“Nine hairs out of a bull’s tail,” murmured Luo Feng slightly nodding, filled with some mixed feelings.
“No, you just wouldn’t understand,” Li Dawei shook his head, “Without truly experiencing the desperate struggle between life and death, you can’t possibly comprehend… the feelings of our generation!”
Luo Feng was taken aback.
Li Dawei sighed, “I was born in the most beautiful era. The year I was born was the year 1997, when Hong Kong returned to China! My family wasn’t rich, but we lived comfortably. I grew up carefree, playing online games, reading online novels. Every day, my parents would scold me a bit, and I would feel quite annoyed.”
Luo Feng looked at Li Dawei in astonishment…
Online games, online novels? In this current era, most students spend their spare time in martial arts gyms, for becoming a martial artist is the aspiration of the youth.
“Don’t look at me like that. You’ve never experienced that peaceful era, so you can’t imagine it,” Li Dawei smiled slightly, his eyes filled with a nostalgic gleam, “Back then, we would chat and joke around on online forums. We could gather for meals and go on outings. It was truly a carefree time!”
“But then—”
“January 2015! It all started in January 2015!”
“We fell from heaven to hell in an instant! That year, I was preparing for the college entrance exam… but there was no exam anymore!”
“The nightmare began!”
“The virus spread worldwide through the air. Anyone who needed to breathe was infected. One by one, my friends died. My secret love, my basketball buddy, my neighbor, even my online gaming guildmates, all died one after another! At that time, I was nearly broken, thinking it was just a nightmare…”
“Unfortunately, I later realized that was only the beginning of the nightmare!”
“In the second half of 2015, countless mutated beasts launched attacks on human cities. At first, it was sporadic battles, but then it escalated into a mad war! We didn’t take these savage beasts seriously, believing they would be easily crushed under human artillery, but we were wrong!”
“The real disaster had begun!”
“The cities were breached, and humanity began a massive exodus! For nearly six years of escape, I repeatedly brushed past the Grim Reaper. Every struggle meant death upon failure, so I had to endure. I transformed from a pure, untested youth into a ruthless, battle-hardened warrior!”
Li Dawei’s voice grew low and heavy, “During those six years, I watched my father die for me!”
“I watched my beloved girlfriend, whom I fell in love with during our desperate escape, perish in the mouths of beasts, while I could only bite my teeth, shed tears, and flee!”
“I trained relentlessly, pushing my physical limits to the extreme!”
“Finally, humanity, relying on laser cannons and powerful martial artists, reached a stalemate with the beasts on land. Thus, the Great Nirvana Period ended. Humanity entered the ‘Base City Period.’ And I… joined the military!”
“More than thirty years have passed in the blink of an eye.”
Li Dawei smiled casually, but Luo Feng could sense the immense bitterness hidden in that smile.
“Over these thirty years, although the war between humanity and the beasts wasn’t as widespread as during the Great Nirvana Period, it never truly stopped,” Li Dawei shook his head. “Do you know how many soldiers under my command alone have died in these thirty years?”
Luo Feng was stunned.
“Wave after wave, the new replacing the old… I myself can’t even give an exact number.”
“One by one, death notices were sent to their families. They all died for humanity’s survival.” There was a trace of sorrow in Li Dawei’s eyes, “But I painfully realized that every year, the marine beast clans launch new attacks, bringing forth new species of beasts, stronger and more terrifying.”
“What does that mean?” Li Dawei stared at Luo Feng, “It means the marine beasts are growing stronger!”
“I’m afraid!”
“I’m really afraid.” There was a faint glimmer of tears in Li Dawei’s eyes. “Humans can’t launch a proactive attack. The beasts can continuously mutate and grow stronger in the oceans. I fear the day… when humanity will be wiped out!”
Luo Feng felt a tremor in his heart.
“But for the marine beasts to attack humanity, they must pass through the rivers, advancing from the ocean into the inland.”
“So—”
“My entire life has been dedicated to stopping them, never allowing them to advance even an inch! The further I stop them, the more buffer space the base cities will have. Since I became the commander of the Southeast Military District, for exactly 11 years, 6 months, and 3 days, the marine beasts have not advanced a single step along the Huangpu River!”
Luo Feng listened with rising admiration, beginning to truly respect this elder before him!
It was because of their sacrifices that young people like himself could grow up safely in the base cities.
“This entire life, I will fight these marine beasts!”
“I only wish… that my descendants will still have a future, still have hope!” Li Dawei whispered softly.
Still have a future, still have hope?
Indeed!
If the base cities were conquered again, would there still be hope for future generations?
“Luo Feng,” Li Dawei gently patted Luo Feng’s shoulder, “In this current era, humanity has only two aces to rely on for survival. One is the high-tech ‘laser cannon.’ The other is individual martial prowess—the powerful warriors like ‘Hong.'”
“For humanity to survive, one path is to invent weapons even stronger than the current ‘laser cannons!'”
“The other is to have more peerless experts like ‘Hong’ and ‘Thunder God.’ Or even surpass ‘Hong’ and ‘Thunder God’!”
Li Dawei looked at Luo Feng, “Luo Feng, when I was young, no one taught me, and I took a wrong path. Now I’ve become a mid-tier warrior, and that’s as far as I can go. There’s no hope for further progress.”
