I, Chen Yi, Became a War God First?!
Just as Chen Yi received a chance to draw from Hong's prize pool,
Chen Yi also received a message:
[Your Cloud Raising subject, "Hong," still has the goal of "nurturing a genius with Planetary Level potential," and the goal's importance is still two stars. The two-star goal "nurture a genius with Planetary Level potential" has now been generated again!]
Chen Yi wasn't puzzled by this.
The Cloud Raising Mirror determined its subject's goals based on whether the subject still had those goals.
Simply put, the Cloud Raising Mirror's logic was this:
As long as Hong still believed from the bottom of his heart that he needed to nurture a genius with Planetary Level potential, the goal would remain.
The star rating was also based on how important Hong considered the goal each time it appeared.
Hong thinks he needs to nurture more geniuses with Planetary Level potential? Chen Yi thought...
That gave him far more room to work with.
Once he displayed Planetary Level potential himself, wouldn't he be able to earn another chance to draw from Hong's prize pool?
But no matter what, the priority now was...
"Cloud Raising Mirror, draw!"
Chen Yi made the draw without hesitation. Once he obtained a draw opportunity, the items and their draw probabilities were locked in, so there was no point in hoarding his chances.
There were quite a few of Hong's possessions in the prize pool.
"Mental-state talent," "Tier 3 Telekinetic Weapon—the Sky-Escaping Shuttle," "Dragon Blood manufacturing equipment," "Prehistoric-Class Fighter Jet"... and many other precious treasures.
A mental state couldn't be drawn.
Like willpower, it was unique to the individual. Everyone's mental state and willpower were different, but "mental-state talent" and "willpower talent" could be drawn...
"The chance of drawing a high-value item from a two-star goal is relatively low."
"The probabilities for all the different items are complicated. There's really no telling what I'll draw."
A draw opportunity obtained by completing a four-star goal could be locked onto an item, guaranteeing it would be obtained.
A five-star goal went even further: he could choose any two items he wanted from the Cloud Raising subject and lock in a hundred percent chance of "drawing" them.
Chen Yi now realized how important this really was.
When there were too many treasures in the prize pool that were useful to him, he might make many draws without getting the item he wanted. The guaranteed draws from four-star and five-star goals could be regarded as a safety net.
"But..."
"Probability-wise, because there are even more precious items like the Sky-Escaping Shuttle, Dragon Blood has a 14.1 percent chance in a two-star goal draw. If I draw Dragon Blood, that would be pretty good too."
"Let's draw!"
In Chen Yi's mind, a cursor moved back and forth across the magical mirror, drawing an item...
Until...
The cursor skipped past Dragon Blood and stopped.
He hadn't drawn Dragon Blood, but Chen Yi looked even more excited.
[Congratulations! You have drawn your Cloud Raising subject Hong's "Millennium Apricot Fruit"!]
[Treasure name: Millennium Apricot Fruit]
[Item description: The Millennium Apricot Fruit is a Spirit of Plants and Trees. Crack open its pit and either chew or swallow the kernel. After use... for those at the Apprentice Level, it can greatly improve physical fitness in a short time. If it is not fully absorbed after consumption, the remaining energy will stay in the body and accelerate subsequent improvements in physical fitness.]
Chen Yi watched an "apricot pit" fly out of the Cloud Raising Mirror in his mind. It looked like white jade throughout and gave off a delicate fragrance.
"I actually drew a Spirit of Plants and Trees!"
The chance of drawing this Spirit of Plants and Trees was even lower than that of drawing Dragon Blood! Its effect was also to improve physical fitness, which meant it was more valuable to him... and its effect might be even more astonishing than Dragon Blood's!
"Crack open the pit, then chew or swallow the kernel."
Chen Yi looked at the description. The method was indeed quite simple. He rummaged around for a hammer and struck the pit with gradually increasing force.
But he found that the pit was completely unscathed.
Seeing this, Chen Yi stirred his mind and used Spiritual Force to swing the hammer, smashing it hard against the "pit." The pit cracked open.
