You dare to cultivate without money?!-Chapter 43 - 32 Mana and Sports
43: Chapter 32: Mana and Sports
43 -32: Mana and Sports
Spirit Realm.
Li Xingyu had been observing Zhang Yu’s condition all along.
When he saw Zhang Yu’s pain level reach 37, he sensed that Zhang Yu had hit his limit.
“He can’t hold on in this state.”
He glanced at Zhang Yu’s head, and from Li Xingyu’s perspective, parameters like heart rate and breathing were displayed.
“He’s already reached his endurance limit; the pain level should be reduced.”
“At this level, it still seems to be within the range of a 1st-level Dao Heart, nothing special, yet he can comprehend the mysteries of the Heavenly Martial Performance Diagram?”
As Li Xingyu was thinking about this, he felt an abrupt change in Zhang Yu’s aura; the previously distorted expression gradually normalized, even showing a vicious smile.
“Hm?
He held on?”
“This aura…
it feels like the Martial Arts from the Heavenly Martial Performance Diagram?”
Li Xingyu watched in surprise at Zhang Yu’s state, seeing him hold on minute by minute until the 60-minute mark passed.
He was even more amazed internally, calculating, “With this level of willpower, his Dao Heart is about to reach level 2.”
“Although he hasn’t mastered the Martial Arts on the Heavenly Martial Performance Diagram, it seems he’s using some mysteries he comprehended from it to bolster his willpower.”
“This guy is pretty impressive—such information could definitely sell for some money.”
Thinking of this, Li Xingyu wrote a detailed description of Zhang Yu’s information, posted it on an intelligence website, and set the price at 1,000 yuan.
But after considering it, he changed the price from 1,000 yuan to 10,000 yuan.
Then he titled it, ‘Shocking!
A Peerless Martial Arts Genius Emerges at Songyang High School.’
…
Removing the Spirit Realm Mask, Zhang Yu shakily stood up, and even though he had left the Spirit Realm, he still felt a prickling illusion all over his body.
On a nearby bed, a student was trying to stand up but collapsed directly to the ground with weak legs.
All around on the other beds, similar scenes were occurring frequently, clearly not yet recovered from the aftereffects of the Spirit Realm.
Some students immediately opened their personal medicine bottles, taking out a pill and swallowing it.
Zhang Yu guessed that it was probably a Dao Heart Buffering Agent.
Though relying on things like the Basic Heart Refining Skill and the Heavenly Martial Refining Heart Technique, paired with the corresponding cultivation technique’s philosophy, can gradually improve Dao Heart Level,
Many students would still choose to take Dao Heart Buffering Agents.
These drugs can adjust neurotransmitters and brain secretions, boosting emotions and positivity, enhancing willpower more effectively, and raising Dao Heart levels.
However, Dao Heart Buffering Agents are not without side effects; the higher the quality of the drug, the stronger the effect, making it not only more expensive but also more addictive, with scarier withdrawal side effects.
Once taken, prolonged use is often necessary; otherwise, stopping suddenly can cause a regression in Dao Heart.
Zhang Yu, originally due to a lack of funds to continue his medication, had seen his Dao Heart level, which was close to level 2, begin to backslide.
Only recently, through a series of trials, and insights from the Heavenly Martial Refining Heart Technique, did he feel he’d regained his near-level 2 Dao Heart status.
And now Zhang Yu had no plans to touch Dao Heart Buffering Agents again.
Compared to medication, he now had more faith in his potential and self-discipline.
But at this moment, there wasn’t more time given for everyone to rest.
There was still a second exam in the morning; many students could only quickly rally themselves and rush to the next exam venue.
…
Arriving at the mana exam venue, Zhang Yu saw many assistant teachers and testing machines already prepared.
When it was Zhang Yu’s turn, detection patches were placed on his arms, chest, and abdomen, and he began circulating his mana from his Dantian to his palm, as the teachers instructed.
The mana test at this time was clearly more precise and accurate than usual to prevent issues with the exam results.
Besides measuring the total amount of mana circulating within Zhang Yu, the patches would also gauge the efficiency of each mana circulation.
This was to prevent candidates from having mana built solely on money, lacking quality.
Zhang Yu could distinctly feel that compared to the torment of the Dao Heart exam, students were evidently less nervous during the mana exam.
After all, each person’s mana level was determined well before the exam and had little to do with performance on the day.
Mana is either there or it isn’t, one either knows how to use it or doesn’t.
While Zhang Yu was being checked, the assistant teacher recording the data exclaimed in surprise, casting more than a few glances at Zhang Yu.
Zhang Yu asked, “Teacher, is there something wrong?”
The assistant teacher quickly shook her head, “No, nothing.”
Inside, she silently wondered, “Such high mana operational efficiency, must be another damn rich kid.”
…
Lunchtime.
The cafeteria was filled with students looking like living corpses.
Some hadn’t yet recovered from the post-exam aftereffects of the Dao Heart exam, others were deeply worried about their poor performance, and some were contemplating suicide…
Bai Zhenzhen likewise sat down with a sigh, “Birth indeed!”
“This time’s birth for the Dao Heart exam is trash even a horse would abandon, is he planning to open an online exam review and stuff his phone into his crotch in vibration mode…”
Following two minutes of uninterrupted, creative cursing, Bai Zhenzhen finally paused to take a bite of food as Zhou Tianyi walked over.
