In the training room, both Candis’s and Luo Feng’s consciousnesses were expelled from the virtual space almost simultaneously.
“I lost?”
“I lost?” Candis, still wearing the deep blue helmet, was surrounded by darkness, yet he made no move to remove it, sitting silently in place.
“How could I lose? It’s impossible! I should not have lost! His arm was already severed—I had the clear advantage! His final strike… that last movement speed…” Sitting on the sofa, Candis clenched his fists so tightly that the knuckles cracked and turned pale. He was filled with rage—he truly hated this loss!
From Luo Feng’s final speed and blade technique, Candis fully understood one thing—Luo Feng’s punching power had significantly increased!
“At the final moment, the most critical moment, he actually turned the tide?”
“How could something like this happen?”
“A breakthrough during battle—this kind of thing actually happened to me?” Candis’s body trembled slightly. First, he had lost a staggering 10 billion Huaxia credits in this match. After all, he was merely the first heir to his family, not the clan leader himself. This sum was a huge loss for him.
Secondly, because of his pursuit of his girlfriend, Candis had long hated Luo Feng, his “rival,” with intense fury. He had been restraining his anger all this time. Finally, he had a chance to teach Luo Feng a lesson, but instead of punishing Luo Feng, he himself had been defeated. It was a humiliation!
But what angered and frustrated Candis the most…
He had wanted to severely punish Luo Feng, making him suffer a heavy financial loss. Yet, not only had he failed to hurt Luo Feng financially, he had actually helped Luo Feng break through!
Luo Feng’s breakthrough was largely thanks to him!
Of course, the main reason for Luo Feng’s breakthrough was that he had already mastered the third layer of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade before entering the training camp. During the camp, he trained diligently every day without the slightest relaxation, refining his control over strength and laying a more solid foundation. Even without that moment of insight, Luo Feng would have naturally reached the fourth layer after enduring another three to five months of training.
However, advancing three to five months ahead of schedule was still a major benefit.
This battle indeed played a significant role.
Losing both his dignity and money—how could Candis not be furious? How could he possibly accept this?
“Challenge complete, Luo Feng wins!”
The electronic voice echoed through the ninth floor hall, audible even within the training room.
Candis shuddered slightly and finally removed the deep blue helmet.
“Candis, thanks for this match,” Luo Feng already stood by the door.
“Hmph!” Candis snorted coldly and rose from the sofa.
Suddenly, the phone in Luo Feng’s pocket played a melodious ringtone, making Candis’s expression darken further. Luo Feng, however, smiled as he took out his phone to check the message. As expected, it was a bank notification of a deposit balance change… Two hundred billion credits had been directly added!
Of this, one hundred billion was the amount Luo Feng had previously transferred to the camp’s challenge system account, and the other one hundred billion was his profit!
“Click!”
The door opened.
Luo Feng and Candis stepped out one after another. The two immediately saw the ninth floor hall bustling with commotion. Many warrior instructors and some prominent figures from the elite training camp looked astonished. After all, from the perspective of the warrior instructors and training camp elites, Candis had a much higher chance of winning!
“Luofeng!”
“Haha, Luofeng, impressive!” Particularly the Huaxia students, many of them gave him a thumbs-up or enthusiastically greeted him. Luo Feng smiled and walked past them. In contrast, Candis’s face darkened with anger. He barely exchanged a few words with several powerful trainees before hastily retreating to his quarters.
This time, Candis not only failed to vent his frustration but ended up even more infuriated!
He hated Luo Feng, and he hated himself for losing!
…
That night, deep into the hours.
Luo Feng sat alone in his study. After video chatting with his family, he still couldn’t suppress the joy swelling in his heart.
This time, he had truly struck gold!
Earning one hundred billion was secondary. The most important thing was that, at the final moment of the decisive battle, he had finally comprehended the fourth layer of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade!
“The fourth layer of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade is indeed difficult. I quickly grasped the first three layers, but the fourth layer had always eluded me since my time in Jiangnan Base City. Even after entering the training camp, where I made significant progress in blade techniques and strength control, I still couldn’t breakthrough,” Luo Feng mused.
During the virtual space battle, the scene of water droplets rippling across a pool…
Was very similar to the moment he had previously comprehended the second layer of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade!
“The water droplet creates ripples. But the key is not the ripples, nor the droplet itself—it’s the mirror! A surface as still as a mirror!” Luo Feng mused. “Only when the water surface is perfectly calm, without a single ripple, will the ripples from a single droplet become clear.” The same principle applied to exerting force with punches.
The key wasn’t the successive hidden forces themselves.
It was the tendons, bones, and muscles through which the hidden forces passed. With this realization, and already possessing vastly improved strength control, Luo Feng immediately grasped the fourth layer!
“The fourth layer!”
“Now that I’ve comprehended the fourth layer, my punching power has reached 3.5!” Luo Feng’s eyes gleamed. “And my Trial Tower level is 3.4. Just a little short—3.4 multiplied by 3.5 equals 11.9! Just a little more. If I can raise my Trial Tower level to 3.5, my combat amplification will exceed 12.”
