Thousandfold Instant Shadow!

At the end of January 2059, on Lunar New Year's Eve.

A tremendous boom suddenly rang out within Yang Zheng's personal Virtual Space.

"Force amplitude: 13 times!"

The test results appeared on the screen before him. Over the past dozen days, Yang Zheng had not only corrected the way he exerted his strength, but also raised his physical force amplitude to thirteen times.

"Not bad. You Earthlings actually have a decent understanding of bodily control, but your path is too narrow. You lack a true powerhouse to blaze the trail for you. Trying to do it all yourselves is far too difficult!"

Babata shook its head beside him. It had been running back and forth between the two of them lately, though it devoted more attention to Luo Feng. Even with a planned cultivation path, Luo Feng still needed constant corrections.

Yang Zheng, on the other hand, was highly independent in his cultivation. All Babata needed to do was test him regularly and ensure that he did not stray off course.

The Heavenly God Atlas's method for increasing mental power amplitude wasn't wrong, but in Babata's eyes, it was far too crude. If Yang Zheng practiced this stuff, it would be a complete waste of time.

There was nothing wrong with the Heavenly God Atlas's method of amplifying mental power, but Babata considered it unbearably crude. For Yang Zheng to practice it would be a complete waste of time.

The Yunmo Star Lineage's Inheritance Secret Techniques required mental power unique to that lineage. Mental power amplitude, however, was simply a means of tapping the body's potential, just like force amplitude. Naturally, it was no special secret technique.

"Hmm... you can start practicing the saber technique Shadowless Light and Shadow now. Ask me whenever you have questions." With that, Babata vanished.

"The saber technique Shadowless Light and Shadow, and the movement technique Thousandfold Instant Shadow..." Yang Zheng walked over to the long glass table, picked up one of the books, and began reading.

Although the Yunmo Star Lineage possessed a vast number of secret techniques, few truly suited him. Yang Zheng first selected three manuals as the core of his warrior training.

The first was On the Development of Human Potential.

It directly explained how to develop the human body's physical potential. The limit of force amplification when fully unleashing that potential was one hundred times. Only then would someone have perfect control over every ounce of strength in their body.

Physical force amplitude was an indispensable foundation, so this became Yang Zheng's first choice.

The second was the saber technique Shadowless Light and Shadow.

This saber technique focused on the Light Origin Law and was divided into three sections: Foundation, Light and Shadow, and Shadowless. The Light and Shadow section required a Light Domain, while the third section required an initial grasp of the Light Origin Law.

The third was the movement technique Thousandfold Instant Shadow.

This was an exceedingly precious time-based secret technique collected by Hu Yanbo. It had been acquired alongside Ten Thousand Line Flow, though the latter followed the Space Origin Law.

Thousandfold Instant Shadow had four levels: Introduction, Nine Instant Shadows, Hundred Instant Shadows, and Thousand Instant Shadows. Beyond Thousand Instant Shadows lay an incomplete Ten Thousand Instant Shadows section.

According to the note Hu Yanbo had left in the manual, above that lost fifth level, Ten Thousand Instant Shadows, there might exist an ultimate level called Time Acceleration.

This movement technique was extremely precious, but its cultivation requirements were also extraordinarily demanding. Only someone who had touched upon the Time Origin Law could attempt to practice it.

Yang Zheng, however, had a clear cultivation path in mind. He planned to begin with the Light Domain, then comprehend the Law of Light, and finally use the Law of Light to pry open the door to the Time Law.

Otherwise, trying to comprehend the Time Law directly would be asking far too much.

Yang Zheng was confident in himself, but not blindly so. Ever since he had lost consciousness during his breakthrough to the Planetary Level, he had sensed slight changes in his consciousness and comprehension.

Still, there was always someone better. Compared with the monstrous geniuses out in the universe, he had a long way to go.

My brain domain width is forty-five. It looks like my brain really has been unlocked. That must be why my comprehension and consciousness have improved.

Learning his test results from Babata had startled Yang Zheng. He was certain his brain domain width had not been forty-five before. It probably had something to do with losing consciousness during his breakthrough to the Planetary Level.

Yang Zheng's brain domain width was 45, meaning his brain was 45% developed. For an ordinary person on Earth, reaching 1% was already considered good.

Yang Zheng's brain domain width of forty-five meant that his brain was forty-five percent developed. An ordinary Earthling reaching one percent was already doing well.

The New Year had arrived.

Although this was the era of Base Cities, Huaxia still retained some customs from before the Great Nirvana. In fact, because Hong, the world's strongest man, was from Huaxia, cultures worldwide were leaning toward Huaxia.

Might was right.

After celebrating the New Year with his family and sending well-wishes to his friends Zheng Cangli, Luo Feng, Hong, Thunder God, and the others, Yang Zheng hurried to the Limit General Hall.

After celebrating the New Year with his family and sending his wishes to friends and relatives such as Zheng Cangli, Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God, Yang Zheng hurried straight to the Limit General Hall building.

The thirtieth floor of the Limit General Hall.

The former Martial Arts Training Hall had been remodeled, with the most extensive changes made to the Ancient Civilization Gravity Chamber.

To make full use of the Ancient Civilization Gravity Chamber, Babata improved the Gravity Room, then used a C12 energy crystal to upgrade its range to between zero and ninety thousand times Earth's gravity.

Ever since the Gravity Room had been remodeled.

Yang Zheng conducted all his cultivation in the Gravity Room, whether warrior training or mental power training.

Although solid foundations were rarely discussed in Swallowed Star, they were a very real concern.

Superpowers such as the Virtual Universe Company could easily expend resources to establish firm foundations for their geniuses. This freed them from worrying about accumulating energy and allowed them to spend more time comprehending laws or secret techniques.

Smaller, unaffiliated factions, however, had limited resources and could not take such thorough care of their geniuses. Instead, they relied on equipment to help them build solid foundations.

"Whew..."

Inside the Gravity Room, Yang Zheng stood wearing only his underpants. A faint sheen of sweat covered his body, with droplets rolling down from time to time.

The display beside him showed-

1102 g!

Gravity exceeding one thousand times Earth's acted on every tiny cell in Yang Zheng's body. Nearly twenty days of acclimation had thoroughly tapped into his Planetary Level body's potential to adapt.

"Whew..."

Once he had largely adjusted, Yang Zheng immediately sat cross-legged. A translucent crystal appeared in his hand, giving off a rice-like fragrance that made his mouth water.

Guided by his gene origin energy, streams of energy rapidly flowed into his body. The energy of the wood bud crystal differed from gene origin energy. Not only was it exceptionally pure, but it was also filled with

a vibrant, almost spiritual vitality.

As soon as the energy entered his body, his physical attributes began improving rapidly.

Meanwhile, Yang Zheng did not waste this time. As his body subconsciously absorbed the wood bud crystal's energy, his consciousness entered the Virtual Space to train his saber technique.

His physical attributes, saber technique, and movement technique...

All were improving in tandem.