The Mysterious Black Origin

Why does this spaceship-like building feel like a real spaceship? Xu Feng thought. But I've never heard of a spaceship over ten thousand meters long. He stopped dwelling on it and quickly passed through the hatchway into the headquarters.

In the inner corridor, a man and woman dressed in blue robes greeted him with smiles. "Trainee Xu Feng, please come with us."

Nearly everyone in the headquarters base wore blue robes, with only a very few dressed in red.

"This is the lounge. Trainee Xu Feng, please rest here. The School Master will summon you shortly." The white girl in blue spoke fluent Mandarin with a smile before obediently leaving.

Ten minutes later, the black man in red arrived at the door. "Xu Feng, the School Master wishes to see you."

Xu Feng took a deep breath, rose to his feet, and followed the black man in red down the corridor. They soon arrived outside a quiet room, and the man in red bowed slightly before leaving.

"Xu Feng, come in." A cold voice rang out.

"Yes, School Master." Xu Feng had met Hong before and recognized his voice.

The reception room was empty and pitch-black, with only two cushions inside.

Hong sat cross-legged on one cushion and pointed at the one before him. "Sit."

"Yes."

Xu Feng stepped forward and sat down as well. Before Hong, the mere pressure of that invisible aura made one lower one's head instinctively, without the slightest thought of resistance. Perhaps it was like an ant standing before a divine dragon—the gap in strength was simply too great, leaving it no choice but to bow.

There was a trace of gentleness in Hong's gaze as he looked at Xu Feng. "You discovered the Cloud-Piercing Vine and reported it this time. That is no small contribution."

"Cloud-Piercing Vine?" Of course, Xu Feng had to pretend he did not know it was a Cloud-Piercing Vine.

"The Cloud-Piercing Vine is an extraterrestrial plant capable of recognizing a master. It resembles kelp, has a diameter of twenty centimeters, and can grow up to two thousand meters long. Up to sixteen can appear clustered together, and they can reach an astonishing speed of one thousand meters per second. Few can match them at the same level. They can attack, trap enemies, and even transform into inner armor to protect their master's body. More importantly, a Cloud-Piercing Vine will only ever acknowledge one master in its lifetime. There is no possibility of betrayal."

"Therefore, since you made a contribution by discovering the Cloud-Piercing Vine, I have specially awarded you thirty Star Points."

Hong said calmly, "In this world, many treasures simply cannot be measured with money. No one would be foolish enough to sell rare treasures for Huaxia Currency or US dollars. That would be stupid. If one wants to trade, it is always barter. These Star Points are the unit of value for trading items with me."

"The values of these treasures are determined by my appraisal."

"Take another look." Hong pointed toward the exchange list displayed in the virtual projection beside him. Immediately, prices appeared after every item on the massive projection: one Star Point, one and a half Star Points, three Star Points, two Star Points. The prices varied, though most were around two Star Points.

With a mysterious smile, Hong looked at Xu Feng. "You have thirty Star Points. You may exchange them for any items I have here, so long as their total value does not exceed thirty Star Points." Hong then fell silent, allowing Xu Feng to examine and consider the list carefully. At a glance, Xu Feng spotted the Intelligent fighter jets.

King-class Intelligent fighter jet: 2 Star Points,

Universe-class Intelligent fighter jet: 15 Star Points,

Primordial-class Intelligent fighter jet: 60 Star Points.

Black Origin, an unknown substance. It can change shape freely, and after transforming, its form becomes indestructible, though it offers no enhancement effects: 20 Star Points.

"Huh?"

The Black Origin looked like nothing more than an ordinary black sphere.

Yet the instant Xu Feng saw it, he felt an inexplicable attraction.

"School Master, could you let me take a closer look at that Black Origin?"

"No problem. I obtained this Black Origin from a ruin, but apart from its ability to change in countless ways and its indestructibility, there is nothing special about it.

"Even when I used my full strength, I could not damage it in the slightest.

"Besides that, it has another characteristic. Even Earth's most advanced instruments cannot analyze the Black Origin's material composition or how it was formed."

Though Hong said this, his hands did not slow in the slightest. Through the spaceship's intelligence, he had the Black Origin brought over.

Xu Feng carefully stroked the black sphere before him.

An indescribable light shone in his eyes.

A voice in his heart told him that he absolutely could not miss this weapon.

Even if he exchanged nothing else, he could not give up the Black Origin.

Otherwise, he would lose the most important thing.

Xu Feng thought it over carefully and quickly made his decision.

"School Master, I want to exchange for these items."

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"That comes to sixty-seven Star Points in total. It seems you have other items to trade as well?"

"Yes, School Master. This time on Mist Island, I also found thirty sets of Spirits of Plants. How many Star Points can they be exchanged for?"

"Let me see. But it will not be quick. There are simply too many. Since the Great Nirvana began, I have only obtained slightly more Spirits of Plants than these!" Hong remarked as he crouched down and examined the Spirits of Plants one by one.

After more than ten minutes, Hong roughly estimated the value of the Spirits of Plants.

There were thirty Spirits of Plants in total, most worth between one and two Star Points.

"I'll give you forty-five Star Points for these Spirits of Plants," Hong said after considering it.

"Adding your original thirty Star Points, you now have seventy-five Star Points. After the exchange, you will have eight Star Points remaining. Do you want anything else? If not, you may keep them for next time."

"No need, School Master. I'll save them for next time."

"Good."

The room fell silent again. Hong scrutinized Xu Feng, and under Hong's gaze, Xu Feng felt as if he had no secrets at all. That gaze seemed capable of piercing through one's soul. The black-haired Hong said coldly, "Xu Feng, your current strength has reached the peak among War Gods. There is no need for you to remain at the Elite Training Camp."

"Yes." Xu Feng nodded.

"I will give you two paths." The black-haired Hong did not hesitate in the slightest. Ever since Xu Feng had signed that contract with Inspector Wang, it had meant one thing: from then on, Xu Feng was a member of the Limitless Martial Arts School. Naturally, his assignment would be arranged by those above. "First, remain in Hong Ning Base City and join the special operations team. In the future, you may apply to become an instructor at the training camp, or take other positions. Second, be assigned to another Base City and serve as an Inspector."

The black-haired Hong looked quietly at Xu Feng. "Choose."

Xu Feng froze.

"Choose carefully."

"These two choices are very important to you."

The black-haired Hong said solemnly, "Remaining behind or being assigned elsewhere are the two paths for War Gods within the school. Once you choose, it will be very difficult to change in the future. Unless you break through someday, surpass the War God level, and become an Inspector of the Limitless Martial Arts School. Only then will you have special privileges. It is like choosing between two positions within a company—once you choose, it is difficult to change."

Xu Feng hesitated for a moment.

"School Master, I have no interest in power. I only want to focus on raising my strength to its peak. Also, I would like to ask you for a favor. I may be unable to choose either of these options for a short time... I can offer my remaining Star Points as payment."

"Oh? Tell me about it." Hong asked curiously.