“Luo Feng’s punching force was only around 1,100 kilograms during his last Provisional Warrior assessment. Just a few days later? He can effortlessly wield the 101-kilogram Blood Shadow Battle Blade, and the speed of his swings is astonishing. Has his strength multiplied several times over?” Instructor Jiang Nian took a deep breath.
Ever since becoming a gym instructor, Jiang Nian’s ‘Gym Contribution Points’ had been increasing agonizingly slowly.
The martial artists at the Limit Martial Arts School placed immense value on these Contribution Points.
The fastest way to accrue them was by hunting monsters. However, Jiang Nian hadn't been out hunting for a long time.
“If I’m not mistaken, Luo Feng’s speed in cultivating Genetic Energy must be far faster than the average martial artist,” Jiang Nian mused inwardly. “He might even qualify for the headquarters to send people over. If I can successfully recommend Luo Feng, I won't just earn Contribution Points—I’ll gain considerable prestige among the other instructors!”
Jiang Nian couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.
“Luo Feng, give it your absolute best shot for that punch!” Jiang Nian commanded.
“Yes, Instructor.”
Luo Feng walked up to the punching force tester, took a deep breath, and thought, Compared to my psychokinesis abilities, my striking power with fists and blades is still a tier below. Luo Feng had no intention of hiding his strength. He simply adjusted his breathing, and then his entire body unleashed power simultaneously, his spine coiling like a massive dragon.
Boom—
The punch struck the impact target like a launched missile, causing the entire pad to shudder violently.
“Ding!”
“What was it?” Jiang Nian immediately rushed over to look at the readout on the punching force tester. Luo Feng, having just thrown his punch, also looked eagerly at the display. He himself wasn't entirely sure what his current punching power had reached.
The clear number displayed on the tester screen—‘3109g’.
“3,109 kilograms?” Jiang Nian sucked in a sharp breath, turning to stare at Luo Feng as if looking at a monster.
Luo Feng was also startled by the number; his punching power had increased so much. Last time during the Provisional Warrior assessment, I was around 1,100 kilograms. The first time cultivating Genetic Energy offers the fastest boost—I expected maybe 1,500 to 1,800 kilograms. Yet, after my abilities awakened and my body evolved, I jumped straight to 3,109 kilograms?
Since that awakening, Luo Feng had clearly felt a significant increase in his physical strength, but he hadn't had a concrete number to quantify it until now.
“Luo Feng, you—you succeeded in cultivating Genetic Energy, didn’t you?” Jiang Nian pressed eagerly.
“Yes. After the Provisional Warrior assessment, I attempted to cultivate Genetic Energy for the first time, and I succeeded that very night,” Luo Feng nodded.
Jiang Nian couldn't restrain himself, clapping his hands together and roaring, “Hahahaha! The Limit Martial Arts School in our Yi’an District has finally produced a truly prodigious talent! Increasing from 1,100 kg to over 3,100 kg on the very first attempt at cultivating Genetic Energy—a jump this massive in one go! In the entire Jiangnan City, there might only be one or two geniuses like this in a year!”
Humans spend over a decade, sometimes much longer, from birth until their first cultivation of Genetic Energy, during which their bodies have never absorbed any of it.
Because it was never absorbed, the body remained ‘starved’ for ten or twenty years, which is why the first cultivation yields the most astonishing progress!
From the second time onward, improvements become much smaller, requiring years of continuous training to increase gradually. Moreover, the magnitude of that initial improvement directly indicates a person’s aptitude. Some people see a 300 kg increase on their first try, which is considered average. Others see 600 kg, which is considered good.
Some have increased by 1,000 kg… that is considered elite.
But Luo Feng increased by 2,000 kilograms!!! That is genius!
“Luo Feng, come, let’s test your speed. After that, we’ll test your nerve response time,” Jiang Nian acted as if he had discovered a priceless treasure, continually testing its capabilities.
“Yes, Instructor.” Luo Feng was also a little excited.
Soon, the assessment results were out—
Punching Force—3109g! Speed—58m/s! Nerve Response Test—Perfect score for Elementary Warrior level! Excellent for Intermediate Warrior level!
“Hahahaha! Our Yi’an District has produced a true monster!” Jiang Nian looked at the final evaluation on the nerve response tester, his face flushed with excitement. He slapped Luo Feng roughly on the shoulder and commanded, “Luo Feng, my future gym Contribution Points will depend on you earning them!”
Luo Feng just chuckled sheepishly.
“Luo Feng, with this level of improvement, our Limit Martial Arts School can let you join early!” Jiang Nian declared. “You won’t need to pass the Warrior Practical Combat Assessment; you can join immediately!”
“Join the Limit Martial Arts School right away?” Luo Feng looked slightly puzzled.
Usually, one had to become an official Warrior before being qualified to formally join other factions.
“Luo Feng, you emerged from the Yi’an District Limit Martial Arts School. I count as your guide,” Instructor Jiang Nian patted Luo Feng’s shoulder, smiling. “I won’t hide anything from you. Your first attempt at cultivating Genetic Energy increased your punching force by over two thousand jin, and your speed and nerve response test improvements are equally astonishing. You can be assessed as—genius level talent, or perhaps monster level. Across the entire Jiangnan City’s 200 million population, perhaps only one or two such monstrous talents appear annually.”
