Chapter 44 Buyers

"Wait a moment, we've already reported your results. Your strength is too great, so your Martial Artist rating needs to be determined by the higher-ups."

An examiner said with a smile.

"Alright."

Chu Han wasn't in a hurry; after all, the test was over.

Inside the President's office of the Martial Artist Association.

Zhao Tianlong and the Vice President looked at the data that had been sent over, unable to calm their hearts for a long time.

"This is truly shocking. His physical strength is comparable to a Third-Tier Exotic Beast, and his attack power has even reached the level of a Fourth-Tier Martial Artist. What Rank should we give him?"

"He hasn't Cultivated a Cultivation Technique yet, so he can't use the Yuan Qi Armor of a Fourth-Tier Martial Artist. Therefore, let's still count him as a Third-Tier."

"Mm, I was thinking the same thing."

After Zhao Tianlong and the Vice President finished their discussion, Chu Han received the result.

"Mr. Chu Han! Congratulations, you have been certified by the association as a Third-Tier Martial Artist. This is your martial artist medal!"

The two examiners said excitedly as they helped pin a golden medal onto Chu Han's chest.

For a Martial Artist, a martial artist medal was a great honor.

For the two examiners, this assessment had also been an eye-opener.

To be rated as a Third-Tier Martial Artist during their very first certification—they might only encounter this once in their lives, so how could they not be excited?

"Alright, then thank you both."

Chu Han bid them farewell and walked out of the Certification Room.

It wasn't until Chu Han closed the door that the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.

One of the examiners complained, "What a freak. His strength is greater than ours, yet they had us responsible for his assessment. I don't know what the higher-ups were thinking."

The other person laughed, "Regardless, this was a rare opportunity. Let's pack up the testing equipment first; our task is considered complete."

"Mm."

The two of them pulled up a virtual screen and clicked 'close'.

But after waiting for a few seconds, they found that the crystal ball didn't descend; there was no reaction at all.

"What's going on?"

The two hurried to the crystal ball to check, only to find that its interior was already covered in various cracks, having lost its previous flowing luster.

"The Testing Crystal is broken?"

The two looked at each other at this moment, their eyes filled with horror and disbelief.

Soon, new information was received in the President's office.

"What? Chu Han broke the Testing Crystal?!"

Zhao Tianlong gave a bitter smile and then fell into a brief silence.

"Uncle, is this Chu Han the seller my cousin mentioned who is selling the Black-Maned Lion Cub?"

In the seat opposite him, a beautiful and striking young girl asked curiously.

"Yes, Feiyu said the Black-Maned Lion Cub is with him. You two can trade in a while," Zhao Tianlong replied.

Lin Baiwei's eyes were full of excitement: "Great, I can't wait to see my second Beast Pet."

She then turned to a pure white fledgling eagle on her shoulder and smiled, "Snowball, you have a new partner! I wonder what would be a good name for it?"

The white eagle named Snowball raised its head proudly upon hearing this, seemingly dissatisfied with its master choosing a second Beast Pet.

"Snowball, don't be like that. You'll be partners from now on..."

Lin Baiwei immediately chattered away, giving the Snow Demon a series of psychological counseling sessions.

Seeing this, Zhao Tianlong could only smile helplessly. He didn't know what to say to this quirky niece of his.

Beside the girl, an old man who had been sitting with his eyes closed suddenly opened them: "Broke the Testing Crystal? I haven't encountered such a little fellow in many years. Young Zhao, tell me about this Chu Han."

Seeing the old man speak, Zhao Tianlong didn't dare to be negligent and hurriedly said, "Elder Fan, Chu Han is my son's friend. Before his Awakening, he had a Potential Value of over 3,000 points but failed to awaken a talent. However, he somehow had a fortuitous encounter and has made rapid progress on the Path of Body Tempering, with strength far exceeding his peers..."

This Elder Fan had come with Lin Baiwei and was also Lin Baiwei's teacher, as well as a Martial Artist with a beast-taming talent.

Although he was only a 7th Rank Grandmaster, he had two Eighth-Tier Exotic Beast partners. Even an 8th-Rank Grandmaster wouldn't dare to provoke him.

As a good friend of Lin Baiwei's grandfather and the Vice Dean of Kyoto Martial Arts University's Beast Taming Academy, when he heard that Lin Baiwei had awakened an S-Rank Beast Taming Talent, he immediately took her as his Disciple and granted her special admission into the Beast Taming Academy.

