Examination Mishap, Construction Site Invitation

In the Dao Heart Class.

The students in the Foundation Establishment Class were all sitting upright, watching Feng Jiu on the stage.

Feng Jiu said calmly, "Willpower is the most direct manifestation of Dao Heart. The content of your next test is very simple: being Burning in Raging Flames."

As the students put on the Spirit Realm Mask, their consciousness instantly entered the Spirit Realm.

Unlike the Eye Remains that saw Spirit Realm Projection in reality, at this moment they felt that their spirits had truly entered the Spirit Realm.

The next moment, as flames engulfed their bodies, many students let out screams of agony!

At the same time, Feng Jiu, as the spirit of the artifact, has also descended upon the examination hall in the Spirit Realm, her gaze fixed on the students who have turned into fire people!

Her first focus was on Ji Yuan Shu, who was ranked first in the class!

This student, the only one in the class to have reached the 12th level of Dao Heart, remained calm even as he Burning in Raging Flames, as if the fire was not burning him but merely a gust of hot wind!

Ji Yuan Shu's gaze remained calm as he thought to himself, "I undergo similar Spirit Realm training for more than two hours every day, so what is this little bit of training compared to that?"

Feng Jiu's spirit, observing Ji Yuan Shu, silently recorded. "Ji Yuan Shu has extremely high potential in his Dao Heart; he is tentatively selected as a contestant for next year's Spirit Realm Competition!"

Then Feng Jiu looked at Gongshu Jin was second in the class!

This student, whose Dao Heart was closest to Level 12 in the entire class, was able to grit his teeth and endure the burning flames, even though he was slightly frowning!

Gongshu Jin thought to himself, "Now that this exam is over, I'll have to invest more Spirit Coin in training in the Spirit Realm!"

I'll get a membership card when I get back, and we can all motivate ourselves!

On the other side, Feng Jiu recorded. "Gongshu Jin, second in the class in terms of Dao Heart, tentatively selected as a contestant for next year's Spirit Realm Competition!"

After observing a few more people, Feng Jiu noticed Zhang Yu. She noted, "Zhang Yu, seemingly due to his early Foundation Establishment, high-level cultivation technique, and impressive Dao Heart talent, is still a step below the Spirit Realm Competition standard. He's temporarily listed as a backup!"

In Magical Power Class!

Li Mingbo watched as everyone channeled their magic power into the detection device in front of them, his gaze mainly lingering on Ji Yuan Shu and Gongshu Jin!

"Judging from Ji Yuan Shu's mana purchase records, he buys large quantities of both high-quality and low-quality mana!"

"It looks like they're infusing their body with high-quality magic to improve the Magical Power Quality!"

"Low-quality mana is used to manipulate the Dharma Skeleton through a plugin in the Spirit Realm Network!"

"He uses his magical power almost nothing except for cultivation; what a waste!" Li Mingbo thought with a sigh, but he was mostly delighted! After all, the other party was buying large amounts of magical power on the Magical Power Treasure platform, which earned him a considerable commission!

"Gongshu Jin is also quite good. I heard he lives in the most luxurious Upper Dorm. Every day after returning home, he first changes into a special magical Dharma Skeleton for cultivating his magical power. No wonder his magical power cultivation is progressing by leaps and bounds, only lagging behind Ji Yuan Shu!"

"Hmm, Li Xiao's progress has improved again. It's a pity that the students from the first floor might not have enough stamina!"

Li Mingbo's gaze swept over Zhang Yu again, and he thought to himself, "This Zhang Yu is something else. If he can maintain this performance, breaking into the top 100 of the Civil Engineering Department Department's Foundation Establishment in a few years shouldn't be a problem!"

"But the hard part is maintaining it!"

The top 100 in the Civil Engineering Department includes Foundation Establishment students from all years in the Civil Engineering Department. In Li Mingbo's view, for a first-level student to reach this point, it is only possible to achieve it through years of accumulation in their later years!

In the Body Refinement Class exam room!

Lang Yougong looked at the group of students and said, "Physical strength isn't something you can judge by just looking at numbers indicating Physical Strength!"

"After all, the body's tolerance to drugs, your control over your bodies, as well as your reactions, agility, and skills—these are all things that can only be truly demonstrated in concrete practice!"

"The three-month basic course has come to an end. Today is the day to test the results of your efforts over the past three months!"

Just as Lang Yougong was speaking, Zhang Yu glanced at the students around him and thought to himself, "Hiding data is relatively easy to handle with Anti-Detection Ritual!"

"How should I perform in the upcoming practical test?"

"The actual performance can't far exceed the data, can it? That would be too glaring!"

Thinking of this, Zhang Yu looked at Li Xiao: "This guy seems to be ranked one place lower than me, so as long as I perform a little better than him, it should be fine, right?"

During the strength test, shortly after Li Xiao shouted and struggled to lift the force gauge, Zhang Yu shouted in the same way and lifted a weight that was slightly heavier than his!

In the agility test, when Li Xiao did his best to dodge the increasingly fast ball, he saw Zhang Yu, who was not far away, last for 3 seconds longer than him after one minute!

Before the final speed test, Li Xiao accepted the package delivered by the deliveryman, thinking to himself, "Zhang Yu! He really does consider me his biggest competitor!"

He could sense that Zhang Yu had been paying attention to him from time to time during the last two tests, and every time he confirmed that he had surpassed Zhang Yu, Zhang Yu would often reach his limit soon afterward!

"Clearly, my threat spurred him on and motivated him to perform even better!"

"Perhaps!! In order to defeat me, he even took some harmful Tiger-Wolf Medicine!"

But the same goes for Zhang Yu!! You really inspired me!

After taking the newly purchased potent drug, feeling his body gradually heat up and become burning hot, Li Xiao thought to himself, "Even if I have to stop cultivating for a few days, I will definitely defeat you in the next match!"

