CHAPTER 98: CHAPTER 2: RED DIRECTIVE

Cheeks flushed and teeth sore, he said, "Why did you slap me? Is that how you’re supposed to save someone?"

"Captain, you’re awake?"

Shari returned carrying a bucket of water.

"Why are you carrying water?"

Lian Junmiao asked first.

"I’ll use it to wash my hands later. Why is your face red and swollen?"

Shari hurriedly changed the subject, wondering why after a trip out, Lian Junmiao’s face was red like a monkey’s behind.

"Just now I used something from our hometown..."

Zhang Lingfeng wanted to explain.

"Alright, alright, don’t say anything. You’re called Zhang Lingfeng, right? I couldn’t detect your combat power. Wait here, I’ll call our captain."

"Sasha, come with me!"

Lian Junmiao saw the situation wasn’t good and quickly interrupted, taking Shari away to prevent the truth from coming out.

"Okay."

Zhang Lingfeng had an obedient look on his face.

After a while.

Shari and Lian Junmiao brought back a senior martial arts student named Yang Shouzhen, skilled in horizontal martial arts training, with a combat power of 39.2 and physical fitness of 3.8.

He was a peak Elemental Martial Artist about to become a Dharma Martial Artist.

He was also the captain of Shari’s team.

Yang Shouzhen exuded a powerful aura.

Zhang Lingfeng clearly felt that the other had studied the Golden Sand Body Tempering Technique and had a certain mastery, having cultivated it to at least a master level.

A person like this would soon awaken the Dharma Aspect and become a true Dharma formidable warrior.

"A senior martial arts student took out my team member with a single spear strike? Has your combat power level already reached Dharma Martial Artist?"

Yang Shouzhen asked with his hands in his pockets.

"It has."

Zhang Lingfeng frowned slightly, looking serious to save time.

He hadn’t expected that testing for Dharma Martial Artist would be so troublesome; after Shari tested him, Lian Junmiao came, and after her Yang Shouzhen was brought in.

With such back-and-forth, when would it all end?

"Are you a Dharma Martial Artist?"

Yang Shouzhen withdrew his hands from his pockets, asking incredulously.

"Yes."

Zhang Lingfeng nodded.

"How can it be? How much were you just a short while ago?"

Shari was full of shock.

"Be careful, what he says might be true?"

Lian Junmiao cautioned.

If a Dharma Martial Artist took him out with a single spear strike, it wouldn’t be a disgrace.

"Activate all testing equipment, you two step outside."

Yang Shouzhen ordered.

"Yes."

Shari and Lian Junmiao went to the door and closed the testing room’s door.

Zhang Lingfeng saw all the instruments in the testing room go into operation. As he and Yang Shouzhen sparred in there, those instruments could precisely capture their combat power.

Yang Shouzhen’s specialty was the Demon-Slaying Saber Technique.

Compared to Lian Junmiao, he not only had mastery of the Golden Sand Body Tempering Technique but also had mastery of the Demon-Slaying Saber Technique. Combined, the explosive combat power could rival some Dharma Martial Artists.

In the team, he was the mental pillar for everyone.

"Roar!"

He eagerly launched an attack on Zhang Lingfeng.

As someone who diligently cultivated and volunteered for front-line training, Yang Shouzhen doubted Zhang Lingfeng’s strength.

A senior martial arts student, from Outer Ring City, how could he possess the combat power level of a Dharma Martial Artist at such a young age?

"Clang!"

Zhang Lingfeng spun his spear.

Compared to Lian Junmiao, Yang Shouzhen was not just slightly stronger. He needed to use arm strength and abilities superior to others.

Yet he was visibly falling behind.

Showing the importance of physical fitness.

This also indirectly verified that the evolved advanced spear skills, far surpassed the Demon-Slaying Saber Technique.

Thus, the Thirteen Forms of Spear Technique Power in Zhang Lingfeng’s hands were fully unleashed, instantly compensating for various flaws and causing Yang Shouzhen’s saber technique to become chaotic.

"Isn’t this ordinary skill evolution?"

"Nor is it the power and speed a physical fitness of 1.48 should have?"

"This guy must have awakened some potential!"

Yang Shouzhen’s heart was filled with fear.

He realized that being able to withstand Zhang Lingfeng’s attacks until now was mainly due to his experience in frontline battles, but even so, he couldn’t escape Zhang Lingfeng’s spear technique.

Moreover, Zhang Lingfeng’s spear technique was becoming increasingly stable. What seemed like the most ordinary moves unleashed unimaginable attack power, invisibly suppressing his Demon-Slaying Saber Technique. He felt that even if he cultivated the Demon-Slaying Saber Technique to minor success or even great success, it would be difficult to withstand Zhang Lingfeng’s current onslaught.

