After Captain Gao Feng voiced his thoughts, Wei Tie, Wei Qing, and Chen Gu, though shocked by the Captain’s extensive network, readily agreed.

They understood that the Fire Hammer Squad’s strength would soon surge, and if they couldn't keep up, they would inevitably be left behind at a certain point.

Subsequently, Luo Feng and his group parted ways at the HR Alliance Mall and took the train back to their respective homes.

Yangzhou City, Mingyue Community.

It was now late at night when a specialized vehicle belonging to the Ultimate Martial Arts School—a Volkswagen Touareg SUV—entered the complex unimpeded. "Beep!" The Touareg stopped directly in front of the Ultimate Martial Arts Hall.

Already gathered there were the families of Chen Gu, Zhang Ke, and Luo Feng, along with the Hall Master Wu Tong and several others.

Luo Feng opened the car door and stepped out, immediately spotting his father and mother standing ahead, and his younger brother in a wheelchair. "Brother!" Luo Hua was the first to shout. "Luo Hua, Dad, Mom." Luo Feng embraced his parents and then his brother, sensing the deep happiness radiating from his family.

Beside them, Chen Gu and Zhang Ke were also reuniting with their loved ones.

However, Zhang Ke’s wife and daughter were weeping openly.

Even though they knew Zhang Ke had lost an arm, the sight still brought tears. "Wife, my dear daughter, I will stay with you always from now on," Zhang Ke said, showing no hint of his own sorrow. "Brother Zhang," Luo Feng glanced over, remembering that the attack by the Tiger Fangs Squad on the Fire Hammer Squad was very likely linked to his feud with Zhang Zehu. "Our three heroes from the martial arts hall have returned safely, and it is getting late.

Everyone should get some good rest," Hall Master Wu Tong said with a smile.

The group chuckled and dispersed, with Luo Feng and his family heading home.

...

Back home, Luo Feng could finally fully relax.

On his first day back, he did not cultivate, choosing instead complete decompression.

Dressed simply in loose training attire, he strolled leisurely through the community, his steps naturally light and unburdened.

It was a total relaxation, both mentally and physically.

In the afternoon, the September sun was still fiercely hot. "Luo Feng, come over to the hall for a moment." Chen Gu called him. "The Captain is here." "Oh, I'm on my way." Luo Feng rushed to the Ultimate Martial Arts Hall immediately.

In the small bar on the first floor of the hall, the floor-to-ceiling windows had already been curtained off to block the sunlight.

Luo Feng, Chen Gu, and Gao Feng were sitting together. "Luo Feng, here are the two Grade 9 throwing knives you wanted," Gao Feng said with a smile, handing over the packages. "That'll be 45 million total.

Hurry up, you rich man, and transfer the funds.

If you felt like adding a little extra for my legwork, I certainly wouldn't object." "Grade 9 throwing knives?" Luo Feng took the beautifully packaged boxes immediately.

Opening them, he found the interior divided into two layers, each holding a pair of throwing knives with black handles and blades.

Chen Gu and the others had asked Gao Feng to procure gene potions, and Luo Feng had requested two Grade 9 throwing knives.

To Luo Feng now, a fine set of throwing knives was crucial! Whether throwing knives or other weapons, the higher the grade, the more exorbitant the price! Throwing knives were comparatively cheaper because they were small and required less material.

Even a high-level Lord-level monster would struggle to destroy a Grade 9 throwing knife. "Captain, 45 million transferred," Luo Feng completed the transfer via his phone. "Not even an extra penny for legwork," Gao Feng remarked deliberately. "Luo Feng, you're so wealthy now, why not buy a superior battle blade? Or a combat suit?" Chen Gu asked cheerily, feeling good after obtaining his gene potion.

Luo Feng shook his head. "Throwing knives are light and use minimal material, which is why I can afford them.

A battle blade or a combat suit? A Grade 9 Blood Shadow Battle Blade costs a full 3 billion China Dollars.

A set of Grade 9 combat armor is even more ridiculously expensive—a full 12 billion China Dollars.

