Rapid Improvement

Of course, Chen Yuan felt it was a bit difficult to cross two ranks relying solely on Jade Marrow, but he did not mind.

He had never expected to rely on Jade Marrow to break through to the War God Level directly; as long as it could assist him in promoting to an Advanced War General, that would be enough.

Because there were still Dragon Blood and the Spirit of Vegetation waiting later.

Dragon Blood was sufficient to enable an Advanced War General to break through and become an Elementary War God, while the Spirit of Vegetation could elevate an Elementary War God to an Intermediate War God.

As for after the Intermediate War God stage, he could use the Wood Bud Crystal to skip the Advanced War God stage entirely and reach the Planetary Level!

It could be said that Chen Yuan's path up to the Planetary Level had already been planned out; what followed was simply step-by-step cultivation.

In the days that followed, Chen Yuan spent almost all his time during the day in the Gravity Chamber cultivating Genetic Energy, training for at least 6 hours every day.

Under the reinforcement of extreme gravity, Chen Yuan's cultivation efficiency did indeed increase exponentially, though it did not reach the exaggerated 10-fold increase; Chen Yuan estimated it was around 7 times.

As for the reason, Chen Yuan was clear in his heart: compared to other Martial Artists, his body cells already maintained a higher energy absorption rate due to his Deep Sleep.

If the absorption quota of other Martial Artists was set at 1, then Chen Yuan's energy absorption quota was at least 3 or higher.

Because the base for absorbing energy was already large enough, even if he continued to squeeze his potential using extreme gravity, the multiplier of the increase could not be equal to that of others.

It might seem like the magnitude of improvement couldn't compare to others, but in reality, while ordinary Martial Artists could use the Gravity Chamber to boost their cultivation efficiency from 1 to 10, Chen Yuan soared from 3 to 21.

The multiplier might seem lower, but the actual value increased was greater!

Not to mention, this situation could double again after taking Jade Marrow, bringing his cultivation efficiency to over 40 times that of an ordinary person!

Just the first 6 hours of cultivation allowed Chen Yuan's strength to surge by 1,600 kilograms.

And as his body gradually adapted, the time he could spend training in the Gravity Chamber each day could continue to extend.

Of course, Chen Yuan would not exhaust all his energy in the Gravity Chamber.

In addition to his training, he also purchased a large pile of secret manuals, basically starting from C-rank. The most expensive among them was the ultimate secret manual Thunder Blade, for which he spent 5 billion to acquire the first 11 levels.

After buying these manuals, Chen Yuan's savings plummeted from 10.3 billion to 2 billion.

Thus, every day after coming out of the Gravity Chamber, Chen Yuan would use his rest time to study these manuals, preparing to optimize his Gale Sword Art.

He first finished reading Thunder Blade. As expected, the core of the manual was still the stacking of hidden force, only that starting from the tenth level, it added a section on body control.

Chen Yuan guessed that Thor had likely already walked the path of orthodox force exertion. This Thunder Blade was no longer his main cultivation technique; it was highly probable that Thor had casually optimized it, added a few moves, and then placed it in the Dojo.

"That makes sense. I remember Thor obtained the inheritance of the 'Thunder World Lord,' so naturally, he would switch to other powerful techniques instead of stubbornly sticking to Thunder Blade." Chen Yuan put down the eleventh level of the Thunder Blade manual and picked up the World Destroyer manual on the side to flip through it.

Then, Chen Yuan gave a soft "eh."

"This World Destroyer... it almost walked the right path in the early stages."

The first layer of World Destroyer incorporated internal martial arts techniques, using physical body control as the core of force exertion, supplemented by hidden force techniques to enhance power.

It was just a pity that as he continued to flip through, Chen Yuan discovered that starting from the second layer, the space dedicated to cultivating hidden force increased, while the content related to internal martial arts gradually decreased.

Even from the fourth layer to the sixth layer, the only force exertion technique contained within was hidden force.

"When Hong created World Destroyer back then, could he have been led astray by Thor?" Chen Yuan thought of this possibility and found it somewhat laughable.

But it was true; compared to digging into the potential of the physical body, relying directly on stacking hidden force to increase the force exertion multiplier was simpler, and the path forward was even clearer—one just had to keep stacking hidden force.

The orthodox path of controlling the physical body was much more difficult; not only did one have to study how to coordinate the muscles of the entire body, but in the later stages, one also had to explore how to burst forth power at the cellular level.

Looking at the first few layers of World Destroyer, Hong had indeed tried to use internal martial arts to control his muscles, but after only a superficial attempt, he turned to the more convenient hidden force route.

However, starting from the seventh layer of World Destroyer, the main cultivation method reverted to physical body control, and until the end of the tenth level, it expounded on how to perfectly control the body.

