#242 - Live broadcast across the entire network to test your strength
The next day.
The news that Song Haitang was able to elementalize spread.
Normally, a natural-type Devil Fruit ability user being able to elementalize in just over a year would be sensational news!
Because, previously, the most outstanding natural-type Devil Fruit ability user in the history of transcendence took more than six years to successfully elementalize.
And Song Haitang, only used a little over a year!!
This is no longer just breaking a record; it's creating an unprecedented super record.
In addition, the strength of a natural-type Devil Fruit ability user before and after elementalization also has a qualitative leap!
Before elementalization, there is always the possibility of premature death, and the power is just ordinary.
After elementalization, not only will the power be greatly improved, but also be immune to conventional physical attacks, making it difficult to kill!
Since records began, natural-type Devil Fruit ability users who can elementalize have not died unnaturally...
In addition, after a natural-type Devil Fruit ability user is able to elementalize, according to national standards, they are automatically judged as a seventh-order powerhouse!
No testing required!!
The birth of a seventh-order powerhouse is also something worth writing about.
However.
Although the news that Song Haitang was able to elementalize spread, it did not cause a sensation.
Because, all the popularity of these two days has been attracted by Zhao Zheng.
Whether on the internet or offline, everyone is talking about Zhao Zheng!!
That video has also been frantically forwarded across the entire network, causing a sensation around the world!
Only Zhenwu University put up a banner: Celebrating Comrade Song Haitang, reaching the realm of elementalization and becoming a seventh-order powerhouse.
Oh.
There are still some changes.
President Song, who was originally in a state of shock and anger, was very happy to hear this news.
At the same time, the experts who were sent to protect Song Haitang and stationed at Zhenwu University were withdrawn by the higher-ups.
Because Song Haitang doesn't need it anymore.
Being able to elementalize, unless she encounters a top powerhouse using Armament Haki to sneak attack, she will not be in danger at all.
And Song Haitang being able to elementalize shows that her current mental attributes are very strong, and her senses are so keen to a terrifying degree that she can even perceive other people's eyes...
This kind of powerhouse cannot be attacked by surprise.
As long as you show hostile eyes, you can be perceived by Song Haitang.
......
On the Internet.
Countless people are still discussing Zhao Zheng's strength.
There is also a certificate that allows him to request the "Zodiac Guardian Bureau" to assist him in special matters in an emergency!!
It is no exaggeration to say that the current Zhao Zheng is definitely a privileged figure.
Of course.
Zhao Zheng himself is not interested in these.
What he is interested in is that the higher-ups also sent him a luxury villa in the capital!
And the "Territory Franchise Right".
What is the Territory Franchise Right?
It means that Zhao Zheng can demarcate a piece of land with an area of no more than 2,000 square meters anywhere in the country (non-urban area) and build whatever he wants.
And this piece of land will permanently belong to Zhao Zheng.
Even if Zhao Zheng passes away in the future, this piece of land can be passed on to his children and grandchildren...
The Chinese people's land complex is engraved in their bones.
Even the current Zhao Zheng is still very interested in such rewards.
The higher-ups have put a lot of thought into wooing him.
Zhao Zheng has not yet accepted these rewards.
Because he feels that staying at Zhenwu University is quite good for the time being.
After Zhenwu University learned of Zhao Zheng's thoughts, they immediately proposed to give Zhao Zheng a building, but Zhao Zheng politely declined.
He is staying at the school just to wait for his wife.
When Song Haitang leaves the school, he will definitely leave too. What does he want the building for?
......
In short.
The current Zhao Zheng is completely different.
Whether it is identity or status... everything is different.
The most direct change is that now when he walks in the school, no matter who he meets, he will immediately give way, stand still and salute him, maintaining a respectful posture!
Even his teacher "Old Chu" is no exception.
To be honest, this makes Zhao Zheng a little uncomfortable.
He even felt a little emotional, knowing that he wouldn't have revealed his strength so early...
Amidst the disturbances.
Four days passed.
The popularity of Zhao Zheng on the Internet has not subsided.
Because many people suspect that the previously famous Chen Ye is Zhao Zheng's vest!!
The appearance of that "Chen Ye" boss was too abrupt. He was completely a suddenly emerging powerhouse with no information before.
