Sitting in Fu Juan's flashy purple sports car, they arrived at the headquarters without any obstacles.

Looking at this skyscraper, which was rare even in the Capital City, surrounded by elite personnel from all walks of life bustling about, Wu Liang was somewhat surprised.

"Isn't this place supposed to be cordoned off separately?"

He remembered that outside the Chengyang City branch base, it was heavily guarded, with layers of checkpoints and guards, almost like a military base.

So what about the so-called worry over supernatural incidents reducing the base to small buildings?

"Hahaha, you didn't think all bases everywhere are like Chengyang City's, did you? Our infrastructure there was personally modified by Minister Long, so naturally, it's different." Fu Juan laughed heartily.

After parking the sports car, the three of them took an elevator, shooting directly up to a high floor.

In the elevator, Fu Juan said: "Shadow, since you just arrived today, you need to undergo a comprehensive detection test first. Then, an expert will tailor a training plan according to your situation."

"Detection test? Like the one in Chengyang City?"

"No, it's a more detailed test. You'll find out when you get there."

As they chatted, the trio arrived on the thirtieth floor and stepped out of the elevator.

They immediately saw many armed security personnel patrolling in an orderly fashion, with two people by the elevator checking their identities.

After Fu Juan and Jin Chenghua verified themselves with a fingerprint scanner, they explained Wu Liang's identity.

The security personnel asked them to wait for a moment, picked up a walkie-talkie, and began reporting the situation.

In just a few minutes, a short old man, with glasses thick as bulletproof glass, came running over, panting.

Seeing his white hair and slightly hunched back running in a comical manner, the nearby security personnel couldn't help but support him, fearing he might fall midway through.

"Professor Guo, take it slow…"

"Slow? Do you know who's here? It's an invaluable research material…cough, cough, an Awakened! Do you understand his value?" Professor Guo's voice was loud and strong, quite unlike an elderly man.

Hearing the words "research material" from a distance, Wu Liang instantly felt uneasy.

This frenzied state seemed eerily familiar to him…

"Hey, Du Juan, I want to ask, is the person conducting the test related to the research institute?" Wu Liang asked cautiously.

Fu Juan, with an expression that said "obviously", replied, "Not related— they are from the research institute! Where else would there be so many experts and research data to help analyze and create independent training plans?"

"Damn! So that crazy woman is waiting for me here!" Wu Liang cursed.

No wonder that crazy woman Yuan Yi was looking at him like she wanted to devour him, yet she chose not to follow along.

So it turns out, upon coming to the Capital City, he still falls into the hands of the research institute?

While Wu Liang was feeling helpless, the old man had already run up to him, his eyes brimming with curiosity as he extended his hand and said, "Hello, hello! You must be Shadow, right? Come over this way!"

Looking in the direction he pointed, Wu Liang felt as though he was being led to the execution ground.

Beside him, Fu Juan introduced, "This is the director of the research institute's Awakened research department – Professor Guo Haoyi. How come it's you coming to meet us?"

Even the carefree Jin Chenghua had a hint of surprise in his eyes, clearly aware of Professor Guo's prestige.

Usually, for this kind of pre-training test, any researcher could take an Awakened for it. They had never seen Professor Guo personally come to pick someone up!

However, Professor Guo just dragged Wu Liang inside, muttering, "What do you know? How can he be like you ordinary folks? He's an exceptional talent of this era!"

Even the highly esteemed Awakened in the eyes of outsiders, and even strong figures like Fu Juan and Jin Chenghua in the base, were directly described as ordinary compared to Wu Liang in the words of this old man!

This made them look at Wu Liang with even more astonishment.

What's this guy's situation?

Wasn't he supposed to be an Awakened, recommended by Minister Long, coming to the Capital City for training just like us?

Why does it seem like Professor Guo already knew about him?

Being pulled forward, Wu Liang awkwardly asked, "Uh, excuse me, what kind of detection are you planning to conduct? Dissection first?"

This question was not a joke.

If it were Yuan Yi in front of him, he wouldn't even ask, because that crazy woman would definitely opt for dissection!

"Young man, don't worry, I'm not an extreme researcher like Yuan Yi. The tests are all standard, and you won't have to redo those previously done at the branch." Professor Guo said kindly.

In the midst of the conversation, the four of them arrived at a venue filled with various instruments.

Most of these gadgets Wu Liang couldn't comprehend their purposes, yet there was one thing that appeared familiar to him—the Force Tester.

It was reminiscent of those punching machines at amusement parks that display scores and force when you punch them. Just seeing it made Wu Liang curious if there was a leaderboard or something.

"Curious about this? Then let's test your strength first. Punch twice, the first time without using the ghost's power, and the second time with it. I want to analyze the impact of the ghost on your strength."

With that, Professor Guo casually pressed a few buttons on the Force Tester, preparing it to record data at any time.

The ghost's power?

Beside him, Fu Juan and Jin Chenghua's expressions towards Wu Liang changed again.

They really didn't know that this guy was a Symbiont!?

"Oh, just like that? No problem."

Coincidentally, Wu Liang had never tried to see how much force he could generate on his own, and direct data is much clearer than his own rough estimates.

Approaching the Force Tester, he took a deep breath.

This was the first punch Wu Liang threw after obtaining [Breaking Blade] from the Kitchen Knife Ghost, with his power turned off.

Bam—

A loud bang came from the Force Tester's location, and this time, not just Fu Juan and Jin Chenghua, even Professor Guo showed a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Looking at the machine's display where the hundreds digit rolled up to a five, Professor Guo exclaimed, "You really don't have any kind of body strengthening abilities?"

A normal adult male's full strength is barely over a hundred kilograms, while an Awakened's body becomes relatively stronger, averaging around three hundred.

This is already equivalent to each Awakened's physical punch strength reaching Tyson Level, yet Wu Liang exaggeratedly exceeded five hundred!

This means he can beat down most Awakened with his fists alone, without relying on any abilities!

"Try using the ghost's power…"

Boom—

As soon as he spoke, with Wu Liang's punch, the Force Tester emitted a painful moan.

The next second, he awkwardly withdrew his hand, with the Force Tester's striking pad hanging from his arm.

"Punched… through? How is this possible?" Professor Guo looked incredulous.

This thing is not just custom-made; the surface fabric is from a Supernatural Object, its strength and toughness supposedly able to withstand a train collision!

How could it be pierced with one punch?

Wu Liang lowered his head, thoughtfully staring at his fist, seemingly having found the issue.

The emphasis on [Breaking Blade] lies in the words [Breaking]!

This ability's essence is from the Kitchen Knife Ghost!

So when Wu Liang punched, he wasn't just exerting the force of a fist, but also exerting a sharp, piercing force equivalent to that power!

He didn't punch through the Force Tester; he pierced it!

"I have a very important question now!" Wu Liang suddenly shouted to everyone: "Does this thing require me to pay compensation?"

Professor Guo: "?"

Is the focus on compensation!?

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.