Chapter 42: Gun Demon

In a small martial‑training hall on the fifth floor of the Nine‑Story Tower, Zhou Yang quickly turned on the large fist‑strength testing machine placed in the corner.

This kind of large testing machine is basically already the highest‑grade testing machine on Earth.

Even a high‑rank War God's fist strike can be easily endured.

"The description says this dragon blood can double a war‑general‑level body's quality; my fist strength was 29,000 kg before, so now it should be at least around 58,000 kg."

Zhou Yang stood still in front of the fist‑strength tester, his relaxed body gradually tensing.

Then his right fist, like a missile, generated a series of sonic booms and slammed heavily onto the punching target!

"Bang!"

The tester's punching target shook violently, and Zhou Yang quickly glanced at the display screen.

A line of numbers silently appeared—71,283 kg.

"71,283 kg! That much?"

Zhou Yang couldn't help but be surprised.

Normally, the auxiliary effect of dragon blood can roughly double the physical quality of an ordinary war‑general‑level Warrior.

A low‑rank war‑general‑level Warrior has a low base, so it may increase a bit more, possibly reaching 2.5 to 3 times.

While a high‑rank war‑general‑level base is high, the increase may be slightly less.

Zhou Yang's original fist strength was around 29,000 kg, already close to high‑rank war‑general‑level.

He thought a two‑fold increase would be enough, but unexpectedly it surged to an exaggerated level close to 2.5 times.

According to Earth's Warrior rank classification.

The basic fist‑strength range for a primary War God is 64,000 kg–128,000 kg.

In other words, based on his current output, he has already stepped into the primary War God tier!

"Let's try Spiritual Thought Power next!"

Zhou Yang's gaze narrowed slightly; a surging Spiritual Thought Power rose like a tide, and a black‑gold flying knife floated beside him!

"Go!"

As his intention moved, the flying knife turned into a streak of flowing light and shot out, its speed instantly accelerating to over ten times the speed of sound!

"Bang!"

The black‑gold knife's hilt hammered heavily onto the fist‑strength tester, and a deep thud resonated at the punching target!

Zhou Yang immediately looked at the tester's display screen—

"257,023 kg!"

Seeing this number, Zhou Yang's breath briefly stalled!

Normally, the basic fist‑strength range for a mid‑rank War God is 128,000 kg–256,000 kg.

The basic fist‑strength range for a high‑rank War God is 256,000 kg–512,000 kg.

"My current Spiritual Thought Power intensity has already crossed the threshold of high‑rank War God?"

A high‑rank War God Spiritual Thought Master, even just entering that rank, should be able to sweep away most high‑rank War Gods, right?

In an instant, Zhou Yang's heart was surrounded by endless joy!

But then he was slightly stunned again, thinking of something else.

"Wasn't it said that when a Spiritual Thought Master reaches the later stage, a potential‑exhaustion situation appears? Why don't I feel anything?"

His consciousness quickly contracted, and the scene in his Consciousness Sea instantly appeared in his perception.

At this moment his Consciousness Sea was immensely vast, with dense golden mist continuously drifting.

In the center of the Consciousness Sea, a small lake of golden liquid floated silently.

"I don't have a solid golden sphere like Luo Feng does; how is my Spiritual Thought Power rising so fast?"

Zhou Yang couldn't help but be puzzled.

Suddenly his mind shifted, and a guess gradually formed.

"Could it be Meteor Tear?"

It could only be that.

Meteor Tear contains half of the energy and insight of a Life God King of the Stellar Transformation World.

Perhaps because his Consciousness Sea absorbed the Meteor Tear's energy, it could swiftly convert into ample Spiritual Thought Power.

If that's the case, then before reaching Planet Level, he wouldn't have to worry about potential exhaustion like ordinary Spiritual Thought Masters!

He lightly pressed the faint crystal‑shaped mark on his chest with his finger.

This Meteor Tear has been following him since the first day he crossed over.

It is precisely thanks to its assistance that he could smoothly walk the Warrior's path.

And on this road he has surged forward, now even ahead of the world's Heaven‑Chosen Son Luo Feng.

Yet his understanding of this strange artifact is still limited to the simple information obtained from novels; his real utilization of its true effects is probably less than one ten‑millionth.

"Looks like I'll have to keep a close eye on the Meteor Tear's changes in the future, and strive to uncover its true power as soon as possible!"

Zhou Yang gradually regained his composure, and a smile slowly appeared on his face.

"Now my Spiritual Thought Power has already entered the high‑rank War God tier; among the one‑hundred‑eighty‑plus trainees in the Elite Training Camp, I should already be unbeatable!"

"And with a combat‑power Amplitude of 15.2, I'll have to adjust this month's target again."

In the upcoming March, on double‑numbered days Zhou Yang will go with other trainees to the wilderness district's City 1001 to hunt monsters for points.

The rest of the time, he will honestly stay at the training camp, continuing to study gun techniques under Teacher Dong Dao.

With his current high‑rank War God Spiritual Thought Master strength, his monster‑hunting efficiency has reached a terrifying level.

Moreover, his combat‑power Amplitude has also reached the top level among the camp's trainees.

Therefore, after the day of March 2 ends, his name directly leapt to the top of the Black Dragon Ranking!

