16: Compensation of ten million or...

“If you can't pass the Quasi-Warrior assessment, why don't you look for your own reasons? After all these years, have you improved your strength? Have you been cultivating seriously?”

Jiang Nian pointed at the spectating Advanced Trainees who were cheering on the commotion and gave them a severe dressing-down.

The Advanced Trainees who were watching all shrank their heads, muttering internally, “They can't see me, they can't see me,” like students being randomly called upon to recite in class.

Jiang Nian looked at Qiao Yu with a very serious expression and asked with a hint of suspicion.

“Qiao Yu, are you sure you're the one who totaled the punching power testing machine?”

“Yes, Instructor!”

Seeing that Qiao Yu still didn't change his statement, Jiang Nian nodded, clasped his hands behind his back, and squeezed them a few times.

“Then you will need to compensate the Dojo of Limits for the cost of the punching power testing machine, totaling ten million yuan!”

"Hiss!"

Hearing Jiang Nian's quoted price, Luo Feng, the Young Man in White Robe, and the other Advanced Trainees present all simultaneously sucked in a cold breath.

“Ten million yuan!”

“Ten million yuan is enough to buy a single apartment outright in the city center, right?”

“Who told him to be stubborn? Stubbornness comes at a price!”

Seeing that Jiang Nian didn't seem to be joking, Luo Feng was the first to speak.

“Instructor, let Qiao Yu's compensation fee come out of my 20 million starting fund first! With Qiao Yu's current ability, he probably won't be able to repay it in a short time!”

Seeing Luo Feng actively take on this compensation debt for him, Qiao Yu felt a ripple in his heart.

"Luo Feng..."

Qiao Yu knew that his strength had already reached the Warrior level, and he could completely afford this cost in the future, so he wasn't flustered.

But Luo Feng was unaware, and based on that, he was still willing to use half of his starting fund to pay for him; it would be a lie to say he wasn't moved.

Jiang Nian didn't respond to Luo Feng; instead, his drooping face gradually changed shape until he couldn't hold it in anymore and the corners of his mouth curled up.

“Alternatively, you, Qiao Yu!”

“Join my Dojo of Limits and become a—Warrior—of my Dojo of Limits!”

Seeing Jiang Nian's irrepressible smile, Qiao Yu knew that the matter was settled.

He didn't believe that with Jiang Nian's strength, after personally experiencing his full-force punch, he wouldn't be able to discern his Realm.

“What? A Warrior?”

“Qiao Yu is a Warrior now?”

The trainees who were just kicking him while he was down now had their eyes wide open, looking completely incredulous.

“But don't you have to pass the Quasi-Warrior assessment first to become a Warrior? Why can he join the Dojo of Limits directly!”

“Exactly, Qiao Yu hasn't participated in the Quasi-Warrior assessment at all, this isn't fair!”

Jiang Nian snorted coldly and roared in anger.

“Are you cultivating for the Dojo of Limits? No, you are cultivating for your own future, and for the future of humanity! If you can numb the hand of an Elementary Warlord with a full-force punch, you can also get a green light!”

“All you think about every day are those trivial interests. Have you ever considered that if everyone were a Warrior, the lost territories would have long been reclaimed by humanity! You truly are the worst batch of trainees I have ever led!”

Hearing Jiang Nian say that Qiao Yu's full-force punch could numb the hand of an Elementary Warlord Level instructor, everyone present was dumbfounded.

Even Luo Feng was surprised by the rapid progress of Qiao Yu's strength.

The Young Man in White Robe, who hadn't spoken this whole time, twitched his mouth, thinking about how he had just tried to suppress and lecture Qiao Yu, who was already a Warrior, putting on a one-man show. His toes were already curling in embarrassment.

“Well, if I had known, I wouldn't have tried to suppress him. Now I'm the clown!”

And those dumbfounded trainees instantly lost their belligerence.

“Sigh, let's go, let's go. We watched the excitement for a long time, only to realize we were the most ridiculous ones.”

“Qiao Yu and Luo Feng are classmates, both eighteen years old. Heh, mocking an eighteen-year-old Warrior, what were we thinking?”

