Chapter 6: Joining the Extreme Martial Arts Hall

"Mom, I just started the Gene Primordial Energy Cultivation Method, and the power increase was a bit too big; I didn't control it for a moment and broke some things. Tomorrow I'll call a repair worker over to fix them."

Xiao Yu carefully stepped out of the shower and gave his mother an explanation; for now he could only lie about the incident.

Xiao Dingguo, Xiao Yu's father, instantly became overjoyed and said, "Xiao Yu, not bad—just a few hours in and you can already sense cosmic energy!"

His mother also stopped what she was doing, smiled, and said, "My Xiao Yu is even more impressive than his father!"

"If your control over your body is so weak that you could smash furniture, this boost must be significant!" Xiao Dingguo thought to himself, "If the increase is large enough, it might even meet the early recruitment standards of the Extreme Martial Arts Hall. After you adapt to your body in a couple of days, we'll go to the Extreme Hall for a test."

"What criteria trigger early recruitment?" Xiao Yu asked, puzzled.

"Normally, the first time one cultivates Gene Primordial Energy, the power increase is about 300 KG—that's the common case. An increase of 600 KG is considered excellent, 1,000 KG is elite, and 2,000 KG is a genius level."

He paused, then continued, "The treatment varies with talent level; for geniuses, both the Extreme Martial Arts Hall and the Thunder and Lightning Martial Arts Hall would scramble to recruit them!"

Xiao Yu said happily, "Dad, then tomorrow we'll go to the training room and test my fist power!"

He knew exactly how his fist power would improve; the system was still quite reliable.

"Good!" his father nodded heavily and said.

While sleeping, Xiao Yu thought he should still practice a Gene Primordial Energy safety routine; although in anime or novels Earth lacks devices to test cosmic energy, that doesn't stop some advanced Spiritual Mind Masters from detecting it.

He took out the Gene Primordial Energy Cultivation Method issued by the Extreme Martial Arts Hall, spread it on the bed; despite its thick appearance, it's just packaging—the actual content is only two pages, about the size of a single A4 sheet.

Following the method described in the Gene Primordial Energy Cultivation Method, Xiao Yu sat up on the bed, crossed his feet so the soles faced upward, placed his hands on his thighs with palms up, and kept his back straight.

Xiao Yu inhaled deeply, closed his eyes, and thought, "Even though Luo Feng and most protagonists in past-life fanfiction usually succeed on their first Gene Primordial Energy cultivation, the actual success rate is only about fifty percent. Whether I'm among the lucky half remains uncertain."

He calmed his mind, carefully recalled the book's contents: cosmic energy permeates Earth everywhere, and the hardest part of cultivating Gene Primordial Energy is the first step of sensing; once one can sense the Gene Primordial Energy, absorption becomes simple.

Fortunately, Xiao Yu possessed cultivation experience from his past life, and his mind swiftly entered a meditative state, free of thoughts and concepts.

Like the Dao itself, he naturally sensed the energy filling the cosmos, with faint, tiny wisps drifting around—that is cosmic energy.

These cosmic energies, like an opened channel, flowed without guidance from the soles of his feet, the palms of his hands, and the hundred-meeting Acupoint at the crown of his head into Xiao Yu's body.

"Extremely comfortable!"

Although this thought broke his initial meditative state, it also allowed him to voluntarily absorb cosmic energy.

His awareness focused on the "Five Hearts", naturally emitting thoughts of "absorbing cosmic energy"; consequently, the intake speed of his soles, palms, and hundred-meeting Acupoint surged, instantly increasing by nearly a hundredfold.

At first, the cosmic energy was like a slow channel, gradually flowing into Xiao Yu's body.

Now, that channel has widened, resembling a raging river that pours incessantly into Xiao Yu's body.

"Ah———" a shiver emanating from deep within his marrow made Xiao Yu's body tremble. Once these invisible, colorless cosmic energies entered him, every cell of his long‑starved body devoured them ravenously.

Cells that had been starving for over a decade, upon receiving a sudden flood of abundant cosmic energy, underwent a dramatic transformation; the DNA gene blueprint shifted subtly, and the cells began to divide—one into two, two into four.

Time passed second by second…

Xiao Yu's body kept changing—whether surface skin, muscles, bones, or every deep‑level cell, even the genes themselves altered slightly. This change is life's evolution, an optimization of the life‑gene!

This cultivation lasted just one night.

The next morning, Xiao Yu woke up on schedule, feeling an unparalleled comfort throughout his body, different from the feeling during the system's boost.

Even though he spent the whole night immersed in cultivation, he felt a hundredfold more vigor, more refreshed than a full night's sleep.

He sensed that this night's cultivation matched the previous system boost.

After breakfast, Xiao Yu spent the entire morning doing adaptive training in his father's training room, and finally even running no longer damaged the floor.

Inside the Xiao Family Martial Arts Hall.

