Although Ethan Bolton used to be an ordinary homebody, weak and powerless, it wasn’t too difficult for him to punch with a force of thirty kilograms. After a hundredfold increase, his punch could reach as much as three thousand kilograms! If it was a kick, Ethan Bolton could previously deliver about sixty kilograms with one leg, which also wasn’t too hard. But now, a single whip kick might reach six thousand kilograms! With such power, even a blow to any head would instantly cause the brain to burst and the skull to shatter!

However, this kind of growth requires time to gradually develop, and at this moment, Ethan Bolton was also beginning to adapt to these changes!

Now that he knew the path of evolution, Ethan Bolton was no longer lazy and began to train with full focus.

Even though the technique, which read like an instruction manual, seemed worthless and ridiculous, after unintentionally persisting in practicing it for over two years and achieving results, Ethan Bolton committed it thoroughly to memory and followed it to the letter. The only thing he changed was that, although it said three cycles were enough, ever since he started, Ethan Bolton had always done nine cycles! Because one cycle, done properly, took two hours! Three times is six hours, just enough to practice while sleeping.

It was just that, since he didn’t have a formal job and only made a living by writing web novels, he had plenty of free time! And for many things, Ethan Bolton’s personality was either not to do them at all or to do them with meticulous persistence. So, for the instruction-manual-like method of music delivery from “Castle in the Sky,” he didn’t just do it three times, but tripled it to nine times!

When reading novels, he did it subconsciously; when going to the bathroom, he did it subconsciously; when showering, he did it subconsciously; even during sex, he still did it subconsciously!

Nine times a day, without fail! At first, it was just because it had become a habit, so he kept at it out of habit. Later, as he gradually felt his senses sharpen and his spirit improve, this training process became ingrained in his body’s instincts! Precisely because of this, Ethan Bolton was able to open his pineal gland!

Of course, the most important factor was the music that helped open the pineal gland—the music he called “Castle in the Sky.” Almost every time he listened to it, he would feel a vibration between his brows!

He remembered that when his mother, Diana Parker, first listened to it, she subconsciously said, “Feng’er, what kind of music is this? It makes my head feel dizzy, and it feels like something between my brows is trembling. It’s very uncomfortable. You should listen to it with headphones yourself!”

Although it was said subconsciously, it was real evidence that explained the phenomenon!

Gently exhaling a breath of turbid air, a different kind of light flickered in Ethan Bolton’s eyes. This look wasn’t exactly one of looking down on the world, but it was extraordinary and full of confidence.

Continuing his training, at this moment, Ethan Bolton didn’t listen to “Castle in the Sky” anymore. Instead, after thinking for a moment, he transferred the music from his phone to a small SD expansion card. This card was a bonus memory card given by the seller when he bought his Dopod HTC phone.

Then, after thinking it over, Ethan Bolton deleted the “Castle in the Sky” music from his phone and prepared to store this 2G Kingston memory card in a safe and secret place.

Just then, a sudden flash of inspiration struck. Subconsciously, Ethan Bolton picked up the 2G Kingston memory card, and then the crystal in the center of his brow suddenly emitted an invisible energy that instantly swept over the card!

At that moment, the card in Ethan Bolton’s hand had completely disappeared. When he was slightly stunned and entered that familiar space, he was surprised to find that the tiny SD card was actually in a corner!

In an instant, Ethan Bolton realized by comparison that this space, which felt three meters in length, width, and height, really was that big! The only thing he couldn’t explain was how a five-millimeter-long ant would be completely filled up in here!

“Maybe, it’s only non-living things that can exist here at their original size? Or maybe they’re proportionally shrunk? And living things can’t be changed, or perhaps living things lose some kind of restriction here and are infinitely enlarged? Well, whatever the case, it seems this place is pretty amazing! At least, if non-living things can be stored here, this ability is truly extraordinary!” Ethan Bolton mused, trying several more times, taking the SD card in and out repeatedly. However, this process seemed to consume some of the energy in the crystal; after a few tries, the originally enlarged white halo seemed to weaken a bit.

“That must be it! This crystal space can store objects, and it seems to be a vacuum inside, with no weight! Nothing will go bad in here either!”

Ethan Bolton was delighted. Even without considering other abilities, just this one was already incredible! In this real, flesh-and-blood world, such a space was absolutely extraordinary!

Immediately, Ethan Bolton stopped training and began to summarize his insights and understanding.

Through comparative analysis and instinctive comprehension, Ethan Bolton mastered the special ability of what he now called the “crystal”!