The Favored Son of Heaven

As time passed, even with the opening ceremony being filled with tens of thousands of people, the enthusiasm subsided.

Many of the spectators stood up and left to use the toilet during the last recruits’ runs so that they could fully experience the much-anticipated match between the evenly ranked top monster recruits.

A lot of the audience shared the same thoughts. Some of them took the opportunity and bought some packed lunch to quickly fill up their stomach during the last recruits’ matches so that their spirits and energy were fed, and when the champion emerged, they would be able to shout at the top of their lungs.

“Old Qin seems to be very calm.” Lin Liqiang turned to look at Song Jia. “Jia Jia, how much did you spend on placing your bet?”

“I placed my bet with everything I received for this year’s pocket money.” Song Jia replied while she stared intently at Qin Fen image on the projector.

“Oh my. What confidence you have in Old Qin.” Lin Liqiang said and opened the can of beer that he had brought along.

Without turning his head, Song Jia asked casually, “How about you? How much did you bet with?”

“Me? Hehe. I’ve been a little tight on my finances recently, so I’m planning to earn a fortune through Old Qin.” Lin Liqiang snorted with bubbles from the beer in his mouth and said, “I’ve placed every single little penny I have with me. If Old Qin lost, it seems that not only will I have to walk back to the academy, I might even have to consider being a gigolo to earn money.”

“A gigolo? You do have this qualification.” Song Jia agreed and nodded.

“Are you still my friend?” Lin Liqiang looked sad with Song Jia’s response. “Can’t you at least say some comforting words like you’ll lend me some living expenses if Qin Fen lost. Oh? Someone seems to be nervous than you, look at the man over there.”

Following Lin Liqiang’s gaze, Song Jia saw Du Peng, who had clenched both his fists while his body emitted a restless feeling, as if he was sitting on an explosive that would go off anytime.

Ding…

The clear sound made by the elevator notified the audience that the elevator had reached the top floor.

Both Stackhouse and Andy leaned against the surrounding wall as they watched Qin Fen in the projected screen in doubt.

“Watch me as I win!”

A self-confidence and domineering filled statement.

Such nonsensical declaration after having reviewed Lin Ling’s data from the previous match. Where did this confidence come from? If faced with loss, even a person with the thickest face ever known to humanity would probably commit suicide when faced with such humiliation.

As he is against the top gunmen in the recruits – the Stackhouse Duo, it might be impossible for Qin Fen to beat them in their judgment reflexes and stair-seeking ability.

Ten…nine…eight…

The final countdown began before the elevator door opened.

Three…two…one…

The door of fate opened. Every audience immediately turned their eyes to Qin Fen with intense curiosity on how he was going to present himself in this tournament.

And there he was!

Dual wielding guns!

Like a tiger released from its cage, a ferocious Qin Fen appeared with two guns in his hands, instead of the commonly practiced single gun.

Dual-wield! An actual person with dual wielding guns!

Stackhouse, Andy, and many military enthusiasts were all shocked by what they had just witnessed.

According to the Recruit Tournament Pistol Shooting Competition rules, there wasn’t a limit on how many guns one could use.

However, there had never been any recruits that actually dual-wielded in the tournament.

Theoretically, dual-wield firing speed would be two times faster than the speed of a single gun.

A true gunman would know that in this cardboard shooting competition, the first thing that they needed to put emphasis on was their focus in order to maximize the critical rate to obtain more points.

Dual wielding would increase the speed, but the problem was that a person would need a high level of concentration to dual wield. That would be multitasking!

It was a situation where the bandit model would appear with the hostage outfit. In the scenario with hostages that could be disguised by bandits at any time, having a single gun to focus with was already a lot, nevermind multitasking…

Stackhouse felt that Qin Fen had gone mad. To pursue speed, how could he ignore the basic importance accuracy and stability of a gunman?

Multitasking? Andy smirked at the thought of it. To focus on so many things in this high pressured environment as a recruit will surely result in many inevitable errors. With such levels of concentration, the judgment and reflexes of one would surely decrease tremendously causing nothing but more shots taken to the body.

He is going to lose! Military enthusiasts immediately judged Qin Fen’s outcome in this tournament based on the sight of Qin Fen dual-wielding. They thought that only recruits would use such amateur methods like taking advantage of the firing speed of two guns.

