Swallowing the Stars: Only in my later years did I come to the life-spending panel.

That is......

Luo Feng suddenly opened his eyes.

He recalled his journey of cultivating the Ninefold Thunder Blade. The first three layers of internal energy involved the vibration of muscles and bones; with these three layers combined, the power had reached its limit.

But that shot...

"That's it!" A flash of inspiration struck him. "After the first three bursts of power, at the moment when the muscles and bones begin to rebound... if we could channel even deeper power into that instant..."

That's the power hidden deep within every cell!

Luo Feng didn't know if his idea was right or wrong, but he had no time to hesitate.

A wild bull charged again.

He swung his sword, unleashing three bursts of hidden energy. His muscles and bones reached their limit amidst the shock and began to rebound!

In the instant of the rebound, Luo Feng exerted all his strength, guiding the dormant power deep within his body, causing it to surge along the blade!

boom!

An unprecedented power erupted from the depths of his body!

The blade sliced ​​into the neck of the mid-level beast general, the Savage Bull, as easily as cutting through tofu.

puff!

The enormous head flew several meters away, gushing blood.

Luo Feng was stunned.

He looked down at his hands, at the Blood Shadow Battle Blade in them, his eyes filled with shock.

He understood the secret behind that shot!

The fourth level of the Nine-Layer Thunder Blade has been broken through!

Luo Feng roared to the sky and charged into the herd of wild bulls.

Those intermediate-level beast generals who had previously given him a huge headache were now as fragile as paper under the 3.5x power of the fourth level of the Ninefold Thunder Blade. They were all killed with a single strike, leaving no survivors.

In the twentieth minute, the last intermediate-level beast general, the Savage Bull, fell.

All around, the ground was littered with the corpses of wild bulls; 190 low-level beast generals and 10 mid-level beast generals were all dead.

Luo Feng sheathed his sword and stood there, covered in blood and his armor shattered, but his eyes were brighter than ever before!

[Congratulations on completing the A-level assessment. Time: 20 minutes and 12 seconds. Kills: 200. Score: 89.]

[Second assessment total score: 289 points, current ranking 33rd.]

Luo Feng stared at the floating words in front of him, completely stunned.

Ranked...33?

He had just fought desperately to break through to the fourth level of the Ninefold Thunder Blade, sweeping away two hundred wild bulls with a terrifying burst of power 3.5 times stronger, in 20 minutes and 12 seconds. Such a result could only rank him 33rd.

"There are 32 people ahead of me who are stronger than me?" Luo Feng muttered to himself, his eyes filled with disbelief.

He originally thought that, based on his performance just now, he could at least break into the top ten.

But rankings in the virtual space don't lie.

Luo Feng took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in his heart. He recalled what Zhou Mu had said at the opening of the camp: "Geniuses from all over the world have gathered here. There is not a weakling among those who can stand here."

Although he himself broke through to the fourth level, others may have stronger secret techniques and deeper accumulation.

"There are heavens beyond heavens, and people beyond people," he murmured, his eyes burning even more intensely.

......

On the plaza outside the main building, a huge holographic screen slowly lit up.

The real-time rankings for the second assessment began to scroll, with over three thousand names densely packed on them.

All the candidates who had completed the assessment walked out of the virtual pods, gathered in the square, and looked up at the screen.

"Look! The first place goes to Renates Bridge!"

"It really is him! The genius martial artist from the HR Alliance, who has long held the top spot on the leaderboard in the elite training camp of the Limit Martial Arts Academy."

"Second place goes to Chu Qiang from the Chinese military... These guys are truly monsters!"

The crowd buzzed with discussion and gasps of amazement.

Zhou Lie stood in the crowd, his eyes fixed on the screen, searching downwards.

No. 147——Zhou Lie.

He saw his name and breathed a slight sigh of relief. Although it was a bit lower than he had expected, he had at least made it into the top 200. As long as he didn't come in last place in the third round, his chances of getting into the training camp were very good!

Just as he was about to look away, a somewhat familiar name suddenly caught his eye.

33rd place – Luo Feng.

Zhou Lie's pupils contracted slightly.

Luo Feng?

The black-haired youth who shared a cabin with him?

He remembered that in the first test, Luo Feng's punching power data barely reached the intermediate warrior level, which was far inferior to his own.

But now, he's actually climbed to 33rd place?

"Who is that Luo Feng? Ranked 33rd? I've never heard of him!"

"I know him. He's a martial artist from the Extreme Martial Arts Academy in Jiangnan Base City. His nickname is Madman. He once killed nearly 10,000 monsters in two months without sustaining a single injury."

"Are you kidding me? The Limitless Martial Arts Academy in Jiangnan Base City is strong enough to produce a martial artist ranked 33rd? The Limitless Martial Arts Academy headquarters is more like it!"

"Really? Let me see... Holy crap! A-level assessment completed?! In 20 minutes and 12 seconds?! That's better than many War God warriors!"

More and more people noticed the unfamiliar name, and the murmurs grew louder. Some geniuses who had previously disregarded Luo Feng now turned their heads, trying to spot the black-haired youth in the crowd.

Luo Feng stood in an inconspicuous corner, his eyes searching the screen. When he saw that his final ranking was still 33, a complex emotion welled up inside him.

Three months ago, he was just an unknown nobody who was desperately trying to escape the rat swarm in County 0231 and was rescued by the head instructor.

Three months later, he was already standing on the stage of global geniuses, alongside those legendary names.

Although it's only 33rd place, this is just the beginning.

Luo Feng didn't notice that a gaze from the crowd was fixed on him.

Zhou Lie stared at the back of the black-haired youth not far away, remained silent for a moment, and then looked away.

He still has a long way to go.

......

Main building, inside the assessment command center.

Zhou Mu stood with his hands behind his back. On the screen in front of him, the final rankings for the second assessment had been finalized.

Renates Bridge was first, Chu Qiang was second, Qin Bing was third...

He was familiar with these names; they were all talented martial artists of the younger generation.

But his gaze remained fixed on the name in 33rd place.

Luo Feng.

It took 20 minutes and 12 seconds and received a score of 89.

A slight smile appeared on Zhou Mu's lips.

As a time traveler, he knew better than anyone else what this young man's future achievements would be. In the original story, Luo Feng started as a boy living in a low-rent apartment, whose dream was simply to let his family live in a big house. He gradually grew into the strongest person on Earth, stepped into the universe, became the galactic lord who shook the universe, and transcended to become the Hunyuan lord.

His talent, temperament, and opportunities are all top-notch in this era.

Right now, this future Lord Luo is just an unknown mid-level warrior, secretly gritting his teeth for a ranking of 33rd.

"Now is the perfect time to forge a good relationship," Zhou Mu murmured to himself.

He didn't need Luo Feng to repay him now; he just needed the young man to remember that someone had given him a chance and guidance before he rose to prominence. Once Luo Feng truly matured, given his personality, this goodwill would naturally become an asset to him and even the entire Zhou family.

As for Zhou Wanqing and Zhou Lie, they were originally members of the Zhou family. Since they had good talent, it was his duty as the head of the family to cultivate them.

Luo Feng is different; he is the future cosmic overlord and a worthwhile investment target.

"The third test..." Zhou Mu's eyes flickered slightly, "Let me see how long you can last in my domain."

Zhou Mu turned around and walked out of the command room, giving the order:

"Pass down the notice: the third assessment will be held tomorrow. Anyone who is late will be considered to have forfeited!"