Swallowed Star

by Alexander Buchanez

  "Janet"

  "Janet"

  The repeated yells caused the three to stop and turn their heads. What they saw was the blond youth Candace who had quite the feeling of a gentleman to him. He swiftly charged out of the lobby of the first floor and smiled as he looked at Janet: "Janet, do you have any time tonight? If so, we could eat dinner together"

  Luo Feng heard and said to himself: so he's just trying to pick up girls.

  There were very few female students in the elite training camp, so tons of people were chasing after each one.

  "Oh, sorry, I'm going to eat dinner with Luo Feng tonight" Janet smiled sweetly and wrapped around Luo Feng's left arm.

  Candace's expression froze.

  Luo Feng froze too.

  "Senior" Luo Feng looked at Janet. Janet was indeed very pretty and had a nice body. Her skin was extremely white, like an angel's. During class, Janet had hinted her intentions several times and even asked to go on dates. Even though he never accepted any of her invitations, this senior didn't back down at all.

  Western girls sure are brave.

  But he already has Xu Xin.....

  "Janet!" Candace was a bit angry.

  "Sorry Candace" Janet smiled as she closely hugged Luo Feng's arm and walked away.

  Candace's face was extremely horrible as he watched Luo Feng and Janet disappear at the corner ahead. At this time, another boy walked out of the lobby of the first floor: he was indeed William.

  "Candace, I already told you but you aren't willing to believe! Many students in the training camp already know that Janet is interested in Luo Feng; she even asks him to go on dates with her. It's way easier for a girl to chase a guy. They probably already slept on the same bed together. Why are you still chasing after Janet!" said William with dissatisfaction.

  "Bastard!"

  Candace clenched his fists and his face was green.

  There were barely any female students in the training camp in the first place, and beautiful girls were even rarer! Who knows how many male students have had their eyes on Janet ever since she entered the training camp. Candace was one of those guys too. First, he liked her looks. Second, if he had a wargod wife!

  Then even more people in the Paulinus family would support him!

  "This Luo Feng just had to have the same teacher as Janet. Since they're together all day, there's no helping the fact that they'll end up together" William shook his head as he shrugged, "And teacher Jiang Fang usually only accepts Chinese people. Either that, or female students. Guys from the EU have no chance of becoming her students"

  "I don't believe that I won't be able to get her!" Candace squinted and a cold light flashed across his eyes.

  Anger!

  If a regular student dared to fight with Candace, then he would naturally have his own tricks to use. And he has already been in the training camp for three years and is on his fourth. As an old student that has been here for four years, he's considered quite special to be able to get to around rank 40! He is quite confident that he can get into the top 20 during his fifth year.

  Candace really didn't care about the average student.

  "Luo Feng! Fighting over my woman!" Candace was green from rage.

  "Hold it in! Hold it in!"

  The Dojo of Limits intentionally spread around the information of Luo Feng joining them: this news has already spread to each major country and organization. Candace was clear that Luo Feng definitely will eventually become one of the higher ups of the Dojo of Limits. Even the Paulinus family has to be careful when dealing with such a figure.

  So, Candace didn't dare to use his tactics.

  "Hmph!"

  Candace could only keep his anger to himself. Enduring is an ability a successor to a large family must learn!

  "It's just fair competition. Janet will definitely become mine" mumbled Candace.

  .....

  Right when Luo Feng and Janet went around the corner, they split up.

  "Senior, I already have a girlfriend" Luo Feng couldn't help but to admit that, in terms of looks, Janet was more beautiful than Xu Xin. In terms of strength and talent, Janet was a genius of geniuses.

  "So what if you have a girlfriend. Even if you're married I'll still try to steal you over. Hmph, Luo Feng, your senior won't give up" Janet smiled towards Luo Feng and headed towards her living quarters.

  Luo Feng smacked his head.

  Holy.....

  How did he encounter such a senior.

