Combat Assessment, Amplifying Monster Materials

Of course, since he had not obtained any Secret Technique related to Spiritual Masters, and his talent as a Spiritual Master seemed inferior to Luo Feng's,

he could not, like a Genius such as Luo Feng, raise his Mental Force Amplification to twice its original level within a month!

"Perhaps I need to obtain a Spiritual Master Secret Technique before I can rapidly improve my strength as a Spiritual Master," Yang Wu murmured.

Although he had not seriously cultivated as a Spiritual Master and had merely regarded it as an early means of flight,

there was no denying that on Earth, Spiritual Masters possessed a tremendous advantage over Warriors of the same rank and could sweep them aside.

If possible, he actually wanted to try cultivating as a Spiritual Master as well.

August 1st, the day of the Quasi-Warrior Combat Assessment.

Early in the morning, Yang Mother and his younger sister prepared breakfast for Yang Wu. Naturally, the Ingredients were the miraculous food ingredients Yang Wu had amplified through the system.

"Eat slowly, eat slowly. Don't rush. You're going to the Combat Assessment today, so don't be so impatient!"

The concern Yang Mother felt over her son participating in the Combat Assessment was obvious in her eyes.

"Brother, be careful. I heard that some Quasi-Warriors were left disabled during the Combat Assessment, and some even died," Yang Li said worriedly.

"Don't worry. I'm a Genius Warrior, after all. The Monsters in a mere Combat Assessment can at most serve as practice for my blade!" Yang Wu said confidently.

He was not wrong. If not for testing his conjecture, he could not even be bothered to participate in the Quasi-Warrior Assessment.

After breakfast, Yang Wu and Luo Feng, led by a Warrior from Limit Hall, headed to the train station and took a train to participate in the Quasi-Warrior Assessment.

That afternoon.

All 1,680 Quasi-Warriors, including Yang Wu, stood in an open plaza.

Standing at the front of the plaza were high-ranking officials and Warriors from the Jiangnan City North Military Region, as well as several high-ranking officials and Warriors from Lightning Martial Hall and Limit Martial Hall.

"Next, the Quasi-Warriors whose names are called, come up and select your Combat Suits and weapons."

"Yan Zhuo."

"He Feng."

"Wang Bingjiang."

More than a dozen Warriors on the stage called out the names of the Quasi-Warriors. Those whose names were called went up in an orderly fashion to collect their Combat Suits and weapons.

"Yang Wu."

The resounding voice rang out. Yang Wu heard it at once and immediately sprinted to the front.

"This is the Combat Suit and combat boots you selected previously, and this is the Series 2 Blood Shadow Battle Blade you requested." The Warrior handed Yang Wu a pile of items.

"This is the heaviest Blood Shadow Battle Blade we prepared, weighing ninety-eight kilograms. We didn't prepare anything heavier."

"And this is your Communication Watch. It has positioning, communication, and other functions. This is a hexagonal shield..."

The Warrior looked at Yang Wu with a trace of confusion in his eyes... A Quasi-Warrior had actually requested such a heavy Blood Shadow Battle Blade. That was indeed strange.

He did not know Yang Wu's strength. Otherwise, he would certainly have approved of Yang Wu's choice and been utterly shocked.

Yang Wu himself was also full of confusion as he silently carried the nearly two hundred kilograms of equipment away at high speed.

"The system is gone?" Yang Wu raised a brow. "Why wasn't there an amplification prompt?"

In truth, these items did not belong to Yang Wu. Even if he temporarily possessed them, he could not amplify them through the system.

"All Quasi-Warriors participating in the assessment!" A booming voice reached every Quasi-Warrior's ears.

Yang Wu looked up and saw a military officer standing atop a dilapidated three-story building inside the town.

After briefly explaining the rules of the Quasi-Warrior Assessment, the officer began directing the Quasi-Warriors into Monster Town.

"All Quasi-Warriors, set off! Enter Monster Town, hunt Monsters, earn Points, and may luck be with you!"

The moment his words fell, the 1,680 Quasi-Warriors, including Yang Wu, surged toward Monster Town like a tide.

"Yang Wu, Luo Feng." The Chief Instructor, Wu Tong, who stood beside Luo Feng, called out to them.

"Your physical fitness is excellent, and your Blade Technique and Movement Technique are both good, but that does not mean you can calmly kill Monsters!"

"After all, some people cannot even bring out one-tenth of their strength at the sight of blood."

"So during this Combat Assessment, all you need to do is temper your resolve and adapt to fighting Monsters to the death. Do not be softhearted."

"Understood." Yang Wu nodded.

To be honest, he had not even killed a chicken in his previous life.

Fortunately, over the past month, he had been influenced by the chaotic era of Swallowing the Stars. Otherwise, something really might have gone wrong.

Besides, he had already become a Warrior, so naturally he had to possess a Warrior's resolve!

Inside a dilapidated house somewhere in Monster Town.

"Yang-ge, are you sure you want to venture through Monster Town alone?" Luo Feng looked at Yang Wu.

"Madman, this Combat Assessment isn't just an assessment. More importantly, it's training for courage and resolve!" Yang Wu said with a smile.

"After all, when we truly enter dangerous areas alone in the future, the dangers we encounter will be ten or even a hundred times greater than this."

"If we can't even adapt to Monster Town now, what will happen in the future?"

In truth, Yang Wu's words above were merely polite excuses. There were several reasons why he did not want to hunt Monsters together with Luo Feng.

First, he wanted to try hunting Monsters in areas beyond the surveillance cameras' reach and see whether he could amplify Monster Materials.

Of course, because Monster Town had so many surveillance cameras, they would definitely notice that there were no higher-level Monsters within it.

After thinking it over briefly, Yang Wu also abandoned the idea of taking amplified Monster Materials out to sell for money.

Second, this was his first time fighting Monsters. It was indeed an excellent place to temper his Blade Technique, Movement Technique, and resolve, so he naturally wanted to travel alone.

"Fine, Yang-ge. Be careful. We'll meet outside the town tomorrow morning!" Luo Feng replied concisely.

Luo Feng took a step forward, nimbly leaped away, casually chose a direction, and soon disappeared from Yang Wu's sight.

Night fell. Large searchlights along the edge of Monster Town shone into the town, making many areas brightly lit.

Yet many places remained shrouded in gloom, and even the surveillance cameras could not clearly see everything.

Yang Wu walked calmly through the darkness, using his Mental Power to probe his surroundings.

Whoosh!

Yang Wu casually swung his blade. A cold gleam flashed, and a faint trace of blood appeared along the edge of the Blood Shadow Battle Blade in his hand.

Meanwhile, another dark shadow that had pounced at Yang Wu was sent flying limply before finally crashing onto the ruined street, leaving behind a pool of blood.

Killing a Monster for the first time did affect Yang Wu somewhat, but only somewhat!

"This Shadow Cat truly has the fastest speed among Primary Beast Soldiers. Its speed actually reached forty meters per second, far surpassing ordinary Quasi-Warriors," Yang Wu assessed.

"A Shadow Cat is indeed a great threat to ordinary Quasi-Warriors, but unfortunately, it ran into me."

Yang Wu walked over to the Shadow Cat and casually cut off its left ear.

[You have cut off one Cat Ear Loot. Would you like to perform Ten Thousand Times Amplification?]

"It's time to test my idea." With a thought, Yang Wu said, "Amplify!"

[Cat Ear Loot amplification successful. Congratulations, Host, you have obtained a Powerful Cat Ear!]

Sizzle, sizzle~~

Under Yang Wu's astonished gaze, the cat ear's form rapidly swelled and grew larger!