Chapter 411: End of Finals, Overnight Wealth

Although the students were discontented in their hearts, after all, an exam is an exam.

So when the exam officially began, everyone still showed their true skills, going all out on the construction site to strive for the best results.

It was seen that Li Xiao tilted his head back and downed the mixed potion in his hand, feeling the Calamity Blood Powder, Exploding Essence Blood Pill, Hundred Calamities Heart-Eating Gu... as they entered his stomach, transforming into surging waves of violent medicinal power coursing through his limbs and bones.

Bang!

His heart began to beat violently, so fast that Li Xiao felt as if there were drums beating inside his body.

"Body! Hold on for me!"

Li Xiao knew that taking such potent medicine all at once placed an immense burden on his body that could not be underestimated.

But he also knew that on this exam field, the choices left to him were few to begin with.

"Compared to wealthy people like Gongshu Jin and Ji Yuanshu, or someone with family resources like Ying Xin, it is Zhang Yu, Yu Xinghan, and Che Yufei who are the ones I can learn from."

"But I can't learn from all of them, only those suitable for me."

Over the past year, Li Xiao made use of fragmented time in daily life to browse ads, look for coupons, leech off acquaintances' resources, seek guidance from top students... bit by bit accumulating potential and solidifying his foundation.

In terms of martial arts techniques, instead of chasing all sorts of flashy divine skills and ultimate moves, he stuck with one technique that could both train the physical body and be used for work, and with great difficulty pushed it to level 20.

And when it came to mystical armor, that was where he saved the most—usually he wore either heavily second-hand mystical armor or low-end brands like Extreme Tiger, only renting some high-grade gear at critical moments.

On important occasions like today's final exam, he had to take even more potent medicines to stimulate the potential hidden within his body.

"The path of immortal cultivation is about accumulating bit by bit in ordinary times and exploding forth at critical moments."

The next moment, the magical power and blood energy inside Li Xiao surged wildly again, already pushing the Battle Demon Longevity Art to level 5.

Huff!

As he exhaled a breath, Li Xiao could even smell a faint trace of blood in it.

"Is this what Zhang Yu used to feel when he gave it his all?"

Bang!

It was seen that he stomped hard with his foot, and his entire body carried a chain of afterimages as he rushed toward his work station under the guidance of the exam tasks projected by his eye armor.

Tu Lishan, watching from the side, recorded in his eye armor: "Li Xiao has been down-to-earth this past year, keeping his position in check. Although he's just a construction worker now, as long as he keeps paying me commission in the future, what's the harm in guaranteeing him a lifetime job on the work site?"

At the same time, on the other side, Yu Xinghan was slowly moving his body, massaging his muscles, opening up each of his joints, bones, and tendons, using a thorough warm-up to reduce the wear and tear on his body shortly.

Meanwhile, looking at his exam tasks, he muttered inwardly: "Garbage transport? Doesn't really match the mystical armor I'm using today."

Yu Xinghan knew that mystical armor, as a cultivator's body-transforming artifact, had a crucial impact on one's strength.

And whether a person equips mystical armor that suits the job during work has a huge influence on work efficiency.

So he thought it over and sent a help message to several of his massage client groups and Zhang Yu's backup dual cultivation group, wanting to borrow a few pieces of compatible mystical armor, and he would repay them with massage discount coupons.

Soon a deliveryman brought several pieces of mystical armor, which Yu Xinghan put on one by one.

Tu Lishan watched Yu Xinghan start working calmly and thought: "This kid Yu Xinghan has developed a lot of connections over the past two years. This talent for using platform resources to leverage personal resources in immortal cultivation..."

Yu Xinghan: Teacher Tu, the two new technicians today have huge pectorals, arms thicker than my head. Want me to save them for you?

Tu Lishan: How many times have I said it, don't send me messages during work hours.

Yu Xinghan: Understood, understood. Then after the exam, I'll bring people and wait for you on the second floor.

Looking at the discount coupon the other party sent him, Tu Lishan shook his head: "This kid Xiao Yu, after all, he came from the first layer, still too simple."

Tu Lishan then turned to look at Ying Xin and thought: "The heritage of six generations of civil engineers has been fully unleashed by her. The Ying family in this generation seems determined to make a push upward."

It was seen that Ying Xin, relying on her profound magical power cultivation, was equipped with a full six sets of mystical armor all over her body. The magical power inside her churned, like giant beasts roaring, frantically devouring her mana.

Although the burden was immense, Ying Xin could also feel her power surging sharply, wildly, explosively! Like a runaway horse, it constantly tried to break free from Ying Xin's will control.

But the next moment, as streams of thoughts were injected into the mystical armor, the roaring power gradually stabilized.

Looking at the restored synchronization rate of the mystical armor and sensing the thoughts entering her armor, Ying Xin exclaimed in surprise: "Grandpa! Grandma! Didn't you say you had to work overtime? Why are you taking the exam with me?"

Grandpa and Grandma: Silly child, when we said overtime, we meant overtime to help you with the exam.

Great-grandpa and Great-grandma: Ying Xin! We've come to lend you a hand too!

Great-grandfather and great-grandmother: Overtime, a father-son team! The construction site is one big family! We're coming too!

Under the same clan bloodline, the will of six family members was perfectly aligned with Ying Xin's Dharma Remains and physical body, causing her synchronization rate to skyrocket, quickly reaching 150%.

