After a satisfying meal, Yang Wu prepared to take his leave.
But just as he was about to depart, Liu Dehui suddenly called out to stop him.
"Young man of the Yang family!" Liu Dehui, who had been silent all along, suddenly called out to Yang Wu, "If you don't have to join the Wang family, would you be willing to become my disciple?
Although I am only a mid-level warrior, I have some knowledge of spear techniques. If you become my disciple, I will definitely pass on all my spear techniques to you!"
Hearing Liu Dehui's words, before Yang Wu could even respond, Wang Zijin was already dumbfounded.
Liu Dehui's spear skills were extremely famous in the martial arts circles of Jiangnan Base City; otherwise, he wouldn't have earned the nickname 'One-Armed Spear Demon'.
But now, such a renowned martial artist was actually offering to take on a disciple without any conditions—it was simply unbelievable.
Liu Dehui, at this moment, felt a sense of anticipation.
Just now, Yang Wu crushed the wine glass. Wang Zijin, who wasn't yet a martial artist, didn't notice anything, but the experienced Liu Dehui immediately saw through the deception—Yang Wu's punching power must have exceeded 2000 kilograms.
For someone who had just passed the preliminary martial artist assessment to have 2000 kilograms of strength, besides successfully cultivating genetic energy, what other explanation was there?
No!
"Having passed the assessment less than a day ago, he's already successfully sensed cosmic energy, and his strength has increased by over 1000 kilograms. With such talent, he'll definitely reach the level of a War General in the future. Even becoming a War God isn't without hope!" Liu Dehui thought to himself.
"Senior Liu!" Yang Wu bowed slightly and said, "I'm sorry, I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you!"
As the saying goes, "A teacher for a day is a father for life." Yang Wu certainly wouldn't easily accept someone as his master.
"This…"
Wang Zijin was even more shocked to hear Yang Wu refuse the opportunity to become Liu Dehui's disciple.
That was a mid-level War General! If he had a mid-level War General as his master, his status in the Wang family would probably rise significantly. As for Liu Dehui now, he's merely a connection through his father's connections.
After the initial shock, the astute Wang Zijin realized there must be something about Yang Wu he didn't understand; otherwise, Liu Dehui, a warrior-level expert, wouldn't have taken on a disciple so readily.
"Ah Wu!" Wang Zijin quickly said, "Uncle Liu is very famous in the martial arts circles of Jiangnan Base City! Don't worry, even if you become Uncle Liu's disciple, I, Wang Zijin, will absolutely not force you to join the Wang family!"
Although he didn't know the specifics of what had happened, Wang Zijin still decided to try his best to win Yang Wu over.
"Brother Wang, how could I not know Senior Liu's name! However, the matter of becoming his disciple is of great importance, and I still need to consider it carefully!" As
soon as Yang Wu finished speaking, Liu Dehui and Wang Zijin knew that the opportunity to become disciples was gone.
...
After Yang Wu left, only Wang Zijin and Liu Dehui remained in the private room.
"Uncle Liu!" Wang Zijin stood up respectfully and asked, "You just took Yang Wu as your disciple. Is there some reason I don't know?"
Liu Dehui downed his wine in one gulp and slowly said, "This person has good talent. He should be able to reach the Warrior General level in the future!"
"Warrior General level?" Wang Zijin asked in surprise, "Uncle Liu, are you serious?"
"Of course!" Liu Dehui nodded slightly, "This person was able to crush that wine glass just now. His strength must have exceeded 2000 kilograms. I've been through so many life-and-death situations in the wilderness for so many years, I still have that kind of insight!" "
2000 kilograms, doesn't that mean Yang Wu already has the strength of a mid-level Warrior?" Wang Zijin asked doubtfully as he went over to pour wine for Liu Dehui.
Although Wang Zijin himself lacked talent, he had many martial artists around him, so he was quite clear about the division of Warrior-level martial artists' strength.
"Yes!" Liu Dehui affirmed, "This person must have successfully cultivated gene energy, which is why his strength has increased so much."
"He was able to successfully sense cosmic energy in less than a day; his talent is truly remarkable!" Liu Dehui sighed, "It's a pity that I wanted to take him as a disciple, but he refused!"
Liu Dehui originally didn't want to take him as a disciple. He was only present here because of Wang Zijin's father, so Yang Wu didn't want to join the Wang family, and Liu Dehui naturally wouldn't take the initiative to take him as a disciple. However, after Yang Wu revealed his talent, Liu Dehui was tempted.
Geniuses like Yang Wu are usually specially recruited by various forces after the pre-martial artist assessment. He was already very lucky to have met one.
He was already old, and if he could take Yang Wu as a disciple and teach him seriously, Yang Wu could be of great help to him when he reached the War General level. After all, the master-disciple relationship is still very reliable.
Unfortunately, his strength did not impress the other party.
"This..." Wang Zijin regretted it even more after hearing Liu Dehui's sigh, regretting that he hadn't shown more sincerity earlier.
He had just increased the initial investment to 5 million, believing that Yang Wu could reach the advanced warrior level in the future and had many familiar martial arts friends who could provide him with considerable assistance.
However, for a future warrior-level martial artist, 5 million in cash seemed insignificant.
Perhaps a warrior-level martial artist wasn't much to the entire Wang family, but for Wang Zijin, it would be a huge asset. After all, Xu Feiyue, the strongest person by his side, was only at the intermediate warrior level.
"It seems I still need to find a way to win over A-Wu!" Wang Zijin secretly resolved.
