The Medallion novel Chapter 1741

However, since the recorder's job was only to arrange and record the results of the test, he had no right to interfere with the choices of the participants taking the test. Therefore, upon hearing Rocky's request, he signaled the staff to bring a pillar-shaped stone that was about thirty centimeters high. Then, it was put in the center of the test spot where Rocky was.

The Strength Testing Stone was refined using a special technique, and thus it could remain in a fixed volume although the weight varied. The range of power it could endure would depend according to a specific need, so it was usually used for this kind of advanced test.

"You just need to hit the pillar in front of you with your strongest strength. Then, if you were able to release a strength that is greater than or equal to one thousand pounds, the stone will break," the recorder informed Rocky.

Rocky nodded slightly to acknowledge what the recorder said. Then, he stood in front of the stone and began condensing his spiritual power. After a moment, he stretched his palm out and pushed his spiritual power into the stone.

Upon seeing Rocky's unimpressive movements, the people in the crowd shook their heads. In their opinion, a palm strike as weak as that would never be able to break a thousand-pound stone.

However, just after Rocky's strike landed on the stone, something big caught their attention.

Boom!

The stone suddenly let out a muffled explosion and a strange light flashed from within it. One could faintly feel that the impact that was received by the stone was constantly increasing.

Eventually, cracks appeared on the surface of the stone.

"That's impossible! His casual palm strike is that strong?"

"I'm also surprised. It seems that we have misjudged his strength at all."

"But can he really break the record with only that move? It will be very impressive if he can!"

Just as the audience was thrown into an uproar, the cracks became larger as if the stone could break at any time.

At this time, everyone's eyes were focused on the stone as they held their breaths. They were waiting for the final moment that it would break.

Then, in the blink of an eye, the entire stone was shattered into ashes.

Seeing this, the people could not help but gasp in shock. They did not expect that Rocky would really be able to easily break the record that Moore and Holden had set. Moreover, the stone did not simply break. It was turned to ashes. Hence, it was obvious that Rocky used excessive strength to destroy it.

'Hmm. It seems that I miscalculated the strength that I released...' Rocky took a look at his palm and shook his head lightly. After gaining his new-found power, he hadn't been able to completely control it. Right now, he didn't know his limit yet. Hence, the blow he unleashed just now was a bit beyond his expectation.

At the same time, Holden had failed to break the stone weighted one thousand and two hundred pounds. After his failed attempt, he left the test area with a dejected face. That was when he heard that someone was able to level the record that he had just set. Of course, this made him even more disappointed. Out of his curiosity, he checked who it was and found out that it actually Rocky. At first glance, he was already able to recognize Rocky. He was a bit taken aback because he did not expect that he would be the one to level his record.

"Why is that guy here? So, he is also a Spiritual Emperor? I did not expect that." Then, Holden immediately squeezed into the crowd to get a closer look. This time, he also fixed his eyes on Rocky.

Even the recorder was stunned at what just happened. He did not expect that multiple low-grade Spiritual Emperors would be able to break the thousand-pound stone.

"So, what do I do now?" Rocky asked the recorder who was still in a daze.

"Um, you can still continue the test by challenging heavier Strength Testing Stones. Otherwise, you can stop here and you will be graded by your current performance," the recorder said. According to the rules of the first round, the participants could have three chances for each test. For Rocky, who had only used his first attempt, he could still try it twice.

"I see. Then, let me try the stone of one thousand and five hundred pounds," Rocky said after thinking for a while. He thought that if his rank was too low, he might eventually get kicked out of the contest. Usually, the top fifty spots would be occupied by the premium-grade and middle-grade Spiritual Emperors. So, Rocky deemed that it was necessary to land at least within the top eighty spots to ensure that he could retain his position in the contest. Therefore, he wanted to earn more points in this test for the time being.