Swallowing the starry sky, my clones can evolve infinitely.

Chapter 7 The Beginning of Transformation

10 PM, Forbidden City.

Inside the secret room made of Kro alloy, Shen Mu sat cross-legged on a soft cushion, with a black briefcase in front of him.

Click!

The safe was opened, revealing three wooden boxes neatly arranged inside: the two basic manuals, "World Destruction" and "Spiritual Master," as well as the medicine Dragon Blood.

"This is dragon's blood. Let me test its medicinal effects."

Shen Mu picked up a test tube. The dragon blood was viscous and pale gold, faintly glowing with a golden light under the dim light.

The wooden box also contained detailed information about the dragon's blood. Shen Mu knew how to use it: simply apply it all over the body. He mainly wanted to see its effects, as he couldn't remember them very well after all these years.

The efficacy of Dragon Blood depends on the user's strength. If a warrior at the God of War level uses it, the improvement in physical fitness may not even double.

If used by a high-level warrior, it can even increase the power by three to four times.

Based on Shen Mu's weak physical condition, it's estimated to be at least four times stronger.

puff!

Shen Mu directly pulled out the cork from the test tube, then poured the viscous dragon blood into his palm and began to apply it all over his body.

Soon, streams of heat seeped into Shen Mu's body from the areas where dragon blood had been applied, quickly spreading throughout his body and flowing into his limbs and bones.

In just over ten seconds, Shen Mu's body temperature rose rapidly, and intense pain and a tingling, itchy sensation swept over his entire body.

As time passed, the excruciating pain penetrated to the bone marrow, and Shen Mu's entire body felt as if his bones were being cooked at an extremely high temperature.

Shen Mu's expression remained unchanged, but his whole body was still trembling slightly. This was the body's response to the excruciating pain, which was beyond the control of a person's willpower.

hum!

An invisible spiritual force emanated from Shen Mu's body, and as his physical attributes improved, the spiritual force his body could withstand also increased rapidly.

After an unknown amount of time, the transformation within Shen Mu's body finally ended, and the burning pain quickly subsided.

At this moment, Shen Mu's body was covered with a thick layer of grime. This was not the marrow cleansing and bone marrow tempering described in martial arts novels, but rather the expulsion of cells that had failed to transform within his body.

Shen Mu exhaled a long breath, opened his eyes, clenched his fist slightly, and carefully sensed the abundant power hidden within his body.

"Go wash up first, then test how much your physical fitness has improved."

Ten minutes later, on the first floor of the attic, in the martial arts training hall.

In front of the punching power tester, Shen Mu clenched his right fist and lunged straight forward!

boom!

With a dull thud, the test result appeared on the instrument's screen: 10914kg!

Shen Mu's previous brute strength was only 2,000 kilograms, but it has increased to about 8,000 kilograms, which is quite effective.

"Most of the medicinal effects of dragon blood are still stored in my body. After all, with my physical condition, even if it is increased five or six times, it won't be much."

It seems that I will need to undergo extensive training for some time to fully unleash the remaining medicinal effects of the dragon blood.

For Shen Mu's Earthling self, there are two main tasks: to improve his marksmanship and to improve his physical fitness.

As for power generation techniques, that's not important for now. Anyway, the power generation techniques on Earth are all wrong, so it's not too late to practice them later.

……

The following morning, in the courtyard of the Forbidden City.

Shen Mu and Chu Qiang stood facing each other, each holding a long spear.

Chu Qiang looked at Shen Mu: "Junior Brother Shen Mu, how much do you know about the four levels of combat techniques?"

Shen Mu had some understanding of the levels of marksmanship. In his previous life, he struggled on the brink of death, so he naturally devoted himself to studying mental cultivation techniques, resulting in terrible combat skills. But in this life, things were much better; his marksmanship had reached the expert level.

The basic level goes without saying; mastering the moves is considered the beginning.

Specialized spear techniques mean no longer being bound by rigid moves; thrusting, stabbing, parrying, deflecting... all can be done spontaneously, greatly increasing power.

As for the perfect level, it is what the ancients called the unity of man and spear, making the spear feel like an extension of one's own body, as easy to control as one's own arm.

The next level of artistic conception is merging with the artistic conception of nature, which is beyond Shen Mu's current reach.

Shen Mu explained his understanding of marksmanship in detail, and then looked at Chu Qiang.

Chu Qiang held his spear horizontally, its sharp point aimed directly at Shen Mu: "Not bad, now let me see how good your spear skills are."

Without wasting words, Shen Mu shot out like a bolt of lightning, his spear sweeping out directly at Chu Qiang.

While Shen Mu was honing his spear skills, deep in the vast ocean thousands of miles away...

"hold head high!"

A majestic dragon's roar echoed across the seabed, and a long blue dragon churned in the deep sea, surrounded by twelve psychic weapons made of sharp dragon scales.

If you look closely, you will find that the marks left by the scales intertwine to form a very exquisite and complex maze-like pattern.

The 12 dragon scales moved at varying speeds, intertwining and outlining, ultimately completing a maze pattern within just 25 seconds.

"The second illustration of the Celestial Gods' Catalogue was completed within 32 seconds, excellent!"

The "Celestial Gods' Illustrated Manual" is a fundamental guide to object manipulation for spiritual practitioners, containing 99 illustrations.

Even the most powerful mentalist on Earth today, East, can only complete the cultivation of the 18th pattern. However, Shen Mu knows that Luo Feng, who is currently trapped in the No. 9 ancient civilization ruins, should surpass East.

The task of comprehending the essence of the conception is the responsibility of the Earthling main body. As for increasing the amplitude of mental power, that is naturally left to the Azure Dragon clone, a planetary-level second-tier mental master.

Whoosh!

Beneath the deep sea, giant waves surged, and driven by immense spiritual power, streaks of azure dragon scales endlessly formed profound patterns.

For the rest of January, Shen Mu honed his marksmanship at the training camp and did not go out.

It wasn't that Shen Mu didn't want to go out; he would officially join the camp on February 1st. Before that, he couldn't leave the camp and wouldn't have time to use the gravity chamber and training room. He could only practice shooting diligently.

Before we knew it, it was December 31th.

Inside the courtyard of the Forbidden City, Chu Qiang, having finished sparring with Shen Mu again, tossed him a bottle of water.

"Junior brother, tomorrow will mark your official entry into the camp. According to your ranking, you must go to city number 1001 to hunt monsters on odd-numbered days. There's something I must remind you of."

At this point, Chu Qiang's expression became extremely serious: "Junior brother, you are a high-level warrior-level mentalist and can control 10 throwing knives. The monsters in City 1001 are basically no match for you."

But remember, you must not hunt low-level lord-level monsters. Once you become a War God-level powerhouse, you will be forced to graduate from your current level.

"Don't worry, senior brother. I'm only going to the wilderness to hone my marksmanship. I generally won't use my mental powers. Anyway, with my combat power amplification, I can easily kill a few monsters and climb to number one in the rankings."

Chu Qiang couldn't help but say, "Indeed, with your combat power amplitude, surpassing me is a piece of cake."

This is Chu Qiang's last year in the training camp. The old student who used to compete with him has left, leaving him as the only student with a combat power amplification of more than 16 times.

He thought he could dominate the rankings for the last few months and get more resources, but then Shen Mu, this super weirdo, appeared.

……

The following morning, February 1st, Shen Mu, along with more than ninety training camp participants, headed straight for city number 1001.

(End of this chapter)