Devouring the Starry Sky: My Extraordinary Insight!
Chapter 5

Sparring with His Eldest Brother Luo Feng

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Luo Xia trained with great focus.

He did not notice the passage of time at all.

Only after he had fully completed the thirty-two movements and stopped to rest did he notice that his eldest brother, Luo Feng, had arrived at the Wuguan at some point. He was currently not far away, warming up with the Eighteen Movements Luo Xia had developed.

Naturally, Luo Xia had not been stingy with the warm-up movements and Body Forging Technique he had developed. Ever since he had figured them out, he had taught them to Luo Feng.

Thus, Luo Feng's current Advanced Trainee strength was due not only to his own talent, but also in part to Luo Xia.

Luo Xia took a clean towel from a nearby rack and wiped the sweat from his face. Once Luo Feng had finished warming up, he smiled and asked, "Eldest Brother, when did you get here?"

"Just a little while ago."

Luo Feng replied, then walked toward the Punching Power Tester. "I'm going to test my Punch Force."

He stood before the Punching Power Tester, took a slow deep breath, then suddenly threw a punch.

"How much?"

Luo Xia walked over and asked.

Luo Feng glanced at the number appearing on the screen, sighed, and said, "I only just broke through to 877 kilograms."

That was actually already very high.

In the Original Work, Luo Feng's Punch Force had only just reached 809 kilograms at this point.

Now, it was 877 kilograms.

That was 68 kilograms more than in the Original Work.

That was extremely impressive.

After all, increasing Punch Force by even one kilogram was an exceptionally difficult task.

Luo Feng looked at Luo Xia and said with a smile, "When I came over just now, I heard Brother Yang and the others talking. Your Punch Force has already broken through to 945 kilograms. Younger Brother, it looks like you'll be able to take the Quasi-Warrior assessment soon."

"I plan to take the Quasi-Warrior assessment after the Gaokao."

Luo Xia told Luo Feng about his plans.

Hearing this, Luo Feng thought for a moment and said, "I'll work hard recently too and see if I can make a breakthrough before the Gaokao. If I can faint from dizziness again... perhaps I can catch up to you."

The reason Luo Feng had become an Advanced Trainee at eighteen was not only because Luo Xia had taught him the Warm-up Technique and Body Forging Technique, but also because of his dizzy spells.

That dizziness... was actually a precursor to the awakening of Mental Strength.

Every time Luo Feng fainted from dizziness, his Physical Quality would surge dramatically.

He had fainted once when he was very young. Then, five years ago, when his mother, Gong Xinlan, had been hospitalized, he had fainted again.

Both episodes of unconsciousness had caused his Physical Quality to soar.

That was why Luo Feng looked forward to feeling dizzy.

As for Luo Xia, because his Mental Strength had automatically awakened when he was born, he did not need to awaken through repeated dizzy spells like Luo Feng did.

When Luo Xia heard Luo Feng mention the dizziness, he pondered briefly before asking, "Eldest Brother, have you still been getting headaches often lately?"

Luo Feng thought for a moment and said:

"They still hurt occasionally, but not as badly as before... Now that I think about it, every time I faint from a headache, the symptoms ease a little. Maybe after another one or two times, this headache illness of mine will disappear forever."

Luo Xia understood this very clearly.

If nothing unexpected happened, his eldest brother Luo Feng's headache illness should be completely resolved during the upcoming Gaokao.

"Eldest Brother, want to spar?"

Luo Xia suddenly asked Luo Feng.

Luo Feng nodded and said, "Sure, but let me test my speed first. Help me turn on the Speed Tester."

"Alright."

Luo Xia nodded and turned on the Speed Tester for Luo Feng.

Luo Feng stepped onto the sixty-meter track.

Whoosh—!

In almost the blink of an eye, Luo Feng accelerated to his top speed. His legs drove powerfully against the ground as he shot through the Speed Tester's measuring zone like an arrow loosed from the bow, cutting through the wind.

"How much?"

He turned back to ask Luo Xia.