Eventually, Shari and Lian Junmiao outside the examination room saw through the big screen that Yang Shouzhen’s long saber was flicked away by Zhang Lingfeng, and his waist and abdomen were struck by a spear.

"Bang!"

Yang Shouzhen crashed against the wall of the examination room and fell forward, motionless.

In this final strike, Zhang Lingfeng actually held back since it was a test of strength, not a fight to the death.

So seeing Yang Shouzhen laying on the ground motionless, Zhang Lingfeng found it odd. With Yang Shouzhen’s physical fitness, it was impossible for him to be knocked unconscious so easily.

But to avoid affecting the bonus.

Wanting to fully enjoy the advanced level gaming, Zhang Lingfeng still went over, turned Yang Shouzhen over, spat into his palm, rubbed it vigorously, and swung it back and forth on Yang Shouzhen’s mouth.

"Ah, what are you doing!"

Yang Shouzhen knew Shari and Lian Junmiao outside the examination room could see what was happening inside through the screen, lying there as Zhang Lingfeng struck his face.

He quickly regained consciousness and pushed Zhang Lingfeng away.

"I thought you passed out like Brother Lian, wanted to wake you up."

Zhang Lingfeng explained.

Outside the examination room, Shari kept staring at Lian Junmiao’s hot and swollen cheek.

Lian Junmiao was full of frustration. If he had known Zhang Lingfeng was this strong, he wouldn’t have pretended to be dead and wouldn’t have gotten slapped.

"Captain!"

The two opened the examination room door and walked in together.

It was at this moment.

Information about Zhang Lingfeng’s combat power appeared on the examination room’s electronic screen.

It was a line of red text.

[This examinee is an important protection target of the Seven Great Star Systems Alliance, the staff here have no authority to view the individual’s level.]

"This..."

Shari and the others, including Zhang Lingfeng, felt it was unbelievable.

Zhang Lingfeng was aware that an outstanding level of cultivation talent made him a key focus for cultivation within the Seven Great Star Systems Alliance, which allowed him to move into the Inner Ring City immediately and gain access to cultivate at the Dharma Hall, among other privileges.

But he didn’t expect that even the examination center recognized by the Seven Great Star Systems Alliance would have its staff unauthorized to check his combat power level.

At the same time.

Shari and the other three’s bracelets each vibrated slightly, showing a red command.

The content was simple, stating that the details of Zhang Lingfeng’s physical fitness and qi sensitivity must not be disclosed. Any violation would result in severe punishment.

"Why didn’t you say before that you were a protection target of the Seven Great Star Systems Alliance?"

Yang Shouzhen rubbed his face, feeling he got slapped for nothing.

Anyone under the protection of the Seven Great Star Systems Alliance is far superior in both potential and ability than ordinary people, each one being a rare existence.

Even if a senior high school Martial Dao student becomes a Dharma Martial Artist, it wouldn’t be surprising.

It wasn’t disgraceful to lose to such a favored child of the heavens.

Now, both suffered a slap from Zhang Lingfeng for nothing, and not only couldn’t find out Zhang Lingfeng’s exact combat power, but they also had to keep Zhang Lingfeng’s secret. The taste was really unpleasant.

"What do I need to do to obtain the Dharma Martial Artist Badge?"

Zhang Lingfeng asked in frustration.

Only by obtaining the Dharma Martial Artist Badge can he claim the corresponding rewards and enable Zhang Lei and others to benefit in their lives.

"Someone will come to verify your strength, you should rest for now."

Yang Shouzhen arranged for Zhang Lingfeng to rest in the VIP room.

At the same time.

Pharmacist Liu Qing and Mental Telekinesis Master Huang Ling received orders on their bracelets from the Seven Great Star Systems Alliance, instructing them to head to the examination room where Zhang Lingfeng was to assess his actual strength.

"A high school senior Martial Dao student at the Dharma Realm level, how is this possible?"

Huang Ling’s face was full of shock.

"It must have been achieved through stimulant potions!"

Liu Feng speculated.

As a pharmacist, she could detect whether an individual’s strength changes were overly reliant on potions.

The battle in the Great Radiation Zone had just concluded.

Huang Ling and Liu Feng were on the same spaceship, both bewildered by the information displayed on their bracelets.

"This brat is trying to make me angry enough to die?"

Wang Dashan was also on the spaceship.

He had just learned that Zhang Lingfeng again did not attend the advanced cultivation class today, not even going to Yan Fei’s class, seemingly carefree after entering the Inner Ring City, and began to let loose.

"No need to change course, take me back. I’m heading to the Inner Ring City as well."

Wang Dashan sighed.

"Okay, twenty minutes to arrive at the Inner Ring City."

A mechanical electronic voice echoed inside the spacecraft.

People watched as a severely damaged spaceship emerged from the thick yellow pollutants of the Great Radiation Zone, roaring across the sky of the Outer Ring City, and flew straight towards the Inner Ring City.