Meanwhile, after obtaining Dasheng, Huang Wuye said goodbye to Vinia. Before long, he had returned to his residence.
It was a complex of adjoining courtyards stretching for hundreds of thousands of kilometers.
By Desolate God Clan custom, young children did not live with their parents while studying.
Instead, they lived together in residences prepared by the clan.
Besides living quarters, there were other buildings here, such as training grounds and cafeterias.
Of course, many talented youths from collateral clans affiliated with the Desolate God Clan lived here as well.
Those allowed to train here were naturally no ordinary youths. They were all top talents selected from countless star regions.
Until they completed their families' basic training, they were required to stay on this terraformed training planet to study.
These residential courtyards had been built over a vast lake.
The entire lake was made of Planetary Level Nutrient Solution, and the Desolate God Clan had spent a great deal of resources to create it.
As a result, Huang Wuye did not have to toil at cultivating his genetic Origin Energy. He only needed to train in combat techniques and comprehend laws.
That was one of the advantages of having the backing of a great clan. To the Desolate God Clan, one of humanity's ten peak bloodlines, this was hardly worth mentioning.
After returning to his room, Huang Wuye changed into a casual training outfit and headed down to the basement.
The basement was roughly the size of ten basketball courts. It was made entirely of C9 Grade Alloy and could withstand Universe Level attacks without damage.
There were tens of thousands of these underground training rooms. The metal alone would have cost enough to buy who knew how many life planets, not to mention the other expensive equipment inside.
Huang Wuye stood before an instrument: an oval metal sphere. It was the Desolate God Clan's strength-testing machine, capable of measuring strength up to Universe Level.
He settled into position and casually threw a punch. The air compressed with a sudden burst, sending a wave of wind in every direction. His fist struck the instrument with a metallic clang. Then he quickly hit it nine more times, each blow ringing out with another clang.
"Greetings, Prince Wu Ye. According to our calculations, your baseline force is 1,280 units, and your strength control is perfect. The data has been recorded. Please attack ten more times using a Force Application Technique." An electronic voice sounded.
Huang Wuye nodded slightly, then quickly struck ten more times. The impacts rang out once again.
"Greetings, Prince Wu Ye. According to our calculations, your force is 38,400 units, and your Body Power Amplitude is 30. The data has been recorded. Since you have achieved perfect control, you will be rewarded with 30,000 clan points, which you may claim at your convenience."
Huang Wuye was pleased to hear this. The testing instrument was connected to the clan's Intelligent Life, Atana. One unit of strength at Planetary Level One was the baseline unit. On Earth, strength might be measured in tens of millions of kilograms. An ordinary Planetary Level Nine would have 256 units.
The reason Huang Wuye's baseline physical force was 1,280 units was that, besides being Planetary Level Nine, he was a member of the Desolate God Clan. As one of humanity's ten peak bloodlines, the Desolate God Clan had its own unique traits.
First, like the Manka Star Clan, the Desolate God Clan had a higher Gene Multiplier than ordinary human bloodlines.
The Desolate God Clan was even more impressive, with five times the genetic strength of ordinary humans. Its Gene Multiplier was five, and its strength was likewise five times that of an ordinary Planetary Level being.
Besides its high Gene Multiplier, the Desolate God Clan also possessed two innate racial talents.
These two talents were random. Usually, however, the talents possessed by members of the Desolate God Clan were quite ordinary.
Yet over the endless ages, one or two exceptional individuals occasionally appeared. Most of them went on to become powerful experts.
Huang Wuye was one of these exceptional individuals. Perhaps because he had crossed into this world, his two innate talents were astonishingly powerful.
It could be said that, with these two talents, Huang Wuye was destined to become a powerful expert.
One of his talents was Soul Derivation. Under its influence, Huang Wuye's Soul Will grew stronger with every passing moment.
That was not all. Huang Wuye could also derive nine controllable soul clones.
By his calculations, all these clones would be fully derived by the time he reached the World Lord stage. They would amplify his soul strength, and greater soul strength would enhance his perception of the laws.
So far, he had derived only one clone. Judging by his own experience, his already one-in-ten-thousand-epoch talent had leaped two levels and undergone a qualitative transformation.
His second talent was Life Analysis and Modification. This talent automatically analyzed the genes of living beings and, after optimizing them, modified his own.
His genes were only at five times the ordinary level for now, but Huang Wuye was confident that, with this talent, he could raise his Gene Multiplier all the way to Perfect Gene.
Besides these two talents, Huang Wuye had another advantage: his talent as a martial artist was exceptional, especially when it came to mastering physical force.
Before reaching the Immortal level, cultivation had two main paths: the martial artist's body and the Spiritual Force Master.
Martial artists focused primarily on physical force. According to Body Power Explained, the human body could ordinarily unleash only one percent of its full strength.
Force application involved developing the body beyond this baseline. Once one's force reached a hundred, one had mastered the body's full strength. This was also one of the necessary conditions for becoming an Immortal.
After becoming an Immortal, one trained in Divine Body Amplitude. Spiritual Force Masters, meanwhile, learned to control their telekinetic power.
At the Planetary Level, Huang Wuye cultivated the Desolate God Force Manual, compiled by countless powerful members of the Desolate God Clan. After completing it, one could directly master perfect force application. But since he was only at the Planetary Level, his limit was a force amplitude of thirty.
That was why, after he reached thirty times force, the clan's Intelligent Life, Atana, which assisted in managing clan affairs, awarded him points as stipulated.
Huang Wuye was pleased to hear that he had earned points—30,000 of them, no less. They could be exchanged for Universe Coins, at a rate of 100,000 Universe Coins per point. That was a huge sum.
For someone who had only just obtained an Intelligent Life, this was a timely solution to his urgent needs.
He could hardly wait to enter the Virtual Universe and take a look. He had long been eager to see the Cultivation Space and battle platform there.
But even as the thought crossed his mind, Huang Wuye managed to restrain himself. After all, overcoming desire was an essential part of tempering one's state of mind.
To become a powerful expert, one had to control one's desires and master oneself. Huang Wuye had made mastery of his state of mind a personal requirement.
Huang Wuye took a deep breath, then picked up the long spear nearby and began to practice. He swept it through the air until it became a blur, while he and the weapon merged into a single afterimage, like a painting imprinted upon the world.
Huang Wuye had chosen the long spear as his weapon for the early stages of his cultivation. He had always admired the sight of military generals galloping across the battlefield, so he had picked a spear.
As the saying went, a month to master the staff, a year to master the saber, and a lifetime to master the spear. Since he had chosen the spear, he had to devote many hours every day to practice and develop a feel for it.
After a long while, Huang Wuye gradually came to a stop. Holding the spear in both hands, he thrust it forward, and ripples instantly spread through the air.
Looking ahead, the air at the spearhead seemed to collapse, forming a thin line of tiny points of emptiness.
Then, like a frozen image, it slowly dispersed.
He thrust the spear again and again, his hands never trembling in the slightest. Huang Wuye placed great importance on his fundamentals and practiced the basics of spear technique every day.
After who knew how long, Huang Wuye stopped practicing with the spear. He was now holding a brush and sketching. His expression was focused, and each stroke was carved with the precision of a chisel.
Every day, Huang Wuye spent some time practicing calligraphy. He had once discovered by chance that it could temper and calm his state of mind.
Later, he began incorporating his comprehension of the laws into his calligraphy. He found that some of the things he had not understood would suddenly become clear.
From then on, he practiced every day without fail. By now, his calligraphy had reached the level of a master, and each stroke carried his understanding of the laws.
Huang Wuye could proudly say that he was a scholar.
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