He doted on Lin Baiwei immensely. Hearing that there was a new exotic beast cub for sale here, he rushed from the Imperial Capital to Jiang City overnight.

For such a big figure, Zhao Tianlong naturally treated him as a distinguished guest and didn't dare to be the least bit negligent.

Seeing that the old man was interested in Chu Han, Zhao Tianlong was both surprised and delighted. He hurriedly recounted everything he knew about Chu Han and showed the old man the assessment data from just now.

"Single-arm strength of 50,000 catties, punch force exceeding 150 tons, and a body as tough as a Third-Tier Exotic Beast! This Chu Han is indeed a body-tempering Genius. I'll have to meet this little fellow in person in a while," Elder Fan said with some interest.

"It is a great honor for Chu Han to be able to enter your Dharma Eye."

Although Zhao Tianlong didn't know what Elder Fan's purpose was, this was definitely a good opportunity for Chu Han.

"Teacher, you're also interested in this Chu Han? You don't want to take him as a Disciple, do you?"

Seeing her teacher and uncle both discussing Chu Han, Lin Baiwei also suddenly became interested.

Elder Fan smiled and acted mysteriously, "Although Chu Han is also a Genius, he isn't suitable for the Beast Taming Academy. I won't take him as a Disciple. Everything will be decided after meeting him."

Inside the Martial Artist Association's Certification Hall, a large number of successfully certified Martial Artists were gathered, all showing off their martial artist medals to each other.

The most eye-catching ones were naturally the medals representing 2nd Rank Martial Artists on the chests of Zhao Feiyu and Lan Yu.

To become a Second-Tier Martial Artist upon their first Martial Artist certification, and while still students at that.

The future of these two was simply bright, making everyone envious.

"Why hasn't Brother Han come out yet? He's the only one left. Could something have gone wrong with the assessment? With his strength, that shouldn't be the case."

Zhao Feiyu stayed behind to wait for Chu Han, inevitably feeling a bit anxious.

Meanwhile, Lan Yu, Li Mengran, Lei Meng, and the others hadn't left either, just to see what Chu Han's true level was.

Was it second-tier or even higher?

After waiting for a long time, Chu Han finally came out of the Certification Room at a leisurely pace.

And the martial artist medal on his chest was emitting a unique luster—it was the martial artist medal representing a Third-Tier Martial Artist!

"A Third-Tier Martial Artist! He's been certified as a Third-Tier Martial Artist!"

Suddenly, a commotion broke out in the hall as everyone discussed Chu Han's Third-Tier medal.

If Zhao Feiyu and the other's 2nd Rank medals were somewhat dazzling, then Chu Han's Third-Tier medal was like the sun itself, making it impossible to look at directly.

It was as if looking at it for a second longer would cause an explosion, and getting any closer would lead to being melted.

"Chu Han! He really is just as I thought, he's already reached the level of a Third-Tier Martial Artist!"

Lan Yu's face was dark, and he spoke through gritted teeth, the hatred for Chu Han in his eyes deepening even further.

"But I'll return this humiliation a hundredfold sooner or later! Let's go!"

Lan Yu took one last look at Chu Han with eyes full of resentment and then left the Martial Arts Association with the despondent Li Mengran.

Zhao Feiyu, on the other hand, greeted Chu Han with wild joy: "Brother Han, let me wear your Third-Tier Martial Artist Medal for a bit. This will definitely give my sister a fright!"

"Sure, but don't come crying to me if there are any consequences." Chu Han was in a good mood and cracked a joke as well.

Zhao Feiyu said somewhat helplessly, "Forget it. My Martial Artist information has already been entered into the Martial Arts Association System. Now every member of the Family knows my true strength."

"By the way, when are we going to meet the buyer? I haven't collected my Martial Artist rewards yet," Chu Han asked.

Zhao Feiyu laughed, "We can go trade right now. As for the Martial Artist rewards, you can just collect them after the trade is finished."

"Where is the trade?"

"Right here." Zhao Feiyu pointed upward.

"Trading here? Does the Martial Arts Association have a dedicated trading venue?" Chu Han asked curiously.

Zhao Feiyu said as if it were a matter of course, "Of course not. But didn't you know that the President of our Martial Arts Association is surnamed Zhao?"

Chu Han was stunned for a moment: "President Zhao? He has the same surname as you. Could it be..."

"He's my dad."

Zhao Feiyu chuckled, "Let's go, we'll head straight to the President's office."