Ultimate Lifeform: Starting with the Sublimation of the Heart

Okay, so if we strip the "Emperor Engine" away from the narrative exaggeration of One Punch Man and treat it as a real, measurable physiological phenomenon, then King's physical strength would reach a terrifyingly inhuman level. Let's analyze and calculate step by step. ### Core premise: Quantifying the "Emperor Engine" First, we need to define the strength of the "Emperor Engine". The play depicts its sound as thundering war drums, which can cause the ground to vibrate slightly and even cover up ambient noise, making it clearly audible to people in the distance. Our conservative estimate: * **Sound Pressure Level (SPL)**: at least **120 decibels (dB)** or above. What is this concept? * 100 dB: Construction site drilling machine, nightclub music * 120 dB: Jet plane taking off (100 meters away), front row of rock concert * 130 dB: Human pain threshold, may cause immediate hearing damage. * 140 dB: The sound of gunfire is enough to shatter glass. Assume that the sound of King's heartbeat can reach 120-140 dB 1 meter away, which requires the heart beat to generate huge energy. ### 1. The heart itself: a biological super pump Producing such a huge sound means that the kinetic energy of **valve closure** and **blood hitting the ventricular wall** when the heart beats is extremely amazing. * **Cardiac Output**: The resting cardiac output of an average adult is about 5-6 liters/minute. King's heart rate may be as high as **hundreds or even thousands of liters/minute**. This means that his heart can pump several liters of blood with each beat (the average person has about 70 milliliters per beat). * **Blood Pressure**: To push such a large amount of blood, his blood pressure will be extremely high. Systolic blood pressure (high pressure) may not be measured in mmHg (millimeters of mercury), but in **atm (atm)**. * The ideal blood pressure for ordinary people is 120/80 mmHg (approximately 0.16/0.11 Atm). * King's blood pressure may reach **tens or even hundreds of atmospheres**. This is equivalent to the pressure found at depths of thousands of meters in the deep ocean. **Heart Strength**: To be able to withstand this kind of stress, the heart muscle (myocardium) must be tougher than the best alloy. Its cell structure and energy metabolism efficiency are unimaginable for life on earth. ### 2. Vascular system: ultra-high-pressure biological pipeline If such high-pressure blood flows through ordinary blood vessels, there will only be one result: like an ultra-high-pressure water gun cutting a steel plate, the blood vessels will rupture instantly. * **Vascular Toughness**: King's arteries, veins and capillaries must be made of a biological material with extremely high strength and extremely elastic limit. They need to be able to withstand the extremely high hydrostatic pressure inside and the shear forces caused by the supersonic flow of blood. * **Vessel wall thickness**: The wall thickness of his large arteries may need to be several centimeters or even thicker to prevent expansion and rupture, just like industrial ultra-high-pressure hydraulic pipes. ### 3. Muscles and bones: the frame that withstands internal impact Every beat of the heart will produce a huge reaction force on the chest and even the skeletal muscles of the whole body (Newton's third law). * **Chest strength**: His ribs, sternum and chest muscles must act like a **reactor containment vessel** to contain the huge energy of the heartbeat, otherwise his body will shake itself apart. * **Shock-absorbing system**: His internal organs (lungs, liver, etc.) Need special shock-absorbing structures (such as extremely thick fat pads or fluid sacs) to avoid being shocked into paste. ### 4. Boxing power and movement (based on heart energy supply) The power of the human body ultimately comes from energy metabolism, and energy and oxygen are transported by the blood. King has a "biological rocket engine" level heart, which means: * **Oxygen supply capacity**: His blood has extremely strong oxygen-carrying capacity. Even if his heart rate is only 60-70 beats/minute, his oxygen delivery is enough for hundreds of top athletes to exercise at their peak. * **Muscle Strength**: His muscle fibers are capable of receiving and processing such a huge flow of energy. Every time his muscles contract, he can release appalling energy. * **Estimation of punch power**: If he concentrates part of the energy of his heartbeat into one punch, the power of this punch is definitely not "ton level", but "kiloton level" or even higher**. This is no longer about breaking stones or walls, but it is possible to create a sonic boom cloud, change local terrain with one punch, and cause small earthquakes. Its principle is similar to a controlled, directional internal explosion. * **Mobility (walking/running/jumping)**: His leg muscles can also explode with terrifying power. His "walk" may be more like **short distance flight or teleportation**. A simple step can make the concrete pavement shatter and sink. If you jump with all your strength, **jumping out of the atmosphere and jumping to the moon** (like Saitama did) is completely feasible from an energy point of view. His movement speed is likely to easily break the speed of sound, or even reach hypersonic speeds. ### 5. Brain and other organs * **Brain**: Supplying blood to the brain at such high blood pressure is a huge challenge. His brain must have a special **blood flow regulation and pressure buffering mechanism**, otherwise he will have an instant cerebral hemorrhage. At the same time, his nerve signal transmission speed must be extremely fast to control such a superhuman body. * **Kidney**: Filters blood with a pressure of hundreds of atmospheres... His glomeruli are probably made of diamond. ### Summary: Portrait of King's physical strength in reality If the "Emperor Engine" is a real physiological phenomenon, then King will never be an "ordinary person with weak combat effectiveness". His body will be a **biological miracle and paradox**, its strength far beyond the understanding of any modern material science and biology: If the "Emperor Engine" is a real physiological phenomenon, then King will never be an "ordinary person with weak fighting ability". His body will be a **biological miracle and paradox**, with strength far beyond the understanding of any modern material science and biology: 1. **Intrinsic strength**: The inside of the body can withstand the hydraulic impact of **thousands of atmospheres of pressure** without being damaged. 2. **Output power**: **Punch power can reach over 1,000 tons**, which can easily destroy large buildings and even change the landscape. 3. **Mobility**: **Speed ​​can easily break the sound barrier**, and the jumping height can reach the stratosphere or higher. 