Freedom from All Bonds

"Heh, hahahahaha! Finally, this damned fusion is finally over! From now on, the sky is wide enough for birds to fly, and the sea broad enough for fish to swim!" Lin Qingyu sprang up from his wheelchair.

The fusion of his will and body had ended. His soul and flesh had completely adapted to each other, and he could now control his body freely. The excruciating pain that had tormented him for fifteen years vanished without a trace. He was finally free!

Although he had never walked under his own power since birth, he could still walk smoothly. Because his body and will had fused, his control over his body was exceptionally high. Even without training, there were not many people on Earth who could compare to him.

Moreover, the benefits of a powerful will went far beyond merely controlling one's body. It was simply that Lin Qingyu had yet to begin cultivating, so those benefits had not revealed themselves.

"My body hasn't absorbed even a trace of Cosmic Energy, yet purely in terms of physical fitness, I'm no weaker than a High-level Warrior! And because of the transformation of my Life Imprint, my Life Gene Level is at least thirty times that of an ordinary person—definitely higher than that of a Golden Horn Beast. I still don't know the exact figure. I'll need to see how much force I can exert after reaching the Planetary level." Lin Qingyu pondered silently.

The cultivation system of the Swallowed Star universe had already matured. At the Apprentice level, there could still be differences due to individual strength, but once one reached the Planetary level, a powerhouse's strength came from the miniature planet within their body. Without taking Law Comprehension into account, the approximate basic strength of every stage was actually quite clear.

For example, a Planetary level 1st stage warrior could exert two million to four million kilograms of force.

Of course, that applied to ordinary people with a onefold Gene Level. Those with higher Gene Levels possessed greater base strength at the same level. Generally speaking, however many times one's Gene Level was, that many times stronger one's base exertion would be.

Once he reached the Planetary level, Lin Qingyu would be able to estimate exactly how many times his Gene Level was through the force he could exert.

"Right, I should tell Mom the good news first. Hopefully I won't scare her too badly. Too bad Dad isn't home. I can't let him know immediately." Lin Qingyu directly opened his bedroom door and skipped toward the living room.

He vaguely remembered that his mother had said an extremely important guest would be visiting today.

But it did not matter. Since the guest was important, they must be someone his parents knew well. Naturally, they would be happy that he could move freely.

"Mom, I can move freely now." Lin Qingyu ran into the living room and shouted joyfully.

In the living room, Zheng Xinyi, dressed in a long robe, stared at Lin Qingyu as he came skipping in. Her eyes widened round, and she shot to her feet before rushing over and hugging him.

"X-Xiao Yu! You... you can walk! This... this can't... no, is this heaven's blessing? Wonderful, this is truly wonderful, waaah..."

Zheng Xinyi was nearly forty, yet she hugged Lin Qingyu and burst into tears like a child. Her tears even soaked his hair.

Only after quite a while did Zheng Xinyi calm down.

Then she remembered that the guest was still present, so she immediately turned and apologized to the middle-aged-looking man seated on the sofa.

"Commander Jia, I'm sorry. I was too excited just now. I never imagined Xiao Yu could recover his health on his own."

"It's fine. This is a good thing." Jia Yi, who had come to deliver a Spirit of Plants and Trees, did not mind much.

Lin Meng was his personal disciple, and Jia Yi had met Lin Qingyu several times as well.

In Jia Yi's eyes, Lin Qingyu was like one of his own grandchildren. It was naturally a good thing that he had recovered his health.

"Hello, Grandpa Jia." Lin Qingyu obediently greeted Jia Yi as well.

In Lin Qingyu's eyes, Jia Yi truly was an elder worthy of respect. He had genuinely devoted everything to protecting his country, giving his all until death.

"Xiao Yu, come over and let me take a look at you." Jia Yi beckoned to Lin Qingyu.

"Okay." Lin Qingyu quickly walked over.

Jia Yi placed his hand on Lin Qingyu's shoulder, and Lin Qingyu sensed a fluctuation of Origin Force sweep across his body.

"Your body is very healthy. Although you have never cultivated Origin Force, Xiao Yu, your physical fitness should already be comparable to that of a seasoned High-level Warrior. That is remarkable. You are very talented, Xiao Yu," Jia Yi said seriously.

If he had initially only wanted to check whether Lin Qingyu's body had any hidden problems, he now even had the thought of taking him as a disciple.

After all, Lin Qingyu was only fifteen this year. He had basically never undergone any training, much less cultivated Origin Force, yet his physical fitness had already reached the threshold of the Warlord level!

In Jia Yi's understanding, there was only one possibility for someone who had not cultivated Genetic Force to possess such a strong body: a Mental Master had naturally strengthened their physique with innate Mental Power.

But strengthening was one thing. Before cultivating Genetic Force or awakening Mental Power, being able to strengthen one's body to the level of a seasoned High-level Warrior was something Jia Yi knew only Lin Qingyu had achieved.

Even Yister, the Fourth Councillor and currently Earth's number one Mental Master, had not been this outrageous.

"Xiao Yu, Grandpa has a few questions for you." Jia Yi looked at Lin Qingyu. "Recently, have you felt your head swelling, or have you suddenly gained the ability to control objects from a distance?"

"Before yesterday, my entire body hurt. After I woke up today, the pain suddenly disappeared, and then I could move freely. But from what I felt, the pain in my body had been weakening bit by bit. you should know about that as well. As for controlling objects from a distance, no." Lin Qingyu answered honestly.

He knew Jia Yi was asking whether he had awakened Mental Power. After all, his previous condition really did resemble the pain experienced before a Mental Master awakened, caused by innate Mental Power.

Of course, he himself knew his current condition. He had even clearly told his parents not to worry about him, that his body was improving, and that he would definitely become a powerhouse in the future.

It was just that both his father, Lin Meng, and his mother, Zheng Xinyi, had probably taken his words as an attempt to comfort them.

After all, what parent could bear to watch their child have a perfectly healthy body and sound limbs, yet be unable to move even a little, like a paralyzed person?

Before him, they naturally acted full of confidence in what he said, telling him things like, "It's good that Xiao Yu has confidence," and "You'll definitely grow up healthy like the other children." But behind his back, who knew how many doctors they had sought out and how many favors they had called in.

There had even been a time when he planned to directly tell his parents that his current situation was the fusion of his will and body, the starting point of becoming a super powerhouse.

At the time, his parents smiled and agreed on the surface, sounding utterly confident and certain, as though they were just short of saying that he would reach the same level as Hong and Thor tomorrow.

Yet the next day, and for the following several months, the psychologists who had originally come once a week under the names of "Dad's friend" or "Mom's colleague" began coming to the Lin Family every day to pester him with conversation.

That left Lin Qingyu both amused and helpless.

Of course, although Lin Meng and Zheng Xinyi's concern seemed excessive to Lin Qingyu and left him somewhat helpless, he could still feel the deep love his parents had for him.