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"The realm of telepathy?"

The referee asked the question while keeping his head down.

Qin Su casually replied, "Third tier."

"Hmm, Tier 3, not bad... Uh, Tier 3? What?! Holy crap! Tier 3???"

The referee was initially calm, but then he realized something was wrong.

After carefully repeating the words "third tier" a few times, his malfunctioning brain finally came to its senses. His eyes widened suddenly, his hand holding the pen trembled violently, and he was so shocked that he almost jumped up.

His exaggerated posture also attracted the attention of the contestants not far away, but they only glanced at him casually and quickly looked away.

Rather than focusing on Qin Su, who is just a runner-up, their immediate priority is to prepare well for the competition and strive for a good ranking.

They completely ignored Qin Su and Ruan Ning, their sharp gazes sweeping over each other with a fierce intensity.

Meanwhile, the referee swallowed hard and asked Qin Su with trembling hands, "Young man, are you... are you really a third-tier mentalist?"

Qin Su nodded lightly.

The referee felt as if his brain was temporarily lacking oxygen.

For the first time in history, a third-level mentalist has joined the youth mentalist group of the National Police Skills Competition!

And this kid is only eighteen!

An eighteen-year-old third-tier mentalist—that's something that hasn't happened in the entire Xia Kingdom since the Great Nirvana, for thousands of years!

Oh my god.........

The referee rubbed his eyes hard and took several deep breaths to control his trembling hands before slowly writing the words "Third-Tier Mentalist" after Qin Su's name.

After seeing that the referee had finished recording his information, Qin Su turned around and walked towards Ruan Ning.

Under normal circumstances, this is probably the time to warm up and prepare for the upcoming competition.

After returning to the referee's table, the referee immediately began reviewing Qin Su's information.

He was completely dumbfounded when he discovered that Qin Su was actually representing the Tianhe Police Station in the competition.

"The Tianhe Police Station has had absolutely no presence in the psychic training group for so many years. Now that they've finally managed to gather enough people, are they going to make a big splash in the national police force right away?"

Just then, the other judges from the psychic group returned. As they walked, they discussed which police station's contestant was most likely to win the competition.

"The Kyoto Police Department's contestant will definitely take first place. Whether it's the senior or junior group, their contestants are very strong. Moreover, they have been first in previous years, and the contestants from other police departments can only look on in the dust. The Psychic Master group is practically their own territory."

"I think the contestants from the Tianhai Police Station have a good chance this time, especially their contestants participating in the senior group competition, they are very strong."

"Anyway, all the contestants this year are pretty strong, so it's hard to say who will come in first. But the last place will definitely be Tianhe Police Station. No one from their adult group is participating, and those two in the youth group don't seem very good either."

"By the way, isn't Lao Gan in charge of registering contestants' information for the youth group? Where is Lao Gan?"

The judges quickly found Judge Gan and asked with smiles, "So, what are the registration results for the youth group? Which police station's contestant do you think will win?"

Without even looking up, Judge Gan replied dismissively, "Of course it's the Tianhe Police Station, who else could it be?"

"Pfft, Tianhe Police Station?"

"Old Gan, are you here to make us laugh?"

"Hahaha, Tianhe Police Station winning the championship? This is the most ridiculous joke I've heard all year..."

Everyone laughed.

Referee Gan didn't explain, and was too lazy to pay attention to them anymore. He just kept flipping through Qin Su's personal information, muttering to himself.

Seeing him looking completely lost and muttering to himself, the others found it amusing and joked with him, "Hey, Lao Gan, what's with that expression? Did your wife run off with someone else?"

Referee Gan loves his wife very much. If he were teased like this normally, he would definitely get angry, but today he was surprisingly indifferent to everyone.

He muttered something to himself for a while, as if possessed, then suddenly stood up with a start, grabbed everyone, and asked urgently, "Do you think there really are eighteen-year-old third-tier mental cultivators in this world?"

The judges were completely baffled by the question. Huh? Eighteen years old? A third-tier mentalist? Are you kidding me!

It's already remarkable for an eighteen-year-old to become a first-level mentalist. As for the third level, that's a height that no human can reach at eighteen years old; it's simply impossible.

They thought Referee Gan had gone mad. Seeing that he had turned his hair into a mess, they stopped joking with him and dispersed somewhat bored.

