Chapter 5: with translation of chapter title

Chief Instructor Wu Tong smiled, "Alright, this quasi‑warrior assessment has three passers: Xiao Yu, Luo Feng, and Yang Wu."

"Among the three of you each has strengths and weaknesses; Xiao Yu and Yang Wu, you two need to pay attention: your method of evading attacks is already at the subtle level; in life‑or‑death battles with monsters you can achieve the smallest body movement to dodge attacks, so this footwork naturally has extremely high evasion efficiency."

"But this footwork is extremely difficult—extremely difficult—requiring a thorough understanding of the opponent, leaving no margin for error; otherwise you could easily lose your life. So—"

"I advise you, when fighting monsters in the future, to dodge a bit farther, giving yourself some leeway," Wu Tong said solemnly. "Given your current strength, it's best to solidify the basic footwork. The results will actually be better."

Xiao Yu was startled, feeling that he had indeed been a bit reckless, perhaps over‑performed, "Thank you, Uncle Wu, for the reminder."

Yang Wu also nodded gravely, "Yes, Chief Instructor."

"You must keep the Chief Instructor's words in mind; on the path of martial arts, never be greedy or reckless. The subtle‑level footwork is powerful. But if you lack the strength to employ it and force it, you'll only be a clumsy imitation and become a laughingstock," Jiang Nian earnestly urged from beside them.

"Alright, everyone, the next matters include signing the combat assessment contract and such; please help with that," Chief Instructor Wu Tong said, turning to a silver‑haired, black‑robed man standing at the edge, smiling, "Captain, sorry to have kept you waiting so long. Let's go out."

The silver‑haired, black‑robed man glanced at Xiao Yu and the other two; with that single look Xiao Yu sensed the man was no ordinary person, his gaze carrying a pressure that was mesmerizing. In an instant Xiao Yu broke free, and Luo Feng also flinched, while Yang Wu's expression turned blank.

This man's strength was terrifying; he is a Spiritual Mind Master, possibly already at the War God level.

The silver‑haired, black‑robed man gave a slight smile, glanced in surprise at Xiao Yu and Luo Feng, "Little guys, good talent—keep working hard!"

"Huh, the willpower's decent too," Chief Instructor Wu Tong nodded approvingly, "Captain, the kid in the middle is a Xiao Family youngster."

"Xiao Family? Xiao Guohua?"

"Yes, his name is Xiao Yu; he's Xiao Guohua's nephew."

The two spoke while walking away quickly.

"What happened to me?"

Yang Wu only then came to his senses, recalling what just occurred, and couldn't help but break out in cold sweat; if this happened on a battlefield, a single glance would be an instant kill.

In fact the silver‑haired, black‑robed man had been by the side all along; at first Xiao Yu noticed him, but would inevitably overlook his presence.

"You three, come over."

Instructor Jiang Nian and a group of warriors laughed as they looked at the three, "Come to the training hall."

From the neural response testing room, they entered the spacious training hall.

The three signed a Warrior Combat Assessment Application contract in the training hall, a contract of liability waiver for the Extreme Martial Arts Hall.

The contract's terms were simple: any casualties occurring during the combat assessment are unrelated to the Extreme Martial Arts Hall.

After signing, Xiao Yu also obtained the coveted genetic primal energy cultivation method—Five‑Heart Heaven‑Facing Cultivation! The only method on Earth for cultivating genetic primal energy.

The reason he sought this method wasn't because it was advanced; on the contrary, it's very crude, but in today's all‑encompassing surveillance world, even the slightest increase in his strength should have a traceable source.

Moreover, he was interested in studying the world's cosmic energy cultivation methods, making this simple technique actually suitable.

On Earth there is only one genetic primal energy cultivation method, but there are countless guiding techniques; many arts have unique guides, such as the Nine‑Layer Thunder Blade.

Furthermore, the guiding method is crucial; encountering a highly compatible, excellent guide can yield double or even ten‑fold, hundred‑fold results.

Xiao Yu escorted Luo Feng and Yang Wu to the entrance of Mingyue Community.

"Yang Wu, you madman; Luo Feng, I'm calling you the same as Yang Wu," Xiao Yu said, "Glad to have met you today."

"Fine." Luo Feng didn't mind how friends called him; genuine friendship mattered more.

"By the way, why does Yang Wu call you 'madman'?" Xiao Yu asked.

Yang Wu laughed, "When Luo Feng first became a senior student at Yi'an Qu Extreme Martial Arts Hall, family issues caused him to be ostracized by a group. In his anger he fought three senior students in a row, winning three consecutive battles, and earned the nickname 'Madman'."

"Now it's fine; once you pass the Warrior Combat Assessment, you'll have residency rights in Mingyue Community!" Yang Wu exclaimed.

