Hearing Huang Zichou’s confidentiality requirements, Yu Xinghan mustered his courage and asked, “Is there any reward for this contract?”

Huang Zichou didn’t say a word, but his cold gaze swept over, instantly extinguishing all of Yu Xinghan’s courage!

Huang Zichou thought to himself, “I can’t even get a share of the money, and you still want some?”

Just as everyone was signing the contract one by one, Ye Lingxiao said, “How could I casually reveal what happened during the Foundation Establishment Exam? But I need to discuss this contract with my family before I can sign it!”

Deng Bingding twitched his lips, glared at him, and said, “Just sign it quickly!”

Two minutes later, everyone signed the confidentiality agreement, and the exam continued!

However, due to the excessively strong side effects of the Dao Dissolution Sustained-Release Capsules, each person was limited to one pill!

Zhang Yu simply gave up on the Dao Dissolution Sustained-Release Capsules altogether!

“Who knows how long my IQ will be reduced for? What if this broken thing permanently lowers my IQ?”

So Zhang Yu simply picked up other medicines that bolstered the Dao Heart from the side, at least those with clearly defined adverse reactions, and poured them into his mouth one bottle after another!

Just like that, while taking medicine and cultivating, Zhang Yu felt his Dao Heart, mana, and physical strength all surge!

And the score that had been lagging behind Ye Lingxiao’s also began to constantly close the gap as he frantically stuffed himself with medicine!

On the other side, Ye Lingxiao watched the other party’s score getting closer and closer to his own, so he successively took two more Phoenix Essence Imitation Pills within a dozen minutes!

At this moment, he looked flushed, his blood vessels bulging out of his body as if he were about to explode at any moment. His internal organs felt a burst of cramping, as if his intestines and stomach were melting!

But what made him feel slightly comforted was that Zhang Yu in front of him had finally stopped!

“Has he finally reached his limit?”

Just as he was thinking this, he saw Zhang Yu raise his hand and ask, “Examiner, can I go to the restroom? I’m feeling too full, I want to go to the restroom and then continue eating!”

Yu Xinghan was slightly stunned upon hearing this: “Feeling full?”

So, under everyone’s astonished gaze, Zhang Yu went to the restroom and then ate another Phoenix Essence Imitation Pill, injected a mana meridian injection, and then picked up one jar after another of Dao Heart-related medicines and drank them down!

Ye Lingxiao tried several times to take another divine medicine to maintain his lead, but feeling the near-limit state of his body, he could only grit his teeth and helplessly give up, watching Zhang Yu’s score surpass his!

As the one-hour medication time ran out, the first half of the second round of the Foundation Establishment Exam’s physical fitness course ended!

Ye Lingxiao looked at the current ranking, looking at Zhang Yu in first place and himself in second, and a trace of intense unwillingness welled up in his heart!

“It’s okay, there’s still the second half. With my strength, I can catch up in the second half… but what if I can’t catch up in the second half with my strength?”

With a loud rumble, five cylindrical tanks rose from the center of the examination hall!

Deng Bingding introduced, “These tanks are called Sea Stabilizing Pillars. Although they are only 5 meters tall overall, the Profound Nether Heavy Water inside can simulate underwater pressure from 1 meter to 100 meters!”

“Next, we’ll see how much pressure you who have taken medicine can withstand with your physical bodies while enduring the side effects of the drugs!”

“Only those with stronger resistance to pressure, stronger physical strength, and stronger physical skills can withstand deeper pressure in these Sea Stabilizing Pillars!”

“The second half of the exam will test this all-round physical strength!”

“And today’s final score for this second round of exams will be ranked by comprehensively considering the scores from the first and second halves!”

“Everyone, get in the water!”

Zhang Yu put on an oxygen mask and jumped into the Sea Stabilizing Pillar, his whole body submerged in the Profound Nether Heavy Water, falling directly to the bottom of the Sea Stabilizing Pillar!

Although he was already submerged in the water, he didn’t feel the slightest pressure, as if the surrounding water was like air!

“This is Profound Nether Heavy Water? It’s actually as light as air!”

But the next moment, as the exam officially began, a number 1 meter appeared at the top of the Sea Stabilizing Pillar!

Zhang Yu suddenly felt a tightening around his body. The Profound Nether Heavy Water, which had just been light and airy, pressed down, surrounding his body like ordinary water. Only the oxygen mask remained unaffected by the Profound Nether Heavy Water, providing Zhang Yu with the necessary oxygen!

Watching the numbers on the Sea Stabilizing Pillar constantly change, gradually decreasing from one meter to 10 meters, and then decreasing towards 10 meters, Zhang Yu gradually felt the increasingly heavy pressure, coming from all directions, pressing down on his entire body!

Zhang Yu glanced at his Feather Book and thought to himself, “My current physical strength has reached level 9.91?”

“That No. 23 (Ye Lingxiao), as a top Immortal Capital young master, is probably at level 10 physical strength. He may have also cultivated more techniques than me, so his control over his body is probably also above mine! He has a bigger advantage in this round!”

“I hope this guy’s IQ has dropped low enough that he makes a few major mistakes!”

“No, with my score from the first half, even if I lose to him in this round, it’s enough for me to be among the top two in the total score today, and advance to the next round of the Foundation Establishment Exam to compete for the Foundation Establishment Qualification Certificate!”

