Simulating Again

Before Yang Wu could think carefully about why, Chu Tian and the others had already walked over.

"Congratulations, Yang Wu." Even Chu Tian, who rarely praised anyone, couldn't help admiring him. "You really live up to your reputation as a genius specially recruited by the Extreme Martial Arts Hall!"

"It's hard to imagine that a Primary War General Level warrior could possess all three: Specialist Level spear art, Micro-Level Movement Technique, and twice his normal force!"

An ordinary Primary War General who possessed any one of those three could be considered an elite. To have all three was to be a true genius!

"Captain!" Seeing Chu Feng and the others approaching, Yang Wu immediately realized he had woken them up. "Sorry for disturbing you!"

"What's there to be sorry about?" Chu Tian smiled. "If waking up once meant one of my brothers could have an epiphany and make a huge leap in strength, I'd want to be woken up every day!"

"By the way, Yang Wu, were you just practicing the Ultimate Spear Art, World Destroyer?"

As soon as Chu Tian said that, everyone in Phantom Squad turned to look at Yang Wu.

Yang Wu knew that while practicing his spear art, he had also revealed which secret manual he focused on.

But it wasn't anything he needed to hide.

For one thing, he had bought the manual himself, so there was no reason to worry about anyone finding out. For another, World Destroyer contained a great deal of material, including methods of attack, defense, Movement Technique, and more. There was no danger of someone learning about it and deliberately preparing a counter.

"Captain, you really do have an amazing eye!" Yang Wu exclaimed. "I only practiced the spear art a few times, and everyone already figured it out! That's right, I'm cultivating the Mie Shi spear art."

Then Yang Wu said regretfully, "The only pity is that I bought just the first stage. When I buy the next one, I'll have to buy the first stage all over again."

"Then did you just master the force application technique from the first stage?" Chu Tian asked.

Yang Wu smiled helplessly. "You could say that. I made a little progress, at least."

"Yang Wu!" Zheng Tao hurriedly asked, "I heard that once you master the first stage of World Destroyer, your force can reach twice your normal strength. Is that true?"

Although Phantom Squad had seen that Yang Wu's attack just now had reached the level of an Intermediate War General, they didn't know his current physical strength, so they couldn't accurately judge how much force he had applied.

"My force really has reached twice my normal strength." Yang Wu slowly nodded.

"My god!" Zhou Zheng couldn't help exclaiming. "That's comparable to mastering an entire A-Grade Secret Manual, and this is only the first stage of an ultimate secret manual!"

"Haha!" Chu Tian laughed. "Yang Wu having an epiphany is a good thing! After this breakthrough, his strength is probably close to Zheng Tao's, Wang Zhi's, and Xiao Qing's. Phantom Squad has gotten stronger again, and we'll be able to earn money faster from now on!"

At that, Chu Tian paused and glanced at Zheng Tao and Wang Zhi before continuing, "Everyone needs to keep working hard. Let's all try to make a big leap in strength!"

Chu Tian had his own motives, too.

The closer he got to the peak of the War General Level, the more clearly he felt how difficult it would be to break through to the War God Level.

Besides, as a Spiritual Master, how could he be content with becoming merely an ordinary Primary War God?

So he had long since made up his mind: as soon as he reached the War God Level, he would buy a dose of Dragon Blood to improve his physical strength and become an Intermediate War God!

With his own level of mastery and the support of his Spiritual Force, he wouldn't be weak even among Intermediate War Gods.

But Dragon Blood cost as much as 160 billion Huaxia Currency. Even at half price through the Extreme Martial Arts Hall, it would still cost 80 billion. Even if he asked Xiao Qing to help him buy it, it would probably still cost five or six billion!

The wealth Chu Tian had accumulated was still some distance from that amount.

That was why he hoped Phantom Squad would grow even stronger. He had noticed earlier that Zheng Tao was considering buying the Blue Demon's Tear, so he had looked at him, hoping to put a little pressure on him.

As a member of Phantom Squad, Zheng Tao had risked his life alongside Chu Tian in the Wilderness Area for several years. Of course he understood what Chu Tian meant, and he was also considering whether to take the Blue Demon's Tear.

Wang Zhi already had plans of his own, and his strength was still rising rapidly, so there was no need for anyone else to worry about him.

"All right. Since everyone's awake, Zhou Zheng, you and Yang Wu go get some rest. Xiao Qing and I will keep watch. We'll head back to the Base City in three hours!"

"Yes, Captain," everyone replied.

So, apart from Chu Tian and Lu Qing, who stayed outside the room to keep watch, Yang Wu and the other three returned to the room to rest.

But aside from Zhou Zheng, who was exhausted and quickly fell asleep, the other three weren't sleepy at all.

Before long, Zheng Tao, thinking the others were all asleep, carefully opened the door and slipped outside.

Yang Wu's epiphany had put tremendous pressure on him. He wanted to talk with Lu Qing about the price of the Blue Demon's Tear.

Wang Zhi, meanwhile, sat with his eyes closed, deep in thought. He seemed calm, but his quietly clenched fists gave away what he was thinking.

"I have to become an Advanced War General as soon as possible, and then a powerful War God! Only then can I, Wang Xingzhi, take back everything that should have been mine!"

Clearly, Yang Wu's epiphany had deeply stirred Wang Zhi.

As for Yang Wu, he was still thinking about why he had been able to comprehend the first stage of World Destroyer so quickly.

He didn't think he had poor comprehension, but he knew that with his talent, there was no way he could have grasped the first stage of World Destroyer in less than two months.

With Luo Feng's terrifying talent, how long had it taken him to reach twice his normal force? Three months? Four?

"Could it be because of my state of mind?" Yang Wu suddenly realized.

"I remember that in the original story, Hong became a disciple of the Founder of the Giant Axe because of his powerful state of mind. So it's entirely possible that when he created the secret manual, he infused it with a trace of his own Heart Cultivation!"

"And by a stroke of luck, I reached the first stage of Heart Cultivation. That would explain why I was able to master the first stage of World Destroyer so quickly!"

Yang Wu found a reason that was at least plausible, then stopped dwelling on the epiphany.

It was already the early morning of September 1.

The number of simulations on the Time Simulator in his mind had reset from zero to one.

"I wonder how much stronger I'll get after this simulation. I hope I can catch up to the captain!"

Yang Wu waited in anticipation.