Arc 3The Semifinal Showdown

Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen resisted the Student Union’s pressure and entered the high school competition, where both advanced through dangerous fights. Bai’s injury and money troubles ended her run, while Zhang Yu began his semifinal against Song Hailong.

  • Zhang Yu rejected the Student Union’s contract, placed first in the Monthly Exam, and became a Divine Assistant with Zhang Pianpian’s help, while Bai Zhenzhen joined his Patrol Team internship.
  • Zhang Pianpian shielded Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen from Zhou Chechen, and Zhang Yu later repelled Zhou Tianyi’s ambush before the attacker was burned to ash by an Evil God’s flames.
  • Zhang Yu trained the Heavenly Martial Heart Refinement Art and Imperishable Seal Art to Level 10, then joined Bai Zhenzhen and Lei Jun at the competition hosted by White Dragon High School.
  • Zhang Yu scored 300 points in the opening challenge, and Bai Zhenzhen revealed her hidden power by defeating Hu Yuntao before Zhang Yu beat Chu Qiuhe.
  • Zhang Yu endured Lian Tianji’s rented Battle Spirit Root and defeated him by using hidden Subdermal Gang Qi and his Level 4 Limitless Cloud Hand.
  • Bai Zhenzhen defeated the drug-enhanced Xiong Wenwu despite losing her right arm, then conceded to Le Mulan when she could not afford the treatment needed to continue.
  • Zhang Yu began his semifinal against Song Hailong, whose healing Spirit Root and challenge to exhaust his insurance forced Zhang Yu to reveal his Level 5 Limitless Cloud Hand.
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Ch. 52Undercurrents Surge

Zhang Yu trained with a weighted suit and the Muscle Growth Spiritual Root, improving his cultivation and martial arts while preparing for the Monthly Exam. As pressure from the Student Union and the Ritual mounted, the exam arrived with attention focused on him and Bai Zhenzhen.

  • Zhang Yu began wearing a 150-kilogram weighted suit and maintaining the Desolate Ox Soul-Suppressing Heart Sutra while training, eventually raising Limitless Cloud Hand to Level 10 and improving his Physical Strength and Dao Heart.
  • Zhou Tianyi told Zhang Yu that Liang Qin had dropped out after his parents discovered his gambling debts and withdrew him from school.
  • Bai Zhenzhen collected 20,000 yuan from the Student Union and transferred 8,000 to her card, then warned Zhang Yu to hide his goal of reaching the top ten while negotiating with them.
  • Zhang Yu rented the Muscle Growth Spiritual Root and extended his Quiet Room session by an hour to support his physical training.
  • Lei Jun gave Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen extra martial arts lessons, where Bai Zhenzhen repeatedly exploited Zhang Yu's weak points and suppressed his attacks.
  • After another week of studying, cultivation, and training, Songyang High School's Monthly Exam began, drawing attention to Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen.

Ch. 53Monthly Exam Ends, Storms Gather

Zhang Yu completed the Monthly Exam, reached Dao Heart Level 3, and began cultivating the Heavenly Martial Heart Refinement Art. The chapter left him facing a lengthy new training regimen as storms gathered around his place in the school’s Competition Team.

  • Zhang Yu continued brutal training in the Unfinished Building and told Zhou Chechen he would discuss the Student Union contract after the Monthly Exam.
  • Zhang Yu defeated Qian Shen in their combat exam after agreeing to use the Limitless Cloud Hand, while Bai Zhenzhen quickly beat He Dayou.
  • Zhang Yu endured the Dao Heart Exam’s virtual Happy Powder injections and pressed the button twice before the exam ended.
  • Wang Hai told Zhang Yu that the Student Union appeared to be blocking his entry into the school Physical Competition team.
  • Zhang Yu reached Dao Heart Level 3 and switched his Feather Book Specialization to the Heavenly Martial Heart Refinement Art.
  • Zhang Yu practiced the method’s nine martial arts sets and discovered that completing them took nearly fourteen minutes.

Ch. 54Heavenly Martial Heart Refinement

Zhang Yu advanced the Heavenly Martial Heart Refinement Art while the Student Union escalated pressure on him and Bai Zhenzhen for refusing to sign contracts. After both lost school opportunities, they agreed to endure the retaliation as Bai planned to seek help from the Poor Ghost Alliance.

