Swallowed Star

by Alexander Buchanez

  "Oh yea, brother, where did you get that money from?" Asked Luo Hua.

  "From that Zhou Hua Yang guy just now" Luo Feng laughed, "You can go use this money. After I become a fighter, there'll be tons of money to earn". A regular fighter doesn't earn that much, but..... Luo Feng was aware of his strength. Just that telekinesis trick is already superior to a heavy machine gun!

  Bullets fly in one, straight line, while Luo Feng's objects can change direction at will.

  "After I pass my fighter combat exam on August 1st, I'll begin my fighter career" Luo Feng picked up a tea cup with his right hand but accidently broke it; tea poured all over the floor.

  Luo Hua, who was next to him, was surprised: "Brother, what's wrong?"

  "Nothing" Luo Feng shaked his head and laughed.

  However, he thought to himself: "In jail, after training my genetic energy, my power rose by a huge margin. After my power awakened, my power increased even more! Right now, my strength and speed are far beyond what they were before. However, such rapid growth isn't such a good thing either. I can't control my power well"

  Accidentally crushing the tea cup shows that he doesn't have enough control over his power.

  "Hm, I'll go to the dojo of limits tomorrow morning. Starting from today until August 1st, which gives me around 20 days, I'll seriously train. I'll train and gain control over my speed and power so I can bring out my own strength more" Luo Feng thought to himself.

  Chapter 23: Ghost blade

  5 AM of the second day. While it was still dawn, Luo Feng was already rushing towards the dojo of limits.

  Since he still hasn't received his prospective fighter certificate, he used his old 'dojo elite member' identification to enter the dojo.

  "Brother"

  "Good morning, brother"

  Inside the dojo of limits, there were quite a few members already training. Luo Feng slightly smiled and nodded, and then sprinted towards the elite member's building. Since he still doesn't have his prospective fighter certificate, he can only go up to the third floor: the elite member training hall. He had no right to go to the fourth floor, which is the instructor's region.

  "HA!" A sound came from the training hall.

  Luo Feng looked in and saw a white robed teenager swinging around an iron spear.

  "Brother Tie*" Luo Feng called loudly, "Coming this early in the morning to practice? How rare"

  *TL note: Tie means Iron

  "Crazy" The white robed teenager stopped and looked at Luo Feng with a face of happiness, "How come you came here? Haha, oh right, I should congratulate crazy for passing the prospective fighter exam"

  "How did you know that?" Luo Feng was surprised.

  Few people should know of the fact that he passed the prospective fighter exam.

  "Last night, our teacher told us when he was teaching. He told us that you and brother Yang passed the prospective fighter exam" The white robed teenager helplessly rubbed his forehead, "Seeing how you two passed, I certainly have no time to relax. So that's why I came here early in the morning to practice"

  Luo Feng nodded.

  So it was the teacher who told them. Even though there were around thirty thousand members in the dojo of limits, there were only six teachers! And there was only one instructor! When the teachers teach, they usually do it in the huge training halls where thousands of members can attend at the same time.

  Of course, there was no need to teach the elite members, since there were only a handful of them in the entire dojo.

  "Crazy, you passed the exam already. What're you here for this early in the morning?" The white robed teenager laughed.

  "August 1st, the fighter combat exam. I need to prepare myself" Luo Feng laughed and headed towards the weapons room at the side of the training hall, which was opened.

  After entering the weapons room, there were a large assortment of weapons on the shelves: blades, spears, rods, bars, axes, swords, pikes, etc. Each category of weapons had even smaller divisions within. For example, the knives had one handed knives and two handed knives. And the one handed knives even had more divisions.

  "The ghost series" Luo Feng opened up a cabinet where a large amount of identical blades lay. Of course, these blades were 'copies', so they had the exact same model, weight, and center of gravity as the real blade. There was only a difference in the quality of the material. A real blade that can kill monsters is probably priced around the hundred thousands, while these copies only costed a couple hundred, so they're quite cheap.

  Luo Feng picked out a certain blade: a 2nd series ghost blade. The blade was 78 cm long and the entire thing was 101 cm long. It was 5.2 cm wide and the back of the blade was thick. The tip of the blade was sharp and suited for stabbing.

