Whose Luck is Bad?

Yang Wu, as one of the Yang Family's top talents, was already showing signs of becoming the family's number one genius. His appearance immediately drew the attention of everyone present. Many young girls from other clans who had intended to cozy up to Yang Wu let out continuous screams upon seeing him.

This was quite normal. The entire continent revered martial prowess.

Only the martial path could endure for eternity.

If one possessed high martial cultivation and great talent, it was natural to attract countless screams from women.

Yang Wu savored this feeling.

Over the past two months, his cultivation had advanced further, progressing from the middle stage of the fourth level of Body Refining Realm to the late stage. He was confident he would win the championship at this Coming-of-Age Ceremony.

"Yang Wu!"

Called by name, Yang Wu stepped out with his head held high and chest puffed out, exuding an imposing aura.

"Yang Wu, he's practically the symbol of our Yang Family's younger generation right now."

"If my son could be this outstanding, I, as his father, could die in peace."

"This Yang Wu is truly impressive; he completely ignored the thousand-jin stone."

"Yang Wu has set his sights on eleven hundred jin!"

Having reached the late stage of the fourth level of Body Refining Realm, Yang Wu possessed the strength to lift a twelve-hundred-jin boulder. However, lifting twelve hundred jin was significantly more difficult. After careful consideration, Yang Wu decided to aim for eleven hundred jin.

"Even if it's just the eleven-hundred-jin boulder, no one will be able to surpass me, right?" Yang Wu's lips curled into a confident smile.

He wasn't the only one in the Yang Family who had reached the fourth level of Body Refining Realm, but the others were at most at the middle stage. None had reached the late stage like him.

With this thought, Yang Wu's body trembled. In the next moment, he fiercely clasped his hands around the boulder and lifted it forcefully above his head.

"Yang Wu lifted the eleven-hundred-jin boulder with such ease. It seems Yang Wu was still holding back some strength. Otherwise, lifting the eleven-hundred-jin boulder wouldn't be so simple, and doing it while remaining as composed as Yang Wu, without even breaking a sweat, would be much harder."

"Yang Wu didn't display his full strength, likely intending to conserve some. This young man has a boundless future and can achieve great things!"

Many from outside the family offered high praise for Yang Wu.

As for the young girls who fancied Yang Wu, their screams intensified. Especially Miss Yu, who was destined to marry Yang Wu, was overjoyed, practically wanting to jump with excitement.

Yang Jinhe's old servant also nodded with satisfaction, saying gently, "Yang Wu, eleven hundred jin, middle stage of the fourth level of Body Refining Realm!"

Because Yang Wu had held back some of his strength, his declared result was only the middle stage of the fourth level of Body Refining Realm.

In reality, many of the young disciples present had also held back.

"Next..." the old servant scanned the crowd.

Whether by coincidence or not, the next person to be called was Yang Chen.

"Yang Chen!"

Yang Chen felt a touch of surprise when his name was called.

He shrugged and glanced indifferently at Yang Wu.

Yang Wu, still basking in the adoration, felt a surge of unpleasant memories of Yang Chen when he received that glance. He said coldly, "Yang Chen, it seems your luck isn't too good, being ranked after me. I wonder how much of my strength you can match. Oh, I forgot, my apologies, you don't seem to have any martial cultivation! To say you can match my strength seems to be overestimating you."

Hearing Yang Wu's words, Yang Chen rubbed his ears. "Did you just say my luck isn't good?"

"What, do you think your luck is good?" Yang Wu retorted sharply.

Yang Chen smiled nonchalantly, not bothering to argue with Yang Wu. Since he had been called out, he slowly stepped forward.

Seeing Yang Chen step forward, Second Master Yang, who was in the same pavilion as Yang Jinhe, immediately stood up.

"Wait a moment!" Second Master Yang called out.

This surprised Yang Jinhe, who asked, "Second Elder, what do you mean by this?"

Everyone present also turned their gaze towards Second Master Yang.

"What's going on?"

"Why did Second Master stand up all of a sudden?"

Because of Second Master Yang's "Wait a moment," the assessment had to be halted.

Second Master Yang respectfully said, "It's like this, Clan Head. I request that Yang Chen be excused from the assessment."

Yang Jinhe's expression gradually turned unpleasant. "Second Elder, I'd like to know what you mean by this."

Second Master Yang knew his request would be difficult for Yang Jinhe to accept, especially since he was entertaining distinguished guests. However, Yang Chen was a talented alchemist whom he greatly favored. If Yang Chen were truly expelled from the family registry, it would be much harder to rectify the situation later.

Therefore, after much deliberation, he decided to speak up for Yang Chen.

Deep down, he still didn't believe Yang Chen could pass this assessment today.

With that thought, Second Master Yang took a deep breath. "Clan Head, everyone knows Yang Chen cannot cultivate martial arts. He has considerable talent in alchemy, and I wish for him to follow me in practicing alchemy. Let's dispense with this Coming-of-Age assessment."

"Nonsense!" Yang Jinhe's sharp reprimand chilled the air.

If it were any other day, he wouldn't mind giving Second Master Yang some face.

But today was different. Li Youyan was present, and he couldn't let an outsider witness his clan's shame. After all, being expelled from the family registry for failing the assessment was an order he himself had issued. If he agreed to Second Master Yang's request today, wouldn't he be shooting himself in the foot?

Second Master Yang's expression also soured upon being rejected.

"Second Elder, this is where you are wrong. How can you allow favoritism and cheating in such a sacred ceremony as the Coming-of-Age?" A sarcastic voice rang out, deliberately amplified so that those watching the Coming-of-Age assessment below the pavilion could hear it clearly.

This was a man in his prime, known as Eighth Master Yang, the eighth elder of the Yang family, and an old rival of Second Master Yang. Seeing Second Master Yang in a bind, he didn't hesitate to step forward and add a few more words.

With his shout, everyone learned about Yang Chen's situation.

"Someone actually wants to rely on connections to get through the Coming-of-Age Ceremony?"

"Heavens, such a thing would happen at the Yang family's Coming-of-Age Ceremony?"

"If it were someone else, it would be strange, but don't you know Yang Chen? He's a rare talentless individual in the Yang family, unable to pass in alchemy or martial arts. It's said that during a competition with the Wang family, despite a large amount of precious materials, this guy couldn't refine a single pill."

"He probably can't pass the Coming-of-Age Ceremony, so he must have given Second Master Yang some gift, which is why Second Master Yang is speaking up for him."

Many outsiders stood by, gossiping with the intention of watching the show; this was a rare spectacle.