CH 58

Chapter 58 – Shadow of the Devil

One of them was a girl about his age. She should be a trainee in this training camp. The other one was the highest-ranking commanding officer in this training camp.

Dong Qingxue was a lieutenant colonel in the Eastern Military Region.

That was the information Lu Sheng had just received. When Lu Sheng walked out of Passageway 12, both of them released their spiritual power to probe him.

The girl’s spiritual power was very weak. It was probably not even one-tenth of Lu Sheng’s. Dong Qingxue’s spiritual power was much stronger. It was at least five times stronger than Lu Sheng’s.

Lu Sheng was very careful.

When he sensed that a spiritual power was probing him, he immediately retracted his perception, so he shouldn’t have been discovered.

It was not a good or bad thing to be discovered. It was just an instinctive reaction.

There are even spiritual masters. It seems that this training camp is not completely filled with ordinary people … Lu Sheng thought to himself.

Yes, for example, Lin Shaoyu and the others in Qingyuan City had been classified as “ordinary people” by Lu Sheng.

He wondered how these self-proclaimed geniuses would feel if they found out that they had been categorized as ordinary.

The soldier in military uniform led Lu Sheng to a dormitory. He gave him a few simple instructions and left.

The soldier looked at Lu Sheng strangely the entire time.

More than ten minutes ago, it was this seemingly harmless high school student who had beaten his superior up and dragged him out of the passage like a dead dog.

Lu Sheng walked into the dormitory.

The training camp’s living conditions were better than he had expected. All the furniture and appliances were available. There was also a separate bathroom and toilet.

There was even a small BQV testing device in the corner of the room. It allowed the trainees to know their vitality (vitality or Qi) at any time.

Most importantly, this was a single-person dormitory.

In other words, Lu Sheng did not have to worry about being discovered and influenced by others when he practiced the Stellar Body Refining Technique in the dormitory.

I haven’t tested my BQV in a long time. Let’s test it first.

Ever since the Official Martial Artist Assessment, Lu Sheng had not tested his BQV. It had been almost two weeks, and he was also very curious about his current numbers.

He took his blood and tested it.

With a pleasant beep, a number appeared before Lu Sheng’s eyes.

53.692

Compared to the last time, it had increased by 38 points.

“After a few breakthroughs in my BQV, coupled with the continuous consumption of Spiritual Muscle and Blood Strengthening Decoction and Marrow Nourishing Pills, it’s normal for me to have such an increase in my BQV …

“At this rate, I estimate that in another month, I will be able to break through Level 3 and officially enter the stage of refining my muscles and bones.”

Lu Sheng was filled with satisfaction.

This process of his BQV increasing step by step and his ability becoming stronger made him feel very fulfilled and satisfied.

…

In the control room of the training camp.

On the ground in the center of the room, there were many broken mechanical puppets.

These mechanical puppets were all badly damaged, either missing an arm, a leg, or a head. Many parts of their bodies showed signs of being squeezed, crushed, and twisted.

They were like rag dolls that had been ravaged by giants.

It gave people a fierce shock.

Dong Qingxue and Qin Shaojun were standing in the room, but their attention was not on the puppets. Instead, they were staring at the big screen in front of them.

On the big screen, the closed-circuit surveillance footage of Passageway 12 was being played.

It started with Lu Sheng and the youths from Qingyuan City entering the passage and ending with them walking out of the passage.

When the entire video was played, Dong Qingxue and Qin Shaojun’s faces were filled with shock.

Extreme shock.

“The Level 2 Mechanical Puppets are like toys in his hands. That first lieutenant with the ability of a Level 3 Martial Artist didn’t last more than a minute against him …”

Qin Shaojun looked at Dong Qingxue in shock and said, “This kid is a monster, a monster in actual combat! His combat power is off the charts. It’s not just 15,000, it’s probably 100,000. He’s comparable to a Level 4 Martial Artist …

Didn’t the data say that this kid’s BQV is only 15?”

“How would I know? Does he look like he has a BQV of 15 now …”

Dong Qingxue’s expression was just as complicated.

“Either, he deliberately hid part of his ability during the martial artist assessment two weeks ago. Or …” Dong Qingxue paused and thought about it.

In two weeks, his BQV had increased from 15 to almost comparable to a Level 4 Martial Artist. Such a terrifying growth rate could only mean that …

“… He might very well become the second Xiang Peng!”

[TN: Xiang Peng is the batch mate mentioned in c55.]

Qin Shaojun was stunned. He could not help but recall the fear of being dominated by a certain man when he first joined the training camp.

That kind of absolute superiority in strength brought a suffocating pressure to the bystanders. Qin Shaojun remembered that he had nightmares for a few weeks after returning from the training camp.

It was terrifying.

Back then, Xiang Peng was simply the overlord of their training camp. Everyone had to look up to him, and he was the great Devil that everyone wanted to challenge!

Now, Qin Shaojun could vaguely see the shadow of the Devil in the student named Lu Sheng on the screen. Oh no, Lu Sheng was even crazier than the Devil back then!

Even Xiang Peng back then could not squash a Level 2 Mechanical Puppet as if it were a mere chicken.

“So, what are you going to do with this Lu Sheng now …” Qin Shaojun could not help but ask.

Dong Qingxue’s eyes flashed as she replied, “I haven’t thought about it yet, but I’m sure my previous judgment of Lu Sheng was wrong. For the time being, let’s train him as the top seed, like Xia Lin. After all …”

Dong Qingxue looked at the tall and lean figure on the screen. She took a deep breath and said slowly, “Talent ability aside. What he’s shown so far is already shocking enough!”

Qin Shaojun understood what Dong Qingxue meant.

Based on Lu Sheng’s previous information. He was 17 years old, a Level 2 Martial Artist, a strength-type martial artist.

Perhaps in the eyes of ordinary people, this was already a terrifying number. However, for Qin Shaojun and Dong Qingxue who had seen too many geniuses, it was not considered outstanding.

There was even a high chance that he would fade into the crowd in the future. Xiang Peng was the best example.

However!

If this resume was added with prefixes such as “Perfect Level Fist Technique”, “Combat power comparable to a Level 4 Martial Artist”, and “Easily crushing an official Level 3 Martial Artist in actual combat”.

Then, it would be different.

Combat power and combat ability were two completely different concepts.

Being able to get a Combat Power Index in the tens of thousands during the test did not mean that one could unleash this combat power in battle.

Yet, Lu Sheng had done it. He was far beyond that.

That alone was terrifying.

In Qin Shaojun’s words, he was … a combat monster. A combat genius. A natural … martial artist!

Even if the current Lu Sheng was not a talented martial artist and did not have any talent ability. This alone was enough to greatly increase his rating in Dong Qingxue’s mind.