4. **Durability**: Nearly unlimited **stamina (endurance)** and **damage tolerance**. Conventional weapons are ineffective against him. Only armor-piercing bullets or missiles may be able to break through the defense. **The conclusion is: in reality, a person who can possess an "Emperor Engine" has his body itself as an ultimate weapon. His fighting power will never be weak, but will be so powerful that it is despairing, fully worthy of his title of "The Strongest Man on Earth". ** The humor of the original "One Punch Man" is based on the complete subversion of this "scientific rationality". This is an extremely exciting question, which touches on the core chain of physiology: **Energy supply determines energy output**. If King's heart can really provide such a terrifying oxygen supply capacity, his metabolism and all the abilities derived from it will undergo earth-shaking and fundamental evolution. We can analyze this improvement from several levels: ### 1. Direct manifestation: explosive increase in metabolic rate (Metabolic Rate) Metabolism is essentially a series of chemical reactions, and oxygen is the most critical reactant in these reactions (especially aerobic metabolism). * **Basal metabolic rate (BMR)**: The energy consumed by ordinary people in the resting state is about 1500-2000 kcal per day. King's BMR will be an **astronomical number**. His body is like a supercar engine that never goes out. Even if he is lying still, his cells are consuming energy and oxygen at a crazy rate to maintain his superhuman basic physiological activities (such as maintaining ultra-high-pressure blood circulation and strengthening the daily wear and tear of organs). * **Exercise metabolic rate**: When he moves, his metabolic rate will further increase to unimaginable levels. The maximum oxygen uptake (VO₂ max) of ordinary athletes is around 60-80 (unit: mL/kg/min), while King's value may reach thousands or even tens of thousands**. This means that he can continue to exercise at "peak output" for hours or even days without getting tired. ### 2. The synthesis speed and total amount of energy currency (ATP) The direct energy source of the body is adenosine triphosphate (ATP). Aerobic metabolism is the most efficient way to produce ATP. * **ATP synthesis speed**: The number, density and efficiency of his mitochondria (cell energy factory) will be countless times that of humans. ATP is synthesized extremely quickly and can be obtained almost as soon as it is needed and will never be exhausted. * **Total ATP**: The total amount of ATP circulating in his body is huge, which can support him in **long-term, high-intensity explosive exercise**. This means: * He can hit thousands of "killing punches" in succession, and each punch contains supersonic kinetic energy. * He can run at top speed for hours, cross continents and even circle the earth. ### 3. A complete change in the body's operating mode: from "energy-saving mode" to "performance mode" The body of ordinary humans has evolved complex energy-saving mechanisms (such as lactate threshold, fatigue) to prevent self-injury. But King's body doesn't need these restrictions at all. * **Eliminate bottleneck**: * **Lactate Threshold**: Will no longer exist. His aerobic metabolism is so strong that in most cases there is no need to initiate the inefficient and by-product anaerobic metabolism. * **Fatigue**: His muscle fibers and nervous system will hardly fatigue due to the accumulation of chemical substances (such as hydrogen ions, inorganic phosphates) or energy exhaustion. His "fatigue" may simply stem from a mental level, or from sheer physical wear and tear (but his resilience is equally terrifying, see next point). * **Ultra-high efficiency heat dissipation**: Such a high metabolic rate will generate huge amounts of heat. Therefore, his **thermal regulation system** must be equally superhuman. His skin may be extremely efficient at dissipating heat, and can even dissipate heat directly and efficiently through radiation and other methods to avoid "cooking" itself. ### 4. Evolved derived abilities: far beyond "strength" and "speed" This level of metabolic ability will not only give rise to muscle strength, but a whole set of superhuman systems: 1. **Superhuman Regeneration**: * An extremely high metabolic rate means that cell division, protein synthesis, and tissue repair occur at an alarmingly fast rate. * He may have self-healing abilities comparable to or even surpassing Wolverine. Injuries such as broken bones, deep cuts, severe burns, etc. May heal completely within **minutes or even seconds**. As long as his brain and heart are not completely destroyed in an instant, he is almost immortal. 2. **Super reaction and thinking speed (Superhuman Processing)**:  * The brain is a large consumer of oxygen. The super oxygen supply means his neurons can fire and transmit messages at extremely high frequencies. * His **nerve signal transmission speed** is far higher than that of ordinary people, resulting in his **reaction time** being extremely short and **dynamic vision** being extremely strong. The world may seem like it's in slow motion to him. * His **thinking speed, learning ability and memory** will also be greatly improved, and may reach the level of photographic memory and instant understanding of complex principles. 3. **Enhanced Senses**: * Sensory cells (retina, cochlea, olfactory receptors, etc.) Receive sufficient energy and nutrients, and their functions will be strengthened to the limit. * He may have the vision of an eagle, the sense of smell like a dog, and the ability to hear ultrasonic and infrasound waves. ### Quantitative improvement: a metaphor If the metabolism of an ordinary person is a **glass of water**, and a top athlete is a **bucket**, then King's metabolism is the **discharge volume of the Three Gorges Dam**. This improvement is not linear, but **exponential or even geometric**. It has completely changed the basic rules of living organisms, from a carbon-based life that is limited by energy, to a super-carbon-based life form with nearly unlimited energy and performance as its sole orientation**. **Conclusion:** Under the physiological conditions implied by the "Emperor Engine", King's metabolic evolution ability** has been elevated to an almost god-level level**. What he will possess will not only be strength and speed, but a **perfect biological combat system** driven by unlimited energy, with ultra-high resilience, ultra-fast thinking and super-sense. Each of his punches and kicks will be small manifestations of the overflow of his terrifying inner energy. From this perspective, being called "the strongest man on earth" actually underestimates him. So this author is really conservative in his writing

