Swallowed Star

by Alexander Buchanez

  "Your position, your authority..... you have to put your life on the line to receive all of this!"

  "In this exercise you were given only the weakest of monsters, and they aren't even the type to form packs. If you can't even pass this, how will you expect to survive in the wilderness?" the officer's speech made every prospective fighter quiet down, since they barely knew anything about monsters.

  The most difficult monster to deal with are the 'pack types', like the dog type 'mastiff lion' every time they move they move in a pack of around ten, so even an intermediate level fighter wouldn't approach them.

  "Two monster's left ears, next, injured left arm"

  "Lu Fang? Ok, three monster's left ears, not bad, next"

  At the entrance of the town, each prospective fighter that came out went to turn in their ears they received from the slaughter to prove how many monsters they killed.

  "Look, Luo Feng came out"

  "It's the Luo Feng that the Dojo of Limits scouted"

  "I wonder how many monsters he killed"

  "JUst because his body fitness level is good doesn't mean he'll be good at killing monsters too"

  Most of the prospective fighters have already came out, and all of them were focusing on Luo Feng, who just walked out of the entrance. Luo Feng, Wan Dong, and Ma Xiao, these three were the prospective fighters that were scouted. One to ten, and ten to a hundred, almost everyone here recognizes Luo Feng and the others.

  "Hm?" Right when he walked out, he was being stared at by a huge amount of prospective fighters, so Luo Feng couldn't help but to waver.

  "Luo Feng, correct? Hand over the monster's left ears to me" there were three military officers sitting ahead, and two of them were using laptops while one of them was looking at Luo Feng.

  "Yes"

  Luo Feng nodded and put down the bag he was carrying. Within a moment, a large amount of prospective fighters gathered around and their gazes were all focused on Luo Feng's bag. They were all curious..... how many monsters did Luo Feng kill.

  [HUA!] Luo Feng immediately turned the bag upside down and poured the large amount of ears into the metal pot. A small pile formed, which filled over half the pot.

  "So many?"

  "This guy killed so many monsters?" All the prospective fighters watching from afar were shocked.

  At that time, the military officer was counting up the ears, and soon after he smiled as he looked at Luo Feng: "Luo Feng, not bad, 36 monster's left ears in total. Until now, you have the most confirmed kills. Hm, and you aren't injured either"

  "Next" the military officer looked towards the oncoming people and Luo Feng smiled as he walked away.

  "After I pass the fighter combat exam, I'll become a true fighter too" Luo Feng was overjoyed.

  After that, Luo Feng joined the crowd and watched as the other people handed in their monster's left ears. Some of them had no injury at all, but most of them were lightly injured, which would heal up in around 10 to 15 days of rest. There were also heavily injured prospective fighters.

  "Yang Wu, hm, not bad, three monster's left ears, a light wound on the left shoulder. Next"

  Yang Wu also came back safely.

  "Brother Yang" shouted Luo Feng from the crowd.

  "Crazy" Yang Wu laughed loudly as he rushed over, "How'd you do? How many monsters did you kill?"

  "36" Luo Feng and Yang Wu walked towards a corner.

  "36? Fuck, Crazy you're insane. These monsters were so hard to kill" Yang Wu glanced, "Especially that mastiff tiger, it was faster than me and don't even get me started on its power! Its level is the same, but its power is way higher than a human fighter's. I pushed my life on the line just to kill three".

  Luo Feng laughed, indeed, you can't underestimate H level monsters. Even an intermediate warrior will have trouble facing seven or eight of them.

  Luo Feng could only train like he did because of his spiritual force.

  "Wan Dong!"

  "It's Wan Dong, the genius prospective fighter the thunder dojo scouted. I wonder how many monster's left ears he collected. I wonder, compared to Luo Feng, who's stronger"

  "Yea, the only person who can compete with Luo Feng is this Wan Dong"

  A wave of discussion arose, which made Luo Feng and Yang Wu, who were hiding at the back, raise their heads in surprisement. Yang Wu was even more shocked as he said: "that Wan Dong took until now to come out? Crazy, apparently that Wan Dong's body fitness level isn't any worse than yours. I wonder how many monsters he killed"

  At this time, the prospective fighters standing at the front all stared at Wan Dong's bag. And the prospective fighters at the back all listened closely.