Luo Xia walked over, glanced at the number displayed on the screen, and answered, "25.6 meters per second."

Luo Feng's expression brightened as he asked with a smile, "Really?"

Luo Xia pointed at the screen. "See for yourself."

Luo Feng took a look and saw that the number was indeed what his younger brother had said. His smile grew even brighter. Since his speed had already broken through to 25.6 meters per second, only his Punch Force remained below the Warrior standard.

"Eldest Brother, let's spar." Luo Xia called out.

"Alright."

Luo Feng nodded and walked with Luo Xia onto the ring at one side of the Training Hall.

The two stood facing each other, drawing the attention of everyone else in the hall.

"Xia and Madman are sparring again?"

"Quick, quick, quick! Place your bets! Who's winning today?"

"Is there even a question? It'll definitely be Little Monster again! Madman was always a move behind during their previous spars."

As they talked, Luo Xia and Luo Feng both adjusted their breathing.

Luo Xia stared at Luo Feng, his gaze sharpening as he suddenly said, "Eldest Brother, here I come!"

With that, Luo Xia had already charged forward.

He threw a probing punch, striking straight at the opening Luo Feng had exposed.

Smack!

Luo Feng slapped out with his palm and caught Luo Xia's fist.

Pain shot through his palm, and a tremendous force spread from it throughout his body.

Luo Feng could not help but marvel inwardly. As expected of a fist that had reached over nine hundred kilograms. That power was heavy!

Luo Feng pressed Luo Xia's fist downward, opening up his front. Then he lowered his body, preparing to ram Luo Xia with his shoulder.

If that blow landed solidly, it would definitely leave Luo Xia unable to catch his breath for an instant.

But Luo Xia was too fast. That punch had only been a probe, and he had used merely sixty percent of his strength, keeping the remaining forty percent in reserve.

Seeing his fist pressed down and his eldest brother's shoulder charging toward him, Luo Xia immediately retreated, withdrew his fist, and crossed both hands before his chest to defend.

However, seeing that Luo Xia had reacted, Luo Feng instantly changed moves. He turned the shoulder ram into a punch. His body twisted, and his fist shot out like a venomous snake toward Luo Xia's stomach!

Luo Xia reacted again. The moment Luo Feng threw his punch, his crossed hands suddenly separated. His right hand darted out and struck the joint of Luo Feng's punching arm, preventing its power from being unleashed smoothly.

At the same time, his other hand seized the opportunity to strike at the opening Luo Feng had exposed by punching!

Their exchange was incredibly fast. In the span of a single second, they had already traded several rounds of attack and defense.

The others watching their spar beneath the ring stared without blinking.

Luo Feng and Luo Xia had sparred at the Wuguan before, so they had long known that the two brothers had not only reached the Physical Quality of Advanced Trainees early on, but also possessed extremely rich combat awareness, no weaker than that of some Warriors.

Soon, the sparring match ended.

"As expected, Little Monster won again!"

"Madman was still one move behind. If he'd reacted at the end and intercepted Little Monster's Elbow Strike in advance, he might have turned defeat into victory!"

"Little Monster's final move wasn't simple. He first used a Knee Strike to draw Madman's attention, then changed moves midway. The true killing move was all in that elbow. We can see it clearly as outsiders, but if we were in Madman's place, we'd probably still fall for it!"

"Little Monster's combat intelligence is way too high!"

"I heard our Wuguan's School Director has already noticed Little Monster. This kid is going to soar sooner or later!"

The other Warriors below the ring discussed it among themselves.

On the ring, Luo Xia was breathing slightly hard. He pulled Luo Feng, who was sitting on the ring, to his feet and said with a smile, "Eldest Brother, you fell for it again!"

Luo Feng shook his head with a bitter smile. "You little brat!"

He accepted his defeat wholeheartedly. Besides, he had known from childhood that his younger brother was exceptional, so he did not feel uncomfortable about it at all.

In fact, the more formidable Luo Xia became, the happier Luo Feng was as his elder brother.

It was just that sometimes, as the eldest brother, the pressure could still be a little great...

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