Age of Evolution

As far as the current Earth technology is concerned, the understanding of dark energy is still quite limited.

However, some martial artists have already felt the mysteries of dark energy and have begun to study dark energy stones, with the scientific department also starting research on this topic.

Before the second catastrophe, dark energy stones had already become widely recognized by people, but no matter before or after, no larger dark energy stone was ever found on Earth.

The more concentrated dark energy is, the greater its density. For example, the one in Lin Zhen’s hand, even if you take ten dark energy stones with the same total weight, the dark energy contained within them would still be far less than his.

He held the dark energy stone with both hands, placing it in his palms like he was meditating, as strands of dark energy began to nourish Lin Zhen’s body.

Before this, Lin Zhen’s strength had already reached 1,200 kg after being enhanced by lightning ions.

And the most important aspect of strengthening the body with dark energy stone is power.

After the body is enhanced by dark energy, the power will increase the most, followed by speed, with nervous system reaction being the least.

Lin Zhen doesn’t lack speed, his nervous system reaction is also outstanding, but what he lacks now is power. This makes him somewhat powerless when fighting against intermediate war generals, let alone advanced war generals.

With the infusion of dark energy, every cell in Lin Zhen’s body began to cheer and become active.

“It’s improved! I can even clearly feel that my power is increasing. This strong feeling is great. I can even roughly feel the extent of the increase. It’s just the beginning, and my power has already increased by at least 50 kg.”

Half an hour later, Lin Zhen felt that his power had increased by about 200 kg, while the consumption of the dark energy stone was still less than one-third.

“I really hope this process can continue. My spiritual power is almost at the peak of the golden early stage, and there is no problem maintaining this light shield for a day and a night. No one will disturb me during this process.”

After an hour, the consumption of the dark energy stone finally exceeded one-third, and Lin Zhen’s power continued to increase.

Underneath his clothes, his muscles silently bulged and fell back, a visible sign of his body’s improvement. Every time they bulged and fell back, Lin Zhen’s strength increased by about 100 kg. This had already happened four times.

Two hours later, Lin Zhen vaguely remembered that his muscles had bulged eight times.

After three hours, the last of the dark energy stone’s power crazily surged into Lin Zhen’s body, and then it turned into an ordinary stone.

“Phew!”

Lin Zhen opened his eyes and flexed his arms. His body joints made cracking sounds, and he clenched his fists, his eyes filled with excitement.

“Very good! My strength has almost doubled compared to before, which is already at the level of an ordinary junior war general. But I haven’t advanced to war general yet, and there’s no dark force gathered within my body. I wonder what level I will reach after I advance to war general!”

Lin Zhen couldn’t contain his excitement and took out the qi-sensing auxiliary elixir from his space ring again.

“Although it’s cold where I am now, there’s an advantage: the air is clear, and it’s close to nature, making it a good place to condense Dantian qi.”

“This bottle of elixir is best suited for me. With its help, not only will it help me comprehend true qi, but it also doubles the absorption and improvement effect upon true qi.”

“Learning to absorb true qi from a warrior to a war general level is crucial, as it determines the strength of a martial artist’s Dantian Qi. With the help of this elixir, when I condense my Dantian for the first time, its strength will definitely be more than that of a first-level war general, with the highest possibility being a second-level war general. If I’m lucky, advancing to the third level isn’t entirely impossible.”

In this life, Lin Zhen’s luck and fortune are vastly different from his previous life. Through his efforts, he is no longer an ordinary martial artist, but an outstanding genius.

The bottle of elixir, obtained from his previous life’s knowledge, will determine the effect of Lin Zhen’s first Dantian condensation.

Lin Zhen’s preliminary estimate is that he will skip the first-level war general stage and advance directly to the second-level war general.

At this moment, Lin Zhen’s strength, speed, and nerve reaction have reached a quite high level. After his advancement, he will definitely be one of the strongest among his peers.

Lin Zhen took a sip of the qi-sensing auxiliary elixir, and his body suddenly shook.

