rapidly rising body temperature.

After all, the girl is not the person involved, and does not know what kind of changes are taking place in the man's physique; however, she has her own way of judging.

That is the innate keen intuition.

"Not only is he impossible to kill in one go, but he seems to be getting a little harder to kill...?"

Yi Qingyan thought.

"Well, my brother is getting stronger quickly... I have to work harder too."

……

When the experimental project was ready and An Zhizhen came to notify him, Cen Dongsheng had already finished meditating and was punching on the spot.

"Hu! Hu! Hu!"

With a series of sharp sounds that tore through the air, the man's jabs turned into unclear phantoms.

If someone had a sharp enough dynamic vision, they would find that every time the man threw a punch, it would create unstoppable ripples of air waves that spread out on the tip of his fist.

"Dongsheng, the venue is ready."

An Zhizhen admired his handsome appearance while boxing for a while, then spoke.

"let's go."

Cen Dongsheng stopped and nodded slightly at her.

(End of this chapter)