Rising to Fame

After leaving the Gravity Room, Bai Yue did not return immediately. Instead, he came to the top floor of the Nine-Layered Pagoda.

The silver-white ground was still the same, and the seven-story Trial Tower still stood tall, radiating an ancient aura. Though it existed in virtual space, it had actually been around for quite a long time. The mainframe for this virtual space had been excavated from an ancient civilization ruin; humanity on Earth still could not replicate it.

As he approached the entrance, his information appeared on the black stone pillar—Name: Bai Yue. Gender: Male. Identity: Training Camp Instructor. Trial Tower Level: 4.2.

To be honest, this level was not low in the Elite Training Camp, but few people knew about it. Only War God Yang Hui, who had come to assess him, and several higher-ups were aware. As an instructor, he did not participate in the public rankings, and after arriving at the Elite Training Camp, he had immersed himself in cultivation. That was why the students had mocked him.

"Even the strongest, Hong, only cleared the sixth floor? Then I'll take first place." Once he stood here, ambitions that had been suppressed for a long time began to emerge. He had not cultivated so hard just to keep playing the fool. Play the fool for too long, and eventually you became one.

An hour and a half later, in a secret chamber on the highest floor of the Limit Martial Hall's spaceship headquarters, Hong was drawn to the vibration of the Communication Watch on his wrist. Frowning slightly, he opened the message.

"It was automatically sent by the Training Camp's intelligent system. Let me see... Hm?! Bai Yue actually cleared the Trial Tower!" Even Hong was greatly shocked by this news. When he had met Bai Yue last year, he had merely regarded him as a promising junior and given him some rewards for nurturing. Yet in less than a year, this junior had surpassed him in force exertion.

"The younger generation is truly formidable!" Hong sighed, then notified his friend Thunder God of the news. To him, only Thunder God, who likewise stood at Earth's pinnacle, qualified as a friend. Everyone else either revered him or groveled before him; they could not interact as equals.

Bai Yue knew nothing of what was happening over there. After clearing the entire Trial Tower, he was teleported back to the entrance and saw that his Trial Tower level had become 8. "Now that looks much better." He nodded in satisfaction.

His force exertion level was certainly far higher than that. Otherwise, he would not have cleared three floors in succession and passed the Trial Tower in just over an hour. This was even with him taking his time to hone his Martial Skills rather than rushing through the trial.

In the evening, the lingering glow of the setting sun gilded the rows of ancient-style buildings in the Elite Training Camp. Bai Yue was summarizing what he had gained from his recent cultivation and compiling the secret manuals he had created into volumes. He named his self-created technique the Primordial Staff, which included the matching guidance technique Primordial and movement technique Ethereal.

Unlike the swift and agile style of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade, the Primordial Staff focused on heavy, violent attacks. It emphasized overwhelming opponents through sheer momentum: a direct hit meant death, while even a glancing blow meant injury. Bai Yue had currently deduced it to the thirteenth level, allowing him to increase both his defense and attack thirteenfold—nearly twice that of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade. This was the result of Bai Yue's efforts during this period.

That was not all. Bai Yue had also deduced and uploaded the subsequent portions of techniques such as Iron Body, which he had posted on the House of Extremes. After all, he needed to eat too. More than half a year had passed since he uploaded those six techniques, and his income had now slowed. The tremendous progress he had made during this period had not come from nowhere. The various precious materials he consumed, along with his custom-made weapons and training suits, all cost money. Without new income, he would eventually burn through his savings.

He checked his balance on the computer. He only had a little over twenty billion Huaxia Coins left, and that included the income added during this period. Otherwise, he would have even less. "I might be the poorest Invincible War God on Earth."

Indeed, an Invincible War God. Even those councilors at the first planetary level might not necessarily be his opponents. With thirteenfold force exertion combined with the Moonwalk he had deduced, he had no weaknesses even when facing councilors.

"What's that? A flying saucer?"

"It's a Smart Fighter, and not an ordinary one."

A commotion rose outside. Bai Yue, who was organizing his manuals, frowned slightly upon hearing the discussions outside and walked toward the balcony.

Standing on the balcony of his second floor, Bai Yue saw a large saucer-shaped Smart Fighter hovering about fifty meters above his small building. Then Hong's voice sounded by his ear.

"It's me, Bai Yue. Come up for a chat." At that moment, the hatch of the aircraft above opened instantly.

Without hesitation, he used Moonwalk and stepped through the air, arriving at the hatch in an instant before walking inside. The spectators below witnessed everything and were stunned beyond words.

"That was Teacher Bai, right? When did he become a Beyond War God?" a student asked in shock.

"No, that should be Moonwalk, but Teacher Bai's execution is exceptionally refined." This was an instructor from the Training Camp with keen eyesight. He had noticed the unnatural ripples in the air beneath Bai Yue's feet as he stepped through the sky.

It had been more than half a year since Moonwalk was uploaded, and many people had already mastered it. There were also countless videos online. But when those people used it, the air beneath their feet seemed to explode, sometimes even producing the sound of bursting air. It was anything but elegant.

When Bai Yue used Moonwalk, no one around him heard a sound. His movements were casual and natural, without the slightest hint of awkwardness. That was why the student had initially thought he was flying.

"I heard Teacher Bai will be guiding us in Martial Skills cultivation tomorrow afternoon. A lot of students are waiting to see him make a fool of himself." After Bai Yue entered the Smart Fighter, the hatch slowly closed. With a burst of acceleration, it shot toward the horizon and vanished in the blink of an eye.

"Haha, I'm definitely going to watch tomorrow. Just based on how effortlessly he used Moonwalk, Teacher Bai is fully qualified to teach us!" said a Huaxia student.

Upon entering the hatch, Bai Yue immediately spotted Hong, dressed in black with black hair, as well as a bald, burly man in white standing beside him.

"Bai Yue, let me introduce you. Thunder God, the founder of Lightning Martial Hall." Hong pointed to Thunder God as he introduced him to Bai Yue.

"This is our first meeting, yet you've already given me a huge surprise, Bai Yue." Before Bai Yue could speak, Thunder God spoke first.

"I've long admired your great name, Thunder God." This was not mere politeness. He was the Martial Artist with the highest level on Earth, even higher than Hong's, which showed just how extraordinary his talent was. If not for the freak that was Hong, who had comprehended a domain, Thunder God would have been the strongest person in the world.

After exchanging pleasantries and growing somewhat closer, Thunder God could no longer resist proposing a spar. Bai Yue naturally welcomed it; what he lacked now was experience fighting experts.

Although he had created his own technique, he had never used it in actual combat. Now that the world's first- and second-ranked experts stood before him, of course he wanted to learn from them.

The hatch opened, and he stepped out through the air. Looking around, he saw that they were in the Wilderness Area. Then he glanced at the Alloy Staff in his hand. It seemed these two had planned this in advance.

The monsters in this Wilderness Area were truly unlucky today. It was all because of the two people in the sky. The clash of metal rang far across the open air, yet no foolish monster dared approach. The two men released their auras without restraint, pouring them into the surroundings. Some soldier-level monsters were so frightened that they urinated themselves and collapsed limply where they stood.

In the sky, thunderous blade energy swept in every direction. The long staff cut through the air, blocking every blade strike before following up with a powerful, heavy blow.

Clang!

Thunder God flew backward, while Bai Yue was also sent flying by the recoil. A terrifying shockwave spread in all directions, blowing the smaller trees askew.

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