From the spectator stands:

Lan Ling inhaled deeply and said slowly, “He actually did it! Given his current weight of 12,531 kilograms and the difference with Yu Xinghan, it’s actually possible for Zhang Yu to take first place overall.”

As a second-year student specializing in body refinement and a participant in athletic competitions, Lan Ling deeply understood the difficulty of Zhang Yu’s performance at this moment.

“To achieve this level of strength with his physical constitution, both the excavation of physical power and the skills in force application are far beyond the high school level.”

Zhou Chechen, standing beside him, frowned, seemingly not expecting things to develop to this point.

He murmured, “So, the speed competition with Yu Xinghan last time wasn’t achieved through some kind of potent drug.”

“And this control over the body…no wonder he was able to control his physical characteristics like Yu Xinghan after accepting Bai Long’s new body refinement technology.”

Zhou Chechen looked at Zhang Yu walking off the platform, increasingly regretting that he didn’t sign such a talent back then. Now, not only was he snatched away by Zhang Pianpian, but it also affected their two families’ deal with Ziyun.

As a student specializing in body refinement, Lan Ling deeply admired the talent Zhang Yu displayed at this moment.

But the more he admired, the more he wanted to suppress him.

Lan Ling said coldly, “This Zhang Yu must be suppressed. Otherwise, letting him continue promoting Bai Long’s imitation-demon muscle technology will only hinder our upcoming cooperation with Ziyun. This is no longer just a private conflict between us and him.”

Zhou Chechen shook his head and said, “Look at you, always so anxious.”

“Zhang Yu is currently in the spotlight, but behind him are Bai Long High School and Xianyun Group. To promote the new body refinement technology, they will definitely protect him. Why should we rush up and play the villain?”

“If anyone should be anxious now, it should be Ziyun and Hongta.”

Zhou Chechen sighed, “And in about two months, Zhang Pianpian will be leaving.”

“At that time, the promotional effect of Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen will have more or less passed.”

“When the time comes, it won’t be so simple to deal with two paupers, there are plenty of ways to make them earn money for us obediently.”

Inside the livestream room:

Gang Shan, watching Zhang Yu walking off the stage, said with feeling, “This athletic competition for the first-year students in Songyang City was truly worth watching.”

“He actually challenged 12,531 kilograms successfully, and not relying on pure brute force, but a peak combination of strength and skill.”

“Amazing, high school students these days are getting more and more competitive and terrifying.”

Le Jingchen, standing beside him, glanced at his phone, where someone had sent him Zhang Yu’s list of over-the-counter medications.

With a casual glance, Le Jingchen knew that they were all the most common and widely available medications.

Confirming this, Le Jingchen’s eyes narrowed, and he thought to himself, “With a physical level of 4.95, it’s impossible to support the 12,531-kilogram Sky Pillar with brute force alone.”

“The medications he’s using are also ordinary.”

“That means that Zhang Yu can achieve this…relying on extreme excavation and control of his own body, pushing the power of his muscles to the limit.”

Thinking of this, Le Jingchen felt a slight relief in his heart.

“Fortunately…fortunately, he’s just a peerless genius.”

Geniuses are not scary, because even the most peerless and powerful genius only represents one strong individual.

Perhaps many students, teachers, and spectators will attach great importance to certain geniuses.

But from Le Jingchen’s perspective, geniuses are just small investment projects. What’s truly terrifying is unknown new technology.

What Le Jingchen was truly worried about just now was whether Xianyun Group’s technology could mass-produce people like Zhang Yu who could challenge the 12,531-kilogram Sky Pillar.

Fortunately, it seems that it’s purely because this student named Zhang Yu has peerless talent.

But the thought that…Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen, these two representatives of Bai Long’s technology, will be in the top ten, and the first and second place in the overall score will be occupied by Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan, made Le Jingchen feel uncomfortable.

Because it meant that the promotional effect of Ziyun Pharmaceutical this time was discounted, and the return on their family’s investment was also affected.

So, after hearing Gang Shan’s exclamation, Le Jingchen also said, “Indeed, Zhang Yu’s talent is terrifying.”

Anyone can do some self-promotion.

Le Jingchen decided to promote Zhang Yu, focusing on the other party’s peerless talent.

Anyway, good grades are all because of talent. In this way, the effect will be discounted if Xianyun Group wants to use this person to promote new technology in the future.

Le Jingchen continued, “I don’t know if you noticed, Gang Shan, but when he supported the Sky Pillar, he was covered in blood, and he was injured all over his body.”

“But he can still move normally now, which means that although he was injured all over, he didn’t have any serious injuries.”

“This is very terrifying, indicating that he skillfully distributed the power to various parts of his body by the means of his own techniques, and no part exceeded the limit that it could withstand.”

“It can be said that he has truly exerted his power to the extreme.”

“This person’s skills in power control have probably reached the peak level of Qi Refinement. Even you and I can’t compare.”

