Ren Kuro stared at the Hashirama Cells in his hand.
This wasn't a dream.
"Hahahahahaha!"
Suddenly, an eerie burst of laughter echoed through the Logistics Department dormitory building.
The sound was so unsettling that several freshman students hid in the corners, trembling in fear.
Soon after, Ren Kuro fell into a dilemma.
These were Hashirama Cells.
The legendary power source that granted near-limitless chakra—an outrageous buff that was even more broken than cheating.
But the success rate of fusing with Hashirama Cells was extremely low.
If something went wrong and he accidentally killed himself in the process…
that would be one hell of a joke.
Still…
This had come from the system lottery.
There shouldn't be any problem.
The system wouldn't kill its own host, right?
"Whatever. If I die, I die."
Ren Kuro injected the Hashirama Cells directly into his body.
"Hm."
For a moment, he didn't feel anything.
The Hashirama Cells merged into Ren Kuro's body.
Then—
A terrifying surge of chakra suddenly exploded outward, spreading endlessly in every direction.
Ren Kuro's entire body became wrapped in chakra, as if he were wearing a cloak woven from blazing flames.
The violent chakra pressure caused the walls of the dormitory room to creak and crack.
They looked as though they might collapse at any moment.
"Damn it… this power is too strong."
Ren Kuro had no way of controlling the sudden eruption of chakra.
If he didn't burn through this energy quickly, he would turn into a walking demolition machine.
Wherever he went—
things would collapse.
Within minutes, the entire dormitory building might be flattened.
But Hashirama Cells contained near-infinite chakra.
Trying to exhaust it wouldn't be easy.
Then suddenly—
Ren Kuro remembered something.
"The academy's gravity chamber!"
The gravity training rooms were constructed from special high-dimensional materials, using rune technology to simulate environments with multiple times normal gravity.
Even someone as powerful as Serina could only last a few minutes inside before exhausting all their spiritual energy.
If Ren Kuro wanted to burn through this chakra quickly, the gravity chamber was undoubtedly the perfect place.
Whoosh!
The immense chakra inside his body propelled Ren Kuro forward at terrifying speed.
Students passing by only felt a violent gust of wind rush past them.
Before they could even see a shadow, their bodies were lifted slightly off the ground.
Luckily, this was the men's dormitory area.
If it had been the women's dormitory, then…
Well…
The female academy uniforms were suspiciously similar to those from a certain island nation Ren Kuro remembered from his previous life.
Ren Kuro sprinted all the way to the training building.
Without hesitation, he selected the 10x Gravity Training Room—
the most intense gravity chamber in the entire academy.
No one at Starshine City Spiritual Energy Academy dared to attempt that level.
Not even the academy's three strongest students.
Once the human body adapted to a certain level of gravity, every additional increase placed terrifying pressure on the internal organs, bones, and muscles.
Muscles could become stronger through training.
But the internal organs and bones would always remain the body's weakest points.
Ten times gravity would absolutely crush an ordinary Psionic Warrior into pulp.
But Ren Kuro was different.
His body had already been modified by the Hashirama Cells.
With the support of his immense chakra, resisting ten times gravity posed no problem at all.
Push-ups.
Sit-ups.
Squats.
Side-to-side jumps.
Ren Kuro didn't have any spiritual cultivation techniques.
So he began training according to the strengthening routine he remembered from a certain bald-headed teacher.
Surprisingly…
It worked pretty well.
After half an hour, Ren Kuro finally exhausted the rampaging chakra.
"I need to learn to control my chakra as soon as possible… Otherwise it might go berserk again."
"Hiss!"
That hurt.
Once the chakra was depleted, Ren Kuro's entire body began to ache intensely.
The Hashirama Cells were still fusing with his body.
He was still some distance away from becoming the legendary Sage Body.
However, this kind of intense training clearly accelerated the fusion process.
Like a dead dog, Ren Kuro dragged himself toward the door and opened the 10x Gravity Training Room.
To his surprise—
someone was waiting outside.
The person saw Ren Kuro emerge and revealed a bright smile.
"Hello, senior!"
Ren Kuro sized the person up.
Clearly a new student.
He waved dismissively, silently comparing their appearances before cursing inwardly.
Pretty boy. Why the hell are you so handsome?
That was right.
The person standing before him gave off a warm, gentle aura.
And his looks were almost unfairly handsome.
Ren Kuro ignored him completely.
So what if you're handsome?
I still won't talk to you.
Hmph.
Alex Bell watched Ren Kuro's departing back and spoke softly.
"To endure thirty minutes inside a ten-times gravity chamber…"
"Even a third-rate psionic academy like this has someone like him."
"It seems I underestimated the Noah Empire."