  "I'll stop thinking about this. Yup. There's around two more hours until dinner, so I'll go back and work on my blade technique. My blade technique already has the feeling of a thunderbolt. According to what the teacher said, I should try to perfect my blade's current state" Luo Feng immediately rushed back towards Jiang-Nan pagoda and studied his blade technique in his underground training room!

  .....

  To Luo Feng, the elite training camp was like a holy place to raise your strength. The best shortcuts to increasing your strength were here. Whenever you get confused about a concept, you can ask a teacher to clear things up. There's even copied gravity rooms and training rooms designed to improve your blade technique, leading to a rapid increase in one's skill.

  Studying his blade technique, polishing up his technique, learning how to better control his power, working on the��Nine Stage Thunder Blade��.

  Every other day, he'll personally hunt monsters in the wilderness.

  Luo Feng's every day was extremely helpful to him.

  And Luo Feng always had a goal in mind: to reach a battle ability amplifer of 12 by August 1st! Although this goal was extremely, extremely difficult to reach. From the rewards given in the contract, one could understand just how difficult it would be to reach a battle ability amplifer of 12 in three months!

  But no matter how hard it is, he has to go for it.

  The only thing Luo Feng can do is make the most of his time and improve every day!

  .....

  Time flowed. With his entire body and mind immersed in the world of fighting, time passed quickly.

  In a blink of an eye, it's already July.

  In July, it was unbelievably hot, yet the nights had a hint of cold.

  In Jiang-Nan pagoda, Luo Feng's study room.

  A stick of incense was lit; the aroma that emanated around the quiet room was calming. Luo Feng himself was wearing a loose silk robe as he sat cross legged, Wu Xin Xiang Tian. He was currently absorbing energy for genetic energy to strengthen his body. Luo Feng's countless cells were swiftly working like a factory. After the energy went through the cells, it transformed into genetic energy.

  The genes in the cells of a human change ever so slightly while absorbing genetic energy..... this change is extremely tiny, but it piles up over time. After a while, the body goes from fragile and weak to tougher than steel; its skin could even be firmer than diamonds. This is the amazing part of the human body.

  After a while.....

  Luo Feng opened his eyes.

  "It's already July, July in just a blink of an eye" said Luo Feng to himself.

  The Life and Death adventure begins on August.

  The elite training camp allows the students to go home on January and February. For the other 10 months, nine of them are extremely safe, whether in the training camp or in the carefully watched #1001 city in the wilderness. In these nine months, deaths rarely occur.

  The only dangerous month is August!

  August is the month of the Life and Death adventure. At that time, all the students will have to leave the training camp, ride a plane towards a dangerous location, and adventure there for a month!

  If these elite students don't train themselves on the border of life and death, they won't become great in the future. So the training camp especially took out the month of August to let all of these students train on the border of life and death! However, these students are quite powerful, so it'll be hard to kill them. Even so, there is still around a 10% chance of death for the
students in the training camp.

  "August is the Life and Death adventure, and it's already the first of July"

  "I still have a month. However, my battle ability amplifier is only 8.96, still far away from 12!" Luo Feng frowned.

  Actually, Luo Feng's improvement these two months was astonishing.

  His blade technique 'thunderbolt' has completely formed already. His weapon is in the second state of 'expert' and almost perfect; even teacher Jiang Fang compliments him over and over!

  His technique has completed stabilized in the perfect level.

  The only thing that hasn't been making progress is his��Nine Stage Thunder Blade��'s fourth stage. Even though Luo Feng is able to control his strength much more delicately, he still can't reach the fourth stage.

  During May, Luo Feng's tower of trials level reached 3.0. As for the A grade exam of the third floor, Luo Feng couldn't even last ten seconds. Only until his blade technique formed and his perfect technique stabilized was he able to achieve a tower of trials level of '3.1' at the end of May.

  June, also at the end of the month, Luo Feng's tower of trials level only reached 3.2.

