Chapter 224: Saint Embryo Formed, Exam Approaching

Early November.

With the monthly exam approaching again, students at Ziyun High School came and went in a hurry, and the sound of students reading aloud could be heard continuously from the restrooms.

Lian Tianji glanced at the empty seat not far away and thought to himself, "Has the sacred first-place student gone to find Zhang Yu again?"

He clenched his fists and thought, "He can't even let go of that one hour of lunch break?"

Inside an apartment outside Ziyun High School, Le Mulan, who had just finished exercising, was drenched in sweat, her entire body shimmering with a crystal, watery sheen, as if she had just come out of a swimming pool.

She looked at the puddle on the floor, a mix of her sweat and Zhang Yu's, and a flicker of hesitation passed through her eyes.

Le Mulan then asked, "Zhang Yu, don't you need to take medicine now?"

Zhang Yu looked at the data on his feathered book.

After his physical strength had broken through to level 10 last time, reaching the Qi Refining limit,

his mana, which had already been over 97 units, finally reached 100 units, officially hitting the Qi Refining limit.

Recalling the arduous training over the past year, Zhang Yu sighed, "Yeah, ordinary medicines are pretty much useless to me now."

Saying that, he continued cultivating his newly purchased expert-level body refinement technique—Whale Sinew Nine Transformations.

His muscles kept swelling and contracting, gradually becoming more elastic through repeated training.

As Zhang Yu cultivated this technique, he thought to himself, "With each level of this Whale Sinew Nine Transformations, my muscles gain another layer of elasticity and flexibility, not only allowing them to swell and change my physique, but also giving them powerful impact resistance."

At this point, Zhang Yu had already cultivated this Whale Sinew Nine Transformations to the 5th level, and he felt that once he applied force to his muscles, they could turn into a rubber-like state, providing far greater impact resistance against blunt instruments like fists, feet, and clubs than before.

Zhang Yu thought, "If I cultivate this technique to level 10, according to the description of the 10th level effect in the e-manual, my physique should be able to go from a normal state to about 2.8 meters tall without any problem."

"At that time, the impact resistance of my flesh and blood will be even more terrifying. If a peer-level expert doesn't use several dozen consecutive attacks, they probably won't be able to hurt me."

"This 1.1 million credit manual is indeed extraordinary."

Thinking about the price of this Whale Sinew Nine Transformations, Zhang Yu couldn't help but marvel at how useful money really was in Kunxu.

"In Kunxu, you ultimately need money to get stronger."

"And with money, combined with my terrifying potential, the speed of progress becomes even faster."

If it weren't for the need to earn more money, Zhang Yu wouldn't have taken on the role of training partner for Le Mulan on top of the Shadow Learning Gang's courses.

After all, his mana and physique had both reached the Qi Refining limit, and most medicines were no longer helpful for his cultivation.

Hearing Zhang Yu's reply, Le Mulan's feelings became even more complicated.

In her mind, she recalled what her brother Le Jingchen had said.

"According to what you said last time, did you collect the sweat I asked you to collect?"

"Such clean sweat after taking medicine is not simple—it might be some kind of new immortal-path technology."

"I heard from the Ziyun headquarters in Xiandu that some wealthy clan in Xiandu discovered a new kind of modification surgery that gives a high school student metabolic abilities far surpassing their actual strength, and they've been searching for the company behind this technology."

"Now, with the situation in Songyang City shifting unpredictably, Oasis Group's takeover is already a done deal. If we can trace the origin of this technology, it could increase our family's bargaining power a little..."

"If you have the chance, collect some and bring it to the lab for testing."

"Oh, and remember not to let him know about this process."

Recalling her brother's words, Le Mulan thought to herself, "I never expected... back then, it was Zhang Yu who hesitated about whether to collect my sweat."

"Now it's me who has to collect his sweat."

Watching Zhang Yu go to the restroom, Le Mulan's mind recalled another of her brother's words: it would be even better if she could get urine or other bodily fluids.

Le Mulan's cheeks flushed, and she quickly shook her head, throwing those irritating thoughts out of her mind.

Taking advantage of Zhang Yu being in the restroom, she quickly pulled a test tube from her bag and began collecting some of the sweat on the floor.

Time continued to fly by as Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen worked and cultivated.

Another half month passed in the blink of an eye, reaching mid-November.

That day, Zhang Yu was at Bailong High School, cultivating together with Yu Xinghan.

While Yuxing Han was resting, Zhang Yu was practicing his own new technique alone—the fifth expert-level body-tempering technique capable of forming the Martial Dao Sacred Fetus: the Blood Exchange Great Method.

He sat cross-legged on the ground, and the skin on his face, arms...everywhere alternated between pale and flushed, constantly changing with the rapid metabolism and circulation of his blood.

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "This Blood Exchange Great Method accelerates blood metabolism, increases stamina, purifies flesh and blood, and delivers nutrients and energy to all parts of the body more quickly—it effectively improves the operating efficiency of my physical body."

Zhang Yu could feel that as he cultivated this technique, he would be able to burst forth with his full physical power for longer periods.

"1.03 million is a bit expensive. If it weren't for my current high income, I really couldn't afford such a martial art."

