Chapter 19

"Ye Feng, you piece of trash, are you afraid to try?"

Lin Ming saw that Ye Feng was standing still and laughed triumphantly.

"Hmph!"

Ye Feng glanced at Lin Ming indifferently and let out a cold snort.

"Ye Feng... Haha, I'll see how you embarrass yourself in a moment!"

Seeing Ye Feng's indifferent gaze, Lin Ming felt as if he had been greatly insulted. He gritted his teeth and glared at Ye Feng, but soon the anger on his face disappeared, replaced by a smug smile.

Ye Feng walked up to the stone lock, grabbed its handle with one hand, and with a slight effort, lifted it over his head.

Seeing Ye Feng lift the stone lock so easily, the expressions on Lin Ming and Ma Kui's faces changed. They were not surprised that Ye Feng could lift a 400-pound stone lock, as it was expected for someone at the second level of Iron Body Technique. However, Ye Feng's ease and confidence shocked them.

"Number 40, Ye Feng, 10 points!"

Ma Kui quickly reacted and shouted to the person next to the scoreboard.

The villager next to the scoreboard hurriedly wrote a 10 under number 40.

Seeing Ye Feng pass, Lin Ming's face turned slightly sour, but he had no choice. Ye Feng had the strength, but he was sure Ye Feng would be stunned during the talent test later.

"Coach Ma, I want to try the 600-pound stone lock!"

Seeing that Ma Kui and the others had directly written down the score, Ye Feng spoke up.

Don't joke, if he only passed with 10 points, he would definitely be eliminated in the end.

Since he had promised his mother to participate, he would give it his all. As for taking care of his mother, in this world where strength is respected, having a position would solve everything.

"Uh!" When Ye Feng spoke, the scene fell silent. Everyone in the village knew that Ye Feng had broken through to the second level of Iron Body Technique in the Flying Tiger Team, so a 400-pound stone lock was no problem for him. However, a 600-pound stone lock was not so promising.

"Hmph, overestimating yourself!" Lin Ming was also taken aback, then looked at Ye Feng with disdain.

"Ye Feng..."

Ma Kui frowned slightly. He did not think Ye Feng could lift a 600-pound stone lock. Although it was only 200 pounds more, it was not as simple as adding one plus one.

He wanted to say something but, thinking of Ye Feng's ease just now, his heart skipped a beat. 'Could he have broken through to the third level of Iron Body Technique?' But was that possible? Breaking through in Iron Body Technique was extremely difficult, and the more one advanced, the faster one died.

Especially in the later levels, the body was full of hidden injuries. Breaking through was almost impossible, and even surviving was a matter of luck.

"Alright, you can try!" But there was no such rule in the village's test! Not allowing someone to try, so he hesitated for a moment before speaking.

Hearing Ma Kui's agreement, Ye Feng walked up to the 600-pound stone lock.

"Up!"

Ye Feng shouted lightly, and the 600-pound stone lock was easily lifted with one hand.

Seeing Ye Feng's ease, Ma Kui was also taken aback. He stood up from his seat and looked at Ye Feng, who was lifting the stone lock with one hand, with surprise.

He did not expect Ye Feng to have really broken through to the third level of Iron Body Technique. This was the first person in their village to reach the third level in over ten years! Moreover, the 600-pound stone lock did not seem to be a burden to Ye Feng at all.

Lin Ming had been mocking Ye Feng just now, but now, seeing him lift the stone lock so easily, his face turned sour.

"Great!" Ye Hao, looking at his brother, shouted excitedly.

Ling Wanrong was also extremely moved, tears streaming down her face. Although she had felt that her eldest son was different these past few days, she did not expect him to have reached the third level of Iron Body Technique.

She herself was against Ye Feng practicing Iron Body Technique, knowing the dangers very well. But no matter what she said, Ye Feng would not listen, so she worked hard to reduce his burden and prevent him from overexerting himself.

Ye Feng lifted the 600-pound stone lock and lightly bounced it in his hand, as if it were a cotton ball.

Ye Feng's actions made Ma Kui's eyelids twitch involuntarily. 'Do you want to continue?' At this point, Ma Kui felt that 600 pounds was not Ye Feng's limit, otherwise, he would not be so relaxed.

