"Brother Hao, blow up the testing machine!"
"Let's see what you've got!"
"No, this is a bit unfair! Brother Hao is a Tier 2 Martial Artist, Chen Yu is only Tier 1, what can he compare with?"
"What are you talking about? What on earth are you talking about?"
"Brother Hao awakened his Martial Arts Divine Power at sixteen, Chen Yu also awakened at sixteen. Their starting lines are the same. If Chen Yu doesn't upgrade, that's his own problem. Why doesn't he look for the reason within himself?"
"Exactly, this competition is fair in every aspect!"
Chen Yu's homeroom teacher looked at the entrance of the martial arts arena and gestured to Chen Yu:
"Principal Zhou isn't back yet, you wait a moment. Let Li Guanghao test first."
Chen Yu pondered for a moment, then nodded.
The Principal Zhou was the biggest sponsor of this competition, a veritable God of Wealth. What if he didn't record his highlight moment and decided not to pay?
"Alright."
Upon hearing this,
Liu Ruyan sneered,
Next, what Li Guanghao would destroy would not be the Elementary testing machine.
But Chen Yu's last shred of self-respect!
Beep—!
The camera's red light lit up, beginning to record.
Li Guanghao's expression became much more serious. His Qi circulated, and a wave of heat surged from his body into his palm.
Immediately, a scorching fireball shot towards the bullseye of the Elementary testing machine.
This strike drained all the Qi from his body.
Boom—!
A burst of flames erupted, sparks flying everywhere.
The rare alloy of the bullseye suffered a heavy blow, directly creating a five-centimeter deep pit.
The Elementary testing machine displayed:
"Challenger: Li Guanghao; Previous Record: 3 Cal;"
"Challenger: Li Guanghao; Current Record: 12 Cal;"
1 Cal is approximately equal to 100 kilograms of basic punching power.
An ordinary Tier 2 Martial Artist can only hit 800 kilograms. The power of this strike was 1200 kilograms, which is still an extremely high figure.
Seeing the data displayed, Li Guanghao was very satisfied.
After replacing his F-level Martial Arts Divine Power with an A-level one, his strength had increased by a full four times!
He remembered Chen Yu's last record was 10 Cal.
Although he couldn't destroy the testing machine, it was more than enough to crush Chen Yu!
The martial arts arena erupted in a commotion.
How could one speak so arrogantly without strength?
Li Guanghao was proving to everyone that the person who once had only an F-level Martial Arts Divine Power and was mocked by aristocratic families had been completely reborn.
Chen Yu?
He was merely a stepping stone on his path to fame!
At this moment,
Li Guanghao looked at Chen Yu, smiling with the posture of a victor:
"It's your turn, what are you waiting for?"
"Waiting for Principal Zhou."
"Hahaha..." Li Guanghao laughed heartily, as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world:
"Principal Zhou is busy with a myriad of affairs, he doesn't even have time to watch me, how could he specially come to watch you?"
Before his laughter faded, he heard a buzzing sound,
That was... the sound of drones ascending!
Above the martial arts arena, more than ten drones ascended.
Several high-ranking school officials and Principal Zhou of Pingcheng First High School arrived at the viewing platform of the martial arts arena.
At this moment,
The large screen hanging above the martial arts arena clearly displayed Li Guanghao's record on the Elementary testing machine.
"Challenger: Li Guanghao; Current Record: 12 Cal;"
Under everyone's gaze,
Li Guanghao stood before the Elementary testing machine, a storm of emotions churning in his heart.
He hadn't expected that a simple test of his own strength would alarm so many school leaders, even causing drones to take flight.
But then again,
His dazzling score of 12 Cal, looking back at the history of Pingcheng First High School, could definitely rank among the top ten.
Such a historic moment deserved to be recorded!
Thinking of this, he slightly curved his lips into a smile, full of youthful vigor and a proud demeanor. His gaze turned towards Principal Zhou on the viewing platform, preparing to receive his moment of glory.
On the viewing platform,
Principal Zhou looked at Li Guanghao and spoke with a smile on his face:
"Student Guanghao, do you have anything else to do? If not, please step down and don't hinder other students from taking the Elementary test."
Li Guanghao was slightly stunned.
