9: A hellish test? Not fast enough, not ruthless enough.

Dead silence!

In the entire hall, only the "5.0" on the instrument screen glowed faintly.

It reflected onto faces that were as stiff as wooden blocks.

Lin Fan's sentence, "Who was barking just now?" was like a silent slap to everyone's face.

Especially Jiang Bei.

The arrogance on his face completely shattered, leaving only horror and disbelief.

"5.0... how is this possible..."

He muttered to himself, his worldview completely crushed.

Chief Instructor Lei Bao was the first to snap back to his senses.

He rushed to the instrument in one stride and checked it carefully.

The instrument was running normally, with no signs of malfunction.

He suddenly turned his head, looking at Lin Fan with an expression as if he were looking at a rare treasure!

No!

A monster!

"You..." Lei Bao's voice changed slightly, "How did you do it?"

Lin Fan shrugged, his tone relaxed:

"Doesn't everyone with hands know how to do this?"

[Ding! Casual and understated, prestige points maxed out! prestige value +150!]

[Current prestige value: 9,300 points!]

Everyone with hands?

A blood qi value of 5.0, and 'everyone with hands' can do it?!

Do you even hear what you're saying!

The Geniuses present almost spat out a mouthful of blood!

Which one of them didn't cultivate bitterly every day and eat Medicinal Pills like meals, only to barely Breakthrough to 2.5!

What, are their hands not hands?

Indeed!

Comparing oneself to others only leads to frustration!

Lei Bao took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the stormy waves in his heart.

He understood why Colonel Zhao valued this youth so much.

This wasn't a Genius at all.

This was a Prodigy!

"Return to the ranks!"

Lei Bao regained his cold composure, but the heat deep in his eyes could not be hidden.

Lin Fan walked back to the corner.

This time, wherever he went, the crowd parted automatically.

There was no longer a trace of contempt or disdain.

It was replaced by awe! Fear! Even a hint of flattery!

In a world where strength is respected, it was just that realistic.

Jiang Bei subconsciously took half a step back, not daring to meet Lin Fan's gaze at all.

His face had been slapped loudly, and it burned with pain.

The subsequent tests were dull and uninteresting.

With Lin Fan's brilliant performance as a precedent, the later data of 2.5 and 2.6 seemed dim and lackluster.

All the Geniuses were demoralized and heavily discouraged.

The testing ended quickly.

Lei Bao stood at the front, his gaze sweeping across the crowd before finally landing on Lin Fan.

"blood qi value is just the foundation!"

"A true Martial Artist is judged by actual combat!"

"Next, we will conduct the combat reaction test!"

"You will enter simulation pods and face attacks from virtual exotic beasts!"

"The comprehensive score will be based on evasion efficiency, number of hits taken, and reaction speed!"

"Lin Fan!"

Lei Bao called his name:

"You go first!"

Swish!

All eyes focused once again.

Everyone wanted to see just how good the combat ability of this guy with an absurdly high blood qi value really was.

Would he be a silver-coated wax spearhead—good-looking but useless?

Lin Fan's expression was calm as he walked toward the silver simulation pods lined up on one side of the hall.

"Wait a moment."

Lei Bao spoke again, a meaningful curve hooking the corner of his mouth:

"Your test difficulty has been adjusted to... Hell level."

What?!

Everyone's faces changed drastically!

Hell level?!

That was the difficulty used for training official military officers!

It was said to simulate the terrifying exotic beasts deep within the catacombs, with extreme speed and incredibly tricky attacks!

Even an ordinary Martial Master wouldn't last three minutes inside!

Letting a high school student try Hell level?

What was the Chief Instructor trying to do?!

Jiang Bei and the others were startled at first, then they showed expressions of gloating.

Hmph!

So what if his blood qi is high?

Under Hell-level difficulty, if his reactions can't keep up, he'll still be beaten like a dog!

Let's see how you act cool then!

Lin Fan paused and looked at Lei Bao.

Lei Bao's gaze was sharp: "What, you don't dare?"

Lin Fan smiled.

It was truly a case of someone handing him a pillow just as he was getting sleepy.

He had wanted to take the initiative to raise the testing standard and put on an even bigger show.

Say no more, love ya, Old Lei!

"There are many things I don't dare to do, but this is definitely not one of them."

After saying that, he stepped directly into the simulation pod.

The pod door closed.

The huge light screen at the front of the hall lit up, showing Lin Fan's first-person perspective.

[Combat Reaction Test—Hell Level, Begin!]

Just as the electronic voice finished!

"Roar!"

Light and shadow flickered!

