Chapter 169: “Fundamentals of Mentalists”

It was a quiet, vast room, when Luo Feng, dressed in a simple white robe, abruptly appeared within it.

“Wow, what a huge room,” Luo Feng couldn’t help but exclaim.

Visually estimating, the entire room was over 50 meters long, approximately 20 meters wide, and 5 meters high. In other words, the room’s area exceeded 1,000 square meters. At the center stood a large circular bed, three meters in diameter. In front of the bed was an indoor swimming pool, ten meters wide and twenty meters long.

The bed, swimming pool, desk and chairs, luxurious dining table, reclining chairs, and a cultivation area with yoga mats… This vast, open space exceeding 1,000 square meters was neatly divided into many functional zones.

“Tsk, tsk,” Luo Feng smiled slightly.

“Welcome, Warrior Luo Feng,” a robotic voice suddenly echoed, startling Luo Feng.

“This is your private room within the Warrior Palace. No one else can enter except you,” the robotic voice reverberated through the room. “Within the Warrior Palace, you can order any food or drink you desire. There are many delicacies here that do not exist in the real world.”

Luo Feng was taken aback. Was it advertising food and drinks?

“There are two books on your desk. One is ‘Regulations of the Warrior Palace,’ and the other is ‘Fundamentals of Mentality Users.’ Wishing you a pleasant stay in the Warrior Palace,” the robotic voice faded away.

“Wishing me a pleasant stay?” Luo Feng chuckled.

So the Warrior Palace was a place provided for warriors to relax and enjoy themselves?

…

The desk was placed near the window. The entire southern side of the room featured huge floor-to-ceiling windows. Standing before the window, Luo Feng gazed outside at the breathtaking scenery.

“A paradise?”

Looking through the window, the outside world appeared boundless, filled with misty clouds. Beams of light pierced through the clouds, refracting into a dazzling array of colors. Although he knew it was a virtual space, the realism of this 100% simulation felt exactly like reality, leaving him in awe.

“I’ll start by reading ‘Fundamentals of Mentality Users,'” Luo Feng returned to the desk. There were two books on the desk. One had a black cover with the title “Regulations of the Warrior Palace” clearly marked. The other book’s cover shimmered with star-like specks, like a mysterious night sky.

The six characters on the cover read—’Fundamentals of Mentality Users.’

“This book is worth three stars, more expensive than a King-level intelligent fighter jet,” Luo Feng picked up the book and began reading.

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“Mental energy originates from a person’s mind and soul! The physical body is the foundation and root of mental energy.”

“Mental energy can only be nurtured and strengthened within a physical body. Due to the unique relationship between the physical body and mental energy, when mental energy comes into contact with a human or animal body, it directly penetrates. Thus, mental energy cannot directly attack an enemy’s body and must rely on a medium, such as swords, daggers, or hidden weapons.”

Upon reading this, Luo Feng couldn’t help but nod.

Indeed!

For example, when he used to run and apply mental energy to add external force, it was generally applied to objects such as shields, the soles of battle boots, or arm guards, rather than clothing. Why? Because from a molecular perspective, the battle suit still had many holes! Mental energy particles applied to clothing would often pass through the holes and the body.

It could exert some force.

But probably only about a tenth of its maximum potential. Whereas applying it to shields or the base of battle boots, it was fully effective.

“Mental energy can be both tangible and intangible.”

“Tangible, it can contain tremendous force, control objects from afar, and kill enemies from hundreds of meters away.”

“Intangible, it can silently infiltrate a person’s mind, silently eliminating enemies.”

“Unseen and unpredictable, ever-changing.”

“All mentality users are mainly divided into three types… The first type controls objects from afar to kill enemies. The second type infiltrates the enemy’s consciousness to attack. The third type tames beasts.”

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Luo Feng continued reading. The first half of the book thoroughly described the first method—controlling objects from afar to kill enemies. The second half mainly covered the second method—infiltrating the enemy’s consciousness to attack. The third method—taming beasts—was described the least.

“Hmm?” As Luo Feng carefully read the section on the first method—controlling objects from afar to kill enemies—he was drawn to a particular passage.

“Mainstream object-controlling mentality users can improve their abilities in three areas: ‘mental strength,’ ‘weapons,’ and ‘techniques.’ This book mainly discusses the aspect of ‘techniques.’ A mentality user’s skill level depends mainly on how many weapons they can control simultaneously while maintaining maximum attacking power.”

“For example, a mentality user at the ‘Mid-Level Warrior God’ level can control one throwing knife with a maximum impact force of 160,000 kilograms!”

“If they control five throwing knives, each with 160,000 kilograms of force, the total becomes 800,000 kilograms!”

“If they can control ten throwing knives simultaneously, each at maximum force, that’s 1.6 million kilograms of impact force!”

“If they can control twenty throwing knives, each at maximum force, that’s 3.2 million kilograms of impact force!”

“The more hidden weapons a mentality user can control while maintaining maximum attack power, the stronger their overall power naturally becomes. The following will focus on how to increase the number of controlled hidden weapons while maintaining maximum power for each.”

