"Instructor." Bai Yang couldn't help but ask, "They say the Guiding Art is very miraculous. How miraculous is it? How does it increase the speed of cultivating gene original energy?"
At this moment, a middle-aged man with slightly graying hair in the training hall spoke up, "Bai Yang, let me explain it to you this way. If you don't practice the Guiding Art and solely use the 'Five Hearts Towards the Sky Cultivation Method,' you may only be able to refine for five minutes a day, and your entire body's cells will already be saturated. Unable to absorb any more!"
"But if you practice the Guiding Art, the capacity of your cells will be much larger. It can allow you to practice for eight minutes, or even ten minutes, or even an hour!" The middle-aged man looked at Luo Feng and the others. "Do you understand now?"
Luo Feng suddenly understood.
"The Guiding Art is like increasing the daily food intake for each cell," Luo Feng thought to himself. "Cells absorbing energy from the universe and transforming it into gene original energy is like people eating! If a person can only eat three bowls of rice, practicing the Guiding Art is like allowing a person to eat five bowls of rice, or even ten bowls of rice."
Instructor Jiang Nian smiled and said, "If you don't practice the Guiding Art, the amount of energy your cells can absorb, let's say it's one unit! But once you practice the Guiding Art, the amount of energy your cells can absorb may become two units, three units, or even more! In other words, you could progress in one year what others might achieve in ten years! That's the charm of the Guiding Art."
The warriors present all began discussing, clearly having much to say about the Guiding Art.
"When it comes to the Guiding Art, the world's strongest, our Extreme Hall's global headquarters leader 'Hong' has created nine sets of top-tier Guiding Arts. If you join our Extreme Hall and contribute enough, you'll have the chance to learn these top-tier Guiding Arts." The warriors present all smiled, tempting Luo Feng and the others.
Various major forces in the world hoped to have more warriors of their own.
"Instructor." Luo Feng suddenly spoke up.
"Hmm?" Instructor Jiang Nian smiled at Luo Feng. "What is it?"
"Instructor, the warrior who went out with the Chief Instructor just now, the one with silver hair and a black robe. How come his gaze made us feel powerless with just one look? What ability do warriors have?" Luo Feng had never heard of warriors being so powerful, so he was very curious.
Instructor Jiang Nian smiled faintly, and the other warriors beside him burst into laughter.
"Kid, the one who left with the Chief Instructor is a Spiritualist! Spiritualists are much rarer than warriors." The warriors laughed and said, "Of course, spiritualists are usually also warriors! But they are the most terrifying existence among warriors."
"Spiritualist?" Luo Feng was surprised.
Nowadays, with the Internet being developed, Luo Feng had once read online that Spiritualists were a very special and very terrifying existence among the warrior community.
But where exactly they were terrifying, the internet didn't provide detailed explanations.
"You'll find out about Spiritualists soon enough once you become a warrior in the future." Instructor Jiang Nian smiled. "Alright, today's Pre-Warrior Assessment ends here. You three can go home now. Oh, the Pre-Warrior Certificates need to be stamped and input with your citizenship information. It will probably take a few days to arrive. You'll be notified when they do. Alright, you can all go home now."
"Yes, Instructor."
Luo Feng, Yang Wu, and Bai Yang immediately turned and left the training hall, under the surveillance of the armed personnel in front of the Extreme Hall.
...
At the entrance of the Mingyue Residential District, Luo Feng, Yang Wu, and Bai Yang all had smiles on their faces.
"I'm Bai Yang, from the Jiangnan First Military Academy. My hometown is in Yangzhou City, and it's just summer vacation, so I came here for the assessment." Bai Yang extended his hand and shook hands with Luo Feng and Yang Wu. "Nice to meet you both."
Jiangnan First Military Academy?
That was the military academy Luo Feng had originally wanted to enter.
"I'm Luo Feng, and this is Yang Wu. We're both from the Extreme Hall in Yi'an District." Luo Feng smiled and said, "Brother Luo Feng, you're definitely going to have a bright future. Even in our elite class at the military academy, there aren't many who become warriors." Bai Yang was very willing to make friends, and he naturally wanted to befriend someone like Luo Feng, who had entered the ranks of pre-warriors at such a young age. Perhaps Luo Feng would become a super influential figure in the future.
Beside him, Yang Wu chuckled, "Let's not talk so much. Since the three of us passed the assessment on the same day and in the same place, it must be fate. Today is a good day, let's find a restaurant and have a good meal together, and chat."
"Sounds good." Bai Yang smiled in agreement.
"Let's go." Luo Feng also laughed.
The three of them had just passed the Pre-Warrior Assessment and were full of enthusiasm. They chose a restaurant and had lunch together. Afterwards, they went their separate ways back home.
...
Having had a few drinks, Luo Feng didn't remember to call home to share the good news until he was on the subway.
But the subway was crowded. If he were to announce, "I passed the Pre-Warrior Assessment," it would definitely attract attention. "Forget it, I'll call home after I get off the subway," he decided.
...
Taking Line 1 of the subway to Zhong'an Road Station, Luo Feng went directly out of the station. It would take quite a while to transfer to Line 11 from Zhong'an Road Station.
"Tell Mom, Dad, and my brother." Luo Feng was still very excited.
Pre-Warrior, ah...
After so many years of struggling and striving since childhood, wasn't it all for this day?
"Phew, breathe."
Luo Feng took a deep breath to calm his emotions, then took out his phone.
"Beep... Beep..."
After dialing the phone number, Luo Feng waited.
"Hello." The voice of his younger brother came from the phone. Luo Feng smiled and said, "It's me."
"Of course, who else could it be? You don't even know who your big brother is. Of course, you passed. Haha, yes, yes." Luo Feng held the phone and joyfully said, "Mom is at home too? Okay, let me talk to Mom."
"Hello, Mom, it's me, Xiaofeng." Luo Feng was extremely happy.
Listening to the excited and emotional voice of his mother, Luo Feng couldn't help but feel a little teary-eyed. After all, he had worked so hard for this day for so long. "Mom, you've asked three times already. I really did pass the assessment. The Pre-Warrior Certificate will be sent home in a few days."
"I've already eaten, and I had lunch with two other people who
passed the assessment." Luo Feng smiled, "Oh, call Dad? Don't worry, Mom, I won't forget. Yeah, I know."
After hanging up the phone, a smile appeared on Luo Feng's face.
Happy, satisfied!
After struggling for so long, after so many years of effort and training in martial arts and swordsmanship since childhood, wasn't it all for this day?
"Phew, breathe."
Luo Feng took a deep breath to calm himself down, and then dialed his father's phone number. In this family, his father, Luo Hongguo, was like a mountain, the backbone of the family! Before Luo Feng became a senior student at the martial arts hall, almost all the expenses in the family were maintained by his father's hard work.
Although his mother worked, she had to spend more energy taking care of two sons, especially one who was disabled.
His father's job in construction and renovation was very hard, and he had suffered from back pain and hand injuries several times.
"Dad, from now on, you don't have to work so hard." Luo Feng silently thought to himself.
"Beep... Beep..."
The sound from the phone kept ringing, and Luo Feng was waiting for his father to answer the call.