“We should focus on cultivating well, break through to Warrior status soon, and let our families live better lives!”

The gathered crowd shook their heads individually. They came for gossip, but unexpectedly received a lesson, resolving to train harder in the future.

Jiang Nian felt slightly relieved seeing that everyone had started entering their cultivation state. He nodded and spoke to Qiao Yu and Luo Feng.

“Qiao Yu, Luo Feng, follow me up to the fourth floor to discuss this in detail!”

“Yes!”

Jiang Nian led the two of them to the punching power testing machine that Luo Feng had just used, and shouted loudly at Qiao Yu.

“Qiao Yu, use your maximum strength and throw the same punch as before! Let me see your true level! Don't worry, this punching power testing machine is specifically for Warriors, so you don't need to worry about breaking it!”

“Yes, Instructor!”

Qiao Yu immediately stopped concealing his strength, mobilized all the cells in his body, and delivered a fierce punch toward the punching target of the testing machine. The target trembled and emitted beeping sounds.

“How much?”

Jiang Nian hurried over to look at the number on the display screen. Qiao Yu was also unsure, so he looked at the screen immediately.

A string of numbers was clearly displayed on the screen.

“3060 kg!”

Jiang Nian rubbed his eyes, slightly disbelieving.

"Cough, cough!"

Luo Feng also coughed a few times. He had spent several years of effort, relying on the Psychic Power in his mind and falling unconscious multiple times, just to reach his current level.

Yet, all this effort was matched by Qiao Yu within just a few days, which made Luo Feng's feelings complicated for a moment.

But he wasn't discouraged. He believed that one day he would also be able to stand at the peak of this world, and he was even happier for Qiao Yu being able to become stronger.

“Good! Good! Good!”

Jiang Nian couldn't help but clap his hands and cheer repeatedly.

He originally only wanted to recommend Luo Feng to the Dojo of Limits Headquarters, but he didn't expect Luo Feng's good brother Qiao Yu to also be a talent rarely seen in the world.

Both were eighteen years old, and both possessed Intermediate Warrior Level strength slightly over 3000 kg.

“A-Yu, I remember you hadn't reached Quasi-Warrior status yet, right? If you haven't cultivated the Genetic Energy Cultivation Method, how could your strength have increased so quickly?”

Luo Feng rubbed his chin, recalling Qiao Yu's experience, and raised his question.

“Luo Feng, I don't know why, but after testing my strength at the Martial Arts Hall yesterday, I realized I was only one step away from the Quasi-Warrior standard, and my desire to advance to Warrior status was especially urgent.”

“That night, I felt like my whole person entered a magical state. It was as if scattered energy from the universe was continuously flowing into my body, and then I achieved these results today.”

Qiao Yu didn't dare mention the existence of the System, so he used a common excuse from the novels of his previous life to evade the question.

When Luo Feng heard Qiao Yu say this, he thought of the Dark Golden Sphere in his own mind and secretly guessed that Qiao Yu might also be a Psycher Master like him.

And Jiang Nian spoke up at this moment.

“This is not strange. The Genetic Energy Cultivation Method is inherently a method that every Warrior naturally comprehends when the potential in their body reaches a certain Realm. Therefore, there is only one Genetic Energy Cultivation Method.”

“Subsequently, our human high-levels summarized the Genetic Energy Cultivation Methods comprehended by various powerhouses, conducted unified research, and after simplification, developed the Five Hearts Facing Heaven Technique.”

Hearing Jiang Nian’s explanation, Luo Feng suddenly realized: it seemed Qiao Yu's lucky encounter allowed him to comprehend the Five Hearts Facing Heaven Technique on his own, and he subconsciously performed his first Genetic Energy cultivation.

At the same time, Luo Feng felt that this plot sequence was very familiar, as if he were reading a plot from a web novel written before the Grand Nirvana Period.

The protagonist was trash for a few years, then awakened an Old Grandpa in a ring, had a sudden enlightenment, and his strength soared. Could it be that Qiao Yu really has an Old Grandpa behind him?

At this moment, Luo Feng looked at Qiao Yu with eyes full of surprise, feeling that he had seemingly uncovered the true nature of Qiao Yu's lucky encounter.