Unstoppable Martial Arts: Starting from Fist Technique Deduction
Chapter 65 - 56: Promotion One

Chapter 65: Chapter 56: Promotion One

Transmission Hall, Qi-Blood Gate.

"Rules for elite disciple promotion, the first test is stone lifting."

The black-robed elite disciple stood before everyone and explained the rules and requirements for this assessment.

Beside the elite disciple, there were ten stone blocks each three feet square, neatly arranged.

"Here are the stone blocks, ten in total. Each person has only one chance to stack them in four layers to pass. The time limit is an incense stick."

In the crowd, Lin Yuan looked at the stone blocks beside the elite disciple, listening to the explanation, and roughly understood what the assessment entailed.

"This test is really a test of the disciple’s Qi-Blood storage and explosive power," Lin Yuan understood in his heart.

The assessment simply required stacking four stone blocks vertically to form a stone pillar over ten feet high.

However, the simple rule was very difficult in practice.

It was impossible for people to jump three or even ten feet while holding a stone block, unless they were immensely powerful. Otherwise, they could only stack the blocks one by one to make it ladder-like, much like ordinary people needing stairs to reach the third floor.

Ordinary disciples would need to follow a pattern of three blocks for the first level, two for the second, and one for the third. Calculating this way, they needed to move blocks at least six times.

For those whose cultivation technique hadn’t reached the Great Achievement Realm or who had just achieved it, especially among chores disciples, it was very difficult.

"This assessment seems simple but is extremely challenging. It easily distinguishes the gifted from the ordinary," someone noted.

"Appropriate exposure," Lin Yuan thought to himself and made a decision.

With Lin Yuan formulating his strategy, the first chores disciple began the test.

The person undergoing the test was robust, with calloused hands, indicating much practice and injury from training.

"Hah!"

The person shouted, holding the stone block with both hands, his Qi-Blood suddenly surging within.

"Up!"

The person’s face flushed red as his hands exerted force. The block slowly rose from the ground as his arms and waist continued to push, gradually lifting the stone block.

He continued lifting, raising the block to his waist height before laboriously moving.

"Set!" After about ten steps, he placed the block down with wide eyes.

Bang!

The block landed with a dull thud.

"Hmm, not bad." From the Taishi Chair above, the white-haired steward observed sharply, nodding slightly.

To him, the person’s Qi-Blood flowed well, lifting a stone block without much strain, meaning he should pass the Qi-Blood Gate.

The result was just as the white-haired steward anticipated; after half an incense’s time, the person finally stacked four layers of stone blocks.

"Huff! Huff! Heh heh," he panted like a bellows, then grinned, pleased with his success.

"Chores Hall, Firewood Room An Zhanchen, passed!" The black-robed elite disciple announced the result expressionlessly.

Of course, this person was just an ordinary disciple and attracted little attention.

"Next."

From then on, all the disciples taking the elite promotion test lifted stones one by one.

All those participating in the elite disciple promotion were skilled and generally succeeded, with only one or two occasional failures.

"Next, Lin Yuan."

After about three incense burns, it was Lin Yuan’s turn.

As everyone saw Lin Yuan’s slightly thin figure, several looked on with some doubt.

"With such a frail body, without an ounce of flesh, to what extent can he reach? It might be laborious for him to even reach three layers," someone behind Lin Yuan commented, noting his jade-like hands without a callus, and scholarly frail build.

If he wasn’t a disciple of the academy, that build would seem too weak to even truss a chicken.

"Heh heh, let’s amuse ourselves. I bet he can reach two layers."

"At most one layer; if he moves four blocks, it’d be considered lucky," several disciples who had already passed the first test speculated, unable to resist laughing.

"White-Haired Steward, this is the chores disciple who just joined the academy six months ago," whispered the assistant beside the steward.

"Hmm, understood." The white-haired steward nodded, his previously sleepy eyes now alert, watching Lin Yuan’s actions carefully.

"This young man is ordinary and even somewhat frail, how does he dare to participate?" A thought emerged in the white-haired steward’s mind.

Under various suspicious glances, Lin Yuan walked leisurely toward the stone blocks.

Pa!

Lin Yuan clapped his hands, exerting force, clamping the giant stone in between.

"This stone, the Great Achievement Realm should indeed be able to move it." Lin Yuan sensed the force transmitted to his arms, slightly feeling the stone’s weight, "But this weight is nothing to me."

"Up!" Lin Yuan spoke softly, slightly exerting his inner strength.

Pa.

The stone in Lin Yuan’s hands appeared like an ordinary brick, effortlessly placed onto another stone block.

"What? This person is a master? So easily?" Those who were jesting a moment ago widened their eyes, unable to believe.

"This young man does have something," even the previously drowsy white-haired steward’s eyes lit up.

Pa!

Before everyone regained their composure, Lin Yuan clamped another stone, not placing it on the bottom layer.

"Is he planning to place the stone directly on the third layer?" Those who were just shocked had their minds hit again.

Who among them didn’t ascend step by step, transporting stone blocks? But with this slender youth, it turned into a leap of two steps.

