Chapter 42: Flying
When he heard the announcement, Lin Fan stood up in anticipation.
He was all ready for the next test.
The other enrollment seekers looked at him with side eyes.
There wasn't much they could do other than look on.
They had passed the first test barely scraping by.
Deep down inside, they knew they didn't have the ability to try to get Lin Fan out.
Lin Fan had gotten up the fastest and hadn't struggled, while most of them were on their knees at the final few meters.
"Everyone, come over here."
A familiar voice could be heard shouting at them; Lin Fan turned and saw Zhang Xi.
She was walking over to them from the pavilion and pointing her hand to the left of the central square.
This test looked like it would be handled by Zhang Xi.
She wasn't lying about her identity, Lin Fan thought.
He looked to the left and saw a big, burly man in a brown Daoist robe standing there.
"That is senior martial brother Sun Hai, core formation level from the Physiques Peak."
"All you need to do for the next test is to make him move a little with all you can muster."
"Senior martial brother Sun Hai shall limit his powers to Qi Refining level."
Zhang Xi explained what they had to do for the next test as she introduced Sun Hai.
Sun Hai, with his bald head and missing eyebrows, was tall, fit, and muscular like a bull.
"Look at him, such strength! Do join the Physiques Peak if you pass the test! You shall not regret it."
The enrollment seekers tried very hard to keep their laughter in.
Who in their right mind would want to be that?
Uncouth, compared to the gentleman's sword.
Lin Fan shook his head at Zhang Xi's attempt to get disciples to join.
She must be very desperate.
"Who wants to go first?" Zhang Xi asked for the first person to attempt the test.
Initially, everyone looked at each other.
After a few minutes, someone finally walked up to make the attempt.
The man pushed Sun Hai with all his might, but it was like hitting a brick wall.
Seeing that it wasn't working, he ran back and threw his whole body at Sun Hai.
Thud.
The man's shoulder hit Sun Hai's chest, and he fell to the ground.
Rubbing his shoulder, the man looked at Sun Hai's feet.
To his disappointment, Sun Hai hadn't even moved an inch.
"I give up," the man bowed toward Zhang Xi and left.
He looked at Sun Hai and sighed as he left.
Now that he had failed, he would have to wait for next year to try again.
With the first man failing, the other enrollment seekers started to take it very seriously.
The next few men who came up to try also failed.
Some even punched at Sun Hai to vent their anger.
In the end, all they got were broken knuckles as Sun Hai's body at core formation level was too hard for them.
Finally, Tan Rui stood up and said, "Since they've all failed, I think it's time for me to motivate everyone."
He waved his hands as the other enrollment seekers cheered for him.
Tan Rui's image was now that of a righteous young lord in their minds, as he had tried to report Lin Fan for cheating earlier.
After he walked up to Sun Hai, he held his palm in front of Sun Hai's chest and took a deep breath.
"Huh!"
Tan Rui spat out the breath, with one leg in front of the other, and pushed with his palm.
At first nothing happened, then Sun Hai slowly shifted a little.
"Wow, he did it!"
"Finally, someone's strong enough to do it."
"Among all of us, I knew it had to be young lord Tan Rui to succeed."
"I bet no one can move him more than Tan Rui did."
Tan Rui bowed at Sun Hai as the crowd cheered even louder at his success.
As they wondered who would be the unlucky one to be next, Lin Fan stood up.
They raised their eyebrows at Lin Fan.
Did he do this on purpose?
Wanting to compare himself with young lord Tan Rui?
What a stupid fool.
They would not spare their laughter if Lin Fan failed.
Lin Fan stood ten meters apart from Sun Hai.
From his battle with Master Tan, he knew he could easily move Sun Hai at this distance if he kept his powers to Qi Refining level.
Master Tan was definitely at a higher level than that.
Best not to get too close to hurt senior martial brother Sun Hai.
"Is he planning to start from there?"
"After the previous attempts, he still thinks it's easy?"
"Fool, I tell you."
The enrollment seekers jeered at Lin Fan.
Lin Fan clasped his hands and bowed at Sun Hai, and said, "Do be prepared."
The other enrollment seekers couldn't hold it anymore.
Just when they thought he was a fool, he'd outdone himself.
Who did he think he was?
They cussed at Lin Fan for his arrogance.
Zhang Xi watched with intense interest; Sun Hai didn't think much of it.
The afternoon sun shone intensely above.
An eagle soared and with its high-pitched screech, echoed in the central square.
Whoosh!
Lin Fan jumped at Sun Hai with his Magnificent Leap ability.
He immediately appeared in front of Sun Hai.
Thud!
Sun Hai felt the impact and his eyes turned wide open.
Instinctively, he increased his Qi level to Foundation Establishment level.
Still, he could feel the force from Lin Fan reverberate within his body.
All the enrollment seekers' jaws dropped and their eyes opened wide when they saw Sun Hai move.
One step, two steps...
He finally stopped after stepping back ten steps.
"What happened?"
"Did I hallucinate?"
"It can't be, Sun Hai must be..."
Before the enrollment seeker could finish his sentence, Lin Fan looked at him, daring him to say it and he would be challenged by Lin Fan.
He kept mum, not daring to risk it.
Tan Rui, watching by the side, squinted his eyes, changing his view about Lin Fan again.