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Chapter 205

The Most Perfect High School Student Body

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Layer upon layer of Profound Abyss Heavy Water pressed down, forcing every inch of Zhang Yu's skin to resist the pressure from all directions.

Under this pressure, he not only had to use his muscles to resist the water pressure and protect his body structure, but also had to use his muscles to propel the airflow in the cavities inside his body to maintain the pressure difference between the inside and outside and prevent damage to vulnerable areas such as the eardrum, sinuses, and eyeballs.

In particular, as the simulated depth of the Profound Abyss Heavy Water continued to increase, the surrounding pressure became greater and greater, and Zhang Yu needed to unleash even more powerful physical strength at all times.

But at this simulated depth of -1300 meters, Zhang Yu Yu's diaphragm, which was pushing the air in his chest cavity, suddenly lost its strength slightly, causing his breathing to slow down by half a beat.

"Um?"

Zhang Yu was slightly startled upon realizing this, as this was the first time he had encountered such a situation since he had gained a high degree of control over his physical body.

The simulated depth of the Profound Abyss Heavy Water is still decreasing.

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1305 meters

Zhang Yu's throat muscles twitched slightly, and he felt a sharp pain between his eyebrows due to the pressure difference between the inside and outside. He quickly clenched his muscles to accelerate the flow of gas in his body.

But as Zhang Yu focused his attention on his neck, he felt another pain in his knee, because the surrounding muscles had failed to protect his joint under the water pressure.

Zhang Yu exerted his strength and immediately used his muscles to protect his knees.

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1312 meters

As the simulation continued to descend, Zhang Yu felt more and more subtle pains coming from various parts of his body. He knew that this was because many vulnerable parts of his body were being damaged by the pressure of the Profound Abyss Heavy Water.

Zhang Yu had to repeatedly use his internal energy to resist the Profound Abyss Heavy Water in order to protect his physical body.

But as he continued to descend, Zhang Yu felt the pressure from the Profound Abyss Heavy Water becoming increasingly intense, and more and more parts of his body became vulnerable to injury.

At that moment, he felt as if he had become a submarine sinking into the deep sea, being constantly squeezed and deformed.

Although he repeatedly used his physical strength to resist this transformation, as more and more parts of his body could not withstand the pressure, Zhang Yu gradually began to feel overwhelmed.

The distortion of energy flow, the loss of muscle strength, the twitching of flesh and blood, and the lack of reaction time...

Zhang Yu felt a sense of loss of control that he had never experienced before.

Despite possessing immense power, he struggled to unleash it to its full potential, and even more so to coordinate his entire body to perfectly counter the pressure from all directions emanating from the Profound Abyss Heavy Water.

Moreover, it's not that he lacks skill in controlling his body, but rather that he lacks mental strength.

"This is..." A sudden realization flashed through Zhang Yu's mind as he recalled what his teacher had said during his Dao Heart Class.

"The Dao Heart is the key for cultivators to control all their own power, to use their thoughts to govern their magical power and physical body, and to use their spirit to deal with all kinds of alienation."

"When power exceeds the level that Dao Heart can control, the consequences can range from severe qi deviation to loss of control of power."

He glanced at the data that appeared on the Feather Scroll: Dao Heart Level 7 (18.5%)

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "In the past few months, my physical strength has improved by leaps and bounds, but my progress in Dao Heart has been relatively slow."

"Especially with today's cultivation conditions, my Physical Strength has increased dramatically, but my Dao Heart is falling further behind."

"However, the simulation depth wasn't very low before, so I was able to resist the Profound Abyss Heavy Water by using only a portion of my power."

"But as the depth continued to decrease, I gradually had to exert my maximum power to fight against the Profound Abyss Heavy Water, and I became increasingly aware of the inadequacy of my Dao Heart."

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1321 meters

When Zhang Yu could no longer perfectly protect all parts of his body with his physical strength, it meant that his body was beginning to show obvious wear and tear, and the pain in his body began to intensify from a slight pain.

