I picked up attributes in Swallowing Star.

"Hey, Luo Yuan, wanna get together sometime? Our Fire Hammer Squad is disbanding, sigh~" Gao Feng's tone was somewhat sad.

"What? Well, okay, I'll be right there!" Luo Yuan was a little surprised that the Fire Hammer Squad was going to disband, but after thinking about it, it didn't seem strange. It seemed that Luo Feng had been taken a liking to Inspector Wang.

The seven members of the Firehammer Squad drank until three or four in the morning that night, and the group didn't separate until the next morning to go home.

With this, the Firehammer Squad was officially disbanded!

Chen Gu, Zhang Ke, Wei Tie, and Wei Qing have retired. Luo Yuan and Luo Feng are about to head to the global headquarters, while Gao Feng will join another martial arts team to continue fighting!

Walking through the Mingyue residential area, Luo Feng looked at Luo Yuan with a complicated expression. When War God Yang Hui came to check his strength, he also told him that Luo Yuan had been directly recruited into the Global Elite Training Camp by Inspector Wang ahead of schedule, and was exempted from the test. You should know that there was only one spot, but Luo Yuan was an exception and did not take up a spot.

"Luo Feng, why are you looking at me like that? Your expression is weird," Luo Yuan asked, frowning.

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Chapter 45 Nine-Story Tower

"Luo Feng, why are you looking at me like that? Your expression is weird," Luo Yuan asked, frowning.

"Um, Senior Brother Luo Yuan, I've always wanted to know what level your strength has reached?" Luo Feng asked earnestly, his eyes full of curiosity.

"My strength? High-level warrior, my martial artist level is clearly written down, isn't it?" Luo Yuan replied calmly, but his eyes unconsciously glanced to the upper right.

Upon hearing this, Luo Feng merely pursed his lips. He was skeptical. Judging from the single strike Luo Yuan used to slay the two-headed black-striped snake, Luo Yuan's strength was probably already close to that of a war god.

"If you don't want to talk about it, that's fine. After all, everyone has their own secrets."

Luo Feng looked up at his family who were waiting for him at the entrance of his villa and smiled happily.

"Go ahead, you won't have many more chances to see your family in the future," Luo Yuan said.

Luo Yuan returned to his villa and began packing. He had very few things; his backpack wasn't even half full. Feeling a bit bored, he went to the media room to watch the news. To his surprise, the front page headline was Li Yao and his wife's live stream. It was such a waste that these two weren't internet celebrities; now the whole world knew about them.

"The murderer who killed my son, I know you must have seen this video too. Don't worry, I will find you and torture you to death!" Li Yao's fierce face appeared on the big screen, as if he wanted to devour someone. Luo Yuan just frowned and then changed the channel.

"Our latest news: A high-level lord-class monster, the Ironclad Dragon, appeared in city 003 some time ago. It was weakened after giving birth. Several war gods joined forces to kill it, but they failed and even lost a mid-level war god. The whole country mourns..." Luo Yuan stared blankly at the news. High-level lord-class monsters are so powerful. It's a good thing he didn't do something stupid like Luo Feng and steal the egg.

……

September 28th, 1:30 PM, Jiangnan Base City Airport.

Luo Yuan, Luo Feng, and a young man named Heng Xia boarded a giant flying saucer-shaped passenger plane under the guidance of the God of War, Yang Hui.

"Mr. Yang, your seats are in the top-floor first class cabin," the beautiful flight attendant said with a smile.

"Ah."

Yang Hui nodded slightly and walked up the stairs to the top floor, with Luo Yuan and the other two quickly following.

Upon entering the top deck cabin, one discovers that the entire cabin wall is circular. All the seats are arranged in a concentric circle, with the outermost circle naturally having the most seats. And in the very center, a 3D virtual projection appears.

Boom~~

With a deep rumble, the passenger plane finally took off. However, the circular cabin was completely enclosed and had no windows, so Luo Yuan and the others couldn't see outside at all. In the spacious center of the cabin, a recently released and quite popular movie began to play!

Playing using 3D virtual projection technology creates an extremely realistic experience.

"Rich people really know how to enjoy life!" Luo Yuan sighed as he lay back in the soft chair. This VIP ticket cost 2000 million Chinese yuan!

……

About an hour later, the passenger plane landed at the airport in Hongning Base City, the global headquarters of the Ultimate Martial Arts Academy.

After leaving the airport, Luo Yuan and his three companions took a private car directly.

