I will eventually become a divine being through accumulating constantly

It seemed to be responding to his words; the ripples on the light blue water sphere grew larger and larger, and soon there was a sensation of a raging torrent, as if the entire sphere was about to fall apart.

"Hmm, with this level, it's at least above 4.5..."

Ning Yuantai pinched his chin and nodded.

But before he could finish his sentence, the entire sphere suddenly deformed.

Literally deformed... as if it were being constricted in the middle by countless rubber bands, the center of the water sphere was directly tightened to the thickness of a wrist, separating into two spheres above and below.

Ning Yuantai was stunned, "What's this?"

Yin Muhu asked in confusion, "What does this represent?"

Ning Yuantai scratched his head, "I don't know, I've never seen this before..."

The researchers who had been gathered together discussing Xue Jing's record-breaking output just moments before, stopped their conversation when they saw the anomalies at the Spiritual Power Testing Machine, and came over to watch.

"What's happening here?"

"I don't know... This has never happened during previous tests."

"Even with the base commander, with his Breakthrough-level Spiritual Level, he only made the Energy-Testing Sphere boil like hot water, but didn't cause this kind of shaping phenomenon..."

"Strange, just looking at the level of water flow and ripples, Xue's level shouldn't be too high, but why can he cause such a degree of deformation in the Energy-Testing Sphere?"

In the midst of everyone's curious gazes, the water sphere changed again.

This time, the water sphere was directly shaped into a long and thick noodle-like form, twisting and turning in the air.

Then it turned into a whirlpool, like a dragon drawing water, rotating continually...

The light blue water sphere just kept changing in front of everyone.

...

"Testing complete, generating results..."

The electronic female voice announcement reached his ears as Xue Jing slowly opened his eyes.

He sprang up, instantly leaping out of the water sphere, and with a shake of his force, the water droplets clinging to his body dispersed, creating a burst of light blue mist around him.

Only then did he notice that people around him were looking at him with surprised expressions.

Xue Jing didn't pay too much attention to these gazes, but instead looked toward the screen of the Spiritual Power Testing Machine's console.

[Age: 17]

[Gender: Male]

[Concentration: 4.88]

[Neural Signal Strength: 5.62]

[Logical Association Ability: 5.12]

[Thought Formation Speed: 4.93]

[Thought Anti-Interference Ability...]

Xue Jing read through the list, looking toward the end.

[Spiritual Level: 5.1]

"Oh? So much higher than the Physical Power Level?" Stay updated with empire

He spoke in surprise.

After thinking about it, he could understand it.

Spiritual Level was closely related to Physical Power Level; a strong body could nurture a powerful spirit.

As long as the body he diligently trained and exercised became stronger, that process also enhanced his spiritual power.

Besides the continuous strengthening of his body, he also possessed the "Visualization True," a skill that could directly strengthen spiritual power.

Not to mention his daily Consciousness Simulation exercises, where he would torture himself by willingly undergoing various experiments, enduring extreme pain as common for others as eating and drinking.

This kind of self-abusive training method definitely also played a role in enhancing the Spiritual Level.

Taking everything into account, it was not surprising that his Spiritual Level was 0.3 levels higher than his Physical Power Level.

"Xue, what was that just now!"

Ning Yuantai came forward, excitedly asking.

Xue Jing asked in confusion, "What are you talking about?"

"Just now, when you were inside the Energy-Testing Sphere..." Ning Yuantai explained what had happened with the sphere.

"Simply unbelievable... Nothing like this has ever occurred before. The sphere would only produce simple reactive waves to the strength of spiritual consciousness. This kind of changing shape phenomenon has never appeared before..."

Upon hearing this, Xue Jing pondered for a moment and soon roughly understood why.

It was still because of "Visualization True."

Under the influence of this skill, his spiritual consciousness differed from ordinary people's and possessed an interference ability with material, similar to 'Telekinesis' among superpowers.

Perhaps, that was why, when he had visualized objects according to the spoken words while inside the water sphere, his spiritual consciousness unintentionally interfered with the sphere, forming it into various shapes.

Regarding this, he did not wish to say too much and could only chuckle, "I'm not very clear either... Maybe the spiritual consciousness of The Chosen is somewhat different from ordinary people."

After hearing this, Ning Yuantai paused for a moment then nodded, musing, "Maybe that's it... After all, being one of the less than twenty such rare beings in the world, we don't have any reference point."

He turned to look at the numbers displayed on the screen.

"5.1... That already meets Professional Level Nine's requirements for a Martial Artist, ah, and you're only seventeen."

Ning Yuantai sighed.

"Right, with this, your comprehensive combat strength rating has also been measured... Of course, this is just the Martial Artist's strength alone, not including any God-Given Secret Arts."

He walked over to a computer nearby where a researcher was typing on the keyboard, entering Xue Jing's data into the computer.

Soon after, a document was printed out.

Xue Jing took the document, which contained various ability data he had just measured. After a quick glance, his eyes went to the conclusion at the bottom.

[Comprehensive Combat Strength Rating: 5.2]

"5.2... Impressive, at level 5, you're already at the level of a mid-squad leader within the various special forces of The Sixth Bureau Special Duties Department. 5.2 is even more remarkable — a strong contender among mid-squad leaders and exceeding the average level of Pro Level Nine, which is 5.1." Ning Yuantai remarked from the side.

"To have a Comprehensive Combat Strength Rating of 5.2 under the condition of Physical Power Level 4.8, I've never seen such an exaggerated range before."

"You've just arrived, and you've already broken so many records..."

Xue Jing smiled, "Not too bad."

...

Afterward, Ning Yuantai and Yin Muhu also conducted strength tests and a Spiritual Level test.

Ning Yuantai's overall combat strength rating was 4.0, while Yin Muhu's was 4.5.

When everyone had roughly looked around the entire base and experienced the high-tech devices in the Inner Ring, the sky gradually became tinged with dusk.

Yin Muhu took his leave to go back to the hotel, and Xue Jing also arrived at the living quarters arranged for him by the base chief Xu Hongzhong.

It was a spacious, standalone three-story house with pretty good decoration and all sorts of fully equipped facilities. Xue Jing was quite satisfied.

After he unpacked his suitcase and placed his possessions, he picked up his phone and called his personal agent, Jiang Siwei, to let her know that he had arrived in Yuan City.

Jiang Siwei had also completed the arrangements for her stay through the Galaxy Martial Arts Club and had arrived in Yuan City two days earlier.

The two exchanged pleasantries over the phone and agreed to meet the next day.

Shortly after, Ning Yuantai came knocking on the door, saying that the commander of Cease-Blades had sent a gift for him.

"What is this?"

Xue Jing took the silver bracelet Ning Yuantai handed him, curious.

It was a bracelet with a simple style and a unique aesthetic appeal, with a metallic texture on the surface that had some simple yet attractive patterns.

"The bracelet... Simply put, it's like a mobile phone here in the Inner Ring, a common daily item for everyone."

Ning Yuantai explained.

"This one is the latest flagship model on the market... but that's not the point. The point is, inside it there's a military-grade 'Super Network Connector'."

"Unlike the civilian version that can't be used outside of the Inner Ring, the military-grade Super Network Connector can be used even outside the Inner Ring."

"From now on, you'll be able to log onto the Super Network anytime, anywhere."

Xue Jing, interested, put on the bracelet and said, "Thank the commander for me... How does this thing work?"

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