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Chapter 34: Astonishing Progress
Chapter 34: Astonishing Progress (Please Support)
Lin Qi returned to the crowd amid murmurs of astonishment, spotting Jiang Tao’s raised thumb.
“Bro Qi, you’ve surpassed me already!”
Jiang Tao didn’t hold back his praise, throwing a punch toward Lin Qi’s fist.
“Nonsense. I’m still not your match,” Lin Qi shook his head. While he’d improved rapidly, Jiang Tao had kept pace. After all, Jiang had secured a top-twenty ranking without significant resources—a prodigy’s feat.
“Jiang Tao!” Zhang Cheng called soon after.
“Go on, Taozi. Show them what you’ve got,” Lin Qi urged, giving him a shove.
“You got it!”
Jiang Tao cracked his knuckles. A month of consuming massive resources had done wonders—his height had shot past 1.9 meters, his frame now thick with chiseled muscles beneath dark skin, radiating raw power.
Boom! Boom!
His fists launched like cannons, hammering the punch target. When he sprinted, he left only a blur.
“Punch force: 913.2kg! Speed: 18.1m/s!”
Jiang Tao exhaled sharply, steam rising from his body as he grinned at Lin Qi.
“Taozi, congrats. The top ten’s already yours,” Lin Qi said.
“Damn right. I’m aiming for it,” Jiang Tao laughed.
Nearby, Li Zhou watched the pair, curiosity flickering in his eyes.
“Lin Qi and Jiang Tao… Their scores in this Monthly Assessment will be something else,” he murmured.
“Qi Yuelin, 960kg. Yu Jing, 980.1kg!”
Crash!
“Li Zhou, 1,035.9kg!”
“He’s broken a thousand kilograms!”
The crowd stared at the screen, stunned.
“After 900kg, progress gets brutal. If the regular classes heard this, they’d be floored,” someone muttered.
“Li Zhou’s a monster,” Jiang Tao scoffed.
“Has he already broken through the First Realm?” someone gasped.
“Doubt it,” Zhu Yuqi shook her head. “His physique is just naturally superior.”
Lin Qi frowned. Breaking 1,000kg was a hallmark of Second Realm martial artists. Zhang Cheng eyed Li Zhou too.
“This kid’s in a league of his own,” he mused.
Li Zhou’s speed test followed, though he fell short of 20m/s—the baseline for Second Realm artists.
“Quiet!” Zhang Cheng barked, silencing the room.
“First round’s done. Now, weapons proficiency.”
He led the class down a corridor to a steel door, inputting a code. Inside, the floor gleamed with polished tiles. Ten egg-shaped machines lined the room—Neural Pods.
“You all recognize these—Full-Dive Pods,” Zhang Cheng announced, slapping a pod. “All future weapons tests will be in the virtual world. Accuracy’s top-notch. I’ll even get a break.”
A student asked, “How do we test?”
“Simple,” Zhang Cheng gestured to a 3D projection displaying login instructions. “Use your Scarlet Realm account. Search for ‘Tianhai Monthly Assessment,’ enter your name, exam registration number, and martial art. Then defeat the AI opponent. Scores convert directly.”
Green screens displayed exam numbers. As Lin Qi’s group prepared to enter the pods, he noticed Chen Zichuan lingering awkwardly. The boy stared at the pods, fumbling like Jiang Tao had on his first try.
“Taozi, help him out,” Lin Qi said.
“Got it.” Jiang Tao strode over, guiding Chen through the steps. Only when Chen nodded confidently did Lin Qi enter his pod.
Meanwhile, martial artists across Tianhai’s schools began their assessments.
At Tianhai First High’s training hall, thirty gleaming pods hummed. Students stood poised, eyes sharp with ambition.
“Guo Heng, aiming for top five this month?” someone asked.
“Naturally,” Guo Heng smirked. “My Blade Techniques have reached the Second Stage. Few in class rival me. I’m targeting top fifteen citywide.”
He clenched his fist, thinking, I’ll catch up to my sister… I wonder how Lin Qi and Jiang Tao fare.
Inside his pod, Lin Qi shivered as the Scarlet Realm loaded—a familiar crimson void. He opened his Status Panel, inputting:
Name: Lin Qi
Martial Art: Mountain-Shattering Spear Method
Exam Registration Number: 20455060…
The scene shifted. He stood in a vast chamber, white metal walls adorned with weapon murals.
【Lin Qi, welcome to the Tianhai Monthly Assessment battlefield.】
【Defeat the examiner. You have three minutes to prepare.】
He selected his black spear, the weapon he knew best.
Three minutes later, the countdown blared:
【3… 2… 1… Assessment Start!】
A figure materialized—a white-clad warrior with a silver spear, marked “1” on his chest.
The AI’s voice rang out as the examiner lunged, spear flashing like a dragon.
(End of Chapter)
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