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Inside the live stream, Le Jingchen was explaining the rules and procedures of the Sky Pillar level to the viewers.

"The specific process for the Sky Pillar challenge is as follows... In the first round, each contestant reports their target weight, and then takes turns going up on stage to lift the Sky Pillar."

"There will be three rounds of competition in total, and each contestant will be scored based on their best score across the three rounds."

"It is important to note that... during each round of reporting the target weight, competitors cannot know the weights reported by other competitors."

"In other words, before each round of performances, besides the weight you need to carry, you only know how much weight other contestants need to carry, whether it's higher or lower than yours, after each contestant takes the stage in that round."

Gang Shan, who was standing nearby, asked, "So it seems that a crucial aspect of this hurdle is judging one's own limits."

Gang Shan slowly said, "If you misjudge your own limit of strength, and underestimate it, your score will be low. But if you overjudge it, you won't be able to hold it up at all, which means you'll fail in one round, wasting an opportunity to support the Sky Pillar, and you might even get injured."

Le Jingchen nodded in agreement, saying, "That's right. According to my estimation, in the first round, all contestants will submit a relatively simple weight to adapt and warm up, conserve their energy, and determine the maximum weight they can support for the Sky Pillar."

"In the second round, I will aim for a performance close to my own limit, as a minimum guarantee."

"We'll go all out in the third round and push our limits."

Inside the rest area of Songyang High School.

Wang Hai, He Dayou, and others were watching Gang Shan's live stream while also watching the match live.

As for why I watched Gang Shan's live stream, it was because of Wang Hai's recommendation.

Wang Hai said this: If you really want to watch Body Tempering streamer, you can watch Gang Shan. He has rich experience in Body Tempering and doesn't sell medicine or cultivation Cultivation Method. He is a rare, conscientious streamer.

After watching, everyone found that Gang Shan and Le Jingchen's explanations of the Physical Competition were very insightful, so they continued watching until now.

Qian Shen, who had been listening nearby, nodded and said, "I see. Although this is a competition, it is actually a challenge to oneself."

He Dayou asked, "Teacher Wang, how heavy do you think Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen can lift the Sky Pillar?"

Wang Hai said calmly, "At least 6,000 or 7,000 kilograms should be no problem. If it's any higher... I can't really say."

Wang Hai watched Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen lining up to report their target weights in the arena, then looked up at the Sky Pillar in the sky, thinking to himself, "In this final stage, besides the exertion of strength, the most important thing is the insight and judgment of one's own limits."

"A person with a high level of Body Tempering not only possesses great strength and speed, but also has a profound understanding and insight into their own physical condition."

"You only have three chances. Do you choose a result that's close to your strength limit, or try to challenge yourself to a result that exceeds your strength limit?"

What would you choose?

When the crowd heard the number 6,000 or 7,000 kilograms, they all gasped and exclaimed in amazement.

Zhao Tianxing remained silent, because he felt that if he, the weakest among those present, were to utter a sigh or even a cry of surprise, he would look like a clown.

"Alas, when a person is weak and poor, every word, action, and movement becomes laughable in the eyes of the strong."

"Weakness and poverty are only highlighted by contrast."

He glanced at Qian Shen and He Dayou beside him, thinking to himself, "Even someone as rich as Qian Shen and as strong He Dayou... after coming to this arena, compared to these contestants, they appear weak and poor."

"No matter how arrogant they were in the past, or what kind of limelight they had at school, their behavior now appears ridiculous and clownish compared to the powerful figures on the stage."

This is the Principle that Zhao Tianxing summarized after extensive self-observation... He calls it the Weak-and-Poor Clown Theory ".

"A strong or rich person, once they stand in front of a group of even stronger and richer people, becomes poor or weak, then becomes ridiculous, and finally turns into a clown."

Zhao Tianxing sighed inwardly, "There's nothing I can do. This is an era where grades reign supreme, Immortal Dao is paramount, and money can buy anything."