That's right, the new version of World Destroyer, like Thunder Blade, also had its upper limit increased, from six layers to ten.

"Hmm... Thor has the inheritance of the Thunder World Lord, and Hong even has the Time World Lord 'Luo' as a teacher. They really did walk toward the orthodox force exertion method by coincidence."

After studying these manuals, Chen Yuan felt he had gained a great deal. If he used this information to optimize his Gale Sword Art, he could at least raise the upper limit of his force exertion to over 10 times.

However, Chen Yuan was not in a hurry to optimize. On one hand, he wanted to wait until his Gale Sword Art reached perfection; on the other hand, he had also purchased a large number of low-end manuals he hadn't read yet, and he planned to finish them all before starting the optimization.

After all, Chen Yuan felt that low-tier manuals might not necessarily lack value. As the saying goes, "three cobblers are better than one," and perhaps he could find inspiration from some manual.

Besides, his Gale Sword Art was optimized from the Spirit Wind Sword Art; naturally, Chen Yuan would not look down on low-end manuals.

Thus, for the rest of the time, Chen Yuan spent his time reading manuals until late at night when he finally put down his books and took out the Consciousness Induction Helmet.

"It's time to go to the Trial Tower to hone my sword skills."

After one night, the proficiency of the Gale Sword Art had improved, and Chen Yuan's force exertion had also risen slightly.

So, for the next few days, Chen Yuan maintained this cultivation routine—entering the Gravity Chamber to train in the morning, hiding in the Jiangnan Pavilion to read books in the afternoon, and entering the Trial Tower at night.

Occasionally, Luo Hai would seek him out for sparring. After all, in the few days since arriving at the Training Camp, Luo Hai had already fought all the students at the top of the rankings, not even sparing Yu Qinglan, who was also from the Jiangnan Pavilion.

Then Luo Hai discovered that Chen Yuan was indeed the most durable, and the time spent fighting him was the longest, so the frequency of him seeking Chen Yuan for sparring became higher and higher.

Chen Yuan was naturally happy with this; after all, sparring with Luo Hai meant he could witness the Hundred Fierce Blades more often.

Apart from these matters, Jiang Fang had also come to the Jiangnan Pavilion to guide him a few times, but after discovering that Chen Yuan's Force Exertion Level had exceeded 4 times, she suddenly lost interest, telling Chen Yuan to cultivate on his own and no longer interfering too much.

Under such high-intensity cultivation, Chen Yuan's strength progressed by leaps and bounds: his power increased day by day, his Gale Sword Art proficiency steadily improved, and even the proficiency of his Meditation Method grew significantly due to the assistance of the Gravity Chamber.

Time flew by.

Ten days after Chen Yuan arrived at the Training Camp, on December 10th, the medicinal efficacy of the Jade Marrow dissipated.

At this moment, his proficiency in the Gale Sword Art had reached 83%, his Force Exertion Level had risen to 4.6 times, and his proficiency in his Meditation Method had also soared to 74% thanks to the assistance of the Gravity Chamber.

Upon discovering that the Jade Marrow had lost its effect, Chen Yuan specifically sought guidance from Jiang Fang regarding the matter.

"You're saying that after using the Jade Marrow for only ten days, the medicinal power is already gone?" Jiang Fang naturally knew the effects of the Jade Marrow and couldn't help but ask curiously, "What is your current strength?"

Chen Yuan checked his panel and replied, "Approximately 37,180 kilograms."

"You've increased by nearly 20,000 kilograms in ten days!" Jiang Fang's eyes widened instantly. "And you have the nerve to say the Jade Marrow is gone? What do you think the Jade Marrow is, a Wood Bud Crystal?"

"So... is it because I cultivate too quickly, causing me to exhaust the Jade Marrow's medicinal power ahead of schedule?" Chen Yuan asked hesitantly.

"What else could it be?" Jiang Fang rolled her eyes at him, annoyed. "The Jade Marrow is merely a cultivation-boosting potion worth 30 billion; it's only effective for those below the Planetary Level. Do you really think it's some kind of immortal elixir?"

"The total medicinal power in one portion of Jade Marrow is fixed; it's just that ordinary Martial Artists need a month to fully digest it."

"I truly don't know how you cultivate, but your efficiency is several times higher than everyone else's." Jiang Fang eyed Chen Yuan with a strange look. "Personally, I think the fact that the Jade Marrow managed to support your cultivation for a full ten days already far exceeds its inherent value."

"So that's how it is." Chen Yuan understood.

In other words, there was nothing wrong with the quality of the Jade Marrow; he had simply exhausted its medicinal effects.

Therefore, he could now use the Dragon Blood with peace of mind.