Jiang Nian's Surprise

"Hall Master."

The elderly man on duty called out respectfully.

"Who's inside?"

Instructor Jiang Nian asked.

At that moment, he could clearly hear sharp whistling sounds coming from the martial arts hall beside them.

The sounds were clearly caused by weapons such as sabers and swords cutting through the air at astonishing speeds.

Just from the sound alone, one could tell that it was definitely someone at the Warrior level, and no ordinary warrior at that.

"It's Xu Feng."

Uncle Li said with a smile.

"Xu Feng?" Instructor Jiang Nian smiled faintly and headed toward the martial arts hall.

He had indeed been unfamiliar with Xu Feng before, but after the Quasi-Warrior assessment, they could be considered acquainted.

Standing at the entrance of the martial arts hall, Instructor Jiang Nian watched Xu Feng teach Luo Feng move by move, repeatedly demonstrating the basic saber techniques with textbook precision.

At times, he slashed from a standing position. At other times, he swung the Blood Shadow Saber while sprinting, dodging, retreating, and moving in other ways. His movements were exceptionally fluid.

"Mm, his fundamentals are truly solid." Instructor Jiang Nian could not help nodding in inward praise.

With good fundamentals and no obvious weaknesses, his saber training would only improve in the future. The more Jiang Nian watched, the more satisfied he became.

"Ah, Instructor." Xu Feng and Luo Feng only noticed Instructor Jiang Nian when they turned around.

"Xu Feng, Luo Feng, you're here. How has your training been going?"

Jiang Nian smiled as soon as he saw Xu Feng and Luo Feng working out and asked them.

A slight smile appeared at the corner of Xu Feng's mouth as well. He had not expected things to go so smoothly. He had originally thought that his talent as a warrior was not particularly good.

Although his physical talent had increased by roughly twofold, he felt that his strength had improved enormously. In terms of physical ability alone, he should count as a minor genius now.

"I tried it last night and woke up early today. I don't know how long I absorbed Cosmic Energy, but I feel that I've improved a great deal, so I came to test myself."

Jiang Nian's eyes lit up at once, and he was overwhelmed with delight. During the previous warrior test, he had already felt that Xu Feng was a genius, but he had not expected him to be such a genius. He said anxiously, "You actually succeeded? Come, come, come. Let's test you right away and see how much you've improved."

"Luo Feng, I'll be leaving first. We can talk about further instruction another day."

"Mm, go take care of your business first!"

Xu Feng walked over to the Punch Force Tester and took a deep breath.

He merely adjusted his breathing, then his entire body exploded with force in an instant. His spine arched like a great dragon.

Boom~~~

His fist struck the punching target like a missile, causing the entire target to shake violently.

"Beep!"

"How much?"

After throwing the punch, Xu Feng immediately ran over to look at the Punch Force Tester's display.

He had no idea how much punching force he possessed now.

A number was clearly displayed on the Punch Force Tester's screen—'3088 kg.'

After cultivating Gene Energy yesterday, Xu Feng had clearly felt that his physical strength had increased greatly, but he had never had a precise number to show it.

"3088 kg?"

Xu Feng sucked in a breath, utterly shocked.

"Still, my strength has increased too much too quickly. My control over my force isn't refined enough." Xu Feng was aware of his own problem.

As a transmigrator, Xu Feng knew very well that having good physical qualities was one thing, but being able to use them was another.

Having better physical qualities than an opponent did not mean one was necessarily stronger.

Some people could only exert 30% of their physical potential.

Others could exert 50%, 60%, 70%, or even 100%.

Some saber grandmasters could even use comparatively weak strength to slay opponents ten times stronger than themselves.

That was the importance of skill and experience.

Of course—if the gap in physical qualities was too vast, no amount of skill could make up for it.

In short, no matter what, he had to diligently hone his skills in order to fully bring out his physical strength.

"Xu Feng, you... you really succeeded in cultivating Gene Energy?" Jiang Nian asked again urgently.

"Mm. After the Quasi-Warrior assessment, I tried cultivating Gene Energy for the first time. I succeeded last night."

Xu Feng nodded.

Jiang Nian could not help slamming his fist into his palm as he shouted.

"Ha ha, Yi'an District Limitless Martial Arts School has finally produced a true genius!"

