Stage Ascent

He lifted the three-thousand-jin stone lock a full three times, sending a shock through everyone present.

However, that was all there was to it!

"Hoo!"

After putting down the stone lock, Ning Yuan was already drenched in sweat.

"Not bad!" A smile tugged at the corner of his lips.

"Another one?"

Sun Wangxian was numb. He had initially thought Li Si was a master, but he didn't expect more masters to be coming.

He looked at He An, worried, "Brother He, why don't we just give up? You have no chance of winning against them."

He An shook his head helplessly.

"Brother Sun, it's not even my turn yet, and you're already boosting their morale and crushing my own. What if I suddenly explode later and easily lift the three-thousand-jin stone lock a hundred and eighty times?"

"You? Stop joking."

Sun Wangxian waved his hand. He wanted to believe He An, but given the current situation, how could he possibly believe him?

At this moment, after understanding the situation, He Ping, who had just arrived, showed no panic on his face.

"Xiao An, no problem?"

"No problem."

He An made a gesture to reassure him.

What they were discussing was not whether he could win the competition, but whether there were any problems with revealing his True Strength.

After receiving the answer, He Ping breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked towards the stage.

His gaze was incredibly fervent.

In the following time, those who came onto the stage were also not ordinary people.

Several people could attempt the three-thousand-jin stone lock, and there were six or seven people who could lift it two or three times.

The Meng Family, the Wu Family, the Town Martial Division...

As well as several major Martial Arts Schools.

However, as for heavier stone locks, almost no one attempted them.

"Strange, why isn't it my turn yet?"

Seeing the number of people going on stage increasing, He An couldn't help but feel a hint of doubt. He specifically asked and found out it was just not his turn yet.

Someone had deliberately swapped them, putting him last.

The purpose was self-evident.

Making him the finale clearly meant they wanted to mess with him!

"Damn Meng Cao, still trying to annoy me at this point." He cursed inwardly.

Achoo.

Meng Cao rubbed his nose.

"What's going on? Could it be some young maiden thinking of me?"

"Next, Zuo Ying."

A short while later.

Zuo Ying went on stage.

Her hair was tied up high, and she wore a fitted outfit, paired with a face like first love.

Instantly, she attracted many gazes.

"This girl is so beautiful, reminds me of someone," someone whispered.

"Miss Zuo, which one will you choose?"

On stage.

The tester asked.

"Three thousand jin!"

Zuo Ying thought for a moment and walked directly towards the three-thousand-jin Stone Lock.

Wei Yangyun shook his head and chuckled, "This little girl is really unusually willful!"

Seeing Zuo Ying's choice, He An was stunned.

"There's actually a woman who chose three thousand jin? What's this girl's background?"

Sun Wangxian said in a deep voice, "I heard she's Lord Wei's niece, with quite outstanding talent. It's just that she's younger than all of you. I didn't expect her to also choose the three-thousand-jin Stone Lock."

"Younger than all of us?"

He An exclaimed in surprise, looking up at the woman on stage, a flicker of admiration in his eyes.

Compared to men, women who practiced martial arts were already rare.

Women with martial talent were even rarer, like phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.

Zuo Ying let out a long breath, gazing at the three-thousand-jin stone lock before her, and encouraged herself, "Zuo Ying, you can do it. What others can do, you can definitely do too!!"

After her self-pep talk, Zuo Ying no longer hesitated. She gathered all her strength into her right hand and lifted the stone lock.

"Lift!"

She gritted her teeth, and the stone lock slowly left the ground, until it was completely in mid-air.

One second, two seconds...

To her, every second felt like an eternity.

Seeing this, the expressions of the crowd changed.

"No way, can she really lift a three-thousand-jin stone lock?" someone whispered, their voice filled with admiration and shock.

"Lift!"

She shouted in a deep voice.

After three seconds.

She heavily placed the stone lock on the ground.

She had no choice; she was completely out of strength and couldn't lower the stone lock slowly. Although it didn't look as effortless as others, at this moment, almost no one dared to underestimate her.

Zuo Ying felt a bit dejected and muttered, "As expected, I can only lift it once?"

"Amazing!"

Seeing Zuo Ying step down, Wei Yangyun gave her a thumbs-up.

"Of course, who do you think my uncle is?" Zuo Ying said with a proud look.

Lord Wei shook his head and gave a wry smile.

Afterward.

The tester looked at the registration form.

As the last person to appear, there was a strange name on it.

"Strange, who is this guy?"

He muttered to himself, then called out in a deep voice, "Last one, He An!"

As soon as this name was spoken, the expressions of everyone present changed.

"Who is this kid?"

"The one making the final appearance is an unknown."

"Sigh, there's nothing good to see anymore."

"This year is pretty good. The best result was lifting three thousand jin, and he could do it three times."

"Yeah, in the past, very few could lift it even once or twice."

Wu Feng's lips curved into a smile upon hearing the name.

County Governor Shen Yun asked with a smile, "Brother Wu, is this the little guy who made you willing to part with an Inner Growth Pill? What's so special about him?"

"To be honest, I can't quite see through him either."

Wu Feng sighed, "That's precisely why I set up this situation he had no choice but to enter. It was to see if he is truly as I suspect."

"Aren't you afraid he'll resent you for doing this?"

Seeing Wu Feng like this, County Governor Shen's curiosity deepened.

"There's no other way!"

"Our future fortunes will depend on him, so I have to be cautious."

"Besides, even if I'm wrong, the most I'll lose now is one Inner Growth Pill, which I can still afford."

"That's true." County Governor Shen nodded, then suddenly asked, "As far as I know, he has many enemies. If you're wrong, do you think he'll still be alive?"

Wu Feng narrowed his eyes but remained silent.

Seeing this, County Governor Shen understood immediately and sighed deeply.

At the same time.

Upon hearing the name "He An," Meng Cao sneered.

"Finally, this guy is here. I can't wait to see him embarrass himself in front of the entire city."

"It wouldn't be a waste of my effort to have him scheduled last."

Master Li burst into laughter.

"The final act, and he can't even lift a thousand-jin [G: Stone Lock]."

"Within a day, his name will be all over the streets and alleys, becoming the talk of everyone's idle conversation."

Their eyes were full of mockery, as if He An was bound to embarrass himself next.

Of course.

It wasn't just the two of them who thought so.

"How could this be? Why is this kid going on stage, and last of all?" Wei Yangyun frowned.

Zuo Ying asked, "Lord Wei, do you know this fellow?"

Wei Yangyun nodded, but in his heart, he was already certain that He An had been framed. Otherwise, why would he risk his life to participate in this test?

He took a deep look at He An, who was walking onto the stage.

"Kid, I hope you can give me a different kind of surprise."

"Otherwise... you might not make it through today!!"

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