Cultivation Makes Me Stronger

Luo Feng smiled and nodded.

Because of Luo Shen, he had come to understand that bodily force could also be applied to the legs. His strength would surely increase greatly afterward, and his gaze toward this junior apprentice brother he had gained so cheaply carried a little more regard.

When they learned that Wu Tong was arranging a villa for Luo Shen, the martial artists who loved a bit of excitement all followed along, crowding around Luo Shen and Wu Tong as they headed deeper into the residential area.

Because Luo Shen and Luo Feng were fellow disciples, after specifically asking for Luo Shen's opinion, they chose Villa No. 213 for him—the one closest to Luo Feng's home, Villa No. 199.

It was diagonally behind Luo Feng's house, less than ten meters away in a straight line.

Luo Feng even smiled and invited him, "Shen, once you move in, you have to come over to my place!"

It was clear from the way they addressed each other that their relationship had grown much closer.

That afternoon, under Chief Instructor Wu Tong's lead, Instructor Jiang Nian, Luo Feng, and several martial artists from Moonlight Residential Area held a welcome banquet for Luo Shen. Everyone was so enthusiastic that they nearly drank him under the table.

Fortunately, Wu Tong remembered that Luo Shen still needed to move house and spoke up to stop them. Only then did everyone let him off.

By evening.

With the help of a group of military guards, Luo Shen successfully moved into Villa No. 213.

Late at night.

Wearing loose training clothes, Luo Shen entered the martial arts hall on the second floor.

The hall was more than 120 square meters, taking up over half of the second floor. Yet the enormous training hall was completely empty at the moment, without a single piece of equipment.

Having only just moved into Moonlight Residential Area and not yet become an official warrior, Luo Shen did not have enough money to buy those expensive auxiliary training devices.

But Luo Shen did not care. He casually found an open spot and sat down cross-legged.

He assumed the Five Hearts Towards Heaven posture.

The Gene Energy cultivation method was also known as the Five Hearts Towards Heaven Method.

It was the only method on Earth for cultivating Gene Energy, and it was also the foundation of a warrior's strength!

By absorbing the wisps of energy drifting through the universe and integrating them into every cell of the body, one cultivated Gene Energy, continuously optimizing one's genes. Bones, cells, blood, internal organs, skin, and more would all undergo constant evolution and improvement!

Generally speaking, once one met the physical standards of a warrior, one could begin attempting Gene Energy cultivation.

But being able to attempt cultivation and truly succeeding at it were still quite different matters.

After all, to absorb cosmic energy, one first had to sense its existence.

Those with strong physiques and powerful consciousness could generally sense cosmic energy on their first day of cultivation. But for warriors with weaker talent, sensing cosmic energy was not so easy.

Luo Shen adjusted his breathing and maintained the Five Hearts Towards Heaven posture.

Without his cheat, Luo Shen's talent alone could only be considered average. Fortunately, he was diligent enough and had his cheat to assist him, allowing him to raise his physical fitness to warrior level in just a few months.

"Breathe in, breathe out..." Luo Shen tried to slow his breathing, gradually relaxing his body.

Before long, Luo Shen entered the state. His entire body seemed to completely empty itself, yet his consciousness instantly "caught" the drifting cosmic energy!

"Hm, I sensed it that quickly?"

Luo Shen was only distracted for a moment before quickly putting the matter out of his mind.

Once he sensed cosmic energy, the rest was much simpler.

Feeling the hazy aura wandering around the five centers of his body, Luo Shen could even sense it slowly flowing in through his palms, the soles of his feet, and the Baihui acupoint at the crown of his head, though the speed was extremely slow.

Absorb!

Luo Shen deliberately guided those icy auras, and the five centers simultaneously projected the intent to absorb.

"Whoosh~" In an instant, it was as if a dam had burst. The aura that had originally flowed slowly like a stream suddenly turned violent, surging madly into his body through the five channels like a landslide and tsunami.

A massive amount of cosmic energy poured into his body, continuously absorbed by the mitochondria in his cells and converted into a stream of Gene Energy. That energy was then absorbed throughout the cells, transforming every cell beyond recognition. Luo Shen's body was likewise evolving rapidly.

His skin, muscles, bones, even every deeper cell, and even his genes themselves underwent slight changes. This change was an evolution of life, an optimization of the Life Gene!

At the same time, messages continuously popped up on the status panel in his mind: "Five Hearts Towards Heaven Method, proficiency +1."

