Outside the Elite Training Camp, a dark-blue saucer fighter slowly descended.
The hatch opened, and Wei Wen led Chen Yuan and Luo Hai out. Before them stood the gates of the Training Camp.
At the entrance stood a young woman in her early thirties. She wore a purple training uniform, her gaze sharp, and her entire presence was like a blade.
When the woman in purple saw the three of them, she slightly turned her head. Her sharp gaze swept over them like a blade before locking onto Chen Yuan.
Her gaze seemed to carry tangible pressure, along with the biting chill of a flashing blade. An ordinary person would probably break into a cold sweat after a single glance from her.
Yet Chen Yuan remained perfectly composed. He stood quietly beside Wei Wen and allowed the woman in purple to assess him.
Chen Yuan could sense that the woman before him was a Planetary Level powerhouse. She was most likely an instructor at the Training Camp, because although Wei Wen clearly felt the oppressive weight of her gaze, he remained unmoved.
So this was probably a test? Chen Yuan secretly guessed. Still, he truly had nothing to fear. His consciousness was also at the Planetary Level, and her mental pressure felt no more than a gentle breeze to him.
Seeing that Chen Yuan remained unmoved, the woman in purple withdrew her gaze, a faint smile appearing at the corner of her lips. "A promising seedling."
"Jiang Fang, I didn't lie to you, did I? Tell me, isn't this kid talented enough?" Wei Wen grinned at the woman in purple, Jiang Fang, and patted Chen Yuan on the shoulder.
"For now, his consciousness and temperament both seem fairly good. He's calm enough." Jiang Fang nodded slightly, then changed the subject. "But those are secondary. What the Training Camp values are his other aspects, such as Force Exertion Level, mastery of techniques, and progress in cultivating secret manuals."
"According to the information you submitted, he has threefold force exertion and has grasped Wind Artistic Conception. He truly is outstanding." Jiang Fang frowned slightly as she spoke, still unable to understand one matter. "But why did you only list a C-rank Spirit Wind Sword Art under the secret manuals he cultivates?"
"Because I don't know what secret manual Chen Yuan actually practices either." Wei Wen shrugged. "Why don't you ask him yourself?"
Hearing Wei Wen's words, Jiang Fang turned her gaze to Chen Yuan. "Trainee Chen Yuan, do you have anything to add regarding the secret manuals you cultivate?"
As Jiang Fang finished speaking, Wei Wen and Luo Hai beside her also looked toward Chen Yuan. To be honest, they were both very curious about what secret manual Chen Yuan cultivated.
"I really have only cultivated the Spirit Wind Sword Art." Chen Yuan answered calmly with a smile. "However, after comprehending the power of Conception, I refined this sword art somewhat. I call the refined version the Gale Sword Art."
After a pause, he continued, "As for the power of the Gale Sword Art, I believe it can rival an ultimate secret manual."
"Rival an ultimate?" Jiang Fang frowned, feeling that Chen Yuan was being somewhat arrogant. "Do you know what an ultimate secret manual represents, to dare claim that your sword art can compare to one?"
"As far as I know, the world's two ultimate secret manuals, World Destroyer and Thunder Blade, both possess more than tenfold force exertion." Chen Yuan spoke with facts. "The upper limit of my Gale Sword Art is fivefold force exertion."
Fivefold force exertion truly was not weak. Jiang Fang felt that, if he was not lying, this sword art deserved at least an SS-rank evaluation.
But to be classified as ultimate and stand alongside World Destroyer and Thunder Blade? Jiang Fang could only say that young people were too prone to wishful thinking.
Then she heard Chen Yuan continue, "...and after the Gale Sword Art is cultivated to Completion Level, it can double both my current movement speed and sword-drawing speed."
"You said double them?!" Jiang Fang's eyes widened, her expression stunned. "You aren't lying to me?"
