Deep inside the No. 9 Ancient Civilization Ruins, in the crystal room where Luo Feng was trapped.
After spending a year here, his face was covered in a thick beard, and his hair hung loose over his shoulders. He looked like a Savage.
Only his eyes shone like stars!
He lowered his head and looked at his Communication Watch.
"One year. An entire year. I've been trapped inside the Ancient Civilization Ruins for a whole year."
With a thought, Luo Feng sent fourteen flying daggers whirling around him, then slammed them hard against the crystal walls.
Boom!
The fifteen flying daggers each struck with over 500,000 kilograms of force. Together, they exceeded 7 million kilograms! This was far beyond the level of any Senior War God, truly comparable to a first-level Planetary-level warrior.
"Keep going! I'll get out of here!"
"With my teacher here, my parents and A Hua will definitely be safe!"
Even before he came here, his strength had been enough to crush Li Yao. The only reason Li Yao had survived was his Black God Suit, which made him impossible to kill. And his teacher was unquestionably stronger than he'd been back then.
With his teacher protecting them and living in the same district, Li Yao and his wife had no chance to harm his family.
After a year locked away in this little black room, Luo Feng had gone from repeated breakdowns to remembering the mental cultivation methods Zhou Ze had taught him. His mindset had improved tremendously.
At this point in the original story, Luo Feng had only been able to control fourteen flying daggers. Now he could control fifteen, and he soon felt that he'd be able to control sixteen.
"What?"
Li Yao and Vina looked grim after hearing their subordinate's report.
They hadn't expected Luo Feng's younger brother to be so observant. They'd been so careful, yet he'd still noticed them.
What Li Yao and Vina found even harder to accept was that Luo Hua had shown such resolve. They hadn't made any overt moves, and they'd cut back on their harassment considerably.
Even so, he'd hired eight Senior War Generals as bodyguards to stay with his parents at all times. He'd even protected his girlfriend's entire family. They couldn't afford to hire a War God to do that kind of thing.
That alone would have been manageable. Even with six Senior War General bodyguards, they could still torment them psychologically, as long as they didn't lay a hand on anyone.
But once Luo Hua had called in the China Special Department to protect his family, they could no longer use any of their underhanded tricks.
"That damned Luo Hua! What did he do to become the Industrial Bank's eighth-largest shareholder?" Vina's face twisted.
The Industrial Bank was the largest bank in China, and its top ten shareholders enjoyed astonishing privileges.
Li Yao suppressed his anger and said, "With the China Special Department involved, even the HR Alliance can't help us. What should we do?"
Vina's expression was grim. "I refuse to believe there's no opportunity at all. If it comes to it, we'll hire assassins and kill them outright. They're just ordinary people. Even War Generals would have a hard time protecting them. They'll be dead before they know it. Hmph..."
Bright Moon District.
Zhou Ze lay on the rooftop, gazing up at the stars. It was a habit he'd picked up during the period when he'd lost his way, and even after gaining his cheat, he still lay here from time to time.
"Li Yao and his wife are quite something. They really do hate Luo Feng..."
The couple was wary of him, so they hadn't used the HR Alliance's power. Instead, they relied on assassins their family had trained and other means to carry out a few unsavory tricks.
They were annoyingly good at it, too. It was hard to find any evidence.
It was only with help from Hong and Thunder God that Zhou Ze had managed to identify them.
"I wonder when Luo Feng will get out. It should be much sooner this time. After all, his Psychic Amplification was far higher than it had been at this point in the original story."
Zhou Ze smiled. Given his current relationship with Hong and Thunder God, he could deal with Li Yao and his wife directly. But after thinking it over, he decided to leave them to Luo Feng.
Babysitting wouldn't help his disciple grow.
After briefly considering what had happened to Luo Feng's family, Zhou Ze sighed again. Training his Psychic Power was so difficult. Even with a cultivation technique, his progress was as slow as a tortoise.
Unless he entered the universe, he wasn't going to get anywhere.
A month passed in the blink of an eye.
On October 3, 2058—about a year and a month after Luo Feng had been trapped in the crystal room—
the world's five great powers, the Two Great Dojos, the HR Alliance, and the other major factions were all utterly shocked!
Luo Feng, an Invincible War God of the Limit Martial Arts Hall, had spent a year and a month in the No. 9 Ancient Civilization Ruins—and had actually come out alive.
Jiangnan Base City, inside the villa atop Huayao Peak in the Jiangnan Landscape District.
"Luo Hua, you're pretty impressive. You even managed to hire a Spiritual Psychic! One Spiritual Psychic can only protect one person. Go on, then—hire one for every member of your family. Let's see how long you can keep that up. Hmph!"
Li Yao gave a cold snort, holding a glass of red wine as a sinister glint flashed in his eyes.
Whoosh!
Just then, a figure dashed into the hall like lightning. It was Vina, her golden hair flying behind her.
"What's the rush?" Li Yao asked, frowning. He took a small sip of wine and closed his eyes, savoring it.
"Luo Feng's alive! He's out!" Vina hurriedly said.
Crack!
Li Yao had been enjoying his wine with his eyes closed, but now he stared in disbelief as the expensive glass slipped from his fingers.
"Zhou Ze, your disciple has come out of the ruins." Hong looked at Zhou Ze, his expression cool, a trace of curiosity in his eyes.
"Mm. Just as expected." Zhou Ze stretched. "By the way, keep a close watch on the target. Don't let him kill himself or get killed."
"Don't worry," Hong said calmly. "The rules need to change. It's far too easy for powerful and influential warriors to go after ordinary people, especially through underhanded means like those..."
As soon as Luo Feng got out, he hurried home. Seeing that his family was safe and sound, he finally let out a breath of relief.
After the family had spent some time together and shared what was on their minds, Luo Hua immediately told on them, filling Luo Feng in on what had happened.
The anger on Luo Feng's usually composed face could no longer be contained. "Damn it!"
"Brother, your teacher seems to have arranged for some Spiritual Psychics to protect us a while ago," Luo Hua said, still shaken. "If they hadn't been there, Dad might have been shot. With that kind of Hypersonic Sniper Rifle, even a Senior War General can react in time and still have trouble protecting an ordinary person."
Luo Feng's face was icy. His anger had reached such an extreme that it no longer showed. His family mattered more to him than anything, and they'd come so close to being taken from him...
"Good thing your teacher planned ahead. Otherwise..."
At the thought of something happening to his parents, A Hua, or even Xu Xin, Luo Feng felt he really might go mad.
"Brother, I've decided to train in martial arts," Luo Hua said solemnly.
Luo Feng was stunned. "What made you suddenly want to train? Don't you like investing in stocks?"
Luo Hua gave a wry smile. "In this era, if someone can train in martial arts and has a talent for it, how many people would choose to do something else?"
"This time, Dad nearly... It made me realize that no matter how strong you are, Brother, you can't protect us every second of every day. It's the same even if we hire bodyguards."
Luo Feng felt a little worried. He knew that warriors walked among blades and swords, and could die at any moment.
"Besides, investing in stocks doesn't conflict with training. And people in the warrior community have said that after becoming a warrior, Genetic Energy and improved physical fitness also speed up your brain."
"That could make me even better at investing in stocks..."
Luo Hua seemed calm on the outside, but inside he felt a surge of excitement and passion. He'd actually been thinking about this for a long time, but had worried that he might be too ordinary.
He was a determined person. If he did something, he wanted to do it well.
"Luo Feng, come by my place."
Just then, Zhou Ze's voice sounded in Luo Feng's ear.
"A Hua, my teacher's calling me. I'll go see him first."
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