Muscles, meridians, heart, lungs, skin... Every part of his body was undergoing this painful yet sacred transformation!
As this baptism continued, his life force index, which had been stuck at a bottleneck of 30.04, began to skyrocket with an unprecedented, wild fervor!
This painful baptism lasted for half a month.
It wasn’t until the final moment before the four-month waiting period ended that the Spiritual Storm engulfing his entire body slowly subsided, completely converging into the newly opened Acupoint in his chest.
On the plaza, the massive Spiritual Energy vortex also dissipated, as if it had never been there.
Everything returned to calm.
Qin Feng slowly opened his eyes.
An unprecedented feeling of wielding immense power flooded his entire being.
He immediately pulled up his stat panel.
[Life Force Index]: 35.00!
Just opening the first Acupoint had caused his life force index to surge by nearly 5 points!
He focused his consciousness inward, observing the newborn Acupoint.
It was like a miniature star, radiating brilliant light, burning quietly in his chest.
Vast amounts of Spiritual Energy flowed within it like a nebula.
But it wasn’t full!
Qin Feng could clearly feel that this Acupoint was less than half full.
He quickly calculated in his mind.
’Just the Spiritual Energy baptism from opening the Acupoint raised my life force index by nearly 5 points. If I completely fill this first Acupoint with Spiritual Energy... I estimate my life force index will increase by at least another 5 points!’
One Acupoint, from opening to filling, could provide a total increase of about 10 points to his life force index!
Then... what about three hundred and sixty Acupoints?
Three hundred and sixty times ten...
That’s a total of three thousand six hundred points to his life force index!
How terrifying! What an absurd number!
At this moment, Qin Feng finally understood what a magnificent gateway to a vast new world the Great Sun Acupoint Opening Method, a top-tier cultivation technique of the Empire, had opened for him!
If it were a Lower-grade Acupoint Opening Technique, the life force index provided by one Acupoint Shell would be far less than 5 points, and a Lower-grade Acupoint Opening Technique could only open thirty-six Acupoint Shells!
The disparity was staggering.
He suppressed the shock in his heart and looked at his system panel.
[Cultivation Technique]:
[Great Sun Acupoint Opening Method (Minor Accomplishment)]
[Proficiency]: 1 / 1000
First Acupoint opened (1/360).
[Meditation Technique]:
[Great Sun Visualization Method (Initiate)]
[Proficiency]: 98 / 100
...
Successfully opening the first Acupoint directly caused the proficiency of the "Great Sun Acupoint Opening Method" to break through from "Initiate" to "Minor Accomplishment."
And its complementary "Great Sun Visualization Method," after four months of arduous cultivation, was also about to break through.
Four months of waiting had resulted in a significant boost.
’My cultivation speed has definitely slowed. Including my previous training, it’s taken over half a year just to raise my life force index by 5 points.’
’However, the physical prowess represented by 1 point of life force index now is worlds apart from what it was when I first started cultivating!’
Qin Feng muttered to himself.
Only then did he realize that many students around him were looking at him.
The plaza was once again filled with nearly a million people.
Lei Meng said in surprise, "Brother Qin, did you choose a Top-grade Acupoint Opening Technique?"
"Yes."
Qin Feng nodded slightly.
"I chose a Top-grade Acupoint Opening Technique too, but I haven’t even succeeded in Seeking Acupoints yet. Brother Qin, you’re incredible."
Tiemu uttered just two words.
Top-grade techniques opened three hundred and sixty major Acupoints, high-grade one hundred and eight, mid-grade seventy-two, and lower-grade thirty-six!
Basically, any genius with ambition would cultivate a Top-grade Acupoint Opening Technique.
Because the gap between top-grade and high-grade was too large.
The gazes of the examinees turned to Qin Feng, their faces filled with awe.
Qin Feng was likely the fastest to open his Acupoints among this batch of examinees.
And he had done it with the most difficult Top-grade Acupoint Opening Technique.
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As Qin Feng slowly withdrew his consciousness from the insights gained by opening his first Acupoint, a familiar tone sounded. Like a perfectly timed bell, it echoed through every corner of the admissions plaza and resonated in the heart of every examinee.
"Attention all examinees."
"The six-month mission period, which began at the start of the examination, has now ended."
"The first two combat assessments are hereby declared complete."
’It’s here!’
This voice instantly shattered the four months of tranquility on the plaza.
Whether it was the prodigies long since eliminated, who had been waiting dejectedly for months, or those like Qin Feng, who had just emerged from deep cultivation—everyone’s heart was in their throat.
The final moment of judgment had arrived.
The volunteer Martial Artist’s voice, devoid of any emotion, continued to echo across the plaza.
"All examinees, please log into your personal Subspace Network immediately to view the final results of the first two assessments."
"Students whose assessment result is ’Pass,’ please remain where you are and await arrangements for the subsequent assessments."
"Students whose assessment result is ’Fail,’ we regret to inform you that your Cannan Star Martial Arts University examination journey ends here. Please leave the plaza in an orderly fashion within ten minutes. We will have personnel guide you to the transport center to return to your respective home planets."
RUSTLE—
The silence had lasted for less than three seconds.
After those three seconds, the entire plaza, like a calm lake into which a giant boulder had been thrown, was instantly drowned in a massive commotion.
Although many had long known they would fail, hearing the final verdict was still a bitter pill to swallow.