Transformation Diagram: Starting as a Skinny Dog

Everyone looked in disbelief at the two characters on the stele, then at Chen Ku's single finger:

"This..."

Even Feng Buping looked at the stele in disbelief and stepped forward to check.

The hardness of this blue gold stone is even tougher than the weapon forged from crow sink sand. Everyone who left words on it always relied on weapons and inner qi...

To forcefully leave a mark, at least famed weapons are required.

Yet Chen Ku used a single finger to carve his name three inches deep on it.

"Is his finger harder than famed weapons?"

"What martial art is this?"

At this moment, even with Guan Hongluan's lineage and scholarly cultivation, she couldn't discern how Chen Ku managed to perform 'carving on stone' with just his finger.

Dugu Wuer and Pei Qingzhi both showed slight changes in their expressions.

Their methods were strong, but they had to admit that their bodies were still flesh and blood, relying on weapons to exert most of their power.

It was absolutely impossible for them to achieve what Chen Ku did, carving on stone with just a single finger.

All the geniuses from various places at the Qiu Dragon Martial Meeting were stunned, unable to believe what they saw.

Even they had to admit that Chen Ku's technique almost shattered their knowledge.

This technique, not even Dugu Wuer, Guan Hongluan, or Pei Qingzhi could do it.

Even the highly cultivated seniors couldn't achieve this.

How could a finger, a flesh and blood body, carve on stone harder than refined iron, and carve so deep?

"Brother Chen, impressive skills!"

Guan Hongluan, at this moment, deeply respected Chen Ku, finally understanding why Dugu Wuer's sword was wary of Chen Ku:

"Your finger skill truly stands alone in this world."

In the distance.

Shan Lingguan watched this scene, joy and surprise in his heart:

"Well done, well done, this lad, in less than a month, truly mastered the Li Fire Body, but... even with the Li Fire Body, to leave words on this blue gold stone stele, at least one needs to manifest the form of the cultivation body, mobilize Li Fire Qi, turning the finger into something akin to magma, then stimulate Li Fire True Qi to melt gold and iron, but... it seems he didn't show any form of cultivation body earlier. How did he do it? Could he have concealed the workings of the Li Fire Body to the point of 'return to the original' in just a month?"

Shan Lingguan guessed wrong.

Chen Ku did indeed use the Li Fire Body, but it wasn't solely relying on the Li Fire Body.

With the various transformations his body underwent, its strength had long reached a remarkable level, not to mention his skin impervious to swords and spears, the great achievement Iron Cloth Shirt, and the 'Vajra Body' uninjured by gold.

Speaking of the Blood Blade Transformation's 'Blood Blade Finger', it fused within the finger bone and became a sharp weapon.

Coupled with his Li Fire Body and the Four Dragon Power,

not to mention carving characters on blue gold stone with a finger, he could even stand there and headbutt the stone to leave a big dent.

Chen Ku listened to Guan Hongluan's praise, said nothing much, and looked at the three of them:

"Your methods are not ones I can learn from."

This carving on stone is about showcasing divine skills, testing individual techniques and skills, and it's normal to see a variety of styles.

"Very well, you three are experts whom I can go all out against. This trip to Baojiao County was indeed worthwhile."

Dugu Wuer's face showed a sharp look:

"Enter the hall. Since it's a martial test, there must certainly be matches for sparring."

"Sparring is not needed."

Guan Hongluan put her small knife away and smiled:

"I didn't come here to duel with you; fighting and killing aren't very good."

Dugu Wuer frowned.

But only Chen Ku understood that this Little Princess's goal was the 'Martial Arts Heaven and Earth' after the martial exam; she aimed to obtain the 'Nine Yang True Pill,' which would benefit her cultivation.

Chen Ku had the same thought.

He had no grudges with these people; the twenty spots for Military Scholars weren't differentiated in rank. It's just about securing a spot, and winning against everyone wasn't giving him any reward.

He then walked into the hall at a slow pace.

Upon entering the hall, he immediately heard the voice of the Divine Fist Guardian Qin Fang:

"The first test is about skill, the second about strength. Do you see this large stone lion in the prayer hall? This too is an item my master brought over from the Qiu Dragon Martial Meeting. Each large stone lion weighs fifty thousand jin, two of them totaling one hundred thousand jin. If anyone can carry one of them from here to the Second Hall, a total of five hundred steps, they pass this test and receive the 'Martial Arts Silver Token,' meaning they gain a nominal status of 'sitting master student' under my master after the martial test ends. If they can carry both stone lions at the same time, they will receive a 'Martial Arts Gold Order,' directly skipping the third sparring test and entering 'Martial Arts Heaven and Earth.'

When Chen Ku and the others arrived, they found several outstanding talents already trying to move the stone lions in the Second Hall.

Many of them tried but ended up with flushed faces.

Only Di Jianqing let out a shout, directly lifting two stone lions, face turning bluish-purple with bulging veins on his head, and took one step after another to the Second Hall's entrance, successfully obtaining a golden token.

Then they saw Qin Fang walk over, easily picking up the stone lions with both hands, bringing them back to the prayer hall effortlessly, loudly declaring: "Di Jianqing, pass! Award the gold token, directly enter Martial Arts Heaven and Earth."

"Di Family's Di Jianqing, it's said he has the strength to pull back nine elephants. Lifting the one-hundred-thousand jin stone lion must have involved some secret technique."