10: Warrior assessment, first in the province!

Lin Wu once again swung his Alloy Spear.

A powerful force of seven and a half tons immediately gathered at the tip of the Spear!

It charged towards the Golden Armored Beast at an incredibly terrifying speed!

Clang!

A sound of metal clashing was heard.

Golden sparks erupted where the Spear met the scales.

"So hard!"

Lin Wu felt the vibration in his tiger's mouth.

The Golden Armored Beast in front of him wasn't strong in terms of power or speed; its defense was simply Heaven-Defying.

"As expected of a Second-Tier Vicious Beast, even in a bleeding state, it can still counterattack!"

Lin Wu had no choice but to create distance.

And that Golden Armored Beast wanted to burrow back into the ground, clearly preparing to find an opportunity to escape or ambush.

Lin Wu naturally wouldn't let it have its way.

The Spear in his hand thrust out again!

However, it caused no damage whatsoever.

The Golden Armored Beast also took the opportunity to burrow into the ground... "That last thrust into its mouth, while creating a wound, wasn't a fatal injury."

"There won't be such a good opportunity later."

Lin Wu started running to avoid being ambushed by the Golden Armored Beast from underground!

A Second-Tier Vicious Beast corresponds to a Body Tempering Realm, Second Level Martial Artist.

And the strength of Vicious Beasts is usually stronger than Martial Artists of the same level, unless the Martial Artist has Cultivated powerful Cultivation Techniques or possesses other means.

Although Lin Wu's current strength is at Body Tempering Realm, Second Level, he severely lacks means!

So, even though his strength could rival a Body Tempering Realm, Third Level Martial Artist, encountering such a Vicious Beast specializing in defense instantly rendered him helpless.

Lin Wu kept running.

The Tunneling Golden Armored Beast was already nowhere to be found.

"Where did it hide?"

Lin Wu continuously observed his surroundings.

But the main focus of his attention remained on the ground.

Suddenly!

On the path Lin Wu was about to take, the Tunneling Golden Armored Beast burst out.

"So it was ambushing me!"

The Golden Armored Beast bared its metallic-sheened teeth.

Lin Wu knew that if he were bitten, it would definitely be a grave situation.

So Lin Wu immediately pushed his speed to the limit, easily dodging the attack.

Seeing its attack miss, the Golden Armored Beast quickly turned and burrowed into the ground, with more than half its body disappearing in an instant.

Lin Wu also thought of a solution.

"If the Spear can't pierce it, then I can bludgeon you to death with a blunt weapon!"

Lin Wu threw down his Spear, then pushed his speed to its limit, and before the Golden Armored Beast could burrow into the soil, he grabbed its tail!

This Golden Armored Beast was the size of a bull, and weighed over a ton.

Lin Wu exerted his full strength!

With over seven tons of force, he swung the over one-ton Golden Armored Beast around.

Then, with a thud!

The Golden Armored Beast was heavily slammed onto the ground.

The force of over seven tons made it dizzy and disoriented, and the speed at which it vomited blood increased!

The second slam came quickly.

After that came the third, fourth, and fifth times!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The entire ground trembled.

Lin Wu not only didn't feel tired, but he became more and more energetic.

The Golden Armored Beast could initially withstand it, after all, its scales were ten times harder than steel!

However, its internal organs couldn't take it anymore!

It tried to struggle, but it was futile.

Lin Wu, instead, maximized his strength.

With each slam, the Golden Armored Beast vomited blood frantically, even spitting out fragments of its internal organs.

Even at this point, Lin Wu didn't stop.

Because the System hadn't announced its death.

After another dozen or so slams.

Only then did the System announce the death of the Golden Armored Beast.

At this moment, a broadcast sounded in the arena:

"Congratulations, certified Lin Wu, for successfully completing the assessment. You have become an official Martial Artist. Your combat record is being uploaded to the provincial rankings..."

Lin Wu ignored it and immediately began the Fusion of the two entries.

"[Alloy Defense (Blue) and Steel Skin (Blue) are of the same type, they will fuse with each other. Proceed?"

"Yes."

"[Alloy Defense (Blue): Upon Fusion of this talent, your skin will become as hard as alloy (11 times harder than steel)]"

"It fused indeed."

Lin Wu suddenly had a question.

If entries of the same type can fuse with each other, can entries be upgraded through Fusion?

And the System also provided an answer.

"[If entries of the same type have compatible attributes, they can fuse with each other, and this will improve the quality of the trait. When a critical point is breached, the trait will automatically upgrade!]"

"So that's how it is!"

Lin Wu closed the System panel and carefully felt his skin.

He found that its hardness had undergone an earth-shattering change!

Now, even a Third or even Fourth Level Martial Artist wouldn't be able to easily Break through his defense!

Lin Wu's heart was filled with a sense of security.

Just as he was about to head to the evacuation point, he heard the broadcast sound again!

"Certified Lin Wu, according to the provincial ranking System, your score is the highest among all institutional assessments in this province. Please come to the office to collect your reward!"

Lin Wu was also slightly surprised.

However, he still picked up his Spear and headed to the evacuation point!

...Meanwhile, on the high wall, everyone present.

At this moment, they were all shocked by Lin Wu's provincial first-place achievement!

Especially the certified ones, as Lin Wu's peers, they were naturally even more shocked!

"This is the provincial first place! Just the Martial Artist certification, and he surpassed so many people!"

"You know, our province has millions of Martial Artists, and he's actually the provincial first place, that's terrifying!"

"He can also easily kill a Second-Tier Vicious Beast! That's a Second-Tier Vicious Beast, only people at Body Tempering Realm, Second Level can kill them!"

And as they looked at Lin Wu, the feeling of inferiority in their hearts grew even stronger.

"That Golden Armored Beast could probably kill all one hundred of us, but he fought it alone, and wasn't even injured!"

"And he even swung an over one-ton Golden Armored Beast around like a toy. What kind of peerless Martial Art did he Cultivate?"

"Easily killed a Second-Tier, provincial first place, I'm bowing down!"

It wasn't just the other certified ones.

Even some Inspectors were shocked by Lin Wu's strength!

"I still can't believe he's just a high school senior, it's too terrifying..."

"Killing a Second-Tier Vicious Beast without injury, and single-handedly slaughtering hundreds of First-Tier Vicious Beasts, even we might not be able to do that!"

"I wonder what reward the institution will give him, it's probably something I couldn't earn in half my life!"

Everyone was shocked by Lin Wu's strength!

...And Lin Wu also arrived on top of the high wall via the evacuation point and elevator!

The elevator doors had just opened.

Inspector Liu immediately walked over!

"Lin, I'll skip the congratulations. Our Governor here wants to see you!"

Hearing the words Governor, Lin Wu became interested.

After all, his achievement should have broken some records, and the certification agency would also give rewards.

"No problem."

Lin Wu followed behind Inspector Liu like this.

Several minutes passed.

Lin Wu arrived in a small room and met Governor Zhang!

Although he was a middle-aged to elderly man, the pressure he exuded was extremely terrifying!

Just by getting close, Lin Wu could feel the terrifying Qi of a True Qi Realm expert!

"Good day, sir." Lin Wu greeted him.

And Governor Zhang also responded with a smile.

"To achieve provincial first place at such a young age, Lin is truly promising!"