This Kid Had a Big Secret

"I never expected..."

"I can actually move into the teachers' dormitory!"

Three days later, Yang Wu finally bid farewell to the two-story loft that had served as his temporary residence and moved into a newly assigned, secluded villa.

This quiet villa was located right within the training camp's teachers' residential area and was full of ancient Chinese Tang Dynasty style.

Uh...

Actually, this villa was pretty similar to the one Patrol Inspector Wang lived in, except its grounds were a little smaller.

Everything else was fine. The antique imitation was truly highly realistic. Not only were the villa's style and courtyard layout modeled after ancient times, even the furniture was imitations of ancient designs.

The most authentic part was that there were no sofas, no television, no washing machines...

Fortunately, there were power outlets, electric lights, and each person was equipped with a laptop.

At least he would not have to live completely like an ancient person!

Yang Wu pushed open the courtyard gate and headed straight to the training room.

The outermost section of the entire training room was naturally an enormous martial arts hall, with a punching strength tester, speed tester, neural response testing room, weapon cabinets...

Nothing that should have been there was missing.

Further inside the martial arts hall were three side-by-side rooms: the challenge room, trial room, and gravity room.

Among them, the gravity room covered an area comparable to the combined size of the challenge room and trial room.

Filled with anticipation, Yang Wu entered this Ancient Civilization Gravity Room.

Inside the gravity room, Yang Wu carefully inspected the space. It was six meters in length, width, and height, with the extra height extending directly into the floor above.

A display screen was embedded in the pale yellow wall, with a row of buttons beside it.

"Thud..."

Yang Wu punched the wall. A crisp sound rang out, but not a single mark appeared on the wall. Instead, the impact made his hand ache.

"Beep!"

Yang Wu pressed the switch beside it, activating the gravity room. The display lit up.

Gravity level: 1

As he pressed the button to increase gravity, the numbers on the display continued changing—

2, 3, 4... 10, 20, 30...

Buzzz~~~

The further it went, the faster the gravity levels jumped. An invisible force instantly enveloped every part of Yang Wu's body, nearly making him unable to exhale.

Yang Wu's vision went dark, and he almost dropped to his knees. Leaning against the wall, he barely managed to support himself.

It had reached the maximum gravity!

The sensation was extremely unpleasant, as though he were carrying a mountain on his back, crushing the breath from him.

Every organ in his body, even every cell, every molecule and atom, was enduring this immense pressure.

At this moment, even standing still and taking a simple breath made him feel his body rapidly consuming energy.

Ten minutes later, Yang Wu crawled out of the gravity room in utter exhaustion. He fed himself a high-energy candy pill to replenish his weakened body.

Then he sat cross-legged, assuming the Five Hearts to the Sky posture, and began cultivating Genetic Force.

Paris Base City, an ordinary villa somewhere within the city.

Only a faint scent of sandalwood permeated the spacious quiet room on the second floor.

An elderly man with graying hair sat cross-legged in the quiet room. His loose, long hair hung down to his waist, and his entire body resembled a piece of dead wood, devoid of the slightest vitality.

"What is it?"

A low voice sounded. The old man opened his cloudy eyes, looking like an elderly man on the verge of death.

"Master, you have finally emerged from seclusion!"

"War God Li Yao asked me to deliver this to you."

Before him, a butler dressed in a suit reported respectfully. As he spoke, he took out a set of documents detailing Yang Wu's history.

The old man accepted the documents and slowly read through them. As he continued, his previously calm expression gradually became solemn.

"Did he say anything?"

The old man set down the documents, poured himself a cup of tea, and spoke slowly.

Though he was a councilor supported by the HR Alliance, he rarely took part in managing the alliance's affairs. Matters like this generally could not disturb councilor-level experts such as themselves.

"War God Li Yao still has the same request as before. He hopes you will accept his son as your disciple," the butler answered respectfully.

"Reject him," the old man said calmly.

He and Li Yao had gone through the Great Nirvana together, sharing genuine life-and-death experiences that had forged a special bond between them.

However, Li Yao was Li Yao. His son Li Wei had little to do with him. Besides, Li Wei's talent was too poor and not worth accepting as a disciple.

"Tell him to stop entertaining useless thoughts. His aptitude is exceptional. If he focuses on cultivation, he may have a chance to break through to War God and become an existence beyond War God Level."

The old man took out a handwritten book from his robes and handed it to the butler.

"This is my cultivation journal. Deliver it to him as well. It contains my cultivation methods, and also... my experience in making a breakthrough."

With that, the old man closed his eyes.

"Yes, Master!"

The butler bowed respectfully, then rose and left, closing the door to the quiet room behind him.

Inside the quiet room, the old man abruptly opened his eyes. A sharp glint flashed through them.

"That boy definitely has a great secret!"

Jiangnan Base City, villa atop Huayao Peak.

On the starlit lawn, a deep-blue streak of light swiftly flew in from the distant horizon. It soon arrived above the lawn, then slowly descended.

"Whoosh!"

The fighter's hatch opened, and a man and woman stepped out of the aircraft.

They were the Vulture Poison Scorpion couple, who had just returned from Paris Base City.

Vulture Poison Scorpion—there might be mistaken names, but never mistaken nicknames. From their nicknames alone, it was obvious that both were vicious and ruthless people.

"Yao! What should we do?"

The blonde, beautiful woman's Mandarin was somewhat awkward, but still fairly fluent.

A few days earlier, they had rushed over from Kyoto Base City. Originally, they had planned for their only son, Li Wei, to approach Yang Wu under the guise of gaining experience. Naturally, it would have been best if they could befriend him.

However, Yang Wu's departure had left their trip fruitless. If not for the notice from Limit Martial Hall, they would not have known Yang Wu had already gone to Limit Martial Hall headquarters.

As for Yang Wu's unusual circumstances, it would be a lie to say they had no interest. No matter how powerful Hong was, he was only Hong, not Yang Wu.

To be safe, Li Yao had even specifically taken Venina to visit a senior expert. Unfortunately, after waiting there for several days, that senior had yet to emerge from seclusion.

Thus, they could only leave first.

Of course, they still did not know that the senior they had visited emerged from seclusion immediately after they left.

And had even brought him something good.

"Hmph. Since approaching him and earning his friendship is impossible, we can only use force. Can Hong protect him for the rest of his life? There will always be a time when he is alone."

Li Yao snorted coldly. He had never supported letting his son handle this sort of matter.

"Tomorrow, come with me to meet a friend. With his help, our chances of success will be greater."

"What about Wei?"

"Let Wei gain experience here for now. Wang Tong and Li Kan are also in City 003, so I'll have them look after him."

"Alright, I'll do as you say!"