"That's right." Chen Yuan nodded and gave an example. "Suppose my current running speed is one thousand meters per second. With the enhancement of the Gale Sword Art, it can directly increase to two thousand meters per second."
After Chen Yuan finished speaking, all three people present fell silent.
Luo Hai could not help asking, "Chen Yuan, are you saying you created such a powerful secret manual yourself?"
"Maybe I'm just exceptionally gifted." Chen Yuan smiled. "You've already seen my speed, haven't you?"
Luo Hai nodded, then said to the other two, "I can testify to that. When Chen Yuan fought me in the Virtual Space, his peak speed exceeded nine hundred meters per second."
"You're Luo Hai, right? Good, I believe you." Jiang Fang nodded at Luo Hai, then looked at Chen Yuan. Her expression softened. "If your sword art is truly as powerful as you say, then it fully deserves an ultimate evaluation."
As she spoke, Jiang Fang stepped forward and extended her hand to Chen Yuan. "Hello, I'm Jiang Fang, an instructor at the Training Camp."
Naturally, Chen Yuan knew who Jiang Fang was. In the original story, she had been Luo Feng's instructor during his time at the Training Camp. He had not expected her to still be here.
"Hello, Instructor Jiang." Chen Yuan shook Jiang Fang's hand and said politely, "So after I join the Training Camp, will I be taught by you, Instructor Jiang?"
Jiang Fang nodded. "You and Luo Hai both came from Jiangnan Base City, so you naturally belong to Jiangnan Pavilion. I am Jiangnan Pavilion's instructor."
"Oh, right. Before you officially join the Training Camp, you'll need to pass a small trial." As Jiang Fang spoke, she seemed to recall something and looked at Luo Hai. "Luo Hai, you entered through a special quota, so you don't need to participate."
"Hey, isn't it just the Trial Tower? I know." Luo Hai waved his hand indifferently. "I've already reached the fifth floor. I'm sick of that thing."
"The fifth floor?!" Jiang Fang's pupils contracted. She herself had only reached the fourth floor so far. Then she gave a faintly bitter smile. "As expected of Luo Feng's child. With your strength, do you even need to come to the Training Camp?"
"My family said I can't just train behind closed doors. I need to come out and exchange more with geniuses from different places." Luo Hai grinned, revealing a set of white teeth. "Actually, they were right. If I hadn't come out, I wouldn't have known there was such an incredible genius as Chen Yuan on Earth."
"Oh?" Luo Hai's tone made it clear that he thought extremely highly of Chen Yuan, which piqued Jiang Fang's curiosity. She smiled at Chen Yuan and said, "Since even Luo Hai says so, then I'll be waiting to see what results you achieve in the Trial Tower."
At that moment, Wei Wen suddenly snickered, drawing Jiang Fang's attention. She frowned slightly. "Wei Wen, what are you laughing at?"
"Nothing, nothing. Pfft... don't mind me." Wei Wen covered his mouth with one hand and waved the other.
Chen Yuan naturally knew what Wei Wen was laughing about. He stepped forward and said, "Instructor, if it's the Trial Tower, I already tested it yesterday using the Consciousness Sensor Luo Hai gave me."
"Is that so? No wonder you're laughing so happily, Wei Wen. You wanted to see me embarrass myself, didn't you?" Jiang Fang shot Wei Wen a glare, then looked at Chen Yuan expectantly. "Judging by Wei Wen's expression, your Trial Tower score shouldn't be low. Did you reach the third floor?"
Chen Yuan answered honestly, "My score was 4.8."
"What, 4.8?! Are you sure it wasn't 3.8?" Jiang Fang's face was filled with shock, and she could barely maintain her calm, instructor-like composure.
"Yes. Instructor, you should be able to check my Trial Tower level through the system," Chen Yuan said.
"Wait a moment..." Jiang Fang immediately used the Communication Watch on her wrist to check. A moment later, she raised her head in shock and stared at Chen Yuan. "It really is 4.8!"
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