The interior of the extended Cadillac.

Looking out the car window, Luo Yuan was immediately struck by how beautiful the entire base city was. The architectural style was entirely inspired by ancient Chinese architecture, with pavilions and towers everywhere. It felt like stepping back into a film studio from his previous life, and he loved it.

“Our Hongning Base City is located in western Asia, relatively close to Europe. Because of the Master’s presence, Hongning Base City is the safest base city in the world! Every year, many wealthy people and martial artists join our base city. However, the Master has always controlled the population of the base city, and currently, the entire population of the base city is only 8000 million,” Yang Hui said with a smile.

"We've arrived at the training camp, let's get off the bus," Yang Hui said.

As soon as they got out of the car and entered the training camp gate, they saw a giant dragon sculpture. The nearly fifty-meter-tall black dragon stared at Luo Feng with its huge eyes. The endless dark aura pressed down on him instantly. Luo Yuan was stunned for a moment, but quickly came back to his senses. Luo Feng and Heng Xia, who were standing next to him, turned pale and were startled awake by Yang Hui's light shout.

"This black dragon carving is made entirely of precious materials, but the most precious part is naturally its eyes—the eyes of a true SS-level (King-level) monster black dragon! Luo Yuan did a good job; you two should learn from him," Yang Hui said with a smile.

On the black scales of this giant black dragon, which is at least fifty meters long, there are actually small display screens, each displaying a name.

"NO.1 Renates Bridge (530321)"

"NO.2 Chu Qiang (540601)"

"NO.3 Eben Pass (520916)"

……

"NO.182 Jacqueline Bernard (570319)"

From top to bottom, each dragon scale bears a name, totaling 182 names.

Yang Hui, standing nearby, chuckled, "This is the ranking. Currently, the entire elite training camp has a total of 182 students, all of whom are top geniuses from around the world. They are ranked according to their combat power points, from highest to lowest. The higher the ranking, the more resources they receive!"

The group followed War God Yang Hui into the training camp and found it to be incredibly beautiful, like an ancient palace complex. There were various precious flowers, trees, and streams, as well as several main palaces and elegantly designed pavilions. Occasionally, they could see young people in loose training clothes walking out of the pavilions.

These young people included men and women, and included people of white, black, and yellow races.

"That nine-story tower is called the 'Nine-Story Tower,' and it's where all the official trainees of the elite training camp study and train."

Yang Hui pointed to a nine-story giant tower-shaped building at the very center of the entire training camp. Although the tower only had nine floors, it was comparable to the height of a typical twenty-story building.

The eyes and demeanor of the formal trainees in the training camp were clearly different from those of ordinary martial artists outside. This was the gathering place of the world's most monstrous geniuses, and Luo Yuan's eyes lit up. He spread his spiritual power and picked up a series of colorful attribute bubbles. The information coming into his mind told him that there were many martial artists here who cultivated the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade, and that they were all at a very high level.

"Luo Yuan, Luo Feng, I'll take you to complete the formalities first," Yang Hui said.

……

It was a two-story building, with all the furniture in an antique style. There wasn't even a television, washing machine, or anything like that. Fortunately, there were power outlets and lights, and everyone could be provided with a laptop. However, there were people specifically responsible for arranging meals and hygiene, which gave Luo Yuan a feeling somewhat like his university days in his previous life.

From the balcony, one can overlook the entire training camp. Luo Yuan leans on the wooden curved railing with both hands, admiring the scenery of the training camp. Not far below the pavilion, a stream flows, leading to a distant lake, which calms the mind.

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Chapter 46 Trial Tower

The next day at noon, Luo Yuan and Luo Feng had a sumptuous lunch. To Luo Yuan's surprise, he ate quite a few Chinese dishes, which whetted his appetite.

Yang Hui walked in, smiled and looked at the living room table. "Not bad, you all have such good appetites. Luo Feng, are you ready? Come with me to the Nine-Story Tower. Luo Yuan will come too, I'll show you around."

Each floor of the Nine-Story Tower is approximately six meters tall, and the tower's length and width both exceed 150 meters, making it an absolutely colossal giant tower. The exterior of the tower appears classical, but the interior is incredibly high-tech. The floor is made of a hard alloy, and bursts of air explosions and shouts can be easily heard. Luo Yuan was delighted because the attribute he had acquired was allowing his Nine-Story Thunder Blade to break through to the fourth level.

