In front of the Punch Strength Test Machine.
Above the display, the latest test result showed clearly: "206999 kg!"
Fang Yi withdrew his fist. The profound black aura radiating from his Double Pupil Eyes vanished, and after adjusting his breathing, he threw another punch.
"137989 kg!"
Looking at the two completely different results,
Fang Yi finally understood what the ×0.5 in parentheses after the punch strength and speed displayed on the Interface meant.
"So that's how it is. After awakening my second Heavy Pupil and using its ability, all my strength and even my speed improve to a certain degree. Right now, the increase is 1.5 times, but as the awakening of my Heavy Pupil progresses, that multiplier will keep growing."
"But if I only use the power of one Heavy Pupil Eye, there's no increase. It only appears when I use both."
Fang Yi's eyes had now
fully awakened and matured into Heavy Pupil Eyes.
Under normal circumstances, he used Illusion Technique to make them look like ordinary eyes. They only showed their true form when he used their abilities.
When he had only one eye, his Heavy Pupil had absorbed 90% of Fang Yi's Spiritual Force to stimulate its awakening and strengthen its abilities.
"The Heavy Pupil Eyes seem to be able to absorb at most 90% of my Spiritual Force. The remaining 10% stays constant and isn't affected."
"Now that the second eye has awakened, my Spiritual Force is divided equally between them, with each taking 45%. Although their share is smaller, the Heavy Pupil Eyes' abilities haven't weakened. They're even stronger than before..."
After running a few tests, Fang Yi had a rough idea of why.
Although less Spiritual Force was distributed to them, the Heavy Pupil Eyes had fully matured. They were no longer a single, isolated eye like before.
The two Heavy Pupil Eyes influenced each other, so even with half the Spiritual Force, they were far stronger than one eye alone.
As far as Fang Yi was concerned, his strength now was on a completely different level from before.
"After awakening both Heavy Pupil Eyes, all my previous abilities have improved, and I've gained a new one: a dramatic increase in [punch speed and reaction] when my eyes are active."
That was right.
Using both eyes' abilities increased not only his punch strength but also his speed. His neural reaction speed improved by half as well, though the Interface didn't show it.
The reason
might have been that the neural reaction section of the Interface only displayed the stage he was currently at.
For example,
Fang Yi's neural reaction was currently at Intermediate War God (super). That meant it had surpassed the Intermediate War God level and reached Advanced War God or even higher.
Now that he understood his condition, Fang Yi continued training.
"I've already reached the War God Level. Strictly speaking, I'm in the position of someone who graduated the moment he received his admission notice... But as long as I don't report it or get certified as a War God, I can stay in the Elite Training Camp for quite a while."
Fang Yi gave a helpless smile.
After all, the most important reason for going to the Elite Training Camp was to obtain its special resources.
For example, Dragon Blood and the Black God Set, the graduation gear given to Earth's War Gods.
After finishing his tests,
Fang Yi ate lunch and rested for a while before practicing his Force Application Technique, aiming to raise his force output to four times.
After dinner, he continued practicing Five Hearts Toward Heaven.
At that moment, the vast Cosmic Energy was being absorbed by his Heavy Pupil Eyes, and the dark golden cube in his sea of consciousness began to change.
Its dark golden color gradually turned transparent.
The change began at one corner and slowly spread, stripping away its former dark golden sheen. It had merely lost its luster, becoming some kind of transparent, three-dimensional shape. It hadn't vanished outright, as if it had undergone some sort of transformation.
Sensing the change, Fang Yi gradually opened his eyes and stopped cultivating.
"Something's wrong. My Spiritual Force is clearly being absorbed by the Heavy Pupil Eyes, leaving only one-tenth for me to freely use and control... So what's going on?"
Fang Yi focused his mind.
Around him,
many pieces of furniture and decorations were lifted into the air and sent flying under the control of his Spiritual Force.
Before, Fang Yi had only been able to control one object.
Now, he could control a full twelve!
"Given my current situation, I naturally have to pursue both the Martial Artist and Psychic Master paths. Controlling objects is another useful method. Ever since both my Heavy Pupil Eyes awakened, most of my Spiritual Force has still been held by them, but that one-tenth I can use has undergone a qualitative change."
As he pondered, Fang Yi sent the objects circling and swooping before his eyes.
But he couldn't figure out the reason, and didn't intend to keep digging. He'd naturally understand more about it in time.
There was no need to get hung up on it.
Then he returned the objects to their places.
October 12.
12:37 p.m.
At Jiangnan Base's airport, Fang Yi stood with his luggage on his back, saying goodbye to Ze Zi and the others.
"Brother Fang Yi, good luck! Become a War God, and drive out and slay all those monsters!" Duan Wu looked so excited, you'd have thought he was the one heading to the Elite Training Camp.
Fang Yi merely nodded. After exchanging a few words with everyone,
he followed Yang Hui to the entrance to have their tickets checked.
The two went inside and were soon swallowed up by the crowd.
Ze Zi and the others also began to leave.
Fang Yi didn't know many people in Yangzhou. Ze Zi and her companions were among the few he could meet up with for a meal and a chat. The elders from the orphanage where he'd grown up were far away in another Base City, so there'd been no chance to meet up with them.
"Sis Ze, you look completely lost. It's normal to admire someone who's so strong and even saved your life—maybe even to have feelings for him."
"Why don't you just tell him?"
The sharpshooter from Duan Wu Squad spoke to Ze Zi.
"It's not a matter of whether I tell him or not."
Ze Zi only shook her head, stopped walking, and looked back. "I'm only mediocre as a Martial Artist, while he's a genius among Martial Artists... We're from different worlds. I shouldn't entertain such a fantasy."
At the center of the airport,
Fang Yi and Yang Hui boarded the enormous flying-wing passenger plane.
The tickets were incredibly expensive. Even a seat in economy class cost tens of millions of Huaxia Currency.
After a flight of about an hour, they landed at Hongning Base City's airport. The surrounding buildings, pavilions, and facilities had all been built in an ancient style.
After getting used to the look of modern cities, seeing these buildings made the view feel fresh and striking.
On the way,
Yang Hui also filled him in on Hall Master Hong and various details about the Base City.
Fang Yi listened quietly. He already knew most of what Yang Hui told him. Before long, the two of them reached the entrance to the Training Camp.
As they entered,
they came face-to-face with a gigantic Dragon Sculpture. The Black Dragon stood nearly fifty meters tall, and Fang Yi could feel a sense of pressure from it.
But it didn't affect him much.
"Among all the new students in the past, you're the only one who's been completely unaffected. You weren't scared at all," Yang Hui said with a smile.
"It was all right." Fang Yi replied, then noticed the display above the Black Dragon's nameplate.
"No.1 Renatus Bridge (530321)"
"No.2 Chu Qiang (540601)"
Fang Yi quickly glanced over the names. There were 182 in all, listed from top to bottom.
But with Fang Yi's arrival, Luo Feng might see a new ranking when he arrived later.
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