Three virtual Shadow Wolf exotic beasts, in a triangular formation, lunged at Lin Fan's throat with afterimages!

The angles were ruthless!

The speed was more than five times faster than the normal level!

"It's over!"

"A killing blow right at the start!"

"How can he dodge that?!"

The crowd exclaimed!

Even Lei Bao held his breath!

However!

Inside the simulation pod!

Lin Fan's figure swayed lightly like a ghost!

Subtle Steps Across Water!

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

The attacks of the three Shadow Wolves all missed!

They grazed past the edge of his clothes!

[Perfect Evasion! Score +10!]

A prompt popped up on the light screen.

"What?!"

"He can even dodge that?!"

A series of sharp intakes of breath sounded in the hall!

Jiang Bei's eyes widened once again!

It wasn't over yet!

More Shadow Wolves materialized, attacking from all directions!

Clawing! Biting! Pouncing!

The offensive was like a violent storm!

On the light screen, Lin Fan's figure turned into a series of afterimages, shifting and dodging within the small space.

Every evasion was exquisite to the extreme!

Every movement seemed to have predicted all the attacks!

[Perfect Evasion! Score +10!]

[Perfect Evasion! Score +10!]

...The notification sounds rang out frantically!

The score soared all the way up!

The people outside were already dumbfounded!

What kind of movement technique is this?!

It's simply non-human!

Lei Bao's fist clenched unconsciously, and his eyes grew brighter and brighter!

"Good kid! I really didn't misjudge you!"

Inside the simulation pod.

Lin Fan felt incredibly comfortable.

The Subtle Steps Across Water, coordinated with the Internal Energy from the Muscle, operated smoothly and naturally.

The attacks of these virtual exotic beasts were full of flaws in his eyes.

He even had the leisure to comment:

"The speed isn't fast enough, and it's certainly not ruthless enough!"

"Virtual is, after all, virtual."

Just as he finished speaking!

The scene changed abruptly!

The wolf pack disappeared.

A massive phantom image of a Catacomb Tyrant Bear condensed!

Its roar shook the heavens!

A huge bear paw, carrying terrifying wind pressure, slammed down!

It covered the entire evasion space!

There was nowhere to hide!

"It's the Tyrant Bear's finishing move: Earth-Shaking Palm!"

"This move can only be tanked!"

"He can't dodge it!"

Everyone's hearts jumped into their throats!

Just as the bear paw was about to crush Lin Fan into meat paste!

Lin Fan suddenly stopped all evasion movements.

He stood quietly.

He looked up.

He looked at the bear paw that blotted out the sky.

"Trying to show off such trivial tricks before a master?"

"I'm done playing with you!"

Before his voice had even faded.

Under everyone's unbelievable gazes!

Lin Fan slowly raised his right hand.

He extended his middle finger.

Facing that virtual bear paw that was enough to crush steel.

And also facing the crowd outside.

He lightly pointed a finger out.

There was no grand momentum.

No surging blood qi.

It was just like casually shooing away a fly.

"Is he crazy?!"

"Using a finger to block it?!"

"Is he looking for death?!"

Jiang Bei almost screamed out!

The next moment!

The fingertip made virtual contact with the bear paw!

Poof!

A slight muffled sound.

As if a bubble had burst.

That massive Tyrant Bear phantom image, like a punctured illusion, distorted violently and then... crashed and dissipated!

Turning into a sky full of light spots!

[One-Hit Kill! Exceeded expectations! Score +1000!!!]

[Hell-Level Challenge, Cleared!!!]

[Total Score: SSS!!! All-Time High!!!]

On the light screen, three giant "S" letters shone brilliantly!

Reflecting in the hall.

Faces that were completely petrified.

The simulation pod door opened.

Lin Fan slowly walked out.

His expression was still calm.

As if the one who just cleared the Hell-level difficulty wasn't him.

He looked at Lei Bao and spoke indifferently:

"Instructor, these simulated exotic beasts..."

"The quality doesn't seem very good."

[Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!]

[Hell-level difficulty crushed and cleared! prestige value +500!]

[Breaking the palm with a finger, subverting cognition! prestige value +300!]

[Reappearing classic lines! prestige value +100!]

[Total score SSS, making history! prestige value +500!]

[Current prestige value: 10,700 points!]

[Achievement attained: Hell Conqueror!]

[Reward: Advanced Gacha Draw x1!]

[Ding! Detected that prestige value has exceeded 10,000 points! Would you like to spend 10,000 prestige value to unlock the System Mall?]

Lin Fan was ecstatic in his heart!

He finally broke 10,000 points.

The long-awaited System Mall, here I come!!!