Peak Martial Arts Hall's Extravagance!

"Tier Four, seventh-level standard strength! An ordinary martial artist who had just broken through to Tier Four would be doing well to have twenty or thirty thousand jin of force! Your physique, your force-exertion technique—remarkable! It seemed that Water of Life hadn't been wasted on you. And that martial skill of yours... interesting."

He looked at the recording staff. "Have you recorded everything?"

"Y-Yes, Inspector!" the staff member hurriedly nodded.

"Good. Your registration is complete. From today onward, Lin Ming, you are an official disciple of Peak Martial Arts Hall. Here are your identity badge and personal terminal."

Xiao Wuhen took a palm-sized metal badge from the staff member. It was dark gold, with the raised characters "Peak" and a crossed sword-and-blade emblem on the front, while the back was covered in intricate patterns and a serial code. Along with it came a silver device resembling a wristwatch, which he handed to Lin Ming.

"The terminal contains the hall's basic rules, a map, an explanation of your access privileges, and... an admission pass and brief introduction for the Special Training Camp. Take a look yourself. Your residence has already been arranged, and the terminal will guide you there. The Special Training Camp officially begins tomorrow. I'll take you over then."

After explaining everything, Xiao Wuhen looked Lin Ming over once more, that signature wicked smile curling across his lips.

"Rest well and get yourself into shape. The Special Training Camp won't be as 'polite' as the outside world. I'm looking forward to seeing just how much trouble you can stir up in there."

With that, he waved his hand and turned to leave in a carefree manner, leaving Lin Ming alone in the testing room.

Lin Ming clenched the dark-gold badge and silver terminal in his hand, sensing the peculiar fluctuations within them that faintly resonated with the world around him. Then he looked at the glaring number on the nearby screen: "50,000 jin."

He knew that an entirely new journey—crueler, yet more exhilarating—was about to begin.

Peak Martial Arts Hall. Special Training Camp.

He wanted to see just how hard the "rules" were here, and just how strong the "geniuses" truly were.

He put away the badge and terminal, then followed their instructions toward the temporary residence assigned to him.

The temporary residences assigned to newly admitted disciples in the headquarters district of Peak Martial Arts Hall in Upper Capital Base City were individual cottages with simple designs, each spaced a considerable distance apart.

Every cottage was enveloped in a thin energy field for soundproofing and protection, offering excellent privacy.

Lin Ming stood before his own cottage, numbered "731," and swiped the personal terminal he had just received over the door lock.

The silver-gray alloy door slid open soundlessly, revealing an interior so simple it was nearly empty. There was a hard bed, a desk and chair set, and a private bathroom. Nothing else.

Yet the dense spiritual energy in the air, along with the faintly flowing energy patterns across the walls and floor that could speed up blood-qi recovery and calm the mind, all spoke of this place's extraordinary nature.

He shut the door behind him, propped the Silver Frost Spear against the wall, and sat down on the hard bed.

Days of fleeing, fighting, and today's drastic upheaval had left even his mind slightly fatigued. But instead of resting immediately, he picked up the dark-gold identity badge and silver wristwatch-style personal terminal Xiao Wuhen had given him.

Following Xiao Wuhen's brief instructions, he slowly extended his mental power into the identity badge.

The badge grew slightly warm, and an invisible ripple spread outward, establishing some kind of mental connection with him.

At the same time, the personal terminal on his wrist lit up automatically, projecting a translucent virtual screen roughly the size of an A4 sheet of paper before him.

The interface was simple, divided into several main sections: [Personal Information], [Mission Hall], [Points Store], [Martial Arts Archive], [Communications and Social], [Internal Forum], [Teaching Area], [Support Services], and more.

Lin Ming first opened [Personal Information].

[Name: Lin Ming]

[Age: 18]

[Hometown: South River Base City]

[Identity: Official Disciple of Peak Martial Arts Hall (ID: D-20240314-731)]

[Martial Arts Realm: Third Tier, fourth level (recorded)]

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[Peak Points: 0]

[Access Privilege Level: D-Class (newly admitted disciple)]

[Current Status: Awaiting entry into the Special Training Camp (Countdown: 2 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes)]

The ID number, access privileges, points... everything was crystal clear. D-Class access was the lowest level, allowing him to view and exchange only some basic resources. Even so, merely being able to browse them was enough to open Lin Ming's eyes.

He opened [Points Store].

The screen refreshed, and a dazzling list of goods instantly appeared, divided into exceptionally detailed categories.

[Techniques]:

Basic Breathing Method Explained (E-Class), Exchange Points: 1

Blazing Flame Art (D-Class), Exchange Points: 50

Azure Wood Longevity Method (A-Class), Exchange Points: 500

Great Sun Burning Heaven Art (incomplete S-Class volume), Exchange Points: 5,000

Nine-Turn Profound Art (first three turns of SS-Class), Exchange Points: 50,000 (A-Class access privilege or above required)

[Martial Skills]:

Stellar Sword Art (A-Class), Exchange Points: 800

Void Great Hand Seal (S-Class), Exchange Points: 10,000

Heavenly Emperor Fist (first three forms of SS-Class), Exchange Points: 300,000 (A-Class access privilege or above required)

[Pills and Resources]:

Grade-One Blood-Qi Pill (restores blood qi), Exchange Points: 1/bottle (10 pills)

Grade-Two Bone-Tempering Pill (assists with bone tempering), Exchange Points: 5/bottle

Grade-Three Golden Marrow Pill (assists Golden Viscera Realm cultivation), Exchange Points: 20/bottle

Grade-Four True Qi Condensation Pill (assists with condensing true qi), Exchange Points: 100/bottle

Grade-Five Barrier-Breaking Pill (assists with breaking through minor realms), Exchange Points: 500/pill

Grade-Six Dragonblood Pill (greatly enhances blood qi and the physical body), Exchange Points: 5,000/pill

Fountain of Life (diluted version, a supreme healing treasure), Exchange Points: 100/drop

[Weapons and Armor], [Rare Treasures], [Special Services]...

Lin Ming skimmed through the listings rapidly, growing more shocked the further he read. Many of the items here were things he had never even heard of!

S-Class and SS-Class techniques and martial skills were treasures that any outside faction would guard as their sect's inheritance, never passing them down to anyone but their core members. Yet here, they were openly priced. As long as one had enough points and sufficient access privileges, they could be exchanged!

The effects of those pills and resources were each more astonishing than the last!

He even saw an option under [Special Services]: "One-on-one instruction from a Seventh-Tier Grandmaster (one day)," Exchange Points: 10,000!

"Hire a Fifth Tier martial artist as a temporary guard (one day)," Exchange Points: 100!

Further down were Sixth Tier guards, and even higher-tier guard options marked "special application required"!

"So this is the foundation of Peak Martial Arts Hall? It's extravagantly generous beyond belief!"

No wonder Xiao Wuhen had said that strength decided everything here. As long as one had enough points, one could exchange them for every resource needed to grow stronger! And points, clearly, would not be easy to obtain.