Second

At the entrance to the Elite Training Camp, before the Black Dragon Statue, genius martial artists from various countries and staff from major factions had gathered. Recording equipment had been set up in every direction, broadcasting the changing data on the Black Dragon Statue live to report it to their respective higher-ups.

"It changed! It changed! He's in the top fifty!"

"Whose name got close to the top fifty?"

"Qin Hao—the new Qin Hao!"

"How is that possible? Isn't he a newcomer who only arrived this month? He hasn't even been in the Limitless Martial Arts Center's training camp for a month."

"That killing maniac? He just entered the Elite Training Camp, and his Combat Score has already surpassed the old students'."

"A newcomer breaking into the top hundred in his first month has only happened five times in our training camp's entire history. Those five were all peerless geniuses of the highest order. The earliest was twenty years ago. Of those five, four have already become High-level War Gods. The other broke through the War God level and became a Beyond War God."

After emerging from the Trial Tower, Qin Hao's Trial Tower Level had improved slightly, reaching 4.2. His ranking rose once more, placing him in the top fifty.

"This is nothing. Next, I'll make the entire Elite Training Camp erupt."

"I want to take the Power Test." He called out into the void, and a punching target appeared before Qin Hao.

"Student Qin Hao, please begin the test."

Boom! His fist struck the target. The fourth level of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade was fully unleashed in actual combat. His 3.5-fold Force Generation sent the number on the target climbing continuously before it finally stopped at 35,000 KG.

"Test complete. Force Generation level: 3.5-fold. Trial Tower Level: 4.2. Student Qin Hao, your current Combat Power Amplitude is 14.7."

Within the Elite Training Camp, a Combat Power Amplitude of 1–2 was considered low-level... 4–8 was high-level, and 8–16 was excellent!

However, almost no one truly reached 16. Generally, a Combat Power Amplitude of 14–15 was enough to contend for the top five in the training camp. Reaching 13 usually meant the top ten. Reaching 12 generally meant the top twenty.

In the original story, the highest reward condition in Luo Feng's contract was a Combat Power Amplitude of 16, with a time limit of three years.

After looking at his Combat Power Amplitude, Qin Hao exited the Trial Space, left the Nine-Layered Tower, returned to Jiangnan Pavilion, and continued cultivating.

Qin Hao had gone back, but the Elite Training Camp immediately exploded into uproar. As Qin Hao completed the Power Test, his ranking began soaring.

"Qin Hao's name disappeared! He was at rank fifty-five just now—why is he gone?"

"He just improved once, so he should have come out of the Trial Tower. Why would his name disappear?"

"Not in the top fifty!"

"Not in the top forty!"

"Still not in the top thirty!"

"That's impossible! How could someone enter the top thirty on his first time in the Elite Training Camp?"

"Not in the top twenty either!"

"Qin Hao is about to take off! Entering the top twenty in his first month at the Elite Training Camp has never happened since the camp was founded. Is another Beyond War God about to rise?"

"He's in the top ten!"

"I see his name! Second place—Qin Hao has charged into second place!"

As Qin Hao's ranking was revealed, the geniuses throughout the training camp and factions around the world began taking action.

"Quick, connect me to the boss!" The burly man's face twisted fiercely.

"Captain, it's not even midnight yet." A scantily dressed woman laughed playfully.

"Damn it, hurry up and connect me to the boss! Now!!!" A savage gleam appeared in the burly man's eyes. Only then did the woman who had been laughing realize the seriousness of the situation, and she immediately began connecting to their boss.

"Shit!"

"This genius is actually from Huaxia. Get me connected to the general—I need to speak with him immediately."

"Second place?"

"He's only eighteen years old, and his family was ordinary in the past. He never received any special martial arts training when he was young."

At this moment, intelligence personnel from the military organizations and special administrative organizations of various powerful nations, as well as family conglomerates, mercenary groups, and others in Hongning Base City, all discovered the latest rankings refreshed on the Elite Training Camp's Black Dragon Ranking. As qualified intelligence officers, every person in charge immediately reported to headquarters!

For the five major powers and the two martial arts centers, there could never be too many geniuses. A genius was not merely powerful in physical fitness; it also meant advancement in Force Generation, Movement Technique, and Blade Technique Realm. Every person who could enter the Elite Training Camp was a genius, but geniuses were also ranked by level.

Although nearly everyone who graduated from the Elite Training Camp possessed strength comparable to a War God, some merely barely reached the War God level, while others could battle powerhouses at the Beyond War God level. That was the gap—the gap between geniuses.

The talent Qin Hao displayed now was undoubtedly that of a top-tier genius. In his first month in the Elite Training Camp, he had directly charged into second place. Whether in physical strength, Force Generation, Blade Technique, or Movement Technique Realm, he was already among the very best of the War Gods.

No faction would overlook such a genius. Even if they could not completely recruit him, building a good relationship with him was inevitable. Moreover, some factions had already begun moving.

The representatives of major factions in Hongning Base City had begun trying to contact Qin Hao, but Qin Hao's Communicator was switched off. Quite a few geniuses also began looking for him, hoping to recruit him.

Qin Hao had anticipated this situation long ago. He simply remained in the Secret Chamber beneath Jiangnan Pavilion and continued his cultivation. He also knew that regardless of what terms these factions offered, they could not compare with the Limitless Martial Arts Center.

After all, Hong, as the world's strongest person, possessed many resources unavailable to other factions. Moreover, for Qin Hao, the most important thing now was still improving his own strength. There were very few resources that could truly help him. His body had absorbed the Spirit of Plants and Dragon Blood one after another, and the remaining energy had not yet been fully digested. It was not suitable for rapid improvement.

He received an annual Activity Budget of ten billion from the Limitless Martial Arts Center, so he did not lack money. As for secret manuals, he had not yet finished studying the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade, World Ending, and Mist Sword he had chosen, so he did not need more secret manuals anytime soon.

What Qin Hao needed now was continuous accumulation—accumulation in temperament, combat experience, and cultivation experience. Beyond that, what he might need were methods to break through to the Planetary level, methods to comprehend a domain, or resources like Wood Essence that could enable a breakthrough to the Planetary level.

At present, only Hong might possess such resources. Hong might not even have Wood Essence; if he did, he would have used it to improve his own strength long ago.

While Qin Hao cultivated, the legendary Highest Meeting of the Limitless Martial Arts Center—the Round Table Conference—was convened in the Virtual Space.

Virtual Space.

Inside a vast Conference Hall, the floor was silver, the walls were silver, and the enormous round table was silver as well! Only the six chairs were pure black, a black that seemed capable of swallowing everything. At this moment, on the six chairs surrounding the silver round table...

Five of the chairs were occupied by five people in white robes. These five were the Limitless Martial Arts Center's five Inspectors. The owner of the sixth chair was the Center Master of the Limitless Martial Arts Center, the world's strongest person—Hong!