27: Instruments don't lie, but people do.

"Blood-Boosting Pill?"

Chairman Cheng frowned slightly and couldn't help but carefully examine Su Lei.

Even without looking at the abnormally fluctuating curve on the screen, just by relying on a Martial Artist's keen perception, he could detect that Su Lei's Qi and blood were surging within his body, and his breathing was unstable.

Chairman Cheng's heart slowly sank.

When the conflict broke out in the hall, he had already obtained the intelligence on Su Lei.

Ever since he was wounded on the battlefield and discharged, he had barely managed to maintain the level of a Second-Rank Martial Artist all these years.

Yet, in less than a year, his Qi and blood value had soared directly to the level of a Martial Master?

This kind of thing occasionally happens to a Genius from a wealthy and powerful family, such as Chen Sheng.

But it would absolutely never happen to Su Lei, who came from a civilian family.

"Chairman Cheng," Chen Sheng suddenly spoke up, "I believe Su Lei did not take a Blood-Boosting Pill."

"Oh?" Chairman Cheng raised an eyebrow slightly. "What makes you say that?"

Chen Sheng adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses. "This morning, Su Lei just completed a commissioned task for the Chen Corporation and received a reward of three million."

"Why would he ruin his own future just to defraud a welfare subsidy?"

A collective gasp of air suddenly echoed through the hall.

Li Dazhu's body trembled violently, and his face, which had just regained some color, turned deathly pale again.

He felt an indescribable sense of envy, jealousy, and hatred in his heart.

The number three million was like a heavy hammer, smashing the last bit of superiority in his heart to pieces.

"Besides," Chen Sheng continued, "the efficacy of the Blood-Boosting Pill lasts for at most ten minutes. We only need to wait a moment, and the truth will come to light."

"That is true..."

Hearing this, Li Dazhu seemed to realize something and suddenly woke up.

Just as he was preparing to turn and leave, Su Lei's voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Dazhu, leaving already? You haven't processed your new certificate yet."

"Are you feeling unwell?"

Li Dazhu laughed awkwardly. "Well, I have something else to do, maybe next time..."

The crowd cast suspicious glances at him.

The unnatural flush on Li Dazhu's face also caught Chairman Cheng's attention.

After watching for a moment, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly roared, "Preposterous!"

Li Dazhu was so scared that he collapsed to the ground.

"Lord Chairman, I was wrong, I was wrong!"

"Please, give me another chance, I will never dare to cheat again!"

"There will be no next time." Chairman Cheng said coldly. "Someone! Immediately revoke his Martial Artist certificate and notify the Security Department!"

Upon hearing this, Li Dazhu seemed to have his strength drained away, his eyes turning dull and lifeless.

Looking at Li Dazhu, who was twitching on the ground, the crowd was in an uproar, whispering and discussing among themselves.

Chen Sheng suddenly turned to Su Lei. "But I still don't understand..."

"Why your Qi and blood value rose so quickly."

Su Lei pondered for a moment. The changes that happened to him could not be hidden from those who were observant.

After all, the magnitude of the increase was too exaggerated.

Rather than hiding it and attracting the attention of people with ulterior motives, it was better to just say it openly.

He nodded and said frankly, "Because I swallowed a whole Fourth-Rank Beast Core."

This sentence was like a thunderbolt, shocking the entire hall into silence.

Everyone wore an expression as if they had seen a ghost.

The next moment, exclamations erupted, as if they were going to shake the ceiling down.

"What did he just say? Eat a Beast Core?"

"Holy crap! Is this guy suicidal?"

"That's ten times more terrifying than taking a Blood-Boosting Pill!"

"No wonder he's so fierce."

A look of astonishment flashed in the depths of Chen Sheng's eyes.

"That explains it."

"I didn't expect you to be able to withstand the violent energy of the Beast Core and absorb it completely..."

"Incredible!"

It's not that no one has tried to eat an entire Beast Core before, but the ending is often very miserable.

The powerful Qi and blood surge uncontrollably within the body, and if one cannot endure the excruciating pain to tame this power, the end result is nothing but having all one's bones shattered.

Although the effect is astonishing, the risk is extremely high; one misstep and you could die on the spot.

Gradually, no one dared to do this anymore, and taking the safer Blood-Boosting Pills slowly became the mainstream.

Chairman Cheng was also quite shocked. After a long while, he shook his head helplessly and said earnestly, "Your courage is commendable, but luck won't always be on your side. It's better not to take such risks in the future..."

Su Lei nodded. "Can we start the second test?"

"Yes. But I must remind you of one thing: you can cut corners with the Qi and blood value, but there are no shortcuts for the upcoming strength assessment."

Having sufficient Qi and blood and a strong physique certainly allows one to possess great strength. What's more critical is whether one can unleash it perfectly.

This tests the effort a Martial Artist puts into their Martial Skill. Even with the lowest-level D-Rank martial arts, if one practices diligently and masters the techniques of force generation, one can exert tremendous power.

"Your Qi and blood value has reached the threshold of a Martial Master. Next, you need to reach a strength value of 700 to be considered a true Martial Master."

The crowd couldn't help but whisper among themselves.

"Isn't that requirement too high?"

"If one could master a C-Rank Martial Skill, it would probably be a bit easier..."

Most of them were hovering around 200. 700? A number they didn't even dare to imagine!

The crowd arrived at another testing room. It was obviously much more spacious, more like a martial arts gym.

Under the guidance of the staff, Su Lei came to a combat power testing machine.

"You have a total of two chances. The best result will be taken."

The staff finished adjusting it and stepped aside.

Su Lei took a deep breath, his chest rising and falling rhythmically, and the aura around him gradually solidified.

Suddenly, his right arm retracted like a fully drawn bowstring, and the next second—it blasted out like a cannonball, slamming solidly onto the testing machine!

A deafening bang echoed through the room. The instrument vibrated violently, the numbers on the display screen jumped wildly, and finally settled at 729.

"Holy crap!" The whole place was in an uproar; some people were even so shocked they stood up.

This number had already reached the standard for the Martial Master assessment!

However, Su Lei did not stop, still maintaining his punching posture.

Chen Sheng and Chairman Cheng, who were just about to step forward to congratulate him, stopped simultaneously and looked at each other. "Hm? He wants to try again?"

The next moment, Su Lei's entire body's Qi and blood boiled, gathering in his right arm like a surging river.

His muscles expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye, and blue veins bulged out like coiling Dragons.

This punch seemed to carry tremendous force, slamming heavily towards the strength tester in front of him!

Bang! Bang! Bang! Three earth-shattering explosions burst almost simultaneously!

The testing machine shook violently, the alloy support rod unable to bear the burden, bending a full sixty degrees.

A deep punch indentation appeared on the padded target that was struck.

The numbers on the strength tester's display screen soared instantly, jumping continuously. 700! 800! 900!

Immediately after, the instrument emitted "beep, beep, beep" sounds. The screen suddenly went black, and wisps of black smoke emerged.

The staff quickly stepped forward to check. A few seconds later, their expression changed drastically. "The, the internal sensor is completely destroyed!"

As the words fell, the whole place fell into a deathly silence. Countless gazes were cast upon Su Lei, as if they were looking at a monster.

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