High-level martial arts: Starting with a heart of steel, stats crush everything.

But once the initial euphoria subsided and Han Shan began investigating Chen Mo's background, their expressions turned somber.

"Why would such a monstrous genius end up in that junkyard at No. 37 Middle School?"

"No, this child was personally transferred from No. 1 Middle School to No. 37 Middle School by the Health Bureau."

"Is there some kind of explanation?"

Han Shan touched his balding head and decided to call Wei Zhen to ask.

He took out his phone and dialed a number; Wei Zhen's voice rang out almost simultaneously.

"Director Han, is there something you need from me?"

Wei Zhen was a little puzzled. He didn't really know this man surnamed Han well, and there shouldn't be any other problems besides work-related matters.

"Director Wei, Lao Han, I have a question for you."

Han Shan glanced at the empty corridor outside, but out of caution, he closed the door.

"Director Han, please speak." Wei Zhen wasn't in a good mood. Zhao Dehai had come up several times to try and erase Chen Mo's student status, and he now had an urge to kill Zhao Dehai.

"Here's what I'll do. I'll send you one person's data, and you'll understand what's going on after you see it."

Han Shan gripped the mouse and sent Chen Mo's test data to Wei Zhen, quietly waiting for the response.

About a minute later, Wei Zhen's voice rang out again.

"Contact the television station. Tonight, I'm going to let the whole city know that Chen Mo has become a Level One Martial Artist!"

Wei Zhen's tone revealed an undisguised excitement.

A level one martial artist who is under eighteen years old, and possesses combat power comparable to a level three martial artist.

What else could this be but genius?

Damn it, that idiot Zhao Dehai drove away the helicopter that was helping him climb up the ladder. He's so stupid it's laughable.

"Shouldn't such a genius be hidden and protected?"

Han Shan hesitated, as the competition between each city was fierce.

Once other cities find out that Taizhou has produced such a genius, those shameless people might try to poach him.

"No need!" Wei Zhen said firmly.

"With me in Taizhou City, let's see who dares to touch Chen Mo. They won't even be able to poach him!"

"Call Taizhou TV station over here immediately and have them give Chen Mo the most coverage possible!"

"And reporters from all the newspapers, not one can be left out."

"Okay, Director Wei!" Actually, Han Shan didn't want to hide Chen Mo either; it was a choice he had to make due to external pressure.

With Wei Zhen, a former level six martial artist, backing us up, protecting Chen Mo, this genius, is absolutely no problem!

After hanging up with Wei Zhen, Han Shan immediately dialed the numbers for Taizhou TV Station and Taizhou Daily.

After a brief communication, all the media outlets in Taizhou City capable of fieldwork came out in droves, as if they had gone crazy.

"Xiao Yao! Make sure Chen Mo stays a little longer; media from all over Taizhou will be coming to interview him in three minutes!"

It wasn't until he had notified all the media outlets that Han Shan remembered to ask Xiao Yao to keep the person behind.

"Master, Director, Chen left two minutes ago, saying he had something urgent to take care of."

Xiao Yao's heart skipped a beat. She was so shocked that she forgot to leave Chen Mo behind.

"..." Han Shan's old face immediately fell down; he was very unhappy.

"They didn't say where they went, so I went to bring Chen Mo back myself."

Han Shan sighed. This Xiao Yao was a new employee who had only joined the company last month; otherwise, he wouldn't have been assigned to the Level 1 Martial Artist certification area.

It's normal not to notice this; we'll see later...

No, the chances of another genius like this appearing in the future are extremely slim. This young Yao has missed a great opportunity to climb the social ladder.

"No, Chen left after taking the test and getting his Level 1 Martial Artist certificate."

"Alright..." Han Shan sighed. Fortunately, they had kept the surveillance footage of Chen Mo's authentication, which should be enough to satisfy the reporters.

......

Meanwhile, in the western district of Taizhou City, at the entrance to the abyss rift.

"Brother Chen, are you sure you want to go in alone?"

Tian Xingxing frowned, feeling it was unsafe to let Chen Mo go alone.

"Don't worry, I'm not going to the level 2 or level 3 areas, how could I encounter any danger?"

Chen Mo was extremely excited; his Heart Steel was itching for more.

"Alright, I'm not talking to you anymore, I'm going in!"

Before Liang Yongsheng and Tian Xingxing could say anything, Chen Mo swiped his martial arts certificate and rushed through the turnstile.

"Wuhu~ My darlings, I'm here!"

Liang Yongsheng and Tian Xingxing exchanged a glance, shook their heads, and sat in the car waiting for Chen Mo to come out.

Although Chen Mo is a genius, he probably wouldn't be able to stay in the extremely harsh environment of the Abyss Rift for very long.

It should be ready in one or two hours at most, right?

Anyway, the first time they went in, they only lasted half an hour before escaping.

...

After passing through that pale purple barrier, the scene before Chen Mo was breathtaking.

Countless giant crystal trees rose from the ground, and a pale purple mist enveloped everything around them.

The ground felt like stepping on gravel, making a crunching sound with every step.

"It stinks..."

Chen Mo frowned; the air was filled with the smell of rotten eggs.

"It's bound to smell bad here, young man. Is this your first time here?"

A figure wearing a gas mask appeared beside Chen Mo and took out a gas mask from his bag and handed it to Chen Mo.

Chen Mo glanced at his health, which was decreasing by 1 point per second, shook his head, and declined the person's offer.

"No need, this level of toxin is nothing to me."

"It seems you're quite physically strong, young man." The man chuckled, not getting angry or embarrassed by Chen Mo's refusal of his kindness.

"Killing happens here every moment, and the sheer number of corpses piled up together naturally creates this smell."

"Young man, this looks like your first time here. Would you like me to show you around?"

The man turned a questioning look to Chen Mo.

"No need, thank you, brother." Chen Mo still refused, as he could already see the health bars in the purple mist.

The highest HP is 530, and the lowest is only 80.

This level of abyssal beast was just right for Chen Mo; he could take them down one by one with a punch to stack steel.

"Ugh! Why did we just rush in like that? This is the season when wolves come out..."

The man wanted to say something more, but found that Chen Mo had already disappeared from his side, leaving only a silhouette rushing into the purple mist.

"Never mind, judging by his age, he should be a student who came back from the martial arts academy on vacation to visit his family."

"That doesn't make sense, the martial arts academy isn't on holiday at this time, is it?"

"He can't possibly be a high school student, can he? How could such a genius emerge from Taizhou City?"

The man scratched his head, put on his chainmail, and stepped into the purple mist.