112: Mastering the Secret Manual

Qiao Yu controlled the fungus cells on his body to Move toward the wristband watch on his left wrist.

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At first, only a few inconspicuous white spots bloomed on the inside of the wristband, and Mycelium extended outward from the white spots.

Qiao Yu thought that with the powerful devouring effect of the fungus, he would surely be able to devour the black god set quickly.

However, he had somewhat underestimated the resistance of the black god set; the Mycelium's extension speed began to stall after a certain point, leaving only scattered white spots and tiny white patterns on his wrist.

Qiao Yu snorted coldly; if nothing else, he had plenty of fungus. With a thought, a continuous stream of fungus covered the wristband, completely enveloping it.

Yet Qiao Yu could still feel that the fungus had only infected the surface of the wristband and had not yet breached the interior. However, Qiao Yu didn't mind and just let the fungus slowly break through.

At the bottom of the safe lay an even larger box containing a helmet.

Qiao Yu looked at the manual; this was a 'consciousness sensor' modeled by human scientists after virtual space equipment excavated from Ancient Civilization Ruins, and it also looked like a helmet.

As for the genuine virtual space helmets, human scientists were currently unable to replicate them.

Qiao Yu put on the helmet and entered the virtual space.

Inside the virtual space was a room styled like an old-fashioned training hall.

"Welcome home, Major Qiao."

A simulated AI voice rang out.

"Little punk, bring up the 'Nine-Layered Thunder Blade', 'World Eraser', and 'Foundation of Mental Adepts'."

Since Qiao Yu already possessed the full set of Secret Manuals for the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade, and among the complete set of ultimate Secret Manuals provided by the organization, Qiao Yu could only choose World Eraser. Although Qiao Yu didn't use a spear, such martial arts Secret Manuals should still allow him to learn through analogy and complement each other.

To his shame, Qiao Yu had only managed to Cultivate the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade to the second layer so far; in actual combat, he had always been lazy, relying on his Psychic Power and fungus to slaughter his enemies coolly.

If he encountered a situation where he couldn't use Psychic Power or fungus, he would be no different from a novice who had a powerful body but little combat ability.

Qiao Yu first opened the Secret Manual for World Eraser. With the full set of Secret Manuals, Qiao Yu discovered that the Moves within the Secret Manuals could be interconnected; although divided into several layers, there were links between each one.

The previous layer was the foundation for the next, and the next layer could also be reverse-engineered to extract the essence of the previous one.

"As expected of a powerhouse who could Cultivate a Domain even in a tiny place like Earth; Hong truly is a Genius in this regard."

Qiao Yu watched with great interest, becoming more absorbed the more he looked, feeling an itch in his hands and a desire to give it a swing.

With a thought, a long spear appeared in the virtual space, feeling cool to the touch and moderate in weight.

"I didn't expect even a replica to have such an effect. The scientific research capabilities of human scientists are not to be underestimated; they are merely limited by the shackles of Earth itself."

Qiao Yu practiced with the spear according to the demonstration in the Secret Manual, completely immersed in the world of cultivation.

A few days passed in a flash. During that time, Luo Hua contacted Qiao Yu several times but received no response. Upon coming to the villa and seeing Qiao Yu sitting motionless with a strange helmet on, Luo Hua guessed it might be some kind of Cultivate tool and did not disturb him further.

After several consecutive days of cultivation, Qiao Yu exited the virtual space to replenish his energy and explain things to the Luo Family Members before diving back into the virtual space to Cultivate again.

This time, he cultivated for a full two months. After his physical fitness was promoted to God of War, not only did his strength increase, but Qiao Yu's neural response speed and Comprehension Ability also saw massive improvements.

Coupled with the fact that this time he had the full set of Secret Manuals, Qiao Yu continuously achieved Breakthroughs in his Secret Manual cultivation.

When Qiao Yu took off the helmet, his entire body radiated heat, and sweat was evaporated directly into the air by his body temperature, rising like a dense mist.

"Phew—!"

"I didn't expect that I would actually Cultivate World Eraser to the sixth layer, and the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade has also reached the sixth layer."

Such progress shocked even Qiao Yu; he had always thought he had no Genius for cultivating Cultivation Techniques and Secret Manuals, but it seemed that wasn't entirely the case.

Comprehension Ability and Genius are more or less related to one's own strength and Psychic Power.

However, Qiao Yu felt that another greater possibility was because he had a massive amount of fungus cells behind him helping with the analysis.

These fungus cells were like tiny processors; when the quantity was small, there might not be much of a feeling, but once the volume increased, it caused a qualitative change.

However, after his strength was promoted to Intermediate War God, Qiao Yu could clearly feel that even the so-called ultimate Secret Manuals on Earth had many flaws. His body seemed somewhat dissatisfied with the improvements brought by these Secret Manuals, always feeling a sense of sluggishness as if his potential hadn't been fully squeezed out.

But after all, these were just Secret Manuals summarized by Hong and Thunder God from studying ancient martial arts; for them as Earthlings to be able to comprehend such Secret Manuals was already unprecedented.

Furthermore, Hong and Thunder God must also be able to feel that their own potential hasn't been fully utilized; it's just that they are limited by Earth's ceiling, and they had no choice until they later received the Legacy of Yun Mo Planet to continue their Breakthroughs.

Qiao Yu was not only rapid in his Secret Manual cultivation, but he had also completely finished cultivating that Foundation of Mental Adepts.

However, this was just a basic Secret Manual from the Universe, so the things it could teach were still limited.

Only the Object Control chapter was of some use; he had no use for illusions, and beast taming? Did he even need to tame beasts? Making friends with monsters? He much preferred creating monsters himself.

Within the Object Control chapter, the Heavenly God Records had also been cultivated by him to the point where he could simultaneously control 36 flying knives.

He also used his custom weapon benefit to order flying knives; after all, it would be a waste not to use it.

After two months, the black god set had already been devoured and analyzed by the fungus, and Qiao Yu's hypothesis was confirmed: the fungus could indeed replicate the black god set, and it was a fungal black god set.

Now, the cell membrane of every fungus cell had been significantly enhanced, possessing a defensive level comparable to the black god set.

This meant Qiao Yu was protected by the black god set 24 hours a day, including vital points like his eyes, nostrils, and ears.

Moreover, because this was an enhancement at the cellular level, there was no change to Qiao Yu's appearance; it was as if he were the black god set, and the black god set was him.

In the future, the fungal creatures generated by Qiao Yu would also enjoy this same defensive capability.

This would provide excellent concealment in battle; when others thought Qiao Yu wasn't even wearing a combat suit and let their guard down, in reality, Qiao Yu's defense would be maxed out, equivalent to the black god set. At least on Earth, few people would be able to hurt him.