Transformation

Thor looked at four-year-old Zhou Hao, whose face still retained its childishness, and suddenly felt a mischievous urge. "A verbal expression of gratitude alone means nothing to me, little fellow."

"What condition do you want?" Zhou Hao asked instinctively. Of course, he knew his sister's talent was ordinary. Under normal circumstances, High-level General was her limit. Even if he provided her with many precious cultivation resources and piled her up to the Planetary level, her Combat Power would not be very strong.

For a warrior like her, Thor agreeing to take her as a disciple was already an enormous favor.

"Come here." Thor beckoned.

Zhou Hao frowned. He had no idea what condition Thor intended to propose, but he still walked over.

The moment Zhou Hao reached Thor, Thor suddenly reached out and vigorously kneaded his little cheeks. He burst into laughter. "You little brat, you tried to pull a fast one on me. Got you now, didn't I? This feels great!"

Zhou Hao remained expressionless, feeling utterly speechless inside.

He had not expected Thor to be such a face-pinching maniac. Still, considering that Thor was willing to accept his sister as a disciple, he reluctantly chose not to resist.

Thor knew when to stop. Before long, he dragged Zhou Hao back to the training camp.

As for asking what kind of inheritance Zhou Hao had obtained from the Ancient Civilization Relics, he did not mention it at all. After all, everyone had their own secrets.

At the training camp entrance.

Quite a few odd-numbered trainees had yet to leave. They desperately wanted to see the final outcome.

Whoosh.

Two figures quickly descended.

A group of Councilor-level powerhouses could not help stepping forward, their gazes shifting toward Thor and Zhou Hao.

Thor swept his gaze across Councilors such as Jia Yi and Isadora. "I truly am not qualified to teach Zhou Hao. You should all weigh yourselves too and see whether you have the ability to teach a monster like Zhou Hao."

After saying that, he walked up to Zhou Ying'er. "Once you reach War God level and graduate from the training camp, you may choose to become my disciple."

Before Zhou Ying'er could recover her senses, Thor had already left.

The many training camp trainees immediately erupted.

"What? Thor actually wants to take Zhou Ying'er as his disciple?"

"What exactly is going on?"

"Could it be that Zhou Hao gave his chance to become a disciple to his sister?"

"Although she has to reach War God level before becoming his disciple, that's Thor!"

One after another, the trainees were consumed by envy and jealousy.

In their eyes, Zhou Hao must have given up the opportunity. Otherwise, with talent like Zhou Ying'er's, how could Thor possibly accept her as a disciple?

Though they could not understand why Thor would agree to Zhou Hao giving up the opportunity, it was the only possible explanation.

Zhou Ying'er quickly snapped out of her daze as well. Looking at Zhou Hao, she said anxiously, "Xiao Hao, how could you be so impulsive? Becoming Thor's disciple is an opportunity countless trainees dream of. You can't give such an opportunity to me. No, I'll go find Teacher and have Teacher contact Thor..."

Zhou Hao hurriedly grabbed Zhou Ying'er and said in a low voice, "Sis, it's not what you think. I told you already, Thor can't teach me. You'll understand later."

It took quite a bit of persuasion before he finally calmed Zhou Ying'er down.

Meanwhile, Councilor-level powerhouses such as Jia Yi and the Ice Snow Emperor remained unwilling to give up. They stepped forward one after another, hoping to take Zhou Hao as a disciple or have him join forces such as the Huaxia Military or America.

Zhou Hao naturally declined politely.

Though Jia Yi and the Ice Snow Emperor were unwilling, they did not force anything. With repeated sighs, they left the training camp.

"Zhou Hao, I am Isadora, Chairperson of the HR Alliance. The family you joined earlier is my family." The silver-haired Isadora wore a kindly smile.

Zhou Hao nodded. "Chairperson Isadora, are you here to take me as your disciple too?"

Isadora laughed. "That was my intention, but now that even Thor cannot teach you, an old woman like me naturally has even less right to do so. I'm very glad you chose the Isadora Family. You need not worry about your sister's future cultivation resources."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Hao's little face broke into a broader smile. He extended his small hand. "Happy cooperation."

Isadora froze for a moment before shaking his hand. She understood what Zhou Hao meant. He clearly was not truly joining the HR Alliance completely. He merely wanted the Isadora Family Consortium to provide Zhou Ying'er's cultivation resources as a partner.

If this had been when Zhou Hao had first tested with General-level physical fitness, she would never have agreed to such terms.

But now...

The potential Zhou Hao had displayed was simply too terrifying. At only four years old, his own Combat Power amplitude had already reached Thor's level. In the future, he might break through to Councilor level and even surpass Thor.

Faced with such a monstrous genius, Isadora barely needed to think before tacitly accepting Zhou Hao's attitude toward their cooperation.

At the same time, she had already placed Zhou Hao on equal footing with herself, completely overlooking his age. After the Great Nirvana, humans could absorb cosmic genetic energy. Even creatures from the past could possess intelligence comparable to humans. She was not at all surprised that Zhou Hao displayed wisdom no weaker than an adult's at the age of four.

"Zhou Hao, you reached the fifth floor of the Trial Tower. According to the training camp's rewards, you can directly become an inspector of Limit Martial Hall and receive resources such as Dragon Blood. However, because of your status, I still hope you can accept the position offered by the HR Alliance: General Manager of the Asia-Pacific region, with inspection authority." Isadora looked at Zhou Hao.

Without even thinking, Zhou Hao nodded. "Fine, but I don't have the energy to take on this responsibility right now."

Isadora smiled. "You only need to hold the title. Once you graduate from the training camp, you can assume the position directly."

Inside the basement converted from the Ancient Civilization Gravity Room at Jiangnan Pavilion.

After discussing some finer details with Chairperson Isadora, Zhou Hao sent his sister Zhou Ying'er to the hunting zone. This time, however, he did not watch over Zhou Ying'er the entire time as he had on the 1st. Instead, he quickly returned to the training camp dormitory.

Exhale.

Inhale.

After more than ten minutes, his heart was as still as an ancient well.

Status, position, power, and the like were nothing but passing clouds in his eyes.

Only strength was everything.

"The Nine Tribulations Secret Codex is a heaven-defying secret art that violates the laws governing the universe. Once cultivation fails, both body and soul will be reduced to ashes. Although this body of mine has a Clone soul, it is still extremely important and cannot be discarded lightly." Zhou Hao had directly claimed the reward when he completed the special check-in mission.

Although system rewards could directly instill the profound mysteries of secret arts and the like into his mind, making the chance of failure very low, he still did not dare take the risk lightly. After all, he had no energy Clone to test and learn from mistakes. He could only succeed, never fail.

"I'll wait a little longer. Right now, the boost from cultivating the first tribulation of the Nine Tribulations Secret Codex isn't that significant for me!" In the end, Zhou Hao suppressed the urge to cultivate within his heart.

Over the next month.

On odd-numbered days, he cultivated in the basement. On even-numbered days, he went out to hunt monsters, maintaining his first-place points on the Black Dragon Ranking.

The effects of the Gravity Room, combined with Wood Essence Crystals and the Warrior Talent he continued obtaining by checking in at Limit Martial Hall headquarters every other day, caused his body's genetic energy to rise madly.

His genetic energy, which had already reached its limit, finally began to transform at the end of the month.

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