Shock

"Hello, Li Bo. My name is Chen Hao. I'm a Senior Trainee at the Martial Hall. I'd like to go up and test my physical condition." Chen Hao stopped and explained to the elderly man before him.

Li Bo looked at Chen Hao in confusion and was about to refuse when a voice came from inside the training hall. "Is that Chen Hao? Li Bo, let him in."

Chen Hao's heart stirred at the words. "Hall Master, it's me." He then smiled slightly at Li Bo, pushed open the door, and walked in.

The Fourth Floor training hall was far more luxuriously furnished than the third floor. At the moment, only one person was inside, sweating through his training.

The black bald head was unmistakable. It was clear from his condition that Jiang Nian had been training for quite some time.

Seeing Chen Hao enter, Jiang Nian stopped what he was doing. "What made you decide to come up to the Fourth Floor, kid?"

"I felt that my physical condition had improved again, so I wanted to test it and see how far my punching strength has reached. My force-generation techniques used to be too poor, after all."

"Hahaha, you've only just learned the Basic Saber Technique. Your force generation shouldn't have improved much yet. Once you reach Beginner Basic Blade Technique, or even Proficient Basic Blade Technique, you'll be able to bring out your own strength." Jiang Nian laughed.

"Come on, let's go to the Fist Strength Testing Machine. Let me see exactly how far your punching strength has reached." Jiang Nian secretly guessed that during the last test, Chen Hao's full-strength punch had been around 1,200 kg. Only two days had passed, so at most it should have increased by one or two hundred kilograms.

Seeing Jiang Nian's unconcerned attitude, Chen Hao did not explain. He stepped before the Fist Strength Testing Machine, adjusted his breathing, and instantly exerted force.

His Proficient Basic Blade Technique had completely coordinated his body. His spine was like a drawn longbow.

With a boom, his fist slammed into the target, making it shake violently.

Beep.

A set of numbers appeared clearly on the Fist Strength Testing Machine's display—4,786 kg!

Hearing the commotion, Jiang Nian was greatly startled. He rushed to the machine, and when he saw the number on the display, his jaw nearly dropped.

"Four thousand seven hundred and eighty-six kilograms? You're a damn monster!" Jiang Nian stared at Chen Hao, his eyes full of shock.

Then Jiang Nian's expression turned serious. "You cultivated Gene Energy? Where did you get the cultivation method?"

Chen Hao shook his head. "What Gene Energy cultivation method? I've never cultivated it before. It's just that after I woke up from my coma last time, my physical condition suddenly improved by a huge amount. Later, I discovered that I could sense many things in the air around me. After I went home last night, I accidentally absorbed those cool currents into my body. Then I felt my strength increase by another huge amount, so I came to the Martial Hall to test it. I was about to ask the instructor what's going on with me."

Jiang Nian looked at Chen Hao with a complicated expression. He had assumed Chen Hao had obtained a Gene Energy cultivation method from the Thunderclap Martial Arts Hall or the military. He had never expected Chen Hao to cultivate Gene Energy on his own.

He had only heard of such geniuses during the Great Nirvana. After the Great Nirvana, he had never heard of anyone successfully cultivating Gene Energy independently.

Cultivating successfully without a method was not the main point. What mattered was that Chen Hao's description was so similar to the awakening of a Spiritual Thought Master.

He had long since investigated Chen Hao's situation thoroughly. Chen Hao had been ordinary until a week ago, when Glass had struck him and knocked him unconscious.

After waking up, Chen Hao had been fine and quickly left the hospital. Unexpectedly, at that time—no, it had to have been at that time—his Mental Power had awakened.

Awakening Mental Power and gaining over 3,000 kg of strength from the first Gene Energy cultivation session—he was absolutely a genius, the monstrous kind of genius. And on top of that, he had awakened Mental Power? "Chen Hao, have you awakened any other abilities?"

Chen Hao took his keys from his pocket. The keys floated above his hand, then began circling around the two of them. "You mean this? I only discovered this morning that I could control objects in the room and make them move, so I practiced at home all morning."

"Mental Power! You really are a Spiritual Thought Master." Jiang Nian looked at the young man before him, his tone filled with emotion, excitement, and delight.

He quickly went to the weapon rack, pulled out several throwing knives, and hurried back to Chen Hao. "Try it. See how many you can control. Then control one of them and strike the punch target."

Chen Hao's thoughts stirred as he controlled the throwing knives to fly through the air. Then he frowned. Once he controlled more than two throwing knives, it became somewhat difficult to maintain control.

But two throwing knives were just right for him, allowing him to fully bring out his Mental Power.

In the end, he controlled one of them and fiercely struck the Fist Strength Testing Machine with its handle. A piercing sonic boom instantly rang through the training hall.

After a deafening clang, the punch target trembled violently.

Beep. A set of data appeared on the display—19,144 kg.

Jiang Nian's mouth opened and closed several times, but no sound came out. He had made some guesses, but seeing it with his own eyes was still incredibly shocking.

The data showed that Chen Hao truly possessed the highest-grade talent of a Spiritual Thought Master. His Mental Power realm was two levels above his physical level.

"Hahaha! I never expected that the Extreme Martial Arts Hall in Yi'an District would produce a true monstrous genius! And I personally recruited him! There might only be one or two people like this in all of Jiangnan City. Chen Hao, hurry and test your speed. After that, we'll test your neural reaction."

To Jiang Nian, Chen Hao now represented his contribution points. As long as he recommended Chen Hao upward, the contribution points he received would definitely raise his strength by a huge margin. He might even become a War General Rank martial artist.

"Yes, Hall Master." Compared to the excitement of his former self, Chen Hao was just as thrilled inside, but his expression remained calm.

Very soon, the assessment results came out—

Speed—71 m/s

Neural reaction test: perfect score for Advanced Warrior, excellent for Junior Warlord.

Looking at the evaluation on the neural reaction testing machine, Jiang Nian was both excited and helpless. He could already tell that Chen Hao's movement technique realm was no lower than his own. Jiang Nian himself had spent nearly twenty years fighting before he had barely entered the Subtle level.

Jiang Nian admitted that he was jealous, but when he thought of Chen Hao's limitless future, he knew he would definitely receive a huge amount of Martial Hall contributions.

His face flushed red with excitement at the promising future. He slapped Chen Hao on the shoulder and said, "With your current strength, the Extreme Martial Arts Hall can let you join in advance. You won't need to undergo the Warrior Combat Assessment. I'll report this immediately!"