He recognized every word Principal Zhou said, but when strung together, he suddenly couldn't understand them.
Don't... hinder... other students from testing?
Who else was there? Wasn't it just Chen Yu left?!
Liu Ruyan immediately became displeased:
"Principal Zhou, what are you still looking at? How could Chen Yu possibly break Guanghao's record? You came too late, otherwise you could have seen Guanghao's magnificent stance as his Fire Burst flowed!"
"Yeah, Brother Hao's palm fireball directly made the Elementary testing machine smoke!"
"What's there to see about Chen Yu? He'd be burning incense if he could hit 10 Cal!"
Liu Ruyan and a few of her lackeys' voices rang out,
And at this moment,
The homeroom teacher's voice sounded just in time.
"Chen Yu, the drones have been debugged, you can start your test now."
Chen Yu nodded slightly and walked to the Elementary testing machine.
When Liu Ruyan saw Chen Yu step onto the stage, her voice suddenly rose, with a hint of anger:
"This good-for-nothing actually dares to go up? Does he really think Principal Zhou came to see him?"
Li Guanghao was also puzzled at first, but remembering Chen Yu's SSS-level Martial Art Talent, he probably somewhat understood Principal Zhou's far-sightedness.
Building momentum!
Compared to hitting a 12 Cal score, crushing Chen Yu, the possessor of an SSS-level Martial Art Talent, was the true magnificent display!
Chen Yu?
He was merely the first stepping stone specially set by Principal Zhou to help him rise to fame!
He looked at Chen Yu and grinned:
"No matter, it's just adding to the jokes!"
"Test begins!"
Hearing Chen Yu's homeroom teacher's voice, Liu Ruyan also smiled.
Go ahead and test. Once the results are out, we'll know who the clown is!
In front of the Elementary testing machine,
Chen Yu's expression was calm, silver light appeared around him, and silver glow flowed.
Tier 2 Physique — Hundred Refined Steel Body!
The next instant,
A powerful force filled his left fist.
Martial Arts Divine Power — Limit of Power!
The arm, flowing with silver light, trembled slightly.
It was still painful.
But compared to before, it was countless times better!
He slowly raised his left fist, without any fancy movements, just a simple straight punch.
The air seemed to be torn apart in an instant, a deafening sound emanating.
It was clearly a collision between flesh and rare alloy, yet it produced the sound of metal clashing.
Clang—!
Where the fist struck, space was compressed to its limit, emitting a muffled roar. The target head of the Elementary testing machine instantly deformed, and the rare alloy was actually smashed in half,
Blown away with one punch!
The broken alloy whistled as it tore through the ceiling of the martial arts arena and heavily crashed down onto the sports field.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The alloy tumbled continuously on the rubber track, tearing up the grass and sending dirt and stones flying wherever it went, finally coming to rest at the edge of the track.
"How is this possible?!" Liu Ruyan stared at the half of the Elementary testing machine left on the ground, sparking with electricity, and exclaimed!
"Even Guanghao couldn't break the Elementary testing machine, how could Chen Yu break it? Cheating, Chen Yu must have cheated by taking drugs!"
"Cheating by taking drugs?"
Hearing this, Chen Yu's homeroom teacher snapped back to reality and looked at Chen Yu.
Silver light flowed, and his skin glowed with a silver sheen.
This was the mark of a Tier 2 Body Cultivator!
He hadn't dared to think in this direction before, thinking Chen Yu had merely turned pale.
Only now did he understand,
That wasn't paleness, it was the silver light emitted by the Hundred Refined Steel Body!
Chen Yu hadn't taken drugs, he had advanced!
The students on the martial arts stage were dumbfounded.
"Tier 2? A Tier 2 Body Cultivator? What's going on? Didn't the professor from Tianshu Martial Arts Academy say that Chen Yu would never Breakthrough to Tier 2 by cultivating on his own?"
"How would I know if you ask me! I just saw Chen Yu utterly destroy the Elementary testing machine with one punch!"
"No, he broke the rare alloy on the Elementary testing machine!"
The difference between the two might not seem large when spoken, but in reality, it was huge!
Chen Yu used sheer brute force to break the strongest alloy on the Elementary testing machine with one punch!
Let alone high school seniors, even a Tier 3 Martial Artist with a weapon couldn't break that thing!
