Rapid Progress in Strength

Wang Tianyu was also curious about how much strength he possessed, so he got up and followed Chen Yongguo.

The Martial Arts Hall was equipped with devices to test strength, which could accurately reflect a person's power.

A black punch-force testing machine stood in the corner on the third floor of the Martial Arts Hall.

In the middle of the punch-force testing machine was a sandbag, and above the sandbag was a black display screen.

At this moment, the screen was displaying the characters "00000kg".

Punch force was the most intuitive reflection of human physical strength, and the assessment for the Martial Arts Class also evaluated the force of one's punch.

The punch-force testing machine in front of Wang Tianyu was not free to use.

At least, it was not free for Wang Tianyu and Chen Yongguo.

After handing the usage vouchers exchanged at the front desk to the staff, Wang Tianyu and Chen Yongguo stood in front of the testing machine.

"This thing is really expensive. Tianyu, you go first; I want to see how much your punch force is now."

Chen Yongguo stepped back a few paces, signaling for Wang Tianyu to begin the test first.

"Mm."

Wang Tianyu nodded, then stood in the optimal striking zone.

"Hoo, ha!"

Taking a deep breath, Wang Tianyu channeled the strength of his entire body.

One could see Wang Tianyu's spine tighten instantly like a bowstring.

Next, Wang Tianyu's feet began to exert force, and through his spine, he gathered the strength of his whole body into his right hand.

"Bang!"

Wang Tianyu's right fist struck heavily against the sandbag of the punch-force testing machine.

Immediately following, a red number popped up on the machine's display screen.

"Holy crap, 285kg, is it really that high?"

Chen Yongguo read out the number that had jumped onto the screen for Wang Tianyu.

"Last year, the admission requirement for the Martial Arts Class was a punch force of 200kg. Tianyu, you are absolutely set."

"There are two more tries; let's finish those first."

The usage vouchers Wang Tianyu and the others had purchased allowed for three testing opportunities, but these three could not be used separately.

Most importantly, the Martial Arts Hall only sold these three-use vouchers; they didn't sell single-use experience vouchers at all.

"What a total rip-off!"

Although he was a bit annoyed by the tactics used by the Martial Arts Hall.

Wang Tianyu did not have the capital to resist this condition; he could only passively adapt to it.

Actually, thinking about it carefully, having three testing opportunities was quite good.

With three chances, one could avoid the situation of performing poorly.

If you say the first time wasn't a good performance, the second time might have been a slip of the hand.

But, it was impossible for your foot to have a problem a third time, right?

Wang Tianyu knew that his first punch had already unleashed the full strength of his body.

Even if he did it two more times, the difference in power would not be very large.

However, since he had already spent the money, adhering to the principle of "might as well use it," Wang Tianyu still threw two more punches at the testing machine.

"283kg"

"281kg"

Just as Wang Tianyu had thought in his heart, the results of the subsequent two tests were not as high as the first.

"Alright, you give it a try."

Wang Tianyu had finished his three punches, so he turned and left the machine, standing to the side to signal for Chen Yongguo to begin his test.

"Right, let me try."

Chen Yongguo shrugged his shoulders, then stood in front of the punch-force testing machine.

Taking a similar deep breath, Chen Yongguo assumed a horse stance and clenched his right fist.

Exerting force from his waist and straightening his right arm, Chen Yongguo gathered his body's strength into his right hand, then slammed his fist into the sandbag.

"Bang!"

The same sound and scene occurred; the difference was that the number on the screen was different.

"207kg"

Glancing at the number on the screen, Chen Yongguo shook his head without speaking.

With Wang Tianyu's previous result in mind, Chen Yongguo was very dissatisfied with his own test result.

Clenching his fists, Chen Yongguo did not linger and continued to throw his second punch.

"211kg"

Chen Yongguo's second punch was slightly stronger than the first, which brought him some encouragement.

One could see his eyes light up, and his previously furrowed brows relaxed a little.

Without pausing too long, after catching his breath, Chen Yongguo swung his third punch.

"201kg"

Chen Yongguo's third punch not only failed to continue the upward trend of the second, but on the contrary, it saw a significant drop.

Chen Yongguo's physique was much more robust than Wang Tianyu's; under normal circumstances, Chen Yongguo's strength should have been greater than Wang Tianyu's.

But this was a world of martial arts cultivation, and the strength of one's power was not determined solely by physique.

"Tianyu, you shouldn't have much trouble getting into the Martial Arts Class with this strength. I'm on the edge here; it's not safe at all. If the admission cutoff goes up this year..."

After finishing the test, Chen Yongguo didn't seem very high-spirited after seeing the results.

Chen Yongguo wasn't jealous of Wang Tianyu; he was just afraid that he wouldn't be able to get into the Martial Arts Class.

Chen Yongguo's family situation was similar to Wang Tianyu's, and getting into the Martial Arts Class and eventually a Martial Arts University was the hope of him and his entire family.

Looking at the worried Chen Yongguo, Wang Tianyu spoke up to comfort him: "The standard set last year was only 200kg. Relax, you've already passed the line, and there's still a week left; you should be able to increase your strength quite a bit more."

"I can't relax. My parents have already sacrificed too much for me to practice martial arts. If I don't get into the Martial Arts Class, I don't know what they will..."

"You definitely can. Our situations are about the same. That's why we have to work even harder."

Giving Chen Yongguo's shoulder a punch, Wang Tianyu encouraged him once again.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's continue training; both of us will definitely become martial artists."

Chen Yongguo's sentimentality vanished quickly; at least on the surface, there was nothing unusual anymore.

After training in the gym until nine in the evening, Wang Tianyu and Chen Yongguo left the Martial Arts Hall.

It wasn't that they were slacking off by ending training at nine.

It was that the last few hours of training had exhausted all their strength.

"Driver, to East City Imperial View Residential Community."

After getting into the taxi and telling the driver the destination, Wang Tianyu began to lean back in the rear seat and doze off.

The driver also noticed Wang Tianyu's exhaustion.

The taxi driver turned down the music on the radio and drove toward the destination without saying a word.

The car drove slowly along the road, and the buildings on both sides became increasingly shorter and more dilapidated.

The city where Wang Tianyu lived was called Qingjiang City, a small city with a permanent population of only two million.

The development of Qingjiang City was very unbalanced, with a saying that the east was poor and the west was rich.

The east side of Qingjiang City was the old town, and the buildings there had some age to them.

Coupled with the fact that the government had concentrated resources on developing the new city in the west over the years, the contrast between the two sides was quite stark.

Wang Tianyu's home was in an old residential community on the east side of the city.

Twenty minutes later, the taxi stopped at the entrance of an old, worn-out residential community.

The old building had twelve floors, and not far away was a small hill that had never been developed, with a large stretch of wasteland surrounding it.

Wang Tianyu's home was on the eleventh floor. Fortunately, although the community was old, it still had an elevator.

If there hadn't been an elevator, Wang Tianyu estimated that in his current state, he wouldn't have been able to climb the stairs to the 11th floor.

Stepping out of the elevator, Wang Tianyu stood quietly in front of his door for a few seconds.

After a day of integration, Wang Tianyu had now completely adapted to his new identity.

Taking the key out of his pocket, Wang Tianyu opened the door.