Late at night, in the reception hall.
Hong and Thunder God seemed almost possessed as they stared at the communication watch screens on their wrists, carefully reading the Yunmo Planet lineage cultivation secrets that Luo Feng had just sent them.
“My heavens, so this is how force should be applied,” Thunder God muttered. “I was wrong. Compared with this, my Ninefold Thunder Blade is far inferior.”
“So it can be done like this!” Hong’s eyes also shone brightly as he became engrossed in the manual.
Luo Feng said from the side, “The foundation of cultivation is the most important thing. If you only think about improving as fast as possible from the very beginning, your foundation will become unstable. In the future, advancing from Planetary Level Ninth Stage to Stellar Level, and from Stellar Level Ninth Stage to Universe Level, will become extremely difficult. Your foundation must be solid. Hey, are either of you listening?”
Babata had specifically instructed Luo Feng to say these words.
“Alright, alright, Third Brother. We started practising martial arts before the Great Nirvana period. Of course we know the importance of a strong foundation.” Thunder God waved his hand repeatedly. “This manual is simply too, too, too incredible. Stop interrupting me while I’m reading it.”
“You…” Luo Feng did not know whether to laugh or cry.
“What an incredible manual.” Hong looked up at Luo Feng, excitement written all over his face. “Luo Feng, this is absolutely the best guide I have ever seen. It progresses from simple to profound, explains everything with remarkable clarity, and even concepts that supposedly can only be comprehended and not taught are described in great detail. It’s extraordinary.”
Luo Feng smiled.
Of course it was extraordinary. Just look at where it came from. This was the secret inheritance of the Yunmo Planet lineage. The Master of Yunmo Planet alone had nine immortal servants under his command. The manuals contributed by those nine immortal experts were already remarkable, not to mention the countless techniques the master had deliberately collected over the years.
Even in the universe, these were top tier manuals.
For Hong and Thunder God, who had always been like blind men feeling an elephant and creating techniques on their own, their self created manuals simply could not compare with the Yunmo Planet inheritance.
Take force application as an example.
The highest level of Ninefold Thunder Blade allowed a sevenfold increase in force, and physical defence could not improve in sync.
However!
The theoretical limit of physical force application was one hundredfold. Only then could the body’s potential be completely unleashed.
In other words, the brute strength used by ordinary Earth warriors was actually only one percent of their body’s potential. Even the highest realm of Ninefold Thunder Blade only utilised seven percent. To unleash one hundred percent of the body’s potential meant reaching the theoretical peak, a hundredfold force increase. It was extremely difficult, unbelievably difficult.
Even World Lords found it hard to achieve.
It was like brain domain breadth, which was essentially the degree of brain development. Luo Feng’s brain domain breadth had once been 22, meaning his brain development was 22 percent. For ordinary Earth people, reaching one percent was already considered good. Reaching 60 percent development, a brain domain breadth of 60, or 70 percent development, a brain domain breadth of 70, was practically impossible.
“Haha, keep reading. But remember, you absolutely must not pass it on to anyone else,” Luo Feng said seriously.
“Didn’t we already swear an oath during the ceremony of joining the Yunmo Planet lineage? Don’t worry.” Thunder God grinned, and Hong nodded as well.
Inside the private virtual space, within the cultivation room of the Blood Red Castle.
Babata, dressed in a black robe, sat on the desk with an apple in one hand and glanced at Luo Feng.
“Hey, Luo Feng. Hong and Thunder God have extremely high comprehension. Even without manuals, they managed to develop their own domains. Their force application already reached six or seven times. Now that they have these manuals, their strength is definitely going to surge in the near future.”
“I know,” Luo Feng replied without lifting his head as he read the book Soul Seal.
“Damn it, don’t you feel any pressure at all?” Babata’s blood red eyes widened, exposing his fangs.
Bang!
Luo Feng closed the book and turned towards Babata.
“If you have something to say, just say it.”
“You’re no fun.” Babata curled his lips. “It’s simple. Do you remember what I told you when you first came here? Let me give you a hint. It was about your foundation.”
