Swallowed Star: Soul Sovereign
Chapter 49

Jia Yi Arrives in Person, a Path Toward Creating Higher-Level Secret Arts

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Jia Yi Arrives in Person, a Path Toward Creating Higher-Level Secret Arts

"Finally out. How did your secluded training go this time?"

Seeing Qin Ming finally emerge from the Training Hall, his face covered in beard and his hair a mess, Captain Lu Haochuan set aside his worries and walked over with a smile.

Qin Ming's state of mind.

Though he had never experienced it himself, he had seen it before.

Some called it being utterly absorbed, while others called it enlightenment.

For anyone, it was an opportunity that could only be encountered by chance.

That was why he had stood guard outside these past few days, preventing anyone from disturbing him.

"I gained quite a lot. It went much more smoothly than I expected. The Sea beast tide hasn't erupted yet, has it?"

Seeing his captain standing guard outside, Qin Ming felt a warmth in his heart. Though he had fallen into a frenzied state, he had not been entirely unaware of the outside world. Naturally, he knew that his captain had been protecting him all along.

"I've learned all the Secret Arts and made some modifications based on them. My Force Multiplier has now reached 2 times!"

Qin Ming stated it frankly.

"The sea Monsters are still gathering. They've already reached the scale of a Level 1 Beast Tide. The higher-ups intend to detonate it ahead of time. We can't let them continue gathering.

Otherwise, if it develops into a Disaster Level Beast Tide, we'll be in serious trouble.

You've learned all the Secret Arts? Not bad!

Enlightenment is a rare opportunity. Learning them is only natural.

Wait, what did you say?

How much is your Force Multiplier?

What exactly did you learn?"

Lu Haochuan nodded calmly at first, but then realized something was wrong.

A 2-times Force Multiplier?

Even if the Breaking Army Halberd reached the theoretical highest Sixth Layer, it would only provide a 6-times Force Multiplier, right?

And the Sixth Layer was incomplete. Forcing oneself to practice it would severely damage the body.

"What did you say your Force Multiplier was?"

As if he had seen a ghost, Lu Haochuan asked again for confirmation.

"It hasn't erupted yet? Good, I made it in time.

Captain, you heard correctly. It's 2 times.

My normal punching force is around 42 tons. If I unleash everything, it reaches around 300 tons.

Over these past few days, I learned more than a dozen manuals, including the Ninefold Thunderblade, World Destruction, Phantom Blade Art, and Overlord Spear. After integrating them all, I deduced the Breaking Army Halberd to the Seventh Layer, which is a 2-times Force Multiplier.

The Eighth Layer and the Ninth Layer beyond it are still incomplete, but given some time, I'm confident I can deduce them as well."

Qin Ming's eyes shone as he clearly explained his strength to his captain.

"Phew—"

"Lao Liu, get over here immediately. This kid has turned the world upside down. Also, notify Chief Jia Yi—notify him at once! Qin Ming's Force Multiplier has reached 2 times!"

The look in Lu Haochuan's eyes as he stared at Qin Ming changed completely. He knew Qin Ming was a genius, but wasn't this far too outrageous?

In just half a month, he had learned every ultimate Secret Art on Earth.

Even with enlightenment, this was too unbelievable.

Had he surpassed Hong and Thunder God outright?

Once word got out, it would shake more than just the Military!

Even Hong and Thunder God probably wouldn't be able to sit still, would they?

Given a little more time, wouldn't he easily surpass Hong and Thunder God?

The future strongest human was standing right before him—and he was even a member Lu Haochuan himself had brought up?

At that moment, Lu Haochuan felt somewhat overwhelmed.

"Captain, there's no need to look like that. In a sense, I cheated to achieve this, because my spiritual force is rather special.

Using my spiritual force, I can clearly observe and control every minute structure within my body, even down to the cellular level."

Qin Ming explained with a smile before continuing.

"Control over the body at the cellular level? That Talent is downright monstrous. As expected, every genius possesses something extraordinary!"

Lu Haochuan suddenly understood. If Qin Ming's spiritual force was this powerful, then it made sense.

The so-called levels of Force Multipliers were fundamentally about pursuing minute control over the body, using special force to vibrate one's muscle groups and even cells, producing multiple layers of power.

