Devouring: Starting with an innate sacred body and Dao embryo

Chapter 14: The assessment begins in the training camp.

"Senior Brother Jiang Chen, you're actually a mentalist. No wonder you were able to participate in the elite training camp's assessment."

Heng Xia said with some surprise.

On the plane, as Jiang Chen, Luo Feng, and Heng Xia talked, the three gradually became acquainted.

Luo Feng and Heng Xia also learned a little about Jiang Chen's background.

"It's nothing. Mentalists are rare outside, but they are quite common in elite training camps. After all, most of Earth's elite geniuses gather there."

Jiang Chen shook his head and chuckled softly.

"I wonder if Senior Brother Jiang Chen is confident about the assessment for this elite training camp?"

Luo Feng couldn't help but ask.

Because Jiang Chen was a few months older than Luo Feng, Luo Feng addressed Jiang Chen as "senior brother" to show their closeness.

Jiang Chen neither confirmed nor denied this.

"Not bad, how about you?" Jiang Chen asked in return.

"I don't know the specific assessment content yet, so I can only take it one step at a time."

Luo Feng let out a long sigh of relief, easing the tension in his heart.

"I believe you can definitely pass, good luck!"

"Thank you for your comfort, Senior Brother Jiang Chen."

……

The plane flew for more than an hour before landing at the global headquarters of the Extreme Martial Arts Academy.

Yang Hui led Jiang Chen and the other two off the plane and took a private car to the training camp.

Upon entering the gate, a giant black dragon sculpture immediately comes into view.

The nearly fifty-meter-long giant black dragon is incredibly lifelike, with every scale gleaming. It raises its head to the sky, its eyes lowered, exuding a chilling majesty.

As soon as Jiang Chen walked in, his gaze met the eyes of the black dragon, and an immense pressure swept over him.

Sensing a growing sense of crisis deep within his soul, Jiang Chen instinctively jolted awake, forcefully breaking free from the oppressive gaze of the dragon's eyes.

"Huh? You actually managed to break free from the Dragon Eye's oppression on your own. Your willpower is quite strong."

Yang Hui's voice was somewhat surprised. He then looked at Luo Feng and Heng Xia beside him and saw that the two of them were deeply attracted by the black dragon's eyes. The immense pressure caused sweat to seep from their foreheads.

He only came to his senses after Yang Hui gave him a soft shout.

"It was just luck."

Jiang Chen naturally knew that the reason why his mental will was stronger than Luo Feng and Heng Xia was because he had lived two lives.

However, this was his biggest secret, and naturally he wouldn't tell Yang Hui.

"The eyes of this black dragon are those of a true king-level monster, a black dragon, which was later killed by the gym leader and placed into the statue."

"Though the dragon is dead, its soul remains. And the eyes are the windows to the soul, so they will naturally reflect the powerful majesty of the black dragon before its birth. It is normal that you are frightened."

Yang Hui explained the reason clearly, which made Luo Feng and Heng Xia suddenly realize the truth.

Jiang Chen's mind wasn't on that; instead, he looked at the peculiar display screens on the dragon scales.

There are more than a hundred displays, each showing a name.

NO.1 Renates Bridge (530321)

NO.2 Chu Qiang (540601)

NO.3 Eben Paz (520916)

……

The rankings went from highest to lowest, all the way down to the final 182nd place, Jacqueline Bernard.

"This is the ranking of the trainees in the elite training camp. There are a total of 182 people, and they are sorted from highest to lowest according to their combat power points."

Yang Hui introduced, "Jiang Chen, Luo Feng, if you two successfully pass the assessment and enter the elite training camp, you must work hard to improve your ranking. The higher the ranking, the more benefits you will receive."

"Conversely, if you rank in the bottom three three times in a row, you will be eliminated from the elite training camp."

"So you can be eliminated after all!"

Luo Feng was unaware of the details regarding the elite training camp, and was somewhat surprised at this moment.

Jiang Chen, however, knew far more than Luo Feng, so his expression remained calm.

"Alright, there's no use saying anything more now. Once you successfully pass the B-level assessment, you'll naturally learn a lot about the elite training camp."

As Yang Hui spoke, he led the three of them into the training camp.

The entire training camp is very beautiful, with buildings standing side by side in a well-organized manner, just like ancient palaces, grand and magnificent.

The various exotic flowers and plants, the exquisite layout of the covered bridges and streams, are clearly designed by a master architect, making people feel refreshed and relaxed.

Beside the palaces stood many elegantly designed pavilions, from which young men and women of extraordinary bearing would occasionally emerge.

Yang Hui explained that these young people are all formal trainees of the elite training camp, each one a top genius from around the world, and each one an outstanding individual.

"Hengxia, you wait for me here. Jiang Chen and Luo Feng, you two come with me to the Nine-Story Tower."

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

"Yes."

The Nine-story Building that Yang Hui mentioned is a huge nine-story tower located in the center of the training camp.

Although this tower has only nine floors, each floor is several times taller than ordinary buildings, and it occupies an extremely large area, making it look majestic and imposing.

The Nine-Story Tower is the place where all students in the Elite Training Camp study and train; it is the core of the entire Elite Training Camp.

At the same time, this is also where Jiang Chen and Luo Feng conduct their assessments.

However, due to time constraints, the assessment for the two will have to wait until noon tomorrow.

Jiang Chen and Luo Feng neither confirmed nor denied this, and waited in the Nine-Story Tower for a day.

The next day at noon, Jiang Chen and Luo Feng, led by Yang Hui, arrived at the ninth floor of the Nine-Story Tower.

The top floor of this nine-story building is a spacious hall where some young men and women are chatting casually.

Some of these people spoke foreign languages, while others spoke Hanja.

When they saw Jiang Chen and Luo Feng enter, they couldn't help but turn their gazes to them.

"It's quite rare to see two Hanxia people here for the assessment this time."

"Both of you, you must pass. This will add two more members to our Hanxia Kingdom."

One of the official students from Hanxia Kingdom couldn't help but laugh as he spoke.

"Daydreaming."

Members from other countries, however, remained indifferent.

Jiang Chen and Luo Feng remained noncommittal. Led by Yang Hui, they arrived at the innermost room deep within the hall.

The lights were turned on, and the originally dim room became bright.

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

"These two helmets are called consciousness sensors; they are made by imitating virtual space devices from ancient ruins and civilizations."

Yang Hui walked to the sofa and said, "As long as you wear it, your consciousness can enter a virtual space that is similar to reality. This B-level assessment will be conducted in the trial tower of the virtual space."

"So, which of you two will go first?"

"I'll go first."

Jiang Chen stepped forward without hesitation, prompting Yang Hui to nod: "In that case, lie down on the sofa and put on your helmet."

"As for Luo Feng, you'll have to wait a bit."

"OK."

Luo Feng nodded without saying anything more.

(End of this chapter)