Chapter 10

"Wuwu, take it easy..."

Xu Xin let out a pained cry, shooting a disgruntled glare at Xu Ai, who was currently sitting on her back.

One could see Xu Ai pressing both hands onto Xu Xin's smooth back, fumbling around!

Pah! It was a massage!

"Bear with it. This is an authentic massage technique; you'll feel comfortable in a moment."

As she spoke, Xu Ai applied a bit more force, causing Xu Xin to yelp in pain again.

The date had already reached the evening of June 29th. Tomorrow, she would go to the martial arts hall to certify as a high-level student, and the day after, July 1st, she could participate in the Quasi-Martial Artist assessment.

At this moment, after a month—no, it should be said, nearly 20 days of non-stop devilish training—Xu Xin's physical fitness had finally reached the standard of a Quasi-Martial Artist today.

Thus, Xu Ai decided to reward Xu Xin in the evening, using the massage techniques she had spent over a week learning to help Xu Xin relax.

This massage technique was one she had personally tested herself!

Well, Xu Ai had tested it on Hen Ren...

A long while later...

When Xu Ai finished the massage, Xu Xin had already fallen asleep in comfort.

"Calculated wrong. I originally wanted to have my sister learn it too, so she could give me a massage..."

What a pity, but it would have to wait for next time.

Xu Ai stood up gently and walked to the Gravity Chamber.

At this time, Hen Ren had already finished her cultivation and was holding a bathrobe, preparing to take a bath, so Xu Ai could go in to train.

Since Xu Xin had started her hellish, bitter training, Xu Ai was naturally the same. Under nearly 20 days of devilish training, her physical fitness had long since reached the Low-level War General level.

The complete data was: Punch Power—'kg', Speed—'121m/s', Nerve Reaction—'???'

She was currently working hard to push toward the Mid-level War General level.

She planned to wait until July 1st, after Xu Xin finished her Quasi-Martial Artist assessment, to use the Jade Marrow to accelerate this progress.

Xu Ai sat on Hen Ren's body, thinking silently...

Two days was not a long time, and it arrived at July 1st in the blink of an eye.

Xu Ai pulled Xu Xin along, with Xu Gang following behind, and arrived at the Mingyue Residential Quarter.

"Why do we have to come to the Extreme Martial Arts Hall for the Quasi-Martial Artist assessment?"

Xu Xin was being pulled by Xu Ai, looking at the gate of the Mingyue Residential Quarter with a face full of confusion.

Xu Gang was the same; he still had to preside over the Quasi-Martial Artist assessment, so why run over to the Extreme Martial Arts Hall?

"Master told me to bring my sister here. I don't know either."

Xu Ai used the universal answer to respond to both of their questions.

Eh? Why come to the Extreme Martial Arts Hall?

That was, of course, to find some fun. Having Xu Xin and Luo Feng compete on the same stage was just too interesting!

As for why she dragged Xu Gang along?

To prevent herself from accidentally having her home stolen by Luo Feng, she definitely had to install a safety catch!

After signaling the specially prepared pass to the guard, the three of them entered the Mingyue Residential Quarter.

Xu Ai and the others arrived relatively early; there were only two burly men sitting on the sofa in the first-floor lobby of the Extreme Martial Arts Hall.

"Yo, there are actually two girls participating in this assessment?"

"And coming to the Extreme Martial Arts Hall for the assessment, that's quite rare."

The two looked at Xu Ai and Xu Xin with some curiosity; as for Xu Gang, he was ignored.

Female martial artists were already rare, and most of them took their assessments at the HR Alliance. It was quite rare for them to come to the other three major powers for assessments.

Xu Ai and the others didn't recognize these two, so they just nodded slightly toward them and ignored them.

The two burly men were sensible; seeing that Xu Ai and Xu Xin didn't pay them any mind, they didn't say anything more.

Xu Gang, on the other hand, had strong social skills and quickly hit it off with the two of them.

The high-level students participating in the assessment arrived one by one, and Luo Feng arrived relatively late.

When he saw Xu Xin, his expression was stunned; it was clear he hadn't expected to run into his crush here.

By the time everyone arrived, including Xu Xin, there were 13 students participating in the assessment.

Not long after, a middle-aged man walked over and gave a cold shout, interrupting the group's chatter.

"Let's go, follow me upstairs. We're about to start the Quasi-Martial Artist assessment. Remember, behave yourselves once we're upstairs. An old friend of our Yangzhou City chief instructor is visiting today, so don't cause any trouble."

"Yes!"

The group replied in unison.

"Huh? There are actually two girls here."

The middle-aged man only just noticed Xu Ai and Xu Xin.

It was extremely rare for girls to come to the Extreme Martial Arts Hall to take the Quasi-Martial Artist assessment. Excluding the few who were dead set on the Extreme Martial Arts Hall and kept retaking the test after failing, there were usually only two or three a year.

After all, the assessment at the Extreme Martial Arts Hall was quite strict. Most women went to the HR Alliance instead, where the assessment was much more relaxed and the success rate was higher.

"I have already passed the Quasi-Martial Artist assessment; I'm just here to accompany my sister."

Xu Ai said, and Xu Gang, standing to the side, hurriedly added.

"I'm also just here to accompany my sister."

"Alright then."

The middle-aged man nodded, then led the group of 13 into the elevator, splitting into two batches to head up to the sixth floor.

The sixth floor was a massive Martial Arts Hall. A dozen or so martial artists were standing there, and as the elevator chimed, they all turned to look in unison.

"There are actually two young lasses taking the assessment this time?"

The sharp-eyed ones spotted Xu Xin and Xu Ai immediately and couldn't help but speak up, only to be glared at by Wu Tong.