Just then, another candidate chose to give up, leaving only Zhang Yu, Meng Tao, and Ye Lingxiao continuing.

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "I'll try my best to stay in second place. That way, I can secure a spot in the top two overall and guarantee a place in the next round, giving me a chance to compete for the Foundation Establishment Certificate."

Thinking of this, Zhang Yu suddenly detonated the toxins accumulated in his body by the Boundless Spring Autumn Zen.

As the Zen Character on his chest rapidly disappeared, Zhang Yu's body was greatly stimulated, constantly squeezing out his life potential and beginning to unleash physical strength beyond his own limits to help him resist the pressure of the Profound Abyss Heavy Water.

Meanwhile, on the other side, as the simulation depth continued to decrease, Ye Lingxiao's body underwent various miraculous changes, as he began to activate one Body Protection Technique after another.

As he descended deeper, his body shrank continuously. Each contraction increased Ye Lingxiao's body density, giving him greater resistance to pressure. This was the Level 10 Expert Level Body Protection Technique, Wishful Exquisite Bone.

Soon after, strange patterns appeared on his bulging muscles, transforming into dragon scale-like shapes, creating a better structure to resist the Profound Abyss Heavy Water. This was the Great Heavenly Dragon Divine Power, a Level 10 Expert-level Cultivation Method.

When the depth reached -1400 meters, Ye Lingxiao's skin began to change color, turning from its original normal flesh color to a bluish-black as the fascia expanded, giving his body greater toughness and elasticity to resist the Profound Abyss Heavy Water. This was the Level 10 Expert Level Body Protection Technique, Elephant Demon Tendon Entangling Transformation.

The combination of the Elephant Demon Tendon Entangling Transformation and the Great Heavenly Dragon Divine Power made Ye Lingxiao appear as if he were covered in jet-black dragon scales.

After circulating three Level 10 Expert Level Body Protection Technique in succession, Ye Lingxiao stood steadily in the Sea Stabilizing Pillars with his arms crossed, his face still calm.

As the possessor of Perfect Bloodline, he possesses unparalleled natural control over his body, and he can learn any Cultivation Method at a glance and master it in no time.

In addition, with his Level 10 Dao Heart, he can freely control his Level 10 Physical Strength and various Qi Refining Period Cultivation Method.

From his first year of high school to the first semester of his senior year, the number of Cultivation Method he has mastered has long surpassed the imagination of ordinary people. His body, after being tempered by these Cultivation Method, has been praised by the Oasis Group as the most perfect body in Kunxu First Layer High School.

The current depth of the simulation was far from his limit, allowing him to continue his thinking with complete ease.

"That Dao Dissolution Sustained Release Capsule didn't simply lower my IQ; it split my thinking in two, as if another person had entered my mind."

"If there were a way to manage both of these ways of thinking simultaneously..." Ye Lingxiao thought to himself, "Hmph, the company that developed the Dao Dissolution Sustained Release Capsule might have come up with something good."

As a descendant of the Immortal Capital Ye Clan, Ye Lingxiao knew that during the development of many medicines, the results were sometimes completely different from the planned objectives.

This Dao Dissolution Sustained Release Capsule clearly does so; in Ye Lingxiao's view, its effect on strengthening the Dao Heart is less valuable than its side effects.

"When we get back, we can try to get the Lineage involved in investing in this Dao Dissolution Sustained Release Capsule."

Having reached a conclusion in his mind, Ye Lingxiao then raised his head and began to observe the performance of the other examinees.

Ye Lingxiao's primary focus of observation was naturally Zhang Yu.

Watching Zhang Yu constantly adjusting his posture and struggling to resist the Profound Abyss Heavy Water, Ye Lingxiao thought incredulously, "Hmm? This guy... has already reached his limit?"

To be honest, Ye Lingxiao was a little shocked after seeing Zhang Yu's performance in the last match.

