Limit Breaking Light Orb, Ascend!

"Here it comes again."

Lying in bed, watching the black mist enveloping his surroundings, Chen Feng felt no surprise at all.

Ever since he crossed over a week ago, every night after falling asleep, he would end up here.

And that panel—it had suddenly appeared before his eyes on the very first day he entered this place.

"But... where exactly is this?"

"Is it really inside my dream?"

Chen Feng was puzzled, because he had pinched himself, and he could feel pain here too.

It was as if this were a real, alternate space.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, just as the thought arose in his mind, he saw the mist outside the bed drift and recede, vanishing like an ebbing tide.

Chen Feng looked on in surprise and soon saw a unfamiliar indoor environment.

A light-yellow chandelier hung from the ceiling, its warm light shining brightly.

On the wall painted with white lacquer hung an oil portrait, like a child's scribble—highly abstract.

A completely different wooden table stood two meters in front of him. On top of it, besides that, floated a faint red light orb, the size of a fist.

"This isn't my bedroom."

Chen Feng warily observed his surroundings, feeling utterly unfamiliar with the refined decor.

A dream?

Or another parallel world?

His eyes flickered as he sat on the bed, pondering to himself.

He couldn't figure out where this was, and in his memories, the original body had never encountered anything like this, nor had he ever seen such a room.

So, this was likely a situation that arose because of his transmigration.

With that thought, Chen Feng took a deep breath.

Sitting around waiting for death wasn't his style. He couldn't just huddle on the bed and hide every time he entered here.

Immediately, he propped himself up and moved to the edge of the bed, intending to explore this strange room and the faint red light orb floating above the table.

He took a step, and a soft sensation met his feet.

Chen Feng looked down. He was still wearing the short-sleeved shirt and shorts from before sleep, barefoot.

But thanks to the white-yellow wool carpet laid over the wooden floor, he felt no discomfort.

Rustle! Rustle!

Continuing to step forward, Chen Feng cautiously scanned his surroundings and soon reached the wooden table.

The faint red light orb emitted a soft glow, round like a ball the size of a fist.

Looking left and right, Chen Feng thought for a moment.

Finding no useful information or books in the room, he finally raised his hand and carefully reached out to touch the orb.

Whoosh!

In an instant, the orb melted along his fingertip and merged into his body.

At the same time, the panel popped up, and a line of text appeared automatically.

You have picked up a (Limit Breaking Light Orb)!

Limit Breaking Light Orb: Residual will of a Martial Artist

Quality: Primary

Effect: Can improve Martial Skill proficiency to a certain extent

The information surfaced in his pupils, and Chen Feng stood there stunned.

"Limit Breaking Light Orb?"

"Residual will of a Martial Artist?"

Could this be a real world, with people living in it?

The thought flashed through his mind, and Chen Feng quickly looked back at the description of the effect.

Able to improve Martial Skill proficiency.

For no particular reason, Chen Feng thought of his still-uninitiated Sanshou.

Sanshou: Uninitiated (83%) +

"There's an extra '+' sign?"

"Does this mean I can improve it?"

Chen Feng raised an eyebrow and didn't hesitate. He quickly made an attempt.

"Raise!"

Hum!

In an instant, Chen Feng's head felt heavy, as if a wealth of insights into Sanshou had been added to his mind out of nowhere.

It was just like he had been training and honing his skills day and night. In less than a second, the Sanshou information on his panel had changed.

[Sanshou: Beginner (20%)]

!!!

A flash of surprise lit up Chen Feng's eyes. He did not expect the improvement to be so massive.

Instinctively, he threw two punches on the spot, feeling that his power flowed more smoothly and his movements were no longer stiff or awkward.

Beyond that, he vaguely sensed some subtle changes in his body?

With that thought, Chen Feng immediately called up his panel to check his Four-Dimensional Attributes.

[Strength: 8.2 → 8.4] [Agility: 8.1 → 8.3] [Physique: 8.1 → 8.2] [Will: 8.8 → 8.9]

"Sure enough, my body really did get stronger."

"Strength, Agility, Physique, and Will all increased. This must be the change brought by reaching Beginner in Sanshou."

Chen Feng thought of the students he had seen in the martial arts hall.

Basically, anyone who had reached Beginner in Sanshou had some muscle, their bodies a bit more robust than the average person.

"From the looks of it, as long as my martial arts skills improve, it will correspondingly enhance my physical attributes."

"Training at the martial arts hall, I still have to keep at it. No matter what job I find later, I can't put this aside."

Nodding to himself, Chen Feng now had more plans and ideas for the future.

At the same time, he also had greater expectations for the pale red light orb from before—the so-called Limit Breaking.

"I wonder if there are any more light orbs."

Licking his lips, Chen Feng remembered the coach saying that the proficiency of combat techniques like Sanshou had, besides Beginner, two more levels: Proficient and Mastery.

In other words, if he had enough Limit Breaking Light Orbs, his Sanshou could definitely break through again.

With that thought, Chen Feng quickly began moving around the room, not missing a single corner.

Drawers, wardrobes, under the bed.

But unfortunately, aside from the previous one, there were no other gains.

Only some oil paintings stacked in cardboard boxes in the corner.

And a few black-screened metal-handled game consoles, along with toys covered in dust.

"What about outside the door?"

Chen Feng's gaze shifted as he walked to the doorway.

It was a red-painted wooden door with a metal long-strip handle and a lock hole.

There was also a peephole above.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Feng suddenly noticed that the wooden table in the room, as well as the door handle in front of him, were covered in dust.

Just like no one had lived in or cleaned the place for years.

His mind settled. He had a guess, but to be safe, he still bent slightly and looked out through the peephole.

No one was there. Under the bright light, he could only see a corridor outside covered with a red carpet, and other red-painted wooden doors.

The entire room was very quiet. After hesitating for a few seconds, two thoughts clashed in Chen Feng's mind.

Risk going out.

Stay put.

"Opportunity is right in front of me. Wouldn't I regret missing it?"

Suppressing his distracting thoughts, Chen Feng finally made a decision and twisted the door handle.

Click!

A faint sound rang out.

Without any obstruction, Chen Feng smoothly turned it and opened the door.

The next moment, the world before his eyes suddenly changed, and the familiar ceiling appeared again.

"This—"

The feeling of weightlessness vanished in an instant. Chen Feng opened his eyes.

Beneath him was a soft mattress, the patterned curtains fluttering in the breeze as a sliver of sunlight spilled through the gap.

His gaze sharpened. Chen Feng looked toward the white wardrobe against the wall, then at the familiar wooden desk beneath the window.

He knew—he was back in his own bedroom.

"It's dawn already."

A little regretful, Chen Feng reached for his phone on the nightstand, unlocked it, and glanced at the screen.

It was just past seven in the morning.

On instinct, he quickly called up his panel.

Focusing his eyes, he saw that his Four-Dimensional Attributes and Sanshou skill information had all been updated with the enhanced data.

"Improvements in the dream carry over to reality?"

"No, maybe it's not a dream. Maybe it's another world, and the enhancements just sync back."

Chen Feng formed a guess in his mind, and for the sake of convenience, he temporarily named it the Dream World.

"It's still early."

"Let's try going back to sleep!"

After a moment's thought, Chen Feng quickly turned over, hoping to slip back into the Dream World before his drowsiness fully faded.

At once.

His breathing steadied, and he closed his eyes again.