Crazy Measures

In this training camp, although opportunities to use the ancient civilization gravity room are rare, each session yields astonishing results! Moreover, every day in the training camp provides two hours in the simulated gravity room. While the simulated gravity room only offers up to three times gravity, the extended usage time makes up for it.

As a result, Luo Feng's progress here is significantly faster than when he was in Jiangnan Base City.

When he first arrived at the end of March, Luo Feng's punch force was 11,500 kilograms.

By the end of April, Luo Feng's punch force had reached 13,600 kilograms. An increase of 2,100 kilograms in one month—this efficiency was clearly much faster.

By the end of May, Luo Feng's punch force reached 16,500 kilograms, an increase of 2,900 kilograms in one month. This was mainly because in May, Luo Feng had an extra hour in the ancient civilization gravity room. This additional hour could be split into three days, twenty minutes each day. This way, three days' effect was comparable to fifteen days of normal training! This was the speed of progress under extreme gravity.

Of course, Luo Feng's physical fitness improvement also naturally led to some increase in his training speed.

The stronger the body, the faster the training speed naturally becomes.

By the end of June, just yesterday, Luo Feng personally tested his punch force, which reached 19,600 kilograms, an increase of nearly 3,100 kilograms in one month. Compared to May, the progress wasn't too significant.

It's important to note—

16,000 kilograms to 32,000 kilograms is the Intermediate Warrior level. 32,000 kilograms to 64,000 kilograms is the Advanced Warrior level. Exceeding 64,000 kilograms is the War God level.

With his 2.8 times burst, Luo Feng now has about 55,000 kilograms. He's not far from a Beginner Tier War God!

“Last month, I ranked 48th, so this month, my time in the ancient civilization training room has doubled.” Luo Feng clearly understood the effect of the ancient civilization gravity room. Twenty minutes a day, and three days' effect was comparable to fifteen days of normal training!

This month, Luo Feng had four hours, which could be divided into twelve twenty-minute sessions.

This was the most efficient training method that the elite training camp students had discovered over time within their limited schedules. Twenty minutes each time, over three days. This was almost twice as effective as spending one hour in the ancient civilization gravity room in a single day!

“Last month, I improved by 3,100 kilograms. This month, my punch force is estimated to increase by over 4,000.”

“At this rate, in ten months, my physical fitness will reach the Beginner Tier War God realm. My mental force will be at the Advanced Tier War God realm!” Ten months, meaning by the first half of next year, he would possess the strength to be invincible among War Gods… provided, of course, that the dark golden sphere had that much mental force.

He looked forward to it…

He hoped the dark golden sphere in his sea of consciousness could sustain him until he became an Advanced Tier War God!

“If I could get some dragon blood!”

“Then, in just one or two months, I could become an Advanced Tier War God!” Luo Feng desperately wanted dragon blood. Dragon blood's effects varied depending on the strength of the user. The stronger the user, the weaker the effect, of course. However, it could normally double one's strength! And the medicinal power contained in dragon blood could also make a Warrior's future training faster!

Dragon blood!

And now he had an opportunity to obtain dragon blood: achieve a battle power amplification of 12 before August 1st.

“Twelve! I'm only at 8.96 now, what should I do?”

“It's hard to make a breakthrough in just one month with normal, diligent training.” Luo Feng gritted his teeth, “To catch a wolf, you must be willing to sacrifice a cub. I can only use that method!”

Life-and-death battles!

The best way to improve one's strength was through life-and-death battles!

And life-and-death battles were divided into those against monsters and those against humans.

Naturally, life-and-death battles against human Warriors with high combat skills and greater intelligence were more effective! However, fighting Warriors with too great a disparity in strength was pointless. Being defeated in one move, or defeating an opponent in one move, lacked the true essence of a life-and-death struggle. The truly best opponents—

Were evenly matched and willing to fight to the death!

But how many Warriors were willing to fight to the death? Fortunately, there were challenge rooms, where one could fight to the death without restraint in a virtual space.

But—

Gambling battles in the challenge room required money! Or points!

“It's just money, isn't it?”

“Last time I won 5 billion from William, and the Extreme Martial Arts Dojo also transferred this year's activity funds of 5 billion to me! I refuse to believe I can lose 10 billion in one month. Even if I lose 10 billion, as long as my battle power amplification reaches 12, it'll be worth it.” Luo Feng, in the final month before the deadline,

Chose to engage in widespread gambling battles!

…

The next day, Luo Feng returned from hunting monsters in the wilderness area. It was past eight in the evening, inside Jiangnan Pavilion.

“What, you want to gamble battle against so many people?” Shi Jiang was greatly surprised, looking at Luo Feng.

