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"Please wait a moment. We've submitted your results. Your strength is too exceptional, so your martial artist rating must be determined by upper management."

An examiner said with a smile.

"Alright."

Chu Han was in no hurry. The test was over, after all.

Inside the Martial Artist Association's President's Office.

Zhao Tianlong and the Vice President stared at the data that had been sent over, unable to calm themselves for a long while.

"This... is truly staggering. His physical strength is comparable to a 3rd Rank Exotic Beast, while his attack power has reached the standard of a 4th Rank martial artist. What rank should we assign him?"

"After all, he hasn't cultivated any techniques yet and can't use a 4th Rank martial artist's Origin Energy Armor. So let's count him as 3rd Rank."

"Mm, that was my thought as well."

Once Zhao Tianlong and the Vice President had finished discussing it, Chu Han received the result.

"Mr. Chu Han! Congratulations! The Association has certified you as a 3rd Rank martial artist. This is your Martial Artist Medal!"

The two examiners spoke excitedly as they fastened a golden medal onto Chu Han's chest.

To martial artists, the Martial Artist Medal was a tremendous honor.

For the two examiners, this assessment had truly broadened their horizons.

A martial artist rated 3rd Rank upon their very first certification—this might be the only time they encountered such a thing in their entire lives. How could they not be excited?

"Alright, then thank you both."

Chu Han bade the two farewell and walked out of the certification room.

Only after Chu Han shut the door did the two finally let out a breath.

One examiner complained, "What a freak. He's stronger than both of us, yet they had us conduct his assessment. Who knows what the higher-ups were thinking."

The other smiled. "No matter what, this was a rare opportunity. Let's put away the testing equipment first. Our task is considered complete."

"Mm."

The two brought up a Virtual Screen and tapped the shutdown button.

Yet after waiting several seconds, they discovered that the crystal sphere had not descended. There was no response at all.

"What's going on?"

The two hurried over to inspect the crystal sphere, only to find that its interior was already covered in countless cracks, its once-flowing luster completely gone.

"The Test Crystal broke?"

The two exchanged glances, their eyes filled with terror and disbelief.

Before long, new information arrived at the President's Office.

"What? Chu Han broke the Test Crystal?!"

Zhao Tianlong gave a wry smile, then fell into a brief silence.

"Uncle, is this Chu Han the seller Cousin mentioned, the one selling a Black Mane Lion cub?"

From the seat across from him, a stunningly beautiful young girl asked curiously.

"Mm. Feiyu said he's carrying the Black Mane Lion cub with him. You'll be able to make the transaction shortly," Zhao Tianlong replied.

Lin Baiwei's eyes brimmed with excitement. "That's wonderful! I can't wait to see my second beast pet."

She then turned to the snow-white fledgling eagle perched on her shoulder and smiled. "Snowball, you'll have a new companion! I wonder what name I should give it?"

Upon hearing this, the White Eagle named Snowball proudly raised its head, seeming dissatisfied with its owner's choice of a second beast pet.

"Snowball, don't be like that. You'll both be companions from now on..."

Lin Baiwei immediately launched into an endless stream of psychological counseling for Snow Demon.

Watching this scene, Zhao Tianlong could only smile helplessly. Faced with this quirky, mischievous niece of his, he truly did not know what to say.

Meanwhile, the old man sitting beside the girl with his eyes closed suddenly opened them. "He broke the Test Crystal? It has been many years since I last encountered such a youngster. Zhao boy, tell me about this Chu Han."

Seeing the old man speak, Zhao Tianlong did not dare neglect him and hurriedly said, "Elder Fan, Chu Han is my son's friend. Before awakening his talent, he possessed a potential value exceeding 3,000, yet he failed to awaken a talent. But for some unknown reason, he must have encountered some fortuitous opportunity. On the path of body tempering, he has advanced by leaps and bounds, and his strength far surpasses those of his age..."

This Elder Fan had come with Lin Baiwei. He was also Lin Baiwei's teacher, a martial artist with a beast-taming talent.

Although he was only a 7th Rank Grandmaster, he possessed two 8th Rank Exotic Beast companions. Even 8th Rank Grandmasters would not dare provoke him.

As a friend of Lin Baiwei's grandfather and the vice dean of Jingwu University Beast Taming Academy, when he learned that Lin Baiwei had awakened an S-Class Beast Taming Talent, he immediately took her as his disciple and specially admitted her into the Beast Taming Academy.

