Domain Progress

High-intensity training also brought a matching increase in strength.

Those who had once been boxing champions

could now throw punches with four or five hundred kilograms of force!

Several times stronger than before!

Ordinary people also found that their physical condition and energy levels had improved considerably.

Even their ability to learn had gotten much better.

Everyone thought this was a reward from heaven for surviving the Virus.

But only Teng Qingshan knew the truth.

Humanity had grown stronger through this crisis.

The animals that survived had grown stronger too!

And by far more than humans had!

There was nothing Teng Qingshan could do about it

except keep increasing his own strength.

Only then would he be able to turn the tide

when the Beast Tide formed.

Early morning.

After breakfast, Teng Qingshan and the old man continued their secluded cultivation.

The old man also went to the park to exercise with his old friends who had survived.

Nanshan Forest Park.

With a few leaps, Teng Qingshan reached the pavilion where he had trained before.

But after several months away,

the place had once again filled with weeds and fallen leaves.

With a thought, fifteen Flying Daggers shot out silently and joined together into a larger blade. After a few swift passes, they cleared a broad patch of ground.

Even the boulders that had rolled down the slope were easily shattered and cleared away by the daggers.

Over the past few months,

although he had spent most of his time at home keeping his grandfather company,

Teng Qingshan had never neglected his training.

The room was too small for him to practice his spear techniques freely, but he had still practiced the Tiger Form Divine Technique and the Samsara Guidance Technique every day.

Now and then, late at night, he would fly the Samsara Spear to a remote mountain area and practice his spear and fist techniques to his heart's content.

His physical strength had been steadily increasing by more than eight hundred kilograms each day.

The rest of the time,

Teng Qingshan practiced the Three Body Posture and the Five Elements Fist, along with controlling his Telekinesis to increase his Mental Power Amplitude.

As his physical condition improved, the Telekinesis in Teng Qingshan's mind grew stronger as well.

By now,

Teng Qingshan's physical strength had reached a terrifying 210,000 kilograms!

He was also close to the 256,000-kilogram punching-power threshold for a High-level War God.

His strength amplification had reached twelve times!

His Mental Power Amplitude had reached fifteen!

A single Flying Dagger could unleash an impact of 840,000 kilograms. With all fifteen attacking together, they could theoretically unleash an impact of over 12 million kilograms!

That level of strength already surpassed even the great Void Realm experts of the Nine Provinces Continent!

But here, he was merely an Apprentice. He hadn't even reached Planetary Level...

Even so, when Teng Qingshan unleashed his full strength, he was practically a human nuclear bomb.

The problem was that the Samsara Spear and Flying Daggers were made of materials that couldn't withstand such terrifying force.

That was what troubled Teng Qingshan now.

The alloy Flying Daggers he had paid a fortune to have made could no longer withstand Telekinesis at the High-level War God level.

If he used too much force, the alloy daggers would shatter before they had flown very far.

But there was nothing he could do about it for now. On the surface, Teng Qingshan was just an ordinary citizen.

He had no access to better materials.

And with current technology, finding a better alloy would be difficult anyway.

The Samsara Spear had the same problem.

When practicing his spear techniques, if Teng Qingshan put too much force into a strike, even the spear made of alloy and high-carbon steel seemed on the verge of breaking.

With no other option, Teng Qingshan had to hold back when training.

His body was now tougher than the Samsara Spear and Flying Daggers in his hands...

So Teng Qingshan shifted his focus to fist techniques, planning to convert what he mastered in them into spear techniques.

Teng Qingshan had now made breakthrough progress in both the Earth and Fire Attributes.

After more than a month of secluded cultivation,

his Telekinesis had grown ever stronger, and his soul had grown along with it.

His resonance with the Cosmic Energy between heaven and earth had deepened as well.

Now, whenever Teng Qingshan practiced his fist techniques, a thick layer of Earth Attribute Energy or Fire Attribute Energy could cover his fists!

It wasn't Genetic Origin Energy; the Source Energy inside Teng Qingshan's body still couldn't leave his body.

Nor was it Telekinesis.

Instead, through the power of his soul and his understanding of heaven and earth, he drew energy together to form a miniature domain that covered his fists.

Under the cover of this miniature domain, Teng Qingshan's fists could briefly vanish into the world itself by making use of Domain Energy, then suddenly reappear when needed.

This allowed Teng Qingshan to punch as fast as his body could possibly manage!

"The Earth Element Fist Technique and the Fire Element Fist Technique have both reached the Second Layer of the Domain, according to the usual classification. But I still haven't found a breakthrough opportunity for Metal, Wood, or Water."

Although his focus was on comprehending the Origin Laws of Fire and Earth, Teng Qingshan was the Supreme Powerhouse of Internal Martial Arts.

His aptitude for comprehending the Five Elements was exceptional.

Many of his ultimate techniques had also been developed from the Five Elements.

So as long as it didn't hinder his overall progress,

Teng Qingshan was also trying to bring the fist techniques of the other three attributes across the threshold into the Domain.

But the difficulty was still too great.

With no other choice, he put them aside for the time being

and focused on strengthening his Earth Domain and Fire Domain.

After finishing his spear and fist practice,

Teng Qingshan sat on a nearby boulder and began reviewing his training.

A moment later,

his review complete, Teng Qingshan stood and looked into the distance, his thoughts drifting away.

"Hong has made pretty good progress. We haven't seen each other for months, and he's just one step away from becoming an Internal Martial Arts Grandmaster. When he gets back this time and his punching power reaches nine hundred kilograms, I'll teach him the Five Hearts Toward Heaven Method and the Samsara Guidance Technique."

During this time,

Teng Qingshan and Hong had kept in touch.

After completing the task assigned to him by the organization, Hong had planned to return to China and train seriously by Teng Qingshan's side.

But bad luck struck when the Virus broke out, forcing him to remain overseas.

Now that the shadow of the Virus had passed, Hong had set off immediately. He was expected to reach Yangzhou in three days.

Teng Qingshan had high hopes for his first disciple.

From guiding Hong's training,

Teng Qingshan had realized that Hong's aptitude for learning was truly astonishing!

All he had to do was give Hong a few brief pointers, and Hong would immediately grasp the idea and draw further conclusions on his own.

That was why, in just a few short months, Hong had advanced from just entering the Internal Martial Arts Master level to being only one step away from Grandmaster.

And after surviving the Virus, Hong's physical condition had improved considerably. Combined with the scientific training plan Teng Qingshan had devised for him,

his punching power had now reached eight hundred kilograms. He would soon meet the threshold for practicing the Five Hearts Toward Heaven Method.

Once he successfully sensed the Cosmic Energy and combined it with the Samsara Guidance Technique Teng Qingshan had created, Hong's progress would then advance by leaps and bounds!

Coupled with his terrifying aptitude for martial arts, his rate of progress would only grow faster.

That was why Teng Qingshan had such high hopes for Hong.

For those who survived,

this Virus outbreak

had been a kind of rebirth.

Many people now had the hope of cultivating and becoming stronger.

He drew his thoughts back.

Teng Qingshan waved a hand, and under the force of his invisible Telekinesis, the backpack zipper opened by itself.

The Samsara Spear inside spun and joined together, then flew into Teng Qingshan's hand.

He continued practicing the Five Elements Spear Technique.