According to his contract with the Limit Martial Arts Institute, as long as he achieved a combat amplification of 12 before August 1st, he would receive a full set of the 9-series combat suits and weapons, any complete set of secret techniques, and a vial of dragon’s blood worth 80 billion credits.
That was a massive reward!
Even without mentioning the dragon’s blood worth 80 billion, just the secret techniques alone—Luo Feng was certain he’d request the complete set of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade. After all, the complete set of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade cost one thousand billion credits, and even at half price, it was still five hundred billion. Not to mention the requirement of a four-star contribution rating.
Four stars! When would he ever reach that?
And now, he could obtain this complete set of techniques for free!
“A complete set of techniques, dragon’s blood, combat suit, and weapons. Even at half price, it would definitely exceed a trillion credits! If I had to buy it myself, when would I ever afford it?” Luo Feng was filled with confidence.
Now that his speed and strength had greatly increased!
It was impossible for his Trial Tower level not to improve by even 0.1!
“This month, I still have two Trial Tower trials—one tomorrow night, and one the night after!” Luo Feng thought to himself. “Tomorrow, the 30th, my combat amplification must exceed 12!”
Last month, Luo Feng had ranked in the top 50.
Therefore, in July, Luo Feng had four hours of Trial Tower time, on the 9th, 25th, 30th, and 31st, each for one hour. The reason for this schedule was that the deadline for combat amplification was midnight on August 1st. Naturally, Luo Feng had arranged for Trial Tower time on the last two days!
“Combat amplification of 12!”
“I must achieve it!”
…
The next day, Luo Feng spent most of the daytime in the underground secret room, thoroughly familiarizing himself with the fourth layer of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade. After dinner, he began resting, preparing for tonight’s Trial Tower challenge.
At precisely 9:35 PM, Luo Feng arrived at the ninth floor of the Nine-Story Tower.
“Luofeng.”
“Luofeng, greetings.”
Many black, white, and yellow-skinned trainees greeted Luo Feng with smiles. In a good mood, Luo Feng smiled and responded briefly before entering the training room.
…
Lying on the sofa, holding the deep blue helmet.
“Let’s aim for success in one try!”
“With the dragon’s blood, I can become a high-level warrior-class mentalist within one or two months—a peerless existence among warriors!” Luo Feng silently encouraged himself, then put on the helmet.
…
In the virtual space.
An endless silver alloy ground stretched out, and in the distance stood the towering seven-story Trial Tower—the only structure in sight.
Whoosh!
Luo Feng appeared on the ground.
“I wish to conduct a punch-force amplification level test.” Luo Feng called out. In fact, whether in the challenge room’s virtual space or the training room’s, as long as he voiced this request to the virtual space AI system, he could undergo the punch-force amplification test.
Because this test was actually quite simple.
Whoosh!
A punch-force testing machine materialized beside Luo Feng.
“Trainee Luo Feng, please conduct the punch-force amplification level test immediately.” The electronic voice echoed over the silver expanse.
Luo Feng stood before the testing machine. In the virtual space, his body’s normal brute-force punch was a standard 10,000 kilograms, with an error margin of no more than 10 kilograms.
Taking a deep breath, his eyes narrowed slightly.
A low grunt!
Luo Feng’s right fist instantly tore through the air. Four successive hidden forces surged into his arm and fist, causing his punch speed to skyrocket. Accompanied by a terrifying whistling sound, the fist smashed into the target pad.
“Boom!” The pad emitted a dull sound, shaking violently.
The display showed the number—”35,080 kg.”
“Punch-force amplification level 3.5. Congratulations, Trainee Luo Feng. Your current combat amplification is 11.9.” The electronic voice remained emotionless.
“11.9. Just a little short of 12.”
Without hesitation, Luo Feng strode toward the distant Trial Tower, while the punch-force testing machine vanished into nothingness.
Inside the Trial Tower, third floor.
It was a vast wilderness.
“Third Floor, B Phase Trial. Trainee Luo Feng, your objective is to eliminate 190 low-ranked Golden-Wu Jius and ten mid-ranked Golden-Wu Jius within thirty minutes. Good luck!” As the electronic voice faded, a dark mass of flying beast monsters appeared in the sky above the wilderness.
Flying beast monsters—Golden-Wu Jius, known for their ferocity among bird-type beasts. The weakest Golden-Wu Jiu was at least a low-ranked warrior beast.
“Come on!”
Luo Feng had died countless times in this trial against the Golden-Wu Jiu swarms. Flying beast swarms were even more terrifying than land-based ones. Because once caught by a flying beast’s claws, a human would be lifted into the air, unable to find any foothold, and would inevitably be killed by the swarm.
Therefore, he absolutely could not be caught and lifted by their claws!
“Kraa~~” A piercing screech rang out.
The Golden-Wu Jius dived from the sky, the dense swarm of flying beasts resembling a golden cloud descending upon Luo Feng. It was no wonder many warrior instructors remained stuck on the third floor. Luo Feng had to at least eliminate most of the B phase flying beast swarm this time, reaching level 3.5.
“I must succeed.” Luo Feng gripped the Blood Shadow Combat Blade, his gaze icy.
Boom~~~
The swarm of flying beasts instantly engulfed Luo Feng. The battle began!
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