I was told I'd be a late bloomer, but I was born with the potential to achieve great things!

The next day, the sun shone brightly.

"Sun Wenhao, 141 jin (72.5 catties)."

"Liu Shuqing, 132 jin (approximately 84.5 catties)."

"Qian Youde, 120 jin (60 catties)"

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"Liu Xuehui, 112 jin (63.5 catties)."

On the training ground, Qian Ming, who was in charge of registration, had a big smile on his face.

In just half a month, the top ten people gained an average of 20 kilograms of arm strength.

This is good.

It was worth it for the Seven Mysteries Sect to open its gates wide this time; they did indeed receive some promising talents.

Although the cafeteria has reported a significant increase in food options recently, it doesn't matter.

As long as these disciples can grow up smoothly, the business orders from the wealthy families in the city will increase.

In the future, they will surely be able to alleviate their disadvantage against the Black Tiger Gang.

"Zhou An".

Thinking of this, Qian Ming's voice became noticeably stronger.

"Liu Xuehui, who came in tenth, weighs 112 jin (66 catties), and Liu Xuehui, who came in ninth, weighs 115 jin (62.5 catties)... Well, to be on the safe side, I'll just lift 118 jin (64 catties)."

Although gaining 24 pounds at once is still quite remarkable, I've been eating medicinal cuisine for five consecutive days, and I've lost one pound compared to last time, so it's quite reasonable.

Amidst the expectant gazes of the boys, Zhou An walked directly to the 100-pound stone lock and slowly took a deep breath.

Since Tongbei Quan reached its peak and mastered the power of Ming Jin (manifested strength) that could mobilize the whole body, he has become increasingly precise in his control over his strength.

When no one was watching yesterday, Zhou An tested his limits.

With his full power, his arm strength reached about 126 jin (63 catties), which, if ranked, would surpass Qian Youde, who was in fifth place.

However, there is no difference in rewards between the top ten and the top five, so there's no need to push yourself too hard.

"drink!"

At that moment, under the expectant gazes of everyone, Zhou An let out a muffled groan as if facing a formidable enemy, and lifted the 100-pound stone lock in front of him.

Her face was slightly flushed, but she wasn't out of breath, and she steadily lifted the hundred-pound stone lock.

"He broke through, he broke through 100 jin."

Upon seeing this scene, the well-dressed boys frowned, as if facing a formidable enemy, while the impoverished boys gasped in surprise, their expectant eyes filled with joy and excitement.

"Can we succeed? Can we surpass them?"

Zhou An looked at Guo Tao, who then picked up a 10-pound stone tablet and placed it on the stone.

"hiss!"

Zhou An took a deep breath, and the rosy complexion on his face became noticeably stronger, as if he was trying his best to persevere.

"Coach, one more! I want to see my limits."

Looking into head coach Guo Tao's eyes, Zhou An's gaze was as firm as if he were joining the army.

"good!"

Guo Tao understood the stubbornness in the boy's eyes and, appreciating it, added another 10-pound stone cake.

Zhou An's face turned red, and his arms slumped involuntarily, but his gaze became increasingly firm.

Coach Guo, who was standing to the side, pinched Zhou An's arm under his clothes.

Even with clothes covering him, he could clearly feel that the veins on the latter's arm were bulging and as hard as a rock.

"120 pounds!"

"Can you lift a 120-pound stone lock?"

"This guy..."

In the crowd, Tang Shan's jaw dropped, his eyes filled with shock.

Although he didn't want the other person to steal the spotlight, when his gaze fell upon the elegantly dressed youths who were usually so arrogant but were now even more shocked than him...

"Hang in there, you bastard! You can't let these city folks look down on you, the one who can dominate me in the dorm."

"drink!"

Seemingly hearing Tang Shan's voice from below the stage, Zhou An, his face flushed, suddenly let out a low roar and slowly lifted the 120-pound stone lock.

One breath, two breaths...