  "There's a bunch of monster's left ears"

  "It seems like there's a lot"

  A lot of noise followed, and then the military officer's voice carried out--"Wan Dong, hm, 51 monster's left ears in total. Haha, you have surpassed Luo Feng, and are temporarily the prospective fighter with the most confirmed kills"

  "51?"

  "So much more than Luo Feng?"

  "This Wan Dong is indeed strong. 51 monsters is out of this world"

  The prospective fighters who have experienced the might of the monsters themselves were shocked speechless.

  "Crazy, this Wan Dong has so many more than you" Yang Wu was shocked.

  "Is there a point in killing so many?" Luo Feng gave a laugh that couldn't care less. He spent the entire night training his technique. If he really wanted to kill the weakest H level monsters, with Luo Feng's strength, he can just pick off monsters that are alone. With that, even a hundred kills in a night wouldn't be weird.

  "Luo Feng" a voice rang.

  Luo Feng turned his head and saw a military officer with a large mustache smile: "Come with me, a friend wants to meet you, right at the resting lounge ahead"

  "Oh?" Luo Feng was a bit suspicious.....

  Meet me?

  But Luo Feng made no delay and immediately followed the large mustached man to the resting lounge. Before he entered, Luo Feng took off his blood stained battle uniform and washed it a bit. He then changed into some fresh, clean clothes before entering.

  �������

  In the resting lounge, a burly man sat there with his eyes shut. They suddenly opened and, like lightning, looked at Luo Feng.

  "Him?" Luo Feng was shocked.

  This man he knew, it was the man who was talking to Chief Instructor Zhu Ge, and one of the big four from the Thunder Dojo in Jiang-Nan city.

  "My name is Wang Heng, and I'm the chief instructor of the thunder dojo" the man laughed, "Luo Feng, sit".

  Sit with this chief instructor face to face?

  Luo Feng was shocked inside.

  He completely understood how much authority this man held. A dojo's chief instructor's authority could be compared to a wargod's! They have an astonishing amount of power. You could say that this burly man has Jiang-Nan city in his hands.

  "Why don't you sit, scared I'll bite you? Haha..." the burly man started laughing loudly.

  Luo Feng laughed and sat in front of him and said, "Mr. Wang, what business do you have with me today?"

  "It's simple"

  The burly man smiled, "I looked into your family's situation. You came from a regular family and your father works at a remodeling company while your mother works as a cashier in the supermarket. Your background isn't that good, and yet you've been able to get to where you are at a mere 18 years old, which is really rare"

  Luo Feng let out a complicated smile, indeed, he has worked far too long for this day.

  "I really appreciate you, and I think you have a bright future"

  "I officially invite you, Luo Feng, to join my thunder dojo!" The burly man looked at Luo Feng.

  "I, I already signed a contract with the dojo of limits" Luo Feng smiled as he shaked his head.

  The unconvinced burly man shaked his head and said, "A contract? If it's a contract, you can just break it! It's just a fee you have to pay. Accor
ding to the fighter rules, the payment won't exceed one hundred million. I believe that you are worth far more than this price! Our thunder dojo will pay this price for you!"

  "Also, if you join, I'll arrange a special training contract for you in our main worldwide thunder dojo headquarters!" The burly man laughed, "Every year, no more than 10 fighters will receive this invitation. Each of them will be a one of a kind genius. So far, we only sent out three invitations this year. One of them is a 20 year old advanced fighter from the European Union. Another genius from South America is a spirit reader! And our third is from Jiang-Hua city of China, a 16 year old intermediate fighter. You'll be the fourth!"

  Luo Feng couldn't help but to be shocked.

  Each of the three were disgustingly strong. Clearly, the 'Wan Dong' and 'Ma Xiao' who were scouted weren't qualified enough for this invitation.

  But I am?

  Truthfully, with just Luo Feng's fitness level, he isn't qualified for such a contract. However, along with this, he also has--his knowledge of the Ru Wei technique��This is enough for Luo Feng to receive the special training contract invitation. Since Luo Feng, who is only 18, has amazingly been able to learn the Ru Wei technique.

