Yuan Shuo watched Xu Heng with a smile on his face.

In a fight, he was definitely no match for Xu Heng.

But when it came to enjoying a spectacle, he was second to none!

Wang Ye and the others were also observing from the side. Xu Heng, feeling the pressure of so many eyes on him, seemed somewhat overwhelmed.

"The first two times, I only used one-fifth of my strength. Now, I will try using two-fifths."

Xu Heng finished speaking.

He centered his energy in his Dantian. Although he didn't seem to exert much force on the surface, this time, he put forth all his strength in a fierce push.

Creak.

The gate moved slightly.

The expressions of Wang Ye and Yuan Shuo changed subtly, but they saw that the gate only moved slightly and then, no matter what, it wouldn't budge any further.

No matter how hard Xu Heng pushed, the gate merely shook a little, making a "creak creak" sound and nothing else unusual happened.

Redness quickly spread to the skin behind Xu Heng's ears.

Although those around him didn't know that Xu Heng had used all his strength, Xu Heng himself was aware that he had exerted his entire body.

Even so, it was of no use; he couldn't even push the gate open.

Yuan Shuo on the side was struggling to hold back his laughter; he had once served under Xu Heng, so watching Xu Heng in predicaments like this was his favorite pastime.

Seeing Xu Heng exert so much effort only to fail to open the gate, Yuan Shuo felt a laugh bubbling up, but he forcibly suppressed it.

This led to "pfft pfft" sounds escaping from Yuan Shuo's mouth.

Xu Heng glared fiercely at Yuan Shuo and said, "Since you're enjoying this so much, why don't you give it a try!"

"I just used two-fifths of my strength and couldn't even open the gate. Now, use all your strength, and let's see if you can open it!"

Wang Ye silently watched from the side, inwardly scoffing at Xu Heng's words.

The old man was quite crafty.

All the while Xu Heng was pushing, Wang Ye had been intently observing his expression. From the minute changes in Xu Heng's facial muscles, Wang Ye could tell that Xu Heng indeed had employed all his strength just now.

However, Wang Ye didn't expose Xu Heng.

One must give the elderly some respect.

"Alright, I'll do it!"

Unlike Wang Ye, who observed the details, Yuan Shuo believed that using all his strength would definitely be more effective than Xu Heng using two-fifths of his.

Later, all he needed to do was to open the gate and he could figuratively slap Xu Heng's face.

Yuan Shuo took a deep breath and pushed the gate heavily with all his might from the start.

However.

When Yuan Shuo pushed, the gate didn't even make a sound, just like the first time Xu Heng tried pushing it. It remained completely immobile.

Yuan Shuo lightly uttered a "huh."

No way?

Xu Heng had utilized two-fifths of his strength, and that was enough to make the city gate emit a sound. Comparing himself to Xu Heng, although his strength was somewhat weaker, his full power was definitely stronger than two-fifths of Xu Heng's strength.

Why, when he was pushing the city gate, had he not even made a sound?

Xu Heng watched from the side with an imperceptible smile on his face. Yuan Shuo, having just mocked him, did not mind if they both ended up being embarrassed together.

Xu Heng began to mock:

"Yuan Shuo, is your full strength not even as strong as two-fifths of mine? I just used two-fifths of my strength and made the city gate sound. You exerted your full strength and didn't even make it creek? "

"It seems you have indeed been neglecting your training lately. Training is like studying; like rowing upstream, if you don't advance, you will fall behind. If you don't train properly, you will soon be overtaken by others."

As Xu Heng spoke, Yuan Shuo burst forth with all his might again, pushing against the city gate, but still couldn't make the slightest sound.

Yuan Shuo glanced over at Xu Heng.

This cunning old man!

Just now, Xu Heng had definitely not merely exerted two-fifths of his strength; he might have exerted seven-tenths of his strength!

No, it's very likely that he used eight or even nine-tenths of his strength!

Otherwise, why couldn't he hear a sound despite using all his strength!

How could this be possible.

After several more forceful attempts to push the city gate, which proved ineffective, Yuan Shuo stopped, panting and cursing:

"Forget it, I'm not trying anymore, this damned city gate!"

After Yuan Shuo had finished, several people turned their gaze towards other individuals who were still painstakingly making their way toward them.

By this time, even several fourth-rank peak martial artists had given up, but many more maintained their persistence.

Among them, the few who had initially stepped forward were leading at the front.

And those young people, most of them had already given up, except for one young man who was still enduring immense pressure and moving forward, his head sweating in the cold weather, yet steaming faintly.

Bai Zi Suo.

Xu Heng looked at Bai Zi Suo, an ordinary man pushing forward relentlessly, now only 300 meters away from the city gate entrance, and spoke to Wang Ye feelingly:

"This young man is very impressive! If he is willing to join the military department, it would be good to train him. I believe he can achieve excellent results in the military department."

As Xu Heng said this, he glanced at Wang Ye beside him, embarrassing Wang Ye a bit.

Wang Ye naturally understood that Xu Heng's glance was to suggest having him join the military department.

However, Wang Ye, as he was now, could not join the military, so he pretended not to see Xu Heng's meaningful look.

Liu Na's eyes lingered on Bai Zi Suo for a long time, probably shocked by his perseverance. She took a deep breath, and looked seriously at Wang Ye:

"I lost this time. This Bai Zi Suo, perhaps he really can reach the city gate."

Wang Ye smiled, and said that it was time to open the city gate.

After all, they couldn't let their painstaking efforts come to nothing by not being able to open the city gate.

If so, wouldn't this expedition to the ancient ruins become a joke?

"Let me try if I can open the city gate," Wang Ye said, causing Yuan Shuo and the others' attention to instantly shift to him.

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