Listening Force, Whole Force, Manifest Force, Hidden Force

After returning from the Jiangnan Base City Limitless Martial Arts Center headquarters to Yangzhou, Qin Hao went straight home and shared the news of joining the Limitless Martial Arts Center with his family. He also began preparing to move. After living in that small home for eighteen years, he was naturally reluctant to leave so suddenly. But hadn't he become a warrior precisely to change his family's circumstances?

The next day, the Qin family's move drew the attention of the surrounding neighbors.

"I heard the Qin boy became a warrior and is moving to Mingyue Residential Area."

"The Old Qin family has finally made it. He joined the Limitless Martial Arts Center at eighteen."

Qin Hao paid no attention to the discussion around him. He helped the moving company load the things they planned to take onto the truck, then brought his parents and younger sister straight to Mingyue Residential Area.

"Stop your vehicle! This is the Limitless Martial Arts Center's Mingyue Residential Area. Outsiders are forbidden from entering!"

"I'm Qin Hao, a newly joined warrior of the martial arts center." As he spoke, Qin Hao handed over his identification. Once he had signed the contract, his status as a Limitless Martial Arts Center warrior had already been registered on the center's internal network.

"So you're Qin Hao. Welcome to the Limitless Martial Arts Center. We'll take it from here. Your villa is Number 198. I'll take you there now." Security at Mingyue Residential Area was handled by the Limitless Martial Arts Center's own warrior teams. Under the supervisor's guidance, Qin Hao's family soon arrived before a villa.

"This villa has over five hundred square meters of usable space. Aside from the living quarters, it also has an independent Training Room." Qin Hao listened to the introduction while examining the villa. It had indeed been built by the Limitless Martial Arts Center for warriors to live in. Both the environment and the construction standards were excellent.

"Wow, it's so huge!" The moment Qin Ying entered the villa, she ran inside on her little legs and started cheering.

After moving into the Limitless Martial Arts Center's Mingyue Residential Area, Qin Hao rested at home for two days before entering a state of intense training. As for the approaching Gaokao, it no longer had anything to do with him, and he did not take it. He only went to the hospital to visit Luo Feng after hearing that Luo Feng had fainted during the final exam.

Luo Feng's collapse meant that the plot of Swallowed Star had officially begun. He did not have much time left. The first opportunity he needed to seize, the Universe Genius Battle, was only a little over ten years away. He needed to break through to Planetary level and Star level, and he needed to master Law power.

With those thoughts in mind, Qin Hao became even more frenzied in his training.

Inside the Training Room, Qin Hao wore specially made weighted gear that had already been soaked through with sweat. Yet his movements did not pause in the slightest. Every punch he threw was incomparably steady.

What Qin Hao trained now was not the basic cultivation methods previously provided by the martial arts center, but a series of Internal Martial Arts forms such as Baji Quan, Tai Chi Quan, and Wing Chun. Although these styles were not widely passed down now, there were still many practitioners. Most people cultivated the basic training methods compiled by the various martial arts centers, and after becoming warriors, they directly specialized in new-era martial arts such as the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade and World Ending.

However, Qin Hao knew that whether it was Thor's Nine Heavens Thunder Blade or Hong's World Ending, their Force Generation techniques had been comprehended from ancient boxing arts and Internal Martial Arts. Simply studying the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade or World Ending could bring rapid improvement, but surpassing them would be difficult. If Qin Hao wanted to surpass them, he had to begin from the starting point.

Moreover, Qin Hao felt that these ancient boxing arts and Internal Martial Arts were far from simple. The original novel only mentioned the Force Generation method of Hidden Force, but beyond Hidden Force, Internal Martial Arts and National Martial Arts also had realms such as Transforming Force, Elixir Force, and Seeing God.

"Ha!" He threw a punch, and force burst forth through his body. Qin Hao felt a wave of comfort spread through him. As a technique for training Force Generation in Internal Martial Arts, Qin Hao had gained some understanding of the Heng Ha Two Sounds after a week of practice. In that punch just now, he had also completed the processes of Listening Force and Whole Force. Next came his comprehension of Manifest Force and Hidden Force.

Manifest Force was force that was clear and visible, its use apparent from the outside. Hidden Force was force concealed without showing itself, something that could only be sensed through touch upon contact.

Hidden Force was mentioned in many places in the world of Swallowed Star, but Manifest Force was rarely brought up. It was as though all the preceding stages had been skipped, jumping straight to Hidden Force.

"Perhaps that's why Thor and Hong made mistakes in their Force Generation." As Qin Hao began another round of training, he thought about it. Although Hong and Thor both had Eastern ancestry, judging from the state of the world in Swallowed Star, their sense of belonging was extremely limited. How much could they truly have understood about cultivating Manifest Force and Hidden Force?

Furthermore, even present-day Huaguo had only a very limited understanding of force cultivation. The Great Nirvana had been like a massive disaster, causing far too many inheritances to vanish.

Qin Hao was different. His understanding of Swallowed Star, combined with the countless cultivation methods he had seen in his previous life, meant that his thinking was not restricted in any way. He could keep trying and exploring. Even if something went wrong, with the Meteor Tear, there would be no danger.

Time passed swiftly in cultivation. In the blink of an eye, a month had passed, and July had arrived. The Warrior Practical Assessment was only a month away. Qin Hao had also gradually crossed the threshold into Manifest Force, raising his control over power to a new level.

His strength had increased by 1,500 kilograms within a month, his speed had reached 135 m/s, his Movement Technique had broken through to the Microscopic level, and his Blade Technique had also improved. His comprehension of force could be applied to his Blade Technique as well. Every slash he made was overwhelmingly fierce.

"Big brother, come out, come out!" Just as he finished training that day, Qin Ying's voice came from outside the Training Room. Qin Ying rarely disturbed Qin Hao while he trained. After being scolded by their parents a few times when they had first moved in, she had stopped coming and instead waited until he was done.

This time, she had actually come looking for him directly.

"What's wrong? Aren't you afraid Mom and Dad will smack your little butt?" As he spoke, he lifted Qin Ying into his arms and lightly patted her.

Upon hearing that, Qin Ying quickly covered her bottom and glanced around nervously. When she did not see their parents, she let out a sigh of relief.

"Hmph, stupid big brother!" Qin Ying said as she pounded Qin Hao.

"Tell me, what did you come looking for me for?" Qin Hao knew that Qin Ying normally would not come find him while he was training. Since she had run over now, something must have happened.

"Big Brother Luo Feng, Big Brother Luo Feng, came, came, came!" Qin Ying called out Luo Feng's name, and Qin Hao immediately understood. Luo Feng had probably passed the Quasi-Warrior Assessment and moved into Mingyue Residential Area.

According to the original plot, Luo Feng's home should have been right next to his. With that thought, Qin Hao carried Qin Ying out the door and headed toward the neighboring villa.

As soon as they stepped outside, they saw Luo Feng's family.

"Hao, I didn't expect us to become neighbors now." Luo Feng spoke excitedly when he saw Qin Hao. Qin Hao had visited him after becoming a Quasi-Warrior, following Luo Feng's Gaokao. After joining the Limitless Martial Arts Center, Luo Feng had also learned that Qin Hao had become part of it.

"Qin Hao, come sit inside." While Qin Hao spoke with Luo Feng, Luo Feng's parents warmly invited him in.

"No, you've just moved in, so you must be busy. We're neighbors now, and we can visit each other often in the future." Qin Hao replied. After talking with Luo Feng for a little while longer, Qin Hao took Qin Ying straight home. The urgency of time made him throw himself into training once again.