Tang Shan, Qian San, Sun Shi, and others in the audience could clearly see that Zhou An's temples were bulging high, with menacing blue veins showing.

His eyes were bloodshot.

In a daze, they seemed to hear Zhou An let out an indomitable roar.

"Get up."

Three...three breaths.

Just as Zhou An was about to hold on for three breaths, everyone saw his arms suddenly sink, and then be steadily caught by the head coach Guo Tao.

"Good job, but don't push yourself so hard next time."

With a smile on his face, Guo Tao helped the sweating boy up, his eyes full of appreciation and encouragement, and then said loudly.

"Zhou An, 118 jin, tentatively ranked ninth."

Given his two outstanding performances, he can have an extra bowl of meat with his lunch, and he can apply for a transfer to the First A Division at any time.

"yeah!"

"Success! Success! ...118 jin (54.5 catties)."

"Weighing 118 pounds, he actually made it to ninth place in one go."

"Well done, Zhou An! You really did a great job. You didn't let us down."

Below the stage, a group of impoverished teenagers cheered and looked up proudly at the elegantly dressed young men from Ningshan.

That look in his eyes seemed to say, "See? Who says that generations of poverty can't compete with wealthy merchants and nobles?"

Even if you've eaten and dressed better than us since you were little, we'll still beat you.

"Damn it, damn it!"

Seeing the smug looks on those peasants' faces, Liu Xuehui clenched his fists tightly, his teeth grinding together.

"It's not like you guys climbed the rankings, so what's there to be so smug about?"

"Calm down, I've been overtaken too."

Qian Jiu looked at the boy on the stage with complicated emotions, and smiled bitterly at Liu Xuehui, his roommate.

"Damn, you dropped out of ninth place, but I'm no longer in the top ten."

Liu Xuehui wanted to yell and curse, but ultimately held back.

Qian Youde, standing to the side, noticed the two men's gazes and glanced at Liu Shuqing not far away. His expression turned serious, and the words from that day involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

"It seems my first investment has been a success so far."

Looking at the young man on the stage, Liu Shuqing's smile deepened.

To be honest, he was really afraid that his five taels of silver would go down the drain, as it was one of his few savings.

"What a group of simple and honest young people."

Hearing the cheers from below the stage, a hint of nostalgia appeared in Zhou An's eyes.

Before he was toughened up by society in his previous life, he was just like that, as white as a sheet of paper, and people could see through his thoughts just by looking at his face.

Fortunately, he is now eighteen years old.

Amid cheers from the crowd, Zhou An bowed gratefully to Guo Tao and then walked off the stage.

"Brother Zhou, congratulations."

Back in his original position, Qian San couldn't help but lightly punch Zhou An's shoulder, his eyes shining as he spoke.

"By the way, Brother Zhou, you've now become ninth. When you go back later, will you be moving dorms?"

At this moment, Sun Shi, who was standing to the side, scratched his head and suddenly spoke up.

Upon hearing this, everyone in the same dormitory immediately looked over, their eyes revealing a complex tension.

"I don't want to make a fool of myself by moving there."

Zhou An glanced at the group of elegantly dressed young men with a somber mood and spoke.

"That's true."

"If we move there now, we might be ostracized."

"Why are you looking at me like that? I have never ostracized Brother Zhou."

When Tang Shan saw that everyone's eyes were suddenly on him, his heart skipped a beat, and he forced himself to speak.

"Brother Tang is right. We're all in the same dormitory, so why is there so much exclusion?"

Zhou An said with a smile.

When a person climbs to a sufficient height, the so-called targeting naturally disappears.

"However, compared to Tangshan..."

After a moment of reflection, Zhou An looked at Coach Guo on the stage.

"He didn't see it, nor did he sense my true strength... Very good."

This means that even martial artists who have mastered internal energy cannot discern my true strength, giving me more time to develop my abilities.

As long as I play it safe from now on, I won't have to worry about being dragged into the furnace to be refined into elixirs without even realizing it.

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