With all competitors having submitted their target weights for the first round, the competition officially began.

The contestants will take the stage one by one in order of increasing target weight.

The first person to take the stage was a Purple Cloud Person.

He, his body tinged with purple, slowly walked onto the stage, while the words "2000 kilograms" appeared on the pillar of the Sky Pillar.

Looking up at the slowly descending Sky Pillar, the Purple Cloud Person let out a soft shout, stretched out his palms towards the sky, and slammed them hard against the base of the Sky Pillar.

With a loud bang, the slowly descending Sky Pillar was abruptly stopped.

Five seconds passed, the 2000 kg mark on the Sky Pillar disappeared, and the pillar slowly rose and retracted.

The Purple Cloud Person had gone up on stage breathed a slight sigh of relief and stepped off the stage.

Next, one by one, the contestants took to the stage and each lifted the weight they had reported.

The numbers appearing on the Sky Pillar kept increasing, from 2000 kilograms to 2500 kilograms, and then to 3000 kilograms...

When Chu Qiuhe took the stage, the Sky Pillar supporting him was already weighing 3,500 kilograms.

With a shout, he easily stopped the 3,500-kilogram Sky Pillar, then slightly lifted it up, feeling the pressure from Sky Pillar.

He secretly estimated to himself, "With my strength, I should be able to support up to 6500 kilograms, right? Should I push it a little higher? Push my limits..."

In the other live broadcast room, Gang Shan and Le Jingchen watched as students took to the stage one by one.

Gang Shan laughed and said, "As expected, everyone is warming up in the first round, and getting used to the power of the Sky Pillar."

Le Jingchen said, "How much physical strength one can exert, and ultimately how much weight of the Sky Pillar one can support, is inextricably linked to the limits of human strength and the contestant's condition on that day. However, for contestants with strong self-awareness, this round will allow them to accurately determine their limits and know how much Sky Pillar they can support."

As both sides commented on the match, the numbers on the Sky Pillar kept changing, but generally ranged from two or three thousand kilograms to three or four thousand kilograms.

Clearly, no one was going all out in this round. All the contestants were getting used to the Sky Pillar, conserving their energy, and silently assessing how much of the Sky Pillar their bodies could lift.

Even though the Sky Pillar weighed three or four thousand kilograms, it still stunned many students present.

Zhang Yu walked up the high platform and slowly came to the foot of the Sky Pillar.

He didn't realize it when he was offstage, but now, standing in the center beneath the Sky Pillar and looking up... he felt as if the entire sky was being obscured.

Especially as the Sky Pillar slowly descended, it was as if the entire sky had sunk, bringing an immense sense of oppression to those below.

Zhang Yu reached out and touched the base of the Sky Pillar, feeling its weight from top to bottom, and thought to himself, "Is this what a 3600-kilogram Sky Pillar feels like?"

Sensing the weight of the Sky Pillar, observing the condition of his own body, and feeling the support of every muscle in his body... Zhang Yu gradually began to estimate how much of the Sky Pillar he could lift.

As Zhang Yu stepped down from the stage, he nodded to Bai Zhenzhen, who was preparing to go on stage.

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As Bai Zhenzhen stood beneath the Sky Pillar, feeling the power emanating from above, she couldn't help but think, "Watching from below and actually supporting it on stage are completely different experiences..."

In the live stream, Gang Shan asked, "Jingchen, who do you think will win the Sky Pillar challenge?"

Le Jingchen, standing to the side, said, "The Demon Descendant students have far greater muscle mass than other contestants, so even with similar Physical Strength, their power performance is often stronger."

"The increased muscle mass, which brings greater strength, was a burden in the first two tests of agility and speed due to the extra size and weight, but it became an advantage in this test."

"Among the Demon Descendant students, Xiong Wenwu was the heaviest and had the strongest Physical Strength."

