The Secret Technique to Reach Planetary Level

That night, Li Yao and Wenina were arrested in a panic and immediately escorted overnight to the Extreme Martial Arts Grand Hall. Meanwhile, Luo Feng and Xu Xin, the young couple, nestled together, pouring out their longing from over a year apart.

“Sleeping here tonight?” Luo Feng asked softly, embracing Xu Xin with a chuckle.

“Dream on,” Xu Xin retorted, then glanced at her watch. “It’s already midnight, Luo Feng. Take me home.”

“Alright,” Luo Feng said with a smile. After their intimate conversation, their emotions had settled considerably.

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Boarding the intelligent fighter jet, they departed from Mingyue Residential District in Yangzhou City, heading towards the Xu family residence in the main urban area. In just a few minutes, the intelligent fighter jet arrived several thousand meters above the Xu family home.

Inside the intelligent fighter jet, high in the sky.

“Luo Feng, I need you to promise me that before you do anything dangerous in the future, you must tell me first,” Xu Xin looked at Luo Feng intently. “I won’t hinder your career or your aspirations! But I need to know your situation…”

“Xu Xin,” Luo Feng nodded repeatedly. “Okay, I’ll tell you from now on. Before, I just didn’t want you to worry.”

“I’m willing to worry for you.”

“I want to worry for you!” Xu Xin stared at Luo Feng. “But what I fear most is when you tell me nothing at all!”

Luo Feng nodded slightly, a warmth spreading through his heart.

Although his girlfriend came from a prominent family, the elite education she received also made her very intelligent and understanding. It was often said online that some women constantly clung to their partners, leaving no space, while others would endlessly bicker over trivial matters.

But Xu Xin was not that kind of person, and Luo Feng felt very fortunate.

“Oh, right, you dropped out this time. Can you re-enroll?” Luo Feng asked.

“I withdrew, I didn’t take a leave of absence. It’s hard to re-enroll through official channels, unless I use some family connections…” Xu Xin shook her head. “Anyway, I don’t care about a piece of paper. In my two years at university, I’ve already learned most of my major’s knowledge. I’ve experienced university life, and that’s enough. I plan to start my own company.”

“Start a company?” Luo Feng was surprised.

“Yes.”

Xu Xin nodded. “The family was preparing for me to take over some responsibilities, but I didn’t want to jump straight into it. No matter what I do, it’s better to start small and build up step by step. I’ll start my own business first, gain experience through practice, and then gradually take over the family business in the future.”

“Oh, my girlfriend, Luo Feng’s girlfriend, is quite the career woman then,” Luo Feng chuckled.

“You don’t like it?” Xu Xin looked at Luo Feng.

“I do. After all, as a warrior, there are many times I can’t be with you. Even if we get married in the future, I don’t want you to be a housewife without your own career,” Luo Feng said. This was the modern view on relationships among young people; typically, both partners needed to have jobs.

Without a career, life felt rather dull.

“Thank you, esteemed Councilor Luo Feng, for understanding this humble girl’s thoughts,” Xu Xin smiled, performing an ancient feminine bow. After the gesture, Xu Xin couldn’t help but laugh herself.

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After taking Xu Xin home, Luo Feng remained in high spirits.

In his training hall at Mingyue Residential District, Yangzhou City, Luo Feng sat cross-legged late into the night.

“Such efficiency,” Luo Feng murmured, looking at the message he received on his auxiliary optical computer. “They arrested Li Yao and Wenina so quickly. Hmm, tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 PM, the Supreme Court of the Extreme Martial Arts Grand Hall? Li Yao, Wenina… tomorrow, we’ll finally settle this.”

Closing the message, Luo Feng no longer considered the Vulture and Scorpion couple as opponents!

Different status, different perspective.

Perhaps back when he was a young man fleeing desperately in the wilderness, and the Vulture and Scorpion had placed a sky-high bounty on his head, he had felt fear, caution, and extreme vigilance. But after a series of growth experiences in the Elite Training Camp, Mist Island, and Ancient Civilization Ruin No. 9, the Vulture and Scorpion were no longer a match for this young man.

“The so-called ancient civilization ruins, according to the bald crystal man, must have been left by some cosmic races! For example, Ancient Civilization Ruin No. 9 was left by the Yunmo Star Master. That Yunmo Star is clearly a planet in the vast cosmos.” A sense of inexplicable crisis welled up in Luo Feng’s heart.

Some cosmic races could leave ruins here.

This meant that one day, cosmic races would descend! Whether that would be a blessing or a curse for Earth’s humanity was hard to say.

“Moreover, the bald crystal man also said that in the future, Earth would be discovered by some cosmic nations. The stronger I become, the better I will fare in the future, and I might even be able to help my own nation.” Subconsciously, Luo Feng no longer regarded the monster races on Earth as his true opponents. Earth’s real crisis…

Lay in the cosmos!

Compared to some powerful cosmic nations and races, Earth was indeed very weak right now. Planetary Level powerhouses were pitifully few, and as for Earth’s so-called ‘high technology’… it was utterly insignificant in cosmic civilization.

“What I need to do now, as the bald crystal man said, is to work hard! First, I’ll aim to catch up to Hong and Lei Shen, and then strive to surpass them.”

“To become the strongest on Earth!”

Luo Feng’s eyes sharpened.

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Earlier, the bald crystal man had left the ‘key to breaking through to Planetary Level’ on Luo Feng’s auxiliary optical computer. However, today Luo Feng had been busy dealing with Vulture Li Yao and then comforting his girlfriend. He hadn’t had time to look at it! Now that he had some free time, Luo Feng immediately began to read it.

