Chapter 109 - 102: Fist Intent

Chapter 109: Chapter 102: Fist Intent

He wanted to increase his muscle utilization efficiency to 38%.

It might only be a two-percent increase, but in terms of speed, it would make a world of difference.

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"CRACKLE, POP!"

The Red Falcon King was still struggling fiercely within Chen Qi’s Life Magnet Field, but with noticeably less force than before.

In the real world, this manifested as the sonic boom cloud in Chen Qi’s palm thinning out.

This wasn’t because the Red Falcon King was running out of stamina, but because its surroundings had suddenly started to feel familiar and comforting.

If not for the hateful power still binding it tightly, the Red Falcon King would have stopped struggling long ago.

’This won’t do. If you don’t struggle with all your might, how am I supposed to decode your Life Magnet Field?’

’C’mon, little guy, put some muscle into it!’

Seeing the Red Falcon King showing signs of slacking off, Chen Qi naturally couldn’t allow it.

He had to increase his own hostility, making the Red Falcon King feel as if it were facing a mortal enemy, forcing it to struggle for its life.

’Good, good, that’s more like it!’

’The founder of the Red Falcon Sect broke the Red Falcon King’s Life Magnet Field down into 36 organs. Too primitive, too crude.’

’Since I don’t plan on turning into a Red Falcon, why should I care about its physical structure?’

’What I want to take is the way the Red Falcon King’s power operates—its speed.’

’In that case, this is how the Red Falcon King’s Life Domain should be divided in my eyes.’

As his perception changed, the Red Falcon King’s Life Magnet Field transformed in Chen Qi’s eyes.

It was no longer 36 organs made of nodes and lines, but rather 36 high-speed, rotating gears.

These gears were identical to the ones that made up the Steel Warrior.

For Chen Qi, who had been disassembling and reassembling things since childhood, using a gear-based structure to map the operations of a Life Domain was almost second nature.

Once this change was complete, Chen Qi’s decoding of the Red Falcon King’s Life Magnet Field became even smoother.

In terms of domain division, this manifested as a continuous increase in the number of gears, which finally even doubled to a total of 72.

And this was already Chen Qi’s limit.

Even if the Red Falcon King’s Life Magnet Field was weak, it was still composed of hundreds of millions of minuscule life magnet fields.

Completely decoding its structure and achieving a more refined division was simply beyond the current Chen Qi’s abilities.

His brain’s processing speed alone was insufficient.

A mere 286, and you want to calculate the three-body problem?

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As Chen Qi completed his decoding of the Red Falcon King’s Life Magnet Field, an even greater change began to occur.

Unlike Martial Artists, who had to painstakingly refine their Life Domains through sheer willpower, Chen Qi needed only a single thought for his own Life Domain to begin a profound transformation under the control of his Spirituality.

"KA-KA-KA!"

Within Chen Qi’s Life Domain, 72 high-speed, rotating gears suddenly appeared.

The instant the gears appeared, Chen Qi’s Life Domain became unstable.

But very quickly, under the adjustments of his Spirituality, the 72 gears embedded themselves with perfect harmony into his Life Magnet Field.

But this did not satisfy Chen Qi, because there was still a faint sense of disconnect between his self and the Life Magnet Field after this Shape Change.

This meant that although certain abilities in his body had become stronger, they were now out of sync with the whole, a phenomenon Chen Qi would certainly not allow.

So he began to constantly adjust the combination and order of the gears. After hundreds of failures, the 72 gears finally merged completely with his entire Life Magnet Field, leaving no trace of the Shape Change.

It was as if Chen Qi’s Life Magnet Field had been constructed this way all along.

And at the very instant the gears fully integrated, the Red Falcon King suddenly fell silent.

In the physical world, it lay quietly and contentedly in Chen Qi’s palm, leisurely preening its feathers.

It was as if the sonic booms that had nearly shattered the entire office moments ago had nothing to do with it at all.

’So this is Fist Intent?’

Chen Qi activated the Heaven-Reaching Palace. Behind him, a gigantic Red Falcon King with a six-meter wingspan manifested in the real world.

Its body was a deep, spectral blue, formed entirely from Chen Qi’s Life Magnet Field.

The moment it appeared, the surrounding Matter Field violently distorted. Arcs of electricity showered down upon the Red Falcon King’s massive wings, adding to its mystique.

Under Chen Qi’s control, the spectral blue Red Falcon King gradually sank into his body.

CRACKLE, POP! Arcs of electricity flowed across Chen Qi’s skin, making him appear even more profound and mysterious.

And in the instant the Fist Intent entered his body, Chen Qi’s control over himself became stronger, more effortless.

In his perception, the surrounding air was no longer just viscous; it had turned into rippling, flowing water.

With a casual movement, Chen Qi could tear through the surrounding air.

’Two hundred meters per second. My speed has reached at least 200 meters per second.’

A clear understanding dawned in Chen Qi’s mind, though his actual top speed would depend on the environment and his performance in the moment.

’It seems there’s more. The Fist Intent can slowly strengthen my body by influencing my cells.’

’My muscle cells are becoming tougher and stronger with every passing moment.’

More information flooded his mind after the Fist Intent entered his body, allowing Chen Qi to instantly perceive and grasp all the changes within him.

Having cultivated his Fighting Technique to such a Realm, he was now absolutely invincible below the level of a Grandmaster.

Chen Qi refused to believe that any other Martial Artist could simulate a Life Magnet Field more deeply or precisely than he could.

"CHIRP CHIRP~"

The Red Falcon King’s light chirping woke Chen Qi from his state of enlightenment.

The little creature hopped back and forth on Chen Qi’s shoulder, acting incredibly affectionate.

This behavior didn’t change even after Chen Qi deactivated his Fist Intent.

Clearly, a part of its cognition had been completely altered.

The same change had also occurred in Taruno and his five men.

The men were prostrated on the ground, kowtowing to Chen Qi in worship.

At first, Chen Qi thought they were simply in awe after witnessing the manifestation of his Fist Intent and seeing his immense power.

But he soon realized something was wrong. The fanaticism in the six men’s eyes was far too intense.

’Huh? My Spirituality frequency has unknowingly reached 41.7?’

’Learning really does make me stronger.’

Taruno and his five men were, after all, just ordinary people, with Spirituality frequencies all below 37. Thus, they had the "honor" of falling victim to their own boss’s influence.

Their loyalty to Chen Qi instantly shot up to the level of zealous worship.

In a sense, Transcendants were no longer normal human beings.

Their unintentional actions could have a profound influence on ordinary people.

But human Spirituality was, after all, far greater than that of the Red Falcon King, so Chen Qi knew the situation with Taruno and his men was only temporary.

Once they were away from Chen Qi’s spiritual influence, the effect on their cognition would eventually fade and be forgotten over time.

This was a natural self-preservation mechanism of the human body.

To permanently alter a part of an ordinary person’s cognition, a difference of at least ten points in Spirituality frequency was required.

Sure enough, half an hour later, Taruno and his five men sobered up from their fanatical state, as if they had just woken from a dream.

However, their loyalty to Chen Qi had indeed strengthened considerably.

If the maximum value was 100 points, Taruno’s loyalty had been at 85 at most before, but now it had reached 95.

A level of loyalty this high was enough to make him go through hell and high water for Chen Qi.

As for the members of the Hummingbird Squad, even the calmest and most rational one, Leiteri, had reached 75 points.

This made Chen Qi sigh in admiration of his own talent for being a boss. He didn’t even need to make empty promises to train his employees.