Invincible Immortal Doctor
Chapter 95: Actual Combat

Chapter 95: Chapter 95: Actual Combat

Hearing his own name, Su Luo stepped out and walked to a spot ten meters away.

Song Lian shook his head imperceptibly.

Clearly, he was not optimistic about Su Luo.

In fact, among all the people present, except for Bai Yifeng, no one had confidence in Su Luo.

After all, Su Luo didn’t seem like a martial artist; he did not have that kind of martial artist’s aura.

However.

With a faint smile tugging at the corners of his mouth, Su Luo raised his hand and threw a punch, striking the void.

His use of True Qi was extremely deft, directing the flow of air with a single punch that banged against the bronze bell.

"Dong!"

In an instant, the sound, as if a grand bell had been struck, burst forth and resonated without end.

This sudden change made everyone’s eyes widen in disbelief as they stared at Su Luo.

"How is this possible?"

"He actually has such strength? He clearly doesn’t seem like a martial artist, not like someone who practices martial arts all year long, yet why can he so easily ring the bronze bell with one punch?"

Many martial artists undergoing the assessment found it hard to believe.

Especially those who had been eliminated, who were now even more unwilling to accept it.

But the reality was right before their eyes, leaving no room for doubt.

Song Lian was even more astonished.

Originally, he had no expectations for Su Luo and had already prepared to mark him as failing, but to everyone’s surprise, the disturbance caused by Su Luo’s single punch was even more significant than Bai Yifeng’s.

Yet amidst the shock, Song Lian’s face also broke into a smile immediately.

"Su Luo, qualified!"

"Next..."

With an unmistakable smile on his face, Song Lian continued to call others for their assessments.

Bai Yifeng’s eyes narrowed slightly, and a hint of murderous intent flickered within them.

Su Luo, of course, keenly sensed it but kept his composure.

After all, if others didn’t offend him, he wouldn’t offend them; however, if Bai Yifeng attempted to assassinate him, then Su Luo would not show mercy.

Eventually, the first round of assessments ended, resulting in a full twelve people being eliminated.

Song Lian led Su Luo and the others to the indoor swimming pool of the Jiangbei Martial Association.

"The first assessment tested your ability to manipulate Inner Strength; only those who knew how to skillfully use Inner Strength could direct the airflow and ring the bronze bell."

"This second assessment will test the explosive power of your Inner Strength!"

"See the swimming pool in front of you? It is fifty meters long. If you can cross this fifty-meter pool to the other side by walking on water without any external assistance, then you will be considered to have passed this assessment."

As soon as Song Lian finished speaking, the remaining eight people’s expressions changed dramatically, except for Su Luo and Bai Yifeng.

For a Martial Arts Grandmaster, projecting Inner Strength outward was possible; not to mention walking on water for fifty meters, even some other Grandmasters could momentarily walk on air, using their Inner Strength to project themselves forward for a short distance of fifty meters.

But they were merely Inner Strength Martial Artists.

If it were ten meters, or even twenty meters, they might be able to make it across with the initial burst of force and speed, but fifty meters was clearly a much more difficult task.

However, at this moment, no one questioned it any longer.

If the Jiangbei Martial Association was using this method for the assessment, surely it must be something an Inner Strength Martial Artist could achieve.

"The first one, Bai Yifeng!"

Song Lian started calling names directly.

Bai Yifeng stepped forward.

Standing at the edge, he circulated his Inner Strength for about ten seconds to gather momentum, then, he leaped forth.

"Swish!"

Bai Yifeng’s entire being shot out like a bolt of lightning, almost instantly covering a distance, his immense power causing the ground where his foot had been to crack apart. With his explosive force, he leaped nearly twenty meters in a single bound.

Just as Bai Yifeng was about to touch the water’s surface, a sudden explosive burst of Inner Strength erupted from beneath his feet.

In that instant, water splashed in all directions, even the surface of the water itself seemed to be caved in by a tremendous force.

Bai Yifeng then used the force of the Inner Strength explosion to catapult himself up again.

This process repeated over and over.

Eventually, Bai Yifeng steadily reached the opposite shore.

"Indeed worthy of the strength of the Seventh Stage of Inner Strength!"

"Is this the presence of one of Jiangbei’s Top Ten experts, ranked sixth?"

"How can we even compete? Just passing this part of the examination, and in the following actual combat, I’m afraid we won’t be able to beat him."

Seeing Bai Yifeng’s performance, the expressions of the others all seemed somewhat dimmed.

The gap seemed not just significant, but vast.

After all, before they had known Bai Yifeng’s identity, they still harbored thoughts of competing, but now that everyone knew he was Bai Yifeng, it gave them a sense of defeat, like they couldn’t contend with him.

"Bai Yifeng, qualified!"

"Next, Lu Linhu!"

Following Song Lian’s voice, Lu Linhu began his examination.

However, even with Bai Yifeng as a model to follow, Lu Linhu still failed, enduring for only just over thirty meters before he could hold on no longer and the entire person fell into the water.

Then, it was Su Luo’s turn.

"Su Luo, begin."

Song Lian looked at Su Luo, his face showing a slightly gentle smile; after all, he was well aware that Bai Yifeng belonged to Zhou Shihao, whereas Su Luo had a clear background, and besides, Su Luo was younger and had greater potential.

Su Luo nodded.

He took a deep breath.

Then, Su Luo also leapt forward.

As a Cultivator, if he had a flying Magic Artifact, even with Su Luo’s current status at the Fifth Layer of Qi Refinement, he would be able to command the artifact to fly.

But even without a flying Magic Artifact, by virtue of the use of True Qi, and the fact that True Qi’s explosive force was far superior to Inner Strength, Su Luo could easily pass the examination.

Therefore,

In just half a minute or so, Su Luo had reached the opposite shore, and if time was the measure, he was even faster than Bai Yifeng.

This earned Song Lian’s full admiration.

Ultimately,

This second item of the water-stepping examination, which also tested the explosive power of Inner Strength, eliminated four more people, leaving only Su Luo, Bai Yifeng, and another male and female pair.

"Very well, the four of you will undergo the third examination, which is also the last examination."

"That is—mixed combat!"

"However, this time, the combat will not be determined by drawing lots for the order of battle, but rather a free-for-all among the four. In the end, the last person standing will have passed the final examination!"

"You must be reminded not to strike lethal or excessively heavy blows, otherwise, you will be directly disqualified!"

"Rules of victory and defeat: falling off the stage means loss! Surrendering means loss!"

Song Lian took Su Luo and the other three to a stage and informed them of the rules of actual combat.

Hearing this, Su Luo always felt that the recruitment examination of the Jiangbei Martial Association seemed somewhat frivolous.

It was not quite what Su Luo had imagined.

However, Su Luo could understand that perhaps this was a simple and fast method. The examination tested the use and explosive power of Inner Strength, as well as real combat ability. In the end, one winner meant the examination was passed.

No need for overly complicated procedures to conduct a more comprehensive assessment.

In fact, this final melee, besides testing strength, also involved an element of strategy.

"Su Luo, let’s the three of us join forces and first eliminate Bai Yifeng, then we can fight amongst ourselves, how about that?"

After mounting the stage, the other two approached Su Luo to form an alliance, wanting to work together against Bai Yifeng.

After all, Bai Yifeng being one of Jiangbei’s Top Ten experts, ranked sixth, plus his earlier performance, was the strongest and most formidable among them.