"You guys think it's impossible too? The more I think about it, the more impossible it seems to me. It defies common sense!"

As Referee Gan watched their retreating figures, he muttered to himself, "But I really did encounter something this weird! I can't help but believe it! That kid is a monster..."

Qin Su was unaware of the situation on the referee team's side, or of Referee Gan's shocked and frantic state.

At this moment, while the other contestants in the same group were taking the time to warm up, he and Ruan Ning quietly waited for the competition to begin.

However, the reasons why the two of them didn't warm up were different. One was confident and didn't take the competition seriously, while the other knew that he was too bad and that no matter how hard he tried, he would be at the bottom, so he simply gave up.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, the two finally saw the referee.

As soon as Referee Gan arrived, he gave Qin Su a deep look, his gaze filled with resentment that left the dozen or so contestants bewildered. Ruan Ning asked Qin Su in surprise, "Why is the referee staring at you like that as soon as he comes over? Do you owe him money?"

Qin Su shrugged, indicating that she was unaware of the situation, her expression completely calm.

Of course, he had his own estimation. He figured that an eighteen-year-old third-tier mentalist must be too much of a shock to the referee.

Qin Su was quite self-aware of just how exaggerated her abilities were.

After a brief opening ceremony, the competition for the Youth Spiritual Masters officially commenced amidst enthusiastic cheers from the audience.

The first event of the competition: a strength test.

Referee Gan led the group to a huge hydraulic machine and gave a brief introduction:

"See that piece of tofu on the table that's being held down by the hydraulic column? The hydraulic column of this machine will keep pressing down. What you need to do later is use your mental power to support the hydraulic column and stop it from pressing down any further."

"As time goes on, the downward force of the hydraulic column will become stronger and stronger, increasing from the initial 100 kilograms to 100 kilograms, and then increasing again to a maximum of 100,000 kilograms. If your mental strength cannot support the hydraulic column and the tofu is crushed, then this competition will be over."

"The rules are simple. You're all smart people; I don't think I need to repeat them a second time, do I?"

Everyone shook their heads, their eyes revealing a strong fighting spirit.

The range of strength for a second-tier mentalist is between 10,000 kilograms and 100,000 kilograms. In other words, a second-tier mentalist can withstand at least 10,000 kilograms of pressure.

Therefore, the real test of this competition only begins after the pressure reaches 10,000 kilograms.

All the contestants were eager to prove themselves and show the others their skills. They wanted to demonstrate that even between the second tier, there was a difference in ability.

"Tianhai Police Station, Zhang Yusen."

Judge Gan randomly selected the first contestant.

Zhang Yusen from the Tianhai Police Station stepped forward. He was 28 years old, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a tall and strong build. His appearance immediately drew screams from some girls in the audience.

After standing in front of the hydraulic force measuring machine, a glint flashed in his eyes, and his mental energy surged forth, tightly wrapping around the hydraulic column.

Seeing that he was ready, Referee Gan pressed the red start button next to him.

The hydraulic force measuring machine immediately emitted a hum, and a thick plume of black smoke shot out from the erect nozzle as the hydraulic column began to press down.

The numbers on the screen started jumping wildly upwards.

One hundred kilograms, two hundred kilograms, three hundred kilograms... Soon, it reached ten thousand kilograms.

The scene fell silent; all the spectators held their breath. Clearly, they all knew that this was the crucial moment of the competition.

11,000 kilograms, 12,000 kilograms, 13,000 kilograms...

On the screen, the numbers were jumping very fast, and the hum of the hydraulic force measuring machine was getting sharper and sharper as it continuously increased the force and accelerated its operation.

"Hey!"

Zhang Yusen's eyes widened in anger.

He started off feeling relaxed, but gradually began to struggle. As the weight exceeded 20,000 kilograms, he felt as if he had been crushed. He let out a muffled groan, his face turned an unnatural red, and dark red blood gushed from his nose.

He felt a string snap in his brain, and he staggered back half a step. The hydraulic column, no longer supported by his mental strength, crashed down suddenly.

clang!

The hydraulic column slammed heavily onto the metal tabletop, turning the intact tofu into shredded pieces. The heavy force produced a crisp collision sound between the hydraulic column and the metal tabletop.

"Zhang Yusen, your score for the first competition is: 20,100 kilograms."