The delicate fragrance instantly grew stronger.
It seemed that energy was leaking out.
Seeing this, Chen Yi immediately took out the kernel, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed, and swallowed it. He murmured, "It tastes a little bitter, just like an ordinary apricot kernel."
Before he could savor it further, Chen Yi felt a cool, soothing sensation travel down his esophagus...
At the same time... he felt the flesh and blood throughout his body tremble.
"This... this feeling is so wondrous."
Chen Yi activated his Guidance Technique and the Five Hearts Toward Heaven Cultivation Method, trying to speed up the process... He could feel his strength rising rapidly!
Time passed bit by bit.
At the same time,
the "dark golden sphere" in Chen Yi's mind was also spinning rapidly... constantly releasing energy as it did.
As Chen Yi's physical fitness improved, the Spiritual Force in his mind grew stronger and stronger.
The process continued for a long time.
Chen Yi had absorbed a good deal of the Millennium Apricot Fruit's effects, but... he could still feel what seemed to be a powerful store of energy inside him that had yet to be fully absorbed.
I remember that in the original story, Luo Feng also gained a tremendous improvement from using the Millennium Willow Heart, but its medicinal effects weren't fully absorbed and remained stored in his body.
The description of the Millennium Apricot Fruit's effects also said that unabsorbed energy would remain in the body, greatly increasing the effectiveness of subsequent cultivation.
What level is my physical fitness at now?
Could I already be an Intermediate War General?!
Chen Yi moved his body around and felt that his physical fitness should be beyond the Junior War General level.
He tried running for a bit and made a rough estimate... His running speed had actually reached over a hundred meters per second...
It seems... I really have reached Intermediate War General?
That speed was at the Intermediate War General level of physical fitness, which meant... his level as a spirit reader was Beginner War God!
He was already at the War God Level?!
Luo Feng had reached Junior War General that morning, putting his spirit reader level at Advanced War General.
He was still one level below Chen Yi's War God Level.
"I, Chen Yi, actually reached the War God Level first."
"Cloud Raising 'Hong' really was the right choice. I drew a treasure at random, and it gave me such a huge improvement!"
Chen Yi was excited, not because he had surpassed Luo Feng, but because of his own improvement!
At the War God Level, he had already joined the ranks of Earth's powerhouses.
"But... this improvement came entirely from relying on a treasure. I can't get arrogant. My exertion of force isn't good, my actual combat isn't good, and my movement technique isn't much to speak of either. I can't neglect training my skills..."
"As for character, I should learn from Luo Feng and cultivate diligently!"
"But for now, I'll go to the Elite Training Camp's Nine-Story Tower. There are often Training Camp instructors there. I'll test my strength and show my improvement, so Hong knows his Elite Training Camp has another genius with Planetary Level potential in me. Then I can get another draw opportunity."
"And I'll show my potential this time too. Hong has the system mission I issued, and he also has the goal of 'nurturing one of Earth's top powerhouses.'"
"Then..."
"Shouldn't he give me some resources as a reward too?"
A thought stirred in Chen Yi's mind.
Elite Training Camp, Nine-Story Tower.
Chen Yi entered the Nine-Story Tower and immediately spotted Luo Feng, along with Yang Hui, an instructor at the Elite Training Camp.
The Nine-Story Tower housed various training rooms and training areas, as well as a dedicated place to test punching force. Once strength reached a certain level, punching-force testers were expensive to make.
Thus, they were shared by everyone.
As soon as Chen Yi entered the Nine-Story Tower's punching-force testing area, he heard Yang Hui asking Luo Feng a question:
"Luo Feng, how has your Genetic Origin Energy cultivation... progressed so quickly? The hall master seems to have been startled by how fast you've improved. He's planning to come see you."
Luo Feng was about to answer, but just then he noticed Chen Yi's arrival and called out excitedly:
"Chen Yi, you're here too! Are you here to test your punching force?"
"Yes, to test my punching force." Chen Yi smiled.