How could I afford those?" The price difference between weapons for Warrior, Warlord, and War God levels was truly vast.

He could only afford the throwing knives! It was no surprise that combat suits capable of resisting a Lord-level monster’s claw attacks were so costly.

As for his own ‘Advanced Warrior Level’ physique, even if he wore Grade 8 or Grade 9 armor, if a Lord-level monster managed to grab him, even if the suit held, the sheer impact force would shatter his internal organs! A beggar wearing a prince’s robes is still just a beggar.

A body at the Warrior level wearing War God armor...

that would be a waste of the armor! "Combat suits are far, far more expensive than throwing knives," Gao Feng chuckled. "Luo Feng is right; his current Grade 5 combat suit is adequate for his physical condition." "Luo Feng," Gao Feng began. "Yes?" Luo Feng looked toward his Captain. "Chen Gu, along with the two Wei brothers—all three of them need to consume the gene potions.

It will take about a month for the potions’ effects to fully manifest! Moreover, after their strength increases, they will need another one or two months of dedicated training to adapt to their stronger power.

Therefore—we might need to take a break for two or three months.

We will head into the wilderness again after that," Gao Feng explained.

Chen Gu nodded in agreement. "I understand," Luo Feng nodded with a smile. "I'll take this chance to cultivate diligently as well.

I gained quite a bit from our last trip to the wilderness.

I need time to truly internalize and ponder it." "Mm," Gao Feng replied with a nod. "When we do meet up, let's do it in the main urban area of the base city.

Traveling from my place to where you are is quite the detour." "Sounds good." Luo Feng and Chen Gu both agreed.

The main urban area of the base city was the very center of the entire city, convenient for travel from Yangzhou City or any other satellite city.

After seeing the Captain off, Luo Feng took his two new throwing knives home.

That evening.

In the training hall of Luo Feng's home, there was a transparent glass panel, about one meter square, fixed in the center of the ceiling.

Moonlight, like flowing water, shone through it, allowing Luo Feng, sitting below, to gaze directly at the infinite stars in the night sky. "Hooo~~ Hooo~~" The two black throwing knives circled slowly around Luo Feng's body. "My sea of consciousness possesses that dark gold sphere, and within it lies a vast amount of psychic energy! However, my body isn't strong enough to bear the full potential of that psychic energy," Luo Feng mused inwardly. "Now, my only task is to enhance my physical fitness in the fastest way possible!" "The stronger my body becomes, the stronger my psychic power will naturally grow! Until the day the dark gold sphere is depleted and vanishes!" Immediately after, Luo Feng began diligently practicing the secret manual Nine-Layer Thunder Blade along with the accompanying instructional video disc.

Movement technique, 'Flowing Light'; Guiding technique, 'Nine-Layer Primordial Chaos'; Blade technique, 'Thunder Blade'.

Luo Feng had already mastered the first layer of the Thunder Blade during his time in the wilderness. "Hush!" "Hush!" Deep in the night, Luo Feng executed strikes, slashes, and upward cuts repeatedly in the training hall.

Every time he performed a move, he utilized the specific force generation method from the Nine-Layer Thunder Blade, infusing two types of kinetic force into each strike.

His body’s muscles simultaneously burst forth with an additional latent force.

While executing a chop, he instantly released an extra layer of hidden strength.

This placed immense strain on his bones, muscle cells, and so on! Exhausting! After practicing the blade techniques for an hour and a half straight, Luo Feng was so drained he had to sit cross-legged on the floor, unable to move.

The force generation of the Nine-Layer Thunder Blade put enormous stress on the minute structures of the body! After a brief five-minute rest from blade practice, Luo Feng immediately began cultivating the guiding technique, Nine-Layer Primordial Chaos.

His previously exhausted body felt as if it were soaking in a hot spring, leaving Luo Feng feeling pleasantly soft and comfortable.

After being tempered by the blade techniques and the guiding technique, finally— Luo Feng started the most rudimentary cultivation method, the Gene Energy cultivation based on the "Five Hearts to Heaven" posture, which even the world's strongest martial artists had to adhere to. "Sizzle~~ Sizzle~~" As soon as Luo Feng began cultivating, he felt every cell in his body intensely hungry.

