Jiangnan Base City, Yangzhou City, Mingyue Community.
It was early morning, and the Mingyue Community was already bustling with noise. Many people had gathered around the entrance of the Extreme Dojo.
"Old Luo, I heard your son's being recommended to the headquarters?"
"Click-click, I heard from Instructor Wu that Luo Feng is already a senior Warlord, only nineteen years old—stronger than even him, huh?"
"Yeah, unlike my useless brat. He's almost thirty and still just a senior Warrior!"
"Looks like our Mingyue Community's going to produce another genius!"
"Where, where, compared to Xiao Jiang, Luo Feng's still far behind!"
Luo Hongguo listened to everyone praising his son, smiling modestly while responding with humility.
Luo Feng had been roaming the wilderness, training with incredible diligence. He'd already reached the level of a senior Warlord.
And at just nineteen years of age, he'd already been recommended by Zhou Zhengyong for the Elite Training Camp.
In Mingyue Community, whenever a martial artist returned home, they were always welcomed with great excitement.
After all, the path of a martial artist meant tying one's head to one's belt—one misstep, and your life was gone.
Because of the outbreak of a Level-One Beast Tide, many who had ventured into the wilderness returned to the base cities earlier than planned—and Luo Feng happened to be among them.
"I wonder how Jiang Li's doing now," Chen Gu said with a sigh, standing beside Zhang Ke.
After finishing their time in City No. 003, both he and Zhang Ke had retired from the life of wandering martial artists, returning to the Extreme Dojo as instructors—currently the two main instructors at the Yangzhou branch.
"Look at the gate—Madman's back!"
Yang Wu shouted, "Madman!"
"Dad, Mom, Ah Hua, Brother Yang, Brother Chen, Brother Zhang, Uncle Wu…"
Luo Feng walked over, greeting the crowd warmly.
Suddenly—
"Everyone, look!"
"What's that in the sky?"
The once-lively crowd at the dojo entrance all turned their gazes upward. A deep-blue streak of light shot across the sky and stopped above Mingyue Community.
At first, because it was so high up, it looked like just a faint dot.
As it descended lower, everyone could see clearly—it was a sleek, dark-blue disc-shaped fighter jet.
"That's a disc-type Ghost Blue Fighter—it's the transport of a War God-level powerhouse!"
"A War God actually came to our Mingyue Community?"
"A War God? Could it be… for Luo Feng?"
"Calm down, everyone—stay calm!"
As the martial artists' families started buzzing with excitement, Yang Wu waved his hand, pretending to stay composed.
A War God visiting Mingyue Community—was that really so strange?
"That's a headquarters insignia…"
Wu Tong's eyes suddenly lit up when he saw the mark on the fighter. "Could it be… he's back!"
…
"Jiang Li?"
Chen Gu and Zhang Ke both exclaimed with surprise and joy.
The blue fighter slowly descended onto the grassy area in the middle of the community.
With a soft whoosh, the cabin door opened.
Wearing casual white clothes, Jiang Li strode out of the cabin.
"Brother Jiang!"
"Jiang Li—it really is you!"
In an instant, Luo Feng, Zhang Ke, Chen Gu, Yang Wu, and Wu Tong all rushed up, greeting him enthusiastically.
"Long time no see."
Jiang Li looked at their familiar faces and smiled warmly.
"Chen Gu and Zhang Ke told me you'd already broken through to War God, but I didn't quite believe it. Didn't expect…"
Wu Tong glanced at the fighter jet and sighed in awe. "It's actually true."
"Just luck."
Jiang Li chuckled lightly.
"I thought you'd only come back for New Year!"
Chen Gu slung an arm over his shoulder, suddenly realizing something. "Ah, I get it—you must've come back for the Inspector succession ceremony, right?"
"Oh right, the day after tomorrow is the Extreme Dojo's Inspector Appointment Ceremony!"
Zhang Ke laughed, joking, "I heard the new Inspector's surname is also Jiang. Jiang Li, don't tell me—it's you?"