Qin Ming, however, had achieved that step first before working backward!

"Captain, you practice World Destruction. You should be somewhere between the Second and Third Layers, right?

Perhaps I can help you break through."

As he spoke, Qin Ming gave a mischievous grin.

"Help me? Your spiritual force can inspect the condition of my body too?"

Lu Haochuan was startled. How was that possible?

A Spiritual Force User's power could only control inanimate objects such as Flying Knives.

Once it encountered a human body, it would pass straight through.

"I can, but you need to relax and stop resisting. If you resist, I won't be able to do it.

While I observe, you can exert your force again, and I'll be able to tell you where the problem lies."

Qin Ming said immediately.

Lu Haochuan was stunned. What kind of divine spiritual force was this?

Naturally, he trusted Qin Ming.

Just as he was about to speak, he saw a figure sprinting toward them from the distance.

Who else could it be but Liu Xu?

War Base 003 was enormous, but for a War God powerful enough to instantly exceed the speed of sound, reaching any location did not take long.

"Qin Ming! Your Force Multiplier has reached 2 times?"

Stopping before Qin Ming, Liu Xu's face was filled with disbelief. As a veteran intermediate War God, his own Force Multiplier was only a little over 3 times!

"Yes!"

Qin Ming gave him a brief repeat of the explanation.

"This is too heaven-defying. I've already informed Chief Jia Yi. He's on his way from Kyoto Base City and will arrive soon."

Liu Xu still could not believe it after hearing everything.

This had directly surpassed the Force Multiplier levels of Thunder God and Hong!

"Chief Jia Yi is coming too?

Perfect. I was planning to hand over the Secret Art I created to him.

Also, Captain, regarding what I just said about helping you improve your Force Multiplier, we can try it first. With Brother Liu here, he can keep an eye on things too."

Qin Ming had expected this. A Force Multiplier exceeding 7 times would inevitably cause an enormous stir. It was only natural for Chairman Jia Yi to come personally.

Compared to Jia Yi's arrival, he was more eager to test another idea he had in mind.

If it succeeded, it would not only help his captain and the others, but would also greatly assist him in creating Secret Arts with even higher levels of Force Multipliers.

Merely observing his own body and his own force exertion had limitations after all.

If he could inspect others—such as the force exertion of other War Gods—and then conduct comparative experiments, it would undoubtedly be highly beneficial to creating greater Force Multipliers.

After Qin Ming voiced his idea, Lu Haochuan agreed without hesitation.

Liu Xu was equally curious. If Qin Ming could truly do as he claimed, it would be of immense help to them as well.

The three of them immediately returned to the Training Hall.

In the center of the hall, Lu Haochuan sat cross-legged, while Qin Ming stood behind him with one hand pressed against his back.

Buzz!

Following Qin Ming's arm, crimson currents formed from Blood Essence began circulating through Lu Haochuan's body.

Lu Haochuan only felt a warm current wandering through his body. Everywhere it passed became extremely comfortable, as though he were soaking in a hot spring. His entire body felt incomparably warm.

With the power of the Myriad Souls Banner, Qin Ming could refine Flesh Puppets, so naturally he could also send Blood Essence into another person's body and achieve Soul Inner Vision.

However, in this state, the other person had to trust him completely and relinquish all resistance.

Because that was equivalent to placing one's life and death in Qin Ming's hands.

Under such circumstances, if Qin Ming wished it, he could instantly scramble the brains of even experts like Thunder God and Hong and kill them.

"Why are there so many injuries?"

As the crimson current circulated through Lu Haochuan's body from top to bottom, forming a complete cycle, Qin Ming saw everything clearly.

Within his captain's body, he "saw" dozens of extremely serious injuries.

Piercing wounds, tears, and all sorts of injuries—there was even some damage to his heart function.

He could imagine that every one of these injuries had come from an incredibly brutal battle.

Though careful recovery had healed those injuries,

they had inevitably left hidden damage within his body, making the absorption of Genetic Yuan Energy less smooth.

His force exertion and everything else were naturally affected as well.

It was manageable while he was young and could endure it, but once he grew older and his physical condition began to decline, it would become a serious problem.

"Captain, there are too many lingering injuries in your body.

I'll help you repair them first. Then you can circulate your force again."

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