Hong's Decision

Under the dim sky, the Tiger Cats' blood pooled into streams on the ground, flowing toward the lowlands beneath the howling cold wind.

With an earthshaking roar from the leading Four-tailed Tiger Cat, the entire Tiger Cat monster pack swiftly retreated under its lead. Like receding tides, they soon vanished into the dark night, leaving behind only more than two hundred corpses.

Although the Tiger Cat leader's eyes were filled with savagery and hatred when it left,

it clearly understood that even if it sacrificed the entire pack, it probably still could not kill this Human Warrior. That ghostlike movement technique of his was simply too terrifying.

Xia Zhi, who had been immersed in the Willow Catkins in the Wind movement technique, his mind perfectly attuned to heaven and nature, stopped moving when he sensed the Tiger Cats' attacks had ceased and opened his eyes.

At that moment, a purplish-red triangular fighter jet suddenly appeared in midair, drawing his attention.

This was the first time he had seen a fighter jet from this world. Its technology was clearly more advanced than that of Earth in his previous life. As it hovered there,

aside from the infrared detector beneath it occasionally flashing red, it did not make a single sound.

"A purplish-red triangular fighter jet? It doesn't look like a passenger plane. Could it be a Special Envoy from the martial arts school's Global Headquarters?"

At that moment, he saw a missed call on his Combat watch. It was from Supervisor Zhuge Tao, so he called back.

"Xia Zhi, Special Envoy Ice Mountain from the Global Headquarters has arrived. We couldn't reach you just now, so he has already gone straight over."

Zhuge Tao's familiar voice came through. He sounded somewhat anxious, speaking very quickly.

"Is the Special Envoy riding a purplish-red triangular fighter jet?" Xia Zhi asked. "I think he's already here."

"Yes. Lord Ice Mountain is one of the chief instructor's three personal guards, a Transcendent War God level existence. Xia Zhi, you must treat the Special Envoy with respect." Upon hearing that Ice Mountain had already arrived, Zhuge Tao lowered his voice and reminded him.

"I understand, Supervisor. Don't worry."

At that moment, inside the fighter jet, Special Envoy Ice Mountain, wearing a Golden Mask, was also speaking to someone.

The projected screen before him was playing footage of Xia Zhi weaving and darting through the Tiger Cat monster pack with his eyes closed. When the footage reached its final second and stopped, Ice Mountain's normally icy voice was unexpectedly filled with respect.

"Chief instructor, that is the situation. I have now arrived at Xia Zhi's location. What do you think?"

"That young man named Xia Zhi—have him come to headquarters in three days. I will meet him personally." The deep voice of the man addressed as chief instructor came through. "This is becoming more and more interesting. The Elite Training Camp, huh..."

Ice Mountain was astonished that the chief instructor intended to meet Xia Zhi personally. He knew that even among the unparalleled prodigies in the Elite Training Camp, only the person ranked first in points each year could receive an audience with the chief instructor and qualify for his guidance.

Seeing that there were no further instructions, Ice Mountain respectfully responded before ending the call.

Even as one of that man's personal guards, with strength that had now reached the Transcendent War God level, he still felt heartfelt reverence before him, as if he were facing a deity.

That's right. The other party on that call had been the strongest person in the world, regarded by Earth's people in this world as a god—the founder and chief instructor of the Limitless Martial Arts School, Hong.

"To have caught the chief instructor's interest and earned a personal summons... it seems that movement technique truly was at the Perfect level. He has already reached the Grandmaster realm of Oneness of Heaven and Man."

At that thought, even someone as habitually indifferent as him could not help sighing. "At that age, he truly is a monster."

"Let's go meet this monster."

Below the fighter jet, after seeing no movement for some time, Xia Zhi was puzzled for a moment before he stopped paying attention. He began carving out all the materials from the Beast General level Tiger Cat corpses and stuffing them into his backpack. The backpack he had emptied before coming to the rescue was already nearly full.

Whoosh!

The cabin door opened.

A figure flew out, while the fighter jet automatically shut its cabin door and continued hovering in midair.

As expected of a Planetary level powerhouse beyond the War God level.

The man descended slowly through the air without relying on any equipment. With a Golden Mask covering his face, his entire presence was as cold as a mountain.