  • Zhang Yu cultivated the Heavenly Martial Heart Refinement Art to Level 3 and learned from Wang Hai that the Student Union had kept him off the school's Physical Competition Team.
  • Zhou Chechen ordered Lan Ling to get Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen to sign their contracts within seven days after they rejected the Student Union's offer again.
  • Zhang Yu received a message from Teacher Yan saying his tutoring money had been refunded and he could no longer join future Magic Competitions.
  • Bai Zhenzhen told Zhang Yu that the Student Union would keep suppressing them, but Zhang refused to sign and said he was aiming for the top ten.
  • Bai Zhenzhen promised to endure the pressure with Zhang and said she would seek a way into university from the leader of the Poor Ghost Alliance.

Ch. 55Zhang Yu's Choice

Zhang Yu learned that the Student Union was stripping away his opportunities and benefits, then found his elder sister Zhang Pianpian waiting in his apartment with an offer to take him to White Dragon High School. She offered another way to protect him and Bai Zhenzhen, but warned that its protection would last only six months; Zhang Yu had not yet answered.

  • Zhao Tianxing arrived early to check the Monthly Exam rankings, where Zhang Yu placed first, Bai Zhenzhen second, and Zhao Tianxing eighth.
  • Zhang Yu discovered that his free Spirit Root rental was blocked and learned that the school planned to postpone his Martial Arts Competition opportunity for another year.
  • Zhang Yu considered escaping Songyang City but worried about leaving Bai Zhenzhen behind, then returned home and found Zhang Pianpian waiting for him.
  • Zhang Pianpian told Zhang Yu to sign a contract with Zhou Chechen, but when he refused, she offered to take him to White Dragon High School and let him take the top ten exam.
  • Zhang Yu asked Zhang Pianpian to protect Bai Zhenzhen too, and she proposed that they qualify as Divine Assistants to gain protection while warning that it would end when she entered college in six months.

Ch. 56Divine Assistant Assessment

Zhang Yu registered for the Divine Assistant assessment at Zhang Pianpian’s recommendation and spent the night using medicine to strengthen his Dao Heart and willpower. After resting, he entered the Spirit Realm for the assessment, where the chapter left him as it began.

  • Zhang Pianpian explained that Zhang Yu could become a Divine Assistant, take Bai Zhenzhen as an intern, and use her standing as Songyang City’s Strongest High School Student to help protect them.
  • Zhang Yu applied for the Patrol Department’s Divine Assistant assessment, listed Zhang Pianpian as his recommender, and received a nine o’clock appointment for the next morning.
  • Zhang Yu bought medicine from Wang Hai and received a Spirit Realm Mask sent by Zhang Pianpian.
  • Zhang Yu trained through the night with the medicine, raising his Physical Strength to 1.35, his Dao Heart to Level 3 (5%), and the Heavenly Martial Heart Refinement Art to level 6 (3/60).
  • Zhang Yu put on the Spirit Realm Mask and entered another world when the assessment began.

Ch. 57Passing the Assessment, Heading to Songyang

Zhang Yu passed the Divine Assistant assessment after Zhang Pianpian bribed the Gong Cao Small God to lower its difficulty. She gave him a Patrol Department work Talisman Book and prepared to confront the Songyang High School Student Union with him.

  • Zhang Yu woke from an illusion of his bleak high school life and rejected an Evil God’s offer, remembering that he was taking an assessment to become a Divine Assistant.
  • Sun Jiayi, the Gong Cao Small God overseeing the assessments, failed wealthy and high-achieving applicants while watching Zhang Yu reject increasingly dangerous Evil God temptations.
  • Zhang Pianpian contacted Sun Jiayi and used a Goodwill Talisman to send him money, persuading him to lower Zhang Yu’s assessment difficulty.
  • Zhang Yu passed by choosing No when an illusion asked whether he would accept an Evil God’s temptation, then learned from Zhang Pianpian how she had influenced the assessment.
  • Zhang Pianpian met Zhang Yu, gave him a Patrol Department work Talisman Book and permit, and said they would speak with the Songyang High School Student Union.

