Chapter 17

"Enlarge the screen." Yue Meng's beautiful eyes gleamed.

"Sure, Sister Yue." The technician quickly adjusted, and in an instant, the screen magnified a hundred times, the camera pulling back to reveal Lin Feng and Ling Yun clearly. In the age of technology, even real-life scenes could be captured perfectly, let alone the virtual network world.

"Running into Ling Yun, Lin Feng is really out of luck."

"Exactly, he only has three badges now. After being killed, he'll be left with two, and he'll be out of the competition so early, with no hope of advancing."

"Not necessarily. The outcome is still unknown. Lin Feng is not a pushover." Lan Yin, who had just checked Lin Feng's information, smiled confidently, lightly brushing her blue hair from her forehead, and said mysteriously, "Do you know how wide Lin Feng's brain domain is?"

"Second class, what else?" "That's right." ... The technicians chattered.

"Wrong!" A smile curved at the corner of Lan Yin's lips as she said, "Lin Feng's brain domain width is as high as 990%!"

"What!?" The technicians were taken aback, and even Yue Meng showed a look of surprise. Just as she was about to speak, everyone suddenly fell silent, including Yue Meng, their gazes all focused on the giant screen.

The battle began.

A martial artist versus a gene warrior.

Ice Soul Blade versus Laser Blade!

Ling Yun made the first move. The slender young man in white, with a cold and stern face, wielded the Ice Soul Blade, which was equally cold. His blade speed was as fast as lightning, the energy of heaven and earth carrying a chilling aura, aiming directly at Lin Feng. So far, his Ice Soul Blade had killed more than ten people, none of whom could withstand a single strike.

But...

This time, it was different.

"Bang!" The energy of heaven and earth collided with the laser energy, and both retreated almost simultaneously to dissipate the force.

"Not bad." A glint of admiration flashed in Ling Yun's eyes. "To be able to block my attack, you are quite good among gene warriors."

"Is that so?" Lin Feng smiled faintly, the white light of the laser blade in his hand flickering, the blade glow deepening. "Then let's go again."

"Hmph." A hint of arrogance appeared in Ling Yun's eyes as he raised the Ice Soul Blade again, the energy of heaven and earth converging to form a cold and powerful aura. He would not hold back, no matter who his opponent was. His goal in this assessment was one—

To obtain 50 badges!

In the control room of the Battle World.

"This Ling Yun is truly formidable, his strength on par with a初级古武者."

"Although Lin Feng is being comprehensively suppressed, his defense is quite good. I didn't expect this batch of gene warrior students to have such a promising talent."

"Even the best defense will eventually fail. Lin Feng can't hold out for long."

...

The technicians gathered in front of the screen, discussing animatedly.

Yue Meng gazed ahead, silently watching the two figures on the screen constantly crossing paths. Indeed, Ling Yun had the absolute advantage, seemingly pressing Lin Feng to the point of suffocation. But others overlooked the most important point—

Lin Feng had never truly attacked from start to finish!

Rather than defending, he was... probing Ling Yun's strength.

"This arrogant little guy." Yue Meng's beautiful eyes sparkled.

"About right." Lin Feng blocked and retreated, avoiding the sharp and cold blade once again.

"His blade technique is indeed good, but his moves are too rigid, focusing on speed while the essence of the blade technique is weak." Lin Feng paid no attention to Ling Yun's blade coming at him again, leaping back. After the battle, he had gained a certain understanding of the martial artists' blades. "Gene energy focuses on physical enhancement, so new martial arts emphasize practicality, attack, burst, and speed. But..."

"Martial artists should not be like this. According to the books, the 'blade' of martial artists should focus more on the essence."

"By combining the essence with the energy of heaven and earth, the true power of the blade technique can be unleashed."

Step! Lin Feng landed after retreating, the white light of the laser blade instantly shining.

"Roar!" With a powerful output of gene energy, Lin Feng's aura instantly overshadowed Ling Yun's. The latter's expression changed abruptly, as his continuous attacks had already consumed a lot of the energy of heaven and earth, making him feel powerless.

"New Martial Arts d8, Sunset Light Blade, 100%!" Lin Feng burst out.

