Dark Golden Orb (End of Volume 1)

In the quiet bedroom, the lights were off. In the dim light, Luo Feng sat on a small personal sofa nearby, his heart unable to calm. “This power is too immense,” he mused. “A regular police small-caliber pistol would probably only make a small dent in that rockery. Yet, with the steel spike I controlled, it effortlessly pierced through the entire rockery. Its power was dozens, even a hundred times stronger!” The war between humanity and monsters had raged for decades. The reason for humanity's inability to triumph was the sheer power of the monsters. Among the monster hordes, there were strong and weak. Even the weakest monsters could shrug off small-caliber pistol fire. Forget monsters, even the weakest human Warriors could often stop ordinary small-caliber pistol bullets with their muscles. Powerful monsters completely ignored conventional firearms; only heavy sniper rifles, large-caliber heavy machine guns, anti-aircraft guns, and even autocannons posed a threat to them! Of course, some peak-tier monsters, like the 'Black-Crowned Golden Eagle', could be relentlessly bombarded by 20mm Vulcan cannons without even a single feather being shattered! That was truly terrifying. “I can actually control objects from a distance, this, could this be…” Luo Feng's heart stirred. “Could it be the 'Psychic Energy' of a Psychic Master?” Luo Feng knew very little about Psychic Masters. However, he did know some basic information: Psychic Masters were generally powerful Warriors, and they also cultivated gene original energy! But on top of cultivating gene original energy, Psychic Masters also cultivated a second type of energy—Psychic Power! This Psychic Power was commonly referred to as 'Psychic Energy'. “Whether it's Psychic Energy or not, I'll have to investigate thoroughly later to confirm,” Luo Feng mused inwardly. He had only ever seen one Psychic Master in his entire life. That was the mysterious silver-haired man in black robes, whom Wu Tong, the chief instructor of the Yangzhou City Extreme Martial Arts Dojo, referred to as his captain. “The steel spike's penetration is strong, but monsters at the level of the Black-Crowned Golden Eagle completely ignore conventional weapons. Only laser cannons and nuclear weapons could pose a threat to them, right?” Luo Feng also knew that while his current strength was astonishing, there were many beings in the world tens, hundreds, even thousands of times more powerful than him! For instance, the peerless expert who killed the Black-Crowned Golden Eagle in that online video—his body could move faster than the speed of sound! A single blade strike could cleave the Black-Crowned Golden Eagle in half! A single kick could demolish a six-story residential building! That was a peerless expert among Warriors. “And the world's strongest, 'Hong', and the second strongest, 'Lei Shen', among others, could even make the five great powers engage in equal dialogue with them!” Luo Feng took a deep breath. To be able to make nations treat individuals as equals, one could only imagine how astonishing the strength of such experts must be. “With the steel spike I control now, I probably couldn't even touch their bodies.” Luo Feng secretly reminded himself that while he was already very strong, there were still many more powerful individuals out there. Despite this reminder… those peerless experts were, after all, too distant from Luo Feng. Currently, Luo Feng's strength was more than enough to ensure his parents and younger brother lived a comfortable life. “Work hard!” “I'm still young; perhaps in the future, I can also enter the circle of the world's top experts.” Luo Feng was filled with anticipation. In this quiet bedroom, Luo Feng had awakened his ability, and he was too excited to sleep. “Forget it, I'm too excited today; I probably won't be able to sleep. I might as well cultivate gene original energy.” Luo Feng sat cross-legged on the bed, in the five-heart-facing-heaven posture, closed his eyes, and began to cultivate. Having had the first experience, and with gene original energy already present in his body, he easily sensed the presence of cosmic energy. “Hiss, hiss~~” Cosmic energy continuously flowed into his body through the soles of his feet, the palms of his hands, and the Baihui acupoint on the top of his head. “The speed of absorbing cosmic energy seems faster today.” Cosmic energy entered Luo Feng's body along five channels, and every cell in his body frantically devoured this miraculous cosmic energy. Through the 'mitochondria' within his cells, the cosmic energy was converted into gene original energy. “Huh? My head…” Luo Feng sensed a significant amount of cosmic energy surging into his mind. As his consciousness focused on his mind, Boom! It was as if his entire soul trembled. Afterward, Luo Feng was shocked to discover… his consciousness had entered a wondrous place. This mysterious place was boundless, with endless mist continuously swirling. At the center of this mist was a dark golden orb. This dark golden orb slowly rotated like a star, while simultaneously emitting wisps of mist, causing the mist in this mysterious place to constantly increase. “This mist… is, is it Psychic Energy?” Luo Feng easily sensed the power of this mist, which was precisely the Psychic Energy he used to control objects. “And also—” Luo Feng clearly saw faint, transparent energy continuously seeping in from outside this mysterious place, and then quickly assimilated into the misty power. Luo Feng's consciousness also sensed that this transparent energy was cosmic energy. “The mist is Psychic Energy, and the transparent energy is cosmic energy. Cosmic energy is absorbed here and converted into Psychic Energy. And my Psychic Energy all originates from my mind.” Luo Feng's heart trembled. “Is this my mind? Or rather, is this my