Ten Years of Hard Training Unknown to All, One Martial Arts Exam Makes the World Take Notice!

Inside the examination grounds, on the road from the core area toward the central area.

Three figures raced across the ground at top speed. Even when they encountered Fierce Beasts, they did not kill them, but simply dodged past.

"Captain Liu, don't you think the examinees these days are really bold? They're only Level 1, yet they dare cross the boundary to challenge a Level 2 Fierce Beast. Isn't that just an old man hanging himself—plainly tired of living?"

A short-haired young man in a silver-white interwoven combat uniform clicked his tongue and said with a speechless expression to the squad leader ahead.

The squad leader did not answer, but another woman in a tight-fitting combat uniform spoke up:

"Indeed. I'm almost starting to admire him. Still, the examinee who tried to challenge the Bloody Violent Bear is probably lying on the ground by now. I only hope they can hold on and don't die."

"Otherwise, it'll be troublesome."

"Hey, tell me—if an examinee really managed to kill that Level 2 Fierce Beast, what kind of level do you think he'd rank at in this Martial Arts Exam?"

The short-haired young man continued running while laughing and teasing.

"If an examinee really could kill that Level 2 Fierce Beast, his ranking could enter the national top twenty."

"And if there really were such a student, I imagine all Four Great Schools would come rushing to recruit him and train him as a seed candidate."

"Not only that. He might even qualify to represent his school in the National Youth Martial Arts University League."

The squad leader, who had been rushing forward with a blank expression, finally answered in a serious tone.

Besides that, the short-haired young man also detected a trace of envy in Captain Liu's tone.

The short-haired young man could understand it.

The Four Great Schools.

The National Youth Martial Arts University League.

It was where all the nation's prodigies gathered. Even if one failed to place, merely being able to participate was already an honor.

However, the strength required for the National Youth Martial Arts University League was simply too formidable. As for this year's graduating Martial Arts Exam candidates, even if they managed to participate, they would probably be eliminated in the first round.

"We're here!"

"Hm!?"

The squad advanced a little farther. The squad leader waved at the two men, signaling them to stop, then rapidly issued orders:

"Not good! Someone's already injured, and the Bloody Violent Bear has started attacking another person. I'll stop the Bloody Violent Bear head-on. Wang Ke and Sun Rou, you go rescue the others!"

"You must ensure the examinees' lives are safe..."

"Hm!?"

The squad leader stopped halfway through his sentence. He stood there blankly, staring straight ahead.

"What's wrong, Captain?"

The short-haired young man was somewhat puzzled. Not knowing what astonishing sight his captain had seen, he curiously turned his head.

Just as he turned around and followed the squad leader's gaze—

Suddenly.

A tremendous boom, like a heavy hammer striking, rang beside his ears.

The short-haired young man instinctively turned toward the direction of the thunderous noise.

He froze completely. His brain felt as though it had been smashed viciously by a heavy object, buzzing loudly.

Bang! Bang!

Then came three more muffled booms, like detonating thunder.

The short-haired young man's body trembled from the shock. His blank mind regained the ability to think, and he stared at the plaza in utter disbelief.

He saw the enormous Bloody Violent Bear being kicked into the air again and again by a young man, before finally being slammed viciously into the ground.

"Holy crap! Am I dreaming!?"

Inside the Martial Arts Exam grounds.

Outside the Martial Arts Exam grounds.

Wang Long, Bai Haoran, Xu Mengyao, Li Ziyu's best friend Wang Hao, and all the Martial Arts Exam candidates who had been eliminated early—

Every one of them stood there with their mouths shaped like an O, staring blankly at the young figure on the screen who was kicking the Bloody Violent Bear into the air again and again.

They all seemed to have something stuck in their throats, standing stunned for a long time without managing to say a complete sentence.

Homeroom teacher Liu Yanfang, the homeroom teachers of Third High School's various Rocket Classes, and even the homeroom teachers of the various classes at First High School and No.2 High School were all so shocked that they could not speak.

It was not only them. Inside the command room, the principals of First High School, No.2 High School, and Third High School, along with Secretary Wang, were all silent, as though someone had pressed the pause button.

