Arrival at the Training Camp

At six o'clock the next morning, Wei Wen's Smart Fighter Jet arrived punctually to pick up Chen Yuan.

"Eh, why do you look like you're not in great shape?" Wei Wen noticed that Chen Yuan seemed somewhat tired. "Don't tell me you practiced too late last night. Brat, I told you to get plenty of rest today, but you wouldn't listen."

"I'm fine." Chen Yuan shook his head. "I just tried out the Trial Tower in the Virtual Space last night."

In truth, his body was not tired. He had simply spent the entire night grinding through the Trial Tower, leaving him with a slight sense of mental fatigue.

However, this level of exhaustion would quickly fade with time. After all, Chen Yuan was now essentially in Deep Sleep every moment of every day.

"The Trial Tower, huh? It's a great place to hone your skills." Wei Wen chuckled, then asked, "Yesterday was your first time entering the Trial Tower, right? How did it feel?"

"How did it feel..." As Chen Yuan spoke, he glanced at the Gale Sword Art's 26.17% proficient level and his Force Exertion Level, which had risen to 3.5. He smiled faintly. "Not bad, I guess."

"Really? Then what Trial Tower level did you reach?" Wei Wen asked curiously.

Chen Yuan answered honestly, "4.8."

"4.8? Stage C of the fourth floor?" Wei Wen stared at Chen Yuan in shock.

"Yeah." Chen Yuan sighed. "The fourth floor is too difficult, especially after reaching Stage C. You have to face a full three hundred Bloodthirsty Tanks. The weakest are Intermediate Beast General Level, and there are even fifty Advanced Beast Generals."

"Moreover, the Bloodthirsty Tanks in Stage C cooperate incredibly well. They aren't like the first two stages, where they only know how to charge blindly." Chen Yuan shook his head. "Even though I went all out, I only killed a little over a hundred before an Advanced Beast General stomped me to death."

By Chen Yuan's estimate, if he did not use Illusion Technique, he would need to train the Gale Sword Art to Completion Level or raise his Force Exertion Level above 5 to clear the fourth floor.

Of course, if the Trial Tower were willing to equip him with a Grade 7 Battle Sword, he could clear the fourth floor right now.

Unfortunately, it would not.

Still, Chen Yuan's goal was not to clear the tower. He wanted high-intensity real combat to temper the Gale Sword Art.

"My God, the fourth floor is that brutal?" Wei Wen was astonished by its difficulty, then suddenly thought of something and burst out laughing. "Haha, I remember you haven't officially entered the Training Camp yet. You're still a Probationary Trainee."

"That's right." Chen Yuan nodded. It was written clearly in his personal information.

"Hehe, then there'll be a good show to watch." Wei Wen wore an expectant expression.

Before long, the Smart Fighter Jet arrived at Luo Family Castle, where Luo Hai had already been waiting for some time. Once he boarded, the fighter jet flew toward the Training Camp.

The Elite Training Camp was located in Hongning Base City in western Asia, the Base City under Hong's control. It was also the Global Headquarters of the Limit Dojo.

Of course, after Hong left Earth, the Limit Dojo and the Base City were jointly managed by the Round Table Conference formed by the Limit Dojo's Inspectors.

At the speed of Wei Wen's Smart Fighter Jet, it would take less than an hour to reach the Training Camp.

However, Wei Wen did not fly there at maximum speed. Instead, he set it to cruising speed, planning to arrive about ten minutes before their appointment.

As a result, they still had more than two hours to spend aboard the fighter jet. At that moment, a helmet appeared out of thin air in Luo Hai's hand. He looked at Chen Yuan eagerly. "There's still time. Want to spar in the Virtual Space?"

Chen Yuan's gaze swept over the ring on Luo Hai's finger. Then he nodded and took out his own helmet from his backpack. "Sure."

"You can't use Illusion Technique," Luo Hai hurriedly added.

Chen Yuan also wanted to gauge the gap between them, so he smiled. "Fine."

For the next two hours, Chen Yuan and Luo Hai battled continuously in the Virtual Space.

Luo Hai was delighted because Chen Yuan had given up using Illusion Technique, which meant he could finally defeat him.

And that was indeed the case. Against Luo Hai going all out, Chen Yuan was completely outmatched, even though his Force Exertion Level had improved again. He could only circle around and search for opportunities.

But Luo Hai's secret technique was truly powerful. He easily kept up with Chen Yuan's speed. Fortunately, his agility was still lacking somewhat, giving Chen Yuan room to maneuver.