His arm moved to its limit, simultaneously striking three times to create resonance. The white laser blades flashed like lightning, forming a sharp and powerful light blade, as if three people were striking at once, piercing the entire space, fierce, brutal, and explosive.

"No!!" Ling Yun's face turned pale, the blade glow of his Ice Soul Blade instantly being overwhelmed.

Boom!~

White light enveloped everything.

...

Lin Feng calmly walked out of the white light, a badge now in his hand. His calm expression did not seem to have experienced a fierce battle. The final attack was more like a demonstration of strength, showing Ling Yun that new martial arts truly emphasized practicality, power, and explosive techniques, not ancient martial arts.

"Pity, he's not strong enough."

"To truly understand martial artists, one must find a martial artist who has crossed the threshold..."

"But, the badges are complete."

In the control room of the Battle World, there was a shock.

"What just happened?" One of the technicians was stunned.

Everyone looked at each other.

"Ling Yun lost."

"This Lin Feng is quite cunning, feigning weakness to surprise his opponent at the end."

"No, it's because Ling Yun's continuous fierce attacks consumed too much energy of heaven and earth, and Lin Feng took advantage of his fatigue to win."

...

The technicians discussed the battle, analyzing it.

It was too unexpected. Everyone thought Ling Yun would win easily, but Lin Feng emerged victorious.

Was it luck? Chance? Or... strategy?

"None of the above." Yue Meng's eyes sparkled. A group of technicians who were not skilled in combat naturally couldn't see through Lin Feng's true strength. Even she had initially misjudged him. This arrogant Lin Feng was not just on par with Ling Yun but even surpassed him!

"Lan Yin." Yue Meng's expression was serious. "Pull up Lin Feng's previous eye scan information."

"Yes, Sister Yue." Lan Yin brushed her blue hair from her forehead, her fingers flying as she quickly operated the controls. Soon—

Click! Click!~

The screen changed, and Lin Feng's eye scan information appeared clearly.

"Lin Feng, graduate of the Jiaoyang District Primary Gene Academy, brain domain width 995%."

"Physical index: Excellent for a primary gene warrior."

Sss~ The technicians sucked in a breath, their eyes wide.

A brain domain width of 995% was outstanding, but not surprising. What was truly shocking was Lin Feng's physical index. A mere quasi-gene warrior had an index that was a full level higher! Even among primary gene warriors, less than 1% reached the excellent level.

Lin Feng's physical condition was terrifying!

"His combat strength is on par with an ordinary primary gene warrior." Yue Meng was not surprised, instead, she looked as if she had expected it, her beautiful eyes gleaming with satisfaction. Acquiring such talent made her very pleased.

"If he can break through the threshold and fuse with an elemental core, with his combat experience, he will soon be able to compete with Xue Jin."

The technicians were immediately abuzz.

"Xue Jin, the one recruited with exclusive benefits?"

"Yes, brain domain width 1395%, fused with a light nucleus elemental core, ranked third in strength."

"This Lin Feng can be compared to Xue Jin, impressive!"

...

No one doubted Yue Meng's evaluation.

Come on, what kind of eye did Mentor Yue Meng have? She was a true gene warrior. If she said Lin Feng could compete with Xue Jin, then he must have the strength!

But...

"Something feels off." Yue Meng's delicate brows furrowed, her chin resting on her hand, her full figure barely concealed.

"That one strike was indeed perfect, but... it felt incomplete, as if this wasn't his full strength." This thought suddenly occurred to her, and she shook her head. Lin Feng's current strength was already terrifying. Could he be even stronger?

The possibility was too small.

"Alright, switch the screen back." Yue Meng instructed, pausing slightly. "Main screen, lock on Lin Feng."

Acquiring Lin Feng made this year's Battle Academy assessment a resounding success. Yue Meng was no longer interested in the other students. Her beautiful eyes gazed at Lin Feng's information on the screen, gradually dimming. Suddenly, she was startled, her body trembling.

"Wait! Brain domain width 995%?"

"Wasn't the graduation assessment yesterday? The data Lan Yin reported just now was... 990%!"

"In one day, a 0.05% increase in brain domain!?"

Yue Meng's chest heaved, her shock evident.

(Brothers and sisters, please give me some recommendations, please! A little shout!~)

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