Then, like a drop of water falling into boiling oil, the entire scene erupted.

Wang Defa, the principal of First High School, wore an expression of utter shock. He stiffly turned his neck and looked at the principal of Third High School.

"Old Liu, what you've been hiding isn't some dark horse. It's a flood dragon!"

"You're about to soar!"

The other principals were equally stunned.

After their shock came envy.

They kept showering the principal of Third High School with flattering words.

With such a fierce dragon emerging from Third High School, anyone could see that Liu Youde, the principal of Third High School, would definitely be promoted because of it.

"Hehe, keep it low-key, keep it low-key."

The principal of Third High School was grinning from ear to ear, his aged face trembling nonstop from his laughter.

Considering Li Ziyu's current score and his performance in killing a Level 2 Fierce Beast—

He felt that Li Ziyu would at the very least rank in the national top five!

He might even make the top three!

The national top three!

In the past, that had been the exclusive domain of Demon Capital and the Capital City. How many years had it been since anyone from the entirety of Su Province had appeared in those ranks?

But now, someone had emerged from his Third High School!

I remember Li Ziyu's homeroom teacher is called Liu Yanfang, right? When I get back, I must promote her to a grade director!

"A hidden dragon in the abyss, stunning the world with a single cry. Ten years of hard training unknown to all, one Martial Arts Exam makes the world take notice. I never thought Xujiang City could nurture a genius like Li Ziyu!"

"But for Li Ziyu to achieve what he has today, it absolutely wasn't something accomplished overnight. I believe that besides his monstrous martial talent, it also could not have happened without ten years of tireless training."

"With both talent and perseverance, Li Ziyu's future is absolutely limitless!"

Mayor Wang Jiannan looked at Li Ziyu's figure on the screen, his face filled with emotion.

Just to temper his basic martial skills to the peak, Li Ziyu had probably suffered countless hardships and spent countless years.

Yet he had never shown off. He had been incomparably low-key.

Tsk! Just that state of mind alone was something ordinary people could never possess.

Judging from the Combat Power Li Ziyu had displayed, claims that his late-stage performance would fall short because of his qi-blood talent were all nonsense.

At the very least, at this stage, Li Ziyu was an invincible existence among all the examinees!

"Quick! The Martial Arts Exam is over. We're going outside the examination grounds to welcome Li Ziyu right now!"

The mayor's expression was agitated. After sighing with emotion, he suddenly thought of something, turned around, and headed out of the command room.

"Let's go, let's go! We'll all go welcome our genius!"

The other principals were also excited. They hurriedly followed after him.

Outside the Martial Arts Exam grounds.

Li Ziyu and Xia Lin walked out of the examination grounds side by side.

When he passed by Bai Haoran, Bai Haoran instinctively lowered his head, not daring to look directly at Li Ziyu's figure.

Previously, he had still been jealous that Li Ziyu was stronger than him and wanted to compete with him.

But now, that thought had completely vanished.

When a person faced a hundred-meter-high earthen slope, he might think of climbing over it.

When a person faced a thousand-meter-high mountain peak, he might think of scaling it.

But when a person faced an absolute summit tens of thousands of meters high, whose peak could not be seen even by craning his neck with all his strength, all that remained was overwhelming despair and powerlessness.

That was exactly how he felt facing Li Ziyu now.

Powerless and hopeless.

"Good grief, if it were Nangong Ao, I could still compete a little. But against this freak who can kick a Level 2 Fierce Beast to death in three kicks, what the hell am I supposed to compete for?"

Wang Long stood beside Bai Haoran, gazing at Li Ziyu's back with awe as he clicked his tongue.

Not the slightest thought of competition could arise in his heart.

Beyond the three checkpoints outside the isolated examination grounds, the plaza Li Ziyu had passed through when he first arrived was now packed with people.

They were all students and teachers from the various schools who had been dazzled by Li Ziyu's final move.

Even the soldiers responsible for maintaining order wore looks of awe as they stared at the figure who had just emerged from the checkpoint.

The moment Li Ziyu stepped out, he heard a wave of cheers that shook the heavens and earth.