Jiang Fang was also a very famous figure among the circles of warriors around the world.
She was born into poverty, precisely during the most turbulent years of the Great Nirvana era, and could be described as having a tragic fate. Her husband died saving her during a hunt in the wilderness. Since then, Jiang Fang no longer concerned herself with the struggles between various factions or matters of the heart, devoting herself entirely to the martial path and eventually achieving great success.
She was known as the “Moon Witch,” Jiang Fang.
Her dual curved blades were wielded with divine mastery. Many martial artists who disliked scheming and external conflicts preferred to work as instructors at the Limit Martial Arts Academy. Jiang Fang had remained in the Elite Training Camp for nearly a decade. Apart from researching blade techniques and diligent cultivation, her only joy was—
watching her disciples achieve great feats.
Watching her disciples surpass the disciples of other instructors!
“Jiang, congratulations,” said a bald black man with a lean build.
“It’s also because Luo Feng is talented,” Jiang Fang smiled. Next to her, a muscular white man with a thick beard spoke in awkward Mandarin, “No, it’s because Miss Jiang Fang has taught him well. You people from Hua Xia have a saying, how does it go again? ‘A great master produces outstanding apprentices!'”
Female instructors were rare at the Elite Training Camp.
Jiang Fang had many warlord disciples, naturally giving her a wide network of connections. Her strength was formidable, and she was tall and beautiful.
There were truly many powerful warlords who wished to pursue Jiang Fang.
“Lu Feng has come out.”
At someone’s voice, Jiang Fang couldn’t help but turn her head. She saw Luo Feng stepping out of the Nine-Tiered Pagoda wearing simple casual clothes.
…
As Luo Feng had just stepped out of the Nine-Tiered Pagoda, he saw Jiang Fang approaching from the distance. Jiang Fang, a true blossom among the Elite Training Camp, was pursued by many male students. After all, the lifespan of a warrior was much longer than that of an ordinary person, so a difference of ten years or so didn’t matter much to them.
However…
Luo Feng held great respect for Jiang Fang. In the past month, she had indeed helped him a lot.
“Teacher,” Luo Feng greeted respectfully.
“Good job. You’re now 99th on the Black Dragon Rankings,” Jiang Fang smiled proudly. “How did the Trial Tower level test go?”
“I failed at the second level, Stage A,” Luo Feng replied helplessly.
If he had known beforehand that the Ironclad Scorpions would be so difficult, but when he actually fought them, he discovered their true strength. Each Ironclad Scorpion had many blade-like claws and a ghostly tail stinger. Although he had improved greatly since he first arrived, he had to use every trick he had to kill 36 of the 50 Ironclad Scorpions, and in the end, he was dragged into the depths of the desert by the scorpions and killed.
In the desert, the Ironclad Scorpion swarm was truly terrifying.
In the end, his Trial Tower level was only 2.2.
“The Ironclad Scorpion swarm is indeed difficult,” Jiang Fang encouraged him. “Come on! You’re now ranked 99th. There are still a little over two days until midnight on the 28th. Work hard during these two days and try to keep your ranking within the top 100. Even as your teacher, it would be a great honor for you to break into the top 100 within your first month at the training camp.”
Luo Feng smiled.
He indeed needed to work harder!
…
At around eight in the evening, several training camp exclusive vehicles arrived at the main entrance of the training camp. The students who had been hunting monsters in the wilderness entered one by one.
“I heard Luo Feng climbed to 99th place at noon today?”
“I heard the same. Luo Feng has brought honor to our Hua Xia nation, ha ha.”
The first thing these students did upon entering the training camp was to look up at the ranking list carved into the Black Dragon sculpture. Because these students had submitted monster materials to earn battle points, most of those who had gone out to hunt monsters today had their names rise by one or two places, with only a few not rising or even dropping.
“101st place? Luo Feng dropped to 101st.”
Candice had just entered the training camp when she heard this and couldn’t help but smile as she looked up.
Indeed—
At noon, Luo Feng was still 99th, but now he was 101st.
“The closer we get to midnight on the 28th, the more fiercely everyone competes. Luo Feng, do you want to break into the top 100?” Candice sneered slightly, slung her backpack over her shoulder, and walked directly toward her dormitory.
…
Early in the morning of the 27th, Luo Feng left the training camp with another 91 students. When leaving, Luo Feng noticed that his current rank had already dropped to 102nd. Obviously, the return of the 91 students who had hunted monsters the previous night had caused significant changes to the rankings.
Throughout the entire day of the 27th, Luo Feng worked hard to hunt monsters.
It was nearly 10 p.m. when he returned to the training camp.