"If Xiong Wenwu represents the strongest power, then Yu Xinghan represents the combination of strength and skill, able to tap deeper into the power of the physical body and unleash greater power with less flesh."

"The final champion of the Sky Pillar challenge should be Xiong Wenwu and Yu Xinghan."

While Le Jingchen and Gang Shan were talking, the second round of Sky Pillar had already begun.

As the two commentators had previously mentioned, the contestants all chose a power level close to their own limits in order to secure a minimum score in this round.

As each contestant took to the stage, the numbers on the Sky Pillar continued to rise, with each student demonstrating a weight far exceeding that of the previous round.

And this happened shortly after Lian Tianji had just supported the 6,000-kilogram Sky Pillar.

Chu Qiuhe, however, failed when attempting to lift the 6800-kilogram Sky Pillar.

With a roar, he braced himself against the base of the Sky Pillar with both hands, but his body trembled under the pressure of 6,800 kilograms, unable to stop the Sky Pillar from falling. In the end, he could only grit his teeth and retreat off the stage.

Gang Shan, watching the live stream, said, "Sigh, this is just overestimating one's own abilities."

Le Jingchen said, "The drawback of Imitation Demon Muscle is that it easily reduces one's control over their body, leading to inaccurate judgments. For ordinary people, the best way to obtain powerful physical strength is still through medicine..."

"As for the Demon Descendant's exceptionally large muscles, Yu Xinghan's physique and control require meticulous training from Golden Core True Person; these are conditions that ordinary people cannot possess..."

Clearly, in the Sky Pillar challenge, Le Jingchen intends to label Xiong Wenwu and Yu Xinghan, who are vying for the championship, as Demon Descendant and Golden Core Disciple, respectively, to highlight the greater accessibility and importance of medication and Super Metabolism Surgery for ordinary people.

Just as Le Jingchen began promoting Purple Cloud Pharmaceutical's new technology again.

It was finally Bai Zhenzhen's turn to go on stage for the second time.

With a burst of strength, she lifted the 7,000-kilogram Sky Pillar.

Feeling the condition of her body, especially the throbbing of the scars, Bai Zhenzhen thought to herself, "Next round, I'll try 8000 kilograms; that should be close to my limit."

After Bai Zhenzhen finished, it was Zhang Yu's turn to take the stage.

After he lifted the 7,000-kilogram Sky Pillar, he walked off the stage expressionlessly.

Seeing Zhang Yu's performance with 7000 kilograms, Le Jingchen thought to himself, "Oh? Based on his previous performance, he should be able to support a much heavier Sky Pillar... Did Zhou Chechen's warning work?"

"Or is it that the strong drugs you took in the last match haven't fully recovered yet?"

In the rest area of Songyang High School, watching Zhang Yu's performance, Wang Hai sighed inwardly, "So he really injured himself in the last game? Sigh, that's not how you administer medicine. This kid really is... Why didn't he ask me before giving him the medicine?"

After Zhang Yu finished, Le Mulan supported the 7500 kg Sky Pillar, Song Hailong successfully pushed the 8300 kg mark, Hu Yuntao supported 8800 kg, and Yu Xinghan even broke through 9000 kg.

Zhang Yu, standing on the sidelines, paid no attention to anyone's thoughts, and didn't even notice the contestants taking the stage one by one.

At that moment, he saw only himself, only his own flesh and blood.

At this moment, he was focused solely on himself, concentrating on unleashing his strongest power in the next round.

This was because when Zhang Yu first erected the Sky Pillar, he clearly knew his limits based on his understanding and mastery of his own body.

Even with his skill level, he could sense how many Sky Pillar this body could support after being overloaded.

Therefore, he did not choose to waste his energy in the second round pursuing a guaranteed result, nor did he go all out in the second round to arouse the vigilance and pursuit of other players.

He simply lifted a 7,000-kilogram Sky Pillar without attracting attention or expending much effort, and then focused all his energy on conserving his strength, saving his peak moment for the final stage.

(End of this chapter)