Swallowing the Stars: You Can't Escape, Mountain Dweller

Chapter 17 Practical Assessment and Yang Wu

August 1, 2056, the day of the martial arts combat assessment.

Bai Yang went to the train station early in the morning.

There, everyone from Jiangnan Base City will travel together to the wilderness area this year for assessment.

Before that, the train will pass through the main urban area of ​​the base city and various satellite cities, picking up all the scattered people.

Bai Yang waited in the car for a short while before Luo Feng and Yang Wu got in and walked towards him, just as they had agreed beforehand.

He greeted everyone with a smile: "You're all here."

Luo Feng and Yang Wu's eyes lit up when they saw him, and they quickly went over to talk to him.

During this time, they would discuss cultivation issues on their phones whenever they had free time.

Luo Feng's movement techniques have improved rapidly in recent times, and he has already broken through the bottleneck of the Subtle Realm, so his gains are naturally considerable.

As for Yang Wu, the gap in strength was even greater, but that was precisely why.

With just a little guidance, Bai Yang could pinpoint his weaknesses, point out his problems from a high-level perspective, and offer advice.

In the past month, Yang Wu has actually benefited more, and his strength has improved very quickly.

This was much more useful than his previous practice of training alone and consulting various instructors at the martial arts school.

Yang Wu was grateful and admired Bai Yang's abilities, so he naturally served him diligently, hoping to maintain a good relationship with him.

The three of them huddled together and chatted casually, while the train began its routine broadcast of recruitment announcements from several major factions.

Apart from Luo Feng who overheard a few words, the other two already knew this information and couldn't be bothered to pay any attention to it.

"All prospective martial artists, the train is about to arrive at the station. Please prepare to disembark."

A group of quasi-martial artists entered a large military camp.

The military camp occupies a vast area, especially around the perimeter, where a large number of heavy and thermal weapons can be seen everywhere, with cannons pointing directly at the outside of the camp.

A large number of soldiers were armed with various sophisticated weapons.

Luo Feng and his group of quasi-martial artists looked around. This was the wilderness area!

Outside the base city, there is a place teeming with all sorts of monsters!

"Everyone"

A loud voice rang in the ears of every prospective martial artist: "Welcome to the North Military Region of Jiangnan City. This time, your martial arts combat assessment, involving 1681 people, will be held in our North Military Region. I hope that most of you will pass the assessment, and I hope that all of you will survive this combat assessment!"

After a short rest and lunch, it was time for everyone to collect their equipment.

An officer handed Bai Yang a set of items and checked them one by one:

"Combat uniform, combat boots. And a communication watch with location and communication functions. Finally, the 'Longblade' Type 2 longsword that you chose yourself... uh, you didn't choose a shield?!"

Bai Yang smiled and nodded, confirming that was all, then turned and left.

The officer shook his head helplessly. There were always young people like this who didn't care about defense at all.

Fortunately, the monsters in Monster Town have been selected, so they are not too dangerous.

These monsters will teach them a lesson. It's better to be taught a lesson here than to die an inexplicable death in the wilderness.

Bai Yang walked back to his original spot, where a group of people were surrounding Luo Feng.

The news that he was recruited by the Extreme Martial Arts Academy ahead of schedule has already spread within the circle.

Of the 1681 people in this year's batch, only three were recruited in advance by the Extreme Martial Arts Academy and the Thunder Martial Arts Academy!

Everyone knew that these three people were destined for great things.

"Luo Feng, Luo Feng." A voice called out from afar; it was Wu Tong, the head instructor of the Yangzhou Extreme Sports Club.

"Uncle Wu."

For the past month, Luo Feng has been living in Mingyue Community, and naturally he has become very close to the head instructor, Wu Tong, who also lives in Mingyue Community, and they call each other "Uncle Wu" very familiarly.

"Luo Feng, come with me." Wu Tong had just said this when his pupils suddenly contracted as he saw Bai Yang next to Luo Feng!

Bai Yang, of course, also noticed him, and gave him a cheerful and friendly smile.

Wu Tong hasn't had a good time for the past two weeks. Zhuge Tao is acting like he's having an attack, causing trouble for him all the time.

At first, he didn't even understand why!

Later, he secretly found out some details about the test that day.

It turns out it was all because of this kid!

Zhuge Tao had lost face, so of course he wanted to take it out on him, and also establish his authority.

Wu Tong had no way to express his grievances, nor could he lash out at Bai Yang. He took Luo Feng and headed towards a small building where people from several major forces wanted to see him.

Actually, they all wanted to see what Bai Yang looked like, but due to certain reasons, they knew it wasn't the right time yet.

Bai Yang knew what they were going to do, and out of sheer boredom, he decided to give Yang Wu a few more pointers.

The two had only communicated online before, and this was their first time meeting in person.

Bai Yang didn't stand on ceremony and reached out to carefully examine the joints and bones all over his body.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Brother Yang, you're older than us. You've suffered a lot, so your foundation is quite solid."

But like many others, he trained his limbs too hard in order to meet the required punching power and speed standards. He neglected the strength of his core and waist, and ended up with many hidden injuries.

Don't be afraid of the pain, just bear with it, I'll adjust it for you.

Yang Wu knew this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so he didn't care about the pain.

Even if the pain is too much and affects his performance in this assessment, he doesn't care.

After all, the practical assessment is conducted twice a year, and there are so many examinees here.

The proportion of returning test takers is astonishingly high; he will have plenty of opportunities to try again.

"Brother, go ahead and attack! I can handle it!"

Without further ado, Bai Yang reached out and grabbed his shoulders, transferring the genetic energy from his hands to him.

Yang Wu did not master the "Gene Origin Energy Cultivation Method," and he would never have known that this was originally his last appearance in the original work.

He felt a terrifying, powerful energy instantly destroy a portion of his muscle tissue.

Then it seemed to contain a transformative power, flowing throughout his body and adjusting his physique.

Genetic energy! This must be the legendary genetic energy!

Bai Yang actually mastered it in such a short time! And he's even powerful enough to help others!

Yang Wu endured the excruciating pain, beads of sweat the size of soybeans dripping from his forehead, his eyes wide open as if they were about to pop out of their sockets from the pain.

But he deliberately held back from shouting, only making muffled noises.

Bai Yang was satisfied to see that he could endure it; his efforts were worthy of his fate.

The Earthlings Enhancement Plan, which I am still considering, needs people like this.

Although Luo Feng will later purchase various cosmic medicines for the benefit of all mankind.

But why can't we do it better?

Then I'll just lend you a hand again!

Bai Yang suddenly increased his energy output!

It should be understood that when an ordinary person first comprehends the "Gene Origin Energy Cultivation Method," the amount of cosmic energy they absorb is merely a trickle.

Although Bai Yang was outputting relatively mild genetic energy that had been converted at this moment, its instantaneous intensity exceeded the amount absorbed from the universe!

Yang Wu could no longer hold on and suddenly let out a scream.

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