Luo Feng

It takes more than an hour to take the subway from the center of Yangzhou City to Yi'an District.

When Wang Yi exited the subway station, it was nearly 2:30 in the afternoon.

This wasn't Wang Yi's first visit to Yi'an District. After turning sixteen, he had come to Yi'an District's Third High School to find Luo Feng.

Otherwise, finding Luo Feng, who was relatively unknown, would have been quite challenging.

In the original story, Luo Feng's home was on the 32nd floor of a 36-story residential building in Nan'an District. With so many residential buildings, it was better to visit the school to find him. At least they knew Luo Feng was a first-year high school student with a name.

Wang Yi had to put in a lot of effort to eventually become acquainted with Luo Feng. He didn't know what others might think, but he had no psychological burden. Firstly, he didn't intentionally do anything to harm Luo Feng's interests. Secondly, he genuinely liked Luo Feng and sincerely wanted to be friends with him.

Of course, it was also important to be close to someone like Luo Feng.

Wang Yi didn't go to Luo Feng's house immediately. Instead, he checked the time and went directly to the front entrance of Yi'an District's Third High School. He sat in a cold drink shop, sipping tea and waiting for Luo Feng to come out.

Wang Yi wasn't the only one in the shop. A few girls at another table were whispering among themselves while occasionally glancing at Wang Yi.

Unbeknownst to them, Wang Yi could clearly hear their conversation, despite their attempts to be discreet.

He chose to ignore their chatter.

Soon, the school bell rang, and the campus became lively as students began to exit in groups.

When Wang Yi spotted Luo Feng and Wei Wen emerging with the crowd, he quickly stood up and approached them.

"Luo Feng!"

"Wei Wen!"

The slender young man walking with Wei Wen turned his head in confusion when he heard his name and saw Wang Yi, who was approaching quickly in gray sportswear.

"Wang Yi?" Luo Feng's eyes widened in surprise.

"Wang Yi?" Wei Wen, the boy next to Luo Feng, also looked surprised.

Luo Feng and Wei Wen were familiar with Wang Yi, as he often visited them from Jiujiang City. Particularly for Luo Feng, Wang Yi was a senior martial arts student and often gave him tips on how to impress Xu Xin, leading to a good relationship between them—despite never using any dubious methods.

"Wang Yi! Wei Wen!" Wang Yi greeted them warmly, patting them on the shoulders.

"What are you doing here?" Although Luo Feng was happy to see his old friend, he was puzzled since Wang Yi was also a high school senior and would be taking the college entrance exam soon. It seemed odd for him to come all this way.

"I have something to tell you," Wang Yi replied with a mysterious smile. "Luo Feng, Wei Wen, are you free? Let's find a place to chat."

Luo Feng and Wei Wen exchanged glances. "Sure," they agreed.

A short time later, Wang Yi, Luo Feng, and Wei Wen were seated together in the same cold drink shop, enjoying drinks and conversation.

"You joined the Xtreme Martial Arts Gym?" Luo Feng and Wei Wen were surprised by the news.

"Yes, I went to the Xtreme Club in Yangzhou City today and passed the Quasi-Martial Artist Assessment. Because of my outstanding performance, I was specially recruited by the Xtreme Martial Arts Center. My martial arts certificate should be issued in a couple of days," Wang Yi said, not hiding anything.

Wei Wen couldn't help but ask, "But I heard it's very difficult to become a martial artist. How did you pass the assessment? And don't you have to go through an actual combat assessment to become a martial artist?"

Luo Feng was also puzzled. He knew that Wang Yi's strength was similar to his own and that Luo Feng was still a long way from passing the Quasi-Martial Artist Assessment. He didn't expect Wang Yi to have suddenly become a martial artist and be valued by the Xtreme Martial Arts Center.

This was hard to believe.

Luo Feng, as a senior student striving to become a real warrior, knew how difficult it was to achieve that before graduating high school.

But Wang Yi had done it?

"For some reason, my current strength is much greater than before, but I can't explain why," Wang Yi said. "However, I have indeed become a martial artist because the Xtreme Martial Arts Hall made an exception for me, so I didn't have to undergo the actual combat assessment."

Luo Feng and Wei Wen looked at each other, struggling to comprehend what level Wang Yi must have reached to be given martial artist qualifications without undergoing the standard assessment.

Of course, they didn't know that it wasn't the Xtreme Club in Yangzhou City that had given Wang Yi the certificate, but rather the Xtreme Club in Jiangnan Base City. It was relatively easy for a major base city club to grant martial artist qualifications.

"Let's go. Let's find a place to practice. I want to see how much you've improved since I haven't seen you for a while," Luo Feng said, standing up and eyeing Wang Yi with intensity.

He was fundamentally a competitive spirit who refused to admit defeat.

"Okay," Wang Yi replied with a smile.

Soon, the three of them arrived at a grassy area behind the playground of the Third High School in Yi'an District.

They stood facing each other ten meters apart, while Wei Wen stood nearby, holding their belongings.

"Let's go!"

Seeing that Wang Yi wasn't making the first move, Luo Feng's eyes sharpened. He took a step forward and rushed toward Wang Yi.

In an instant, he was in front of Wang Yi, his right fist slicing through the air as he aimed a fierce punch at Wang Yi's shoulder.

Wang Yi blinked and shifted slightly to the side, avoiding Luo Feng's attack.

Luo Feng's fists and feet moved like the wind, relentlessly attacking Wang Yi. Yet, Wang Yi evaded every strike with casual, effortless movements, never allowing Luo Feng's attacks to land, no matter how hard he tried.

Wei Wen, watching, was astonished.

Wang Yi's evasive maneuvers were so smooth and easy that it seemed like he was barely exerting himself.

If Wei Wen didn't understand Luo Feng's competitive nature, he might think that Luo Feng was deliberately holding back.

"Huh!" Luo Feng suddenly stopped, taking a few steps back. He looked at Wang Yi with shock. "Wang Yi, why have you become so powerful?" He realized, through direct experience, just how formidable Wang Yi's strength was—it felt like a deep, ancient well.

Luo Feng had been trained by Jiang Nian, an instructor at the Xtreme Martial Arts Center in Yi'an District, but the feeling he got from Jiang Nian seemed inferior to Wang Yi's current strength.

He couldn't figure out what had caused Wang Yi's strength to skyrocket so dramatically, making it impossible for him to even touch a corner of Wang Yi's clothes.

The once-familiar friend now appeared shrouded in mystery to him.