Gene Energy

"Qin Mu, you've passed the pre-warrior assessment. Next comes the Warrior Practical Combat Assessment on August 1.

"I'll notify you when it's time to gather at the Limitless Arena and head outside Human Base City with the other pre-warriors to hunt monsters.

"Once you pass the practical combat assessment, you'll be a true warrior."

Instructor Jiang Nian spoke with a smile.

"The first person to pass has already appeared. You all need to work harder."

Chief Instructor Wu Tong also looked pleased.

"Alright, next."

As expected, Luo Feng passed the assessment with ease.

"Within 60 seconds, hit 28 times and did not touch the red light. Excellent."

This result was far better than Qin Mu's. Qin Mu had merely qualified, while Luo Feng had earned an excellent rating.

That was hardly surprising. This was Luo Feng, after all. In this pre-warrior assessment, whether in speed, strength, or neural response testing, Luo Feng had surpassed Qin Mu across the board.

As for being completely outperformed, Qin Mu did not particularly care. Passing was enough. Why fuss over so much?

In the assessments that followed, not only did Luo Feng pass, but Yang Wu passed as well.

During his assessment, unlike Qin Mu and Luo Feng, who had made wide movements around the circle to dodge, Yang Wu only shifted within a single step forward, back, left, and right. His movements were exceptionally concise.

Although Yang Wu's range of movement was small, his dodging efficiency was extremely high.

"So this is Subtle Movement? His movement technique is far better than mine."

Qin Mu nodded to himself as he watched. In pure speed, he was faster than Yang Wu, but he could not match such evasive maneuvers.

This was a more advanced technique than the Basic Movement Technique. Later, Luo Feng would display this very skill during the practical combat assessment and draw the attention of many people.

Of course, using it like this in actual combat could produce dazzling results if done well. If done poorly, it would simply mean someone else was sending flowers to his grave.

Yang Wu had only initially grasped the Subtle Movement Technique, and his actions were stiff, so his score was merely average.

"60 seconds, hit 52 times, did not touch the red light. Qualified, passed."

Although he had passed, Chief Instructor Wu Tong was not pleased. Instead, he gave Yang Wu a stern reprimand.

The reason was simple. Though Yang Wu's movement technique appeared impressive, he was not actually proficient with it, and he had been hit far too many times.

If his movement technique had truly reached the Subtle level, his result would have been much better than even Luo Feng's. The number of times he was hit might have been in the single digits, or even zero!

In actual combat, if one lacked sufficient strength yet forcibly used a Subtle-level movement technique, one would definitely die a miserable death.

Hearing the chief instructor's rebuke, Yang Wu was startled and broke out in a cold sweat.

After warning Yang Wu for a while,

Chief Instructor Wu Tong smiled again.

"Alright. A total of four people passed this pre-warrior assessment: Qin Mu, Luo Feng, Bai Yang, and Yang Wu."

All four had excitement and joy in their eyes.

"Everyone, please help them handle the remaining matters, including signing the practical combat assessment contracts."

As he spoke, Chief Instructor Wu Tong looked toward a Silver-Haired Black-Robed Man who had been standing at the edge and smiled.

"Captain, sorry to have kept you waiting so long. Let's go outside."

Hearing this, Qin Mu realized that this man was actually the chief instructor's captain, and he could not help looking over.

Just then, the Silver-Haired Black-Robed Man glanced at him.

Qin Mu only felt that the man's eyes possessed endless magic. The world spun around him, and he could not help becoming immersed in them.

At the critical moment, the soul link with the Worker Bug in his mind trembled, jolting Qin Mu awake.

Although Qin Mu had nearly been bewitched, the Worker Bug had not. Upon discovering something abnormal, it had taken the initiative to warn him.

"So this is a Mental Master? What terrifying strength!"

Qin Mu was inwardly shocked, knowing that this was most likely a Mental Master's method.

Mental Masters were also a type of warrior. Their souls were powerful, their mental force could be projected outward, and they possessed all kinds of incredible methods.

On the other side, aside from Luo Feng, Yang Wu and Bai Yang beside him had both become blank-faced.

"Mental Masters truly are strange and unpredictable."

If such a method were used in battle, it could easily slaughter warriors with insufficient willpower.

Seeing that two people had actually resisted his gaze, the Silver-Haired Black-Robed Man smiled faintly, somewhat surprised.