“Lu Feng, your haul today is pretty good,” said a staff member of the Limit Martial Arts Academy on the training camp’s exclusive vehicle, who purchased the materials and transferred the money into Luo Feng’s card. This also increased Luo Feng’s contribution points… and at the same time earned him battle points for the training camp. “Your ranking should improve a bit.”
“Thanks for the good words,” Luo Feng grinned.
At the main entrance of the training camp,
After getting off the vehicle, Luo Feng walked while looking at the massive Black Dragon sculpture. His attention was completely on the names carved on the dragon’s scales. It was simple enough for him to find his own name—
“NO.98 Luo Feng (570403)”
“Climbed to 98th place?” Luo Feng slightly furrowed his brows, smiled, and then walked toward his dormitory, Jiangnan Pavilion.
A group of white youths and young women, speaking fluent American English: “That Luo Feng is actually smiling? He’s 98th now, but tomorrow is the 28th. He doesn’t have the qualification to go out and hunt monsters. Wait until tomorrow when the 91 students return from hunting monsters, and Luo Feng’s ranking will probably be pushed out of the top 100.”
“Jason, you’re making fun of others? I remember when you first came, you were 179th in your first month?”
…
April 28th, 10 p.m.
Near the massive Black Dragon sculpture at the Elite Training Camp, many students were already sitting on the ground chatting and laughing. They had worked hard for nearly a month. Anyway, they had done all they could and fought as hard as they could. Now they could only wait for the final results.
About three kilometers outside the training camp, in a residential building.
“Hurry up, set up all the equipment.”
“Everyone, hurry up. The boss pays you a lot to be here. Working here is like a vacation! We must do the few tasks the boss assigned us the best we can. Got it?” A muscular man with spiked yellow hair growled. The other five people quickly moved the equipment.
“Got it.”
“Captain, we’re all set.”
On the large screen mounted on the room’s wall, a leaderboard appeared—it was exactly the same as the one on the Black Dragon sculpture.
“Good,” the muscular man with spiked yellow hair nodded. “When midnight comes, the leaderboard will be finalized. We must send the information to the boss immediately. Oh, and the boss ordered us to pay special attention to Luo Feng from our Hua Xia nation.”
“Got it.”
The other five nodded with grins.
…
Not only this team, but in Hongning Base City, especially near the Elite Training Camp, many intelligence agents were watching the Black Dragon Rankings. At midnight on the 28th, not only the students at the Elite Training Camp were paying attention to this leaderboard, but many global organizations were also watching it closely.
Each student on the leaderboard had a set of intelligence files held by these organizations.
…
April 28th, 10:18 p.m.
The Nine-Tiered Pagoda Trial Room.
Ka!
The door to the trial room opened. Luo Feng, wearing a dark blue training suit, lay on the sofa and put on the helmet again, entering the virtual space. On another sofa, a black teenage girl was lying there. Just a minute or two later, the black girl took off the helmet, opened her eyes, muttered a curse or two, and left the trial room.
The Trial Tower could only allow one person inside at a time!
So each student entered and exited one at a time.
Second Floor of the Trial Tower.
An endless desert. Fifty Ironclad Scorpions emerged from the sand, surrounding Luo Feng.
“Today, I have one hour to play with you scorpions.”
“Kill!”
The battle started instantly!
…
The Trial Tower level test would end if you died once, so after Luo Feng failed yesterday, his testing privilege had already ended! However… besides the Trial Tower level test, as the 183rd ranked student in March, Luo Feng had the training opportunity of one hour in the Trial Room and one hour in the Ancient Civilization Gravity Room.
Luo Feng’s one-hour Trial Room session was from 10:20 p.m. to 11:20 p.m. on the 28th.
During this hour, Luo Feng could continue trying even if he failed. No matter how many times he failed, he could restart. However… once the time was up, whether he succeeded or failed, he would be immediately kicked out of the virtual space.
“Kill!”
Fifty Ironclad Scorpions either burrowed into the sand, flew forward, or charged, surrounding Luo Feng from all directions. In an instant, Luo Feng transformed into a ghost-like figure, his blade flashing like a dreamlike mist, breaking the Ironclad Scorpion’s joint attack formation and killing one after another.
“Pschhh~~~”
An arc of blade light swept through, and three Ironclad Scorpions fell from midair.
Luo Feng, with a wound on his face, couldn’t help but smile: “Damn it, died three times, finally succeeded in passing this second floor Stage A!” As long as the time wasn’t up, no matter how many times he died, he could restart.
