Chapter 20 - Feeling Baffled by His Hostility

Chapter 20 Feeling Baffled by His Hostility

Su Hei felt Cao Guangning’s hostile gaze on him, and he frowned.

“Who on earth is this man? He keeps staring at me in this persistent and insulting manner!” thought Su Hei.

“Could it be because I’m more handsome than him?”

“But he can’t blame me for that! I didn’t ask to be so charming! I inherited my parents’ good looks!”

Su Hei sighed helplessly as he watched Cao Guangning disappear into the crowd.

It was not necessarily a good thing to be too attractive as it might incur the jealousy of others.

“Next!”

The recruit who was next in line stepped forward. He had a cheerful look on his face as he stepped in front of the testing device.

He did not bother to gather his strength at all. That man clenched his fist and threw a casual punch toward the machine.

Boom!

“Li Burou, combat strength 15,680, martial artist in the Perfected Realm!”

Instantly, everyone looked over at him.

Even the veteran fighters in the City Defense Team including Xun Chengwu were staring at Li Burou in astonishment.

A martial artist who was at the Perfected Realm could take on the role of captain.

However, Li Burou was merely a novice martial artist. Everyone was blown away by him.

“I… I’m speechless. I have no words to describe how I’m feeling right now,” said Xun Chengwu.

He shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Qin Feng was standing behind him. “Be patient. There is still Bai Tiantian, Zhang Xiaofan, and that guy with the monstrous talent who has yet to attempt the test.”

Xun Chengwu was stunned to hear that. His gaze involuntarily searched the crowd for Su Hei’s figure, and his heart was filled with anticipation for this martial arts genius who had awakened the four basic Elemental powers.

Soon, an adorable-looking girl with a puppy in her arms walked toward a testing device.

Almost instantly, thousands of recruits and veterans who were at the training ground looked over at her.

The young girl was blessed with incomparable beauty.

She was Bai Tiantian.

“Ice Cream, will it hurt to punch this machine?

I’m afraid of pain.”

Bai Tiantian stood in front of the testing device and stroked the puppy’s head.

The puppy let out a few barks in response to her question.

“You even know how to comfort me. Ice Cream, you’re the best!” she cooed.

After that, Bai Tiantian clenched her fist and threw out a punch.

Boom!

There was a deafening sound that would make a person’s ears ring.

“Bai Tiantian, combat strength 12,580, martial artist at the Perfected Realm!”

When he heard that announcement, shock registered on Xun Chengwu’s face. Following that, his expression turned bitter. Mixed emotions surged through him.

Xun Chengwu had only become a martial artist in the Perfected Realm after a decade or so.

Although Li Burou and Bai Tiantian’s combat strengths were worse than his, their journey as martial artists had only just begun.

“Commander, in front of geniuses, the words ‘hard work’ seem ridiculous,” murmured Xun Chengwu. He sighed helplessly.

Everyone present was flabbergasted by Bai Tiantian’s combat strength.

However, when they found out that Bai Tiantian was the class president of the martial arts academy’s elite class, their astonishment vanished. Jealousy and envy were coursing through their veins.

Humans were contradictory in nature.

They detested geniuses but desired to become one.

There was nothing special about the combat strength test for the remaining recruits. Occasionally, some recruits were revealed to be intermediate-level martial artists, but that could no longer cause a commotion.

“Wu Dahai, combat strength 1,802, beginner-level martial artist!”

“Lin Ye, combat strength 2,669, beginner-level martial artist!”

“Zhang Xiaofan, combat strength 10,086, martial artist in the Perfected Realm!” When Zhang Xiaofan’s combat strength was announced, the training ground was once again filled with an uproar of noise.

“Another martial artist who is in the Perfected Realm. This is already the third one!”

“Ordinary people need to work hard for 10 years or even more to get to the Perfected Realm, but geniuses are born with innate abilities that allow them to have greater accomplishments than others. That is the difference between people!”

“But Zhang Xiaofan is inferior to Li Burou and Bai Tiantian in terms of combat strength. He isn’t as gifted as them.

The only reason he can stand out is that his weaker peers serve as a foil to him.”

Initially, Zhang Xiaofan was a little smug as he listened to the chatter around him. However, when he heard the last bit of it, Zhang Xiaofan’s face darkened. He lowered his head and vanished into the crowd.

“Next!”

The soldier beside the testing device shouted.

Su Hei stepped forward.

Without any hesitation, he raised his fist and punched at the machine.

The sound of his punch against the machine echoed like thunder.

Su Hei used all his strength in this punch.

He was not someone who would pretend to be weak when he was powerful.

Only a fool would do that.

Su Hei had the summation system, so there was no need for him to do something like that. The stronger he proved himself to be, the sooner he could get a promotion in ranking and become the leader of a greater number of people.

One day, everyone would become his employees, and they would want nothing in return.

Boom!

A loud noise deafened everyone momentarily.

Even the soldier standing beside the testing device was pushed back by more than 10 meters.

Everyone was stunned when they saw the number displayed on the machine.

“Su Hei, combat strength 59,000, martial artist in the Perfected Realm!”

59,000! Everyone’s minds were buzzing when they saw that astonishing number. “Slap me! Come on, slap me!”

“With such combat strength, even martial artists who are already in the Perfected Realm won’t be his match.”

“It may not be long before he gets a breakthrough to become a Grandmaster!” Grandmaster!

The power of this word hit the training ground like a thunderclap.

Those who could become Grandmasters were all top combatants in the various survival bases. They were powerful figures who wielded absolute power over a certain region. Every martial artist wanted to become a Grandmaster, but they understood that not everyone could become one.

If a beginner-level martial artist wanted to become a Grandmaster, he needed to cross several realms. However, that was a gap that many martial artists could not cross in their entire lives.

Su Hei had just started his journey as a martial artist, yet he was only a step away from becoming a Grandmaster.

Xun Chengwu and Qin Feng widened their eyes in shock when they saw Su Hei’s combat strength.

Both of them were already mentally prepared to see a shocking number of Su Hei’s combat strength.

However, they did not expect this result.

Su Hei had close to 60,000 combat strength! In addition, he was one of the more powerful martial artists among those who were also in the Perfected Realm.

Xun Chengwu, especially, felt flabbergasted. He could convince himself to remain calm when he saw Li Burou, Bai Tiantian, and Zhang Xiaofan’s test results.

However, he was blown away by Su Hei’s result!

“My combat power is only 50,000, but this kid has 9,000 more combat strength than me. He is so powerful that no one can surpass him!”

thought Xun Chengwu. He was on the brink of tears. This was the first time he understood how maddening it was to compare himself to someone more capable than him.

Qin Feng stood behind Xun Chengwu, and he patted the latter’s shoulder.

“Captain, accept reality. Everyone is different,” Qin Feng consoled. “Some people have difficulty breathing when they’re born, and some people can tackle a tiger and disembowel it immediately after birth. These people are f*cking natural martial artists.”

Xun Chengwu nodded. “We’re so lucky that geniuses like them appeared in the Quilton base. Once they develop their skills and become mature adults, the Quilton base will be safe for a hundred years,” he remarked.

“The combat strength test is about to end. to split the recruits.”

Let’s prepare At this moment, Su Hei was filled with anticipation.

Among the 17 students in Senior Class One, only Li Hua and Chu Chen were intermediate-level martial artists. However, after using the summation system, Su Hei reached the Perfected Realm with a combat strength of 59,000.

“Since I’ve obtained the assessment token, I’ll become a section leader. After that, I will have a lot more subordinates, and I can use the summation system. I wonder how much my combat strength would become?” pondered Su Hei.

Su Hei became excited at the mere thought of that.