Psychics don't die from gunfire

Chapter 78: Path - [Transcendence]

A faint light suddenly appeared in the dark bathroom.

The low breathing sound was a little rapid, then quickly slowed down, forming a rhythmic rhythm.

One can see that at this moment, there are countless thin protrusions like blood vessels on the surface of Song Shi's body, but upon closer inspection, these thin "blood vessels" are not protruding, but only emit a faint, red-gold glow.

It was as if something was burning inside.

If you look through the skin and deep into the body, you can see this scene - countless red, irregular crystal particles are flowing in the blood vessels, turning into firewood and burning in red-gold flames.

"call--"

After a long time, Song Shi slowly opened his eyes.

He covered his mouth, then slowly took it away, only to see a pool of black blood and some extremely fine particles in his palm - those were the inabsorbable impurities in natural ruby, agate, and crystal, which were discharged after the burning of the "Forging Flame".

This is one of the prerequisites for the Psionic Skill: [Burning Blood].

He continuously consumes crystal stones that represent the "fire" zodiac sign, and then uses his own spiritual energy to burn and absorb them in his body.

Even if he didn't get the [Burning Blood] in the end, it would still be good for the [Great Source] psychic who chose "Great Source Power·Fire". Just like now, after taking it for nearly a week, Song Shi could feel that the flow of the forging flame was a little faster.

There is an upper limit to this kind of improvement, and it can only be considered a "bonus". It has value, but the value is not great.

However, various psychic skills including [Burning Blood] have similar prerequisites. If you obtain them, you can enhance the effects of these "bonus" the moment you obtain them.

"This is the modern psychic."

Song Shi turned on the shower head and thought while flushing with cold water.

In ancient times, although natural rubies, agate crystals and other creations were more abundant, the difficulty of obtaining them was not necessarily lower than today. One could sit at home and wait for the courier to deliver them, but in ancient times, psychics without backgrounds had to slowly collect them on their own.

Moreover, various practice environments are also more convenient.

Every year, there are wild psychics who are discovered and arrested because they use excessive electricity quotas when practicing at home with the help of electrical circuits. To be more precise, they are wild [Dayuan] psychics who have chosen "Dayuan Power·Thunder".

——However, in terms of convenience, it still cannot compare to the [Transcendence] path.

The most orthodox way to advance on the path of [Transcendence] is to gradually free the psychic from the shackles of "human" by constantly shaping one "supernatural organ" after another, and turn him into an inhuman monster.

On the murals of some ancient ruins, or in myths and legends, those majestic and lofty giant gods, and the terrifying monsters that wreak havoc - a large number of them are actually the incarnations of [transcendent] psychics.

Of course, [Dayuan] is not bad either.
Another group of "gods" who often cause natural disasters in the name of "punishing mortals", such as raining fire, thunder, and storms, are mostly high-level psychics of [Dayuan].

——Return to the path of [transcendence].

In the path of [Transcendence], there is a very classic first-ring psychic skill, [Iron Skin], which is paired with another second-ring psychic skill, [Melting Stomach Barrier]. The combination of the two allows the holder to chew metal, digest it and separate it, forming a layer of "alloy plating" on his skin.

With these two psychic skills alone, an ancient second-level [Transcendence] psychic could withstand conventional bow and crossbow fire, sword and knife attacks, and charge and kill at will on the battlefield.

But now it's different.

How big is the difference between the so-called "iron skin" and "subcutaneous armor"?
To some extent, isn’t an implanted prosthesis also a kind of “super organ”?

That being the case.

Why don't you just implant a set of "subcutaneous armor" instead of pursuing the rather troublesome "iron skin"?

This is the path of [transcendence] today. If the goal of the path of [great source] is to "control the great source", then the goal of the path of [transcendence] is to "become an unsurpassed self".

The latter's adaptability to implants is significantly higher than that of ordinary people - a 40% transformation degree that is very dangerous for ordinary people is only roughly equivalent to a 30% transformation degree of danger for first-level [Transcendence] psychics.

They can directly use "prosthetic implants" to replace the past process of slowly building "super organs" in one step.

But what is truly terrifying is their "plasticity".

Ordinary people's prosthetic implants need to be repaired and replaced regularly, and may even face problems such as performance degradation and obsolescence.

But psychics on the path of Transcendence are different.

Through psychic skills, they can transform these "implanted prostheses" into "extraordinary organs" that truly belong to them. They are no longer subject to the above restrictions, but can grow and become stronger with them step by step - they can transform "implanted prostheses" from cold creations into living things!
This is the power of the path of transcendence in this era!

At least before the fourth ring, the "super organs" created by ordinary [Transcendent] psychics themselves may not be better than implanted prostheses - even if you are better than the ordinary version, so what? There are Plus, Pro, Promax, etc. later, there will always be a version that is better than yours.

Not to mention that if the price is right, you can just go for private customization and add as much material as you want.

"Gaboy is a 'transcendent' of the third ring. As the head of the security department of Jade Pharmaceuticals, he has obtained a 'bio-reproduction suit'."

"Nandou, although I don't want to admit it, Cornelia... well, our previous commander, even if there were no ice troops and only Gabe, Cornelia's chance of winning would not exceed 40%."

"But! If Cornelia is determined to leave, no one can stop her! But a year ago she left to cover our retreat, so..."

The words I had spoken to Shanxing not long ago came to my mind again.

Song Shi personally expressed regret and certain respect for the death of Cornelia Campbell, the previous commander of the Palose Enlighteners.

But that was all. After all, they had never met before and had no friendship, so it was difficult for them to have any further feelings.

What Song Shi really cares about is Gabe.

When he heard the words "transcendence of the third ring" and "bio-sterilization suit", Song Shi instantly understood what it meant without Shan Xing's explanation.

Twenty-two years ago, after the end of the "Fourth Total Corporate War" and the fall of the giant company Pure White Biotechnology, Emerald Pharmaceuticals took over most of the former's legacy and took its research in various fields, especially bioengineering, a step further.

[Bio-exoskeleton], this "biological exoskeleton" developed with bioengineering technology is one of the results.

Strictly speaking, Emerald Pharmaceuticals' [Bio-Cosmetic Suit], Chrono Access's [Intelligent Exoskeleton], and the Vampsta Empire's [Prayer Armor] represent the three development directions of the "exoskeleton armor" technology. There are advantages and disadvantages among the specific models of the three, but overall there is no difference between the three.

The [Bio-Cosmetic Suit] is indeed powerful, but at the same price, would the [Intelligent Exoskeleton] of giant companies such as Chrono Transmission be weaker than the former? The [Prayed Armor] forged by the Vampsta Empire with psychic technology is not weaker than the former two.

——What is truly terrifying is Gabey’s identity as the third-ring “transcendence”!

The other party has already integrated the entire [Bio-Suit] into himself, turning it into a part of his body. On this basis, it is assisted by various psychic skills - with the combination of the two, even if an ordinary person wears the same [Bio-Suit], the performance will be significantly lower than that of Gaboy.

Without the obstruction of other extraordinary units of the same level, Gaboyi alone could kill through an entire mechanized synthetic battalion, as long as he wasn't stupid enough to withstand the heavy firepower head-on.

Turn on the valve to shut off the shower head.

Song Shi stared at the black-haired young man in the mirror for a long time. After a while, he could hear someone talking to himself in the bathroom.

"Use the weak to defeat the strong."

"Ah……"

(End of this chapter)