Today was July 1st, which was also the day of martial artist certification.
Chu Han had drawn ten Body Tempering Pills, leaving them stored within his spatial ring.
Martial Artist Certification starts at eight o'clock, and I must succeed today.
In another twenty-six days, it would be the Martial Arts Grand Examination.
Registration would close half a month before the grand examination.
He only had nine days left to register.
He finished breakfast, tidied up, and prepared to leave.
Right before departing, Zhao Feiyu sent him a message telling him to bring the Black Mane Lion cub along as well.
Chu Han shouldered a backpack and placed the cub inside it.
Barring any accidents, the transaction could be carried out today.
"Son, go for it!"
Amidst his parents' cheers of encouragement, Chu Han left home.
When he arrived at the Martial Artist Association, even the plaza outside the association was packed with people, crowded to the brim.
Most of the people coming here were quasi-martial artists who had come for martial artist certification.
Chu Han squeezed into the crowd, searching for Zhao Feiyu's location.
"Brother Chu! Over here!"
Zhao Feiyu's shout came from not far away. Chu Han looked toward the sound and saw Zhao Feiyu wearing a brand-new black martial arts uniform, waving at him.
Chu Han walked up to Zhao Feiyu, pointed at the backpack on his back, and asked in a low voice, "Where's the buyer? Didn't they come with you?"
"Don't worry, they're here."
Zhao Feiyu laughed. "There are too many people right now. As soon as the martial artist certification finishes, we'll go make the trade; the buyer is already waiting."
Chu Han nodded. "Mm, no need to rush for this exact moment."
His gaze swept over the crowd, discovering that several long lines had already formed ahead.
At a rough glance, the number of people participating in the martial artist certification was around a thousand.
Apart from the quasi-martial artists who had come to test for certification, there were also many people accompanying examinees or just watching the commotion in the plaza of the Martial Arts Association.
In short, today's Martial Arts Association was exceptionally lively.
Chu Han and Zhao Feiyu also went to the end of one of the lines to queue up.
Before the official examination, everyone would undergo a qualification assessment to screen out those with insufficient strength.
The method for the qualification assessment was also simple: upon entering the Martial Arts Association examination hall, they would be scanned by detection instruments, and anyone whom the instruments determined did not meet the qualifications would be turned away at the door.
However, there were still ten minutes left until they could officially enter the examination hall.
The people waiting in line were all discussing and debating this martial arts examination.
"I heard that among the people who came for certification this time, quite a few are long-time quasi-martial artists who have been stuck at the very last step and only just broke through. They're just counting on succeeding with their certification this time."
"Yeah, and there are also some who have failed certification multiple times and won't give up, coming to try their luck again."
"Still, the martial arts examination is very strict. I reckon the qualification assessment alone will weed out two- or three-tenths of the people."
Chu Han listened in, while his gaze swept over the numerous examinees; indeed, many martial artists fit the situations these people were talking about.
Some of the older examinees were already over forty years old yet still hadn't given up the chance for verification.
For many people, becoming a martial artist was a lifelong dream, meaning they had stepped across the formal threshold of martial arts, and their status and standing would rise accordingly.
Therefore, even if they had failed many times, they would still find every possible way to try.
"However, the most eye-catching point of this martial artist certification is still these senior-year high school students participating in the exam."
"Right, I heard that River City First Middle School produced a few geniuses with A-rank talents, who are definitely going to shine brilliantly this time."
"I really envy these geniuses; as soon as they graduate, they've already reached heights that took us many years of hard work."
Speaking of the high school seniors taking the exam, quite a few people revealed expressions of envy.
Although the high school seniors had only awakened their talents not long ago, students with genuine talent had basically already crossed the threshold of a martial artist by this point and would seize this opportunity to undergo certification.
Generally speaking, students who awakened B-rank talents or higher, as long as their cultivation methods were proper and their resources kept up, all had a great chance of pushing for the martial artist realm during this period.
As for those favored children of heaven who awakened A-rank talents, they had almost certainly already become martial artists by this time.
"There are quite a few high school seniors certifying this time." Chu Han sighed with emotion.
High school seniors were very easy to recognize, most of them full of youthful vigor and bearing arrogant expressions.
After all, the end of the month was the Martial Arts Grand Examination, and those able to undergo martial artist certification at this time were geniuses confident of pushing for prestigious schools, truly worthy of their pride.
Zhao Feiyu also said with a hint of arrogance, "Of course, but most of them are only 1st Rank martial artists. You can count the ones who can reach 2nd Rank on one hand. The two of us are definitely the strongest combination here."
Hearing this, Chu Han smiled faintly. Just as Zhao Feiyu said, these students were all relatively green.