Despite the advantageous firing speed of two guns, considering just the most basic reloading action was already a hassle. Under the threat of countless cardboard models, it was dangerous to reload a magazine. And to reload two magazines at the same time?

Everyone was now waiting for the decisive moment.

Qin Fen dashed out of the elevator with a gun in both his hand and without looking much, began firing shots.

Please have critical hits… please have critical hits… please have critical hits… please have critical hits…

The scoreboard instantly displayed the points accumulated and the points had once again shocked the audiences who were still dazed by his swift performance.

All of it were critical hits! How was it possible?

The bullets were fired rapidly and in the blink of an eye, all the bullets in the magazine were exhausted.

Once Qin Fen’s thumb pressed the reload trigger, his little finger simultaneously hooked a magazine around his body. The exhausted magazine clip that flew out was quickly reloaded with the hooked loaded magazine pushed into the gun. The reloading speed was so fast that a person would surely miss the reloading action the moment they blinked.

The two guns showed almost no signs of a ceasefire and the surrounding cardboard model were swept in an instant.

The blood of the spectating military enthusiasts started to burn and boil. There would be a chance that Qin Fen could break the record provided he found the passage to the stairs and if kept up with his current speed and luck.

At this moment some of the military enthusiasts began to place their hands together and pray, hoping that this last recruit would receive the same good luck as Stackhouse in finding the passage.

While everyone was expecting the participant to quickly search for the passage, Qin Fen stood still.

Stackhouse’s back straightened up. Knowing that Qin Fen couldn’t hear it, he still shouted loudly, “What are you doing? Hurry up and find the passage!”

Before it was said, Qin Fen once again did a surprising act under the observations of thousands of people through the projected screen.

He activated the Dragon Elephant Prajna Art and stomped on the ground hardly using his right foot.

Bang!

The building used for the shooting tournament was built for temporary use and the floor of the building wasn’t made of top quality material. With a stomp, a huge hole appeared under Qin Fen’s feet.

The hole that appeared on the ground was so large that it could fit two people. Loads of concrete cement and sand rushed into the hole which created a massive sand screen. It blocked the view of the surveillance camera.

What a surprise, the last recruit did not plan to take the stairs!

With the infrared sensors sensing movements, the hidden cardboard models began to pop up quickly.

Qin Fen’s entered the newly discovered passage and the flames of the two pistols began to spurt rapidly as if the god of warriors have descended.

Hit the target… hit the target… hit the target…

The audience members who were still eating squirted rice grains from the nostrils.

Those who were enjoying their cola weren’t spared as their nostrils became a cola erupting fountain.

The blood of military enthusiasts no longer boiled but stopped.

Within seconds of Qin Fen’s appearance, he had already displayed way too many unpredicted movements.

Impossible dual wielding gun action! Bt[1] tunnel discovery method! Maintaining inhuman perfect accuracy gunmanship in the smokescreen while sparing the terrorist costume-donned hostages!

So many impossible feats were achieved by a person in just an instance.

Stackhouse’s eyes were about to pop out from such a sight. Where did this monster come from? How fast is his prejudgment? Is he really using the prejudgment?

Andy’s face became green as well. Compared to the shock of using two guns, the stomp that broke through the building floor was way more impactful to him.

What an absurd way to find the passage!? Yet, it was so simple and effective!

With bullets still flying around, Qin Fen stomped on the ground once again, creating another massive hole. Through the massive amount of debris, he leaped into the new hole toward the next level.

“This is indeed Old Qin.” Xue Tian leaned back on the back of the chair and raised both his thumbs. “This annihilation can be compared to a bulldozer. Violent, too violent! Old Qin is obviously a warrior that advocates violent aesthetics.”

Xing Wuyi also looked at Qin Fen in the projection at a daze. Known to others as the prophet, even he did not expect Qin Fen’s such unpredictable method of battle.

Kyokushin Genichi stared at the screen. If I can execute the same powerful stomp, there will be no more regrets in this life.

Du Peng clenched his fists and shouted, “Go! Go! Gooooooo!”

The commentator responsible for the explanation was also completely drawn into Qin Fen’s performance like all the rest of the audience. He completely forgot his own job, making this a battle without commentary.

One level! Another level! Again another one!

It was mind-blowing for all the audience to able to witness Qin Fen breaking through the ground.

