Leaving Planet Nop

But just then, Su Ming suddenly felt a devouring sensation rise from within his cells, gradually swallowing strands of starlight into them.

Su Ming's expression shifted.

He had already attained the Nine Radiance Star Saint Body, and half of his body was composed of starlight.

As a result, his cells also contained corresponding starlight matter.

His cells gradually swallowed up the starlight, much like a person drinking water, replenishing the cells' vitality and something else.

It was the same principle.

Very soon, an intense craving came from within his cells. They did not even need the starlight to circulate—their own hunger and thirst automatically drew the starlight into them.

Su Ming's expression shifted. Following the most primitive desire coming from his cells, he slowly began circulating the Starry Sky Limitless Heavenly Art.

Under the circulation of the technique, the vast amount of starlight was absorbed at a much higher efficiency.

A massive quantity of starlight was absorbed by Su Ming's cells.

Soon... Su Ming felt a sensation of being "stuffed" coming from within his cells. A feeling of fullness gradually swept through his entire body.

Su Ming frowned slightly. The feeling was extremely uncomfortable, as if every part of his body had swollen up.

But soon, as the technique circulated and the starlight was absorbed,

the cells that had absorbed vast amounts of starlight seemed to be trying to make more room for it. Or perhaps, supplied with starlight, they had gained the energy needed to evolve.

In any case, every cell in Su Ming's body underwent rapid changes at that moment.

They became tougher and more vigorous, while their ability to absorb energy increased as well.

This process lasted for around ten minutes.

Soon, Su Ming saw a layer of black grime being expelled from his skin.

As the grime left his body, an extraordinarily refreshing sensation followed.

It was like someone who had not bathed for sixteen years suddenly undergoing a thorough scrubbing.

It was a euphoric feeling originating from the innermost core of life itself.

Without hesitation, Su Ming stood up, went to the bathroom, and washed himself from head to toe.

A large amount of dirty water flowed down the drain, and the grime on Su Ming's body disappeared.

Su Ming let out a soft breath, then closed his eyes and sensed the changes brought about by body tempering.

He felt that his body had become tougher, while his recovery ability, stamina, resistance, and adaptability had all improved across the board.

His Physical Level had also risen by a full 100 points during the body-tempering process!

Although increasing one's Physical Level could also achieve the effects of body tempering, the two processes were completely different.

The body tempering brought about by an increase in Physical Level was passive and slow, following the rise in level.

But tempering the body with starlight was active and could be carried out rapidly. Moreover, its effects were far better than those brought about by increasing one's Physical Level!

The results were more than twice as effective as ordinary body tempering through Physical Level increases.

In other words, with the same increase in level, after tempering his body, Su Ming's physical toughness and overall abilities would be more than twice those of a powerhouse at the same level!

Joy appeared on Su Ming's face.

A twofold difference might not be obvious in the early stages.

But the farther one advanced, the larger this snowball would grow, ultimately creating a gap between him and those at the same level!

"Beep... Host's Body Tempering Level has risen to Level 2. Starlight Points required for the next level of body tempering: 500."

A notification sound soon rang out from the system. Upon hearing it, a look of regret appeared on Su Ming's face.

Five hundred Starlight Points already exceeded the total number of Starlight Points he currently possessed.

Helpless, he could only earn more Starlight Points later before considering further improvements.

Three days later, Monte looked at Su Ming and Warren, reluctance in his eyes.

"Sigh, even Warren has quietly unlocked his gene lock! I could tell you two brats wouldn't stay here for long! All right, go on. If anything comes up in the future, you can contact me anytime!"

Su Ming and Warren smiled and bid Monte farewell, then went to Planet Nop's official administrative office.

To leave Planet Nop, they had to come to the office and prove that they were Gene Warriors. Only then, according to imperial law, could they be exempted from the assignment of labor service.

Following the staff member's instructions, the two of them stood on a level-detection device.

"Beep... Subject... Su Ming..."

"Beep... Su Ming's Physical Level: 510. Brain Domain Level: 570!"

"Beep... Su Ming is a Level 3 Lower Grade Gene Warrior! Qualified!"

"Beep... Subject... Warren..."

"Beep... Warren's Physical Level: 35. Brain Domain Level: 37!"

"Beep... Warren is a Level 1 Middle Grade Gene Warrior! Qualified!"

The two of them stood on the detection device, and it quickly measured their respective levels.

"Hm? Level 3 Lower Grade?"

The staff member's eyes widened at once as he stared at Su Ming in disbelief.

"Sixteen years old, and already a Level 3 Lower Grade? How is that possible?"

The staff member was stunned. He stared blankly at Su Ming and took quite some time to recover.

A Level 3 Lower Grade Gene Warrior was nothing extraordinary.

But a sixteen-year-old Level 3 Lower Grade Gene Warrior was terrifying.

Moreover, according to Su Ming's records, the staff member could see that Su Ming had only turned sixteen two months ago.

In other words, in just two months, Su Ming had advanced directly from the state of having just awakened his gene lock to the level of a Level 3 Lower Grade Gene Warrior.

With such an astonishing rate of advancement, even the most outstanding young people in the empire probably could not compare!

"Sir, according to imperial law, I ask that you keep my personal level and gene-grade information confidential!"

Su Ming glanced at the staff member.

If he had not wanted to leave Planet Nop, he would never have come to have his level measured.

His cultivation speed was simply too terrifying. There were probably few people in the empire who could match it.

Su Ming did not want to publicize this matter everywhere. Being noticed before his wings had fully grown would not be wise.

The staff member swallowed, then gave Su Ming a bitter smile. "Don't worry, Mr. Su Ming. We definitely won't disclose your information. However..."

His tone changed. He looked at Su Ming and said, "I wonder if Mr. Su Ming would be interested in joining the Temporary Army. Don't worry, it's not a mercenary army, but a temporary army established in the name of the empire."

"The situation in the Bander Galaxy is tense right now, which has made things tense here in the empire as well.

The empire has now established the Temporary Army and intends to deal with the disorder in the star systems caused by the Free Federation's coup. We are in urgent need of Gene Warriors who know how to repair machinery. Would you be interested in joining?"