In the quiet bedroom, the lights were off.

In the dim light, Luo Feng sat on a personal sofa beside him, unable to calm his mind. "This power is too strong. A normal police handgun probably could only make a small hole in that stone from the fake mountain. Yet I can control the steel spikes to easily penetrate the entire fake mountain, the power has increased by dozens or even hundreds of times!"

The battle between humans and monsters had lasted for decades, and the reason for their inability to achieve victory was that the monsters were too powerful.

Within the monster population, there were both strong and weak individuals.

Even the weakest monster was impervious to a small-caliber handgun. Not to mention monsters, even the weakest human warriors could generally stop bullets from a standard handgun with their muscles. The more powerful monsters completely disregarded conventional firearms; only heavy sniper rifles, large-caliber machine guns, anti-aircraft guns, and even cannons could pose a threat to them!

Of course, some peak monsters, like the 'Black-Crowned Golden Eagle,' could withstand the frenzied bombardment of 20mm Vulcan cannons without losing a feather! That was truly terrifying.

"I can control objects from a distance; could it be...?" Luo Feng's mind sparked with a thought. "Could it be the 'mental force' of a mental warrior?"

Luo Feng knew little about mental warriors.

However, he was aware of some basic information. Mental warriors were generally also powerful fighters who cultivated genetic primal energy! In addition to cultivating genetic primal energy, mental warriors also cultivated a second energy—mental energy! This mental energy was commonly referred to as 'mental force.'

"Whether it is indeed mental force remains to be confirmed later." Luo Feng mused.

Throughout his life, he had only met one mental warrior—a mysterious silver-haired figure in a black robe, referred to as the captain by Wu Tong, the chief instructor of the Extreme Society in Yangzhou.

"The penetrating power of the steel spikes is strong, but monsters of the caliber of the Black-Crowned Golden Eagle completely disregard conventional firearms. Only laser cannons and nuclear weapons can pose a threat to them." Luo Feng understood that, although he was now powerful, there were many beings in the world that were tens, hundreds, or even thousands of times stronger than him!

Like that unparalleled powerhouse in the viral video, who had killed the Black-Crowned Golden Eagle—

His speed could exceed the speed of sound! With one swing, he could cleave the Black-Crowned Golden Eagle in two! One kick could destroy a six-story residential building!

This was the strength of an unparalleled warrior.

"With my control of the steel spikes, I probably couldn't even touch such a person's body." Luo Feng reminded himself. Despite his newfound strength, there were still many stronger beings out there.

Although he reminded himself of this, the fact remained that those unparalleled powerhouses were too far removed from Luo Feng's reach. Right now, he felt that his strength could allow his parents and younger brother to live a better life.

"Work hard!"

"I'm still young; who knows, maybe one day I can step into the ranks of the world's top experts." Luo Feng felt a surge of expectation.

In the quiet bedroom, Luo Feng awakened his abilities, filled with excitement and found it difficult to sleep.

"Forget it, I'm too excited today; I probably won't be able to sleep. I'll just practice my genetic primal energy." Luo Feng sat cross-legged on the bed, assumed a five-heart facing the sky posture, closed his eyes, and began to cultivate.

Having had the first experience and already possessing genetic primal energy in his body, he easily sensed the existence of cosmic energy.

"Swish—" The cosmic energy continuously flowed into his body through the soles of his feet, palms, and the Baihui point at the top of his head. "Today, the speed at which I absorb cosmic energy seems to be faster." The cosmic energy entered Luo Feng's body along five pathways, and every cell in his body frantically absorbed this wondrous cosmic energy.

After passing through the mitochondria within the cells, the cosmic energy was converted into genetic primal energy.

"Eh? My head..." Luo Feng sensed that a significant amount of cosmic energy was surging into his mind, and as his consciousness focused on his brain.

Boom!

It felt as if his entire soul trembled, and then Luo Feng was shocked to discover... his consciousness arrived at a mysterious place.

This mysterious place was boundless and surrounded by endless mist. In the center of this mist, there was a dark golden sphere that slowly rotated, emitting streams of mist that continuously increased the density of the surrounding fog.

"This mist... could it be the mental force?" Luo Feng easily sensed that the power of this mist was indeed the mental force he used to control objects.

"And—"

Luo Feng clearly saw strands of transparent energy seeping in from the outer world into this mysterious place, which quickly assimilated into the misty power. His consciousness also sensed that this transparent energy was the cosmic energy.

"The mist is mental force, while the transparent energy is cosmic energy. The cosmic energy is absorbed into this and transformed into mental force. My mental force extends from my brain." Luo Feng's heart shook. "Is this my brain? Or rather, is this my sea of consciousness?"

The sea of consciousness is a specific term used by warriors to refer to the brain.

