In the training room, Luo Feng turned on the lights.
Luo Feng lay on the sofa and picked up the nearby deep-blue helmet—an “helmet” of consciousness induction. Under the illumination, it refracted a dazzling deep-blue glow.
“Go as far as possible!” Luo Feng whispered, kissed the helmet lightly, and then put it on.
Buzz~~
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On an endless silver-colored ground, the sky was an infinite cosmic starfield.
The only structure was the Seven-Story Trial Tower, piercing toward the heavens.
Luo Feng arrived familiarly at the main entrance of the Trial Tower. On the left pillar of the tower, a message about himself appeared.
“Name: Luo Feng
Gender: Male
Status: Official Trainee of the Elite Training Camp
Trial Tower Level: 1.6″
Luo Feng smiled, quickly changed into his battle suit, equipped his weapon and shield, as prompted by the virtual space, and then directly stepped into the Trial Tower.
…
In a vast grassland, Luo Feng appeared out of nowhere.
“Luo Feng,” an electronic voice echoed across the grassland, “you have completed the B phase of the first Trial Tower level. The next is the C phase trial. Your objective is to kill 200 Bullbeasts within 50 minutes. Among these 200 Bullbeasts, 190 are Low-Level Warrior Class and 10 are Mid-Level Warrior Class. Good luck!”
Luo Feng smirked, his gaze as sharp as a blade.
After nearly a month in the training camp, Luo Feng was very clear about what each stage of the Trial Tower would bring. The B phase had been 100 Low-Level Warrior Class Bullbeasts, and now this time it was 200, including 10 Mid-Level Warrior Class. Yet his own body was only at the Low-Level Warrior Class level.
He had to eliminate all within 50 minutes to succeed!
“Hoo~~”
In an instant, two hundred Bullbeasts appeared across the grassland, some even with fire-red horns—giant Bullbeasts.
“Roar~~”
The earth trembled. Led by ten Mid-Level Warrior Class Bullbeasts, the herd surged like a roaring wave toward Luo Feng! With Luo Feng’s physical condition, even one direct hit would likely render him incapacitated, trampled into pulp by the herd. So he couldn’t afford a single mistake.
“Come on!” Luo Feng, wielding a hexagonal shield in one hand and his Blood Shadow Blade in the other, grinned and charged straight at the entire herd!
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As Luo Feng underwent the Trial Tower level assessment, word spread through the six African trainees, and many other trainees learned about it. This Chinese trainee, ‘Luo Feng,’ who had just entered the camp and already climbed to 126th on the rankings, had never taken the Trial Tower level assessment until now.
He was finally taking the test today!
Without even taking the test, he was already ranked 126th. After the test, would he break into the top 100?
Instantly, many trainees who were eating hurriedly finished their meals and rushed to the giant Black Dragon sculpture at the main entrance of the training camp, watching attentively for any changes on the leaderboard. In fact, this leaderboard changed frequently, only stabilizing at midnight on the 28th.
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Meanwhile, in a dilapidated three-story villa’s top floor in City 1001 of the wilderness area.
Candice Polenas, wearing a black battle suit, sat alone on the ground, holding a water pouch to replenish himself. Although he was the first heir of one of the nine core families of the HR Alliance—the Polenas Family—Candice never let himself slack off.
“Real strength is the most fundamental. Everything else is illusory!” Candice sipped a little water, “Today is already the 26th. Only two days remain until this month’s ranking deadline. It seems this time, breaking into the top fifty is no problem.”
Candice’s current ranking was already 39th.
“Let’s see if I can break into the top thirty.” Candice’s nose was straight, his eyes cold and deep, “Never thought that Chinese kid would progress so fast. He’s already up to 120-something now.” Ever since his friend William’s first duel with Luo Feng, Candice and his small group had often targeted Luo Feng.
For instance, in the wilderness, stealing the prey Luo Feng had hunted.
Or sabotaging Luo Feng’s hunting.
The training camp only forbade “mutual killing” and “private trading,” but these kinds of disruptions weren’t punished.
“Hmm?” Candice looked at the communicator on his wrist.
“William’s call?”
“Call back!”
Candice issued the command, and soon the call connected.
“Candice, I have something to tell you… That Chinese kid is taking the Trial Tower level assessment today,” William’s voice came through the communicator.
“He’s taking the Trial Tower assessment? What does that have to do with us?” Candice teased.
But his expression changed suddenly, “Wait, what did you say… He’s taking the Trial Tower assessment today? So he hasn’t taken it at all in these 26 days? And he’s already ranked over 120? That’s impossible! Impossible!”
Candice disliked Luo Feng and naturally refused to believe Luo Feng was that strong.
“I don’t want to believe it either, but my friend, I have to tell you, it’s true. Luo Feng is currently undergoing the assessment in the training room. Now, dozens of trainees at the camp are watching the Black Dragon Rankings, waiting for the update. Even many instructors have come over,” William spoke fluent English rapidly, “If this Luo Feng really breaks into the top 100 within his first month at the camp, that would be incredible.”