Luo Feng nodded: “Yes, Senior Brother. I'm not very familiar with the strength of the experts in the training camp, so I hope you can tell me which people are similar in strength to me. I want to find people of comparable strength for gambling battles!” Fighting someone much stronger than himself would yield little effect in a life-and-death battle, and secondly, it would just be giving them money.

“You're really pushing yourself.” Shi Jiang shook his head, “For gambling battles, the minimum stake accepted by the virtual space system is 1 billion Huaxia coins. Each gambling battle is 1 billion, which is a large sum.”

“Moreover, those weaker than you definitely won't accept a gambling battle.”

“Only those confident in defeating you will choose to gamble battle. If you gamble battle on such a large scale, you'll probably lose a lot of money.” Shi Jiang shook his head and sighed, “How about this, some people in the training camp are good at hunting monsters and rank high, but their actual strength isn't necessarily that high. While others are strong but not good at climbing the ranks.”

The Black Dragon Leaderboard ranking was based on points.

While it reflected strength to a certain extent, it couldn't reflect it 100%.

Shi Jiang, as an old student and an Elite Tier expert in the training camp, indeed knew the strength of many people.

“I'll give you a list. The people on this list are all close to your strength, either slightly lower or slightly higher. Who wins or loses in a battle will depend on their on-the-spot performance.” After Shi Jiang finished speaking, he first opened his laptop to bring up the leaderboard, then looked at the rankings, quickly typed on the keyboard, and produced a list.

A total of 32 names!

These were the people Shi Jiang believed were not too different in strength from Luo Feng.

“Thank you, Senior Brother.” Luo Feng looked at the list. These people were mainly between 60th and 30th on the leaderboard, with a few exceptions, the most extreme being 91st and the highest being 21st.

…

Later that night, past 9 PM.

Kyoto Pavilion.

“Luo Feng, why are you here? Have a seat.” The three male students in Kyoto Pavilion were chatting together. Seeing Luo Feng arrive, they all stood up and greeted him with smiles.

“Senior Brother Wang.”

Luo Feng humbly said, “I came here because I want to gamble battle with you.” Wang Tao ranked 36th last month.

“Gambling battle?” Wang Tao, who was challenged, frowned. He hadn't provoked this popular figure in the training camp, had he? The expressions of the other two youths also subtly changed.

In the training camp, gambling battles were usually a form of provocation.

“Senior Brother Wang, I just want to spar, nothing else. We won't gamble points, just money, the minimum amount of 1 billion.” Luo Feng quickly explained.

Wang Tao smiled upon hearing this.

For students, points were the most important thing, as they affected rankings!

And general gambling battles either involved points or money. Or both! For points, the minimum was 2,000 points, and for money, the minimum was 1 billion Huaxia coins! Luo Feng only gambling money and not points, and at the minimum amount, clearly indicated it was for sparring and not provocation.

“Haha, alright! I'll gamble battle with you, Luo Feng. You can send the challenge application, and we'll battle tomorrow.” Wang Tao readily agreed.

It was just 1 billion, and Wang Tao had a high chance of winning.

Why not give Luo Feng some face?

…

On July 3rd, Luo Feng and Wang Tao engaged in a life-and-death battle in the virtual space's tropical rainforest environment.

Result: Luo Feng lost!

After losing this first match, Luo Feng began challenging other students! Throughout July, Luo Feng sparked a challenge craze in the elite training camp. Few students would challenge so wildly, but because Luo Feng didn't gamble points, and the money stake was the minimum, and he rarely chose opponents weaker than himself.

Most of them succeeded and accepted his challenge!

Some even heard that Luo Feng liked to challenge and proactively came to gamble battle with him.

Every odd-numbered day he was in the training camp, Luo Feng could find an opponent for a life-and-death battle! It could be said that Luo Feng was the most fervent gambler in July.

From the 3rd to the 27th, Luo Feng engaged in a total of 36 gambling battles, losing 19 and winning 17. Each stake was 1 billion, clearly indicating that the students didn't want to gamble too heavily. This meant he lost 2 billion!

…

On the 28th, past 11 PM.

Candace Polenas returned to his residence.

“Luo Feng's ranking actually rose again this month, reaching 43rd. It's less than an hour until midnight, so his ranking probably won't change much.” William and Candace walked back to their residence side by side. Candace's face was grim as he growled, “Don't mention that Luo Feng in front of me.”

William glanced at Candace.

Candace gritted his teeth, clearly seething with anger.

“I told you long ago, stop chasing Janet.” William sat on a chair, “Janet only has eyes for Luo Feng.”

“That Huaxia punk.” Candace was furious.

