My Martial Arts Level Never Drops

Chapter 334: Chapter 167: First Seat?

At this moment, everyone nodded in amazement.

Chaos. Clamor. Excitement...

However, the Martial Arts Examination wasn’t over... it was just getting started.

”Contestant B-1, step forward!”

At the call, the second round began.

Shen Han took a deep breath and walked out...

Soon, another twenty people were at the starting point, and they set off immediately...

This time, something unexpected happened. Someone actually reached the 130-meter mark.

...Even surpassing Duan Ling!

But a closer look revealed a sturdy middle-aged man in his forties or fifties... He was over thirty, and though his result was good, he was ineligible for one of the twelve seats.

Then came the third group... and the fourth...

The A, B, and C Courtyards were basically all Huajin Martial Artists, so their results in this round were all more or less the same.

...They were all Huajin, their strength generally able to withstand over ten thousand pounds of pressure. This was the limit of a Mortal Body, so naturally, there wasn’t much difference between them.

But many of these people, those from the B and C Courtyards, were middle-aged Martial Artists in their forties and fifties. They had already lost their chance to compete for the twelve seats.

After the two hundred contestants from C Courtyard had been called, Qin Fang noticed they were still calling numbers starting with ”C”.

He then realized that some of the Martial Artists who had arrived earlier were now also stepping up to the testing area.

Qin Fang had a sudden realization... ’There are quite a few Huajin Martial Artists among those who registered later.’

About a hundred more with ”C” designations came from that group... all of them Huajin Martial Artists.

This left Qin Fang inwardly amazed.

’By now, more than four hundred Huajin Martial Artists have appeared.’

...One must understand, Huajin Martial Artists were not a common sight.

All of True Martial County only had three.

And now, in the Prefecture City’s annual Martial Arts Examination, more than four hundred had shown up?

...’There really are so many experts out there.’

’True Martial is really too isolated.’

Moreover, a few outstanding individuals had appeared among them. One had even reached over 130 meters, and he looked quite young, not yet thirty...

...He was also a strong contender for one of the twelve seats.

After that, they finally reached the ”D” sequence.

There were many more people in the D sequence, and once they took the field... the difference became apparent.

Some only managed to walk ten-odd meters before reaching their limit... that was already a pressure of two thousand pounds, equivalent to the Early Anjin Stage.

Others made it twenty to thirty-odd meters, facing a force of three to four thousand pounds, which corresponded to the Mid-Anjin Stage... this group had the most people.

Among the D-rank contestants, the furthest anyone got was fifty to sixty meters... that was the five-thousand-pound gravity zone, basically the level of the Late Anjin Stage to its peak...

The contrast was stark.

And then you compared it to Qin Fang, who had breezed past the five-hundred-meter mark in one go.

And then you saw countless people struggling around the forty-to-fifty-meter threshold...

...The sheer gap between them was astounding!

Awestruck and shocked gazes fell upon Qin Fang in the crowd from time to time.

Qin Fang was gradually getting used to it...

While the competition was in full swing.

News about Qin Fang had already spread like wildfire throughout Lanyang City.

”Qin Fang? True Essence at twenty? Five hundred and eighty meters?”

”To think such an outstanding individual has appeared this year?”

”This won’t do, we have to find a way to inform the Hall Master! A prodigy like this must be recruited into our hall!”

”His talent is no worse than our own Xueci’s from four years ago!”

”Pushing open the Divine Gate at twenty... whether it’s his innate talent, comprehension, or temperament, they must all be of the highest caliber! He’s a future pillar of our Hall!”

”Right, right, inform the Hall Master!”

They sprang into action.

Outside the city, by the ferry landing, Yun Guanyu was fishing.

A large ship had yet to come to a complete stop when someone leaped from its deck, covering several hundred meters in a single bound and landing right beside Yun Guanyu.

It frightened the nearby fishermen, who cried out in alarm as they were sent scattering.

”Senior Brother Yun, how can you still sit here so calmly?! Something huge has happened!”

The woman’s frantic voice made Yun Guanyu’s brow furrow. He looked up at the clearly excited woman and asked with a frown, ”What is it? Did the old man finally succumb to his injuries and kick the bucket?”

”Huh?”

The young woman who had come with the news hadn’t expected such a response from Yun Guanyu and was left dumbfounded.

Yun Guanyu lowered his eyes again, tugging his fishing rod with the placid air of an ancient well. ”If he didn’t kick the bucket, and it’s not about my promotion... then what could possibly be so important?”

”What nonsense are you spouting?!”

The woman snapped back to her senses. After cursing irritably, she lowered her voice and said, ”A genius appeared at the Martial Arts Examination today!”

She immediately recounted the story of Qin Fang walking five hundred and eighty meters.

Even Yun Guanyu showed a trace of surprise. ”True Essence Realm? Walked five hundred and eighty paces? That’s not bad. Looks like all the branches will be making their move... But what does that have to do with me?”

He tugged his fishing rod nonchalantly.

”What do you mean, what does it have to do with you? Who do you think that genius is? He’s the one you personally approved to stay at the Post House!”

the woman said anxiously.

Hearing this, Yun Guanyu’s hand, which was tugging the fishing rod, paused. A look of confusion crossed his face. ”Someone I personally approved for the Post House? Who?”

The woman slapped her forehead, speechless... She’d forgotten what her own senior brother was like.

”Three months ago, a young man from Yanfang Prefecture named Qin Fang!... Think back, does that ring a bell?”

Yun Guanyu frowned and thought back carefully. After a long while, a look of realization dawned on his face. ”Oh, I remember now. I think something like that did happen... What about him?”

”He’s the True Essence Realm genius from the exam!”

Yun Guanyu’s reaction made the woman want to scream in frustration.

Yun Guanyu blinked. ”True Essence? I remember very clearly. He was only Huajin, not True Essence...”

”But he’s True Essence now! Obviously, he must have broken through during this time!”

”Is that so?” Yun Guanyu was surprised, but after a moment, he nodded. ”Hmm, that’s very possible... Good Talent. Breaking Realm in one go... Not bad.”