Humans are devouring, drawing cards from all realms, starting with Yang Jian.

Jiang Ming leaned back in his leather chair. With a slight thought, six cards, each gleaming faintly, representing fragments of basic movement techniques, lined up in his consciousness space.

"It's not really appropriate to use cards with physical objects on an airplane, but movement cards are fine."

With a thought, a card quietly appeared in Jiang Ming's palm, and then instantly transformed into a stream of light and merged into his body.

One by one, basic movement technique cards were incorporated.

A large amount of information surfaced in Jiang Ming's mind.

[Martial Arts Proficiency Special Effects Activated; You are currently fusing 'Basic Movement Technique Comprehension Fragments'...]

Your understanding of the essence of movement techniques has reached a whole new level...

Your movement skills have improved.

Jiang Ming closed his eyes, immersing himself in the exhilarating feeling of rapid comprehension. His body instinctively adjusted his posture slightly in response to the insights he gained, and his muscle memory was silently rewritten and optimized.

"Not bad. Although the six basic movement technique cards did not bring my movement technique to the perfect level, they did take me a few more steps into the 'subtle' level."

Jiang Ming opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing in them.

In the world of Swallowed Star, the realms of movement techniques are divided into basic, subtle, perfect, and artistic conception, from low to high.

The skill levels are divided into basic, specialized, perfect, and artistic level.

The vast majority of warriors at the general level remain at the "subtle level" throughout their lives, and even most warriors at the god level do not reach the "perfect level" of movement techniques.

……

Two hours later.

The UFO fighter jet began to decelerate and descend. Through the observation window, a giant city with an architectural style based on ancient Chinese architecture appeared below.

Pavilions and towers can be seen everywhere in the city.

When Jiang Ming and the others set off, dusk was approaching and the sun was beginning to set.

But now that they have arrived at Hongning Base City, the sun in the sky has just set and is still some distance from the horizon.

"Our Hongning base city is located in western Asia, which is relatively close to Europe, and there is a time difference of several hours with the Jiangnan base city."

Inspector Wang explained with a smile.

The UFO-shaped fighter jet began to decelerate and descend, landing smoothly on the airport's tarmac.

The hatch opened, and crisp, fresh air rushed in.

"arrive."

Inspector Wang rose and was the first to descend the gangway.

Jiang Ming slung his gun case and tactical backpack over his shoulder and followed behind.

Outside the tarmac, a middle-aged man in a dark blue uniform had been waiting for some time.

Upon seeing Inspector Wang, he immediately stepped forward and bowed.

"Inspector Wang, you're back."

"Yes, this is Jiang Ming, a new student in this elite training camp."

Inspector Wang pointed to Jiang Ming and then introduced him to Jiang Ming.

"This is Zhao Fang, the reception supervisor for the training camp. He will guide you through the remaining procedures."

Zhao Fang looked at Jiang Ming, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

He had already been notified that the students who came this time were extraordinary, as they were personally escorted by the Inspector and arrived in a Xuan Nu-7 fighter jet.

Such treatment is extremely rare in the history of the training camp.

"Welcome to the Elite Training Camp, Jiang Ming."

Zhao Fang smiled.

Please come with me.

The three left the helipad and got into a black limousine, which drove to the training camp.

Through the car window, Jiang Ming saw a magnificent city built entirely in the style of ancient Chinese architecture.

Pavilions and towers, flying eaves and brackets, small bridges and flowing water, and shady green trees.

If it weren't for the occasional sight of warriors in modern combat uniforms walking by, one would almost think they had traveled back to ancient times.

"The Hongning Base City was designed by the museum owner himself, who is passionate about ancient Chinese culture."

Zhao Fang noticed Jiang Ming's surprise and explained.

"The training camp is no exception; all the buildings follow ancient styles, and even the furniture is in the antique style."

Of course, for the convenience of practice, each student's accommodation is equipped with a computer and basic training equipment.

Jiang Ming nodded, but his gaze was drawn to a towering nine-story building in the distance.

The tower was entirely dark gold, gleaming in the sunlight, and its height was comparable to that of an ordinary twenty-story building.

The tower is carved with countless monster patterns, from the beast soldiers at the bottom to the king-level monsters at the top, all so lifelike that they seem ready to come to life at any moment.

"That is the Nine-Story Tower."

Zhao Fang followed Jiang Ming's gaze.

"The core of the training camp, where all trainees learn and train. It includes gravity chambers, trial rooms, and virtual reality equipment."

The vehicle continued on its way and, ten minutes later, stopped in front of a magnificent gate.

The gate is twenty meters high, flanked by stone pillars carved with dragon and phoenix patterns. Above the gate hangs a gilded plaque with four simple characters: Elite Training Camp.

"We've arrived."

Zhao Fang got off the bus first.

As Jiang Ming slung his gun case over his shoulder and stepped out of the car, an indescribable sense of oppression suddenly came from above.

He subconsciously looked up, his pupils contracting slightly.

Inside the gate, a black dragon sculpture nearly fifty meters tall stands prominently!

The black dragon was coiled on a giant stone pillar, its head lowered, its huge eyes coldly staring at the entrance gate.

The dragon's body was as black as ink, and each scale was half a meter in size, shimmering with a dark luster. Most strangely, the scales displayed personal names and numbers.

From the dragon's head to its tail, there are a total of 182 names.

"NO.1 Renates Bridge (530321)"

"NO.2 Chu Qiang (540601)"

"NO.3 Eben Pass (520916)"

……

"NO.182 Jacqueline Bernard (570319)"

"This is the Black Dragon Ranking."

Zhao Fang walked to Jiang Ming's side and pointed to the name on the dragon scale.

"Real-time rankings of all trainees in the training camp. The rankings are reset on the 1st of each month and re-ranked based on combat power points."

The higher the ranking, the more resources one can enjoy, such as extended use of gravity chambers, access to ancient civilization relics and treasures, and priority access to special training equipment.

He paused, his tone serious.

"Those who rank in the bottom three and remain at the bottom for three consecutive months will be eliminated and sent to the basic training camp."

Jiang Ming nodded, but his gaze remained fixed on the dragon's eyes carved in black.

When he met those eyes, Jiang Ming felt a slight burning sensation on his forehead.

A black dragon, as if it were blotting out the sky, appeared in Jiang Ming's mind, but shattered in an instant, as if it had never existed.

"This is a real black dragon's eye."

Inspector Wang's voice came from behind.

"The eyes of a King-level monster, the 'Hellfire Dragon.' The museum owner killed it deep in the Pacific Ocean and removed its eyes, which were then inlaid in this sculpture. These two eyes alone are worth over 10 billion."

"Follow me. You can't wander around in the elite training camp."

Zhao Fang withdrew his gaze, and whether it was just his imagination or not, he felt that the black dragon's aura seemed weaker than before.

.....

Following behind Inspector Wang and Zhao Fang, Jiang Ming entered the elite training camp.

Along the way, we encountered many trainees from the training camp. These people came from all over the world, men and women, white, black, and yellow races.

"Let's go, let's go to the Nine-Story Tower first."

"This nine-story building is where all the students study and train. Some special training rooms are also located there!"

"Inside the training camp, the trainees spend almost all their time inside the Nine-Story Building, except when they are sleeping."