Though his heart was shaken, Xu Gang quickly composed himself. Observing Luo Feng in the distance, his merchant's mind swiftly processed a series of judgments: "This Luo Feng, so young, yet already a Junior Warlord!

And considering his background wasn't privileged, reaching this level is truly remarkable! I think I'll just observe for now...

If he ever manages to become a Warlord-level existence, I imagine even my father and the others would jump at the chance to marry my sister off to him." "However..." "A martial artist is still just a martial artist. Even Lu Gang died.

Who knows when he might meet the same fate? Forget it, forget it.

I'll just see how Luo Feng develops in the future." Xu Gang thought to himself; after all, a mere Junior Warlord meant very little to a prominent family like the Xu clan. ※※ The memorial service was ongoing, but some martial artists had already begun to depart.

After the five members of the Fire Hammer Squad left, they immediately looked for a relatively traditional, nicely decorated restaurant nearby. The restaurant owner knew many people were attending the memorial service that day, as it was broadcast nationwide.

Seeing the direction Luo Feng and his group were coming from, and the specialized vehicle from the Limit Breaker Gym they arrived in, immediately informed the owner of their status, and he promptly ushered the five of them into the best private room on the third floor. "Alright, you can go," Chen Gu quickly ordered some dishes and waved the waiter away.

The most beautiful waitress in the restaurant glanced curiously at the group before obediently leaving the private room. "Damn it, I was in a good mood today, but seeing those bastards from the Tiger Tooth Squad just ruined it!

All my good spirits are gone!" Gao Feng couldn't help but grit his teeth and curse. As Luo Feng's group left earlier, they had run into the Tiger Tooth Squad, who were also attending the memorial.

"Captain, there's no need to get this worked up over those scoundrels, it's not worth it," Wei Tie shook his head. "When we enter the wilderness area, we'll find a chance to take them out," Wei Qing sneered.

Luo Feng frowned, sweeping his mental force across the entire room, checking for listening devices or any surveillance equipment. Seeing Luo Feng act this way, Gao Feng laughed, "Luo Feng, relax!

This restaurant is considered high-end. The top private rooms in such establishments are usually where people of status dine and conduct business, often involving secrets.

If this owner dared to eavesdrop, he'd be asking for death!" Chen Gu chimed in, "Even if there were listening devices, so what? We just talked about killing people; we haven't actually done it.

Can't we even talk freely?" Luo Feng smiled; that was true too. "Captain, are there any troublesome figures backing the Fire Hammer Squad?" Luo Feng inquired, "If so, we need to be more cautious." "What big shots could they possibly have?" Gao Feng scoffed, "Are their parents Warlords, perhaps?" "Speaking of which, Senior Warlord Lu Gang had three children in total: two sons and one daughter.

The eldest son and the daughter are both Warlord-level experts. Only the second son's strength is quite average," Wei Tie sighed, "Experts are different; even their children are this formidable." "Oh, three children, two of them Warlord-level?" Luo Feng was surprised.

"It's very normal." Gao Feng explained, "Luo Feng, you haven't been in the martial artist circle long, so you might not fully grasp this. In reality, the children of a truly powerful martial artist are usually quite capable!

Take for example the strongest person on our planet, 'Hong'—he himself is a being beyond the Warlord level. And his son and daughter are both Warlords!" Luo Feng blinked a couple of times; he genuinely hadn't paid attention to such news.

"The logic is actually quite simple," Gao Feng continued with a smile. "When martial artists cultivate, every cell in their body absorbs gene energy, perfecting their body's genes, constantly improving them!

The process of cultivation is also the process of gene improvement. The stronger the individual, the higher the quality of their genes." "And marriage and childbirth are how genes are passed down to the offspring!" "For peerless experts like 'Hong,' 'Thunder God,' and 'Zhu Xi' whom we saw earlier, it's not strange that their children reach the Warlord level!

It's because their innate genes are superior. However, this isn't guaranteed one hundred percent.

If the offspring's strength lags behind their ancestors, it leads to a generation gap in decline. After a few generations, the family's gene pool becomes mediocre." Luo Feng nodded.

Marriage and childbirth were indeed processes of genetic inheritance. The children of the powerful naturally possessed an advantage!