"Continue!"

Ye Feng nodded, dropped the stone lock, and walked up to the 800-pound stone lock.

"Effortless!" Looking at the stone lock in Ye Feng's hand, which seemed like a toy, this was the only thought in Ma Kui's mind.

1000 pounds...

1200 pounds...

1400 pounds...

Ye Feng lifted each stone lock in turn. At this point, all the villagers' attention was on him, including the village chief and Lin Yuan. In fact, their attention had already been on him when he lifted the 800-pound stone lock.

At first, they were surprised, then numb, because from start to finish, Ye Feng had only one expression: ease.

At this moment, the most surprised person in the crowd was Lin Yuan. Over a month ago, Ye Feng was still at the second level of Iron Body Technique, with dry blood and qi. In just one month, he had reached this level? And the most sour face was Lin Ming's. Just now, he had said Ye Feng was overestimating himself, but now, seeing Ye Feng lift the 1400-pound stone lock so easily, it was a blatant slap in the face.

Ma Kui was somewhat excited. Ye Feng, not yet 16, lifting a 1400-pound stone lock, was impressive no matter what he was practicing.

"Ah!" In the end, Ma Kui sighed. Iron Body Technique was ultimately not the way to go. Whether he could survive was still a question, and even if he did, his achievements would be limited. One could say that Iron Body Technique was about squeezing out life potential, and there would be almost no progress afterward.

"Do you want to continue?" Seeing Ye Feng's ease, Ma Kui asked again.

He had asked this question several times and was already numb. He felt that Ye Feng had not yet reached his limit. How could it be the limit if he had the same expression from start to finish? He was also curious about where Ye Feng's limit was.

"Level 7 of Iron Body Technique, could he reach level 8?" Thinking about it, Ma Kui's heart raced. Not to mention level 7 or 8, he had only seen a few people at level 4.

Hearing Ma Kui's words, Ye Feng shook his head slightly. This score was already good enough, and he did not need to reveal all his strength in the village's test.

"Phew..."

When Ye Feng spoke, many people let out a sigh of relief.

Even Ma Kui, Lin Yuan, and Lin Ming secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Ye Feng had given them a great shock today.

Ye Feng put down the stone lock and returned to the line.

When Ye Feng walked back, many people looked at him with a hint of awe. Those who had just mocked Ye Feng with Lin Ming now looked at him with nervous glances.

"Ah, no matter where you go, strength is respected!" Looking at their expressions, Ye Feng sighed inwardly.

Indeed, no matter what one practiced, only great strength could earn respect.

"Hmph! Even if you reach level 7 or 9 of Iron Body Technique, you're still trash. I will surpass you and make you my stepping stone! But, Ye Feng, don't die from dry blood and qi and hidden injuries before I surpass you! Haha..."

Seeing the reactions around him, Lin Ming looked at Ye Feng with a hint of cruelty and coldly said, laughing madly at the end.

Lin Ming's words made many of the young people around nod. As long as they successfully condensed their qi, they would have endless possibilities, far beyond what Ye Feng, an Iron Body practitioner, could achieve. Even surpassing Ye Feng would not be difficult.

Iron Body Technique might give an advantage in the early stages with hard work and determination, but among the famous strong, none were Iron Body practitioners. The limit of Iron Body Technique, as far as they knew, was only to the level of a second-stage warrior.

The first test was quickly completed, and the highest score was Ye Feng, who got 30 points. The second was Lin Ming, and the rest barely passed.

"Ye Hao, come and try!" After everyone had finished testing, Ma Kui saw Ye Hao standing to the side and hesitated for a moment before speaking.

Although Ye Hao was not yet of age, he had already condensed a spirit seed and reached the quasi-warrior realm, so the strength he could unleash should not be small.

Entering the quasi-warrior realm, the minimum strength he could unleash was 400 pounds, and the maximum was 1000 pounds. Breaking through 1000 pounds would mean entering the warrior realm. Of course, with each level of the warrior realm, the strength he could unleash would increase dramatically.

The quasi-warrior realm was the foundational stage of a warrior.