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Chapter 225: The Battle Against Ye Lingshao
Pound!
With each step Zhang Yu took, his body surged with power—flesh and blood swelling slightly, radiating intense heat. With every stride, his muscles expanded like rubber being pumped full of air.
Pound, pound, pound, pound...
Nine steps in rapid succession, the Expert-Level Cultivation Technique Whale Tendon Nine Changes unleashed at full force. Zhang Yu transformed into a leviathan bursting from the ocean’s depths, his entire frame soaring to 2.8 meters as his blood and qi surged uncontrollably.
At the same time, ten-level techniques—Change Blood Technique, Five Qi Organ Refining Technique, Zhenfa Yuanshen, Kanbing Lihuo Duan Ti Dafa—all activated in unison, fully awakening every fiber of his physical might.
As his body power exploded, the test-mode Xuanjia Linggen responded like a live wire, its output spiking violently.
10.55%!
With power exceeding 10%, the Lingji Force Field activated. Instantly, Zhang Yu felt a faint yet undeniable connection to the spiritual energy within a radius of dozens of meters. It was as if, with a single punch, his force could reach every corner of that space.
30.89%!
At over 30% output, the Xuanjia Fa Zhao flared to life, forming a shimmering light shield that wrapped around Zhang Yu’s body.
Power continued to climb.
31.51%! 41.15%!
This wasn’t the limit. Sensing the violent strain on Zhang Yu’s body, the Divine Spirit Root kept rising.
But even as the power surged, Zhang Yu didn’t stop. He unleashed the Second Layer ability from the Martial Dao Holy Embryo—Overload!
Boom!
His blood and qi ignited within him, detonating like a supernova.
Blood roared through his veins like a tsunami. Organs burned like erupting volcanoes.
Under Overload, every muscle, tendon, and organ entered a state of extreme overwork. Yet, in that very overload, every active technique was violently amplified—pushed beyond their original limits.
Crack, crack, crack, crack—popping sounds echoed from deep within Zhang Yu’s body. His height, already 2.8 meters, surged again—now stretching to a staggering 3.3 meters.
Roar!
With a thunderous shout, the 10-level Change Blood Technique accelerated blood flow once more—rushing through his vessels like a roaring mudslide.
The 10-level Five Qi Organ Refining Technique, now in Overload, drove his internal organs into frenzied motion—like gasoline drums exploding with raw inner force.
And the 10-level Kanbing Lihuo Duan Ti Dafa kept heating him, raising his body temperature to scorching levels, evaporating sweat into thick, ghostly white mist that swirled around him.
This Overload state sent the Divine Spirit Root into a meteoric spike.
60.1%!
At that moment, the Divine Spirit Root surpassed 60%, and Zhang Yu’s eyes flashed with sudden clarity. The air around him now had color. He could see spiritual energy shifting, swirling—leaving visible trails in the air, responding to his movements, to the rhythm of the Divine Spirit Root.
Huang Zichou remarked, “Once the Divine Spirit Root exceeds 60% power, it unlocks Spirit Energy Detection. It can track fluctuations in spiritual energy, scan opponents, detect enemy presence, and monitor martial arts and Dao techniques.”
Before Huang could finish, Zhang Yu’s Divine Spirit Root surged again—climbing relentlessly.
85.11%! 89.83%! 90.05%!
A soft hum rang out.
Spirit energy gathered behind Zhang Yu’s head, swirling into a crimson halo. As it spun, it radiated waves of heat and thunderous wind—slowly coalescing into a fiery dragon.
Huang Zichou hurried to explain: “At 90% power, you can summon the Xuanjia Fire Dragon—condensing positive spiritual energy from the atmosphere into a dragon capable of thousands of degrees of heat. The flame is controlled, stable, and moves at your will.”
Zhang Yu shifted his thought—just slightly—and the Xuanjia Fire Dragon spiraled around him once, like a living extension of his body. It obeyed his mind, darting and weaving through the air with perfect precision—where he thought, it struck.
But even as Zhang Yu’s power soared, Ye Lingshao, who had been stunned at first, snapped back into motion—pushing forward with fierce determination.
“Excellent! This is the kind of opponent the Foundation Establishment Exam deserves! Not a waste of my preparation these past months.”
One after another, Ye Lingshao activated his Body-Refining Techniques. Though his Divine Spirit Root power didn’t spike as fast as Zhang Yu’s, it climbed steadily—unstoppable, relentless.
But when he saw Zhang Yu activate Overload, and the Divine Spirit Root power skyrocket again, even Ye Lingshao—prodigy of Xian Du—flickered with unease.
This kind of power… this kind of aura…
He’d never seen it in any Xian Du high schooler.
Except himself.
This guy… was just taking his time taking medicine. He wasn’t giving up. He was preparing all along.
A cold grin curled Ye Lingshao’s lips.
