chsdbacks 6. Ordinary, but something's not right.
6. Ordinary, but something's not right.
"ordinary!"
"Too ordinary!"
Dorenshage looked at Jolin, who had lost an arm and a leg, his eyes lowered, sighing repeatedly, his face filled with undisguised disappointment.
"In reality, you could easily defeat or even kill Brolin, a ninth-tier Star Realm expert. I thought you were at least an eighth or ninth-tier Star Realm expert, but I never expected that in the virtual universe, you would have to fight tooth and nail to kill just a fifth-tier Star Realm expert!"
Just now, Dorenshugg took Jolin as his disciple and immediately brought him to the virtual universe, where he arranged some opponents to test Jolin's strength.
Unexpectedly, the second opponent, a fifth-level Hengxing who had just begun to comprehend the domain, almost defeated Qiao Lin. In the end, Qiao Lin only managed to defeat the fifth-level Hengxing simulated in the virtual universe by sacrificing his hands and feet and trading his life for his life.
He could defeat a ninth-tier Star Realm expert in reality, but could only defeat a fifth-tier Star Realm expert in the virtual universe. The disparity in their abilities left Dorenshugg extremely disappointed.
"I'm sorry to disappoint you, teacher!" Jolin quickly recovered, walked up to Dorenshugg, and apologized in a low voice.
Qiao Lin also knew that compared with other geniuses, he didn't have much of an advantage. Defeating a fourth-level Hengxing was his limit half a day ago.
During the previous assessment at the Black Dragon Mountain Holy Land, he was defeated by a fifth-level Hengxing opponent in the virtual universe without any resistance!
This time, disregarding the domain factor, he actually made a breakthrough. The sudden increase in combat power gave Qiao Lin a vague feeling that this seemed to be another advantage he brought from the Desolate Era.
Seeing Qiao Lin bow his head and admit his mistake, Dorenshugg sighed again: "Judging from the two battles just now, your foundation is very solid. You really worked very hard to cultivate during those ten years on the outskirts of the Holy Land!"
"Yes, the domain master mentors are very strict in their teaching. As long as you can complete the tasks assigned by the mentors, everyone's foundation will be good!" Qiao Lin didn't think that having a solid foundation was anything to be praised for.
Of the 100,000 geniuses who are selected every ten years at Black Dragon Mountain, at least tens of thousands can reach his level. The experience accumulated by the Black Dragon Mountain Holy Land and the domain master mentors in cultivating geniuses generation after generation is no joke. It can truly lay a solid foundation for geniuses, making them no less than any star in the universe.
Taking a simple step as an example, a star-level being like Qiao Lin has a speed of no less than ten times the speed of sound, and his burst speed over short distances can even exceed thirty times the speed of sound. However, the domain master instructors require the precise distance of each step to be kept at the millimeter level.
At such high speeds, the distance between each step and the landing point must not exceed 9 millimeters.
Even more stringent is the requirement that the distance between the sword's edge and the point of impact cannot exceed 9 micrometers.
Years of training and rigorous requirements have made Qiao Lin's every movement incredibly precise, as if it were a pre-programmed trajectory.
"Besides your basic combat skills, your power generation is also quite good, perhaps sixty times? This is a small advantage for you; otherwise, you wouldn't even be able to defeat a fourth-tier Hengxing-level opponent," Dorenshugg commented again.
The force multiplier, also known as the power amplification, has a maximum of 100 times. This means that 1 kilogram of force can be unleashed to a maximum of 100 kilograms, which is an important factor in judging strength during combat.
Judging from his combat performance, Dorenshugger estimated that Jolin's power multiplier was around sixty times. However, Jolin himself knew very well that his power multiplier was only 38 times.
Qiao Lin had already realized the problem with the extra 22 times out of nowhere, but he needed to study it carefully when he was alone.
"Aside from your basics and power multiplier, you have absolutely no advantages. You haven't learned any high-level attack techniques or movement skills, your combat awareness is average, your combat experience is average, and you haven't even mastered the application of your domain. The only thing worth praising is your ruthlessness; you can seize opportunities and risk breaking your arms and legs to kill your opponents..."
"However, ruthlessness only matters when the strength is roughly equal. Once your opponent is significantly stronger, you have no chance at all! Therefore, my assessment of you is that you are very ordinary!"
"Hmm!" Jolin lowered his head and softly affirmed Dorenshugg's assessment, without attempting to argue.
If he weren't extraordinary, he wouldn't have failed the Black Dragon Mountain Holy Land assessment. Although he had comprehended a domain, there are far too many geniuses with domains.
The core disciples of the Black Dragon Mountain Holy Land number as many as 50,000, with only a very small number not having a domain.
Qiao Lin only has the advantage of being young.
"It seems you've mastered a method to increase your combat power. You defeated Brolin using that method, and unsurprisingly, it was done through physical means," Dorenshugg said. "I already know your situation. Don't be discouraged by my low evaluation, and don't worry that I'll give up on you. You haven't had a teacher to carefully nurture you in the past, and you've enjoyed fewer resources, so it's normal that your progress has been slow. From now on, I will do my best to cultivate you, and your progress will become faster and faster."
"Disciple understands!" Qiao Lin raised his head and looked at Dorenshugg in front of him, his eyes bright and without any sign of dejection.
