God of War Palace

Xiao Yang did not hesitate and said directly.

"Let's go to Thunder Hall. It's closer."

John and Qiao Si did not waste any words either.

"Mr. Xiao, please."

Before long, the group arrived at Thunder Hall.

Thunder Hall was slightly closer to Clearwind Residential Community than the HR Alliance branch.

On the way there, Xiao Yang had also confirmed the identities of the two men.

As for the identities of God of War Palace assessors, Xiao Yang could verify them on the Ultimate Martial Arts Hall's official website.

One was a God of War from the European HR Alliance, while the other was a God of War from the American Thunder Dojo.

The factions and countries they belonged to were both different from Xiao Yang's.

Soon, led by Qiao Si, the three entered Thunder Hall.

This was the headquarters of the Luo City Thunder Dojo.

With Qiao Si present, the three encountered no obstacles along the way.

Qiao Si directly brought Xiao Yang to the eighth floor of Thunder Hall.

There was a massive training hall here.

It contained all kinds of equipment and weapons.

There was also a testing machine capable of measuring the punching strength of God of War-level experts.

"Mr. Xiao Yang, would you like to test your strength or undergo the Combat Assessment?"

"If you test your strength, regardless of whether you use a secret art, as long as your strength exceeds 120,000 kilograms, you can receive Intermediate God of War certification."

"For the Combat Assessment, you will need to hold out for five minutes against the attacks of one of us."

The punching-strength threshold for an Intermediate God of War was 128,000 kilograms.

However, Martial Warrior certification primarily depended on actual combat strength.

Thus, some Martial Warriors might not meet the punching-strength standard.

Yet they might have hunted two Lord-level Monsters through certain schemes.

In that case, even if their punching strength did not meet the standard, they could still join the God of War Palace by passing the Combat Assessment.

When facing Lord-level Monsters, even with schemes, it was absolutely impossible to kill them without sufficient strength.

After all, making a Lord-level Monster's defenses break was no easy matter.

Some people might not have reached the God of War threshold with their own punching strength.

However, their comprehension might be exceptional, and their Force-Exertion Amplitude extremely high.

In that case, their strength could also rival that of a Lord-level Monster.

That was why punching-strength assessments allowed the use of Force-Exertion Secret Arts.

Xiao Yang did not hesitate and said directly.

"Let's test punching strength. It'll be faster."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Si said nothing further and directly activated the testing machine in the training hall.

John stepped forward to inspect it as well.

The two recorded the entire process.

Only after confirming that there was nothing wrong with the testing machine did Qiao Si speak.

"Mr. Xiao Yang, please!"

"You need to throw ten consecutive punches."

"As long as one punch meets the standard, that will be enough."

Xiao Yang did not stand on ceremony. He walked straight up to the testing machine, twisted his waist, and exerted force.

Bang!

237603 kg

Seeing that number, Qiao Si and John were both somewhat stunned.

Xiao Yang looked so young that they had originally assumed he had hunted the Lord-level Monsters through schemes.

That was why they had always believed Xiao Yang would choose the Combat Assessment.

They had seen Xiao Yang's information.

Xiao Yang was only seventeen years old.

Moreover, he had only passed the Quasi-Martial Artist Assessment a little over two months ago, and had passed the Combat Assessment to become a Martial Warrior just over a month ago.

In other words, Xiao Yang had only been a Martial Warrior for a little over a month!

And now he already possessed the combat power of a God of War!

That alone had already left Qiao Si and John extremely shocked.

However, in their eyes, Xiao Yang's strength should not have been too formidable.

One month was simply too short!

Therefore, Xiao Yang had most likely hunted the Lord-level Monsters by using schemes or taking advantage of the environment.

But they had not expected Xiao Yang to possess such strength.

As Gods of War, the two were also battle-hardened veterans.

They could tell at a glance that Xiao Yang had used World Annihilation just now.

But so what?

This was World Annihilation!

Xiao Yang had only been a Martial Warrior for a little over a month and had only come into contact with World Annihilation for a little over a month, yet he had already learned the third level of World Annihilation!

What kind of monster was this?

Even excluding the Force-Exertion Secret Art, Xiao Yang's own strength had reached around 66,000 kilograms!

Not only was his own strength improving quickly, but his comprehension was monstrously gifted as well.

One had to know that even many Gods of War had yet to learn the third level of World Annihilation!

Not to mention others—even the two of them had lower Force-Exertion Amplitudes than Xiao Yang!

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

Xiao Yang threw ten consecutive punches at the testing machine.

Every punch exceeded 230,000 kilograms.

Only after throwing all ten punches did he slowly stop.

"You two, I've successfully passed the God of War Palace assessment now, right?"

Only then did Qiao Si come back to his senses.

He hurriedly said,

"Of course. With your strength, you can naturally pass the assessment."

"We will report your assessment results immediately."

As he spoke, Qiao Si began operating his communication wristband.

John did the same.

While uploading Xiao Yang's results and waiting for the review, Qiao Si looked at Xiao Yang and asked,

"May I ask whether God of War Xiao Yang has any interest in joining our Thunder Dojo?"

"With your talent, if you join our Thunder Dojo, there is a high chance that you can obtain a portion of Dragon Blood."

"And you may even receive personal guidance from the hall master."

"Besides that, you should also be able to choose one to three secret manuals."

"You may even obtain a precious Spirit of Plants and Trees!"

"Our Thunder Dojo will also cover the breach-of-contract penalty for your contract with the Ultimate Martial Arts Hall."

If he could recruit a genius like Xiao Yang into the Thunder Dojo, Qiao Si would receive some benefits as well.

Moreover, a genius like Xiao Yang had a strong chance of becoming a Beyond-God-of-War Level existence.

Qiao Si also wanted to build a good relationship with Xiao Yang.

When John heard Qiao Si's words, he hurriedly spoke as well.

"You can also consider joining our HR Alliance."

"Our HR Alliance can likewise provide you with secret manuals and Dragon Blood. In addition, you will have opportunities to receive guidance from Beyond-God-of-War Level experts."

Xiao Yang waved his hand.

"No. I'm doing quite well at the Ultimate Martial Arts Hall right now."

"I have no plans to join another faction."

Xiao Yang was not lacking anything at the moment.

What he wanted was something even Hong and Thunder God could not give him.

After joining the God of War Palace and purchasing equipment, he planned to head to Australia to search for Mist Island.

At that time, if there was anything he wanted, he could simply trade with Hong.

Some Spirits of Plants and Trees might be very rare.

But they were of little use to Hong, and Hong would not possibly covet them.

Thus, Xiao Yang did not need to worry about Hong forcibly taking them from him.

Given Hong's character, he would not do such a thing to Xiao Yang.

Upon hearing Xiao Yang's refusal, regret flashed through both men's eyes.

Soon, Xiao Yang's God of War assessment results were reviewed.

He officially became a member of the God of War Palace.

"Congratulations, Mr. Xiao Yang. You are now a member of the God of War Palace as well."

As he spoke, Qiao Si brought over a metal case that had long been prepared.

"This is your Consciousness-Induction Helmet. There are instructions for use inside."

"After taking it back, you can try entering the God of War Palace's Virtual Space."

"Believe me, the first time you enter it, you will definitely be astonished."