In the dead of night, with no moon or stars in the sky, Luo Feng's cell was pitch black, save for the faint light spilling in from the corridor outside.

"Hooo..." Snoring echoed continuously within the cell; clearly, everyone was sound asleep.

Suddenly—

On the upper bunk to his left, Luo Feng, who had been resting, abruptly sat up. He immediately crossed his legs, positioning the soles of both feet facing upwards, and rested his hands palms-up on his lap, his back ramrod straight.

"According to the article I read at the Limit Arena, there is only one method globally for cultivating Genetic Energy—the Five Points to Heaven method. And generally, anyone who meets the physical fitness requirements of a martial artist can begin cultivating Genetic Energy," Luo Feng took a deep breath. "The article stated that the initial 'Sensing' is the hardest part!"

To absorb the wisps of energy permeating the universe, one must first sense them.

As the article described, this energy was spread everywhere on Earth, even saturating the cosmos. The problem was... the vast majority of humanity could not detect the existence of this energy at all.

"Once you can achieve 'Sensing,' absorption becomes simple."

"Typical geniuses can sense it on their very first day of cultivation. But martial artists with weaker talent might spend half a year or more just trying to sense the cosmic energy." Luo Feng adjusted his breathing, then settled into the Five Points to Heaven posture—the five points referring to the two soles of the feet, the two palms, and the Baihui acupoint atop the head.

"Hoo, inhale..."

Luo Feng's breathing gradually calmed as he disciplined himself, striving to quiet his mind.

"The body must be relaxed, allowing the Five Points to Heaven posture to form naturally. The mind must be still, as serene as a mirror-like lake surface." Luo Feng’s self-control was excellent; slowly, he achieved complete stillness, even his racing thoughts settling down.

Utter silence descended; his breath became almost inaudible.

One minute, two minutes... thirty minutes, an hour...

"Hm?" Luo Feng suddenly opened his eyes within the cell. "Where exactly is this so-called cosmic energy? Why can't I feel it? My mind should have been incredibly, exceptionally calm just now. Could it really be as the article suggested—that geniuses succeed in sensing it within a day, while those with weaker talent take months or years?"

"One more try." Luo Feng closed his eyes and again attempted to sense the cosmic energy described in the text as existing in every surrounding space.

Relaxed, still.

These were the two most emphasized points in the Five Points to Heaven cultivation method.

"Still wrong." Half an hour later, Luo Feng opened his eyes again.

Luo Feng truly realized that the first hurdle in cultivating Genetic Energy—Sensing—was immensely difficult.

"One last attempt. If this fails, I'll wait until tomorrow night. I hope it works." Luo Feng wished internally, closed his eyes, and began the process of calming his mind once more to sense the cosmic energy.

Time ticked by, ten minutes... thirty minutes... fifty minutes... one hour and twenty minutes...

"Why isn't it working yet?"

In the near-meditative silence of his mind, Luo Feng's thoughts slowed down.

Gradually...

In this state of closed eyes, almost meditation, Luo Feng still held a sliver of desire deep in his heart—the yearning to sense the cosmic energy. But as time wore on, Luo Feng himself was fighting sleep! After all, even a normal person closing their eyes and thinking about nothing for half an hour late at night would probably nod off; not to mention Luo Feng had been holding this for three hours.

Nearing the edge of sleep, at this moment, Luo Feng had forgotten to actively sense the cosmic energy.

"So comfortable."

In this near-sleep state, Luo Feng vaguely perceived thin wisps of essence passing through the soles of his feet, the palms of his hands, and the Baihui acupoint on his crown, flowing into his body at an exceedingly slow pace.

"What is this?" Luo Feng was still half-awake.

"It's Cosmic Energy!!!" Luo Feng jolted awake, his eyes snapping wide open. Instantly, the sensation he had been experiencing vanished completely.

Luo Feng himself never imagined that he would vaguely sense the cosmic energy just as he was about to drift off to sleep.

"I felt it, I felt it! That must have been the cosmic energy," Luo Feng was overjoyed internally. "As the article said, once a person reaches the threshold of a Warrior, the vast majority can cultivate Genetic Energy. Even if one doesn't consciously sense it, the body will absorb it at an incredibly slow rate."

Luo Feng knew that what he had just sensed was likely his body spontaneously absorbing the cosmic energy, but the speed of this spontaneous absorption was agonizingly slow.

