Chapter 2: Terrifying Spirit Amplitude
In this era, smartphones were entirely transparent, a technology inherited from ancient civilizations, utilizing 7G signals, which were two to three generations ahead of the previous two lifetimes' technology.
Once the video call connected, the screen displayed a man in military uniform with a stern, square face, not a trace of emotion on his features, and a menacing scar on his right cheek, giving him a somewhat fierce appearance.
"Fool, I have good news for you. Our precious son has awakened his spirit power. Yesterday's fainting was also caused by the awakening of his force." (T/N: I don't know why she addresses him as a fool.)
As she spoke, Chen Wen pulled Shen Mu over, positioning him in front of the camera.
"Dad." The fusion of memories from two lifetimes, made Shen Mu feel no sense of estrangement or unfamiliarity with his parents in this life.
Hearing Chen Wen's words, Shen Gang's stern expression also showed a hint of shock, and he visibly relaxed, obviously relieved that the call was not bearing bad news.
"Mu, do you want to join the military with your dad?" Shen Gang asked, looking at Shen Mu on the screen. Shen Gang had always wanted to bring his son under his command, and now that his son had awakened his spirit power, he couldn't resist bringing it up again.
However, before Shen Mu could respond, Chen Wen's expression suddenly changed, her joy instantly vanishing.
"Shen Gang, I've told you, if you try to recruit our son into your unit again, we're getting a divorce."
Chen Wen seemed to be enveloped in a low-pressure aura, her voice suppressed with anger.
As the frontline defense base in Kyoto Base City resisting sea monsters, the casualty rate among soldiers in Shen Gang's base was always high. Every time a sea monster tide erupted, Chen Wen worried about Shen Gang's safety, tossing and turning all night, dreading an official notification.
Shen Gang's expression stiffened, he opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end, he just muttered, "Sorry..."
Chen Wen didn't give her husband a good look and directly ended the call.
Seeing that Chen Wen was still upset, Shen Mu tried to comfort her, "Mom, don't worry. I've already joined the Dojo. I'm not going anywhere."
"Good, good, good, my son is so understanding." Chen Wen immediately brightened up and then said, "Let's go, Mom will take you to the dojo to test the strength of your spirit force."
Although Shen Mu's family had a strength testing device, its accuracy couldn't compare to the instruments at the dojo.
When they said they were going to the dojo, it was just a short walk away. The dojo was located within the residential area for fighters' families. Each satellite city's Limit Dojo residential area served as the main base for fighters in the satellite city.
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As the largest global power, the Limit Dojo was present in every base city and satellite city. Under the global headquarters, there were major base city headquarters, satellite city branches, and finally, the basic district-level dojos.
In the center of the Limit residential area, a large silver-white building stood four stories tall, which was the Changshan Limit Dojo.
"Sister Chen, Xiao Mu."
"Is Xiao Mu okay now?"
"Instructor Chen, Brother Mu."
On the way to the dojo, many fighters' families greeted Chen Wen and Shen Mu with smiles. They were neighbors and acquaintances of many years, and their relationships were quite good.
Especially since Chen Wen was an instructor at the dojo, many new fighters had been taught by her, making them Shen Mu's senior martial brothers and sisters. Therefore, many people knew about Shen Mu's sudden fainting yesterday.
Shen Mu and his mother politely responded to the greetings and entered the first floor of the dojo.
The first floor of the dojo was generally where fighters underwent physical fitness tests during their exam, so it appeared quite spacious. The second floor was where the fighters' family members could train, with much better conditions than the district-level dojos. The third floor was where the instructors and fighters trained and sparred.
At this moment, on the third floor, a middle-aged man in his late forties, holding a long spear, was training. He was Wang Yudong, the chief instructor of the Changshan Limit Dojo.
"Instructor Chen, you're here early."
Wang Yudong put away his spear and looked at Shen Mu beside Chen Wen, "Mu, I heard you suddenly fainted yesterday. It gave your Uncle Wang quite a scare. Are you okay now?"
Seeing Wang Yudong inquire about Shen Mu's condition, Chen Wen proudly said, "Brother Wang, Mu might surprise you this time."
"Oh?" Wang Yudong looked at Shen Mu with some confusion.
Chen Wen nudged Shen Mu, "Quick, show your Uncle Wang what you can do."
Seeing Chen Wen enter a state of showing off her son, Shen Mu had no choice but to release his spirit power. Instantly, various weapons on the weapon rack at the edge of the training hall began to float in mid-air.
"Spirit power." Wang Yudong's eyes seemed to flash with a sharp light, and he immediately understood that Shen Mu's fainting yesterday was due to the awakening of his spirit power.
"Good, good, Mu, quickly test the strength of your spirit power."
Wang Yudong was delighted that Shen Mu had become a spirit master. After all, under his leadership, a spirit master genius had emerged in the Changshan Limit Hall, which was also beneficial for him. Most importantly, Shen Mu was only 18 years old and had already been a new primary fighter. Now that he had awakened his spirit power, his strength was likely to be close to the Warlord level.
