Restoring the Hen Ren Technique

"What are you doing..."

Xu Xin looked down at Xu Ai beneath her, speechless.

Wasn't she supposed to be doing push-ups? What was the meaning of her crawling underneath?

"I'm acting as your cushion so you don't have to worry about being crushed by the gravity!"

Xu Ai said with a grin.

"But with you like this, I can't exactly do push-ups, can I..."

As she spoke, Xu Xin glanced at her own chest; this wasn't going to work!

Xu Ai followed Xu Xin's gaze and gave an awkward laugh.

"Ah... that's true..."

Well, if that didn't work, she would just have to change positions!

Inside the Ancient Civilization Gravity Chamber, Xu Xin was working hard at her exercise.

Ever since Xu Ai and Empress Ruthless had left for City 0551, she had completely let herself go, showing no intention of working out at all.

That simply wouldn't do, so the first thing Xu Ai did upon returning was to supervise Xu Xin in getting a proper workout!

"Sister, keep going."

Xu Ai sat leisurely, feeling Xu Xin's efforts.

Why did she say "feeling"?

Because Xu Xin was right underneath her bottom!

Xu Xin was wearing only her undergarments and was drenched in sweat, while Xu Ai sat on her slender waist.

The difference from before was that Xu Xin was doing her push-ups on a mattress, which was the guarantee to effectively prevent Xu Xin from getting hurt!

Xu Ai also promised that if Xu Xin couldn't hold on, she would move away in time; she would never let her crush Xu Xin!

"That's the 99th push-up, just one more, come on, Sister!"

"Hoo... hoo..."

Xu Xin took a deep breath, used all her strength to complete the final rep, and then quickly rolled over, tossing Xu Ai off.

"Great job, Sister!"

"Let me lie down for a while, I'll exercise again in a bit."

Xu Xin lay on the floor, panting heavily; it was clear that these hundred push-ups had completely burned her out!

"Alright, get some good rest."

Xu Ai nodded. Resting for a while before continuing to cultivate was fine; the cells would still be fatigued, and it wouldn't affect the efficiency of her cultivation.

She turned off the gravity in the Gravity Chamber and then carried Xu Xin to the bathroom...

Using a recovery-type Vegetation Spirit as the main ingredient, combined with other herbs to create a medicinal bath, was a potent remedy for relieving fatigue and restoring spirit!

This was prepared specifically for Xu Xin; the reason she had been able to reach a punching power of 200 kilograms in just one month back then was thanks to the help of this medicinal bath!

"Hm? Is the phone ringing?"

Xu Ai, who was accompanying Xu Xin in the bath, stood up and picked up the phone to take a look.

She saw the contact name displayed as 'Luo Feng'...

Xu Ai immediately felt a bit annoyed. She looked at Xu Xin, who was sleeping comfortably, and hung up directly!

"Sister is asleep and doesn't have time to answer the phone, yeah."

Xu Ai soaked back into the medicinal bath and cuddled up to Xu Xin.

On the other end, Luo Feng was a bit confused, but he didn't think too much about it, assuming she was just busy with something...

At this moment, he was still in the wilderness area, though he was outside City 0551, where a defensive line had already been initially established.

The monsters weren't stupid; before the defensive line was built, they would naturally attack with all their might, but now that the line was established, how could they possibly go to their deaths?

In the span of a month, Luo Feng's strength had once again come extremely close to the Low-level War General level, and his Nine-Layered Thunder Blade had reached the fourth layer. As expected, having something to do was the fastest way for Luo Feng to grow...

"This butterfly, it's a bit messy..."

Empress Ruthless sat in an office that had only recently been built. City 0551—no, it was called HF Base City now. Although the defensive line had been established, the infrastructure inside was a complete mess; after all, it had been razed by tanks and artillery.

There were piles of ruins everywhere, and every building had to be rebuilt.

Without an Ancient Civilization Gravity Chamber here, Empress Ruthless's cultivation speed had clearly dropped, so she focused all her attention on secret techniques.

"I have no leads on the Devouring Heaven Demon Art, but I should be able to get some inspiration from the Kinkaku's innate secret technique, 'Devour'. Hmm, other Star Behemoths should have similar devouring techniques, like the Flame Star Behemoth, which can devour stars to accelerate its growth rate."

"However, the best reference object should be the Sector Beast, which can even eat the origin of the universe..."

[Devouring Heaven Demon Art], the first ancient scripture created by Empress Ruthless and the core technique of her cultivation system, could seize the fortune of heaven and earth and plunder the origin of all things to strengthen oneself; it was a terrifying technique!