“But you’re different!”
“You’re not even twenty yet… Luo Feng, a being surpassing warriors, comparable to a million armies! And ‘Hong’ and ‘Thunder God’ are even more extraordinary, immensely powerful.”
“Right now, humanity can live peacefully in the base cities because ‘Hong’ negotiated with the countless King-level beasts on land. So, one ‘Hong’ is more valuable than an entire nation’s army. I hope… you can reach that level, or even higher.”
…
Watching Luo Feng’s intelligent fighter jet soar into the high skies, Commander Li Dawei’s expression was complex as he murmured softly, “I’ve grown old, and Luo Feng… you still have infinite possibilities.”
…
The words Li Dawei spoke when he saw Luo Feng off at the Huangpu River War Base stirred a storm in Luo Feng’s heart.
In the past, Luo Feng trained relentlessly mainly for his parents and to help his younger brother stand again! Since becoming the ‘Invincible Warrior,’ although Luo Feng continued to strive, deep down he no longer felt much pressure.
His enemy, Li Yao? Long forgotten.
His family? Living well.
Wealth? Money had already lost its significance to him.
Power and status? Even the heads of family conglomerates, the military, and government officials treated him with utmost enthusiasm.
“Dad, Mom.”
At Bright Moon Community, Luo Feng had just entered his home.
“You’re back! Breakfast is ready for you, Qin Ma,” his father called out while reading a book.
“Your younger brother is out running. Ever since his legs healed, he’s loved running,” his father smiled happily, “Oh, by the way, Xiao Feng. When are you planning to get married? Your mother and I don’t have any other wishes now, just to hold a grandchild in our arms.”
Luo Feng sat at the dining table.
Drinking the steaming rice porridge, listening to his father’s chatter, he suddenly felt… very happy. The soldiers at the war base fought fearlessly with their lives, while the citizens in the base city lived in peace… Perhaps, this was exactly why Commander Li Dawei and countless soldiers fought so hard.
…
“Hey, A Wen.”
Sitting on the floor of the martial arts hall, Luo Feng held his phone and laughed, “What? You took your girlfriend on a trip this summer vacation? You sly dog, you’re quite romantic! Yeah, okay, but I don’t have time recently. I have to go out again at the end of the month! I’ll look you up later. Alright, bye!”
Luo Feng’s face was full of smiles. A Wen’s life was going pretty well too.
His parents were living happily, and his younger brother and his girlfriend were in the midst of a passionate romance…
Luo Feng recalled Commander Li Dawei’s words—
“I only wish… my descendants will still have a future, still have hope!”
“Still have a future, still have hope!” Luo Feng murmured. “I want my parents to enjoy their twilight years in peace. I want my younger brother to marry, have children, and raise his own son to adulthood! I don’t want all of this to be destroyed by the beast clans. I want my descendants to have a future, to have hope!”
At that moment—
Luo Feng’s heart had never been more resolute!
“I also want to pursue the limits of life, constantly surpass myself! To become a council member, a council president, even stronger than them! To keep surpassing!”
“I also want to, like ‘Hong,’ single-handedly intimidate the beast clans on land!”
“I also want my descendants to still have a future, still have hope!”
Luo Feng’s eyes gleamed with unwavering determination!
“Strive!”
“Advance!”
“Surpass!”
“When I die and close my eyes, I don’t want to regret and feel remorse because I didn’t try hard enough in the past!”
…
This spiritual awakening made Luo Feng’s conviction stronger than ever. Throughout September, Luo Feng devoted himself entirely to training in ‘sword techniques,’ ‘body techniques,’ ‘physical fitness,’ ‘Celestial God Diagram,’ and more. This level of immersion not only didn’t feel tedious but instead brought him genuine inner joy.
The transformation and perfection of his genes.
Repeated progress in strength…
These fundamental changes in his body were intoxicating.
Generally, forcing oneself to train yields mediocre results. But when one enjoys training and loves the feeling of improving one’s very essence of life, the progress becomes astonishing.
On the morning of September 29th, when Luo Feng tested himself!
To his astonishment… his punch power had reached 258,103KG, surpassing 256,000KG, officially stepping into the realm of ‘High-Level Warrior Physical Quality’!
…
A little after 2 PM on September 29th.
Dressed in an SS-grade blood-red combat suit purchased at the best price from the ‘Warrior Palace,’ with an SS-grade Blood Shadow Battle Blade on his back, Luo Feng stood like an unpolished jade, crystal clear from within and without. He was like a blade piercing the sky, filled with boundless fighting spirit!
“Mom, Dad, this time I’m going out, and I’m not sure how long I’ll be gone. Luo Hua, while I’m away, take good care of Mom and Dad.”
“Got it, Brother.”
“Be careful outside,” his parents both reminded him.
Luo Feng smiled slightly and walked directly toward the nearby intelligent fighter jet. The jet’s hatch automatically opened, and Luo Feng stepped inside, the hatch closing behind him.
Whoosh!
The deep blue triangular fighter jet rapidly ascended, flying out of the Jiangnan Base City’s defense system area, then transformed into a streak of light, heading toward the global headquarters of the Limit Martial Arts Academy.
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