Treasure Hunting

The disciple at the Earth Level drew the audience's attention as he approached the stone. Everyone was on the edge of their seats, waiting to see his performance.

The disciple walked towards the huge stone and lunged his fist at it. In a split second, the martial energy exploded from his body.

Before they could blink their eyes, a loud sound came from the stone. The huge stone was pushed forward by the disciple's power. It moved forward, sending bits of ground stones and dust up as it scraped the ground.

"Three inches!" the examiner announced. The audience was amazed by the disciple's record. They all stared at him agape in surprise.

"Three inches! That's an incredible score!"

"It seems to me that he would get the first prize in this competition."

"The last contestant is a piece of trash. I guess that there is nothing else worth seeing here. Let's go and watch the other groups!"

A smug smile spread across the disciple's face for he felt very proud of his record. When he returned, he held his head high and cast an arrogant glance at Zachary. He totally enjoyed his triumph.

Since the four contestants had finished their tests, Zachary was the only one left in this group.

As Zachary caught a glimpse of the surroundings, he noticed that a large number of disciples had left to watch the other groups. Only a small number remained in their seats and stared at him with complete disdain on their faces. They had lost their enthusiasm for the test and just wanted to witness Zachary embarrass himself.

'Just wait and see!' Zachary thought to himself and chuckled. He was not irritated by their deliberate provocations and remained composed in front of the audience. As he started his turn, he walked around the huge stone and measured the height of the stone with his eyes. To everyone's surprise, he didn't hit it. Instead, he placed his hands on the surface of the stone and moved them towards different areas of the stone's surface.

The disciples were totally confused by Zachary's strange actions. It seemed to them that Zachary was not there for a real test, but to humiliate himself. It was impossible not to notice the derisive stares that they threw at Zachary as he proceeded with his seemingly foolish actions.

Ignoring the disciples' reactions, Zachary stood firmly in front of the huge stone as he finished his preparations. He simply clenched his fist tightly into a ball and gently placed it on the exact spot that he had determined before. He then slightly knocked on the surface of the stone with a minimal amount of force.

Zachary calmly declared as he raised his hand that indicated that he had finished his

when they heard what he said. They all stared blankly at

he bother to participate in the

messing around with his

with that hit! He

and booing erupted from the audience. Anger burned in their eyes. They felt that Zachary's actions had mocked them and the

result without examining the stone, "The record is..." But before he could finish his sentence, the stone erupted in

the sky and the roar of an earthquake on land. A cloud of dust and dirt

blew it on the disciples who stood nearby. Before they could blink their eyes, a thick layer of dust hit their faces and made their clothes

explosion. They were totally dumbfounded by the stone pieces scattered on the ground and the dust cloud that lingered near the stone debris. They stared at Zachary, who stood in front of the debris with pride. They still didn't know what happened and couldn't understand why the huge stone broke

it? The huge stone broke! And who did it? It's me, of course! Am I that powerful? I can't believe

test on the

immediately

instantly went to Zachary's group. When he saw the stone pieces scattered on the ground, he inquired about the explosion from the examiner. When he learned that it was Zachary who broke the huge stone, he stared at Zachary incredulously for he couldn't

I score for him?" the examiner asked. He scratched his head and didn't know what

count himself lucky!" Gray replied after he pondered on the matter for a while. Since Zachary broke the stone under everyone's watch, there was no

admitting Zachary's score would ensure fair play. After all, Sara, who was the invigilator, was supervising the test. It was virtually impossible for Zachary to fool them with his

the entire field was in an uproar as

seething with anger. Their faces were red with frustration. Especially the disciple at the Earth Level—it never occurred to him that

his fist. They knew that with Zachary's current strength, it was impossible for him to break the huge stone

the preliminary contest anyway. It was important to get the highest gross scores from the three rounds. So they regained their composure and prepared themselves for the next test. They were certain that luck would not be on Zachary's side again in the following rounds, because in the next