41: Chapter 41 Innate Realm Experts: Terrifyingly Powerful!

"Chen An!!!"

On the Martial Arts Arena, an Instructor called out Chen An's name.

Finally, it was Chen An's turn to be tested.

Instantly, countless gazes landed on Chen An.

Some who knew Chen An's background couldn't help but sneer inwardly when they saw this, their eyes filled with schadenfreude.

Meanwhile, Liu Qingyun, watching Chen An walk slowly toward the mystic light stele, curled his lips into a mocking arc.

What use is being Shen Qinglan's childhood sweetheart?!

So what if he managed to win the favor of Shen Qinglan, that proud daughter of heaven?!

In the end, he is still just a Condensing Qi Stage 2 piece of trash!

He can't even cross the first threshold of cultivation for the County Exam. As time goes on, the gap in their martial arts paths will only widen, like the difference between clouds and mud.

By then, with their disparity in status and the barrier in their Realms, their friendship will naturally fade away. He will only be able to watch from afar as Shen Qinglan ascends to the peak, while he remains trapped at the bottom, unable to catch up, spending his whole life shrinking in a corner, regretting his own inferior talent and background.

No, he won't even have the chance to regret it for his whole life!

After this County Exam, once I am admitted to the Prefectural Academy, that will be his death date!!!

Chen An, however, ignored all these gazes.

He merely walked up to the mystic light stele with a calm expression, extended his right palm, and slapped it against the mystic light stele in front of him as if he were casually swatting a fly.

"Bang!!!"

A soft sound rang out, and a layer of faint cyan light instantly rippled across the surface of the mystic light stele. Following that, the markings at the very bottom of the stele lit up one after another.

One, two, three, four, five, six!!!

Six!!!

A full six markings shone brightly on the mystic light stele, with cyan light flowing, exceptionally eye-catching.

"What?!"

"How could this be?!"

"Doesn't he only have a Condensing Qi Stage 2 cultivation?!"

The students who had been holding a wait-and-see attitude, waiting to see Chen An make a fool of himself, instantly froze. Their faces were filled with disbelief as they widened their eyes and stared at the mystic light stele.

Those who had previously sneered inwardly and gloated, ready for a good show, were now all stunned, their schadenfreude instantly replaced by shock and bewilderment.

"Impossible!!!"

Just then, a somewhat sharp voice rang out in the Martial Arts Arena.

Everyone turned their heads and saw Liu Qingyun staring fixedly at the six cyan light markings lit up on the mystic light stele. His face was twisted, his eyes filled with venom, and he shouted, "Instructor, he is just a Condensing Qi Stage 2 piece of trash, how could he be at Condensing Qi Stage 6?!"

"He cheated!"

"Chen An must have used some underhanded methods to fake his results. I request the Instructor to thoroughly investigate and punish him severely!"

As his voice fell, the entire venue was in an uproar. Many students who were originally suspicious also began to waver, looking alternately at the mystic light stele and Chen An, with murmurs rising one after another.

"I know this guy, he's from Geng Class. I heard his cultivation has always been at the bottom of Geng Class!"

"That's right, I also heard his cultivation was always at the bottom. Did he really cheat?!"

"I'm from Geng Class. Chen An's cultivation was indeed Condensing Qi Stage 2 before. Could he have really cheated?!"

"I'm also from Geng Class. A month ago, I even sparred with Chen An, and at that time, his cultivation was indeed Condensing Qi Stage 2!"

Rumors spread, and many people were swayed by Liu Qingyun's words.

What was most unexpected was that there were even students from Geng Class coming out to testify.

As a result, the whole matter was suddenly shrouded in suspicion, and all the students, and even the Instructors, looked at Chen An with eyes full of doubt.

Chen An turned around and stood quietly beside the mystic light stele, feeling the various scrutinizing and questioning gazes around him.

His gaze swept calmly over the few Geng Class classmates who had come out to testify. They were the very people he had encountered in the dormitory just a few days ago, yet now they were publicly testifying to deliberately incite others to doubt him.

Seeing this, Chen An couldn't help but curl his lips into a cold sneer.

"Shut up, all of you!!!"

At this moment, a clear shout rang out, followed by an Acquired Realm aura that burst forth, and a wave of pressure descended, instantly suppressing the chaotic and noisy discussions of the crowd.

Everyone looked toward the source of the voice, and the one who had spoken out to rebuke them was none other than Shen Qinglan.

Her pretty face was slightly cold, and there was a hint of anger in her brows and eyes. Her gaze swept coldly over everyone present, and she spoke in a sharp tone: "Do you really know Chen An that well? On what basis are you so sure about his current cultivation level?! Each of you is lazy and lacks ambition, only knowing how to judge a gentleman by the heart of a villain, slandering others without cause!"

"And you, Liu Qingyun!!!"

Shen Qinglan turned her head and looked coldly at Liu Qingyun.

"Your father and you have done every evil deed. Before the County Exam, you actually forced your classmates to give up the Martial Examination, and even planned to secretly sell them to the Jubao Trading Firm as slave labor."

"With your own conduct being so despicable, you still dare to bark wildly here and wantonly slander Chen An? Do you even deserve to?!"

After hearing Shen Qinglan's angry rebuke, the students couldn't help but feel their faces burn, a flash of embarrassment appearing on them.

When they heard what Instructor Liu Zhixing and his son had done, their expressions changed even more, and they all looked at Liu Qingyun with shock and contempt.

No one expected that Instructor Liu Zhixing and his son would be so bold as to coerce and threaten their fellow county students to give up the Martial Examination on the eve of the County Exam. Even more ruthless was their plan to privately sell these students to a trading firm as slave labor.

Such underhanded and vicious behavior was simply shocking, completely overturning the students' perception.

Even those Instructors who had already vaguely known some of the inside story now looked at Liu Qingyun with eyes full of coldness and disdain.

"You, you..."

Seeing that Shen Qinglan had so nakedly exposed the dirty dealings of his father and him in public, and feeling the gazes of everyone around him, Liu Qingyun's face instantly turned ghastly pale, and he looked at Shen Qinglan with venomous eyes.

"Enough, quiet!!!"

Just then, an aura belonging to an Innate Realm expert swept down from the high platform, like a mountain and river pressing down, instantly causing everyone on the Martial Arts Arena to stiffen, unable to move.

Fortunately, this intimidating pressure only lasted for a moment, and after a while, it slowly dissipated. Only then were the people able to calm their minds, and their gazes toward Instructor Fan Suiyun on the high platform were still filled with deep awe.

With just a wisp of aura, he could suppress thousands of people across a distance of over a hundred meters.

An Innate Realm expert is truly terrifying!

Instructor Fan Suiyun's gaze swept indifferently across the venue, and then he said in a calm tone, yet with indisputable authority: "The mystic light stele is not malfunctioning. Chen An's cultivation test is real and valid!"

After a brief pause, Instructor Fan Suiyun's gaze swept over Liu Qingyun.

That glance seemed calm and waveless, but it carried the awe-inspiring majesty unique to an Innate Realm expert, and an invisible sense of oppression instantly enveloped Liu Qingyun.

Liu Qingyun's body stiffened subconsciously, his heart was greatly shaken, and a chill went straight through his spine. Fine cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead and back, and he didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

Following that, Instructor Fan Suiyun said in a stern tone, word by word, with indisputable authority: "Anyone who causes trouble, makes noise, or disrupts the order of the Martial Examination again will be expelled immediately and never employed again!"

After speaking, he raised his hand and waved it lightly, saying loudly: "Continue!"