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Chapter 55 Strength

As someone from a prominent family in Cloud Eagle City, Wei Changqing shouldn't have been too moved by meeting a young man at the fourth level of the Mortal Realm.

However, Wei Changqing had previously learned from Qu Dayou that when Xu Ning first joined the Black Armor Guard, he was only at the second level of the Mortal Realm, the Bone and Tendon Realm.

In just three months, he advanced from the Bone and Tendon Realm to the Qi Sensing Realm. This talent is quite remarkable, even in Cloud Eagle City.

"Could it be that Xu Ning will be selected as a disciple of the Source Sect later...?"

Wei Changqing watched Xu Ning walk into the crowd and pondered silently.

With the match between Xu Ning and Tan Fenglu over, new challengers and challenged individuals continue to emerge.

However, other holders of blue and gray badges are not very well-known, so they receive less attention.

Wei Changqing and Qu Dayou on the high platform also began to lose interest in observing.

So far, apart from Xu Ning, no one has been able to deliver a surprise.

Xu Ning was also watching the fight from below the stage.

As expected, most of the challengers were not targeting people from their own circle.

Only a handful of people, whether to protect high-level brands or simply out of personal grudges, engaged in internal clashes.

Finally, the two rounds of assessments for the gray-card challenge against the blue-card challenge came to an end.

In the second round, no one else volunteered to challenge Xu Ning.

Only one person remained, and because of the rules, he could only fight Xu Ning, so he forfeited, which saved Xu Ning some effort.

Throughout the two rounds of challenges, there was no significant imbalance in the number of licensed individuals across different circles, and the overall changes were minimal.

In Taojiazhuang, there were originally six holders of the blue card and twelve holders of the gray card. After the competition, the number of holders of the blue card increased to seven, and there were eleven holders of the gray card. Among them, two people were promoted and one person was demoted.

Tao Qingping, who was the first to go up, chose a relatively weak opponent, but he failed to win the challenge, which he was extremely disappointed about.

Next up was the challenge between the blue card and the yellow card.

At this moment, all the blue card holders were eager to take over the yellow card holders and gain the qualification to receive the subsidized blue willow dan.

Some of the yellow card holders appeared calm and collected, while others were clearly hesitant and lacked confidence in their abilities.

"The first challenger for the blue medal, Song Weishu..."

The lottery began again. This time, the black-armored guard in charge of the assessment drew names from the blue wooden box.

The assessment continues.

Unlike the previous battles involving gray and blue tiles, the battles involving blue and yellow tiles were significantly more exciting.

On the stage, the newcomers who had previously kept a low profile and worked hard finally stopped hiding their skills and showed off their training results.

During these three months, most people received better resources than before, and when they encountered difficulties in their studies, they were given guidance from seniors at fixed times.

Although Xu Ning couldn't use this guidance, it was a good way for others to avoid detours.

"The next challenger is Xu Ning!"

Finally, in the later part of the first round, Xu Ning was drawn as a challenger.

If Xu Ning succeeds in this challenge, his blue card will temporarily become a yellow card.

Because he was drawn in the first round, Xu Ning will have to go through two more challenges from the holders of the blue card before he can finally be eligible for the yellow card.

This is the disadvantage of being selected in the first round.

"Xu Ning, who will you choose as your opponent?"

The examiner asked Xu Ning.

Xu Ning answered almost without hesitation: "Tan Fengying."

Although Tao Qingyuan gave Tan Shang advice yesterday, Tan Shang has already been challenged by others.

Xu Ning chose Tan Fengying because, as the last player in the first round, he didn't have many options left.

Since Tan Fengying had previously asked Tan Fenglu to probe her capabilities, she shouldn't let him test her for nothing.

"It really was me."

Tan Fengying had no choice but to bite the bullet and go on stage.

"Xu Ning."

Tan Fengying

After taking the stage, the two introduced themselves.

There were some conflicts between Taojiazhuang and Tanjiazhuang before, but they weren't deep-seated hatreds.

After three months of honing her skills, Tan Fengying has become much more composed.

"Xu Ning, have you advanced to the Qi Sensing Realm?"

Before making a move, Tan Fengying asked the question that had been bothering her.

