Although a considerable amount of time had passed in the High Tower World, only one day had passed in the real world.
Around noon.
New Recruit Camp cafeteria.
Shen Ping, Li Wen, and several other classmates sat together eating. The cafeteria food was decent and varied, and most importantly… it was free!
This was considered a benefit for new recruits.
It was said that once they reached the battlefield, everything required contribution; without contribution, even eating would be a problem.
"Li Wen, you're smiling so wide, did something good happen?" a classmate asked.
Li Wen seemed to have been waiting for someone to ask, and he laughed heartily, "I had great luck in the High Tower World. A One-star Universe Mercenary happened to descend on my planet. He saw that my Aptitude was decent, so he plans to recommend me to a force under the Universe Mercenary Alliance."
"As long as I can successfully pass the assessment, I can become an outer member of their force!"
As soon as he said this, the classmates who were eating all looked up, their eyes wide.
"A One-star Universe Mercenary?!"
"This is a rare and important figure, Li Wen, you actually met such a strong Senior!"
"The Universe Mercenary Alliance, one of the five major powers of the High Tower World, is a behemoth force of the entire Human Race. Its subordinate organizations are also difficult to access."
"Li Wen, you really had great luck this time. Once you become an outer member, let alone Planetary Level, even becoming Universe Rank in the future will be easy!"
The classmates' eyes were filled with intense envy.
The Human Race's reproduction areas in the Universe were too vast; they descended randomly, some with good luck, some with bad.
There were several instances of extremely lucky individuals who, upon descending, were already Universe Rank and members of a prominent Family, thus gaining knowledge of some hidden information about the Human Race in the Universe.
It was precisely with this information that they understood what kind of force the Universe Mercenary Alliance was!
Li Wen smiled and waved his hand, "I don't even know if I can pass the assessment yet. That One-star Universe Mercenary Senior also said that the assessment is incredibly difficult, and with my Aptitude and Genius, the chances of passing are not high. However, that Senior is willing to teach me for a period of time!"
The other classmates immediately offered congratulations.
Shen Ping couldn't help but glance at Li Wen. His descending strength was God of War Rank. This level of strength was considered a master on Earth, but in the Universe, he wasn't even cannon fodder.
For a One-star Universe Mercenary to be willing to stay and teach, it seemed Li Wen's Genius was quite good.
"Li Wen, seize this opportunity, good luck!" he casually praised.
Li Wen's smile grew wider. He knew Shen Ping's personality; he rarely praised others.
"Haha, you too, good luck!"
After eating.
Shen Ping stretched a bit, then returned to his dormitory, his thoughts entering the High Tower World.
...
Yinhui Community Dojo of Limits, sixth floor.
Early in the morning, Shen Ping came to the super large training hall to test his strength.
Standing in front of the punch force tester, he arched his back, and his arm suddenly exerted force. With a bang, the punch target of the punch force tester shook, and soon the number 7712kg appeared on it…
He threw several punches consecutively, all fluctuating around 7700kg.
Then came the speed test.
The average was 88m/s.
Next was the nerve reaction test, and the final result was Elementary Warlord excellent.
Overall, his body's genetic quality was already approaching that of an Elementary Warlord.
"If these five days were spent in the Wilderness Area, I'm afraid I would have already reached the level of an Elementary Warlord by now!"
Walking out of the dojo, Shen Ping murmured in his heart.
He wasn't a Psycher Master, but he still decided to go to the Wilderness Area alone to fight and hone himself, just like Luo Feng.
Besides earning money, he also wanted to improve his physical fitness as quickly as possible.
Staying at home, the efficiency of daily Cultivation improvement was still a bit slow.
...
The next day.
Which was May 24th.
Shen Ping embarked alone into the Wilderness Area. After resting overnight at the military supply base, he set off in the early morning.
The sky was overcast, and it occasionally drizzled.
On both sides of the road leading to the nearest county town from the military supply base, the roars were much fewer.
Stepping on the damp weeds, Shen Ping held his shield, his gaze vigilantly sweeping his surroundings. Being alone in the Wilderness Area was a completely different feeling than having teammates.
As he approached the county town.
