"Yan Luo is right!" Jiang Nian looked at Luo Feng with a serious expression and said, "Luo Feng, your rate of progress is quite fast. Among the Extreme Martial Arts Hall in Yi'an District, you should be considered the fastest one currently! You entered our Extreme Martial Arts Hall at the age of 16, and now at 18, your physical fitness has already reached the level of a martial artist. If you go to college, wasting four years of your time on that is truly a waste!"

"You should know that from 16 to 30 years old is the period of fastest progress; the older you get, the harder it is to improve," Jiang Nian said earnestly.

Indeed, the four years of college are the easiest years for martial artists to achieve rapid improvements.

Wasting those four years on cultural education is viewed as a great sin by martial artists.

"Uh..." Luo Feng was a bit bewildered.

Heaven, it seems that failing the college entrance exam isn’t such a bad thing after all.

"Luo Feng, how about you officially become a martial artist and join our Extreme Martial Arts Hall?" Jiang Nian smiled and said, "Once you become a martial artist at our hall, we will arrange for you a standalone villa in the best location. Of course, you are not allowed to sell that villa. Additionally, you will receive a monthly base salary of 20,000 Huaxia Coins."

"A standalone villa? A 20,000 base salary?" Luo Feng gasped.

Twenty thousand coins isn’t much, but a standalone villa is simply extravagant.

Currently, in the entire Huaxia, there are only six major human bases, which means six major cities. Land is extremely precious, and standalone villas are subject to hefty luxury taxes. Nowadays, ordinary commercial housing costs several tens of thousands to over a hundred thousand coins per square meter, leading most ordinary citizens to live in affordable housing.

With ordinary commercial housing being so expensive, when considering villas, townhouses, and large luxury apartments, the cost per square meter can reach several hundred thousand Huaxia Coins.

Moreover, standalone villas are restricted by the state; you cannot simply live in one just because you have money. You need wealth, power, and a special status, plus the hefty luxury tax. Generally, the price of a standalone villa exceeds a million per square meter.

"A standalone villa, even a smaller one, is about 300 square meters, costing at least 200 to 300 million." Luo Feng felt breathless, "Although I can't sell it, living in a standalone villa with my family feels like I won’t have lived in vain."

Two to three hundred million, what kind of concept is that?

It's worth noting that Zhang Haobai's father, a rich man, probably wouldn't have all his assets equal the cost of that standalone villa.

"Luo Feng, the benefits of our Extreme Martial Arts Hall are not much different from those of joining special government departments," Jiang Nian smiled, "Martial artists in government departments have base salaries and housing privileges; the only difference is that they have a 'license to kill,' allowing them to decide on the spot to kill ordinary people as needed. Of course, they can't just kill randomly; they still need to report to their superiors about what happened."

"A license to kill?" Luo Feng had heard about this; martial artists in special government departments indeed had the power to kill on the spot.

"However, our Extreme Martial Arts Hall also has privileges. If an ordinary person provokes you, you can report it to the hall, and once verified, the hall will work through the Jiangnan City Security Bureau to take that person away." Jiang Nian smiled slightly, "Joining our hall means money and status; you can pursue the limits of humanity and martial arts without worry!"

Jiang Nian pointed to the side at Yan Luo: "My younger brother Yan Luo just recently hunted a monster and earned nearly a billion Earth Coins, which is over three hundred million Huaxia Coins when converted. With your talent, if you work hard, reaching Yan Luo's level in the future is certainly not impossible."

Luo Feng was completely stunned.

Heaven…

Hunting a monster earns that much? What level of monster did he hunt?

"Luo Feng, work hard. Your talent is indeed impressive; don’t waste it." Jiang Nian smiled and patted Luo Feng’s shoulder.

"Kid, don’t slack off; I believe you have the potential to become a battle general-level martial artist in the future. Then you'll have money, status, and beautiful women! At that time, I would be very willing to hunt monsters with you. Haha..." After saying this, Jiang Nian and the two martial artists laughed and left.

Luo Feng stood in the training hall, feeling very confused.

Whether it was the instructor "Jiang Nian" or the mysterious red-haired youth "Yan Luo," Luo Feng felt a kind of freedom and arrogance in their conversation!

"Freedom and arrogance?" A smile gradually appeared on Luo Feng's face, "Yes, a man should live freely and boldly, and carve out a great career! The world's strongest said that a soldier who doesn’t want to be a general isn’t a good soldier, and a martial artist who doesn’t aspire to be the world’s strongest has no martial heart!"

"Living a life bound and constrained, what’s the point?"

"I must create a tremendous achievement!"

At 18 years old, it was a pivotal age when one's values gradually solidify. After meeting with instructor "Jiang Nian" and the mysterious martial artist "Yan Luo," Luo Feng's thoughts completely changed.

