The virtual space, the first floor of the Trial Tower, a vast grassland.
Corpses of Wild Ox lay scattered, blood staining the grass red. Xu Feng, covered in blood, stood on top of a Wild Ox carcass, his face pale, with blood at the corner of his mouth.
"Time taken: 41 minutes and 26 seconds. Killed 100 Beginner Beast General-level Wild Ox, and 10 Intermediate Beast General-level Wild Ox. C-Rank stage passed, first floor of the Trial Tower passed. Congratulations, Academy Student Xu Feng."
An electronic voice announced the results. The entire grassland flashed, and the scenery completely disappeared, replaced by an endless desert – the second floor of the Trial Tower.
As Xu Feng knew, each floor of the Trial Tower had three stages: A, B, and C. For example, on the second floor, completing the A stage would be recorded as 2.3, the B stage as 2.6, and the C stage as 3.0. Xu Feng had just completed the C-Rank stage of the first floor, which was recorded as 2.0.
"I didn't expect the difficulty to increase so drastically, from the 100 Wild Ox of the B stage to the 200 Wild Ox of the C stage."
Recalling the previous slaughter, Xu Feng still felt a lingering fear. "With ten Intermediate Beast General-level Wild Ox, the threat isn't too great on its own. The most troublesome part was their ability to command the other Wild Ox, forming organized attacks, one after another."
Unlike the B stage, where the Wild Ox attacked Xu Feng aimlessly.
The C stage was organized.
If Xu Feng's blade techniques hadn't improved significantly, he would have failed during one of the Wild Ox stampedes.
"Xu Feng, congratulations on completing the first level of the Trial Tower. Next, is the a-stage trial of the second level of the Trial Tower. Your objective is to kill 50 Iron-Clad Scorpions, of the initial Beast General rank, within 10 minutes. Good luck." The electronic voice of the virtual space echoed across the desert.
The Iron-Clad Scorpion, a frequently encountered monster in the desert, is the most abundant type of scorpion monster.
"According to what other students have said, the Iron-Clad Scorpions are small in size, and can attack humans with over ten, or even more than twenty, at the same time, and they are very evasive, making them extremely difficult to deal with.
This second level a-stage, the difficulty has increased several times compared to before." Xu Feng felt a great deal of pressure.
\n\n Shh shh~~~ Suddenly, from the endless desert, one after another, dark red-armored scorpions crawled out of the sand. Obviously, these scorpions could easily burrow into the sand.
Each scorpion's armor was dark red, and its long, pointed tail was jet black. No one doubted the power of this scorpion's tail.
The a-stage trial of the second level of the Trial Tower begins. In City 1001 of the Wilderness Zone, Mo Qi was leaning against a wall, occasionally chatting with Luo Luoya. "The rankings have changed, Xu Feng's ranking has changed!" Luo Luoya's exclamation came from the communication watch.
"How much did it change?" Mo Qi was surprised.
"From 85th place, it's now 51st."
Hearing this, Mo Qi took a deep breath. He had actually become 88th in the Elite Training Camp. A newcomer to the training camp, in their first month, making it to 51st place was indeed terrifying. At this moment,
Mo Qi felt a trace of regret, why hadn't she gotten closer to him before?
With Xu Feng's current achievements, he was destined to be incredibly powerful in the future.
Mo Qi didn't know that the reason Xu Feng's ranking had jumped from 85th to 51st was because Xu Feng had passed the C-Rank Trial, and the Trial Tower level had increased from 1.6 to 2.0. This meant Xu Feng's points had increased by a full quarter, which was why his progress was so astonishing.
"It changed again."
"Mo Qi, the ranking has changed again." Luo Luoya's voice came from the communication watch.
"How much?"
"He's already 18th! He's entered the top 50!" Mo Qi's expression changed.
Inside the Elite Training Camp, in front of the Black Dragon Sculpture at the main entrance.
Dozens of trainees and more than ten God of War instructors were excited when they saw the ranking refresh again, with Xu Feng appearing at no. 18. They were all exclaiming in amazement.
"A newcomer entering the top 50 in their first month, this has only happened once in the history of our training camp. That person went on to break through and become a being beyond the God of War," a burly, white-skinned man from Russia with a large beard shouted excitedly.
"Amazing."
