Chapter 248: Wu Tong's Recognition

"I know."

Zhang Jie nodded.

Since martial artists must risk their lives to fight beasts and strive for living space for humanity,

they naturally must be given some privileges, such as not having to queue and priority in purchasing various supplies.

And because martial artists possess overwhelming power compared to ordinary people,

occasionally when there are conflicts, it is often the ordinary people who suffer.

Therefore, ordinary people both yearn for and respect martial artists, yet are somewhat afraid of them; generally, they keep their distance.

This is just like ordinary people encountering a tiger; even if they know this tiger is domesticated and doesn't eat people,

they still can't help but feel afraid when interacting at close range.

Because as long as the tiger gets angry, it can easily bite through a person's neck and take away an ordinary person's life.

"Mr. Zhang Jie, the Pavilion Master asked me to pick you up."

The driver waiting at the entrance saw Zhang Jie and walked up quickly.

"Let's go."

Zhang Jie nodded slightly to show his response, then got into the back seat of the special car.

*Beep beep. *

As the driver started the vehicle, the special car of the Extreme Martial Arts School disappeared into the traffic on the road.

"This, this car came to pick up A-Jie?"

The aunts and uncles were dumbfounded as they watched this scene.

They also knew that this Zhang boy was obsessed with martial arts, but it seemed he hadn't achieved anything for a long time,

so why did a special car suddenly come to pick him up?

"The Zhang family is likely to produce a dragon."

An old man who had traveled north and south in his early years and finally bought a house here to retire sighed.

He had seen this kind of vehicle when he was in the Jiangbei Base City; it was a vehicle specially used to pick up big shots at the War General level.

Only a few people like Pavilion Master Jiang Nian in the entire Yian District Extreme Martial Arts School were qualified to use it,

and for Zhang Jie to be able to sit in this kind of car, he must have caught the eye of Pavilion Master Jiang Nian; his future is limitless!

"Old Jiang, what kind of genius is it that makes you go to such lengths to invite me here?"

In front of the floor-to-ceiling window on the top floor of the Yian District Extreme Martial Arts School, a man with a lean figure,

eyes steady and powerful, even though wearing ordinary loose practice clothes,

gave a heavy feeling of being immovable, asked the man standing beside him while overlooking the entire Yian District.

Jiang Nian answered confidently:

"Brother Wu, this genius is definitely worth you making the trip today."

"Good, then I'll wait and see."

Serving as the Chief Instructor and Pavilion Manager of the Yangzhou City branch of the Extreme Martial Arts School,

whose main duties include supervising the prospective martial artist assessment and selecting excellent students,

he was the direct superior of Jiang Nian, the branch pavilion master,

and his strength was also one level higher than his, being a senior War General, Wu Tong grinned.

"Look, he's here."

Jiang Nian pointed to the vehicle below that was gradually driving into the martial arts school parking lot.

"Oh? Let me see."

Wu Tong's sharp, eagle-like eyes stared directly at the vehicle below,

and then he saw Zhang Jie sitting upright in the back seat.

'Someone is spying on me!'

How could such a naked gaze escape Zhang Jie's perception?

He raised his head slightly without changing his expression, scanned with the corner of his eye,

and then saw Jiang Nian and the middle-aged man standing beside him.

'It seems there is no malice.'

Zhang Jie withdrew his peripheral vision and continued to sit upright in the back seat of the car.

"Good boy, even my gaze can be perceived;

worthy of being a genius who has awakened mental power, his perception is sharp!"

The smile on Wu Tong's face grew even wider.

Zhang Jie also didn't expect that this Wu Tong had, through years of training and fighting,

forged an instinct like a wild beast, even being able to perceive a peripheral scan.

Having not gone through life-and-death battles, he ultimately suffered from a lack of combat experience.

But this couldn't be blamed on him; he himself was a high school student, and the other Zhang Jies were also timid,

only playing in fishpond matches, and simply had no life-and-death combat experience.

Led by the driver, Zhang Jie soon arrived at Jiang Nian's office on the fourth floor of the martial arts school.

"Pavilion Master Jiang."

Finding that there were others, Zhang Jie used a formal address.

Jiang Nian laughed and scolded: "I already told you to call me Uncle Jiang, what Pavilion Master Jiang."

Zhang Jie followed suit and called out "Uncle Jiang,"

then turned his gaze to the middle-aged man beside him.

"This is our Extreme Martial Arts School Yangzhou City branch's Chief Instructor and Pavilion Manager,

whose main duties include supervising the prospective martial artist assessment and selecting excellent students, Instructor Wu Tong."

Jiang Nian introduced Wu Tong to Zhang Jie, with every word implying that Zhang Jie should perform well.

"Hello, Instructor Wu."

Zhang Jie, who had no baggage of being a powerhouse, took the lead in greeting him.

Wu Tong crossed his arms, not being subtle at all, and asked bluntly:

"Kid, I heard you are a genius?"

Zhang Jie smiled shyly: "I might, probably, should be considered a small genius."

"Genius isn't something you say; it's something you fight for.

Let's go, we'll go test right now."

Wu Tong walked toward the testing room with vigorous strides.

Jiang Nian was afraid that Zhang Jie, being young and spirited, would be dissatisfied, so he explained:

"Don't mind it; Instructor Wu has a rather impatient temperament."

"How could I?

I quite like Instructor Wu's way of doing things."

Zhang Jie smiled indifferently.

He just liked dealing with people who were direct and didn't play tricks.

Those glib-tongued people with sweet words might sound good,

but heaven only knows what they are really thinking.

Besides, he had already broken mountains and rivers with martial arts, so why bother with those twists and turns?

What is martial arts?

The winner stands, the loser lies down; it's just one horizontal and one vertical stroke!

Wu Tong strode to a punching power testing instrument,

adjusted the machine in a few moments, and after the machine issued a "Preparation complete,

you can start the test" signal, he said: "Come, kid,

let me see how much strength you increased after your first cultivation of Gene Energy."

Jiang Nian, who was following him, was also full of anticipation.

Although those who can awaken mental power are all geniuses, there are geniuses among geniuses.

He also wanted to see what level Zhang Jie could reach, and if he was that kind of genius among geniuses?

Zhang Jie didn't say much, twisted his neck casually,

moved his hands and feet, which were slightly stiff from sitting in meditation all night, walked to the side of the testing instrument,

stepped on the ground with both feet, narrowed his eyes, the muscles on his arms surged,

and his fist hit the target like a cannonball out of the chamber.

*Boom! *

The target emitted an unbearable roar.

"Beep, beep, test data 5500 kilograms."

The punching power testing instrument was as reliable as ever, immediately obtaining the test data.

Jiang Nian looked pleasantly surprised: "Good kid, your test data yesterday was 1500 kilograms,

and your first cultivation of the *Five Hearts Toward Heaven Method* increased your strength by a full 3500 kilograms!"

Even on the face of Wu Tong, whose expression was as hard as iron, a smile couldn't help but emerge.

He knew Jiang Nian wouldn't lie to him; Zhang Jie was definitely a genius.

He just didn't expect this genius to be even more of a genius than he had imagined.

"I wonder if I can catch the instructor's eye?"

Zhang Jie asked Wu Tong with a smile.

"Good, you are more of a genius than all the geniuses I've discovered over the years!"

Wu Tong, who was straightforward, didn't spare his words and praised him lavishly. ===== CHAPTER 249 =====

Wu Tong, whose personality was straightforward and direct, did not hold back his words and praised him lavishly.