Even for a temporary building, it was still made with reinforced concrete. Being able to smash through one level followed by another gave people an unparalleled visual impact. However, such a method would require the concentration of all true energy from the whole body.

It was already distracting enough having to focus parts of the true energy on hitting the targets in this fierce competition. Doing it once would be amazing. Doing it twice would be surprising. Doing it the third time? It would be impossible. The was no way that he could maintain such a state for such an extended time.

This recruit, however, showed no signs of fatigue at all as he broke through one floor after another, as if the ground was made by tofu.

How many layers of the building could he break before reaching his limits? The audience no longer paid attention to his scores but instead focused on the number of floors he would be able to break through.

Five more floors! The audience took a deep breath. If he maintains this pace, he would probably break through all the floors.

Four levels!

Upon reaching the fourth floor, Qin Fen no longer broke the ground. With both of his feet on the ground, he used the two pistols to destroy the obstacles in his path. His movement was so fast that it formed a whirlwind which absorbed the dust before it could land on the ground, creating an illusion of a moving gray dragon.

What is he going to do this time? Look for the passage? The audience’s excited heart was slightly damped. Just a little bit more, and you would have broken through all the floors.

He had reached a dead end!

Some of the excited audience suddenly stood up and roared, “What are you doing? Are you going to waste your time?”

With the audience yelling, Qin Fen rushed towards the dead end. He twisted his body around and with his legs apart, got into a sitting stance while twisting his hips and formed a meat shield with his back.

Arhat Fist, Twisting Single Mountain Thrust!

No one would have ever thought that Qin Fen would have used the fist technique from a fitness exercise at this critical moment.

Like being blasted with explosives, pieces of bricks and metals used to form the wall were ejected into the air. A once complete building now had a large hole on one of the walls.

Qin Fen did not stop moving. Using both his legs, he jumped out from the fourth floor.

Jumping off the building?

As if being put in a spell, the once roaring audiences became petrified as they kept their eyes on Qin fen, who was falling at high speed.

Fourth floor? It was ideal for people who wanted to commit suicide as it would be sufficient to fall to death from the fourth floor.

Boom!

The moment Qin Fen’s true energy-infused legs touched the ground, he rolled on the ground and spread out his true energy from his body into the ground. While rolling, sounds of gunshots could be heard from both his guns.

The cardboard models that had popped up were all shot instantly.

Without having to performed carp leg [2] or stand up, Qin Fen, who was on the ground, used his right leg to propel him forward like a rocket.

Two hundred and seventy-three seconds!

The hit rate and critical rate was a perfect hundred percent, zero accidental injuries, zero hits to the participant, with the completion time of 273 seconds. It was the perfect SSS level!

When the results appeared, the huge venue was so quiet that even the sound of a needle being dropped could be heard clearly.

The display was way too overpowering! Was this recruit from a demolition company before joining the army?

Xing Wuyi stared at the displayed results. Before Qin Fen went in, he had also speculated that Qin Fen would have a chance to beat Lin Ling’s record by a few seconds.

But two hundred and seventy-three seconds?

Even if you use a clean sweep to describe the victory, it still felt lacking.

A dumbfounded Stackhouse looked at the results while his mind was recalling the extraordinary breakthrough Qin Fen made. He finally understood why Qin Fen was full of confidence before embarking on this battle.

The terrifying double guns, the violent demolition, and especially the final leap off the building… they were all surprising.

Being in a fierce competition with no indication of which floor you were at, who would have the luxury to remember how many floors he cleared? With that being said, who in the right mind would leap out a building without even knowing which floor he was on?

Jumping off the building was a super confident way to express your memory. If one made a mistake of which floor he was on, the moment he busted out the building would the same moment he accepted his imminent death.

Young martial artists weren’t gods, jumping from tall buildings would surely result in death.

With everyone still stunned, Qin Fen raised his hand and brushed the sweat on his forehead, took a few deep breaths, and walked away.

Stackhouse looked at Qin Fen with some relief. It turns out that Qin Fen could still be tired.

“Wow!” Xue Tian’s exaggerated voice suddenly roared. He clapped both his hands as hard as he could and the claps echoed in the quiet venue.

With Xue Tian’s clap breaking the silence, the other audience also recovered from the shocking display and a sea of warm applause began to sound.