“Of course I remember. You said it would take me fifty full years to reach Stellar Level First Stage.” Luo Feng smiled. “That was because I needed to build a foundation. If you used a force feeding method and pushed me forward recklessly without caring about my foundation, you could have made me reach Stellar Level First Stage in three years. But the price would have been never reaching Universe Level.”
“Exactly.” Babata raised his head slightly. “But times have changed.”
“Oh?” Luo Feng raised an eyebrow.
“From Planetary Level Ninth Stage to Stellar Level First Stage, from Stellar Level Ninth Stage to Universe Level First Stage, from Universe Level Ninth Stage to Domain Lord First Stage, and then breaking through to World Lord. Every one of these bottlenecks is a leap in the level of life itself. They’re all incredibly difficult.” Babata smiled at Luo Feng. “That’s why a solid foundation is essential. However, your situation has changed.”
“Changed?” Luo Feng suddenly understood.
“Your true foundation now is your internal world,” Babata said. “As long as your internal world grows, physical growth will no longer face conventional bottlenecks.”
“I know.”
Luo Feng nodded.
“The internal world needs to devour large amounts of metal in order to grow.”
If the internal world was at Stellar Level Third Stage, then both of Luo Feng’s bodies, the Golden Horned Beast body and the human body, as well as his soul, could only reach Stellar Level Third Stage at most.
Conversely, if the internal world grew to Universe Level First Stage, then neither Luo Feng’s soul nor his two bodies would encounter bottlenecks. They could continue improving endlessly. At that point, talent would determine the speed. For the Golden Horned Beast, once the internal world advanced, its body would advance alongside it. Luo Feng’s Earthling body, however, although free from bottlenecks, would still improve gradually.
Even with a completely smooth path ahead, the evolution speed of an Earthling body remained slow.
“Because your foundation is the internal world, as long as it grows, your body and soul won’t face bottlenecks.”
“So now you can completely adopt a force feeding method of rapid advancement.” Babata continued. “Improve your body at the fastest speed and with maximum efficiency.”
Luo Feng’s eyes lit up.
The thing that had always restricted his human body’s strength was its physical limitations.
“From today onward, don’t use the metal attribute universe energy from your internal world to evolve.” Babata continued. “That energy is good, but it cannot compare to Mu Ya Crystals. Mu Ya Crystals contain powerful life force. Their efficiency in promoting evolution is extraordinarily high.”
Luo Feng naturally knew this.
He had personally witnessed a monster lord consume a Mu Ya Crystal and evolve directly into a king level monster.
“Oh, of course, you still need to continue cultivating the Miscellaneous Chapter, the Control Chapter, and the Illusion Chapter.” Babata said. “These are related to your combat techniques and control ability.”
“Understood.” Luo Feng nodded.
Having strength was one thing, being able to use it properly was another.
“From today onward, sixty percent of your daily time goes to combat techniques and control ability. The remaining forty percent goes to force feeding style rapid cultivation. That should barely ensure that your combat skills keep pace with your rapidly increasing strength.” Babata made the decision.
“Alright.”
Luo Feng was looking forward to it as well.
Force feeding style advancement?
From then on, Luo Feng devoted himself daily to the Yunmo Planet secret techniques, combat control abilities, and rapid physical evolution. During his spare time, he occasionally sparred with Hong and Thunder God, and these exchanges continuously improved his combat experience.
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Summer of 2062.
Across the vast Pacific Ocean, the waves shimmered with colourful light beneath the sun.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Three figures burst from the sea into the sky.
“Luo Feng, you stole my spotlight this time.” Thunder God’s laughter rang out. “I was planning to kill that Thunder Dragon Emperor with a single clean strike. But before I even got there, you controlled your Soaring Sky Shuttle from a distance and killed it. Both the Octopus Beast Emperor and the Thunder Dragon Emperor were taken by you alone.”
“That’s because you’re too slow.” Luo Feng laughed.
