"Liu Nianbo truly deserves his place on the Martial Arts Examination's Class B ranking."
"Senior Brother Sun didn't even last twenty moves before losing."
The surrounding Zhou Academy disciples—Zheng Ziqiao, Luo Qian, and the others—watched Liu Nianbo's nearly overwhelming strength with complicated expressions. Envy, disappointment, and gravity intertwined in their eyes.
Liu Nianbo maintained a modest bearing without a trace of arrogance, yet his gaze drifted toward Zhou Yu from time to time, a barely perceptible flicker of self-satisfaction passing through his eyes.
Liu Ze nodded slightly, satisfaction showing in his eyes.
Zhou Liang sighed inwardly, though his face remained composed. "Nianbo's Hidden Strength is nearly complete. He isn't far from breaking through to Transformation Force, is he?"
Stroking his beard, Liu Ze said, "Exactly. I just don't know whether he'll succeed this time."
A trace of unease was impossible to hide in his tone.
The final of the three gates was the most difficult. Who knew how many so-called geniuses had stumbled and fallen at this very hurdle?
Liu Nianbo clasped his fists and looked around. "Is there any other senior brother or junior brother willing to come down and offer instruction?"
The Zhou Academy disciples looked at one another, but no one answered.
Bai Rui suddenly spoke. "Senior Brother Chen Qing, why don't you go up and give it a try?"
The crowd parted, and only then did everyone realize that Chen Qing had arrived without anyone noticing.
Among the current Zhou Academy disciples, his prestige might not equal Sun Shun's or Zhou Yu's, but his strength faintly surpassed theirs.
Quite a few people were curious to see these two rising stars of the Martial Arts Examination clash: Liu Nianbo of the Class B ranking and Chen Qing of the Class C ranking.
Hearing this, Liu Nianbo turned