Feeling her family's will flowing within her, Ying Xin smiled and said, "Family! I understand your will, I feel your support... Let's go!" With a bang, Ying Xin shot out, her arms shaking as spiral qi bursts sprayed from her hand Dharma Remains, like roaring tornadoes sweeping toward the prepared concrete, channeling streams of gray dragons into the molds.

On the other side, Gongshu Jin stepped forward, waves of Xuanhuang Qi sweeping out, coating all the steel on the ground and reducing its weight, reducing it again and again.

Since last year's civil engineering competition, Gongshu Jin had obtained the Xuanhuang Town-Seal Mountain among the Seven Marvels of Civil Engineering.

Once he obtained this long-awaited technique, Gongshu Jin devoted himself entirely to it, and had now advanced it to level 17.

As soon as the Xuanhuang Town-Seal Mountain was activated, it covered the entire construction site under his feet, lifting materials into the air as if entering a zone of uncontrolled gravity.

The reduced weight of the construction materials greatly boosted Gongshu Jin's work efficiency; a casual burst of qi could roll up large sections of rebar for manipulation.

Seeing his own salary rising steadily and firmly holding second place in the class, a smile curled at the corner of Gongshu Jin's mouth.

But the next moment, as he saw Ji Yuanshu catching up closely, Gongshu Jin's gaze hardened.

On another construction site in the distance, the seven credit cards in Ji Yuanshu's mind formed a Big Dipper pattern, as waves of luck surged back and forth, reaching an extremely intense level.

"With this borrowed fortune of seven stars to cheat death, even if I can't surpass Zhang Yu, I can still sweep away everyone else in the class."

At the same time, Gongshu Jin had already swapped out a different Dantian Dharma Relic.

Gongshu Jin normally didn't buy second-hand Dharma Relics, because after long use by a previous master, they often had severe wear and unpredictable defects, and using them also felt embarrassing.

But this time, the Dantian Dharma Relic he swapped in was a second-hand one that cost even more than a new one.

This was because the owner of this Dharma Relic was Mo Shangjin.

This Dantian Dharma Relic, meticulously maintained and constantly adjusted by Mo Shangjin, not only had perfect performance but also was extremely compatible with the Xuanhuang Town-Seal Mountain, enhancing the technique's power by more than twenty percent.

It also contained the Soul Cultivator that Mo Shangjin had been using all along.

Feeling the skillful operation of the Soul Cultivator within the Dharma Relic and the way the relic and the Xuanhuang Town-Seal Mountain complemented each other, Gongshu Jin smiled and said, "The Dharma Relic and Soul Cultivator that Senior Mo trained for several years are indeed easy to use."

Soul Cultivator: I'm the new one this year.

Gongshu Jin was taken aback: "Aren't all of Senior Mo's Soul Cultivators ones he's used for several years?"

Soul Cultivator: No, he just keeps buying new ones.

Soul Cultivator: But don't worry, the handover from the previous one was done well.

Gongshu Jin soon sensed that it was telling the truth. With the cooperation of the Dantian Dharma Relic, his Xuanhuang Town-Seal Mountain operated steadily, his work efficiency climbed step by step, and he firmly held the second place in the class.

Looking at this scene, Tu Lishan nodded slightly and thought to himself, "That kid Gongshu Jin is truly lucky. As for Ji Yuanshu, his luck is merely borrowed."

"The difference is clear; the outcome is already decided."

Just then, Director Gao sent him a message: "How is Zhang Yu doing on the exam?"

Instead of answering, Tu Lishan recorded Zhang Yu's performance in the exam hall and then sent it to Director Gao.

Zhang Yu stomped his foot, and waves of Xuanhuang Qi swept across the entire area.

Then, infused by the Taiyi Golden Liquid Pill, the qi bursting from his body became tinged with strands of gold, like golden flames shooting into the sky, unleashing terrifying power and completing the concrete pouring at an astonishing speed.

In Zhang Yu's palm, the Earth Fiend Bottle sprayed out whirlwinds, continuously gathering materials on site and quickly completing the concrete processing.

At the same time, the golden-thread jade disc behind Zhang Yu's head shone brightly, and under the effect of Scorching Sun mana and Deepfreeze mana, it began adjusting the temperature and humidity of the construction site, accelerating the concrete setting.

From time to time, a beam of light shot out from the golden-thread jade disc, bringing rapid cooling and heating to process the construction materials.

Besides its basic radiance, the golden-thread jade disc could also gather light into thunder, releasing attacks like a light cannon.

However, under basic mana enhancement, the light cannon's effect was to trigger spiritual energy and create explosions.

Under Scorching Sun mana enhancement, the light cannon became a rapidly heating thermal ray.

Under Deepfreeze mana enhancement, the light cannon became a rapidly cooling freezing ray.

With his formidable strength and powerful artifacts, Zhang Yu firmly held the top spot in the class, leaving every student who witnessed it in shock.

"Zhang Yu is so rich! So strong!"

"Zhang Yu wasn't this rich before, which shows our Civil Engineering department has a great future!"

"As expected of someone who made it into the top 100 of the entire department—his money-making efficiency is at least three times mine."

No one would think Zhang Yu's victory was unfair because he used magical artifacts, just as no one would think a victory was unfair because of using a dharma skeleton.

Moreover, spirit coins are seen by everyone as part of one's strength; to be wealthy is to be powerful.