Hengsheng was in the training ground within the Maker Mansion, training his battle style, refining his martial intent.
A martial intent shrouded his entire body, making his skin glow with a faint golden aura.
He closed his eyes, blinding himself, and didn't extend his divine sense either.
He intends to harness his senses, perceiving everything around him only through his body.
Yunsu, standing on the side of the training ground, acted as his training assistant, sending the beast ball flying toward Hengsheng.
Hengsheng's ears caught the whisper of wind; his skin perceived the shift in temperature. He instinctively moved, turning toward the incoming attack, and with precise movement, redirected its momentum, deflecting it to the side.
Another attack came.
This time, with precise control over his body and spiritual qi, Hengsheng raised his index finger.
He only used a tiny wisp of Qi gathered at the tip as he poked the weak spot of the incoming beast ball.
The Qi construct crumbled instantly into the pure Qi and disappeared before it could have a chance to explode.
Then, one after another, repeated attacks continued to rain on him; he confronted them with only his technique.
The training continued.
The number of beast balls continued to increase as time passed.
At first, only one ball was launched per round, then two, then four.
Now, more than a thousand beast balls were being shot at him all at once, yet not a single one could touch him.
Hengsheng's movements appeared instinctive, dodging, defending, and attacking all beast balls without fail, as if his body no longer needed conscious thought to act.
Each transition in stance flowed seamlessly into the next.
Every punch and slap was delivered effortlessly, yet the power behind each one remained undiminished, expressing the full extent of his might.
As time passed, his movements became sharper, more refined, drawing ever closer to the goal he had set for this training session.
The flawless!
Yunsu, on the side, opened her jaws wide, gathering a vast amount of qi in her mouth as she prepared a powerful move.
Seeing her human finish off the last beast ball of the previous round, she unleashed ten thousand beast balls at him all at once.
Hengsheng's instinct screamed as his body sensed the countless attacks coming at him.
They filled the entire space—there was no room to dodge!
Hengsheng sensed that he was so close to his goal. He did not intend to give up his progress halfway.
Gritting his teeth in defiance, he used the limited nanoseconds before the attack reached him to assimilate all his martial path understanding into one will, one intent!
Every muscle, every bone, every cell within his body, is stimulated as the new codes have been added to his very being.
At that moment, his martial intent peaked and broke through its limit.
Ding!
Martial Intent has leveled up!
Martial Intent [Lv. 3 – Seamless] » [Lv. 4 – Flawless]
The next moment, the faint golden aura that shrouded Hengsheng's body flickered, then burst into a blazing yet steady golden glow.
Hengsheng could sense that he had become very sharp and powerful; he could feel every movement he made.
Without hesitation, He began to move, both of his hands glowing with a blazing golden aura of martial intent.
Unlike before, his movement was not only instinctive, precise, and seamless, but also flawless!
No useless motion was made; every movement carried the will of his martial path!
He unleashed the fist strike in all directions, against the countless incoming beast balls.
Shadows of countless fists burst forth around Hengsheng, each one striking with pinpoint precision. One by one, the incoming beast balls were shattered, their qi constructs crumbling into Pure Qi and disappearing.
The destruction was so swift and seamless that it seemed as if they all burst apart in the same instant.
The compressed air generated by his numerous fist strikes was released at once as he delivered the final punch.
Hengsheng stood at the center as the air blew away in all directions, like a big balloon had been popped.
…
Hengsheng withdrew his fist as he opened his eyes, ending the training session.
Clap Clap Clap…
Yunsu sat on the floor, clapping her paws together, congratulating him for successfully leveling up his martial intent, before leaving without a word, as her duty was finally over.
Hengsheng wants to cuddle as a reward, but she has already disappeared. To ease his disappointment, he shifts his mind to what he gained and opens the system panel.
Ding!
[The Strongest Cultivator System Panel]
Name: Lan Hengsheng
Age: 33 Years
Race: Hyperhuman [Tier-5]
Spirit Foundation: Spirit Ring System [Divine] [7 Rings: Water, Wood, Fire, Metal, Earth, Five Element, Chaos]
Cultivation Realm: True Body Realm [Sixth Gate]
Cultivation Method: The System Maker Cultivation Scripture [Rank-7]
Techniques:
The System Maker Combat Scripture [Heaven / Dao], Heaven-Piercing Index[Heaven], Thousand-Armed Divine Palm[Heaven], Sun God Incarnation [Heaven], Chaos Mind Labyrinth [Heaven]
Profession Skills:
Formation Mastery [Rank-7], Artifact Crafting [Rank-7], Rune Engraving [Rank-7]
Cultivation Traits: Super Divine Sense, Vast Meridian, System Circuit - True Body
Genetic Traits: The Sun Gaze, Timbergrasp
Unique Traits: The System World [Tier ???]