  So, Luo Feng's battle ability amplifier is 8.96.

  To sum everything up, Luo Feng hasn't been able to pass the A grade exam of the third floor in these two months. Know that even wargod teacher 'Yang Hui' only has a tower of trials level of 3.2. To be able to reach this level is quite exceptional already. However, Luo Feng's greatest advantage is his fist strength level!

  The��Nine Stage Thunder Blade��claims to be the world's best technique for force exertions.

  Other instruction manuals, even rank SS or S ones...

  even if you complete them, you'll only reach a multiplier of three or four.

  And a completed��Nine Stage Thunder Blade��gives a multiplier of seven! Right now, Luo Feng has reached a multiplier of 2.8, which is much stronger than many of the older students.

  Even though Luo Feng isn't too satisfied with himself, he's quite famous in the training camp. Because in May, Luo Feng was ranked 56 on the black dragon ranking. In June, he charged all the way up to rank 48; the top 50! And Candace was only rank 40 during June.

  Of course.....

  For Luo Feng, his body fitness level was the thing that improved the most!

  Chapter 130: Crazy Plan

  Even though there were very few chances to use the archaeological gravity room in the training camp, its benefits were amazing! And every day, he had two hours to use the copied gravity room. Even though the copied gravity room could only go up to 3x gravity, you could use it for a long time.

  So, Luo Feng's rate of improvement here was clearly faster than his rate of improvement in Jiang-Nan city.

  At the end of March, Luo Feng's fist strength was 11,500 kg.

  At the end of April, Luo Feng's fist strength reached 13,600 kg. In one month, it rose by 2,100 kg; he is clearly improving much faster than before.

  At the end of May, Luo Feng's fist strength reached 16,500 kg. In one month, it rose by 2,900 kg. This was mainly because he had an extra hour to use the archaeological gravity room. With this one hour, he could split it into 20 minutes a day over three days. The effect of these three days is comparable to 15 days! This shows how helpful the archaeological gravity room is.

  Of course, Luo Feng's increased body fitness level contributed to his faster training speed too.

  The stronger your body becomes, the faster you'll improve.

  At the end of June, which was yesterday, Luo Feng personally tested his fist strength: 19,600 kg. In one month, it rose by 3,100 kg. Compared to May, this improvement isn't too great.

  Keep in mind that--

  16,000 ---- 32,000 kg is the range of an intermediate level warlord. 32,000 ---- 64,000 kg is the range of an advanced level warlord. After 64,000 kg, it'll be in the range of a wargod.

  Under the explosion of 2.8x, Luo Feng can reach roughly 55,000 kg; not too far from a beginner level wargod!

  "I was ranked #48 last month, which means the time I'll have in the archaeological gravity room will multiply" Luo Feng was clear that 20 minutes a day over the course of three days in the archaeological gravity room was comparable to 15 days worth of regular training!

  This month, Luo Feng had four hours: he could split it into 12 different sessions of 20 minutes.

  After testing over long periods of time, this is the most efficient schedule that the students of the elite training camp came up with. The efficiency of 20 minutes over three days in the archaeological gravity room is practically double the efficiency of one hour in a day!

  "Last month, I improved by 3,100 kg. This month, I should be able to reach around 4,000"

  "If it keeps going like this, my body fitness level will reach the beginner wargod level in 10 months. With my spiritual force, I'll be in the advanced wargod level!" In 10 months, he'll be invincible in the wargod level range..... Of course, this is assuming that the dark, golden ball has enough spiritual force.

  Just keep hoping.....

  Hope that the dark, golden ball will be able to last until he becomes an advanced wargod!

  "If I could get a portion of dragon blood!"

  "Then I could become an advanced wargod in just one or two months" Luo Feng really wanted to get a portion of dragon blood. The effects of the dragon blood will be different based off the user's strength. The stronger you are, the weaker the effect. However, it'll usually be able to multiply your strength! And it will increase a fighter's training speed!