The Qi-sensing auxiliary elixir entered his body, and his five senses instantly became clearer.

“The biggest difference between a War General Martial Artist and a Warrior Martial Artist is the presence of the Dantian Qi, which allows the Dark Force to spread throughout the body. When striking or executing moves, the power will be greater, and the body’s strength will be greatly increased. Furthermore, the senses are sharpened, and only then can a martial artist be considered a true martial artist. The Warrior Level is merely a process of stimulating the body’s potential.”

He seemed to be able to hear the commotion downstairs, the loud shouting of some martial artists, and could tell from the sound where the wind was coming from and where it was going.

The sky was full of dancing snowflakes, and the snowflakes that had previously passed in front of his eyes now seemed even more translucent. Lin Zhen could clearly see the edges and angles of each snowflake.

“What a miraculous little thing…”

Lin Zhen slowly closed his eyes, lying with his heart facing the heavens. In a moment of thought, the thin barrier between the Warrior and War General Levels was broken!

The elemental Qi between heaven and earth began to gather into Lin Zhen’s body, traveling through his limbs and bones, flowing through his meridians, and converging in his Dantian.

“War General Level, it’s about to begin!”

Air is invisible, but when it flows, it creates wind. The same goes for elemental Qi. As it begins to gather, you can clearly see the snowflakes in the air spinning in circles as if a tornado is forming. However, this tornado is rather small.

When the first bit of elemental Qi gathered in Lin Zhen’s Dantian under his control, a rudimentary form of his Dantian took shape.

“At this point, it’s a competition of the martial artist’s solid strength. The greater the strength and potential, the bigger the Dantian Qi. Come on! Let me see how far you can go!”

Lin Zhen opened his mouth, and a white stream of air was sucked into his abdomen. He could hardly wait for the process to be faster!

All the pores in his body opened at this moment, and he seemed like a funnel, like a vortex, with elemental Qi rushing in like rivers into the sea.

It passed through his body, gathered in his Dantian, and the first stage of Dantian evolution began – expansion!

At the beginning of a martial artist’s advancement to the War General Level, the strength of the Dantian’s power is determined by the amount of Dantian Qi. The more Dantian Qi, the stronger the Dark Force that can be stimulated and the greater the power.

With the help of the Qi-sensing auxiliary elixir, Lin Zhen’s absorption was exceptionally smooth this time.

He still remembered his previous life when it took him only fifty minutes to absorb the Dantian Qi. The effect of the advancement was merely average.

This time, it took him less than ten minutes to absorb more Dantian Qi than his previous life. And it was far from over.

Twenty minutes, thirty minutes… one hour!

After an hour had passed, Lin Zhen’s absorption had not yet finished. He still felt an immense potential within himself. This was related to his basic qualities and the remarkable compatibility with the Qi-sensing auxiliary elixir.

Elemental Qi in the air was still pouring in, and Lin Zhen, with his eyes half-closed, continued to absorb it. Suddenly, he opened his eyes wide.

“Come out! My Planet Core!”

With Lin Zhen’s hands spread open, controlled by his Spiritual Power, a Planet Core with silver snakes jumping on its surface appeared before him!

“Since my rebirth, I haven’t exactly been cautious or prudent, but I’ve never been one to take risks lightly either. I won’t do anything I’m not sure about, but this time, I’m going to make an exception!”

“I’ve only heard of absorbing a Planet Core and condensing a Dark Star inside one’s body during the War General Stage advancement, but I’ve never been completely confident in my ability to succeed.”

“Yet, with such an opportunity before me, if I don’t dare to try, how can I qualify to challenge the peak? I believe in my luck; I’ve traveled through a black hole. What’s there to fear about condensing a Planet Core?”

“Come! Let me experience the legendary Dark Star Power!”

With a thought, Lin Zhen’s body resonated with the lightning ions and thunder energy contained in the Planet Core. Lin Zhen’s long hair danced wildly, and electric sparks enveloped his body.. Amidst the wind and snow, he looked as if a god or demon had descended!