Chapter 72: Exceptional Agility

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  The old king first took out a name book, checked one by one, and confirmed that all the participants in this selection test had arrived. Only then did he open his mouth to say: "The first level assessment begins now. Follow me!" After finishing speaking, he turned around and led the way.

  The crowd followed Elder Wang, turned over the inner gate square, and soon came to a pond behind the square.

  Only a pond of about several dozen meters wide, about ten steps from the edge of the pond, there is a small pavilion, the small pavilion is only one person high, inside which hangs a huge bronze bell that occupies the entire space of the small pavilion.

  "Has everyone seen the small pavilion in the pond?" Elder Wang pointed ahead and said, "Taking the edge of the pond's surface as the boundary line, no one is allowed to use hidden weapons or projectiles. One must make the copper bell in the small pavilion ten steps away ring out. If you can't do it, you will be eliminated immediately!"

  "What? Ten steps!"

  "This test is really tough, everyone knows that the martial artist in the Martial Realm, the internal yuan qi cannot be separated from the body. The maximum distance we can attack is just ten steps, and not everyone can reach this limit of ten steps!"

  "Yes, it's indeed very difficult. Attacking from a distance of ten steps, I can barely manage to do so, but to strike this thick bronze bell, that would be taking one's life! Alas..."

  ……

  Among the crowd, Ning Chong listened to others' discussions without making a sound. He naturally knew how difficult this test was for these outer disciples of the Wutu boundary.

  However, only by raising the threshold of testing can we truly select excellent children. The Ning family has always been strict about this kind of test, with a policy of "better to be lacking than excessive". It's not surprising that such a test appears now.

  After a pause, after the crowd had whispered for a few sentences, Wang Changlao took out the name list with a serious expression and began to shout: "Xuanyuan City Master's younger brother Ning Kong, come forth!"

  Suddenly, a young man with an ordinary appearance walked out of the crowd. He stopped at the edge of the pond, gazing at the copper bell in the small pavilion ten steps away, pondered for a moment, then took a deep breath, gathered his inner energy, and slapped out with one palm, sending a burst of "whooshing" palm wind swiftly rushing forward.

  Unfortunately, the palm wind was like a gentle breeze shaking a great mountain, and the copper bell in the small pavilion ten steps away didn't budge. Wang Changlao shouted without surprise: "Eliminated, next one, Ning Chengzhong!"

  The first testee, Ning Kong, felt embarrassed and ashamed, his face turned bright red, he lowered his head and retreated back, giving up his position to the second person being tested.

  The second test, Ning Chengzhong was obviously more astute. He looked at the bronze bell and nodded secretly. Suddenly, he raised his inner yuan, clenched his fist, and punched out. A circle of ripples suddenly spread out from his fist, forming a blurry transparent "tiger head" shape that rushed towards the bronze bell ten steps away.

  Seeing this, Wang Lao nodded in approval. Although the test is different every year, the purpose is exactly the same, first to test the strength of the participating children; secondly, it is the ability to adapt and respond randomly.

  This Ning Chengzhong knows to use the "Martial Arts Ultimate Move" to enhance his attack power, and goes to collide with the copper bell. This kind of random adaptation is much better than the first test's stupid Ning Kong. However...

  The bronze bell in the small pavilion only slightly shook a few times under Ning Chengzong's martial arts ultimate move, but still did not make a sound. Although Ning Chengzong had some adaptability, unfortunately his strength was still insufficient.

  Wang Zhanglao didn't waste any time and directly shouted: "Eliminated, next one..."

  After Ning Chengzhong, more than a dozen disciples were eliminated due to insufficient strength. However, under Ning Chengzhong's guidance, those with sufficient strength learned to use their martial arts ultimate moves and finally managed to ring the copper bell with their fist or palm wind, barely passing the test.

  "Next, Shanghe City's Ning family is missing a Ning Que!"

  At the old man's shout, a woman with a stern face emerged from the crowd. She was of ordinary appearance and slender build, but her face was icy cold, with an air of deep-seated resentment, as if someone owed her hundreds of thousands of taels of gold.

  Although this woman's appearance is ordinary, her expression is too distinctive, so that most people remember her name.

  Only Ning Que walked silently with a stern face to the edge of the pond, suddenly unfolding his figure and taking light steps.

  "Huh? This posture... She's going to use Light Body Technique!"

  "Foolish! This ten-step distance is neither short nor near, the key is that people can't step over it in one step, and there's water between the edge of the pond and the small pavilion, with no place to borrow force, it would be strange if you could cross it with a light body skill!"

  ……

  A murmur of whispers rose from the crowd.

  Even Elder Wang looked at Ning Que with a hint of surprise, he hadn't expected Ning Que to choose this way to challenge. However, the surprise only flashed for a moment, and Elder Wang immediately restored his iron-faced impartiality.

  In the crowd, Ning Chong was gazing at Ning Que with great interest. The idea of completing the test with agility was bold, but the requirements were extremely high and ordinary people could hardly understand it. Even if Ning Chong had now cultivated his explosive steps to the highest level, it would not be easy for him to use his agility to skim across the small lake, strike the copper bell and return.

  At this time, Ning Que's legs were filled with internal energy, and his stiff expression finally moved. His toes touched the ground, and he shot out like a feather. Suddenly, almost everyone's eyes focused on him at the same time.

  Posture is clean and neat, like a shooting arrow. Ning Que's body method was indeed good. But Ning Que's figure only floated halfway, and the speed was already insufficient, falling towards the water surface.

  This caused an outcry among the crowd:

  "Oh no, I'm going to fail!"

  "This distance is indeed impossible to cross in one step!"

  "The key is that there's no leverage on the water surface, even with a light and agile technique, it's useless. Now she's going to fall into the water."

  ……

  Just as everyone was discussing and concluding the outcome, Ning Que suddenly drew a beautiful arc with her body, and she had already landed on the water's surface. Beyond everyone's expectations, her toes touched the water's surface, and in an instant, she took off like a flying bird.

  "How is this possible!"

  Among the sharp cries, Ning Que borrowed a little force from the water surface and floated lightly to the front of the bronze bell. She didn't land on the ground either, her long legs cutting through the air in a flash.

  Bang!

  The bronze bell shook and emitted a loud, yet distant sound. Ning Que had already borrowed the rebound force from colliding with the bronze bell to perform an aerial flip, and then floated out. He saw her touch the water surface again, and in the next moment, she had steadily floated back to her original position.

  For a moment, everyone was stunned and couldn't believe that Ning Que had actually succeeded!

  It's not impossible for a martial artist to cross the water with ease, but that's only possible for those highly skilled martial artists. For a basic realm like the Martial Disciple Realm, if one wants to achieve that, their Light Body Skill must be extremely high, and their realm must be cultivated to an extremely high level!