"Hei Yan, you have passed the assessment!" Zhang Yu and Zhang Shan exchanged glances, then announced their decision.
These were the old rules: anyone who reached the standard of a Level Four Master would be directly recruited into Security Bureau Group 11.
"Congratulations, congratulations!" Tan Jin and the others all beamed as they spoke to Hei Yan. Hei Yan was also grinning from ear to ear. Though he had long known he would definitely pass, he was still excited when the people from Security Bureau Group 11 officially announced it.
"You little brats, hurry up and finish the tests before you start celebrating!" Meng Tian said with a laugh. Tan Jin, Sister Yan, and the others immediately went up one by one for testing.
It was expected, yet still somewhat disappointing. Not a single person reached one thousand crystals. Sister Yan, who had the highest energy, was only close to seven hundred crystals.
"Three hundred crystals! Haha, I've finally improved a little! Li Yang, your turn. Give them a good shock!" Tian Lin walked toward Li Yang with a grin, still talking away. Only Tian Lin and Hei Yan knew about Li Yang's test last night; none of the others did.
Li Yang smiled faintly and confidently stepped into the testing device's range.
The testing light instantly covered Li Yang's entire body. With a beep, the light went out.
"150 crystals!"
Li Yang was somewhat discouraged. "Looks like the Internal Energy I converted from absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth this morning didn't even reach one crystal. There's still a long way to go in this cultivation!" One crystal of energy was an enormous amount. The combined energy in an ordinary person's entire body was less than one crystal, while a typical special forces soldier, after intensive training, might possess several crystals' worth of energy.
He was discouraged, but everyone else...
"Ah, a Level Three Master! Li Yang, you brat, how did you train these past ten days? You were only at eighty crystals last time—how did you suddenly reach one hundred and fifty? How could it be so fast?" Tan Jin immediately cried out in shock.
Sister Yan's eyes widened until they were round as bells. "Li Yang, you're something else! Amazing, amazing! Sister Yan here trained herself half to death and only increased by that tiny bit."
Tan Huo's mouth hung wide open as well...
Watching everyone make a fuss, Li Yang immediately played dumb and laughed.
Zhang Yu's face lit up with joy. Meng Tian had told him long ago that Li Yang's total energy was only around eighty crystals. No matter how powerful Li Yang's flying daggers were, his attack power could at most rival the peak of a Level Four Master. If he wanted Li Yang to become an inspector, he would have to have a good talk with Security Bureau Group 11's chief director. But now that Li Yang's energy had reached Level Three, that was another matter entirely.
"Attack power equivalent to a Level Five Master. Recommended position—Inspector!" Zhang Yu wrote this evaluation on the assessment form.
"When Li Yang only had thirty crystals of energy, he was already evenly matched with the Level Four assessor from last time. With eighty crystals, Li Yang's attack power should have reached the peak of a Level Four Master. Now that his energy is at one hundred and fifty crystals, he should, more or less, perhaps, barely, be considered to have just reached the realm of a Level Five Master! There's nothing wrong with rating him that way!" Zhang Yu reassured himself inwardly.
Zhang Yu strung together should, perhaps, more or less, and barely in his mind only because he knew that when Li Yang encountered a Level Four Master, he could absolutely kill them in seconds! But once he encountered a Level Five Master, he would have no hope at all! He would be killed in seconds by a Level Five Master!
The gap between a Level Five Master and a Level Four Master was simply too vast. Though the current Li Yang could utterly defeat a Level Four Master, against a Level Five Master, he would suffer a complete defeat without the slightest chance of victory!
Postnatal Stage masters could not use their protective true qi to block bullets.
But Innate Stage masters could project their protective true qi outward. The nature of their true qi would also change from Postnatal to Innate, and its defensive power would become astonishing, allowing them to block bullets! But they still could not block Li Yang's flying daggers imbued with Internal Energy.
The most powerful, however, were masters at the Xiantian Great Accomplishment Stage. Their Innate True Qi flowed without end, and the protective true qi around their bodies was no longer called protective true qi—it was called Protective Aura! The defensive power of that Protective Aura was even greater than before; even Li Yang's flying daggers could not pierce it!
Li Yang's greatest strength was his flying daggers. Once even his daggers could not penetrate, he could only lie on the chopping block and await the butcher's knife! Unless Li Yang could possess Innate True Qi—then flying daggers containing Innate True Qi could break through Protective Aura!
"But if Li Yang launches a sneak attack, and a Xiantian Great Accomplishment Stage master hasn't activated Protective Aura at the start, Li Yang could still win. My assessment can't be considered wrong!" Zhang Yu thought with narrowed, smiling eyes, while solemnly announcing, "Li Yang's energy has increased enormously since last time. He has also completed an A-rank mission and a B-rank mission. Coupled with the astonishing attack power of Little Li Flying Dagger, I hereby announce that Li Yang has passed the assessment!"
There was actually one more test below: a practical combat exercise.
But Zhang Yu could not wait any longer. He still remembered the chief director's order: Li Yang had to be recruited into Security Bureau Group 11, regardless of whether his energy was low or not!
"You damned Zhang Yu, why are you being so decisive? Isn't there still the practical combat exercise? You haven't personally witnessed the power of Little Li Flying Dagger!" Meng Tian asked suspiciously. His brother Zhang Yu had always been known for strictness, yet this time he declared Li Yang passed after only testing his energy. Li Yang only had one hundred and fifty crystals, after all. Though Little Li Flying Dagger was famous, with Zhang Yu's temperament, he should at least have seen it with his own eyes before believing it.
"Meng Tian, Li Yang completed an A-rank mission, so he should have entered Security Bureau Group 11 directly. Last time, he wasn't recruited only because his energy was too low. This time, Li Yang's energy has risen so quickly, and his improvement has been so tremendous! Of course I let him pass. As for the power of Little Li Flying Dagger, hehe, when he was merely a little fellow with thirty crystals, he killed a Level Four ninja. Doesn't that already prove the power of Little Li Flying Dagger?" Zhang Yu answered with a smile.
Though Meng Tian felt that Zhang Yu seemed somewhat off today, he said nothing further. After all, he knew Li Yang's strength. Entering Security Bureau Group 11 was as certain as a nail driven into a board.
"Alright, next is the practical combat exercise! Li Yang and Hei Yan can rest to the side!" Meng Tian announced.
Li Yang's entire body trembled with excitement. He truly could not wait any longer. For more than a year, they had only spoken for half an hour each day over the phone. Now, happiness was so close that his racing heartbeat made his head spin.
"Captain, assessors, I have something important to do. Can I leave first?" Li Yang asked nervously. He was preparing to leave at once to buy a diamond ring!
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