"Let’s forge ahead!"

"The world’s strongest 'Hong' and the second strongest 'Thunder God' both established the Extreme Martial Arts Hall and the Thunder Martial Arts Hall, and even the five major powers must treat them equally. If they can do it… why can't there be a third person to do it?" Luo Feng smiled as he walked out of the training hall.

A young man with a dream should go out and seize opportunities!

Youth is capital!

Being young signifies an unlimited future! Everything requires one's own effort and struggle!

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On June 28th, in the morning, the sky was clear.

Luo Feng and Wei Wen were walking towards the Third High School in Yi'an District; today was the day to receive their graduation certificates and volunteer application forms.

"Ah Feng, do you really think I can pass the 'Quasi-Warrior Assessment'?" Wei Wen couldn’t help but exclaim.

"Yeah, on July 1st, I'm heading to the headquarters of the Extreme Martial Arts Hall in Yangzhou City — the Extreme Club, to take the Quasi-Warrior Assessment." Luo Feng smiled.

The school was already ahead.

Luo Feng looked at the campus in front of him, seeing students here and there, and felt that his mindset had changed: "Hmm? In the past, I considered myself one of them, but now I feel like I belong to two different worlds. They will go to college, work hard in the future, and marry and have children."

"And I, my path is different from theirs." Luo Feng and Wei Wen entered the school and went to their respective classes.

Walking down the corridor of the teaching building.

"Senior Brother."

"Brother Luo Feng." Some other senior students warmly greeted Luo Feng.

"I heard Luo Feng fainted during the exam."

"Such a pity; he actually fainted in the exam." Some students in the distance murmured as they saw Luo Feng.

Luo Feng’s physical fitness had already reached the level of a martial artist, and his hearing was very good; he clearly heard the discussions from those students.

Class 3 (5) was where Luo Feng was.

"Luo Feng's here."

"Brother Luo." Many other classmates had already arrived, greeting him warmly.

Luo Feng smiled and nodded.

These old classmates had mostly good relationships with Luo Feng, but some were somewhat displeased with him. Although they greeted him warmly, some old classmates were whispering in the corner: "Luo Feng was the top student in class! Cultural studies were great, and martial arts were strong; it's surprising he fell so hard during the exam. Such bad luck."

"This is fate; who can blame it?"

In the past, Luo Feng was indeed the class’s pride!

He excelled in cultural studies and had strong martial arts, and now this genius had taken a tumble. Naturally, those ordinary students would feel a sense of pleasure! Even though they had a good relationship with Luo Feng, seeing someone who was once excellent suddenly fall would inevitably make them feel a little smug and think — you also have your day!

"The graduation certificates are being distributed! Graduation certificates are being distributed! Also the volunteer application forms, everyone come and get them!" Three class leaders walked to the podium holding graduation certificates and volunteer application forms.

"Wang Yin."

"Liu Xialong."

The class leaders called out names one by one to hand out graduation certificates and volunteer application forms.

"Luo Feng!" As this name was called, the classroom instantly fell silent, and almost everyone’s gaze was fixed on Luo Feng.

Everyone knew that Luo Feng had fainted during the college entrance exam.

And Luo Feng’s exam results, since the ID number and exam number were not secrets, many students had already checked and knew he fell short of the undergraduate line by only four points.

"Luo Feng." The class leader, Qu Lin, handed the graduation certificate and volunteer application form to Luo Feng.

"Ah Feng, Ah Feng, let’s go." Wei Wen was standing at the classroom door.

"Wait a moment." Luo Feng casually used his strength to crumple the volunteer application form into a ball and tossed it carelessly into the trash can.

The classroom that was originally noisy fell silent!

All the classmates were stunned; this was the application form for college entrance exams, who would dare throw it away?

Suddenly, a girl with a short haircut exclaimed in surprise, “Ro Feng, why did you throw away your college application form? Aren’t you going to fill out a college application?”

“Ro Feng wouldn’t want to go to a vocational college; he probably plans to retake the exam next year,” someone immediately chimed in.

Wai Wen, standing at the classroom door, couldn’t help but roll his eyes. “Going to a vocational school? Retaking the exam? You all think too simply! Ro Feng is about to take the ‘Qualified Warrior Assessment’; what nonsense about vocational schools or retaking?”

“Stop talking and let’s go.”

Ro Feng pulled Wai Wen and left together.

The classroom buzzed with chatter. “What? The Qualified Warrior Assessment?”

“Ro Feng is participating in the Qualified Warrior Assessment? Is that for real? How could he be that impressive?”

“Wai Wen is probably just bragging. Ro Feng became a senior student last year; how could he possibly take the Qualified Warrior Assessment this year?”

Deep down, these students didn’t want to believe that Ro Feng met the physical requirements to become a warrior.

A warrior...

That was an extraordinary existence!