Gang Shan gave Le Jingchen a slightly surprised look, saying to himself “Don’t tell me you’re trying to promote Zhang Yu this way? Does Ziyun also have an investment in this?”

But after all, Gang Shan was a veteran host who had been tested for a long time. He had promoted loans secured by his own mother, so what kind of situation hadn’t he seen? After a little thought, he guessed Le Jingchen’s plan.

So he cooperated and said, “Indeed, Zhang Yu’s physical skills seem to have reached the pinnacle. One point of force in his hands can exert 10 points of effect. Pure physical strength, body structure, or medication, technology…all of them can no longer accurately describe his true power.”

“What a great promotion!”

In the rest area of Songyang High School:

Zhang Yu, listening to the conversation between Le Jingchen and Gang Shan in the livestream room, nodded in agreement and asked, “Which host has such insightful eyes and thorough analysis? Tell me the name, and I’ll follow them later.”

He Dayou, who was watching the livestream, said helplessly, “Gang Shan.”

Wang Hai said dissatisfiedly from the side, “He Dayou, Zhang Yu is curious about this host, can’t you bring your phone over and share it with your classmates?”

He Dayou was speechless again. Why hadn’t he noticed that students with good grades were so annoying before? At least when his grades were higher than others, he would never be so arrogant.

Fortunately, Zhang Yu waved his hand and said, “No need, Teacher Wang. Don’t disturb the lives of ordinary students for my little curiosity.”

Zhang Yu said with emotion, “I’m just an ordinary student who took fourth place in the French competition, first place in the Martial Arts Competition, and will possibly take first place in the Athletic Competition. I just want to get along with everyone and don’t want to be as divided as Bai Long and Ziyun.”

Wang Hai said to the students around him, “Look, look, you all see, Zhang Yu has always been so humble, which is why he has achieved what he has today. If you were in Bai Long High School, you would all have to kneel and listen to him.”

Then Wang Hai casually pointed to a student and said, “Zhao Tianxing, what are you doing standing there? Hurry up and get a few bottles of energy drinks for Zhang Yu. Didn’t you see that he needs to replenish his strength after completing the competition?”

Zhao Tianxing understood that although Wang Hai seemed to be pointing casually, being able to accurately point to himself, who had the worst grades, meant that it was definitely not casual.

He could only sigh that his “weak, poor, and clown” theory had once again been verified, and then ran to get energy drinks for Zhang Yu.

At this moment, the Sky Pillar on the stage flashed brightly, and the final overall scores and rankings of the Athletic Competition were about to be announced.

Zhang Yu, Bai Zhenzhen, Wang Hai… everyone present looked at the Sky Pillar, watching the names appear on it one by one.

First place, Songyang High School, Zhang Yu, 341 points

Second place, Bai Long High School, Yu Xinghan, 338 points

Third place, Ziyun High School, Le Mulan, 324 points

Fourth place, Bai Long High School, Song Hailong, 322 points

Fifth place, Songyang High School, Bai Zhenzhen, 320 points

Sixth place, Hongta High School, Xiong Wenwu…

Bai Zhenzhen didn’t bother to look at the names below sixth place. After all, she felt that only the top five in this competition had any value. The rest were just trash.

On the other side, Zhang Yu was still looking at the name ranked first on the Sky Pillar when his phone rang. It was a call from Zhang Pianpian.

Zhang Yu answered the phone and said, “I took first place.”

Zhang Pianpian said, “Yes, I’ve already communicated with Bai Long. As long as you’re willing to admit that you’ve accepted Bai Long’s imitation-demon muscle modification, they will give you advertisements and endorsements, and they will also help you withstand the pressure from other companies.”

Zhang Yu’s eyes lit up and asked, “How much money?”

Zhang Pianpian sighed, “It should have been more, but since Le Jingchen started promoting your talent with Gang Shan, Ziyun has started to fully promote you as a peerless genius. If this continues, I’m afraid the advertising and endorsement fees will be reduced a lot.”

Zhang Yu was furious.

The praise that had just felt so pleasing now sounded so harsh in retrospect.

For the first time, Zhang Yu discovered that he hated praise so much.

Zhang Yu asked again, “What about Azhen? She’s in fifth place. Can you also try to get her some advertisements?”

Zhang Pianpian said, “I know. Wait for news.”

“Also, no matter how much money you get today, remember not to spend it first, and don’t use it to pay off all the loans.”

“There are less than two months left before I go to university.”

“Let’s meet tonight. I also have something to talk to you about.”

From Zhang Pianpian’s words, Zhang Yu felt a sense of urgency coming over him.

Unknowingly, there were less than two months left before Zhang Pianpian left Kunxu Layer 1.

At that time, he and Bai Zhenzhen would lose Zhang Pianpian’s current protection and face the pressure from high school, student council, and companies alone.

Thinking of this, the joy in Zhang Yu’s heart from winning the athletic competition was dispelled a lot, and instead, a sense of urgency surged in his heart.