"Phew..." He gently put the table down and said with a wry smile, "How did this thing fall down?"
“We need to save money,” Old Tian sighed. “Professional weight measuring devices for superhumans are too expensive. It’s not easy for us old folks to earn a little money for our retirement. Hmm…” He glanced down at a form beside him. “This table weighs about thirty kilograms. Let’s move on to the next step.”
Chen Xiao loosened his arm joints, did a few stretching poses, and then exclaimed with renewed energy: "Again!"
"Ready! Strength test, Level 2 activation... Begin!"
boom!
A white object fell from the ceiling, but it turned out to be a freezer in the coffee shop!
Clang! Chen Xiao was almost crushed to death. He could only grit his teeth and raise his arms to catch it with all his might, but his feet inevitably wobbled. If he hadn't twisted his waist in time to stand up, he would have been knocked down.
Gently placing the freezer down, Chen Xiao wiped his sweat, exhaled, and said, slightly out of breath, "Old Tian... this... freezer..."
Old Tian still smiled without the slightest hint of anger: "Haha, it's about funding, it's about funding."
He paused for a moment, frowned, and continued, "The weight of the freezer plus the contents inside is about ninety kilograms."
His eyes held a hint of worry: "Chen Xiao, can you still hold on?"
Chen Xiao frowned slightly and looked at his arm: "It seems... I feel a little weaker than before."
"Let's try again." Old Tian rallied his spirits and pressed the last button: "Strength Test, Level Three!"
This time, almost half of the entire ceiling was opened!
With a deafening crash, a massive object plummeted from the sky! It was none other than the nearly meter-long marble counter from the upstairs coffee shop lobby!
Although Chen Xiao tried his best to open his arms, the counter fell from the sky and knocked him down. Fortunately, Lao Tian reacted quickly and kicked him away in an instant...
A ghostly figure darted over, and with a light tap of his toe on the counter, the massive counter flew through the air and crashed into the wall of the secret room!
boom……
Dust flew everywhere, and the counter instantly fell apart.
Chen Xiao stood there in shock, his arm nearly dislocated.
“It seems… there really is a problem.” Old Tian put his leg down and rubbed his temples. “Chen Xiao. Your strength level was tested before and it was B-level. That is, beyond the limits of ordinary people, you can withstand a weight of about 10 tons. But now… your strength seems to have deteriorated too much.”
Chen Xiao frowned deeply: "What's going on?"
Old Tian shook his head: "I don't know. I tested you with the detector before. The detector showed that your strength level had regressed to level C. I was wondering if there was something wrong with the detector. But now it seems that there is indeed something wrong with your body."
"Among those with superpowers... have there ever been cases of their superpowers degenerating?" Chen Xiao asked.
“Very few… almost none.” Old Tian’s expression was grim. “Let’s not talk about that now, let’s test other things.”
He then drew a drop of Chen Xiao's blood, placed it in a test tube, and pushed it into the pedestal detector in the sealed room. Soon, data appeared on the screen...
As Lao Tian looked at the report, he smiled wryly: "Your blood is indeed poisonous. You've become a superhuman similar to Alice. However... judging from the current data, your poison ability is far weaker than Alice's."
As he spoke, he gave a brief explanation:
The toxins in Chen Xiao's blood contained an extra substance called "biophosphate"—a substance not found in the blood of ordinary people. This biophosphate fused with ATP (adenosine triphosphate) in the mitochondria of body cells, producing a chemical reaction that generated a new substance called AQP (adenosine tetraphosphate). AQP is a special, venom-like component; based on its known effects, it can cause unconsciousness, paralysis, muscle stiffness, and in severe cases, even death…
The information Lao Tian provided was based on the data they had on Alice's special abilities. Judging from Chen Xiao's physical reactions, the AQP content in his bodily fluids was much lower than that of the venomous Alice, approximately one-fifth of Alice's. Therefore, the toxicity of the toxin was also much weaker.
