On September 1, 2052, the Huaxia Country government, the Limitless Martial Arts School, and the Lightning Martial Arts School jointly held a press conference. They announced that the three parties had jointly developed Dead Zone No. 12 and achieved important results.
From then on, every student who reached the Advanced Student standard at the martial arts schools could receive a special potion called Evolution Dew. This potion could directly strengthen a student from the Advanced Student level to the Martial Artist level.
"Damn, if you count it like that, humanity could gain tens of millions of martial artists." Fourteen-year-old Luo Feng did push-ups while watching the program on television.
With the support of the various resources Lin Qingyu had provided, along with the enhancement of his own Mental Power, Luo Feng had now reached the War God level.
Yet even at the War God level, he was not having an easy time.
That was because he was currently training under fifty times gravity.
After returning to Earth, Lin Qingyu had gone into seclusion once more to soak in the Nutrition Pod. When he emerged, he went to find Luo Feng.
Lin Qingyu himself could not Seize Body from the Golden Horn Beast, and on Earth, Luo Feng was the only one with any hope of doing so.
To ensure that Luo Feng could successfully complete the Seize Body, Lin Qingyu planned to mobilize all the resources at his disposal to train him.
"Mm, but improving the foundational level of all humanity through Evolution Dew will be a long-term process," Lin Qingyu said as he supervised Luo Feng. "If humanity wants to become stronger immediately, it still needs several top-tier powerhouses. People at my level, or Hong's level, for example."
At the televised press conference, many reporters and spokespersons were praising the strength of Hua Hong and Thor, as well as Huaxia Country's sense of responsibility.
After all, distributing Evolution Dew across the world benefited all humanity. Even those whose interests had been harmed by this could not openly oppose it; at most, they could make a few snide remarks.
But such snide remarks had no effect on the strong. A strong person's power and status came from himself, not from the outside world.
"Why didn't the television mention you, Brother Lin? You should have been involved in the Evolution Dew matter too, right?" Luo Feng asked.
Luo Feng had seen Lin Qingyu spar with Thor and Hong. He knew that the true number one expert on Earth was Lin Qingyu.
Since Huaxia Country and the two major martial arts schools had jointly developed the deadly zone, it was impossible for Lin Qingyu, Huaxia's strongest expert, not to have taken part.
"I told Hong and the others to keep it confidential," Lin Qingyu said.
"Why?" Luo Feng asked.
"Such praise is nothing but empty fame. My only goal is to make Earthlings stronger. As for their gratitude for the help I provided during their growth? That is something I could take or leave. I do not want to become particularly famous either. All of that is hollow. Only one's own strength is real," Lin Qingyu said.
Then he paused before continuing, "To cultivate into a powerhouse, the most important thing is to understand your own purpose—to know why you cultivate. Once you recognize your goal, you must hold firm to your conviction. The strong all have different personalities, but anyone who can become strong will undoubtedly possess an incomparably resolute will! Will is like a blade, cutting through confusion. Will is like a mirror, reflecting oneself."
"Will?" Luo Feng nodded. "Brother Lin, I've finished one hundred sets of push-ups."
After saying that, Luo Feng stood up. Though still young, he had a fine physique, beads of sweat sliding down his firm, well-proportioned muscles.
"Good. Next comes Will Training. You lasted 2.5 seconds at the previous level. This time, aim to break your record!" Lin Qingyu said.
Upon hearing Lin Qingyu's words, Luo Feng's expression changed at first, but he immediately composed himself and prepared for battle.
Right after that, Lin Qingyu emitted a powerful Willpower Impact that pressed down on Luo Feng's mind.
Luo Feng gritted his teeth hard as he resisted the mental assault, muttering under his breath, "Will is like a blade. It must cut through all confusion and carve out a path!"
However, an Immortal-grade Willpower Impact was not something the current Luo Feng could withstand. After three seconds, he still collapsed beneath the impact.
"Three seconds? That's an improvement." Lin Qingyu nodded.
"Do you really value this kid that much?" Bata's voice sounded in Lin Qingyu's mind.
"Other than me, Luo Feng already has the greatest Mental Master talent on Earth. Our Yunmo Star lineage is, after all, a Mental Master lineage. We must always replenish our ranks with new blood. Teacher's great enemy is not dead yet, so the people we can trust are naturally those from Earth," Lin Qingyu said.
"He is trustworthy, sure. I did not oppose you bringing Hong, Thor, Jia Yi, and the others into Yunmo Star. But it is impossible to give Luo Feng the most core inheritance right now. If you did not exist, Luo Feng might have received Meteorite Star's inheritance. But since you do exist, everything must prioritize your cultivation," Bata said.
When it came to matters involving the inheritance, he displayed the rigidity and stubbornness expected of an Intelligent Life.
"I'm not giving it to him right now," Lin Qingyu said. "If he can withstand my Willpower Impact before reaching the Star level, that will prove he has exceptional Mental Master talent. Then I will bring Luo Feng into the Yunmo Star lineage. I am Yunmo Star's direct disciple. It is not too much for me to recruit a new Yunmo Star member and grant him the authority of a true disciple, is it? With the authority of a true disciple, there should be no problem giving Luo Feng some relatively widespread Secret Methods, right?"
"This... if he can truly temper such powerful willpower at the Planetary level, then he can be given part of the inheritance. But the most core Soul Seal and Tower of Void are out of the question. The rest will depend on the circumstances," Bata said. "At the very least, before you become a Domain Lord, you cannot casually pass on those most core inheritances."
"Fine." Lin Qingyu did not object. "But if Luo Feng is to become a true disciple, the nature of his Mental Force must also be converted. Since he is becoming a disciple of the Yunmo Star lineage, we should at least give him the benefit of converting the nature of his Mental Force, right?"
"Although most disciples in the past converted their Mental Force on their own, since you have asked, helping him is not impossible. You can create an Inheritance Soul Seal to convert his Mental Force. Normally, only those at the Universe Level or even Domain Lords can create Inheritance Soul Seals. But your Gene Level is high and your Law Comprehension is strong. Once you reach Star level 9th tier, you will most likely be able to create one," Bata said.
Lin Qingyu nodded. Once he truly reached Star level 9th tier, with his fiftyfold Gene Level, his base strength alone would rival Universe level 3rd tier or even Tier 4. Creating an Inheritance Soul Seal would not be difficult.
Once Luo Feng could completely withstand his Willpower Impact, Luo Feng's willpower would surpass that of most World Lord-level powerhouses. At that point, Lin Qingyu would concentrate resources to push Luo Feng to the Star level. Seizing the Golden Horn Beast's body should not be a problem.
"The Golden Horn Beast was at the Planetary level when it first emerged, right? It took a year to break through to the Star level. I can capture it ahead of time. Seize Body cannot exceed two major levels, meaning the body can withstand at most four times the soul power. But the Golden Horn Beast's Gene Level is ten times that of humans, so having someone at the Star level seize a Planetary-level body might be possible." Lin Qingyu considered his plan for training Luo Feng afterward.
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