"I don't want to emphasize what I've said before. Each of you should do your best. No matter what the result is, don't leave yourself with any regrets!"
I looked around before speaking unhurriedly. My voice wasn't loud, but it revealed an invisible majesty.
My words immediately motivated them, and their faces were filled with fighting spirit. Originally, they didn't have much confidence in themselves, but after I provided them with a rank 3 spirit pill, they worked hard to improve themselves. These past few days, they had been racing against time to improve themselves, all for the sake of today's martial arts assessment.
These people no longer had any wishful thinking. After all, I made it clear that there was no such thing as going through the back door. Any member of the martial arts hall was the same in my eyes, including He Gang, who had the best relationship with me.
This kid came early today, but at this time, he looked uneasy and hesitant. It turned out that his girlfriend somehow learned about the internal assessment of the Guowei Martial Arts Hall. She originally wanted to come and watch, but she was rejected by He Gang. He only had less than 50% confidence that he could be promoted to an inner disciple. It was likely that he would still be an outer disciple. According to his girlfriend, if he couldn't be promoted smoothly, then they would break up.
This matter had undoubtedly affected He Gang's mentality. He was originally a person who was easily affected by emotions, and when he did things with emotions, his efficiency would naturally be greatly reduced.
Under He Gang's coaxing and pestering, his girlfriend agreed not to come and watch, but she was waiting for He Gang's result.
At this point, He Gang couldn't help but be nervous, especially when he saw the other disciples full of confidence and waiting to be tested at any time. He lost his confidence even more, and his girlfriend's words echoed in his mind …
It's not that I don't want to say it, but in this not-so-spacious lobby, there were a group of young faces, including me. In fact, there were other higher-ups in the Guowei Martial Arts Hall, but Grandmaster Chen gave me the "power of life and death" this time and told them not to come over, so as not to affect my judgment. This alone was enough to prove Grandmaster Chen's trust and recognition of me.
Soon, under their nervous preparations, the first round of the assessment began.
The content of this test was actually quite interesting. In the corner of the hall, there was a specially made roly-poly. With the support of my Qi-Jin, the roly-poly was further stabilized. Then, they would use their strength to attack the roly-poly. According to the degree of the roly-poly's tilt, a corresponding grade would be given. As for the grade, it would be determined by ABCD.
This roly-poly doll was similar to the bronze bell from the Elite Competition. At that time, I directly broke the bronze bell, causing Curator Du's heart to bleed. However, he realized that I was talented, so not only did he not cause trouble for me, but he also put in a lot of effort to nurture me. It wasn't hard to see Curator Du's magnanimity. If he and the Ouyang family were jackals of the same lair, it would have been very difficult for me to reach my current height.
I held the roster and began to call out their names. "Hu Tianniu."
There was no doubt that the first person to appear for the test would be the most nervous. When the others heard this, they heaved a sigh of relief.
"I'm coming, I'm coming." Hu Tianniu was an honest-looking muscular man. He had some impression of him before.
It wasn't hard to see that this fellow was also quite nervous, but he very well converted the pressure into motivation. He was extremely excited as he walked in front of the roly-poly doll.
With a deep roar, he punched the roly-poly doll's face. Don't underestimate this roly-poly doll that was taller than a person. It was made of special materials. Without the strength of a thousand kilograms, it would be impossible to tilt it. Moreover, I also added a portion of my Qi-Jin.
Hu Tianniu's powerful punch could only barely move the roly-poly doll, causing it to tilt a little.
“C。”
I thought about it and gave him a grade. Actually, strictly speaking, giving him a D was the most suitable. However, seeing that he didn't have it easy, it wouldn't hurt to give him an appropriate chance. After all, this wasn't the only assessment. If he had average results in every one of them, it basically meant that he would have to leave the Martial Arts Dojo. Moreover, this fellow's performance just now was between C and D.
"Wow."
The disciples not far away had a slightly strange expression. Hu Tianniu's strength could be said to be the mainstay among them. However, Hu Tianniu didn't get any good results in the first assessment. It seemed that in order to become an inner disciple, he had to at least get a B grade or above for most of the events. He even had to get one or two A grades.
They suddenly felt a burst of pressure. Without waiting for them to whisper, I continued to call the next person.
Although it was relatively inefficient to do it one by one, fortunately, there were more than twenty people in the Martial Arts Dojo. A few of them had left before, so it didn't take much time to finish this round.
Half an hour later, the results of the first assessment were all out. Only two people got an A grade, six got a B grade, and most people's grades were concentrated in C and D.
These disciples couldn't help but complain and protest.
"Eldest Senior Brother, aren't you being too harsh!"
"That's right. According to this standard, most of the inner disciples will be demoted to outer disciples. These outer disciples are also very likely to be expelled from the dojo."
"Sigh, I also think that Eldest Senior Brother is deliberately messing with us."
"What's that saying again? A new official has to act prudently. Keep your voices down. Eldest Senior Brother will definitely inherit the old master's mantle in the future. Offend anyone but him!"
Obviously, these disciples were a little angry but didn't dare to speak up. Although they said it euphemistically, it still revealed the intention of ridicule.
I smiled slightly and asked, "Is it that you inner disciples only want to keep your current position?"
Those guys nodded subconsciously, showing an expression of "What else?"