Cultivation Preparations Before the Assessment

Mingyue Residential Area was where the warriors who had joined Yangzhou City's Limitless Martial Arts School lived.

The soldiers standing guard at the entrance carried the latest-model rifles, which were said to be capable of harming even high-level Warrior-class monsters.

The landscaping inside was excellent. Detached villas of various designs were scattered across nearly a thousand mu of land, along with an artificial lake that allowed the residents to live relaxed and leisurely lives.

The truck drove into the residential area. Even though the guards recognized it as a truck from the martial arts school's logistics department, they still conducted a routine inspection before letting it through.

Only after they stopped before the gates of their new villa did Xia Dahai gradually come back to his senses.

The school director, Xiang Zhonghua, had already been waiting there. When he saw Xia Zhi and his grandfather get out of the truck, he smiled and took the initiative to greet them.

"This Villa No. 188 is one of the best in our residential area in terms of both size and facilities."

"Each floor is nearly three hundred square meters. The three floors together total more than nine hundred square meters, and if you include the basement and the enormous terrace, the total area exceeds twelve hundred square meters."

"The front lawn and backyard swimming pool will be maintained weekly by staff from the logistics department. All the appliances and facilities inside have been prepared. Knowing that you were moving in today, I specifically had dinner prepared."

"From now on, a meal delivery team will come by at set times every day. If you have any special dietary preferences, just tell them directly."

The martial arts school's care for its warriors could truly be called meticulous. Everything that might distract a warrior had already been properly arranged in advance.

Whether in his previous life or this one, it was Xia Zhi's first time receiving such treatment. Though he knew full well that this was the martial arts school's way of winning their loyalty, his heart still warmed.

Xia Dahai could only keep nodding. He was too overwhelmed to speak.

"Come, I'll take you inside to familiarize yourselves with the place. Get everything settled today and rest early. Tomorrow, the warriors from the school who live in this residential area will be having a gathering. Xia Zhi can get to know the other warriors then."

Upon entering the villa, they saw a red-and-white detached house, a neatly trimmed lawn in the front yard, and an interior decorated with luxurious grandeur. The most advanced appliances and finest furniture filled the place with an extravagant air.

Xia Zhi supported his grandfather as they stood in the nearly hundred-square-meter living room, his grandfather's hand gripping his arm tightly.

That faintly trembling arm revealed just how excited he was.

This would be their new home from now on.

On the night of July 31, in Villa No. 188 of Mingyue Residential Area.

Apart from a lounge, the third floor of the villa contained only an enormous training hall.

Its equipment and facilities were even more complete than those in the training hall for Advanced Students at the Limitless Martial Arts School.

It was late at night, and there was not a soul in sight outside. The lights from the training hall made the area outside the villa exceptionally bright.

Crack, crack, crack...

A series of sounds like bones colliding echoed through the training hall.

Dressed in a white training uniform, Xia Zhi lay on his side in the middle of the spacious hall, like a tiger sleeping in repose.

His eyes were half-closed, his body rising and falling with every breath, while cracking sounds occasionally came from all over his body.

Only after a long while did he open his eyes, stretch his body, and roll over into a sitting position.

After exhaling a heavy breath from his dantian, the hall fell completely silent.

"The Bone Refining Chapter of the Supreme Body Refining Art has reached the beginner stage. My physical fitness has improved considerably again."

Xia Zhi looked toward the wooden post standing against the wall beside him.

Six black throwing knives were embedded side by side in it.

Their streamlined bodies and sharpened blades glinted with icy light beneath the lamps.

The six throwing knives trembled lightly before suddenly shooting out of the wooden post on their own.

Moving at tremendous speed, the six throwing knives became six streaks of cold light in the air.

As they flew toward Xia Zhi,

two veered toward the sandbag to the left of the throwing knives,

two circled around and returned to the wooden post,

while the remaining two flew straight before him and rapidly danced around his body.

Swish, swish, swish. Whether it was the sandbag or the wooden post, both were sliced apart at extreme speed beneath the dancing sharp blades.

After completely destroying them, the four streaks of Flowing Light shot back before him and, together with the previous two throwing knives, rapidly circled Xia Zhi's body.

At times, they soared together; at others, they dove in unison, moving with extraordinary agility.

After a moment, the six streaks of Flowing Light slowed to a stop and hovered before Xia Zhi.

"Entering the Bone Refining Chapter has made my body even stronger. I should now be at the peak of the Intermediate Warrior level and will soon enter the Advanced Warrior level."

"My ability to manipulate objects from a distance can now be divided six ways at once, allowing me to control six throwing knives simultaneously."

"Below the War God level, even General-level warriors would be easy to slaughter."

Over this month of cultivation, aside from training the Muscle Refining Chapter of the Supreme Body Refining Art to its peak and beginning the Bone Refining Chapter, Xia Zhi had devoted most of his energy to cultivating his Mental Power.

To approach the Nine-story Pagoda in the Sea of consciousness, the strength of his Mental Power was the key.

Xia Zhi was now getting closer and closer to the pagoda within his Sea of consciousness. He believed the day he uncovered the mystery in his heart was not far away.

"Tomorrow is the warrior combat assessment. Li Wei and the others will be participating as well. Should I find an opportunity..." Xia Zhi pondered.