  "Hm?" Luo Feng swinged twice and frowned, "I've been using this blade for so long. However..... it feels so light"

  A blade that he was used to swinging was now weightless.

  "I need a heavier blade to correspond with my increase in power" Luo Feng picked another 2nd series ghost blade and swung it around "Nope, still too light"

  "This one isn't heavy enough"

  "Light, too light"

  Luo Feng picked out the heaviest 2nd series ghost blade and shook his head, "Looks like my strength really increased too much. I can't find a blade in this elite member's weapons room that suits me" Luo Feng could only leave the 3rd floor and go to the 4th.

  "The 4th floor is where the teachers and instructors frequently go to" Luo Feng knew that there was also a training hall and weapons room in there, "Prospective fighters also have the right to enter, but I still don't have my prospective fighter certificate. Not sure if I'm allowed to be here"

  At the side of the staircase, there was a veteran on duty in a small room.

  "Hm? What are you doing. This place is not for students" The old on duty veteran stood up and suddenly let out a face of surprise and laughed, "Oh, it's Luo Feng. I heard from instructor Jiang that you passed the prospective fighter exam. Haha, come on in"

  "Thank you, uncle Li" Luo Feng let out a sigh of relief.

  If this uncle Li was strict and forced Luo Feng to show his prospective fighter certificate, then Luo Feng wouldn't have been able to go in. From the law's point of view, Luo Feng is still not a prospective fighter.

  There were tons of decorations in the 4th floor's training hall, along with much higher quality machines and devices.

  At this time, there was only Luo Feng in the training hall.

  "What a waste, truly a waste" Luo Feng couldn't help but to shake his head as he sighed, "In this dojo, there are only six teachers. Other than when they teach, they usually train at the limit hall. There's such a good place here, but it's almost always empty"

  Luo Feng shook his head as he entered the weapons room to the side.

  The weapons here were also copies, but they were clearly much better than the ones on the 3rd floor.

  "2nd series ghost blade. Yup, these blades are much heavier" Luo Feng picked one and swung it around and then picked another one. After five tries, he finally found a suitable one. He looked at the label and saw that it had a weight of--101kg��

  "What, 101 kg?" Even Luo Feng was startled, "Such a heavy blade feels so easy to control to me?"

  The ghost blades were a type of blades that rely on speed, so they were usually lighter.

  To need a weight of 101 kg, how much has his strength actually increased?

  "Looks like my body fitness really did raise by a startling amount. I'll go check my fist strength and speed later" Luo Feng was a bit excited, "Now, I'll practice the basics". After selecting a suitable blade, he picked a hexagonal shield.

  ......

  In the training hall, Luo Feng's left arm wielded the shield while his right hand wielded the ghost blade.

  [HE!]

  [HA!]

  Luo Feng was practicing the most basics of blade wielding--horizontal cuts, upwards cuts, swinging, rapid cuts..... Each of them were extremely precise. E
verytime Luo Feng swung his blade, his center of gravity wasn't affected at all. He kept practicing like this and improved himself.

  "My power is too great now so I can't control my swinging power too well" Luo Feng knew his own problems.

  "My strength is great, but I have to be able to use it" Luo Feng was clear.

  Even if your fitness level is greater than your opponent's, that doesn't mean your skill is.

  Some people can only express 30% of their strength.

  Some people can express 505, 60%, 70%, and even 100%. Some of the grandmaster class bladesman can use a small amount of power to kill a being that's ten times stronger than him. This is the importance of skill and experience.

  Of course--

  If there's too much of a difference in body fitness level, then even skill cannot make up for that. Simply put, no matter what, you have to train in order to bring out your body's full power.

  ������������

  "Instructor" The on duty uncle Li greeted loudly on the 4th floor.

  "Who's inside?" asked instructor Jiang Nian. He heard a bunch of faint sounds from the training hall, which were the sounds of a blade causing shockwaves in the air due to its incredible speed. Just the sound alone is enough to know that the person wielding it is a fighter.

  "It's Luo Feng" uncle Li laughed.

