"It seems that I have underestimated the effect of this thing..."
Finding a chair to sit down, Xia Xu reviewed and sorted out his feelings just now.
The amplifying effect of the mechanical centipede's spine was just as expected, almost ignoring the instinctive self-preservation mechanism and squeezing out every bit of strength from the muscles.
The difference is very obvious, just like the feeling of being unable to make a fist when you just wake up and the feeling of being able to fight against fitness equipment such as the bench press.
Just now he estimated that his strength had at least doubled, and it did not fluctuate like normal, nor was it unable to exert strength due to various reasons. He could tighten every muscle just by thinking about it.
Even doubling the strength increase is not the limit. If he wants, he can increase the strength, but that will likely cause great damage to the body, such as ruptured tendons or even breaking a bone after a punch.
But this obviously cannot be blamed on the mechanical centipede's spine. If the user himself has a stronger physique, he can naturally burst out a higher multiple of power amplification, and the basis of the amplification will also be different.
He can only burst out with twice the power and his original muscle strength is only at the ordinary person level. But for a strong man like Colclough, the muscle itself is stronger, so the burst of power is naturally stronger, and after the cell strength is higher, it can withstand a stronger multiple.
Of course, this is not unlimited, the most extreme state is to completely squeeze out the upper limit of muscle output, and it is impossible to go beyond that out of thin air.
He felt that everyone's limit multiplier should be different. This was related to the proportion of muscle strength that each person could originally exert. For example, he probably only had about 20 to 30 percent, and doubling it would only be 50 to 60 percent. The limit strength was four times the normal level.
People like Uncle Luo who have been training and fighting for many years will probably improve their normal strength due to individual differences, their own training, force-generating techniques, etc. For example, they can already exert half of their maximum strength, so the maximum multiplier is only two.
But there is no point in worrying about these things. After all, no matter what, it is just to fully exert the strength of your own muscles. On the contrary, the smaller the multiplier, the more advantage you have, and you don't have to worry about getting injured. After all, it means that you can exert extremely strong strength at will under normal circumstances, and your body will be stronger.
The mechanical centipede spine is not perfect either. At least it cannot replace fighting skills. It can only be said that it can replace force skills to a certain extent. However, the fighting techniques of various countries and schools are by no means limited to force skills.
Take the six major openings explained by Uncle Luo for example. In addition to exerting force properly, it is actually more about maintaining body stability and enhancing explosive power.
Stability actually means keeping your body stable during the attack. Otherwise, if someone dodges or trips you, you will stumble and fall. Then you will not be able to fight as you will not be able to exert proper force with an unstable center of gravity.
It is also easy to understand how to enhance explosive power. The power exerted by a person's fist is not only determined by strength. The power will also be enhanced and superimposed due to factors such as inertia, kinetic energy accumulation and conduction during the punching process.
An ordinary person with a strength of about 60 kilograms may be able to exert a force of 100-150 kilograms. It is said that a certain boxing champion with a punching force of half a ton can actually only bench press more than 100 kilograms.
Various fighting techniques not only use force-generating techniques to better exert one's own strength, but also use "moves" to use this strength to burst out stronger potential energy.
This was particularly evident in his experience just now. Even though he had not mastered the six major openings that Uncle Luo had mentioned, the power he generated when using Bajiquan was much stronger than an ordinary straight punch.
However, the mechanical centipede spine also has other effects besides the power-amplifying effect.
The first is the speed of shooting.
There is not much to say about this, because the mechanical centipede spine transforms the original brain-controlled muscle activity commands into some kind of precise stimulation for nerve reflexes, which makes the starting speed much faster.
Coupled with the explosive power brought by the instantaneous squeezing of muscle strength, this is just like the difference between accelerating a 100-meter race in one second and accelerating a 100-meter race in ten seconds. Naturally, it will make the speed of attack faster, achieving an effect similar to that of striking late but arriving first, which is a great advantage in close combat.
Then there was the "forced action" that he had not paid much attention to, or the mechanism by which the mechanical centipede spine transformed the nerve signal-controlled movement into a spinal stimulation reflex, which really gave him a huge surprise.
Originally, he had just used his brain's overclocked state to force himself to memorize Bajiquan and Muay Thai. These moves were not what ordinary people would do in their daily lives, so even practicing them would be extremely awkward. It would take several days of practice just to perform them skillfully and fluently.
But after wearing the mechanical centipede spine, he had a unique sense of control, as if his body had another consciousness that loyally executed orders. As soon as he thought of making a certain movement in his mind, his entire body would automatically mobilize the muscles to perform it perfectly.
This meant that he had in fact achieved the effect of turning fighting moves into acquired instincts. He could move as soon as he thought about it. He only needed to memorize those fighting moves, and when fighting, he also needed to choose the appropriate moves and time to release them, just like using skills in a game.
Memorizing fighting techniques is even easier. After taking the super brain potion, you can remember a complete set in minutes, and it is a high-frame and high-definition "video".
The superposition of these two things has produced a complete qualitative change, it's like turning on a fighting plug-in.
The only things he needs to improve are his combat awareness and physical fitness, and at most some details like maintaining balance and pace. Moreover, many of these aspects can be improved by overclocking his brain.
From today on, please call me Master Ye. I’m going to beat ten of them now!
"I wonder if I can fight Uncle Luo after using the super brain potion."
Xia Xu's heart moved as his self-confidence swelled.
Well, of course, he only thought of it in the context of limiting the power.
After thinking about it, it seems like it might be a good idea to really give it a try with Uncle Luo. This would allow me to evaluate the level I can perform with my buffs maxed out, and also gain some real combat experience.
Then again, if I could fight Uncle Luo for dozens of moves or even defeat him, wouldn't I be able to brag about it for years
The more Xia Xu thought about it, the more excited he became. He forced himself to have dinner with Meng Bochao and others, then sent Xiao Baihua home. Then he couldn't wait to take Atuo home.
"You... want to compete with me?"
Luo Hongyun, who was knocked open by Xia Xu, looked at Xia Xu with a strange expression.
"Hey, Uncle Luo, look at this."
Xia Xu took out the mechanical centipede spine and pressed it, and the entire centipede spine climbed onto his back again and was loaded.
"Good boy, are you inflated?"
Luo Hongyun understood it instantly, and couldn't help but scold with a smile, and then said: "Okay, come on, I'll play with you."