The two of them were conversing when a mocking voice suddenly came from behind, "Well, well, isn't this the genius of the Zhao Family? I hear you've awakened the powerful blue Mad Lion Bloodline?"
Chu Han and Zhao Feiyu turned around simultaneously to see several high school students walking over.
The person leading them was tall and robust, wearing a buzz cut, with a lightning bolt symbol carved into the hair on the right side of his head, and a faint thunder attribute Elemental Power radiating from his body.
"Who is he? Is he a student from your First Middle School?" Chu Han asked.
Zhao Feiyu said, "Mm, his name is Lei Meng, a scion of the Capital City Lei Family and the son of the branch manager of the Thunder Martial Arts School in River City. Lei Meng and I have always been at odds."
"So it's him."
Chu Han remembered: the person who had pursued the First Middle School campus belle alongside Zhao Feiyu back then was also named Lei Meng.
Truly, bitter enemies were bound to cross paths.
"Lei Meng, what qualifications do you, a brute, have to talk about me? It looks like all your injuries have healed."
Previously, Zhao Feiyu and Lei Meng had a conflict, and Lei Meng had several of his ribs broken by Zhao Feiyu.
Bringing up this matter now, Lei Meng instantly became extremely displeased.
"Hmph, my strength has already reached the limit of a 1st Rank martial artist; you, the family disgrace, will never catch up to me."
As he spoke, Lei Meng stepped aside, and walking out from behind him was a gorgeous beauty with an explosive figure.
This beauty glanced at Zhao Feiyu, then came to Lei Meng's side, pressing herself against Lei Meng very naturally.
"Liu Xi! How could you hang out with Lei Meng!"
Upon seeing this girl, Zhao Feiyu instantly lost his composure, because this girl named Liu Xi was precisely the First Middle School campus belle that he and Lei Meng had pursued in the past.
He hadn't expected that Liu Xi would now actually throw herself into Lei Meng's arms of her own accord, which was no small blow to Zhao Feiyu.
"Zhao Feiyu, Liu Xi is my girlfriend now. Don't harass her in the future, or don't blame me for being unpolite."
Lei Meng pinched Liu Xi's rounded curve in full view of the crowd and looked at Zhao Feiyu provocatively as he spoke.
And Liu Xi, who had been pinched in front of a large crowd, blushed slightly, but she didn't put up any resistance either, implicitly accepting Lei Meng's action.
Liu Xi hadn't agreed to either Zhao Feiyu or Lei Meng back then. Until her talent awakened, Lei Meng awakened a relatively more powerful A-rank talent, and coupled with Lei Meng's status, Liu Xi had taken the initiative to become Lei Meng's girlfriend.
"Damn it, you're courting death!"
Provoked by Lei Meng, Zhao Feiyu instantly blew his top.
All of his 2nd Rank strength erupted, triggering a small Elemental Power storm.
Bathed in purple Elemental Power, he blasted toward Lei Meng with a single Mad Lion Fist.
Lei Meng's expression changed drastically, not expecting Zhao Feiyu to be so formidable, but refusing to admit defeat, he met him with a punch. "Zhao Feiyu, don't think I'm afraid of you. Behold my King Thunder Fist!"
Their fists collided instantly, and massive Elemental Power energy burst forth, blowing other surrounding martial artists back continuously.
The next moment, Lei Meng went flying backward, slamming heavily into the ground.
Although his strength was formidable, he hadn't broken through to the 2nd Rank yet, merely sitting at the 1st Rank limit.
Facing Zhao Feiyu, who was already at the 2nd Rank, he naturally suffered instant defeat.
"Impossible! How did you break through to the 2nd Rank?!"
Lei Meng roared in disbelief while clutching his chest.
"Don't compare yourself to me. Today I must make you learn your lesson again so you know I, Zhao Feiyu, am not someone to be trifled with!"
As Zhao Feiyu spoke, he rushed forward once more, intent on giving Lei Meng a beating.
Suddenly, a violent gale swept over, colliding with Zhao Feiyu.
The next instant, Zhao Feiyu was knocked back.
"This fellow student, please don't hurt my friend!"
Accompanied by a cold voice, the gale dissipated, and several more student-like people appeared in front of Lei Meng.
And the person who controlled the wind, which was to say the person who spoke, was also a 2nd Rank martial artist.
From him, Chu Han felt an aura even more formidable than Zhao Feiyu's; this person had reached the 2nd Rank martial artist level for some time at least.
His gaze continued to sweep toward the others, yet he caught sight of an unexpected figure.
Li Mengran?
She had actually appeared together with this person who controlled the gale!
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