  "Luo Feng?" instructor Jiang Nian laughed and walked towards the training hall.

  As he stood at the entrance to the training hall, he watched Luo Feng's movements, which were by the book, basic movements. Sometimes he would cut ahead, suddenly dash forwards, dodge, backstep, etc. The movements were all very smooth and connected.

  "Hm, what a solid foundation" instructor Jiang Nian couldn't help but to nod and praise in his heart, "Only by mastering the basics can you get better. There are no clear weak points, great"

  The more he watched the more pleased he became.

  "Ah, instructor" Luo Feng turned and realized instructor Jiang Nian was there and stopped.

  Instructor Jiang Nian laughed and walked in: "Luo Feng, nice skill. You've been training since you were young?"

  "Yes, before I enrolled in the dojo, I practiced alone at home" Luo Feng laughed. Instructor Jiang Nian nodded his head in satisfaction, but his expression suddenly froze as he saw the ghost blade Luo Feng was holding; his eyes widened and became huge.

  "Instructor, instructor?" Luo Feng was startled by the instructor's expression.

  "You, you....." instructor Jiang Nian looked at Luo Feng with surprise, "You were just swinging a 101 kg ghost blade?"

  "Ye, yes" Luo Feng was frozen.

  Instructor Jiang Nian shaked his head: "Impossible, impossible..... there's no way" but soon after, instructor Jiang Nian's eyes flashed and he stared at Luo Feng as if he was a jewel, "Luo Feng, hurry and go to that fist strength tester machine over there and show me the results! I want to see exactly how strong you are now".

  Chapter 24: Enthusiastic Jiang Nian

  "His fist strength during the prospective fighter exam was around 1100 kg. In just these few days he was able to grow to the point where he can easily wield the 101 kg ghost blade? Doesn't that mean his strength just jump up by a couple times?" instructor Jiang Nian took in a deep breath.

  Ever since he became the dojo instructor, Jiang Nian's 'Dojo Contribution' was lowering.

  All the fighters in the dojo of limits highly value dojo contribution.

  The fastest way to raise contribution is to kill monsters. However, Jiang Nian hasn't hunted for a long time.

  "If I'm right, then Luo Feng must've grasped the techniques to genetic energy training faster than most fighters" thought Jiang Nian, "Maybe I'll have the chance to get headquarters to send a few people here. If I can recommend Luo Feng, then not only will I be able to get more dojo contribution, but I'll also have a face to show in front of the other instructors!"

  Jiang Nian couldn't help but to be excited.

  "Luo Feng, give me your strongest punch!" ordered Jiang Nian.

  "Yes, instructor"

  Luo Feng stood in front of the fist strength tester machine and took in a deep breath as he thought, "My physical prowess is nothing compared to my spiritual force though". Luo Feng didn't plan on hiding any strength back, so he adjusted his breathing and pushed forward like a dragon.

  [HONG������]

  The fist landed like a missile on the machine, which shook violently in response.��

  [DI!]

  "How much?" Jiang Nian immediately ran over and looked at the machine's display. Luo Feng also looked at the display, since he had no idea how strong he was right now.

  The machine displayed a clear number--'3109kg'��

  "3109 kg?" Jiang Nian took in a deep breath and turned to Luo Feng like he was a monster.

  Luo Feng was also surprised at this number; his strength increased by so much: "I was around 1100 kg during the prospective fighter exam. My strength increased the fastest when I did my genetic energy training, so it probably raised to around 1500 to 1800 kg. After I awakened, my body became even stronger and jumped all the way to 3109 kg?"

  Ever since he awakened, Luo Feng could feel the change in his body, but he never had a clear number to express it.

  "Luo Feng, you, you succeeded in your genetic energy training?" asked Jiang Nian.

  "Yes. After the prospective fighter exam, my first attempt at genetic energy training was a success" nodded Luo Feng.

  Jiang Nian couldn't help but to clap and shout: "Haha, I finally have a truly genius person come out from my Zhi-An region's dojo. Just with his first time at genetic energy training, his strength went from 1100 kg to 3100 kg. For his strength to go up that much, there's probably at most one or two geniuses like this in the entire Jiang-Nan city!"