"Good, I like your confidence. As long as you're alive, your strength will always increase. No matter how difficult it is, as long as you're alive and have confidence, it's not a problem! Always remember, as long as you're alive, everything else is trivial!" Dorenshugg suddenly laughed.
"Disciple will certainly remember this: living is the most important thing!" Qiao Lin said earnestly. He felt this very deeply, especially since he had died once and been reborn. He realized even more that as long as you are alive, even if you have poor talent, you still have a chance.
"Here, this is the cultivation plan I've prepared for you. I've already made arrangements within the virtual universe. You can choose the cultivation method according to your own situation. As for the secret techniques, I've selected the most suitable ones from the ones Hargrave gave you before. You'll study them in the virtual universe later. If you have any questions, feel free to come find me!"
Dorenshug looked at Jolin.
"A teacher can only provide guidance, but cannot help you cultivate yourself. Ultimately, cultivation is your own responsibility, understand?"
"Disciple understands!"
"Alright, I'll send you everything in a bit. As for the materials to enhance your Force and Psychic Power, I've already arranged for them. You can soak in those potions every day, and in at most twenty years, your Force and Psychic Power will reach the peak of the ninth level of the Star Realm!"
"Thank you, Master!" Qiao Lin opened his eyes wide, his eyes shining brightly, clearly valuing these resources highly.
Suitable secret techniques and potions to enhance strength.
After giving his instructions, Dorenshugg left the virtual universe.
Qiao Lin also left; he really hated the virtual universe.
When Jolin returned to the palace in Dorenshugg, a domain lord approached him and said, "Young Master Jolin, my name is Ina. I am the master's servant. If you need anything in the future, please let me know."
"Ina, I'll be relying on you from now on. Can I use the potion that my teacher mentioned to enhance my strength now?" Qiao Lin asked Ina, the domain lord-level expert.
"Of course, young master, please follow me!" Ina led Qiao Lin into a side hall.
Inside the side hall was a pool filled with a pale purple liquid, emanating a rich cosmic energy that made Qiao Lin feel that if he cultivated here, his speed of absorbing cosmic energy could be increased by at least two or three times.
"Young Master, this is the Mologo potion commonly found in the universe. It is most suitable for enhancing strength at the Hengxing level. Each pool is worth 10 billion universe coins, comparable to the entire wealth of an ordinary domain lord. If you absorb a portion of this potion every month, it will take you about seventeen years to reach the ninth level of Hengxing."
"This one pool is enough to raise me to the ninth level of the Star Realm?"
"That's impossible. The medicine needs to be changed every year, and the concentration will increase as the young master's strength improves. It will probably need to be done seventeen times, costing no less than three hundred billion cosmic coins..."
Qiao Lin gasped. "Wow, that's really expensive! It's equivalent to the wealth of thirty ordinary domain lords."
This is a method that takes more than ten years to develop. If it were a matter of years or even months, the cost of drastically shortening the time would be hundreds or thousands of times greater, which is terrifying. If he were at the cosmic level... even if the teacher were a thousand times richer, he still couldn't afford it.
"Okay, I understand. I'll try out the effects of this potion first!" After saying that, Qiao Lin ignored Yina, took off his clothes, and jumped into the potion pool.
Ina then left the palace, awaiting Jolin's next summons.
As Qiao Lin entered the pool of medicinal liquid, a chilling sensation instantly swept over his body.
"Ouch, it's a little cold and a little painful, but it's within tolerable limits!"
At the same time, Jolin began to operate the gene method to absorb this energy.
While his body and mind were absorbing energy, Qiao Lin's consciousness had already re-entered the virtual universe.
In the combat training room, Qiao Lin looked at the unremarkable wooden stake in front of him.
Qiao Lin drew his sword and wildly swung it at the wooden stake in front of him.
The next moment, numbers started jumping: 61.2, 60.8, 60.5, 61.3...
The overall figure is around 61 times. Since it is not a test site for the full force multiplier, there will be some error, but it will not be too large.
Immediately afterwards, Qiao Lin emptied his mind and forcibly transformed himself into a human puppet who only knew how to wield a sword. The sword in his hand kept hitting the wooden figure in front of him, making loud booming noises.
下一刻，又是一个个数字跳动：37.8、39.2、38.3、38.6、38.7
"As expected, if I relax my mind, my power is indeed only about 38 times what it was half a day ago. But once I go all out, the power multiplier reaches about 61 times, an increase of 23 times out of thin air!"
This multiplier is just the final result, representing the increase in power of Qiao Lin's "full-force attack" compared to his "normal attack," and it doesn't matter what methods Qiao Lin used.
For example, if an attack is performed using arcane techniques, this number could become hundreds or even thousands.
Qiao Lin was testing his power output, so he didn't use any secret techniques; it was purely an attack. Therefore, these numbers are approximately the power multipliers.
This increase in power is certainly not arbitrary; it must have a clear origin.
"So, where did the extra power come from? Is it really as I suspected...?"
It couldn't be an amplification brought about by the divine power of the Desolate Era. The body was uniformly provided by the virtual universe, without any additional physical strength or power, let alone divine power.
So, what does Qiao Lin have left?