Spiritual Thought Master

In Nan'an Community, dawn was just breaking. The adults who needed to support their families were already up. After washing up and eating, they would head out to toil for their families' livelihood.

In a room on the Thirty-Sixth Floor, a figure lay prone on the floor. His muscles tensed, and he suddenly sprang up. Chen Hao looked at his hands as if recalling something unpleasant, and could not help shuddering.

"It seemed that yesterday's Copy had reached my current limit. At least now I have a fairly accurate range for Copy." As Chen Hao recalled what had happened yesterday, he seemed to remember using Talent Fusion before losing consciousness.

As his thoughts turned, he realized that his mind seemed much faster than before. Could that be the effect of last night's Talent Fusion?

At that thought, he smacked his forehead. He only knew to Identify other people, so why had he never Identified himself? What an idiot!

He summoned the panel and silently said to himself, Identify: Chen Hao.

Earth Human

19 years old

Talent: Mental Power

Realm: Spiritual Thought Master Apprentice Stage Four (Apprentice Stage Nine Limit)

Martial Artist Apprentice Stage Two

Skills: Proficient Basic Blade Technique, Microscopic Basic Movement Technique

Looking at the identification results on the panel, blood rushed to Chen Hao's face. He had won his bet! Although he had suffered badly last night, Talent Fusion had not only fully restored his mind, but also awakened Spiritual Thought Master cultivation at the Junior Warlord level.

According to the panel's identification results, his Warrior cultivation should now be at the Intermediate Warrior level. Yet he felt far stronger than before. When he had awakened as a Spiritual Thought Master last night, it must have strengthened his physical constitution as well.

If he had only just entered the Intermediate Warrior level before, then he was definitely a Senior Intermediate Warrior now, with a punching force above 3,000 kg.

After calming himself and putting away the panel, he took stock of what he owned. He still had plenty of Hundred-Year-Old He Shou Wu, one A1 Level and one A4 Level battle blade, and with his Microscopic Basic Movement Technique, he barely possessed the ability to protect himself at this stage.

He wondered whether his punching force would exceed 4,000 kg after his first cultivation of Gene Energy. Once it surpassed 4,000 kg, his Spiritual Thought Master cultivation would reach the Mid-level War General Rank, further strengthening his ability to stay alive.

Recalling the Gene Energy Cultivation Method from the original work, its core was Five Hearts Facing Heaven, sensing and absorbing Cosmic Energy.

He understood this as well. One sensed Cosmic Energy and absorbed it through the palms, soles, and the Baihui Acupoint at the top of the head.

Then one waited for the Cosmic Energy to seep into the body and be initially absorbed. Aside from introducing Cosmic Energy and the sensing method, the cultivation text also helped Quasi-Warriors calm their minds and meditate, giving them a chance to sense the Cosmic Energy in the air.

But as a Spiritual Thought Master, especially one already at the Junior Warlord level, his sensing ability was undoubtedly outstanding. Combined with his Intermediate Warrior-level body, the danger should be extremely low. Since he had thought of it, he might as well do it.

He sat cross-legged, his feet folded together with the soles facing upward, and placed his palms upward on his legs in the Five Hearts Facing Heaven posture. Gradually, he calmed down and sensed the energy of the universe.

As he focused on his palms, he slowly sensed the faint, almost imperceptible Cosmic Energy in the air. Suddenly, energy seeped in through the top of his head, his soles, and his palms, startling him awake.

"What is going on? In the original work, Luo Feng meditated for a long time before sensing Cosmic Energy. Yet from my first attempt at sensing it to absorbing it, it took less than five minutes." Startled awake by the unexpected change, Chen Hao was shocked.

But then he thought about it and realized that he was different from Luo Feng. When he cultivated Gene Energy, he had already awakened Mental Power. Luo Feng, on the other hand, had only been a Quasi-Warrior at the time and had not awakened Mental Power.

Luo Feng awakened Mental Power after suffering an assassination attempt in prison. With Chen Hao's Junior Warlord-level Mental Power, he would naturally sense Cosmic Energy more easily than Luo Feng.

He struck while the iron was hot, calming his mind and sensing again. Before long, he once more sensed the Cosmic Energy surrounding his body.

With his awareness focused on the five hearts, he instinctively sent out the thought of absorbing Cosmic Energy.

Cosmic Energy swiftly entered his body through the five hearts. His body cells rapidly devoured the trace of energy, and his entire body sent out signals of hunger. Cosmic Energy then surged into his body, more than a hundred times faster than before.

As time passed, Chen Hao's body underwent an enormous transformation. His skin, muscles, bones, and even the deeper cellular particles were evolving to a higher level of life.

According to the original work, the first cultivation session had the highest absorption efficiency and brought the greatest improvement because one's cells had always been in a state of hunger.

His physical constitution would also undergo a tremendous leap. His consciousness sank into the blissful process of improvement, and he wondered whether he would reach the Advanced Warrior level once it ended.

He carefully experienced the changes in his body. His bone density increased, and his muscles became tougher. It seemed to shatter ordinary understanding and violate the conservation of energy.

After he stopped absorbing Cosmic Energy, Chen Hao checked the time. It was already close to twelve, meaning that his first cultivation session had lasted nearly six hours before his body was full—three times as long as Luo Feng's.

In the original work, Luo Feng had absorbed energy for nearly two hours during his first cultivation session and increased his punching force by more than 600 kg. Chen Hao, on the other hand, should have improved by at least 1,000 kg.

Chen Hao could feel that his physical constitution had indeed improved enormously. Though he had no Fist Strength Testing Machine, he still had the Synthesis Panel. He silently said, Identify.

Chen Hao

Earth Human

19 years old

Talent: Spiritual Thought Master, Apprentice Fifth Stage (Apprentice Stage Nine Limit)

Realm: Apprentice Third Stage

Skills: Microscopic Basic Movement Technique, Proficient Basic Blade Technique

"Hahahaha! This morning's improvement really raised me by an entire level. With one punch now, I should be close to 5,000 kg."

With a slight exertion of strength, Chen Hao sprang up from the ground. Looking at the cup on the table, he moved his mind, and an invisible force acted upon it. The cup slowly floated up from the table, drifted toward him, and finally landed in his hand.

Mental Power was indeed incredibly mysterious. Compared with Gene Energy, it seemed more like a superpower.

Using Mental Power for the first time, Chen Hao was naturally thrilled. He controlled the cup, making it move constantly around him.

Its speed grew faster and faster. Before long, he had become familiar with the ordinary use of Mental Power, then placed the cup back on the table.

Seeing that it was already close to twelve, Chen Hao headed for the Extreme Martial Arts Hall and swiped his card at the entrance.

It was past noon, so perhaps everyone had gone to lunch. There were not many people on the First Floor or Second Floor. Even the Third Floor was mostly empty, with only a few people around.

When he saw that Yang Wu and the others were not in the training hall, Chen Hao headed to the Fourth Floor, a place frequently visited by official instructors and Instructors.

There was a small room beside the Fourth Floor stairwell. An elderly man was on duty inside. Seeing Chen Hao walk in, he hurriedly called out, "What are you doing here? Trainees are not allowed to enter this area."

Chen Hao looked at the old man before him. If he remembered correctly, the man's surname was Li. When Luo Feng had first gone to the Fourth Floor, this man had stopped him as well. But Grandpa Li knew that Luo Feng had passed the Quasi-Warrior assessment, so he had allowed Luo Feng upstairs even without a Quasi-Warrior Certificate. Chen Hao wondered whether he would receive the same treatment as Luo Feng.