Cosmic Origin - Dominator

Chapter 12: Five Hearts Towards the Sky

"Mmm." Luo Feng nodded excitedly.

Beside the neural reaction testing machine, Chief Instructor Wu Tong smiled and said, "Alright, next one, Bai Yang."

Luo Feng walked to Yang Wu's side, who looked pleasantly surprised. He lowered his voice and said, "Madman, congratulations! You're now a Quasi-Warrior. As long as you pass the Warrior Combat Assessment, you'll officially be a Warrior!" Luo Feng also whispered, "Yang ge, your neural reaction test should be no problem. When the time comes, we'll do the combat assessment together."

"Yeah." Yang Wu was also looking forward to it.

Then, Luo Feng and Yang Wu focused their attention on the people being assessed.

Soon, one after another, two people were tested, one succeeded and one failed.

"Last one, Yang Wu!" Chief Instructor Wu Tong called out.

Yang Wu took a deep breath. He had been waiting for this day for too long, and he had always been blocked at the speed test. Now, he finally qualified to undergo the neural reaction test at the Extreme Hall.

"Come on." Luo Feng encouraged.

"Rest assured."

Yang Wu stepped directly into the red circle. As Chief Instructor Wu Tong pressed the start button, the barrels of the neural reaction testing machine began to rotate rapidly, quickly reaching an extremely fast rotation speed. Dozens of rubber bullets were shot out of the barrels in an instant, covering the red circle.

Yang Wu moved quickly, shifting within a small range of steps in front, back, left, and right, very concise.

"Hmm?" Luo Feng watched Yang Ge's evasion technique and was secretly surprised. "Yang Ge's movements seem slightly stiff. Not as agile and swift as mine, but his efficiency seems very high. Each evasion is not too big, he didn't even use the full diameter of the 3.6-meter red circle, just moving within a small range of steps in front, back, left, and right."

Yang Wu's range of movement was small, but his evasion efficiency was high.

"This kind of technique is indeed very useful in actual combat. However, it requires extremely precise control in combat. Otherwise, a slight error could result in the monster's claws tearing through the warrior's body!" Luo Feng evaluated silently. At least in Luo Feng's view, this technique was efficient but also very dangerous.

It was like dancing on the edge of a blade.

"Woo~~" Soon, one minute passed, and the barrels of the neural reaction testing machine stopped rotating.

"60 seconds, hit 52 times, no contact with the red light, qualified. Pass!" Chief Instructor Wu Tong announced.

Inside the red circle, Yang Wu clenched his fists in excitement. His arms were full of veins, and tears were faintly visible in his eyes. He had waited too long for this day. Finally, he achieved his dream, leaving only the final step to the legendary title of Warrior.

"You, Yang Wu." Chief Instructor Wu Tong frowned and said sternly, "Your evasion technique belongs to the 'Subtle' level. In the life-and-death battle with monsters, you evade attacks by making slight body movements, allowing the monster's attacks to graze past you and not harm you! Because the body movements are small, you can make more evasions in the same amount of time, making it highly efficient."

"But this kind of technique is extremely difficult. Once there's a slight error, the monster's claws, which you calculated to be two centimeters away from your body, may actually scratch you due to the error... ripping you open! In battles with monsters, once you make a mistake, you may lose your life. So—"

"I advise you, in the future, when fighting monsters, try to evade further. Give yourself some room to maneuver." Chief Instructor Wu Tong advised solemnly. "With your current strength, it's better to train your basic evasion techniques. The effect will be better."

Yang Wu was surprised, then nodded solemnly. "Yes, Chief Instructor."

"Yang Wu, remember the words of Chief Instructor. On the path of martial arts, avoid being overly ambitious. Subtle-level evasion techniques are powerful. But if you don't have the strength to execute such techniques and still forcefully do so, you'll only be imitating others and become a laughingstock." Instructor Jiang Nian earnestly instructed.

Chief Instructor Wu Tong smiled and said, "Alright, in this Quasi-Warrior Assessment, a total of three people passed: Luo Feng, Bai Yang, and Yang Wu."

Luo Feng, Yang Wu, and Bai Yang all had suppressed joy in their eyes.

If it weren't for the presence of a group of senior warriors around them, they would have shouted in excitement long ago.

"Everyone, there are still things to do next, like signing the contracts for the combat assessments. Can you help with that?" Chief Instructor Wu Tong said, then looked at a silver-haired man in a black robe who had been standing on the sidelines. He smiled and said, "Captain, sorry to keep you waiting. Let's go out."

Captain?

Luo Feng and the other two were surprised. Chief Instructor Wu Tong was the top figure in the entire Extreme Hall of Yangzhou City, with a high status. If he called someone "Captain," what identity did this silver-haired man in the black robe have?

The silver-haired man glanced at Luo Feng and the others, and for a moment, Luo Feng felt as if he was sinking into the endless starry sky just by looking into the man's eyes. But immediately, Luo Feng shook himself, snapping back to reality. "What just happened?" Luo Feng suddenly realized that Yang Wu and Bai Yang beside him had become blank-faced.