This guess has been approved by countless people.
However, Zhao Zheng is not interested in this at all, and has no intention of responding.
At noon.
Just after Zhao Zheng finished eating, Old Chu suddenly arrived.
"Mr. Zhao..."
"Stop!"
Zhao Zheng said with a helpless expression: "Old Chu, no matter what, I also recognize you as my teacher. Can we go back to the way we were before? If you continue like this, I can only move out."
Hearing this, Old Chu finally showed a smile.
"Okay! I'll listen to you... I came to tell you that you wanted to test your strength before? The higher-ups have approved it and found a very suitable testing place for you."
Hearing this, Zhao Zheng asked with a smile: "What? You were caught by the higher-ups to be my full-time messenger?"
Old Chu nodded helplessly: "The higher-ups said that you are a nostalgic person, so they assigned me to be specifically responsible for passing on messages to you in the future. You can also let me convey any requirements you have."
This move seems a bit troublesome.
They have Zhao Zheng's phone number and can directly call to contact him. There is no need to have a messenger.
In fact, this is exactly the cleverness of the above.
Because direct communication can easily strain the relationship if there are conflicting issues on both sides.
Having an acquaintance as a messenger is different.
At least there is a buffer zone in the middle where you can discuss it and give the above some room to react and adjust.
From this point, it can be seen that the higher-ups are now very cautious about Zhao Zheng!
Zhao Zheng did not object to the arrangement from above.
Because doing this is good for Old Chu.
"Where is the testing place?" Zhao Zheng asked: "By the way, did anyone agree to my request for a king-level powerhouse to spar with?"
Old Chu shook his head with a smile: "There are only three king-level powerhouses in our country. Currently, two are on the front line and one is sitting in the country... The one sitting in the country said bluntly that he is not your opponent after watching that video, so he refused."
"But you don't have to worry about not having an opponent, because the testing place that the higher-ups found for you this time is on the extraterritorial battlefield!!"
"That's the territory of monsters, with countless monsters, enough for you to show your skills to the fullest."
"To test you, I've been arranging troop withdrawals these past few days, leaving only the strong to resist the monsters."
Hearing this.
Zhao Zheng's eyes lit up instantly.
He had long wanted to see the extraterritorial battlefield.
The arrangements from above were perfectly timed!
He immediately nodded and agreed, "Okay! When can I leave?"
"Don't rush." Old Chu added, "Regarding this strength test of yours, the higher-ups are asking if we can do a live broadcast?"
Zhao Zheng looked at Old Chu upon hearing this.
Old Chu immediately explained, "It's like this, you've recently become popular all over the internet, and some disharmonious voices have emerged, requiring a strong and factual response… Also, there's been a sudden surge of doomsday theories, causing widespread panic, so this is also a move to boost morale!"
Recently, a large number of internet trolls had indeed appeared, promoting doomsday theories and claiming that monsters were devouring stars… This was indeed causing widespread panic.
Zhao Zheng was aware of this.
He smiled and nodded, "Okay, I agree."
Hearing this, Old Chu breathed a sigh of relief.
"By the way, there's one more thing."
Old Chu continued, "Regarding the fifteenth level spirit realm incident, the investigation team has sent back the results. Those who proposed your joining the navy and those who made the decision have all been arrested and face a dead end. This is the list…"
Handing over the list, Old Chu was somewhat apprehensive!
The names on the list were all big shots within the system!
This incident had recently caused a strong earthquake in the circle, making many people噤若寒蝉 (jìn ruò hán chán - keep quiet like cicadas in winter, remain silent out of fear).
Zhao Zheng simply nodded calmly and said, "Understood."
Removing so many important figures at once, such a handling could be considered a severe punishment.
Zhao Zheng also knew that this matter shouldn't involve the innocent.
However, since those people had made the wrong choice, they had to bear the consequences…
Seeing that Zhao Zheng's expression was normal, Old Chu finally smiled.
"The higher-ups said that if you want to test your strength, you can leave now," Old Chu said. "The transport plane is waiting for you on the drill ground."
Hearing this, Zhao Zheng couldn't wait and said, "The transport plane is too slow. Send me the location, I'll go myself!"
As soon as he finished speaking.
He walked directly out of the dormitory and then soared into the sky.
"Boom!!"