As they spoke, Wang Yudong had already activated the strength testing instrument next to the weapon rack.
"Alright." Shen Mu nodded slightly and then controlled the various weapons to return to the weapon rack. Only fifteen daggers from the dagger box floated up and quickly flew to his side, circling around him.
"Go."
With a low shout from Shen Mu, a dagger shot out with a whoosh, straight towards the dedicated shooting target of the testing instrument.
The dojo's testing instruments were specially designed, considering the need for spirit masters to test their force strength. Therefore, there was a dedicated shooting target that would not be damaged as long as the impact force did not exceed the upper limit of a advanced Warlord.
The powerful impact of the dagger hit the shooting target, causing the dagger to bounce back. The strength testing machine beeped, and the display screen showed the maximum impact force of Shen Mu's dagger: '5124kg'
"Over five thousand kilograms, indeed an advanced warrior, good son, you haven't disappointed Mom." Chen Wen said joyfully.
As an instructor at the Limit Dojo, Chen Wen knew that her son, as an 18-year-old advanced warrior spirit master, had a good chance of entering the basic training camp of the dojo's global headquarters for special training.
"Mu, continue, test how many daggers you can control simultaneously without diminishing their power." Wang Yudong quickly said.
For spirit power masters, the number of spirit weapons they could control simultaneously without diminishing their power was equivalent to the exertion of a fighter's force.
Generally speaking, a warrior-level spirit master could control two full-power spirit weapons, with the best among them able to control three.
Warlord-level spirit masters could control about three, and it should be noted that ninety-nine percent of Warlord-level fighters had not mastered the triple force exertion.
This was one of the reasons why spirit masters basically overwhelmed fighters of the same level.
As for Wargod-level spirit masters, they could at least control four full-power spirit weapons simultaneously. As for the maximum number, Wang Yudong was not aware.
Wang Yudong's words were right up Shen Mu's alley. Although Shen Mu's spirit power was only at the advanced warrior level, the intensity of his spirit amplitude depended on the spirit power level of his other King-level monster clone, the East Sea Azure Dragon.
The so-called spirit amplitude, was a concept that existed in the universe. For example, if one controlled two daggers simultaneously and both reached their maximum power, then the intensity of the spirit amplitude would be 2.
[T/N: The original text mentioned in Chapter 9 of Volume 6 that the spirit amplitude depends on the spirit realm of the strongest clone.]
What Shen Mu needed now was to gain Hong's attention, obtain more resources, and rapidly enhance his strength. Because today was January 16, 2058, Luo Feng had already risen. Last September, Luo Feng, as an invincible Wargod was currently undergoing trials in the No. 9 ancient civilization ruins. Shen Mu must rise rapidly in a short period of time, or he might miss the opportunity to go to the universe.
Under Shen Mu's control, two daggers shot straight towards the testing target.
"Beep." With the sound of the machine, the screen displayed the maximum impact force of Shen Mu's two daggers: 10284kg.
Without waiting for Wang Yudong to speak, Shen Mu controlled three daggers to shoot towards the testing target simultaneously.
Beep—15372kg.
"Controlling three daggers simultaneously, with an impact force of over fifteen thousand kilograms." Wang Yudong exclaimed excitedly, and Chen Wen's reaction was similar.
This meant that Shen Mu's strength was already comparable to that of a primary Warlord-level fighter. It should be noted that the majority of primary Warlord-level fighters had not reached a double force exertion.
Like Shen Mu's father, Shen Gang, who practiced the spear technique "Destroyer" created by Hong, had a force exertion of three times, making him one of the top fighters among the advanced Warlords.
"Mom, Uncle Wang... I feel like I'm far from my limit." Shen Mu made an uncertain expression, looking at Chen Wen and Wang Yudong.
Chen Wen and Wang Yudong were stunned, and then they heard Wang Yudong say, "Quick, keep testing."
Then they witnessed a shocking scene...
More than a minute later, under the incredibly shocked gazes of Chen Wen and Wang Yudong, Shen Mu controlled ten daggers to shoot out violently.
Beep—50714kg.
Shen Mu rubbed his temples. This was already his limit, barely reaching a tenfold spirit amplitude.
Although his East Sea Azure Dragon clone was at the second stage of the planetary level, on par with the fourth speaker of the Palace of Wargods, East, his spirit amplitude was lower than East's. However, this was already quite good. Shen Mu was well aware that East had practiced the "Spirit Master Basics" and the control technique "Celestial Deity Catalogue" for many years to achieve this.
"Mom, Uncle Wang, I've reached my limit." Shen Mu looked at his stunned mother and Wang Yudong and said.
Wang Yudong swallowed hard, his voice trembling, "Mu, your situation... I must report this to our base city's headquarters."