Age of Calamity in Swallowed Star

Chapter 20: The Martial Artist Forum!

The next morning.

Sunlight streamed through the curtains, illuminating Lin Ye's face.

He slowly opened his eyes, a subtle smile curving his lips as he sensed the changes within his body.

Abundant power coursed through him, creating an indescribable feeling of comfort, an urge to engage in battle.

After cultivating his genetic force for an entire night, a steady stream of cosmic energy entered his body, absorbed by countless mitochondria within his cells, releasing a unique form of energy.

This energy was then rapidly absorbed by the cells, stimulating gradual changes in the genetic blueprint, accelerating the rate of cell division.

Throughout the night, his body underwent constant enhancement and evolution… his flesh, skin, meridians, and bones were all strengthened significantly.

This transformation was not merely an improvement in physical fitness, but also an optimization of his genes and an evolution of his life force.

"According to the Nine Transformations Manual, the human body is in a state of hunger from birth, and the first absorption of cosmic energy is the most substantial, resulting in the fastest increase in strength."

"I wonder how much I've improved this time?" Lin Ye could feel the immense changes occurring within his body, both internally and externally.

Standing before the full-length mirror, Lin Ye examined himself carefully.

After a night of cultivation, he seemed to have grown a few centimeters taller.

Additionally, his muscles were denser than the previous night, and his weight had increased.

Lin Ye stared at his reflection, his lips twitching slightly.

He was almost stunned by his face, which was a cheat code for attracting simps.

So handsome!

In the reflection, his skin had become fairer and more delicate… almost like a baby's, so tender it seemed to drip with moisture.

Even Yanzu would probably feel inferior in his presence.

At seventeen, the changes in his body had added a touch of masculine vigor, along with a hint of refinement.

His eyes were clearer, like flawless jade stones submerged in water, and the slowly flowing, profound light within added to his charm.

Lin Ye scrutinized his body, clenching his fists and feeling the immense power within, a confident smile spreading across his face.

If he were to encounter that low-level beast general dire wolf again, he was now confident he could kill it swiftly.

"System, bring up my system interface."

[Name: Lin Ye (Intermediate Warrior)]

[Attribute Points: 378]

[Movement Technique: Microscopic Level (Proficiency 95/100)]

[Strength: 8600 → 19200kg]

[Speed: 98.5 → 149.5 m/s]

[Mental Power: Can Activate (+)]

[Domain: Inactive (Gray)]

[Clone: Inactive (Gray)]

"…"

Looking at the doubled strength and speed, he was initially delighted, then puzzled.

The magnitude of the increase in physical strength and speed

was clearly not in line with the attribute points he had added last night.

Why?

Lin Ye: "…"

For a moment, he was perplexed.

Could it be due to cultivating his genetic force?

The thought struck Lin Ye, and he was shaken.

It was highly likely that his body had subtly changed while he was cultivating his genetic force.

This would explain the abnormal increase in strength and speed.

Perhaps this was an additional benefit of cultivating genetic force for the first time.

Thinking this, a joyful smile appeared on Lin Ye's face.

Lin Ye stood up, spread his arms, and reveled in the pleasure of his improvement.

His consciousness swept over the three hundred and seventy-eight attribute points, his lips curving slightly, before landing on the [Mental] row.

[Mental: Mental Power (+)]

With a slight sense, Lin Ye understood that the "+" indicated that he now had enough attribute points to activate mental power.

However, activating this item required three hundred attribute points.

Such consumption was indeed significant for Lin Ye at this stage.

In short, if Lin Ye used these attribute points to increase strength and speed, it would result in a 15,000kg increase in strength and a 150m/s increase in speed.

If he added points to his current physique, he would directly possess the strength of an advanced warrior.

But the benefits of activating mental power were something Lin Ye was very curious about…

"Should I choose to add points… or activate mental power?"

"Add points to become stronger!"

"Activate mental power!"

"Add points…"

"Activate…"

"…"

Lowering his head, Lin Ye fell into contemplation.

He had only heard of the existence of mental power, but knew nothing about it.

For a moment, Lin Ye didn't know what to choose.

"When in doubt, the Martial Artist Forum!"

Immediately, Lin Ye took out his phone, opened the Martial Artist Forum, and began searching for mental power.

Posts appeared before his eyes one by one.

[Sufficiently Powerful Mental Energy, That Is Mental Power]

[Mental power originates from a person's spirit and soul, and can only grow strong when nurtured within a person's body]

[Martial artists who activate mental power are called mental power masters]

[Powerful mental power masters can manipulate mediums such as knives, spears, sticks, and clubs to unexpectedly kill enemies.]

[Mental power is more powerful within one's own sea of consciousness and is suppressed when it penetrates into another's sea of consciousness.]

[Generally speaking, the quantity of mental power exists in the sea of consciousness in liquid form. A large quantity exists in a solid-liquid mixture, and the higher the proportion of solid, the more powerful the mental power…]

…

Lin Ye kept swiping through the phone screen, reading with great interest.

Compared to the miscellaneous posts on other forums, the Martial Artist Forum had no advertisements or silly news.

It was full of valuable information.

For a moment, Lin Ye reveled in the ocean of knowledge.

After browsing the [Mental Power] section for nearly ten minutes, Lin Ye had a good understanding of its functions.

In summary, mental power has two functions:

First, powerful mental power can provide better control over one's own soul and consciousness.

Most importantly, mental power can control various mediums to attack enemies.

This means that opponents have to face attacks from all directions at the same time.

You should know that the exchanges between masters often happen in an instant.

With the element of surprise, mental power's telekinetic attacks can even deliver a fatal blow to opponents.

Like Magneto in the movies of his past life.

No!

It's even more powerful than Magneto!

Magneto can only control magnetic fields, while mental power masters can control more mediums.

At this point, Lin Ye was familiar with the principles of mental power's creation and its uses.

Now, he needed to understand the effects of mental power attacks.

Only then could he determine whether activating mental power was worthwhile.

The reason was simple: Lin Ye was cautious and careful.

In this crisis-ridden era of disaster, every attribute point was important to Lin Ye.

Perhaps a slight difference could lead to him being severely injured or even killed by a monster, so he couldn't afford to be careless.

Lin Ye pondered for a moment, but ended up confused.

Then, he searched the Martial Artist Forum for—

"The practical effects of mental power."