He spoiled Lin Baiwei beyond measure. Upon hearing that a new Exotic Beast cub was being sold here, he had rushed overnight from the Capital City to River City.

Naturally, Zhao Tianlong treated such a great figure as an honored guest and did not dare show the slightest neglect.

Seeing that the old man was interested in Chu Han, Zhao Tianlong was both surprised and delighted. He quickly told him everything he knew about Chu Han, then showed the old man the data from the recent assessment.

"Single-arm strength of 50,000 jin, punch force exceeding 150 tons, and a body as formidable as a 3rd Rank Exotic Beast! This Chu Han truly is a body-tempering genius. I want to meet this little fellow in person later," Elder Fan said with some interest.

"For Chu Han to catch your eye is an immense honor for him."

Although Zhao Tianlong did not know Elder Fan's purpose, this was undoubtedly an excellent opportunity for Chu Han.

"Teacher, you're interested in this Chu Han too? Don't tell me you want to take him as your disciple?"

Seeing both her teacher and her uncle talking about Chu Han, Lin Baiwei immediately became interested as well.

Elder Fan smiled, putting on an air of mystery. "Chu Han may be a genius too, but he isn't suited for the Beast Taming Academy. I won't be taking him as a disciple. We'll talk once we meet him."

Inside the Martial Artist Association's certification hall, a large number of newly certified martial artists had gathered, all showing off their Martial Artist Medals to one another.

The most eye-catching among them were naturally the medals on Zhao Feiyu and Lan Yu's chests, representing Tier 2 martial artists.

It was their first time taking the martial artist certification, yet they had already become Tier 2 martial artists—and they were still students.

The futures of these two were bright beyond measure, leaving everyone else green with envy.

"Why isn't Brother Han out yet? He's the only one left. Did something go wrong with the assessment? That shouldn't be possible with his strength."

Zhao Feiyu had stayed behind to wait for Chu Han, and he could not help growing anxious.

Lan Yu, Li Mengran, Lei Meng, and the others had not left either. They wanted to see what Chu Han's true level really was.

Was he Tier 2, or even higher?

After waiting for quite a while, Chu Han finally strolled out of the certification room.

The Martial Artist Medal on his chest gave off a distinctly different gleam—it was the medal representing a 3rd Rank Martial Artist!

"A 3rd Rank Martial Artist! He was certified as a 3rd Rank Martial Artist!"

The hall instantly erupted into commotion. Everyone was talking about Chu Han's 3rd Rank Martial Artist Medal.

If Zhao Feiyu and Lan Yu's Tier 2 medals were somewhat dazzling, then Chu Han's 3rd Rank medal was like the sun itself, too brilliant to stare at.

It felt as though one more glance would make them explode, and one step closer would melt them away.

"Chu Han! Just as I thought, he has already reached the level of a 3rd Rank Martial Artist!"

Lan Yu's expression darkened as he ground his teeth, the hatred in his eyes for Chu Han deepening another layer.

"But I'll repay today's humiliation a hundredfold sooner or later! Let's go!"

Lan Yu shot Chu Han one last hate-filled look, then left the Martial Arts Association with the utterly dejected Li Mengran.

Zhao Feiyu, on the other hand, rushed toward Chu Han in wild delight. "Brother Han, let me wear your 3rd Rank Martial Artist Medal for a bit! It'll definitely scare my sister out of her wits!"

"Sure. Just don't come looking for me when there are consequences." In a good mood, Chu Han joked along with him.

Zhao Feiyu said helplessly, "Forget it. My martial artist information has already been entered into the Martial Arts Association's system. Now every member of my family knows my true strength."

"By the way, when are we going to meet the buyer? I still haven't collected my martial artist reward." Chu Han asked.

Zhao Feiyu smiled. "We can make the trade right now. As for the martial artist reward, we can collect it after the deal is done."

"Where are we trading?"

"Right here." Zhao Feiyu pointed upward.

"Trading here? Does the Martial Arts Association have a special trading venue?" Chu Han asked curiously.

Zhao Feiyu replied as if it were only natural, "Of course not. But don't you know that the president of our Martial Arts Association is surnamed Zhao?"

Chu Han froze for a moment. "President Zhao? You share the same surname, so don't tell me..."

"He's my dad."

Zhao Feiyu grinned. "Come on, let's go straight to the President's Office."