Blade Practice

Around ten o'clock the next morning.

In the private garden of Luo Feng's home in Bright Moon Residential Quarter, a man wearing a black suit arrived.

"Mr. Luo Feng, this is the manual you purchased."

"Thank you!"

Luo Feng took the sealed alloy box handed over by the other party.

After delivering the item, the man turned and left directly.

Luo Feng simply pressed his hand against the box, and the fingerprint lock clicked open.

It revealed a book about one centimeter thick, with four bold, sweeping characters written on the cover: Nine-Layered Thunder Blade.

Returning to the martial arts practice hall, Luo Feng opened the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade manual and began to read.

The first page of the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade manual contained a basic introduction to the technique.

The Nine-Layered Thunder Blade emphasizes the word "speed"; in all martial arts under the heavens, speed is the only way to remain invincible. This is the core principle of the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade.

The Nine-Layered Thunder Blade contains a complete set of Movement Technique, Streamer.

A complete set of Guidance Technique, Nine-Layered Primordial Origin.

And a complete set of Blade Technique, Thunder Blade.

Luo Feng spent over an hour reading through the first four layers, word by word.

He looked up... the sun was already hanging high in the center of the sky; it was around 12 o'clock.

"This Thunder God is truly formidable."

After finishing, Luo Feng sighed with genuine admiration.

"I'll test out this blade technique first."

Luo Feng put the manual directly into his Space Ring, then took out his Grade 6 Blood Shadow Battle Blade.

"Let's begin!"

"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"...

Luo Feng stood in the center of the practice hall, his Blood Shadow Battle Blade slashing out again and again.

The reason the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade technique is so powerful is due to a miraculous method of exerting force.

A normal person swinging a blade with full effort can exert at most ten-tenths of their strength!

However, when a practitioner of the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade swings their blade, they only use seven-tenths of their strength.

While unleashing the first layer of force, they strive to make their body release a second layer of force, another seven-tenths of strength.

The two layers of force stack together, resulting in fourteen-tenths of strength!

The Nine-Layered Thunder Blade is divided into nine layers.

The first layer can unleash fourteen-tenths of strength!

The second layer can unleash twenty-one-tenths of strength!

And so on.

The ninth layer can unleash nine layers of hidden force, capable of exerting seventy-tenths of strength!

Luo Feng practiced according to his own understanding for over ten minutes, but he couldn't find the feel for it at all.

"It truly lives up to its reputation as an ultimate manual; it is indeed as difficult to practice as the rumors say.

Even just getting started is this hard."

Luo Feng swung his blade hundreds of times, following the eighteen stances described in the book, attempting over and over to see if he could release a hidden force on top of a single swing to stack the power.

But he simply couldn't do it.

It was too difficult!

"Let me check the System Panel; there should be a proficiency progress for the manual now."

Luo Feng thought to himself.

He intended to see how much experience was required to practice the first layer.

If the required experience wasn't much, Luo Feng planned to use points to level it up directly.

As the saying goes, "A good start is half the battle."

Once he had mastered the basics and understood the force-exertion principles of the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade, he assumed that subsequent comprehension would be relatively much simpler.

Thinking of this, Luo Feng opened the System Panel.

[Luo Feng: Junior War General. Spiritual Telekinetic: Senior War General (0/160 experience)]

[Blade Technique: Basic (86/100 experience)]

[Movement Technique: Micro-Level (221/500 experience)]

[Nine-Layered Thunder Blade: First Layer (1/320 experience)]

[Azure Dragon Bloodline concentration: 0.07% (evolvable)]

[Points: 182]

"Alright, it truly is a Blade Technique that many War God level experts wouldn't dare to practice. This experience requirement—I can't afford to mess with it."

"But thinking about it carefully, 320 experience for the first layer isn't too bad. I just need to go to the Wilderness Zone and kill over 3,000 H-level monsters, which is still quite simple for me."

"H-level monsters are worth 0.1 points, so G-level, F-level, or even higher E-level monsters will definitely yield more points."

"My current Spiritual Telekinesis is at the Advanced War General level; killing C-level monsters would be a breeze."

Thinking of this, Luo Feng became even more eager to head to the Wilderness Zone.

As for the danger, Luo Feng wasn't particularly worried.

One must know that an Advanced War General is already considered a powerhouse; even the director of the Jiangnan Limit Hall is only at the Advanced War General level.

Moreover, he is an Advanced War General level Spiritual Telekinetic, making him even stronger than an average Advanced War General.

Even if he encountered a War God level monster, he could simply fly away to escape.

As long as he didn't go to a major city like Number 003, he would basically have no problems in ordinary cities as long as he was careful.

"Xiaofeng, time to eat."

Just then, his mother's voice drifted up from downstairs.

"Coming."

Luo Feng immediately stored his Blood Shadow Battle Blade back into his Space Ring before heading downstairs to eat.

In the living room downstairs, his father and mother were both holding their rice bowls, while one of the nannies was busy stir-frying dishes.

"Hmm? Where is Luo Hua?"

Luo Feng asked, puzzled.

"He hasn't come back yet?"

Nowadays, the family had hired two nannies, both middle-aged women in their forties.

One was specifically assigned to take care of his younger brother, Luo Hua. Since Luo Hua had many inconveniences, having someone to look after him allowed him to go out and stroll around more often.

"Your brother is at the nearby Lotus Pond Park. He just called and will be here any second."

His father, Luo Hongguo, smiled.

"Why has my brother been going to that park so often lately?"

Luo Feng had been focused on his cultivation during this period, and since moving into the large villa, he and his brother slept in separate rooms, so he naturally wasn't very informed about his brother's affairs.

Beside him, his mother, Gong Xinlan, chuckled softly.

"Xiaofeng, your brother has started dating a girlfriend."

"Dating a girlfriend?"

Only then did Luo Feng recall that in the original story, Luo Hua did indeed start dating around this time.

Later, because of some things the girl's parents said, he couldn't handle the pressure and went to jump into a river.

Recalling this, Luo Feng felt an even stronger desire to improve his strength.

"I must increase my strength faster and try to get the Water of Life as soon as possible."

The two brothers had lived together for over a decade, and their bond was beyond words.

Luo Feng did not want his brother to suffer even the slightest grievance.

August 3rd, early morning.

Luo Feng explained to his parents that he was going to the Wilderness Zone for training.

His parents knew that since Luo Feng had chosen the path of a Martial Artist, there would come a day when he would have to leave the Base City and enter the Wilderness Zone.

"Xiaofeng, be careful."

Gong Xinlan couldn't help but speak up.

"Don't worry, Mom. I'm just going to a small town with fewer monsters, and my strength is quite high."

Luo Feng grinned, nodded at his father, and finally looked at his younger brother, Luo Hua.

"Brother, maybe by the time you come back, you'll be eating my wedding candy."

His younger brother, Luo Hua, suddenly laughed.

"Wedding candy? Good. By then, I'll have a surprise for you too."

Luo Feng smiled and patted his brother's head.

"Alright, Mom, Dad, I'm leaving. I'll be back in a month at the latest."

After saying this, Luo Feng turned and left.

Watching Luo Feng's retreating figure, the family stood silently until his silhouette vanished before returning inside.

With that, Luo Feng stepped into the true Wilderness Zone for the first time.

Luo Feng first went to the HR Alliance center in Yangzhou City, took an exclusive HR Alliance vehicle directly to the train station, and then boarded a train to leave the Base City for the Wilderness Zone.