"Brother, is this Dragon Blood?"
Luo Feng looked curiously at the liquid in Luo Fan's hand.
"If you master the first five forms of the improved Ninefold Thunder Blade that I passed on to you, you'll also receive a vial."
Luo Fan said with a smile to Luo Feng.
Hearing this, Luo Feng's eyes were full of confidence.
"I will, brother."
"You graduate first, and after a while I'll also graduate sooner."
"By then, I'll definitely be able to reach six times the force."
"I've also noticed that after Big Brother's modifications, the Ninefold Thunder Blade has become much easier than the original version."
"I'm almost about to master the second form now."
Luo Fan nodded at these words.
"I'll only pass on the later forms after I finish 'improving' them."
"Stand guard for me, I'm about to begin."
Luo Fan held the test tube containing Dragon Blood in one hand, and gently pulled out the stopper with the other.
Immediately, a special scent spread throughout the underground chamber.
Just inhaling this aroma into his body, Luo Fan felt a faint tingling sensation all over, as if he were cultivating genetic source energy.
At this moment, Luo Feng felt the same sensation.
His eyes burned hotly as he stared at the Dragon Blood in Luo Fan's hand.
He swore that sooner or later, he too would obtain a vial.
Luo Fan tilted the test tube slightly, pouring the Dragon Blood onto the area of his chest.
The Dragon Blood was highly viscous, like mercury.
As the liquid spilled from the test tube, it slowly flowed down.
The tube itself wasn't large, only a third full, and indeed the portion of Dragon Blood was very small.
Spread across his chest, it didn't cover much area. Soon, the entire contents of the tube had been emptied.
Luo Fan quickly smeared the Dragon Blood across his chest.
The next moment, he felt the areas of his body where the Dragon Blood had been applied begin to heat up.
[Task: Endure the pain brought by the Dragon Blood as much as possible. Reward: Slight strengthening of willpower.]
Right after, Luo Fan felt streams of heat spreading from the places where the Dragon Blood touched his skin, quickly merging into his body.
The sensation surged through every part of him, legs, arms, back, chest, head—rushing everywhere.
And the heat continued to intensify. The Dragon Blood on the surface of his skin visibly diminished, as though it were seeping directly into him.
The streams of heat grew stronger!
The temperature rose higher and higher!
"Hiss—"
"Damn it!"
Luo Fan couldn't help but cry out in pain.
Although he had never gone through many setbacks himself…
His relentless self-discipline had already forged his willpower to be far stronger than that of ordinary people.
After all, when he pushed himself, he treated himself less like a human.
When exhausted, starving, he drank Violet Dew.
When drained of energy, when drowsy, he drank Spirit-Restoring Liquid.
When injured, he drank Wood Spirit Liquid.
Most people wouldn't be able to endure such a lifestyle for even a few days.
But ever since Luo Fan had obtained the system's rewards, this had become his way of life.
So, his willpower was indeed above average.
Yet even so, Luo Fan still hurt so much that he nearly blacked out.
At this moment, his whole body trembled faintly, as if thousands of ants were gnawing and tearing at every part of him. The agony drained the color from his face.
And the pain only grew sharper!
Aching, tingling, searing pain!
Every part of his body, even his head!
The heat, like being burned alive in flames.
Numbing tingles! The kind that made one feel like being scratched to death by endless itching!
Pain! Bone-deep agony that made the body convulse!
Luo Feng looked on anxiously at Luo Fan.
He knew that using Dragon Blood could very likely make someone faint from pain, so he didn't dare to interfere, afraid it would disturb Luo Fan's absorption.
He simply sat quietly at the side, guarding Luo Fan.
At this moment, just as Luo Fan was about to pass out from the pain, a thought suddenly struck him.
He hadn't set up his missions yet!
[Task: Reach Warrior realm, Apprentice Level Six. Reward: Comprehension +6, 6,000 kilograms of Violet Dew, 6 liters of Wood Spirit Liquid.]
[Task: Reach Warrior realm, Apprentice Level Seven. Reward: Comprehension +7, 7,000 kilograms of Violet Dew, 7 liters of Wood Spirit Liquid.]
[Task: Reach Spiritual Force Master realm, Apprentice Level Eight. Reward: Comprehension +8, 8,000 kilograms of Spirit-Restoring Liquid.]
[Task: Reach Spiritual Force Master realm, Apprentice Level Nine. Reward: Comprehension +9, 9,000 kilograms of Spirit-Restoring Liquid, Method for Spiritual Force Master breakthrough to Planetary Level.]
After setting up the missions, Luo Fan completely fainted.
Once he lost consciousness, his body began to exude a black substance.
Very quickly, that black substance spread across his entire body.
Luo Feng didn't dare to move, simply watching quietly at his side.
After some time had passed, Luo Fan gradually began to wake up.
As soon as his eyelids twitched, Luo Feng noticed.
"Brother, you're awake!"
"How do you feel now?"
The first voice Luo Fan heard after regaining consciousness was Luo Feng's slightly worried tone.
Opening his eyes and checking over his condition, Luo Fan replied:
"I feel great now!"
"Though my skin has turned a little darker."
Because he had mostly stayed home writing novels before, Luo Fan's skin had been very pale, even paler than Fang Xueyi's.
But now, after using the Dragon Blood, his skin had completely turned bronze.
Hearing Luo Fan's words, Luo Feng's mouth couldn't help but twitch.
Others would be eager just to obtain a vial of Dragon Blood to boost their strength.
After waking up, the first thing they'd surely do was test the changes in their power.
But Luo Fan's first concern was the change in his skin tone.
After peeling off the black impurities from his body, Luo Fan walked over to the punching strength tester.
Of course, he could just check his system panel.
But how could that compare to the satisfaction of throwing an actual punch?
Besides, with Luo Feng right there, he had to put on the act of testing his strength with his fists.
"Bang!"
66,666 kg—
As expected, he had advanced to Junior War God level.
Though the effect of the Dragon Blood on him was slightly weaker than on Luo Feng…
It didn't matter.
Luo Feng looked at the number on the punching machine, his eyes full of shock.
"Brother, you've reached War God level!"
At these words, Luo Fan's lips curled into a smug smile.
"Isn't that only natural?"
"Alright, I'm going to take a shower first."
With that, Luo Fan headed toward the bathroom.
His whole body still felt sticky and uncomfortable.
Before long, Luo Fan finished his shower.
After greeting Luo Feng, he went straight into the wilderness zone and casually hunted down two lord-level beasts to bring back.
"Are you sure you want to sell the materials from these two lord-level beasts?"
"If you do that, your rating will be promoted to War God."
"At that point, you won't be able to stay in the Elite Training Camp anymore."
"I'll pretend I didn't see this for now. You look unfamiliar, probably a newcomer."
"You should take these materials back. When you're on vacation and go home, you can sell them anonymously."
The instructor in charge of purchasing beast materials for the Elite Training Camp looked at the materials Luo Fan handed over and kindly offered this advice.
Luo Fan explained after hearing his words.
"Thank you for your kindness, but with my current strength, the Training Camp isn't of much use to me anymore. That's why I'm preparing to graduate."
Since the instructor meant well, Luo Fan took the time to explain.
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