Ch. 58Senior

Grade Two student Lan Ling used a sparring session to punish Bai Zhenzhen, but Zhang Yu arrived and trapped him with a Detention Talisman. The chapter left Lan Ling pinned by golden hands as the students reacted to Zhang Yu’s unexpected intervention.

  • Grade One students gathered for practical combat guidance from Grade Two seniors, and Lei Jun singled out Bai Zhenzhen to spar with Lan Ling.
  • Bai Zhenzhen struck Lan Ling, but he seized her ankle and threw her toward the Training Field wall; Lei Jun rescued her before she hit it.
  • Lan Ling demanded that Bai Zhenzhen continue sparring, while Lei Jun suspected the Student Union had ordered the confrontation and warned Lan Ling not to go too far.
  • Zhang Yu entered the Training Field and called Lan Ling a bully for targeting his intern.
  • Zhang Yu activated a Detention Talisman, and nine golden hands pinned Lan Ling in place.

Ch. 59Coercion

Zhang Yu used his Patrol Department Talisman Book to stop Lan Ling, but Zhou Chechen challenged him over interfering in the spar. Zhang Pianpian arrived and intimidated Zhou Chechen with a Coercion Talisman, leaving the conflict unresolved as Chu Chengxuan stepped in to smooth things over.

  • Zhang Yu used a Detention Talisman to stop Lan Ling, then revealed his Patrol Department Talisman Book when Lan Ling broke free.
  • Zhou Chechen arrived and had Shuang Youpeng criticize Bai Zhenzhen and Lan Ling’s spar before accusing Zhang Yu of attacking a senior.
  • Zhang Yu challenged Zhou Chechen not to attack a Divine Assistant, and Zhang Pianpian entered the Training Field to defend her temporary worker.
  • Zhang Pianpian activated a Coercion Talisman that displayed her exam score of 699 and bank balance of 2.5 billion, overwhelming the students and preventing Zhou Chechen from acting.
  • Zhou Chechen backed down and apologized to Zhang Pianpian, who warned him not to harm Zhang Yu; Chu Chengxuan then said she was joking.

Ch. 60Strongest First-Year Student (Third Update, Chapter Loan)

Zhang Pianpian revealed that her apparent billions were a talisman-made illusion and warned Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen that they had to grow strong enough to challenge Songyang’s elite. After setting them the goal of becoming the city’s strongest first-year students, she concealed their unusual potential and borrowed money to cover the cost of helping them.

  • Zhou Chechen accepted Chu Chengxuan’s advice to wait until university before retaliating against Zhang Pianpian, Zhang Yu, and Bai Zhenzhen.
  • Zhang Pianpian revealed that her displayed bank balance had been faked with a modified Coercion Talisman and explained how talisman spells could manipulate information.
  • Zhang Pianpian warned Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen that Songyang’s Student Union would target them if they pursued admission to a top university, and they declared that they would still aim for one of the Ten Great Top Universities.
  • Zhang Pianpian told Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen to take the top two places in every remaining first-year competition before she would explain their next steps.
  • Zhang Pianpian arranged Bai Zhenzhen’s Patrol Team internship, told the two to keep their relationship secret, and said their parents were safe in a village.
  • Zhang Pianpian concealed Zhang Yu’s unknown potential and Bai Zhenzhen’s hidden-evolution spirit root, then told a woman on the phone that both might keep up with her and asked to borrow money.

Ch. 61Talisman Book

Bai Zhenzhen borrowed Zhang Yu’s Talisman Book, while Zhou Tianyi finished a delivery before setting out to target Zhang Yu. Back in his room, Zhang Yu explored the Talisman Book’s functions and learned that the Great God of All Living Beings had sensed his reverence.

  • Bai Zhenzhen persuaded Zhang Yu to lend her the Talisman Book until they reached the station, then they parted ways.
  • Su Haifeng told Zhou Tianyi that Zhang Yu was protected by Zhang Pianpian and had used one free talisman spell, making that day an opportunity to attack him.
  • Zhou Tianyi completed his guaranteed food delivery before heading to Zhang Yu’s rental building, where he planned to wait for Zhang Yu to go to the Unfinished Building.
  • Zhang Yu used his Magical Power to open the Talisman Book and examined its follow mode, his Faith Levels, and the Department of All People’s divine options.
  • Zhang Yu selected Worship the God, and the Talisman Book reported that the Great God of All Living Beings had sensed his reverence.

