The other side of the examination ground.

As milky-white sweat continuously seeped from Yu Xinghan’s skin, only to be evaporated by the waves of heat emanating from within, layers of white residue accumulated on his body.

In this process, Yu Xinghan gradually felt the discomfort arising within him.

He knew that this state of incomplete digestion could not be sustained for long.

Forcing himself to continue would place an increasing burden on his digestive system, ultimately damaging it.

However, seeing that he still couldn’t create a gap between himself and Zhang Yu, Yu Xinghan gritted his teeth and continued to swallow and digest furiously, maintaining his ranking.

“Damn body, pull yourself together!”

He slapped his stomach, a surge of unwillingness rising within him.

“I am a Golden Core disciple, the chosen disciple of Stellar Fire True Master. How can I lose to Zhang Yu…”

Although he usually appeared affable, joking with many students, the status of Golden Core disciple had always instilled a sense of pride in Yu Xinghan, making him understand that he was ultimately different from the other students.

Especially when facing Zhang Yu, a candidate disciple he had eliminated in the past, it was impossible for him to not feel any sense of superiority.

It was just that he had concealed this superiority well, especially when Zhang Yu paid him money.

But now, as Yu Xinghan exerted all his strength in this examination, discovering that he couldn’t shake off Zhang Yu, that sense of superiority transformed into a hint of annoyance.

“How can I lose to him?

I have received the cultivation of a Golden Core True Master, and I spent so much money learning techniques from Zhang Yu…”

“How can I… lose to him!”

Just as Yu Xinghan decided to fight Zhang Yu to the end, a wave of intense discomfort from his internal organs suddenly jolted him awake.

Feeling the discomfort, Yu Xinghan suddenly recalled the words of Stellar Fire True Master.

“Xinghan, it is a good thing that you cultivate the Heavenly Martial Heart Refining Art with me, forging an undefeated battle intent and endless fighting spirit.”

“But there are always people beyond people and heavens beyond heavens in this world. Who dares to claim invincibility for life? Who can be unrivaled?”

“When you encounter those beyond you, that endless fighting spirit may harm you, causing you to lose even more.”

With a sigh, Stellar Fire True Master said with utmost vicissitude, “Let go when you should.”

“Defeat is not terrible.”

“As long as the money is still there, there are countless opportunities.”

“I leave these words in your mind today, hoping that they will be useful one day.”

As Stellar Fire True Master’s words flashed through Yu Xinghan’s mind, his battle-filled mind suddenly calmed down and quickly accepted a fact.

“Zhang Yu… has indeed surpassed me.”

“Judging from this examination, at least in physical techniques, he is completely above me, completely surpassing me, surpassing me without any chance of fighting back.”

Although difficult, although unwilling, Yu Xinghan knew that facts were facts, and he had to admit it.

“If I continue to force myself, once my digestive system can no longer withstand this overload, my eating speed will be severely reduced, and I might not even be able to hold onto the top 20.”

Breathing a sigh in his heart, Yu Xinghan knew that he should let go.

Thus, the next moment, milky-white sweat no longer flowed from his body, and he returned to a normal eating state.

A moment later, on the light screen, the No. 55 pillar representing Zhang Yu surpassed Yu Xinghan, reaching 15th place.

Seeing this scene, Yu Xinghan took another deep breath, constantly telling himself that it didn’t matter.

“It doesn’t matter if I lose, as long as the money is still there, there is a chance to catch up.”

Watching Yu Xinghan give up, Huang Zichou praised, “I didn’t expect this Golden Core disciple to let go in time, preserving his current ranking.”

Another minor deity sighed, “Rushing forward desperately is easy.”

“But knowing when to slow down, knowing one’s own limitations when in the limelight, knowing what debts one cannot owe, what contracts one cannot sign, that is not easy.”

Watching this scene, Deng Bingding thought to himself, “It seems that Stellar Fire has not only reflected on himself after falling to the first level, but also trained his disciple well.”

“It’s a pity, he became a better person, but the money is gone. What’s the use?”

Just then, as the competition gradually neared its end, Huang Zichou said, “Lord Deng, this round of Gluttony Competition has progressed smoothly, with the contestants showcasing their various skills. It shows that the immortal path education on Kunxu First Level is flourishing.”

Another minor deity, while filming the scene as reporting material, praised, “I remember the earliest Foundation Establishment examinations, where students only competed in physical strength.”

“Later, there were refined tests of strength, speed, and various techniques.”

“And look at now.”

The deities looked at the students on the scene, some steaming all over, some with bellies bigger than people, some going to the toilet every minute, some frantically beating themselves, producing thunderous sounds, some vibrating like mixers, some vomiting while stuffing the vomit back into their mouths…

Deng Bingding smiled and nodded, saying, “Today’s students are stronger than the last, truly a flourishing immortal path, a blessing for the world.”

