Chapter 38: Return to the Elite Training Camp

Inside the Qiankun Smart Fighter, everything fell silent; Xiao Yu opened his eyes. During his previous ascension he had fallen into deep sleep, and as soon as the ascension ended, he awoke.

He glanced at the auxiliary light brain on his left‑hand wrist; it was now May 10, 2057.

This time the system took eleven days to complete the ascension from Planet‑Level Second Tier to Planet‑Level Ninth Tier Peak.

"Check my strength," Xiao Yu commanded the auxiliary light brain by voice, and it displayed the characters: "Strength: Gene Warrior, Planet‑Level Ninth Tier, 99.9%."

At the Planet‑Level Ninth Tier Peak, his physical base force reached 512,000 tons; with gene Force it became 1,024,000 tons—double the gene and seven times the amplitude, equivalent to a Third‑Tier Stellar force.

By Xiao Yu's current power, he is nothing special in the cosmos; even a genius from a minor faction can reach more than tenfold body amplitude at Planet‑Level, some even thirtyfold or higher.

This boost multiplied his bodily strength by several hundred times, and he must train to adapt to the new power.

From that day onward, Xiao Yu's figure was seen across the globe—in glaciers, volcanoes, the deep sea, and elsewhere.

During that time he also hunted two King‑Level monster training beasts, handed their corpses to the Extreme Martial Arts Hall for processing, and received two hundred billion Huaxia Currency, which he gave entirely to his father Xiao Dingguo.

The cultivation lasted nearly three months before he fully mastered his strength.

During that period Xiao Yu kept monitoring all news about Luo Feng.

On May 15, Luo Feng's Trial Tower was at level 3.6, power output 3.5, combat amplitude 12.6; having completed the first‑stage objective, he obtained a Series‑9 combat suit, a full set of weapons, a full set of Ninefold Thunder Blades, and a Dragon Blood worth 80 billion.

After using the Dragon Blood, Luo Feng's warrior strength rose from a Mid‑Tier War General to a Primary‑Tier War God.

In July Luo Feng refined the Fifth Tier of the Ninefold Thunder Blade; his Trial Tower reached level 3.9, combat amplitude hit 16.38, and he completed the second‑stage goal, gaining an SS‑level combat suit, a full set of weapons, two additional full sets of secret manuals, and an ancient civilization relic 'Black God'.

On July 31, while Xiao Yu was on an Antarctic glacier, he received a call from Hong.

"Xiao Yu, meet me at the Elite Training Camp tomorrow; this will be your first life‑or‑death adventure there after becoming the Inspection Envoy," Black‑haired Hong said.

"Alright, Master," Xiao Yu smiled, "Master, my strength has increased a lot lately; we can spar when you have time."

"Good!" Black‑haired Hong laughed.

After receiving Hong's message, Xiao Yu boarded the Qiankun Smart Fighter and rushed to the West Asia Hongning Base City, the Global Headquarters of Extreme Martial Arts Hall.

He met up with Hong that same evening.

In a training arena the size of a football hall, the two stood on opposite sides.

"Xiao Yu, weren't you going to spar with me?" the black‑haired man laughed; "Come on, this arena is built entirely of special metal— even a Stellar‑Tier strongman cannot break it!"

"Master, then, let's go!" Xiao Yu, clad in a Third‑Tier Force Armor, smiled.

"You strike first!" Hong, also wearing a black combat suit, said.

Hong stood there quietly, exuding a master‑level aura that naturally spread throughout the arena.

"Then I'll go first," Xiao Yu replied.

As soon as the words left his mouth, his Planet‑Level Ninth Tier power manifested, though he used no power‑output technique, no gene‑multiplied boost, and no weak‑point attack.

The spar was just a touch.

With a flash step, his speed jumped to ten kilometres per second; he instantly appeared before Hong, the Sky Thunder Blade in his hand crackling with lightning, slashing at Hong.

Xiao Yu's speed astonished Hong, whose body tensed as he tried to block with all his might.

"Good!" Hong shouted excitedly, his combat gun trembling slightly.

Xiao Yu discarded all augmentations, relying on pure physical strength, roughly matching Hong's.

"Master, this Shadowless Gun is still decent, right?" Xiao Yu smiled.

While speaking, the two exchanged several more rounds.

"This Force Gun is great; it syncs well with my Force," Hong said, sweating profusely. "Xiao Yu, in that spar you never used Force! And from what I know, your power output should be seven‑fold, right?"

"Alright! I'll go all out, and I hope the Master won't hold back," Xiao Yu said.

"Good!" Hong laughed.

Xiao Yu instantly sensed an invisible force field enveloping the arena; the heavens and earth suddenly turned black.

This is the Light Domain!

Suppression of the aura, deception of sight.

This time Hong launched the first attack, his gun targeting Xiao Yu's weak points.

Fortunately Xiao Yu's combat instincts were solid, and with his respectable strength, at seven‑fold speed he could narrowly dodge every attack after spotting Hong's moves.

However, unless he reveals his gene‑multiplier boost or uses the Thunder Avatar ability, he cannot break Hong's Domain to win, and since neither is a life‑or‑death duel, it isn't necessary.