Xiao Yu said, "Enough talk; the three of us passing the assessment on the same day, same place, is fate. Today is a good day; let's find a restaurant, have a proper meal, and chat."

"Alright, you're familiar with this area, you choose the place," Yang Wu replied with a smile.

"Let's go." Luo Feng laughed as well.

The three, having just passed the quasi‑warrior assessment, were full of vigor and chose a restaurant to have lunch together.

Xiao Yu looked at them and said, "Yi'an Qu seems still quite far; I'll drive you there!"

Xiao Yu naturally knew the upcoming events; this was something he could not miss.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Luo Feng just remembered he needed to share this good news with his family to make them happy.

After happily speaking with his mother and younger brother, Luo Feng called his father.

The call wouldn't connect, and Luo Feng grew very anxious.

Observing all this, Xiao Yu hurriedly comforted, "Phones have a location‑finding feature; you can check the bound phone's position. How about we go straight to your dad and tell him the good news in person!"

Luo Feng initially tried to decline, but after checking the location realized it was nearby, only a few minutes away.

Soon the vehicle entered Tiandu Garden Community in Yi'an Qu.

"Residents of Tiandu Garden are either extremely wealthy or noble; many are famous Yi'an Qu merchants and big bosses," Yang Wu introduced.

"I guess my father's renovation company has business here."

The vehicle soon arrived nearby, stopping at the side of a row‑house; Xiao Yu adjusted the dashcam's lens, pointing it forward.

About twenty meters ahead, a few people seemed to be arguing; a middle‑aged man in a labor‑protection suit lay on the ground, while two coworkers in identical uniforms were about to help him up.

A young man dressed flamboyantly, like lightning, kicked both men in the stomach, sending them flying and crashing to the ground.

"Hmph, you act recklessly without watching your surroundings," the young man sneered, his voice neither loud nor soft.

"Stop! Zhang Haobai, are you being cheeky again!" Xiao Yu hurriedly said. He recognized the young man before him—Zhang Haobai—who relied on his family's warriors to bully in Yi'an Qu, never making it public.

"Looking for death!" Luo Feng saw Luo Hongguo lying on the ground, his face flushed, and rushed over.

He had previously ignored Zhang Haobai's repeated provocations, but never expected him to bully his father Luo Hongguo now.

A vague figure suddenly surged into the courtyard; Zhang Haobai recognized him at a glance and shouted angrily, "Luo Feng, you dared come to my house to hit me!"

Zhang Haobai also saw the other two stepping down from the car; one he knew—the Yang Wu who had failed many quasi‑warrior assessments—and the other was vaguely familiar, and in his anger he said nothing more.

"CNM" Luo Feng saw his father hunched over on the ground, covered in footprints; his eyes instantly reddened. His father had endured such hard labor for years, still subjected to scorn, and today faced this again.

Among the three bodyguards, a slightly short and stout man heard Zhang Haobai's order, sneered, and stepped forward.

"Get out of my way!!!" Luo Feng roared, delivering a lightning‑fast, heavy kick. The short, stout guard tried to block with his right arm.

"Luo Feng, you actually came to my house and beat my people!" Zhang Haobai glared, shouting angrily, "You're asking for death."

"It's you who's asking for death!!!" Luo Feng's eyes flashed with killing intent, he gritted his teeth and shouted angrily.

"Be careful, this guy's legs are heavy." The short, fat bodyguard, caught off guard, was kicked in the stomach by Luo Feng's powerful, heavy foot and flew out; he rubbed his belly, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth, and for a moment couldn't get up.

"Does the madman need help?" Xiao Yu and Yang Wu walked over and asked.

"No need, I can handle it myself." Luo Feng wanted to teach these guys a lesson with his own hands; otherwise he wouldn't feel satisfied.

In less than a minute, the three big bodyguards: one clutched his stomach and couldn't get up, one had a fractured right arm, and another was knocked to his knees by a knife-hand strike.

"Zhang Haobai!" Luo Feng's eyes almost spat fire, looking like he wanted to devour someone.

"Luo Feng, I warn you, you—" Seeing Luo Feng's appearance, Zhang Haobai was startled.

"Peng!"

Luo Feng delivered a swift, clean kick, as fast as lightning, directly kicking Zhang Haobai in the stomach, sending him flying several meters away, his face turning pale.

"What warning!" Luo Feng grabbed Zhang Haobai's collar and lifted him up, leaving him hanging in the air.

"Quickly put the landlord down!"

An angry shout came from afar; over ten security guards in semi-armor, each wielding a baton, rushed over. Many places in Tianyu Community have surveillance cameras; the fight here was instantly known to community security. Residents of the townhouse villas aren't ordinary families—how could they be careless?

They arrived immediately and also called the police.