From that moment on, he took the other party very seriously and regarded Zhang Yu as his biggest rival in the competition for the Foundation Establishment Certificate.

After all, Ye Lingxiao's ability to absorb, tolerate, and metabolize drugs is already top-notch in the Immortal Capital High School community.

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The medicinal smell emanating from his mouth could cause ordinary people to die suddenly, and his excrement, which he excreted only once a year, could be sold for a high price, which the Oasis Company considered to be of great research value.

In Ye Lingxiao's view, Zhang Yu, who was able to surpass him in terms of drug use, must possess unfathomable strength.

In addition, the opponent's performance in the previous exam, where they learned an eight-star difficulty Cultivation Method in half an hour, was also quite remarkable.

Ye Lingxiao had already acknowledged Zhang Yu's formidable strength.

But Ye Lingxiao never expected that after displaying such terrifying Drug Metabolism ability in the first half, his opponent would perform so... so ordinary in the second half.

"Is he hiding his true strength?"

Depth -1422 meters.

Shortly after Ye Lingxiao activated the Triple Body Transformation technique, Meng Tao, who was standing to the side, could no longer hold on and chose to give up.

At this moment, only Ye Lingxiao and Zhang Yu remained on the field.

Through continuous observation, Ye Lingxiao gradually confirmed one thing.

"This number 55 (Zhang Yu) wasn't hiding his strength; his physical body is indeed much weaker than mine."

The Profound Abyss Heavy Water was a comprehensive test of the physical body. Ye Lingxiao not only confirmed through observation that Zhang Yu was not hiding his strength, but also gradually figured out the other party's background through this observation.

"Is it because you haven't mastered enough Body Protection Technique, and your control over your physical body is incomplete, that there's a difference between your Dao Heart and Physical Strength?"

"But under such circumstances, why was he able to maintain such a high Drug Load and metabolic capacity in the first half?"

What could be the reason why someone performs beyond their capabilities?

For Ye Lingxiao, the answer was obvious in Kunxu.

"Some kind of new Immortal Dao Technique? Has his physical body undergone some kind of modification?"

Upon reaching this conclusion, Ye Lingxiao frowned slightly.

From a personal perspective, he was certain that the other party was far inferior to him in terms of overall physical qualities and had no right to compete with him for the Foundation Establishment Certificate.

However, from the company's and Lineage's perspective, the technology that the other party may possess is very important.

Ye Lingxiao thought to himself, "I should have someone investigate and see if there's similar technology elsewhere."

On the other side, Zhang Yu glanced at Ye Lingxiao, who was standing motionless, his strength still not fully revealed.

Zhang Yu felt the blood in his chest cavity, and felt his body gradually weakening after the stimulation and explosion. He thought to himself, "Although I have a stronger ability to Drug Metabolism than him thanks to my High School Sacred Body, in terms of overall strength, I am still far behind this Top Immortal Capital Master."

"How much is this guy worth just for his Cultivation Method? He's a damn rich man."

"It's not just that the number of cultivation Cultivation Method I have is far inferior; my Physical Strength hasn't reached the Level 10 limit, and my Dao Heart is still insufficient."

However, Zhang Yu was glad that he had managed to get second place. Considering the results of taking the medication in the first half, he was confident that he had enough points to secure a top-two finish in the overall score, so he chose to give up.

Now only Ye Lingxiao remained in the entire examination hall.

Looking at the other person, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Next time... next time I must catch up with you, and then surpass you."

Under the watchful eyes of Zhang Yu, Yu Xinghan, Meng Tao, and others, Ye Lingxiao remained standing in the Profound Abyss Heavy Water as if nothing had happened. However, as the depth continued to decrease, his physical body continued to undergo various changes.

Ye Lingxiao understood that what he needed to do next was simple: keep standing until his total score surpassed everyone else's and he became the number one in today's Foundation Establishment Exam.

He clenched his fist slightly, thinking to himself, "I will always stand in the number one position, until I reach the pinnacle of Immortal Dao."

(End of this chapter)

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