To win without harming Hong, the only option is to use a Domain.

Both wield a First‑Tier Domain, but Hong has studied Domains more deeply and will surely be stronger; Xiao Yu, however, won't be heavily affected, and a Domain also augments one's own strength.

Realizing this, Xiao Yu hesitated no more; with a thought, a First‑Tier Thunder Domain unfurled from within the Light Domain, countless bolts of lightning spontaneously forming in the void and converging on him.

"Not bad! You've even grasped a Domain. It's far stronger than Lei Shen!" Hong laughed heartily.

Hong also knew that Xiao Yu's Domain opening signaled his own defeat.

Yet he wasn't worried at all; on the contrary, he was overjoyed, thinking there's nothing better than a human prodigy surpassing all.

Moreover, sparring between Domain masters only pushes both farther along the path of Domains.

As expected, at Xiao Yu's extreme speed, Hong slipped once and his neck was slashed by Xiao Yu's war blade.

A shallow red line marked Hong's throat; blood spilled, but within seconds the wound began to heal.

"Alright, I lost," Hong laughed, "but next time I'll win it back."

"Haha, looks like the War God Palace will have another councilor," Hong roared.

"Master, stop laughing; sparring with you really exhausted me," Xiao Yu pretended, "Master, don't publicize our sparring!"

"Why? Isn't it good to have the Earth's top champion?" Hong replied.

"I still want a few idle days at home," Xiao Yu said reluctantly.

"Alright." Hong laughed, "I gained a lot from today's spar."

"Me too," Xiao Yu said. "I only just grasped the Domain a couple of months ago; there's still a lot I don't understand."

"Good, then let's discuss it." Hong said.

Both of them gained a lot, talked through the night, and they even promised to spar with each other every month.

Later, after Lei Shen learned about it, he also joined in.

August 1st was the day the Extreme Martial Arts Hall's Elite Training Camp set out on the life‑or‑death adventure.

On that day, all the trainees and all the War God teachers in the Elite Training Camp stood on the grass, awaiting the nominal Earth's number‑one strongest, Hong's arrival.

A blood‑red triangular fighter aircraft slowly descended from the sky.

The aircraft touched down, "Wow!" and the hatch opened.

Two yellow‑skinned people and one white‑skinned person stepped out of the hatch at the same time, floating as if there were an invisible step in the air, and walked directly onto the grass. The sight made every trainee present stare wide‑eyed.

"Xiao Yu, you're here too!" that was the first sentence Luo Feng thought of.

Xiao Yu was among the two yellow‑skinned people who had just emerged.

After the three took their positions, before Hong appeared, his light Domain already enveloped the area; within the Domain he was like a god, and whenever he wished, anyone else's strength would be weakened.

The black‑clad man Hong stood on the plaza like a thrusting spear of momentum.

"Elite Training Camp, this batch of trainees is impressive!" Hong's cold voice rang out.

In front of his subordinates and the outside world, Hong always managed to appear very stylish.

"Master, this batch of trainees includes several promising seedlings," Wang Xuncha Shi said, having arrived at the Elite Training Camp early to welcome Hong.

When Hong's thoughts swept over all the trainees present, he suddenly noticed an anomaly.

The black‑clad man Hong approached a trainee and said, "You are Luo Feng. Such strong spiritual power."

"Luo Feng, truly a Spiritual Mind Master!" Kan Di Si thought among the crowd, recalling that his aunt had previously asked him to keep an eye on Luo Feng.

Kan Di Si had a good relationship with his aunt Vinina; to Kan Di Si, Vinina was both aunt and mother‑like, and his strength being so great was also due to his aunt's intentional guidance since childhood.

He naturally could not ignore the matters she instructed.

Since Hong said Luo Feng's spiritual power was strong, it confirmed the likelihood that Luo Feng was a Spiritual Mind Master.

After revealing that Luo Feng was a Spiritual Mind Master, Hong smiled and left.

Xiao Yu also left together.

In the quiet tea room.

"You kid, you don't happen to be unaware that Luo Feng is a Spiritual Mind Master, do you?" Hong scolded with a laugh, "His spiritual power should have reached the high‑level War God tier; there aren't many War Gods stronger than him!"

"Haha, Master, doesn't Luo Feng have an enemy? Since he doesn't make it public, I have no need to broadcast it!" Xiao Yu said as if it weren't his fault.

"Alright, let him come over; I want to see him alone," Hong said with a smile.

"Alright." Xiao Yu replied.

Xiao Yu stepped out onto the plaza and said, "Luo Feng, come, follow me to see the Grand Master."

"Yes." Though puzzled, Luo Feng still followed Xiao Yu to meet Hong.

"Don't worry, Aunt, Uncle, and Xiao Hua will be fine; Hong cannot allow such a thing to happen, and I won't allow it either." Xiao Yu said, patting Luo Feng's shoulder.

Luo Feng nodded.

"Go in, the Master is inside," Xiao Yu continued.

Opening the quiet tea room's door, Luo Feng stepped inside.

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