"Money came quickly and went quickly. I still had two hundred million left. Time to look at weapons and equipment.
There was a set of Army Breaker Series halberds that matched the Breaking Army Halberd. A full A6 Series combat suit would be enough for fighting Advanced Beast Generals.
The Military provided Combat Communication Watches, backpacks, and such, so there was no need to worry about those.
But I could buy better Flying Knives for a Spiritual Force User."
With the mindset that saving money without spending it was a waste, Qin Ming opened the weapons section. Since he was in the military, money was useless to him anyway. He might as well use it to strengthen himself.
"My Mental Force can perfectly control six monster souls inside the Myriad Souls Banner. I can't buy too few Flying Knives—I need at least a dozen or so."
Flying Knives were not the only weapons available to Spiritual Force Users. There were also Flying Shuttles, Short Spears, and more.
But there was not much difference in essence. They were all compact weapons suited for high-speed flight and penetration, while Flying Knives were relatively easier to carry.
"Grade 6 Flying Knives cost three hundred thousand Huaxia Currency at full price. Grade 7 Flying Knives cost ten times that, three million Huaxia Currency. Grade 9 ones are even more outrageous—they cost fifty million.
Whoa, a single Grade 9 Army Breaker Series halberd costs ten billion Huaxia Currency?
Combat suits are even more expensive—twelve billion!"
Looking at the prices, Qin Ming sighed.
Two hundred million seemed like a lot, but at full price, it could only buy four Grade 9 Flying Knives.
As for heavy weapons like halberds and combat suits, those were even more absurd.
Of course, Qin Ming knew they could not really be called expensive. After all, even Heavy Missiles could not kill Lord Level monsters.
If a Flying Knife could pierce one, then its material was obviously absurdly high-grade.
Grade 9 Flying Knives could even cut through High Lords.
They were only cheap because Flying Knives were small and light.
Moreover, first-time weapon purchases came at half price. Grade 9 ones would only cost twenty-five million.
"With my strength, I can buy Grade 9 Flying Knives as trump cards, then buy some Grade 7 ones for regular use."
Having made up his mind, Qin Ming directly selected four Grade 9 Flying Knives and thirty Grade 7 Flying Knives. After the half-price discount, they cost four hundred and fifty million.
He only looked at the weapons for now. Even if someone gave him a Grade 9 halberd, he would not be able to lift it.
The strength benchmark for a High-Level War God was as high as 256 tons.
Although a Grade 9 combat suit could withstand attacks from High Lords without being damaged, with his current physical condition, let alone a High Lord Level monster, even the shockwave from an Advanced Beast General's claw strike would kill him.
Without sufficient strength, buying them was useless.
This was not a Black God Suit, capable of weakening impact force.
"With these Flying Knives, the souls within the Myriad Souls Banner can also be put to their fullest use."
Aside from condensing Soul Crystals to strengthen themselves, souls bound within the Myriad Souls Banner could directly attack or possess Flying Knives to attack.
An Advanced Beast General Bone-Eating Python soul possessing a Flying Knife would surely be terrifyingly powerful.
"The cultivation method and weapons have been chosen. Next comes practicing the Five Hearts Toward Heaven Method."
He glanced at the time on the computer. It was already eight-thirty in the evening. Qin Ming had no appetite, so he walked straight to the living room and sat down cross-legged.
The Five Hearts Toward Heaven Method was not complicated. As long as one's physical condition met the standard, any Martial Warrior could practice it. The only difference was talent, which determined how long it took to sense cosmic energy.
Those with good talent could sense it on their first day of cultivation.
Martial Warriors with poor talent could spend half a year or even a year merely sensing cosmic energy.
"I wonder what my talent is like?"
With a trace of anticipation, Qin Ming adjusted his posture. He raised the soles of both feet upward, rested his hands on his legs with his palms facing up, straightened his waist and back, and assumed the Five Hearts Toward Heaven posture.
The five hearts referred to "the soles of both feet, the palms of both hands, and the Baihui Acupoint at the top of the head."
"Exhale, inhale..."
Qin Ming controlled his breathing, calming his mind.
His powerful soul had greatly improved his control. His whole body relaxed completely, and even his heart gradually settled.
Only faint breathing remained in the living room.
Relaxation. Stillness.
These were the two points most emphasized by the Five Hearts Toward Heaven Cultivation Method.
Time flew by, second after second.
Ten minutes... thirty minutes... one hour...
In the near-meditative silence of his mind, Qin Ming completely relaxed.
"This feels so comfortable. Is this cosmic energy?"
In the darkness, Qin Ming seemed to sense wisps of aura passing through the soles of his feet, the palms of his hands, and the Baihui Acupoint atop his head, slowly flowing into his body.
Having consumed the Soul Aura flowing from the Myriad Souls Banner, as well as Blood Essence, Qin Ming was no stranger to this sensation.
After calming his slightly excited emotions, Qin Ming focused his consciousness on the "five hearts."
Following the secret of the Five Hearts Toward Heaven Method, his consciousness naturally dispersed thought after thought of "absorbing cosmic energy," causing the soles of his feet, the palms of his hands, and the Baihui Acupoint to absorb it nearly a hundred times faster in an instant.
As the method continued to circulate, cosmic energy surged into his body almost madly.
"Ah~~~"
A trembling sensation rising from the depths of his bone marrow made Qin Ming's body quiver slightly.
After these invisible, colorless strands of cosmic energy entered Qin Ming's body, every cell that had been starving for too long devoured them frantically.
A transformation occurred deep within every cell.
This transformation differed from when he absorbed Blood Essence.
When absorbing Blood Essence, Qin Ming could sense the blood-red mist. Most of its power was used to enhance the cells themselves, transforming them and allowing them to contain more power.
Simply put, it was more of an increase in potential.
Absorbing cosmic energy, meanwhile, filled those strengthened cells to the brim!
Although both were evolutions of life and optimizations of life genes, their focuses were different.
When these two powers combined, Qin Ming could clearly sense his physical condition transforming at an almost terrifying speed.
As this transformation continued, the Soul Aura flowing from the Myriad Souls Banner in his Sea of Consciousness also grew increasingly vast.
Because of the Myriad Souls Banner, Qin Ming's Mental Force had long since reached the Advanced Warrior Level. It was only because his physical condition was at the Junior Warrior Level that he had reached his limit.
Now, as he absorbed cosmic energy for the first time and his physical condition transformed rapidly, his Mental Force also rose frantically.
"A Beast Soldier Level soul is nowhere near enough to absorb. Then I'll try condensing a Beast General soul into a Soul Crystal."
With a thought, the soul of a Primary General Level Iron-armored Giant Crab within the Myriad Souls Banner was ground away, transforming into a thumb-sized Soul Crystal that released even more Soul Aura.
Qin Ming once again immersed himself in cultivation.
The sensation of clearly feeling his physical condition and soul improve was simply too wonderful to stop.
A full eight hours passed.
Only then did Qin Ming finally feel the hunger within his body vanish, the energy in his body nearing saturation.
"The first cultivation session takes the longest and brings the greatest improvement. I remember Luo Feng only absorbed energy for two hours during his first cultivation session, right?
Absorbing Blood Essence has greatly increased my potential.
It seems I'm a genius too.
So-called geniuses simply have cells that are naturally able to absorb more cosmic energy than others."
Opening his eyes, Qin Ming felt the power within his body.
"After one night of cultivation, I can feel that my physical condition has increased by at least more than double."
His consciousness connected with the Myriad Souls Banner, and the strength section had already changed.
[Banner Master: Qin Ming (Advanced Warrior Level Martial Warrior, Intermediate General Level Spiritual Force User)]
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