A complete Devouring Heaven Demon Art could even dissolve a mortal body and transform it into a special physique! In the context of Swallowed Star, that meant increasing one's gene multiplier!

This was the technique Empress Ruthless wanted to recreate in Swallowed Star the most! Without a doubt! There was no helping it; this technique was simply too exaggerated.

For now, Hen Ren can only perfect her research on black holes through technological means, but since it is ultimately just visual observation, the data is insufficient. To observe a complete black hole, it would be best to step into the universe!

It would be best to join one of the five major powers of the human race in the universe; one of their ultimate secret manuals, Black Hole Evolution, would definitely have great reference value!

Myriad Transformation Sacred Art, which later upgrades into the Myriad Transformation Immortal Art, is ever-changing and formless. It can dissolve all techniques and weaken an opponent's combat power to the extreme!

Of course, Hen Ren has some leads on this Myriad Transformation Sacred Art, but for her current self, it is still far from complete...

Why is that? It is very simple. To change into thousands of forms and dissolve all techniques, it seems that only by reaching a 100,000-times gene level can one obtain the ability to be formless and shapeless, transforming one's own divine power into a power system opposite to the opponent's to cancel it out...

Perhaps there are other methods; once she enters the five major powers of the universe, she will have the opportunity to study it properly.

Slashing Heaven Dao, according to its description, is capable of comprehensively increasing offensive power, control power, and divine power. Judging by appearances, the reference object should be a divine power burning secret technique.

Burning secret techniques are only available in the later stages, and right now, Hen Ren has no leads at all...

Flowers Bloom in an Instant, The Monarch Descends Upon the World is a type of short-term clone secret technique. It can split into countless clones with equal combat power, but it requires a sufficient energy supply; otherwise, they cannot form combat power.

One can look at the Chaos Stele guardian Candri as a reference; he has over 52 clones, but most of them do not possess combat power and can only be used for reconnaissance...

In addition to these, there are supreme divine arts created based on the Nine Secrets, such as Three Thousand Small Worlds and the God-Crossing Art.

Compared to those divine arts, only the Devouring Heaven Demon Art is closest to her. At least there are black holes she can observe; for the others, there is nothing she can use as a reference...

"Once the Kinkaku beast appears, I will observe the secret patterns when it uses its innate secret technique 'Devour'. The Devouring Heaven Demon Art should be preliminarily completed. There is also the secret pattern of its innate secret technique 'Strengthen'! It should be a great inspiration for the Jie Secret!"

The innate secret technique 'Strengthen' can directly double combat power in all aspects. Assuming one has a 50-times body amplitude and a 50-times soul amplitude, then upon activation, one could instantly reach 100-times body amplitude and 100-times soul amplitude!

It is a terrifying secret technique! Of course, 'Strengthen' also has its limits; that is, after the body and soul amplitudes are doubled, the upper limit can only reach 100.

But one must know that the universe overlord Shirodo only has a 64-times body amplitude. Under normal circumstances, 'Strengthen' could probably be used by a top-tier universe overlord!

'Strengthen' is truly terrifying...

The Kinkaku beast is the protagonist Luo Feng's great cheat. Even though it is only considered a medium-to-high-level opportunity in the words of the Chaos City Leader, in reality, it is absolutely top-tier!

In terms of growth, it has the innate secret technique 'Devour', which allows it to quickly reach the World Lord level.

In terms of combat, it has the innate secret technique 'Strengthen', which doubles both soul and body, making it problem-free whether fighting or fleeing.

In terms of survival, it has the innate secret technique 'Clone', and it has three clones at that, which is definitely top-tier among the many clone secret techniques.

At the very least, apart from that half-baked Candri, Hen Ren really doesn't know anyone whose number of clones can compare to the Kinkaku beast, and in terms of combat power, they probably can't compare either!

Moreover, 'Clone' can also acquire the talents of the cloned object, chosen according to need.

Luo Feng's space talent was insufficient, so he created a Mosha Clan clone, a darling of the Law of Space. His divine body was not enough, so the Nether Sea clone descended...

The innate secret technique 'Devour' provides inspiration for Hen Ren's Devouring Heaven Demon Art, 'Strengthen' provides inspiration for Hen Ren's Jie Secret, and 'Clone' provides inspiration for Hen Ren's Flowers Bloom in an Instant, The Monarch Descends Upon the World.

It is truly a treasure trove everywhere!

"There is no need to reach the level of devouring all things right now. First, create a Devouring Heaven Demon Art for cultivation based on the cultivation method. Once the Kinkaku beast comes out, the Devouring Heaven Demon Art should be able to take initial shape."

Hen Ren continues to study the black hole...