Chapter 32

"Guy, he actually has some strength, even Xia Ye isn't his match. Could it be that the first place this time will be taken by him?" Lin Xinyi bit her lip and said resentfully. She hated by association; since Long Tai was Lu Xuan's enemy, she naturally regarded Long Tai as her enemy as well.

Xia Chenxi shook her head gently and said, "That's not necessarily the case. Just now, he exerted a force of 2,800 catties, which has already reached his limit. If Xia Ye performs a bit better, the two are on par. Besides, there are still other assessments to come, such as mental fortitude, insight, and practical combat. Xia Ye doesn't necessarily have to lose to him."

Lin Xinyi thought for a moment and then asked with a smile, "Chenxi, do you think Lu Xuan can surpass him?"

"Regarding this... it might be difficult for Lu Xuan to surpass him in strength. Currently, Lu Xuan is only at the peak of the fourth level of Body Tempering, still a distance away from the fifth level." Xia Chenxi's evaluation was quite objective. After all, the strength of both parties was evident. However, she then continued, "But in the next few assessments, Lu Xuan still has a good chance. Whether it's insight or practical combat, Lu Xuan has the potential to compete!"

Lu Xuan's progress was evident to Xia Chenxi. When she first met Lu Xuan, he was only at the third level of Body Tempering. Now, in just a few short days, he had already reached the peak of the fourth level. Although she didn't know what methods Lu Xuan used, his talent and insight were truly astonishing!

Lin Xinyi giggled, "If what you say is true, Lu Xuan still has a chance to win first place? I'm really looking forward to it."

Who wouldn't want their beloved to be the best? She had a vague affection for Lu Xuan, and naturally, she felt the same way.

Xia Chenxi smiled and was about to speak, but at that moment, an attendant loudly called out, "Number 828, Lu Xuan!"

Hearing this, Xia Chenxi paused and stopped talking. Both she and Lin Xinyi looked over, with Lin Xinyi feeling a mix of tension and anticipation. How much force could Lu Xuan exert? Although his strength was inferior to Long Tai, it shouldn't be too far off, right?

Long Tai, who had just returned to the crowd, suddenly heard Lu Xuan's name and couldn't help but pause, slowly turning to look over.

Long Tai's unusual action piqued Xia Ye's curiosity. Lu Xuan? He seemed unfamiliar. Could he be an unknown genius that caught Long Tai's attention? Thinking this, he also began to observe.

"Brother Xuan, it's your turn. Go all out and crush them all!" Yao Lei waved his fist at Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan smiled slightly, said nothing more, and strode into the arena.

"Long Yang, didn't you say you sent someone to deal with him? How is he still here?" Long Tai asked coldly.

Long Yang immediately broke into a sweat. He had been hiding the subsequent events from Long Tai, but now that he was asked, he dared not conceal it and explained that the second and third brothers had been eliminated.

"Can't even handle a small matter. How can I trust you with anything in the future?" Long Tai scolded Long Yang, then glanced at Lu Xuan and said, "This guy is quite lucky, but he's not qualified to oppose me!"

In Long Tai's eyes, Lu Xuan was someone he could crush at any time, so he naturally didn't take him seriously. He just found him annoying to look at.

Seeing Lu Xuan walk over, the attendant glanced at his information on the roster. Seeing that he was only at the second level of Body Tempering, he immediately felt disdain. A second-level Body Tempering participant was just there to fill the numbers.

"Let's start. You have three attempts, and the highest score will count." The attendant casually explained, already preparing to erase Lu Xuan's information.

Hearing this, Lu Xuan took a deep breath. The Taiyi Reverting Formula quickly circulated, and the yuan force in the 26 meridians throughout his body was instantly mobilized, converging in his hands.

However, this delay made the attendant impatient. A second-level Body Tempering participant, what was he dawdling for? He urged, "Hurry up, you're just going to be eliminated anyway."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Xuan made his move. His taut legs suddenly exerted force, and his entire body shot forward like an arrow. His fist struck the force-measuring stone monument in a flash.

"Boom!"

A dull sound echoed, and the crystal column on the force-measuring stone monument instantly shot up!

One thousand catties, two thousand catties, two thousand five hundred catties...

The crystal column rapidly broke through one mark after another, finally stopping at the three-thousand-catty mark, trembling.

Three thousand catties!

Lu Xuan's punch not only refreshed the record but also surpassed Long Tai and Xia Ye with a score of three thousand catties!

This terrifying score instantly stunned all the martial artists!

The scene fell silent, and for a moment, no one could react. After two seconds of silence, the crowd suddenly burst into a flurry of discussions.

"My god! He actually scored three thousand catties! Could he be another genius, surpassing even Xia Ye and Long Tai!"

"Who is this guy? He's unknown, yet so powerful!"

"I know a bit. Miss Chenxi and Miss Xinyi spoke to him earlier. No wonder he won the favor of the two beauties of Lincheng, his strength is truly formidable!"

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As Lu Xuan's score was revealed, the crowd immediately erupted again, all asking about his background.

"Wow! Three thousand catties! Chenxi, Lu Xuan's score is higher than Xia Ye and Long Tai!" Lin Xinyi said, her face flushed with excitement.

At this moment, Xia Chenxi was also stunned. She had seen Lu Xuan's strength clearly; he was obviously only at the fourth level of Body Tempering, yet he had exerted a force of three thousand catties, which was truly unbelievable!

"You, you're only at the second level of Body Tempering, right? How, how..." Seeing Lu Xuan's score, the attendant beside him couldn't even finish his sentence, it was too shocking. He had thought Lu Xuan was just there to fill the numbers and was even prepared to erase his information, but he never expected Lu Xuan to directly score three thousand catties, jumping to first place!

Hearing the question, Lu Xuan smiled faintly, "I reported my information incorrectly earlier."

He naturally wouldn't say that he had improved over the past few days. Even if he told the truth, no one would believe him. It was better to lie.

"I see." The attendant seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and his attitude did a 180-degree turn, "May I ask, what is your strength?"

"Fourth level of Body Tempering. Have I passed the assessment?" Lu Xuan reminded him.

"Oh, oh, yes." The attendant quickly realized and loudly announced, "Lu Xuan, three thousand catties, passed!"

At this moment, Long Tai looked at Lu Xuan, who was walking down, with disbelief. How could this be! How could Lu Xuan score three thousand catties!

No matter how he tried, he couldn't believe it. Was this the Lu family's waste of a son? His score in the first assessment was two hundred catties higher than his own?

However, whether Long Tai believed it or not, the crystal column on the force-measuring stone monument, which had reached the three-thousand-catty mark, reminded him that everything that had just happened was real.

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