“Based on your current bodily fluid toxin levels, you can at most render someone unconscious or paralyzed, but you can't kill them.” Old Tian frowned, thought for a moment, and then said, “However, we had a lot of dealings with Alice in the past, and the service agency also conducted some intelligence analysis on this woman. The conclusion was that the toxicity of the Toxin Woman's blood toxin AQP is cumulative. In other words, although your AQP content is lower than hers, if you bleed a lot, you can compensate for the lack of quality with quantity.”
"In other words, if Alice can kill someone with just one milliliter of blood, then I'll need five milliliters..." Chen Xiao said, both amused and exasperated.
"You're just secretly laughing, kid." Old Tian curled his lip. "The toxins in your blood are thin, so the toxins in your saliva are even thinner, almost negligible in their harm to the body... So, at such a young age, if you become a venomous person... hehe, you look like a pretty boy, if your whole body is covered in poison, how will you ever get intimate with girls? A kiss could knock them out... And, cough cough, don't forget, semen is also a bodily fluid..."
Chen Xiao blushed as he looked at the seemingly honest Uncle Tian who uttered such disrespectful words for his age.
Next, Lao Tian had Chen Xiao demonstrate Alice's simulated superpowers.
The official name for simulating superpowers in the superpower world is "Master of Imitation".
Low-level simulation can only alter parts of one's form and is very limited—to use a certain analogy, popular Indian yoga and bone-shrinking techniques could barely be considered a type of simulated superpower. The characteristic of this kind of power is altering the body's shape, appearance, and so on…
It's said that advanced imitation masters possess incredibly powerful abilities: their body muscles have the capacity to learn and imitate. For example, if you see an acrobat or gymnast performing a difficult move on television, after watching it once, your body can easily and perfectly replicate it!
"The so-called 'Master of Imitation' ability lies in the fact that your body is not limited by your brain and possesses a very strong learning function. Generally speaking, the most troublesome thing about encountering a Master of Imitation is that, firstly, their appearance can be ever-changing, even a man can dress up as a woman... even if they take off all their clothes. You still won't be able to tell the difference! Secondly... these people are often extremely skilled because their imitation ability allows them to learn various fighting techniques very quickly! They can easily recreate them after seeing them only once!"
As Lao Tian requested, Chen Xiao demonstrated his simulated supernatural abilities.
The test results showed that Chen Xiao could change his appearance to resemble someone else—but only to the face, or rather, only to an area of the body roughly the size of the face. A complete change of the whole body was impossible—when dealing with Qiu Yun, he impersonated Xu Ershao because the two originally had similar physiques; only their facial features were altered.
"According to our data, Alice's mimicry ability is only barely at Grade B. That is to say, she can only change her entire body shape to impersonate someone else. But it doesn't reach the kind of highly terrifying body mimicry function I'm talking about. And your mimicry ability is even weaker than Alice's. You can change the outline of your face for about ten minutes... that's already the limit. Based on this level, I estimate that your mimicry ability is barely at Grade C."
As Lao Tian spoke, he scratched his head and looked at the contents recorded on the form next to him.
“Power, imitation, poison…” He smiled bitterly: “Kid, you’re really a freak. In the international superpower world, nine out of ten people only have one superpower. Those who can have two superpowers at the same time are all well-known experts. Those who can have more than two are top-notch! You have so many at once… but the level of each superpower is really too low.”
He thought for a moment and said, "I have a guess... your body's original supernatural energy was a fixed total value. Originally, you only possessed one single supernatural ability, which was pure strength. But now, you have more and more supernatural abilities. However, the total value of your body's supernatural energy has not increased. This total energy value has been distributed among each different supernatural ability. This has diluted the individual ability of each of your supernatural abilities. That's roughly... that's the idea."
He sighed, "Finally, let's test the ability you got from Qiu Yun... Metal molecule explosion! Hehe, this ability is quite rare. Qiu Yun said he's been dominating the scene for years with this skill."
After saying that, he suddenly pulled a handful of metal objects from his pocket...
Chen Xiao glanced at it:
All of these are items from a coffee shop.
The largest items are metal cups, saucers, and coffee pots. The smallest are tiny coffee spoons... and there are even two tiny screws!