Chapter 16: The Prospective Warrior

The following morning, Wang Kun bid farewell to his parents and went alone to the Extreme Martial Arts School to undergo his assessment.

The results immediately stunned the instructor responsible for the beginner division.

“Wang Kun, take the test again!” the instructor insisted.

“Yes, Instructor,” Wang Kun replied.

With a thunderous boom, Wang Kun struck the strength-testing target with his fist once more.

In an instant, the display showed the astonishing number: 908 kilograms.

To put this in perspective, Wang Kun had previously been just a beginner-level student at the school, and above beginners were the intermediate students. Yet now, Wang Kun had leaped beyond both intermediate and advanced students, reaching the strength standard required for the quasi-martial artist assessment.

Of course, this result was still carefully restrained by Wang Kun. If he unleashed his full strength, he could reach a maximum of 1,400 kilograms.

Moreover, Wang Kun currently possessed eight attribute points. If he chose to, and given that each point could increase his strength by 1,000 kilograms, he could instantly elevate himself to the level of a junior warlord.

But Wang Kun refrained from doing so, not wishing to draw too much attention. Jumping from a beginner to a quasi-martial artist was already shocking enough. Even if he wished to further enhance his strength, that would have to wait until he obtained the Genetic Primal Energy Cultivation Method.

Inside the martial arts school, as Wang Kun repeated the test, the instructor of the beginner division immediately reported the news.

“Instructor, we have a beginner-level student whose strength and speed have both reached the standards for the quasi-martial artist assessment.”

“Wait, did you say a beginner-level student has reached quasi-martial artist strength?”

“Yes!”

“How old is this Wang Kun? When was his last assessment?”

“Wang Kun is eighteen years old, just finished his college entrance exams, and his last assessment was a month ago.”

“So, this young man advanced from a beginner-level student to quasi-martial artist strength in just one month?”

“Yes, Instructor!”

“Very well. Schedule him for the quasi-martial artist assessment at the start of next month. Further arrangements will be made once he passes the assessment and begins training in the Genetic Primal Energy Cultivation Method.”

In Yi'an District, the Extreme Martial Arts School had thirty or forty thousand students, the majority of whom were beginners. That very day, as Wang Kun’s results were made public, the news quickly spread throughout the school.

Having completed his test, Wang Kun returned home. In this life, Wang Kun’s family was simple: his parents, an ordinary couple, and himself as their only child.

That evening, his father, Wang Guonian, and his mother, Zhou Huarong, returned home from work.

After dinner, as his parents were tidying up the dishes, Wang Kun hesitated for a moment before addressing them.

“Dad, Mom, I have some good news to share with you.”

“Good news?” Both of them knew Wang Kun had been upset the day before due to his disappointing exam results, so they had spoken little today. Now, hearing his words, they exchanged a surprised glance and paused their work.

“I went to the martial arts school today for a test and qualified for the quasi-martial artist assessment. On the first of next month, I’ll go to the headquarters to take the test. When the time comes, you won’t have to work so hard anymore—you can finally enjoy a comfortable life.”

Since he had been reborn into the body and identity of the original Wang Kun, he naturally regarded his parents as his own. Perhaps the emotional connection could not be as seamless, but materially, he would do everything possible to provide for them in this life.

In the room, Wang Kun’s parents were stunned for a moment when they heard this, then their faces lit up with joy.

“That’s wonderful! Our son is about to become a martial artist. I knew it; our boy was destined to make us proud.”

After sharing the good news with his parents, the news quickly spread throughout the entire South Bank Community.