The number of Warlord-level beasts gradually increased.
Rumble~
A one-horned wild boar discovered Shen Ping and charged over, stomping the ground fiercely.
Swoosh.
Shen Ping's foot slipped, and his battle blade elegantly cut an arc, cleanly severing the one-horned wild boar's head. Then, he skillfully processed the wild boar's Materials and continued onward.
In this county town, the number of Warlord-level monsters was pitifully small; most were Warlord-level, and even Advanced Warlord-level ones were not many. After all, it was close to the military supply base and had been cleared out by Martial Artist teams many times.
Shen Ping was not in a hurry. He stayed in this county town for seven or eight days. After his physical fitness had completely reached the Elementary Warlord-level, he returned to the military supply base, sold the Warlord-level Materials, rested for a day, and entered the Wilderness Area again.
The second time, he went to the previous County Town 0385. This county town was farther away, and he would occasionally encounter Elementary Warlord-level beasts on the outskirts of the county town.
"Let's start from here!"
Shen Ping gripped his battle blade, his eyes filled with determination.
For the next period, he began a frenzy of fighting. The first day he only fought with three or four Advanced Warlord-level beasts. Six or seven days later, Shen Ping easily handled thirteen Advanced Warlord-level beasts.
By the tenth day, he attracted twenty Advanced Warlord-level beasts in one go. Under the siege of so many Warlord-level beasts, his ghostly movement technique was like art, weaving through the gaps between these Advanced Warlord-level beasts.
Each time accompanied by the flash of his blade, an Advanced Warlord-level beast would fall.
Through such intense fighting and honing.
His blade technique and movement technique had almost become ingrained habits, thoroughly etched into his bones and muscles.
At the military supply base, the Martial Artist who purchased Shen Ping's monster Materials watched the increasing amount of Materials, his surprise growing steadily.
"Not bad, this time there are over thirty!"
"My goodness, Shen Ping, there are over fifty now! You must have reached Elementary Warlord!"
"Oh my God, impressive! There are even Elementary Warlord-level monsters!"
Gradually, the military supply base also became aware of Shen Ping, but they only knew of him and didn't pay much attention.
After all, an Elementary Warlord at 21 years old was considered a Genius, but not uncommon. Moreover, the number of monsters Shen Ping killed was average, far from the astonishing tens of thousands killed by Luo Feng.
July 1st.
Night.
A skyscraper rooftop.
Shen Ping looked at his wristband and reported his safety to his sister, "Sister, I'm fine. Tomorrow, I'll be back tomorrow!"
He hung up the phone and looked up at the starry sky. A bright moon hung high, and the brilliant Milky Way stretched across the sky like a ribbon.
"After more than a month of intense fighting, I finally have enough money to buy the fourth stage of Flowing Wind, and the fourth stage of Flowing Wind is the most crucial one. Not only will the hidden strength burst greatly increase, but the movement technique will also step into the perfect Realm!"
His eyes were filled with anticipation. The Flowing Wind Secret Manual actually focused most on movement technique.
Other Secret Manuals, like Nine Heavy Thunder Blade, although considered first in movement technique, their essence was still blade technique. Movement technique only emphasized speed, but the movement technique Realm still relied on one's own comprehension.
But Flowing Wind was different. Its essence was movement technique. While comprehending, the movement technique Realm could also Breakthrough. However, this was also the main key difficulty of this blade technique.
"Judging by the time, today should be when Luo Feng becomes a quasi-Martial Artist!"
Suddenly thinking of Luo Feng, Shen Ping's face showed a hint of a smile.
He had previously thought about relying on Luo Feng, but now with his Golden Finger, he believed that even without Luo Feng, he could still become a strong Senior!
The next day.
The sky suddenly became covered with dark clouds.
Seeing that it was about to pour, Shen Ping sped up and returned to the military supply base. The weather was also the main reason he chose to return to the Base City today.
After processing the monster Materials.
Raindrops as big as beans began to fall from the sky.
Shen Ping could only stay temporarily at the military supply base.
In his free time, he opened the virtual frame.
[Comprehension Ability: 448]
[Exchange Count: 8]
Looking at the attributes displayed at the bottom of his eyes.
