Agility (Thanks to Alliance Leader "Lalalalalalalalalala Stretch")

With a rumble from the ground, walls suddenly rose up in the arena, dividing the huge arena into small rooms.

Inside the rest area of Songyang High School, Zhang Yu watched this scene in astonishment. "The stadium at Ziyun High School can actually transform? Compared to this, what's the difference between our school's stadium and a sandpit?"

Most of the Songyang people around him turned pale upon hearing this, but considering Zhang Yu's Physical Strength of 4.95, ranking 5th, no one dared to speak ill of him to his face. Even He Dayou, the son of the school board member, could only pretend not to hear what this Songyang Hater had said.

After all, at Songyang High School, grades are paramount, and Zhang Yu's Physical Strength, as demonstrated today, is unparalleled. He's the kind of person who can terrify a mediocre student with just a glance.

Wang Hai, standing nearby, changed the subject, saying, "Besides the contest of Physical Strength, Physical Competition are next in line to be contests of agility, speed, and power."

"Agility is worth 75 points, speed is also worth 75 points, and strength is worth 150 points. Each stage is important. Those who specialize in one area will not get good rankings because Physical Competition tests students' overall physical fitness."

"Listen carefully, the rules of the game are about to be explained."

An animated video began playing on the large screen, demonstrating the assessment process for the next level.

In the video, each contestant stands alone in a small room on the field.

A halo with a radius of 3 meters lit up beneath the athlete's feet.

Of course, depending on body type, the aura around the feet of larger athletes will be magnified proportionally.

Then, in the video, high-speed steel balls began to shoot out from the four walls of the room and hurtle towards the contestant.

At the same time, the halo beneath the contestant's feet will continuously shrink, and as the halo shrinks, the difficulty for the contestant to dodge the steel balls within the halo will become increasingly higher.

The round ends when the contestant is hit by a steel ball; otherwise, stepping out of the circle also results in a loss.

The results of this round are determined by the length of time each contestant remains in the spotlight; the longer they remain, the better they are considered, and the contestant who remains in the spotlight the longest wins.

Contestants who do not rank in the top twenty in this round will be eliminated and will not be able to advance to the next round.

Wang Hai said, "Did you all understand? It's very similar to the agility training I usually do for you, only a bit more advanced."

Zhang Yu stroked his chin and said, "In that case, it seems that larger guys are at a disadvantage in this level, as they will inevitably have to dodge more steel balls at the same time."

Wang Hai said from the side, "A large physique is a great advantage, allowing you to excel in the strength competition later on. However, it also has disadvantages. For example, in the agility competition in this round, you are more likely to be hit, and in the speed competition in the next round, you will also be at a disadvantage."

"Physical Competition ultimately test all-around physical qualities. Even with some emphasis, it won't allow students with severe imbalances in any subject to achieve high rankings... Strength, speed, and agility are all essential."

The video then went on to explain some details, such as not being allowed to use mana during the competition and having to wear Magical Power Detection Patch to detect mana flow.

Zhang Yu nodded slightly, knowing that he would have to temporarily stop the Passive Breathing Technique of the Heavenly Cycle Qi Gathering Method.

Of course, in Physical Competition, physical strength is the deciding factor, so Spirit Root cannot be used.

So from the moment she boarded the bus today, Bai Zhenzhen kept her Spirit Root Spirit Root hidden, not wanting its power to take effect at all.

After the detailed rules were played out one by one, Bai Zhenzhen said from the side, "There are still ten minutes until the official start of the competition. Come on, Yu Zi, let's go to the bathroom together, so we don't have to hold it in during the competition."

The two went to the restroom together, and along the way they saw various high school Competition Team preparing for their matches, the main activity of which was, of course, applying performance-enhancing drugs.

Watching high school students inject unbranded, unpackaged syringes into their acne-covered arms.

Watching the students of White Dragon High School, relying on their physical strength, swallowing cans of expensive medicine in front of the surrounding cameras.

Watching the black-clad monsters from Red Pagoda High School stab needle after needle into their veins.

Watching Le Mulan and Lian Tianji from Ziyun High School undergo intracardiac injections followed by intracranial injections to enhance their all-around abilities...

Having witnessed this all along... well, to be honest, Zhang Yu wasn't as surprised as before, nor did he ask questions like, "Aren't Physical Competition supposed to only test physical strength? Why isn't doping prohibited?"

If someone were to ask him this now, he would confidently explain, "It's a contest of physical abilities, including the body's drug resistance. That's how it is in Kunxu."

Upon arriving at the restrooms, the two went to the men's and women's restrooms respectively.

Although Zhang Yu has reviewed many toilets throughout his life, including but not limited to those at Songyang High School, Red Pagoda High School, and White Dragon High School...

But he was still shocked at that moment.

"This godforsaken place actually has a sideboard? And there's a box of chopsticks and a box of spoons on it?"

Since there was already a sideboard, Zhang Yu wasn't so surprised to see the dining table next to it.

But when he saw the 'No Urinating on the Table' sign on the dining table... he fell silent.

Damn it... are the students at Ziyun High School really this low-class?

But after reading the notice on the wall, he realized that it was somewhat different from what he had understood.

Because of too many students experiencing academic setbacks, the school's profits declined in the last quarter, so it introduced Underachiever Care Policy.

Not only were dining tables and cabinets installed in the restrooms to ensure that struggling students could eat comfortably and without worry, but bullying in the restrooms was also prohibited.

"Oh, I see, it's to show care for underachievers... but it feels even more repressed."

