Do You Understand the Gap Between Us Now?

At once, the eyes of more than four hundred students and over fifty teachers and school officials all swept toward the fourteen students of Class 1!

Of course, most of those gazes—

Were fixed on two breathtaking figures, filled with all kinds of complicated emotions.

Lin Qingyue, Ye Xingli!

Direct descendants of the Four Great Families!

Standing there, the two of them drew every eye!

Lin Qingyue was like a proud white swan, her arms folded across her chest and her delicate face cold, making her seem impossible to approach.

Ye Xingli wore a faint smile at the corners of her lips, yet her mysterious brilliance, like the bright moon hanging in the heavens, made her even harder to draw near!

"Hmph!"

Lin Qingyue slightly raised her chin, her expression indifferent. Yet when she noticed that Ye Xingli was sharing some of her spotlight, her lovely brows knitted faintly in displeasure!

The two were equal in status and of the same year.

Naturally, people often compared her with Ye Xingli.

Lin Qingyue swept her gaze over Ye Xingli's seemingly flawless skin, and a trace of jealousy flashed through her beautiful eyes.

Though she was unwilling to admit it, Ye Xingli truly was extraordinarily beautiful.

"But martial arts are what truly matter!"

"People have compared me with you for two years. Today, I'll prove that you, Ye Xingli, are inferior to me, Lin Qingyue!"

Her eyes shone as she let out a cold snort!

She was actually the first to step forward, arriving before the hazy gray stone that stood as tall as a person!

Quite a few people cried out in surprise!

"Lin Qingyue is actually going first!"

"I wonder what result she'll get!"

"Maybe she'll have a chance of nearing the previous records?"

Many people quietly discussed and speculated!

Sun Rui merely smiled as he watched the chattering crowd below, without stopping their conversations.

"Shenyun First High School may not necessarily be the strongest high school in Shenyun City. There are several others that can rival it."

"But when it comes to historical Foundation, it's firmly competing for first or second place. The school has been around for one hundred and seventy-two years."

Zhang Yuan muttered quietly to Su Ye.

"Setting aside special monsters like Su Ling, who was born with an Innate True Bone and called away for special military training—"

"As I recall, the highest record from previous classes was eleven Martial Bones tempered, with a punching force of 997 kilograms!"

Su Ye narrowed his eyes at those words.

When he had left Vast Sea Sword Hall, he already had six Martial Bones. After several days of bitter cultivation, he had naturally made further breakthroughs!

"Eleven Martial Bones is still a little short."

"But punching force..."

Su Ye's eyes flickered slightly. Though he had not tested it, he had a feeling that he might not be that far behind!

On the stage, Sun Rui cleared his throat twice. His unhurried voice carried into everyone's ears.

"For this Strength Testing Stone, all you need to do is activate your Martial Bones and strike it with all your strength."

"It will accurately and clearly display your cultivation and punching force."

"Perhaps many of you are wondering why we are testing punching force. Let me explain."

When the noise gradually died down and the students all showed focused expressions, Sun Rui nodded in satisfaction before continuing.

"Even if people temper the same number of Martial Bones, some use pills to forcefully temper their bones. Their refinement will ultimately be lacking."

"Likewise, some are born with exceptional natural physiques."

"This punching force is the method by which, at your current realm and with your current resources and environment, we can assess your 'Foundation and potential'!"

Su Ye nodded thoughtfully.

At present, most students had not cultivated any other martial skills or Cultivation Methods. Though this punching-force test was crude, it could indeed be considered one way of testing Foundation and potential.

Lin Qingyue said nothing.

She merely closed her eyes, then suddenly opened them the next moment!

She took one step forward!

Before everyone's eyes, she slammed a fist into the Strength Testing Stone!

There was no imagined thunderous boom. The Strength Testing Stone actually caved inward beneath her mighty punch like a cotton swab, leaving behind an imprint!

