Strength Test

"Gu Yue."

"Here."

Wu Changkong signaled with his eyes, and she slowly stepped forward. Gu Yue stood before the strength-testing pillar. Without any unnecessary movement, she brought down her left fist. The numbers on the display flickered several times before stopping at a fairly respectable figure.

She withdrew her hand and switched to her right fist. The numbers jumped again, slightly higher than her left, though not by much. Wu Changkong looked at the data on the screen without commenting, merely lowering his head to turn a page in the booklet in his hand.

Gu Yue stepped back into place, her expression as calm as usual, betraying no reaction. The esteemed Silver Dragon King seemed thoroughly disdainful of such numbers.

"Xie Xie."

"Oh, okay." Xie Xie took a deep breath and walked up to the strength-testing pillar. He rolled his wrist, then slammed down his left fist. The number on the display climbed rapidly, surpassing Gu Yue's earlier result. He switched to his right fist, and the number shot up another notch before finally stopping at a figure that silenced everyone present. Xie Xie stared at the screen for two seconds, the corners of his mouth slowly curling upward as if he wanted to grin but was too embarrassed to make it obvious.

"Four hundred kilograms." Wu Changkong looked at the screen, and something unusual entered his voice—half confirmation, half admiration. "This kid really worked hard over the break."

Wang Jinxi stood by the door with his arms folded over his chest. His gaze lingered on the number on the screen for a moment before moving away.

"Wang Jinxi."

He walked in and stood before the strength-testing pillar. He was sturdier than anyone else present, with the foundation of a bone dragon martial soul behind him. His left fist came