Swallowed Star: The Sacred Eye of Duplication

Ye Yun's innate secret technique is called [Eye of Duplication].

A magical golden light had entered Ye Yun's eyes, causing this secret technique to directly affect his vision. Now, anything Ye Yun observed—except for living things—could be copied! However, there were certain limitations on copying living things.

Having just obtained this ability, Ye Yun didn't yet fully understand its potential. He hadn't used the copying power of his secret technique before, and now he was eager to try it out.

The three of them walked together from the school and soon neared the entrance of their neighborhood.

Ye Yun looked at Luo Feng and asked, "Luo Feng, are you going to the martial arts gym after dinner tonight?"

Luo Feng thought for a moment before smiling, "I have a tutoring session tonight, but I should still make it to the martial arts gym later. You and Ah Wen can head there first; don't wait up for me!"

Ye Yun nodded, understanding that after Luo Feng became a "senior student" at the martial arts school, he'd secured a good tutoring job through their school. He earned 100 yuan an hour, working five nights a week for one hour each night. This allowed him to make a decent 2,000 yuan a month, quite a lot for someone their age.

After parting ways, the three of them headed toward the tube-shaped buildings where their homes were located.

As a low-rent housing community, Nan'an Community was designed for maximum land efficiency. Each residential building resembled a giant, square concrete pillar, with almost no space left for sunlight between the buildings.

In such a community, each tube-shaped building had more than 30 floors. Ye Yun's home was on the 34th floor of a 38-floor building. Due to resident preferences, communities like Nan'an didn't install elevators, saving on rent costs. However, for most people these days, even climbing dozens of flights of stairs wasn't a big deal.

Ye Yun wanted to complain about the floors he had to climb but had no choice. He braced himself and started up the stairs.

As he climbed, Ye Yun noticed something new. Though he'd integrated the memories of the original Ye Yun, this was his first time fully in control of his current body. After climbing more than ten floors, he felt no fatigue and found that he could control his strength with increasing precision.

Before long, he reached the 34th floor, took out his key, and entered his familiar yet strange home.

Unlike Luo Feng's family, Ye Yun didn't need to pay rent for his place. It was the house his parents left him when he was too young to remember. Ye Yun's parents had died when a massive beast tide attacked their train as they traveled to another base city. Ye Yun, just 8 years old at the time, lost both parents in the tragedy.

As a result, Ye Yun had grown up alone, with only Luo Feng and Wei Wen as friends.

After showering, Ye Yun felt refreshed. He sat on the sofa to prepare dinner—instant noodles.

"Only one pack left? I forgot about this. Should I go downstairs to buy some more?"

The inconvenience of living in a high-rise was clear. The floors were too high, making trips up and down a hassle. Just as Ye Yun was deciding, he remembered his secret talent.

"According to my innate secret technique, this [Eye of Duplication] can replicate anything except living things. It's a good chance to test it out with this instant noodle pack!"

Excited, Ye Yun picked up the instant noodles, stared at it without blinking, and concentrated on using the [Eye of Duplication]. As he focused, his eyes suddenly turned golden, and a progress bar appeared in his mind:

Duplicating - 10% - 50% - 70% - 100%! Duplication successful!

Once complete, Ye Yun visualized a model of the instant noodles in his mind. He tried touching it mentally, and invisible cosmic energy gathered above his right hand. Just like 3D printing, an identical pack of instant noodles materialized and dropped into his hand!

Thrilled, Ye Yun marveled at his talent's mysterious power. Though he was the one using [Eye of Duplication], he didn't fully understand the technique. Yet it was effortless and enjoyable.

Ye Yun now held two identical packs of instant noodles. He quickly went to the kitchen, filled two bowls, and soaked both packs. After a few minutes, he tasted them one after another.

"They're identical!"

While the two packs looked the same, the taste confirmed it—[Eye of Duplication] had perfectly replicated the noodles without any variation.

Satisfied with his meal, Ye Yun was still buzzing with excitement from testing his secret talent. He tried replicating several other things, only stopping once he felt somewhat content.

When he checked the time, it was already past 7 p.m.

"Luo Feng should be done with tutoring by now. It's time to head to the martial arts gym!"

After packing up, Ye Yun went downstairs and left the community.

The Extreme Martial Arts School was founded by Hong, the world's strongest man. With Hong's unparalleled strength, the school had branches worldwide. Yangzhou City had 12 branches, with Ye Yun and Luo Feng attending the one in Yian District.

After swiping his student ID at the entrance, Ye Yun entered the gym.

The gym was enormous, larger than a high school, with a main entrance wide enough for ten cars to enter side by side. Inside were three silver-white buildings resembling spaceships, dedicated to Junior, Intermediate, and Advanced students.

The school had around 30,000 to 40,000 students. Only those aged 16 to 30 were allowed in, ensuring resources weren't wasted.

Ye Yun headed to the tallest building, the advanced teaching building.

"Ayun, you're here!"

Before Ye Yun could look around, Wei Wen called out, jogging over with a sweaty face.

"Is Luo Feng here?" Ye Yun asked.

Wei Wen shook his head. "No, he should be done around 7:30. I got here at 6, and he hasn't arrived yet."

Ye Yun nodded. The first two floors of the advanced building were accessible to intermediate students like them, while the third and higher floors were reserved for advanced students like Luo Feng.

"That's fine. When Luo Feng arrives, I'll ask him to teach me the technique of exerting force. I just reached the fitness level of an intermediate student, but my control isn't perfect. I can't fully use my strength."

Wei Wen looked at Ye Yun curiously. "Ayun, you're acting differently today. You used to train alone and rarely talked to us about it. Why are you asking Luo Feng for help?"

Ye Yun put his arm around Wei Wen's shoulders, laughing. "Ah Wen, didn't I tell you? One day, I want to become a warrior! How can I not work hard? Haha!"

After a while, Ye Yun spotted Luo Feng entering amid admiring glances from the other students.

"Hello, Senior Brother Luo Feng!"

Students greeted him respectfully as he made his way to Ye Yun and Wei Wen.

Ye Yun smiled at Luo Feng, who seemed pleased by Ye Yun's determination. "Ayun, let's go to the sandbag area over there!"

The three of them moved to the sandbag area, where specially designed sandbags, ranging from 300 to 700 kilograms, hung for strength training.

Luo Feng's presence naturally attracted attention. Many students gathered, curious about his lesson.

Facing a 700 kg sandbag, Luo Feng explained to Ye Yun, "Building strength is crucial, but learning how to exert it is just as important. If you can lift 550 kilograms but only punch with 500 kilograms of force, you're not using your full potential."

After finishing his explanation, Luo Feng took a deep breath, focused, and delivered a powerful punch. The sandbag swung up, hit the ceiling, and came back down, where Luo Feng caught it effortlessly.

"Ayun, did you get that?"

Ye Yun nodded, his eyes flashing gold as his [Eye of Duplication] activated.

"Luo Feng's spiritual power talent successfully copied!"