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nBeing the top scorer didn't even matter to Zhao Luo that much. But it was a big deal for others.

nFor the time being, he just wanted to go into his Mental Word, the Dark Space that was in his mind. But it looked like that Zhao Luo will have to wait.

nWu Yang looked at Zhao Luo as if he had many questions for Zhao Luo to answer but he didn't ask them.

nWu Yang continued to stare at him for a while before he got up from Zhao Luo's bed.

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"Will you challenge the Drums of Bellum tomorrow?

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nWu Yang asked Zhao Luo.

nHe wanted to know if Zhao Luo would be ready by tomorrow

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"I am not sure. But the moment I am ready, you will see me at the ring. I will be standing in front of those drums.

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nZhao Luo said with confidence.

n'I wasn't ready last time but this time it will be different.'

nZhao Luo thought as he remembered losing his consciousness and the fake praises by Mite.

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"I will show him what it feels like to be on the losing side.

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nZhao Luo said with anger in his voice.

nThe angry expression on Zhao Luo's face made him look even more handsome as Yan and Feng Mei were looking at him with likeness in their eyes.

n'Gulp.'

nWu Yang swallowed his saliva as he felt nervous while looking at the angry Zhao Luo.

n'It's over for Senior Mite.'

nWu Yang thought.

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"Your method...Will it work?

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nWu Yang asked Zhao Luo as he still wasn't sure about it.

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"If you are unsure, we can go to the library and buy a strength manual with your points.

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nWu Yang tried to persuade Zhao Luo again.

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"Don't worry. There is no need to waste my points.

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nZhao Luo had already calmed down and replied to Wu Yang.

nHe didn't mind, Wu Yang, telling him to go to the library. It wasn't Wu Yang's fault, nobody could have a way to increase their strength like the way Zhao Luo had.

nZhao Luo rejected Wu Yang's idea so there was now no need for Wu Yang to stay in Zhao Luo's room anymore.

nIt was all on Zhao Luo and how he increases his strength. Thus Wu Yang bid them farewell and left Zhao Luo's room.

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"We should go now. Brother rest well.

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nFeng Mei said to Zhao Luo as she was still worried about his health.

nIt was already dark outside so Feng Mei and Yan had to leave before they fall asleep in Zhao Luo's room again.

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"Okay. I will rest.

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nZhao Luo assured Feng Mei and smiled at the two girls who were taking their leave.

n'Thud.'

nAfter the door of Zhao Luo's room closed, he was left alone there.

nZhao Luo looked down.

nHe looked like he was lost in his thoughts. Zhao Luo was thinking about the whole ordeal that he had face after entering the training area.

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"I have to become the strongest. I have to clear the last drum as soon as I can.

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nZhao Luo said to himself. He knew what his priority was at the moment.

nZhao Luo straightened his back as he pulled his leg across each other to sit in the lotus position. He then closed his eyes and started breathing deeply.

nThe next moment Zhao Luo opened his eyes, he was in his Dark World.

nZhao Luo who was surrounded by darkness summoned his apparitions.

n'Fwoosh.'

nNine apparitions appeared in front of Zhao Luo as they only looked at Zhao Luo with disdain in their eyes. As if they had a bone to pick with Zhao Luo.

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"What?

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nZhao Luo shouted as he questioned them. He still hadn't forgotten the beating they gave him after he fell to their numbers before.

nThe apparitions noticed that Zhao Luo was already angry so they evaded their sight from him and looked around as if they had never seen him with the eyes that blamed him.

nThe apparitions were the result of his thoughts coming into form in his mind space and because of how he got played by Mite, all these nine apparitions were filled with a little hatred towards Mite and also disappointment towards Zhao Luo.

nWhile the apparitions were looking around, Zhao Luo was wondering about the way that he should use to get stronger. Strong enough to clear the five rows of Drums of Bellum

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"I can either keep on fighting them and increase my strength as I absorb them or should I try something else?