"That's the feeling."

Luo Feng closed his eyes and immediately tried to sense it again, gradually smoothing his breath and stilling his mind. Luo Feng’s consciousness focused almost entirely on the soles of his feet, the palms of his hands, and the crown of his head, striving to detect those faint wisps of essence he had felt before.

In a hazy state, it seemed as if he sensed that essence, and yet perhaps he didn't.

Gradually, the sensation became clearer.

That was it!

Faint, minuscule wisps drifted about, only penetrating his soles with the slightest touch, moving at a painstakingly slow speed.

"This is Cosmic Energy." Luo Feng concentrated his awareness on the 'Five Points,' and naturally, thoughts of 'absorbing cosmic energy' radiated outward. Instantly, the rate at which his soles, palms, and crown acupoint absorbed the energy increased dramatically, jumping nearly a hundredfold in speed.

If, at the beginning, the cosmic energy was like drops of water leaking from a crack in a pipe, slowly trickling into Luo Feng's body, then now, that crack had widened. It was like a small stream flowing continuously into Luo Feng’s body.

"Ahhhh—" A tremor that originated deep within his bone marrow caused Luo Feng’s body to involuntarily shudder. These colorless, intangible cosmic energies, upon entering his body, were ferociously devoured by every cell that had been starved for so long. These energies poured in through the five channels.

Inside the cells.

As cosmic energy entered, it was rapidly absorbed by the mitochondria within, simultaneously releasing a peculiar energy. This energy was quickly absorbed by all parts of the cell, causing the cell itself to undergo earth-shattering changes. The DNA blueprint subtly shifted, and the cell began to divide, splitting into two.

Time passed second by second...

Luo Feng's body was continuously transforming. Whether it was the surface skin, muscles, or bones, down to every deep-seated cell and even the genes themselves, subtle changes were occurring. This transformation was the evolution of life, an optimization of life's very blueprint!

"According to the cultivation method, since the human body has never consciously absorbed cosmic energy since birth, it has always been in a state of starvation. Therefore, the first conscious absorption of cosmic energy is the greatest, and the time when strength increases fastest!" Luo Feng felt an essential change occurring throughout his entire being, from the inside out.

The entire Earth, and indeed the universe, contained infinite cosmic energy. The tiny amount Luo Feng absorbed currently was negligible.

But for Luo Feng himself, this was the most astonishing leap in growth he had experienced from childhood to his current age!

Bone density was increasing, the physical volume of individual cells was decreasing as one split into two, muscle tissue began optimizing itself, and naturally, Luo Feng's body weight was continuously rising.

Life, it was truly peculiar!

In the brain domain.

Deep within Luo Feng's imperceptible brain domain, as cosmic energy continuously poured in and entered this space, the deepest recesses of his brain domain had vibrated only three times since his birth, causing his three prior comas. Tonight, with the massive influx of cosmic energy...

A change occurred in the depths of the brain domain, distinct from the previous three instances. This change was even more subtle... so subtle that Luo Feng, deep in cultivation, did not perceive it.

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"Clang~~ Clang~~ Clang~~"

Dawn broke; the sun had just risen, around five or six o'clock, and sounds echoed through the detention center. Inmates in every cell began to stir. Luo Feng, who had been sitting cross-legged for so long, finally opened his eyes, a faint smile on his face. "As expected, this first conscious absorption of cosmic energy took the longest; it took nearly two hours to reach saturation."

Luo Feng could feel that the strength contained within his body was substantially greater than before!

"The improvement from this single night seems even greater than the physical enhancement I received from my last college entrance exam coma," Luo Feng felt. "My punch power is probably up to 1500g now, maybe more." As for the exact increase, only detailed testing would reveal that.

"Time for breakfast, time for breakfast!" Many inmates filed out of their cells to eat. Luo Feng immediately hopped off his bunk, brushed his teeth and washed his face, preparing for the morning meal.

At that moment—

Three inmates in prison uniforms walked past Luo Feng's cell in the corridor outside. One of them called out, "Baldy Huang, I heard you have a real master in your cell now. Beat up four advanced students from the martial arts academy."

"Brother Liu, he's tough," the burly, bald man inside Luo Feng's cell nodded with a smile.

"Oh."

The three prisoners exchanged glances. One whispered, "It must be him. The cell, the age, the strength—it all matches what Brother Zhou said."

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