Just as Zhang Yu was silently circulating the Blood Exchange Great Method, Yuxing Han beside him was processing an expense reimbursement with his senior sister via phone. "Senior Sister, I've finished the class with Zhang Yu here. It cost 30,000 yuan."

Yuxing Han looked at the 15,000 he had spent on Zhang Yu, then at the 30,000 Li Xuelian had transferred him, and sneered inwardly, "Hmph, a woman I can play in the palm of my hand."

"Sigh, here it comes again."

Yuxing Han picked up a collection bottle and walked toward the door. "Zhang Yu, keep practicing on your own. I need to work overtime temporarily."

At the same time, in another distant office.

Li Xuelian glanced at the 30,000 yuan she had paid and sent a message to Xinghuo Zhenren: "Dad, Yuxing Han spent another 100,000 yuan."

"Send me money quickly. He's now in his second year of high school—a critical time for spending. Not a single penny less."

Time flew by as Yuxing Han and Li Xuelian kept spending money, and soon it was late November.

Inside the cafeteria of Songyang High School.

Zhang Yu looked at the newly released synthetic meat in front of him. Its shape, texture, and color were almost indistinguishable from real meat. He took a bite and a look of surprise appeared on his face. "This synthetic meat from Oasis Group is incredible! It tastes exactly like real meat."

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Bai Zhenzhen beside him also nodded repeatedly, devouring the synthetic meat, and said, "It's cheap and delicious. Who would buy real meat anymore?"

Just then, a student silently walked to their table and placed a small bowl of synthetic meat as an offering.

"Hey, hey, hey!" Bai Zhenzhen tried to stop him, but the other person slipped away without looking back.

At the same time, there were already over a dozen such small dishes offered on the table.

Zhao Tianxing, standing nearby, was extremely envious—both of how much they could eat and of their prestige and dignity at Songyang High School.

He thought to himself, "Ever since Bai Zhenzhen stood up for the freshmen last time and disciplined the senior who bullied new students, the entire first and second years have come seeking protection from Bai Zhenzhen and Zhang Yu."

Recalling the various rumors about Wanxing Group being blocked and how deep the backgrounds of Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen were, Zhao Tianxing sighed inwardly, "Truly worthy of being called the emperors of Songyang High School now."

"Within Songyang High School, the clown seat can no longer appear beneath their feet."

"And as long as I stay close to them, I too can stay away from the clown seat."

After lunch, Zhang Yu went to the rooftop of the cafeteria. Closing his eyes, he began to circulate the Resentment Spirit Root within him and absorb the resentment in Songyang High School.

At this moment, he was using the impact of resentment to temper his Dao Heart.

Dao Heart: Level 7 (75.3%)

While tempering his Dao Heart with resentment impact, Zhang Yu did not forget to circulate his mana and continued cultivating the sixth expert-level body-tempering technique capable of forming the Martial Dao Sacred Fetus: the Five Qi Organ Refining Method.

His mana circulated through different meridians, divided into special mana of five attributes, used to nourish the five internal organs, coordinating their powers to complement and generate each other, making his organ strength increasingly powerful.

During the organ-refining process, Zhang Yu's digestion and metabolism were also continuously strengthened.

"Although I have the High School Saint Body, so my digestion and metabolism are already strong enough. But considering that the High School Saint Body will eventually be replaced, the improvements from the Five Qi Organ Refining Method will be very useful then."

"Moreover, when this technique is cultivated to Level 10, I will be able to mobilize the power of my internal organs and integrate it into combat techniques during battle."

"Then even with the same level of physical strength, my explosive power can be a level higher."

The next moment, the negative emotions from the resentment impact made Zhang Yu raise an eyebrow. He had to set aside all distractions and focus wholeheartedly on cultivation.

Time flew by as Zhang Yu cultivated with undivided attention. It was now early December, with only one month left until the final round of Foundation Establishment exams.

Zhang Yu slowly walked out of the classroom where he had just finished teaching the Dark Learning Gang, under the admiring gazes of many students.

Black Crow walked up to him and reminded, "Teacher Ma, thanks to your presence lately, many older students from the Golden Lesson Gang have been attracted here."

Moreover, Teacher Le has repeatedly achieved remarkable feats, so the Jin Ke Gang is not only at a disadvantage but also in a precarious state internally.

But precisely because of this, their counterattack is even more vicious now. They are very likely to target you, so you must be extra careful.

Zhang Yu replied somewhat absentmindedly, "It's just mutual benefit. Otherwise, my income over these past two months wouldn't have skyrocketed so much."

At the same time, Zhang Yu was glancing at the contents of the Feather Script Chain Diagram.

Ever since he advanced the Five Qi Organ Refining Art to level 10, the Martial Dao Saint Embryo finally gathered six techniques and unlocked its first layer of effects.

As he replaced each of these six techniques onto the Chain Diagram, his original High School Saint Body disappeared and was replaced by:

Beginner - Martial Dao Saint Embryo (6/6): Saint Embryo initially formed; striking resistance and external wound self-healing ability skyrocket.

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Skyrocketed? It doesn't say to what extent the improvement is. Looks like I'll have to test it out slowly."

As Zhang Yu walked on the suburban road, he suddenly heard Fuji say, "The network signal has suddenly become poor."

"It seems someone has come to cause you trouble."