“I don’t believe it!”
Candice’s eyes were as sharp as venomous snakes, “I absolutely don’t believe he can break into the top 100.”
“I don’t want to believe it either, but if you were at the training camp now, you’d know,” William said helplessly.
“Keep watching the Black Dragon sculpture. Don’t hang up. Notify me immediately when there’s an update!” Candice ordered.
“Alright.”
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In the virtual space, the first level of the Trial Tower, the vast grassland.
Corpses of Bullbeasts lay scattered around, blood staining the grass. Luo Feng, covered in blood, stood atop a Bullbeast corpse, his face pale, blood at the corner of his mouth.
“Time used: 41 minutes and 26 seconds. Killed 190 Low-Level Warrior Class Bullbeasts and 10 Mid-Level Warrior Class Bullbeasts. Phase C passed. First level of the Trial Tower passed. Congratulations, Trainee Luo Feng,” the electronic voice sounded. Then, the entire grassland shimmered and vanished completely. The endless sky transformed into a vast desert!
An endless desert!
This was the second level of the Trial Tower. As Luo Feng knew, each level of the Trial Tower had three phases—A, B, and C. For example, completing phase A of the second level would bring the level to 2.3, phase B to 2.6, and phase C to 3.0.
Now, Luo Feng had just passed phase C of the first level, reaching level 2.0.
“I didn’t expect that from the B phase of 100 Bullbeasts to the C phase of 200 Bullbeasts, it would become that terrifying,” Luo Feng recalled the previous carnage, still feeling a chill, “With 10 Mid-Level Warrior Class Bullbeasts, the threat from them alone wasn’t that great. The real problem was… they each led other Bullbeasts, forming organized attacks again and again.”
Unlike the aimless attacks of the B phase.
The C phase was organized.
If Luo Feng’s swordsmanship hadn’t improved significantly, he would have failed during one of the Bullbeast charges.
“Luo Feng, congratulations on completing the first level trial. Next is the A phase trial of the second level of the Trial Tower. Your objective is to kill 50 Low-Level Warrior Class Iron-Scorpion Beasts within 10 minutes. Good luck!” The electronic voice of the virtual space echoed across the entire desert.
Iron-Scorpion Beasts were commonly seen in desert areas, the most numerous among scorpion-type beasts.
“As other trainees say, Iron-Scorpion Beasts are small in size, allowing ten or even more than twenty to attack a human simultaneously! Their dodging is tricky, making them extremely hard to deal with. This A phase of the second level is several times harder than before!” Luo Feng felt immense pressure.
Shhh~~~
Suddenly, in the endless desert, one by one, dark-red armored scorpions crawled out from the sand. Obviously, these scorpions could easily burrow into the desert. Each scorpion’s armor was dark red, and its long, sharp-tipped tail was jet black. No one doubted the power of those tails.
The A phase trial of the second level of the Trial Tower began!
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In City 1001 of the wilderness area, Candice leaned against the wall, occasionally chatting with William.
“It changed! Luo Feng’s ranking changed!” William’s astonished voice came through the communicator.
“To what?” Candice was startled.
“From 126th to 108th!”
Hearing this, Candice took a deep breath. Luo Feng had risen to 108th in the training camp. A newcomer breaking into the top 100 within the first month was indeed shocking. At that moment… Candice felt a flicker of regret. With Luo Feng’s current achievements, he was destined to become formidable in the future.
But since they were already at odds…
“At most, I’ll just avoid provoking or approaching him,” Candice sneered, “Besides, he’s only 108th. Not yet in the top 100.”
Candice didn’t know that Luo Feng’s ranking had risen from 126th to 108th precisely because he had passed the C phase trial, his Trial Tower level rising from 1.6 to 2.0. This meant Luo Feng’s score had increased by a full quarter! That was why his progress was so astonishing.
“It changed again!”
“Candice, the ranking changed again,” William’s voice came through the communicator.
“What now?”
“It’s already 99th! He broke into the top 100!”
Candice’s face changed.
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At the main entrance of the training camp, in front of the Black Dragon sculpture.
Dozens of trainees and over ten warrior instructors watched the leaderboard refresh again. When Luo Feng appeared at No. 99, everyone was excited and amazed.
“A newcomer breaking into the top 100 within the first month—this has only happened five times in our training camp’s history. Those five were all top-tier geniuses. The earliest was twenty years ago. Among these five, four have already become High-Level Warriors. One even surpassed the Warrior rank, becoming a being beyond Warriors,” a bearded white Russian man, a muscular giant, shouted joyfully.
“Incredible.”
“This newcomer, Luo Feng, his movement techniques, speed, and swordsmanship must all be extremely high.”
“Hurry, go notify the Inspector. Let the Inspector know this news!”
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