Referee Gan announced calmly.

An amazing cheer erupted from the audience.

The expressions of all the contestants on the field were somewhat solemn.

In previous years, a strength of over 20,000 kilograms was considered to be at the middle level. However, in this year's competition, the first person to achieve a score of over 20,000 kilograms put a lot of pressure on those who followed.

Upon hearing the results, Zhang Yusen's expression relaxed somewhat, and with the help of his teammates, he went to the side to rest.

He wasn't seriously injured, just a bit exhausted. The nosebleed was just from overexerting his mental energy, which caused a few capillaries to rupture.

He will definitely be able to recover when the second competition begins.

"The second one, Huang Hongsheng from Guangnan Police Station."

Referee Gan continued to guide the pace of the match, calling out the second person.

Next, seven or eight people in a row failed to achieve a strength of more than 20,000 kilograms. Huang Hongsheng, who achieved the best result, only managed 18,000 kilograms.

But the audience was not disappointed by the high-spirited but low-quality competition; on the contrary, they became even more enthusiastic, and their cheers almost shook the ceiling of the martial arts hall.

Because the next to appear is Ye Chen from the Kyoto Police Department, the champion of the previous Youth Spiritual Master Group.

Ye Chen is 29 years old this year. Three years ago, he won first place in this competition with a strength of 40,000 kilograms. Now, three years have passed, and this is his last time participating in the Youth Spiritual Master Group competition. In the next competition, he will be 32 years old and will have to participate in the Senior Spiritual Master Group competition.

Three years have passed, and his strength obviously could not have remained stagnant.

Everyone is eagerly anticipating and wanting to know just how high he can go in these three years.

"The defending champion, huh? You're quite the formidable opponent... Let me see what you're capable of. Don't disappoint me..."

Among the contestants, a soft murmur suddenly rang out, tinged with a slight chuckle.

Upon hearing this, Ruan Ning, who was standing next to Qin Su, turned her head to look at the person, and then became so excited that she couldn't contain herself and shouted excitedly:

"My God, it's Feng Hao! Feng Hao from the Longting Base City Police Department! I just recognized him! He actually participated!"

"He never bothered with participating in these kinds of competitions, but he actually did this year! My god, he's a legendary figure who became a first-tier mentalist at the age of eighteen. If he had participated earlier, he would have swept all the championships in the youth mentalist group over the years..."

Qin Su raised an eyebrow and turned her head to look. She saw a man with bronze skin, as tall as an iron tower, standing with his arms crossed, looking at Ye Chen on the field with a fiery gaze.

Of course, Qin Su only glanced at it before looking away, finding it rather uninteresting. Despite all the fancy talk, he was ultimately just a second-tier mentalist. He had hoped that a third-tier mentalist would appear and make him take it seriously.

Is that all?

It's boring.

He then frowned and told Ruan Ning not to be so startled, before closing his eyes to rest.

Meanwhile, Ye Chen's strength test had already begun on the field.

Of course, he didn't start immediately. Instead, he said to Referee Gan, "Referee, increasing the pressure by 100 kilograms at a time is too slow. Could you adjust it to increase by 1,000 kilograms at a time?"

Referee Gan nodded: "As long as you can withstand this excessively heavy crushing force, an increase of ten thousand kilograms is fine."

He then clicked a few times on the display screen of the hydraulic force measuring machine to indicate to Ye Chen that it was ready and they could begin.

Under the spotlight, Ye Chen took a deep breath, and at that moment, all the spiritual power in his mind surged forth.

10,000 kilograms, 20,000 kilograms, 30,000 kilograms, 40,000 kilograms...

Amidst the stunned gazes of everyone, Ye Chen finally relaxed his mental energy when the hydraulic column reached 70,000 kilograms, allowing it to slam heavily onto the table with a loud bang.

The entire room fell silent.

Everyone stared in shock at the data displayed on the screen.

70,000 kilograms!

My God, 70,000 kilograms! Not 10,000 kilograms, not 20,000 kilograms, not 30,000 kilograms, but a force of 70,000 kilograms!

That's amazing! That's incredible!

This is the most terrifying result ever achieved in the National Police Skills Competition, specifically in the Youth Spiritual Instructor Group!

This is unprecedented, and very likely will never be repeated!

The audience erupted in cheers.

