The entire second floor fell silent.
Everyone stared dumbfounded at the number displayed on the Punch Force Tester, struggling to comprehend it.
A punch force of 500 kg corresponded to a peak human tier martial artist, while 1,000 kg meant at least the middle or late yellow tier.
A young man barely into his twenties, with the strength of a middle- or late-yellow tier martial artist?
What kind of joke was this?
"Excellent!" After recovering from his shock, Wang Yu immediately began to applaud.
"A casual punch reached 1,000 kg, and you're only twenty. Very impressive. Among all the prodigies I've seen, you rank in the top three."
The Deputy Examiners were all stunned. People whom Wang Yu called prodigies were exceedingly rare.
After all, Wang Yu himself was a prodigy!
"You're too kind, Examiner Wang." Jun Wangchen cupped his hands and returned to his group, neither arrogant nor impatient.
Everyone he passed wore a solemn expression.
Strength commanded respect everywhere, and Jun Wangchen's terrifying punch force was already enough to inspire awe and fear.
The first assessment eliminated sixty martial artists in total. Such a frightening elimination rate left the remaining forty feeling nervous.
"The second assessment tests speed. Follow the Deputy Examiners' instructions and run from the starting end of the Speed Tester to the finishing end. The total distance is one hundred meters. A top speed of 35 m/s counts as a pass." Wang Yu pointed at the Speed Tester on the right as he addressed the remaining forty candidates.
His words made everyone draw another sharp breath.
Under normal circumstances, an ordinary human's top speed was roughly 10 m/s. After advancing to the Early Human Tier, a martial artist could move twice as fast as an ordinary person, or 20 m/s.
Notably, a martial artist's speed