Moreover, as time passed, the point gap between him and the second place kept widening, almost to the point where it was impossible to catch up.

His performance instantly ignited the entire Elite Training Camp!

Good heavens, in just the second month after entering the camp he surged straight to the top of the Black Dragon leaderboard, crushing a large group of veterans who had been enrolled for four or five years.

Such a thing, if spoken aloud, would be downright shocking!

Yet this very shocking event is now happening right before everyone's eyes.

It inevitably left more than 180 trainees in the camp, and even all the Warrior‑level teachers, in deep silence.

Such an exaggerated rate of progress can truly be called a once‑in‑a‑lifetime sight for them.

Placed within the entire history of the Elite Training Camp, it can also be called unparalleled through the ages!

If we must find a reference, the only ones people might recall are those two seniors from the early outbreak of Great Nirvana!

And those two seniors are now already the supreme leaders among all Earth humans.

Just mentioning their names is enough to make every Warrior deeply revere them!

Hong! Lei Shen!

"We aren't witnessing the rise of yet another supreme being, are we?"

"Quick, quick, quick—raise the priority of any information related to Zhou Yang to the highest!"

"Deploy all energy, pull him in with full force; at the very least, this would be another being surpassing a Warrior."

The Elite Training Camp, and even Earth's major forces, are being violently shaken by Zhou Yang's dazzling performance.

New orders keep being dispatched one after another.

Meanwhile, Zhou Yang in the camp remains single‑minded, fully immersed in the cultivation of his gun technique.

His goal, naturally, is to quickly raise his combat Amplitude to 16, then claim the second reward in the limited‑time contract.

The second reward includes an item he covets greatly: the Black God Set!

The Black God Set is a relic of an ancient civilization.

Its defensive power far exceeds that of ordinary combat suits, and it can freely reshape to defend against attacks from any direction without blind spots.

It is simply the strongest protective armor attainable at the current Earth stage!

With the Black God Set, he might be able to venture to the Australian Dalu, to search for Fog Island and the Yunmo Star vessel hidden deep within it!

Now his strength has risen to the Warrior stage; it won't be long before he reaches the threshold near Planet Level.

Among Earth's major forces today, cultivation methods beyond Planet Level are only considered the lowest tier.

To maintain rapid advancement, one must naturally seek better cultivation methods.

On present‑day Earth, the best cultivation method available is likely the Yunmo Star Inheritance still buried beneath Fog Island.

Zhou Yang now also realizes that this world is a real world.

Since he is fortunate enough to have arrived here, he must truly take part.

Simply fearing to alter the plot and only wanting to follow Luo Feng safely and easily, living a bland life like watching a movie, is far too uninspiring!

Since he has already moved ahead of Luo Feng, he should strive to stay ahead continuously!

As for the Earth crises and Beast‑realm disasters that may erupt later?

As long as he remains stronger than Luo Feng, none of that will matter!

So, Luo Feng, I'm sorry!

Your Yunmo Star Inheritance might end up bearing Zhou's name ahead of schedule~

But for now he is only thinking about it.

If he truly can obtain the Yunmo Star Inheritance before Luo Feng, that would be ideal; then he can figure out how to persuade Babata to bring Luo Feng into the Yunmo Star lineage as well.

In the original work, Luo Feng once persuaded Babata to accept Hong and Lei Shen, so this should not be difficult.

The only worry is that Babata may refuse to share the few core Secret Techniques of the Yunmo Star lineage.

But that's easy to handle; see if we can help Luo Feng seize the Golden Horned Beast a bit earlier.

The Golden Horned Beast is Luo Feng's greatest early opportunity; it not only can nurture Doppelgangers, but its inherited memory also records a wealth of precious Secret Techniques, rivaling the Yunmo Star lineage.

If we can help Luo Feng complete the seizure of the Golden Horned Beast sooner, his advancement speed should increase.

Anyway, because of the Meteor Tear, he will never easily abandon his current body; subjectively, he still hopes Luo Feng will obtain the Golden Horned Beast opportunity.

Of course, all of this is merely his imagined ideal state.

He might never find Fog Island at all, or simply lack the talent to earn Babata's approval; in that case, he can only honestly stick with big‑bro Luo Feng for a while.

When the time comes to enter the Universe, he'll look for other inheritances.

But this will inevitably waste some time.

"We'll talk about it then!"

When Zhou Yang stopped overthinking the aftermath, he devoted all his current focus to raising his combat Amplitude.

Later, besides hunting a set number of monsters each day to ensure his points weren't surpassed,

he poured all remaining time into mastering his gun technique and body movement!

In the gravity chamber, in the wasteland zone, in the challenge room, and on the training field.

Almost every corner of the Elite Training Camp shows his silhouette constantly swinging his gun in practice.

Later, some enthusiastic trainees even gave him the nickname "Gun Demon".

Days and months turned, and before long the date arrived at March 22.

On this day, a resolute black‑haired youth entered the gates of the Elite Training Camp under the guidance of a Warrior‑level teacher.

When he looked up at the massive black‑dragon statue as tall as twenty‑ or thirty‑story buildings, he unexpectedly saw a familiar name at its pinnacle.

In that instant, he couldn't help but fall into deep self‑doubt.

Volume Two ends; tomorrow a new journey begins!

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