However, for him, this conventional wisdom had been completely overturned!
The terrifying cultivation efficiency granted by his Top-grade Primordial Acupoints—far surpassing that of other geniuses at his level—combined with his incredible physical aptitude, which exceeded the standard for a Golden Bloodline and was comparable to that of an Embryonic Stage Starry Sky Beast...
These two factors combined perfectly, like the most efficient of catalysts, ultimately resulting in his current, logic-defying and utterly inconceivable rate of life force growth!
Qin Feng quickly began running calculations in his mind.
’If I were to train frenetically, dedicating all twenty-four hours of the day to increasing my life force index without any rest or sleep, I could gain at least 30 to 35 points a day!’
’In a year, that’s over ten thousand points!’
’At this rate, going from my current eighteen thousand points all the way to the "Fourth Great Limit" of one hundred and eight thousand points would theoretically take less than ten years!’
This conclusion sent massive waves crashing through Qin Feng’s mind.
In just ten years, he could complete a journey that might take other geniuses several hundred, or even a thousand years!
However, this wild idea merely flashed through his mind before vanishing.
Before participating in the Starry Sky Cup, he might have unhesitatingly chosen this extreme, brute-force path.
But now, after personally experiencing Lei Qianjue’s terrifying "One Heart, Nine Uses" blade technique, he had come to a profound realization: simply overwhelming an opponent with life force was not a path to invincibility.
When an opponent’s Slaughter Realm was far superior to his own, reaching a higher-dimensional level, it was enough to nullify—or even overcome—the immense advantage granted by sheer life force.
Besides, even reaching the required life force index was pointless on its own. To ascend to a Planet-level Life Form, one’s Spiritual Power Index also had to meet the standard.
And the Spiritual Power Index was tied to one’s Slaughter Realm.
’Practical combat ability is the foundation of everything.’
’If I spend all my time cultivating my life force index, my Slaughter Realm and Mental Power will inevitably fall far behind. In the end, I’ll just become a muscle-head who has immense power but can’t use it effectively.’
Qin Feng quickly calmed down and, based on his current situation, readjusted and optimized his long-term training plan.
He decided to dedicate only one-third of his day—eight hours—to cultivating his life force index.
This would be enough to increase his life force index by about 15 points per day.
He would divide the remaining two-thirds of his time equally between practical combat drills for his Slaughter Realm and Meditation to cultivate his Mental Power.
’Following this time allocation, my life force index can still increase by a steady 15 points per day. Twenty years should be enough time for my life force to surely break through the "Fourth Great Limit" of one hundred and eight thousand points and reach the threshold of a Planet-level Life Form.’
’And during those twenty years, my Slaughter Realm is bound to make great strides as well.’
’As for my Mental Power... for now, I don’t know how much I can improve it.’
Qin Feng’s brow furrowed slightly.
His journey in the Starry Sky Cup had made him keenly aware of the importance of Mental Power. This was especially true after witnessing that miraculous, god-like Slaughter Realm technique, "Multi-tasking." As a result, he was prioritizing his Mental Power training to an unprecedented degree. However, a very practical problem now lay before him.
’...I don’t know how Mental Power is actually measured?’
A question arose in Qin Feng’s mind.
At his current level, his perception of the "life force index" had become extremely sharp, almost instinctual.
He basically only needed to briefly look inward to estimate his own life force with an extremely high degree of accuracy.
The same was true for his opponents; Qin Feng only had to get a sense of their aura to make a rough estimate of their life force index.
Moreover, even the most basic, wristwatch-style personal terminals issued by the Empire came with a simple yet efficient function for detecting the life force index.
Yet, when it came to the detection and quantification of Mental Power, he couldn’t recall ever hearing about it in any public forum.
"Hammer, search for all academic articles, testing methods, and related training theories on ’Mental Power’."
Qin Feng issued the command into the air.
"Of course, Master. Now conducting a precise search for you on the Subspace Network forums..."
The voice of his AI butler, Hammer, was as efficient as always.
Just a few seconds later, a massive amount of data, already preliminarily screened and organized, cascaded like a waterfall onto the holographic screen before Qin Feng’s eyes.
There were rigorously worded academic papers from the Imperial Academy of Sciences, practical-focused documents circulated within the major Starry Sky Martial Arts Universities, and even various informational posts and personal insights filled with profound wisdom left behind by anonymous experts in the forum threads.
Qin Feng’s eyes quickly scanned over the materials.
Soon, a pinned and featured long-form informational article titled "An Introduction to Mental Power: From Origin to Cultivation" caught his eye.