"Wu Tong, these two youngsters are both quite good."

Chief Instructor Wu Tong also looked proud and nodded in satisfaction.

"They have good willpower. They're both promising seedlings."

With that, the two of them left directly.

To them, Qin Mu and Luo Feng had performed well, but only well.

"What happened? What was that just now?"

"What happened to me?"

Only then did Yang Wu and Bai Yang regain their senses. After exchanging glances, they recalled what had happened earlier and immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

Seeing the two drenched in sweat, the warriors watching nearby smiled. They had experienced such a scene themselves before.

Qin Mu, whose face was somewhat pale, could not help glancing at the equally shocked Luo Feng.

Once this assessment was over, Luo Feng would soon encounter the first major turning point in his life.

Because his father had been humiliated, Luo Feng would angrily take action and be thrown into a police station. He would then be assassinated, but survive the danger and awaken as a Mental Master.

From then on, he would begin a life of boundless good fortune.

If Qin Mu wanted to cling to a powerful ally, this was the best opportunity.

At this point, no one truly appreciated Luo Feng yet. If Qin Mu wished, he could completely return with Luo Feng, save Luo Feng's father together with him, and build a good relationship between them.

However, Qin Mu had no intention of interfering. Luo Feng had his own opportunities and his own path.

He had his own path as well. With the Zerg Clone, as long as neither of them died, they would eventually meet at the summit.

There would be no shortage of battles on Earth in the future. Friendships forged through battle were far more precious than this sort of opportunism.

As he pondered, Instructor Jiang Nian's voice came over.

"You four, come here."

"This is the Warrior Practical Combat Assessment application contract."

A fat old man took out four contracts from the corner of the martial arts hall.

"Once you sign the contract, you can participate in the Warrior Practical Combat Assessment on August 1.

"During the practical combat assessment, you are responsible for your own life and death. Of course, the mortality rate for the Warrior Practical Combat Assessment is very low."

The group accepted the contracts and carefully read through them.

The contract was not long. It mainly stated that any deaths or injuries sustained during the practical combat assessment would be their own responsibility and had nothing to do with the Limit Martial Arts School.

The four did not hesitate and all signed the contracts directly.

Instructor Jiang Nian smiled beside them.

"Now that the contracts have been signed, there is still one month until the practical combat assessment. During this time, you can try cultivating Gene Energy."

As he spoke, Instructor Jiang Nian walked to a computer and performed a few simple operations. A huge transparent screen appeared on the wall of the martial arts hall, displaying an article.

At the top of the article was a large title—Five Hearts Towards Heaven Method.

"I'm finally seeing a Gene Energy cultivation method."

Qin Mu was secretly excited.

The reason warriors in this world possessed such immense strength, capable of cleaving skyscrapers apart with a single slash and battling hundred-meter beasts, was Gene Energy.

At first, this world had no warriors.

After the RR virus erupted and infected humanity, those who survived naturally evolved. Some powerful individuals combined this with inheritances from ancient ruins and began absorbing the free energy of the universe, integrating it into every cell of their bodies.

During cultivation, their genes would be optimized, while their bones, cells, blood, internal organs, skin, and everything else would continuously evolve and improve.

Thus, warriors came into being.

Gene Energy cultivation methods were the foundation of a warrior's strength.

As Jiang Nian explained Gene Energy, he pointed at the article on the screen.

"This is the Gene Energy cultivation method—the Five Hearts Towards Heaven Cultivation Method. It is also the only method for cultivating Gene Energy on the entire Earth."

With Jiang Nian's explanation, Qin Mu finally came to truly understand all the details of Gene Energy cultivation.

"So that's how it is."

After listening and reading, Qin Mu finally understood.

Why were ordinary people not allowed to cultivate Gene Energy? Why did they have to pass the pre-warrior assessment first?

The reason was simple: their genes had not yet been optimized enough. Only after reaching the pre-warrior qualification standard could they cultivate it. Even then, not everyone who reached that standard could succeed.

"For this next month, you can begin trying to cultivate Gene Energy."

Instructor Jiang Nian smiled.

"What you are seeing now is only the most basic Gene Energy cultivation method. It does not include a guidance technique.

"You will have to wait until you complete the practical combat assessment, officially obtain the title of warrior, and join one of the major powers before you can receive a guidance technique."

"So, work hard!"