"Whoa! He's actually a Level 1 Intermediate Martial Artist?! He's already a Level 1 Intermediate Martial Artist, yet he's only come to get certified now?"
"Impressive! There are only a few dozen Level 1 Intermediate Martial Artists in our Xujiang City, right? I never thought I'd see one here today."
"Tsk! His Combat Power exceeds his blood and qi value by so much. Among Level 1 Intermediate Martial Artists, he's considered quite formidable. His martial technique is at least intermediate-level!"
As the Martial Arts Association staff member finished speaking, a wave of exclamations rose from the crowd, along with a surge of people.
Li Ziyu was somewhat surprised as well.
According to the Martial Arts Association's standards for martial artists' blood and qi, a blood and qi value of 1.5 qualified one as a Level 1 Beginner Martial Artist.
A blood and qi value of 3 qualified one as an Intermediate Martial Artist, 6 as an Advanced Martial Artist, and 10 as a Peak Level 1 Martial Artist!
The Bald Strongman's blood and qi had already broken through 3. That was the level of an Intermediate Martial Artist.
The Bald Strongman's Combat Power also exceeded the normal standard by quite a bit. His basic martial technique was probably at least intermediate-level as well.
Thinking of this, Li Ziyu glanced at the system again.
Name: Li Ziyu.
Realm: Level 1 Intermediate Martial Artist.
Combat Skills: Gale Blade Technique, Intermediate Blade Technique, Basic Movement Technique.
System: Martial God System.
Function: Can absorb all things and increase blood and qi. Other functions await discovery by the host.
"I'm also a Level 1 Intermediate Martial Artist. I wonder what my blood and qi value is."
The several people who had already completed their tests could not help approaching with beaming smiles to greet the strongman when he stepped down.
Even Bai Haoran went forward and enthusiastically introduced himself to the strongman.
However, the strongman remained expressionless throughout, paying no attention to the enthusiasm around him. Yet no one around him dared reveal the slightest dissatisfaction.
People with great strength all had tempers. It was understandable.
After completing his test, the strongman, like the short-haired young man, did not leave. Instead, he found a seat and sat down, turning his gaze toward the next person being tested, ready to watch.
The next person to be tested was a girl named Xia Lin. Li Ziyu's gaze followed her as well, curiosity appearing on his face.
Just now, he had already learned from Xu Mengyao that Xia Lin was the supreme genius of No. 2 High School.
This was perfect. Through Xia Lin's blood and qi and Combat Power, he could see the difference between himself and a genius.
Li Ziyu thought to himself.
He had never fought anyone before. To be honest, his assessment of his own strength was somewhat vague.
Xia Lin's pretty face was cold and stern. With a serious expression, she walked to the front of the platform and entered the testing chamber.
The Martial Arts Association staff member tapped twice on the controls, and values appeared on the display.
Seeing the values, the staff member looked somewhat surprised. He could not help taking another look at Xia Lin before speaking:
"Blood and qi value: 1.58."
"I looked over your information. You're still a high school student who hasn't graduated, right? To have such a high blood and qi value at such a young age—truly, the younger generation is formidable."
After finishing the blood and qi test, Xia Lin proceeded with the Combat Power Test.
She used a short sword. Walking to the target, she gave a light shout and slashed at it with the short sword in her hand, swift, accurate, and ruthless.
"Combat Power: 185!"
"Meets the standard for a Level 1 Martial Artist."
The Martial Arts Association staff member looked at the data displayed on the target, surprise showing on his face.
Putting on a smile, he said to Xia Lin:
"Congratulations, student! You're now an official martial artist!"
"Once all the tests are finished, someone will give you the medal representing your Level 1 Martial Artist status. At the same time, for martial artists undergoing Martial Artist Certification for the first time, our Martial Arts Association will also issue you a Level 1 defensive battle technique—the Adamantine Body Tempering Method."
"You can continue watching here, or you can leave. Either is fine."
Xia Lin nodded at the Martial Arts Association staff member, then, like the strongman, returned to her seat.
When she reached her seat, the strongman gave Xia Lin a slight nod as well.