"Why is there a dark golden sphere in the center of my sea of consciousness?" Luo Feng's consciousness curiously observed this slowly rotating dark golden sphere that continuously emitted streams of mist (mental force), making him feel comfortable in his sea of consciousness.

"I have been in a coma a few times in my life; it is probably because of this dark golden sphere." Luo Feng had a sudden intuition.

"The dark golden sphere releases mental force?"

"And in the past, I had no mental force. It was during this coma that I acquired it." Luo Feng thought deeply. "So it should have been during this coma that this dark golden sphere released a massive amount of mental force. Not only did it grant me powerful mental force, but it also transformed my body in the process."

Although his physical condition was strong, it was still far behind his mental force.

"Right."

"Previously, when that group of prisoners attacked me, one of them threw a flying knife. Just as it was about to pierce my shoulder, it suddenly changed direction. That must have been my mental force at work." Luo Feng easily deduced some truths based on the facts.

Indeed, the dark golden sphere had released a large amount of mental force during that coma.

However, in fact, the very first night Luo Feng entered the prison cell and began cultivating genetic primal energy for the first time, absorbing cosmic energy had already triggered changes in his sea of consciousness. Even if the flying knife incident hadn’t occurred, over time, he would have naturally acquired mental force.

The flying knife attack had simply caused Luo Feng to awaken prematurely.

"I used to experience headaches and comas, likely due to this dark golden sphere causing disturbances. But now, since the dark golden sphere continuously releases mental force, it should no longer cause me to faint." Luo Feng felt this way. It was as if a dam were holding back floodwaters; the reason he experienced headaches before was that the dark golden sphere could not release mental force.

Now it was as if there was a channel to release the pressure, continuously releasing mental force, so naturally, there would be no problems.

The next morning, when Luo Feng left his bedroom and went downstairs, he found a person sitting in the living room.

"Mr. Luo Feng, good morning." A man in military uniform stood up and smiled.

"Hello." Luo Feng replied, puzzled. "Where is this place? How did I end up here? Also, I don't think I've seen you before."

The officer smiled and said, "Let me introduce myself. I am Dong An from the Yi'an District Detention Center. And this is the military rehabilitation community in the Yi'an District. Mr. Luo Feng... I didn't expect you to have already passed the preliminary warrior assessment. Naturally, we at the detention center have no authority to detain you. You are free to return home now."

"Return home now?" Luo Feng nodded.

He wasn't surprised that after defeating so many prisoners, especially since his fists and feet had struck metal tables and benches, it would be easy for others to assess his strength.

"I want to ask, who wanted to harm me?" Luo Feng furrowed his brow.

The officer hesitated slightly.

"If your detention center cannot answer this, I will apply to the Extreme Martial Arts Museum and the Jiangnan City Security Bureau to investigate everything," Luo Feng stated. If this matter were exposed and someone learned that a preliminary warrior had been attacked in the detention center, while the detention center had harbored the criminals, the higher-ups would undoubtedly face trouble.

The officer smiled and said, "Mr. Luo Feng, don't be anxious. The situation is as follows: According to our investigation, it was a local thug named 'Zhou Huayang' who arranged for these detained prisoners to attack you. Our investigation shows they intended to break one of your legs and one of your arms."

"Oh?" Luo Feng frowned. "Break one of my arms and one of my legs? How ruthless! Does Zhou Huayang have a grudge against me? Who instigated him to do this?"

The officer continued, "We have already interrogated Zhou Huayang, and it was a young man named Zhang Haobai who asked him for help."

"Zhang Haobai?"

Luo Feng's gaze turned cold. "Truly reckless!"

“He really doesn’t know what he’s getting into,” the officer smiled and said. “Luo Feng, you could completely choose to apply to the Jiangnan City Security Bureau to apprehend Zhang Haobai. He is the one secretly instructing people to harm a quasi-martial artist; this is a serious crime! A sentence of twenty years in prison is very normal.”

“Don’t blame me for speaking out of turn, but Zhang Haobai’s uncle is also a martial artist!” the officer continued. “Luo Feng, you can disregard his uncle’s influence and apply to the Security Bureau to apprehend Zhang Haobai… The Security Bureau is the agency that manages martial artists and holds significant power. Zhang Haobai’s uncle cannot possibly affect the Bureau's actions.”

“Choosing to offend his uncle while still wanting to deal with Zhang Haobai…”

“Or you could let him negotiate privately and have the Zhang family pay a large sum. It’s all up to you, Luo Feng,” the officer smiled and said. “I’ve delivered my message. Your phone and other belongings are all here.”

Luo Feng nodded.

Letting them negotiate privately and having them pay a large sum? Or should he firmly deal with Zhang Haobai?

“Hey, Dad.” Luo Feng picked up his phone and dialed. “I’m out of the detention center now, and I’ll be home soon for breakfast! Don’t worry, Dad, your son is now quite strong, so how could anything happen?”