  When you start genetic energy training for the first time, it's a completely new experience to your body.

  Since your body has never absorbed anything like it before, it has 'hungered' for dozens of years. So the first time you do it, the results are the most startling!

  Starting from the 2nd time and on, the changes are small. You need years and years of training to improve yourself. This first time of training..... also shows someone's fitness level. Some people's strength raise by 300 kg, which is normal. Above average would be around 600 kg.

  Some even raise by 1000 kg..... which was already considered elite.

  And Luo Feng rose by 2000 kg!!! This is true genius!

  "Luo Feng, come and test your speed. Afterwards, test your reaction speed" Jiang Nian, as if he just found a gem, couldn't wait to test its powers.

  "Yes, instructor" Luo Feng was also a bit excited.

  The results soon came out.--

  Strength--3109kg��

  Speed--58m/s��

  Reaction speed--Beginner warrior full points��Intermediate warrior excellent��

  "Haha, a monster came out of my Zhi-An region too" Jiang Nian looked at the final grade on the reaction speed test and turned red with excitement and patted Luo Feng's shoulder "Luo Feng, your instructor's dojo contribution will be relying on you"

  Luo Feng only chuckled a bit.

  "Luo Feng, with the improvement in your strength, I can let you join the dojo early" Jiang Nian said, "You don't need to go through the fighter combat exam, you can join right now!"

  "Join the dojo of limits?" Luo Feng was suspicious.

  Usually, you only get a right to join a power after becoming a fighter.

  "Luo Feng, since you came out of my Zhi-An region's dojo of limits, I am technically the person who lead your way" instructor Jiang Nian patted Luo Feng on the shoulder and laughed, "I won't hide it from you. With your first time doing genetic energy training, your strength rose over 2000 kg. And your speed and reaction speed also improved by a huge amount. It's easy to tell

  --your talent is genius level��or should I say monster level. In the entire 200 million population of Jiang-Nan city, there's probably only one or tw
o people who are this talented"

  Luo Feng couldn't help but to laugh inside.....

  Monster level?

  Only Luo Feng knew that his fist strength rose by only around 600 kg after his first time doing genetic energy training. Only after he awakened was his strength able to raise to this startling amount.

  However--

  Jiang Nian couldn't have thought of that, since genetic energy training is the cause of a normal fighter's highest raise in strength!

  "Geniuses like you will naturally be scouted by the Thunder Dojo, underground gangs, and other families after you finish your fighter combat exam" Jiang Nian laughed, "At that time, you might find their generous conditions to be alluring"

  Luo Feng realized, yes, if only one or two monsters like this appear in the entire population of 200 million in Jiang-Nan city, then who wouldn't try to fight over them?

  "So if I let you join now, isn't that even better?" instructor Jiang Nian laughed, "Of course, no need to worry. Our conditions aren't bad at all! A normal fighter usually gets a private villa and a hundred thousand chinese dollars. Luo Feng, you need to watch your money. The armor, weapons, guide books, and some other special weapons, along with lessons from powerful fighters, all need money"

  Luo Feng nodded.

  "For a genius like you, we'll give you a private villa along with 20 million dollars! To let you buy the armor and weapons and everything you need. At the same time, we the dojo of limits will also give you a free Dao Yin technique, a hidden blade scroll, and a hidden agility scroll. As long as the price of these three are lower than 50 million, we'll give it to you for free. If it's over 50 million, then you'll have to pay the extra"

  Luo Feng couldn't help but to take a deep breath.

  Holy!

  Normal fighters only get a million, while he is getting almost 70 million! Since the Dao Yin techniques, and blade and agility guides were important to fighters.

  "Luo Feng, those three things shouldn't be over 50 million. However, if you buy them from a different place, you might end up paying two times more" Jiang Nian smiled, "The fighters of the dojo of limits have a discount when buying certain scrolls. Of course, to buy a certain level of scrolls also require a corresponding level of dojo contribution! If you don't have the contribution, you can't get the scrolls even if you have money. Of course, your free gifts won't ask for any dojo contribution"