Everyone started calling out Ye Chen's name, and the fervent emotions were spreading wildly.

"Ye Chen, your score for the first competition is: 70,000 kilograms!"

Judge Gan's eyelids twitched uncontrollably; he was quite startled by the result, but surprisingly remained calm.

He secretly glanced at Qin Su, who was still fast asleep with her eyes closed. He knew that the more terrifying one hadn't shown her face yet.

He then turned around with some sympathy and glanced at Ye Chen again.

If Qin Su hadn't been there this year, Ye Chen would definitely have won first place in the first round of the competition. Unfortunately, just as Zhou Yu met Zhuge Liang, Ye Chen met Qin Su. He could only be like Zhou Yu, completely suppressed and unable to lift his head, so angry he vomited blood and died suddenly...

"Referee Gan, I think you can just give me first place in this individual event; there's no need to continue testing."

As Ye Chen left the field, he suddenly chuckled and said to Referee Gan.

Referee Gan's lips twitched. He glanced at the man's confident and smug expression, opened his mouth, but ultimately held back what he wanted to say.

"Seventy thousand kilograms of force, hahaha, that's even better than when I test myself. If I'm not number one, who is?"

"Riding a horse in the spring breeze, one can see all the flowers of Chang'an in a single day." I finally understand the sentiment expressed by the ancients!

Ye Chen laughed heartily and went downstairs.

His incredibly arrogant voice echoed throughout the training ground.

But no one criticized him; on the contrary, his arrogance made even more audience members cheer.

If young people aren't wild, what kind of young people are they?

If the chosen ones of heaven are not arrogant, should they be as timid and subservient as good-for-nothings?

If a score of 70,000 kilograms isn't considered impressive, then who among the competitors present could be considered impressive?

Ye Chen deserves to be arrogant! He deserves to be arrogant for achieving 70,000 kilograms of force! It would be a disservice to this eye-popping achievement of 70,000 kilograms of force if he didn't act arrogantly!

In no time, Ye Chen gained countless fans, and many women shouted that they wanted to have 108 children with Ye Chen.

Above the highest platform.

The police chief chuckled and said, "This young man, Ye Chen, is truly remarkable. To possess such strength at such a young age, his future achievements are limitless..."

The Kyoto Police Chief, who was standing nearby, was also very satisfied with Ye Chen's performance and said with a smile, "Chief, Ye Chen is my elder brother's son. I discovered his talent when he was very young and have always taken him under my wing. I have witnessed his hard work and his growth."

"So you're a member of the Ye family after all. Not bad, not bad!" The police chief was greatly pleased. "The Ye family is full of loyal and virtuous people, and now such a remarkable individual has emerged. You should strive for even greater heights in the future..."

"Then I'll take your kind words, Chief." The Kyoto Police Chief smiled slightly, unable to hide the smile on his lips.

"Find some time to bring this little fellow Ye Chen to my house so I can have a good look at him. Let's see if he's up to the task of going to Xinghan City," the police chief said with a smile.

His words, which were clearly meant to be friendly, caused the Kyoto Police Chief's eyes to suddenly light up.

The other sheriffs nearby were also taken aback upon hearing this.

Starry City? No, did they hear me right?

The Chief actually intends to send Ye Chen to Xinghan City?

That is the highest hall of martial arts in the Xia Kingdom, a place that all martial artists in the Xia Kingdom would do anything to get to!

If Ye Chen can really go, then his future is probably going to be incredibly bright...

For a moment, all the police chiefs looked at the police chief of the Kyoto Police Department with some envy, while the police chief of the Kyoto Police Department was already grinning from ear to ear.

The Ye family has produced a dragon...

After overcoming the formidable obstacle of Ye Chen, the subsequent competitions became considerably less exciting. Even when someone achieved a remarkable result of 40,000 kilograms, a feat that would have secured first place in the previous competition, no one cheered, and only scattered applause rang out.

However, Ruan Ning's appearance caused a stir in the audience's emotions.

It wasn't that she was very strong, but rather that she only measured a little over a thousand kilograms of strength, making it the worst result in the history of the competition.

A chorus of boos erupted from the audience, with countless people hurling insults.

On the high platform, the police chief gave Jiang Feichen, the police chief of Tianhe Police Station, a meaningful look. Although he didn't say a word, the meaning was very clear.

