003 City.
Beside Li Wei's corpse, Vinina was silent, her eyes filled with tears.
"Whoever killed my son, I will never let them go!!!"
"Announce the news of Awei's death to the whole world, let every martial artist know."
Vinina gritted her teeth and said, "I, Vinina Polenas, will take out all the money I've earned over the years and offer a reward of 100 billion China dollars.
Whoever knows who killed my son, as long as there is enough evidence to prove it, the 100 billion is theirs!"
...
The sky-high reward of 100 billion spread through various platforms.
Not to mention martial artists, even ordinary people almost all knew about this reward.
If Zhou Ze didn't know the plot, he would definitely be shocked, and his heart would inevitably feel a hint of greed.
After all, this 100 billion was enough for him to buy a portion of dragon blood, and with a little more money, he could buy a portion of life water!
He could not only directly soar to the War God level but also recover severed limbs!
"Luo Feng, this kid, is facing such great pressure for the first time in his life..."
On the rooftop, Zhou Ze looked up at the starry sky, a slight smile on the corner of his mouth.
This kind of pressure was much greater than simple life and death, because once discovered, not only would he have nowhere to escape, but even his family would not be able to survive.
...
023 City, the eighth floor of a twelve-story residential building.
Luo Feng sat cross-legged on a worn-out mat, gently wiping his throwing knives, the astonishing "sky-high reward" he had received on his communication watch earlier flashing in his mind.
"I didn't expect them to spend so much money to put a bounty on me.
Even I want to report myself."
Luo Feng gently placed a throwing knife on the ground and took out another one to continue wiping.
"100 billion, but Li Wei's parents aren't fools.
They won't just give money if someone casually reports some vague information.
There must be solid evidence."
Luo Feng wasn't worried about anyone having evidence of him killing Li Wei and the others, unless he was unlucky enough to be accidentally filmed while doing it.
The only thing he was a little worried about were the Fire Hammer Squad teammates!
"The reward stated in detail the movement techniques and strength of the other three besides Li Wei, and also said that the killer was likely a martial artist with War God strength or a spiritual master."
Luo Feng's expression sank.
"If Captain and the other four see this, it's hard for them not to think of me!"
Spiritual masters were too rare, and he had stayed in 003 City back then precisely to hunt the Tiger Fang Squad, and among the four who died was Pan Ya, the captain of the Tiger Fang Squad!
At this moment, Luo Feng's heart was constantly facing immense pressure!
Especially after talking to Captain Gao Feng and teammate Wei Qing on the phone not long after.
"Ah, it's hardest to see through people, after all, you can't see into their hearts!"
"And in the face of huge sums of money, brother-killing, husband and wife turning against each other, father and son disowning each other, I've seen too many such things online, let alone such a sky-high reward of 100 billion!"
Luo Feng huddled in the corner, his heart feeling a bit cold.
Since suspecting Captain, Gao Feng, and Wei Qing, Luo Feng's mindset had changed.
"Are they treating me as a brother, or do they want to use me to exchange for money?
This is one hundred billion!
Or perhaps, they just didn't have enough evidence, so they didn't do it."
Luo Feng's eyes turned cold.
Luo Feng was full of suspicion, and he found that under the immense reward of 100 billion, his mindset couldn't help but change.
"Self-discipline, self-awareness..."
Luo Feng remembered the method his Teacher taught him to cultivate his mind and began to calm himself down.
And thinking of this, he couldn't help but want to call his Teacher, but when he called Zhou Ze, he found that no matter how he called, he couldn't get through, which made him suspicious again.
"Why can't I get through?"
Luo Feng's pupils contracted, and fear filled his heart.
If anyone understood him best, it was his Teacher.
His Teacher knew everything about him, including his grievances with the Tiger Fang Squad, that he was a spiritual master, and so on.
"Is Teacher reporting me right now?"
Luo Feng gasped for breath.
"He's not answering my call to keep me stable..."
Luo Feng's mind was racing, his inner pressure maxed out, but he quickly calmed down again.
Years of getting along had made him completely trust Zhou Ze, or for him, Zhou Ze's position in his heart was no less than family.
"Strength!
If I had the strength of a high-level War God, or even surpassed War God, all of this would be easily resolved!!"
"Since I can't control the fear in my heart, then accept it.