Shen Ping was in a good mood, and at the same time, he couldn't help but ponder. The Flowing Wind saber technique had only seven levels in total. If everything went smoothly, he would be able to fully master it by consuming 4 uses. So what would happen if he consumed the remaining uses?
"Flowing Wind uses wind as an aid to Cultivate the Realm of movement. If the saber technique reaches its Peak, will I comprehend the Domain of Wind if I continue to improve?"
Shen Ping's thoughts wandered, and he couldn't help but feel excited.
After all, he knew very well that in Devouring World, all saber techniques, spear techniques, hammer techniques, fist techniques, etc., were merely crude skills.
Even if they reached their Peak, reached their extreme, they were ultimately like duckweed, unable to touch the fundamental Law of the world.
Only the Domain, and the Law above the Domain, were the fundamental Law of the world and the ladder for the strong.
However, it was too difficult to possess a Domain.
As for the Law, it was even more akin to ascending to heaven.
Even with his Golden Finger, and only Epiphanies, Shen Ping didn't have much confidence in this.
Epiphany.
It sounded mysterious, but everything was still based on his memories, knowledge, and insights.
"I hope you'll be more effective then!"
Shen Ping muttered, hid the virtual frame from his sight, shook his head, and suppressed the thoughts in his heart.
Outside.
The rain was getting heavier.
Lightning roared in the sky, and thunder seemed to shatter the heavens and earth.
By 7 PM, the rain had slightly eased. On the walls of the military base, soldiers heightened their vigilance. Based on past experience, beast tides were generally prone to occur during the rainy season, and the many Martial Artist squads resting inside the base also remained somewhat cautious.
A night passed.
No beast tide occurred, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Shen Ping didn't delay any longer and took the train back to the Base City.
Upon returning to Yinhui Community, he immediately asked Chen Ying to help him purchase the fourth level of Flowing Wind, and the Dojo of Limits was highly efficient, delivering the Secret Manual the same day.
Arriving at the audio-visual room, he took out the video recording of the Secret Manual and began to watch it.
At the same time, he heard the long-lost Comprehension Ability points gained from watching the saber technique.
After watching it once, he took a deep breath, opened the virtual frame, and then sent a thought to exchange.
The virtual frame vibrated.
Instantly.
Shen Ping felt that mysterious Epiphany arrive.
The memory of the saber technique he had just watched in his mind was as if he was personally performing it; every stroke, every movement, was incredibly clear.
Whoosh.
He took out his battle saber, flashed into the adjacent training hall, and began to practice the saber technique as shown in the video.
This time, both his saber technique and movement were like performing an art. His entire movements were incredibly proficient, as if he were a Grandmaster who had immersed himself in saber techniques for countless years.
Several minutes passed, and Shen Ping sheathed his saber.
The fourth level of Flowing Wind was mastered!
Shen Ping was overjoyed. It seemed that even with just one viewing, the Epiphany exchanged with the Golden Finger could directly allow him to master it!
"The fourth level not only advanced my movement to the perfect level, but the power burst amplification also reached 3.5 times."
"This way, when I unleash my full power, I can throw a punch with over 30,000 kilograms of force, almost approaching the baseline of an Elementary Warlord, and with the hidden force applied to my legs, my speed can also increase even faster!"
Shen Ping clenched his fists, his eyes gleaming with excitement.
Now, when he truly unleashed his full power, approaching an Elementary Warlord, combined with his perfect-level movement, he could even fight and battle with an Elementary Warlord.
After all, achieving perfect-level movement was very difficult!
Even many Geniuses in the Dojo of Limits Elite Training Camp had not reached this level.
It could be said that his combat power now exceeded that of Bai Feng, the captain of the Black Ice Squad.
"As expected of the fourth level of Flowing Wind. If I were to take the Elite Training Camp assessment now, I should have a certain degree of confidence in passing the B-level test!"
What Shen Ping lacked was physical genetic quality, and he was also older, though this was relative to Luo Feng, as a 21-year-old Elementary Warlord was considered a Genius Globally.