"Zhang Ke, that's not a joke you can make lightly!"
Wu Tong, the old veteran of the dojo, immediately warned him.
Everyone knew what kind of position the Inspector was—aside from the Headmaster of the Extreme Dojo himself, the Inspector held the highest authority. Even a nation's president would have to show respect before one!
That wasn't a title for people like them to joke about!
Hearing that, Zhang Ke shrank his neck and gave an awkward laugh.
Just then—
Zhou Zhengyong, having heard the news, arrived at Mingyue Community with Zhuge Tao. The main dojo's car drove straight in without delay.
"The President came too?"
Wu Tong froze for a moment, puzzled.
Soon, everyone from the dojo hurried forward to welcome them. After all, this was the top leader of the Yangzhou branch of the Extreme Dojo—why had he come so early in the morning?
"President, Director Zhuge!"
Luo Feng also stepped forward politely and bowed slightly.
"Haha!"
Zhuge Tao's face lit up when he saw Luo Feng. "Luo Feng, you're really something. In just a few months, you've reached the level of senior Warlord. Maybe one day you'll catch up to Inspector Jiang!"
"There's a good chance."
Jiang Li smiled as he stepped through the crowd. "You two came quite early."
The moment Zhou Zhengyong saw him, his expression turned solemn. He bent slightly and said respectfully, "Zhou Zhengyong of Jiangnan Base City's Extreme Dojo greets Inspector Jiang."
"Zhuge Tao greets Inspector Jiang!"
Zhuge Tao quickly followed suit with a bow.
"What?!"
"Ha—huh?!"
"Jiang—Inspector Jiang?"
"Jiang Li, you're the Inspector?! Oh my god!"
The entire crowd was struck dumb. Wu Tong, Chen Gu, Zhang Ke, Luo Feng, and all the martial artists' families stood there frozen in disbelief!
In this era of advanced networks, everyone knew what an Inspector of the Extreme Dojo meant—someone beyond a War God!
A War God was already an untouchable existence to them—yet Jiang Li was someone even above that?
This… this completely shattered their understanding of the world!
If they knew that this same Jiang Li was strong enough to defeat even the world's number one powerhouse, they might have fainted on the spot.
"Just an empty title," Jiang Li smiled faintly. Then he turned and left with Zhou Zhengyong and Zhuge Tao toward his home.
Though he didn't really care for the upcoming Inspector Appointment Ceremony, the Extreme Dojo and the Jiangnan Base branch had gone to great lengths to prepare it, so he would at least cooperate a little.
After a while—
The stunned residents of Mingyue Community, including Wu Tong, Chen Gu, and Zhang Ke, slowly came back to their senses.
"I just said it as a joke… and it actually came true?!"
Zhang Ke's mouth twitched as his face twisted in disbelief.
"Stay calm, everyone—calm down!"
Among everyone present, only Yang Wu, a mid-level Warrior, managed to keep his composure—standing there like an unmoving mountain.
Before long, the news of the Extreme Dojo Inspector Appointment Ceremony spread everywhere.
After sending off Zhou Zhengyong and Zhuge Tao, Jiang Li called Lei Shen. Two days later, for the ceremony, Lei Shen would personally escort Ling Ling back.
And so—
The world's number one powerhouse, Jiang Li, put down his weapons and picked up a broom and mop, carefully cleaning his house.
"Using spiritual force to clean the floor? Only you could come up with that!"
Babata sat cross-legged in midair, floating lazily as he watched Jiang Li wipe off the dust with patience. His face showed pure exasperation. "By the way, Jiang Li…"
"That Luo Feng you mentioned—he's the one you plan to have become the master's personal disciple?"
"Yeah."
Jiang Li gave Babata a sidelong glance. "Right now, in this entire world, there isn't a single young martial artist besides him whose brain region width exceeds 20."
Hearing that—
Babata shrugged. "If you can't find one on this planet, then just look on another!"