The other police chiefs also burst into laughter.

Jiang Feichen lowered his head silently, inwardly raging with embarrassment. He could only pray that Qin Su could salvage some of his reputation.

But he didn't hold out much hope.

Because now, even the second-to-last score is a full 15,000 kilograms, and the scores of the top ten goalkeepers have reached an outrageous 23,000 kilograms.

In other words, if Qin Su wants to enter the top ten and get points, she needs to achieve a score of over 23,000 kilograms.

It's so hard.

Jiang Feichen was almost in tears. He had thought the Tianhe Police Station had a chance to turn things around this year, but his opponents were all incredibly strong, and he was likely to be at the bottom again...

As the number of participants dwindled, most of the martial artists had already completed their tests, leaving only Feng Hao and Qin Su untested.

"Dude, you're from the Tianhe Police Station too, right?"

Next up was Feng Hao's test results. He stood up, stretched, and suddenly smiled at Qin Su, saying:

"I suggest you just withdraw from the competition. That way, you can at least save face for the Tianhe Police Station. After all, your teammate is just too incredible. He even managed to get a result of 1,000 kilograms. If you go up and do something big, the Tianhe Police Station will never be able to hold its head up again."

"Of course, I'm just offering you friendly advice from the perspective of cutting your losses; it's all the truth. If you find it offensive, you don't have to listen."

After saying that, he didn't care whether Qin Su would respond or not, and strode forward.

It was obvious that he hadn't taken Qin Su seriously from beginning to end. He only said it casually because they were all colleagues and he couldn't bear to see Qin Su being insulted like Ruan Ning.

Whether Qin Su listens or not is entirely Qin Su's own business and has nothing to do with him.

"Thanks for your concern, but don't worry, I'll crush you all and take first place, saving face for Tianhe Police Station," Qin Su said lazily.

Feng Hao paused, then shook his head and chuckled, too lazy to pay any more attention to Qin Su.

The other contestants who had finished their tests also gave Qin Su a strange look, thinking that Qin Su must have lost her mind, otherwise how could she say such outrageous things?

Ruan Ning was already quite numb. She had received her worst score in history and was so overwhelmed by the criticism from the audience that she was in no mood to pay attention to Qin Su.

"Feng Hao, first round score: 83,000 kilograms!"

Soon, Referee Gan's trembling voice rang out.

The entire venue fell silent for a moment, then erupted in a cacophony of gasps, the sound so loud it seemed to lift the ceiling off the building.

Ye Chen, who had already thought he had it all figured out, suddenly stood up, his eyes wide with disbelief as he stared at the astonishing data, speechless for a long time.

Amidst everyone's amazed gazes, Feng Hao slowly walked back, fully enjoying this moment that belonged to him.

As he passed by Qin Su, he was about to say something more when he was taken aback to hear Qin Su say:

"Eighty thousand kilograms of strength, that mental power... even in Starry Sky City, you'd be considered top-tier. Hmm, and that Ye Chen, he's quite talented too. It's just that you're all a bit too old; breaking through to the third tier might be a bit difficult for you."

Feng Hao chuckled, crossed his arms, and said with amusement, "Dude, isn't your tone a bit too condescending? And before you criticize others, shouldn't you take a look at your own capabilities first?"

Just then, Referee Gan's voice rang out: "Youth Spiritual Master Group, first round, last one, Qin Su!"

Qin Su stretched and said lazily, "You should be grateful that I can give you a couple of comments."

After saying that, he ignored Feng Hao's astonished expression and swaggered forward.

Under the spotlight, and with tens of thousands of viewers watching, his handsome face appeared on the big screen. His leisurely stroll drew everyone's attention to him.

Of course, no one was amazed or cheered; all they heard was booing.

Upon seeing Qin Su, everyone was reminded of the joke that someone had made at the Tianhe Police Station.

One thousand kilograms! My God, I've never seen such a bad result since the National Police Skills Competition started!

Everyone's attention is focused on Qin Su not because they want to see how strong he is, but because they want to see how much of a joke he can make so they can laugh at him recklessly.

Only the referee, Gan, had a solemn expression.

He treated Qin Su with more patience and friendliness than he had treated any other contestant, and his usually expressionless face was now adorned with a warm smile.

After Qin Su finished preparing, she looked at him and said calmly, "Referee, you may begin."