"I heard Xiao Yu's older cousin passed the quasi‑warrior assessment yesterday; coming here to test fist power can't be because he already succeeded in cultivating Gene Primordial Energy, right?" a sixteen‑year‑old boy in training clothes said to a similarly watching girl.

"No way! My idol used to be Sister Xiao Ling, and now there's another!" the girl, also wearing training clothes bearing the Xiao character, said.

Next to the girl, a 1.2‑meter‑tall boy whose face resembled Xiao Yu clenched his fist silently and encouraged himself, "I want to be like Sister Ling and Brother Yu!"

Third uncle Xiao Guoxuan flipped the switch on the Fist Power Test Machine, smiling, and said, "Come on, Xiao Yu, let me see how much your fist power has increased!"

"Alright." Xiao Yu nodded, glancing at his father beside his third uncle.

He inhaled deeply, gathered a little strength, and struck the fist target with a single punch—using only about sixty percent of his power.

"Clang"—the fist target trembled briefly.

It displayed the force of Xiao Yu's punch as "3923 KG".

"Wow!" the six younger Xiao family members watching shouted in amazement at the number shown on the test machine.

"Our Xiao Family is about to produce a true genius!" even Xiao Dingguo, upon seeing the number, could not contain himself.

It's true that a genius can boost 3,000 KG on the first Gene Primordial Energy cultivation, but even the whole Jiangnan Base City wouldn't yield one in a year.

"Everyone says Xiao Ling is a genius; her first Gene Primordial Energy cultivation only added 1,800 KG, and I didn't expect Xiao Yu to be even more of a genius!" third uncle exclaimed, amazed at the figure.

Hearing his third uncle's words, Xiao Yu silently assessed Xiao Ling's strength in his heart, concluding she was between a senior warrior and a junior war general.

After a brief pause, Xiao Dingguo regained his composure and said, "A few more strikes, keep the force steady!"

"Got it." Xiao Yu replied.

Xiao Yu, controlling his force, delivered six more consecutive punches: "3956 KG, 3900 KG, 3938 KG, 3896 KG, 3966 KG, 3912 KG".

"Your force is still unstable; you need two more days of adaptive training to fully master it. A warrior must completely control every strand of force they emit, only then can they seize the initiative in combat," father Xiao Dingguo said.

"In real combat, if you cannot control the force you release, your battle predictions become erroneous, easily putting you in a perilous situation; a single slip can lead to death and the loss of one's Dao."

Third uncle Xiao Guoxuan also turned to the six younger Xiao siblings watching and said, "Second brother is absolutely right! It's not just Xiao Yu who must remember; all of you need to keep this in mind, especially you, Li Tengyun!".

"Understood, Third Uncle!" the sixteen‑year‑old boy replied.

Seeing the older brother being lectured, the other five youngsters suppressed their laughter, but the twelve‑year‑old could not hold back and burst out laughing.

"Xiao Zhe, you still have the nerve to laugh! This is where you're the most incompetent!" third uncle Xiao Guoxuan shouted, his voice tinged with anger.

"Dad, I'm only eight years old!" the 1.2‑meter boy said plaintively.

…

"Xiao Yu, let's continue testing your speed," third uncle Xiao Guorong said after flipping the speed test device's switch.

"Alright, Third Uncle." Xiao Yu replied.

This time Xiao Yu still didn't dare to run at full strength; one reason was poor strength control, fearing he'd damage the floor, and another was also worrying that the data wouldn't match.

"61.2 m/s, that's fast—already reached the advanced warrior level," said Xiao Dingguo, staring at the speed tester's display.

"What a monster genius! Such a genius will surely be snatched up by Extreme Martial Arts Hall."

——

In the following period, Xiao Yu practiced during the day in his father's Xiao Family Martial Arts Hall, familiarizing himself with his suddenly enhanced body, striving to perfectly master his own strength, and occasionally teaching the younger siblings who came for advice.

When no one was around, he also tested his full-force punch power, which reached 6500 kg—meaning his first genetic primordial energy training increased his punch power by 2500 kg, enough to be considered a genius even without the system.

However, whether such a huge increase in punch power is related to his own physical condition's significant growth cannot be said.

At full speed, it's also 83.6 m/s.

At night, he used the Heartless Heavenward Emission to train genetic primordial energy instead of sleeping; although he hadn't slept for a week, he remained full of spirit.

After mastering his own strength, he came to Yangzhou City Extreme Hall under his father's guidance—it was just two steps away; Xiao Yu could have come alone, but his father Xiao Dingguo insisted on tagging along, saying they couldn't be fooled by Extreme Martial Arts Hall when signing the contract.

But from his smug expression, one could see his intention.

Wu Tong looked at the overjoyed Xiao Dingguo since he entered, then glanced at Xiao Yu beside him and said, "Xiao Yu, although Elder Xiao has already told me about your situation, we still need to test you—let's begin!"

"Okay, Uncle Wu." Since only the three of them were present, Xiao Yu didn't address Wu Tong as Chief Instructor.

