What’s the point of cultivating immortality if you don’t have money?.

Chapter 315 Zhang Yu VS Gongshu Jin (Thanks to 'Nader' for the generous donation)
Wanfa University City, 450th floor.

When Zhang Yu walked out of the Yuan Magnetic Channel, what came into view was a 50-meter-high building, and on this floor... there were buildings more than ten stories high, crooked low houses, messy narrow alleys, and collapsed ruins.

"It looks like a battlefield."

The scene before him seemed familiar to Zhang Yu. Suddenly, he realized that it resembled the ruins of a factory in the wilderness that he had visited before.

At the same time, information about the examination venue came to Zhang Yu's mind.

"As expected, it simulates the complex terrain of an urban battlefield, used for various training exercises."

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "This should be the kind of department that focuses on security and combat, right? They probably use this a lot here."

"But why are we civil engineering students here taking exams too... is it because of the university wars?"

Following the guidance in the eye, Zhang Yu headed towards the target location, his gaze sweeping over the surrounding buildings and ruins.

With his current engineering experience, a closer look reveals that the buildings in this simulated battlefield are of rather poor quality.

"The construction company that built this exam venue must have made a lot of money."

Just then, a message flashed in Zhang Yu's eyes.

Yu Xinghan: We're going to have to use our medicine, do you want some?

Zhang Yu: Yes, but do you have any that's a bit stronger?

After enjoying good food and drink at the field construction site for more than three months, Zhang Yu found that he could no longer get used to the taste of the medicine after returning home.

He never found those simple nutritional supplements, physical recovery agents, and mana recovery agents to be so bland and tasteless.

Yu Xinghan: Want some extra ingredients? Phantom mushroom powder? Neurotransmitters? Or mood modifiers? Whatever flavor you want, just pay more.
Looking at the flavor options offered by Kunxu Pharmacy, Zhang Yu sighed inwardly, but then felt that charging extra seemed reasonable.

Zhang Yu: Forget it, I'll still go with the original flavor.

After ordering his post-exam medication, Zhang Yu followed the arrow in his eye to a crossroads.

Then he discovered that Gongshu Jin was already standing there.

Upon seeing Zhang Yu, Gongshu Jin nodded slightly and then remained silent, immersing himself completely in his own world, sensing the power within his body and constantly adjusting his state to its peak.

Gongshu Jin thought to himself, "I will be the top student in the class in the first semester..."

Meanwhile, Tu Lishan was also observing the exam through the exam room's surveillance cameras.

Tu Lishan thought to himself, "Unlike the pure physical body of the Qi Refining stage, after entering the Foundation Establishment stage, the physical body and magic power gradually fuse into one, possessing various immortal characteristics. Body refining is basically inseparable from the support of magic power."

"At this point, it is becoming increasingly meaningless to test physical strength in the body-refining exam."

"On the contrary, the key point is how much power the body can unleash after being enhanced by magic and the techniques."

"As long as you don't use your magic to create a Taoist technique for yourself, you can freely use any other techniques that enhance your physical body or unleash your physical power."

"As for the Dharma Body, it is simply a part of the human body."

Thinking of this, Tu Lishan felt that the gap between Zhang Yu and Gongshu Jin would probably widen even further in the upcoming exams.

Just then, as Zhang Yu and Gongshu Jin arrived, lines of text appeared in their eyes, explaining the rules of the upcoming exam.

As a teacher, Tulishan could naturally see the contents of the document.

"The body-refining exam is divided into two stages: the speed stage and the strength stage, which test the candidates' body-refining level from two dimensions."

"The first challenge is the speed challenge. In this simulated test room, you need to move at high speed, traversing various complex terrains while avoiding attacks from high temperatures, explosions, and special magical forces."

Tu Lishan thought to himself, "This is to test the candidates' comprehensive abilities in terms of speed, reaction, and agility in complex terrain."

Just then, Tu Lishan saw a message from Director Gao in his eyes: "Lishan, are you here to watch Gongshu Jin's exam too?"

Tu Lishan immediately replied: "Yes, Director, I'm also quite curious whether Gongshu Jin can surpass Ji Yuanshu after these three months of training."

Just as Tu Lishan and Director Gao were exchanging ideas, the first stage of the exam officially began.

……

As the countdown appeared.

Zhang Yu took out a few regular pills and swallowed them.

Gongshu Jin took out three syringes and plunged them into his neck, feeling the violent throbbing of his internal organs, his blood thick as jam, his heart expanding to twice its size, and his meridians trembling slightly from the impact of the whistling magic power.

Gongshu Jin smiled slightly as he experienced all of this: "Very good, I have reached my peak condition."

If it were the young and naive Zhang Yu of the past, seeing this scene would only have made him secretly curse the other party for their unnatural body tempering.

But now, looking at the syringe that the other party had thrown on the ground, and at the residual medicine in the syringe, Zhang Yu began to wonder if he could pick it up and give a secondhand injection.

Fuki reminded her, "Have you forgotten the university exam rules? You can't borrow other people's things during the exam, otherwise it's considered stealing someone else's potential for immortality, which is cheating."

Zhang Yu cursed inwardly, "Damn Kunxu... each layer is more abnormal than the last."

3!

2!

1!

As the countdown ended, with a soft bang, Zhang Yu and Gongshu Jin disappeared from their spot almost simultaneously.

A sharp, booming sound echoed continuously.

The two figures, one after the other, created bursts of air as they shot out along the routes marked in their eye sockets, making rapid turns and sprinting through the complex alleys and streets before them.

Magical power surged through their meridians, and blood and qi roared through their muscles. As the two continuously released their inner strength, Zhang Yu and Gongshu Jin's speed increased, and their figures became increasingly blurred. In Gongshu Jin's eyes, the condition of various parts of his body appeared, showing his current state in detail.