It didn't matter what they said in private, but they needed to maintain the image of an instructor in front of a group of students, didn't they? Calling them "young lasses"...

Wu Tong glanced at the three of them. He had already been notified that Xu Ai and Xu Gang were just there to observe, and only Xu Xin was taking the assessment.

"Prepare for the test."

Although there were two extra observers, the assessment proceeded in an orderly fashion.

"Hey, eighteen years old. Old Jiang, where did this genius from your Yi'an District pop out from?"

Wu Tong looked at Luo Feng's information, feeling quite surprised.

"Sigh, you know our Yi'an District is a hotbed for geniuses, don't you?"

Jiang Nian pretended to sigh, but as he spoke, he couldn't help but burst into laughter, pointing at Xu Xin who was standing at the back of the line.

"By the way, that girl over there is also from our Yi'an District."

Xu Xin also studied in Yi'an District, so naturally, her martial arts student registration was also under the Yi'an District branch.

"Hey Jiang Nian, you've got quite a few people from your Yi'an District taking the assessment this time, and there's even a girl."

A middle-aged man with a missing arm bumped into Jiang Nian with his body and teased him.

"Maybe the two of them just came as a group to watch, who knows."

"Ha? Whether they're geniuses or not, you'll see for yourself in a moment."

The group of instructors was chatting quite happily, but Wu Tong didn't stop. He called out to Luo Feng, signaling him to test.

Luo Feng responded and walked up to the Punch Strength Tester, gathered his strength, and threw a punch, hitting the target heavily.

The display screen flickered and finally settled on 1135kg.

"Very good. You didn't lose your center of gravity during the punch. You truly live up to the title of the genius Old Jiang has been raving about."

Wu Tong smiled. During this period, Jiang Nian had been bragging about Luo Feng incessantly; an 18-year-old Quasi-Martial Artist was indeed enough to serve as capital for their boasting.

Jiang Nian patted the obese old man who had just mentioned them coming as a group to watch, smiling and winking at him.

"Alright, alright, your kid is impressive, happy now?"

The obese old man laughed and swatted his hand away.

The assessment continued slowly...

"Last one, Xu Xin."

Wu Tong said, looking at the identity information on the device.

Hearing this, Xu Xin walked to the Punch Strength Tester, gathered a bit of strength in her body, took a heavy step forward, and punched the target.

A dull thud echoed from the target, and the display lit up.

"909 kilograms. Old Jiang, you really do have a lot of geniuses in your Yi'an District."

Wu Tong said to Jiang Nian, looking very surprised.

Xu Xin was 17, even younger than Luo Feng, and her punch strength had already met the standard. If nothing went wrong, her speed and nerve reaction time should also meet the requirements. She was another genius.

During the punch, her body's center of gravity remained steady; she hadn't lost her footing.

Luo Feng and Yang Wu were also very surprised. Xu Xin rarely appeared at the Extreme Martial Arts Hall; they knew of her, but they didn't know her level.

Two people failed the punch strength assessment and were sent away by their instructors.

"Next, we begin the speed test."

Wu Tong waved his hand to bring them back to focus. The remaining eight people followed him a few steps to the side of the Speed Tester.

"We'll reverse the order this time. Xu Xin, you go first."

Wu Tong took Xu Xin's ID card and swiped it on the device.

Xu Xin walked out and stood in the starting area of the track. She bent her legs slightly, then suddenly leaped forward, her entire body shooting out like an arrow released from a bowstring.

"So fast!"

Luo Feng's eyes narrowed. He had been somewhat smug about having such strength at only eighteen, but upon seeing that the person he liked was even more exceptional than himself, he immediately adjusted his mindset.

One had to know that his own physical fitness had been boosted by "cheating" due to his "coma illness," whereas Xu Xin had achieved hers through genuine, hard-earned training!

Ahem, Luo Feng was unaware that Xu Xin was actually also cheating by taking medicinal supplements...

"25.8m/s, very good!"

Having already been surprised by the punch power test, Wu Tong didn't feel much now. After nodding, he swiped another ID card.

"Yang Wu!"

"It's my turn."

"Brother Yang, good luck!"

Luo Feng patted Yang Wu on the shoulder, offering encouragement.

Yang Wu nodded, took a few deep breaths, and then walked to the approach area. He stomped his foot hard against the floor and sprinted out, each step powerful and forceful.

Utilizing the distance of the approach area, he quickly accelerated to his limit, finally charging through the test zone with a ferocious expression.

"25.3m/s, not bad at all."

Wu Tong smiled. Yang Wu had taken the exam many times, and each time he had fallen just short on the speed test. This time, he had not only passed but exceeded the requirement by a margin.

"Yang Wu, well done."

Seeing Yang Wu pass, Jiang Nian couldn't help but let out a hearty laugh.

Luo Feng also offered his congratulations.

"Great job, Brother Yang!"

"Haha, this is amazing!"

Yang Wu laughed loudly. If it weren't for the final nerve reaction test, he would probably be jumping up and down with excitement right now.

"If I remember correctly, Yang Wu has participated in the Quasi-Martial Artist assessment nearly ten times, and each time he failed because of the speed test, which means..."

Xu Ai looked at the approximately twenty-five-year-old Yang Wu.

"Over these past eight or nine months, his progress in physical fitness has been zero. His talent for martial arts is just too poor..."

This was a very tragic reality, and also the greatest obstacle to the emergence of martial artists on Earth!

Xu Ai felt quite fortunate that her own talent was decent. If she were like Yang Wu, even with so many Vegetation Spirit supplies, it would have taken her at least a year or two to become a martial artist.

A few more people passed, and then it was Luo Feng's turn.

Speed test: 29.7m/s.