Chapter 257: Upgrading the Body‑Forging Technique

My strength has increased quite a bit......

Lu Jing sighed: "Although battles at high realms are mostly clashes of Strong Qi, strength is equally important."

"I haven't tested my punch power in a long time; let's give it a try......"

Lu Jing's gaze fell on the punch power tester in the corner of the training chamber, and he casually threw a punch.

He did not use Burning Force, nor did he circulate the Immovable King Sutra.

He didn't even use any punching technique.

He threw out a casual, loose punch, then quickly retracted it, so fast the naked eye couldn't catch it, as if Lu Jing had never thrown a punch at all.

However, the constantly trembling punch power tester was enough to show the terror of this punch.

Boom—

A white blast of air exploded.

On the tester's large screen, a string of numbers kept jumping.

"Beep-beep—"

"Punch power test, 389 tons!"

"My Burning Force can quadruple my punch power, plus the Immovable King Sutra and some miscellaneous things......"

Lu Jing roughly calculated that his punch power could reach several thousand tons.

Moreover, he hasn't used Divine Sky Thunder Transformation or Strong Qi.

"Well then, if this machine gets blown up, that would be embarrassing."

Lu Jing still can't forget the scene at the training camp where he punched and blew up the punch power tester.

"The punch power tester for Grand Masters has an upper limit of only five hundred tons; if I just get a bit more serious, I can blow it up."

A Grand Master's punch power is usually around thirty tons.

Lu Jing, having just entered the Grand Master realm, scored 389 tons—over ten times that of an ordinary Grand Master!

Who would believe that if I said it out loud?

"After breaking through to Grand Master, the synthesis slot also automatically upgraded, allowing me to continue synthesizing success methods to increase my strength."

Lu Jing thought to himself.

Coincidentally, the Star Chronicle Forging Body Technique·Introductory Chapter is no longer sufficient for him.

After testing his surging strength again in the training chamber, Lu Jing returned to the dormitory.

Inside the villa.

Lu Jing sat at the desk, looking at the two USB‑drive‑sized high‑tech projection devices placed on it.

He wondered whether to keep a copy as an inheritance to give to his family.

After much thought, Lu Jing shook his head; it's better that such things don't exist in this world.

Only in his own mind is it safest.

If he wants to pass it on to his family, it's better to teach them himself, hand in hand.

After a while, he plans to go home and have his parents try martial arts; although they've missed the optimal age, they can still prolong life and strengthen their bodies.

He placed the two USB‑drive‑sized devices into the synthesis slot and began synthesis.

【Star Chronicle Forging Body Technique·Introductory Chapter, synthesis requires 300 Colorless Crystal Blocks!】

"As expected, one synthesis costs three million!"

As Lu Jing clicked synthesize, a burst of stamina was instantly drained.

【Synthesis complete, consumed 300 Colorless Crystal Blocks, obtained Star Chronicle Forging Body Technique·Basic Chapter!】

【Star Chronicle Forging Body Technique·Basic Chapter: Created by the combined efforts of all the masters of the Star Chronicle Martial Alliance, it is the strongest foundational body‑forging technique for humanity!】

Lu Jing took the Basic Chapter of the Star Chronicle Forging Body Technique from the synthesis slot and examined it closely.

Aside from the device's color changing from white to light blue, there seemed to be no other change.

Lu Jing skillfully pressed the button on top.

Beep—

With his press, the USB‑drive device shone brightly, forming a three‑dimensional projection in the open space ahead.

This is the table of contents and introduction of the Basic Chapter.

Lu Jing swiped in the air, and the projection turned pages left and right with his motion.

"Forging an immortal star‑will, condensing humanity's ultimate physique?"

As he flipped through, he gained a rough understanding of the Basic Chapter.

By comparison, the Introductory Chapter mainly focuses purely on increasing Blood Qi and training bodily strength.

Whereas the Basic Chapter upgrades the difficulty of the original movements; without the Introductory Chapter as a foundation, ordinary people could hardly perform these high‑difficulty self‑harming motions.

The Basic Chapter's movements are not many, only twenty‑five; besides tempering Blood Qi, they also forge the practitioner's will, providing comprehensive strengthening from inside out.

After a quick look‑through, Lu Jing began to study each movement's key points and power techniques in detail.

He suddenly discovered that the new movements in the Basic Chapter are not just several times harder in difficulty.

Moreover, some of the movements require stimulation of mental power to be effective!

In other words, if you aren't a mental‑power‑talented individual, even if you want to learn, you can't.

"Looks like the previous one was indeed the Introductory Chapter; its threshold is much lower than now......"

Lu Jing sighed a couple of times, then immediately went to the first‑floor training hall and began practicing the new movements.

"This movement is really difficult."

Lu Jing's body twisted in an extremely bizarre, unscientific posture, and he also needed to assist with mental power to stimulate the acupoints.

Once this movement is completed, his body instantly feels a tingling, numb sensation, like an electric shock.

"This feeling only appeared when I first came into contact with the Star Chronicle Forging Body Technique back then; I didn't expect to experience it again!"

Lu Jing instantly felt energized and continued practicing.

If there were another person in the room, they could see Lu Jing's series of strange movements, linking together one after another, which actually had a natural, harmonious beauty.

It contained an indescribable charm and profound principles.

Throughout the process, Lu Jing's body kept trembling slightly.

His body surface temperature kept rising; gradually, his skin turned flushed, evaporating a large amount of heat.

Gurgle—

A gurgling sound came from Lu Jing's stomach.

Already hungry so soon?

Just as Lu Jing walked out of the cafeteria, his phone suddenly rang.

Hello, this is Lu Jing.

At the parcel locker, right? Okay, I'll go get it later.

Lu Jing hung up the phone and turned toward the parcel locker at the dormitory entrance.

That call just now was from the courier; it was Lei Hao sending him 20 catties of thunder ore.

After leaving Wuye Mountain Cave that day, Lu Jing entrusted the task of finding thunder ore to Lei Hao, asking him to help search and leaving the school's address.

For Lu Jing's small request, Lei Hao readily accepted and finished collecting it in one day; the delay was mainly due to the courier wasting too much time in transit, otherwise it would have arrived earlier.

Lu Jing took out the packed wooden box from the parcel locker and felt a surge of thunder energy from inside.

He lifted it with one hand, turned into a gentle breeze, and sped across the campus.

Soon after, he arrived at the mission hall.

I'm here to turn in a mission.

Lu Jing sat in the chair and tapped the tabletop.

The one receiving him was a female student he had never met before, looking young, only in her early twenties.

All right, please wait a moment; material-type missions need to be evaluated before rewards can be issued!

The female student took the wooden box and handed it to the backend staff for inspection.

Lu Jing nodded and asked, "Any S-rank missions lately? Preferably related to the cave?"