3: Practical assessment

The next day, noon.

Chen Fan awoke from hunger, only to find his body covered in a thin layer of calluses.

After showering, Chen Fan felt completely revitalized, his spirit and energy reaching their peak.

A night of cultivation had also filled Chen Fan's hunger meter to the maximum.

This night of cultivation even added a sense of masculine vigor to Chen Fan.

Now only seventeen years old, Chen Fan already exuded the demeanor of someone in his twenties.

Not only that, Chen Fan's eyes became clear and bright, like deep black crystals.

Looking at his current body, Chen Fan was surprised, and at the same time, he looked forward to the power he would gain after cultivation.

Immediately after, Chen Fan haphazardly shoveled down some of the food on the table and then headed straight to the Dojo of Limits.

Riding the wind all the way, Chen Fan ran faster and faster, feeling more and more comfortable.

He felt an almost infinite power hidden within his body.

Stepping into the Advanced Students area of the Dojo of Limits, Chen Fan eagerly took a punching power and speed test.

Punching power: 10085kg,

Speed: 98m/s... Such a huge breakthrough from just the first absorption of cosmic energy!!

Chen Fan smiled as he averted his gaze from the display screen, very satisfied with the results of his first Five Hearts Facing Sky cultivation.

Even without the guidance technique, his body was absorbing cosmic energy at an incredible speed.

Perhaps this was another miraculous aspect of his golden finger.

Chen Fan mused silently in his heart.

After a stylish turn, Chen Fan strode out of the Dojo of Limits with great strides, under the astonished gazes of the other Advanced Students.

Chen Fan was very satisfied with this test result.

But Chen Fan also did not give up on physical training and cultivation.

Similarly, Chen Fan was also very clear in his heart.

Good physical fitness and good Battle Blade techniques do not mean it will be easy to kill monsters.

Data and actual combat might present two extremes.

In such circumstances, the Martial Artist Actual Combat Assessment becomes exceptionally important.

On one hand, it is to temper the mindset of the quasi-martial artists.

Furthermore, it can also urge martial artists to quickly adapt to life-and-death struggles with monsters.

To distinguish victory and defeat is to distinguish life and death!

August 4, 2017.

Three days passed in a flash, and soon it was time for the Martial Artist Actual Combat Assessment.

According to instructions, Chen Fan took a special bus to the Southern Military Region of Kyoto Base City.

After a hearty lunch here, Chen Fan and the other quasi-martial artists were taken to Monster Town for the actual combat assessment.

This actual combat assessment was Chen Fan's first direct encounter with monsters, but he felt no fear at all.

This stemmed from his ample confidence and two powerful martial arts techniques.

In these past few days, Chen Fan had completely imprinted the first stage of both the World Extinction Spear Technique and the Ninefold Thunderblade in his mind.

Deep muscle memory allowed Chen Fan to unleash combat power far exceeding the ordinary when facing monsters.

In the original work, Monster Town was prepared for assessing quasi-martial artists.

Chen Fan didn't know if the actual combat assessment during the Great Nirvana period would differ from later generations.

However, all of this was no longer that important to Chen Fan.

At this moment, his confidence and assurance were already at their peak!

Chen Fan disliked the idea of playing the pig to eat the tiger.

In the current situation, with monsters running rampant and humanity relying on each other, it was the perfect time for him to display his strength and talent.

The reasons were none other than two points.

Firstly, he was also a member of humanity and should contribute to humanity's continuation.

Secondly, only by showcasing powerful talent could he attract the attention of other forces, thereby gaining investment in more resources.

Having lived two lives, Chen Fan understood all of this very clearly and knew what he should do.

After receiving his weapon and combat uniform, Chen Fan quickly changed.

Carrying his original Blood Shadow Battle Blade and a hexagonal shield, Chen Fan, clad in a black combat uniform, stood silently in the square, awaiting the start of the actual combat assessment.

This time, he would face monsters directly and fight them.

Today would also reveal the results of his long period of training.

Following the commanding officer, Chen Fan and over three hundred other quasi-martial artists arrived together at the outskirts of Monster Town.

"Awoo! !"

"Awoo! !"

Heavy trucks loaded with various monsters drove past Chen Fan and into the gates of Monster Town.

Angry roars erupted from the alloy cages of the heavy trucks.

Just these sounds alone caused some quasi-martial artists' legs to tremble, their pupils filled with fear.

But more of the quasi-martial artists glared, their eyes wide with anger, as if they had an irreconcilable hatred for these monsters.

Facing monsters up close for the first time, Chen Fan felt an intense aura of bloodlust and brutality.

"Fellow quasi-martial artists, when facing monsters, put away your timidity and fear. Monsters will not show you mercy. Remember not to be soft-hearted or show womanly compassion!"

"..."

"..."

The team leader's series of words also covered the strengths and weaknesses of all the monsters in Monster Town.

"The rules remain the same: kill two monsters and survive intact, and you will advance to become official martial artists!"

"Fellow quasi-martial artists of China, please fight with all your might to survive. The future battlefield belongs to you!!"

When the instructor finished his last sentence, dusk was nearing twilight.

Chen Fan looked at Monster Town shrouded in twilight, and orange flames subtly burned in his eyes.

"Depart, enter the town!"

As the sound fell, three hundred quasi-martial artists took their steps, surging into Monster Town like waves crashing on the shore.

"Good luck to you all!!"

"Close the gate!!"

The gate of Monster Town slammed shut.

The Martial Artist Actual Combat Assessment now begins!

Chen Fan did not follow the crowd deeper into the town, but instead chose a seemingly desolate and quiet path, darting into the shadows with a whoosh.

As dusk settled, tall searchlight towers outside the enclosed town continuously swept over the town, illuminating many areas.

"Although the introduction only mentioned elementary soldier-level monsters, I still need to be careful when facing them for the first time."

Chen Fan held his Battle Blade in his right hand, a hexagonal shield in his left, and walked lightly through a dilapidated alley.

"Boar-type monsters have thick skin, strong defense, and great strength; cat-type monsters are very fast, and their sneak attacks are hard to guard against;

And dog-type monsters combine strength and speed, not weak at all."

Chen Fan walked cautiously in the alley, his gaze alertly surveying his surroundings.

Swish!!

A shadow leaped from the darkness, aiming directly for Chen Fan's throat.

Without any fancy moves, Chen Fan twisted his body to dodge the attack, and with a backhand, he struck the shadow with his Battle Blade.

The conditioned reflex from the Ninefold Thunderblade had already been etched into Chen Fan's bones with his understanding.

When in doubt, strike first!

Pfft!!

Before he could even clearly see the enemy's appearance, Chen Fan's Battle Blade rose and fell, directly severing a leopard cat's head.

Blood splattered, and a strong smell of gore spread.

To take its life before seeing its form!

Chen Fan's ingrained combat consciousness reacted first, even faster than his thoughts.

"Is this the benefit of 100% proficiency in the Ninefold Thunderblade?"

Chen Fan looked at the Blood Shadow Battle Blade dripping with blood in his hand, and a fervent fighting spirit ignited in his eyes.