To become a Level 1 Beginner Martial Artist at such a young age, before even graduating from high school, she was certainly weaker than him, a Level 1 Intermediate Martial Artist, but her future potential was far greater.
She was worthy of his respect.
"As expected of No. 2 High School's top genius, a seeded contestant with a chance of placing in the top three of the Martial Arts Exam. Her blood and qi and Combat Power are both so high!"
"Blood and qi of 1.58 and Combat Power of 185—her martial technique is at least intermediate-level!"
In the seating area, Bai Haoran watched Xia Lin, who had just come down from the testing platform, with a grave expression. He could not help clenching his fists in secret.
A trace of jealousy unconsciously rose in his heart.
"Don't worry, Brother Bai Haoran. You're a genius too. You're no worse than Xia Lin!"
"I believe in you! Keep it up!"
"Besides, even if your blood and qi and Combat Power can't match Xia Lin's, they're at least far stronger than that dead-last Li Ziyu's, right?"
Xu Mengyao gently patted Bai Haoran and thoughtfully comforted him from the side, her expression warm and her voice soft.
Hearing Xu Mengyao's words, Bai Haoran seemed to think of something and shifted his gaze toward Li Ziyu, who was sitting ahead of them.
Looking at Li Ziyu's back, the corners of Bai Haoran's lips involuntarily curled upward, and a trace of contempt flashed through his eyes.
"Indeed. No matter what, I'm still a genius from No. 3 High School. Even if my blood and qi and Combat Power can't match Xia Lin's, they're still far better than that dead-last Li Ziyu's."
Bai Haoran's sense of superiority instantly swelled. His gaze followed Li Ziyu's back as he stepped onto the platform.
"Then let him go up and test himself first!"
"Heh. With blood and qi below 1, he's come to get certified as a Level 1 Martial Artist? What a clown. In a moment, everyone here will probably burst into laughter."
"Mm!"
Xu Mengyao also turned her gaze toward Li Ziyu.
As Li Ziyu stepped onto the platform,
the Bald Strongman and Xia Lin below looked over.
Only Li Ziyu and Bai Haoran had yet to be tested. The two had not left earlier precisely because they wanted to see Li Ziyu's test results.
After all, Li Ziyu was so young, and they had also heard Xu Mengyao's conversation with him just now. He had probably been despised because his blood and qi were low.
They were rather curious to know exactly how high Li Ziyu's blood and qi was.
Li Ziyu walked onto the platform. The Martial Arts Association staff member glanced at him and spoke.
"Student, you know how to use the Qi-Blood Tester, right?"
"Yes. I've used one at school."
"That's good. But as someone who's been through it, I still have to tell you: just because your blood and qi test is low right now doesn't mean you'll have no chance of becoming a martial artist in the future!"
"The road ahead is still long. As long as you persevere and keep working hard toward the path of martial artists, then one day in the future..."
"One day, I'll become a martial artist?"
Li Ziyu looked up in surprise.
The Martial Arts Association staff member chuckled.
"Not quite. One day, you'll realize that you're ultimately just an ordinary person."
Li Ziyu was speechless. Brother, are you comforting me or attacking me?
The Martial Arts Association staff member smiled, then looked seriously at Li Ziyu, his voice carrying a hint of persuasion.
"Young man, I see my former self in you."
"Although my blood and qi talent was better than yours back then, our circumstances were quite similar. We both got dumped by our girlfriends right after our schools finished conducting the tests."
"But that's life, isn't it? Take it easy. It's not as if you can't live without a woman."
After saying that, the Martial Arts Association staff member even glanced toward Xu Mengyao's seat.
Li Ziyu was speechless again.
Still, he did not explain further and simply thanked him.
You know, despite that uncle always wearing such an expressionless face, I never expected him to be so warmhearted.
He had probably seen what Xu Mengyao said to him and associated it with something.
However, Li Ziyu had no intention of explaining further. He lifted his foot and walked into the testing chamber, then lay down inside.
A moment later,
the machine beeped.
A bright red number appeared on the screen outside the Qi-Blood Tester.
5.999!
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