Ch. 62Worshiping Gods

Zhang Yu learned that the Talisman Book charged him for worship and offerings, then focused on training for the Martial Arts Competition while hiding his strongest techniques. Zhou Tianyi ambushed him at the Unfinished Building, but Zhang Yu’s qi suddenly repelled the attack.

  • Zhang Yu discovered that worshiping gods had charged a thousand yuan directly to his Bank Card, and Zhang Pianpian explained the Talisman Book’s worship, offering, and consultation functions.
  • Zhang Yu inspected the offerings, realized they were remote services in the Spirit Realm, and worried about the cost of winning the high school Dao Arts Competition.
  • Zhang Yu drank Monster Beast Meat Powder and went to the Unfinished Building to train, deciding to improve his basic qualities and conceal his high-level techniques at the Martial Arts Competition.
  • Zhou Tianyi watched Zhang Yu train for over two hours and waited for him to weaken before launching a sneak attack with his level 5 Gale Leg Technique.
  • Zhang Yu’s back released a surge of white qi that absorbed Zhou Tianyi’s kick and struck back with immense force.

Ch. 63Bombard and Kill, Friends

Zhang Yu defeated Zhou Tianyi’s ambush, learned that Zhou served an Evil God, and grew more adept at switching between his cultivation techniques. After Zhou’s death, Zhang Yu faced growing isolation at school but agreed to introduce Qian Shen to Zhang Pianpian for a fee.

  • Zhang Yu countered Zhou Tianyi’s sneak attack and crushed him against a concrete wall with the Limitless Cloud Hand.
  • Zhou Tianyi claimed Songyang High School cultivated poor students as potential spare parts, then revealed that an Evil God was interested in Zhang Yu before crimson flames burned him to ash.
  • Zhang Yu reflected on when to fight and when to retreat, and his Heavenly Martial Heart Refinement Art advanced to level 6 overnight.
  • Su Haifeng agreed to help arrange Zhou Tianyi’s withdrawal and suggested that the school leave Zhang Yu alone for now because he had attracted too much attention.
  • At school, Zhang Yu noticed his classmates avoiding him, while Bai Zhenzhen asked to borrow his Talisman Book.
  • Qian Shen asked Zhang Yu to introduce him to Zhang Pianpian, and Zhang Yu offered to arrange it for 3,000.

Ch. 64Changes

Zhao Tianxing overcame his fear of being shunned and joined Zhang Yu at lunch, while Bai Zhenzhen let Mo Tianyi believe she and Zhang Yu had signed with Zhang Pianpian to protect their plans. Mo Tianyi accepted their supposed withdrawal, then continued his grueling Spirit Realm work and sent his wages to the boss, hoping the boss could enter the top ten.

  • Zhao Tianxing feared associating with Zhang Yu but eventually sat beside him after Zhang Yu waved him over.
  • Zhang Yu told Qian Shen that Zhang Pianpian refused to add him because his highest score was only 626, and he withheld her harsher follow-up message.
  • Bai Zhenzhen told Mo Tianyi that she and Zhang Yu had signed with Zhang Pianpian and would not compete for the top ten, keeping their real plans secret.
  • Mo Tianyi regretted the money he had given Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen, then returned to his customer-service work in the Spirit Realm.
  • After working eighteen hours and receiving five minutes of rest, Mo Tianyi transferred his wages to the boss and urged him to succeed.

Ch. 65Martial Arts Tutoring

Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen resumed Martial Arts Competition tutoring with Lei Jun, who trained them to fight opponents with superior strength and explained the legal limits on cultivation breakthroughs. After eleven days of practice, Zhang Yu raised the Heavenly Martial Heart Refinement Art to Level 10 and gained a heightened sense of focus.

