Chapter 109: Chapter 108: Man, You Have Successfully Piqued My Interest (4th Update)

At this moment.

Inside the Gravity Room.

Ten minutes have already passed.

The gravity has increased from five times to ten times.

Under such pressure, an ordinary person’s internal organs would be instantly crushed and bleed to death.

Even though these young martial artists have resilient bones, the main focus of their training is still on bones and Qi Blood.

The strength of their internal organs has also improved, but its extent is extremely limited.

For them, this can be described as considerable pressure.

At this moment, most of the slightly weaker examinees had already been pressed to the ground.

Some of them were bleeding from seven orifices, looking extremely miserable…

Although they might be able to continue enduring, given that they have to take seven exams in a day, expending too much energy on the first one would undoubtedly be disadvantageous for the subsequent ones.

Moreover, ten minutes had already passed.

Just barely passing.

They pressed the button in their hands without hesitation.

The next moment, an invisible barrier protected them, and the overwhelming pressure vanished instantly.

These examinees walked out with their heads down, looking at the remaining participants struggling to persevere.

What difference does it make to pass this stage? They were doomed to get the lowest score.

Even if they convince themselves they were just preserving their strength for later, they could fool others but not themselves.

Did they really hold back, or did they give it their all…

Others may not know, but they certainly do.

At this moment.

The pressure was not stagnant at ten times; it continued to climb.

At fifteen minutes.

The pressure reached fifteen times.

Over forty more participants hurriedly exited the exam room.

This was no longer about showing off; forcing oneself to endure could be life-threatening… Besides, dying during an assessment would be just a meaningless death, offering nothing but some compensation.

At this moment, only two people remained standing upright.

A girl in black and Xu Lingjun, who already seemed to be under stress…

After all, he had never entered such an unfamiliar environment before, and this first experience had lasted for so long, growing more intense. Xu Lingjun felt quite uncomfortable by now.

Gu Xi, on the other hand, was entirely unaffected, patrolling around those still holding on, her gaze suddenly landing on that girl. She asked, “Tired?”

The girl bit her silver tooth lightly and said, “Not tired.”

“That’s good.”

Gu Xi pressed again, and the gravity rose to sixteen times.

She looked at Zong Xiaoping and asked, “Tired?”

Zong Xiaoping’s legs were trembling, and he stuttered, “N-no, not tired.”

“Alright then.”

Seventeen times.

The girl in black paused slightly, then quickly stood steady again…

By now, everyone had reached their limits.

Though it increases only one time each step, every increment felt like the straw that breaks the camel’s back.

Several beams of light flashed, as another dozen participants fled.

She turned to Xu Lingjun and asked, “Tired?”

At this point, Zong Xiaoping was almost half-kneeling, with the majority of the others already flat on the ground, mustering their True Qi to resist the external pressure.

Upon hearing Gu Xi’s question, everyone looked at Xu Lingjun with hopeful eyes.

“Pretty tired.”

Xu Lingjun answered honestly.

The eyes of everyone looking at him immediately filled with gratitude.

At this point… Zhong Dawei hesitated for a while before finally giving up on this chance.

Under such gravity, even he felt extremely uncomfortable, yet this woman moved as if unbothered. After all, as the examiner, her strength was surely beyond a mere True Transformation Realm.

Especially since the woman’s eyes never left Xu Lingjun.

Damn it… Just because he’s good-looking?

He pressed the button in his hand without hesitation and then abruptly relaxed his body.

He turned and left without hesitation.

What he needed was a sure kill opportunity, where the teacher wouldn’t interfere.

“Tired, huh, great. I just wanted to see you with weak legs and sore waist.”

Gu Xi, showing a wicked grin, disregarded the implications of her words.

The next moment, gravity suddenly increased to twenty times.

This time.

Even Zong Xiaoping couldn’t hold it, veins bulging on his forehead, limbs propping up on the ground… His sweat quickly soaked the earth beneath him.

Xu Lingjun’s face also shifted slightly, the strange gravity making him extremely uncomfortable.