Reading this, Luo Feng was completely stunned.

Yes, the number of throwing knives controlled!

Take Huanmokatelan for example. He was only a ‘Mid-Level Warrior God’ mentality user, yet he could control nine daggers simultaneously, each delivering maximum attacking power. Luo Feng, already at the ‘High-Level Warrior God Peak,’ could only control six throwing knives. His control count was far too low.

“I can maintain over 500,000 kilograms of impact force per throwing knife. Six knives would exceed 3 million kilograms. If I could control ten knives… that would be over 5 million kilograms. If I could control twenty knives… over 10 million kilograms! Heaven forbid! Even a being beyond the Warrior God might not be able to withstand that,” Luo Feng was thrilled.

As he continued reading, Luo Feng realized how incredibly difficult it was to maintain maximum power with each additional hidden weapon.

Being able to control six knives without special training already marked him as exceptionally gifted.

Huanmokatelan had trained for decades to reach the level of controlling nine daggers. But Huanmokatelan didn’t have this ‘Fundamentals of Mentality Users’ manual to guide him, so he had taken many detours. On Earth, mentality users capable of controlling more than ten throwing knives were fewer than the fingers on one hand.

Twenty throwing knives?

That was a level all mentality users on Earth could only look up to in awe.

“No wonder this manual is worth three stars, and can only be read within the virtual space,” Luo Feng grew increasingly excited as he read. “It’s clear that increasing the number of controlled knives is extremely difficult. But at least there’s a training method. As long as I follow it step by step, I will eventually improve.”

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After finishing the section on ‘Object Control Attacks,’ Luo Feng was filled with excitement. He continued reading the ‘Mental Attacks’ section.

“Oh?”

“Mental energy within one’s own consciousness amplifies its power. However, when mental energy infiltrates another’s consciousness, it not only gains no amplification but is instead suppressed and weakened by the target’s consciousness,” Luo Feng murmured. “In other words, to directly overpower and destroy an opponent, the attacker’s mental energy must be at least three levels stronger than the target’s!”

A High-Level Warrior God mentality user’s mental energy entering the consciousness of a ‘Low-Level Warrior God’ mentality user would be suppressed, while the target’s consciousness would amplify their own mental energy, making both sides roughly equal.

Only with a three-level advantage could one kill the opponent!

“What? Do ordinary warriors also have strong mental energy?” Luo Feng was shocked by the following description.

Ordinary warriors couldn’t control objects from afar!

But that didn’t mean their minds were weak. In fact, powerful warriors usually had strong wills and mental strength. For example, a High-Level Warrior God martial artist also had a small amount of mental energy within their consciousness, and in terms of pure quality, it wasn’t much different from that of a ‘High-Level Mentality User.’ The difference was mainly in quantity.

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Mental attacks were complex. It was clear that Earth’s achievements in this area were not particularly high.

The manual recorded a total of eighteen attack methods.

There were techniques like ‘Dream Confusion,’ ‘Illusionary Demon Eye,’ ‘Mental Needle Strike,’ ‘Soul Shatter,’ and many other secret arts, each well-known, totaling eighteen.

The method of killing was—

Use secret techniques to distract the opponent, then control objects from afar to kill them!

“First use the secret technique, then control objects from afar?” Luo Feng sighed inwardly, somewhat disappointed with the so-called mental attacks. However, he still intended to study these eighteen secret techniques.

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He continued reading the third section—Beast Taming.

The book recorded that through mental energy, one could tame beasts. Currently on Earth, there were nine mentality users who had successfully tamed beasts. However, the method of taming beasts was only described as one—mental communication! A very gentle way of befriending beasts.

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Closing the book.

Luo Feng exhaled deeply, walked to the nearby floor-to-ceiling window, and gazed into the endless sea of clouds outside.

“Three stars, really expensive,” Luo Feng smiled. “But it’s worth it!”

After finishing the book, Luo Feng understood why Hong had placed such importance on it. After reading ‘Fundamentals of Mentality Users,’ one would gain a complete understanding of the cultivation of mentality users. The book contained methods to increase the number of controlled throwing knives and eighteen secret techniques for mental attacks.

These secret techniques alone were priceless. He wondered how Hong had managed to collect them.

“If I had obtained this book a year ago, by now my strength would probably be twice what it is today!” Luo Feng looked out at the sea of clouds outside the window, filled with joy.

Time to work hard on cultivation.

According to the book, a High-Level Warrior God mentality user, upon reaching a certain level of controlling throwing knives, could even directly break through and become a being beyond the Warrior God!

“Focus on object control, and learn a few mental techniques as auxiliary,” Luo Feng murmured to himself.

Time to work hard!

Now that he had become an Inspector, he could relax a little and focus on cultivating the ‘Object Control Techniques.’ Perhaps one day, he would break through the limits of a Warrior God.

“I should go visit the other Warriors.”

“All the Warriors from around the world are gathered in the Warrior Palace! I wonder how many there are!” Luo Feng was filled with curiosity. Just how many Warriors existed on Earth?