Zhang Yu believed that curses like these must be echoing over countless high schools in Songyang City at the moment.
Just as Zhou Tianyi sat down, he couldn’t hold back saying, “Have you guys heard?
Several high schools have students who’ve broken down emotionally.”
Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen both instantly turned their gazes to Zhou Tianyi.
Zhou Tianyi continued, “Because the rules for this Dao Heart exam were too harsh.”
“For example, some students, wanting high scores, accidentally cranked their pain level beyond their limit and passed out, getting kicked out of the Spirit Realm with zero scores.”
He shook his head in amazement, “Some couldn’t handle it after waking up and just broke down.”
“Zero points.” Bai Zhenzhen murmured quietly, “It’s the ultimate shame in high school, utterly losing your right to survive at school from now on.”
“If it were me, I’d break down too, hopefully taking the exam designer down before I do.”
Zhang Yu asked, “In that case, won’t this time’s exam designer be in trouble?
If there’s a rich student among them, wouldn’t their parents seek wild revenge?”
Zhou Tianyi looked at Zhang Yu as if he was foolish, “How could that be possible?”
Zhang Yu: “You mean even rich kids’ parents can’t take revenge?
The exam designer has a very strong backing?”
Zhou Tianyi shook his head, “I mean, how could anything happen to rich kids at school?”
“Every single one of them has paid for protection fees.”
“The moment there’s an issue, the entire school’s alarm goes off, and immediately the security or a teacher saves them.”
“Even if they jump off a building, they’d definitely be rescued by a first aid team.”
He said as if stating the obvious, “Rich kids wanting to die would definitely find another way, even jumping off a building on school grounds wouldn’t kill them.”
Listening to Zhou Tianyi speak so confidently, Zhang Yu had to admit that in this bleak Kunxu, it possibly was the case.
After finishing his meal, Zhang Yu seized the opportunity after a specialized cooldown ended to adjust Yu Shu’s specialization to Circulation Qi Gathering Method, practicing some breathing techniques a few more times.
Circulation Qi Gathering Method level 8 (3/160)→(6/160)
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Quickly, it was time for the final exam of the afternoon.
Physical fitness test.
Within the enormous Training Field, Wang Hai sat in the judge’s seat.
Throughout the upcoming exam process, he and a few other first-year gym teachers would be scoring all the first-year candidates together.
He glanced down at the list of candidates, his gaze gradually fixing on Zhang Yu’s name.
In his impression, Zhang Yu was a model student who exercised diligently daily, took his medicine on time, and regularly had injections.
Diligent in attitude, with a good drug tolerance, last month he had already become his observation target.
If he could persist a bit longer, Wang Hai wouldn’t mind grooming him into a second Zhao Tianxing; after scoring well in the future, he could become his second flagship student.
But since this month, for some reason, Zhang Yu began repeatedly challenging his authority in class, even promoting the heretical concept of body refining naturally.
Initially, Wang Hai suspected Zhang Yu had another supply channel, and someone behind him aimed to take over Songyang High School’s first-year demonstration class market.
But after some observations and reports from Zhao Tianxing, he gradually negated this possibility.
Then he heard rumors spreading everywhere about Zhang Yu being accepted as a disciple by a Golden Core True Man.
Although one of Songyang High School’s ace gym teachers, Wang Hai was still far from being eligible to contact someone at the Golden Core True Man level.
Whether Zhang Yu was indeed taken as a disciple by a Golden Core True Man, he couldn’t verify its truth.
While Wang Hai pondered these things, ten students stepped onto the stage ahead.
The students revealed their muscles one after another, their bodies covered with various detection patches.
Roar!
Roar!
Roar!
Following a series of beast-like roars, the muscles of all ten students suddenly bulged, displaying extraordinary strength within each vein-popping muscle.
The data captured by the detection patches quickly appeared on the screens in front of the gym teachers, informing them of the power each bit of flesh on these candidates was exhibiting.
This wasn’t the usual rough full-body muscle testing; it was a meticulous strength assessment of every part of the body while candidates exerted force.
Meanwhile, Wang Hai and others quickly scanned the candidates with their eyes, assessing their flesh forms, body structures, bursts of strength, and cross-referencing the newly obtained data to score each candidate present.
In the physical test in the monthly fitness exam, muscle strength alone is not the only scoring criterion.
The dimensions, size, and structure of each muscle are equally important from head to toe.
Which muscle structure is more suited for exertion?
Which muscles are more practical in real combat?
Which are active muscles?
Which are dormant muscles?
Experienced judges must combine these qualities with their data observations to evaluate.
Even with equivalent muscle strength, differences in body structure and size can lead to massive disparities in physical power, speed, and combat efficacy.
Wang Hai was long accustomed to this; as the ace gym teacher, he had observed countless 200-pound and 300-pound masses of flesh over the decades, not to mention having seen several 500-pound behemoths.
With one glance, he’d record his scores, though his mind drifted back to the matter of Zhang Yu.
“Let’s just see your scores then.”
“If being isolated for three weeks has significantly lowered your scores, it proves you couldn’t possibly be a Golden Core disciple.”
“Then at that time…”
Thinking of this, a chilly glint flickered through Wang Hai’s eyes.
All those affecting his distribution should be expelled from school.
