True Monarch Qiyun’s eyes, fixed on Ping Han on the other side, filled with increasing admiration.

In the visualized scene, Ping Han’s construction progress was significantly ahead. He coordinated his cultivation with the grand formation beneath his feet; each palm strike resonated like an earthquake, engulfing large groups of Yellow Turban Lictors.

“He has the most money, the deepest cultivation, and the highest efficiency in civil engineering construction among everyone here.”

True Monarch Qiyun remarked, “Old Gao, your Civil Engineering Department has indeed produced another excellent disciple.”

“After the exam, make sure to speak with him; don’t let him squander this opportunity.”

Director Lin watched the scene with a cool demeanor, while Director Gao nodded resignedly, acknowledging the instruction.

Meanwhile, True Monarch Tianxiang observed Zhang Yu’s performance and commented with some surprise, “Although Zhang Yu’s performance isn’t on par with Ping Han’s, it’s certainly commendable.”

In the visual display, Zhang Yu’s hand seals shifted, continuously gathering mud and sand through the Small Triple Harmony technique to mend the Earth Giant’s damaged body.

This transformation made the Earth Giant resemble an immortal, undying beast, frantically engaging the Yellow Turban Lictors from all directions, constantly breaking and repairing itself.

Concurrently, surging True Qi coursed throughout the Earth Giant’s body, like sculpted muscles and meridians, flowing incessantly within it.

With each circulation of True Qi, it absorbed the blasts and tremors from incoming attacks using the Nine Heavens Cloud Void Energy.

This enabled the Earth Giant, under Zhang Yu’s control, to seemingly master an incredibly profound technique of redirecting force. As it was continuously bombarded, it reflected waves of powerful energy back, sweeping towards the Yellow Turban Lictors.

Furthermore, the Golden Silk Jade Bi floated behind Zhang Yu’s head, continuously unleashing crimson Sunfire Rays that detonated distant Yellow Turban Lictors one after another.

In addition, Azure Sand flowed continuously from the Azure Cloud Pouch into the Earth Giant’s body, enhancing the conductivity of True Qi and reducing its consumption.

The Earth Fiend Bottle and Earth Quelling Seal were also activated, unleashing torrents of mudslides to engulf Yellow Turban Lictors, or projecting large aura fields to immobilize incoming Yellow Turban Lictors, allowing the Earth Giant to stomp them into the ground.

Concurrently, Ying Xin’s great-grandfather manipulated his artifacts while also comforting Zhao Tianxing and Mo Tianyi.

Ying Xin’s great-grandfather: “Don’t be nervous. Boss Zhang is overwhelmingly powerful; as long as we follow his plan, we’ll be fine.”

Zhao Tianxing: “Senior, did you also graduate from Myriad Arts University?”

Ying Xin’s great-grandfather: “Haha, a true hero doesn’t boast of past glories.”

Ying Xin’s great-grandfather: “Now, I’m just a soul cultivator, like both of you.”

Ying Xin’s great-grandfather: “Speaking of which, I especially envy you. You’ve only been dead for a few years, haven’t you?”

Ying Xin’s great-grandfather: “The first five years after death are the most crucial. The jobs you take and the resumes you build during this period will determine your future income.”

Elsewhere, Zhang Yu’s mind raced, meticulously controlling every ounce of strength he deployed. He felt these forces gradually intertwine under his guidance, unleashing waves of power, each stronger than the last.

“The Martial Saint Body enhances both the Nine Heavens Cloud Void Energy and the Small Triple Harmony.”

“It allows me to unleash microscopic martial control, boosting the power of my martial arts, as well as my parrying, force redirection, dodging, destructive capability, range, attack speed, frequency, and penetrating force.”

“And when I apply both the Nine Heavens Cloud Void Energy and Small Triple Harmony to the Earth Giant, their effects are synergistically enhanced.”

At that moment, Zhang Yu could feel his Nine Heavens Cloud Void Energy permeating the Earth Giant’s entire body, unleashing an astonishing capacity for parrying and redirecting force.