The entrance to the women's restroom on the other side.

Bai Zhenzhen curiously observed the other doors besides the women's and men's restrooms...

One of them was labeled "For Le Mulan's Use Only".

"A toilet reserved for the top student in the grade?" Bai Zhenzhen wanted to go in and try it out, but found that the door didn't even have a handle; it seemed to open automatically after identity verification.

A hint of envy flashed in Bai Zhenzhen's eyes. "Songyang High School is really something else. They should learn more from Purple Cloud. It would be great if they built a special toilet for the top three students."

A moment later, the two returned to the sidelines of the arena.

Before officially entering the arena, Bai Zhenzhen took a bottle of Nootropic to improve her concentration during the competition.

Zhang Yu also took a Stimulant to improve his speed and agility in the upcoming match.

Although he follows the Natural Body Refinement route, Zhang Yu would naturally not force himself to not take medicine if it could improve his score by a few points on the field.

Then the two of them drank several bottles of Nerve Filler together to prevent themselves from getting sleepy during the later part of the game.

Soon, all the contestants entered the arena. After each person had Magical Power Detection Patch attached to their body, they were assigned to a separate small room.

As the halo on the ground suddenly lit up, Zhang Yu immediately tensed up.

The next moment, accompanied by a whistling sound, steel balls shot out at high speed from the surrounding walls.

"Fortunately... it's much slower than the Body Piercing Sword Qi that A-Zhen thrust at me."

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Having taken the Stimulant, Zhang Yu's muscles were now fully aroused, and his body reacted with incredible speed. As he watched the steel balls being shot at him, he constantly moved his body to dodge them.

"Given that the area on the ground is large enough, there's no need for Full Concentration."

The state of Full Concentration is the Level 10 effect of the Heavenly Martial Heart Refinement Art. It allows Zhang Yu to concentrate like never before, and even when observing the world, he experiences the illusion of time slowing down.

However, the Full Concentration has a drawback: it cannot be used for extended periods of time.

When Zhang Yu first mastered it, he could only maintain it for one minute.

Now, with the improvement of his Dao Heart and the increasing strength of his Martial Dao Intent, he has extended the time to one and a half minutes.

"But in the current normal state, since I can still hold on, I'll wait until the circle shrinks a bit more and it becomes more difficult to dodge before using Full Concentration..."

In the audience seats.

Gang Shan, a popular online blogger, observed the competition and commented, "As the circle shrinks, the difficulty increases dramatically, testing not only physical reaction and speed but also the duration of mental focus..."

Just then, students began to be eliminated from the competition.

The high-speed steel ball struck a high school student's leg with a thud, causing the student to stagger.

As the student paused, more steel balls shot towards him.

The student's mind was in complete panic, and his physical abilities and mental reflexes were completely unable to keep up with the high-speed steel balls that were being fired at him.

"Is the competition that much harder than our usual training at school?"

The next moment, accompanied by the crackling sound of steel balls hitting his body, the student collapsed to the ground, vomiting blood.

After withdrawing from the competition, he looked at the students still competing on the big screen with a mixture of envy and jealousy.

"Are these guys from Key High School and the Three Great High Schools all monsters? How did they manage to dodge until now?"

Scenes like this were unfolding across the field, with many students from ordinary high schools not only being eliminated but also suffering injuries.

Gang Shan led the audience to look at the eliminated ordinary high school contestants, and then at the Ziyun High School contestants who were calmly dodging steel balls.

Lian Tianji, standing in the circle, was alert in all directions, constantly shifting his body slightly to dodge the incoming steel balls.

Not far away Le Mulan looked even more relaxed, strolling leisurely within the circle, letting the afterimages of the high-speed steel balls pass close to her, as if they were dancing with her.

Gang Shan sighed, "The gap between the two sides is too big. Students from all the regular high schools are almost eliminated, but the Three Great High Schools are far from reaching their limit."

Looking at the ordinary students who had been eliminated, Le Jingchen felt only a sense of foolishness.

Spending thousands or tens of thousands a month to learn how to Immortal Cultivation?

Le Jingchen couldn't understand why these poor people were working so hard to Immortal Cultivation. In his opinion, whether these poor people cultivated Immortal Cultivation or not, their lives wouldn't be much different, and forcing themselves to cultivate Immortal Cultivation was just asking for trouble.

But of course, Le Jingchen wouldn't voice his thoughts; otherwise, where would Purple Cloud Pharmaceutical get so much money? And where would his Lineage get so many resources?

In the live stream, Le Jingchen said, "Actually, the gap isn't that big. I believe that ordinary high schools also have exceptionally talented students. The reason they show such a big difference compared to students from the Three Great High Schools is often just because they are behind in terms of information."

Before the competition began, the Three Great High Schools kept their breakthroughs in Body Tempering techniques secret and tested them.

Now that the competition has started, Le Jingchen knows he no longer needs to keep it a secret.

He continued, "For example, the Super Metabolism Surgery at Ziyun High School, or the less Imitation Demon Muscle surgery at White Dragon High School. If students from ordinary high schools knew about these techniques and underwent these surgeries, they might have a chance to compete with Le Mulan and Song Hailong."

As he spoke, Le Jingchen pointed in the direction of Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen, and said, "Gang Shan, look, these two students from Songyang High School have caught up with the level of the Three Great High Schools after receiving the new Body Tempering technique, haven't they?"

Since he realized that Songyang High School wanted to make a name for itself in this Physical Competition, Le Jingchen didn't mind using them in return to promote his new Body Tempering technique.

(End of this chapter)