[Attainment]:
Title: The System Maker, Heavenly Craftsman of the Heavenly Court [Rank-6], Trial Tower Conqueror [100F – Towers 1, 2, 3, 4]
Cultivation Understanding: Dao Heart, Martial Intent [Lv. 4 - Flawless]
Dao Comprehension: —
Law Mastery: Fire, Gold, Wood, Water, Earth, Metal, Balance,…
[Cultivation Summary]:
Body: Tier 5 [Mid]
Qi: Tier 5 [Low]
Soul: Tier 4 [Peak]
Spiritual Power: 211
Battle Power Difference: ≈9,990 Times
[System Function]:
Core Ability: Absolute Talent [Enhance Talents, Absolute Cultivator Mode]
Function: [Upgrade] [Absorption] [Inspection] [Concealment] [System Storage] [Heavenly Exchange]
System Points: 85,760,000 SP
[Auxiliary Systems]:[6/6]
The Supreme Administrator System [Tier-7]
The Ultimate Leveling System [Tier-7]
The Dimensional Traveler System [Tier-7]
The Primordial Tower System [Tier-7]
The Life Simulator System [Tier-7]
The Infinite Sign-In System [Tier-7]
Hengsheng nodded in satisfaction.
Martial intent was one of the cultivation aspects that could hardly be cheated with his system.
While the upgrade function could raise its level, the results were poor—his Martial Intent became shallow and fragile, lacking true depth. He had experienced this firsthand when upgrading it from level 1 to 2.
The Life Simulator couldn't help much either, because he needed to assimilate martial path understanding.
Even though he could accumulate this understanding through simulation, assimilation required his real body to remember it down to the instinctual, cellular level.
Without a visible means of cheating, it took him more than ten years of diligent training to reach the same level of Martial Intent as other average True Body Realm cultivators on this continent.
In fact, his Martial Intent cultivation speed is already incredibly fast. If others knew about this, they would think he was some kind of martial path genius—still, it did not meet his standards.
Though items from Daily Sign-In could help sometimes, specific things that help cultivate martial intent do not appear often, so they are not very reliable in the long run.
This is why a Martial Intent always fell short behind other aspects of his cultivation.
"Maybe I need to go to a dangerous place often to improve it…" Hengsheng murmured before shaking his head, thinking the idea was stupid.
The best way to accelerate the cultivation of martial intent is to encounter life-and-death situations with his real body, which Hengsheng hardly encounters since he is almost ten thousand times stronger than the average individual in the same cultivation realm as he is.
To experience such a situation, he would need to find trouble with someone who had a higher cultivation realm than he did, not just a minor realm, but a major realm higher, which was too dangerous and unnecessary.
Intentionally looking for trouble with someone stronger than you for the sake of cultivation? That could only work for the protagonist in a novel.
He decided to go naturally for now.
For him, Martial intent only made up a small part of his total strength; he didn't need to hurry to level it up.
Hengsheng looked at the surroundings.
The mess caused by his training had ruined the training ground, so he commanded the Origin Energy within the peak to return everything to its previous state.
After cleaning up the mess, Hengsheng disappeared from the training ground and reappeared in the cultivation ground on the other side of the mansion.
Then he sat on his beloved cultivation mat, meditating to clear his mind and prepare himself for today's work.
After a while, he opened his eyes and spoke.
"Blue, how is the White Shark Operation going?" he asks for an update.
Then Blue's voice rang out—not in his head, but right before him—as she manifested herself into the cultivation world.
"Things went smoothly as planned, but there are some minor problems. The Hai Clan Patriarch got away; Xaiorong pursued him personally. He should be eliminated at any moment now," Blue said politely.
"That's great…" Hengsheng murmured.
It had been ten years since he wiped out the Black Shark pirate group. After years of collecting information to see the whole picture, his company finally acted to eliminate all the enemies within this kingdom at once.
He didn't even need to act himself, as others from the company were strong enough.
Moreover, the Xiyuan Dynasty also sent cultivator armies to join the operation, which reduced his company's risk of casualties.
Speaking of the Xiyuan Dynasty, they did not waste the opportunity of becoming a dynasty of this kingdom.
They were working really hard to solidify their foundation and status as a true dynasty that ruled the kingdom.
However, some of the young princes, who did not know how their dynasty came to be in power, grew arrogant, using their status against the Endless Wealth Company.
Fortunately, King Xiyuan was not stupid and punished them accordingly.
Hengsheng thought he should visit them sometime to remind them not to be stupid.