  • Bai Zhenzhen told Zhang Yu about Mo Tianyi's mysterious boss, and Zhang Yu advised her not to reveal the truth yet.
  • Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen bought basic insurance and began sparring with Lei Jun, who outmatched them despite limiting his strength and Magical Power.
  • Lei Jun explained that Foundation Establishment required a certificate available only through university, and recalled how Spirit Root quotas had dashed his own hopes.
  • Zhang Yu continued cultivating the Heavenly Martial Heart Refinement Art while training with Bai Zhenzhen under Lei Jun for eleven days.
  • Zhang Yu raised the Heavenly Martial Heart Refinement Art to Level 10, making its martial techniques instinctive and sharpening his perception through intense concentration.

Ch. 66Depleting His Savings

Zhang Yu spent his savings on the Imperishable Seal Art and mastered it to Level 10 before the Martial Arts Competition. He and Bai Zhenzhen arrived at White Dragon High School hungry and discovered that neither had money for dinner.

  • Zhang Yu bought the Imperishable Seal Art for thirty thousand and quickly began learning its techniques.
  • During training, Lei Jun praised Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen's progress, warned them to prioritize safety, and told them to meet at White Dragon High School at midnight.
  • Zhang Yu trained the Imperishable Seal Art to Level 10, gaining the ability to replenish some of his Magical Power by absorbing an opponent's.
  • Zhang Yu traveled to White Dragon High School for the competition and looked for Bai Zhenzhen so he could borrow money for dinner.
  • Bai Zhenzhen asked Zhang Yu for money instead, and they realized both had spent all their savings.

Ch. 67The Competition Begins

Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen reached White Dragon High School for the Martial Arts Competition, where the school’s strict score-based rules and lavish facilities highlighted the gap between elite and ordinary schools. After the contestants gathered, the organizers announced a Scoring Match against Yellow Turban Warriors, leaving the competition about to begin.

  • Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen got Qian Shen to buy them food, then Lei Jun provided tickets so the group could enter White Dragon High School.
  • Zhang Yu and his companions explored White Dragon’s score-restricted facilities before reaching the basement arena, where contestants and students from the Three Great High Schools had gathered.
  • Lian Tianji explained that Ziyun, White Dragon, and Red Pagoda had each sent their ten strongest first-year competitors, while Zhang Yu noticed the unequal rest areas given to different schools.
  • Qian Shen recognized He Dayou in disguise in the spectator stands, and He Dayou claimed he had come to watch a middle school classmate compete rather than Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen.
  • The organizers announced that competitors would be grouped by scores and that the Scoring Match would have each contestant fight a Yellow Turban Warrior at Physical Strength level 1.98 for one minute.

Ch. 68Gap, Scoring

Zhang Yu watched the scoring matches and used the Heaven's Eye Talisman to inspect Song Hailong, whose overwhelming victory revealed him as a major threat. As powerful students from the Three Great High Schools showed off their strength, Song Hailong challenged Le Mulan to meet him in the finals.

  • Zhang Yu learned the scoring rules and watched a White Dragon High School contestant earn 128 points against a Yellow Turban Warrior.
  • Song Hailong threw a Yellow Turban Warrior out of bounds in under a second, earning 300 points, and Zhang Yu used the Heaven's Eye Talisman to inspect his attributes.
  • Bai Zhenzhen and Lei Jun explained some of Song Hailong's Spirit Root and physical enhancements to Zhang Yu.
  • Lian Tianji scored 261 points, and a Red Pagoda High School student earned 300 points by knocking a Yellow Turban Warrior out of bounds.
  • Le Mulan scored 305 points and surpassed Song Hailong, while Qian Shen explained that she required Ziyun High School's first-years to remain silent around her.
  • Song Hailong laughed and told Le Mulan he would be waiting for her in the finals.

Ch. 69Grouping

Zhang Yu earned a perfect 300-point score by using precise timing and positioning to throw the Yellow Turban Warriors out of bounds, surprising spectators from the Three Great High Schools. Bai Zhenzhen struggled against the same opponent and scored 89, while Zhang Yu suspected she had hidden her strength for the group stage.

