Rapid Improvement

The genetic material inside his cells rapidly transformed under the energy, shedding useless genes and reorganizing into a more complete whole.

Some dead cells and impurities were expelled through his pores, turning his skin black.

This deep, cellular transformation caused Feng Qingmo's muscles, bones, skin, and internal organs to undergo astonishing changes. His bones grew harder, and his muscles and tendons became tougher...

As his body continued to strengthen, the Sea of Consciousness in Feng Qingmo's mind changed as well. At its center, shrouded in endless mist, the deep green droplet no longer rotated as slowly as before.

At the droplet's outermost edge, its color gradually began to fade, releasing a large amount of mist. The mist blended with the existing clouds and spread throughout the Sea of Consciousness.

The mist in the Sea of Consciousness grew denser, and the strength of his Spiritual Force continued to increase.

After the deep green droplet had visibly diminished all the way around, a mysterious rhythm seemed to stir at its very center. But because the droplet had not completely vanished, the rhythm only spread briefly before falling silent again.

Feng Qingmo was focused on resisting the endless cold within his body and didn't notice.

After an unknown amount of time, Feng Qingmo finally felt the cold begin to recede. It faded rapidly, and soon warmth returned to his entire body. The droplet in his Sea of Consciousness also resumed its slow rotation, though it was now a little smaller than before.

His tightly clenched jaw finally relaxed. Feng Qingmo slowly stood and clenched his fist, feeling the surging power within him. A smile appeared on his face, but the stench that hit his nose immediately wiped it away. Only then did he realize that his body was covered in grime—even his face. He hurriedly opened the basement door, rushed upstairs to the bathroom, and washed up. Only then did he feel refreshed.

Returning to the basement training room, he changed into his S-grade Combat Suit and slid the S-grade Slender Willow Sword into the slot on its back.

"My Spiritual Force is much stronger than before..." He sensed his Spiritual Force. "Let's test it!"

With a thought, all ten of his old flying daggers and the two new SS-Grade Flying Daggers shot into the air. The twelve daggers began darting around Feng Qingmo in random patterns.

"Twelve is too many..." He frowned slightly and released his control over two ordinary daggers, then two more, then another pair, and finally one more. The five remaining daggers immediately sped up, reaching nearly ten times the speed of sound. Their piercing rush filled the entire training room.

That was the result of his diligent practice. In the original story, when Luo Feng had just joined the War God Palace, he was already a peak High-level War God Spiritual Master, yet even he could only fully control six flying daggers.

Feng Qingmo also knew that Spiritual Force could be concentrated into one. If he combined the force controlling his five daggers, the result would be similar to a Force Application Technique: it could unleash many times more power. But without a manual to guide him, he had made little progress so far.

After a long while, he stopped controlling the daggers and returned them to the pouches beside his thighs.

"I'll go test my strength and see just how much I've improved..." He turned and left the basement training room, heading for the Central Building.

The silver moon still cast its pale light over the earth. As Feng Qingmo walked along the quiet road, his mind gradually settled.

"It's a little past three in the morning. I received the Purple Crystal Ganoderma around eleven, so absorbing its energy must have taken more than two hours..." Only after entering the Central Building did he realize how late it was.

The 301 Martial Arts Hall was empty. Feng Qingmo pushed open the door, closed it behind him, and went to the large Punch Strength Tester in the corner. He used his Spiritual Force to switch it on, and the screen lit up.

This was standard equipment in every martial arts hall in the Central Building, a large testing machine capable of measuring a War God's strength.

Feng Qingmo took a light breath and stood still for a moment.

He had already noticed that absorbing the Purple Crystal Ganoderma had greatly increased his strength, reducing his control over his body. On the walk from his residence to the Central Building, he had gradually been regaining control.

After standing still for a moment, he exhaled the stale air in his chest and threw a punch. His right fist struck the target with a sonic boom, relying purely on his physical strength, without any Force Application Technique.

A set of numbers appeared on the screen: "29510KG".

"Ha, not bad. I've gone from just entering the Beginner Warlord level to the Intermediate Warlord level, nearly reaching the Advanced Warlord level... With a Force Amplitude of 2.7, that's nearly 80,000 kilograms of force—above the minimum for a Beginner War God..."

The peak strength of an Intermediate Warlord was nearly 32,000 kilograms. An Advanced Warlord's strength ranged from 32,000 to 64,000 kilograms. A punch exceeding 64,000 kilograms met the minimum standard for a Beginner War God.

"From eleven thousand to twenty-nine thousand. The Purple Crystal Ganoderma definitely wasn't that powerful on its own. My Spiritual Force must have strengthened my body in turn, improving my physical fitness even more..."

"Let's see how much force my flying daggers can generate..." He backed up about thirty meters. With a thought, a flying dagger shot out of a pouch on his Combat Suit and hovered in front of him. He focused, and the dagger's hilt, driven by his Spiritual Force, became a streak of black Flowing Light and smashed into the target.

A deeply muffled impact rang out, and another set of numbers appeared on the screen: 101238KG!

"Not bad!" Feng Qingmo nodded in satisfaction. "The force of my Spiritual Force is close to the peak of the Beginner War God level, and I can now fully control nine flying daggers... With two SS-Grade Flying Daggers, I could put up a fight even against an Intermediate Lord Level monster..."

Thinking that he would buy a few more SS-Grade Flying Daggers, he turned and left, returning to his residence.

The next day, all the trainees gathered together as usual, chattering about their heroic feats hunting monsters in the Wilderness Zone. Feng Qingmo listened with a smile.

After Guan Chenglong arrived, they followed their usual routine of writing down their experiences, gains, and insights from the previous seven days. But during the afternoon sparring session, Feng Qingmo gave him quite a shock.

Guan Chenglong went in expecting Feng Qingmo to have the same strength as during their last spar. He hadn't expected Feng Qingmo to have improved so quickly. His swordsmanship and footwork had also advanced since seven days ago. Feng Qingmo suppressed him with his very first move, nearly making him embarrass himself.

"Wait, did you have some kind of lucky encounter in the Wilderness Zone these past few days?" Guan Chenglong stared at him. "Your strength has improved way too quickly. It doesn't make sense..."

"Teacher Guan," Feng Qingmo said with a slight smile, "I received a reward yesterday. One of the items was a Purple Crystal Ganoderma!"

"A Purple Crystal Ganoderma?" Guan Chenglong realized. "That explains it... I remember your punch strength was only a little over ten thousand kilograms the last time you were tested. How much is it now?"

"Twenty-nine thousand," Feng Qingmo replied calmly.

"How can you say something that crazy so calmly?" Guan Chenglong couldn't help staring at him again. "That's nearly a twofold increase. A Purple Crystal Ganoderma definitely can't have that strong an effect..."

"Teacher Guan, you forgot that I'm a Spiritual Master..."

Guan Chenglong smacked his forehead with a sharp slap, then turned and walked away.

"Teacher Guan, where are you going?" Feng Qingmo asked in puzzlement.

"Keep practicing. I'm going to find Li Ping!"

Leaving those words behind, Guan Chenglong slammed the door and walked out.