69novels Chapter 11: First Meeting with Luo Feng
Chapter 11: First Meeting with Luo Feng
In the welcoming hall of the training camp at the global headquarters of the Ultimate Martial Arts Academy, two staff members watched the young geniuses, their faces filled with naivety and arrogance, filing in from afar, their eyes filled with a hint of envy.
2057 years.
Two years ago, under Thor's iron-fisted execution, a project codenamed "Dome of Light" was quietly launched in every corner of the globe. Countless resources and top talents were secretly mobilized, converging into a powerful force. Silently, a global protective network was being woven across the skies above human civilization.
Amidst the crowd, Luo Feng clenched his fists, calming his excited heart. He had successfully passed the Level B test and arrived at the elite training camp. Looking up at the futuristic building and then at his powerful peers from all over the world, he felt a surge of excitement, but also a touch of nervousness.
This is the holy land of martial arts that he has always dreamed of.
Luo Feng's physical abilities were only below average among the trainees, but this only ignited the fighting spirit deep within him. He was like a dried-up sponge, frantically absorbing everything here.
While other geniuses were busy socializing, building connections, or vying for rankings, Luo Feng devoted all his time to cultivation. He spent his days pushing his limits in the gravity chamber and his nights studying various fundamental theories in virtual space.
He devoted almost all his energy to the Trial Tower, a special assessment program established by Hong Xin.
"Look, that newbie named Luo Feng is going to challenge the Trial Tower again."
"Tsk tsk, what an overestimation of himself. His opponent on the first floor is a bloodthirsty tank of equal physical strength. Can his meager strength even break through that defense?"
"Who knows? I heard he was inside for a full eight hours yesterday and came out completely exhausted."
Ignoring the surrounding discussions, Luo Feng locked himself in a virtual space, facing those powerful monsters time and time again. Relying on his willpower and calculations, he sought opportunities on the brink of life and death.
In the third level of the second floor of the Trial Tower, facing three incredibly fast novice beast-general level monsters named Shadow Cat, he honed his agility to a whole new level within three days by repeatedly being knocked down and starting over. With microsecond-level calculations, he predicted the attack trajectories of the three Shadow Cats and simultaneously slew them both with an ordinary battle sword.
On the month-end settlement day, the central square of the training camp was crowded with students in front of the huge Black Dragon Ranking.
Everyone held their breath as the names on the list began to refresh.
Candace's name remains at the top of the list, unchallenged.
But everyone's attention was drawn to a name that was rising rapidly.
"Luo Feng, ranked 98th... no, 68th! How is that possible? I'm not seeing things, am I?"
"From 98th to 68th in a month? This...is this guy a monster? He broke the record for the highest ranking of a newcomer in the training camp's history for their first month!"
"Check his battle record, quick! What's his Trial Tower level?"
"My God... Trial Tower level... 2.3! He passed the second level, stage A!"
An uproar erupted in the crowd.
In the highest office at headquarters, Hong looked at the report submitted by Chief Instructor Wang Yu, a playful smile on his face.
"No wonder he's destined to be the cosmic tyrant."
"Speaker, this...this doesn't make sense." Wang Yu said seriously, "Luo Feng's physical abilities are only below average among the newcomers, but his performance in the Trial Tower is outrageous. I suspect...he might very well be a mentalist."
"Oh? Doubt?" Hong leaned back in his chair and asked casually.
Wang Yu wiped the sweat from his forehead. He knew that any speculation was pointless in front of the speaker.
Hong didn't dwell on the issue. He tapped his fingers lightly on the table, seemingly deep in thought. After a moment, he looked up and gave Wang Yu his order.
"Go and announce that, in order to motivate the trainees, I have decided to hold an individual challenge called 'Supernova' within this training camp. The final champion will receive a prize personally sponsored by me, in addition to the regular rewards."
Wang Yu asked respectfully, "Speaker, what is the reward?"
Hong slowly uttered two words.
"Dragon Blood".
When Wang Yu announced the words "Dragon Blood," the atmosphere in the entire training camp instantly reached its peak.
"What? Dragon blood! The kind of treasure that can greatly improve physical attributes and even accelerate cultivation speed?"
"Has the owner gone mad? Offering something like this as a prize for a competition?"
"They're insane! They're all insane! I'd risk my life for dragon blood! So what if it's Candice? I'll still knock him off his horse!"
All the geniuses, including Candace, who had consistently held the top spot among the rookies, were burning with rage. They all entered a frenzied state of preparation.
The challenge was incredibly brutal.
With the superb skills honed in the Trial Tower and an extraordinary will, Luo Feng fought his way through the trials and tribulations, eventually making it to the finals.
His opponent was Candace.
"Kid, I admit you're a little clever. But that's enough."
On the arena, Candice held a battle sword, looking at Luo Feng, who was covered in wounds and panting heavily, with contempt in his eyes.
Luo Feng didn't speak, but simply gripped his battle sword tighter. His genetic energy was already exhausted, and he was only sustained by sheer willpower.
The moment the battle began, Candace displayed overwhelming power. Luo Feng was completely suppressed and faced constant danger.
"Defeat him!"
Candice roared, his battle blade slicing out a tricky trajectory, blocking all of Luo Feng's escape routes.
At the critical moment of life and death, Luo Feng recalled countless battle experiences in the Trial Tower, which were combined with the secret manual of the Nine-fold Thunder Blade.
"So that's how it is."
Amidst everyone's horrified gazes, facing that fatal blow, Luo Feng not only did not retreat, but instead charged forward. The battle blade in his hand trembled four times in mid-air.
Ninefold Thunder Blade, fourth level, breakthrough!
"puff!"
Candace clutched his throat, staring at Luo Feng in disbelief, his eyes filled with confusion and bewilderment. He couldn't understand why his perfect strike had failed.
Immediately, his body transformed into a stream of data and dissipated into the air.
Luo Feng won.
That night, Luo Feng returned to his villa and used the hard-won dragon blood.
Luo Feng endured a cycle of excruciating pain and reshaping, even fainting from the agony at one point. His physical attributes skyrocketed from a beginner-level War God to the peak of the beginner-level War God realm! He was now only one step away from becoming a mid-level War God.
What surprised him even more was that his mental power, due to the qualitative change in his body, had officially crossed the threshold of a high-level war god!
His strength underwent a dramatic transformation due to the dragon blood.
At the same time, in the headquarters office, Hong summoned Chief Instructor Wang Yu. Looking at the latest data on Luo Feng's rapidly increasing strength on the screen, he calmly issued his orders.
"Interesting. Raise the level of this life-or-death adventure by one point, and the location... set it on the Australian continent."
Upon hearing this, Wang Yu's heart trembled.
Hong turned his head, looked at him, and added one last sentence.
"Otherwise, it won't serve the purpose of honing your skills."