On the speed Testing Grounds, Li Xiao shot out like lightning, accompanied by the sound of air exploding, rushing forward like a bolt of lightning!! He followed closely behind Zhang Yu!

It was like drumming, getting faster and faster, with limbs swinging rapidly!

But as Li Xiao continued to accelerate, Zhang Yu also accelerated, making it impossible for Li Xiao to overtake him no matter how hard he tried. Looking at Zhang Yu's back, Li Xiao felt like he was looking at the gate of a construction site. He could have stepped in with one step, but he was always just a little bit short!

"Damn it, why is it so hard for me to get into the construction site?" Controlling his speed and leading Li Xiao all the way to the finish line, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "This should be fine, right?"

Sensing Li Xiao's indignant gaze, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "I'm only one place ahead of you, is there any need to be so angry?"

But the next moment, as the test scores appeared, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Huh? I ranked fifth in the physical test?"

Zhang Yu frowned as he looked at Li Lei, thinking to himself, "This kid!! Could it be that he's been hiding his strength all along? I should have known better than to choose him to suppress!"

"But thankfully, my physical performance wasn't bad before, so it's only natural that I 'exceeded expectations' a little this time, right?"

Lang Yougong looked at Zhang Yu and smiled, "Keep it up! If you continue cultivating at this pace, you should be able to participate in the Civil Engineering Department's competition next year!"

On the other side, several Upper Level people were watching the competition between Li Xiao and Zhang Yu closely!

Someone remarked, "Are those two secretly competing with each other? They're certainly stimulating and encouraging one another!"

Some people exclaimed in surprise, "They're so far ahead in the physical exams?"

Ying Xin laughed and said, "To maintain this performance, Li Xiao might not have enough money. Let's see who among these two first-tier players runs out of money first!"

"After all, they're a different generation, not used to university life, and they're spending money..."

"Spending lavishly in the early stages leads to rapid progress, but a dramatic decline later on... There are plenty of examples of this!"

It turned out that Ying Xin had long seen through Li Xiao's scheme of borrowing money to follow them in their cultivation, and she had always harbored a sense of schadenfreude, waiting to see when this person would be unable to pay off his debts!

Seeing Li Xiao walk over looking somewhat dejected, Ying Xin greeted him with a smile, "Old Li, let's go practice in the Training Room together after the exam!"

Li Xiao nodded with difficulty, forced a smile, and said, "Okay!"

On the day of the Professional Course Exam!

Courses such as Engineering Array Diagramming, Martial Dao Strength Studies, and construction technology include both written exams and Cultivation Method tests!

Zhang Yu had already mastered Cultivation Method like the Excavation Palm, Crane Claw, Sports Car Legs, and Elevator Leap, and had even trained them all to Level 10!

However, Zhang Yu simply didn't have time to diligently practice some of the specialized Cultivation Method of the Civil Engineering Department Earth and Wood system, such as Concrete Gang Qi, Lifting Strength, and Mountain Carrying Swift Walk. He could only barely get the basics down through classroom practice! After all, he devoted most of his time and energy to the Cultivation Method related to the Civil Engineering Sacred Body!

However, in just three months, the teachers didn't expect the students to master these professional Cultivation Method to a high level, so Zhang Yu's performance wasn't particularly outstanding!

Gongshu Jin observed Zhang Yu's performance and thought to himself, "My friend's Martial Dao aptitude is truly lacking, but in terms of basic stats, although his growth rate can't keep up with mine, it's still considered excellent!"

"They must have spent a lot of resources!"

That evening, all exam results had been calculated!

6th place, Zhang Yu, with Comprehensive Score of 688.

7th place, Li Xiao, Comprehensive Score 682

Looking at the final rankings after these three months, a sense of bewilderment flashed through Li Xiao's mind!

Just when he thought Zhang Yu had snatched the opportunity from the construction site, a communication from Tu Lishan brought him back to life!

"Li Xiao, not every student can go to the construction site right after the start of the semester. This is the only opportunity for one person, and it was specially fought for for an outstanding student!"

"Sigh, I know you've been working really hard lately, and I truly admire you!"

"Your grades are a bit worse than Zhang Yu's, but I have high hopes for you. The moment I saw you, I knew you were a construction worker!"

"Here's what we'll do: every month you earn at the construction site, send 20% to my account, and I'll pull some strings for you. I guarantee you'll get in!"

Inside the dormitory!

Zhang Yu showed off his 6th place ranking and asked Zhang Pianpian, "Sister, I didn't perform well. Was 6th place a bit too high-profile?"

Zhang Pianpian said helplessly, "A little bit, but it's alright! Why did you underperform in this exam?"

Zhang Yu said helplessly, "Sigh, I was just unlucky and chose the wrong reference point!"

"The Li Xiao I chose is probably hiding his true strength all the time!"

He probably chose me as a reference point, and now he wants to follow in my footsteps!

"But I chose him as my benchmark, because I wanted to get ahead of him!"

"As a result, we were chasing and running, and before we knew it, we had improved our ranking again!"

Zhang Yu exclaimed, "The Top Ten are indeed full of hidden talents; I'm not the only one with exceptional abilities!"

Zhang Pianpian nodded slightly upon hearing this. "Since that's the case, there's nothing we can do about it. Fortunately, sixth place isn't too bad. For now, just maintain this ranking and don't try to improve it too much!"

Just then, as the dormitory door opened, Yu Xinghan, ranked 11th in the class, walked in with an arrogant expression!

Yu Xinghan asked, "Zhang Yu, did Earth Teacher talk to you about the construction site?"

Zhang Yu nodded. "Tell me to report for duty in a few days!"

Yu Xinghan: "Did he tell you about transferring the money?"