  "As long as you join my thunder dojo, I'll give you this contract and send you to our worldwide headquarters for training. You might even have a chance to get personally tutored by the legendary 'Thunder Lord'" The burly man smiled as he said, "Luo Feng, our thunder dojo wholeheartedly invites you, to join us!"

  Chapter 33: Home of Limits

  The conditions set by Wang Heng have reached the limit, and he watched Luo Feng expectantly.

  "Sorry" Luo Feng slightly bowed, "I thank the Thunder Dojo for their offer, but I have already decided to join the Dojo of Limits. I haven't thought about transferring, so I am truly sorry"

  Wang Heng was startled.

  Rejected?

  "You don't want to take your time to think about this?" The burly man stared with his eyebrows raised.

  "No" Luo Feng stood up and bowed, "Mr. Wang, if there's nothing else, then I'll be on my way" Luo Feng knew that things would just get awkward if he stayed after rejecting the offer.

  Wang Heng stared at Luo Feng closely.

  This young man doesn't even falter in the face of temptation. Wang Heng couldn't help but to sigh. He waved his hand and laughed, "Alright, I won't nag you anymore. If you ever change your mind, the gates to my Thunder Dojo will always be open for you"

  "Thank you, Mr. Wang" Luo Feng smiled as he left.

  Right when Luo Feng left, Wang Heng's face sank and he shouted, "Tell Wan Dong to come"

  "Yes, Chief"

  The people outside immediately went to notify Wan Dong.

  "I can't believe I just lost another genius to the Dojo of Limits" Wang Heng stroked his chin and his eyes squinted like a tiger's, " Ever since 'Phantom Warlord' retired because of a major injury, our Jiang-Nan city's Thunder Dojo has always been at a disadvantage compared to the Dojo of Limits. Shit!"

  Wang Heng is also nervous!

  In the entire world, the Dojo of Limits and the Thunder Dojo are the two largest dojos! The creators of the dojos are the strongest and second strongest fighters! Naturally, the higher ups of each would greet each other with smiling faces. But in truth, they were completely against each other!"

  However, in Jiang-Nan city, the Dojo of Limits has stronger influence.

  "Chief". The cold teenager Wan Dong walked over.

  Even in Wan Dong's look, he was full of confidence! Since he got more kills than Luo Feng in this time's fighter combat exam and he ranked number one, his confidence has been growing.

  "Hm, Wan Dong" Wang Heng let out a smile, "You are our Thunder Dojo's best new recruit! However..... with your current power, you still cannot compare to Luo Feng"

  "Chief" Wan Dong was startled.

  I can't compare to Luo Feng?

  "Do you doubt my words?" Wang Heng raised his eyebrows.

  Wan Dong shook his head, he knew the Chief Instructor in front of him used to be an advanced warlord. At the same time, he has the various special rights granted to him by the title of 'Chief Instructor'. His authority rivals a wargod's. How could this person spread lies?

  "I'll tell you truthfully. Your body fitness level isn't worse than his. However, in a real battle, even three of you cannot defeat one Luo Feng" Wang Heng said heavily, "However, even though the current gap between you and him is large doesn't mean you'll always be weaker than him. What you need to do is seriously work hard and surpass him"

  "I've met quite a few geniuses, but many geniuses fall!"

  "A fighter walks on the border of life and death! Your good talent only means that you improve faster. Now that you just became a fighter..... your path just began! Don't loosen up no matter what, Luo Feng is only the first opponent you must surpass. In the future you'll be surpassing many more opponents" Wang Heng encouraged, "I hope one day, I'll be able to witness the birth of a new wargod!"

  Wan Dong's blood boiled as he listened.

  Yes, Luo Feng is just the first opponent. He'll have to continuously surpass others until achieves the rank of wargod!

  "Alright, go now. You've been slaughtering all night, so you should rest" Wang Heng smiled.

  "Yes, Chief" Wan Dong left respectfully.

  Wang Heng shook his head and sipped some tea. Ever since carrying the burden of the position of 'Chief Instructor', he's been thinking of ways to help geniuses grow. Or to pressure them or attract them with scrolls and money to bring them to his dojo.

  The more fighters he raises, the more solid his position becomes.

