Chapter 8: Two Warriors

“557 points, the undergraduate line is 561?” Luo Feng took a deep breath.

Just four points short! Because of these four points, he had no chance of entering a military academy.

Twelve years of cultural education, and this was the result.

“Not getting into a military academy? So what? Who cares?” Luo Feng’s eyes sharpened. He raised his right hand like a blade, slicing forward in a quick horizontal cut. The air trembled violently from the speed of the strike, emitting a palm wind that sent chills down one’s spine. “This coma has boosted my strength significantly!”

“Perhaps now, my physical condition has already reached that of a warrior. I should be able to pass the ‘Quasi-Warrior Examination.'”

“Even if I’m a little short, it won’t be much. If I train hard for a month or two, I should definitely pass the ‘Quasi-Warrior Examination.'”

Luo Feng was highly adaptable. The failure to meet the undergraduate line in the college entrance exam was a heavy blow, but the physical improvement brought by his coma gave him confidence.

After all, the status of a military academy graduate was far inferior to that of a warrior!

“Crack!” Luo Feng opened the door and entered the living room.

In the living room, his parents, Luo Hongguo and Gong Xinlan, and his younger brother Luo Hua all turned to look at him with concern. Gong Xinlan even stood up and hurried toward Luo Feng. “Xiao Feng, this isn’t your fault. It’s all because of your headache. Oh, why did it act up now? It hasn’t happened in years.”

“Bro, you’re not too upset, are you?” Luo Hua, sitting in his wheelchair, teased.

Earlier, Luo Feng had checked his college entrance exam results inside his room while his parents and younger brother had also learned of the results through Luo Hua’s laptop. They knew Luo Feng had fallen just four points short of the undergraduate line. While they were disappointed, they were more worried about Luo Feng.

Luo Feng smiled. “Of course, I’m not upset. Mom and Dad, don’t blame this headache. To be honest, I should even thank it?”

“Thank it?”

“Thank it?”

“Thank it?”

Luo Hongguo, Gong Xinlan, and Luo Hua in his wheelchair were all stunned. The college entrance exam was a major life event, and now Luo Feng’s exam had been ruined by this headache, yet he still thanked it?

“Mom, Dad, Ah Hua,” Luo Feng smiled slightly. “I also had two headaches when I was little that made me faint. After waking up from those two times, I felt my strength had increased significantly, and I could run faster. This time was the same! I can feel it. My physical condition has improved greatly compared to the past. I estimate I can now pass the ‘Quasi-Warrior Examination.'”

“What?”

Luo Hongguo, Gong Xinlan, and Luo Hua looked at each other.

“Bro, are you serious?” Luo Hua couldn’t help but ask.

“Of course, I’m serious,” Luo Feng smiled slightly. “After passing the Quasi-Warrior Examination, I can apply for the ‘Warrior Practical Examination.’ I’m very confident in my combat ability. Perhaps this year, I can become a warrior!”

Father Luo Hongguo, mother Gong Xinlan, and younger brother Luo Hua were all stunned by this news.

A warrior!

What did that mean? It meant being among the most revered people in human society, possessing privileges, immense wealth, and a lofty status. Moreover, becoming a warrior would bring countless benefits to the family, far more than becoming an elite student at a military academy.

“Is our family about to have a warrior?” Luo Hua couldn’t help but shout excitedly. “Haha, bro, I admire you.”

“Xiao Feng, that’s great!” Luo Hongguo excitedly patted Luo Feng’s shoulder. “Being a warrior is great. Compared to a warrior, what is a military academy graduate?”

Nowadays, warriors were highly revered and respected throughout human society.

Seeing his parents and younger brother so happy, Luo Feng chuckled. “Mom and Dad, but I haven’t taken the exam yet, so don’t get too excited.”

“An 18-year-old warrior?” Luo Hua couldn’t help but howl with excitement. “If my brother really becomes an 18-year-old warrior, then, that’s just… just too awesome!!”

…

The next morning at five o’clock, with the sky just beginning to brighten.

Luo Feng left home and headed toward the Limit Martial Arts Gym.

“There are really few people at this time.” When Luo Feng entered the Limit Martial Arts Gym, he found that the entire gym’s grassy areas and pathways had only about a hundred people. Considering the gym had tens of thousands of students, this was very few. “The instructors usually teach at night. The gym is the busiest at night.”

Walking along the path, Luo Feng headed directly toward the Advanced Student Teaching Building.

“Boom, boom, boom~~” A low, deep gust of air came from somewhere.

“Huh?”

Luo Feng couldn’t help but turn his head and saw a sleek, all-white sports car slowly driving into the gym. Luo Feng looked closely and couldn’t help but gasp. “Is that an Aston Martin? And even the latest, most expensive model with flight capabilities, the THR-191?”

His younger brother loved sports cars very much and had often praised this THR-191 at home.

“It’s an Aston Martin.”

“It’s a 191! It even has flight capabilities.” In the courtyard of the martial arts gym, the few scattered students were drawn over. “This car costs 36 million Huaxia credits.”

Just then, the sports car stopped in front of the Advanced Student Teaching Building. The door opened, and a man wearing loose martial arts clothing and sporting bright red hair stepped out. His hair was obviously dyed. He casually glanced around, his gaze passing over the ordinary martial arts students, pausing slightly on Luo Feng before saying nothing and directly entering the building.

“A warrior.” Luo Feng’s eyes lit up.

The warrior’s gaze alone made Luo Feng feel pressure. It was the gaze of someone who had experienced countless life-and-death battles, with an ironclad will.

“I’ve never seen this warrior at the gym before. What is he here for?” Luo Feng also entered the third-floor martial arts training hall of the Advanced Student Teaching Building.