With the Martial Saint Body’s augmentation, the Earth Giant was propelled by the Small Triple Harmony while continuously layering on the borrowed power from the Nine Heavens Cloud Void Energy.

This caused the Earth Giant to unleash immense power, growing stronger with each engagement.

With a thunderous boom, the Earth Giant took a single step. Its mountain-like weight, combined with the propulsion of the Small Triple Harmony and the rebounding force borrowed from the Nine Heavens Cloud Void Energy, shattered the earth with just that one strike, sending large groups of Yellow Turban Lictors sprawling.

Yet, Zhang Yu had not pushed the Small Triple Harmony’s power to its absolute limit, considering he had, nominally, been cultivating the Earth Control Divine Transformation—the Civil Engineering Department’s third supreme art—for less than two months.

True Monarch Qiyun observed Zhang Yu’s performance, his gaze shifting slightly. “Zhang Yu’s Small Triple Harmony has a limited control range,” he noted, “but it delivers incredibly potent destructive power.”

True Monarch Tianxiang, beside him, commented, “His mastery of the Nine Heavens Cloud Void Energy is also exquisite. Whether redirecting force or unleashing bursts of power, every strand of True Qi and every bit of strength is perfectly integrated with the Small Triple Harmony.”

“Achieving great things with little, every ounce of power unleashing maximum destructive effect… He’s a martial arts prodigy.”

Nevertheless, being a martial arts prodigy only garnered a fleeting interest from True Monarch Tianxiang.

After all, this wasn’t an era defined by martial arts prodigies. In contrast, True Monarch Tianxiang paid more attention to construction savants, cryptocurrency trading geniuses, or individuals so immensely wealthy that they could be considered Innate Dao Bodies.

True Monarch Qiyun nodded slightly upon hearing this, his inner assessment of Zhang Yu being that his future held great promise.

However, what truly concerned him, beyond Zhang Yu’s displayed martial arts talent, was something else entirely.

While using his authority as Vice-Principal to review Zhang Yu’s records, True Monarch Qiyun uncovered a hidden piece of information.

“This Zhang Yu, using the authority granted by passing the high school Foundation Establishment exam, designated True Monarch Ciji as his advisor.”

Upon this thought, True Monarch Qiyun couldn’t help but glance at Director Gao, who was intently focused on Zhang Yu’s performance nearby.

He mused inwardly, “Does Old Gao know that his nominal disciple chose someone else as their advisor?”

True Monarch Qiyun couldn’t be certain. He reasoned that if Zhang Yu was intelligent, even with the authority to designate an advisor, he would surely have consulted with True Monarch Ciji beforehand and obtained Ciji’s approval before making the designation.

“How did Zhang Yu, a civil engineering student, manage to connect with Ciji?”

“Yet Old Gao and Ciji have centuries of friendship…”

“And this Zhang Yu, being a martial arts prodigy, would actually be quite suitable for artifact refining…”

A scene seemed to play out in his mind: Old Gao leading Zhang Yu to meet True Monarch Ciji, then ushering his disciple into Ciji’s office.

True Monarch Qiyun sent a message: “Old Gao, your disciple is well-trained.”

Director Gao: “It’s all thanks to the excellent environment created by the school leadership.”

True Monarch Qiyun: “Old Gao, you’re becoming increasingly magnanimous.”

True Monarch Qiyun: “As for disciples, ‘out with the old, in with the new,’ don’t take it too much to heart.”

Director Gao read True Monarch Qiyun’s message and paused, initially not grasping its meaning.

The next moment, however, he realized, “This must be about Ping Han, right?”

“He wants me to speak with Ping Han. If I can persuade him to stay, that’s best, but if not, I shouldn’t be too fixated?”

A trace of helplessness, however, crossed Director Gao’s face. The more Ping Han’s performance dominated the field, the greater sense of pity he felt.

Simultaneously, the offensive on the field underwent another shift.

One by one, winged Yellow Turban Lictors soared into the sky, initiating an aerial assault.

