Researching Black Origin

In the Wilderness Zone about three hundred kilometers from Hong Ning Base City, the night wind blew as a black streak shot through the sky.

"Awesome!"

Xu Feng hovered in midair, standing atop the Heaven-Escaping Shuttle.

"Whoosh, whoosh~~"

During its high-speed flight, the terrifying gusts of wind followed the dense patterns, forming waves of air. The countless air currents produced by the patterns strangely fused into one, flowing around Xu Feng's body to form a visible, streamlined air shield—a protective barrier made entirely of air currents.

The faster one flew, the greater the air resistance became.

Yet the air currents generated by the Heaven-Escaping Shuttle beneath Xu Feng's feet formed such a perfect streamlined shield that the resistance was reduced to an astonishing degree.

Whoosh! Xu Feng streaked through the skies above the Wilderness Zone like black lightning.

"This Heaven-Escaping Shuttle is truly a treasure." Xu Feng was incredibly excited!

"With the Heaven-Escaping Shuttle beneath my feet, my speed is more than twice what it used to be!"

Xu Feng had come to the Wilderness Zone tonight specifically to properly test the Heaven-Escaping Shuttle's capabilities.

Now, he had confirmed its first major advantage—speed!

"Even beings beyond the War God level may not be as fast as me in the air."

Xu Feng was in high spirits.

"Riding the Heaven-Escaping Shuttle, my speed in the air has reached an astonishing 177 meters per second. You have to know, every little increase in speed becomes exponentially harder."

Clearly, the higher one went, the more rapidly the air resistance increased.

"Now let's try its offensive capabilities."

Xu Feng immediately descended and landed on the ground. The Heaven-Escaping Shuttle floated before him, and with a thought from Xu Feng—

Whoosh! Six blades immediately detached from the Heaven-Escaping Shuttle. Each blade had a curved edge and was extremely thin.

"According to the instructions, each blade is quite powerful and especially suited for a Psychic Master. Right, the manual also said that the entire Heaven-Escaping Shuttle can be completely dismantled."

With another thought, Xu Feng gave it a try. The Heaven-Escaping Shuttle, which had originally been a single unit, instantly dispersed.

Countless tiny, thin blades floated in midair.

There were exactly 365 blades.

The entire Heaven-Escaping Shuttle was composed of these 365 blades, forged from special materials through special methods.

With a movement of his Mental Power, the 365 blades seemed linked by a shared will as they neatly reassembled into the Shield Sky Shuttle's offensive form.

Xu Feng could clearly sense that the Mental Power attached to it had become more condensed and could be more easily focused along the sharp edges of the Shield Sky Shuttle.

"No wonder Luo Feng, as a peak War God-level Psychic Master, could defeat so many Councilor-level Experts. The Shield Sky Shuttle's amplification is just too incredible!"

"With the Shield Sky Shuttle and Black God Suit, I can now rival—or even surpass—ordinary Councilor-level Experts in attack, defense, and speed."

"Hahaha!"

Xu Feng laughed spiritedly.

After calming his excited emotions—

"It's time to see what exactly it is about this Black Origin that attracts me!"

He took a black sphere from the King-class fighter jet. It was the mysterious Black Origin he had received from Hong.

Hong had told Xu Feng how to use it. The method was exactly the same as with the Black God Suit: all he needed to do was drip blood on it and claim it as his own.

Sizzle~~

The entire Black Origin trembled like boiling water, each black droplet vibrating.

At the same time, bursts of pain came from Xu Feng's five fingers, palm, and the back of his hand.

Fortunately, the pain was not too intense.

Visible to the naked eye... threads of red flowed into the black droplets, while countless black droplets wrapped themselves around Xu Feng's body.

As threads of red blood merged with the black droplets, the black droplets seemed to undergo some kind of change.

The whole process lasted around fifteen minutes before everything stopped.

"Hm? How marvelous." Xu Feng felt it!