However, once Luo Hai unleashed his third secret technique, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse.

Hundred Fierce: Thousand Calamities!

This was Luo Hai's third secret technique. Unlike the Violence and Extreme Speed of the first two moves, Thousand Calamities represented an endless, unbroken barrage of slashes.

In a single second, Luo Hai directly unleashed over a hundred slashes, immediately leaving Chen Yuan struggling to cope.

At that point, Luo Hai's attack speed had already surpassed the limit of what Chen Yuan could handle, even with the boost from the Gale Sword Art.

After barely enduring a hundred slashes, Chen Yuan discovered that Luo Hai's blade speed had not slowed in the slightest. Instead, it was becoming faster and faster.

Finally, as Luo Hai swung his 187th slash, Chen Yuan's sword was a fraction too slow to block it. "Whoosh!" A blade of light swept across Chen Yuan's neck.

The battle ended. Luo Hai won.

Chen Yuan praised him, "What a powerful secret technique."

"Of course. This secret technique came from my blade arts teacher. Once mastered, it's enough to dominate at the Planetary Level, second only to experts who possess a Domain." Luo Hai looked immensely proud. "You should know that my blade arts teacher is a ninth-rank Universe Level expert, and even among Universe Level fighters, he stands at the very top."

"A ninth-rank Universe Level expert... Is it Mr. Di Fan?" Chen Yuan asked curiously.

"No." Luo Hai shook his head. "Di Fan practices the blade too, but in terms of strength, he is still no match for my teacher."

"My teacher is called Baikaluo. He belongs to a human race in the universe known as the Blade Race, and every member of the Blade Race is a natural master of blade arts." Luo Hai continued, "Later, my father subdued Teacher Baikaluo. Because his blade arts were so powerful, my father arranged for him to be my blade arts teacher."

"I learned this set of Hundred Fierce Blades from Teacher Baikaluo." Luo Hai sighed. "Unfortunately, my talent is mediocre. After training for years, I've only reached the minor success stage with the Hundred Fierce Blades."

So that was it. Chen Yuan remembered the Baikaluo Luo Hai mentioned. He was also one of Luo Feng's early soul servants and had originally belonged to the Nolanshan Family.

No wonder the Hundred Fierce Blades were absurdly powerful. Baikaluo's strength was enough to rival Nuolanshan's, and Nuolanshan was a Universe Level Giant Axe Martial Artist.

The power of the Hundred Fierce Blades also made Chen Yuan eager. It combined strength, movement techniques, and attack speed into one. Wasn't that precisely the future direction of the Gale Sword Art?

Thus, Chen Yuan was not discouraged by his defeat at all. When Luo Hai invited him to battle again, he accepted without hesitation.

Because Chen Yuan knew that the more times Luo Hai used the Hundred Fierce Blades before him, the more data the Optimization System would obtain from it.

He had already decided that the Hundred Fierce Blades would be the future optimization direction of the Gale Sword Art. The more data he gathered now, the stronger the sword art produced by future optimization would become.

So, one eager to fight and the other willing to oblige, Luo Hai and Chen Yuan continued fighting in the Virtual Space for more than two hours. They only stopped when the fighter jet neared the Training Camp and Wei Wen called them out.

After leaving the Virtual Space, Luo Hai looked at Chen Yuan with a strange expression. "Tell me honestly, did you hide your strength at the beginning?"

Chen Yuan smiled. "If I had hidden my strength, would you really not have noticed?"

Of course, Chen Yuan knew why Luo Hai was asking. After two hours of intense fighting, the Gale Sword Art's proficient level had risen to 31%, while his Force Exertion Level had reached 3.6.

Beyond that, both his movement techniques and sword speed had improved. Naturally, his overall strength had increased considerably.

Luo Hai felt this deeply. At first, he could defeat Chen Yuan easily, but later, they had become evenly matched. If he had not witnessed it himself, Luo Hai would never have believed that someone could possess such talent.

Luo Hai praised him, "As expected of the genius Uncle Wei recommended. Your talent is incredible."

"You're the impressive one, Luo Hai." Chen Yuan smiled. "Even though my strength improved, I still couldn't escape being cut down by your Hundred Fierce: Thousand Calamities."

"Enough, both of you. Stop flattering each other." Wei Wen walked over and interrupted them. "We've arrived at the Training Camp. Get ready to disembark."