"This newcomer, Xu Feng, his agility, speed, and swordsmanship should all be very high."
"Quick, quickly notify the Inspector, tell the Inspector this news!"
Jiang Fang, she is also extremely famous in the global God of War circle. She came from a poor background and was born during the most turbulent years of the Great Nirvana period, which could be called a life of hardship. Her husband died saving her during a hunt in the Wilderness Zone.
From then on, Jiang Fang stopped caring about the power struggles of various factions and also stopped concerning herself with romantic matters, throwing herself entirely into martial arts, and achieving great things.
She was known as the Moon Demoness Jiang Fang.
Her pair of curved blades were incredibly skillful. Many martial artists who disliked scheming and external conflicts were often willing to become teachers at the Limit Martial Arts Academy. Jiang Fang had been in the Elite Training Camp for nearly a decade. Besides researching her saber techniques and cultivating diligently, her only joy was watching her disciples achieve great things.
Watching her disciples surpass the disciples of other teachers, "Congratulations, Teacher Jiang." said a bald, skinny black man.
"It's also because Xu Feng has a high level of talent." Jiang Fang smiled slightly. The white, bearded, burly man beside her said in broken Mandarin, "It's because you, Miss Jiang Fang, are a good teacher. You have a saying in China, what is it called... a famous teacher produces outstanding students!" There were very few female teachers in the Elite Training Camp.
Jiang Fang had many disciples who were Gods of War, naturally giving her a wide network of contacts. She was also strong herself, tall, and beautiful.
There were really quite a few God of War-level powerhouses who wanted to pursue Jiang Fang.
"Xu Feng is out."
As a voice echoed, Jiang Fang couldn't help but turn her head to look. She saw Xu Feng, dressed in simple casual clothes, walking out of the Nine Heavens Pavilion.
Xu Feng had just exited the Nine Heavens Pavilion when he saw his teacher, Jiang Fang, approaching in the distance. Teacher Jiang Fang was considered one of the most beautiful women in the Elite Training Camp, and many male students pursued her. After all, the lifespan of a God of War was much longer than that of a normal person, and a difference of a dozen years didn't matter to these students.
However, Xu Feng held Jiang Fang in high respect; her help to him over the past month had been substantial.
"Sister Fang," Xu Feng said respectfully.
"Not bad, you're now ranked 18th on the Black Dragon Ranking," Jiang Fang praised with a smile. "How was the Trial Tower level assessment?"
"I failed at the third level, stage A."
Xu Feng didn't reveal the truth. In reality, he hadn't failed; it was just that the time for the challenge had run out. The system would immediately consider the challenge a failure, regardless of whether he won or lost, once the time was up.
His final Trial Tower level was 3.1.
"The Iron-Clad Scorpion packs are indeed troublesome." Jiang Fang encouraged. "Keep it up. Your current rank is 18th. There are still a little over two days until midnight on the 28th. Work hard during these next couple of days and try to stay in the top 5. If you can break into the top 1 in the first month of training camp, as your teacher, it would be a great honor for me as well."
Xu Feng smiled.
He needed to work hard. It was past eight in the evening when training camp vehicles pulled up to the main entrance. The students who had been out in the Wilderness Zone hunting monsters began to file in.
"I heard Xu Feng rose to 18th place at noon today."
"I heard that too. Xu Feng is really making our China proud, haha."
The first thing these students did upon entering the training camp was to look up at the leaderboard on the Black Dragon Sculpture. Because these students had all submitted monster materials and earned points, most of those returning from monster hunts today had risen a rank or two. Only a few had remained the same, or even dropped.
Early on the 28th, Xu Feng left the training camp with the other 91 students. As he left, Xu Feng also noticed that his rank was now 19th. Clearly, the return of those 91 monster-hunting students last night had caused a lot of changes on the leaderboard.
Xu Feng spent the entire day of the 28th diligently hunting monsters.
It was nearly 10 PM when he returned to the training camp.
"Xu Feng, you made quite a haul today." On the training camp's dedicated vehicle, a Limit Martial Arts Academy staff member purchased the materials, transferring the money to Xu Feng's card. This also increased Xu Feng's contribution points and earned him training camp battle achievements. "Your ranking should improve a few spots."
"Thanks for the good words," Xu Feng grinned.
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