Body temperature 115
Mana gathered 30%
The body mobilized 8% of its muscle strength.

Currently running the Whale Devouring Breath Technique (level 15), Boiling Blood Burning Body Technique (level 14), and Thousand Mile Flying Sword Step (level 12).
Currently using the following cultivation technique: Azure Dragon Leaps to the Heavens, level 15.

As his gaze swept over the rows of data on his body and he felt the effects of the medicine spreading through his body, Gongshu Jin felt that his current state was better than ever.

"A body temperature of 115 degrees is just right. It is the optimal balance point between the mixing of my magical power and blood and qi after I circulate the Boiling Blood Burning Body Technique, dissipating heat and exerting bodily functions. It is also the optimal temperature for the medicine to work."

But Gongshu Jin glanced around and could tell that Zhang Yu was constantly chasing after him.

"They're really going all out."

"However, I'm not using my full strength yet..."

The next moment, with a thought from Gongshu Jin, his spine vibrated vertebra by vertebra, emitting a booming sound.

The spinal structure created by Vajra Mystic can assist the user in performing martial arts through external nerves and meridians.

However, at any given time, this spinal marrow can only store and access one cultivation technique.

In order to achieve a high score in the first stage and to unleash even greater speed, he specially adjusted the cultivation technique stored in his spinal cord, changing it from the level 20 body-refining technique he originally used to cultivate to a technique specifically designed to increase his body's displacement ability.

Flying Sword Step - Level 20 boost!
The mobilization of physical and magical power has increased once again!

next moment……

With a loud bang, Gongshu Jin's figure vanished in an instant.

If someone were to look up after hearing the series of air explosions at that moment, they would no longer be visible where the blast waves had occurred.

Simply because, with continuous acceleration, he had surpassed the speed of sound and surged ahead of the exploding airwave.

At such terrifying speed, Gongshu Jin moved like lightning through the city's simulated exam hall, quickly widening the distance between himself and Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu, who was currently using the sports car leg technique and the War Demon Life-Destroying Technique, watched this scene with a sense of helplessness.

"Tch... all cultivation levels are built on money. How can they compare to the solid cultivation levels I earned through my own blood, sweat, and hard work?"

Although he thought this to himself, Zhang Yu knew that it would be very difficult for him to surpass Gongshu Jin at this level.

Since arriving at the second level, he has seized every opportunity to practice his cultivation techniques.

First, it was to promote the University's Sacred Body, and then it was to promote the Civil Engineering Sacred Body. During this extremely intense period of cultivation, he never had the opportunity to cultivate a Foundation Establishment technique that could accelerate his progress.

The practice of speed-based techniques can be considered his weakness.

If it's a physical education exam during the Qi Refining stage, where it's driven by pure physical strength, then it doesn't matter.

However, once you reach the Foundation Establishment stage, with the increase in physical strength, the fusion of physical body and magical power becomes the trend.

The enhancement effect of magical power on the physical body, the immortal characteristics contained within the body... are all important assessment items for body refining performance, making speed-based techniques particularly important.

Besides this, he also has a huge disadvantage in this regard, which is the heavy bones in his body after being strengthened.

Such an increase in weight will inevitably hinder speed.

Fortunately, the complex terrain of the test site prevented the advantage of speed from being fully utilized.

Meanwhile, the devices that detonate from time to time, and the onslaught of special magical forces such as blade energy and sword energy, are also hindering Gongshu Jin's speed.

In contrast, Zhang Yu, thanks to the effects of his Three-Eyed Divine Power and Time-Remnant Demon Eye, was able to easily dodge various attacks. If he couldn't dodge them, he would simply charge through with his strong physique.

boom!
With a loud bang, Gongshu Jin landed on the finish line.

He exhaled a long breath, and a wave of heat spread in all directions.

Then, the magic power within his body transformed into a special type of ice-attribute magic power, which began to continuously cool him down.

But shortly after Gongshu Jin reached the finish line, accompanied by loud bangs, Zhang Yu also crossed the finish line in the eye.

Gongshu Jin turned his head and looked at the other person with some surprise.

Therefore, Gongshu Jin took a good look at Zhang Yu's condition and was somewhat surprised to find that although the other party still had a head of white hair, his cheeks were rosy and shiny, and his eyes were firm and bright, which was completely different from his weak appearance a week ago.

"This guy's speed... isn't bad."

Having made a decision in his mind, Gongshu Jin rushed to the last examination venue.

"My performance was pretty good. As long as Li Guan performs well, he will definitely surpass Ji Yuan Shu..."

……

Looking at the performance of the two in the examination room, Gongshu Jin's excellence was not beyond Tu Lishan's expectations.

In particular, Gongshu Jin's advantage in spirit coins made Tu Lishan sigh that the other party was indeed amazing in talent, and his potential for immortality was simply flowing out inexhaustible.

Zhang Yu's condition stirred something within him, and he thought to himself, "Zhang Yu's physical functions have recovered quite well. It seems that what he said is true; his physique is special, and his recovery ability is also quite good."

"But it's also related to the venue. This venue amplifies the importance of reaction, agility, insight, and speed variation, while diminishing the advantage of simple displacement speed."

Thinking of this, Tu Lishan couldn't help but ask, "Director, is scheduling the Civil Engineering Department's final exams here to adapt to the future situation? Is it really... that severe?"

Director Gao said calmly, "The scale of the university war has been escalating. Even our top ten universities will eventually have to join the war. It's just that some incompetent people in the schools still fantasize that the times will never change and that they can keep making money while lying down, just like before."

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's see how Gongshu Jin performs in the final match."

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