Yet even in this environment, the girl in black remained upright, apart from slightly spreading her legs, adopting a stance akin to a horse stance, she made no other movements.

Truly remarkable.

Twenty times was indeed deadly pressure.

This time, no one dared to push themselves, knowing they could retreat, knowing they could escape. The examiner had already mentioned that twenty times was the final test.

Endure it, and you’ll earn full marks.

But in reality, how many earned full marks in past assessments?

Almost enough is fine…

It’s sensible to save enough energy for the tests ahead.

Zong Xiaoping gasped heavily, pressing the button without any hesitation.

Then fell to the ground, panting heavily.

Now, only Xu Lingjun and that girl in black remained.

“Not bad, not bad. I didn’t expect two people to score high this time.”

Gu Xi smiled and canceled the pressure.

Watching as Xu Lingjun and Li Jingjun gradually relaxed…

She said with a grin, “Alright, for this assessment… twenty-five times.”

Unexpectedly by everyone, the pressure suddenly soared again, far surpassing the previous twenty times!

Both of them staggered, almost losing their footing.

But the girl merely wobbled and quickly regained her stand…

While Xu Lingjun, suddenly under pressure, stepped hard enough to break through the ground, nearly sinking to his knees.

“What a pity.”

At the Department of Education.

Zhang Zhiheng sighed regretfully at the sudden surge, the pressure clearly beyond the limits of the two candidates.

But judging by their coping methods, even an outsider like him could tell that Xu Lingjun was much inferior to that girl.

“Pity?”

Liu Zhiyuan’s eyes suddenly sparkled, and even members of the other three Martial Mansions couldn’t help but react slightly.

“What, do you think Xu Lingjun performed better?”

Liu Zhiyuan shook his head and said, “Old Zhang, you’ve got a brain, but you really don’t understand Martial Tao. Passing this test is easy, but scoring high isn’t that simple… Clearly, Xu Lingjun and Li Jingjun both scored high, but undoubtedly Li Jingjun scored higher.”

“Different starting points.”

Zhou Qingwan explained with a shake of her head, “Li Jingjun comes from a noble family, where such gravity rooms, though expensive, are trivial to her. She probably trained in such environments from a young age, whereas Xu Lingjun… his records indicate this was his first time training in a gravity room.”

Li Tianlai praised, “The noble son, with immense wealth, inherited Cultivation Techniques, guided by masters. Li Jingjun’s response was forged through countless trials, while Xu Lingjun merely faced it for the first time, yet resisted twenty-five times gravity through sheer physique… Such a crude method demands a higher physicality.”

Zhou Qianmo sighed regretfully, “Undoubtedly, Li Jingjun’s scores are higher, but in truth, if both stood on the same starting line, perhaps with this sudden surge, Xu Lingjun could leave Li Jingjun far behind. Unfortunately… this world ultimately values foundation, even if standing at the same starting point, it’s never truly fair among examinees.”

At this moment.

On the examination ground.

The twenty-five times gravity came quickly and went just as fast, almost like an illusion.

The testing ground returned to normal gravity.

Watching Xu Lingjun struggle to lift his feet from the ground.

His feet were stuck in the cement but bore no injuries…

Though his shoes and pants were thoroughly ruined.

Gu Xi’s eyes couldn’t help but light up.

Earlier, she received a call from the Pavilion Master of Bei Xuanwu Martial Mansion, asking her to pay special attention to Xu Lingjun, to see if he possessed any unique talents.

If not, then she could persuade him to join the War Academy at the time.

After all, it was all for the inheritance of human civilization. If he truly had exceptional talent in technology, why would they cling tightly to him at Bei Xuanwu Martial Mansion?

But if he had unparalleled Martial Tao talent, then even if she had to humble herself, she must reverse and retain this talent. After all, Bei Xuanwu Martial Mansion isn’t without a Research Department.

But just from this sudden strike alone.

This kid… is not simple at all.

Gu Xi couldn’t help but lick her lips and murmured, “Very good, young man, you’ve successfully piqued my interest.”