Luo Feng gave a helpless smile inwardly…
Monster level?
Others didn't know, but he was acutely aware that his first cultivation of Genetic Energy only boosted his punching force by about 600 kilograms. It was the later awakening of his abilities that caused his strength to soar dramatically, leading to these staggering figures.
However—
Jiang Nian couldn't possibly guess this, as for normal martial artists, the greatest leap in power in their entire lives occurs during that very first cultivation of Genetic Energy!
“A monster genius like you, once you pass the Warrior Practical Combat Assessment, your scores will certainly be noticed by the Thunder God Martial Arts School, the various families within the Underground Alliance, and others. Naturally, they will come inviting you to join,” Instructor Jiang Nian said with a smile. “At that time, you might be blinded by the various generous offers.”
Luo Feng suddenly understood. Yes, when the city’s one or two annual monsters appear among 200 million people, every major faction would fight to recruit them.
“So, isn’t it better to let you join us now?” Instructor Jiang Nian smiled. “Of course, rest assured, the terms the Limit Martial Arts School offers you won’t be low either! Normally, when a martial artist joins the school, they receive a villa plus one million in starting capital in Huaxia currency. Luo Feng, don’t dismiss money lightly; the battle suits, weapons, martial arts manuals, and even some thermal weapons warriors need, as well as the ability to hire strong individuals for personal guidance, all require funds.”
Luo Feng nodded.
“For a genius like you, besides the villa, we offer 20 million in starting capital! To purchase various equipment and gear. Furthermore, our Limit Martial Arts School will gift you a cultivation technique (Guidance Method), a blade technique manual, and a movement technique manual for free. If the combined price of these three is less than 50 million, you receive them free of charge. If it exceeds 50 million, you cover the excess portion.”
Luo Feng couldn't help but hold his breath.
Good heavens!
A normal martial artist’s starting capital is only 1 million, but he was effectively getting close to 70 million! After all, the Guidance Method, the blade technique, and the movement technique were critically important for any martial artist.
“Luo Feng, although the total price of these three manuals is capped at 50 million, if you were to purchase them elsewhere, the cost would likely be double what the Limit Martial Arts School charges,” Jiang Nian said with a slight smile. “Martial artists of the Limit Martial Arts School receive discounts when purchasing certain manuals within the school. Of course, the level of manual you can buy also depends on your Martial Arts Contribution Points! If you have no points, money alone won't buy the manuals. However, since you are joining now, this initial free gift has no Contribution Point requirement.”
Luo Feng understood. It seemed the terms offered by the Limit Martial Arts School were indeed quite generous.
“The conditions we offer to genius martial artists are uniform,” Jiang Nian continued smilingly. “By joining the Limit Martial Arts School, you will receive assistance from your peers when hunting monsters in the field. Moreover, our Headmaster, Hong, the strongest person in the world, occasionally provides guidance to truly elite members.”
Having lived in this era for so many years, Luo Feng knew exactly how immense the influence of the Limit Martial Arts School was!
Joining the Limit Martial Arts School was undoubtedly the right choice.
“Good, Instructor, I agree,” Luo Feng nodded.
“Haha.” Jiang Nian chuckled. “Of course, I don't have the authority to let you join the Limit Martial Arts School directly… Accepting a monster-level martial artist like you requires personal vetting from headquarters.” Having said this, Jiang Nian took out a cell phone from his breast pocket and spoke softly into it, saying ‘Headquarters.’ The call connected instantly.
A moment later—
A figure appeared on the phone screen.
“Jiang Nian, what is it?” the elderly man with graying hair on the screen asked with a gentle smile.
“Uncle Bai,” Jiang Nian said excitedly. “My Yi’an District has discovered a genius-level martial artist. On his first cultivation of Genetic Energy, his punching force increased by two thousand kilograms. His speed reached 58 meters per second, and his nerve response test scored excellent even at the Intermediate Warrior level! He is absolutely monster-level, genius-level!”
“Oh?” The elderly man with graying hair was greatly shocked and immediately asked, “Increase of over two thousand kilograms of punching force on the first cultivation? How old is he?”
The older the age, the lower the potential value for cultivation.
“18 years old!” Jiang Nian quickly replied.
“What? Only 18 years old?” The elderly man suddenly stood up and roared, “You brat, hurry up and bring him to headquarters immediately! I will arrange for someone to prepare an assessment for this kid right now.”
“Yes, I’m heading to headquarters right away.”
Jiang Nian hung up the phone and turned, smiling at Luo Feng. “Luo Feng, come with me now to headquarters.”
“Yes, Instructor. Instructor, I should return my Blood Shadow Battle Blade and Hexagonal Shield to the armory.” Before Luo Feng could finish speaking, Jiang Nian grabbed him: “Return what to the armory? Just leave them on the ground and forget about them. Hurry up, don’t waste time!”
Saying this, Jiang Nian pulled Luo Feng toward the staircase opening. As they went, Jiang Nian instructed, “Old Li, I probably won’t have time today. Cancel my classes tonight.”
“Yes, Head Manager,” Old Li nodded. Just as he finished speaking,
Jiang Nian and Luo Feng had already vanished from his sight.