After Lin Qingyue stepped down from the stage, the commotion below continued without end.
Many students looked at one another, hesitation written across their faces. The students of Class 1, Grade 12 exchanged glances, yet not one dared take the stage after Lin Qingyue.
With a bright moon before them, if they went onstage now, it would truly be somewhat... embarrassing.
In the end, only after the Class 1, Grade 12 homeroom teacher urged them on did students reluctantly begin taking the stage one after another.
"He Jinhua, three bones tempered, punching force: 686 kilograms!"
"Sun Yin, one bone tempered, punching force: 411 kilograms!"
"Yu Liang, four bones tempered, punching force: 711 kilograms!"
"Zhang Ye, five bones tempered, punching force: 823 kilograms!"
One student after another stepped onto the stage, each punch crashing into the Strength Testing Stone as their final results were recorded.
Below the stage, Su Ye pondered thoughtfully.
"Even students who have tempered just one Martial Bone possess punching force far beyond that of ordinary people in my previous life."
"And as the number of tempered bones increases, the growth in punching force slows accordingly."
Su Ye understood after giving it some thought. It was only natural—after all, the human body had its limits.
Tempering the first Martial Bone was a qualitative transformation.
What followed was a process of continuously deepening one's Foundation.
Other students who had tempered five Martial Bones possessed just over eight hundred kilograms of punching force.
Yet Lin Qingyue had only reached 992 kilograms!
"Huh?"
As students continued taking the stage, Su Ye gradually noticed something.
A few days ago, on the second floor of Vast Sea Sword Hall, he had tested himself using a punching-force machine.
When he had tempered four bones, his punching force had been 782 kilograms!
When he had tempered five bones, it had been 872 kilograms!
At the same number of tempered Martial Bones, those figures clearly far surpassed the students taking the stage!
After a brief moment of thought, Su Ye immediately understood, a sharp gleam appearing in his eyes.
"The martial arts cultivated through the Manifestation Talisman are only considered complete when they have been honed to the utmost limit."
"Then the Foundation of my tempered Martial Bones... must have been polished to the absolute extreme, incomparably complete!"
His Foundation was unquestionably far beyond that of ordinary students!
Perhaps the gap this Foundation created between him and other students was not especially large in the early stages.
But the higher the realm, the more clearly that difference would likely reveal itself!
"I really want to see just what level my current Foundation and punching force have reached."
Su Ye looked at the Strength Testing Stone onstage, eager to give it a try.
The next moment, the entire venue fell slightly quiet, all eyes focusing ahead!
The final student of Class 1, Grade 12.
Ye Xingli!
At the side, Zhang Yuan repeatedly swallowed and muttered under his breath.
"Another Young Miss from the Four Great Families!"
"She's incredibly mysterious! She even voluntarily gave up the special training camp she was selected for. Who knows what result she'll get!"
Su Ye looked toward Ye Xingli, whose brilliance onstage was dazzling beyond compare.
Her skin was so fair and delicate that she seemed like a creation of God, utterly without the slightest flaw!
Her bearing was warm and casual, yet like Lin Qingyue, she made people feel impossible to approach.
Even when Su Ye had been in Grades 10 and 11, he had already heard of Ye Xingli's reputation.
Rumor had it that she had many admirers, yet not a single scandal had ever surfaced. All anyone knew was that she spent nearly half her time away from school.
Anyone else would have been expelled long ago, but Ye Xingli was clearly different—her backing ran far too deep.
Below the stage, Lin Qingyue stared fixedly at Ye Xingli, coldness flashing in her eyes!
"I'd like to see just how capable you are!"
Thinking of how Ye Xingli, like Su Ling, had once been chosen by the Shenyun military as a training-camp seed, Lin Qingyue could not help but feel a thread of jealousy rise within her!
Ye Xingli looked at the Strength Testing Stone before her and took a light breath, her expression gradually turning serious.
She clenched her delicate fist!
A violet-gold glimmer seemed to flash through her beautiful eyes and vanish!
Then, her aura erupted violently!
"Eleven bones tempered!"
Many teachers, along with students whose senses were particularly sharp, instantly judged it and cried out in shock!
One class had actually produced two students who had tempered eleven bones?!!
Heavens!
The best result from the previous year had only been ten tempered bones!
As expected of the direct descendants of the Four Great Families?
Bang!
Her fist struck the Strength Testing Stone. Ye Xingli took only one step back, effortlessly dispersing the force of the recoil!
The number on the Strength Testing Stone steadily rose into view before finally stopping at a single figure!
The entire venue sucked in a cold breath, eyes wide, everyone rendered speechless!
999 kilograms!
One punch had unleashed nearly a thousand kilograms of force!
It had even surpassed Lin Qingyue, who had taken the stage earlier!
And she was a girl who looked so soft and delicate—the shock of that sight was simply overwhelming!
"Holy shit!"
"There are monsters in this year's class!"
"The Ye Family's Young Miss is too strong! Too terrifying!"
Like a delayed network response, after that brief silence, astonishing cries of amazement erupted from below!
Zhang Yuan sighed enviously. "No wonder she was chosen for military training. She's simply monstrous!"
A punch of nearly a thousand kilograms had already broken the record of previous years!
She had surpassed the record by two kilograms!
Lin Qingyue's expression turned ugly to the extreme!
She had never imagined that Ye Xingli would suppress her once again.
Lin Qingyue's chest rose and fell, unable to conceal the anger and unwillingness in her heart!
Meanwhile, the many teachers and Principal Sun Rui revealed smiles.
No matter what, having good prospects at the school was always a good thing. They now had seeds for the upcoming School Competition as well!
Ye Xingli looked at the number and smiled faintly.
Though she had only cultivated for two weeks, this result was already fairly good. She had no complaints.
She gracefully stepped down from the stage, leaving the space to the others.
"Class 2, Grade 12, step forward!"
Principal Sun Rui appeared, smiling as he shouted.
Afterward, students from one class after another stepped forward for testing.
The overwhelming majority of students had tempered no more than four Martial Bones.
Those who reached five or more were few in number.
That was why Zhang Yuan had said that tempering five Martial Bones guaranteed entry into the Martial Arts Key Class.
"Eight Martial Arts Regular Classes and two Martial Arts Key Classes."
"As long as we make the top fifth, we're set!"
Zhang Yuan winked at Su Ye, finally putting his mind at ease.
Su Ye also saw his cousin Su Ling'er. She had actually tempered five Martial Bones, progressing at the same rate as Zhang Yuan.
Among the many students, she could be considered quite outstanding.
Her face glowed with pride as she basked in the envious gazes of the surrounding students!
As she stepped down, she passed Class 6 and glanced at Su Ye with a cold laugh.
"Su Ye, don't think your family is such a big deal!"
"Without your family."
"I, Su Ling'er, can still temper five Martial Bones and secure a place in the Martial Arts Key Class!"
Su Ye merely replied calmly, "Oh."
Su Ling'er's expression froze. She shot Su Ye a furious glare, feeling as though she had struck at cotton with all her strength, then hurried away!
As one class after another completed their tests.
The next moment, Sun Rui shouted once more.
"Class 6, Grade 12, step forward!"
Zhang Yuan shouted excitedly, "Brother Ye, it's our turn!"
A smile appeared on Su Ye's face. Looking at the Strength Testing Stone, anticipation also rose in his eyes.
Even he did not know what level his punching force had reached.
Perhaps it would exceed his expectations?
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