Practical Combat Room! Second Update!

Chen Feng went to the testing room.

After entering, just like last time, he found an empty corner.

He threw a punch.

Clang!

The powerful blow struck the target. Blue numbers leaped wildly before finally settling at 1100 kg!

Chen Feng was very satisfied. With the world's essence entering his body to temper it, and with his cultivation of the Essence Gathering Method, his physical strength was improving far faster than before.

Next came speed.

The speed-testing area consisted of square passageways. There were fifteen such testing lanes indoors. Chen Feng quickly found one and began the test, sprinting like the wind. His final speed was 26 meters per second.

One meter faster than last time.

That was another tremendous leap.

In battle, being even a little faster than the enemy could be fatal.

After clearing the data, Chen Feng had intended to leave. But then he saw Jiang Shiran and Zhang Hua enter behind him. Not wanting to run into that arrogant Zhang Hua, he turned and entered the practical combat room.

It was a test of actual combat. Though it could not compare to fighting on a true battlefield, it could still improve one's real combat experience.

After making sure no one was paying attention to him, Chen Feng entered.

The two behind him walked over. Jiang Shiran had just seen Chen Feng, but now he had vanished. She said:

"That Chen Feng must be here testing his data too, just like us.

By the way, you're already at Blood Qi Stage Nine. What are your stats? I tested mine yesterday—it was 820 kilograms. That was only because I advanced to Blood Qi Stage Eight these past few days. With your talent, yours must be even higher."

Jiang Shiran said it casually.

Zhang Hua said, "820 kilograms is already very good. It puts you among the top students in the school. As for me?"

Zhang Hua smiled. "When I was at Blood Qi Stage Eight, I reached 882 kilograms. Now that I'm at Blood Qi Stage Nine, it must have improved. Let me try."

Zhang Hua still wanted to show off in front of Jiang Shiran. After all, Jiang Shiran was also a beautiful student. At this age, she had already blossomed into a graceful young woman, and she was a genius female student as well.

Bang!

Zhang Hua's expression suddenly turned solemn. He stepped before the target and punched it. The numbers jumped before stopping at 970 kg!

Jiang Shiran's pupils contracted. That figure was much higher than hers. Zhang Hua is a genius who awakened four Martial Souls, after all. His strength is somewhat greater than mine.

But she would not be inferior forever. As she continued cultivating, she would surely make up the gap between them.

Heh heh.

Seeing the data, Zhang Hua smiled arrogantly, then tested his speed as well.

He sprinted at full speed, and the result appeared.

23 meters per second.

That result was already astonishing.

There were quite a few people near the testing area. Several students who saw this were shocked. After some discussion, they learned that this was Zhang Hua, the genius from Handong District.

No wonder he possessed such strength.

Quite a few people were filled with envy, and their gazes could not help but carry admiration.

Jiang Shiran said, "Mine is 21 meters per second. You're much higher than me."

Zhang Hua smiled. "It's nothing. You only awakened a little later than I did. Besides, your Martial Soul has tremendous potential, so you won't be weak in the future. Once you reach Blood Qi Stage Nine, your stats won't be lower than mine."

Though Zhang Hua said that aloud, he felt rather pleased with himself.

The moment he arrived, the gazes of all the male and female students in the testing room had gathered on him.

Zhang Hua had deliberately chosen the area with the most people for his test. Wouldn't it be a pity not to put his strength on display?

Besides, he was from another school. By coming here to test himself, he could also raise his own school's prestige.

"I wonder what Chen Feng's test results were just now."

Jiang Shiran suddenly thought of Chen Feng—the male student with Nine Divine Tree Martial Souls.

"Him? He's not on our level, so there's no need to mention him. What, you think he's handsome and have taken a liking to him?" Zhang Hua looked at Jiang Shiran and teased.

"Ah... of course not." Jiang Shiran instinctively felt a little embarrassed, a faint blush appearing on her face. She had never considered that question.