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nZhao Luo questioned. He was still deciding the method he would be using to increase his strength.

n'Only if there were drums here so I could practice on them.'

nZhao Luo wished as practicing on drums like the Drums of Bellum would be better for him.

nSo Zhao Luo gave it a try.

nThis was his World so something like this should be possible.

nIt only took a moment for Zhao Luo to think about the ring shape and drums lined up in rows.

nThe next moment all of the things he had thought about appeared in his dark space.

n'The Drums of Bellum.....'

nZhao Luo thought while looking at the similar-shaped drums in front of him.

nThere were even drumsticks with every drum.

nThe apparition was quite surprised.

nEven though they were a materialization of Zhao Luo's thoughts but these apparitions were quite advanced. So they had some emotions and decision-making abilities.

n'Should I try beating them?'

nZhao Luo thought as he was looking at the rows of drums as every row had five drums.

nThe feeling coming from them was quite similar to the feeling that Drums Of Bellum gave Zhao Luo.

nBefore Zhao Luo could move towards the drum, the eight apparitions were already lined around the ring while the ninth one was in front of a drum as he held the drumstick in his hand.

n'Hmm, that may even be better.'

nZhao Luo thought as he rubbed his chin lightly with the fingers of his right hand.

nThis was one of the benefits of the Naoli he had mastered.

nIf these apparitions learned something useful or somehow got stronger, it would all be benefitting Zhao Luo.

nAt the end of the day, they were a part of Zhao Luo so they would merge with him when he is done training.

nSo Zhao Luo didn't stop his apparition as it started beating the drum.

nThe apparition already knew that he had to beat the drum with just enough strength such that the drum produces only three echoes.

nThe apparition followed the same movement that Zhao Luo had used when he had beaten these drums. Just like that, the apparition struck the drumhead with the drumsticks in his hand.

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"Boom.

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"Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom.

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nThe sound produced by the drum when the apparition hit its drumhead, was so loud that it echoed around Zhao Luo's space 8 times.

nZhao Luo was shocked.

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"Why did you hit it that hard?

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nZhao Luo questioned his apparition.

nEven though the drum wasn't a perfect copy, his apparitions were still meant to control their strengths so that sound of the drum only echoes three times, no more and no less.

nThe apparition smirked at Zhao Luo's question and looked at the other eight apparitions.

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"I will be first. Hahaha.

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nThe apparition was taking this as a challenge to show his standing to the other apparitions.

nIt was like Challenge.

nThe reason was simple the apparition was confident enough to handle the attack by the First Drum of the Fourth Row and he wanted to be the first among the other apparitions.

nThe apparition continued to beat the drums like this.

nThe second row had more pressure and the weight of the drum sticks had increased. But the momentum of the apparition didn't stop there. He cleared it while averaging 7 echoes.

nThe third row, with 8 echoes again.

nFinally, he stood at the First Drum of the Fourth Row.

nZhao Luo was also very interested to see what would happen to his apparition.

nHis apparition was going to face an attack that had the power of more than a hundred echoes in it.

n'Gulp.'

nThe apparition was somewhat nervous.

nAs it moved its hand towards the drum to hit the drumhead, the drum sticks slipped from his hands and fell on the surface of the drumhead.

n'Bang.'

nA sound could be heard.

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"Hahaha. What was that?

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nZhao Luo laughed as he made fun of his apparition.

nBut that wasn't the end yet, the apparition looked at the drum in front of him.

nThe attack of the drum came at him suddenly.

nHe could feel a foreign power attacking his body.

nThe next moment the apparition was sent flying away as blood gushed out of his mouth and nose.

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"Woah.

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nZhao Luo was surprised as he had found another secret of Naoli.

nThe attack of this drum wasn't truly the attack of the drum that Zhao Luo had faced. But it was quite similar to what Zhao Luo had thought of it according to his memories and what Wu Yang had told him.

nWhile the first apparition had fallen, the other apparition was going to the drum.

nZhao Luo had his arms folded while he spectated them.

nSomewhere in his dark world.

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"Hehe, I knew our successor would be interesting since our first meeting.

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nA female voice said.

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"Hmm, agreed. This is an interesting show that the young man has set for us.

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nA manly voice answered.

nThey were the egos of the ancient Emperas who were dwelling in the Heaven's Tomb.

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