Swallowing the Starry Sky: Cloud
Chapter 32

War God Ji Yun

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In the secret chamber of the Yanjing Pavilion within the Limit Dojo's Elite Training Camp, Ji Yun, who had been sitting cross-legged, finally opened his eyes.

"This transformation took only a little over half an hour." Ji Yun looked down at his body, covered in filth, and couldn't help but smile. Before taking the medicine, he was just a trainee close to the War God level, but now, he had confidence—relying on his top-tier force output among War Gods and a realm nearing the Domain level.

Unless it was an Invincible War God—otherwise, no one could suppress him.

Of course, when Ji Yun reached the peak of High-Level War God, he too would be an Invincible War God.

Leaving the secret chamber, Ji Yun carefully cleaned himself, washing away all the grime from his body.

After packing away his secret manuals, weapons, and combat suit, Ji Yun left the Yanjing Pavilion and headed for the Nine-Fold Tower.

Ji Yun couldn't wait to see what his physical stats were now!

Having taken the Blood Ginseng, Ji Yun had essentially consumed two treasures. The ginseng, before being watered, was already a Vegetation Spirit, and the essence blood energy of the King Rank Monster, the Blood Dragon King, was also extremely formidable. After transforming Ji Yun's body, these energies had all lain dormant within him.

Inside the testing equipment room on the top floor of the Nine-Fold Tower.

"Punching force!" Ji Yun activated the punching force testing machine.

"Bang"

Ji Yun's fist fell like a meteor from the sky, slamming into the punching target of the testing machine. The target shook violently. This was the dojo's top-tier testing equipment, sufficient for use by warriors surpassing the War God level.

"243697 KG" A number appeared on the display screen.

Ji Yun was shocked, then ecstatic.

"243697 KG, this is extremely close to a High-Level War God!"

"What about speed!" Ji Yun could no longer contain his excitement and immediately activated the speed testing equipment.

Ji Yun sprinted like lightning, exploding with full force from the first step, then accelerating continuously. After about four or five strides, he reached his limit. He turned into a blur, flashing past the speed testing device before rapidly decelerating and stopping.

"712 meters per second?" Ji Yun muttered, staring at the number. "Is this that terrifying?"

Neural reaction test?

Ji Yun eagerly tested his neural reaction as well.

A moment later, Ji Yun looked at the result—it was Excellent for a High-Level War God.

"Whoosh"

Ji Yun let out a light breath, trying to calm himself and stop the wild joy.

His strength was absolutely at the High-Level War God level, and even his power was decent among High-Level War Gods, especially since Ji Yun had a fourfold force output!

Coupled with Ji Yun's Spear Path artistic conception, Ji Yun even felt that he was already an Invincible War God!

A powerhouse comparable to Chen Qingzhi, on the same level.

In just two months, Ji Yun had truly stood at the peak of Earth's humanity!

March passed quietly. Ji Yun did not reveal that he had become a High-Level War God, continuing to train step by step in the Elite Training Camp.

The Ancient Civilization Gravity Room in the Elite Training Camp could reach 1000 times gravity, which was extremely beneficial even for High-Level War Gods' training, and Ji Yun had long since become the number one on the rankings.

With 90 hours of training in the gravity room each month, Ji Yun could fully absorb and digest the energy hidden within his body. By then, his physical stats would reach the true peak of a High-Level War God.

At the end of March, a new trainee arrived at the camp.

This person was none other than Luo Feng, whom Ji Yun had once advised to apply for the Elite Training Camp and with whom he had a deep connection in Base City 003.

To be honest, Luo Feng couldn't fully trust Ji Yun, because anyone tempted by 100 billion would not remain unmoved. But Luo Feng had no choice—he could only rely on Ji Yun to keep the secret. Clearly, he had chosen the right person.

After a period of fear and anxiety, Luo Feng sensed nothing unusual and gradually relaxed. After going on another hunting trip to the Wilderness Zone with his partners, he was recruited into the training camp.

March 29th, noon.

Ji Yun had just come out of the Virtual Trial Tower when he saw two people waiting outside.

"Oh? Luo Feng?" Ji Yun was a bit surprised. He had originally thought Luo Feng hadn't made it to the Elite Training Camp because he didn't qualify and had gone to the Basic Training Camp instead. Now it seemed something had delayed him.

"Yeah, Ji Yun." Luo Feng nodded, but his heart was somewhat bitter.

Back in Base City 003, he and Ji Yun had been on par with each other. But yesterday, the huge ranking board at the entrance—

NO1 Ji Yun.

Those massive words had deeply moved Luo Feng and also strengthened his resolve to enter the training camp.

"Here for the test, right?" Ji Yun smiled.

"I just finished using it. Go on in. I'll wait outside for your good news." Ji Yun found a sofa nearby and lay down. He added, "Luo Feng, rankings are very important. The reason I've improved so much is entirely because of my high rank—I get access to more resources. Work hard."

"Yeah." Luo Feng agreed and went in for the assessment.

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As Ji Yun had expected, Luo Feng passed the B-level test, meaning Luo Feng officially became the 183rd trainee of the Elite Training Camp.

Three months passed in the blink of an eye.

Quite a few things had happened during these three months.

The newcomer Luo Feng, who had previously drawn little attention, actually defeated an old student in a gambling match. Although that old student ranked near the bottom, it was clearly not something an ordinary newcomer could achieve.

Luo Feng's teacher was the female War God Jiang Fang, who had once sparred with Ji Yun. Both used blades, making Jiang Fang the perfect guide for Luo Feng.

