In this chaotic world of martial arts, I'll become a god by adding skill points!

"Just like that, we gave it up?" The Liu clan chief looked at Chen Jinghua with some resentment.

"Otherwise what?" Chen Jinghua picked up a brush, wrote Wang Anping's name on the document, held it up to the sun and blew on it, then looked at the clan chief Liu beside him and continued, "Under the watchful eyes of everyone, some things cannot be done too excessively, but if he dies before the exam, the county cannot leave this spot vacant."

The two stood in front of the fence, speaking in extremely low voices. Others watched them whispering to each other, but could not hear what they were saying.

County Commandant Fei Hong has already left, the plan has gone awry, and Fei Tianyang from the prefectural city has been seriously injured; he needs to go and check on him.

The remaining owners and clan leaders were also unwilling, but there was nothing they could do, since Wang Anping had indeed won first place based on his own strength.

"Wang Anping of Chen's Martial Arts School, come up to the stage!" Chen Jinghua called out to the audience after writing the documents and his ID card.

Among the crowd, Wang Anping, whose health had improved somewhat, walked towards the stage upon hearing the sound.

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Nighttime

The members of Chen's Martial Arts School arrived at Songhelou in high spirits, and this time Wang Anping could not refuse.

Chen Zhiyang, Yang Fang, Fang Yu, Yang Jinji and other senior brothers and sisters, as well as Zhang Cheng and Zhang Dacai, also came along.

Those disciples who had reached the advanced level were not qualified to attend the banquet. They ran back and told Chen Chaoming the news that Wang Anping had won first place.

Upon hearing this news, the other person's mouth dropped open, and they were speechless for a long time.

He secretly lamented that he had missed out on a genius. If he had taken him in earlier and nurtured him carefully, the other party might have been able to legitimately help him promote his martial arts school in the future. But looking at the unconscious Fei Tianyang, he knew there was no turning back. He was already on the wrong path and had no choice but to go all the way down this road.

He instructed a disciple to bring fifty taels of silver, telling everyone to eat and drink as much as they wanted, and that all the expenses for the day would be on his tab.

When the new disciple arrived at Songhelou with the silver coins, everyone was praising Wang Anping. Even the most foolish person could now see that he was a genius.

"Senior Brother Wang, this is money that Master sent on my behalf to celebrate your first place. He said he'll cover today's expenses." The new disciple, Zhu Tong, looked at Wang Anping with admiration. Coming from a humble background, he already regarded Wang Anping as his idol.

"Master? Then I thank him dearly." Wang Anping accepted the silver, raised his wine cup, and toasted in the direction of the martial arts school. "A fool wouldn't take money when he has it; getting fifty taels for free, today's expenses are well worth it."

"I've never seen such a sumptuous feast before!" Zhang Cheng exclaimed, sitting next to him.

"Haha, follow Junior Brother Wang closely, he's sure to achieve great things in the future," Chen Zhiyang laughed. If he had wanted to recruit Wang Anping before, now he wanted to befriend him.

There's no other reason than his terrifying talent. He broke through to the Dark Force realm in a short time, and then quickly broke through to the mid-stage of Dark Force. Not only that, his combat talent is also terrifying.

Inhuman!

"Senior brother, you flatter me. I'm still far from good enough," Wang Anping said with a smile. Although he was relaxed for once, he felt that winning first place had brought him another milestone.

However... mere internal strength is still nothing more than an ant in the face of a chaotic world.

After the initial joy, he felt a renewed sense of urgency. This was only the first step on a long journey, and martial arts was just another starting point.

"Junior brother, you are too modest. I have been in Zhenyuan County for so many years and have seen countless geniuses, but compared with you, they are far inferior in both talent and temperament," Chen Zhiyang continued.

Just as Wang Anping was about to speak, a voice came from downstairs: "Brother Chen is right. Only the prodigy from the Liu family who joined Qingshan City can compare to such a genius."

The newcomer had a smile on his face; it was Li Xiangkai, who had asked to befriend Wang Anping during the day.

"I heard that Brother Wang is celebrating here, so I came uninvited. Please forgive me." He clasped his hands in a fist and palm salute.

Seeing this, Wang Anping felt a little strange. He wondered what the other party would do if they knew he had killed two Li family disciples. Would they still approach him with ulterior motives, or would they immediately turn their backs on him?

However, this was just an idea; he wasn't foolish enough to voice it and provoke enemies.

"All who come are guests. Brother Li, please have a seat. Let me introduce you." Wang Anping smiled, his face showing a feigned sincerity. It was just a polite pretense; anyone could do that.

As he spoke, he began to introduce his fellow martial arts students. These people hadn't been particularly fond of Wang Anping before, but today they seemed very familiar with each other.

Ordinary people may not know the extent of this martial arts skill, but they are fully aware of it.

Even the worst disciple can join a sect, and the profound techniques of that sect are unmatched by any martial arts school. Even the worst disciple can cultivate to the level of Transformation Realm.

Not to mention, if one can pass all the tests and become a disciple of the Martial Arts Hall, then at the very least, one will become a general.

Having obtained the ticket to this martial arts competition, they saw it as obtaining the key to another world. Coupled with the other person's talent, how could such a person not be worth befriending?

In chaotic times, having an acquaintance means having more protection.

"This is a congratulatory gift from my Li family to Brother Wang. I hope you will not refuse it." Li Xiangkai took out a silver note from his pocket and handed it to Wang Anping.

He took it and saw that it was two hundred taels of silver, which was quite a lot.

But he didn't want to take this kind of money; it was different from what Chen Chaoming offered. After all, Chen Chaoming was his master, so he could just take it without having to risk his life for him.

But the Li family has no relation to him. Why would they give him two hundred taels just to make friends? They probably have ulterior motives.

"Brother Li, you're too kind. Please take this silver note back; I shouldn't accept something for nothing." He handed the silver note back, politely declining.

"Brother Wang, you're too kind. This is just making friends. It's not much money." Li Xiangkai took it back. He was right; this amount of money was nothing to the Li family.

Their family's fabric business spanned four prefectures, and their annual profit amounted to tens of thousands of taels of silver. A mere two hundred taels was indeed nothing.

"Junior brother, please accept this. Since Young Master Li is so generous, it's no big deal to accept this gift." Chen Zhiyang said from the side, referring to the silver note as a gift.

Upon hearing this, Li Xiangkai's lips twitched, but he went along with it, saying, "Yes, this is a small gift to mark our meeting. It's nothing more than that. Please accept it, Brother Wang, as a token of our friendship."

Hearing this, Wang Anping stopped refusing; he was indeed short of money. Although he still had over a thousand taels left, plus the thousand taels he had won today, martial arts training was too expensive, not to mention he was planning to bring his family over.

The more money the better, so that he can concentrate on practicing martial arts and not be bothered by such mundane matters.

"Alright, then I'll thank you, Brother Li."

As they were talking, footsteps came from downstairs again. The person who came was a plump woman dressed in red with flowers.

"Oh my, this must be Young Master Wang?"