Sea of Consciousness?” The Sea of Consciousness was a specific term Warriors used for the mind. “Why is there a dark golden orb at the center of my Sea of Consciousness?” Luo Feng's consciousness observed with confusion. This slowly rotating dark golden orb continuously emitted wisps of mist (Psychic Energy). As it emitted Psychic Energy, Luo Feng also felt his Sea of Consciousness become very comfortable. “I've fainted several times since childhood; it's probably because of this dark golden orb,” Luo Feng had a strong intuition. “A dark golden orb, releasing Psychic Energy?” “And in the past, I had no Psychic Energy. It only appeared after this coma.” Luo Feng pondered. “Then it must be that during this coma, this dark golden orb released a massive amount of Psychic Energy. Not only did it grant me powerful Psychic Energy, but it also incidentally transformed my body.” His physical fitness was strong, but compared to his Psychic Energy, it was far inferior. “Right.” “When those prisoners attacked me earlier, one of them threw a flying knife. Just as it was about to pierce my shoulder, it suddenly changed direction. That must have been my Psychic Energy at work.” Based on the facts, Luo Feng easily deduced some truths. Indeed, the dark golden orb had released a large amount of Psychic Energy during this coma. However, in reality, on the first night Luo Feng entered the cell, when he first cultivated gene original energy and absorbed cosmic energy, it had already caused changes in his Sea of Consciousness. Even without the flying knife incident causing the dark golden orb to release a large amount of Psychic Energy prematurely, he would have naturally gained Psychic Energy as time passed. The flying knife ambush merely caused Luo Feng to awaken earlier. “My past headaches and fainting spells were most likely caused by this dark golden orb acting up. But now, with the dark golden orb continuously releasing Psychic Energy, I shouldn't faint anymore, right?” Luo Feng felt. It was like a dam holding back a flood; because the dark golden orb couldn't release Psychic Energy in the past, it caused Luo Feng to have intermittent headaches every day. Now, it was as if a channel had opened to release the flood, continuously emitting Psychic Energy, so naturally, there should be no more problems. The next morning, as Luo Feng left his bedroom and went downstairs, he found a man sitting in the living room. “Mr. Luo Feng, good morning.” The man in military uniform stood up and smiled. “Hello.” Luo Feng asked, puzzled, “Where is this place, and why am I here? Also, I don't think I've seen you before.” The officer smiled and said, “Allow me to introduce myself, I am Dong An from the Yian District Detention Center. And this is the military convalescent residential district of our Yian District, Mr. Luo Feng… I didn't expect you to have already passed the Prospective Warrior assessment. Our detention center naturally has no authority to detain Mr. Luo Feng, and Mr. Luo Feng has the right to go home now.” “Go home now?” Luo Feng nodded. Luo Feng wasn't surprised that his strength had been easily assessed, especially after his fists and feet had struck the metal tables and benches when he fought so many prisoners yesterday. “I want to ask, who exactly tried to harm me?” Luo Feng frowned. The officer hesitated slightly. “If your detention center cannot answer, I will submit an application through the Extreme Martial Arts Dojo to the Jiangnan City Security Bureau to investigate everything.” Luo Feng stated. Once this matter was brought to light, and it became known that a Prospective Warrior was ambushed in a detention center, and the detention center was actually shielding criminals, the higher-ups of the detention center would definitely be in trouble. The officer quickly smiled and said, “Mr. Luo Feng, please don't rush. Here's the situation: according to our investigation, a local figure named 'Zhou Huayang' arranged for these detained prisoners to attack you, Mr. Luo Feng. According to our investigation, they intended to break one of your legs and one of your arms.” “Oh?” Luo Feng frowned. “Break one of my arms and one of my legs? That's ruthless. They wanted to cripple me? I don't know this Zhou Huayang. Who put him up to it?” The officer immediately replied, “We've already interrogated Zhou Huayang. It was a young man named Zhang Haobai who asked for his help.” “Zhang Haobai?” Luo Feng's gaze turned cold. “He truly doesn't know what's good for him!” “He indeed doesn't know what's good for him.” The officer smiled. “Luo Feng, you can absolutely choose to apply to the Jiangnan City Security Bureau for Zhang Haobai's arrest. Instigating harm against a Prospective Warrior is a serious crime! A twenty-year prison sentence would be quite normal.” “Don't mind me for speaking out of turn, but Zhang Haobai's uncle is also a Warrior!” The officer added. “Luo Feng, you can choose to disregard his uncle's influence and apply to the Security Bureau for Zhang Haobai's arrest… The Security Bureau is the authority that manages Warriors, and its power is immense. Zhang Haobai's uncle would be utterly incapable of influencing the Security Bureau's actions.” “You can choose to offend his uncle and still deal with Zhang Haobai. Or you can let him settle privately, and have the Zhang family pay compensation. Everything is up to you, Mr. Luo Feng.” The officer smiled. “My message has been delivered. Here are your phone and other belongings, Mr. Luo Feng.” Luo Feng nodded. Should he settle privately and have the other party pay a large sum of money? Or should he insist on dealing with Zhang Haobai directly? “Hello, Dad.” Luo Feng picked up his phone and dialed. “I'm out of the detention center. I'll be home soon for breakfast! Don't worry, Dad, your son is incredibly strong now. How could anything happen to me?”