Celebrate for Our Huaxia!

East Sea Martial Arts Association.

Wang Teng stood at the main entrance, gazing at the towering building before him in amazement.

It was a high-rise shaped like an octagonal spire, its distinctive exterior making it instantly recognizable.

Even from far away, amid the many surrounding buildings, the first thing one would notice was undoubtedly this octagonal structure.

At this moment, people streamed in and out of the building.

With a single glance, Wang Teng saw that these people vaguely exuded extraordinary auras...

Most of them are Martial Warriors! he thought in shock, secretly certain of it.

It was Wang Teng's first time seeing so many Martial Warriors, and he felt somewhat nervous as well.

He took a deep breath, let it out, then walked into the building.

As Wang Teng entered, pairs of eyes swept toward him, their gazes settling on him in surprise as they sized him up.

However, they could not see what Wang Teng looked like!

Because he was wearing an Ultraman Mask...

The crowd's expressions turned somewhat strange. It was not unheard of for people to wear masks when coming to the Martial Arts Association for certification.

After all, everyone had secrets, and some people did not wish to expose themselves.

But someone wearing an Ultraman Mask was such an oddity that this was their first time seeing it.

This guy wasn't here just to make people laugh, was he?

Fortunately, they knew that no one would dare cause trouble at the Martial Arts Association.

And from the aura Wang Teng had deliberately released...

Confirmed—he was indeed a Martial Warrior!

Thus, no matter how bizarre he looked, no one was bored enough to come looking for trouble.

"Hello, I'm here to take the Martial Arts Certificate examination," Wang Teng said to a staff member at the front desk.

The staff member raised her head and saw an Ultraman face. Her expression became indescribably strange.

She forcibly suppressed her laughter and nodded solemnly. "Alright, please follow me."

Under her guidance, Wang Teng arrived outside a room.

"Please go in. Just follow the instructions on the wall to operate the machines. If there are no issues, the system will register your identity, and your Martial Arts Certificate will be generated in less than ten minutes," the staff member explained, gesturing toward the room.

Wang Teng nodded.

After he entered the room, the staff member closed the door behind him.

He glanced around and spotted a machine against the wall that somewhat resembled a bank terminal.

A sense of familiarity welled up within him.

Beside that terminal stood another machine, one that resembled a sleeping pod from a science-fiction film.

Wang Teng had used a Physique Tester at the Polar Star Martial Arts Academy. This machine looked far more complicated than the academy's Physique Tester.

However, he knew that this was also a Physique Tester, except it was specifically designed to assess a Martial Warrior's physique.

A Martial Warrior's physique had already undergone enormous changes compared to that of a Martial Apprentice, so the testing process was much more complex.

This machine cost at least ten million to manufacture, over ten times more expensive than a Physique Tester for Martial Apprentices.

Wang Teng removed his Ultraman Mask.

Following the procedure, he first went to the terminal and placed his ID card in the sensing area.

"Please enter your fingerprints and retinal scan!"

Upon hearing the prompt, Wang Teng pressed all ten fingers onto the two palm-shaped markings before him while fixing his gaze on the camera directly ahead.

"Fingerprints entered!"

"Beep. Retinal scan complete!"

"Verifying identity..."

About three minutes later, the prompt sounded again.

"Identity confirmed—Wang Teng, seventeen years old, Huaxia citizen, no criminal record, clean identity... Meets the 108 Martial Warrior regulations. Verification passed!"

"Please enter the Physique Tester for physique assessment!"

Although Wang Teng knew there was nothing wrong with his identity, he had still been a little nervous. Only upon hearing that he had passed did he relax slightly.

Then he stepped into the Physique Tester.

The pod door slowly closed, scanning and examining his entire body.

He did not know whether it was an illusion, but Wang Teng felt as though an invisible pair of hands had touched him from head to toe.

At the same time, he felt the Origin Core tremble faintly. The Primal Force within it had been stimulated and grew slightly restless.

The assessment soon ended, and the prompt sounded.

"Assessment complete!"

"Wang Teng, congratulations on becoming a Martial Warrior!"

"Your Martial Arts Certificate is being generated. Please wait patiently."

Meanwhile, outside the Martial Arts Association building, a black sedan slowly came to a stop, and a man with hair like steel spikes stepped out.

