In the first round, lifting a three-hundred-jin boulder was no easy feat. Dozens of participants had already tried and failed, making everyone acutely aware of the difficulty.
Now, someone had finally succeeded.
Not only that—he had hoisted the boulder with one hand, casually resting the other on his hip, and lifted it cleanly above his head. The ease of it drew gasps and cheers.
"It's the Mu family's second son!"
"That's right! Aside from Mu Xianling, he's the Mu family's next biggest talent!"
"I heard he's already a nine-star Elite, just one step from becoming an Upper Elite!"
"The Mu family is really rising this year!"
The Mu family's second son set the boulder down, then deliberately glanced toward Ryan. With a mocking grin, he raised his thumb—then slowly turned it upside down.
A clear provocation.
The crowd roared in approval.
Ryan could only laugh helplessly. He hadn't said a word, hadn't done a thing, yet provocation seemed to rain down on him from all sides.
