Swallowing the Stars: Cultivate to Become Stronger.

Chapter 3 Recruitment

Luo Shen walked up to the punching power testing machine.

Looking at the punching bag in front of him, he adjusted his breathing slightly.

His original plan was simply to pass the preliminary martial artist assessment, but Luo Feng's appearance suddenly aroused a strong desire for him to perform.

After all, this was his first meeting with Luo Feng, and he had to make a good impression on the protagonist.

It left a deep impression.

All eyes were on Luo Shen, who had been standing in front of the punching bag for quite some time without making a move.

"Is he nervous?"

A voice suddenly rang out from among the onlookers.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Nian turned her head and glared at him fiercely, a hint of nervousness showing in her gaze as she looked at Luo Shen.

Luo Feng, who was standing next to him, was also watching intently.

No matter how well someone trains normally, if they falter at crucial moments and underperform, they won't amount to much even if they become a martial artist. In fact, when facing ferocious monsters, even the slightest mistake could be fatal!

Hopefully, his junior brother isn't like that.

And just then...

Luo Shen made a move!

With a light step and a slight turn of his body, a powerful force burst forth from his waist and hips, flowing through his joints and into his arms. Suddenly, a fierce internal force arose out of nowhere, and Luo Shen's fist flew like a cannonball, accompanied by a sharp whistling wind.

"Thump!" The fist slammed hard onto the punching bag.

"Great!" Jiang Nian exclaimed in admiration upon seeing this.

Luo Feng's eyes lit up!

The martial artists watching the battle had all been through the ordeal of monsters in the wilderness. Their strength might not be that great, but their eyesight was absolutely top-notch. They could tell at a glance how powerful Luo Shen's punch was.

Only someone who has mastered the basic boxing techniques of a martial arts school to perfection can deliver such a beautiful punch!

Actually, if the only goal is to achieve maximum power...

Many of them can unleash 150% of their full potential, or even more! But in the wilderness, fighting monsters, such an action is undoubtedly suicidal!

However, Luo Shen's punch was different.

Because Luo Shen was able to maintain his center of gravity while unleashing such power, it was clear that the punch was under his control, meaning he could easily control this force.

This is far more powerful than many of the martial artists present!

Even Luo Feng, who had achieved some success in cultivating the Ninefold Thunder Blade, was only on par with Luo Shen in terms of physical strength.

Look at the number displayed on the screen—"2501KG"!

To be honest, this number is not high.

It's just barely above the minimum level of an intermediate warrior. Any one of the martial artists present could easily unleash that kind of power.

Even after deducting the double burst power, Luo Shen's actual punching power is only around 1200KG.

His score wasn't much higher than other trainees.

but.

There is one thing that must be made clear.

That's the person who typed out this number, Luo Shen, who is only 18 years old this year!

He is even younger than Luo Feng, the youngest among the martial artists present!

Moreover, the fact that Luo Shen could cultivate his power generation to this level with only a basic fist technique without any cultivation resources or powerful secret manuals shows just how outstanding his talent must be!

Even the head instructor, Wu Tong, couldn't help but change his gaze towards Luo Shen.

There are many ways to improve physical fitness.

For example, they cultivate gene energy, relying on various sophisticated instruments for training, and even various rare and precious materials. Therefore, they have seen quite a few high-level warriors who are 18 years old.

However, there are no shortcuts to mastering techniques such as body movement and power generation.

"A genius, this is absolutely a genius!" A thought flashed through Wu Tong's mind.

But he didn't rush to reveal it.

He also wanted to see how Luo Shen would perform next.

Without making a sound, Wu Tong held Luo Shen's ID card in his right hand, picked up another ID card, slid it across the machine, and called out, "Next, Lin Hao."

Luo Shen then walked back to the trainees who were taking the exam.

Among the crowd, Jiang Nian and Luo Feng were also discussing Luo Shen's performance.

"Instructor, my junior brother is really amazing." Luo Feng thought to himself with great emotion. He had been practicing the SSS-level manual "Ninefold Thunder Blade" for several months and finally managed to master the second level, but his physical strength was only 2.1 times that of the manual.

But Luo Shen caught up with him using only a set of basic boxing techniques.

This talent is truly terrifying!

"Yes!" Jiang Nian also sighed.

When Luo Shen first joined the martial arts school, he thought Luo Shen was a bit too old, as he was already 17 years old when he enrolled. However, Luo Shen's subsequent performance completely stunned him.

In just a few months, he became an intermediate and then advanced student at the martial arts school!

Even now, the power of his punch has reached the level of an intermediate warrior.

Listening to Jiang Nian's reflections, Luo Feng's desire to understand his junior brother grew even stronger, and a feeling suddenly arose in his heart: perhaps in the near future, they would really fight side by side.

The assessment is still ongoing.

There were only eight trainees participating in the assessment. After Luo Shen was the first to be assessed, the remaining seven trainees also completed the punching power test one after another and all passed!

Next up is the speed test.

The testing order was reversed from before, with Luo Shen, who was tested on punching power first, being the last one tested.

The seven trainees took turns undergoing speed tests. Three of them failed to meet the speed requirements, and only four passed. Luo Shen, under Wu Tong's guidance, walked onto the track.

After jumping and bouncing a few times in place.

"Whoosh!"

With a sudden burst of power, it was like a cheetah suddenly leaping out.

With each alternating step of the legs, there was a unique beauty to it. Every step propelled the body forward faster, like a gust of wind rushing across the speed test area. The speed was significantly greater than that of a novice warrior!

The data displayed on the screen is "35.1 m/s"!

It's way over the passing grade!

Luo Shen was quite satisfied with the number.

Fortunately, he had read the original work and knew that the power of the body could not only be used for attacks, but also for the legs, making him faster and giving him the ability to fight against opponents of higher levels!

This scene, however, was like a bolt of lightning striking Luo Feng.

"How come I didn't think of that? If you can generate power with your arms and fists, then your legs and feet can naturally generate power too!"

Martial arts masters have exquisite control over their strength, enabling their fists to unleash astonishing power. Similarly, their legs and feet can achieve the same effect! But Luo Feng had never thought of this before.

Originally, Luo Feng would only realize this after he went to the elite training camp.

But now, after seeing Luo Shen's performance, he was inspired in advance, and after figuring out this point, it will greatly improve Luo Feng's strength!

Luo Shen had no idea that his unintentional actions would bring about such a change in Luo Feng.

In the final neural reaction speed test, he also performed excellently—within 60 seconds, he was hit 0 times and did not touch the red light, achieving a perfect score at the beginner warrior level!

Seeing Luo Shen's performance, Wu Tong made up his mind completely.

recruit!

Recruiting must begin in advance!

Such an outstanding genius, if he hesitates for even a second, it would be disrespectful to the contribution points!

Unlike ordinary martial artists, these martial arts instructors have long since retired and no longer venture into the wilderness to hunt monsters. The only way they can earn contribution points is by training and recruiting talent for the martial arts school.

Especially a genius like Luo Shen.

Once recruited, the martial arts school will reward them with a large number of contribution points.

"Congratulations, Luo Shen. Once the official documents are issued, you will be a prospective martial artist." Wu Tong held Luo Shen's ID card in his hand, looked at him with a smile, and said, "Our Extreme Martial Arts Academy is eager to recruit talent and hopes to sign a recruitment contract with you in advance. What do you think?"

(End of this chapter)