Standing before the punch power tester, Xiao Yu gathered his strength and threw a punch at the target: "3985KG".

Wu Tong was startled; earlier he had heard Elder Xiao say his son succeeded in genetic primordial energy training on the first try, with a considerable strength increase, but he hadn't expected it to actually increase by 3000 kg.

Wu Tong exclaimed delightedly, "Haha! Elder Xiao, you're bringing me contribution points! A few days ago I heard that in Yi'an Qu, Jiang Nian cultivated a genius Luo Feng and gained considerable benefits; I never expected that I would now cultivate a genius even more monstrous than Luo Feng."

Upon hearing Wu Tong mention Luo Feng, Xiao Yu also became curious about Luo Feng's current strength after the plot twist, and hurriedly asked, "Uncle Wu, did Luo Feng also succeed in genetic primordial energy training?"

"Not bad, according to Section Chief Zhu Ge, Luo Feng not only succeeded on his first attempt, but his increase was also considerable—his punch power reached 2000 kg, his tested punch power reached 3150 kg, his speed reached 58.5 m/s, and his nerve reaction test scored full marks for intermediate warrior level! Excellent for intermediate warrior level."

Xiao Yu hadn't expected that, despite Luo Feng not having gone through the detention center experience, his strength had still risen to such an extent—truly deserving of the title "Child of Destiny."

It seems Luo Feng has already awakened his mental talent, so his strength will rapidly rise.

Xiao Yu secretly felt a rivalry in his heart, resolving to double his efforts.

"Xiao Yu, come, test your speed. Later we'll test your nerve reaction speed." Wu Tong, as if he'd discovered a precious gem, kept testing this gem's abilities.

"Okay, Uncle Wu." Xiao Yu replied.

Soon the assessment results came out—

Punch power—3985 kg!

Speed—62 m/s!

Nerve reaction test—intermediate warrior level full marks! Advanced warrior level excellent!

"Haha, a few months ago we had a quasi-genius Xiao Ling, and now a monster Xiao Yu has appeared—Elder Xiao, your Xiao Family truly produces talent after talent!" Wu Tong said admiringly to Xiao Dingguo.

Over the past decade or more, the Xiao Family has become increasingly glorious, and its family strength has grown ever stronger.

Father Xiao Dingguo rarely gave a modest laugh: "Haha, it's all their own effort."

"Xiao Yu, with your progress, Extreme Martial Arts Hall can let you join early—no need to undergo the warrior practical combat assessment, you can join directly!" Wu Tong said.

"I've heard my father mention it." Xiao Yu replied.

"Given our relationship, I won't hide it from you. Your first genetic primordial energy training increased your punch power by three thousand kilograms, and your speed and nerve reaction test improvements are equally astonishing. We can assess—your talent belongs to the genius level, or rather, the monster level. In the entire Jiangnan City with its two hundred million population, a year might not even produce one such monster talent."

"With such a monster talent like yours, once the warrior practical combat assessment comes, your scores will naturally be discovered by Thunder Martial Arts Hall, the Underground Alliance, various clans, etc.; then they will surely come to invite you to join, and they'll even offer eye-popping terms."

Of course, rest assured, Extreme Martial Arts Hall's offer for you won't be low! For a talent like you, besides a villa, we also provide 20 million Huaxia Currency as startup funds, letting you purchase various weapons and equipment. At the same time, Extreme Martial Arts Hall will also give you for free a set of Guiding Art, a set of Sword Technique Secret Manual, and a set of Movement Technique Secret Manual. If the combined price of these three is under 50 million, you get them free; if it exceeds 50 million, you need to pay the excess yourself.

Ordinary warriors joining the hall, aside from receiving a villa, also get a startup fund of one million Huaxia Currency.

Xiao Yu nodded; he was already aware of this information.

"Extreme Martial Arts Hall's conditions for genius warriors are all the same. Our hall's warriors are very united; when they go out to hunt monsters, they can receive help from companions everywhere. Moreover, the hall's chief, the world's strongest Hong, will occasionally guide true elites." Wu Tong said with a smile.

Xiao Yu pondered a bit; in fact, he had no choice—the Xiao Family's foundation lies with Extreme Martial Arts Hall: his great-uncle, father, third uncle, and elder sister all joined Extreme Martial Arts Hall, so he couldn't be the odd one out.

"Uncle Wu, I will join Extreme Martial Arts Hall."

"Haha," Wu Tong laughed heartily, "Of course I don't have the authority to let you join Extreme Martial Arts Hall directly… absorbing a monster-level warrior like you requires the headquarters to personally review." As he spoke, Wu Tong pulled out a phone from his pocket, lightly said "Headquarters," and the phone dialed immediately.

Moments later—

A figure appeared on the phone screen.

"Wu Tong, what's up?" the silver-haired elder on the phone screen said with a light smile.

"Uncle Bai!" Wu Tong excitedly recounted Xiao Yu's story in full.

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