"Set." With a burst of strength, Lin Yuan threw the stone upward.

The stone landed steadily on the third layer.

Bang.

The thud was like hitting them.

"Goodness. This stone, which we struggled with, he’s tossing like a ball," someone’s shoulder involuntarily twitched, and the third layer stone made their eyelids jump wildly.

"Where did this man of strength come from? Such terrifying power?" Even the expressionless elite disciple was taken aback, "If we were to carry, it would probably be with similar strength."

"This person’s power is off the charts, we really overlooked him." The elite disciple responsible for registration had to reassess Lin Yuan.

"Not bad, not bad, a rare good seed," the white-haired steward smiled slightly, his previously reclining posture gradually straightened.

Lin Yuan focused on stacking stones, continuing with the fourth stone.

He clamped another stone with both hands, gradually moving to the stone pillar formed by three stones.

"I guess he’ll place the stone beside him as a stepping stone," everyone in the hall watched Lin Yuan’s movements, contemplating his next step.

They all believed throwing the stone two meters high was his limit. To toss it directly ten feet high was unimaginable.

"Throwing it ten feet, only top elite disciples in the Qi-Blood stage could achieve that, this person shouldn’t possess such strength."

Lin Yuan clamped the stone, strolling leisurely, casually reaching the "stone pillar," his arms slightly lowering.

"Hmm, that’s normal. Placing the stone down as a stepping stone, his limit is indeed seven feet. To reach ten feet would be too exaggerated." Seeing Lin Yuan’s arms drop calmed their hanging concerns.

Yet what surprised them again was that lowering his arms was merely a wind-up like before a punch, for releasing strength.

"Go."

Beside the stone pillar, Lin Yuan’s eyes widened, a soft exhalation from his lips.

As he exerted strength, the stone seemed like a wisp of cotton lifted by the wind, tracing an arc in the air, landing steadily atop the three other stones.

"What! He, he actually did it. He directly tossed the stone three meters high, what sort of monster is this?" The chores disciples participating in the assessment were stunned, beyond shock.

Someone even wiped their eyes to see if the stone really stood there.

"Is it fake? I want to check if this stone is real," one disciple couldn’t help but touch the stone. Confirming the lower stones were real, he jumped up and kicked the top stone.

Bang!

The person displayed some flair, but the stone didn’t budge.

"The stone is real, undoubtedly." As the kicker landed, his face was one of shock.

"Ahem, don’t disrupt the assessment order," the elite disciple responsible for the test reminded, regaining attention after witnessing the kick, "Continue with the assessment."

"Still continue, fine."

"Four blocks are merely entry level. Stacking five should be slightly above entry," Lin Yuan hadn’t considered much beyond quickly stacking the fifth block.

Then he transported another stone, strolling to the "stone pillar."

"No way, at it again?" The chores disciples saw Lin Yuan’s actions, their eyes twitching.

"Is this some elite disciple disguised as a chores member, here to defeat us?" Those who’d barely passed the first test vented internally.

"Is this young man really going to throw the stone to the fifth layer?" The white-haired steward’s role of mere spectator shifted, with a serious glint in his eyes.

His vast experience told him that throwing that high was over four or five times the average chores disciple’s strength, terrifying indeed.

Such talent was rare over the years in the academy.

Everyone’s eyes were glued to Lin Yuan’s movements.

In a similar spot, Lin Yuan easily lifted the stone, eyes fixed on the fourth-layer height, legs powering up.

"Here it comes, success or failure rests on this," everyone’s heart was caught up, eager to see if Lin Yuan would break through limits.

Bang!

The sound was even heavier than before, the stone landed but didn’t stay on top of the pillar.

"Sorry, I can only stack four layers, not the fifth!" Lin Yuan noticed everyone’s expressions and felt it necessary to explain.

But these people were so stunned they couldn’t care if the stone reached the fifth layer.

They were so shocked they couldn’t speak after witnessing the scene.

The stone flew like a small tossed stone, tracing a parabolic arc, exceeding the middle pillar.

The crowd was dumbstruck.

After the stone landed, they all couldn’t help but gasp.

The site was so silent you could hear a pin drop, with only their incredulous breaths.

The stone hadn’t landed on the four-meter-high pillar, not due to insufficient height, but because it was thrown off target, missing the spot.

After all, throwing to the fifth-layer height, over thirteen feet, there’s considerable distance; if not practiced, it’s indeed uncertain to throw up.

But is the stone meant to be thrown like a dice?

"Damn, man to man is aggravating; we use all our might to lift stones. This guy is tossing like playing dice," someone internally complained, with the situation deeply bruising their self-esteem.

From the Taishi Chair, the white-haired steward stood up directly.

"Good lad, good lad, truly shocking to this old man," he chuckled and lightly patted his chest.

The white-haired steward then waved, instructing the disciples who’d snapped out of their daze, "Ge Feng, have the recording disciples mark it as four meters."

"Also, go and quickly invite Lai Ke over. I want to see how this young man fares today."

"Yes."

The recording assistant took one last look at Lin Yuan, now returning to rest, then quietly departed.

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