66: Chapter 66 The Ladder of Control

Chapter 66: The Ladder of Control (Seeking Subscriptions)

The heavy soundproof door closed silently, completely isolating the sound of Fang Chengwu's departing footsteps.

Li Wen stood alone in the empty Martial Arts Room, moonlight pouring like mercury onto the smooth floor.

Deep within his Sea of Consciousness, the jade-like figure sat cross-legged at the center of the vast void, radiating a serene yet powerful brilliance.

However, the shock brought by the earth-shattering secrets Fang Chengwu revealed before leaving had not completely subsided, when a single thought, like a stone tossed into a lake, suddenly sent ripples spreading outward.

"Wait—Teacher Fang mentioned information about the Interstellar Gate, the alien Yao Race, and Marquis-level experts—he said this was top-secret information only Flying Star Rank individuals were qualified to know?"

Li Wen frowned slightly, his gaze sharpening. "He clearly said himself that he is a Super Martial Artist. How can a Super Martial Artist possess such detailed knowledge of the core secrets at the Flying Star Rank level?"

"And that detailed knowledge about the Primordial Spirit—it far surpasses the insight of an average teacher."

This doubt instantly surfaced in Li Wen's mind.

His heartbeat quickened slightly. Teacher Fang's identity was absolutely not as simple as it appeared on the surface. He was definitely not just an ordinary Advanced Super Martial Artist!

This thought circled for a moment, but Li Wen didn't feel much unease.

Because during that candid, information-exploding conversation just now, his incredibly sharp Primordial Spirit's intuition strongly reminded him—Fang Chengwu's words and actions were filled with sincerity and a sense of responsibility akin to guardianship.

His speculation about Fang Chengwu's identity was suppressed by the trust brought by intuition.

At this moment, another idea occupied Li Wen's mind. It was another crucial piece of information Fang Chengwu had mentioned about the Primordial Spirit: "Once the Primordial Spirit merges with the Physical Body, surpassing one hundred percent control is easily achievable."

One hundred percent control is the absolute foundation for stepping into the Momentum Realm and mobilizing the power of Heaven and Earth.

A sharp light flared in Li Wen's eyes.

What he craved most right now was power—the power to shock the entire province in the mock exam, the power to knock on the doors of the Four Great Prestigious Schools or even the gates of the Kindling, the power to resolve his family's difficulties.

And improving his control was the key ladder leading to this power.

"I'll try it!" He suppressed the turmoil in his heart and decided to verify it immediately.

Walking to the weapon rack, Li Wen did not use Absolute Focus, nor did he stimulate the power of his Primordial Spirit.

He relied solely on the intuition derived from his Cultivation Technique, which he had cultivated to Perfection, and the natural sense of coordination from his Unity Realm Blade Technique.

Clang!

An ordinary long saber was drawn, emitting a clear ringing sound.

With a slight flick of his wrist, saber light flashed. The Unity Realm Rainbow Light Saber Technique was executed effortlessly.

Long Rainbow, Rainbow Shadow, Horizontal Sky, Startling Swan—the transitions between Moves were fluid, seamless, and as relaxed as breathing.

The saber light seemed alive, weaving a magnificent yet deadly curtain of light within the room.

His body followed the saber, his steps light yet precise. Every landing struck the optimal point for generating force, and every swing mobilized the Qi and blood of his entire body to operate as one.

This Blade Technique had reached the Transcendent Realm.

In the eyes of outsiders, Li Wen at this moment was like a god of the saber, every movement possessing an innate harmony, every strike filled with a balance of power and beauty.

However, as the wielder, Li Wen clearly felt a trace of obstruction.

This feeling of obstruction came from the subtle barrier between himself and the saber, between himself and his Qi and blood, and between his Qi and blood and his power.

He could feel the total amount of Qi and blood surging within him. If he unleashed a full-power strike, he should be able to erupt with ten-tenths of his strength, and the saber's tip should be able to tear the air, leaving a distinct vacuum trajectory.