Xiao Yu ignored everyone else, walked over to the collapsed Zhang Haobai and asked, "Do you know me?"

"No, I don't!" Zhang Haobai's face turned even paler from Xiao Yu's murderous aura.

"What are you doing? Don't move!" Two security guards quickly came to Xiao Yu's front and laid Zhang Haobai behind him.

"Trash that only does petty tricks!" Xiao Yu spat to the side and sneered.

Xiao Yu and Yang Wu hurried over to help Luo Feng lift Luo Hongguo and the two others up.

Honk—honk—honk—

Suddenly the sound of a police car arrived; everyone turned to see a police car quickly stop at the Zhang family's gate, its four doors flung open, and four officers leapt out.

"The police are here." The security guards immediately stepped aside.

"Oh no, the police are here." Luo Hongguo and the other two were shocked; Luo Hongguo grabbed Luo Feng's arm and pulled him to a corner, urgently whispering: "Xiao Feng, you've injured someone; if it goes to the police station it'll be more troublesome. Don't rush, I'll go get you a lawyer right away."

"Dad, I passed the quasi-warrior assessment." Luo Feng said softly.

"Uncle Luo, don't worry, this at most counts as self-defense. I and Brother Yang can testify." Xiao Yu quickly reassured.

Although Luo Feng was already a quasi-warrior, his certificate hadn't yet been approved, so he was still taken away by the police.

Xiao Yu also went as a witness, driving along; in the process, through his father's connections he obtained multiple surveillance recordings from that time, made backups, and submitted them together to the police station.

After finishing their statements, Xiao Yu and Yang Wu went back.

This time the prepared evidence was so ample, plus Xiao Yu's guarantee from his father Xiao Dingguo, Luo Feng was released on bail on the spot, only needing to pay thirty thousand Huaxia Currency as bail.

Zhang Haobai, through his uncle Zhang Zehu, learned about the Xiao family's situation and was instantly shocked; the War God clan's might is far beyond what his uncle, a senior warrior, can match, even if promoted to war commander level.

Although he hadn't given up the idea of causing trouble for Luo Feng, he dared not act rashly for the moment, and even Zhang Zehu warned him not to act rashly temporarily.

This attempt was a conscious effort by Xiao Yu, and he didn't expect the effect to be not bad.

Xiao Yu politely declined the Luo family's invitation, agreed to go together for the warrior practical assessment, then drove back to his home in Yangzhou Cheng Mingyue Xiaoqu.

System, fulfill the wish to become Apprentice Second Tier.

【Host: Xiao Yu.】

【Host's first wish: to become Apprentice Second Tier.】

【Wish fulfillment status: 3121.2/1000 Wish Points.】

【Wish fulfillment in progress……】

Xiao Yu felt waves of warm current emanating from deep within his body, sweeping over his bones, flesh, and skin; his whole body felt extremely comfortable, so comfortable that he trembled uncontrollably.

Ten minutes later, his body stopped trembling, and he felt his strength was as great as an ox's.

【Wish achieved!】

【Congratulations on becoming an Apprentice Second Tier Warrior!】

Apprentice Second Tier, meaning his punching force has reached 2000 kg, speed at least 40 m/s.

In his previous life, when reading the original work, Xiao Yu often wondered: if a person's physical condition before cultivating the Five Hearts Toward Heaven Method is higher, would the increase after sensing cosmic energy be greater?

In his previous life he had no chance, but now he has begun testing.

System set the first wish to become Apprentice Third Tier Warrior.

【First wish set successfully!】

【Host: Xiao Yu.】

【Host's first wish: to become Apprentice Third Tier.】

【Wish fulfillment status: 2121.2/2000 Wish Points.】

Since the Wish Points meet the requirement, let's continue increasing!

Fulfill the first wish!

【Wish Points sufficient to fulfill the first wish.】

【Wish fulfillment in progress……】

This time his whole body trembled for half an hour before it ended.

【Wish achieved!】

【Congratulations on becoming an Apprentice Third Tier Warrior!】

Apprentice Third Tier Warrior, i. e., senior warrior level, standard punching force 4000 kg, speed 60 m/s. Xiao Yu thought to himself: "Xiao Ling, now see if you can still compare with me!"

Xiao Yu! You wouldn't be pulling in the bedroom, would you? Why do you smell so bad! Mother Xu Jingyi rarely raised her voice.

An extremely foul, fishy odor came over.

Huh!

Xiao Yu saw that he was covered in black grime, hurriedly got up to wash up; the surge in power was a bit too much, and he couldn't control his strength, stepping and breaking a piece of the floor, and he pitched forward.

After the lesson, his movements became much more careful.

Originally, a shower that took just over ten minutes to finish now took over an hour, during which he even broke two toothbrushes, and the shower head was also broken.

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