Alliance General History

"Willpower."

Chen Feng carefully sensed himself, his eyes bright.

Because of his Perception Talent, he clearly noticed that when his willpower broke past 10 points, his mind seemed to have undergone some kind of enhancement.

His control over his physical strength had become more precise.

The pitch-black mist in the surrounding area no longer made him feel as oppressed as before, as if he had gained some kind of resistance to negative effects.

Besides that, there was one more thing.

Calmness.

Controllable calmness!

"I can enter a calm state at any time."

Standing where he was, Chen Feng roughly sensed the changes in his mind.

It was as though his heart had gained a switch. As long as he wanted to, he could use it to shut out most negative emotions.

And enter a relatively calm state.

It looked rather useless, as though it had no real purpose.

But after thinking it over, Chen Feng dismissed that idea.

Calmness represented rationality.

It would allow him to avoid panicking when he encountered danger, truly bring out all his strength, and make use of every available part of his surroundings.

Especially in battle.

Pain, accidents, and psychologically intrusive words. All of these could affect one's emotions and combat performance.

If he could remain calm, then naturally, he would not be affected by such circumstances.

"Not bad."

Nodding in satisfaction, Chen Feng quickly suppressed his stray thoughts and briefly adapted to his strengthened body.

During that time, he thought of the Masked Man at the Martial Arts Hall and looked in his direction, feeling a trace of desire to challenge him.

But in the end, he calmly chose to give up.

"The Masked Man definitely has Professional Grade strength."

"There's no need to get hurt over this for now and waste an opportunity to explore the Dream World. I should wait a little longer."

Shaking his head, Chen Feng let out a breath and withdrew his gaze.

Remembering that the dream had not yet ended, he soon began walking through the area again, trying to use Perception to find light orbs.

Perhaps his luck had run out, because he made no further discoveries.

Instead, a special book he found caught his attention.

Alliance General History

The book had a brown cover, with four large characters printed on it.

Perhaps it had been damaged by flame; only a dozen or so pages remained.

The edges and corners were charred as well. A slight touch would crumble part of it into black ash that drifted down.

Raising an eyebrow, Chen Feng grew curious about the history and background of this Dream World.

With a rustle.

He gently opened the cover and looked at its contents.

Three hundred years ago, nuclear war erupted. The wilderness became a field of ruins, and humanity entered a dark age.

Radiation was everywhere, beasts mutated, the Mindless Ones who had lost their sanity appeared, and extraordinary Awakened emerged one after another. Powers across the land carved out their own territories.

Two hundred and forty years ago, some powerful Supernatural individuals, led by Gold Emperor, guided humanity in rebuilding their homeland. The High Wall was built as a result, the alliance was born, and humanity emerged from the darkness to welcome the Dawn Era.

Over the next sixty years, the High Wall Alliance continued to expand. Green Port City was established during this period.

In Alliance Calendar Year 92, Fist King Luo Chao was the first to discover the mysteries of martial dao and successfully achieved Limit Break, continuing the path ahead for martial dao. Martial dao's status was thus elevated, becoming a new path comparable to Extraordinary Awakening. To show their respect, later generations praised Luo Chao as the Martial Dao Forefather Saint.

Martial dao and the extraordinary grew and flourished, Legends appeared frequently, and individual power kept breaking through—until thirty years ago, when the Abyss appeared and the Black Calamity emerged.

The content ended abruptly there, and Chen Feng paused as he turned the page.

"That's it?"

He had just become engrossed in reading, thinking he might gain some useful information.

But it was gone?

A little helpless, he shook his head and sorted through the historical information he had just read.

"Nuclear war. Wilderness. Gold Emperor. Alliance..."

"Wang Yu's Diary from last time also mentioned the wilderness. It seems that should be the world outside Green Port City, where many mutated dangers exist."

"Besides that, there are other cities. Together with Green Port City, they formed the so-called High Wall Alliance."

Deep in thought, Chen Feng was even more curious about the information in the final two lines.

"Martial Dao Limit Break."

Narrowing his eyes, he thought of the Limit Breaking Light Orb.

But his intuition told him that the two probably did not mean the same thing.

"And the Abyss at the end—what is that?"

"Could it be related to the Black Calamity?"

His gaze filled with confusion, Chen Feng pondered in place for a long while.

Although he had read more than a dozen pages and learned some historical background, he found his thoughts even more muddled.

The information was incomplete, and there were too many terms he did not understand.

For example, he still had not figured out what exactly the Black Calamity was.

"I'll pay more attention to it in the future."

Shaking his head, regret flashed in his eyes.

Chen Feng could only set down the incomplete Alliance General History as though it were useless.

Tap!

The book struck the table with a crisp sound.

The next second, Chen Feng withdrew his hand, but saw the world tremble slightly.

Heaven and earth spun, and he soon felt the scene before him rapidly changing.

It was as if mist enveloped everything, yet also like dawn arriving in an instant.

The familiar ceiling appeared again, and a ray of sunlight shone in from far away through the gap in the curtains.

"I'm back..."

He casually checked the time. It was still 7:05.

Everything had returned to how it had been at the beginning. Chen Feng let out a breath, quickly rose, and pulled open the curtains.

Rustle!

Blue sky white clouds, clusters of high-rises, rows of low houses.

Children with backpacks were heading out, while workers in blue uniforms yawned as they got up.

The sight was completely different from the Dream World. Staring blankly, Chen Feng could not help but entertain an absurd thought.

If the so-called Black Calamity erupted in this world...

Would humanity on Earth Star be able to survive?

At that thought, a trace of heaviness unexpectedly filled Chen Feng's heart.

After all, according to the Alliance General History, the extraordinary and martial dao of the Dream World should have been very powerful.

But even so, that world Could Not stop the Black Calamity and seemed to have been destroyed.

"I wonder if there are still any living people in the Dream World."

The thought flashed through his mind, and Chen Feng came up with many more thoughts.

In the end, he looked once at the peaceful scene outside the window, then quickly shook his head and drove away his distracting thoughts.

"The more I think, the more I hesitate."

"Take it slowly. I only need to become stronger."

His powerful will quickly restored his calmness. He then walked into the bathroom and saw himself in the mirror.

His full deltoids made his shoulders look broad, while his built-up trapezius muscles gave his back a thick, solid appearance.

His arms had become thicker again, and the hard-edged temperament on his face had become even more pronounced.

Chen Feng even suspected that his height had changed as well.

"Seems like I grew half a centimeter."

Chen Feng raised a hand above his head to roughly measure it, confirming that his feeling was correct.

It was not particularly noticeable. Only because he had the Perception Talent had he detected it so keenly.

"Nearly 1.81 meters..."

Nodding in satisfaction, Chen Feng began washing up. After tidying himself up and eating breakfast, he was ready.

With nothing to do that morning, he changed into a black tank top and began bodyweight training and Judo practice in the open space of his living room.

Beads of sweat slid down, and his engorged muscles pulsed with strength.

Until at last, his Judo progress increased again.

Progress +1

Judo: Proficient (10%)