Was this the true value of a Tier 2 Body Cultivator?
It was too terrifying!
Meanwhile, on the viewing platform, the Department Head looked at the blurry photo on his phone, then at Chen Yu.
"It matches!"
In the morning, a staff member from the Urban Construction Bureau sent him a message.
A young man, seventeen or eighteen years old, had been Body Refining with huge rocks in the suburbs. He was crushed under thousands of pounds of rocks in a ruin, and managed to successfully Breakthrough to Tier 2 Body Cultivator!
Now it seemed, this young man who climbed out of the ruins was Chen Yu!
He couldn't help but gasp:
"Principal Zhou, even Liang Qiu, the possessor of the SSS-level Martial Art Talent in history, known as the Number One Body Refiner in the Nine Provinces, couldn't break rare alloy at Tier 2, right?"
"Hmm." Zhou Shan explained: "Liang Qiu had 'Peerless Hegemonic Body', Chen Yu has 'Limit of Power'."
"Although both are Body Cultivators, their specific paths are different. In terms of power, no one should be able to compare with Chen Yu."
"If Chen Yu grows to Tier 7, the Number One Body Refiner in the Nine Provinces will reappear in the world."
"But Principal Zhou..."
The Department Head lowered his head slightly, his voice filled with regret:
"Liang Qiu, the Number One Body Refiner in the Nine Provinces, possessed the strongest physique among Body Cultivators—'Peerless Hegemonic Body'. Yet even he could only Breakthrough to Tier 7. When attempting to advance to Tier 8, he failed, his body and Dao perishing."
"Chen Yu's Breakthrough to Tier 2 was already a near-death experience. If he continues, he might perish before becoming the Number One Body Refiner in the Nine Provinces."
Zhou Shan looked at the Department Head and suddenly smiled:
"Chen Yu has heard these words for two whole years. He knows better than anyone that every Breakthrough in Realm is a life-or-death trial for him."
"But he still did it."
Zhou Shan turned his gaze to Chen Yu, who was stepping down from the Elementary testing platform.
Dressed in black, his posture was tall and straight, his eyes revealing deep determination.
Clearly, this was a young man who had clearly defined his inner desires and was constantly moving towards his goal.
Yes,
If some things aren't done while young, should one wait until 60 to regret it?
Life itself is a huge gamble, and cowardice is a gambler's biggest taboo.
He believed Chen Yu was not a gambler.
Perhaps, Chen Yu just wanted to see while he was young,
How high this sky truly was!
Even if he died, he would have no regrets!
...And below the stage,
Liu Ruyan looked at the testing machine on the ground, sparking with electricity, her anger completely evident.
She was angry, she was truly angry!
Tier 2, Chen Yu actually advanced to Tier 2!
That wasn't the main point. The main point was, if Chen Yu's Martial Arts Divine Power was so powerful, why wasn't it given to Li Guanghao?!
Only with Li Guanghao's family background could the full power of the "Limit of Power" be unleashed with the aid of Spirit Medicine and Body Refining potions!
What did Chen Yu know about the "Limit of Power"?
He would only hinder Li Guanghao from becoming stronger!
Li Guanghao looked at the small flame emitted by his A-level Martial Arts Divine Power, "Fire Burst," in his palm, then at the sparking testing machine on the ground. His eyes were filled with coldness.
He could achieve an astonishing record of 12 Cal with a trash Martial Arts Divine Power. If he had the "Limit of Power," he could blow up the martial arts arena with one punch!
Li Guanghao gritted his teeth in hatred, looking at Chen Yu and saying fiercely:
"Sooner or later, I will find a way to strip you of your Martial Arts Divine Power, you good-for-nothing!"
After a Martial Artist Breakthrough to Tier 3, Martial Arts Divine Power cannot be stripped or grafted; if the Martial Artist dies, the Martial Arts Divine Power will also disappear.
He didn't think Chen Yu could survive to Breakthrough to Tier 3, so before Chen Yu died, he absolutely had to preserve his Martial Arts Divine Power.
Liu Ruyan gave a cold smile,
"Guanghao, don't worry, I have a way to make him obediently hand over his Martial Arts Divine Power. Then you can just enjoy the charm of the 'Limit of Power'!"