Huang Zichou quickly said, “It’s all thanks to the Heavenly Court’s guidance and the concern for the people from the righteous gods of various departments, like Lord Deng.”

Deng Bingding smiled slightly and said, “Film these athletic examinees well, pick a few pictures to report together, so that the adults above can also see the thriving vitality of Kunxu First Level…”

Huang Zichou quickly complied, knowing that what the great gods of various departments and the immortals of the Heavenly Court liked to see most was the scene of these junior immortals competing fiercely, striving to climb the immortal path.

As the Gluttony Competition ended, the rankings were finalized.

Many students couldn’t wait to see the rankings and hurriedly ran towards the toilet.

Ye Lingxiao, however, stood firmly in place, unmoved. He looked at his second place and the first place, Yun Jing, a cold light seeming to flash in his eyes.

As if sensing Ye Lingxiao’s hostility, Yun Jing smiled at him and said, “You won the last round, I’m just winning it back this round.”

“The perfect bloodline of the Ye Clan doesn’t seem so perfect, at least in eating. It seems that it’s not as good as my cauldron-style digestive system.”

Ye Lingxiao didn’t answer, but the strong desire to win in his eyes said it all. He must win back the third round.

Ye Lingxiao thought to himself, “Before, because of the family, because of the company, because of the stock price, because of advertising… I couldn’t fight Yun Jing to the end.”

“Now, on this Foundation Establishment examination ground, I can fight him all out.”

Dai Xingzhi looked at his 7th place ranking, revealing a satisfied smile, thinking that he should not be eliminated from today’s Foundation Establishment examination.

Then he glanced at Meng Tao, who had the Gluttony Spiritual Root, falling to 10th place, and Zhang Yu, who had rushed to 14th place, a hint of doubt rising in his heart.

“This foreigner, No. 55… should be very rich, but why is he in 14th place this time?”

Dai Xingzhi thought to himself, “Is he doing it on purpose again?”

He recalled Zhang Yu’s performance in the competition and shook his head slightly, “Doesn’t seem like it.”

“And the digestive system doesn’t seem to have anything special about it.”

Dai Xingzhi looked at Zhang Yu curiously, “Could it be that this guy’s strength is not as strong as I thought?”

And obviously, Dai Xingzhi was not the only one who thought so. Many students looked at Zhang Yu with a hint of doubt.

Huang Zichou commented, “It’s still Ye Lingxiao and Yun Jing who are far ahead.”

“The other top-ranked students are also from Immortal Capital.”

“It seems that the four Foundation Establishment certificates of this class will be monopolized by the people of Immortal Capital.”

“As for those three from Songyang…”

Looking at Zhang Yu in 14th place, Yu Xinghan in 16th place, and Bai Zhenzhen in 20th place, Huang Zichou sighed, “They have great potential. They may have a chance to touch the Foundation Establishment certificates in the next Foundation Establishment examination next year.”

But at the same time, the righteous gods, including Huang Zichou and Deng Bingding, were secretly muttering in their hearts, what was going on in Songyang, that there were suddenly three students with the potential to take the Foundation Establishment certificates?

“But what does it have to do with me?” Huang Zichou thought to himself, “I’m just responsible for their Foundation Establishment examination.”

After a period of rest.

The third, and also the last, examination of the day officially arrived.

Deng Bingding said loudly, “The Martial Dao examination tests one’s mastery and understanding of martial arts skills.”

“It can be said that a person’s Martial Dao cultivation is not only reflected in actual combat, but also in the process of learning cultivation methods.”

Huang Zichou secretly curled his lips, “Isn’t it just to save the budget?” The Heavenly Court and the Eight Righteous Gods pity the examinees in the lower realm. In the past Foundation Establishment examinations of Kunxu First Level, the actual combat assessment included medical expenses.

The great gods moved their lips and included the medical expenses in one sentence. We have to raise the insufficient money from below.

If we don’t eliminate more, and let so many students go into actual combat so early, fighting until they are bloody, it will cost an unknown amount of money.

Deng Bingding clapped his hands, and a light screen appeared in front of each student.

“In this Martial Dao examination, you will choose a cultivation method yourself, and comprehend and cultivate it in the next two hours.”

“These cultivation methods are ranked by us according to difficulty, with one star being the easiest and ten stars being the most difficult.”

“The higher the difficulty of the cultivation method you successfully cultivate, the higher the score will naturally be.”

“But if you cannot successfully cultivate the chosen cultivation method, you will get 0 points in this round.”

“And the reward for your examination today is the cultivation method you choose.”

“If you do not make it into the top 20 in the final total score and are eliminated… then you will also have to pay for the cultivation method yourself.”