In the past, there were never any spectators at the Foundation Establishment exams. Zhang Yu believed this was to protect student information and prevent examinee details from being known to the outside world.
“But what does this situation mean now?”
“Are they going to announce the exam results to the world?”
Zhang Yu frowned and looked at the surrounding spectator stands, suddenly noticing that the people in the stands were bizarre and outlandish. Some had cartoon images, some had game images, and some even looked like emoticons. Only a few looked like real people.
Zhang Yu thought to himself, “Are they watching remotely through the internet?”
Not long after Zhang Yu arrived at the examination hall, Ye Lingxiao also arrived. He saw the spectators in the stands and was also slightly stunned.
At the same time, the voice of the true god Huang Zichou directly reached the ears of Zhang Yu and Ye Lingxiao.
“You two don’t need to be nervous. These spectators all come from various universities on the second level of Kunxu, not people from the first level of Kunxu.”
“After observing your competition, they will return to report to their respective schools and departments, and offer you better treatment when you apply to universities in the future.”
“This is an opportunity that the God Department has specially secured for you, allowing you to stand out in this final examination hall, so that you will have more development opportunities when you ascend to the second level in the future.”
As for whether being surrounded by so many people would affect the examinees' performance, that was not a consideration for Huang Zichou and the other gods.
What strong person isn't watched?
Not to mention being watched, participating in live broadcasts, shooting commercials, speaking on stage, being cyberbullied… Under countless gazes and attention, experiencing various grand occasions, and maintaining mental stability, calmly exerting one's strength, those are all qualities that immortal path powerhouses must possess.
If one becomes too nervous due to the crowd's attention, or even performs abnormally, ultimately missing the Foundation Establishment Qualification Certificate, it can only be said that the examinee's aptitude and talent are insufficient.
Upon hearing Huang Zichou's words, Zhang Yu and Ye Lingxiao were both invigorated.
Zhang Yu felt that he understood. Were the teachers from the admissions office above coming down to select outstanding talents?
“If I get the Foundation Establishment Qualification Certificate in this exam, will several of the top ten universities come to snatch me up in the future? Offer me even better conditions?”
Thinking of this, Zhang Yu became more and more excited. Along with the surge of qi and blood in his body and the rise in body temperature, he became more and more expectant of the upcoming exam.
Huang Zichou looked at Zhang Yu and Ye Lingxiao, who were clearly more invigorated, and thought to himself, “The benefits are indeed for you.”
“But it’s also to collect some tickets, open a gambling game, and get some blood back for us.”
“These two kids ate too much in the last round, which consumed a lot of the exam budget.”
Then, Huang Zichou continued to say to the two, “In addition to this benefit, the winner of this exam will receive a 3 million interest-free loan, a choice of one expert-level cultivation technique, and the opportunity to have a designated teacher after entering university.”
“The loser will also receive a 3 million interest-free loan, an expert-level cultivation technique, and bonus points for the future Foundation Establishment exam.”
After hearing this, Zhang Yu thought to himself, “Designated teacher?”
Zhang Yu had heard Fu Ji say that it was very important to have the right teacher after entering university.
On the second level of Kunxu and above, for the vast majority of people, the teacher's lineage is more important than family background.
Zhang Yu glanced at Ye Lingxiao beside him, seeing the other party's slightly excited appearance, and knew that this must be a very good reward, otherwise someone as wealthy as him wouldn't be so excited.
Then, Huang Zichou spoke about the rules of the final round of the Foundation Establishment exam.
“Your final round of the Foundation Establishment exam consists of three stages.”
“The focus of the test is not only your current strength, but also your potential after Foundation Establishment in the future. It is to select which of you two is more qualified to take the first step in Foundation Establishment…”
… …
Just as Huang Zichou was explaining today's exam rules.
In the spectator stands, two emoticons were talking.
A smiling emoticon said, “See that one? He is Ye Lingxiao. When you are assigned to the first level next month to preside over the Oasis Group's work, this Ye Lingxiao will assist you in the Oasis Group.”
Beside the smiling emoticon was a crying-laughing emoticon, who replied, “Oh? So it should be this Ye Lingxiao who will win the Foundation Establishment Qualification Certificate today?”
The “smiling emoticon” nodded and said, “The average IQ and learning ability of the students on the first level are indeed a bit lacking, but it’s not like there are no talents at all. This Ye Lingxiao is not bad.”
“Moreover, the Ye family behind him is considered to have a small influence on the first level. He doesn’t come from a poor family with no background, so he understands the rules better.”
“When he represents the Ye family to assist you, you must remember…”
The “smiling emoticon” was interrupted by the “crying-laughing emoticon” halfway through, “Mom, I know, don’t worry, I will treat them with courtesy and treat them well, and I won’t bully them.”
The “smiling emoticon” sighed upon hearing this and said, “I’m not afraid of you bullying them, but I’m afraid of you being deceived by them.”
“Son, you are too soft-hearted and easily treat subordinates too well.”
