"Sorry, Inspector, I'm used to being on my own. I'm quite happy with my life as it is."
After a moment's thought, Zhou Ze turned down the contract Hong had personally drawn up for him. There was no denying it was extremely generous. If he met the conditions, it would provide him with Water of Life, Dragon Blood, ultimate manuals, and more. It even included a Spirit of Plants as a reward.
Inspector Wang fell silent. "I see."
He said no more. Given his status, he wasn't about to act like a salesman and try to persuade Zhou Ze over and over.
Time flew by. In the blink of an eye, Luo Feng had enrolled. It didn't take long for him to make waves throughout the Elite Training Camp. First, he defeated William and Candice after they provoked him. Then, by the end of his first month, he had risen straight into the top ten rankings, setting a precedent in the history of the entire Elite Training Camp and stunning the world!
Everyone agreed that Luo Feng's future floor was at least that of an Invincible War God, and that his prospects were limitless! What no one else knew was that after using Dragon Blood, Luo Feng had already attained Senior War God strength.
"It's been months since I reached the seventh level of the Ninefold Thunderblade, and I still can't grasp it..." Luo Feng sat cross-legged in the Training Hall of his villa at Jiangnan Pavilion.
He had once known that he could progress so quickly only because his teacher was there to guide him. He had faced almost no obstacles in advancing through the Ninefold Thunderblade, his blade techniques, or his movement techniques.
But now that he had lost his teacher's guidance, he was completely stuck at the sixth level of the Ninefold Thunderblade. He still couldn't comprehend the seventh. Before, it had never taken him more than a month to understand any level of the blade technique.
"Forget it. I'll take it slowly. There's no point rushing." Luo Feng thought, "My Spiritual Psychic abilities are now at Senior War God level, and my strength as a warrior surpasses that of an ordinary mid-level War God. I can make money at an absurd rate."
"With the abilities of a Senior War God-level Spiritual Psychic, it'll be easy for me to earn enough for Water of Life, Dragon Blood, and ultimate manuals. But I've heard Li Wei's parents are both Senior War Gods, and his father even has a Black God Suit."
"I'm not afraid of their strength. I'm a Spiritual Psychic, so once I take to the sky, there's nothing they can do to me. And I'm in the Elite Training Camp, to boot. But my family and my teacher would be in danger."
"I'm still not strong enough!"
Luo Feng's gaze sharpened.
Unlike Luo Feng, Zhou Ze was in the Training Hall, studying Force Application. He didn't have the money to buy the seventh level of the Ninefold Thunderblade yet, but given enough time, an idea struck him.
The Ninefold Thunderblade and the World Annihilation spear technique had both been created by Hong and Thunder God. With his current level of comprehension, there was no reason he couldn't build on the seventh level of the Ninefold Thunderblade and discover even greater levels of force application himself.
He had nothing to do at home, and he didn't want to go out and take risks. So, with nothing better to do, he began studying blade techniques.
He had always been a "martial arts maniac." In the past, he had cared about nothing but martial arts and ignored everything else. Then, after getting injured and losing hope, he had fallen into despair and waited for Luo Feng to arrive. Now that he had his own golden finger, he naturally couldn't sit still.
"The foundation of force application is control over the body—perfectly directing every bit of its strength. The limit is a hundredfold..."
"These so-called force application techniques are really just ways to unleash the body's potential. Without them, brute force leaves every cell in the body in a dormant state. Force application is about activating them..."
Zhou Ze thought of how, before the Great Nirvana, some frail women had lifted trucks by unleashing their potential... and how ordinary people had rescued children from being hit by trains in a burst of strength...
"...But how exactly do you activate those cells?" Zhou Ze pondered, sensing the Hidden Force within his body again and again. Before long, an idea surfaced in his mind.
"Intent! Will!"
Zhou Ze's expression shifted. "In a way, intent is the manifestation of will. So that's why Giant Axe places such importance on will!"
Zhou Ze's mind grew calmer and calmer, until he entered a state where he forgot both himself and the world. His mind was as still as a mirror, without a ripple. His spiritual power enveloped his entire body, and he used his will to draw out his body's potential.
In an instant, numerous viable Hidden Force pathways appeared in his mind. Wherever each pathway passed, it activated the potential of every cell in his body.
"What I have to do now is reorganize these Hidden Force pathways so they don't interfere with one another and can erupt at the same time. That's Body Amplification!"
Zhou Ze's scalp tingled. He felt that once he reorganized those Hidden Force pathways, he could reach a Body Amplification of twenty or thirty times.
"No, the body's potential goes far beyond that." Zhou Ze's mind was especially active, and he quickly understood. "My will isn't strong enough yet. I need a sufficiently powerful will to draw out more of my potential!"
From then on, Zhou Ze spent each day immersing himself in the secondary consciousness that absorbed Luo Feng's insights, and his Body Amplification rose rapidly!
Six times!
Seven times!
Eight times!
Nine times!
Only when it reached nine times did he encounter a slight bottleneck. The fundamental reason was that his body was no longer strong enough to withstand a more powerful burst.
It was like what happened to ordinary people who unleashed their potential: their bodies could tear, their lifespans could be affected, and they could suffer various other aftereffects.
Above the Elite Training Camp.
A blood-red triangular fighter jet hovered in the sky. A yellow-skinned man and a white-skinned man stepped out into the air, floating there.
He praised Luo Feng first, then seemed to teleport to his side, inadvertently revealing Luo Feng's identity as a Spiritual Psychic.
This stunned all the instructors and students.
Li Yao and his wife had already been deeply suspicious of Luo Feng. Now they were nearly certain that he was the culprit who had killed their son!
After speaking with Hong and receiving his assurance, Luo Feng still called Zhou Ze.
"Teacher, my identity as a Spiritual Psychic has been exposed!" Luo Feng said immediately, his voice tinged with worry.
Zhou Ze smiled. "So it's been exposed. What of it?"
Luo Feng looked troubled. "Teacher, even if I'm no match for Li Yao right now, I'm not afraid of him. But I'm worried they'll go after you and my family. Even though the Hall Master gave his personal guarantee, I'm still concerned."
Having their only son killed was enough to drive Li Yao and his wife mad. They had offered a bounty of a hundred billion before even finding the culprit, which showed just how unhinged they were.
Zhou Ze smiled. "Don't worry. Hong's promise is reliable. Anyone who dares lay a hand on me or your parents would be slapping him in the face. As long as you're alive, we'll be safe."
"Besides, you've gotten pretty capable, haven't you? Are you looking down on your teacher now? I'm not so easy to deal with." Zhou Ze teased him.
"Uh... That's not what I meant..." Luo Feng hurriedly explained.
"All right, I'm just teasing you." Zhou Ze smiled. "Now that you've revealed your identity as a Spiritual Psychic in public, Li Yao and his wife will definitely target you during this trip to Australia for a life-or-death trial. They'll most likely bring a Laser Cannon. After all, you're a Spiritual Psychic. War Gods can't fly, and even an Invincible War God wouldn't be easy to deal with!"
Luo Feng's expression turned serious. "Thank you for the warning, Teacher."
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