Zhang Yu was startled by this sight. “Did they really spend this much on this exam?” he wondered.

The other examinees also grew serious, bracing themselves for the new threat.

Just then, Su Yanyang, seeing the messages rapidly flashing within his eye-skull display, finally couldn’t resist opening one.

“Qiongjiang Coin has risen to 15?!”

Seeing this, Su Yanyang’s heart swelled with joy. He chuckled, “Perfect timing!”

He immediately allocated more computational resources from his pools to his soul cultivators, further enhancing the power of their defensive structures and grand formations.

Defensive structures rose from beneath the ground, and under the soul cultivators’ guidance, they moved to intercept the Yellow Turban Lictors descending from the sky.

Elsewhere, Xiao Yunji calmly stated, “It’s your turn.”

“Perform well in this battle, and you will be amply rewarded.”

The six artifacts on her six arms were then taken over by a new group of soul cultivators.

This cohort of soul cultivators came from her ancestral family’s construction company. They not only possessed extensive construction experience but also had diverse talents and aptitudes.

Each either was nearing the end of their lives and desperately needed to extend it, had their minds frozen for years and rarely found work opportunities, or had no descendants to support them and relied solely on their own efforts.

“Each had a reason to fight with their lives, each possessed an abundant fighting spirit, and each was racing against death…”

Xiao Yunji had specifically chosen them to further augment her combat strength in today’s military certification exam.

Elsewhere, as the number on Ping Han’s chest increased, so too did his imposing presence.

It wasn’t just his own might; even his artifacts, his dharma skeletons, and the formations beneath his feet seemed to grow increasingly formidable as the price of the Qiongjiang Coin displayed on his chest climbed.

This was because, under Ping Han’s guidance, all the soul cultivators under his command had also collectively invested in Qiongjiang Coin.

With the coin’s price continuously soaring, these soul cultivators were similarly invigorated. They not only boosted their computational resources but also became highly motivated, as if injected with a potent stimulant, their fighting spirit reaching for the heavens.

Ping Han also immediately upgraded the networked services for his artifacts and dharma skeletons, moving them from standard to gold membership, allowing them to unleash even greater power.

As for Ping Han himself, he felt his Dao Heart growing increasingly flawless and perfected.

“For the past two years, I’ve endured humiliation and countless trials, all for this one day when the Way of Coin would reach its pinnacle.”

“Today, it is finally my turn, Ping Han, to soar!”

With a single palm strike, an overwhelming deluge of mud and sand coalesced into a gigantic hand. Its power surged under the augmentation of dharma skeletons and artifacts, then it shot skyward, crushing all the airborne Yellow Turban Lictors within its grasp in one swift move.

Zhang Yu’s body had already merged into the Earth Giant.

As the Earth Giant took each step, it absorbed the remnants of numerous Yellow Turban Lictors into its form, delivering them before Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu’s form then rapidly expanded. After enlarging his body, he devoured these remnants, beginning to digest them.

Although he currently possessed the Martial Saint Body, with only a 10% retention effect for a “university-level” Saint Body, his inherent powerful foundation combined with the Martial Saint Body-augmented Earth-Eating Divine Skill gave him exceptionally potent digestive capabilities.

Furthermore, the Grand Unity Golden Liquid Elixir had converged within his digestive system, cloaking his stomach and intestines like armor, thereby further enhancing his ability to break down and process consumed matter.

Additionally, the fluctuating temperatures of the Profound Cold and Blazing Sun Dharma Veins, and the power augmentations from techniques like the Spring Autumn Endless Zen and Battle Demon Life-Sapping Skill, further contributed…

At that moment, Zhang Yu’s digestive system functioned like a colossal furnace, continuously refining the Yellow Turban Lictors’ remains into various high-strength materials.

True Monarch Qiyun’s gaze swept across each examinee. “Excellent, excellent,” he mused. “Each displays unique divine abilities and specialized skills. One by one, they are making breakthroughs in battle. Truly, they are all the chosen talents of Myriad Arts University.”