Swallowing the Stars: Cultivate to Become Stronger.

Chapter 5 Instinct

"Five Hearts Facing Heaven Technique, Proficiency +1!"

"Five Hearts Facing Heaven Technique, Proficiency +1!"

"Five Hearts Facing Heaven Technique, Proficiency +1!"

As the Five Hearts Channels absorbed cosmic energy at an accelerated rate, the proficiency level of the Five Hearts Facing Heaven Technique on the mental interface was also constantly refreshing and fluctuating.

Unlike ordinary aspiring martial artists.

Luo Shen's physical strength is twice that of brute force, and his rate of absorbing cosmic energy per unit time is already faster than that of ordinary people.

Soon, the proficiency level of the Five Hearts Facing Heaven Technique was maxed out.

"Ding! The Five Hearts Towards Heaven Technique has reached its perfect state, granting you the Five Hearts Vortex - Instinct!"

"Boom~" The original five-heart channel underwent a huge change, constantly radiating a terrifying suction force, as if forming a small vortex, causing the surrounding free cosmic energy to be involuntarily drawn into the body.

Moreover, Luo Shen didn't need to actively control it at all; it was as instinctive as eating and drinking.

In this way...

Luo Shen could focus all his energy on refining genetic energy.

Time passed second by second.

One hour, two hours, three hours. Gradually, Luo Shen became completely immersed in the refining and absorption of genetic energy, forgetting the passage of time.

The next morning.

As the sounds of children playing outside reached his ears, Luo Shen, who had been in the five-heart-to-the-sky posture all night, trembled slightly and slowly opened his tightly closed eyes.

"Phew~" He let out a long sigh of relief.

ended.

Finally, every thirsty cell was fully fed, leaving no room for even a trace of excess genetic energy.

I looked up at the clock on the wall.

It wasn't even 5 a.m.

After calculating the time, I realized that this training session had actually lasted for more than six hours!

To be honest, Luo Shen himself was also very surprised.

He hadn't expected that his first attempt at cultivating gene energy would last so long, considering that in the original story, Luo Feng's first attempt at cultivating gene energy only lasted for two hours.

And he was three times the size of Luo Feng!

Standing up, Luo Shen cracked his neck, clenched his right fist, and unleashed a powerful punch. The sharp whistling sound echoed in the spacious training hall. He felt the surge of power within his body, which was many times stronger than yesterday!

"Having absorbed so much genetic energy, my physical strength must have doubled!?"

Luo Shen chuckled.

When he first started absorbing cosmic energy and refining it into genetic energy, he could vaguely feel the improvement in his physical fitness. However, as the Five Hearts Towards Heaven Technique improved, the absorption speed of his instinctive Five Hearts Vortex was more than twice as fast as before, and he also absorbed more genetic energy.

The speed of improvement is too fast!

He then abandoned the idea and instead became completely immersed in the joy of refining and absorbing the essence.

Although he doesn't possess the same potential for solidified mental power as Luo Feng.

However, with three times the training time of Luo Feng, the training effect should be quite good. As for the actual effect, we still need to test it at the Limit Club.

"We still need to get a punching power testing machine."

Luo Shen couldn't help but complain, "The martial arts school is really something. Since they gave us a detached villa and renovated a training hall, why didn't they think to get us a punching power testing machine? We have to come to the martial arts school every time we need to test, there's no privacy at all."

Unfortunately, Luo Shen doesn't have much money on hand right now, and even the lowest-grade punching power testing machine costs five million!

I simply can't afford it.

We can only consider this issue after he becomes a formal martial artist and gains something from hunting monsters.

I thought about it.

At this time, even the most diligent martial artist in the entire community would probably still be dreaming.

While no one's around, I'll go to the clubhouse to test it out.

On a hazy December morning, the lonely streetlights shone through the night, illuminating the roads of the neighborhood. Luo Shen walked alone on the path, and the scene looked somewhat desolate.

Fortunately, the Extreme Club is almost here.

As soon as I entered the guild hall.

The receptionist in the lobby greeted him warmly with a smile, "Mr. Luo Shen, why are you here so early? There's no one upstairs yet. Would you like something to drink? I'll bring it up to you."

She had a very deep impression of this young man who had just been recruited yesterday.

After all, even the head instructor of the club, Wu Tong, treated Luo Shen with great respect, so the employees naturally dared not act recklessly, otherwise Luo Shen could easily make them lose their jobs with just a word.

"No need, just prepare a backup breakfast for me. I'll come down and eat later."

Luo Shen simply smiled and waved his hand at the girl's enthusiasm, then stepped into the elevator and went straight upstairs.

In the spacious martial arts training hall on the sixth floor.

Luo Shen had just taken the preliminary martial arts assessment here yesterday, so he was naturally familiar with the place. He first turned on the punching power testing machine, then the speed testing machine, and then stood on the track.

"Let's test how much the speed has improved."

Standing on the track, Luo Shen stretched his joints to avoid injury from excessive movements later.

Take a deep breath, look straight ahead, and with a "whoosh," you shoot off like an arrow released from a bow, almost instantly crossing the track and coming to a stop.

They didn't use any speed-based techniques; they simply relied on physical strength to run.

Upon approaching the speedometer, the screen clearly displayed the number: '58.6 m/s'.

Upon seeing this number, Luo Shen's eyes lit up, because a speed of 60m/s was considered the minimum physical fitness level for an advanced warrior.

"Let's test your punching power again."

The punching power testing machine was already turned on, so Luo Shen went directly to the testing target.

Take a deep breath and throw a punch!

Boom!

The fist slammed into the punching bag like a cannonball, causing the bag to shudder violently. The screen then displayed the number '3737kg'.

"So many!" Luo Shen felt like he'd been given a windfall.

Generally speaking, the minimum weight for a high-level warrior is only 4000KG, while 8000KG is the minimum weight for a low-level general.

During his first training session, his physical attributes almost reached the minimum level of an advanced warrior. With twice the physical strength, a single slash from his blade almost reached the power of a beginner warrior!

"Once my movement technique reaches the Subtlety level, won't I be able to fight against low-level beast generals?"

Physical fitness is only one part of strength.

In real combat, physical fitness, physical strength, movement techniques, and swordsmanship are all important factors that determine the outcome of a battle, unless one truly suppresses the opponent with overwhelming force and defeats them with brute strength!

Otherwise, in a battle where the forces are evenly matched, any one of these factors could lead to a change in the outcome.

In terms of physical attributes, the instinctive absorption of the Five Hearts Vortex will continuously strengthen Luo Shen's body. However, before becoming a formal martial artist and obtaining a stronger combat manual, Luo Shen's physical strength is unlikely to improve significantly.

Therefore, what he can improve are his movement techniques and swordsmanship.

"Neural Response Testing Device!"

Luo Shen's gaze fell on the door of the neural response testing room. The neural response testing device inside would be the best helper to improve his movement skills!

(End of this chapter)