"We'll see whether there's a chance to make a move. But if there is, I'll teach them a lesson first."

Xia Zhi rose to his feet. The fragments of the destroyed sandbag and wooden post floated into the air and drifted out of the training hall alongside him as he walked.

In the HR Alliance Warrior Residential Area in western Yangzhou City.

The door to the reception room of a four-story villa was pushed open. A pretty girl entered and said to Li Wei, who was seated on the sofa, "Young Master, Young Master Li Qiang has arrived."

"Bring him in." Li Wei held a glass of red wine, his gaze fixed on the blood-like liquid in his hand.

The girl glanced at Li Wei's gloomy face, shuddered, and replied softly, "Yes, Young Master."

Before long, Li Qiang, with his Triangular Eyes and dressed in a black fitted outfit, walked in. He glanced at the grim-faced Li Wei in the reception room and asked, "Young Master Wei, you called for me?"

"Tomorrow is the warrior combat assessment. Have you successfully cultivated the Guidance arts I gave you?" Li Wei asked, still staring at the red wine in his hand.

"I've already reached the beginner stage." Excitement flashed across Li Qiang's face upon hearing Li Wei's words. "Thank you, Young Master Wei. My father said it's even better than the Guidance arts manual he cultivates and is enough for me to cultivate all the way to the peak of the General level. My strength has nearly tripled, and I've already entered the Intermediate Warrior level."

Ordinary people could only obtain Guidance arts manuals from the faction they joined after becoming warriors.

Such manuals had to be bought with large sums of money and absolutely could not be taught to others in private.

However, for the children of warriors, manuals created by their elders or relatives themselves were not subject to those restrictions after permission had been granted.

Still, becoming a warrior before learning them and never teaching them privately had always been a rule observed by everyone.

A trace of contempt flashed across Li Wei's face. He raised his head and looked at Li Qiang. "That's nothing. The faster your strength improves, the easier it will be for my plan to succeed."

"Young Master Wei, your plan is?" Li Qiang asked.

"Tomorrow, during the warrior combat assessment, all the Quasi-Warriors taking part this year will enter Monster Town, where the military has prepared monsters."

Li Wei said, "In previous years, they prepared H-class monsters, but this year, I had someone release an F-class monster inside."

"Ah, wouldn't that mean it has the strength of an Advanced Warrior? Young Master Wei, you mean to..." Li Qiang said in shock.

"I will make that trash Xia Zhi die."

"A dead genius is no genius."

"Yiyi is mine. That trash brat, hmph!" By this point, Li Wei's gloomy face looked as though water could drip from it.

"He only exchanged a few words with Yiyi and ended up in the same mutual-aid group when the school arranged assistance for struggling families, yet you bear such a grudge against him."

"Once my strength improves and I use your resources to become a General-level or even War God-level powerhouse, who Yiyi belongs to is still uncertain!" Li Qiang thought secretly.

But aloud, he said, "But even with my improved strength, I'm only at the Intermediate Warrior level."

"Young Master Wei, you know we haven't cultivated any attack manuals yet. In terms of combat strength, I'm no match for an F-class monster. It could easily tear me apart."

Anger flashed across Li Wei's face as he shouted at Li Qiang, "You're also a collateral member of my Li Family. How can someone so timid become strong?!"

After speaking, his tone softened somewhat as he continued, "Don't worry. I've prepared a D-class combat suit for you."

"It can withstand several tears from an Intermediate General-level monster."

"And that monster has been hypnotized. I had someone place scraps of Xia Zhi's bloodstained clothing near it."

"When the time comes, lead Xia Zhi to the monster. Once you awaken it, it will chase Xia Zhi first. All you need to do then is run for your life."

"There are surveillance cameras everywhere in the town. Once the monster awakens, a powerhouse will immediately go kill it. You'll be safe by then."

"Young Master Wei, what if they discover that I was the one who led him there?" Li Qiang listened to Li Wei's plan.

He was astonished that Li Wei had the ability to secretly arrange so much during a warrior combat assessment being watched by so many factions.

But ultimately, he was more concerned about his own safety.

Li Wei grew impatient.

"You only need to get close to Xia Zhi, awaken the monster, and flee. Why would anyone suspect you?"

"Even if they investigate you, just say you didn't know. Could it be that my Li Family can't protect you?"

"Alright, I understand, Young Master Wei." Li Qiang nodded. His face was filled with viciousness as he said, "This time, that trash brat must die."

Seeing him agree, Li Wei's expression eased. He said to him, "Sit."

"If you handle this well, I won't treat you poorly. After you pass the assessment, I'll give you another ten million. That will be enough for you to cultivate to the General level."

"Thank you, Young Master Wei. I definitely won't let that trash Xia Zhi leave Monster Town alive."

Hearing that there would be another ten million once the deed was done, Li Qiang's face flushed red with excitement as he hurriedly promised.

"Haha, anyone I, Li Wei, want dead will definitely die."

He drained the red wine in one gulp, while the hand holding the wineglass crushed it into powder.

Some readers have said the power level is rather low.

The story begins on Earth, where the foundation is laid. At the start, everyone is still at the Apprentice level. As the story unfolds,

after entering the universe, the scale and plot will begin to reach higher power levels.

This is my first attempt at writing a novel. If there are any shortcomings, I ask readers to please bear with me.

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