Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Steel of the Heart

"This..." Xiang Bei looked somewhat embarrassed.

He was indeed delighted to have a super strong person like Thor as his mentor, but he himself did not want to stay at the Thunder Martial Arts School.

Thor's management skills are far inferior to Hong's, to the point that there is actually a lack of harmony among the upper echelons of the Thunder Martial Arts School.

Xiang Bei clearly had no interest in getting distracted by trivial matters at the Thunder Martial Arts School.

Besides, he had already signed an agreement with the Xia Kingdom's military, and it wouldn't be his style to go back on his word at this point.

Thor clearly sensed Xiang Bei's concerns and immediately said, "I know you and Xia Guo have already reached an agreement, but you don't need to worry. Your name only needs to be listed at the Thunder Martial Arts School; you don't need to bear any other responsibilities. I believe Xia Guo won't have any objections, or you can communicate with Xia Guo before making a decision."

Thor's words were sincere, clearly indicating that he genuinely hoped Xiang Bei would accept his guidance, without even mentioning that Xiang Bei should become his apprentice.

After a sigh, Bei Ye finally agreed to Thor's suggestion.

Of course, I'll definitely talk to my grandfather about it afterwards.

He believed he could receive guidance from Thor, something both his grandfather and the Xia Kingdom would welcome.

As for Thor Xiang Bei, he was never worried that he was lying. You can see from the original work that a strong person with a pure heart, a strong person who is willing to burn his life for the fate of mankind, what reason would he have to harm him!

After Xiang Bei nodded in agreement, Thor was extremely pleased, but still let Xiang Bei go back to rest first.

These past few days he's been crawling in insect nests, rolling around in underground waterways, battling a Carcharodontosaurus, and fighting his way from the depths of the desert to the elite training camp. He could practically cosplay as a member of the Beggars' Sect.

After returning to his villa from Thor's residence, Xiang Bei first took a nice bath and then booked several large meals at the training camp hotel.

He has been missing in the desert for the past few days, and many people have risked their lives to search for him. He certainly won't let them work for nothing.

We can get together tonight when these people come back.

In addition, Xiang Bei's combat suit was badly damaged in the battle with the Sharktooth Dragon, and it was no longer sufficient for him. After taking it off this time, he could only put it in the collection room as a souvenir.

Of course, my smartwatch also broke, so I need to buy some new ones.

We need to see if it can still be repaired; there's also data on the underground water veins inside.

With this data, he could easily return the way he came and find the spaceship.

After using the computer in the villa to let his family and friends know he was safe, Xiang Bei was planning to choose a more powerful combat suit.

Just then, an email popped up on Xiang Bei's computer.

"Hmm, an internal email from the training camp?"

Looking at the sender's name on the email, Xiang Bei paused slightly before opening it.

"Respected Mr. Xiang Bei, upon receiving the message from the Chief Curator..."

The document was short, and Xiang Bei read it easily, but the content was quite informative.

This is an email sending him a gift, or more precisely, a gift from Thor, along with his basic benefits of being affiliated with the Thunder Martial Arts School.

The basic benefits are quite ordinary, consisting of only an annual operating budget of 20 billion yuan and the right to use various facilities and equipment such as gravity chambers.

The real big prize was actually the gift Thor gave him.

First, three complete cultivation manuals.

There's not much to say here, I immediately chose "Ninefold Thunder Blade" and Hong's spear technique "World Destruction".

I've already mastered the fourth level of "Po Jun" and have grasped the key to the fifth level. It'll be completed in the next couple of days.

With his current progress, the final level is not a problem either; "Ninefold Thunder Blade" and "World Destruction" are exactly what he needs.

As for the last manual, Xiang Bei blindly chose the highest-level long weapon manual, hoping to learn by analogy.

The second is a complete SSS-level suit, including combat uniform, combat boots, helmet, combat backpack, weapons, etc.

If Xiang Bei were to be a little greedy, he could even ask for a set of throwing knives or other projectile weapons, plus a shield or something.

However, Thor left a pretty good impression on Xiang Bei, and he didn't bother to covet a few SSS-level weapons.

He collected a lot of weapons left behind by the alien race on the spaceship. Although these weapons were worn down by time and were not as powerful as when they were first produced, they were still far superior in quality to SSS-class weapons on Earth.

After selecting a suitable set of equipment from the Thunder Martial Arts Academy's shop, Xiang Bei looked at the next item.

The third gift is a spirit of plants and trees, and Xiang Beiji is very familiar with it: the heartwood of a thousand-year-old willow tree!

In the original story, Luo Feng used this thousand-year-old willow heart, which directly enabled him to reach the peak of the God of War level.

Although Luo Feng was a mentalist himself, and his sea of ​​consciousness contained a dark golden sphere formed from solidified mental energy, using the Millennium Willow Heart simultaneously enhanced his physical attributes.

However, it cannot be denied that the effects of the thousand-year-old willow heart are still extremely miraculous, at least able to more than double the physical attributes of a war god-level powerhouse without any side effects.

It's estimated that Thor realized Xiang Bei's physical abilities had reached the level of a war god, and that dragon blood wouldn't be of much use to him, which is why he gave Xiang Bei the thousand-year-old willow heart as a gift.

"Master Thor's gift is truly immense. A single serving of dragon blood, which can double the physical attributes of a War God-level expert, is already worth over 80 billion. And the thousand-year-old willow heart, which can double the physical attributes of a War God-level expert, is beyond the measure of money. If we were to give a price, it would probably be over 200 billion or 300 billion."

Thor's favor is indeed quite significant, considering that there are very few spirits of plants and trees on the entire Earth.

However, Xiang Bei still accepted it. At worst, he could go to Australia in a while to find out where Kirishima was.

Thinking about it, Xiang Bei looked at the next item, which was also the last gift Thor gave him.

Black God Set!

This is also the treasure that Xiang Bei wants most right now. Having a Black God Set on Earth would undoubtedly boost his strength significantly. Any powerhouse who cannot reach the planetary level simply cannot break through the Black God Set's defense. Even at the planetary level, the Black God Set's defensive capabilities remain reliable.

It is considered one of the best treasures available on Earth at this stage.

However, just like in the original story, once you get the Black God Set, you have to venture into Ruins 9 to obtain another set.

Ruins No. 9 is a place Xiang Bei has always wanted to explore. He just doesn't know if he can get the same opportunity as Luo Feng in the original story and obtain the identity token of Meteorite Star.