The spacious training hall was empty, with no one inside.

It was only a little after five in the morning. Even during the busiest time at night, there were usually no more than twenty people here, let alone this early in the morning.

“I want to see how strong I am now.” Luo Feng walked over, plugged in the power cord of the punch strength tester, turned on the switch, and then activated the ‘speed tester’ further away.

Standing in front of the punch strength tester.

“Let’s begin!”

Luo Feng took a deep breath. Centering his power at his waist and hips, strong force was generated through them, then his spine arched suddenly like a large python, producing a powerful force that traveled through his arms in a connected chain, and then Luo Feng’s fist shot out like a bolt of lightning, slamming onto the punch target with a loud ‘Peng’ sound.

“Beep, beep, beep!” The punch strength tester emitted three consecutive beeps.

Luo Feng’s eyes lit up. Normally, the punch strength tester wouldn’t make this sound. This sound meant only one thing—the punch strength exceeded 1000 kg.

“Hmm?” Luo Feng stared at the punch strength tester’s display screen—’1089 kg’.

“That much?”

A surge of excitement filled Luo Feng’s heart. The physical requirements for a warrior demanded a punch strength of at least 900 kg. Previously, his punch strength was 809 kg. Now, it had reached 1089 kg, an increase of 280 kg. Far beyond the passing line.

“Haha.”

Luo Feng excitedly threw out lightning-fast punches with both fists, his body swaying left and right. The sounds of ‘Peng’ ‘Peng’ kept coming, and in the blink of an eye, Luo Feng had thrown over twenty punches. The punch strength tester’s screen displayed a series of numbers—’956 kg, 989 kg, 923 kg, 965 kg…’.

“I should test my speed next.” Luo Feng turned and headed toward the runway. “As long as my speed meets the standard, combined with my nerve reaction speed, which already met the criteria before, I will definitely pass the Quasi-Warrior Examination!”

Luo Feng adjusted his breathing.

Whoosh!

His entire body shot forward like a cannonball, rapidly darting down the runway.

…

On the fourth floor of the Advanced Student Teaching Building, the red-haired man and the bald middle-aged man in black clothes were walking side by side, chatting and laughing.

“Yan Luo, how long has it been since we last met?” The bald middle-aged man smiled. “Almost three years, right? That young kid back then has now become quite famous. I heard you earned nearly 100 million Earth credits this time, hehe. Seeing you makes me feel old.”

“Just good luck,” the red-haired man smiled. “Brother Jiang, back then…”

“Beep, beep, beep!”

The faint sound from downstairs made both of them look at each other in surprise.

“The punch strength tester downstairs is the most basic one. It makes this sound when the punch strength exceeds 1000 kg,” the bald middle-aged man said in astonishment. “At this time in the early morning, someone is already training punches, and one punch exceeds 1000 kg. Could it be Yang Wu?”

“Why don’t we go check it out?”

Whoosh! Whoosh!

One in black, one in white, the two of them became two illusions, directly dashing down the stairs. In the blink of an eye, they had gone from the fourth floor to the entrance of the third-floor martial arts training hall.

The bald middle-aged man in black clothes and the white-clothed short-haired man stood side by side, looking into the training hall. Luo Feng was now standing at the beginning of the runway, and then he darted forward.

“28.1 m/s.” Both the bald man in black and the red-haired man in white saw the number displayed on the speed tester screen at a glance.

“This Luo Feng, his punch strength exceeds 1000 kg, and his speed reaches 28.1 meters per second,” the bald man in black was somewhat astonished.

“Brother Jiang, this kid isn’t that old, yet he has already met the physical requirements of a warrior,” the red-haired man said in surprise. The bald man in black nodded. “Yes, his name is Luo Feng. He’s one of the more talented students in our gym. He’s only just turned eighteen this year!”

“Eighteen? So young?” The red-haired man couldn’t help but his eyes lit up.

At this moment, Luo Feng noticed the two at the door and was startled. The red-haired man was the warrior who had arrived in the sports car earlier, and the bald middle-aged man in black clothes was the headmaster of the Limit Martial Arts Gym, ‘Jiang Nian,’ the most powerful figure in the gym. According to the rules of the Limit Martial Arts Gym, the students all addressed him as ‘Instructor.’

“Instructor!” Luo Feng hurriedly saluted and called out.

“Come over here.” Instructor Jiang Nian smiled and called out. “I didn’t expect Luo Feng to reach the warrior’s physical requirements so quickly. Let me introduce you. This is your senior, Yan Luo. Yan Luo, is it okay if I tell him your name?”

“No problem.” Yan Luo looked at Luo Feng, nodded slightly. “This kid is so young and has already met the warrior’s physical requirements. Perhaps in the future, he will have some connection with me.”

Jiang Nian looked at Luo Feng and smiled. “Luo Feng, you are eighteen, so you should have taken the college entrance exam this year. Don’t worry about how you did in the exam. What’s the use of going to school? Now you should focus on preparing for the ‘Warrior Practical Examination.’ Oh, by the way, on July 1st, go to the Limit Martial Arts Gym in Yangzhou City to take the ‘Quasi-Warrior Examination.’ With your current strength, it will be very easy for you to pass.”

“College entrance exam?” Yan Luo smiled beside him. “Don’t waste your time going to university. You have great talent. Whatever you do, you must devote yourself completely. Now you must focus all your energy on martial arts. Kid, once you become a warrior, join our Limit Martial Arts Gym. That’s where your future lies.”

These two warriors held extremely high status and looked down on the so-called wealthy and officials in society.

But for Luo Feng, who was about to step into the ranks of warriors at such a young age, they had great expectations.