"Five Hearts Towards Heaven Method, proficiency +1!"

"Five Hearts Towards Heaven Method, proficiency +1!"

"Five Hearts Towards Heaven Method, proficiency +1!"

...As the five channels absorbed cosmic energy faster and faster, the proficiency of the Five Hearts Towards Heaven Method on the interface in his mind also kept refreshing and jumping.

Unlike ordinary Prospective Warriors.

Luo Shen's bodily force was twice his brute strength, so the rate at which he absorbed cosmic energy per unit of time was naturally faster than that of ordinary people.

Very soon, the proficiency of the Five Hearts Towards Heaven Method was full.

"Ding! The Five Hearts Towards Heaven Method has reached perfection. Obtained Five Hearts Vortex—Instinct!"

"Rumble~" The original five channels underwent an enormous transformation, constantly radiating terrifying suction as though they had formed miniature vortices, causing the cosmic energy drifting around him to be involuntarily drawn into his body.

And he did not need Luo Shen to control it at all. Like eating and drinking, it was entirely instinctive.

This way, Luo Shen could devote all his energy to refining Gene Energy.

Time passed second by second.

One hour, two hours, three hours... Gradually, Luo Shen became completely immersed in refining and absorbing Gene Energy, forgetting the passage of time.

The next morning.

As the sounds of children playing outside drifted into his ears, Luo Shen, who had maintained the Five Hearts Towards Heaven posture all night, gave a slight shudder. His tightly closed eyes slowly opened.

"Phew~" He let out a long breath.

It was over.

At last, every starving cell in his body had been fed to fullness. Not a trace more Gene Energy could be contained.

He raised his head and glanced at the clock on the wall.

It was not even five in the morning yet.

After doing the math, he realized this cultivation session had lasted more than six hours!

To be honest, even Luo Shen was shocked.

He had not expected his first Gene Energy cultivation session to last this long. After all, when Luo Feng first cultivated Gene Energy in the Original Work, he had only lasted two hours.

Yet Luo Shen had lasted a full three times as long as Luo Feng!

Getting to his feet, Luo Shen rolled his neck, then suddenly clenched his right fist and threw a punch. A shrill gust of wind echoed through the spacious training hall. Feeling the abundant strength within his body, he could tell he was vastly stronger than yesterday!

"After absorbing so much Gene Energy, shouldn't my physical strength have doubled!?"

Luo Shen chuckled.

When he had first begun absorbing cosmic energy and refining it into Gene Energy, he could still vaguely sense the improvement in his physical fitness. But as the Five Hearts Towards Heaven Method improved, the instinctive Five Hearts Vortex absorbed energy at more than twice its previous speed, and the amount of Gene Energy he refined and absorbed also increased.

The rate of improvement was simply too fast!

So he gave up on keeping track of it and instead completely immersed himself in the joy of refining and absorbing it.

Although he did not possess the potential for Solidified Mental Power like Luo Feng, with three times Luo Feng's cultivation time, the results surely would not be much worse. As for the actual effects, he would need to visit Limit Martial Hall for a test.

"I still need to get myself a Punch Power Testing Machine."

Luo Shen could not help complaining, "Seriously, the martial arts hall gave me a detached villa and even renovated a training hall for me, so why didn't they get me a Punch Power Testing Machine? I have to go to the martial arts hall every time I want to test myself. There's no privacy at all."

Unfortunately, Luo Shen did not have much money on hand, and even the cheapest Punch Power Testing Machine cost five million!

He simply could not afford one.

He could only wait until he became a formal martial artist and gained some harvest from hunting monsters before considering the matter again.

After thinking it over, at this hour, even the most diligent martial artist in the entire neighborhood was probably still asleep.

Perfect. He could take advantage of the empty hall to run a test.

In the early morning, the sky was still gray and dim. Lonely streetlamps had shone all night, lighting the roads of the neighborhood as Luo Shen walked alone down the path. The scene looked somewhat bleak.

Fortunately, Limit Martial Hall was already close at hand.

The moment he entered the hall's main entrance, the receptionist in the lobby greeted him warmly with a smile. "Mr. Luo Shen, why are you here so early? There's no one upstairs in the hall yet. Would you like something to drink? I can bring it up for you."

She had a very deep impression of this young man who had only been recruited yesterday.

After all, even Wu Tong, the hall's number one figure and head instructor, had treated Luo Shen with great courtesy. Employees like them naturally did not dare act carelessly. Otherwise, a single word from Luo Shen could cost them their jobs.