Test Review

The off-road vehicle came to a steady stop outside a three-story detached villa.

This villa occupied a considerable area, and it was evident that the greenery in the courtyard was meticulously maintained; in this lush, verdant garden, one could hardly find a single withered leaf.

Beside the stairs at the entrance of the villa, a young woman in a suit uniform stood respectfully, waiting for their arrival.

"Mr. Bai, Mr. Tong, Mr. Luo, the Executive has been waiting upstairs for quite some time."

Uncle Bai nodded, then turned to the two men and cautioned, "Mind your image when you are in front of the Executive later. If anything goes wrong, none of us will be able to bear the consequences."

Luo Zhe nodded obediently, while Tong Yang stood by, noncommittal and silent.

Uncle Bai led Luo Zhe and the other man into the villa.

As they walked up the stairs, Luo Zhe's mood grew increasingly tense.

It felt just like the first time he had participated in a math competition; even though he knew how to solve all the problems on the test paper, he still couldn't help but feel his heart racing, his blood surging, and his hand holding the pen trembling uncontrollably.

Reaching the second floor, the entire space was vast and empty, no smaller than the martial arts training hall at their Jiangdu District Extreme Martial Arts Hall.

"Executive."

"Executive."

Upon entering the second floor, Uncle Bai and Tong Yang immediately called out respectfully toward the front.

Luo Zhe, still a bit dazed, instinctively looked ahead and saw five people standing in the center of the room. Four of them were dressed in white suits, standing respectfully behind a middle-aged man wearing a black Tang suit.

This middle-aged man in the Tang suit was none other than the Executive he had video-called earlier that day—Zhuge Tao.

Tong Yang immediately signaled to Luo Zhe with his eyes. Luo Zhe snapped out of it, flustered, and said repeatedly, "Greetings, Executive."

"Mm."

Zhuge Tao nodded slightly with a gentle smile on his face. He stepped forward, patted Luo Zhe on the shoulder, and said, "Don't be nervous. Just show us your true strength."

Afterward, Zhuge Tao turned his head and said to Uncle Bai, "Old Bai, begin. Audit Luo Zhe's strength."

"Yes," Uncle Bai immediately replied respectfully.

Soon, Uncle Bai began operating the equipment in the room with the four men and women in white suits.

"Beep!"

The switches for the Punch Strength Tester, Speed Tester, and others were all turned on.

"Whoosh—"

The cameras and other equipment in the training hall were all activated. The four young men and women in white suits went about their tasks, some holding handheld computers, others personally checking the various instruments, clearly intending to record every detail of Luo Zhe's test.

Soon, the instruments were calibrated. One of the young women in a white suit spoke up, "Uncle Bai, the instruments are ready. We can begin the test."

"Good." Uncle Bai looked at Luo Zhe. "Come, Luo Zhe, start. Let's begin with the punch strength test."

Luo Zhe turned to look at Tong Yang, who was watching him with encouraging, glowing eyes, which immediately put his heart at ease.

Taking a deep breath, he walked toward the Punch Strength Tester. At this moment, whether it was Tong Yang, Uncle Bai, the four young people in white suits, or Executive Zhuge Tao—who had been acting like a translucent observer ever since he finished speaking—all eyes were fixed on Luo Zhe.

Standing firmly in front of the Punch Strength Tester, Luo Zhe held his breath for a moment. His body, which had appeared quite relaxed, instantly erupted with power, lunging forward like a hunting leopard!

"Boom!"

A heavy punch, accompanied by a sonic boom, slammed into the target of the Punch Strength Tester.

Luo Zhe immediately looked at the display screen—'5988KG'.

Seeing this data, even Tong Yang and the seemingly indifferent Zhuge Tao slowly unclenched their tightly gripped fists, their palms, which had turned white from the intensity, slowly regaining their color.

"Well done!" Tong Yang gave Luo Zhe a thumbs-up without hesitation.

With such punch strength data as a baseline, a smile appeared on Zhuge Tao's face as he nodded, "Proceed to the next item."

The speed test and neural response test were also completed quickly.

Speed test result—'73.3m/s'.

Neural response test—Intermediate Warrior Level: Perfect! Advanced Warrior Level: Excellent!

"Whew!"

Stepping out from the red circle of the Neural Response Tester, Luo Zhe let out a sigh of relief upon seeing that his performance had been up to par. "Thank goodness, I didn't drop the ball at the critical moment."

After all, there was quite a bit of pressure; with six or seven pairs of eyes staring at him, the psychological burden was immense, and he had truly been worried about failing to perform at his normal level.

