Awakening Spiritual Force

Passing the prospective martial artist assessment effectively told the outside world that Liu Yun was not suffering from any injuries at all; furthermore, his strength had reached an even higher level.

Those with sharp minds had already begun to contemplate the new landscape, as Liu Yun's successful promotion from a high-level warrior to a battle general was a qualitative leap.

"Hey! What are you talking about? Why would you still need to participate in the actual combat assessment?"

Wang Tianba's voice came through the phone. Liu Yun held the device, pondering his next move; he did not want to accept any favors from anyone at this time.

"The required procedures must still be followed. I will participate in the field assessment at Monster Town as scheduled."

He deliberated repeatedly and still felt he should complete the test. In truth, he remained somewhat wary of people like Wang Tianba. He intended to build a base in the wilderness and could not afford to let them discover anything unusual.

"Hey, are you going out to play with those kids? Or are you thinking of switching sides once you regain your status as a martial artist? Don't think I can't see through you..."

This Wang Tianba was a man devoid of strategy, quickly revealing his true intentions. A battle general-level martial artist passing the assessment had already triggered a scramble among many factions.

The Thor Dojo, the HR Alliance, and the military were not soft targets; they wouldn't mind poaching a battle general for their own service. There was nothing to be embarrassed about—everyone served their own interests, and those who didn't fight or compete would simply be fools.

However, Liu Yun did not respond to Wang Tianba. He silently hung up the phone. Clearly, having lived through this once before, he had new ideas and was unwilling to return to the Limit Dojo.

Inside his home training room, he ignored the storms brewing in the outside world and simply began to train himself again; after all, strength was the foundation of everything.

He continuously adjusted his past techniques. The martial arts he had once used were now being refined with the help of the Machine Race avatar, and the first level of the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade soon reached the realm of perfection.

Liu Yun had once practiced this unorthodox technique for a long time without being able to enter the threshold, but now, with the assistance of the Machine Race avatar, he had quickly mastered the first level. Strength was the foundation of everything; otherwise, who would care about him? Things like friends would pity you once or twice at most, but it was absolutely impossible for them to step in and help more than that.

He set his long blade aside, panting heavily, while the Machine Race avatar shimmered in the sunlight.

"Master, if you wish to obtain greater strength, I think you might try to awaken your spiritual power. Also, I can perform a technological upgrade on your weapon."

This Crystal possessed terrifying computing power and had been monitoring Liu Yun's condition, now offering new suggestions.

This Crystal was like an auxiliary computer, capable of actively conversing with Liu Yun, which was quite interesting.

Liu Yun was still checking his phone. The Limit Dojo was very cunning; they had already unlocked his frozen account, and he could still see the nonsense he had posted on the forums back then.

"Ah? Crystal, take it slow, one thing at a time. Can I really awaken spiritual power?"

He had left behind epic posts like "Twenty-Eight Methods of Escaping" and "Follow-Heart Blade Technique" on the forums back then, and he could still see people replying to them now. It wasn't that Liu Yun hadn't dreamed of becoming a spiritual master, but like his other dreams, they would always fizzle out after a few failures.

"Yes! Master, please listen to my explanation. A typical human brain is a disk with a storage capacity of 300TB. So-called spiritual masters are merely special Earthlings with a brain capacity of around 2000TB. My own storage capacity is approximately 51200DB."

As Crystal explained this to Liu Yun, he couldn't help but be shocked. So, the human brain only had a storage capacity of 300TB. He didn't quite understand the "DB" unit Crystal mentioned, but since it was the storage capacity of the Machine Race, it must mean it was incredibly vast.

"Then what do you mean? Are you giving me all of your capacity?"

Liu Yun asked very bluntly. He didn't know much, and he was currently browsing through various new types of firearms! He saw that technological progress was rapid, and perhaps he should update his equipment; at the very least, he needed to buy a firearm capable of long-range attacks.

"Master, doing so would actually be a form of torture. Once the Machine Race's powerful computing capacity is shared with your brain, your fragile, primitive Earthling mind would immediately collapse. Many spiritual masters on Earth also face this problem, so I will handle it with discretion."

Crystal floated automatically, emitting a deep blue thermal ray into Liu Yun's mind. Liu Yun was startled, feeling as if his sea of consciousness had exploded on the spot.

"Ah! What is this?"

He couldn't even hold his phone, feeling extreme pain. At the same time, everything around him began to distort.

This sensation surpassed all the tortures on Earth; it was even more unbearable than being flayed alive. It was a distortion deep within his soul, leaving Liu Yun in agony.

The avatar emitted a mechanical voice, noting that this was still due to Liu Yun's weak strength and Earth's backwardness.

"A small amount of capacity sharing has been completed. You are now a spiritual master."

Crystal's words made Liu Yun inexplicably excited. What was pain? Compared to the embarrassment of losing his power a while ago, nothing else mattered. As long as he could awaken his spiritual power, he was willing to endure even the most agonizing pain.

Amidst the intense pain, Liu Yun reached out with his right hand, and the phone that had fallen to the ground with its shattered screen flew directly into his hand.

This was spiritual power. Liu Yun looked at the light on the phone, his heart filled with joy. A spiritual master's strength was two tiers higher than a martial artist's; since he was a low-level battle general, his spiritual power was at the level of a high-level battle general.

Now, as long as he didn't cause trouble and stayed away from battle gods—as well as their families, friends, subordinates, and the like—planetary-level experts like councilors would likely not bother with an apprentice-level person like him.

In that case, Liu Yun could be considered a hegemon of the lower levels, doing whatever he pleased with no one daring to provoke him, and he might even end up with a large group of subordinates.

"Good! Fantastic! It's not that I'm greedy for fame and fortune, but the world is truly treacherous, and one must be powerful."

Liu Yun felt very satisfied. The world was treacherous, and people only feared violence; he had found the taste of being down-and-out previously to be unbearable.

This Crystal clearly possessed all sorts of incredible abilities. It floated up and fired a fiery red laser at Liu Yun's blade. A string of inscriptions appeared on the metal, a modification unimaginable by the Hemudu smelting standards of Earth.

The straight blade seemed to be imbued with life, vibrating slightly. A shining crystal appeared on the hilt, and then, under Liu Yun's gaze, it miraculously began to crack and deform. As if the metal had been melted, it transformed into something completely different under the control of the core crystal.

"Three forms: one is a firearm form, capable of releasing long-range attacks. One is a cold weapon form, now modified into an incredibly hard alloy. The final one is a great shield form; this sword can release a light screen to absorb enemy damage."

This straight blade was a direct inheritance from China, and now it constantly changed forms, displaying highly novel capabilities. After the mechanical modification, it had become an extremely useful weapon. Whether stabbing, flicking, sweeping, or hacking, it performed with ease, its power multiplied.

Liu Yun's strength had been further enhanced, and his heart was filled with boundless joy, though he still needed to fix his broken phone.

He went downstairs and bought some field equipment, compressed rations, first-aid medicine, and the like, and also replaced his phone. In the future, he would go to Monster Town, which was a dangerous area located in a remote part of the base.

That place was under control, but not strictly. On one hand, it had some dangers, but on the other, due to its proximity, it was suitable for Liu Yun to set up his base and travel back and forth.

"The town has a port, an airport, and abandoned residential houses. It really is a great place to hide."

Liu Yun had calculated everything. In truth, he still harbored greater ambitions; if he wanted to reach the level of a battle god or even higher, he had to upgrade his machine base.