Chapter 17: Chapter 6 The Ambitious Ones_2
But even squeezing into the top 0.1%, one would only be considered first-rate, not among the very pinnacle of geniuses.
Because that 0.1% represents a vast number of people.
And now, Ji Xinghuo felt as if a heavenly road had appeared before him, leading straight to the end of life's evolution!
All this originated from the Wanxiang Star Pupil.
In the past two days, Ji Xinghuo's perceptions had been particularly clear.
The functions of the Wanxiang Star Pupil were not limited to the eyes "seeing"; it extended deep into the self-consciousness's control over the body, the perception of external changes, and transformative improvements from the inside out!
One obvious point.
When he practiced the Thousand Spirit Skillful Hand, his hands were extremely precise and steady, exerting delicately nuanced force, which is why he progressed so quickly, spending almost the whole time in effective training.
This was definitely not the normal effect of the Thousand Spirit Skillful Hand but the influence of the Wanxiang Star Pupil at work.
Not to mention, the Wanxiang Star Pupil could also display the progress of Level-ups, providing positive feedback during training, always maintaining a high level of enthusiasm and concentration.
"What a pity..."
Ji Xinghuo looked regretful.
The Wanxiang Star Pupil was incomplete, and crucially so at its core, exhibiting perhaps less than one ten-thousandth of its full capabilities!
"If the Wanxiang Star Pupil were whole, I dare not imagine."
Ji Xinghuo shook his head, his gaze resting on the [Star Power] value on the interface, which had risen to 53 a few hours ago and hadn't changed since.
"The initial evolution has ended."
"Just as I predicted, this Evolution Period was about 24 hours."
However, Ji Xinghuo was somewhat perplexed.
"Is a Primary Level Mutant's Star Power only 53?"
The strength of Star Power was always vague and very subjective. Neither the ADC nor the research departments of various countries had standards for how much Star Power Mutants of each Level possessed.
The Star Power value displayed by the Wanxiang Star Pupil didn't even include a unit, as if it was dimensionless.
Ji Xinghuo felt quite helpless and had to put aside this issue.
He felt the surging strength inside his body. With the completion of the evolution, his physical condition had also stabilized, no longer subject to constant fluctuations of uncertainty.
"I wonder how much my strength has reached now?"
Ji Xinghuo immediately began to warm up.
The physical fitness of a Primary Level Mutant was much stronger than that of ordinary people; even warming up was particularly quick, and his body reached its peak condition in less than two minutes.
The apartment's gym was equipped with a complete set of fitness machinery.
Ji Xinghuo lay on the bench and performed several bench press movements, increasing the weight of the barbell with each set, breaking through from 130 kilograms to 200 kilograms with strength to spare.
In the end, his bench press reached 220 kilograms, and he managed to lift it ten times in one go, exactly exhausting his strength!
"My bench press has increased by 90 kilograms!"
Ji Xinghuo was very satisfied.
This weight was quite astounding in the early 21st century, back when there were no Mutants; the most gifted strongmen performing unassisted bench presses set a record of 355 kilograms, and that was for only one lift.
After resting for a while, he performed squats and deadlifts.
The weights were 278 kilograms for squats and 303 kilograms for deadlifts. Adding the bench press weight, the total was 801 kilograms!
In just under two days, his strength results had increased by nearly 300 kilograms, yet there had been virtually no change in his figure and weight, completely defying the rules of human physiological structure.
That was the power of a Mutant!
"Thousand Spirit Skillful Hand doesn't contribute much to strength."
While admiring his well-proportioned physique in the mirror, Ji Xinghuo thought, "If I were a 'Giant General' Mutant, fusing with the first core Ability 'Gigantification', it would be easy to break through 1000 kilograms for the three strength exercises, and hitting 1200 kilograms wouldn't be surprising."
He suppressed the jumbled thoughts, "The evolution is complete, now I can cultivate Star Power."
"Let's check the speed of Star Power growth."
The first step in cultivating Star Power was to deplete it, integrated with physical training for the highest efficiency.
Having performed several sets of exercises earlier, a significant amount of Star Power had already been used up.
The interface now displayed a current value of 45.
Ji Xinghuo jumped onto the treadmill and ran 10,000 meters at full speed in only 19 minutes, improving his performance by a full 10 minutes from before.
He ran for a half-hour to complete his aerobic exercise.
Then he switched to anaerobic exercise; barbell, dumbbell, bench press, squat, and deadlift, all were done in turns at his maximum weight, one set after another.
Star Power diminished bit by bit. After twenty minutes of strength training, Star Power was depleted.
Ji Xinghuo's physical fitness was also just about spent.
"Huff... Huff..."
He sat down, gasping for air, drenched in sweat as if he'd been fished out of water; his clothes were completely soaked through.
"Damn, that's exhausting!"
Ji Xinghuo didn't want to move even a single finger.
But he still turned on the Wanxiang Star Pupil's interface, staring intently at the [Star Power] line, and noted the current time.
Soon, as his physical strength recovered, Star Power began to rise again.
By the time Star Power returned to 53, it was already one in the morning.
"140 minutes."
Ji Xinghuo calculated the time, "It takes 140 minutes for my Star Power to fully recover, a bit longer than I expected."
"And my physical strength is also fully restored."
"But I can't immediately exercise at full strength again; overdoing it would lead to excessive fatigue and could cause damage to my muscles and bones. I need to rest at least four hours."
"That means, even without training in Abilities, I can only exercise up to three times a day."
Ji Xinghuo's mind was active, "However, during the resting intervals of these three exercises, I could practice the Thousand Spirit Skillful Hand. It doesn't consume much Star Power and has a minimal effect on Star Power recovery."
He quickly drew up a training plan for himself.