Luo Feng Joins

"Begin!"

As Tang Ping manipulated his consciousness, the boundless sea of consciousness saw the transparent sphere of spiritual energy undergo constant changes.

He did not know how much time had passed.

"Explode!"

With a roar in Tang Ping's heart, the spiritual energy sphere in his boundless sea of consciousness expanded wildly in an instant, erupting to its limit like a star going supernova. At the very moment it reached its peak, a heaven-shaking suction force was generated at the core of his sea of consciousness.

"Hum!"

The sea of consciousness vibrated time and again, eventually forming a single sphere of light at its very core.

"Success! Haha... both Martial Artist and Spirit Reader have broken through."

Tang Ping shifted his intent, controlling the magnetic field around his body. His body slowly levitated, drifting toward the window, which he opened gently.

He then applied a forward-propelling magnetic force to himself.

"Whoosh!" He shot out the window and soared into the sky.

"Haha... so this is the feeling of flight? Hmm... not bad." High in the air, after savoring the sensation of free flight, Tang Ping hovered above the city and laughed heartily.

Once he had his fill, Tang Ping quietly returned to his room as if nothing had happened. He did not want to expose his breakthrough to the Planetary Level just yet; otherwise, what would he do if Hong insisted on assigning him a post? He still preferred his current life of lying flat.

Tang Ping had successfully broken through to the Planetary Level. Logically, Luo Feng, who had received the other half of the system's rewards, should also have had enough to break through directly. However, since this little rookie had not yet learned the method for breaking through—and while a brute-force breakthrough was not impossible, he currently had no realization of that fact—he remained stuck.

The next day, Luo Feng first thanked Tang Ping again for the treasure he had given him the day before. He truly hadn't expected the item to be so powerful. After describing his current strength, Luo Feng consulted Tang Ping on another matter.

"Cousin, do you think there's still any need for me to go to that Elite Training Camp with my current strength?"

As it turned out, because Luo Feng was stronger than he was at the same period in the original timeline due to the system's rewards, he had naturally caught the attention of the Dojo's upper echelons earlier. He had already received a notice to head to the Elite Training Camp for assessment in March.

Previously, he had naturally longed for it, but after his strength had suddenly surged to the limit of the War God-level last night, Luo Feng couldn't help but wonder if there was any point in attending the so-called War God training camp. After all, the legend there was merely that one could become a War God upon graduation, and he was already at the peak of the War God-level.

"Haha... you're talking about that? Of course there's no need. The best reward you could possibly get at the Elite Training Camp is about the same as what I gave you yesterday. Besides, the training there is not only time-consuming and laborious, but it won't be of much help to you now. Just turn it down," Tang Ping answered with a laugh.

"Alright, then I'll just decline it when the time comes." Having received Tang Ping's affirmative answer, Luo Feng naturally stopped agonizing over it.

"By the way, with your current strength, the Martial Artist squad you were in before is definitely no longer suitable. Come join your cousin's squad. Our squad is composed entirely of peak War Gods, and since we're all around the same age, we have more in common. How about it? Interested?" After some thought, Tang Ping extended an invitation to Luo Feng.

"Uh... well, alright. Thank you, Cousin." After a moment of hesitation, Luo Feng agreed, feeling that Tang Ping was right. Although he felt a bit bad for his former teammates, it was simply inappropriate for a peak War God to be grouped with some junior War Generals.

"Haha... that's great! Our squad has successfully gained another great general. Believe me, you won't regret it. Since you've just broken through, spend this time getting used to your strength. I'll call you when our squad has an activity later," Tang Ping said, excitedly patting Luo Feng on the shoulder.

Over the next few days, Tang Ping and his group stayed at Luo Feng's home. The elders reminisced about childhood memories to strengthen their bonds, while Tang Ping taught the younger ones how to practice martial arts.

Although the others didn't have much talent for martial arts compared to Luo Feng, they were lucky enough to have a cousin who could wholesale "cheat codes."

After breaking through to the Planetary Level, Tang Ping's Heaven Rewards Diligence System had changed once again. As the reward multiplier increased, the number of "Tool People" he could bind also rose, making it perfectly fine to give his younger siblings a few slots.

Opening his current system panel, some new changes appeared.

[Heaven Rewards Diligence System]

Host: Tang Ping

Realm: Martial Artist Planetary Level 1, Spirit Reader Planetary Level 1.

Current Bindable Tool People: 40 (Note: Can bind individuals no more than one major realm higher than the host. Cannot cross major realms. i.e., from Planetary Level 1 to Planetary Level 9, the highest level of Tool Person that can be bound is Planetary Level 9. Binding method: Must be within 1,000 meters of the host).

Current Bound Tool People: 23.

Tool Person No. 1: Jiang Yang, Apprentice Level 9 (Reward distribution ratio: 999:1).

Tool Person No. 2: Li Ze, Martial Artist Apprentice Level 9, Spirit Reader Apprentice Level 9 (Reward distribution ratio: 900:100).

Tool Person No. 3: Li Zhongyun, Apprentice Level 9 (Reward distribution ratio: 999:1).

Tool Person No. 4: Wang Zhizhong, Apprentice Level 9 (Reward distribution ratio: 999:1).

Tool Person No. 5: Luo Feng, Martial Artist Apprentice Level 9, Spirit Reader Apprentice Level 9 (Reward distribution ratio: 500:500).

Tool Person No. 6: Tang Yongqing, Apprentice Level 3 (Reward distribution ratio: 999:1).

Tool Person No. 7: Tang Yongyuan, Apprentice Level 3 (Reward distribution ratio: 999:1).

Tool Person No. 8: Luo Hua, Apprentice Level 3 (Reward distribution ratio: 999:1).

As one could see, not only had the number of bindable slots doubled to 40, but the reward multiplier had also increased by a factor of 10, reaching a maximum of 1,000x critical hits.

Another significant change was that the targets eligible to be bound as Tool People had shifted from "not higher than the host" to "no more than one major realm higher than the host." Although he still couldn't bind someone across a major realm, the binding method no longer required Tang Ping to touch the other person's body; he only needed to be within 1,000 meters.

In other words, if Tang Ping were willing, he could go and bind Hong as his Tool Person right now. Then, whenever Hong practiced his domain and triggered a critical hit, Tang Ping would naturally possess his own domain.

However, Tang Ping didn't want to appear before Hong just yet. He knew that Hong possessed an auxiliary AI capable of testing others' realms. What if Hong had a sudden whim and checked his realm when he went to see him? He didn't want to end his life of lying flat so soon; he would rather lie flat for a while longer before going.

After lying flat for a bit more and raising his level, he could "freeload" a domain, and then he wouldn't have to fear Hong at all. When that time came, he would decisively refuse any post assigned to him, and if Hong didn't like it, he would just beat him up.