Swallowing the Stars: Starting with a Meteor Tear

Chapter 43 Hong

Luo Feng's arrival made the elite training camp lively for quite a while.

Zhou Yang also temporarily put aside his marksmanship training and, together with some students from China, held a grand welcoming ceremony for him.

This time, thanks to the deterrent presence of his top-ranked friend Zhou Yang, Luo Feng did not encounter any further disrespect or challenges in the early stages of entering the training camp.

However, whenever Luo Feng saw that dazzling name at the very top of the Black Dragon Ranking, he felt an even heavier pressure.

That feeling is like...

We agreed to grow taller together, but it's like you secretly ate animal feed.

Although Luo Feng is not good at expressing himself, he is extremely resilient and confident deep down.

During this period, he was already under immense threat from vultures and scorpions.

Now, he's also reaping the invisible pressure from his good brother.

Under this dual pressure, he not only did not become discouraged, but instead burst forth with even stronger fighting spirit!

This fighting spirit has transformed into even more vigorous struggle!

Aside from eating and sleeping, Luo Feng had only one thing on his mind!

That is cultivation, cultivation, cultivation!

Ultimately, his hard work paid off.

In just the first month, Luo Feng soared to 58th place on the Black Dragon Ranking, even slightly surpassing his ranking in the original story!

The emergence of two geniuses who broke into the top 100 in the first month in a row caused another great stir in the elite training camp.

The fact that these two geniuses came from the same place made it even more unbelievable to everyone.

As a result, major powers have significantly increased their efforts to recruit martial artists in the Jiangnan base city.

I heard that the head instructor of a certain extreme sports club in Yangzhou has received quite a few job offers with extremely generous benefits.

However, neither Zhou Yang nor Luo Feng are the kind of people who enjoy excitement.

Amidst the clamor, both of them silently immersed themselves in their own cultivation.

Zhou Yang ranked first in March and April. Starting in April, he had a full 90 hours of use time in the gravity chamber and the trial room every month.

With the aid of the gravity chamber, the effects of Meteor Tears are maximized.

Zhou Yang's physical abilities are improving at an alarming rate.

In the training room, he could experiment with various perplexing aspects of his marksmanship training without any reservations, and quickly improve his understanding of marksmanship.

Finally, on April 28th, he successfully passed the third level C stage of the Trial Tower in one go, raising the Trial Tower level to 4.

His total combat power amplitude also increased to 16 at this moment, which just met the requirements for receiving the second reward.

Without hesitation, he immediately dialed the phone number listed on the reward contract.

"Hello, this is Zhou Yang, a student in the Elite Training Camp. My combat power has now reached 16. I am applying to receive the second reward."

This time, however, the voice on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment before a response came a few seconds later.

"Received, Zhou Yang. Your information verification is complete. Your combat power amplification is 16, meeting the reward requirements. Congratulations!"

Hearing this, Zhou Yang felt excited.

However, what the other party said next made him pause in surprise.

"Get ready, the gym leader will summon you soon, and the reward will be distributed by the gym leader personally."

"Huh? The curator himself is distributing them?"

Zhou Yang was taken aback.

The only person who could be addressed as "Master" by the voice on the phone is the founder of the Ultimate Martial Arts Academy, currently the strongest person on Earth—Hong!

But to go to the trouble of such a big shot to personally give oneself a reward, isn't that a bit beneath one's dignity?

Wasn't the reward delivered last time by a few generals in a small truck?

However, the voice on the phone didn't explain anything. After learning about Zhou Yang's detailed requirements for the rewards, such as combat uniforms, weapons, and secret manuals, the voice hung up the phone directly.

Left with no other choice, Zhou Yang could only cultivate while waiting silently.

Fortunately, Hong's summons came soon.

In the city center of Hongning Base, there lies a giant spaceship-shaped building that is 10,000 meters long.

This spaceship-shaped building is nearly 100 meters high, and has a huge hatch-like entrance on the side that is tens of meters wide.

The building was surrounded by a large number of troops stationed and guarded, making it extremely heavily fortified.

Zhou Yang understood that this huge building was actually a real giant spaceship, which Hong had acquired and then converted into the headquarters of the Extreme Martial Arts Academy.

"Zhou Yang, please follow us."

Two young men and women dressed in blue robes led Zhou Yang into the huge spaceship passageway.

Once inside the passage, the space is extremely spacious, with people dressed in blue or red robes coming and going everywhere.

Zhou Yang followed the two men and women who were leading the way, and soon arrived at the door of an extremely quiet room.

"Zhou Yang, come in."

As soon as Zhou Yang arrived, a cold voice came from the quiet room.

"yes!"

Zhou Yang responded respectfully, adjusted his breathing slightly, and then went straight inside.

The quiet room was completely empty, with only two cushions on the floor.

On one of the cushions, a dark-haired, stern-looking man sat cross-legged in silence.

The moment Zhou Yang looked at the figure, he felt his vision distort slightly, making it impossible for him to accurately gauge the distance between himself and the black-haired man.

An invisible aura emanated naturally, making him unable to muster even the slightest thought of resistance.

Zhou Yang couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

"Is this the power of a planetary-level expert? Compared to him, I'm still far too weak!"

"What's wrong with these powerful individuals? None of them seem to like sitting on chairs."

The Hong before us is the same, as was the last Inspector Wang; the place for entertaining guests doesn't even have a sofa or chairs.

While inwardly complaining, Zhou Yang quickly stepped forward, bowed slightly, and said respectfully:

"Zhou Yang, a student of the elite training camp, greets the instructor!"

"Um."

The black-haired man spoke, but his tone was surprisingly gentle.

He gently pointed to the cushion in front of him and said, "Sit."

When Zhou Yang sat down cross-legged like him, the black-haired man Hong stared at him, a faint smile gradually appearing on his lips.

"Since the establishment of the elite training camp, quite a few individuals have achieved a combat power fluctuation of 16."

"But you're the first person to increase your combat power to 16 in just three or four months in the training camp."

Hong's gaze gradually sharpened, and when he stared at Zhou Yang, it even made him feel a faint stinging pain.

"I have to say, you really surprised me."

Zhou Yang felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze, and his heart was pounding.

Hong wouldn't doubt that he had obtained some treasure or inheritance from an ancient civilization, would he?

He knew that the first humans to rise during the Great Nirvana, such as Hong and Lei Shen, had all inherited some of the relics of ancient civilizations, which was why they had come this far.

Perhaps my performance was too conspicuous, leading the other party to mistakenly believe that I had also inherited some ancient civilization?

But if you think that way, you're mistaken.

His mind raced, but his face remained calm as he respectfully replied:

"You flatter me, Master."

"That's too kind of you."

Hong smiled faintly, but his gaze gradually softened.

"I called you here for no other reason than to remind you of something."

He looked at Zhou Yang, his tone solemn.

"The world is vast, far larger than you imagine. Don't stop; you have a long way to go!"

(End of this chapter)