26: Thor's plan

"What? A-Yu, you must be joking, right?"

Luo Feng immediately stopped walking, his entire face practically crumpled in disbelief as he looked at Qiao Yu.

"Why would I lie to you?"

Qiao Yu hadn't expected Wang Heng to offer such terms either. That was Thunder God, a powerhouse at Planetary Level Stage Seven. Taking him as a personal disciple was an unprecedented honor for every martial artist on Earth.

"You... you refused?"

Luo Feng's eyes widened, and he looked at Qiao Yu as if he were looking at an idiot.

"Yeah, I refused!"

Qiao Yu replied nonchalantly.

Forget Luo Feng, even Wang Heng hadn't expected anyone to be able to refuse such terms.

When Wang Heng saw Qiao Yu challenging over a hundred Tiger Mastiffs alone using his Intermediate Warrior Level physical strength last night, he was utterly astonished.

It wasn't just the Micro-level movement technique, but also his extreme sensitivity to combat that allowed Qiao Yu to dodge lethal enemy attacks time and again.

Every clever dodge made Wang Heng watch in breathless amazement. He was Thunder God's direct subordinate and immediately reported to Thunder God the moment he saw the video.

Originally, his intention was to give Qiao Yu the highest level of benefits, such as a Special Training Contract, but he never expected Thunder God to directly express a desire to take Qiao Yu as his personal disciple.

One must know that Thunder God's consistent philosophy has been that 'Martial Arts belong to all humanity,' refusing to monopolize inheritance, openly selling cultivation techniques globally, and promoting the overall combat strength improvement of humanity.

A person who clearly should not be explicitly recruiting personal disciples actually wanted to take Qiao Yu as a disciple, and Qiao Yu actually refused!

"A-Yu! Why did you refuse? Are you crazy? That's Thunder God! The worlds second strongest person! You actually refused!"

Luo Feng frantically shook Qiao Yu's shoulders, trying to awaken Qiao Yu's senses.

Qiao Yu hadn't expected the usually calm Luo Feng to act so dramatically at this moment.

"Luo Feng, I'm not crazy!"

Qiao Yu gently peeled Luo Feng's hands off his shoulders.

"And you say you're not crazy? This is a chance to be taken as a disciple by Thunder God! Not even the War God Level powerhouses of the Thunderbolt Martial Arts School have been taken as disciples by Thunder God!"

Luo Feng still felt Qiao Yu's decision was a waste.

"Luo Feng, I'm not crazy. Haven't you considered why Thunder God, who has never taken disciples, suddenly decided to take me as one?"

"Which person who can become a God of War isn't exceptionally talented? Yet Thunder God hasn't taken them as disciples, but insists on taking me, an Intermediate Warrior Level martial artist, as one. Don't you think that's suspicious?"

Qiao Yu didn't rush to argue with Luo Feng, but instead voiced his own concerns.

"Hmm?"

Reminded by Qiao Yu, Luo Feng also calmed down.

Qiao Yu's suspicion was not unfounded.

Even though Thunder God is indeed the worlds second strongest person, this sudden decision to take a disciple has too many questionable points.

What could a martial artist at the Intermediate Warrior Level possibly offer? Thunder God, being the dignified worlds second strongest person, lacks nothing on this Earth.

As the saying goes, no profit, no early rise. There must be something profitable about Qiao Yu for Thunder God to act so unusually.

And the least known thing about Qiao Yu, isn't that the existence of the Mushroom System?

Qiao Yu had every reason to suspect that Thunder God might have discovered something about him through last night's video, prompting him to break the unwritten rule of never taking disciples.

"A-Yu, now that you mention it, I also feel like something is off. So, what are you planning to do next?"

Luo Feng nodded in agreement after a brief thought, asking Qiao Yu about his plans.

"What else is there to plan? Just keep serving the Dojo of Limits. Is Thunder God really going to specially run over here and arrest me, an Intermediate Warrior Level martial artist? Is he that improper?"

"Besides, you, Uncle Luo, Aunt Lan, and Luo Hua are all in Yangzhou City. I don't have many friends outside, so going elsewhere would be boring."

Qiao Yu said this out loud, but mumbled inwardly.

Staying by Thunder God's side every day, he might end up being captured and refined into a human elixir. It's better to develop discreetly first.

Although Qiao Yu knew Thunder God's personality, Thunder God wasn't that kind of person, but Qiao Yu dared not gamble. With a series of butterfly effects occurring, who could guarantee that the Thunder God in this world was still the same as in the novel... "How did it go? Is that kid jumping up and down with excitement, probably too thrilled to sleep tonight? Hahaha!"

Thunder God, wearing a silver-white long robe, sat cross-legged in the cultivation room. His bald head was shiny and bright, and the communication projection in front of him displayed Wang Heng's figure.

"Uh... Chief Curator... Qiao Yu he..."

Wang Heng stammered for a long time, too embarrassed to say it.

"Are you getting wishy-washy with me? Just say what you have to say! Hurry up!"

Thunder God frowned, displeased.

"Alas, Chief Curator, Qiao Yu refused..."

Wang Heng sighed softly and recounted in detail how he had tried painstakingly to poach Qiao Yu, and how Qiao Yu had smoothly deflected the offer.

"Hahaha, interesting, this kid is truly interesting!"

Thunder God wasn't angry because Qiao Yu rejected his offer to take him as a disciple.

On the contrary, he found Qiao Yu to have great character. An Intermediate Warrior Level martial artist could, and dared to, refuse the worlds second strongest person, Thunder God—it was absolutely unique!

"I knew this kid had a secret; one probe was enough to bring it out. I have plenty of ways to deal with him later!"

Thunder God ended the call with Wang Heng, reopened Qiao Yu's combat video, and repeatedly scrutinized the footage of Qiao Yu fighting among a hundred or so Tiger Mastiffs.

"I didn't expect this kid, barely Intermediate Warrior Level, to show a hint of Domain during combat. If I can use him to touch the edge of Domain, then the world's strongest person will be me, Thunder God! Then I'll make Big Brother shine my shoes, hahahahaha..."

...August 2nd, evening, Mingyue Residential Area in Yangzhou City.

"Qiao Yu, Luo Feng, you're back! Congratulations!"

"What's there to congratulate? When these two go for assessments, they're either first or second—it's not difficult at all."

Qiao Yu and Luo Feng smiled and greeted the martial artists they met along the way. After spending so many days together, their relationship was very harmonious.

After Qiao Yu finished eating dinner at Luo Feng's house, he went home to rest.

"Enter the Home of Limits!"

After returning home, Qiao Yu quickly ran to the audio-visual room on the second floor of the villa and issued a command towards the massive screen on the wall, which was a full two hundred inches.

Luo Feng had just discussed information about the Dojo of Limits internal network with him at the dinner table. After passing the assessment, his identity information had been changed. Qiao Yu was now an official martial artist of the Dojo of Limits and could log into its internal network.

Putting aside other information or equipment for now, the startup funds provided by the Dojo of Limits had finally arrived.

Bro is now considered a multi-millionaire!

"Beep!"

After Qiao Yu verified his fingerprint, a piece of beautiful music played, and Qiao Yu's personal information appeared on the huge screen.

[Name: Qiao Yu]

[Address: Mingyue Residential Area, Yangzhou City, Jiangnan Base City...]

[Martial Artist Certificate Number: ...]

[Level: Warrior level (Beginner)]

[Contribution Points: 0]

[Currency Balance: 100,000,000 huaxia coin.]

"O-one hundred million?!"