Xu Ning did not hide anything; after a moment's thought, he gave an affirmative reply.

Now, there's nothing left to hide.

Upon hearing Xu Ning's answer, Tan Fengying let out a long sigh.

Then, he gripped the spear tightly and suppressed his negative emotions.

"bring it on!"

Tan Fengying continued to gather his fighting spirit.

He now knows he has no hope of keeping his yellow card, but he still decides to have a match with Xu Ning, as a way of giving himself a reward for his efforts over the past three months.

Xu Ning nodded.

He held a long, thin-bladed sword, and a slight flow of energy rippled through his meridians.

Seeing Tan Fengying's posture of giving it her all, Xu Ning also decided to test the power of this nascent internal energy.

After all, in his previous encounter with Tan Fenglu, Xu Ning had only used his physical strength.

Tan Fengying made the first move, stirring his spear with a whooshing sound.

With a thud, he leaped forward and thrust towards Xu Ning.

This time, Xu Ning stopped dodging and charged forward with his long, thin-bladed sword.

"Let's see just where the Qi Sensing Realm's strength lies..."

Xu Ning concentrated the subtle flow of energy within his body into his right palm, which held the knife.

In an instant, Xu Ning felt warmth in his palm, and a current of energy swirling in his hand.

The spearhead and the blade clashed, producing a metallic clanging sound.

Tan Fengying's arm trembled, and she took a step back, almost falling off the stage.

In the contest of strength, Tan Fengying was clearly at a disadvantage.

This huge difference in strength is not due to the level of internal energy cultivation.

Even after reaching the fourth level of the mortal realm, there will still be physical enhancements, but the magnitude will be very small.

Tan Fengying was thrown away because the difference in the Source Breath Body Tempering Technique was too great.

"it hurts!"

Although it was just a weapon contact, Tan Fengying felt a sharp, stabbing pain in her forearm.

"The power of Qi Sensing Realm!"

Tan Fengying immediately understood.

In the Qi Sensing Realm stage, the internal energy is not fully formed, and one can only exert force by relying on weapons or through direct contact.

The force is different from pure power. Power is straightforward, but the force is like a spiral force. When it hits an opponent, it will cause a throbbing pain and has great destructive power.

"So this is power...?"

Xu Ning was also surprised by the effect of his move.

In fact, with Xu Ning's speed and explosiveness, he could have defeated Tan Fengying without even engaging in direct combat.

However, in order to test the power of force in a head-on confrontation, Xu Ning chose to clash head-on with Tan Fengying.

Now that they've fought, it's clear that Tan Fengying is no match for him.

Xu Ning wanted to take up his sword again to further experience the subtlety of the force.

But at this moment, Tan Fengying threw down his spear, raised his hand, and then jumped off the stage.

"I surrender."

Tan Fengying glanced at Xu Ning helplessly, and walked to the end of the line under everyone's gaze.

Facing the gazes of the people of Tanjiazhuang, Tan Fengying already knew that she had completely lost her prestige among this group.

"From now on, I will no longer care about fame and fortune, but only pursue martial arts. That's good."

Tan Fengying was forced to accept it.

At this moment, Tan Fengying lifted her sleeve and saw that her forearm had begun to swell and turn red.

"No wonder it's said that there's a difficult-to-cross boundary between the Inner Abundance Realm and the Qi Sensing Realm..."

Tan Fengying gave a wry smile.

Just from that brief exchange, Tan Fengying understood the gap between herself and Xu Ning.

As long as the two are still fighting and in contact, he will continue to be assaulted by their force.

If you continue to persist, it may even leave hidden injuries.

Therefore, Tan Fengying decisively chose to admit defeat.

At this moment, on the stage, the examiner announced Xu Ning's victory.

Meanwhile, instead of the gasps of amazement that followed Xu Ning's victory last time, there was silence in the audience.

If there were any doubts before, now everyone understands that Xu Ning's strength must have reached the Qi Sensing Realm.

This outsider from Taojiazhuang has become the first newcomer in the Third Camp of the Black Armor Guard.

Xu Ning's strength is fully worthy of his position as captain.

(End of this chapter)