Chapter 61

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That small core, it should be the Energy Aggregation Core, right? Its birth once again confirms that the development of the Ancient Heaven-Defying Art has not deviated up to now, everything is in line with the theory, and it also gives Luo Feng more confidence in this unique cultivation method created by the ten supreme beings.

The name of the Spirit Aggregation Core is similar to the Energy Aggregation Tower, and indeed, it has a similar function. The high-density energy body continuously rotates, and at the same time, it emits a strong attraction like a magnetic field, drawing more energy from the space, effectively creating a small Energy Aggregation Tower inside Luo Feng's body. However, the Spirit Aggregation Core does not require the consumption of enchantment materials, meaning it is completely free. Its superiority is evident, which is quite astonishing.

Even more astonishing is that the Spirit Aggregation Core has other uses.

However, to condense this Spirit Aggregation Core, Luo Feng's body has been completely drained of its strength, leaving him with only the strength of an ordinary person, drenched in sweat, almost on the verge of collapse. The other uses will have to wait until his斗气 (martial energy) recovers before he can try them out.

After leaving the meditation room, Aaron also appeared beside him. They had the same scheduled usage time for the Energy Aggregation Tower.

After multiple failed attempts to interfere with Luo Feng's cultivation and tease him, Aaron was no longer so bored as to do this every day.

However, today, when Luo Feng advanced to the fifth stage, the energy fluctuations were extremely intense, and Aaron, with his keen senses, couldn't help but release his aura to probe. But this time, he did not deliberately interfere. Even if he enjoyed pranks, he wouldn't sabotage Luo Feng's crucial moment of advancement.

Luo Feng's smooth advancement to the fifth stage of Martial Qi no longer surprised Aaron, as this peculiar roommate always treated bottlenecks as if they didn't exist during cultivation. What surprised him more was what happened after Luo Feng broke through to the fourth stage of Martial Qi. For nearly twenty minutes, Luo Feng suddenly disappeared, vanishing from the meditation room, and Aaron couldn't sense his presence at all.

Advancing from the fourth to the fifth stage of Martial Qi doesn't involve such a process.

What did he do during that time?

Moreover, Luo Feng looked very tired. Although most people would be exhausted after advancing to the fifth stage, this didn't apply to Luo Feng, as he didn't find it too difficult to break through to the fifth stage.

This means that his remaining martial energy was mainly consumed elsewhere, likely during those twenty minutes.

"Ouch, Aaron, I'm dying, help me up!" Luo Feng, without waiting for a response, placed one hand on Aaron's shoulder and leaned his entire body on him.

Aaron didn't push him away. People have habits, and he had already gotten used to physical contact with Luo Feng, no longer as resistant as he was at the beginning. Moreover, Aaron wanted to take the opportunity to see what was wrong with Luo Feng.

While supporting Luo Feng, a thread of aura seeped from his palm.

This direct probing had happened many times before, and each time, Luo Feng's martial energy, which was as sensitive as a nerve reaction, would counterattack with instant defense. Aaron was prepared to be pricked, but unexpectedly, Luo Feng's martial energy did not activate, and Aaron's aura smoothly seeped in, discovering to his surprise that there was almost no martial energy left in Luo Feng's body, leaving it astonishingly empty.

After cultivating martial energy, it is difficult for a martial artist to completely deplete their martial energy, as there would always be a bit left in the muscles and tendons. But Luo Feng's consumption was close to 100%!

This was why he couldn't activate his instant defense, as Luo Feng was now extremely weak.

No wonder he was so exhausted!

To have squeezed out all his martial energy, the cultivation method he was practicing must be quite unusual. However, cultivation is a private matter for martial artists, and no matter how curious Aaron was, he couldn't ask.

However, he realized that after half a semester, he had not only failed to figure out Luo Feng's background but also found him increasingly mysterious.

What a... peculiar guy!

The next evening, at the academy's testing ground.

The practice ground's surface is made of a high-density alloy harder than steel, making it difficult to damage and requiring renovation only once every ten years or so. Its advantage is its durability, but at this stage, it is not convenient for students to use the practice ground to test their martial skills' destructive power. Even if Luo Feng used a Meteor Shower, it might not leave many marks, making it hard to gauge the power. Moreover, the academy does not encourage students to test their martial skills on the practice ground, so they have set up a testing ground.

The class has a free weekly opportunity to use the testing ground, and Class 8 of Year 1 has it on Friday evening from 7 to 9 PM. However, Luo Feng couldn't wait and came to the testing ground early, which, of course, required him to spend some money.

To avoid injuring others, the testing ground is divided into separate areas where students can practice individually.

Luo Feng is now in one of these testing grounds.

After a full day of rest, his martial energy has recovered.

Well, let's test the second function of the Spirit Aggregation Core now.

Unlike the practice ground, each small testing ground has a wall in the center called the testing wall. It is made of a special material called activated soil, which, although tough, is not as indestructible as the alloy of the practice ground. When struck, it will show clear damage, and the size of the damage can indicate the strength of the martial artist's attack.

Luo Feng raised his martial energy to the first stage of Martial Qi and casually fired a Martial Qi Bullet.

"Boom!"

The Martial Qi Bullet shattered, leaving a shallow mark on the testing wall, but it quickly returned to normal. This is a characteristic of the activated soil, which can self-repair when not severely damaged, but the number of repairs is not infinite, and the more severe the damage, the fewer repairs it can make. Therefore, the testing wall must be updated periodically.

Well, the normal Martial Qi Bullet has this much power.

Luo Feng mentally noted the approximate depth and range of the shallow mark. Of course, he wasn't testing this move; he had long mastered the lowest-level blue-grade martial skill, which was not very interesting.

However, using the Martial Qi Bullet, he could test other things.

When he fired the second Martial Qi Bullet, his movements were much slower, his right palm slowly pushing forward as if he were about to deliver a fatal blow.

As a low-level blue-grade martial skill, anyone with a bit of skill would be proficient, but Luo Feng deliberately moved slowly, looking like a novice who had just learned it.

The second Martial Qi Bullet hit the testing wall, leaving a mark similar to the first.

Seeing this, Luo Feng frowned.

Well, no, the power is the same, it definitely didn't intervene. Is the method wrong?

Luo Feng fired a third Martial Qi Bullet, with the same result. But he didn't give up and continued to fire Martial Qi Bullets at the testing wall, thinking for a while after each one.

This went on for over an hour, and Luo Feng had fired about sixty to seventy Martial Qi Bullets. However, at his current level of martial energy, this only consumed a small portion of his strength.

Each Martial Qi Bullet's test results were quite similar, with no significant differences, but Luo Feng didn't lose heart and continued to experiment patiently.

His right palm slowly pushed forward, and this time, there was a change. As he gathered his strength, a strange energy, like an electric current, merged into his martial energy. Luo Feng's body trembled, and the Martial Qi Bullet he fired was significantly larger and faster, instantly hitting the testing wall and leaving a mark deeper and wider than any of the previous ones.

Success!

Luo Feng was thrilled. This Martial Qi Bullet was clearly several times more powerful than the previous ones.

This is the second function of the Spirit Aggregation Core—amplification!

The strange energy, like an electric current, came from the Spirit Aggregation Core. It is a more refined, high-density energy than martial energy. When injected into martial energy, it can amplify a martial artist's attacks, making martial skills exceed their limits.

Fatal techniques can also make martial skills exceed their limits, but the time required to cultivate fatal techniques is extremely long. Moreover, with the right method, the Energy Aggregation Core can amplify all martial skills, making it more convenient than fatal techniques.