"Next, I'll earn money faster. Once I fully master the fifth level, I'll go challenge the Dojo of Limits' Global Training Camp!"
Shen Ping set a goal for himself.
Although he could barely enter the Elite Training Camp now, he would only be at the bottom if he went in, and he was still far from obtaining the Cultivation resources there.
Of course, besides this reason.
More importantly, he planned to accompany the Black Ice Squad for a period of time. After all, during these days, especially in the Wilderness Area, the Black Ice Squad had taken good care of him.
...
July 5th.
Huazhong Base City's main urban area.
HR Alliance Mall.
The Black Ice Squad gathered together.
This meeting was mainly to discuss the time for entering the Wilderness Area. Generally speaking, even Warlord squads would not frequently go to the Wilderness Area; going four or five times a year was considered normal.
"Xiao Shen, that's amazing! I heard that you were able to kill an Elementary Warlord by yourself in the Wilderness Area a while ago!"
As soon as they met, Wang Zhan couldn't help but bring up the matter.
Li Zi also gave a thumbs up. They knew that Shen Ping had high talent and great potential, but they didn't expect him to be able to kill an Elementary Warlord by himself in such a short time.
One must know that even after so many years of adventuring in the Wilderness Area, he and Wang Zhan could barely kill a single Elementary Warlord, and only isolated ones at that.
Captain Bai Feng asked with a smile, full of anticipation, "Xiao Shen, has your physical quality reached that of an Elementary Warlord?"
Shen Ping nodded, "Yes, it has reached Elementary Warlord."
"Awesome!"
"Absolutely awesome!"
Wang Zhan's eyes widened.
Three months ago, Shen Ping was still a bit short of being a Senior Warrior, and now he was already an Elementary Warlord. This improvement speed was too fast!
"What about your saber technique?"
Bai Feng took a deep breath and asked again.
At this question, everyone held their breath, staring at Shen Ping.
Shen Ping sat on the sofa, shrugging, "I just comprehended the third level!"
Hiss.
Bai Feng, Wang Zhan, and the others couldn't help but gasp.
Their gazes were like looking at a monster as they stared at Shen Ping.
In just three months, his saber technique had directly advanced from the first level to the third level.
If they weren't sure that Shen Ping wasn't a liar, they would definitely have taken it as a joke.
"Freak!"
"Monster!"
The four said in unison.
Shen Ping was speechless, "Captain... don't look at me like that. The Flowing Wind saber technique is only difficult to get started with the first level; the first three levels after that are relatively easy!"
"Relatively easy?? Listen, what kind of talk is that?!"
Wang Zhan plopped down next to Shen Ping, his tone exaggerated and strange, "Among all the Martial Artists Globally who Cultivate Flowing Wind, fewer than a hundred have reached the third level!"
Li Zi also stared, holding up three fingers, "In just three months!"
"Xiao Shen, I knew you were amazing back then, but I never imagined you were this amazing! My heavens, three months of Cultivation, going from the first to the third stage, I've never even heard of such a thing!"
Chen Ying's eyes glowed, her gaze practically wanting to devour Shen Ping.
Shen Ping coughed dryly and said modestly, "Perhaps I have a bit of talent in blade techniques!"
Wang Zhan and the others all rolled their eyes.
Is that just "a bit of talent"?
Just then, Bai Feng suddenly asked, "Shen Ping, your talent is so high, and with Flowing Wind Cultivated to the third stage, you can definitely enter the Dojo of Limits' Global Training Camp. So, what are your plans next?"
As her words fell, Wang Zhan, Li Zi, and Chen Ying all quieted down.
Indeed, with Shen Ping's current conditions, entering the Dojo of Limits Training Camp was a sure thing.
But if he did, their Black Ice Squad would have to separate from Shen Ping.
It wasn't easy to find a new recruit with potential, and the squad had planned to train him into a core member. Now, he was about to leave. To be honest, they felt a bit empty inside.
Shen Ping smiled and said, "Captain, the Dojo of Limits' Global Training Camp has two types. Currently, I probably can only enter the basic Training Camp, so I plan to train for a while longer and strive to directly enter the Elite Training Camp. Therefore, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble everyone for a bit longer!"