Genetic Origin Energy

Bai Yang walked up beside Zhang Haobai and struck him with a hand chop, knocking him unconscious.

He reached out to catch him and slipped the Monster Cell into his mouth.

He had specially modified this cell. It wouldn't change Zhang Haobai's strength or appearance; it would simply enslave him.

Once Zhang Haobai swallowed it, Bai Yang gained complete control over him, and he woke up.

Bai Yang clicked his tongue in amazement. It felt strange to control someone so completely.

He made Zhang Haobai's body perform a few simple movements, and in doing so, gained a thorough understanding of its condition.

At this stage, Monster Cells still couldn't create clones, but Zhang Haobai's life and death truly depended on a single thought from Bai Yang.

Bai Yang directly erased some of Zhang Haobai's memories and stoked his hatred of Luo Feng before withdrawing his consciousness.

He ordered Zhang Haobai to go home and sleep on his own. That would ensure events continued along their usual course, and that was enough.

From beginning to end, no one would know he had interfered. Zhang Haobai wouldn't even realize he'd been controlled.

Bai Yang returned to the others and drove the three elderly people home with Yang Wu, naturally earning another round of thanks.

After taking care of everything, Bai Yang returned the car to the secret Mount Hua base and took a train back to school.

This newly acquired Genetic Energy Cultivation Method was something he'd coveted for a long time.

How could he not practice it with all his might?

The so-called Genetic Energy Cultivation Method was also known as the Five Hearts Toward Heaven Cultivation Method.

Generally, most people had to meet the physical requirements for a warrior before they could begin cultivating Genetic Origin Energy.

Following the instructions he'd read earlier that day, Bai Yang assumed the Five Hearts Facing Heaven posture.

After crossing his legs, he turned the crown of his head and the palms of both hands and feet toward the sky.

Then he began trying to sense the boundless energy in the universe.

With Luo Feng's talent, it had taken him three hours to sense it and succeed in cultivation.

He then absorbed energy for another full two hours, increasing his punching power by 2,000 kilograms overnight. He was hailed as a genius among geniuses.

So how would Bai Yang fare?

As he saw it, this so-called process of sensing energy

was much like the "entering stillness" and "observing the breath" of ancient cultivation methods.

China and India had a unique advantage in this regard. Some concepts became second nature through constant exposure.

Hong and Thor in this world had been so overwhelmingly powerful from the very beginning.

Their advantage in mental composure was part of it, but their cultural upbringing in this area had also played a major role.

Based on everything he'd read in novels in his previous life, Bai Yang knew the key was to "hold the posture" and "think of nothing."

His control over his body was nearly perfect, and he held the posture flawlessly.

But reaching a state of "sitting as if asleep, yet not asleep" wasn't as easy as he'd hoped.

All sorts of random thoughts kept surfacing, and he felt inexplicably restless.

He wanted to stand up and stretch his arms and legs.

Fortunately, both his willpower and physical control were already strong, and he managed to suppress the urge.

Ever since Bai Yang had obtained the system, his memory had become unbelievably sharp. He could recall every last detail of everything he'd seen in his previous life.

The more he held himself still, the more fiercely all those jumbled memories clashed in his mind.

Suddenly, a thought struck him. A line from a novel he'd once read filled his mind.

"When thought settles, emotion fades; when the body empties, energy flows; when the mind dies, the spirit lives; when yang flourishes, yin fades."

The meaning was plain and simple, laying bare the essentials of seated meditation and cultivation.

Even an ordinary person who didn't understand it at first might gain some insight after reading it a few more times.

Bai Yang immediately forgot himself and the world around him. He stopped deliberately trying to "sense" anything and silently repeated the words over and over.

Before long, that was the only thought in his mind. He thought of nothing else.

Soon, he felt faint traces of energy at each of his "Five Hearts," slowly flowing into his body.

But by then, he no longer cared about them. He had truly reached the state of "the dragon holds a pearl in its mouth, while the fish swim by without a glance."

Entering stillness was the "pearl"; the energy of the universe was merely the "fish."

He took an attitude of "neither pursuing nor resisting, neither forgetting nor forcing" toward the cosmic energy flowing into him.

He didn't even bother to calculate how long it had taken him to sense it.

Every cell in Bai Yang's body began greedily devouring the cosmic energy on its own.

His body had already undergone monsterification, and no matter how much ordinary food he ate each day,

his body remained in a peculiar state of "hunger."

But as the boundless cosmic energy replenished him, he finally felt as though he'd eaten his fill.

His body kept changing—his skin, muscles, bones, and even every cell deep within.

His genes, already optimized through monsterification, were stimulated by the cosmic energy and evolved once more.

Then they would produce "Genetic Origin Energy," bringing about a world-shaking change in a person's strength!

This was true evolution at the level of life itself!

Bai Yang's body was Monster King Orochi's original form, a life-form whose very essence was at the Star Rank.

In other words, until he reached the Star Rank, he had no so-called bottleneck—at least not at the genetic level.

All he had to do was cultivate steadily. Seizing this ideal opportunity, his first contact with cosmic energy,

his strength began to rise at rocket speed!

Bai Yang's consciousness remained clear throughout. He heard a ding in his mind.

The system was notifying him that something about him had changed again.

He had no intention of giving up this once-in-a-millennium opportunity, so he ignored it.

The changes to his body grew more intense, and even his weight began to increase in a miraculous way.

At last, the abundant cosmic energy surged toward his brain, beginning to strengthen it.

The energy continued to pour in, showing no sign of running out.

Amid the surging tide of cosmic energy, Bai Yang devoured more and more, frantically strengthening every aspect of himself.

Feeling the hot sunlight streaming through the window into his dorm room,

Bai Yang could sense the brightness even with his eyes closed. At last, he opened them.

It was already morning.

He'd gained an astonishing amount from his cultivation the night before.

If his body hadn't finally started to feel full, he wouldn't have wanted to stop.

He picked up his phone and checked the time. It was already past eight!

Bai Yang wondered how long he'd spent absorbing energy the day before.

Nine hours? Ten?

At any rate, it had definitely been seven or eight hours.

He didn't know how much his physical strength had increased.

But the improvement in his cultivation rank was undeniable.

He checked the system and, sure enough, found the notifications:

"Ding! Congratulations, host. Your strength has reached [Apprentice Rank, Level 2]. Earth Points +1!"

"Ding! Congratulations, host. Your strength has reached [Apprentice Rank, Level 3]. Earth Points +1!"

Bai Yang gaped. Had he really become a High-Level Warrior just like that?

All in one night? Was Low-Level War General next?

He hadn't even practiced the "Guidance Technique" yet!?