"My god, a Qi and blood value of 20! Doesn't that make him a second-level Martial Artist? He looks only seventeen or eighteen, yet he's already a second-level Martial Artist?"
"Martial Association President just said he's a Genius. Do you even know what a Genius is? How can you compare him to ordinary people like us?"
"Even if he's a Genius, at that age, he probably only just broke through to the second level. With a Qi and blood value of 20, he's a Genius among Geniuses!"
"I think that's nothing special, right? I've heard that in the imperial capital, quite a few people reach the second level as soon as they enter high school. By the time they enter university, there are even some who've reached the third level!"
"You said it yourself—that's the imperial capital! This is River City! Can it really be compared?"
"..."
The young man heard the whispers below but remained unmoved.
He merely chatted and laughed with Martial Association President beside him as they watched the people being tested onstage.
Beside Jiang Fan, a person who looked like a high school student lightly clicked his tongue.
"A second-level Martial Artist gets fawned over like this? River City really has no one left!"
After saying that, he turned to Jiang Fan and spoke warmly.
"Our Qi and blood values may not be this high right now, but we've all fought our way up step by step through our own cultivation!"
"If we can get into a good university and obtain cultivation resources!"
"Then surpassing him in the future won't be impossible!"
Our?
From that choice of words, he had lumped Jiang Fan in with people like himself.
Yet Jiang Fan clearly remembered the disdain in the other party's eyes when he had seen Jiang Fan's clothes upon entering.
Heh!
It was merely because he couldn't compare with the other party and had no way to change that, so he could only use this method to seek recognition.
Jiang Fan couldn't even be bothered to spare such a person a glance.
Seeing that Jiang Fan showed no reaction to his words—not even turning his head, as though he hadn't heard him—the other man's face immediately turned livid.
"What the hell!"
Before long, That Person onstage finished the examination.
The staff member hurried over to Martial Association President and whispered something in his ear.
After speaking with him for a short while, the staff member returned to the center of the examination area.
"Next, Li Yutang!"
So his name was Li Yutang!
Jiang Fan thought silently.
The others also began whispering when they heard the staff member announce the name.
Li Yutang bowed slightly to Martial Association President, then went over to the staff member.
"Sorry for the trouble!"
The staff member's attitude was extremely deferential. Trembling, he brought over a blood-drawing needle and lightly pricked Li Yutang's fingertip.
He then placed the blood-drawing needle back onto the Qi and Blood Testing Device.
Beep, beep, beep!
The numbers began climbing rapidly!
Everyone stared fixedly at the screen!
More than ten seconds later, the numbers stopped!
21.2!
At that moment, everyone in the room was left dumbfounded.
"First item, Qi and blood value: 21.2!"
When the staff member announced Li Yutang's Qi and blood value, surprise appeared on Martial Association President's face!
"Yutang, your Qi and blood has increased again?"
Li Yutang smiled faintly.
"Yes, Uncle Wu!"
"I gained something from my cultivation recently!"
Martial Association President laughed heartily, his face glowing red.
"Good, good, good!"
"As expected of the Genius I took a liking to!"
"Let's see how your combat power is!"
Li Yutang nodded with a smile. Without waiting for the staff member's instructions, he went straight to the Combat Power Testing Device.
He pressed both hands downward, then clenched them into fists and held them at the level of his lower abdomen.
Then he drew in a deep breath, and his right arm suddenly exerted force.
His fist slammed into the sensor of the Combat Power Testing Device.
A heaven-shaking boom instantly rang through the room.
The numbers on the screen of the Combat Power Testing Device began rolling wildly.
More than ten seconds later, the numbers stopped!
2521!
When Martial Association President saw the number, he darted to the Combat Power Testing Device without a care for his image.
He rubbed his eyes, seemingly confirming whether the number was real.
After a long while, his expression turned solemn.
"Yutang, throw another punch!"
Li Yutang smiled lightly and, following his instructions, struck the sensor of the Combat Power Testing Device again.
This time, the number was even higher!
2552!
Martial Association President's eyes gleamed!
"Truly terrifying!"
"The ratio of Qi and blood to combat power usually stays around 1:100 and doesn't exceed it by much. A fluctuation within 5% is normal!"
"But some Geniuses can expand this ratio to 10% or even more. Your value exceeds the fixed ratio by 20%. You can be called a Genius among Geniuses!"
"I really didn't misjudge you!"
Li Yutang said modestly,
"Uncle Wu, compared with others, I still have a long way to go!"
Martial Association President waved his hand.
"No, there's no need to be modest!"
"The greater the ratio between Qi and blood and combat power, the stronger your combat power is compared with others at the same Qi and blood value! Your upper limit is higher!"
"Your potential is limitless. Among the River City Geniuses I've seen so far, no one can compare with you!"
"Given enough time, you'll definitely become an important pillar of our River City Martial Arts Association!"
Li Yutang said nothing more after hearing this and silently accepted the praise.
The third item was the practical combat test.
Martial Association President beckoned, and a middle-aged man rose from the position of the examiner in the first row.
"This is our second-level examiner, Wei Xin!"
"From here on, he'll be conducting your examination!"
Li Yutang understood etiquette very well. Even though he was familiar with Martial Association President, he immediately bowed to Wei Xin upon hearing this.
"Senior Wei!"
Wei Xin nodded indifferently.
"Mm!"
"Let's begin!"
After saying that, he walked toward the practical combat examination area.
Li Yutang was slightly stunned and looked toward Martial Association President.
Martial Association President shook his head with a smile.
"That's just his personality. Don't take it to heart!"
As he spoke, he called out to Wei Xin,
"Wei Xin, pay attention during the examination later. Don't injure Yutang!"
Wei Xin cast a faint glance at Martial Association President but said nothing.
Martial Association President gave a bitter smile and signaled to Li Yutang with his eyes.
"Go on!"
Li Yutang nodded and walked toward the center of the practical combat examination area.
"Please enlighten me!"
Li Yutang bowed like a gentleman.
But just as he bent down, Wei Xin had already launched an attack as fast as lightning.
Li Yutang's expression changed drastically. He hadn't expected Wei Xin to disregard martial ethics and hurriedly raised his arms to block.
Wei Xin's foot smashed into Li Yutang's arm, nearly forcing him to his knees on the spot.
He stubbornly bore the impact, dispelled the force, and retreated rapidly.
Although Wei Xin's sneak attack had left him seething with anger, in this situation, he could only temporarily avoid the sharp edge.
After putting some distance between himself and Wei Xin, he quickly recovered. He then circulated his family's inherited secret art, the Ruyi Fist Style, and began maneuvering against Wei Xin.
As a result, the two of them actually fought back and forth, evenly matched.
Martial Association President watched from the side, clicking his tongue in praise.
"Ruyi Fist Style—he's already cultivated the fist style to the Major Accomplishment realm. No wonder his combat power can break through the limits of his Qi and blood!"
"His combat awareness is a little lacking, but it's enough for him to maneuver against Wei Xin for a while!"
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