Devouring the Starry Sky: Heaven-Defying Comprehension, Joining the Chat Group

"At this age and still not a martial artist?"

"Handsome brother!"

"..."

At this moment, in the hall's training room, twenty or thirty people were already practicing.

Seeing Jiang Li's unfamiliar face, they couldn't help murmuring among themselves.

"Jiang Li, this is a punch force tester, used to measure punching power."

The girl pointed to an empty punch force tester off to the side and said, "You just need to use all your strength and hit this drum. Based on the value, I'll determine your student badge level."

"Alright."

Jiang Li nodded, took a deep breath, and elevated his condition to its peak.

"What do you guys think, can he reach the strength of a junior student?"

"He looks pretty old by now. Junior should be no problem, but intermediate student is hard to say."

"I'm not optimistic about him. Too skinny, looks frail—probably can't even make junior student."

"True, otherwise why would he only come for the assessment in his twenties?"

"..."

Just as the crowd was buzzing with discussion.

Jiang Li exhaled, pulled his right arm back to its limit, channeled the strength of his entire body into his right fist, and threw a punch like a dragon, humming with force.

'Boom!'

A terrifying tremor came from the punch force tester. Because the power was too great, the entire machine couldn't help shaking violently.

Then, a string of numbers appeared on the machine: 1320KG.

In an instant, everyone in the hall widened their eyes, staring at the number on the punch force tester in disbelief.

The girl from the martial arts hall was also stunned: "Mr. Jiang, your strength has already surpassed the martial artist level! As long as your speed meets the standard, you'll be a full martial artist. Please follow me..."

"Alright."

Jiang Li didn't dawdle either, and followed her up to the second floor.

"Th-this... he's actually a martial artist!"

"1320KG, that's even stronger than Brother Lu and the others!"

"Maybe he's some young master from a big family here to play around."

"That's almost certainly it! Otherwise, an ordinary person who became a martial artist would have come to verify it long ago. A martial artist means status!"

"Damn, I forgot to ask for handsome brother's contact info."

"Idiot, didn't you see the wedding ring on his hand? He's taken!"

"..."

Third floor.

Here, there was also a training hall, with training equipment filling every corner.

However, this was a place only 'advanced students' could come, so there were fewer people.

As soon as Jiang Li stepped through the door, he was greeted warmly by others.

"Ooh, a rare new student. I'm Lu Fei."

"I'm Du Xiao."

"Chen Ming. Crazy, there's a new guy, come say hi."

Generally, most people who trained at the martial arts hall came from families with average means, unable to afford private training rooms. After a few years together, everyone knew each other well.

And the 'Crazy' Chen Ming referred to, Luo Feng, had earned the nickname 'Crazy' after consecutively defeating several wealthy advanced students.

"Hello, I'm Luo Feng."

A tall, handsome young man with a clean-cut face walked out from the training area and greeted Jiang Li with a smile: "You can call me Crazy too."

(Chapter End)

Chapter 4: Tai Chi Longevity Sword Art

"You're Luo Feng?"

When Jiang Li heard that name, he was slightly taken aback, then introduced himself: "I'm Jiang Li, just here to pick up my student badge."

"Huh? You just got here and you can come to the third floor? Bai Ning, how many KG was his punch? 800KG?"

Brother Lu, who was over 1.9 meters tall, asked urgently.

Bai Ning looked at Brother Lu and said with a radiant smile: "1320KG!"

"What!"

The few of them spoke in unison, their faces full of shock: "Th-this... that's practically a quasi-martial artist!"

"Is it even more terrifying than Brother Lu's punching power?!"

"And speed?"

Lu Fei pressed on impatiently: "No, you just got up here, you haven't tested speed yet. Come on, come on, let's see how fast you are!"

As he spoke, Lu Fei pulled Jiang Li toward the track and switched on the speed tester.

To become a quasi-warrior, besides strength, there were also requirements for speed and neural reaction.

And then, there was the practical combat assessment.

"Fine."

Jiang Li didn't fuss. He stood on the track and suddenly pushed off with his feet!

Whoosh!

Like a gale sweeping through, in the blink of an eye, he had already crossed the testing zone.

"How much?"

Jiang Li turned back to look and saw Lu Fei's mouth hanging wide open, big enough to stuff a fist in.

"Heavens!"

Bai Ning stepped forward to look and let out a delicate gasp: "35 meters per second? That's 10 meters higher than the quasi-warrior standard!"

"And you're only twenty, you freak!"

Du Xiao was a bit dejected. She was already twenty-five, and if she couldn't meet the warrior standard in a few more years, her chances would be slim for life.

"Hahaha."

Lu Fei threw his head back and laughed: "If you're talking freaks, that lunatic is one too—he's only eighteen!"

"Looks like our Jiangnan is about to get two more warriors!"

On the fourth floor of the advanced student teaching building, a Red-Haired Man and a Black-Clad Bald Middle-Aged Man were walking along chatting when a staff member suddenly handed over some documents.

"35 meters per second?"

The Black-Clad Bald Middle-Aged Man was somewhat startled: "And his punching power reached 1320 KG?"

"Brother Jiang, is this that Luo Feng you mentioned? An eighteen-year-old with strength like that?"

The Red-Haired Man's eyes lit up.

"No, his name is Jiang Li. This is his first time testing at the martial arts hall, and there's no info on him in the database."

"Where is he now?"

The one called Brother Jiang was none other than the head of this Limit Martial Arts Hall, 'Jiang Nian,' the highest authority here. The other was the freelance warrior Yan Luo.

"He's already left, sir."

Bai Ning replied.

"Not bad, Brother Jiang. This time around, your hall's getting another genius for the warrior assessment."

"Pity, though—he awakened at twenty, so his ceiling's already locked in."

Jiang Nian sounded a bit regretful.

The earlier one became a warrior, the higher the talent, and the greater the chance of breaking through to War God later.

For someone like Jiang Li, who hadn't become a warrior student at sixteen and suddenly awakened at twenty, it wasn't rare in Jiangnan City, but across the entire Hanxia Kingdom, and even the whole world, they were as common as fish in a river.

"True, the fastest progress is between sixteen and thirty. The older you get, the harder it is to improve!"

Yan Luo also expressed regret: "Since I've got nothing to do, I'll head to the Yangzhou Martial Arts Hall tomorrow and see if there are any promising sprouts this year!"

As soon as Jiang Li got home, he caught a whiff of a rich, appetizing aroma from the kitchen.

"Honey, you're back!"

Ling Ling hurried over and gave him a warm hug.

"Mm, sweetheart, guess whether I passed the test or not?"

Jiang Li took her smooth, soft hand and led her to the dining room, where a bottle of red wine was already set on the table.

"I have faith in my husband!"

Though she didn't want Jiang Li to take risks, she understood that as a man, he wanted to protect her.

Only by gaining power could one better protect the one they loved!

After a hearty meal, Jiang Li said to Ling Ling: "The assessment this time is at the Yangzhou Guild Hall. Round trip will take a whole day, so don't prepare dinner for me."