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

Chen Mo uttered this shocking statement so naturally that Xiao Qifeng didn't even have time to react.

"Okay, let's go then."

But the next second, Xiao Qifeng's smile froze.

"Wh-what?"

"What did you just say, Chen? I didn't quite catch it."

Xiao Qifeng swallowed hard, his hand holding the chopsticks already trembling.

"I told them I was going to the certification center this afternoon because I had just broken through to the second level of martial artist."

Chen Mo frowned. "Even the principal of Wugao High School can get Parkinson's now?"

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Xiao Qifeng dropped his chopsticks on the table. His gaze was blank, and he stood there like a statue.

"What's wrong, Uncle Xiao? Why aren't you moving?"

Chen Mo looked at Xiao Qifeng, who had a blank stare, with some confusion.

"It's alright, it's alright, we'll go this afternoon."

Xiao Qifeng realized he had lost his composure and quickly put on a smiling face to explain.

Although Xiao Qifeng didn't show any reaction on his face, he was secretly thrilled.

Putting everything else aside, their No. 37 Middle School has definitely secured the top scorer in Taizhou City this year.

Urged on by Chen Mo's impending certification as a Level 2 martial artist, Xiao Qifeng abandoned his previous slow and deliberate manner and began to act swiftly and decisively.

Unlike Chen Mo, who didn't care, Xiao Qifeng was eager to hang a megaphone around his neck to announce that the 37th Middle School had produced a level-two martial artist.

The two quickly finished their meal and got into Xiao Qifeng's old, beat-up car.

Xiao Qifeng could be said to have pushed the performance of this old, beat-up car to its limit, with black smoke billowing from the exhaust pipe.

In less than half an hour, the two were already standing in front of the martial arts certification center.

When Chen Mo walked into the martial arts certification center again, Xiao Yao, who had tested him before, immediately came over.

"What brings Chen here today?"

"Has your Qi and blood improved again? Tests at outside martial arts schools are inaccurate; choosing a certification center is the best option."

As Xiao Yao led Chen Mo into the certification room, Xiao Qifeng eagerly pushed the testing equipment over.

"Don't look at me, I am the principal of No. 37 Middle School, and Chen Mo is a student of No. 37 Middle School."

Xiao Qifeng repeated "No. 37 Middle School" twice with great force, just so that everyone would know that No. 37 Middle School had produced a genius.

"So Chen is a student from No. 37 Middle School. I thought you were from No. 1 Middle School..."

Xiao Yao stopped mid-sentence, because she noticed that Chen Mo's expression had turned somewhat displeased.

Chen Mo ignored Xiao Yao and stood naturally on the blood and qi testing device.

Almost in the blink of an eye, Chen Mo's blood energy level was displayed on the tablet in Xiao Yao's hand.

"1,500..." Xiao Yao gasped for breath, nearly falling to the ground as she lost her balance.

"A level two martial artist, a level two martial artist who is not yet an adult..."

"Director! Something terrible has happened!!"

Xiao Yao didn't even have time to do a combat power assessment for Chen Mo; she screamed and rushed out of the certification room.

Before leaving, she even made sure to lock the door, so that Chen Mo could stay a little longer.

"What's going on?" Chen Mo stepped forward and tugged at the doorknob a couple of times, only to find that the door had already been locked from the other side.

"You have no idea how many people wanted to interview you when you became a Level 1 martial artist, but not a single one of them managed to get a chance to meet you."

"And Director Han from the certification center really wants to meet you, but hasn't had the chance yet. I guess he wants you to stay a little longer?"

Xiao Qifeng didn't understand either. If he wanted Chen Mo to stay a little longer, he could have just said so. Was it really necessary to do this?

While the two were sitting in the room waiting, the crowd outside who came to get their credentials went wild.

Almost everyone heard Xiao Yao's shout and their first reaction was that there was a problem with the testing equipment.

But when they heard that Chen Mo was the one who became a Level 2 Martial Artist, everyone felt relieved.

"So Chen Mo has broken through to the second level of martial arts. That's not surprising."

"But wasn't he just a level one martial artist a week ago? It's only been a little over a week, how did he become level two?"

"You don't understand. The transition from level one to level two is not difficult; it's just the accumulation of qi and blood. The real test of a martial artist's talent is the transition from level two to level three."

The crowd was buzzing with discussion. Zhao Dehai, Zou Shuhua, and a tall student who had just walked in nearby also overheard the conversation.

"An underage level two martial artist?"

Zhao Dehai's face was grave. The student beside him was someone he had spent a fortune to recruit from a martial arts high school in Shanghai, specifically to suppress Chen Mo and prevent him from becoming the top scholar in Taizhou.

"No, I have to ask Director Han..."

After handing over the student he had recruited at great expense to Zou Shuhua, Zhao Dehai rushed to Han Shan's office in a great hurry.

"Old Han, I heard someone down below say that a minor has emerged as a level two martial artist in Taizhou?"

Zhao Dehai pushed open the door and asked the question that had been bothering him, but Han Shan completely ignored him.

Han Shan was completely caught up in the jubilation and probably had forgotten who Zhao Dehai was by now.

"What?" After Zhao Dehai pressed him several times, Han Shan finally came to his senses.

"I asked, 'Has a minor become a level two martial artist in Taizhou?'"

Zhao Dehai's face was ashen. If the student he recruited didn't become the top scholar, then all the money he spent would have been wasted.

"Yes, it's Chen Mo, the one the TV station reported on a few days ago."

Han Shan was unaware of the conflict between Chen Mo and Zhao Dehai.

If he knew, he probably wouldn't even let Zhao Dehai into his office.

"What!??" Zhao Dehai's few remaining hairs stood on end. It was actually that good-for-nothing Chen Mo?

"How could that be? On what grounds?"

Zhao Dehai was completely bewildered; he couldn't accept that the top student from No. 1 High School had been snatched away by the student he had personally expelled.

"No, no, Chen Mo definitely cheated!"

"How is it possible for someone to break through from a level one martial artist to a level two martial artist in just over a week? He's definitely cheating!"

At this point, Zhao Dehai had lost his temper and started cursing at Han Shan.

"Principal Zhao, please watch your words."

Han Shan frowned. Was Zhao Dehai out of his mind? Wasn't it a good thing that a genius had emerged from Taizhou?

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"I demand a thorough investigation into Chen Mo! He definitely cheated!"

Zhao Dehai was so devastated by this blow that he fell into a state of complete madness.

He couldn't accept the fact that Chen Mo had trampled their school underfoot, and could only comfort himself with slander.

"You son of a bitch, Zhao Dehai, what utter nonsense are you spouting!"

"Whether Chen Mo cheated or not, I don't even know. Who the hell do you think you are?"

Like an enraged bull, Xiao Qifeng charged into Han Shan's office and kicked Zhao Dehai.