"That was terrifying, just one glance and we were completely dazed." Luo Feng was shocked.

This strength was too frightening.

For example, in a duel between two people, before even starting, a single glance from the opponent would make oneself lose consciousness. By the time one regained consciousness, they might have already been pierced through the heart by the opponent's blade.

The silver-haired man smiled faintly and looked at Luo Feng. "You have good talent, work hard."

"Hmm, good willpower too." Chief Instructor Wu Tong nodded approvingly.

Then, Chief Instructor Wu Tong and the silver-haired man left together.

"What just happened? What was that?" Yang Wu and Bai Yang finally came to their senses, and the two of them looked at each other, recalling what had just happened, both sweating profusely. Whether it was Yang Wu, Bai Yang, or Luo Feng... in their growth until now, that silver-haired man was indeed the most terrifying figure.

"That silver-haired man was watching us during the test. But from the beginning until just now, I didn't even notice his presence." Luo Feng was shocked in his heart. "Without making a sound, it was as if there was no one in the space. It's incredible. No, wait..."

Luo Feng tried hard to recall the appearance of the silver-haired man, but was shocked to find out—

He only remembered those eyes that made people sink into them, but couldn't remember what the person looked like.

"What's wrong with you three?"

"What happened to me?"

Yang Wu and Bai Yang came back to their senses, and then looked at each other, recalling what had happened earlier. They couldn't help but shudder with cold sweat. Whether it was Yang

Wu, Bai Yang, or Luo Feng... that silver-haired man was indeed the most terrifying figure.

"You three, come here."

Instructor Jiang Nian and a group of warriors smiled at the three of them. "Come to the training hall."

From the neural reaction testing room, they entered the spacious training hall.

"These are three contracts for the Warrior Combat Assessment." One of the fat old men took out three contracts from the corner of the training hall. "In the Warrior Combat Assessment, if there's death or disability, Extreme Hall bears no responsibility! Of course, the death rate in the Warrior Combat Assessment is very low."

Luo Feng, Yang Wu, and Bai Yang each took a contract and looked through the contents.

"The death rate is low, but the disability rate is not." A bald, burly man said in a deep voice. "In the Warrior Combat Assessment, you'll be fighting monsters to the death! Of course, this is the most basic form of combat. If you can't even pass this, you're not qualified to be a Warrior."

The three of them looked at each other.

The contract was simple, mainly stating that if there was death or disability during the combat assessment, Extreme Hall would not be held responsible.

The three of them didn't hesitate, and directly signed their names with the signing pens nearby.

"Hmm." Instructor Jiang Nian smiled and said, "Good, today is July 1st, one month before the Warrior Combat Assessment. During this month, you should prepare well. Oh yes." Instructor Jiang Nian walked to the keyboard on the side and quickly pressed some keys. Soon, a transparent giant screen appeared on the wall of the training hall, displaying an article.

Titled—"Gene Original Energy Cultivation Method."

"Hmm?" Luo Feng couldn't help but hold his breath.

Why are warriors powerful?

They rely on gene original energy!

"During the Great Nirvana period, humans were infected with the RR virus, producing antibodies. This led to natural changes and optimizations in their genes." Instructor Jiang Nian smiled. "When genes are optimized to a certain extent, they can absorb energy from the universe and integrate it into every cell in the body! In this process, genes optimize, bones, cells, blood, organs, skin, etc., all undergo continuous evolution and improvement!"

"Your bones can become ten or even a hundred times harder than diamonds, and your internal organs can allow you to hold your breath underwater for half an hour, or even longer!"

"All of this depends on your ability to absorb energy from the universe and integrate it into every cell, becoming your own energy. That is—gene original energy!"

Instructor Jiang Nian pointed to the article on the screen. "This is the cultivation method for gene original energy—Five Hearts Towards the Sky Cultivation Method! It's also the only method in the entire world for cultivating gene original energy."

Luo Feng immediately read the article carefully.

Gene original energy, the foundation of human strength and evolution!

"So that's how it is." Luo Feng understood it as soon as he read it.

Ordinary people couldn't cultivate because their genes weren't optimized enough. Generally, when they reached a punching strength of 900 kilograms, a speed of 25 meters per second, and a neural reaction speed above the Quasi-Warrior qualification line, their gene optimization would be close to the qualified line. Ninety percent of Quasi-Warriors could start cultivating gene original energy at this level!

"During this month, you can start trying to cultivate gene original energy." Instructor Jiang Nian smiled. "As for the most precious 'Guiding Art,' it's something you can only obtain after becoming a Warrior and joining Extreme Hall or the military, etc."

There was only one method for cultivating gene original energy in the entire world.

But there were millions of guiding arts in the world. Cultivating different guiding arts could make the difference in cultivating gene original energy vary greatly. It could even differ by tens of times. Guiding arts were the most precious.