"On his first attempt at cultivating Gene Energy, he went from 923 kilograms to 3088 kilograms. To improve by so much the first time around—there can't be more than one or two such geniuses in all of Jiangnan City each year, right?"

Xu Feng's eyes were filled with joy. He had thought that gaining 2000 kg would already be quite good.

Yet he had actually gained 2111 kg!

He was extremely satisfied with such a massive improvement from his first absorption of Gene Energy. It seemed his innate talent as a warrior was already quite decent. He had thought that an increase of 600 to 1000 kilograms would have been good enough.

"Xu Feng, come test your speed. After that, we'll test your neural reaction speed." Jiang Nian was like someone who had discovered a priceless gem, constantly testing the gem's capabilities.

"Yes, Instructor."

Xu Feng was excited as well.

The test results were soon released.

Punching force: 3088 kg.

Speed: 63 m/s.

Neural reaction test: perfect score at Beginner Warrior level, excellent at intermediate Warrior level.

A blazing light shone in Jiang Nian's eyes, as though he had thought of something.

He grabbed Xu Feng's arm and said urgently, "Come on, hurry up. Come with me to the Limitless Martial Arts Hall."

"If I can recommend Xu Feng upward, not only will I earn Martial Arts School Contribution Points, I'll have some face in front of the other instructors too!"

Xu Feng did not refuse as Jiang Nian pulled him along. He had already made plans for this himself; he just had not expected that the instructor would have the authority to recommend him.

As Jiang Nian flagged down a car, he said to Xu Feng, "Xu Feng, are you willing to formally join our Limitless Martial Arts School? Not in the way you've joined now."

"Right now, we only provide you warriors with certain free resources to nurture you."

"To truly join our Limitless Martial Arts School means becoming one of us. You'll enter a direct-affiliate relationship, and in the future, you'll need to serve the martial arts school. Of course, your compensation and training resources will also increase greatly."

Xu Feng said with a smile, "Instructor, of course I'm willing to join the Limitless Martial Arts School. I believe the Limitless Martial Arts School won't treat me unfairly and will offer me the best benefits and better training."

Jiang Nian said excitedly, "I knew you'd agree, but I don't have that authority. Not even the head instructor does!"

"I'll take you to the Central District Limitless Martial Arts Headquarters now. There are four Supervisors there, as well as the president, who holds the highest authority. No matter which of the four gets to see you, the treatment they offer you definitely won't be poor."

Xu Feng smiled. "Thank you for the trouble, Instructor. I don't understand much about these things, but I believe the Limitless Martial Arts School won't deceive me."

Jiang Nian became even more excited. Xu Feng really knew how to speak in a way that made people feel comfortable. This was a genius—one who had come from under his guidance. It was no longer simply a matter of rewards.

He himself was currently an Advanced Warrior, with strength still below 7896 kg. Yet Xu Feng already had over 3000 kg of strength. What kind of talent was that? He would only need to double his strength to become a Warlord!

And he was only eighteen!

He even had a great chance of becoming a War God. As Xu Feng's former instructor, the influence of Jiang Nian's network would rise by three whole levels.

"I'll contact the Central District Limitless Martial Arts Headquarters now. Hopefully, one of the Supervisors is there, so the contract authority can be raised to the highest level."

With that, he pulled a phone from his pocket and called loudly, "Headquarters."

A call icon appeared on the phone. The other side answered quickly, and an elderly man with graying hair appeared on the screen.

"Jiang Nian, what is it?"

Jiang Nian said excitedly, "Uncle Bai, I've discovered a super genius here. He just turned eighteen, but he's already become a Quasi-Warrior!"

"He finished testing two days ago and successfully absorbed Gene Energy for the first time last night. His strength increased by 2088 kg, and I personally watched him test at 3111 kg of punching force today."

"And his movement technique has reached the Microscopic level!"

"What? Only eighteen years old, and his movement technique has reached the Microscopic level?" The gray-haired old man abruptly stood up and roared, "You brat, bring him to headquarters immediately. I'll arrange for someone to assess this kid right now."

"Beep... beep... beep... beep..."

After hanging up, Jiang Nian once again looked smug as he smiled at Xu Feng.

"Xu Feng, it's settled. This time, I've arranged for you to meet The Supervisor. When you test later, just give it everything you've got."

"Come with me to headquarters now."

Xu Feng smiled happily as well. "Thank you for the trouble, Instructor. I'll definitely go all out when the time comes."