  • Zhang Yu studied the Yellow Turban Warriors and planned to score highly to avoid facing the strongest contestants in his group.
  • He Dayou, Qian Shen, and Zhao Tianxing watched as Chu Qiuhe mocked Songyang High School and its competitors.
  • Zhang Yu used Limitless Cloud Hand to redirect the Yellow Turban Warriors' attack and throw it out of bounds, earning 300 points.
  • A coach explained Zhang Yu's tactics and warned the students not to underestimate him, while Song Hailong dismissed the performance as a petty trick.
  • Le Mulan belittled Zhang Yu and Lian Tianji over their poverty as they watched from Purple Cloud High School's preparation area.
  • Bai Zhenzhen struggled to score against the Yellow Turban Warriors and finished with 89 points, leading Zhang Yu to suspect she was concealing her strength for the group stage.

Ch. 70Hidden Spirit Root

Bai Zhenzhen faced Hu Yuntao in the group elimination matches and revealed a Spirit Root she had spent ten years hiding. She defeated him with stealth and precise timing, advancing from their bout.

  • After the contestants were divided into eight groups, Zhang Yu learned that Bai Zhenzhen would face the powerful Demon Descendant Hu Yuntao.
  • Bai Zhenzhen drew Hu Yuntao as her first opponent and prepared to use the Spirit Root hidden within her.
  • Hu Yuntao charged at Bai Zhenzhen, but she vanished from sight and reappeared to attack his dantian.
  • Bai Zhenzhen evaded Hu Yuntao's claw strike, tripped him, and sent him off the arena.
  • Bai Zhenzhen declared that she had not used her full strength and won the match.

Ch. 72Suppression

Bai Zhenzhen defeated Hu Yuntao, while Zhang Yu faced Chu Qiuhe, who had taken a combat supplement to boost his strength. Zhang Yu redirected Chu Qiuhe’s attacks and overwhelmed him with technique, leaving Zhang Yu victorious.

  • Bai Zhenzhen defeated Hu Yuntao by sending him out of the arena, though most spectators overlooked the victory.
  • Zhao Tianxing praised Bai Zhenzhen, while He Dayou and Qian Shen watched Zhang Yu prepare to fight Chu Qiuhe.
  • Chu Qiuhe took a combat supplement that raised his Physical Strength and charged Zhang Yu with the Truck Charge Fist.
  • Zhang Yu used the Formless Cloud Gang and his Full Concentration state to redirect Chu Qiuhe’s punches and evade his grapples.
  • Zhang Yu struck Chu Qiuhe repeatedly until Chu Qiuhe’s body stiffened and he collapsed unconscious.
  • Zhang Yu won the match against Chu Qiuhe.

Ch. 73Top Eight Battle

The top eight of the Martial Arts Competition were decided, and Zhang Yu began his quarterfinal against Lian Tianji, who used combat drugs and a powerful explosive fist technique. As Zhang Yu started redirecting Lian Tianji’s attacks, Lian Tianji grew serious and stirred the Spiritual Energy, hinting that he had brought a Battle Spirit Root.

  • Zhang Yu defeated Chu Qiuhe, and Bai Zhenzhen also beat a White Dragon High School student, prompting Chu Qiuhe to hope Zhang Yu would win more matches.
  • Song Hailong and Le Mulan won their fights, and the top eight were set with Zhang Yu, Bai Zhenzhen, Song Hailong, Le Mulan, Lian Tianji, two Red Pagoda students, and another White Dragon student.
  • Zhang Yu reviewed the bracket and saw that he would face Lian Tianji, then likely Song Hailong, while Bai Zhenzhen had a difficult route through Red Pagoda’s top-ranked student and Le Mulan.
  • Lian Tianji took several approved combat drugs while filming a promotional segment, then faced Zhang Yu after the referee allowed him to finish.
  • Lian Tianji’s Level 3 Explosive Ripple Fist repeatedly blasted apart Zhang Yu’s Formless Cloud Gang, but Zhang Yu used the Imperishable Seal Art to redirect the force.
  • After an advertiser warned that Lian Tianji’s pay would be docked if he failed to finish within a minute, Lian Tianji became serious and made the Spiritual Energy churn, suggesting he had brought a Battle Spirit Root.

Ch. 74Blood-Soaked Battle

Zhang Yu defeated Lian Tianji after using Subdermal Gang Qi to withstand his attacks and breaking through with Limitless Cloud Hand during their fight. The chapter left Zhang Yu receiving treatment before his next matches, while Chu Qiuhe secretly hoped he would win the championship.