But under the silent perception of his Divine Thought, he discovered that the energy truly discharged from the saber's edge, forming effective lethality—seemed to be only about three-tenths of the estimated amount?

More power dissipated and was lost during the process of circulation and coordination within his body due to those minuscule imperfections.

"This is the manifestation of insufficient control," Li Wen stood with his saber retracted, his chest rising and falling slightly as he carefully contemplated the feeling from just now.

"The Qi and blood within my body surge like a great river, but the floodgates and river channels that guide them precisely to their destination and allow them to erupt without reservation are not entirely under my command."

"Thirty percent—that's probably my current level of control," he judged.

The next moment, Li Wen's focus converged on the Sea of Consciousness between his brows.

Buzz!

The jade-like figure coiled in the center of the void suddenly opened its eyes.

A gentle yet powerful force instantly erupted from his brow like thousands of invisible threads, radiating throughout his body, then perfectly integrating into his muscles, bones, fascia, organs, and even the flowing Qi and blood.

In an instant, Li Wen felt the entire world change.

It was as if he had instantly switched from a hazy world viewed through frosted glass to one seen under an ultra-high-precision scanning electron microscope.

Every minute corner of his body became incomparably clear and transparent, visible in minute detail.

The vibration of the fine hairs on his skin, the flow path of the blood in the capillaries, the precise force and rhythm of every muscle fiber's contraction and relaxation, the subtle stress transmission between the bones when bearing force—all were under the control of the Primordial Spirit.

This feeling was as if every cell, every strand of Qi and blood, had completely become an extension of his will. Where his thought went, his arm followed, without any obstruction.

"Again!" A blazing light flashed in Li Wen's eyes, his wrist moved slightly, and he slashed out a saber strike!

Hiss—!

Saber light! Saber light unlike anything before!

The speed increased out of thin air. The sound of the saber edge piercing the air changed from the previous 'whine' to an extremely short, sharp 'hiss'! It was as if the resistance of space had been instantly pierced.

Even more terrifying was the power! Where the saber edge pointed, the air was extremely compressed, visibly distorting and tearing.

A pale streak of Qi, almost condensed into substance, flashed instantly, then violently exploded, forming clear wave patterns of air that spread outwards on both sides.

The training dummy in the corner, even though it was seven or eight meters away, seemed to be struck by an invisible giant force, shaking and shifting a short distance with a 'clank' sound.

The power condensed at the tip of the saber actually caused a noticeable impact through the air.

"This power—it's at least four or five times stronger than in the normal state just now,"

Li Wen himself was startled by the effect. He immediately understood: "It's probably because my Physical Body Rank is relatively low and my energy base is small. The absolute control brought by the Primordial Spirit can utilize this power almost perfectly, so the amplification is naturally astonishing."

"When my Physical Body Rank is higher in the future and the overall power base is massive, this level of multiplicative increase might be hard to maintain, but the efficiency improvement and strength growth brought by absolute control will still be revolutionary."

What pleased him even more was that during these few saber strikes integrated with the Primordial Spirit, he clearly felt those subtle points that originally caused power loss and kept his control at only 30%. Under the precise operation of the Primordial Spirit, these problems were corrected simultaneously by countless tiny pincers, and his control was climbing upwards at a speed visible to the naked eye.

30.1%—30.2%—30.3%—Every cycle of the Blade Technique, every minute adjustment to the muscles and Qi and blood, was accumulating, making progress.

"The integration of Primordial Spirit Power into the Physical Body is indeed extraordinarily effective! This rate of improvement is more than ten times faster than relying purely on practice!" Li Wen felt exhilarated.

But he soon noticed another phenomenon—the Primordial Spirit Power consumption was enormous.

Those few saber strikes just now took less than a second in total.

Yet, it was like opening a floodgate for Primordial Spirit Power consumption. He felt the brightness of the jade-like figure between his brows weaken slightly.

"If this continues, I won't be able to sustain high-intensity practice for long. I estimate I can only last about 10 seconds at most," Li Wen immediately thought of a solution, "I'll try combining it with Absolute Focus."