It was none other than Fu Tiandao, the head of the Polar Star Martial Arts Academy.

A refined middle-aged man came forward with a smile. "Old Fu, you really are hard to invite. I've asked you several times, and only now did you agree to come."

"The academy has too many matters to handle. I couldn't get away," Fu Tiandao said succinctly.

"You..." The refined man shook his head helplessly and pointed at him in the air.

"Didn't you say you had prepared some top-grade Other World Jade Dragon Tea? Why aren't you leading the way?" Fu Tiandao asked, glancing sideways at the refined man.

"Come, come. It's been ready for ages, just waiting for you." The refined man laughed heartily, gestured ahead, and took the lead into the building.

The moment the two left, the surrounding crowd erupted.

"Was that Fu Tiandao, the head of the Polar Star Martial Arts Academy East Sea Branch?"

"Seeing him once is better than hearing about him a hundred times. His presence is truly overwhelming!"

"Of course. What kind of strength does he have? The fact that he can represent the Polar Star Martial Arts Academy in guarding a major city like East Sea shows just how formidable he is!"

"Who was that refined man? He actually managed to invite Fu Tiandao!"

"Idiot, that's Qin Hanxuan, the chairman of the Martial Arts Association East Sea Branch!"

"Damn, I really failed to recognize Mount Tai before my eyes. A True Person stood right in front of me, yet I didn't recognize him."

"He's another big shot..."

The discussions continued without end. Even long after Fu Tiandao and Qin Hanxuan had left, everyone was still eagerly discussing their deeds.

Although the two men's accomplishments were already well known, as iconic figures of East Sea, the people of East Sea had never stopped admiring them.

Fu Tiandao and Qin Hanxuan chatted as they rode the elevator to the very top floor of the building, arriving at Qin Hanxuan's office.

The moment they entered, an entire wall of floor-to-ceiling windows came into view.

It stood directly opposite the entrance.

From here, one could overlook the entirety of East Sea, with the feeling that all mountains lay small beneath one's gaze.

A tea table stood beside the floor-to-ceiling windows.

"Sit," Qin Hanxuan said casually.

"This place of yours is quite good." Fu Tiandao walked to the windows, looked down at the ceaseless traffic below, and spoke blandly.

Qin Hanxuan sat down and began brewing tea with relaxed, effortless movements. A faint fragrance of tea drifted through the air.

He said, "Sigh, it gets cold at high places. I work here every day, and honestly, it doesn't feel all that good."

"How pretentious." Fu Tiandao sneered.

"You really can't spit ivory from a dog's mouth. Drink your tea, drink your tea!" Qin Hanxuan said helplessly as he poured him a cup.

Fu Tiandao sat down cross-legged, picked up the teacup, and took a sip. Opening his previously closed eyes, he said, "It truly is fine tea!"

"Of course. I had to swallow my pride before I managed to get this tea from the Governor," Qin Hanxuan said proudly.

"How is Governor Jiang now?" Fu Tiandao raised a brow and asked.

"When I saw him last, Governor Jiang was preparing to break through to the War General Level." Qin Hanxuan's expression turned solemn.

"Oh? Is he confident?" Fu Tiandao's face changed, and he hurriedly asked.

"According to him, he has at least a sixty percent chance," Qin Hanxuan said.

"Sixty percent is rather low! Why not wait longer?" Fu Tiandao drew in a breath and frowned.

"I heard that Governor Li of Golden Scale entered the War General Level half a month ago!" Qin Hanxuan abruptly dropped a depth charge.

"What! Is that true?" Fu Tiandao shot to his feet.

"Sit down, sit down. Of course it's true. Would I make claims without basis?" Qin Hanxuan said, rolling his eyes.

"We have gained another War General. Celebrate for our Huaxia!" Fu Tiandao's eyes shone.

"We should indeed celebrate!" Qin Hanxuan nodded.

"Still, Governor Jiang is being too impulsive. How could he act so emotionally?" Fu Tiandao returned to the subject, seeming somewhat worried.

"You know it too. Those two have been sworn rivals since their university days and have competed for a lifetime. How could Governor Jiang swallow this indignity?" Qin Hanxuan said with a bitter smile.

"That really is the case!" Fu Tiandao was helpless as well.

"I only hope Governor Jiang can pass this trial safely. Then our East Sea will gain another War General Level expert..."

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