Chapter 111

Bang bang bang!

"Lu Jing trainee?"

Amidst a series of knocking sounds, Lu Jing flung open the door and strode out, 'Come on, take me to see her.'

The middle-aged man in military uniform outside the door was slightly taken aback, then led the way forward.

Lu Jing followed behind, from time to time seeing other trainees returning from the square, their faces full of excitement and fervor.

"It seems the ranking battle is over; I don't know when the training camp will close, I'd like to stay a few more days......"

Lu Jing muttered to himself.

His words were heard by the military man beside him, whose face involuntarily showed a strange expression.

This kid is surely thinking about the food here, holing up in the dorm every day, with meals even delivered to his door.

His little life is far too comfortable, completely unlike someone here to study at the training camp; it's more like a vacation.

"We've arrived; Instructors Dong and Zhu are inside, go in!"

The military man led Lu Jing to an office area, then turned his head and said.

Lu Jing nodded, opened the door and walked in.

Dong Ningxue's office was much larger than he had imagined.

Only two desks were placed in the room; Zhu Xingyao sat on a desk, swinging her legs listlessly.

Upon seeing Lu Jing enter, she quickly stood up, her lazy expression instantly turning solemn.

Meanwhile, Dong Ningxue had reclined her chair, eyes closed, resting her spirit.

"Instructor Dong, Instructor Zhu, I've arrived."

Lu Jing greeted the two of them.

"Hmm, have a seat wherever you like."

Dong Ningxue opened her eyes, gestured for Lu Jing to sit, then spoke:

"The ranking battle is over; Feng Xinglan came second, Hao Pengjie third, Yao Rong fourth, and as for you, exempt from battle you were placed directly first—no one objected."

Lu Jing nodded; this result was exactly as he had anticipated.

In comparing combat ability, Feng Xinglan, who possesses extreme speed talent, indeed holds the advantage.

Plus the inherited Wind Walking Step, even Hao Pengjie is no match for him.

What Lu Jing didn't know was that Hao Pengjie lost to Feng Xinglan not due to lack of strength, but because he was in a dazed mental state all day from being shocked by Lu Jing.

This caused his mental power field to be full of loopholes, even slowing the speed at which he could control his flying knives considerably.

Dong Ningxue lifted her teacup, took a small sip, then continued: 'After the ranking battle, it's free time for the trainees; they can choose to stay or leave, and if they choose to stay, they can remain in the training camp for another week.'

"Can I also stay?"

Lu Jing asked eagerly.

"No!"

Dong Ningxue said firmly: 'Although there are still three days until the Dragon Imperial New Star selection, you cannot stay here.'

"Why?"

Zhu Xingyao chimed in with a laugh: 'Because you eat too much! If you keep eating, you'll finish off the training camp's remaining rations!'

Lu Jing was somewhat speechless: 'I haven't eaten that much, have I? It's just three times others' meal portions......'

"Three times the meal amount?" Zhu Xingyao said irritably: 'You kid have racked up so many points you can't spend them all, ordering only the most expensive dishes; in these few days at the training camp you've already consumed nearly ten million!'

Lu Jing: "......"

"She's just joking; this isn't the main reason," Dong Ningxue glared at Zhu Xingyao, then spoke solemnly to Lu Jing:

"The main reason is that your strength is already sufficient that there's no need to stay here; I don't want you to lock yourself in the dorm every day—you can use this time to visit your family and prepare more for the Dragon Imperial New Star election."

"By the way, you don't need to worry about the points you haven't spent; here, take this."

Dong Ningxue picked up the prepared envelope from the desk and handed it to Lu Jing: 'Inside is a bank card with three million; the password is in the envelope—consider this compensation for your extra points......'

"Then I won't stand on ceremony—thank you, both instructors!"

Lu Jing raised his eyebrows and quickly reached out to take it.

With these three million, he could exchange for many more Colorless Crystal Blocks.

Zhu Xingyao looked at Lu Jing's money‑grubbing demeanor and smiled: 'There's never been such a precedent before; this is from our own pockets, Sister Snow and I, and counts as a reward for your excellent performance—hope you can represent our Dongchuan Province and win the title of Dragon Imperial New Star!'

Lu Jing caught the meaning in Zhu Xingyao's words; the two of them are backed by the Dongchuan Province military, and this is them actively showing goodwill toward him.

Perhaps it's because of his earlier conflict with Ye Shaohua that they worry his impression of the Dongchuan Province military might be poor.

Lu Jing said with a smile: 'Well, I'll do my best; instructors, rest assured—if I ever get a chance to join the military, I'll return to our Dongchuan Province.'

Dong Ningxue nodded satisfied: 'If there's nothing else, you can leave tomorrow morning; when the time comes, I'll personally take you to the capital to participate in the Dragon Imperial New Star selection.'

"Good!"

The two watched Lu Jing's figure gradually fade into the night, involuntarily exchanging a glance.

Zhu Xingyao propped herself up and plopped onto the desk, a flash of excitement in her eyes: 'Sister Snow, I'm sure this term's Dragon Imperial New Star will be ours—with Lu Jing's strength, he should bring glory to our Dongchuan Province!'

After saying that, she sighed: 'Our Dongchuan Province hasn't produced a Dragon Imperial New Star in several years, has it? This year is the most promising!'

Zhu Xingyao originally came just to assist Dong Ningxue; if she could cultivate a Dragon Imperial New Star, the higher-ups would surely give commendation.

"Don't be too optimistic," Dong Ningxue frowned, "I've recently surveyed many other provinces' training camps; I don't know what's going on this year, but not only did we produce Lu Jing, many other provinces have also seen geniuses that appear only once in several years!"

Far away in the capital.

The sky had turned completely dark.

On the mountainside, within a villa hidden by dense forest, lights were out, and the dark clouds on the horizon loomed oppressively.

In the pitch‑black room, a youth's silhouette stood.

His complexion showed an abnormal blackness, as if a Black Aura enveloped him.

In the next moment, the youth suddenly opened his eyes, revealing a pair of eyes as black as ink.

Strangely, the youth actually had no whites in his eyes; the entire eyeball was black, appearing exceptionally eerie in this dim environment.

Whoosh!

A sound of a gentle breeze passing by appeared, and the Black Aura on the youth's face actually dispersed before him, revealing a face that was pale to the point of sickness.

The Black Aura gradually condensed and solidified, ultimately forming three shadow clones identical to him!

Click!

Just then, the door to the youth's room was pushed open, and the light was turned on.

"Xiao Ying, it's so late, are you still cultivating?"

A middle-aged man in home clothes walked over, looking somewhat similar to Jian Ying.

"Dad, I told you not to disturb me when I'm cultivating!"

"Besides, I don't like light!"