“There’s no effective method to break through to Planetary Level on Earth right now,” Luo Feng was filled with curiosity and longing. He quickly found the key on his arm-mounted optical computer.

He read it carefully.

“Apprentice Level, countless beings in the vast cosmos.”

“Transitioning from Ninth-tier Apprentice to Planetary Level is the most crucial and fundamental step in the leap of life’s essence! Once crossed, one officially transforms from an Apprentice Level being into a genetic warrior or spiritual force user in the cosmos.”

“This chapter describes the method to become a ‘First-tier Planetary Level’ spiritual force user.”

“Spiritual force, in essence, can also be called mental energy or soul power.”

“The human body is mainly divided into the physical body and the spirit, or rather, the physical body and the soul. Spirit and soul are essentially the same.”

“The spirit (soul) is divided into spiritual force (soul power) and consciousness!”

“When spiritual force is strong enough, it can leave the sea of consciousness, control external objects, penetrate into the sea of consciousness of other beings, and so on. Sufficiently powerful spiritual force is what we call spiritual force!”

“How does a Ninth-tier Apprentice’s spiritual force break through to Planetary Level?”

“First, the intensity of spiritual force must reach the peak of Ninth-tier Apprentice!”

“Second is ‘consciousness.’ The spirit is divided into ‘spiritual force’ and ‘consciousness.’ Spiritual force permeates the entire sea of consciousness and is a tangible existence! Consciousness, however, is an ethereal, intangible existence! What exactly is this consciousness? And what is its purpose?”

“One could say that spiritual force is the soldier, and consciousness is the commander!”

“The combat power of an entire army depends on both the soldiers and the commander!”

“In the simplest case, an ordinary person can lift heavier objects when mentally excited. But when mentally sluggish, they might only be able to lift half their usual weight! In both these situations, the physical strength is the same; it’s the ‘excitement’ and ‘sluggishness’ of the mental consciousness that leads to different combat powers.”

“Consciousness is important for warriors, and by the same logic, it’s equally important for spiritual force users!”

“A skilled commander can deploy troops more effectively.”

“Among Ninth-tier Apprentices, those with strong consciousness can precisely control 10 throwing knives, or even more. Those with weaker consciousness can only control four or five throwing knives! This is the difference consciousness makes!”

“There are many ways to train consciousness.”

“For instance, enduring hardships and difficulties makes warriors’ wills firm. In fact, ‘firm will’ is also a manifestation of strong consciousness!”

“Of course, those are crude methods. There are many secret techniques for training consciousness in the cosmos. The most mainstream ones on my Yunmo Star are the Controller faction’s secret technique, ‘Basic 312 Forms,’ and the Illusionist faction’s secret technique, ‘Basic 186 Forms.’ These two factions, one rigid and one flexible, are both highly effective.”

“Of course, apprentices have different talents. Some have low brain region breadth, while others have high brain region breadth exceeding 20, or even 30, or 40!”

“Those with high brain region breadth face greater difficulty in breaking through, but their powerful consciousness will also lead to greater achievements in the future!”

“However, once both consciousness and spiritual force meet the requirements! The next step—is to break through!”

“Once both reach the limit, a breakthrough can happen at any time, but the timing is uncertain. At this point, there are three methods!”

“The first is to wait for an opportunity, or for a certain situation to arise, where emotions surge, and ‘consciousness’ becomes excited, leading to a breakthrough! It might also take three to five years without a breakthrough.”

“The second is to continue strengthening consciousness! Powerful consciousness can instantly trigger a breakthrough in spiritual force.”

“The third is the ‘Nine-Nine Soul Forging’ method described in this chapter, which consists of eighty-one steps. Each step requires 1.5 hours. During this Nine-Nine Soul Forging, if you stop midway, you must start over from the beginning. Therefore, it must be completed in one go. Once all eighty-one steps are completed, you can break through to Planetary Level.”

“Below are the detailed instructions for Nine-Nine Soul Forging…”

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Luo Feng read with immense excitement. This secret technique left by the bald crystal man was absolutely a treasure! Much better than the “Spiritual Force User Fundamentals” Hong had given him.

The translated language was incredibly simple.

It fundamentally explained the source of a spiritual force user’s power—the spirit! Which is the soul! This spirit is divided into two parts: ‘spiritual force’ and ‘consciousness.’

“Consciousness is the commander, spiritual force is the soldier?”

“Hmm, according to the bald crystal man, my consciousness and spiritual force have both reached their limits and could break through at any time.”

“But if I foolishly wait, who knows how long that will be?” Luo Feng instantly decided, “I’ll cultivate according to this Nine-Nine Soul Forging!” Luo Feng had no idea that even in the vast cosmos, secret techniques that allowed one to break through from Ninth-tier Apprentice to ‘Planetary Level’ were extremely precious.

Some powerful cosmic races and nations would never willingly share them.

“Each step takes 1.5 hours, and there are 81 steps in total, which means a little over five days,” Luo Feng took a deep breath. “The trial is tomorrow, so there isn’t enough time. After the judgment, once the Vulture and Scorpion couple are executed, I’ll complete this Nine-Nine Soul Forging in one go.”

“And I’ll also take a look at this ‘Sky-Shuttle’ secret technique.”

“According to the bald crystal man, only by mastering the ‘Sky-Shuttle’ secret technique can I truly unleash the power of the Duntiansuo! Perhaps I can improve significantly just tonight.” Luo Feng’s thoughts stirred. The black vest he wore immediately revealed a secret manual glowing with starlight—the Duntiansuo secret manual he had obtained in the ancient civilization ruin, which he had kept hidden in the interlayer of his Black God vest.