For three months, Candace had tried every possible way to win Janet's affection, but he failed repeatedly. Janet clearly only had eyes for her junior brother Luo Feng. And tonight, while watching the Black Dragon Leaderboard, Candace had tried to get close to Janet again, only to be angered by a single sentence from her and return.

“Endure, endure, endure!” Candace forced himself to suppress his rage.

Reason told him not to provoke Luo Feng; he could only endure!

Suddenly—

Footsteps sounded.

“Hmm?” Candace and William both looked up in confusion. At this time, most people should be by the giant Black Dragon sculpture, so who was coming to their place?

A figure entered the courtyard.

Candace's expression subtly changed, and William's eyes widened in surprise: “Why is he here?”

The person who arrived was none other than Luo Feng!

“Candace, hello.” Luo Feng smiled. Candace's name was on the list Shi Jiang had written earlier.

“Luo Feng, what brings you here?” Although he wanted to devour the person in front of him, Candace forced a smile, maintaining basic politeness.

Luo Feng smiled: “Candace, I want to gamble battle with you! I have no other intentions, just to spar… We won't gamble points, oh, and there are no points to gamble tomorrow anyway. We'll just gamble money, the minimum amount of 1 billion Huaxia coins. How about it?”

“Gambling battle?” Candace and William both understood.

They had heard that Luo Feng was gambling battle crazily.

He didn't expect him to come looking for Candace today.

“This Huaxia punk is always being all lovey-dovey with Janet!” Candace was filled with rage. Seeing the girl he liked always being intimate with another man, and having to suppress his anger for three months—that fury was not something an ordinary person could endure. “I've never had a good reason to trouble you, but today you're actually challenging me to a gambling battle.”

Damn it!

How could he miss this opportunity? It was a chance for open and honest revenge! And Luo Feng himself had delivered it to his doorstep!

If he didn't teach Luo Feng a harsh lesson, he wouldn't be doing justice to the anger he had suppressed for so long!

“Gambling battle, fine, but the stake is too small, too small, Luo Feng. You're a popular figure in our training camp after all. How about a stake of 10 billion Huaxia coins?” Candace stared at Luo Feng. This was a large sum, a significant amount even for him, but only a large sum could make the other party feel the pain!

“10 billion?” Luo Feng was greatly surprised.

His previous gambling battles were only 1 billion each. How could he suddenly gamble 10 billion? Such a large gambling battle was rare in the elite training camp even in a year! And in terms of strength, perhaps Candace Polenas, as an older student, was much stronger than him physically. But in terms of battle power amplification, he probably wasn't much stronger. Why such a huge stake all of a sudden?

“What, scared?” Candace looked at Luo Feng with a half-smile.

“Not scared, I just want to spar with you, Candace, purely for sparring, no other intentions. Why gamble so much?” Luo Feng said.

Candace sneered inwardly.

If the stake wasn't large, winning only 1 billion wouldn't make Luo Feng feel any pain, and it wouldn't vent the anger he had been suppressing.

“Haha, back then, Luo Feng, you won 5 billion Huaxia coins from me without batting an eye. How come you're so timid now when gambling battle with Candace?” William chimed in from the side, staring at Luo Feng, “Or are you saying you're sure you'll lose this money to Candace? If so, then why even bother challenging Candace, why come here?”

Luo Feng frowned.

Candace's and William's words were clearly provoking him.

“Could it be that you were confident you could defeat William, so you gambled 5 billion with him and made a huge profit? But now you're not confident of winning, so you're unwilling to gamble big?” Candace looked at Luo Feng.

“Candace, do you really want to gamble 10 billion?” Luo Feng frowned.

“Of course, that's what makes it interesting!” Candace smiled.

“Alright, as you wish!” Luo Feng replied.

He knew his own strength best!

In the past month, from initially losing more than winning in gambling battles to later winning more than losing, each life-and-death battle brought some insights and progress. Luo Feng believed his strength had improved significantly since the beginning of the month. He had even pushed his Trial Tower level to 3.4 on the 25th.

His strength had indeed improved greatly.

“Although I don't have absolute certainty, my chances of winning are probably around fifty percent, maybe even a bit higher! The pressure of a 10 billion stake, this life-and-death battle might allow me to make another breakthrough!” Luo Feng thought to himself.

Only three days remained until August 1st!

If he wanted his battle power amplification to reach 12, this high-stakes gambling battle was also an opportunity.

“As I… wish?” Candace struggled slightly with the Chinese phrase, then looked at Luo Feng in surprise, “You mean, you accept the 10 billion gambling battle?”

“Yes, the 10 billion gambling battle.” Luo Feng nodded, “I'll go back and send the application to the system.”

“Very good.” Candace smiled and nodded, but in his eyes, there seemed to be a flicker of flame, the flame of revenge.