"That's for the best. You're a genius. Don't always keep your eyes on people who aren't on the same level as you. You should look toward geniuses stronger than yourself. Only then can you go far."

Zhang Hua smiled and said no more. "Let's test your school's Combat Power room. Our school's facilities aren't as good as yours. If we can improve ourselves through practical combat testing, then this trip won't have been wasted."

"Mm!"

As the two walked, Jiang Shiran asked, "Zhang Hua, you awakened your Martial Soul earlier than we did. Have you learned any Soul Skills yet?"

"Soul Skills?"

Zhang Hua froze. "Not yet. I still haven't sensed the world's essence, so how could I possibly cultivate Soul Skills? Soul Skills also require essence to work with them. Without sensing the world's essence, using a Soul Skill is merely pure Soul Power. You can't make essence adhere to the Soul Skill, so it has no tangible power."

Zhang Hua said confidently, "But it'll be soon. Before long, I'll be able to sense essence. Then I can naturally cultivate Soul Skills. Only once a Martial Soul User has Soul Skills do they possess killing power. How could mere martial arts techniques compare to the terror of Soul Skills?"

"Aren't you already at Blood Qi Stage Nine? You should be able to sense essence by now, shouldn't you?" Jiang Shiran asked.

Zhang Hua smiled. "That's true, but how can sensing essence be so quick? I need a little time. I've already gotten a feel for it. Give it some more time, and it'll happen as naturally as water flowing into a channel!"

"Mm."

Jiang Shiran nodded as they arrived at the practical combat testing area.

Jiang Shiran saw that the door to one practical combat room was shut. "Someone's testing in there?"

"Could it be that Chen Feng?" Zhang Hua stared at the closed door, but did not care much. He entered another room.

Jiang Shiran entered a different room as well.

Meanwhile, Chen Feng had already begun his test inside the practical combat room.

Roar!

A completely black Phantom Hound appeared before him. It stood twenty centimeters taller than an ordinary wolf and looked extremely powerful. Its ears were sharp, its teeth bared, and it was lifelike. Though it was an electronic hound, it looked incredibly ferocious and real.

The test involved fighting it. The tester could not allow the hound's teeth to bite any vital area. Once a vital area was touched, it meant the test was over.

On a battlefield of life and death, that would also mean one had already been bitten to death.

The black hound's speed and bite force were astonishing. If one encountered it in the wilderness and it bit down on one's neck, very few could escape. With a single bite, blood would gush from the neck—how could there be any chance of survival?

Now, the hound was continuously fighting Chen Feng, its figure flickering again and again. But Chen Feng twisted his body and threw a direct punch, blasting it to death.

The electronic hound projection could sense the force of his punch. Once the killing standard was reached, the hound would collapse and vanish on its own.

After the first was killed, a second and third appeared.

As time passed, batches of Phantom Hounds appeared, increasing the difficulty for the practical combat tester.

Very quickly, Chen Feng was facing eight hounds at once.

He had held out for a full ten minutes. An ordinary student would be eliminated in less than thirty seconds against the first hound.

Lasting two minutes was already very impressive. Lasting four minutes basically made one among the school's best. As for lasting five minutes, that was probably someone like Jiang Shiran.

And in fact, while fighting the hounds, Jiang Shiran had become extremely disheveled by the five-minute mark before being bitten by one.

A red light suddenly flashed in the practical combat room. The hounds vanished, and the test ended.

"Last time was four minutes and thirty seconds. This time was five minutes. Though I couldn't hold on any longer, it's still much better than before."

Jiang Shiran let out a breath and came out.

Even though she had been facing electronic hounds created through multidirectional projections, she had still found them difficult to handle.

This kind of test had one advantage: it could improve one's strength without risking death.

After coming out, she looked at the door beside her. Zhang Hua had already reached five minutes inside and had not yet emerged.

However, Jiang Shiran noticed that students had crowded around them at some point.

They were all students from the school. They normally would not gather like this, but because Zhang Hua had come, they wanted to see how long this genius from another school could last.