A gentle force rebounded from it, and Lin Qingyue's expression changed slightly as she retreated several steps in succession!

Then words slowly emerged on the hazy gray Strength Testing Stone!

"Eleven Martial Bones tempered!"

"Punching force: 992 kilograms!"

Whoosh!

"Hiss!!!!"

The entire crowd sucked in a sharp breath, their gazes suddenly freezing!

Quite a few people swallowed repeatedly and rubbed their eyes, almost unable to believe what they were seeing.

Everyone present had their own reactions!

Only after a long while did voices filled with envy, lamentation, and disappointment rise from below.

"The gap between people is bigger than the gap between people and dogs!"

"Especially on the path of martial arts!"

Lin Qingyue—eleven Martial Bones tempered, with a punching force of 992 kilograms!

How astonishing was that?!

Those figures were chasing the record!

Lin Qingyue stood proudly onstage, enjoying the gazes of the crowd below. The corners of her lips could not help but curl into a faint smile!

At an occasion like this, she, Lin Qingyue, should be the one and only unquestionable protagonist!

She should enjoy everyone's envy and jealousy, as well as their admiration and awe!

She looked down upon the many students, her gaze passing over Ye Xingli with a hint of provocation.

Then, as if she had suddenly remembered something, her gaze shifted toward Su Ye of Class 6, Grade 12!

The image of Su Ye's ignorant, overconfident face flashed through her mind.

A teasing, mocking smile appeared on her lips!

How ridiculous! Does he think revealing one Martial Bone at the Su Family a week ago makes him so impressive?

Being able to temper a Martial Bone within one month is merely the minimum threshold for entering the Martial Arts Class!

He dared to embarrass me at the Su Family, and he even gave me attitude outside Vast Sea Sword Hall. Who does he think he is?

It would be one thing if he did not practice martial arts. But if he practiced martial arts in the same year as me, he would understand the gap between the bright moon and a firefly!

The displeasure she had accumulated over the past several days seemed to pour out all at once, leaving her incomparably satisfied!

I, Lin Qingyue, will slowly make you understand that when we were at the Su Family, that was already the closest you would ever come to me.

The two of us do not belong to the same world at all!

Being tied to me by a childhood betrothal, even though it was annulled, was already the luck of ten lifetimes for you!

She stepped off the stage with composed pride.

The gazes of the many teachers were also full of emotion!

Though they did not know the exact level of Lin Qingyue's Breathing Technique and martial skills—

Based on the Foundation and number of tempered Martial Bones she had displayed alone, her final overall score would definitely be securely within the top ten!

Perhaps even first place!

As expected of a direct descendant of the Four Great Families?

Su Ye naturally noticed the unusual look Lin Qingyue had cast his way, but his expression held neither sorrow nor joy, calm to the extreme.

He merely felt a faint sense of amazement.

In my previous life, even top-tier boxing champions only had punching force in the several-hundred-jin range.

Yet students here who have only tempered Martial Bones can easily match or even surpass them. Is everyone a little Superman?

This is the world of martial arts!

It was said that those top martial arts powerhouses could even walk through the skies, flatten mountains and overturn seas. One person alone was a Natural Disaster army!

The thought alone filled one with boundless yearning!

A faint flame burned in Su Ye's calm eyes, making his resolve to pursue the peak of martial arts grow ever firmer!

Then, his eyelids lowered slightly, and his surging emotions gradually settled.

But for now, he needed to proceed one step at a time!

He had to secure a place in the top ten of this class placement exam.

He had to win the thirty thousand and repay his adoptive father and mother!

More importantly, he had to obtain the chance to choose a Cultivation Method from the third floor of the school library, laying a Foundation for his future path of tempering Martial Bones!

Lin Qingyue, who had stepped off the stage, had been watching Su Ye's expression all along. When she saw him lower his head, she felt even more satisfied and sneered.

"Do you understand the gap between us now?"