Familiar with the original work, Xia Zhi knew clearly that in terms of strength within the Limitless Martial Arts School, Ice Mountain, as one of Hong's three personal guards, possessed a unique move personally designed by the world's strongest expert. He was even more formidable than the other Patrol Envoys and was absolutely among the top powers the Limitless Martial Arts School used to deter Earth.

"Greetings, Lord Special Envoy Ice Mountain." Xia Zhi bowed slightly.

"Mm." Special Envoy Ice Mountain merely nodded without speaking. His gaze settled on Xia Zhi, lingering especially long on his young face.

"Xia Zhi," Special Envoy Ice Mountain said. "The special training contract submitted by the Jiangnan Branch Hall on your behalf has been approved by headquarters. You have three days to prepare. In three days, report to the Global Headquarters."

As for chief instructor Hong's audience, Ice Mountain did not tell him about it yet.

"Let's go. I will take you back to the Base city now."

After Ice Mountain spoke, he lightly waved an arm. The fighter jet hovering above fired down a beam of light that enveloped both Xia Zhi and Ice Mountain. Drawn by a gentle pulling force, the two were brought into the fighter jet by the beam.

Xia Zhi and Ice Mountain appeared inside the dim cabin. The floating light screen before them displayed a real-time, 360-degree view of the outside.

"Return to Jiangnan City headquarters," Ice Mountain said to the light screen ahead.

What a pity about the gains from the past few days at my hideout.

But after looking at Ice Mountain, the cold man in the Golden Mask, Xia Zhi chose to keep silent.

At his hideout in that city, he still had the Monster materials he had collected over the past few days, worth at least five hundred million.

That was if he sold them to the Limitless Martial Arts School. If he sold them to the HR Alliance, they would be worth at least one billion.

During this time, all the Monster materials Xia Zhi had obtained through his frenzied training had been sold to the martial arts school. Since he was not short on money for the time being, he had chosen to sell to the school to raise his contribution points. During this time, his contribution points had nearly reached three-star level.

I'll just have to tell the captain and Brother Xu to retrieve them.

Whoosh!

The purplish-red triangular fighter jet immediately became a streak of purplish-red Flowing Light and vanished at the edge of the world. It soon flew above Jiangnan Base City, then slowly descended onto the rooftop landing pad of the Extreme Martial Arts Hall Headquarters.

Whoosh—

The cabin door opened automatically. Xia Zhi followed Ice Mountain out of the fighter jet, where a burly man with hands like palm-leaf fans was waiting for them. Standing behind the burly man was the Supervisor Zhuge Tao whom Xia Zhi knew well.

After the group exchanged pleasantries, the burly man, Chairman Zhou Zhengyong, took Ice Mountain away to rest and dine. He would later see Ice Mountain off as well.

As a Transcendent War God level existence, Ice Mountain's time was precious. He would not wait here for three days. Having told Xia Zhi to report directly to headquarters in three days, he said that someone would be specially assigned to receive him.

In the end, only Xia Zhi and Zhuge Tao remained. The two went to Zhuge Tao's office.

After sitting on the comfortable leather sofa, Zhuge Tao let out a long breath and said to him, "I never expected headquarters to send Lord Ice Mountain this time. That shows they attach great importance to you! Xia Zhi, if there are any tests arranged when you go to the Global Headquarters, remember to give it everything you've got!"

"Don't worry about exposing your strength. The Elite Training Camp is the world's number one training camp. It takes in geniuses among geniuses, and everyone around you will be monstrous students."

"Your instructors will be War Gods at the very least! There may even be Inspectors, or even Transcendent War God level Patrol Envoys! Even the world's strongest expert, Hong, visits the training camp. The world's second strongest expert, Thunder God, is also invited there!"

"The world's most monstrous students are gathered there, along with the best instructors and equipment. Every kind of superior condition is brought together there... That is the world's number one training camp! As long as you don't die, you can say that every one of you will become a War God in the future!"

"In a place like that, put away that humble and cautious routine. Show your strength. Only then can you earn others' respect. Among Warriors, strength is what matters. You must remember that!"

"Go on. Go back and spend some time with your grandfather, and deal with whatever you need to deal with as soon as possible. The Elite Training Camp has a five-year training period. Unless you become a War God and can finish early, you will only be able to return during holidays."

Xia Zhi nodded. After bidding Zhuge Tao farewell, he headed straight back to Yangzhou City.

Thanks to the generous reader with the username ending in 0440 for the reward. The first chapter for today is here~