When Jiang Kai opened his eyes, he found himself lying in his dormitory, his body still wrapped in bandages.
He recalled his training.
Actually, most of the injuries on his body were caused by the timing not being right.
"Almost died in there…" Jiang Kai said helplessly, "Beating yourself is really too hard."
"Oh right, Shishen and the others' arena battle!" Thinking of that gray-clothed researcher, Jiang Kai quickly looked at his watch.
Luckily, this time he hadn't been unconscious for long.
Jiang Kai noticed a card and a note placed on the nightstand.
[Your score is 93 minutes, current rank 42nd, obtained 9.3 points.]
"Only forty-something?" Jiang Kai frowned. This result was much lower than he had expected.
But thinking about how his training method was different from the others, Jiang Kai figured it made sense.
If he hadn't been fighting his clone so desperately, even resorting to self-harm, he could've lasted much longer.
"What a loss!" Jiang Kai shook his head. "Don't know how effective the training actually was."
However, in his current state, he was in terrible shape and couldn't test it.
"Tomorrow is the arena battle, I'd better go to the Sacred Spring Hall to recover my injuries first." With that thought, Jiang Kai headed to the Three Sacred Halls.
Using the Sacred Spring Hall for one hour required spending 1 point, but Jiang Kai didn't care and entered directly.
Three hours later, Jiang Kai's condition was finally restored.
When he came out of the Sacred Spring Hall, it was already midnight. Just as he was about to check his skill changes, he happened to see Zheng Xue coming out from the Blockade Training Ground.
"It's you?" Zheng Xue ran over after seeing him. "Hey, why did you only last 90-something minutes? With your strength, I thought you'd last at least 120!"
Jiang Kai didn't know how to explain, "Uh… I'll try to last longer next time. My ranking really is low, so I won't be getting many resources."
Zheng Xue nodded, "Maybe you've just been too exhausted lately."
Jiang Kai asked, "Do you have time to help me test my skill changes?"
Zheng Xue said, "That doesn't need testing. When attributes change, the Ghost Star system gives a notification."
Jiang Kai suddenly remembered this rule. Thinking carefully, maybe he had missed it because he passed out.
But the Fearless would have recorded it.
He hurriedly checked his watch.
[Dreamer's preparation time reduced from 10 minutes to 8 minutes. Gambler's Time duration increased from 10 seconds to 15 seconds. Divine Might Aura's reserve increased from one use to two uses. Flame Strength increased by 18 points. War Eight Desolations' maximum movement distance increased to 8 meters.]
[Super Critical's 200x damage increased to 270x.]
[Surpassing Shot's 300% attack increased to 400%.]
"No way, so many upgrades!" Jiang Kai's eyes widened.
After just one training session, his skills had improved almost across the board!
And he hadn't even lasted to 120 minutes, yet his Divine Might Aura's reserve already gained one extra use!
Seeing Jiang Kai focused on reading his watch, Zheng Xue smiled slightly. "Looks like you gained quite a lot. But the improvement isn't stable yet. You'll need to go to the Sacred Flame Hall to complete tempering and solidify the effects."
"Also, more training can continue to improve them."
Jiang Kai nodded excitedly. "Thanks!"
"By the way, how's your progress with War Eight Desolations?" Zheng Xue asked.
"Oh, just the last diagram left. Zheng Xue, why is the last diagram blank?"
Zheng Xue frowned, "It really is blank? I've heard of that before, but I thought it was just nonsense… No wonder no one has fully mastered all of War Eight Desolations."
"Maybe War Eight Desolations only has seven parts."
Her tone was uncertain, and Jiang Kai didn't really believe her guess.
After all, War Eight Desolations clearly stated it was eight diagrams.
Maybe it required some special opportunity to learn it.
Since the Fearless had already recorded the skill improvements, Jiang Kai didn't need to test them himself.
Both of them were heading back to the dorm area, so they walked together.
"Zheng Xue, how's the Beast God battlefield?"
"They say the fighting was brutal." Zheng Xue lowered her head. "Many War Gods were sacrificed."
Hearing this, Jiang Kai felt uneasy inside.
"Why would such a powerful Beast God suddenly appear?" Jiang Kai asked, puzzled. "I mean, although the Beast Gods are always restless, there hasn't been one of this level breaking through the defense line for ages."
"And all alone!"
If it had been an organized attack, it would be easier to understand. But a single super-strong Beast God invading alone—Jiang Kai felt something was off.
Zheng Xue said, "That part is indeed strange. I don't know the details, I only heard that Beast God was extremely violent."
"Don't worry about these things. Right now you're still just a mortal class. Your battlefield is only one—the Ghost Star."
Jiang Kai nodded.
Indeed, for now he had no qualifications to interfere in matters of Beast Gods.
"By the way, Jiang Kai, what about your National Soul?" Zheng Xue looked at him, eyes full of curiosity.
"Hm? My National Soul? Oh, it's here. But right now, the boost it gives me is too small, almost negligible." Jiang Kai said. "It only adds a bit over thirty attribute points."
From that perspective, it would be better to give the National Soul to someone else. If he could get a 16% attribute boost and 16% critical boost, the improvement would be much bigger than what the National Soul holder currently got.
Unfortunately, the 200,000 square meter condition was still far away, so the inheritance of the National Soul would take a while.
Zheng Xue nodded thoughtfully. "It's really because our Abyss results are too poor. If our people could clear the Endless Abyss, then as the National Soul holder, your future improvements would be huge."
Jiang Kai smiled. "Later on, I probably won't even be the National Soul holder anymore."
Zheng Xue felt a little awkward. Jiang Kai wasn't from the military, and in this national war, though his contributions were big, he was also late. A more steady person would be more suitable as National Soul holder.
To ease the awkwardness, Zheng Xue changed the subject. "Tomorrow there's an arena match, are you joining?"
"Yeah, I probably will." Jiang Kai said.
"Be careful, the top-ranked people will all be there."
Jiang Kai glanced at Zheng Xue. Since the training camp prohibited revealing personal information, her reminder was already the most she could do.
"Thanks, I know."
......…
The next day, nearly all of the students had gathered at the arena area of the regular training ground!
The crowd was split into two factions.
One side was mostly War God Hall members in dark blue uniforms, with a few in navy from regional War God Halls. The other side included all the gray-clothed trial trainees, plus some regional War God Hall members and Huaxia War God Hall members.
The tech guy who had come to find him yesterday spotted Jiang Kai right away.
"Hey, how'd you do yesterday?"
"93 minutes." Jiang Kai answered truthfully.
"Wow, not bad! You actually hit 93 minutes—you're almost at mid-level already, even stronger than some of the regional War God Halls!"
Jiang Kai was left speechless. This result could be praised so highly…
"Ahem, what was your result then?"
"Me? Heh, 67 minutes. With the overweight state and skill usage, it was really too hard." The guy scratched his head.
Jiang Kai smiled faintly. This guy's main job was research. Even if he had joined both training camps, his score wouldn't be very high.
Still, for this guy to earn a spot in the training camp through research achievements, his accomplishments in science must be extraordinary.
"Hey, brother, let me tell you. The top ten are all on the other side. This time both sides are betting all their points. You sure you want to join?"
Jiang Kai glanced at the other side and asked, "Which one is Shishen?"
"That one in the middle, and the three beside him too. Shishen spent a lot to get four slots—heard he recruited a lot of talent."
"Spent a lot?" Jiang Kai frowned. "You can buy your way in?"
"Not with money, with guild points. But guild points are basically money anyway. Shishen bled hard this time."
Jiang Kai narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Shishen really is loaded…"
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