Five Hearts Towards Heaven Cultivation Method

Early the next morning, after breakfast, Yang Wu didn't head to the Extreme Martial Arts Hall to train.

This time, Yang Wu's physical fitness had reached the Advanced Warrior Level. His improvement had been truly astounding. Even Luo Feng in the original story, whose Spiritual Force had strengthened him, had only gained 2,000 kilograms of strength when he first succeeded in cultivating Genetic Origin Energy.

And what about Yang Wu now? He hadn't even cultivated Genetic Origin Energy yet, but his strength had already reached over 6,000 kilograms.

People usually went more than a decade after birth before they first cultivated Genetic Origin Energy. Their bodies had never absorbed any Genetic Origin Energy during that time, so their first successful cultivation brought the greatest improvement.

But an increase of several hundred kilograms in one go was ordinary; an increase of 2,000 kilograms made someone a genius. In an entire Base City, there were only one or two such geniuses each year. As for a monster like Yang Wu, who gained over 5,000 kilograms in one go, who knew how long it would be before another appeared!

If Jiang Nian discovered talent like this, he would surely recruit Yang Wu early, just as he had Luo Feng.

"But this still isn't enough!" Yang Wu knew very well that there were many treasures in this world that could improve one's physical fitness. Physical strength alone wasn't likely to attract much attention from the upper ranks of the Extreme Martial Arts Hall.

Besides, Yang Wu was already twenty-four!

Generally speaking, people made the fastest progress as martial artists between the ages of sixteen and thirty. The older they got, the harder it became to improve.

He remembered that in the original story, one of the men who pursued the heroine Xu Xin, Guo Hai, had been on the verge of reaching the Advanced War General level at the age of twenty-two. Yet even a genius like him hadn't received much attention from the Thunder Dojo.

And Yang Wu, already twenty-four, had only reached the Advanced Warrior Level in physical fitness. How much attention could he possibly attract from the Extreme Martial Arts Hall? At most, they'd recruit him early.

"After my next simulation, I'll choose martial arts insights. Maybe then I can astonish everyone!" Yang Wu thought to himself. "According to the Simulator's prompt, I'll have to wait a month before the next simulation. That's just in time for the practical exam."

"Five Hearts Towards Heaven Cultivation Method!" Yang Wu didn't want to go to the Martial Arts Hall while it was crowded, so he decided to try cultivating Genetic Origin Energy instead.

He returned to his room and sat on the bed. He crossed his legs, turned the soles of his feet upward, rested his hands on his legs with his palms facing up, and straightened his back.

"Feeling Cosmic Energy for the first time is the hardest part. A genius like Luo Feng managed to sense it in a single day. I wonder how long it'll take me?"

Yang Wu looked forward to it. He slowly adjusted his breathing, maintained the Five Hearts Towards Heaven posture, and gradually tried to sense the Cosmic Energy.

Suddenly, a flash of insight appeared in Yang Wu's mind, as if he had cultivated Genetic Origin Energy countless times before.

"Could this... be because of the Time Simulator?"

Although Yang Wu was surprised, his body moved without hesitation. He immediately adjusted his posture according to the familiar memory in his mind, then closed his eyes, calmed his mind, and silently sensed the Cosmic Energy.

Time passed, second by second.

Five minutes later, Yang Wu had entered a deep meditative state.

Suddenly, wisps of strange energy flowed into his body through the soles of his feet, the palms of his hands, and the Baihui point at the top of his head.

"Is this Cosmic Energy?" Yang Wu carefully sensed the strange energy entering his body.

Once these intangible, formless strands of Cosmic Energy entered Yang Wu's body, every cell in him began devouring them frantically.

Countless cells grew stronger, and at the same time, Yang Wu's body began to change under their influence.

The skin on the surface of his body, as well as his bones and muscles beneath it, all grew stronger at a rapid pace. The change was slow compared with the rewards from the Simulator, but it was far more tangible.

Yang Wu's bones grew denser, his cells continued dividing and growing stronger, and his body weight steadily increased.

"Clang, clang, clang..."

The noon chimes rang out at twelve, but Yang Wu was still cultivating in his room.

Fortunately, Yang Wu had already told his parents that he was going to cultivate, so Yang Yuande and Liu Yuhua didn't call him to eat.

