“Reaching level 5 in the Trial Tower grants the position of ‘Inspector’ in the Limit Martial Arts Gym,” Luo Feng read again carefully, “and also grants a set of ‘Heishen’ from ancient civilization ruins… What exactly is this ‘Heishen’ set?”
He couldn’t help but feel envious!
It was impossible not to be. An Inspector was someone even a national military force had to treat with caution. In other words, if one could reach the fifth floor of the Trial Tower, their status and power on Earth would skyrocket overnight! Plus, they would obtain the mysterious ‘Heishen’ set from ancient ruins.
Although Luo Feng didn’t fully understand it, he could guess—it must be something extraordinary!
…
Soon, Luo Feng finished reading the entire Student Handbook. From it, he learned that the training camp valued three things most—Trial Tower level, power amplification level, and ranking on the Black Dragon Chart!
“So that’s how the points are calculated.”
Points equalled ‘Battle Record Points’ multiplied by ‘Combat Power Amplitude’. Battle Record Points could be obtained in only one way—by hunting and killing monsters.
A Low-grade Beast Warrior-class monster was worth 1 Battle Record Point.
A Mid-grade Beast Warrior-class monster was worth 10 Battle Record Points.
A High-grade Beast Warrior-class monster was worth 100 Battle Record Points.
A Low-grade Lord-class monster was worth 1,000 Battle Record Points.
Of course, in the elite training camp, even if one had the strength to hunt Low-grade Lords, very few foolish trainees would actually go after them. After all, once you accumulated kills of two Low-grade Lords, your combat evaluation would be upgraded to ‘Warrior-class’, and you would have to graduate and leave the training camp.
Not many trainees wanted to leave early.
As for ‘Combat Power Amplitude’, it was simply ‘Power Amplification Level’ multiplied by ‘Trial Tower Level’.
For example—
If someone had 1,000 Battle Record Points, a Power Amplification Level of 1.5, and a Trial Tower Level of 2, their Combat Power Amplitude would be 3. Thus, their total points would be 1,000 multiplied by 3, which equals 3,000 points!
“The training camp really emphasizes Power Amplification Level and Trial Tower Level. Even a slight increase in Combat Power Amplitude can result in a huge jump in total points,” Luo Feng thought. After finishing the ‘Student Handbook’ e-book, he switched to some instructional videos on the training camp-issued laptop.
Although the training camp had many Warrior-class experts as instructors teaching various courses, it was well understood that these extraordinary geniuses often had strange temperaments and might not all attend classes regularly. Therefore, instructional videos were recorded for each course and stored on every trainee’s laptop.
Of course, during actual class time, one could directly ask the instructor for one-on-one guidance and answers.
The effect was naturally better than watching videos.
“But I’ve never taken any of these Warrior-class instructors’ classes before. I might as well watch these videos,” Luo Feng thought as he browsed the folder directory.
The directory clearly categorized the videos into sections such as Guiding Techniques, Body Arts, Power Amplification, Blade Techniques, Sword Techniques, Spear Techniques, Staff Techniques, Hammer Techniques, and many more. Luo Feng’s current main strengths were threefold: his mental energy, his mastery of micro-level body techniques, and his ability to instantly amplify his physical strength by 2.8 times!
“I’ll start with Body Arts.”
Luo Feng opened an instructional video and began watching.
Just like other martial arts, Body Arts were divided into four levels—Basic, Micro, Perfect, and Intent. Luo Feng opened several instructional videos, most of which focused on the Micro level. As for the Perfect level, even the instructors found it difficult to explain in detail.
It required personal insight—it couldn’t be easily taught.
As for the Intent level, it was even more indescribable.
…
4:35 PM.
Luo Feng was still sitting in front of his laptop, watching a video on power amplification techniques.
“Teacher, my punch power can reach 1.8 times my normal strength. But my leg power can only reach 1.5 times. You said that leg power should be able to match the punch, reaching the same amplification level. Why can’t I do it?”
In the video, a black young man asked. The video’s language was set to Chinese, so Luo Feng understood it clearly.
In the video, a white muscular man smiled and said, “You need to figure it out yourself! Think carefully about how you use your arms and fists to amplify power, then go back and work on your leg techniques! You’ve already reached 1.5 times, which shows progress. From here on, it’s up to you. Teachers can only show you the way.”
Boom!
Luo Feng, sitting in front of the laptop, felt as if struck by lightning. He sat there, eyes wide, stunned, then suddenly broke into an ecstatic grin. He slapped his own head and jumped up, “I’m such an idiot! So stupid! How could I miss something so simple!”
“Heaven! I never even realized this issue!”
“Right! If the arms and fists can amplify power, then naturally the legs can too!” Luo Feng’s body trembled slightly with excitement. “Using the power amplification techniques of the ‘Nine Heavens Thunder Blade’, I can amplify my strength to 2.8 times my normal level! But my running speed has always been that of an ordinary Low-grade Warrior!”
“I never thought—if I can channel the internal force into my arms, naturally I can channel it into my legs too!”
Luo Feng couldn’t help but laugh bitterly.
It was a simple principle. Once martial artists mastered fine control over their strength, if their fists could generate explosive power, their legs naturally could as well! Yet Luo Feng had never made this connection all this time.
“Ordinary martial artists aren’t psychokineticists. They can’t use mental energy to accelerate their bodies!”
“So, a martial artist practicing the ‘Nine Heavens Thunder Blade’ might have strong blade attacks, but if his speed is slow, how can he challenge opponents above his level? A Low-grade Warrior might not even be able to keep up with a High-grade Warrior!”
