"Thats amazing!"
"This position of Zhuda, the Black Armor Army Lieutenant Colonel, is his."
The surrounding warriors were amazed, because this was the only warrior who dared to challenge the ten-thousand-jin giant stone since the start of the Entering the Sect Assessment today and almost succeeded. The ten-thousand-jin giant stone, placed on the ground, was several times larger than a persons body, and many people lost their courage when they saw it.
"Junior brother! Give me the emblem of a second-rate martial artist!"
That disciple of Guiyuan Zong took a black sign from the hand of his fellow apprentice brother, and on the front side of the sign there was only one word two.
That returned to Zhu Yuanzongs disciple, who directly wrote two words on the back of the sign - Zhu Da, and at the same time smiled and threw the sign to Zhu Da: "Brother Zhu Da, you almost have the strength of a first-rate martial artist, although you cant compete for the position of Hundred Mens Leader, but the position of Wu Chang in the Black Armor Army, Brother Zhu Da, you are fully confident."
"Hmph, I ate ten steamer baskets of buns this morning and my stomach is bloated. Otherwise, I could have lifted it up." The stout man picked up his large iron hammer, took the signboard and walked away to one side.
"Green Mountain, I went to compete for the position of Black Armor Army Sergeant, and when I met this fat guy, I directly admitted defeat. This guy just swung his fist casually, and I couldnt even block it." Teng Qinghu said to Teng Qingshan beside him, "By the way, Green Mountain, when are we going to take the stone for the sect assessment?"
"Im in no hurry, you watch, go take the assessment if you want to." Teng Qing Shan stood among the crowd, watching as one by one they went to take the assessment.
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Half an hour had passed in the blink of an eye.
"Make way, Im coming!" A loud shout, a robust young man wrapped in animal hide strode into the central clearing, heading straight for the 2,000-jin giant stone.
With a stretch of both arms, the black rock was clamped between his steel-like arms, and his hands steadily supported the bottom. The white brush characters "Two Thousand Catties" on the black rock were very eye-catching. "Huh~~" With a low shout, the young mans whole body slightly shook, and the black rock was lifted up with a loud crash.
"Good!"
"What a fine fellow."
At this moment, there was a burst of applause around him, and the young man in animal skin smiled and threw the black rock to the side.
"Can you still lift ten thousand catties?" The disciple of Guiyuan Zong who was in charge of recording asked with a smile.
"No." The young man shook his head.
"Name and age." Then, Yuán Zōngs disciple took over a second-rate martial artists token from the side.
"Fu Junfan! Sixteen!" The young man said.
"Sixteen years old?"
"Sixteen years old and already a second-rate martial artist? This young mans future is boundless."
"Where did this little guy come from, hes so fierce."
A group of martial artists around were shocked, most of those who joined the Black Armor Army were over twenty years old, generally strong and older. Teng Qing Shan was also surprised to glance at this young man called Fu Jun Fan: "Sixteen? Isnt that even younger than me?"
There were also some days when he was 17 years old after the New Years festival.
"Fu Junfan!" The one truly in charge of the assessment was a sturdy middle-aged man in grey robes, who had been quietly observing the assessment. 16-year-old Fu Junfan also caught his eye several times, surprising him.
"This Fu Junfan is already the third second-rate martial artist! Not to mention a first-rate one, big brother, there arent many top-notch experts joining the Black Armor Army this time."
"Its only half a time, dont worry, the masters havent come out yet." A cold voice came from not far away beside Teng Qing Mountain.
Teng Qing Shan glanced over and saw that the speaker was a man with two scars on his face, lean physique, carrying a giant war knife on his back. Teng Qing Shans heart moved as he saw this person: "Its him!" This morning at the inn when eating breakfast, Teng Qing Shan had met this person before, and remembered that there were seven others traveling with this lean man.
"Judging from their tone, this scar-faced man should be an extremely formidable martial artist." Teng Qing Shan thought to himself.
……
The entrance examination proceeded in an orderly manner, and as time passed, more and more people gathered around to watch.
"Haha, Im here!" With a loud shout, Qingtian Tiger stepped into the central empty space.
Hong Qingshans eyes lit up.
"Green Tiger can lift two thousand catties, shouldnt be a problem." Teng Qing Shan was very clear that even without using internal energy, Teng Qing Hu who had achieved some success in practicing the Tiger Fist could lift two thousand catties with just brute force. If he relied on internal energy to assist him, he could lift three or four thousand catties.
He didnt even untie the package, and Hong Qingtian directly hugged the two-thousand-jin giant stone with both hands.
"Rise!" A loud shout.
These two thousand jin giant stone, were lifted high up, Teng Qinghus sturdy arms bulged with veins.
With a casual toss, "Pong." A 2,000-jin boulder crashes heavily to the ground.
"Haha... dont ask, I still cant lift that 10,000-jin boulder." Teng Qinghu said with a hearty laugh, very directly. This straightforward temperament also elicited kindly laughter from the surrounding warriors. A man with real ability and a straightforward personality is not one to be disliked.
"Thats also your name and age."
"Teng Qinghu! This year Im twenty-two, and after the New Years festival, Ill be twenty-three!" Teng Qinghu said directly.
"After the New Years festival, everyone is one year older, that goes without saying." Yuán Zōngs younger brother also smiled and wrote down Tú Qīng Hǔs name on the sign.
After taking over the second-rate martial artists token, Teng Qinghu walked back to Teng Qingshans side: "Qingshan, take a look at this token, it doesnt seem special, just black and glossy with a few brush-written characters." Just as Teng Qingshan was looking at the token, a familiar voice suddenly rang out: "Make way!"