Seeing Wang Zijin's expression, Liu Dehui immediately understood what he was thinking and couldn't help but advise, "Zijin, this man has considerable ambition; you can't win him over!"
"Ambition?" Wang Zijin smiled slightly and confidently said, "If I can't win him over, don't I still have my father?
The vast Wang family can surely tolerate his ambition, can't it? Even if he breaks through to the War General level, or even the War God level, our Wang family can still accommodate him!"
Although he said this, Wang Zijin didn't believe Yang Wu had a chance to break through to the War God level.
Out of billions of people in the world, there were only a little over 3,000 War God level martial artists.
If Yang Wu could break through to the War God level, given their relationship, even if Yang Wu didn't join the Wang family, Wang Zijin would benefit greatly.
...
Yangzhou City, Yi'an District.
After leaving the HR Alliance Mall, Yang Wu quickly arrived at the Extreme Martial Arts Hall in Yi'an District by car.
"Brother Yang!"
"Hello, Brother Yang."
Along the way, there were many martial arts hall students.
Yang Wu listened to the respectful greetings as he entered the third floor of the teaching building.
"Brother Yang!"
"Yang Wu's here!"
As Yang Wu entered the hall, more than a dozen senior students greeted him warmly. People used to call him "Little Yang," but not today.
"Brother Yang, I heard you and 'Crazy' both passed the preliminary martial artist assessment, is that true?" a senior student asked curiously.
"Just lucky!" Yang Wu said modestly.
"Brother Yang, you're too modest!"
"Yeah, Brother Yang. When do you have time to give me some pointers?"
A group of people enthusiastically surrounded Yang Wu.
"No problem!" Yang Wu smiled, "Actually, I was only half a step ahead. Everyone, if you work harder, you can pass the assessment too! I have something to do, I'll go upstairs first."
After saying that, Yang Wu quickly headed towards the fourth-floor stairwell.
These people were too enthusiastic; if he stayed on the third floor to test his strength, who knows what kind of trouble it would cause.
The fourth floor of the teaching building was a place where instructors and teachers frequented; students weren't allowed to enter.
Hearing Yang Wu's words, the senior students quickly made way for him, looking at him with envy.
Beside the stairwell on the fourth floor, there was a small room where an elderly man was on duty.
Seeing Yang Wu approach, the old man stood up and laughed, "Yang Wu, you've been wanting to go up to the fourth floor for ages, and today your wish has finally come true!"
"Uncle Li!" Yang Wu bowed slightly to the old man and said, "I'm going to the fourth floor to test my strength!"
"Go ahead!" the old man said with a smile.
It was already late, and Instructor Jiang Nian and several other instructors had finished their lessons and left the martial arts school. Therefore, Yang Wu was the only one in the large fourth-floor training hall.
Looking at the various more advanced training equipment on the fourth floor, Yang Wu was very happy.
"Let me test my strength first!"
Yang Wu's mind raced, and he quickly went to the punching power testing machine in the corner of the training hall.
"Hoo, inhale!"
Yang Wu slowly inhaled.
With a 'bang!', Yang Wu's right fist slammed hard into the punching target of the punching power testing machine.
The target shook violently.
Instantly, a line of numbers appeared on the screen of the punching power testing machine—"6231kg".
Generally speaking, 4000kg is the minimum weight for a high-level warrior, while 8000kg is the minimum for a low-level general.
Of course, this is just a rough standard. Nowadays, strength is not judged by physical attributes, but by the number of monsters killed.
After all, physical attributes are only one part of strength. Yang Wu now possesses the physical attributes of a high-level warrior, but without any combat experience, he probably can't handle a high-level beast soldier monster.
"It seems my physical attributes are more than just at the high-level warrior level!" Looking at the numbers on the screen, Yang Wu was delighted. "Let's test my speed!"
Yang Wu walked to the speed testing machine, turned it on, and stood on the track.
With a powerful push, Yang Wu shot out like an arrow, reaching the other end of the track in the blink of an eye.
After stopping, Yang Wu walked to the speed testing machine and looked at the number displayed on the screen—"79.4m/s."
"Not bad!" Seeing the test result, Yang Wu was very happy.
A speed of 60 meters per second is generally considered the minimum for a high-level warrior, while 90 meters per second is the minimum for a low-level general.
"Let's test my nerve reaction speed one last time!"
Yang Wu turned on the nerve reaction testing machine, switched to 'high-level warrior' mode, and then entered the testing room.
A minute later, Yang Wu walked out of the testing room and looked at the results on the screen of the nerve reaction testing machine—"60 seconds, hit 17 times, did not touch the red light, excellent!"
"Strength 6231kg."
"Speed 79.4 meters per second."
"Nerve reaction speed, high-level warrior, excellent."
Such physical qualities are considered above average among high-level warriors. However, Yang Wu has only improved his physical qualities to the high-level warrior level; his strength, marksmanship, and movement techniques are still at his previous level, which is why he broke the wine glass earlier.
"From now on, I must completely convert my physical strength into real power; otherwise, I'll just be a paper tiger with empty strength," Yang Wu thought to himself.
After testing his skills, Yang Wu randomly selected a suitable spear from the armory and began practicing in the fourth-floor hall.
Sweeping, thrusting, charging, diagonal slashing, heavy smashing…
Yang Wu stood still, slowly demonstrating various basic spear techniques. Each move was executed with perfect precision, like something out of a textbook.
It was precisely because of this solid foundation that Yang Wu had been able to continuously guide Luo Feng's training.
He practiced until ten o'clock that night before returning home.
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