What a lousy book! You actually start charging for it after it's put on the shelf. An author with a bad attitude like you doesn't care if you don't read the book, just throw it out of the bookshelf and never see it again!

I opened a plug-in, which is actually a bonus, but I brought a system manager. The main reason is that the plot is written too hastily. I feel that this is a common problem of many authors. Two plots can be carried out on the way to the hospital for treatment of the protagonist's shoulder injury. There are two plots on the way to the hospital for treatment. You know how rushed this plot is. I went from the community to the community health center for an infusion. First, I was blackmailed by an old lady, and then I was almost hit by a car. Can you imagine? Can't we let the protagonist meet him again on the way back after treating his injuries? Will the plot continue? No matter how fast we rush, we can't make it like this, so we have to break the protagonist's day into 12 parts, one hour, one plot, right? It is indeed a lot of words to write like this, but it is like writing without an outline. If you hang a bunch of fruits on a branch of a tree, the protagonist will not even have a place to stay. Chasing all the way and sleeping are luxury. This is what causes this phenomenon. The plot is too rushed.

For a novel that focuses on the second dimension vs. The third dimension, you have to focus on weapon upgrades. You don't have to use it on yourself, just sublimate the weapons 👍👍. No one comes in just to see how magical the weapons are. Your introduction clearly knows that what attracts people is the two-dimensional ability. In the book, it is just a weapon.

Reminds me of a book I read before [The Soul of Negri]. Above all else, if there is someone else who does it better, why not give your strength to someone else. [Negri] is a name and a code name. Anyone can be Negri, and the new Negri will only be more perfect than my Negri. If the way of transcendence blocks your way to transcend everything, then abandon it and transcend it.

You have to open a harem. It's a good book. You can just kill people randomly. Why do you write so many female protagonists? I came to see you killing people, not to see you collect a harem.

As the title states, when will the energy system be integrated? Zhenqi/fighting energy/pulse energy/dominance/magic power, there are too many and too complicated. You can't just want whatever is good.

Investigation report: "Number" -344 Investigation target: "From Imperial Engine to King of Transcendence" - Male Protagonist - [Qi Yuan] Investigation Result: [Reincarnation (Awakening of Su Hui)] Judgment Basis: Abnormal Characteristics: A time-travel investigator, as the name suggests, is a profession that investigates and records the time-travel situations of time-travelers. It aims to let observers (that is, readers) in all worlds know the time-travel situations of people traveling in this world in advance, and volunteers to provide observers with fast time-travel information query services If there are any fallacies, I hope to correct them ——All Souls Feast Zhenjun Stay on August 23, 2025

I watch this idea getting stronger and stronger We are saying that we are now "beyond" the dependents, and time travel and rebirth are also miraculous. I always feel like there is going to be trouble.

I feel like I can become a cultivator after practicing to the second level. After you have the sense of Qi, you can really start cultivating immortality.