Swallowing the Stars: Eternal Glory

Chapter 9 Double the Power, Radiant Cone

June 8, afternoon.

"Dang!" "Dang!" "Dang!"

Inside the underground training hall, two figures were engaged in combat, the metallic clanging of swords clashing echoing continuously.

Wielding an unsheathed Po Jun sword, Lu Jin launched a fierce attack on Lu Bin, who was wielding the Blood Shadow Blade, with each strike faster than the last.

Li Tao stood to the side, occasionally offering Lu Jin a word of advice.

"Shh!"

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Lu Jin during the battle, and his sword speed increased dramatically. With power far exceeding what a newly advanced warrior should have, he unleashed a sword strike that resembled a streak of light.

"clang!"

As the swords clashed, Lu Bin raised an eyebrow, sensing the power emanating from the Blood Shadow Battle Blade.

"clang!"

The next moment, Lu Jin slashed out with his sword again, but the force was reduced by half compared to the previous slash, returning to its original level.

But the force of the next sword strike reached its previous peak once again.

Having clearly felt the power of the sword strike, Lu Bin remained silent during the fight, simply acting as a qualified sparring partner.

As the battle continued, Lu Jin's sword techniques unleashed double the power more and more frequently, and soon stabilized, with each strike reaching twice the original power.

After a long while, Lu Jin, who was immersed in the exhilarating battle, saw a dazzling golden light flash by, and a golden ball of light fell from Lu Bin's body and then disappeared.

At the same time, a gray progress bar appeared above Lu Bin's head, with a six-month cooldown timer next to it.

Seeing this, Lu Jin took a step back and disengaged from the battle.

"Haha~, you really are a genius! You've mastered the basics of Mist Sword in less than a week."

Lu Bin sheathed his knife and praised him with a smile.

During the battle, Lu Jin mastered the basics of body power generation, achieving twice the force, and his sword moves became incredibly powerful.

Lu Bin naturally assumed that this was because Lu Jinxiu had mastered the first level of the Mist Sword, and his physical exertion had increased by 1.6 times.

Although twice the force is 0.4 times higher than 1.6 times the force, before mastering the basics of physical power generation, he did not unleash his maximum power in this battle against Lu Jin.

Since Zhi Bin was also unaware of the intricacies, the misunderstanding that arose from his own imagination naturally occurred.

"Not only do they master the secret techniques quickly, but they also master genetic energy very quickly."

Li Tao, who was standing nearby, chimed in.

As his instructor and sparring partner, even though Lu Jin intentionally held back a bit, the two of them could still feel that his punching power was improving very quickly.

"It's all thanks to the two uncles who taught me so well."

Lu Jin wasn't arrogant at all, and said with a humble expression.

They're all great people. Li Tao gave him "The Sword and the Shadow Manual," and now Lu Bin has also gotten his hands on it.

Although he hadn't checked yet, Lu Jin could tell from the six-month cooling-off period that the products that came out were probably not junk.

After a pause, Lu Jin continued, "Uncles, please get ready. We'll set off for the wilderness for training early tomorrow morning."

With double the effort achieved, and Lu Bin, being a mentalist, can no longer exploit the system, it's time to embark on a wilderness training journey.

"Ah."

The two nodded.

After the day's sparring and instruction concluded, the two left the training hall.

There was no one else in the training hall. Lu Jin's consciousness sank into the external storage space to check the dropped items.

The golden light dissipated, and the golden light cluster in the external space transformed into a foot-long, white-gold triangular cone with intricate patterns covering its surface.

At the same time, a pale golden light screen appeared.

[Dropped Item: Radiant Cone]

[Drop Source: Lu Bin (Six-Element Throwing Knife)] [Drop Tier: Critical Hit Drop]

[Item Description: A top-tier, Tier 3 Light-attribute psychic weapon, shaped like a foot-long, white-gold triangular cone composed of 365 smaller triangular cones.]

Lu Jin: "."

Not only did I not get any talent in mental power, but I actually got a top-grade third-tier mental power weapon?
It's definitely a good product, but he has no use for it at all!

What's the difference between this and a eunuch going to a brothel?
'unlucky! '

Lu Jin cursed inwardly and withdrew his consciousness from the cheat space.

Shaking his head, Lu Jin stopped thinking about it and walked to the punching power testing machine.

He clenched his right fist and threw a powerful punch.

"Bam—"

The punching bag shook for a moment, and a line of numbers appeared on the screen—'4937kg'.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Jin threw another punch.

This punch was delivered with twice the force.

"Bam—"

The punching bag trembled, and the number displayed on the screen skyrocketed to '9871kg'.

The standard punching power for advanced warriors is 4000kg, while the standard punching power for junior warriors is 8000kg.

After using twice the force, Lu Jin's punching power directly surpassed the standard line of a junior warrior.

'I haven't cultivated my genetic energy yet today. After I do, my punching power will increase significantly.'

At that time, the basic punching power will be at least 5,000 kilograms, and after doubling the force, it will directly exceed 10,000 kilograms.

Lu Jin thought to himself.

The next morning, Lu Jin and his two companions, fully armed, boarded a train bound for the wilderness area.

It is worth mentioning that the weapons and equipment that the old man prepared for Lu Jin were a complete set of six-element equipment.

It includes a six-element Broken Army War Sword, a six-element hexagonal shield, a six-element combat uniform, plus a tactical watch, backpack, etc.

A single six-element combat suit costs as much as 80 million Chinese Yuan on the HR Alliance platform.

Of course, as one of the twelve major families of the HR Alliance in China, the Lu family also has a business of manufacturing martial arts equipment.

The cost of manufacturing this equipment is not high, less than a third of the price on the HR Alliance platform store.

The manufacturing cost of the entire set of six series equipment is only a little over 30 million Chinese Yuan.

It wasn't that the old man was stingy and didn't provide better equipment, but rather that it wasn't necessary.

Six types of weapons and equipment are enough to deal with monsters below the lord level. Moreover, the wilderness is not a place where the law applies. If your equipment is too valuable and you lack sufficient strength, you will become a fat sheep in the eyes of others.

On the speeding train, Li Tao asked Lu Jin, "Is there a specific destination for the training?"

Lu Jin said, "I am not yet a match for a Beast General-level monster. My training goal is to become a high-level Beast Soldier for now. As for the specific destination, you two uncles can decide for yourselves."

Last night, after practicing gene energy, I benefited from the increased power of my body. In one session, my punching power increased by about 200 kilograms, bringing my base punching power to over 5,100 kilograms.

If you factor in double the effort, his stats on paper are indeed comparable to those of a beginner-level warrior, and he's not even just above the standard.

But if he were to actually fight a Beast General-level monster one-on-one, even a low-level Beast General, he wouldn't be a match for it, so he'd better not go looking for trouble.

For the time being, high-level beast soldiers are the most suitable monsters to become his actual combat targets.

First, fight high-level beast soldiers to develop your strength and collect some life essence. After your basic level is improved, then go hunt beast general-level monsters.

"Alright."

Li Tao and Lu Bin both nodded.

(End of this chapter)