“Since that’s the case, since I’m definitely going to pass this round of the Foundation Establishment Exam anyway, then I might as well take advantage of this opportunity to become stronger!”

Compared to temporary victories and defeats, Zhang Yu obviously valued long-term strength more!

With this in mind, Zhang Yu slowly twisted his body in the Profound Nether Heavy Water!

He planned to take advantage of the current simulated depth not being too low, and use the still surging medicinal power in his body to continue cultivating the Boundless Spring and Autumn Meditation, further strengthening his physical strength!

Just as Zhang Yu began to cultivate, the entire examination hall was silent. All the candidates were silently maintaining their stamina in the Profound Nether Heavy Water, resisting the pressure coming from within!

And just then, Deng Bingding, Huang Zichou, and other righteous gods’ expressions all changed slightly!

They all saw the changes on another arena!

The Martial Arts Arena!

In front of a huge arena!

Dai Xingzhi was slowly stretching his limbs, warming up, while constantly scanning Bai Zhenzhen at the other end of the arena with his gaze!

At the same time, a row of numbers was displayed above their heads respectively!

Dai Xingzhi’s was 1 million, and Bai Zhenzhen’s was also 1 million, representing the amount of medical insurance they had in the next arena match!

This was the amount of medical insurance provided by Deng Bingding and the other examiner righteous gods for the 5 candidates in the martial arts exam!

Today, in the martial arts exam, all candidates would have this 1 million medical insurance amount provided by the righteous gods, and it would be reset before each arena match!

And during the arena battle, each time the candidates on both sides were injured, the injuries would be instantly healed by the divine formation set up in the arena, consuming the medical insurance amount!

In other words, as long as the 1 million medical insurance amount for each arena match was not exhausted, the combatants on both sides would always be in peak physical condition.

And once the battle began, if the medical insurance amount of either side was exhausted to 0, then they would lose the arena match!

If a contestant was knocked down or knocked unconscious, although they would be immediately healed, it would be judged as a loss, just like being knocked out of the arena!

During this period, each arena match would last a total of 10 minutes. If the match was not decided after 10 minutes, then the contestant with the higher medical insurance balance would win!

At this moment, Dai Xingzhi looked at Bai Zhenzhen, a trace of fighting spirit appearing in his eyes!

As a Heavenly Chosen of the Immortal Capital’s Inner Six Rings of the 1.5th Layer, Dai Xingzhi had always looked down on any outsiders!

But the Bai Zhenzhen in front of him was an exception!

On the one hand, it was because her performance in the previous Foundation Establishment Exam was remarkable!

On the other hand, it was because she had successively defeated two opponents in the recent arena matches!

Dai Xingzhi thought to himself, “This woman has already defeated all the candidates except me and Yun Jing!”

“Considering that Yun Jing will definitely take first place, then the outcome between me and her will determine who is second!”

Although even if he took second place, Dai Xingzhi didn’t think he could defeat Yun Jing in the next round of the Foundation Establishment Exam and snatch the Foundation Establishment Qualification Certificate!

But Dai Xingzhi was certain that if he took second place, the rewards for the next round of exams would definitely be more generous!

“Judging from the previous battles, this woman is very fast, and her fighting style tends to use high-speed sword techniques!”

Dai Xingzhi had always been very confident in his speed!

The reason for this was naturally to save money!

Although he was an Immortal Capital native, for Dai Xingzhi, money was never enough!

So when choosing the direction of martial arts cultivation, compared to those power-based, horizontal training-based, and practical combat-based styles that consumed huge amounts of medical expenses, Dai Xingzhi chose the speed-based style, especially specializing in evasion!

This was both his own choice and the family tradition!

Dodge first when encountering a battle, run if you can’t dodge, and wear them down if you can’t run away. Not being injured is better than not being defeated, you can come back again if you lose, but it’s hard to recover if you’re poor. This is the idea passed down from generation to generation in the Dai family!

So in order to avoid injury in battle after battle, the first martial art Dai Xingzhi learned was footwork!

And in order to improve his sharpness in battle and improve his dodging skills, the private sparring partners he hired were almost all speed-based martial arts masters!

And things like dodging hidden weapons, sneak attacks, and group attacks were all his daily training items!

So in the recent three arena matches, his medical insurance amount had always been the least consumed!

Even in the battle with Yun Jing, he didn’t consume any medical insurance amount at all, because he directly chose to admit defeat!

Because Dai Xingzhi realized one thing: “If I get hit with an injury that 1 million can’t heal, then I’ll have to enter the next arena with an injury!”

“So facing Yun Jing, I’m going to lose anyway, so I might as well admit defeat directly, so as not to affect the next arena!”

“Now, as long as I win against this woman, I’m in second place!”

With the righteous gods’ call, Dai Xingzhi and Bai Zhenzhen stepped onto the arena together!

And with each step, multiple phantoms appeared around Dai Xingzhi, and his entire body became more and more elusive, as if he had transformed into several clones advancing and retreating together!

But to Dai Xingzhi’s surprise, after Bai Zhenzhen on the other side stepped onto the arena, she sat down on the spot, as if she had no intention of making a move at all!

“This woman…”

Dai Xingzhi’s figure flickered around Bai Zhenzhen repeatedly, but found that the other party didn’t even look at him!

Just then, he heard Bai Zhenzhen say, “You Immortal Capital people are just lucky to have been born in the Immortal Capital. You can easily get into university with just a little bit of study. If it were in our place, I don’t think you could even get into high school!”