Hong Qing Shan turned his head and saw that the scar-faced man had pushed aside the two martial artists in front of him, and then walked into the central empty space first.
"Who squeezed me?" - The two warriors who were squeezed out, one of them suddenly became furious and was about to shout, but seeing the giant war knife on his opponents back, he immediately shut up and didnt dare say another word. The scar-faced man had a war knife behind him that was six feet (1.5 meters) long, which ordinary people could not use easily.
The scar-faced man walked straight into the central clearing and headed for his target - a giant boulder weighing 10,000 catties!
So far, no one has been able to lift a giant stone of 10,000 catties completely.
"Is he going to lift 10,000 catties?"
"Looks like this guy is also a tough character." The surrounding crowd was whispering, but everyones eyes were fixed on the scar-faced man.
The scar-faced man didnt draw his sword either, and instead used both hands to lift this massive boulder weighing several thousand catties.
"Hmm!" A loud, angry hum, the scar-faced mans face flashed a hint of cyan light, and the massive black boulder weighing over 10,000 kilograms was lifted up. The scar-faced mans arms bulged with veins as he hurled it to the ground, where it crashed down, half-burying itself in the earth.
The grey-robed middle-aged man sitting behind the other young disciples of the Guiyuan Sect suddenly stood up, laughing loudly: "Good, a first-rate martial artist! Today, the first first-rate martial artist to take the sects assessment has appeared! Brother, what is your name and age?"
"Congratulations, Gong Yang! Thirty-six!" The scar-faced man said indifferently.
"Gong Yang Qing? Gong Yang Qing from Xuyang County? The one who single-handedly killed 300 horse bandits in one night?" The surrounding warriors were shocked.
"Xu Yang County, the big boss of Yangjiao Mountain? How did he come too?"
"Gong Yang is celebrating, arent there seven brothers who share life and death with him? He has arrived, his brothers must have arrived too."
The emergence of such a famous master sparked everyones interest.
The world has nine states, and Yangzhou has a total of thirteen counties. Among them, nine counties are controlled by Qinghu Island, one county is controlled by the Guiyuan Sect, and one county is controlled by the Tiejimen. The other two counties are mixed with various sects and forces. Relatively speaking, people living in those two counties are really miserable.
People in Jiangning District are already very happy.
Xuyang Commandery was one of these two commanderies.
"What? The great master of Yangjiao Mountain has run all the way to Jiangning Prefecture and joined the Black Armor Army?" Some warriors whispered among themselves.
Qīng Hǔ also watched that scar-faced man, listening to the surrounding peoples discussions, and then lowered his voice excitedly: "Qīng Shān, this Gōng Yáng Qìng is a formidable figure, who was once the head of a big gang in Xú Yáng Jùn. This Black Armor Armys hundred-man commander contest, Qīng Shān, you must be careful around him."
Hong Qing Shan smiled, his strength, except for that one time when he fought against the Jiao Long, had never truly been exposed before. Qing Hu was also not very clear about it.
"Hundred Men Commander..." Teng Qing Shan just smiled as he watched others take the entrance exam, but in his heart, this so-called Hundred Men Commander position had long been predetermined.
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Before long, nearly two hours had passed.
"Everyone!" The middle-aged man in gray robes from the Return to Origin Sect stood up and said loudly, "The entrance examination this morning will end before noon. There is still a short time left before noon. Those who want to take the entrance examination, please hurry up. Otherwise, well continue in the afternoon!"
Teng Qing Shan turned his head and took a glance at a giant stone sundial in the distance.
It is a simple timing tool and making it is not very complicated.
"So far, twenty-one second-rate warriors have appeared, and only one first-rate warrior, Gong Yangqing. Teng Qingshan remembered clearly that so far, the ones who had caught his attention were only Fu Junfan, who was the same age as him at sixteen, and the eight brothers of Gong Yangqing."
Kōyō no Moto is a first-rate warrior. His seven brothers are all second-rate warriors. Not to mention, those seven brothers may be holding back their true strength.
"Qingshan, when are you going to take the assessment, this afternoon?" asked Teng Qinghu.
"Afternoon assessment, and lunch isnt on me, is it?" Teng Qing Shan joked with a smile as he also stepped into the central open area.
"Lunch, spend money?" Deng Qinghu was taken aback upon hearing this.
This is in line with the rules of Guiyuan Sect. For those who have passed the assessment to join the sect, meals and other necessities are provided for free by Guiyuan Sect. If one does not undergo the assessment to join the sect, lunch at Tengqingshan has to be bought and eaten outside.
"This young man is walking towards the giant boulder of 10,000 catties!"
"He wont think of lifting a huge stone of ten thousand catties either!"
As Teng Qing Shan walked in the direction, the crowd around him quickly fell silent, all staring at Teng Qing Shan. Even Gong Yang and his seven brothers looked over as well.
Both hands grasped the two sides of this ten-thousand-jin boulder firmly.
"Up!" Teng Qing Shan let out a low shout.
Wow!
The huge boulder was lifted high above his head without any effort. Then Tung Ching Shan threw the huge boulder away.
"Haha, another top-notch martial artist! This is the second one to appear this morning!" The middle-aged man in gray robes laughed loudly and asked, "May I ask, brother, whats your name and age?" The surrounding martial artists were all abuzz with excitement, discussing who this young man was.
"Mount Qingcheng!"
Teng Qing Shan smiled and said, "Sixteen!"
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