This...

Ren Junhui, who saw everything clearly through the periscope, was completely dumbfounded.

Before, although Zhou Yuanjue had blocked the Armor Piercing Bullet, his body had been left a mangled mess. He’d only endured it thanks to his extreme Recovery Power, which felt like a bit of a fluke.

Though it was hard to comprehend, it was still within the realm of possibility.

But now, after taking a direct hit from an Armor Piercing Bullet, the man was completely unharmed...

For a moment, Ren Junhui even wondered if the Armor Piercing Bullet had missed.

The difference was just too absurd.

After a moment of shock, the men realized something.

Their strongest weapon, the one they took so much pride in, had just been conquered.

It wasn’t just them; even Lei Yi, watching from the side, was a little startled.

Had it been him, he couldn’t have taken an Armor Piercing Bullet without a scratch, either. After all, head-on collisions with such high-powered heavy weaponry weren’t his forte.

What truly concerned him, however, was the stark contrast in Zhou Yuanjue before and after he entered that strange state.

The increase in his power was just too obvious.

In reality, Zhou Yuanjue, the one at the center of it all, understood. While the ability to activate his Star Cells state was extremely potent, it hadn’t instantly raised his Physical Strength by several levels to the point where he could take an Armor Piercing Bullet head-on without a single injury.

He had been injured when the Armor Piercing Bullet hit. However, the damage was within his ability to recover from. The enhanced Recovery Ability granted by the Star Cells was terrifyingly effective; in the time it took for the smoke and light to dissipate, all his wounds had completely healed. That was why everyone thought he was unharmed.

But regardless, this proved the power of the Star Cells. His Physical Strength had, without a doubt, increased by almost an entire level.

"Again!"

Zhou Yuanjue’s expression was calm. He lowered his fist and began walking, step by step, toward the tank. The barrel aimed at him—and the most destructive power of the nation’s army hidden within it—seemed to pose no threat to him at all.

It was as if it were a toy he could casually walk over to, pick up, and play with as he pleased.

Ren Junhui’s team watched this scene unfold from inside the cockpit.

Suddenly, a strange and powerful feeling welled up inside them.

For them, the tank was their life, their body, their pride.

And in this moment, that pride was being challenged—even insulted.

"FIRE!!"

"FIRE!!"

"FIRE!!"

The entire tank crew sprang into action. Shell after shell was fed into the breech, and at Ren Junhui’s command, they were fired at Zhou Yuanjue.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ground trembled ceaselessly. The temperature inside the tank skyrocketed from the rapid firing. Finally, an alarm blared. The firing system had reached its critical load.

Shell after shell collided with the figure. Like an indestructible Demon, he met them with one punch after another, shattering every projectile that came his way.

He never stopped walking!

Ren Junhui and his men could only watch as Zhou Yuanjue drew closer, step by step. Their overloaded firing system was no longer able to fire.

Finally, they saw Zhou Yuanjue walk right up to them. Through the periscope, the figure mere feet away was so dazzling he seemed invincible.

They watched as the man, radiating a brilliant light, slowly crouched down, his form disappearing from the periscope and monitors.

’What on earth is he going to do?!!’

A trembling bewilderment filled their hearts.

Soon, they had their answer.

CREAK! CREAK!!

Then, they felt the tank shudder. A sensation of tilting and weightlessness washed over them, and they all began to slide toward the rear of the vehicle.

Eventually, the entire tank was tilted at a terrifying angle, on the verge of being completely flipped over.

They knew what the man had done.

He had lifted the tank.

’Are you kidding me?! This is a forty-ton heavy tank!!’

The others were also watching this insane spectacle.

A human figure, like a pipsqueak compared to the menacing heavy tank, had propped its front treads high into the air, like Hercules from the myths.

This epic scene was like humanity’s first ascent of Mount Everest, like humanity’s first step on the Moon.

A single word surfaced in everyone’s mind.

Conquest.

What they didn’t know, however, was that Zhou Yuanjue wasn’t satisfied with this result.

He could only lift one side of the heavy tank; he couldn’t lift the entire thing off the ground.

’Looks like my Cultivation is still a bit lacking.’

Zhou Yuanjue slowly lowered the tank, not flipping it over completely. After all, it would be a huge pain to flip it back.

RUMBLE!!

With a loud bang and a shudder, Ren Junhui and his men finally felt the tank settle back onto level ground. They breathed a collective sigh of relief and glanced at each other, but no one could say a word.

At this point, Zhou Yuanjue had achieved his goal. The tests were complete.

He slowly retracted the Life Magnetic Field that activated his Star Cells, allowing his body to gradually return to its normal state.

He let out a long breath, feeling that most of the stamina he had just replenished was already gone. ’It seems I need to put "converting other cells into Star Cells" on the agenda as soon as possible.’

’If only there were a place where one day was equivalent to a year...’

Zhou Yuanjue thought to himself. The bits of intel he’d received after coming out of seclusion had given him a premonition. After two months of peace, he knew that trouble was finally coming for him.

’Still, that’s fine. If I get the chance to run into the Plague of Rebellion again, this time, I’ll capture it and thoroughly study all of its abilities.’

"So, what did you think?"

Lei Yi asked Huang Ze, who was beside him.

"Unimaginable..."

Huang Ze said with a sigh.

"I’ll apply to get the recording and specific data from this test. Once we have it, you all can use that Data to draw up a new training exercise plan."

"Our enemies... are strong."

Lei Yi said softly. At that moment, he thought of the Seven Mo Luo of the Celestial Organization, and the beings that might be hiding even deeper.

Those were the true formidable foes.

Sure enough, Zhou Yuanjue’s premonition was accurate. The day after the test ended, someone came looking for him.

He had originally thought the visitor would be the Chief Commissioner or Chen Qingmu. He never expected that the first person to find him would be the old principal of Changhe Martial Arts School, Feng Chuan, who was now serving as the Vice Principal of Donghua Martial Arts University.

The moment Feng Chuan showed up and saw Zhou Yuanjue, his very first words were a complaint:

"I swear, you take this hands-off approach way too seriously. I haven’t seen hide nor hair of you in months! If the higher-ups hadn’t told me you were in seclusion, I would’ve thought you’d been killed in action."