Luo Feng had been able to fight above his level because of his mental energy assisting him.
“I’m an idiot.”
“If the ‘Nine Heavens Thunder Blade’ power amplification can be used in the arms, it can naturally be used in the legs as well. This way, my leg strength increases, my speed increases! With both speed and strength improved, I can truly challenge opponents above my level!”
Luo Feng’s eyes shone brightly.
“My current explosive power reaches 2.8 times. That means my legs can also reach 2.8 times explosive power. My speed might nearly double!” For true experts, speed was often more important than strength. If your speed was significantly faster than your opponent’s, you could completely dominate the battle.
“Speed! I need even more speed!”
Without even finishing the instructional video, Luo Feng shut the laptop and rushed downstairs.
…
Each trainee’s residence had an underground training chamber. The walls of these chambers were made of Kro alloy, allowing trainees to train freely.
Inside Luo Feng’s underground chamber:
“Click!”
He turned on the lights. Light filtered through tiny pinholes in the alloy panels, illuminating the entire chamber. The chamber was about 2.5 meters high, 5 meters long, and 5 meters wide. The walls and floor were dark green, indicating that the alloy wasn’t pure Kro alloy but a composite with other materials.
Visible on the alloy walls and floor were numerous slightly indented fist and foot marks—left behind by previous trainees.
“Haa!” Luo Feng suddenly dashed forward, channeling internal force into his fist, and punched the alloy wall.
Boom!
Back in late February, Luo Feng’s punch power was nearly 10,000 kilograms. Now it was late March, and in this past month, his punch power had increased significantly, reaching 11,500 kilograms—clearly faster progress than in previous months. With his 2.8 times amplification, his punch exceeded 30,000 kilograms—over 30 tons!
The alloy wall trembled slightly, leaving a shallow indentation nearly a centimeter deep.
Compared to the marks left by previous trainees, Luo Feng’s mark was still quite weak. Those predecessors must have been at least Warrior-class when they trained here!
“Let’s see my leg explosive power!” Luo Feng began experimenting with the ‘Nine Heavens Thunder Blade’ power amplification techniques.
He started with the first layer!
Amplifying his base strength by adding an internal force burst.
“Phew! Phew!” Luo Feng’s right leg became a blur as he rapidly kicked the air.
“I can feel it a little.”
“That’s right, release the force!”
“Just like that!”
With his current mastery of the third layer of the ‘Nine Heavens Thunder Blade’, it was easy for Luo Feng to reach 1.4 times explosive power with his legs. Then, like lightning, he began rapidly sprinting back and forth, dodging left and right within the 25-square-meter confined space, starting intense body movement training.
In actual combat, the body constantly changed directions. To repeatedly burst at 1.4 times power in quick succession was far more difficult than a single burst.
Twenty minutes later, Luo Feng’s legs had already fully adapted to repeatedly bursting at 1.4 times power!
After all, when using his blade techniques, Luo Feng could repeatedly burst at 2.8 times power. Now, applying the same experience to his legs just required time and adaptation.
…
Next came the second layer of the ‘Nine Heavens Thunder Blade’, aiming to reach 2.1 times explosive power with his legs.
…
“Luofeng! You’re working too hard! You’re already training in the underground chamber on the first day? Hurry up and get ready. It’ll be eight o’clock soon. Tonight, we Hua Xia seniors and juniors are holding a banquet to welcome you,” Sister Zhao Ruo’s voice came from outside.
Inside the underground chamber.
Luo Feng, completely drenched in sweat, his face filled with excitement, finally stopped.
“Already almost eight o’clock? I came down here around four. I didn’t expect three hours to pass so quickly,” Luo Feng thought joyfully, “In three hours, my legs can now continuously burst at 2.1 times power while dodging and moving sideways. As for 2.8 times, I guess I need a bit more time.”
Luo Feng immediately rushed out of the chamber.
“Sister, I’ll go take a shower and change clothes. I’ll come out soon,” Luo Feng waved and said.
It had stopped raining. In the courtyard, Senior Brother Shi Jiang and Senior Sister Zhao Ruo saw Luo Feng, drenched in sweat, and shook their heads with smiles.
“Luofeng really is diligent,” Shi Jiang smiled in praise.
“He’s definitely hardworking. The banquet starts at 8, but he stayed in the underground chamber training until 7:30,” Zhao Ruo said helplessly, though she wasn’t surprised. In the elite training camp, almost everyone was hardworking, but very few were as diligent as Luo Feng, who on the very first day buried himself in the underground chamber.
…
After showering and changing into fresh casual clothes, Luo Feng stood in front of the bathroom mirror, smiling broadly: “Mirror, mirror, I believe soon I’ll be able to reach 2.8 times explosive power, and my speed will nearly double! With so much faster speed, how far can I advance in the Trial Tower?”
Double the speed—what an incredible notion! Such a surge in combat prowess was downright terrifying. Had Luo Feng boosted his speed twofold during the B-level trial, coupled with his “Micro-level Mastery” and even brushing against the “Threshold of Perfection” in body techniques, annihilating a hundred Rampaging Bulls would’ve been child’s play.
“Alright, time to go to the banquet! To meet the many extraordinary geniuses of Hua Xia,” Luo Feng smiled slightly at the mirror, then quickly turned and went downstairs.
Together with Senior Brothers Shi Jiang and Senior Sister Zhao Ruo, he left Jiangnan Pavilion to attend the gathering of the Hua Xia faction within the training camp.
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