“You have to remember a sentence: these people below are like the dogs you used to raise. If you treat them too well and feed them too much, they will think they can really sit on an equal footing with you, and use brains they shouldn’t use, even wanting to get on the table and bite you back.”
“You have to learn to let them go hungry, to feed them yourself, to learn to knock them into shape, to let them know to fear you.”
“Remember, you are going to control them, not to make friends with them…”
Listening to the “smiling emoticon’s” long speech, the “crying-laughing emoticon” didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, “How did I get deceived?”
The “smiling emoticon” said, “Last time, after you used the Legal Murder Permit, you didn’t kill anyone, and you even paid those passersby so much money…”
The “crying-laughing emoticon” said helplessly, “I don’t kill people in the first place.”
“Since I got the Murder Permit, when have I ever killed anyone?”
“If your dad was here, he wouldn’t pay such unnecessary money. You are still too soft-hearted… Son, you have a Murder Permit, you are not illegally killing people, you are legally killing people, and you can get a discount when paying compensation. Besides, the people you killed were all unregistered, so they are even less valuable.”
“If you continue to be so wasteful, and you don’t know how to use discounts and deals, no matter how much money our family has, it won’t be enough for you to squander.”
… …
In the examination hall, Huang Zichou had already finished explaining the content and rules of the first stage.
In order to examine the two people’s physical potential, they will be temporarily granted Divine Spiritual Roots in this stage.
Divine Spiritual Roots, an existence that surpasses Human Spiritual Roots, Earth Spiritual Roots, and Heaven Spiritual Roots, is recognized as military-grade power, and has only been used by the military and some special government departments.
Hearing that he could temporarily use the Divine Spiritual Root in this exam made Zhang Yu’s heart stir slightly.
“As expected, the specifications of this Foundation Establishment exam are very high.”
“To actually be able to use the Divine Spiritual Root in the examination hall…”
The specific content of the assessment is to compare how much performance Zhang Yu and Ye Lingxiao can each exert from the Divine Spiritual Root.
Zhang Yu thought to himself, “According to the examiner’s explanation, to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm, one needs to plant the Spiritual Root into the dantian, and transform the Spiritual Root into one’s own new organ during the breakthrough, promoting the sublimation of body and mind, and finally step into the Foundation Establishment realm…”
Zhang Yu had known for a long time that to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm, in addition to a level 10 Dao Heart and 60 points of mana, the most important thing was the Spiritual Root.
And in Huang Zichou’s description, during the process of breaking through Foundation Establishment and planting the Spiritual Root, the stronger the body, the fewer hidden injuries, damage, defects, and even impurities and toxins… the more the performance of the Spiritual Root can be exerted, and the stronger the power after breaking through Foundation Establishment.
Huang Zichou thought to himself, “High school students in the Qi Refining stage often use unscrupulous means to improve their cultivation, using many methods to force out their potential to improve their grades.”
“During this process, it is easy to leave too many hidden injuries and toxins in the body, damaging their potential and harming their foundation.”
“Often, two people who seem to have similar physical strength… have very different achievements after Foundation Establishment because of this reason…”
“This stage of the Divine Spiritual Root is to conduct this aspect of the test.”
The reason for using the Divine Spiritual Root is because the upper limit of the Heaven Spiritual Root is still somewhat low in the eyes of the true gods, and they are worried that they will not be able to measure the difference between the two.
At the same time, two black long boxes were delivered to Zhang Yu and Ye Lingxiao.
Zhang Yu opened the box and saw a set of black combat suits appearing in front of him.
Huang Zichou introduced, “This is a military-specific external Spiritual Root, the Divine Spiritual Root combat suit, but all extra functions have been removed, leaving only the most basic Divine Spiritual Root.”
“As long as you put it on, the Divine Spiritual Root will enter your body, providing you with a continuous stream of mana and stamina…”
Hearing this, Zhang Yu put on the black combat suit. The black top and pants wrapped his entire body.
In the next moment, he felt that the clothes were like they had come alive, with countless tentacles seemingly connected to his skin, as if they were stuck tightly to his skin.
Huang Zichou continued, “By channeling mana into this Divine Spiritual Root combat suit, you can activate the Divine Spiritual Root within it.”
As Zhang Yu channeled his magical power into the combat suit, the entire suit suddenly tightened, further adhering to his body.
At the same time, the spiritual energy in the air seemed to explode with a thunderous roar, surging towards him like a tsunami.
Endless spiritual energy poured into the combat suit, instantly transforming into streams of pure magical power. These streams merged with the magical power Zhang Yu had infused into the suit, creating an external magical power circulation system that continuously replenished Zhang Yu's reserves.
In addition to this, a continuous stream of spiritual energy transformed into vital essence, which was also injected into Zhang Yu's body, replenishing his physical strength.
In just a single breath, Zhang Yu felt his magical power and physical strength return to their peak condition.
And on the cuff of his combat suit, a figure of suddenly appeared.
This represented that he was currently only utilizing of his Divine Spiritual Root's power.