The gene energy he barely generated was instantly devoured.

His cultivation speed for that moment increased slightly.

One minute, two minutes...

As time passed, this further astonished Luo Feng.

Finally, every cell in his body became saturated, as if he had eaten too much, unable to absorb another particle. "The gene energy I absorbed today is nearly double what I absorbed previously!" Luo Feng was completely stunned. "The manual states that the more profound the mastery of the Nine-Layer Thunder Blade, the more gene energy one absorbs.

I didn't realize it was this much!" Luo Feng hadn't expected such exaggeration, though the manual did explain the principle.

No matter how hard ordinary people practiced until they were too exhausted to move, that exhaustion was primarily due to excessive lactic acid buildup in the muscles—a macro-level fatigue.

Many cells within the body hadn't even truly participated in the exertion.

However, Luo Feng’s Nine-Layer Thunder Blade force generation involved instantly releasing latent power, which channeled energy from the deepest layers of the body; every cell was engaged.

It was akin to someone who exercises more eating significantly more food.

When the body’s cells consumed more energy, their 'appetite' increased dramatically, allowing them to absorb greater amounts of gene energy! "I'm only on the first layer, and the rate of gene energy absorption has increased this much.

By the ninth layer, how fast will it be? Not only will cultivation accelerate, but the blade technique’s power will also see astonishing boosts.

No wonder it became the supreme method on Earth, renowned for having the fastest speed and the strongest body." Luo Feng marveled.

Rapid physical improvement meant what? It meant the amount of psychic energy Luo Feng could handle would also increase at a staggering rate! ...

From that day forward, Luo Feng began training himself to his near-absolute limit every day.

He also discovered the optimal training regimen: practicing the 'Flowing Light' footwork simultaneously with blade swings! The speed didn't need to be maximum, but every step and every movement had to be precise and focused.

When both footwork and blade techniques pushed him to exhaustion, he would then practice the guiding technique.

After cultivating the guiding technique, his stamina recovered significantly.

He would then return to practicing the movement technique and blade work! This was immediately followed by another session of the guiding technique! Finally, he would conclude with gene energy cultivation.

This sequence proved to be the most efficient method! A complete cycle took about six hours.

This was the fastest method Luo Feng devised to improve his physical quality! In truth, Psychic Masters naturally progressed faster physically due to the aid of vast amounts of psychic energy.

Luo Feng was cultivating the Earth’s "Ultimate" cultivation method, the Nine-Layer Thunder Blade, so his rate of progress was even more astonishing.

He improved virtually every day, and in a blink, nearly a month had passed. "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" Every slash Luo Feng made generated a sharp whistle in the training hall, the wind noise dissipating naturally as it hit the walls.

This villa had been specially constructed by the Ultimate Martial Arts School, and the walls of the training hall were built with great care. "Hm? Captain calling?" Luo Feng moved aside and answered the call. "Luo Feng, about a month has passed.

Chen Gu and Wei Tie and Wei Qing have seen significant increases in strength from the gene potions.

I think it’s time we met up?" Gao Feng asked over the phone.

Now, Luo Feng was effectively the strongest member of the Fire Hammer Squad, and his standing was only set to solidify further.

Therefore, Gao Feng wanted to hear Luo Feng’s opinion first. "Sure, it’s been a while since we all met," Luo Feng replied, nodding with a smile.

Over the last month, he had become almost obsessed with cultivation, but the process of such rapid improvement was incredibly exhilarating. "Good.

I suggest we meet near the HR Alliance Mall; their service is the best there," Gao Feng proposed. "Which day works for you?" "Hmm..." A thought suddenly struck Luo Feng.

He recalled something Xu Xin had said previously—'I'll be starting school in a few days, but during the university semester, I’ll be here working as a manager on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.' "Captain, how about we meet this Saturday?" Luo Feng suggested. "Saturday? Perfect, this Saturday it is."