Tongtian Diagram

After two hours of slow absorption, Cao Bing finally felt that sense of "fullness" within his cells and stopped absorbing cosmic energy.

According to the cultivation manual, since the human body has never consciously absorbed cosmic energy from birth, it has always been in a state of hunger. The first absorption of cosmic energy is when one absorbs the most, and it is also when one's strength improves the fastest. So the longer I absorb it, the better the results. This time, I absorbed it for two hours—I can already be considered one of the rare geniuses.

I can feel my strength has increased by nearly a thousand jin. A single punch from me should now be able to produce around 2,000 kilograms of force!

Feeling the incomparably powerful strength coursing through his body, Cao Bing was filled with excitement.

Crack!

A crisp sound rang out. The solid wood bed Cao Bing had been sleeping on was smashed apart by his excitement and surging strength when he lost control.

Startled, Cao Bing hurriedly leaped off the bed.

The moment he landed, the entire bed snapped apart and collapsed onto the floor.

Looks like I need to specifically train my control over my strength. Power that's out of control could easily turn me into a destructive maniac. And losing control of one's strength is extremely fatal for a Martial Artist—not an improvement, but a danger.

Realizing this, Cao Bing did not bother with anything else and headed out of the house. After eating with Luo Feng and the others, traveling, and spending time cultivating, it was already nearing evening.

"Little Cao! Didn't you go take the test today? Why are you at the martial arts hall?" As soon as he reached the third floor, several students gathered around him. One of them was Fang Jie from last time.

"Yeah, I passed!" Cao Bing said with a broad grin.

"Really?" Fang Jie's voice instantly rose several decibels.

"Little Cao, you really didn't disappoint your big sister. You have to treat us to a meal!" Fang Jie said.

"No problem! Late-night snacks tonight!" Cao Bing readily agreed.

"It's a deal!" Seeing that Cao Bing had not developed that superior attitude despite becoming a Quasi-Warrior, Fang Jie curled her lips into a smile and asked, "Then, Little Cao, why did you come here...?"

"To train." Cao Bing's answer was concise, leaving Fang Jie momentarily stunned before she showed a wry smile.

"You're still as hardworking as ever, Little Cao. Other people would be off celebrating in high spirits the moment they became Quasi-Warriors. Only you would come back to the martial arts hall to train."

"Alright, then I won't disturb you, Little Cao. Don't forget about the late-night snacks tonight. I'm going to share the good news with everyone!" Fang Jie said with a giggle before turning and leaving.

Cao Bing shook his head. Fang Jie was still the same as before—brisk and uninhibited.

Bang!

"1,962 kilograms!" Cao Bing's eyes lit up.

An increase of nine hundred kilograms from the first absorption alone is already pretty good.

Let's test how much force I can produce with the boost from Internal Force.

Since cultivating Internal Force, Cao Bing had never tested just how much strength he could wield with its enhancement.

This was the perfect opportunity to test it all at once.

Lowering his center of gravity, Cao Bing gathered the Internal Force from his dantian into both fists. Then, his punching force erupted.

"2,632 kilograms!"

Amazing! As expected, even with Internal Force, the power it can unleash differs depending on one's physical qualities. If I had the body from the Stellar Transformation World, then even at the same Houtian Early Stage, I wouldn't be able to achieve this kind of boost!

Cao Bing murmured to himself.

If I combine it with Ten Step Fist, the increase in power should be even more terrifying! Smacking his lips, Cao Bing recalled the techniques of Ten Step Fist.

In truth, Ten Step Fist was not weak. It was said to build force with every step.

Each step forward while gathering strength would stack another layer of force. One layer was roughly equivalent to a 0.1-times increase.

Then ten layers of force would amount to a onefold increase.

In other words, if he could fully unleash the power of Ten Step Fist, his strength could reach over 5,200 kilograms.

It was terrifying!

However, without Internal Force, relying solely on his physical body would cut the boost in half, leaving at most a 1.5-times increase.

That would be around 3,900 kilograms.

Of course, based on Cao Bing's calculations, it was simply impossible to unleash the full power of Ten Step Fist. It was not that he lacked the ability.

It was that no enemy would ever give him the opportunity to gather that much strength.

Cao Bing estimated that in actual combat, three layers of force would be the most common. At best, he might manage four or five layers. Anything higher was impossible.

Shaking his head, he stopped dwelling on it.

Cao Bing tested his speed and neural reaction as well. Both had improved greatly, leaving him delighted.

Time to practice controlling my strength.

At this time, Jiang Nian, the instructor of Yi'an Branch, had not yet returned. Cao Bing had no intention of revealing his progress.

At least, he did not intend to reveal it before Luo Feng returned.

He planned to use these next two days to raise his strength even further.

Even if he only improved by another hundred kilograms, his 2,000 kilograms of pure physical strength, combined with a Micro-level Movement Technique, would be enough for Limitless Martial Arts to sign an agreement with him in advance.

Perhaps I should see whether I can cultivate the Tongtian Diagram now. With my current physical qualities and realm, I should be stronger than a Xiantian expert from the Stellar Transformation World no matter what.

Cao Bing grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

Over the past two months, although Cao Bing knew the Tongtian Diagram was difficult to cultivate, he had still persisted in practicing it once every day.

The Tongtian Diagram was a treasure. Even setting aside the later Stellar Transformation cultivation technique, the Three-Colored Qi-Flow Armor alone, once cultivated to mastery, could greatly increase Cao Bing's defense.

Moreover, the Tongtian Diagram could also rapidly improve one's physical qualities. He just did not know whether it was better than the Guidance Technique, which allowed cells to absorb energy.

Over the past two months, Cao Bing had performed the first thirty-six diagrams of the Tongtian Diagram hundreds of times. By now, he was naturally thoroughly familiar with them.

Each of the thirty-six diagrams was strange and obscure, and some required the human body to reach the limits of flexibility.

As Cao Bing performed them one by one, a faint silver-white glow gradually emerged around his body. The light was so dim that one would likely miss it without looking closely.

"This is... I succeeded!?" Cao Bing said in disbelief.

But the Tongtian Diagram seems similar to the Guidance Technique. Both make flesh and blood cells absorb energy from the air, though the Tongtian Diagram may absorb it somewhat faster.

After pondering for a moment, Cao Bing repeated the first thirty-six forms of the Tongtian Diagram. This time, the results were even better than before.

No, the Tongtian Diagram and the Guidance Technique are different. This round of cultivation made Cao Bing notice certain differences.

According to Limitless Martial Arts, the Guidance Technique increases the appetite of the body's flesh and blood cells, allowing cells that could originally eat one bowl of rice to eat two or three bowls. But the Tongtian Diagram is different. It increases the eating speed and digestive ability of flesh and blood cells, allowing cells that originally took the time to eat one bowl of rice to eat two bowls, and allowing them to digest two bowls in the time it took to digest one.

Originally, once cells had absorbed their fill of energy, the Guidance Technique could no longer absorb more, because the cells were already full. One had to wait until the cells digested it before continuing cultivation. But the Tongtian Diagram speeds up this process, shortening the interval between two cultivation sessions. That way, my cultivation speed will increase drastically.

Then wouldn't my cultivation speed reach a terrifying level if I combined the Guidance Technique with the Tongtian Diagram!

And while cultivating the Tongtian Diagram, the Tongtian Diagram technique itself also has an incredibly terrifying absorption speed.

Cao Bing's eyes gleamed brightly.