“Damn it, you’ve already gained the advantage and you’re still showing off. Come, take one of my strikes!” Thunder God shouted.
Rumble!
The surrounding world became filled with wandering lightning serpents. Within his domain, Thunder God held a purple black battle blade wrapped in crackling electricity like a divine weapon. The moment he moved, he left behind an afterimage as he charged forward, slashing out a bolt of thunder with his blade.
“And why would I fear you?” Luo Feng laughed loudly.
Thirty two blade fragments flew out at once, seemingly without any pattern as they swept forward.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
One blade fragment after another struck the purple black battle blade. It was as though a master conductor was directing every fragment, tapping, cutting, scraping, twisting, and entangling. In moments, the momentum of the purple black blade weakened. Luo Feng waved his hand, and the thirty two fragments linked together as though threaded by a string, circling his body before accelerating once more and wrapping around Thunder God.
“Damn.”
Thunder God felt as though he were facing attacks from thirty two experts at once, all working together with perfect coordination.
“Thunder Surge!” Thunder God roared, his face becoming fierce as veins bulged across his forehead.
Boom!
The purple black blade in his hand erupted violently, transforming into a gigantic waterfall of lightning blade energy that instantly scattered all thirty two blade fragments. They flew off in every direction.
“You’re serious?” Luo Feng glared.
His body moved like a dreamlike phantom as he shouted, “Swordfish Formation of the Soaring Sky Shuttle!”
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Two of the thirty two fragments returned beneath Luo Feng’s feet to form the Soaring Sky Shuttle. The remaining thirty fragments spaced themselves evenly apart. In mid air, they formed the rough shape of a swordfish, complete with a mouth and tail, vivid and strangely lifelike.
Sizzle, sizzle.
Golden threads appeared on all thirty blade fragments simultaneously.
The golden threads connected together.
A golden swordfish immediately took shape. Like a living fish, it flicked its tail and darted about strangely, while its mouth was incomparably sharp.
“Stop!” Thunder God shouted hurriedly.
“Why aren’t we fighting anymore?” Luo Feng floated in the air while the golden swordfish hovered beside him.
“You already humiliated me once before. Do you think I’m going to let you do it again?” Thunder God grumbled. “This is ridiculous. I’m a Planetary Level Ninth Stage warrior with a domain, yet I still can’t beat you. Big Brother is stronger than me, and now even you, Third Brother, are stronger than me. It’s infuriating.”
Luo Feng smiled.
With the manuals, both Thunder God and Hong had improved considerably.
Thunder God was now a Planetary Level Ninth Stage warrior with a First Layer Domain.
Hong was a Planetary Level Eighth Stage warrior with a Second Layer Domain.
Over the past half year, Luo Feng had relied on the force feeding method to advance his body from Planetary Level Third Stage to Fifth Stage. Naturally, his spiritual power rose by two levels as well.
Luo Feng was now a Planetary Level Eighth Stage Spirit Reader with a consciousness strength of 32. He had also mastered the ultimate technique, the Swordfish Formation of the Soaring Sky Shuttle.
It was precisely because of the Swordfish Formation that Luo Feng could suppress Thunder God and stand almost on equal footing with Hong.
The Soaring Sky Shuttle had three major forms in total.
The first form could be cultivated when one’s amplitude reached 12.
The second form could be cultivated when one’s amplitude reached 30.
The third form was the ultimate form. One had to reach Universe Level, possess a personal domain, and have an amplitude of 48 before being qualified to cultivate it.
Luo Feng’s consciousness strength was 32. After relentless practice, he had finally achieved initial mastery of the attack form within the second form of the Soaring Sky Shuttle, the Swordfish Formation. In terms of flexibility, power, mobility, and all other aspects, the Swordfish Formation far surpassed the first form, the Mountain Drilling Cone.
Its power was enormous.
Its cultivation difficulty was also much greater. Unlike the first form, which could be used successfully almost immediately, Luo Feng had met the requirements long ago, yet only managed to master it a few days earlier.