Swallowed Star: Cataclysm Era
Chapter 24

Hope!

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Training Hall, dead silent.

Lin Ye stared at the test results on the big screen, his heartbeat skipping a beat.

After five seconds of blank shock, he slowly came to his senses.

Under the control of his Psychic Power, he had actually tested a result close to 65,000 kg.

For reference, the strength threshold for a Primary War God was only 64,000 kg.

To ensure accuracy, Lin Ye switched to another punching force Testing Device and ran the test twice more.

But the results remained staggering—

[Strength: 65120kg] [Strength: 65430kg]

"..."

Leaving the punching force device, Lin Ye walked over to the speed testing area.

He wanted to see just how fast his fist could go under the control of his Psychic Power.

Swish! Swish! Swish!!!

Three consecutive tests of his Psychic Power's speed yielded similar results.

[Speed: 353m/s] [Speed: 359m/s] [Speed: 365m/s]

All three test results had reached the threshold of a Primary War God.

Staring at the red text on the big screen, Lin Ye's heart surged, unable to calm down for a long time.

"My Psychic Power level... is really not far off from a Primary War God!!"

"Huff... huff..."

Without realizing it, Lin Ye's breathing grew rapid.

This test result made him think of his sister's illness...

With these test results fresh in mind, Lin Ye suddenly felt a surge of confidence.

He believed no military force could resist the temptation of a martial artist whose Psychic Power rivaled a War God joining their ranks.

What's more, Lin Ye was only seventeen, with immense potential.

Thinking of this, Lin Ye clenched his fist tightly, his eyes locked on the numbers on the screen, and nodded firmly: "Yeah, that's what I'll do."

He pulled out his phone, carefully wiped the dust off the screen, revealing Lin Xiyue's sweet, adorable smile.

Lin Ye's body trembled slightly, his hands shaking even more.

Since crossing into this world, there were very few things that could truly shake his heart.

Aside from the parents who sacrificed themselves to draw the Beast Tide away from their children, there was only Lin Xiyue left.

And her accidental infection with the RT Mutant Virus had undoubtedly poured a bucket of cold water over Lin Ye's head.

As a mutation of the R Virus, the RT Virus wasn't as terrifyingly toxic, but it survived and evolved by devouring its host's vitality.

Those infected with the RT Virus, even if kept alive by medication, could only survive for at most five years...

But now, hope had appeared again, and Lin Ye's confidence was reignited.

"Yueyue... wait for your big brother. I will definitely cure you, so you can live happily and freely under the sun, just like other girls!"

"Definitely!!"

Lin Ye straightened up, his gaze growing more resolute. Beneath his seemingly calm surface, his heart was anything but still, churning with deep excitement...

Curing his sister's illness and basking in the warm sunlight with her—

That was his dream.

Now, that dream could finally come true...

Lin Ye walked over to a sofa in the Training Hall and sat down, his heart pounding.

This surprise had come too fast, like fate itself.

"Huff~"

He took another deep breath.

Feeling the cold air fill his lungs, the turbulence in his chest subsided by more than half, and his mind gradually steadied.

At this moment, the sorrow and anxiety brought by the RT Virus had mostly dissipated from his heart.

"Next, as long as I contact the military and make my stance clear, everything will be fine."

Thinking of these test results, Lin Ye smiled, his mood gradually lifting.

With his mood lifted, the dark clouds in Lin Ye's mind cleared, and his thoughts grew more numerous.

He looked at the Alloy Fist Glove lying at the far end of the testing zone, and a sudden idea popped into his head.

If his Psychic Power could unleash such terrifying force and speed just by controlling the Alloy Fist Glove...

What about controlling Flying Daggers, steel needles, or other deadlier hidden weapons?

Just how horrifying would that damage be?

For a moment, Lin Ye recalled the videos he'd seen on the Warrior Forum about Psychic Power in actual combat.

He began to look forward to the scene of himself cutting a bloody swath through the beast horde with Psychic Power.

"That scene must be beautiful!"

Lin Ye couldn't help but daydream. He was still just at the beginning.

He knew very well that his physical fitness would improve with Point Allocation and training, and his strength and speed would keep rising.

But the rate of speed increase... the further he went, the harder it got.

After all, the faster you go, the more terrifying the air resistance becomes.

So every bit of speed gained required geometrically multiplied effort.

Thinking of this, a faint smile crept onto Lin Ye's lips.

With the panel on him, he didn't have to worry about improvement at all.

As long as he had enough Attribute Points, there were almost no bottlenecks—his physical fitness would keep rising... until the points hit zero.

"System, come out for Point Allocation!"

Lin Ye commanded silently in his mind.

Whoosh!

A long-missed cool aura materialized out of nowhere, enveloping Lin Ye's entire body, tempering and enhancing his physical fitness bit by bit.

Twenty seconds later, the pleasant sensation of strengthening faded.

With a single thought from Lin Ye, the information interface appeared in his mind—

[Name: Lin Ye] [Attribute Points: 0] [Body Technique: Microscopic Level (Proficiency 99/100)] [Strength: 21300→24210kg] [Speed: 163.5→192.6m/s] [Spirit: Psychic Power (Primary War God)] [Domain: Not Activated (Gray)] [Avatar: Not Activated (Gray)] [...]

"Speed 192.6 meters per second, strength 24210kg—both have reached the level of a Mid-tier War General, while the neural reaction test is at the 'High-tier War General level.'"

"No... something's off!!"

Lin Ye frowned as he looked at the enhanced strength and speed.

After carefully calculating, Lin Ye found that this round of Point Allocation had only brought a 30kg increase in strength and a 0.3m/s increase in speed per attribute point.

"Maybe as my strength grows, the boost from Point Allocation gets weaker."

Lin Ye consoled himself with that thought.

"Right now, in terms of overall warrior combat ability, I'm at the top among Mid-tier War Generals."

"Not to mention that my Psychic Power burst rivals a Primary War God—no one would ever expect a Mid-tier War General to have such a lethal move..."

Lin Ye was extremely satisfied with this test result.

At the same time, a doubt arose in his mind.

"With a Mid-tier War General's physical fitness unleashing Psychic Power at the level of a Primary War God..."

"Is there some special connection between warrior rank and Psychic Power?"

"I remember a forum post saying that the body is the foundation of Psychic Power, and Psychic Power can only be nurtured and strengthened within the body."

"So does that mean my current physical fitness can only sustain this level of Psychic Power?"

With many questions, Lin Ye pulled out his phone and opened the Warrior Forum.

He quickly typed a line into the search bar: "The relationship between Psychic Power and warrior strength level."

But just as Lin Ye hit search, a line of red text popped up in his phone screen as a warning—

"Your forum permissions are insufficient. Please upgrade your permissions before querying."

Lin Ye: "..."

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