Perfect. I need to defeat someone like this—right in front of all these university representatives. Only then can my worth truly shine.
With that, he pulled a capsule from his pocket.
The Daojie Sustained-Release Capsule—a product he’d helped develop over the past three months.
Now, it bore a new name: Fenshen Ling.
As it entered his stomach, it dissolved instantly, its potent essence flooding into his brain.
At the same time, Ye Lingshao activated a unique internal cultivation method—specifically designed for Fenshen Ling.
Ever since he’d sensed the strange side effects of the original capsule during the last Foundation Establishment Exam, he’d become obsessed. He’d thrown himself into research, hoping to harness those side effects to unlock even greater potential.
Bad news? The side effects were nearly impossible to control—still unmarketable.
Good news? Through the coordinated use of multiple 10-level techniques, he could now use Fenshen Ling to push his body into a state beyond limits.
Boom!
The moment the drug hit his mind, Ye Lingshao felt his consciousness split—like two versions of himself now existed in one body.
But both were him—both were Ye Lingshao. And as the cultivation method activated, the two minds joined forces, synchronizing to control his body with flawless precision.
The number of techniques I possess… no high schooler in Kunxu Layer One can match me.
But even with so many techniques… my Dao Heart and mind can only manage so many at once.
So vast, so deep—his techniques were like dormant divine potential, held back by his own limits.
But now… I have two minds. I have a second self inside my head.
At this moment, every part of Ye Lingshao’s body activated different techniques.
Muscles, tendons, bones, organs—all running separate, optimized techniques simultaneously.
His total number of active techniques doubled.
This allowed every part of his body to operate at peak efficiency, unleashing its full physical potential with surgical precision.
To others, Fenshen Ling might be poison.
To Ye Lingshao, it was divine—a key to unlocking his boundless techniques.
Boom!
The surge of physical power sent his Divine Spirit Root spiraling upward—surpassing 90% just behind Zhang Yu.
A blazing fire dragon erupted from the spiritual energy behind him, forming a glowing ring around his head.
But as Ye Lingshao stared ahead, his expression flickered—dazed, distant.
Huang Zichou frowned. “Ye Lingshao, are you okay?”
Ye Lingshao laughed—a sharp, hollow sound. “Me? What could possibly be wrong? Just took a pill. I’m fine. A little mental fuzziness? That’s just the drug. What’s the harm in that?”
Though Fenshen Ling unlocked his potential, the burden of managing two minds strained his cognition. His focus elsewhere suffered.
Huang Zichou narrowed his eyes. He didn’t understand the words—but it didn’t matter. The man was still competing. He’d let it go.
As both Zhang Yu and Ye Lingshao’s Divine Spirit Root power crossed 90%, their growth slowed.
They locked eyes—fire blazing in their gazes, a mix of excitement and tension.
Zhang Yu: “This guy… he’s improved even more than three months ago!”
Ye Lingshao: “Who the hell are you?! Doesn’t matter—no one surpasses me!”
With burning resolve, they pushed their bodies further.
Zhang Yu roared—every idle muscle now activating the Dragon-Elephant Crushing Mountain Palm.
93.3%!
Ye Lingshao inhaled sharply, his cheeks flushed crimson, unleashing a devastating flurry of punches.
95.61%!
Under Overload, Zhang Yu’s body began to show signs of internal damage—micro-fractures in bones, tiny tears in organs, inflammation in muscles. But the Martial Dao Holy Embryo healed them instantly—like a machine being repaired mid-flight.
He was a supercharged engine—burning, breaking, healing, and charging forward at full throttle.
Inside, Zhang Yu screamed:
I must get stronger! I must get richer! I must have… freedom!
I want to go to the Top Ten—with A Zhen… with my sister!
I will secure the Foundation Establishment Qualification Certificate!
98.17%!
Ye Lingshao’s Perfect Bloodline was pushed to its absolute limit. Hormones surged, pain vanished, injuries sealed—his body operating at peak performance, unrelenting.
His mind could no longer form words. Only one thought remained—fierce, overwhelming, relentless.
If someone had to summarize it, it would be:
I won’t rot in the first layer of Kunxu.
All of you university representatives—watch closely!
As the genius of the first layer, our talent, our will… will never be inferior to those above us!
100%!
Boom!
At the same instant, both Zhang Yu and Ye Lingshao reached 100% power. Two maelstroms erupted from their bodies, spiraling into whirlwinds that wrapped around their feet.
Huang Zichou spoke calmly: “Xuanjia Shengfeng—the ability of the Xuanjia Linggen at 100% power. It enables low-altitude gliding, high-speed movement, and can combine with the Xuanjia Fire Dragon to unleash wind-and-fire attacks…”
But Huang Zichou could feel it—no one was listening.
Every university representative stared, eyes blazing, locked onto the two figures in the arena.
(End of Chapter)
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