This Black Origin was like a third hand, a part of his body.

"Change, change, change." Xu Feng willed it.

Black light immediately spread outward, becoming a sword one moment and a saber the next.

"This is amazing." Xu Feng was thrilled.

"Unfortunately, neither Gene Energy nor Mental Power can enter the Black Origin at all. There's no amplification whatsoever. Otherwise, Black Origin would probably be worth more than twenty Star Points."

"It can turn into battle armor, but it can't offset any impact force."

"Right, Black Origin is indestructible. Could it attach itself to the surface of the Black God Suit, or to the edge of a weapon? Wouldn't that effectively increase the weapon's hardness?"

As though it understood Xu Feng's thoughts, Black Origin transformed into black liquid and coated the sharp blades of the Shield Sky Shuttle. A mysterious black glow shone from the shuttle's edges, lending the entire weapon an eerie, mysterious aura.

As for the Black God Suit, it had already been glossy black to begin with, so there was not the slightest change...

"There should be more to it than this, right? So what exactly is it about this thing that attracts me?"

Xu Feng's instincts told him that Black Origin concealed a huge secret!

Xu Feng spent more than half a day in the Wilderness Zone researching Black Origin. He smashed it, burned it, soaked it in water, and tried every method he could think of, but Black Origin displayed nothing strange at all.

"Forget it. I won't get any results in a short time. I should go to the War God Palace and collect Psychic Master Basics first!"

Xu Feng called the Aili.

At the same time, that green fighter jet departed from the Elite Training Camp and headed for the Wilderness Zone to pick Xu Feng up.

"Jiangnan Base City."

On August 15, inside the War God Palace, Xu Feng suddenly appeared in a quiet, enormous room, dressed in a simple white robe.

"What a huge suite." Xu Feng could not help but exclaim.

By visual estimate, the room was more than fifty meters long and around twenty meters wide, with a ceiling height of five meters. In other words, the room covered more than a thousand square meters. At its center stood a large circular bed with a diameter of three meters. In front of the bed was an indoor swimming pool ten meters wide and twenty-three meters long.

The bed, swimming pool, desk and chairs, luxurious dining table, recliners, and a training area with yoga mats—all within the massive room of over one thousand square meters—were neatly divided into different sections.

"Tsk, tsk."

Xu Feng revealed a faint smile.

Even before entering the Elite Training Camp, Xu Feng had killed two Lord-level monsters: the Two-legged Dragon and the Crimson Flame Black Panther.

After having older brother certify his War God level, he immediately obtained a War God Palace helmet.

After completing his graduation procedures at the training camp, he returned to his hometown in Jiangnan.

"Welcome, War God Xu Feng."

"This is your private room within the War God Palace. Other than yourself, no one else may enter your room."

An electronic voice echoed through the room.

"Within the War God Palace, you may order anything you wish to eat or drink. There are many delicious dishes here that do not exist in the real world.

"On your desk are two books. One is War God Palace Regulations, and the other is Psychic Master Basics. I hope you enjoy yourself in the War God Palace." The electronic voice disappeared.

"Enjoy myself."

Xu Feng smiled.

This War God Palace was a place for War Gods to enjoy themselves.

The desk stood near the windows. The entire southern side of the room was lined with enormous floor-to-ceiling windows. Xu Feng stood before them and looked at the dreamlike scenery outside.

"A fairyland."

Xu Feng looked outside through the windows. The view was boundless, filled with mist and clouds. Brilliant sunlight shone through the clouds, refracting into seven-colored radiance, creating a stunningly beautiful sight. Although he knew this was a virtual space, the 100% simulation felt exactly like reality, and one could not help but marvel at it.

"I'll read Psychic Master Basics first."

Xu Feng returned to the desk, where two books lay. One manual had a black cover, with the five words War God Palace Regulations written on it. The other book had a black cover dotted with starlight, mysterious as a starry sky.