  "This Wan Dong might be able to give me a surprise in the future" laughed Wang Heng, "However, I won't ask too much of him for now. It'll be great if he could just reach Luo Feng. Heh..... Ru-Wei class at 18 years old and such a high body fitness level. What a great seed" Wang Heng shook his head and drank some tea as he tried not to think about it anymore.

  Yes, no matter what, Luo Feng and Wan Dong are just "good seeds".

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  In the northern military sector of Jiang-Nan city, Luo Feng and Yang Wu, who have already changed into casual clothes, were chatting as they walked.

  "Crazy, there was something wrong with Wan Dong's look as he glanced at you just now.... He even said he wanted to compete with you and see who can become a warlord first" Yang Wu said confusedly.

  "Who knows what's going on. It seems like Wan Dong already sees me as an opponent" Luo Feng was also suspicious towards Wan Dong's words.

  What he didn't know was that after Wan Dong listened to Wang Heng's words, Wan Dong has already treated Luo Feng as his first opponent!

  "I gotta tell my family that I passed the exam" Luo Feng smiled as he took out his cell phone, "Brother Yang, you have to notify your family about the results too"

  "Yup" Yang Wu laughed as he nodded.

  Luo Feng and Yang Wu both called their family's home phone.

  .....

  In one of Jiang-Nan city's eight major cities, Yang Zhou city's Ming-Yue sector.

  "Hong Guo, your family's Luo Feng will surely be able to pass this time's fighter combat exam" Parents Luo Hong Guo and Gong Xin Lan pushed their son Luo Hua's wheelchair and chatted with a balding old man.

  "Is the fighter combat exam dangerous?" Gong Xin Lan couldn't help but to ask, "My family's Feng said there was no danger, but we checked online and we read that it actually was dangerous"

  "Yes, it is a bit dangerous" The balding old man nodded, "According to what my son said, in a typical fighter combat exam, there's usually a 3% to 5% death rate and around a 5% to 8% chance to become disabled. In other words, over a hundred prospective fighters are trashed"

  Luo Hong Guo and Gong Xin Lan exchanged glances, both of them extremely anxious.

  "Your family's Feng is surely absolutely fine, so take it easy" laughed the balding old man.

  "Yes, yes" Luo Hong Guo and Gong Xin Lan nodded. Although they did that
on the outside, the husband and wife pair were still incredibly anxious inside.

  Luo Hua said nothing as he sat on his wheelchair, but his fists were tightly clenched.

  Suddenly-

  A cheerful ringtone started ringing, and mother Gong Xin Lan took her cell phone out of her pocket and let out a face of joy. As she looked at the cell phone she said: "It's Feng's phone number"

  "Hurry up and answer it" said Luo Hong Guo.

  Luo Hua also stared at the phone, and even the balding old man smiled as he watched on the side.

  "Hello" Gong Xin Lan answered.

  "Mom, I passed the fighter combat exam. I'll be able to return home tonight, so you better prepare good food" the sound carried from the cell phone and everyone around heard it.

  Father Luo Hong Guo laughed and Luo Hua finally relaxed his clench fist and laughed along.

  "Great, great, Mom will definitely prepare lots of good food" Gong Xin Lan was extremely excited.

  �������

  August 2nd, evening, Yang Zhou city's Ming-Yue sector.

  "Luo Feng is back, congratulations"

  "Congratulations my ass, that fighter combat exam was easy as pie to Luo Feng"

  As Luo Feng walked, he smiled as he greeted several fighters. There are way fewer fighters than regular people in society. In this Ming-Yue sector, all the families here are fighter's. Not only that, but all of them have joined the Dojo of Limits, so naturally their relationship would be good.

  "Mom, Dad" Luo Feng saw his parents and the home's nanny all standing in front of the door to home.

  "Let's eat, let's eat" Luo Hong Guo immediately started laughing.

  That night Luo Feng and his family had a great time, since starting from now, from the perspective of the law, Luo Feng is officially a fighter!

  Until after 11 PM.

  Inside Luo Feng's recording room on the second floor of his home.

  "They said that after you become an official fighter, you can enter the Dojo of Limit's internal fighter network!" Luo Feng was a bit excited, some special internal networks require a special identification to enter. Only the fighters of the Dojo of Limits have the right to enter the internal fighter network -- Home of Limits!