"wait!!" a voice came like a galloping 0f 1000 horses. Although it did have any special effect like refining power(special energy trained of body level martial artists), it still caused huge vibrations across the whole area.
"Who?!" one of the elder spoke looking at the direction of the voice. Not only him all the elders look in the voice's direction.
In the crowd, a path was made for boy.
The boy looked around 12 years old. But the fact is his hair is all messed up. There was dirt all over his face. And his whole clothes were tattered. He was like a beggar. But he had bright eyes.
"Hmm?"
Those eyes caught Li Lei's full attention.
They weren't threatening. There was no malice in them. Yet they held a kind of icy depth — calm, unreadable, almost distant. And still, somewhere within that cold stillness, there was warmth. Not a blazing fire, but a gentle glow, like the sun breaking through frost.
As the boy was making his way throught the crowd, "why did this begger come??" ___ "didn't he know what today this?"____"surely he came to die…." Crowd was making comments about him.
In fact, this beggar like boy is not unknown. He came to the city half a year ago but did nothing but roamed around the city every day and he looked like same as he was now. He didn't even payed any attention to the happenings of the city and became famous. There is a strange rumour that he is,...
"Sect elder's where did this begger come from..."
"sect elder's, please take care of this begger".. crowd was discriminating for the beggar boy but they didn't dare to taje action in front of the mighty sect. as it may count as insult to the sect.
"hmm? Silence" *boom* one of the elder roared like thunder.
Whole crowd went death silent.
"boy what are you doing here? Don't you know what's going on here?" one of the male elder asked to the beggar boy.
"yes I know" the beggar boy calmly replied.
"then? You are a cripple right. You don't have a martial path. You are forever weak mortal." The elder spoke.
"yes! But this exam dosen't have any strength restrictions right?? So I will participate" the beggar boy calmly but firmly replied.
"is that so?" the elder calmly spoke but a towering pressure felled on the beggar boy and the elder spoke again "as long as you can reach to the test spot you are eligible"
"is it true?" the beggar boy replied with percing gaze.
"Hahha… when have I ever lied?Truly interesting. Now.... now begin?" the elder spoke.
"hmm?" 'Li Lie'was watching with bigh beautiful eyes filled with curiosity.
"yes" the beggar boy cupped his hands and went towards the test spot.
The whole crowd was watching with curiosity and laughing. How could a cripple beggar pass this test when even they dare not take this test.
The remaining 4 elders disciples were also sneering with disdain on the beggar boy. And the noble cultivators who passed the first round were laughing inwardly with disdain.
"shhh" the dust flew were the beggar boy was standing and he took a huge jump facing against the towering pressure and landed on the arena with full confidence.
*boom*
A explosion took place and there is smoke. And the arena cracked in two...
"this…" whole crowd was baffled. Even the elders and their disciples could not avert there eyes. This crippled beggar withstood the pressure of a elder and made it to the test spot. Surely damn amazing.
"woah" whole crowd was in uproar. This was the first time they had seen anything like this from a beggar.
"nice" 'Li Lei' had a beaming smile on her face and a elder disciple was gnashing his teeth. He was jealous of the beggar boy. she had not shown her smile to him, not even once.
"Elder, now can I take the test?" beggar boy asked with anticipation,
"hahha! What's there to ask, you can begin" the one who spoke was the master of 'Li Lei'.
"yes but this humble junior has a question!!" beggar boy lightly asked.
"oh! What is it?" 'Li Lei's' master with curiosity.
"this, as long as i can pass the test I will be accepted right?" beggar boy lightly asked.
"yes!!"
"ok! I am beginning" and the beggar boy turned towards the punching pad with frim face.
"Shua" he took a light breath.
The whole crowd and the elder;s of the sect and the sect disciples were death silent and were watching the beggar boy with curiosity.
'Li Lei' and her master had their eyes glued at the beggar boy. Seeking what miracle this surprising begger boy can make.
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On the stage beggar boy relaxed himself. Took a light breath. His look was firm and confident.
He clenched his right fist tightly, the knuckles whitening with pressure. but if you see his fist cleary, his fist has turned into light brownish black colour.
Slowly, he pulled his arm back — the motion sharp, precise — his forearm parallel to the ground, his body coiled like a spring.
"Shh—"
In a blur of motion, his fist shot forward.
A clean, explosive impact.
CRACK!
His punch collided with the test slab — not just striking it, but driving through it, as if his strength carried weight beyond muscle. Dust burst into the air. A sharp silence followed.
All eyes were on the slab.
*boom**boom**boom*
A series of explosion took place and the whole arena was crushed to ashes.
"this what happened?" whole crowd was shocked. what the hell happened.
Even the elder's were alarmed. This was the first time something like this occurred.
The dust and smoke which which was flying over halted and the air got little cleared.
"this?" everyone present got wholly shocked. The slab.. the exam slab…. Was completelydestroyed. It is known the slab requires at least strength at the peak of body refining to destroy or more to destroy to it. It was destroyed was by a single punch.
When the air got cleared, everything was visible. A 12 year old boy was standing. Blood was dripping lightly from his whole right arm. And he cleared the 1st exam rockingly.
There was one question. Who the hell is he? Is he really a cripple? Why hadn't they herd about anyone like him before?
All mystery.
Stay tuned for Chapter 4…