  Dragon blood!

  And right now, he has a chance to receive a portion of dragon blood, which is to reach a battle ability amplifier of 12 before August 1st.

  "12! I'm only 8.96 now, what should I do?"

  "It'll be hard to make a breakthrough in just a short month via conventional ways of training" Luo Feng clenched his teeth, "There's no other way, I'll have to do that!"

  Fight with his life on the line!

  The best way to increase your strength is to fight with your life on the line.

  These types of fights can be split into two kinds: fights against monsters and fights against humans.

  Naturally, it'll be better to fight against an intelligent human who is proficient with his technique! However, there won't be a point in fighting with someone with a huge difference in skill. Either you beat them in one hit or they beat you in one hit; where's the 'battle to the death' aspect of this? The best opponent--

  is someone who has a similar level of skill!

  But which fighters are willing to stake their life on the line? Thankfully, they have battle rooms. In the virtual space, they can fight to the death without worrying about anything.

  However--

  You need money for a staked match in the battle room! Or you need points!

  "It's just money"

  "I earned five billion from William last time and the Dojo is going to give me five billion this year too! I don't believe that I'll lose 10 billion in a month. Even if I lose 10 billion, it'll be worth it as long as I can reach a battle ability amplifer of 12" Luo Feng's final deadline was in a month.

  And he decided to risk all his money!

  .....

  On the second day, Luo Feng returned to Jiang-Nan pagoda at around 8 PM after hunting monsters in the wilderness.

  "WHAT, you want to have staked matches against so many people?" Shi Jiang looked at Luo Feng with astonishment.

  Luo Feng nodded: "Yea. Senior, I don't really understand the strength of the people here in the training camp. I want to have staked matches with people that are around my level, so I hope you can tell me which people have similar strength to me!". If the opponent's strength is way above his, then there's no point in a battle to the death. He'll also just be giving away free money that way.

  "You sure are working hard" Shi Jiang shook his head, "Staked matches: the lowest the virtual space system accepts is a billion Chinese dollars. One billion every match: this is a huge nu
mber"

  "And, people weaker than you might not be willing to accept the challenge"

  "Only those who are confident in beating you will accept the staked match. With so many battles, you'll probably lose a ton of money" Shi Jiang shook his head and sighed, "Okay, some people in the training camp are better at hunting monsters even though their strength isn't that high. And some people are strong but don't really care about the ranking"

  The black dragon ranking is a score ranking.

  Even though it reflects each student's strength to a certain extent, it can't fully represent the entire student body.

  Shi Jiang, as an old student and one of the strongest people in the training camp, indeed understands the strength of quite a few people.

  "I'll give you a list. On the list will be people whose strength nears you. Whoever performs better in the battle will win" after Shi Jiang said that, he opened up the ranking on his notebook. As he looked at the ranking, he swiftly tapped on his keyboard and typed out a list.

  A total of 32 names!

  Shi Jiang believed that these people weren't much stronger or weaker than Luo Feng.

  "Thank you, senior" Luo Feng looked at the list: these people were primarily ranked 60----30. There were some exceptions: one person was ranked 91 while another was ranked 21.

  ......

  Around 9 PM on the same day.

  Kyoto Pagoda.

  "Luo Feng, what brings you here? Please sit" three guys in Kyoto Pagoda were chatting. When they saw Luo Feng come, they all stood up and greeted him.

  "Senior Wang"

  Luo Feng said humbly, "I came to have a staked match against you". Wang Tao was ranked 36 last month.

  "Staked match?" Wang Tao, who was on the receiving end of the challenge, frowned: When did he mess with this famous person in the training camp? The expressions of the other two youths changed slightly.

  A staked match in the training camp is usually an act of provocation.

  "Senior Wang, I just want a friendly match to test our skills against each other; there's no other meaning to it. We won't stake points, just money. And we'll stake the lowest amount, one billion" continued Luo Feng.