Time passed, and by three in the afternoon, Yang Wu finally opened his eyes after sitting cross-legged for a long while.

"How long have I been cultivating?"

Seeing that the clock on the wall pointed to three in the afternoon, Yang Wu was slightly startled.

While cultivating, Yang Wu hadn't noticed time passing at all. He hadn't expected to finish only in the afternoon.

"It's already past noon. I should go eat!" Yang Wu thought, then got up from the bed.

With a sharp crack, all his movements abruptly stopped.

He had crushed the bed's armrest!

"What's going on?"

The previous night, Yang Wu had spent the whole time getting used to his strength. He still couldn't control it perfectly, but he certainly shouldn't have lost control like this.

But now...

"A-Wu, what's wrong?"

Hearing the commotion in Yang Wu's room, Liu Yuhua hurried to her feet in the living room, where she'd been watching television. She quickly headed for his room, calling out loudly as she went.

"Mom, don't worry, I'm fine! I'm cultivating. Please don't come in yet!" Yang Wu called back hastily.

He didn't dare let Liu Yuhua come in. He couldn't control his strength properly right now, and he didn't want to risk hurting his mother.

"A-Wu, you don't have to push yourself so hard when you cultivate. Our family has a good life now!" Liu Yuhua stopped, but she still called out worriedly.

"Mom, I know! It was just an accident. I'll be fine in a moment!"

"All right, then! A-Wu, if anything happens, just call me!" Though she had stopped walking, Liu Yuhua no longer felt like watching television.

"I know!"

After answering his mother, Yang Wu began carefully sensing his strength.

He suddenly realized that although only half a day had passed, he had grown much stronger.

"Could my physical fitness have reached the War General Level?" Yang Wu could hardly believe it.

He had never had much confidence in his talent. He didn't have a Spiritual Master's talent like Luo Feng. If his first successful attempt at cultivating Genetic Origin Energy gave him a few hundred kilograms of extra strength, he'd consider that good enough.

But an increase of only a few hundred kilograms wouldn't have caused what was happening now.

With no other choice, Yang Wu could only carefully get used to his growing strength inside the room.

That evening, while instructor Jiang Nian and the other instructors were home resting, Yang Wu went alone to the training hall on the fourth floor of the Martial Arts Hall.

A moment later, when he saw the number displayed on the Punch Strength Tester, Yang Wu could barely contain his excitement.

The display clearly showed: "9271kg."

"Nine thousand kilograms! Junior War General!" Yang Wu clenched his fists in excitement.

Even when the Simulator had given him Advanced Warrior Level strength, he hadn't been this excited.

That was because this time, his strength had increased entirely through his own efforts, rather than appearing out of nowhere thanks to his cheat.

After a while, Yang Wu finally calmed down, having finished testing his speed and neural reaction speed as well.

"My strength has increased by too much. What could have caused it?"

Yang Wu believed he would become a strong fighter, but he wasn't so confident as to think that his first attempt at cultivating Genetic Origin Energy would increase his strength by more than 3,000 kilograms.

There had to be some unknown factor behind it.

"Could it be because my foundation is better than that of other Quasi-Martial Artists?" Yang Wu finally thought of the key.

"When other martial artists cultivate Genetic Origin Energy, their punching strength is only a little over 1,000 kilograms, while mine is six times that. Naturally, I'd gain more strength from cultivating Genetic Origin Energy than they would!"

Having figured out the key, Yang Wu immediately did the math in his head. Based on a punching strength of 1,000 kilograms, his increase would only have been a little over 500 kilograms.

That figure suited Yang Wu's natural talent much better.

"If I'd known I'd gain this much strength by succeeding, I wouldn't have cultivated yet!" Yang Wu muttered to himself.

Fortunately, no one else was on the fourth floor. Otherwise, they would surely have looked down on Yang Wu for acting ungrateful after getting a good deal.

Still, Yang Wu meant what he said.

He hadn't even fully mastered his Advanced Warrior Level strength, and now his physical fitness had reached the Junior War General level. He had no idea what to do.

"For now, I can't cultivate Genetic Origin Energy any further. I have to make sure I've fully mastered my strength first!" Yang Wu thought to himself.