  • Lian Tianji activated his rented Battle Spirit Root and battered Zhang Yu with Explosive Ripple Fist, but Zhang Yu kept fighting through his apparent injuries.
  • Zhang Yu used hidden Subdermal Gang Qi to protect his body and return the force of Lian Tianji’s blows, gradually wearing him down.
  • After an advertiser threatened to cancel future cooperation, Lian Tianji unleashed his self-destructive Explosive Ripple Fist, but Zhang Yu blocked it and revealed that Limitless Cloud Hand had reached level 4.
  • Lian Tianji collapsed from his injuries, and Zhang Yu claimed he had also practiced the Imperishable Seal Art and an External Cultivation Martial Arts to explain his endurance.
  • The emergency doctor found that Zhang Yu had only flesh wounds, and Zhang Yu agreed to treatment after checking the cost and insurance coverage.
  • White Dragon High School’s competitors reacted to Lian Tianji’s defeat, while Chu Qiuhe secretly hoped Zhang Yu would win the championship.

Ch. 75Violent Storm

Bai Zhenzhen fought the powerful Xiong Wenwu and won by spotting and striking his weakness, but she lost her right arm when he went berserk. The chapter ended with her at the emergency treatment area, arguing over the cost of reattaching it.

  • Xiong Wenwu scolded Hu Yuntao for losing and then went to the arena to avenge him.
  • Xiong Wenwu injected himself with three syringes and attacked Bai Zhenzhen, whose Sword Qi could barely pierce his defenses.
  • Bai Zhenzhen endured Xiong Wenwu’s relentless assault, read his movements, and struck a flaw that caused severe bleeding.
  • Xiong Wenwu went berserk and tore off Bai Zhenzhen’s right arm before collapsing, and Bai Zhenzhen was declared the winner.
  • Lei Jun carried Bai Zhenzhen to the emergency treatment area, where a doctor quoted the treatment cost and she protested the uncovered fees.

Ch. 76Poor, Semifinals

Bai Zhenzhen faced Le Mulan in the first semifinal but conceded rather than risk injuries and medical costs she could not afford. Le Mulan advanced, and Zhang Yu’s semifinal against Song Hailong was next.

  • Xiong Wenwu and Bai Zhenzhen received emergency treatment after the quarterfinals, while Bai refused costly scar removal.
  • Bai told Lei Jun she wanted to keep competing, and Zhang Yu offered to help her borrow money for the next match.
  • The semifinal roster was announced: Zhang Yu faced Song Hailong, and Le Mulan faced Bai Zhenzhen, with the women’s match first.
  • Le Mulan trapped Bai with her level-five Star Dou Swordplay, and Bai realized that exploiting its flaw could cost hundreds of thousands in treatment.
  • Bai conceded before Le Mulan’s Sword Qi could surround her, and Zhang Yu’s match against Song Hailong followed.

Ch. 77Back Dragon Overturning Mountain

Zhang Yu faced Song Hailong in the semifinal, confronting the enormous gap between their strength and medical coverage. As Song Hailong’s grappling attack threatened to overpower him, Zhang Yu expanded his Formless Cloud Gang and escaped his grasp, prompting Lian Tianji to realize Zhang Yu’s Limitless Cloud Hand had advanced again.

  • Le Mulan punished Lian Tianji for three days by making him serve as her stool, then explained that Bai Zhenzhen had lost because she could no longer afford treatment.
  • Zhang Yu and Song Hailong began their semifinal as spectators from White Dragon High School cheered for Song Hailong and Zhang Yu’s supporters hesitated to cheer.
  • Song Hailong revealed his 10 million medical insurance limit and challenged Zhang Yu to injure him enough to exhaust it, while Zhang Yu’s palm strikes barely reduced the amount.
  • Song Hailong’s Deluxe Body Tempering Spirit Root began healing his injuries as he used Back Dragon Overturning Mountain Hand to grab and wrestle Zhang Yu.
  • Zhang Yu expanded his Formless Cloud Gang to his elbows and slipped out of Song Hailong’s grip, making Lian Tianji realize his Limitless Cloud Hand had broken through to Level 5.
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