"Let's go to the 9th floor." Yang Hui, Luo Yuan, and Luo Feng entered the elevator.

The elevator was fast.

"Ding!"

The elevator doors opened, revealing the top floor of the entire nine-story building. The ninth floor was a spacious lobby with cushions where young men and women were casually chatting, some in English, some in French, and others in Mandarin. When Luo Yuan and Luo Feng arrived, many people turned to look at them.

Luo Yuan swept his spiritual power around and found that the students here were all very young, and all of them were at least at the junior warrior level, each of them showing their sharpness.

"Luo Yuan, I'm taking Luo Feng to take the B-level test. Why don't you stay in the hall and get to know these students?" Yang Hui said gently.

"Um, can I come along and see for myself?" Luo Yuan asked.

"okay."

Led by War God Yang Hui, the two arrived at the innermost part of the hall, where a passageway led to a series of large rooms on either side. They were quickly led to the innermost room, which was not large and was even somewhat dimly lit.

"Snap!" The lights came on.

There were only two sofas in the room, and on each sofa was a dark blue helmet.

“These two helmets were painstakingly replicated by our human scientists. They are modeled after the consciousness sensors of virtual space devices unearthed from ancient civilizations,” Yang Hui said, pointing to the helmets. “We can only replicate this simple consciousness sensor. As for the main unit of the virtual space, it is still that ancient machine that has been sleeping underground for countless years.”

Luo Feng stared blankly at the helmet: "Virtual space?"

"Yes, once you put it on, your consciousness will enter a 100% realistic virtual space, practically identical to the real world," Yang Hui said. "After entering the virtual space, we will take you to the 'Trial Tower' to undergo a Level B test!"

Luo Yuan watched as Yang Hui taught Luo Feng how to use the helmet. He didn't say anything and waited for a while before Yang Hui took off the helmet.

“Luo Feng is currently undergoing a Level B test inside. Let me show you around,” Yang Hui said to Luo Yuan.

"Can I play with this helmet?" Luo Yuan asked shyly, pointing to the helmet in Yang Hui's hand.

"Well, in theory, that shouldn't be possible. Let me ask for my opinion from above first." Yang Hui took out his phone and walked to the side, seemingly asking someone.

After a while, Yang Hui came over and solemnly said, "Your application has been approved. April will be your first month in the training camp. You have a special privilege: you can take the Trial Tower level assessment once. Your case is a special exception, approved by the higher-ups. However, only one person can enter the Trial Tower at a time, so you have to wait until Luo Feng finishes his assessment before you can use it."

"Okay, I understand." Luo Yuan nodded. To aliens, this helmet was just a virtual game helmet, but on Earth, it was a very precious item. There were too many students, and they could only compete for the opportunity to use it based on their rankings.

About twenty minutes later, Luo Feng passed the Level B test, and Yang Hui smiled and gave him a few words of encouragement.

Luo Yuan lay on the sofa, put on his helmet, and his consciousness sank into the air.

"How amazing, is this the virtual space?" Luo Yuan looked around. The sky of this virtual space was actually the starry sky of the universe. Thousands of stars in the boundless night sky made the entire silver earth reflect a dreamlike light. He stepped on the ground and found that the material of the silver earth was similar to an alloy.

Luo Yuan looked around and saw only one building! It was a massive tower about three or four hundred meters away, soaring into the clouds. The entire tower was covered with carvings of various images and monsters, surrounding the entire structure. To the naked eye, one could vaguely discern that the tower had seven stories.

Luo Yuan took a look and found that his body in this virtual space had no spiritual power. Moreover, the physical attributes of this body were as follows: normal punching power of 10000 kilograms, speed of 150 meters per second, and nerve reaction speed of excellent level of primary warrior. According to Yang Hui's explanation, it seems that no matter who enters, they are like this.

Luo Yuan walked towards a black stone pillar to the left of the main entrance to the Trial Tower, where carvings appeared on the black stone pillar.

Name: Luo Yuan

Sex: Male

Identity: Official student of the Elite Training Camp

Trial Tower Level: 1

suddenly--

"Luo Yuan student, please select your combat uniform, weapon, and trial level. Enter the Trial Tower within one minute after making your selection!" Suddenly, an electronic voice echoed throughout the virtual space.

Luo Yuan quickly selected his equipment, and he also chose the most difficult C-level trial on the first level.

call!

As if the space had shifted, Luo Yuan suddenly found himself in a vast grassland.