#9 - It is impossible to hide
Yian District, Landu Garden residential area.
In a household on the seventeenth floor, Yang Wu sat cross-legged, his eyes tightly closed, calming his mind, slowly sensing the cosmic energy.
"Tick... Tock..."
Time ticked away on the clock, every second passing. Gradually, Yang Wu entered a deep meditative state.
Suddenly, faint and minuscule wisps of energy, upon nearing the palms of his hands, the soles of his feet, and the Baihui acupoint on the crown of his head, slowly permeated into his body.
"This is cosmic energy?"
Yang Wu carefully sensed the cosmic energy slowly flowing within his body.
Mind follows intention!
His consciousness began to emit a thought, and instantly, the speed at which his body absorbed cosmic energy increased nearly a hundredfold.
Initially, the cosmic energy his body absorbed could only gather into tiny droplets, but now, as time passed, the cosmic energy continuously coalesced into a small stream, frantically pouring into his body.
The countless cells within Yang Wu's body began to frantically devour the surging cosmic energy, rapidly converting it into genetic force.
The genetic force began to flow within his body, strengthening Yang Wu's bodily organs wherever it passed.
And both the internal and external parts of Yang Wu's body underwent astonishing changes under the strengthening of the genetic force.
Whether it was the surface skin tissue, or the internal bones and muscles, and even the deep-seated cells, and even his genes, were changing.
This was the strengthening of the body, and also the evolution of life!
His skin was becoming smooth and tough, his bone density and muscle flexibility were constantly increasing, his cells were constantly dividing, their activity was gradually increasing, and his own weight was also constantly increasing.
This rate of change was very, very slow compared to taking herbs and spiritual plants, but the feeling it gave was much clearer.
The feeling of getting stronger bit by bit, the feeling of being able to freely control getting stronger, was very profound.
...
Night fell.
Taking advantage of the fact that instructor Jiang Nian and several other instructors had gone home to rest, Yang Wu once again came alone to the training hall on the fourth floor of the martial arts center.
"Bang!"
The punching bag shook violently, and a string of numbers was immediately displayed on the screen of the punch force testing machine.
"55273kg."
The last time he came to test after taking herbs and spiritual plants, his punch force was 51271kg. In comparison, his punch force had increased by more than 4000 kilograms.
The simulation showed an increase of 3000 kilograms. In comparison, his aptitude and comprehension had been significantly improved, reaching a relatively excellent level.
"Huff..."
"Advanced Warrior-level physical fitness, micro-level dodging skills, and then choose a gun technique..."
"Almost there!"
Yang Wu was quite satisfied with his current rate of progress. He believed that he still had a chance to catch up with Luo Feng's pace.
It wasn't that Yang Wu lacked confidence, but because the later Luo Feng was too perverted.
(The original work is just a history of growth, especially one that involves the concept of Da Luo. From the moment the original work was born, Luo Feng was destined to be a Lord-level Primal Universe lifeform.)
(And the fanfiction protagonist is still in the initial stage of growth, which means that in the fanfiction, Luo Feng has a destined future, while the fanfiction protagonist's life is still being written, and the future is uncertain.)
(Therefore, there is a possibility that the future Luo Feng will slap him across the river of time and space, but there is no possibility that the future fanfiction protagonist will slap him behind the future Luo Feng, especially when it is still being serialized.)
(Of course, everyone has their own ideas. This is just my humble opinion.)
As an awakened transmigrator, Yang Wu could realize that he was likely the protagonist of some Devouring fanfiction, and also the kind that was being serialized.
However, he didn't feel excited because of this.
Because his life had just begun, and the future was full of uncertainties. His life progress bar might suddenly stop one day.
But he wouldn't worry too much about it. After all, life is like an adventure, with excitement, stimulation, despair...
All of these are possible experiences.
And what he could do was to seize the time to become stronger as soon as possible, strong enough to choose the life he wanted to experience.
After realizing a certain possibility, what Yang Wu was most worried about was never the sudden accidents that might befall him in Devouring.
But that one day it would suddenly be cut off, and he would be affected by it.
Like a kite with a broken string, a horse that has been freed from its reins, turning from a domesticated animal into a wild one. It seems to have escaped control, but in reality, its life safety is no longer guaranteed.
At that time, everything would really be "up to fate."
The above words may be a bit shocking and seem a bit out of character, but all of this is just based on Yang Wu's speculation.
...
After putting aside those wild thoughts, Yang Wu began to prepare for another matter.
Showcasing talent!
Hide?
It is impossible to hide.
In the world of Devouring the Starry Sky, whether it is the cosmic environment of the races or the novice village of Earth, great importance is attached to geniuses.
In terms of the importance attached to geniuses, whether it is the protection lineup of one's own side or the assassination lineup of the enemy, it can be called luxurious in the same type.
This is a world where geniuses can eat everything.
Yang Wu didn't believe that the other party's assassination speed could keep up with his cheating growth speed.
Of course, on the other hand, the talent displayed must be measured, and cannot be too shocking.
In this world, in the corners illuminated by light, in the shadows under the sun, there are always many unknown darknesses, and greedy rats abound.
Only when you are strong enough will these greedy rats always hide in the shadows and dare not come out.
In short, he wanted to obtain resources, but he didn't want to be too much in the spotlight.
...
Chinese calendar, June 7th.
This is the first day of the college entrance examination. The date of the college entrance examination in China is basically the same as the date of the college entrance examination before the Great Nirvana period.
Only the time of June 9th was added to separately test mathematics.
After the Great Nirvana, humans clearly felt the importance of mathematics, so in cultural education, the status of mathematics was raised very high.
The streets were silent, vehicles came and went, but no horns could be heard. Although it was in the base city era after the Great Nirvana, China still attached great importance to the college entrance examination.
College entrance examination, the gears of fate began to turn, and the root of everything was about to usher in...
Yian District, Limit branch.
Right at the main entrance.
A car drove up and stopped at the wide entrance. The driver's side door opened, and two figures walked out.
One was a teenager of about sixteen or seventeen years old, and the other was a bald man in his late thirties.
"Tsk, it seems that no matter how awesome the technology is, or how strong the physical fitness can become, a bald person is still bald."
This scene happened to be witnessed by Yang Wu.
He suddenly thought of Thor's image as a white-clothed bald man. Although he did it on purpose, Yang Wu couldn't help but complain, and then instinctively touched his head.
...
