9: Chongming Martial Arts School, combat power test, mutation in the sky!

After his aunt's family went out for work and school,

Jiang Yuan put on his clothes and walked out of the house, intending to first find a martial arts hall to test his current combat power, and then buy some Vicious Beast meat back.

...

Chongming Martial Arts Hall was a small martial arts hall nestled in a narrow alley.

Wearing a loose Cultivate outfit, standing barefoot in the training hall, holding an alloy spear, and comprehending her Martial Skill with closed eyes, Xu Yihan heard the sound at the door and opened her eyes.

She carried her spear to the front desk and saw a young man standing there.

"What is it?"

Hearing the melodious yet cold female voice, Jiang Yuan turned his head to look.

He saw Xu Yihan, whose dark hair was tied into a high ponytail, with a heroic yet ethereal appearance.

He was slightly stunned, not expecting that the master of this small martial arts hall would actually be a young and stunning beauty in her twenties.

"I want to test my combat power value..."

She wasn't here to become a Disciple...

Xu Yihan was somewhat disappointed.

Ever since her father Xu Chongming never returned from the abyss, she had inherited this martial arts hall. Because she was not good at socializing, it had been almost half a year now without recruiting a single Disciple. If this continued, the martial arts hall would likely have to close down soon.

Looking at the handsome youth in front of her, Xu Yihan thought to herself, "Another kid who just underwent Awakening and wants to test skill damage..."

There were quite a few people like this.

"Follow me."

Xu Yihan said coldly, turning around and walking inside.

...

Xu Yihan brought Jiang Yuan to a machine,

"This is the combat power detector. You can strike it with all your might, and it can accurately detect your current combat power."

"The test fee is five hundred yuan."

After speaking, Xu Yihan walked away and returned to the spacious training ground to continue comprehending her spear technique, leaving Jiang Yuan standing alone in front of the combat power detector.

She was currently a Tier 2 Martial Artist LV18, having changed her class to a Spearman, striving to reach a Tier 3 Martial Artist as soon as possible, at which point she might be able to recruit people.

"Hoo..."

Jiang Yuan gently exhaled a breath, looking at the combat power detector in front of him with fiery eyes.

He moved his right leg back half a step, retracted his right fist, and gathered momentum. His muscles trembled slightly, and his Qi and blood surged.

His essence, Qi, and spirit reached their Peak.

Then... he threw a punch!

"Bang!"

A muffled sound.

Xu Yihan turned her head to look, a trace of astonishment on her pretty face.

This sound... why does it sound a bit wrong?

She turned her head to look.

673... 6730?!!

Xu Yihan's expression froze for a moment.

Jiang Yuan looked at the numbers on the combat power detector and nodded gently.

Combat power value (damage value) was generally ten times one's strength.

Excluding the amplification bonuses of Martial Skills and strength-type talents on combat power value, a Tier 1 LV1 Martial Artist with a Qi and blood value of 10 and a changed class to an ordinary warrior had a strength around 100, and the combat power value they could burst out was roughly between 1000 and 2000.

This punch was already equivalent to three times that of an ordinary Tier 1 LV1 Martial Artist!

If word got out, it would probably shock countless people's jaws off!

"Let's test how much force exertion techniques can amplify it," Jiang Yuan thought to himself,

He raised his hand, his fist covered by a layer of rich Qi and blood. The Qi and blood then transformed into a faint layer of crimson ripples covering the surface of his fist, and he struck the combat power detector with a punch.

"Boom!"

After the combat power detector shook violently, another number popped up,

10672.

The damage directly broke ten thousand.

"The amplification is close to 50%."

Jiang Yuan nodded slightly.

And this was still far from his full strength!

If he used the skills of the [God of War] class change, the damage should be able to be amplified by another 5 to 10 times...

Just as he intended to try his full strength again,

"Clang."

A crisp sound of metal hitting the ground came from behind.

Jiang Yuan turned his head to look.

Xu Yihan's mouth was slightly open, blankly staring at the numbers on the combat power detector, with the dropped alloy spear lying by her feet.

"O-Over ten thousand damage?"

"How is that possible..."

This damage had already far exceeded the limit of a Martial Practitioner, reaching the damage category of a Tier 2 Martial Artist!!