"You performed very well." Zhuge Tao walked over, followed by Tong Yang, a satisfied smile on his face.

His gaze fell upon Luo Zhe with a touch of solemnity. "Luo Zhe, are you willing to join our Extreme Martial Arts Hall now?"

"I am willing to join." Since this was something they had already discussed, Luo Zhe naturally did not hesitate in the slightest.

"Very good."

Zhuge Tao clapped his hands with a smile. "According to the old rules, you can choose a villa to live in either here in Yangzhou City or at our headquarters in the main urban district. In our Extreme Martial Arts Hall's villa complex, all the residents are martial artists from the hall."

"In addition, there is a startup fund of 20 million, plus three secret manuals—one for movement techniques, one for guidance techniques, and one for attack techniques—with a value not exceeding 50 million. Am I correct?"

Not hearing mention of the Special Training Contract he had most anticipated, Luo Zhe hesitated for a moment, but ultimately nodded. "Yes."

Zhuge Tao, sensing what Luo Zhe was hesitant about, gave a slight smile and instead looked at one of the women in a white suit standing nearby. "Go, draft a contract, according to the old rules."

He turned his head to look at Luo Zhe again, hesitated for a moment, and continued, "Modify one of the clauses: any movement technique, Guidance Technique, or attack method manual that Luo Zhe selects at the Home of Extremes will be free of charge, provided the price is within 100 million. I will foot the bill."

"Yes, Director." The woman in the white suit glanced at Luo Zhe in astonishment, but she dared not say more and immediately went to print the contract.

Luo Zhe was taken aback. The benefits previously mentioned stated that the three manuals would not exceed 50 million in total value. Now, it had suddenly jumped to 100 million, and the Director was paying out of his own pocket.

"Director, this..."

Zhuge Tao smiled slightly, signaled for Uncle Bai and the others to turn off the surrounding instruments, and then said to Luo Zhe, "Luo Zhe, don't worry about such a small amount of money."

"I think highly of you and your future. Once you become a Martial Artist, a War General level, or even a War God level existence after some time, you will realize that a mere 50 million is not worth mentioning at all."

Luo Zhe could not help but click his tongue in his heart.

Increasing the budget from 50 million to 100 million meant spending 50 million in real cash, and yet he called it a small amount? Even an average War General level Martial Artist probably wouldn't be this extravagant!

Zhuge Tao walked over to Luo Zhe's side, checked the positions of the people nearby, and then signaled for Luo Zhe to lean in.

"The matter of the Special Training Contract cannot be written into the formal agreement; it doesn't comply with the regulations." Seeing Luo Zhe look a bit anxious, Zhuge Tao pursed his lips and patted Luo Zhe on the shoulder with a smile, "Don't be impatient."

"Although it cannot be reflected in the contract, I have already submitted the application earlier. I believe there will be a result once your Martial Artist Combat Assessment is over."

Luo Zhe nodded gratefully, "Thank you, Director."

Zhuge Tao touched his hair, straightened his Tang Suit, and said solemnly, "You cannot slack off in the coming period. You must bring back a good result when the Martial Artist Combat Assessment arrives."

"I won't demand first place, but if you get injured dealing with the lowest-level H-Class monsters, not only will I lose face at headquarters, but you won't be able to go to the Basic Training Camp. Do you understand?"

He nodded solemnly.

Luo Zhe understood that whether it was the instructor Tong Yang or the Director Zhuge Tao before him, they were both working hard and running around for his sake.

Even if it was only out of appreciation for his cultivation talent, high-ranking figures like them did not actually need to curry favor with anyone.

For the sake of his ethereal future, they were willing to take risks to apply for a spot in the Special Training Contract for him. Even if it was for some ulterior motive, Luo Zhe had to acknowledge this favor.

Luo Zhe made up his mind that in the less than two months before the Martial Artist Combat Assessment began, he would work even harder to raise his strength to another level within the Dimensional Space!

Of course.

Although the Martial Artist Combat Assessment was indeed dangerous for ordinary Martial Artists—with a typical mortality rate of 3%-5% and a disability rate of 5%-8%, meaning that a single assessment usually crippled over a hundred Quasi-Martial Artists—it was a different story for someone like Luo Zhe.

As a skilled fighter even among the Advanced Warrior Level, facing monsters with a maximum strength of only H-Class, it wouldn't be as easy as mowing grass, but it certainly wouldn't be much harder than eating or drinking.

As long as he didn't get surrounded by a beast horde and was given enough time, Luo Zhe could even eliminate every single monster in the assessment.