Chapter 290 Could it be that the mental strength is too powerful?


    William finally saw the so-called psychic power testing device. It looked simple – two metal wires connected to a metal box, which in turn was connected to several wires leading to the next room. Between the two rooms was a piece of transparent ss, and Dr. Lopez was in the room on the other side, fiddling with argeputer.


    "How is the test conducted?" Walker, visiting such a ce for the first time, had never experienced a test like this.


    "You lie down on the bed, and I connect this testing device to your temples. You just need to close your eyes, and you''ll enter a scenario simr to a VR game. Inside, you''ll see Dr. Lopez, who willunch a stronger attack on you every minute. The longer you withstand, the stronger your psychic power is proven to be."


    "Dr. Lopez? Is he a Soulmancer?" Walker asked, "What level is he?"


    "He''s not a Soulmancer, but the testing device was also developed by him. The character inside is virtual and willunch psychic attacks on you, with the strongest being at the level of a mid-level Soulmancer. As for the principle, I don''t quite understand it," Wes said. "Remember, during the test, if you feel you can''t hold on, don''t force it. It''s just a test. You can open your eyes, and I''ll turn off the device, or you can simply disconnect the wires from your temples."


    William roughly understood. So, Dr. Lopez simted psychic attacks, and the longer one could endure various levels of psychic attacks, the stronger their psychic power.


    This principle seems quite simple.


    He just needed to ask how long an average newbie Soulmancer couldst and open his eyes when the time was right.


    "I''ll go first," Walker didn''t ask further and directlyy down in front of the device. Wes attached two metal wires to the temples on either side of Walker''s head, then signaled to Dr. Lopez behind the ss wall and finally pressed a green button.


    William quietly asked, "Deputy Director Wenzel, how long do you think I canst?"


    "About five minutes," Wes said. "A newbie Soulmancer at their peak usually can only withstand the fifth attack. You don''t have to push yourself. If you feel you can''t continue, you can open your eyes, or just disconnect the wires from your temples."


    "Oh!" William sighed. Since Wes said so, he just needed to open his eyes after five minutes. The most important thing now was to observe Walker''s physical reactions.


    Five minutes passed quickly, and Walker showed no movement during that time.


    But in the sixth minute, William noticed Walker''s eyebrows slightly furrowing.


    In the seventh minute, Walker''s eyebrows were tightly knitted, and his fists clenched a bit more.


    By the eighth minute, his face turned pale, his fists tightly clenched, knuckles whitening.


    Wes whispered, "It should be soon."


    In the ninth minute, cold sweat began to appear on Walker''s forehead, and his body started to tremble.


    Wes decisively pressed the red button, ending the test.


    Walker slowly opened his eyes, sat up, and asked in confusion, "Why did we stop?"


    "We''ve done enough,it''s just a test. Continuing could cause permanent damage to your psyche," Wes smiled and said. "Yousted nine minutes, which is impressive. The tenth level is at mid-level Soulmancer strength. You''re still a beginner Soulmancer, right? Your psychic strength is already quite formidable."


    "I think I could have withstood the tenth attack," Walker took a deep breath and said.


    Wes chuckled, "Typically, beginner Soulmancers can onlyst six to seven minutes. You did very well. Remember, each attack''s intensity doubles, so your future is promising."


    "I can definitely be stronger." Walker, facing Wes''s praise, smiled satisfactorily and then said to William, "William, you give it a try."


    William nodded and theny down.


    Wes attached a metal wire to William''s temple and pressed the green button on the device. Suddenly, a loud "boom" echoed as the advancedputer equipment in the adjacent room exploded, sending sparks flying and making a deafening noise.


    Dr. Lopez and the staff in the base quickly sprang into action, grabbing fire extinguishers to put out the burning equipment.


    Wes was somewhat dazed, feeling like it wasn''t his day. The high-tech device used for testing psychic strength had just exploded.


    Of course, he wouldn''t think it was all because of William. As the explosion sounded around him, William could only helplessly open his eyes.


    Sure enough, there was a problem.


    William''s psychic power was too strong,pletely overwhelming Dr. Lopez''s advanced device, making it incapable of testing him.


    "What happened?" William could only pretend not to know what had just urred.


    "The machine exploded," Wes said with augh. "You really have some bad luck. Looks like we''ll have to wait for the machine to be fixed before testing again."


    "Really? I thought my psychic power was too strong and caused the machine to explode."


    "Hahaha! What are you talking about?" Wesughed. "Since Dr. Lopez developed this device, no one has ever made the machine''s readings explode. Even Zoey, that freak... uh, that powerhouse, only reached level nine at most. ording to Dr. Lopez, there shouldn''t be anyone in the world capable of overloading the machine."


    "Did you just start to say Zoey is a freak?" William nced sideways at Wes.


    "No, no, you heard wrong," Wes coughed lightly, then changed the subject, "Seriously though, Dr. Lopez is truly very creative. He developed many high-tech devices targeting Soulmancers. In fact, if that mysterious person hadn''t intervened, we would have had ways to suppress those ''demigods,'' though the casualties would have been severe."


    William smiled and asked, "How exactly do you categorize these psychic levels?" Despite not having undergone the test, William was still interested in learning more about these novel concepts.


    "Well, it''s hard to define psychic power. ording to Dr. Lopez''s calction method,sting ten minutes already counts as the second level, and every additional ten minutes is an increase by one level," Wes exined. "Soulmancers below the mid-level typically have only level one psychic power. Mid-level Soulmancers can reach the second or third level. Even at the peak of mid-level Soulmancer strength, they usually only reach up to level six. Zoey is purely an exception."


    "Shested ny minutes without changing her expression, and then she simply fell asleep. Dr. Lopez told us Zoey''s psychic power could be considered the strongest on Earth," Wesughed. "Actually, Zoey''s psychic power is probably more than level nine, but Dr. Lopez said there''s no point in further testing as it wouldn''t yield any new results... Anyway, why am I telling you all this?"