Base 1359.
Lu Sheng stood in the middle of a dilapidated street.
Ten meters away from him stood a tall, hulking zombie.
This zombie was missing its left arm, and a massive wound over thirty centimeters long gaped across its chest.
Its head tilted slightly upward, its hollow eye sockets staring fixedly in one direction for what seemed like an eternity.
Lu Sheng followed its gaze—and saw the massive breach in the city wall that he had passed through earlier.
He was silent for a moment, then slowly took a step forward.
That single step was like triggering a hidden mechanism—the silent one-armed zombie suddenly whipped its head around to stare straight at him.
Without a word, it charged forward at lightning speed.
Lu Sheng's eyes remained calm. He took a deep breath and slightly leaned forward to meet the charge.
The two figures collided violently in the middle of the empty, broken street.
They clashed—and instantly separated.
One of the figures staggered back several steps.
Lu Sheng's expression tensed slightly.
This one-armed zombie was an opponent he had carefully chosen after much deliberation. Though it didn't exude an overwhelming sense of danger...
Even so, in just the first exchange, Lu Sheng had already been pushed to the defensive.
"Its strength is at least twice mine…"
Lu Sheng didn't panic. Countless combat experiences and techniques surged through his mind.
He responded with composed strikes, accurately and efficiently deflecting each of the zombie's savage blows.
The one-armed zombie was faster and stronger than Lu Sheng—and tireless, immune to pain.
But its weaknesses were just as clear.
It lacked one arm, had no intelligence, and could only fight based on residual muscle memory and primal instinct.
This gave Lu Sheng the chance to defeat it head-on.
"Hoo—"
Lu Sheng shifted his footing with agile precision, dodging a heavy punch. At the moment the zombie revealed an opening, his right fist clenched tight and drove straight toward its forehead.
The punch followed a flawless arc—
As he launched it, the muscles along Lu Sheng's arm writhed like living things, channeling raw explosive power.
"Boom—"
The one-armed zombie's head exploded on the spot.
The force of that punch far exceeded anything Lu Sheng had unleashed before.
By a large margin.
The zombie collapsed with a thunderous crash.
Lu Sheng stepped up to its fallen form, gazing at its ruined body.
In a low voice, he murmured:
"Heroic spirits never die."
The zombie's corpse rapidly withered, and all its combat experience and skill turned into a wisp of black smoke that merged into Lu Sheng's body.
Lu Sheng quietly absorbed it.
He no longer viewed these zombies as mere monsters to "grind levels" and farm experience points.
Instead, he felt a strange sense of…
Respect, remembrance—
Or perhaps… a vow.
With every memory he absorbed, the burden on his shoulders grew heavier, and his footsteps became firmer.
"A Level 5 warrior…"
Having finished absorbing its memory, Lu Sheng realized that the zombie had once been a Level 5 warrior.
And one especially skilled in fist techniques.
Its insights into unarmed combat had pushed Lu Sheng's mastery of his newly advanced boxing techniques to an entirely new level.
"No wonder its punches were so powerful... I wonder if I've already reached the threshold for a Level 2 warrior..."
Lu Sheng had been practicing the Starforge Body Art, Nature's Pulse Breathing, and Crystal Meditation for nearly a week now.
He was also nearly finished with his supply of Vitality Elixirs.
He was certain his Vitality Index had risen significantly—
But exactly by how much, he didn't know yet.
"Even if my vitality hasn't hit Level 2, my combat power definitely has. Especially if I combine that explosive technique with the breathing method…"
The "technique" Lu Sheng referred to—
Was actually a force application method.
A highly advanced power-exertion technique recorded in the introductory part of the Starforge Body Art.
With it, a martial artist could unleash strength several times, even dozens or hundreds of times beyond their normal capacity—
Causing their combat power to skyrocket.
However, this method placed immense strain on the user's body.
Currently, Lu Sheng could only achieve a fourfold power output—
But even that was terrifying.
It meant a Level 1 warrior like him could momentarily burst forth with the combat power of a Level 2—or even Level 3—warrior.
Such a technique was practically heaven-defying.
If word of it ever got out in the real world, it would shake the entire Global Martial Alliance to its core.
Lu Sheng had given this technique a name of his own—
Stellar Power Unleashing.
…
Lu Sheng awoke from the dream realm, opening his eyes.
His mind was completely clear—without a hint of fatigue.
He had discovered this some time ago.
When training and fighting in his dreams, both his mind and body were resting simultaneously.
It was as though he had twice as much time for martial training as a normal person—
A natural advantage that set him apart.
After waking, he resumed practicing the Starforge Body Art, the Nature's Pulse Breathing, and then spent some time on the Crystal Meditation.
After a week's effort, Lu Sheng had made gratifying progress with the Crystal Meditation Technique as well—
He was already on the verge of constructing a complete Crystal Humanoid, the sign of reaching official initiation.
After finishing his training session, Lu Sheng took a shower.
When he was done, he realized the house was completely empty.
A quick glance at the time—
Just after 8 a.m.
Lu Sheng thought for a moment and decided to head out.
"It's been a while since I tested my Vitality Index and Combat Power Rating... Might as well get it checked. If I meet the standard, I can even take the warrior qualification test while I'm at it…"
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