Luo Feng's strength also improved rapidly. In the first month, he surged to 68th place on the rankings—the fastest pace in the training camp. The reason Ji Yun wasn't counted in this comparison was that most of his strength, aside from his physical fitness, was honed outside. In terms of rate of improvement, Luo Feng was the truly terrifying one, having found his training method.

Then, over the next two months, Luo Feng steadily climbed the rankings to 42nd place. Ji Yun had also sparred with Luo Feng, and Luo Feng's blade technique had vaguely touched the Perfection level.

The Perfection level was equivalent to the Spear Path level of "man and spear as one," which was also the level of most War Gods.

Because of his rapidly rising rank, Luo Feng also signed a contract with the Limit Dojo! It was the same reward contract as Ji Yun's, though the terms were slightly inferior.

Thus, to claim the rewards, Luo Feng trained madly in the final two months. In the last month, seeking a breakthrough, he issued large-scale life-and-death gambling challenges. Luo Feng also invited Ji Yun, who agreed to spar using the "man and spear as one" Spear Path.

In the end, during the 10-billion-credit gambling match against Candice, Luo Feng broke through on the spot! His combat power amplitude successfully exceeded 12, earning him the reward.

Ji Yun hadn't been idle these three months either.

Three months of time, plus training in the Gravity Room, allowed the Vegetation Spirit energy accumulated in Ji Yun's body to be fully absorbed. His physical fitness underwent earth-shaking changes.

Now, Ji Yun's physical fitness was quite formidable even among High-Level War Gods, but this was also because he had fully absorbed the energy. If he wanted to improve rapidly again, it probably wouldn't be so easy.

Ji Yun's current punch force—around 360,000 kg. That is, 360 tons of punching power.

Speed—reached about 834 m/s.

However, his neural reaction speed hadn't improved much, still at the High-Level War God excellent level, with some gap from the War God peak excellent level.

With a punch force of 360 tons and a fourfold burst, he could unleash nearly 1,500 tons of power.

Of course, in actual combat, he couldn't unleash such high power with every strike, but if just one hit landed, that immense impact force would be enough to take down most High-Level War Gods.

Even if they had the miraculous "Black God Set," it would only be a matter of a few attacks.

August 1st.

One hundred and eighty-three trainees gathered on the grass in front of the Nine-Fold Tower, chatting in small groups. All were fully armed, carrying backpacks and their respective weapons, because... today was the departure day for the 'Life-and-Death Adventure'! But before departure, everyone was waiting for one person—

The world's number one powerhouse, Hong!

Ji Yun and Luo Feng sat together, with Luo Feng's roommate Shi Jiang and a woman named Zhao Ruo nearby.

Ji Yun's roommate Jiang Chuan, due to family issues, had to reveal his War God strength and graduate early. Ji Yun had lamented this; Jiang Chuan had good talent, and it was a pity he didn't receive better training.

While waiting.

"Why isn't Hong here yet?" Ji Yun, Luo Feng, and the other two sat on the grass in a circle. Zhao Ruo's face was flushed red. "Last night I dreamed about Hong, ah, ah."

"Love-struck fool," Luo Feng muttered.

"Hm?" Zhao Ruo raised her eyebrows and glared, as if threatening.

Luo Feng jumped in fright and quickly looked at Shi Jiang beside him to change the subject: "Ji Yun, Senior Brother Shi Jiang, you've seen the Chief Curator. What is he really like?" Hearing this, Zhao Ruo also looked at Ji Yun and Shi Jiang, since only the two of them among the four had seen Hong before.

"I think, Chief Curator Hong... how should I put it?" Shi Jiang's eyes held a trace of reverence, as well as a strange light. "A deity! The Curator is like a deity."

"A deity?" Luo Feng was stunned.

"Yeah, a legendary deity. I can't think of any other word to describe it," Shi Jiang sighed. "I've also seen other Inspectors, existences beyond War Gods. But... compared to Chief Curator Hong, those other beyond-War-God existences feel like stars compared to the sun."

"What do you think?" Luo Feng looked at Ji Yun.

"I think, within a certain range, Hong is an absolute deity. But how to put it... if the distance is far, he doesn't give me any pressure," Ji Yun tried hard to recall the scene of talking face-to-face with Hong.

"And this pressure feels like it can be released and retracted at will."

"Wouldn't that make him even more formidable?" Zhao Ruo said dreamily. "Being able to control it means he's even stronger."

"Alright, let's stop here," Shi Jiang said with a smile.

"Junior brothers, junior sister, you should focus more on the upcoming Life-and-Death Adventure. This time, our adventure is going to the Australian Continent! After the Great Nirvana, the entire Australian Continent has become a world of monsters, ranking alongside the African Sahara and the South American Amazon as the world's three most dangerous places!"

The Australian Continent, before the Great Nirvana, had a huge number of animals, with a population of just over ten million across the entire continent.

When the Great Nirvana arrived, the mutated monsters on the Australian Continent, after breeding, numbered the most in the world. There were no humans left on that continent. The entire continent was the monsters' lair. Along with the African Sahara and the South American Amazon, it was one of the three great dangerous places.

"As for you, Ji Yun, I'm not worried. You're much stronger than me."

Shi Jiang laughed heartily.

"Hm?" Ji Yun couldn't help but look up at the sky. Many other trainees also looked up, because a sonic boom had already sounded in the sky, spreading downward. A blurry silhouette appeared above the Elite Training Camp, solidifying into a blood-red triangular fighter jet!

Seeing this fighter jet, Ji Yun understood that Chief Curator Hong was about to arrive.

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