The private room door opened, and the server came in to deliver the food. "Mhm." After the servers had finished placing everything and left, Gao Feng mused, "In fact, if humanity continues to develop like this, the genes of the powerful will gradually spread, causing the gene pool of our entire Earth's population to gradually improve!

However, when the weak marry the strong, children with very average genes also appear." "So, raising the entire human gene pool is very difficult." "The strong are improving humanity's genes, while the weak are lowering them." "But one thing is certain: as time flows, the overall physical quality of humanity on Earth will steadily rise! One day, almost everyone will be able to become a martial artist!" Gao Feng's conclusion earned a slight nod from Luo Feng.

"Of course, how long it will take for every single human to become a martial artist is unknown! Five hundred years?

A thousand years? Five thousand?" Gao Feng shook his head and smiled; the evolution of the entire human race was indeed a very long process.

…… Luo Feng and his group quickly finished lunch, and after the dishes were cleared, they ordered more tea. "Old Chen and the Wei Tie brothers are almost familiar with their current status.

I think we should enter the wilderness area within the next couple of days," Gao Feng looked at the others. "Does anyone have any objections?" "How about the day after tomorrow?" Chen Gu suggested.

Luo Feng nodded, "Let's leave the day after tomorrow, but Captain, where are we heading this time?" "Haha." Chen Gu chuckled, "This time, we definitely can't go to those small counties. Our team is much stronger than before." The team's overall strength being ten times greater than before was no exaggeration.

"Let's go to a major metropolitan area," Wei Tie and Wei Qing's eyes lit up too. In the past, the furthest they had ventured was a Prefecture-level city.

"How about—we get bold and try City No. 003?" Gao Feng took a deep breath and said softly.

"City No. 003?" Everyone present, including Luo Feng, was startled.

What did City No. 003 represent?

It was arguably one of the most terrifying regions in the entire Eurasian area. Being near the ocean, it hosted numerous aquatic monsters in its river channels.

It possessed one of the densest clusters of architecture in all of Asia, leading to a staggering number of monsters, including many Lord-level beasts, and even some monsters that surpassed the Lord level lurking there! A large number of top-tier martial artists flocked there!

Even martial artists from other base cities in Huaxia specifically traveled there! This place was practically a major battleground where human martial artists and monsters clashed!

This was the former economic center of the entire Huaxia Nation before the Great Nirvana Period—the original Shanghai City! "Go there?" Wei Tie and Wei Qing were both startled.

"That's too extreme, that leap is too big." Wei Tie couldn't help but say, "How about we go to City No. 023 first, the original Suzhou?

Even the most daring felt a tremor when they heard the name City No. 003.

That place is truly a den of dragons and snakes, where true behemoths roam!" Gao Feng looked at them and smiled, "Scared?" "Scared of what? If we dare to go to City No.

003, we’ll earn respect just by saying it," Chen Gu’s eyes shone. "We must go!

City No. 003 is huge anyway, more than ten times larger than other cities.

We can start by infiltrating the edges slowly, what's there to fear?" "Luo Feng, what do you think?" The others looked at Luo Feng, as he was the primary combat strength of the squad! Luo Feng pondered.

He certainly knew about the legendary City No. 003.

Whether it was its meaning to humanity now, or the status of the original Shanghai before the Great Nirvana Period, City No. 003 was uniquely significant!

"Fine, if we can get in, but we have to start slowly from the suburbs," Luo Feng nodded. "Of course, we'll advance slowly from the suburbs.

Do I look like I want to live a long life? I don't want to die yet," Gao Feng laughed.

"Some of my old acquaintances are hanging around in City No. 003; that's where the top figures among martial artists congregate.

Tsk tsk... it's time for us to venture there too." Daring to operate in City No.

003 was a symbol of strength. Because large crocodiles and behemoths were abundant there, even the suburbs frequently hosted a large number of Beast General-level monsters.

The inner areas housed even more Lord-level monsters! Therefore, anyone without real strength wouldn't even dare approach the suburbs of City No.

003. "Alright, then everyone prepare and rest.

We depart the morning after tomorrow, heading for City No. 003," Gao Feng said happily.

"Good, to City No. 003!" Luo Feng and the group felt a surge of excitement.

———— : We are heading to a major base camp for human martial artists and monsters, Roar roar~~ Calling for collections and recommendation votes!