“Time used: 5 minutes and 6 seconds. Killed 50 low-level warrior-ranked Ironclad Scorpions. Second Floor Stage A passed. Congratulations, Trainee Luo Feng.” The electronic voice echoed in the hot desert. The light flickered, all the Ironclad Scorpion corpses on the desert disappeared, and Luo Feng’s stamina and body were restored to perfect condition.
Luo Feng was very clear.
In fact, this second floor Stage A trial was almost his current limit. He had passed it only after dying three times. As for Stage B, unless there was a special situation, he definitely couldn’t pass it in the short term.
“Just treat it as practicing body techniques and blade techniques.”
“Maybe my body techniques will reach perfection.” Luo Feng held the Blood Shadow Blade and continued to accept the trial.
…
Around 10 p.m. on the late night of the 28th, a training camp exclusive vehicle stopped outside the main entrance. Two fully armed students got off, one of whom was Candice Bolenas. The 28th was the day he went out hunting.
“Candice!”
The golden-haired youth William went to greet him, smiling, “Congratulations, you’re now 38th.”
“What about Luo Feng’s rank?” Candice walked side by side with William, heading toward the Black Dragon sculpture.
“Look, he’s 101st, oh, now 102nd. He’s already 102nd.” William pointed at the massive Black Dragon sculpture. Candice looked up at the Black Dragon Rankings, nodded indifferently with a smile: “That yellow-skinned kid, to be honest, his strength is indeed quite good, but to break into the top 100 in the first month? That’s just a dream!”
“It’s time for our EU nation to have someone break into the top 100 in the first month. Today is the 28th, Luo Feng is going out on an odd-numbered day for hunting. He definitely has no hope.” William smiled.
Candice also laughed heartily.
Suddenly—
“It changed.”
“Luo Feng’s rank has risen.”
“What a strange thing! Today is the 28th, Luo Feng didn’t go out hunting, how could his rank rise?” Many onlookers were shocked.
Candice and William, the two golden-haired youths, looked up and were stunned.
Luo Feng’s rank had risen from 102nd back to 98th.
“Today is the 28th, how can Luo Feng improve? Could it be that someone bet with him for points?” Candice looked as if he had seen a ghost, “Impossible!”
“Impossible, how could he rise today?” William also couldn’t believe it.
But disbelief was useless; the fact was just like that!
Actually, this time it was because Luo Feng completed the second floor Stage A, his Trial Tower level increased from 2.2 to 2.3, so his ranking had a slight improvement.
Minute by minute, the students were discussing the rankings, and Luo Feng’s rank remained at 98th.
10:56 p.m.
“Damn it!”
“OMG!”
“Oh my God.”
All the students were stunned.
Candice and William were also stunned as they looked at the newly refreshed ranking—NO.82 Luo Feng (570403). From 98th to 82nd, this jump was too exaggerated. In an instant, the nearly hundred students gathered there were completely stunned. This rank jump was too fast.
“Cheat!”
“He must have bet with someone for points! Luo Feng bet with others, and someone deliberately gave points to Luo Feng through the bet!” Immediately, a student shouted, “Cheating.”
Some students couldn’t believe that Luo Feng’s rank could rise so dramatically without going to the wilderness!
“It’s not cheating; Luo Feng is in the trial room right now!” An English voice rang out.
“We saw him go in.”
Several white and black youths and girls walked over from the direction of the Nine-Tiered Pagoda, and the previously noisy group of genius students fell silent. Actually, those shouting ‘cheating’ were only a few people. Among these more than 180 geniuses, there were still a few with strong jealousy.
“Luo Feng entered the trial room for training at 10:20. After I finished my training, it was his turn,” said a black teenage girl.
“Rebecca, Luo Feng went after you?” A white youth approached.
“Yes,” the black teenage girl nodded.
“It turns out Luo Feng was in the trial room. It seems his Trial Tower level has risen, so his ranking also jumped.”
The many students present became excited. In history, there had been five cases of genius students breaking into the top 100 right after entering the training camp, but the earliest was 20 years ago, and the most recent was eight years ago. The Elite Training Camp hadn’t seen such a case for a long time.
This time, Luo Feng seemed about to create a miracle.
“Luo Feng ranked last on the Black Dragon Rankings in March, with only one hour of trial room time,” said a middle-aged man with yellow skin, smiling. “It’s almost 11:20. No matter what happens, he will definitely be kicked out of the virtual space. Fellow students, let’s see the leaderboard refresh at 11:20.”
It was already 11:18…
19 minutes…
20 minutes!
Candice and William, the two golden-haired youths, stared intently at the leaderboard.
“He can’t rise, he can’t rise again,” Candice kept muttering in his heart.
Flash!
Promptly at 11:20, the leaderboard refreshed again—
NO.68 Luo Feng (570403)
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