The underground rock layers were pierced by Luo Feng layer by layer as he continued to plunge deeper, far exceeding the depth of the previous resting cave. He rushed downward fiercely, and after he passed through, the rocks and soil that had been pushed aside closed back together. It would be difficult to trace Luo Feng’s path based on his trail.
“Katlan is strong. I should go deeper underground so he can’t find me,” Luo Feng thought as he rushed downward.
“Wait.”
“Earlier, when I competed for the Heart of the Thousand-Year Willow, my mental energy clashed with Katlan’s. His mental energy seemed slightly weaker than mine,” Luo Feng recalled, involuntarily slowing his descent.
With a bang!
At a depth of two or three thousand meters underground, above an underground dark river, a figure crashed through the rock and plunged directly into the river.
“Phew!”
Luo Feng leapt up and landed on a protruding rock beside the underground river.
“This deep underground actually has a hidden river,” Luo Feng stood on the rock, looking along both sides of the dark river. It was pitch black; the river surged with powerful currents, wide enough to span five or six zhang. The underground river passage had practically no footholds.
“There seem to be no aquatic beasts within this underground river,” Luo Feng noted, having not previously detected any.
“I wonder where this underground river leads?”
Standing on the protruding rock, Luo Feng glanced around and then shook his head. He then slammed into the nearby rock wall of the cave, which crumbled like tofu before him, creating a large hole. Three black throwing knives flew ahead to clear the way, and Luo Feng quickly constructed a cave about twenty to thirty meters away.
This cave was only twenty to thirty meters from the underground river.
“The Heart of the Thousand-Year Willow,” Luo Feng opened his left palm, revealing a green crystal shaped like an egg. The crystal’s structure was peculiar, as if green liquid rippled within it. Just looking at the Heart of the Thousand-Year Willow made one’s heart race.
Luo Feng felt a coolness penetrate his skin, making him feel refreshed and invigorated.
The Heart of the Thousand-Year Willow could enhance cellular activity and improve physical constitution—two major benefits.
For Luo Feng at this stage, it was probably the best treasure. Even better treasures would be wasted on him since he wasn’t far from reaching the peak of a War God. Even if he possessed the Heart of the Ten-Thousand-Year Willow, he would still only reach the peak of a War God, unable to break through further.
From the peak of a War God to transcending that level…
That step was extremely difficult. This was why many remained stuck at the High War God level.
“How do I use the Heart of the Thousand-Year Willow?” Luo Feng pondered, “The post said to ingest it orally, but is that true or false? Maybe the post was just a hoax.”
The Heart of the Thousand-Year Willow itself was extremely tough.
Even a sharp sword could barely damage it. How could something like this be ingested orally?
“Just like dragon’s blood, it must not be ingested orally. Doing so could be fatal. What about the Heart of the Thousand-Year Willow?” Luo Feng frowned. Obtaining a treasure was a good thing, but one must also know how to use it properly. Using a treasure incorrectly could bring disaster instead of benefits.
After hesitating for a moment…
Luo Feng looked down at his communication watch, dialed a phone number.
“Beep—beep—beep—”
Suddenly—
“Hello,” a deep voice answered.
“Hi, I’m Luo Feng from the Elite Training Camp,” Luo Feng replied. This number was his contact for the Limit Martial Arts Gym, used for claiming large rewards or contacting the gym. Since he was unsure how to use the Heart of the Thousand-Year Willow, he decided to ask.
“If I use it and my strength increases significantly, the gym will know I used a treasure.
So there was no need to hide it—he had taken it from someone else anyway.
“Do you know how to use the Heart of the Thousand-Year Willow?” Luo Feng asked.
There was silence on the other end.
Luo Feng felt uneasy.
After a while, the voice returned: “The outer shell of the Heart of the Thousand-Year Willow is extremely tough, while the inner liquid is the essence. The correct method is to pierce the outer shell and then ingest the inner essence. Be careful… never swallow the crystal shell.”
Luo Feng exhaled in relief. Fortunately, he had asked.
The forum post on the War God level only mentioned oral ingestion without specifying the method. If he had foolishly swallowed the entire crystal, he would have been in trouble.
“During the process of ingestion, you will feel very comfortable, with no pain. Depending on how much your strength increases, the transformation may take varying lengths of time,” the deep voice continued. “Anything else?”
“No, thank you, sir,” Luo Feng replied.
“Sir?” the deep voice chuckled slightly.
Click!
The call ended.
“Yes!” In the dark cave, illuminated faintly by his communication watch, Luo Feng’s eyes shone brighter than ever.
“Right now, my strength is still slightly inferior to Li Yao, who possesses the Black God Suit.
But once I use the Heart of the Thousand-Year Willow…” Luo Feng was filled with anticipation. Since the high bounty years ago, he had never allowed himself a moment’s relaxation. The constant pressure made Luo Feng work extremely hard, and in the Elite Training Camp, he had never slackened off even once.
Perhaps, his rapid rise to gain the attention of the Limit Martial Arts Gym and receive a huge reward, including the Dragon’s Blood, was also thanks to the pressure from the Vulture and Scorpion couple.