Her first reaction was that the machine was broken.

But she had used the combat power detector herself this morning; it was impossible for it to be broken.

Then there was only one explanation...

The handsome, thin, and rather poorly-dressed green high school student in front of her had actually dealt over ten thousand damage!!

It was simply unimaginable!!

"How did you do it?"

She looked at Jiang Yuan and couldn't help pressing, "What is your Qi and blood value? Has it broken ten? What Martial Skill do you Cultivate? What is your Awakening talent? Is it a strength type? What class did you change to?"

Jiang Yuan frowned, feeling completely baffled.

This is my privacy, why should I tell you?

Could this woman be good-looking but mentally ill? No wonder nobody comes to this martial arts hall.

"Um... I still have things to do, so I'll be leaving first." Jiang Yuan wanted to slip away quickly to avoid getting entangled with her.

A Genius!

This is definitely a Genius!

Xu Yihan's eyes lit up, her heart filled with excitement. Such a good sapling must never be let go.

Seeing that Jiang Yuan was about to slip away, she immediately panicked.

"W-Wait!"

Her figure flashed, and Xu Yihan arrived in front of Jiang Yuan, reaching out to grab his arm with great speed.

Jiang Yuan frowned, his face turning cold. At the critical moment, he dodged the grab and quickly launched a counterattack. Twisting his waist, he delivered a powerful, heavy punch from bottom to top, covered in crimson ripples, striking towards Xu Yihan's chin.

Xu Yihan's eyes lit up.

"A perfect counterattack!"

"To actually have such combat awareness!"

She became even more excited!

She reached out and caught Jiang Yuan's heavy punch. The violent wind generated by the impact exploded, turning into wind vortexes that spread outward from around the two of them, causing the surrounding weapons to hum.

Jiang Yuan frowned and said, "What on earth do you want to do?"

He didn't feel any murderous intent; otherwise, today would have been his first death match after Awakening the [God of War]. Even if his opponent was a Tier 2 Martial Artist, he didn't think he would lose.

Xu Yihan held Jiang Yuan's fist, her pretty face flushed, panting heavily, and excitedly said, "You, come to our place..."

Jiang Yuan was slightly stunned, his expression turning weird.

Damn it.

He ran into a female pervert.

"Hoo..."

Xu Yihan's face drew closer to Jiang Yuan, and a magnolia-like fragrance wafted over, making one's heartbeat accelerate.

She was coming after his body.

Damn it.

Looking at that flawless white face and plump, glossy cherry lips right in front of him, Jiang Yuan resigned himself to fate and closed his eyes.

Come on!

You female beast!

"Come join our guild!"

"..."

"Ah?"

Jiang Yuan opened his eyes in a daze, meeting Xu Yihan's expectant and excited gaze.

"Guild?"

"That's right! The Scarlet Rose Guild,"

Xu Yihan said,

Originally, she wanted Jiang Yuan to join the martial arts hall and become a martial arts hall Disciple, but after experiencing his actual combat power firsthand, she changed her mind.

Being able to have such damage meant he was very likely already a Martial Practitioner, and he was definitely a rare talent, the kind with maxed-out damage.

What was even more crucial was that he was young, and his room for growth was huge!

Xu Yihan: "You haven't joined a guild yet, right?"

Jiang Yuan shook his head.

"Our guild currently doesn't have many members, and we are lacking an attacker with maxed-out damage. If you're willing to join, besides a monthly subsidy of fifty thousand yuan, the equipment we obtain from killing Vicious Beasts will be distributed according to need. Gold coins and Materials will also be converted into corresponding value, and you'll even get free access to our martial arts hall's training equipment."

Hearing this, Jiang Yuan was somewhat tempted.

Fifty thousand a month, plus free use of training equipment...

You must know that martial arts halls were generally equipped with gravity rooms. Cultivating inside yielded twice the result with half the effort. Outsiders basically had to pay thirty thousand yuan per hour to use them.

"If I join, do I need to sign a long-term contract?"

"You can sign a long-term contract or a short-term contract."

"Sounds good."

Xu Yihan was overjoyed upon hearing this, "Does that mean you agree?"

"There's a problem, though."

"?"