Above Zhenwu University, a strong sonic boom suddenly occurred, startling all the teachers and students of the school.
By the time Old Chu chased after him, he couldn't even see Zhao Zheng's shadow.
He was filled with emotion.
He never expected that such a super powerhouse would actually be his student.
Despite his emotions, Old Chu didn't forget the main task.
He quickly notified the higher-ups to make preparations…
…
Zhang Peng was a Transcendent.
However, his talent wasn't great. He had been a Transcendent for several years and had only just passed the fifteenth level spirit realm.
Since he had personally witnessed Zhao Zheng's powerful performance in the fifteenth level spirit realm, he was shocked and instantly became Zhao Zheng's devoted fan, regarding Zhao Zheng as his idol.
Oh, right!
He was the one who posted the video that appeared on the internet!
His Transcendent recorder was given to him by his father.
Zhang Peng was very excited to see that the video he posted had caused such a sensation on the internet and even become popular worldwide.
However, he was initially somewhat uneasy.
He was afraid that the video he posted would cause dissatisfaction with Zhao Zheng.
He knew very well how much trouble a King-level powerhouse could bring him if they were dissatisfied with him!
Fortunately!
Zhao Zheng seemed magnanimous and didn't want to bother with him. No trouble came knocking for several days.
Until today, Zhang Peng finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After lunch.
He opened his computer as usual, wanting to see the netizens' comments.
Unexpectedly.
After he logged into the trending search website, a prompt box popped up directly on the desktop:
The prompt box contained a passage saying that Zhao Zheng was preparing to live stream his strength test on the extraterritorial battlefield!
Behind this sentence, there was also a web page link address.
And the pop-up was released by CCTV official!!
Zhang Peng was shocked.
Without thinking much, he immediately clicked on the web page link address.
Subsequently.
The computer page jumped, and a live broadcast website interface appeared.
When Zhang Peng entered, the number of online viewers in the live broadcast website had already reached more than six million.
In the live broadcast screen, a female host sitting in a helicopter was talking eloquently…
"…The location I am at now is the extraterritorial battlefield. Everyone, please look, how fierce those monsters are, constantly trying to impact our human defense line… It is these Transcendent ones who guard here day and night, blocking the monsters, so that our lives can be stable… I suddenly remembered a popular saying now: How can there be a good time, but someone is carrying the weight forward. And they are the heroes who carry the weight for us…"
This host's eloquence was very good.
Zhang Peng recognized her as CCTV's leading lady, a very famous host, known as "CCTV's First Sister"!
While the host was explaining.
Countless barrages were also constantly jumping…
"Damn! Is this the extraterritorial battlefield? There are too many monsters, right?"
"Holy shit, so many monsters? Those with trypophobia can't watch this…"
"Too scary. If these Transcendent ones hadn't appeared, our humans would have perished long ago, right?"
"I don't want to pay attention to these. Didn't you say you were going to live broadcast Zhao Zheng's test? Where's Zhao Zheng? Why hasn't he appeared yet?"
"I want to see Zhao Zheng!"
"I want to see Zhao Zheng+1"
"A bunch of retards, didn't you all say that Zhao Zheng's strength test live broadcast will start at 1:30 in the afternoon? There are still ten minutes left! What's the rush?"
"Haha, didn't many people suspect the video was fake before? Especially those foreigners, they even said that we were fabricating a King-level powerhouse out of thin air. Now they dare to live broadcast, slapping their faces, right?"
"Looking forward to Zhao Zheng's performance on the extraterritorial battlefield…"
…
Zhang Peng discovered.
In just a short while.
The number of online viewers in the live broadcast room broke through the ten million mark from six million!!
And this number was still growing rapidly.
Each change was in units of millions…
The popularity was simply explosive.
What was even more surprising was that so many people entering the same live broadcast room didn't lag at all.
It seemed that the official had invested heavily in this live broadcast!
Zhang Peng was also full of anticipation for the upcoming live broadcast.
Previously, in the spirit realm, Zhao Zheng's battle with Whitebeard lasted for a very short time. The two disappeared on the battlefield and went to another place.
Zhang Peng was very regretful that he couldn't see the subsequent decisive battle between the two with his own eyes.
Now, he could finally take a good look at Zhao Zheng's strength…