Without the pressure they gave him, Luo Feng wouldn’t have worked so hard.
“Vulture and Scorpion, from now on, it won’t be me fearing you, but you fearing me!” Luo Feng thought.
Whoosh!
The green, egg-shaped crystal floated in front of him. At the same time, an SS-grade flying knife from Luo Feng’s side sliced through the air like lightning, directly piercing the surface of the green egg-shaped crystal. “Puchi!” The tough crystal shell was pierced by Luo Feng’s deliberate strike.
Gurgle~
The essence liquid inside slowly flowed out from the crystal, but these vibrant green liquids were controlled by Luo Feng’s mental energy, floating before his eyes.
“Here we go.”
Luo Feng opened his mouth, and in a flash, the captivating, vibrant essence of the Thousand-Year Willow Heart flew into his mouth under the control of his mental energy. Although the entire crystal was the size of an egg, the essence inside was probably only the amount of a small wine cup.
He swallowed it in one gulp. The essence flowed down his throat into his body, and instantly a feeling of ‘coolness and comfort’ spread throughout his entire body, even making his soul tremble.
So pleasant!
“The mysterious person on the phone said ingesting the Heart of the Thousand-Year Willow would be painless and very comfortable. It seems to be true,” Luo Feng lay motionless in the cave, clearly feeling the subtle changes in his body. The pain of using the Dragon’s Blood was something Luo Feng would never forget.
To enhance his strength without enduring pain made Luo Feng feel extremely happy.
“So refreshing.
“I feel like my entire body’s tendons, bones, and skin are vibrating,” Luo Feng looked down. By the faint light of his communication watch, he could see his hand’s skin vibrating rapidly with very small amplitude but astonishing intensity. In this vibration, tiny gray-black substances seeped out through his pores.
The feeling was amazing…
A coolness spread throughout his entire body!
At the same time, it felt as if his skin and muscles had detached from his bones, losing control, only vaguely sensing the continuous vibrations, like a massage.
…
Inside Luo Feng’s body, the essence of the Heart of the Thousand-Year Willow, brimming with endless vitality, almost instantly merged into every part of Luo Feng’s body. This vitality caused astonishing changes in Luo Feng’s muscle, tendon, and muscle cells, as if young saplings growing into towering trees.
At this moment—
Countless cells in Luo Feng’s body were undergoing astonishing changes. His genes were rapidly developing and perfecting, shedding useless genes and integrating again in a perfect way. This process was extremely fast, and Luo Feng’s genes seemed to absorb a trace of the Heart of the Thousand-Year Willow, causing special changes.
Cellular activity was rapidly increasing.
Under this vitality, Luo Feng’s entire body was rapidly improving.
The texture of his tendons and bones seemed to change, and his muscles and skin were undergoing astonishing transformations. However, these changes brought Luo Feng no pain at all. He only felt a massage-like comfort, extremely pleasant.
…
In the consciousness sea.
In the endless consciousness sea, the dark golden sphere was rapidly rotating, continuously releasing energy. The entire consciousness sea was filled with dense fog, and within this endless fog, countless droplets were constantly forming, like dewdrops. This rate of improvement was simply astounding.
Luo Feng’s physical strength was improving!
Naturally, his mental energy was also rapidly increasing in line with the limit his body could withstand!
Luo Feng’s physical strength was rising—from the bottom of the Low War God level (around 64,000 kilograms of punching power)… to the average level of a Low War God (around 96,000 kilograms of brute force)… to the peak of the Low War God level (close to 128,000 kilograms of brute force)… to the Middle War God level!
Step by step, he was improving!
At the moment when Luo Feng’s physical strength reached the ‘Middle War God’ level, the dark golden sphere in his consciousness sea suddenly expanded, then “Crack! Crack! Crack~~” the entire dark golden sphere actually cracked open, and endless surging mental energy directly radiated outward, filling the entire consciousness sea.
Luo Feng’s physical strength had now reached a level where it could withstand nearly the maximum mental energy at the War God level!
His mental energy surged!
Luo Feng’s physical strength continued to rise…
…
All transformations finally ceased. In the cave beside the underground river, two or three thousand meters below the surface, Luo Feng lay quietly.
“The dark golden sphere… shattered…”
On that night of awakening, he had become a mental energy user, possessing limitless potential!
He had always been worried about how far the dark golden sphere would support him. After all, many mental energy users stopped their rapid improvement at the High War Captain or Low War God levels, exhausting their latent energy. Mental energy users who could rapidly advance to the Middle War God level were extremely rare.
“My consciousness sea!” Luo Feng immersed his consciousness in his consciousness sea. Previously, he had already reached the edge of the High War God level as a mental energy user, with individual droplets in his consciousness sea.
But now—
In the endless consciousness sea…
The mist swirls and spreads, boundless and endless.
“Rumble~~~” Surging liquid currents flowed like a Milky Way within Luo Feng’s consciousness sea, brimming with mental energy so immense it was terrifying. Within this ‘mental energy liquid’ Milky Way, one could occasionally see dark golden fragments interspersed throughout.
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