"My Qi and blood haven't broken ten yet, and I'm not a Martial Practitioner yet, so I can't go down to the abyss dungeon yet," Jiang Yuan said embarrassedly.

Xu Yihan was slightly stunned.

Then she widened her eyes and let out an incredulous voice, "Y-You said what?"

"You haven't even reached Tier 1 yet?!!"

Watching Jiang Yuan nod, she drew a sharp breath, her expression incomparably shocked as monstrous waves stirred within her heart.

Not even reaching LV1, yet the damage broke ten thousand...

What kind of monster is this?!

"So let's talk about this matter after I become a Martial Practitioner."

"I-I'll mention it to our guild master later. Let's exchange contact info first. My name is Xu Yihan, what's your name?"

"Jiang Yuan."

Xu Yihan recited it silently, and the two exchanged contact information.

...

Leaving the martial arts hall,

Jiang Yuan headed straight for the Vicious Beast market, spent his savings to buy a lot of Vicious Beast meat, and had it delivered to his door after cooking.

In addition, he bought a Tier 1 potion worth ten thousand yuan, which could replenish Qi and blood and repair Origin Qi.

After buying it, Jiang Yuan's savings were completely used up.

"Scholars are poor, Martial Artists are rich; it really burns money," Jiang Yuan sighed, feeling his heart ache terribly.

"However, with so much Vicious Beast meat, it should be enough to last for a few days."

Once his Qi and blood broke ten and he became a Martial Practitioner, he could go down to the abyss to make money.

...

Sitting on the air-rail going home,

[Beep, you have a new message]

Guan Xiaoxiao: Get out here!

Jiang Yuan: What for?

Guan Xiaoxiao: Duel!

A trace of nostalgia appeared in Jiang Yuan's eyes.

Ten years ago, Guan Xiaoxiao's family lived near Jiang Yuan's home. The two families had a very good relationship and frequently interacted. But later, Guan's father's Rank increased, and Guan's mother's potion business grew larger, so they moved to the rich area in the city. Jiang Yuan's parents also left their hometown due to job transfers, and Jiang Yuan moved in with his aunt's family for school, so the two families gradually interacted less.

Jiang Yuan thought for a moment and replied, "Time and place?"

Guan Xiaoxiao replied quickly: "Nine o'clock tonight, Apricot Blossom Park."

Jiang Yuan: "Okay."

Just as he finished replying to the message, the entire air-rail suddenly vibrated violently in an abnormal manner.

"Alarm! Alarm!"

Jiang Yuan raised his head in surprise and doubt.

The alarm devices hummed and all lit up with red light, and the passengers were all panicked and flustered.

"What's going on?"

"An earthquake?"

Suddenly sensing something, Jiang Yuan looked out the window, his pupils contracting slightly.

In the clear, cloudless sky, a pitch-black crack appeared, looking as if a tear had been ripped open in the sky. Lines of cracks spread outward, emitting an ominous Aura.

"What... is that?" An office worker turned pale.

Boom—!

A terrifying vibration wave emanated from the crack, shattering half the sky into cracks. A shockwave resembling a tidal storm crushed the clouds, heading towards the city below with an Aura of destroying everything.

Every hair on Jiang Yuan's body stood on end, and an unspeakable sense of danger surged into his heart.

In another air-rail train, a blue-haired woman whose eyes were covered with a black satin ribbon looked out the window and said in astonishment, "Holy crap! What's going on?"

Just as she was about to remove the black satin ribbon, she was stopped by the middle-aged woman beside her.

"Don't mess around."

At the same time,

several figures appeared above the city.

Liu He, the principal of the Martial Arts High School, was also among them, but could only stand in the back row. The person leading them was an old man with snow-white long hair leaning on a saber, exuding a terrifying coercion all over his body.

"Scram!"

With an angry roar from the old man, resembling an exploding thunderclap, he forcefully blocked that air-shockwave coming from the sky!

However, the collision of the two vibration forces still caused a considerable impact on the city.

The air-rail in the air shook violently, and the glass capable of defending against missiles developed cracks. Passengers screamed in panic, tightly grasping whatever was at hand.

Jiang Yuan stared fixedly at the sky.

What... on earth is that thing?