The best way to solve all of this is to improve my strength!"
Bearing intense pressure, Luo Feng drew the Blood Shadow Battle Blade from his back and began practicing the Nine Heavy Thunder Blade alone in this desolate residential building in 023 City in the wilderness.
Gradually, Luo Feng's heart became calm.
The immense pressure forced his mind to be still, his state of mind sublimated as never before.
He forgot everything, focusing on his blade technique.
Even when his communication watch rang beside him, he didn't notice it, just single-mindedly practiced his blade technique.
"Puff, puff..."
After an unknown number of swings, the Blood Shadow Battle Blade faintly emitted a strange fluctuation, like a bolt of lightning.
"Huh?
Nine Heavy Thunder Blade Fourth Stage!
I actually mastered the Nine Heavy Thunder Blade Fourth Stage so quickly!"
Luo Feng was incredibly shocked.
After breaking through the Nine Heavy Thunder Blade Third Stage during the rat tide, he had been integrating his blade technique, movement technique, and Guiding Technique.
He had only reached the level of mastery a few days ago and had just started practicing the Nine Heavy Thunder Blade Fourth Stage.
He didn't expect to master the Nine Heavy Thunder Blade Fourth Stage today!
This was too fast!
Was this really the most difficult ultimate blade technique to practice in the world?
Why did it feel easier than when he practiced basic blade techniques back then!!
In fact, Luo Feng didn't know that practicing the Nine Heavy Thunder Blade now was indeed much easier than practicing basic blade techniques.
Compared to the original work where he could only fumble on his own during this period, he could now receive guidance from Zhou Ze.
From the time he was practicing basic blade techniques, Zhou Ze had guided him towards the Nine Heavy Thunder Blade, not to mention that when he was practicing the Nine Heavy Thunder Blade, Zhou Ze had activated his golden finger, which could point out his problems at all times, and when he practiced according to Zhou Ze's guidance, it could greatly enhance his learning and comprehension ability.
Therefore, even though he was taking the path of integrating blade technique, movement technique, and Guiding Technique, his speed was much faster than practicing only blade technique in the original work.
"Let's call Teacher and tell him this good news..."
Luo Feng was very excited.
Just as this thought popped up, his communication watch rang.
He raised his hand and looked down to see it was a call from his Teacher.
He took a deep breath to calm himself down before answering.
"Teacher, I've mastered the Nine Heavy Thunder Blade Fourth Stage!"
Luo Feng immediately said excitedly after answering.
"Hmm..."
Zhou Ze paused and said, "It seems people are pushed to their limits..."
"It seems the pressure you faced in 003 City was even greater than imagined, but this can also be considered a good thing, otherwise you wouldn't have mastered the Nine Heavy Thunder Blade Fourth Stage so quickly."
Luo Feng was stunned, then whispered, "Teacher, I..."
"There's nothing to say."
Zhou Ze interrupted, "Strength is the foundation.
Convert pressure into motivation.
Everything has pros and cons.
When your strength increases, many things become simple."
"Okay!"
Luo Feng nodded vigorously, feeling very comfortable in his heart.
"Keep practicing.
Don't get stuck just because you encounter some things."
Zhou Ze smiled slightly, "Even if the pressure is immense, you must calm down, slow down, and focus on the present..."
"I'm truly damned, I actually suspected Teacher!"
Luo Feng wanted to slap himself, feeling ashamed of his previous thoughts.
"Xu Xin!"
After ending the call, Luo Feng found that his beloved had called.
"Oh no, I was immersed in practicing my blade technique just now and didn't notice!"
While Luo Feng was happily chatting with his beloved, Zhou Ze, who had just finished talking with Luo Feng, was lying bored on a chair on the rooftop, looking up at the starry sky.
"Some things always have to be faced alone.
Constantly relying on others won't help you grow up..."
Zhou Ze sighed.
"But Luo Feng's speed of practicing his blade technique is too fast.
He's already at the Nine Heavy Thunder Blade Fourth Stage.
That's much faster than before.
If this continues, there's no way to teach him, alas..."
Zhou Ze felt some happiness and pride in Luo Feng's progress, but the problem was that he couldn't afford the Nine Heavy Thunder Blade Seventh Stage now, which cost tens of billions of China dollars, it was really damn expensive.